”Quick!Bringmemybowandarrow!”
“No!KingDimitri,”shereplied,“Lookhowfasttheyaregoing.WhatifyouhurtMedusainstead?Yicbowishernemesis.Haveyottenhowyouhurtherwithiti?”
“Thenquick!Bringmemysword.”
“Hereitis!”saidDeanna.“Buthowareyougoingtoflyuptotheskiesandfightthebats?”KingDimitrididnotanswer.Hestrodebrisklytothepacegateandwhistledshrilly.RapidlyapproaghoofsheraldedthesroachofLightning.Holdinghistreasuredsword,sosharpitcouldcuteasilythroughhardrocks,KingDimitriswungontohissteedandLightningtookoff.Mightywingsfpping,Lightningsoaredintotheskyandmanandsteedjoiheferociousandbloodybattle.Thebeautiesexcimed
“WhydidhinkofLightning,theflyinghorse?Luckilyatthecrucialmoment,KingDimitrihituponthispivotalidea!”AishasaidtoWhiteFairy,
“Iwonderwhatelsewillhappe.WeshouldalertthenativetribesandsummooeandhelpdefendtheKingdom.”WhiteFairytookoutthergeseashellMedusanormallyusedasameansofunicationandblewonit.OnhearingtheemergencycallthetribesscatteredaroundtheKingdom,livinginisotionintheforests,mountainsaoncesprangintoa.Somecamerunningonfoot,somepaddlingsmallboatsoroes,allmakingforthepcewherethesummonscamefrom.
AsKingDimitriflewuptotheskies,ahugebatcamestraightathim,baringitssharp,hideousteeth.KingDimitridrewouthisswordandshouted,
“Youwickedmonster!Idonotwanttokillyou,soIwillonlywoundyou.Gobacktowhene!”Whileturninghisbodytoevadethemightywingsofthebat,heluitswingandsshedadeepgash.Thebatshriekedinpainanddroppeddowntowardstheground.KingDimitri’stimelyassistancewasashotofadrenalioMedusa.Summoningupherstrength,shesankhercwsdeepintothebackofanebat.Meanwhile,Lightning,theultraintelligentwarhorse,tooktheinitiativeandsoughtthemostadvantageousangleforhismastertoswinghisswordahereonitsownaccord.Whereswordandfleshmet,bloodspurtedoutinstreams.Thebatswereallreadywouheadditionofafresh,strongopporoutedtheirinalsystematicattadtheykherewasnohopeofvictory.Sosquealingandsquawking,theyflewswiftlytowardsthenorthwestandsoondisappeared.KingDimitriandMedusarushedafterthem,butseeingtheenemywereinfullretreatandsoonvanishedfromsight,theystoppedandflewbacktowardsthepace.WheivesgatheredonthehillsandkesaroundthepacesawKingDimitriflydownfromthesky,theyallgavearesoundingshoutofvictory.Theyhadneverseentheirkingactiveinbattlebeforeandweremesmerizedbyhisceandbraveryunderfire.Itstreheirloyaltytotheirliegearibes’allegiaowardstheKingdomwasstrohanever.
Thefullmoonmovedslowly,sograduallyastobealmostimperceptible,scatteringitsalluringradianceoverthetranquilmountainsandwaters.Thecarcassofatalree,evidentlydeadformanyyears,stoodinthemidstofawoodedareabythedesotekesideacrossfromthepace.ApairoflittlepeoplesatosbrawasMr.Fingerandhisnewpanion,Vio,whohadeoutonthisentedeveningtoadmirethebeautyofthefullmoon.Theyhadjustwitheferociousbattlethattookptheskiesashortwhilebefore.Mr.Fingersaid,
“Iamsoproudofmyoldfriend,Dimitri.Ihaveneverseenhistruecolorsbeforethis,alwaystakinghimforamellowgoodguy,somewhatlikeabrokenballdiscardedbytheroadside,tobekickedaboutbyanyonewhopleases.Whowouldhaveknownhehadhiddehs,withadaringandresolutionthatpelsmetoseehiminapletelynewlight!”Viostaredstraightaheadacrossthekeatthefiresthatdottedthehillsidearoundthepapletelyignthewordsofherpanion.ItwasthepeopleofthedifferenttribesgatheredtheretodohonortotheirKingandcelebratehisvictory.Indistinctfragmentsofsongs,musidughterdriftedoverthewater.Viostiffenedandhereyesbecamecoldandsharpasabde.Shesaidcoldly,
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