The next day morning we got up and got ready for the war. We fought as soldiers as we had planned under George and Amelia. Both the armies gathered and the war began. But our aim was not to fight the war but to find the tunnel and put an end to it. Elisa knew the way well. She led us straight to the entrance of the tunnel. We just killed anyone who came in our way. When we reached the entrance to the tunnel we formed a circle around Elisa buying her some time to do her chanting. Finally she finished the chanting and the tunnel opened. We all jumped in one after the other. Before the tunnel could close one soldier tried to enter the tunnel but he was not so lucky. When he was halfway in he got struck. We could see his legs but the upper part of his body was above the ground. But the tunnel did not stop closing. It crushed him and closed.
“I should never mess up with that thing” I said.
“Yes, you should not. Now let’s go” Adam said and we moved through the tunnel until we reached the other end.
“What if we don’t succeed in this?” I asked.
“We all die a hero” Amelia spoke for the first time. I gulped ad walked silently. Then we reached the end of the tunnel.
“Okay, everyone. I and Oliver will go first and give you the signal. Now stay back. I don’t suppose the soldiers would like seeing you” Elisa said and she opened the tunnel. We went up. The spears were pointed at us and when the soldiers saw us they lowered their spears.
“I don’t know what’s wrong with you guys?” I said and then we went to the king’s tent. The tunnel closed behind us. We entered the king’s tent and there he was sitting on his throne and drinking something as if he didn’t know that a war was going on outside. Two guards were standing at the back of him. I couldn’t even see their faces as they were covered in full armor.
“Who is it?” he asked lazily.
“It’s Eva and Oliver, my lord” Elisa replied.
“Eva and Oliver? Oh my god, where have you been? I was so worried” he said. But I couldn’t see any worry in his tone.
“My lord, their commanders captured us and took them to their king. They forced us to join their side. I refused but Oliver said that we could join them and pretend to be a soldier in their army and come back here tomorrow. So they gave us new armor and we used the tunnel to come here. But our loyalties lie here, my lord” she said.
“Oh! If you are that loyal to me, you should have come alone, Elisa dear” Augustin said.
“My lord? Come alone? What are you talking about? And who is Elisa? I’m Eva, your greatest Warrior” Elisa managed.
“STOP! ARREST THEM!” he bellowed. As soon as he said it both the soldiers who were standing at the back of came to us and plucked our weapons and placed their swords at our necks.
“Now let us meet your other friends, shall we?” Augustin said with a crooked smile and he got up from the throne and we followed him.
“Come on Elisa, open the tunnel” Augustin said.
“Elisa don’t” I shouted. The sword at my neck came closer and the grip became tighter.
“I said OPEN THE TUNNEL” Augustin yelled at the highest of his voice. So Elisa opened the tunnel and the others came out. Amelia was the first to come out. As soon as she stepped her foot out her sword was plucked and she was caught by a soldier. The same happened for William. But when Adam came out his hands were tied at the back and he was escorted with a word. When all were out of the tunnel Augustin said
“Welcome, warriors. Now before I kill you one by one you have the rights to know how did I come to know about your plan. You know George came here last night and he recited your plan. He also asked for the privilege of killing you Adam. But I rejected because that privilege belonged to me. But I gave him the privilege of killing you Oliver. So I made him stand as my main guard and here we are. Well done George” he said. But we knew all of this already.
“You are such a fool, Augustin. How could believe someone who hated you the most?” Adam asked.
“What? What are you talking about?” Augustin stammered. We all laughed at him and finally Adam said
“I’m saying that this is all part of the plan. And George is the one who hated you the most among us and you have believed him.” At that moment the guard who caught me put his sword in my hands and pierced the soldier who was catching Elisa in the neck. She plucked her sword from him and we both pointed the sword at Augustin. George took his helmet off and said
“Sorry, Augustin. I knew you were a fool but I didn’t know you were this foolish. It would have been fair if you had believed William or someone else. But you believed me” he said and laughed at him. this angered the king. He took a dagger from his tunica and threw it at George who was laughing. He didn’t notice the dagger. When he saw it, it was too late. The dagger went straight to his throat and he fell to the ground struggling to breadth. On seeing this Elisa tried to stab Augustin but he took another dagger and defended it. Adam kicked the guard who was catching him. He jumped and brought his tied hands to the front and plucked the sword and killed the guard. Then he ran to George. William and Amelia freed themselves and started to fight. I and Elisa fought with the king. He was really a good fighter. He had only a dagger but he defended both our swords easily. Adam was near George, using a cloth and trying to stop the blood. Many soldiers were coming in our direction. We had to act fast. Augustin was distracted on seeing the soldiers. He said
“You are going to die in a few minutes.”
“Nope. Not gonna happen” I said and at that time Elisa disarmed him and I kicked him to the ground. He tried to get up but we pointed our swords at his chest. On seeing the king down the soldiers stopped in their places.“Why are you stopping, you fools? Come on. Finish them” Augustin yelled. I was irritated and I kicked him in the face and yelled
“SHUT UP!”
“If you take one step forward, we’ll make your king a stand for our swords! So stand back and drop your weapons” Elisa yelled at them. The soldiers stood in their places and then they dropped their weapons. As she was speaking Augustin tried to pluck Elisa’s sword but before he could I, without any hesitation, sliced his wrist off his right hand and yelled
“Enough of your filthy tricks you idiot!” then Adam got up. His face was down. He was tightening his hands and gritting his teeth. Then he walked fast towards us and stood in between me and Elisa. He looked down at Augustin. Even at this time Augustin smiled at him.
“You lost me my friend” Adam said once in a low voice. Then he said the same at a high pitched voice and tears started rolling down his cheeks. Elisaq patted him.
“He’s dead, Elisa. I shouldn’t have let him come. I should have come here on my own. It’s all my fault” he said and then he got irritated on seeing Augustin smiling and he stamped him on the chest twice. Augutin moaned but he still laughed and said
“It’s nice to see you cry, Adam.” With that sentence Adam released all the anger which he was holding together till now. He kicked him, stamped him and at last he plucked my sword and pierced it straight through his forehead. Augustin was dead. It was almost six. The soldiers returned from the war and the first scene they saw was the death of their king. Adam turned to them and yelled
“The war is over. Go back! Go back to your kingdom and tell your people that Leicester will be hereafter ruled by a proper and just king. Go back you idiots!” then he went and picked up George’s body. At that time a soldier tried to charge at him but Adam just gave him a look and the soldier went back to the place he was standing. Adam asked Elisa to open the tunnel. She did as she was told and we all went in.
