The Tiny Lwanda 3

Chapter 18: The King of the Te

"Come on, let us move on," Uncle Sam finally said after the Lamb and what I came to learn was an angel had gone up to heaven and we were once again on our own.

The only thing we were sure about now was that we still had two challenges ahead of us.

As usual, Over-watch went ahead of us and we followed happily knowing that all was well - hadn't the Lamb told us to always trust and listen to Over-watch? He had and we did.

After the man in black had disappeared the place actually became slightly brighter. It was still a darkish world but it was no longer pitch black.

We matched on for many days with no more incidents and on many occasions it seemed that nothing would ever happen - even though the battles had been hard and no one likes war but we became so bored to the point we wished anything would happen.

Each day was like the last day and this land being slightly darker there was nothing on the land to excite us in anyway.

After what seemed like months - matching in these flatlands - we saw what looked like a hill in the horizon, the first different thing after a very long time.

Over-watch kept moving in a straight line - each evening she would sleep in a different tent with Uncle Sam and we would sleep with Eon in our own tent and each morning she would move on closer and closer to the hill that now looked more of a mountain.

When we finally reached the base of the mountain and wondering what next, Over-watch spoke, "Everyone, we must rest till morning then we will finally climb this mountain. I have a gut feeling that on the other side we will meet what we must meet!"

That night as I slept next to Eon, I could not really go to sleep as I was a bit anxious about what was waiting for us.

Eon must have notice for she woke up and asked what was wrong. I assured her it was nothing and asked her to go back to sleep.

As soon as I was sure that she was sound asleep I got out of bed slowly and went out of the tent as quietly as I could. I lit my light for in this dark world it was darker in the evenings than back home. I was slightly startled to see that there was someone standing outside - only to realize that it was uncle Sam.

"So, you couldn't sleep as well," Uncle Sam asked.

"I feel a bit anxious about what we are to face on the other side of this mountain noting that things are about to come to an end. I feel the two last fights will be the most difficult we will ever face," I responded to which Uncle Sam said, "The fights have been increasing in tempo and difficulty and so you are right."

We were startled when Over-watch who must have come out of her tent and was standing behind us said, "What will be will be, what do you gain or lose by worrying about it?"

We saw the logic and each went to his tent and to a most difficult sleep - mine being full of troubled images.

The next day we got up to a most difficult and torturous climb and when we reached the top of the mountain we saw it was like a flat tableland and in the distance we could see an opening with a lot of light.

When we got to the opening, we saw that it was an open door and on the other side was a beautiful scenic country with a castle and there were two guards at each side of the door who welcomed us in.

When we went in we found a horse drawn coach with eight horses attached - at the left side of the door - two servants there came forward and bowed. Then one of them spoke, "Welcome to the country of the King of the Te people," then he proceeded to say, "Your armies are welcome in but will have to wait near the door, only the leaders are to enter the three coaches and go meet the King." That's when we noticed that there were two other coaches next to the one we had seen.

My uncle, Over-watch, Rose Eon and I got into the first coach. The other Watchers got into the second coach and our allies and commanders got into the third one and we were off to the castle.

At the grandest of castles we finally ushered in to a great throne room where we met the man (or alien) we had been looking for all the time we fought - the King of the Te!