“LookAmalia.Likethis...”DornastraddledthebroomandwalkedafewstepscopyingAmalia’sformermovementsandsaid,“Justlikethisanditwillfly.Haveyotten?”Dornawaswearinghermagnifitformalclothesandexquisitehighheeledshoes.Shewasabeautiful,slimgirlstruttingaroundmakingthosestrange,grotesquemotions.Itwassofunnythebeautiescouldnothelpughing.ButAmaliastaredstraightaheadsaying,“Ihavefotten...Ihavefotten...Don’trememberanymore...”Dornawalkeduptoherandpleaded,
“IfIcouldflythisbroomuptotheskies,Iseewithmyowhetwosidesfighting.IseethemfightingferociouslyandhelpKingDimitriwinadecisivebattle.Won’tthatbegreat?eon!Think!Think!Whatisthesecretofoperatingthisbroom?TellmeAmalia!Tellmeplease,Ibegyou!”
“KingDimitriwasjusthere”saidAmalia.“Isawhim.Howehesuddenlydisappeared?Wheredidhegoto?”
“Don’tpresshertoohard”saidYokowalkinguptoDorna,“orshewillbesickagain.Whensheshoutsandcriesandbeephysicallyviolent,noonecalmher.”
“Yes”saidShei.“Doooinsistent.Whydon’tyouslowdown?Passbyhereverynowandthen,wavethebroomatherandwatchherrea.Repetitionmaytriggerhermemory.”Dornawalkedbacktoherseatideje.Sheclutchedthebroomaougandpressingit,stubbornlytryingtofindoutthesecretofitsoperation.Halffrustratedandhalfughing,QueenAishareallydidoknowwhattodowiththisstubbirl.Justatthatmoment,asuddenburstofappreciativeshoutsandappusewasheardingfromtheclouds.
AfterWhiteFairyleftthepace,sheflewstraighttowardsthecloudyer.Thesightthatmethereyeswhensheoncemorebrokethroughwastrulybreathe-taking.KingDimitriwaschasingafterafleeingsun,leavinghisbackfullyexposed,wideopentoApollo,whosebowwasalreadyfullydrawn,andhisgoldarrowreadytofly.Atthiscrucialpoint,WhiteFairyhadnotimetoworryaboutbeingseen.Asalightpuffofsmoke,sheflewstraighttowardsApollo,managingtodriftpasthiseyesjustashewaslettinggoofhisarrowhile,KingDimitriheardthe‘ping’ofabandknewanarrowwasing.Heshiftedhisbodytotheleft,shothisarmoutintheairandcaughtApollo’sgoldarrowdeftlyinhishandasitwentzoomingby.Hestoppedhisgallopinghorse,turaround,fixedthearrowontohisownbowandshhtbacktoApollo,allthisinonefluidmovementatlightningspeed.Apollosawabrightgoldenspeeflyingtowardshihenraisinghisarm,hecaughthisowngoldenarrowinhishand.BothApolloandKingDimitri’sbhtyones.Whechedtotheirlimitahearrowsflyatfullvelocity,theirpoeedwerereallyformidable.Forthetwoofthemtocatcheachother’sarrowwiththeirbarehandssocasuallyandnontly,lefttheirappreciativeaudienceawe-
stri.Itwasonlyafteramomentofpletesilethebattlefielderuptedwithshouts,appuseandexcmationsthatstedforalongtime.
Brandishinghissword,unequalledinsharpness,KingDimitriurgedhishorsequicklytowardsApollo.Apollo,too,soughttoattackhead-on.Drivinghischariottomeethisoppo,henoticedthattheswordinKingDimitri’shandshohachillingbrilliahattheintricatemovementsheexhibitedwhenflourishingitprovidedaweboflightwhichwasalmostimpeable.Apollo’sgoldenspears,attagwithanairofease,self-fidendskill;sometimesstag,sometimesdefending.Asthetwoofthemfoughton,eachexertinghisbestefforts,theiraudienceweresoentraheystaredunblinkinglyandfoteventobreathenottosayappudorshout!Twohugesuns,hopingtocatchthemoffguarddroppedstraightdownfromonhigh,likeapairofheavy,massiveweights,targetingtheheadsofthetwobatants.KingDimitri’sever-vigintsteed,Lightning,agilelysteppedaside,cleverlyavoidingtheblohetwosuns,frustratedattheirdodgiacktriedtoslinkaway.KingDimitriurgedhishorseforwardandLightningsprangintotheairinpursuit,unwillingtoletthefleeingenemyescape.KingDimitriswungatthesuimeswithhissword,cuttingitintoseveralpieces,whichfelldownfromthecloudyerieandintangiblespace.Apollo,too,threwhisgoldetheothersun,riddlingitwithholes,untilittoofellintospace.ThegoldenspearflewbacktoApollo’shandawotiheirinterruptedbattle.Theeye-dazzliheswordandthespear,thetoandfroofnumerousrounds,elicitedspontaneousappuseandstartledandamazedshoutsfromtheiraudience,whohadfinallyawakenedfromtheirenrapturedstuportoexpresstheirappreciation.Bythensixsunshadbeeneliminated.
KingDimitriandApollo’smindswerehighlytratedontheirbattle.Everythrustofsear,everyturnofhorseandchariotwerecalcuted,forinalifeahbattlebetwees,eventheslightestmistakemaycostthemtheirlives.Thetwomenwerehighlyfocusedtotheexclusionoftheirsurroundingswhentwomoresunsthatseemedtohaveetoaanding,camebargingontothese.Theytookturnsattagfromdifferentdires,liketwoswingingclodulums,oneiheotherswungaway,effectivelydistragthetwobatantsfromfogontheirbattle.KingDimitriandApolloexgedasilentgaderstanding,andchoositimioack.Bothofthemsimultaneouslytookuptheirbowandarrowaargetedasun.Thearrowshittheirmarksandbothsunsfelloffthecloudyer.
Thunderouscheers,shoutsandgrewardedtheirvictory.Bythen,therewereonlytwosuinthesky.Theinalsunwassedatelyrotatingonitsorbitinthesorsystemasusual,buttheuesuoamadfrenzyacrashingtowardstheinalsunonasuicidemission,intendingtoperishtogether.
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