Uhisgeouslycoloredseaofflowersyseveralthousanddeadsoldiersfrombothsides.Tothemitwasasiftheyweretrappedinanightmarewheretheykilledandbutcheredeachother;butthesebarbaric,savageandhorrifiesdisappearedwhentheywokeup.Luckilyitwasonlyabaddreamwhichdissipateduponawakening.Theygropedaroundintheseaofflowerslookingforthemissingpartsoftheirbody.Somewerelookingfortheirheadwhichhadbeencutoffinbattle;somewereseargfortheirseveredarmss;whileothersweretryingtoseetothefatalwoundsthatkilledthem.Inaword,theywerealltryingtomakethemselveswholeagainandregaintheimageandlikehatGodgavethem.Theynotonlywokeupfromtheirnightmare,theyactuallyroseagainfromthedead.Fromthebeginningoftimesinthelonghistoryofmankind,therehadbeeninnumerablebattlesonscalesmoremassivethanthisothisonewasrareanduhatthesoldiersthatdiedallcamebacktolifeagainbecausethebattlehappenedinamysteriouskingdom.NothingisimpossibleintheKingdomofDreamsorinotherwordsanythingispossiblehereincludingtheresurreoflife.
KingDimitriwokeupfromhisextremelyquietandsereeofmindandcameoutofthestateofzero.Hefoundhimselfsittingcross-leggedograssandstoodup.HistwoloyalservantsImaginationaivityputdowntheirhandswhichhadbeenpointingatthesky.KingDimitrituroWhiteFairywhowasstandingbesidehimandsaid,
“Everyonehaswokenup,sothisbeautifulseaofflowersowbewithdrawn.Thefreshflowersyoucalledfromalroundhavealreadyfulfilledtheirmission.Pleasedismissthemandaskthemtogobacktowheretheycamefrom…”WhiteFairycspedherhandsandmurmuredwordsinanguagethatonlysheherselfuoodandthousandsofflowersflewwaveafterwaveinaveryorderlyfashionintotheblueskieslikepigeonsthatsymbolizedpeace.TheseinnumerablefreshflowershadbloomedatamostunseasoimeinahecalloftheFlowerFairyandtheyallflewhereatherand.Nowthattheirtaskwasdoheyflewbackagaintowheretheycamefrom,bythesideoftheclearstreamorbrook,intheemeraldgreenmeadows,ontreesandshrubsorinmountainsandvalleyswherenohumanshadeversteppedintobefore…Myriadsofbeautifulflowersflewupintotheskies,fillingtheheavenswiththeirgradcolorfulformswhichcouldbeseenineveryerofthevastdomainoftheKingdomofDreams.Itwasamajesticsighttobeholdihecorpsesofthetwo,threethousandbarbariansoldiersandnativewarriorsolefieldcametolifeagaialenemieswhohadbeeonkillingeachotherwerenowshakinghandsinfriendship,huggingwarmlyorwalkingtogetherarmsaroundeachother’sshoulders.Someofthebarbariansoldiersandnativewarriorsevensataroundinacirclehandinhandtalking,ughing,singinganddangtogetherinhighspirits.KingDimitrismiledinsatisfaohesesofullofpeace,warmthandhappiness.Fromdifferentdiresofthemeadows,figureswereseenmakingtheirwaytowardshim.KingDimitrigazedfixedlyatthemandsawthatthetwofiguresingfromtherightwerehisoldfriendsRichardandJamaz;thetwoingtowardshimattheterwerethesilver-hairedMr.KaffeeandthewrinkledDavidawomenwalkingtowardshimotalkingandughingwereMr.FingerakaEmmanuendBig-O.KingDimitri’sfacewaswreathedinsmilesashesawhisoldfriendswalkingsofulloflifetowardshimknowingtheymusthavebeenamongthedeadwhowerenowresurrected.Hewavedhishandswildlytothemshoutingtheirnamesaheysawitwashim,theycamerunning.KingDimitrihuggedeadeveryohemwarmly,sayiedly,“Scaredyoueh?Nowit’soverandweallbetogetheragain…”Justthen,ferociousroarswereheardandhekhatthetwotigersthatsatbeforehisthronewereheretoo.HelookedintothedistandsawCortezandKojakeboungjoyfullytowardshim,closelyfollowedbytwowomen,EileenandVio.penedwasthis.Atthebeginningofthebattle,whenEileensawCyclops’sheadflyfromhisbodyasbloodspurtedfromhisneck,shebckedoutandherbodyonceagainbrokeintotwoparts.Viowhowastherewithherwasdevastatedatwhatbefellherparentsaoofainted.Luckily,nativewarriorsputVioontothebacksofthetigersCortezthatcarriedhertosafetyintothedenseforestbeforerunningouttofacetheenemieswhowereattagtheKingdom.WhenthedawnbrokeandViocametoagain,shefoundherselfinaseaofflowersahathermothermustbesomewhereioo.Shesilentlydivedtothebottomandfouher.WhenCyclopssawhiswifeanddaughterwalkingtowardshimsafeandsouohugthemclosetohisheart.CortezandKojaksofierdsavageagainsttheenemywereliketwobeautifulgeensbeforetheirmaster.KingDimitrigentlypattedtheirheads,ruffledtheirthickstripedandspeckledfurandhuggedthemaffeately.CyclopssolicitouslybroughtesmoothrockfDimitritositooneweighedseveralthousandpoundsandwouldhavetakenalotofpeopletojustmoveit,butinCyclopshandsitwaslightasafeather.BeautifulImaginationgottwopiecesofanimalfurfromsomewhereandcoveredtherockwiththemasatemporarythrotingonit,KingDimitrilookedatthepeoplealroulefield,seargfortheculpritwhostartedthisbattle.
Barbariansoldiersandnativewarriorsweregatheredonthegreenmeadowsexhibitingtheirphysicalprowess.Theywererunningrapetinginswifthrowingstoestthestrengthoftheirarmsalingtoseewhoseteiquewasbetter.petitivenessispartofhumannature.Itstooptothelevelofmutuannihitionormutitionusingknivesandspears,butcouldbecarriedoutthroughpeacefulmeans.ThelivelyandbustlingatmosphereonthemeadowsgainedmomentumandwasinfullswingwhenallofasuddehingquieteddownandthepetitorssteppedasidetomakewayforatallhuskyyoungmanwhocamewalkingquicklytowardsKingDimitriwithbowedhead,carryingthemagicswordandmagicbowandhisemptyquiversinhisarms.OfcourseitwasAts,thechiefofthebarbariansoldiers.Hewasthesttodieandthereforewasthesttofromthedead.Whenhewokeupandsawthepeacefulseinfrontofhim,heuoodwhathadhappened.HefoundthatthemagicswordwasstillhangingonhiswaistandthemagicbowwasstilroundhisshouldersawastimetofagDimitri.Hewouldaowledgedefeat,swearfealtytohimandpromisetobealoyalvassalforever…AtswalkedbravelytowhereKingDimitriwassittingonhistemporarythrone,kbeforehimholdinghighthemagiconsinhisarmssaying,,
“Yourmajesty,Iamyourmosthumbleservant,Atschiefofthebarbariantribes.Iamdeeplyashamedofmypastbehaviorofsendingmyunderlingstostealyourpreciousstatetreasures,andtheninvadingyourterritoriescreatingthedevastatingtragedywhichcausedthedeathofthousandsofyoungmenonbothsidesofourtries.Butyou,yourmajesty,didnottakemetotaskonsucheousandatrociousbehavior;orary,yavemeandgavemeandmysoldiersasedceatlifeandresurrectedus.Mylifewasgivenbaebyyou,soIherebywillinglyswearfealtytoyouasmyoverlordandwillbeloyaltoyouasyourvassal.Iwillobeyyourandsandserveyouloyallyforever.…Hereareyourstatetreasures,yicswordandmagicbow.Pleaseacceptthembackwithmysincereandhumbleapologies…”KingDimitrilookedoveratCreativity,whouoodandwalkedovertotaketheonsbaAts.KingDimitrithenstoodup,walkedovertoAtsandhelpedhimupwithbothhandssaying,
“What’sdoneisdone.Fromnoillbelikebrothers.IamafewyearsolderthanyousoIwillbetheelderbrother.Ourtwotrieswillbeonequandfriendlyfootingwitheachother.Wewillliveinpeacefulcoexistendhelpeachother.”
“Yes,yourmajesty.Itwillbeasyoudecree.”HoldingAts’handhighintheairwithhis,
KingDimitriturhepeopleofbothtriesandtheycriedoutenthusiastically,“KingDimitri!KingDimitri!KingDimitri!”Themountainsandvalleysresouhtheirshouts.AtsbowedlowtoKingDimitriandsaid,“Thankyou,yourMajestyforyourkindnessandgenerosity.Iwilltakemyselfandmysoldiersbaenoillguardthesafetyoftheboundariesofydomwithourlives…”
“Notsofastyoungman”repliedKingDimitri,hisfacefullofsmiles.HoldingAts’handhesaid,“YoudonotvisitmyKingdomveryoften,whynotstayafewdayslonger?Lookatoursoldiers!Seehowwelltheyaregettingalong?Makingthemgohomenowwouldreallydampentheirmood.Everyobehungryandthirstybynowafterthebigbattle.Letmedothehonorsasyourhostandgivethematreat.”
“Thankyou,yourmajesty”repliedAts.KingDimitristoppedforamomentandtinued,
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