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Chapter 11: Under attack!

Ivory was leading his army towards Lir. He was feeling particularly

good this morning. Soon he would get to Lir and destroy it! He would be king! At least this is what he was thinking.

After marching for hours Ivory and his army finally arrived at the

Wall surrounding Lir. It was an impressive wall, too high to climb. So he reckoned he would have to bring it down. Then suddenly he saw it: a huge dragon flying above his army raining fire on them. ⦁ Now where did that come from? Ivory asked himself. Then he roared from the bottom of his lungs for everyone to hear: ⦁ I am Ivory, late king Dova’s brother! And I will do something he couldn’t: I will destroy you all, starting with your pet dragon!! And no sooner had he said that when he started casting a spell of freeze towards Aggy. But Mongo saw it and dodged just in time. However, his next spell didn’t miss and it froze poor Aggy in midair. Mongo nevertheless, managed to jump off Aggy just in the nick of time, otherwise, he would have been frozen too.

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Aggy fell to the ground with a noisy thud. He was lucky because

he hadn’t been too high in the air or he would have smashed to smithereens when touching the ground. As it was, he was enveloped in a thin layer of ice which cracked at the edges when he hit the ground beneath.

Mongo on the other hand fell a few meters away from Aggy and

made himself unseen in the high grass while cursing Ivory for what he had done to Aggy.

⦁ Behold! Yelled Ivory with a huge grin on his face. Your dragon is no more!

At that point a swarm of fire arrows flew over his head. Alyss had

given the signal for the archers to start shooting their fire arrows towards the enemy. Arrows were buzzing continuously while some hit their targets and others didn’t.

Ivory started to hurl huge rocks at the Wall until finally he managed to breach it. The wall took many hits until it finally gave in.

Then his swarm of undead rushed through the opening while they being shot

at by the archers on the wall. Many of the undead were burnt by Alyss and her archers but many passed through. Then it was Ulo and Scholar’s turn to intervene. When the first wave of undead stepped on the trap, Scholar activated it sending the undead to the bottom of the pit to be pierced by the iron stakes. Then Harry and his troops attacked the ones who surpassed the pit.

Harry was fighting bravely, his trusted ax and a hammer in his

hands. He was smashing their heads, swirling in their midst. Then the next wave of undead entered through the breach in the Wall. ⦁ Get ready Scholar, uttered Ulo.

⦁ Yes, I will activate it in a minute, just let them gather a bit more to send as many as possible to the pit.

⦁ They are coming, Scholar! Activate it now! ⦁ OK, and Scholar pulled some levers which activated the trap sending almost half of the second wave of undead to the bottom of the pit. ⦁ It is almost full, said Ulo, we cannot send anymore to the pit! Our generals will have to kill the rest!

⦁ Yep, the pit has reached its limit, agreed Scholar. ⦁ But Alyss and her archers has also taken out a lot of the undead. Now it’s up to Harry, Adi, Olek and Neon I guess.

⦁ That is right, repeated Scholar while wishing he had had more time to

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finish his wall before having to fight a horde of undead. The undead were fighting just as fierce as Scar’s soldiers were. And they kept coming. Even after many of them had been sent back to hell by the archers and by Scholar and Ulo’s trap, still they kept coming. Scar’s soldiers were fighting the best they could to kill the abominations but many of them lost their lives in the battle. Something had to be done, Ivory had to be destroyed. With him dead, his army would probably return to the ground where they should have stayed.

⦁ Miiah, have you seen Mongo and Aggy? Asked Scar worried. ⦁ I saw them earlier burning the undead from the sky. But then… ⦁ What? Asked Scar more worried when he saw Miiah also worried. Then what, Miiah? What happened?

⦁ I saw Aggy fall from the sky. He fell behind the Northern side of the Wall. I was wondering if you could take me there and see if I can save Aggy and find Mongo.

⦁ Ok, let’s do this, answered Scar contemplating the situation. We have to find them. Stay close to me, Miiah, my love.

⦁ Mean, Bratty, said Scar addressing his two friends, I will need your help.

⦁ Of course, anything you need, answered both of them. How can we be of help?

⦁ I want you two mages to burn and freeze the undead that will be attacking Miiah and me. We will go find Mongo and Aggy. I will protect Miiah with my life but I want to make sure we survive this. So I want you two to cover us till we get behind the gates where Miiah saw Aggy falling earlier.

⦁ Sure thing, Scar, answered Bratty. We will be right behind you. Scar took Miiah’s hand and they fought their way through the undead soldiers that were everywhere. Scar was slashing the undead with swift moves, chopping off their heads to make sure they stayed dead this time. Meanwhile Bratty and Mean were sending fireballs and ice shards towards the undead that were getting too close to Miiah and Scar. And he killed the ones that Bratty and Mean missed. They saw a small breach in the Wall but it was large enough for them to go through if they went on by one.

⦁ Let’s hurry towards that opening! Said Scar addressing Miiah. Bratty,

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Mean, thank you for your help. We go alone from here. You two can stay here and keep killing undead. We might need your help again if we will have to come back using this same breach in the Wall, so stay here, ok?

⦁ OK Scar, no worries, answered Mean. Go find our friend, find Mongo! ⦁ And Aggy, added Bratty.

⦁ That is our intention. We will find them, dead or alive, we will find them. A dark cloud passed over Scar’s face when he thought that his friend might be dead somewhere.

⦁ Scar, listen to me, uttered Miiah when she saw Scar so worried, I am sure Mongo is fine. And if he is wounded, we just have to find him and I will heal him. You know you have the best healer of the realm by your side, don’t you? And when we find Aggy I will see if I can also help him.

⦁ Yes, you are right! Let’s find them! Let’s find our friends, said Scar referring to Aggy as a friend, too.

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They advanced easily through the high grass as all the undead were rushing into the city of Lir, not outside where they were. They walked at a speedy pace looking every direction for Aggy and Mongo. Then they saw Aggy frozen solid in the grass a few feet away from them.

⦁ Look, said Scar. Aggy is down there in the grass. Let’s hurry! ⦁ Oh, said Miiah hardly audible, I hope I can save him too… As they approached Aggy they saw something in the grass next to him.

⦁ Mongo! Cried both Scar and Miiah with relief. Are you OK, Mongo? Mongo raised his head and they could see he had been crying. He could hardly speak when he answered them.

⦁ Scar, Miiah! What are you doing out here? ⦁ Looking for you two, she answered. And she took his hands in hers to comfort Mongo. I am so glad you are OK, Mongo! ⦁ I am but Aggy is not! The crazy shaman did this to him! I managed to jump off just in time to save myself but for Aggy it was too late. Can you do something to save him, Miiah? He asked with new found hope in his eyes.

⦁ Stand back and let me see what I can do, Miiah answered in the softest voice.

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Mongo and Scar stood aside to let her work her magic. Miiah

touched Aggy and began to recite ancient healing spells which only she knew. The thin layer of ice that was surrounding Aggy started to melt until there was no more. But Aggy wasn’t breathing yet. And Miiah seemed tired from the effort.

⦁ Are you OK, Miiah? Asked Scar worried about his wife. ⦁ Yes, don’t worry. Just a bit tired.

⦁ Rest a bit and then you can try again if you want, said Mongo feeling guilty for the state Miiah was in.

⦁ No, I have to try now. Or he dies because the ice that was keeping Aggy frozen but alive has melted. Stand aside please, she said. Then she immediately began to recite her healing spells again. She could feel her own energy leaving her but she wasn’t ready to give up, not yet. She knew how much Aggy meant for Mongo. She had to save Aggy for Mongo’s sake. Then suddenly she could feel a faint heartbeat in Aggy’s chest. She had saved him!! She continued to say the healing spells until she felt his heartbeat strong enough to be sure he was saved and then she swooned.

⦁ Miiah? Said Scar worried to death for his wife who was lying in the grass beside Aggy.

⦁ Miiah? Uttered Mongo too, worried for her life and thinking that if anything happened to her then it would be his fault. Scar took her pulse to make sure she was alive. She had a pulse so he relaxed a bit. He took her in his arms.

⦁ We need to get her back to the castle, said Scar, she has a maid whom she has been teaching some of the art of healing, Hizzy. She might be able to help her.

Meanwhile Aggy woke up like from a slumber. He stretched his

wings and looked at them. He read Mongo’s mind and realized what had happened and how Miiah had saved him, putting her own life at risk. He communicated to Mongo telepathically to get her up on his back as he would fly with them to the castle where she would get the help she needed.

When they were all safely on Aggy’s back, Miiah in Scar’s arms,

Aggy lifted from the ground. He flew over the Wall and landed at the castle steps. Mongo jumped off when Aggy was down and he helped Scar get Miiah down. Mongo fought off a few undead that had come

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near them, protecting Scar and Miiah.

Scar took Miiah back to her room where Hizzy was waiting. ⦁ What happened? Asked Hizzy worried at seeing Miiah that way. What’s wrong with Miiah?

⦁ She is exhausted from saving Aggy. Can you help her, Hizzy? ⦁ Yes I can. Then Hizzy took some spices and made Miiah smell them. Slowly Miiah came back to her senses.

⦁ Thank you so much, Hizzy! And gratefulness was filling Scar’s eyes. ⦁ Thank you Hizzy, said Miiah sweetly. I knew you would be a great healer, too. Thank you!

⦁ I thank you for saving me from those beasts and for teaching me all that I know! If I will ever be a great healer like you, Miiah, then I will owe it to you for being a great teacher and a friend! ⦁ I want you two to stay inside now, said Scar. Mongo and I will stop Ivory while our armies are busy fighting each other. Can you do that, Miiah, Hizzy? So I won’t have to worry about you? ⦁ Yes my love, answered Miiah in her pleasant voice, go stop him! With that Scar left them in their chamber and went back out to look for Mongo.