The Kingdom of Haicia

Sky Ambrose

It has been a day and a half since Damien and I've started our journey to the find the old kingdom.

*Pant* "Sky, *Pant* why don't we *Pant* take a little rest huh?" Damien asked in between pants. He looked really tired and I'm pretty sure one nudge can make him fall over. Even though I'm desperate to find the kingdom, I'm not that desperate to make Damien faint from tiredness.

"Alright. We'll rest for 30 minutes then," I said as I placed our bags down. I heard Damien sigh in relief and that made me giggle. No.  thought to myself. There's no time for me to giggle or smile at anything. I wiped the smile off my face and threw my cold face back on. One thing I know about revenge is that I can't show any emotions or it'll be the last of me.

I decided to ask more questions about the kingdom as we rested because Damien didn't tell me much about it.

"Hey," I said to Damien.

He looked at me and answered, "Yes?"

"Tell me more about the kingdom. Like what's it called and was it pretty. Was it peaceful?"

He chuckled at me, "The Kingdom of Haicia was the most beautiful place I have ever been in my entire life. However, it wasn't peaceful at all." Damien paused for a moment and continued but with a sad smile this time. "It wasn't peaceful because it was full of life and laughter. The people in the kingdom would always be causing commotions and trouble everywhere. Your father would always apologized for them even though he was the King. Yes, he does get tired of it from time to time but he would always say his famous line after he lecture us. He would give us a big grin and say, 'It's fine because that's just who we are.' He treated everyone kindly and equally. He never judge anyone by their social status and that's what we loved about him. "

A tear escaped my eye but I quickly wiped it away so Damien wouldn't notice. He didn't, which made me relief because I did not want him to see me cry. Yes, he has seen me cry before but that was before I set my goal and future to get revenge.

I didn't want to hear anymore because I was afraid that I won't be able to hide my tears from Damien if he continued to talk about my parents. I may not remember them but i will cherish the image of them that Damien gave me.

"That's enough resting. Let's continue our journey," I said to Damien. He paused for a moment or two but quickly nodded.

We walked about 4 hours until we got ambushed by some bandits. Both of us were exhausted from the walk but we still kept our ground. I still didn't know much about my powers and couldn't control it so I didn't use it. Instead, I used my samurai sword that I bought at a town we came across earlier.

Five bandits formed a circle around me and as for Damien, he got seven. Two of them lunged at me but I moved to the right to dodge them. They came at me again and starting swinging their swords. Because I only had one sword and my injury wasn't completely healed yet, I can only block one sword. The other slashed my arm and I yelled out in pain. Damien seemed to have heard me because he turned and started running towards me. One of the bandits that was surrounding him suddenly jumped over him and blocked his path. The others also starting to surround him again.

"Damien, I'm fine. Worry about your situation first!" I yelled to Damien. He gave me a Are you sure? look for a moment and I nodded at him. When he saw my nod, he got into his attack stance and was ready to attack.

One of the bandits came at me again but because I wasn't paying attention, he managed to knock me down. My sword flew out of my hand and landed 7 feet away from me. I had no more weapon so I couldn't do anything but accept my fate. He raised his ready sword above his head and was about to come down at me but a dagger, out of nowhere, came and knocked the sword out of the bandit's hands. I took that chance and jumped away. I ran to pick up my sword and quickly glance around to see who threw the dagger but there was no one in sight other than Damien, me, and the bandits. 

Hey guys. I'm sorry for not updating last week. It was time for the AP History Exam so I had to study all week. But I'm back now!! I just wanted to let you guys know and apologize for it. Bye-bye now