Chapter 30: The Ultimate Sacrifice
Aliyah sat down and looked at Elena and Trisha who were eating the food like hungry dogs. Aliyah smiled and bit a piece of meat from her plate and started chewing it. Alice looked at Aliyah and said, "You shouldn't wage war like this, all of a sudden. Krymon must have thought of something and going directly in front of him will like putting yourself in a trap. I suggest we take things slow and wait for the right time to attack." Aliyah said annoyed, "I have told you thousand times that time is very short and we need to accelerate things up if we want to get ready to fight Xao Chang. Tammy and Jammy has been exposed after Verona's suicide and no elf will support fighting for people who have relations with the orcs." Trisha asked, "Why are you so afraid of the demons? Didn't you defeated them last time?" Aliyah said annoyed, "Because in the past, I had great warriors and companions like Treta, Elgin, Horsey and the legendary knight, Sir Alexander De Lomas. And now, I have three school girls who has no war experience nor the time to get trained."
King Jamalus said sadly, "Don't be so pessimistic, Aliyah. These girls came behind you and Elgin without any second thoughts and even endured so much pain, but stayed with you. You should respect them. You are just like your mother, Aliyah." Aliyah said annoyed, "I am nothing like my mother. She was selfish and suspicious and never trusted me as a good warrior. She recommended my brothers and said me to stay in the palace to guard the ladies and children. If I was there that day, I would have surely killed Xao Chang and his evil spawns. I stayed in the palace sobbing quietly as my brothers and cousins died in the battle and I couldn't do anything to save them." Aliyah started sobbing. King Jamalus said, "It is not your fault, Aliyah. Your mother knew you had a bigger mission to complete that day. If you were not in the palace that day and instead was fighting in the war, Xao Chang would have easily killed all the people in the palace and the Blood Spear would have been his today." Aliyah said grimly, "I don't know what has Mother Manaca planned for all of us. She gave her power to a normal girl like Alice who has no fighting experience nor have any special thing about her. I really don't understand these game."
King Jamalus said, "No one understands the game of Mother Manaca. It is all in her hands." Aliyah was about to say something, when a lion jumped on King Jamalus and ripped off one of his arm. Aliyah, Alice, Elena and Trisha looked around and saw that they were surrounded by furious and hungry fire lions were ready to pounce on them. Aliyah entered Alice's body and took out the spear and inserted it inside one the lions who jumped on her. Elena and Trisha quickly hid behind Alice and caught her tightly. Aliyah said angrily, "Fools. How can I save you if you don't let me move?" Elena and Trisha slowly moved away but one lion jumped on Trisha and scratched her back, tearing her gown and melting the armor. Trisha gave out a scream and fell on the ground and Elena threw a stone on the lion, but it only enraged it more. The lion jumped on her, but King Jamalus threw his axe at the lion and cut it in two halves. He screamed, "Run, Aliyah. Go to a safe spot."
Aliyah took Elena and Trisha on her shoulder and ran as fast as she could and reached an opening in the forest. Aliyah put Trisha down and slowly teared her cloth and tied it tightly to stop the blood flow. The lions smelled the blood and came sprinting towards them, but stopped near them. Aliyah looked at them and grasped her spear tightly. The lions slowly encircled them and looked at them with hungry eyes. The lions took a step back and jumped on Aliyah and started injuring her with their sharp paws. But, Aliyah put a protective shield around Elena, Alice and Trisha and made herself the food of the lions. The lions after releasing that she is a ghost, roared loudly and went away in disappointment. Aliyah panted and entered the sphere and looked at Trisha who was bleeding heavily. Aliyah applied some hot green concoction on her back and covered the whole back with wet and sticky mud infused with magical healing herbs and water.
Elena looked at Aliyah and said hurriedly, "Go and check on Jamalus. He risked his life to save ours and you didn't even went out to see him still." Aliyah said grimly, "There's no point checking on dead bodies. The fire lions don't leave a free meal." Elena said, "You so cold. No wonder your own mother didn't like you." Aliyah slapped her hard and then stormed outside the room. The slap was so hard that Elena got unconscious and Alice looked at them and sighed, "Now, I have to babysit two people." Alice put a blanket on them and slowly turned off the lights and walked outside the room. She opened the refrigerator and drank some ice water and sat on a sofa and took a long yawn. Aliyah said, "Go to sleep, lady. I can take care of myself." Alice smiled, "You are quite complicated, Aliyah. You do have feelings, it's just that you don't know how to express them."
Aliyah said grimly, "I wish my life would have been easy like today's girls. Free rights, free education and moreover they have tons of laws and bills to safeguard them. I still remember my best friend, Freya getting sold to some foreign trader, to arrange money for her brother's marriage." Alice said grimly, "Civilization doesn't mean nobility and equality. There will always be someone opposed and exploited for other person's entertainment. Earlier girls were the weaker and dominated class of citizens and now women are the stronger but critically observed citizens of the world. The roles didn't reversed nor did the responsibilities. Men still wage wars, control governments and earn bread for his family. Women do those chores too, but the examples are quite thin. I don't blame the individual person, but the society who founded these nonsense theories and laws that have nothing to do with the constantly changing world. Your people saw a female deity as their guardian and power, but sold daughters to marry their sons.
Your father and his father before, never opposed these injustice nor do anything to reform the welfare of the women who are a symbol of sacrifice, purity and wealth. Evil has no color of its own, it takes the color of the world which it lives in." Aliyah smiled, "You are quite wise for a girl of your age and generation. I just wish your fighting skills were as sharp as your vocal and cognitive skills." Alice said grimly, "You just want to see what you like to see, don't you? I poured so much gravitas in my words and you just heard my lack of physical skills." Aliyah said grimly, "After what happened today, I don't think that I have to explain you any further. Today, our enemies were some lions and we lost a good and noble warrior. Just imagine what will happen when thousands of orcs attacks us. I don't know what or how you think, but for me, my actions speaks louder than my words. I don't want to lose another battle and prove to the world that my mother was right." Alice said sadly, "Learn to respect your kin, Aliyah. One day, you will regret pushing them away." She quietly went to her room and slept in her bed.
Krymon was lying in the hot bath tub filled with rose water and expensive soap. Two young and beautiful female elves were massaging his arms and one young elf was gently giving him a blowjob. Krymon looked at the young elf and smiled, "It's not so easy to make me cum, harlot. I have laid many women before this dick." He pushed her face hard against his dick and pushed the dick deep inside her mouth. The elf started beating his hand repeatedly and then Krymon released her and said, "Come here, harlot." He pulled the elf towards him and started licking her breast and then threw her away. She landed on Sir Lysander's feet and he gently pulled her up and gave her a pouch full of gold coins.
He looked at Krymon and said in a rough tone, "Respecting other people's gifts has never been the orcs's nature, isn't it?" Krymon smiled, "Careful, pretty face. I eat boys like you every morning. I'm sure Tammy won't mind if I kill one of his stupid brother in law, would he?" Sir Lysander want to snap, but Maester Taylor stopped him and said, "Lord Krymon. We hope that you are enjoying your time here in the palace. Times are not very much in our favor or else we would have provided more girls for your bath." Krymon laughed, "You flatter me, Maester Cornwall. Your wits are famous all over the Orc Valley." Maester Taylor smiled, "I beg your pardon, my lord. But, I'm Maester Albert Taylor. Maester Heinrich Cornwall met with an very unfortunate fate in the mutiny." Krymon looked at him and asked, "An unfortunate fate?" Maester Taylor replied, "He was killed mercilessly near the Royal Tavern. I think his perverted antics was not appreciated that day by the prostitutes."
Krymon laughed, "You are funnier than that old priest. But, I had a special connection with him. He promised to give me something special on my visit." Maester Taylor said, "I can help you find that thing. Out of respect for his services to the kingdom, we preserved his room." Krymon said, "I don't think he would have hidden that thing so casually in his room. Where's his body?" Sir Lysander replied, "We buried his body in the Royal Chambers of The Past." Krymon laughed, "Quite a fancy name for a crematory. We orcs just bury our dead in the soil and plant a tree on their body. It's a symbol of reincarnation in our traditions, but I really don't appreciate this tradition. I don't want my body to be plant fodder." A guard came inside the room and said, "King Tammy is asking for your presence, Lord Krymon." Krymon asked, "Where's Sophia? I want to apply my grandmother's special relaxing medicine on her belly."
Maester Taylor said, "She is not in a good mood right now. We have not seen her since a week." Krymon asked, "Shouldn't you worry about it?" Maester Taylor said, "She is quite whimsical and emotionally fragile right now. Both from pregnancy and the sudden death of her mother." Krymon smiled, "I know that situation. My sister was pregnant for a year and believe me that that for one year, I spent my time avoiding her and finding the father of her baby. She eventually gave birth to two boys and now she is secretly plotting to kill me and give the kingdom to her two sons. I secretly ran away from her and spread the news that someone has kidnapped her sons. But, one of my loyal servants actually killed one of the boys and disposed his body in the royal carriage. My sister got to know about it, but till then I almost entered your kingdom. She brutally killed my minister and poisoned my favorite girl and put their heads on a spike in front of the entrance of the valley. Now, she waiting like a hungry lioness for my return." Sir Lysander asked, "So, your people turned on you?"
Krymon said grimly, "Definitely not. My sister is strong but dumb. She killed my minster. He was a respected person of high authority and with her killing him in broad daylight has put her in a very not loving position. The orcs are mischievous and evil, but won't follow a crazy woman." Krymon rose and went towards his room saying, "I want to visit the kingdom tomorrow. An old friend of mine promised to show me his new invention."
Krymon entered Tammy's room and said, "You should stop calling at such late times. People are going to have doubts about our relationship." Tammy said grimly, "Shut up, Krymon. I'm not in the mood to joke." Krymon went near him and asked, "Why? What happened?" Tammy said sadly, "Many things have happened recently which have shown me my downfall very amiably. My brother is a now a fugitive, my wife is considering suicide more than seeing my face and my own people are throwing horse faeces on my statues." Krymon said, "I really can't much about your problem right now, but you have all my empathy."
Tammy said angrily, "I don't want empathy, Krymon. I want my kingdom at any cost. I don't care how much gold you need, how many people you have to slaughter or how many virgin girls you have to sacrifice. I want to finish all the people who are plotting against me. Krymon said, "I don't want your gold, people or girls. I just want your babies." Tammy asked, "What the fuck are you talking about?" Krymon smiled, "Orc magic is like scales, Tammy. The more weight you put on one side, the more the other side rises. I don't want to explain you, but sacrificing your own blood will give you more power and wealth than you can ever ask for." Tammy said suprised, "What am I going to say to Sophia or to my people? That I sacrificed my children for selfish and greedy motives." Krymon said grimly, "Everything comes with a price, Tammy. If you want the ultimate power, then you have to do the ultimate sacrifice." He walked away and closed the door behind him. Tammy looked at the mirror and mumbled, "Only if I didn't had to be the king, my life would have been so easy." He sighed and lied on his bed and dimmed the lights.....
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