“YouguysareafraidofKingDimitri.Iamnot.Look!Hismagiconsarenowallinmyhands.Killinghimisassimpleassnappingmyfingers!Imostcertainlywouldnotrunaway.IwillwaitforhimheresittingonthisgoldthroneandIwillmostdefinitelykillhim…OnlythenIwhollytakeoverhiskingdomaerofthisfertileandmagid…”
“Ah,youignorantandcocksurecock-a-hoop”thoughtWhiteFairy,“youboasttooearly!It’salljustwishfulthinkingonyourpart.TheswordandbowandarrowyoustoleweremygiftstoKingDimitrionthefoundingofhisnewKingdom.Theyaremagicalonswithsuperhumanfacilitiesandmostcertainlywillnainsttheirownmaster.YouareacrazyfoolifyouiousethemagainstKingDimitriandthinkyouwillsucceed.”JustasWhiteFairywasdeepinthought,thefamiliarneighingofahorsewasheardfromhighupintheblueskies.SheraisedherheadandsawthewhitehorsefppinghishugewingsflyingtowardstheKingdomofDreams.“Why,that’sthemagichorseLightning!”thoughtshe.“Ihadfortheloimeandwaswpeoitduringthisturmoil.Soitwenttofinditsmasterandhasreturhhim.”Astheyflewnearer,WhiteFairysawthatKingDimitriwassurroundedbyImaginatioivity,Charmaineaineandcriedhappily,“Ah,KingDimitri,youareback!domwillbesaved!”Withthatsheswiftlyflewtowardsthem.Beforethat,DeannahadleftthelittlegrouponherflyingbroomtogotothenativetribeswhichhadbeenevacuatedtothesurroundinghillsandforestswhenthefightiotellthemthegoodhatKingDimitriwasback.ShetoldthemthatalthoughtheenemyhadattackedtheKingdomandmanyofthenativewarriorshaddiedprotegit,everythingwillbealrightnowthatKingDimitriwholovedhissubjedweredevotedtotheirwelfarewasback.Shetoldthemnottobeafraidanymore,thatKingDimitriwillprotectthem.
Leadinghislittlegroup,KingDimitridesdedsedatelyfromtheskies.LightningchosetohespotwherehispartnerMedusayontheground.KingDimitrigotdownfromhishorseahersalsodriftedtothegroundandstoppedatthefrihebattlefield.WalkioMedusa’sbody,hesawthatsheretainedherinalshapeofabird’sbodywithahumanface.Eyeswideopen,herfacialexpressionwasoneofsurprise,asifunbelievingofthefactthatshecoulddiepiercedbyanarrowtothethroat.KingDimitrikbeforeher,pulledoutthemagicarrowandthrewitbehindhisback.Creativityimmediatelysprangforwardtocatchitwithhishands.KingDimitriusedhishandstoedusa’seyesandsilentlyprayed,saying,
“Thankyou,youbraveproteyKingdom.ThankyivingupyourpreciouslifetoprotectmyKingdomofDreams.Butdeathisnotthebealndendallhere.Iwillresurrectyouonceagain.”KingDimitristoodupandwalkedslowlytowhereCyclopswas.Hishugeheadhadbeencutoffandhadrolledoverontothegrassnearby.Hishugeeyeenverywideasifhediedwithgrievandinjusticethathadnotberesolved.Hisbodytoostoht,asifshowinghisstubbornspirit.KingDimitrimadeafistandshookhisthumbatCyclopsinendation,saying
“Cyclops,youarearealhero.Yougaveyourlifeselflesslytoprotectmykingdom.IgiveyoumywordthatIwillraiseyoufromthedeadandgiveyouyourlifeback.However,forthemomentpleaseliedownaawhile…”Sayingso,hegaveCyclops’sshouldersalighttapandtheheadlessbodyfelltotheground.Lightninghadfollowedbehinditsmasterashewalkedabout.NowKingDimitriputonehandonhishorseandvaultednimblyuptoitsback.Lookingaroundatthecorpsesthatpiledupolefield,hecouldnotdistinguishwherehisgoodfriendscouldbe.Thenlookinguphesawamansittingonthegoldthrohepace,whowaslookingilyathimahatmustbeAts,theleaderofthebarbariantribes.Heowerfullyatthemansignallyforhimtoeoutofthepatotheopenground.AtskhatthetimeforadecisivebattlebetweenhimandKingDimitriwashere,soheleaptupfromthethrone,walkeddownthegoldensteps,ranlightlyonthegoldenpaths,sprangontohisbckwarhorseandcameridingover.WhehetwobeautifulnymphswhomhewasinfatuatedwithwasbyKingDimitri’ssideashefloateddownfromtheskies,thebarbarianleaderwasfilledwithjealousyanddecidedthattheonlythingtodowastokillKingDimitriandprovetothetwobeautifulnymphsthathewasatrueheroandworthytobekingoftheKingdossawanotherbeautywithlonghairthatfloatedwiththewindandknewshemustbeWhiteFairy,thatpuffofwhitesmoke.Hemarveledatherbeautytooandwassorryshewashisenemy.HeworriedthatifsheagaingedintoapuffofsmokeandcoveredhiseyeswhenhewasfightingwithKingDimitri,itcouldbedetrimental.HealsosawnearbyKingDimitri’stwoloyalservants,whomhehadlongheardabout.Imaginationaivitywerenoteasyoppoodealwitheither.Hedecidedthatthesewerefactorsthatmustbedealtwithbeforehisfight…Withthesethoughtsgoingoninhismind,herodehishorsetowardsKingDimitriandstoppedataspotadistanceaway.
“Areyouthebarbarias?”askedKingDimitri.“Thisfieldofcorpsesisallyourwork,Ibelieve.yougivemeareasonableaojustifythisruckusyouhavecausedinmyKingdom?”
“OfcourseI”answeredAtsarrogantly.“Ihisfieldofcorpsesdiedbecauseofme.Butitcouldbesaidthattheydiedbecauseofyou,too…”
“Really?”excimedKingDimitriinsurprise.“Howdoyoujustifythat?”
“Mytribalndsarebarrenandpoor.Ieinsearchforbetterndsforthesurvivalofmytribesmen.Ydomisridfertile,butyoursoldierspreventedusfromtakingover,sotheseyouseebeforeyouwithcorpsespiledupolefieldisanaturalresultofourfrontation.Whatistherenottouand?”
“SoyouleadyourtribesmenandattackmyKingdomnotreallytoseeksurvival.Yourreasonsarereallytosatisfyyourownpersonalgreedandavarice…Perhapsyoualsowanttokillme,becauseotherwiseyouwillnotbeabletowhollytakeoverwhatismihoutfearofreprisal…,right?”
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