Kings and Heirs

-Chapter III- -Hunting Bad Guys-

Faelyn was on his way to the castle alone. With the help of the dwarves, they could hold on a little bit. But the enemy was ruthless. They were just killing. Faelyn's army was getting weaker. His last hope was fading. Faelyn entered into a house. He had to rest. He was tired because he was fighting a great army by himself. His army was renovating. But the sense of revenge kept him, from seeing this. He must kill Zell. He must take revenge on his father and Orian. Then he was gonna sit on the throne and become who he was born to be. A king, a leader...

His army has begun to retreat. Without his army, he had no chance of getting out alive. As Faelyn walked towards the castle, his army ran to the door of Erith. But there was someone that prevented them. It was Dregrion, he had his army behind him with his shining armor. There was a familiar face in this army of five hundred assassins. This familiar face convinced Dregrion to fight and gathered his army. This was Vaermina. When Faelyn told her not to fight, he went to Dregrion's Castle. Dregrion didn't listen to what he said at first. But then, when he saw his assassins, he changed his mind. It was an event that would completely change the war. They started running into the city. With a lot of barbarians, knights, elves, dwarves, and assassins, it was certain that they will win the war. Vaermina was looking for Faelyn everywhere. At the same time, Aurea and Dregrion were fighting together. Even though Dregrion was an old man, he could easily cut off the parts of his enemy with very fast sword strokes. The sword he used was very thin, but it was fatal. Aurea was swinging her ax very slowly. Because the weight of the ax was too heavy for a human to use. Aurea has trained herself to use this ax easily since she was a child. These two senior people were making a great teamwork.

King Illitran was advancing with his army. They didn't let the enemies who were facing them to escape. This great elf army was using bows and wearing gold armor. The bows were long and thin. The enemy has targeted Illitran. They hid somewhere, and they aimed at Illitran. Three arrows came out of the bows. King Illitran was vulnerable. He couldn't even see the arrows. Before the arrows hit him, three knives were seen. These knives destroyed the enemy's arrows. These were Vaermina's knives. Vaermina came out of hiding and knocked down all three enemies. King Illitran looked at her. He was surprised. "Vaermina? Is this you?" Vaermina said with a careless attitude "It's been a long time... Dad!" Archer elves looked at her in amazement. Vaermina was King Illitran's second daughter. King Illitran went to hug his daughter. When he approached, Vaermina pushed him back and said, "You banished me! You banished me from my family, my loved ones!" The elves prepared their arrows and turned them to Vaermina. The King told them to put their bows down, with his hand. "I had to do that, Vaermina. You betrayed our rules. You betrayed our family..."

- Two Weeks Before She Met With Faelyn-

It was a normal day in Azura. Vaermina was practicing with her sword in the woods near the city. When King Illitran gone, she will be a queen. But there was someone who didn't want it. Someone who can't see because of jealousy. It was Inevar, the king's right arm. He was hating Vaermina and wanted to inherit the king's treasure. His had an idea. If Vaermina leaves the city, there was no one left to be the king's heir. He started making an evil plan...

The elves were made up of two states. Lhoris elves and Luthais elves. King Illitran was king of the Lhoris elves. These two states were in peace. Until Inevar applies his plan. He stole Vaermina's dagger. Then he entered the territory of the Luthais race. He entered the castle sneaky. He saw someone important for the Luthais elves. That Was Prince Edyrm. Prince Edyrm had wavy brown hair. He seemed kind with his smooth face and his soft voice. His brown eyes were compatible with the color of his armor. Inevar followed the prince to his room. When the prince was alone, he went inside and killed him with the dagger of Vaermina. Then he ran away from the castle. The dead body of the prince was found within half an hour. There was only one thing in the bloody body. A dagger. It was on the back of the body. The prince's father, King Vispen, took the dagger. Above the handle of the dagger, Vaermina's name was written. Vispen rode his horse to the Azura. He was angry. When he reaches the castle, he took the dagger and entered the king's castle with an angry face. He shouted in the empty hall: "Illitran! Where Are you!? Illitran!" King Illitran came out of his room and looked down the hall. He talked with a confused voice: "What is happening? Are you okay, Vispen? How can I help you?"

"Your daughter killed my son! I must take my son's avenge!" The old man replied. "Wh...what? What are you talking about!? Do you have proof?" King Vispen threw Vaermina's dagger to the front of the Illitran. Then, he said, "Is it enough?" Illitran looked at the dagger. He tried to calm Vispen. Whatever he says, Vispen did not take care. Then he shouted like "You! You started a war Illitran! The Luthais Elves are no longer your ally!" Vispen said his last words. Then he leaves the castle. Illitran, called Vaermina. She was on the backyard, training with her sword. Inevar approached to her. He holds her arms and took her to the king's room. Vaermina tried to understand what's going on. She asked him. But Inevar, said nothing. She was in front of the king. She asked his father. "Father! What's going on? Why are you looking at me like that?" Illitran asked directly. "Why did you kill him?" Vaermina was surprised. "Wha...What? I didn't kill anyone! I swear!" The king was upset and angry. He didn't listen to his daughter. "Why did you kill Edyrm?" Vaermina was even more surprised. "Edyrm? Is dead? And you... Do you think I killed him? Edyrm was like my brother, you know it too. How could you think about this?" Illitran, showed the dagger to her. Then he said: "This is your dagger Vaermina. If you didn't kill him, how could you explain this?" Vaermina saw Inevar was smiling. She was understood what is going on. Inevar stole her dagger and kill Edyrm. He did this to becoming the king's heir. But how could she prove this? She talked again. "Father! You have to trust me. Someone must steal my dagger!" Even if she tries to explain, his father didn't listen to his daughter. Then he shouted. "Silence!" His voice echoed in the great hall. Vaermina was quiet and desperate. Her father already made his decision. Illitran was prepared to talk. "I am King Illitran, King of Lhoris Elves." His sad voice was breaking all the silence in the hall. He continued his speech. "You are a murderer Vaermina. You dishonored your family and your race. You are no longer from our family. I'm banishing you from our lands!"

Vaermina looked at her father's eyes. Then she took her dagger and her sword. She was angry because her father didn't listen to her. When she left the castle, the king's right-hand approached her. Vaermina has felt him. She took her dagger and reached it towards Inevar's neck to threaten him. Inevar was laughing. Then he said: "Are you gonna kill me too?" he laughed again. Vaermina was even angrier. He said with a menacing voice. "Keep your forked tongue behind your teeth. I know what you did! And I will prove this to my father. After that, I'm gonna kill you for Edyrm. So don't worry! See you later, snake!" Vaermina ran to the woods. She did her best not to cry. Her tears were flowing on her face...

-Now-

"I am no longer your daughter! I'm Vaermina the Huntress." She ran to the battlefield. She was still looking for Faelyn. At the same time, Faelyn was trying to reach the castle where he can found Zell. Vaermina saw him. Then she shouted at him. "Hey! Stranger!" When Faelyn heard this voice he turned back. He murmured. "Vaermina?" She approached Faelyn quickly. Faelyn asked to her. "What are you doing in here?" She smiled and said. "I'm hunting bad guys. And I'm glad to see you too." Faelyn killed an enemy behind Vaermina. "I can't say go now. So be careful. Go and help my army. I'm trusting you." When he turned back, Vaermina grabbed his arm. She talked with a sarcastic voice. "I don't take orders from you. And don't do a stupid thing like dying." She was going to the battlefield again...