The Legend of the Seeker: Trinity

Chapter Seven: Resurrection

A gaze of dead D'Haran soldier stares up at the sky. Zedd, Cara, Kahlan, Trinity, and Richard are fighting a large group of soldiers; there are many dead soldiers at their feet. Richard and Kahlan are hacking and slashing at all that come close. Trinity and Cara hold their own, cutting down any soldiers that come their way. A short distance away a large group of soldiers comes running down a hill toward the five heroes. Zedd turns toward them and shoots Wizard's Fire in their direction. They all continue to fight mowing down all who attempt to fight them. They have been fighting awhile and are outnumbered but they don't give up.

Richard notices a solider sneaking up behind Zedd. "Zedd – behind you!"

Trinity swings her blades at the neck of a D'Haran. She ducks under the swing of another, sweeping her staff at the leg of her attacker; cutting it off. Another soldier runs towards her; sword raised and ready to attack. Trinity parries it with her blade; turning her body with it and stabbing him with the other end.

Zedd turns and hits the solider with a concussive wave of magic knocking the solider off his feet. More soldiers pour in and Cara saunters over to a newcomer and takes him on. "For the glory of D'Hara!"

Kahlan quickly joins Cara to find the soldiers. A soldier not wearing a helmet engages Cara and she blocks his hit and opens him up for a Confession by Kahlan.

Kahlan grabs the man's neck as the thunder of Confession sounds, her eyes go black as do the soldiers – she's got him. He falls to his knees before her, his eyes wide as she releases him and pants a bit. "Command me Confessor."

"Tell me why you attacked us."

"We have standing orders to kill the Seeker."

"Maybe you haven't gotten word, the wars over." Richard tells him.

"Yes. But there's a rumor among the officer corps that the Seeker is of the Rahl bloodline, that he's next in line for the throne."

"Then the D'Harans should serve him, not try to kill him." Cara says.

"My commanding officer General Grix wants to claim the throne for himself. He's trying to eliminate anyone that would challenge him – not only the Seeker by rival generals in the D'Haran army as well."

Cara seems insulted by this. "Only a Lord Rahl can rule the empire not some common foot soldier."

"This General Grix doesn't sound very interested in the royal lines of succession." Zedd says.

"Where can we find him?" Richard asks.

Inside a tent, General Grix is addressing soldiers. "He may command a legion but Bain is a man like any other. He'll be more open to compromise once he's lost someone close to his heart." A solider enters the tent as he continues to address the soldiers inside. "Order the quad to deploy the first weapon in the General's home village, Norwood."

"General Grix, you have a visitor." He moves aside and we see a young woman enter the tent with a smile, General Grix has a smile as well.

"I have a message for you sir." She says.

"I'm listening."

"You'll have to read it for yourself." She takes a hold of the robe she is wearing by the neck and drops it off her shoulder, showing him her naked body. She turns around, revealing the gold writing painted on her back.

"What does it say sir?" The soldier asks.

"It's an invitation." He says.

The Confessed soldier is walking away from an encampment; he walks over to where Richard, Kahlan, Zedd, Trinity, and Cara are standing. "General Grix isn't here."