Feudal War 1st Edition

Act Three: Chapter Eighteen

Back at home, Fakid and everyone make it home and they formed council again, with Old man Grey and Juli joining them. "Seems my brother wasn't too wrong in his conquering of the mages." Fakid grumbles, "Wait, you mean Asomoth was actually right? Hahaha! And we went through all that for nothing!" Dungzer laughs. Fakid gives him a look, causing grey to hit him with shield. "But I thought he was making a mistake attacking the mages." Juli adds. "I'm sorry, Magoi, I should have asked you what it was like before I decided on this." Fakid comments, "It's fine, sire." Magoi replies. "So what now!?" Wolvine asks angrily, "We attack with guerrilla warfare" Fakid responds. "What! Why?" Dungzer asks, "Because, a full on war would be stupid after we just won peace, I want to finish this quickly as to not stir up anything, I can't have someone like that in our world of peace." Fakid explains. "So change of philosophy through force." Q generalizes, "I like it!" Wolvine says smashing a fist into her hand. "But we can't do it, I don't know too much on quick strikes against an enemy." Fakid adds, "But we know someone who does as he's been doing it for both sides of the war." Madred comments. This causes for everyone to look at her, "She's right as the people we lost were killed by unknown means, and were replaced with the survivors of BB." Q confirms. "So you says you want to-" "Get help from the rogues." Gears interrupts Grey. "I suppose it wouldn't be a bad idea." Fakid says, "Are you sure you could do." a familiar voice says. Coming through the doors of the room is Fakid's mother, "Mom!" Fakid and Madred shouts. "Can you really rely on him." Fakid's mother asks, "I-I don't know." Fakid says hesitantly. "Forget this." Madred says walking up to Fakid and takes his arm and pulls him out the room and continues. "What are you doing?" Fakid asks her as she drags him through town, "We're going to him." Madred says pulling Fakid to a large hole outside of the gates. Mistress Q follows and catches up with them as Madred pushes him in. Q jumps into the hole with Madred, so that she can help him up. Madred instead grabs Fakid as he is halfway up and pulls him in the direction of the headquarters of the tunnels. As they make their way down a long hallway, Fakid, Q, and Madred encounter someone who seems to want to attack them. "Who are you?" Madred asks to no reply. The person instead charges in, "Death!" the person shouts. Fakid quickly grabs Q and Madred by the arm, and throws them behind himself. He then motions to catch the person by the wrist, catching the person he uses his right hand to twist the person's wrist. The person becomes easier to see, "You are Erow or Death as your horseman name is." Fakid says. Erow doesn't respond, but he does use his other hand to attack Fakid again. Fakid attempts to grab that arm with his left hand, but instead of catching the wrist like his right, Fakid is stabbed through the middle of his left with Erow's hidden blade. "Ngh" Fakid groans, "Enough." a familiar voice says. A candle is lit behind Erow, and it shows Madrid, "Why are you here?" Fakid asks. "That's my line, and I also didn't want you here, so why are you here?" Madrid asks, "To request aid." Fakid asks. The light and candle tremble, same as Madrid's hand. "For what?" Madrid asks, "For the mages." Fakid says. "He did the same thing you know, Asomoth." Madrid adds, causing Fakid to let go Erow and Erow backs off of Fakid taking his blade back. Fakid takes a deep breath, "So? I need your help!" Fakid says, "He needed your help!" Madrid responds in anger. Erow stands in surprise, as if he never saw Madrid like this. "I'll end this and get peace!" Fakid shouts, "You should have joined him!" Madrid yells. "And that's in the past! Madrid that's not bringing him back! Just like your hate of me, another family member is gone and now you're all alone Madrid! But that's not true, we are here, just accept Madrid." Madred says jumping in the argument. Madrid goes silent for a moment, he blows out his candle and the sound of walking can be heard. "Forget it, I'll help, by tomorrow night." Madrid says from the shadows. Hearing this, Fakid decides to leave the tunnels. "We've got his support we should leave." Fakid says, Q and Madred nod and walk back to the entrance of the hole. "This seemed easy." Madred says, "Don't say that." Fakid says. "I think he still hates me." Madred says, "Maybe, he may or he may not." Fakid says as he approaches the hole. Fakid begins to climb out as Madred sits in silence thinking to herself and looking back into the tunnel.