The next morning, the Axa came himself to fetch me, the sun had not risen up in all but the rays were already shooting to the sky, I was still sleepy but they told me this training area is a bit far and I needed to make it in time. so, I had to rinse with the coldest water of my life.
Along the way,
''I am cold commander Axa,'' I said as shrubs and stones break when we walk.
''Then let's race there, follow behind me and do not stop and do not yell. Wild animals are still roaming until sunrise okey?'' he warned. And I whispered, ''okey,''
Then we raced to the destination, the silhouette was the only thing I could follow, surprisingly I enjoy running, something that I never thought I would. The after math of running was a brutal thing that I could handle,
By the time we arrived the sun was all out. My mouth was agape, what I saw before my eyes was exciting and scary, it felt like the level I was in was poor, here in this level you fight with sticks but mostly there was climbing, warriors seemed to be raw, build up, just like Mr. Anakin and Erix, so I thought it was all natural even though they went for training.''welcome to Level, two," Axa commander said as he looked at me with an amused expression.
''Armani!!,'' Axa commander shouted. A man with white and black paint came forward. Curled hair, under the sun they shined.
'' meet the princess. Patina, she performed remarkably. '' he said as he pointed to me.
He drew his hand out, ''I am Armani my princess, I'm honoured to meet you.'' He said with a slight bow, I smirked, if my mama could see this, I bet she can get jealous of me. I just nodded my head.
''let me show you around before we begin,'' he said.
''well, Armani, I need to go and train my babies, do not forget to bring her back safely. She is quiet handy Armani,'' he teased me but it was really a warning.
I waved as Axa commander left, I will still kill him though, I personally joked.
''welcome to Level, two," Axa commander said as he looked at me with an amused expression.
''Armani!!,'' Axa commander shouted. A man with white and black paint came forward. Curled hair, under the sun they shined.
'' meet the princess. Patina, she performed remarkably. '' he said as he pointed to me.
He drew his hand out, ''I am Armani my princess, I'm honoured to meet you.'' He said with a slight bow, I smirked, if my mama could see this, I bet she can get jealous of me. I just nodded my head.
''let me show you around before we begin,'' he said.
''well, Armani, I need to go and train my babies, do not forget to bring her back safely. She is quiet handy Armani,'' he teased me but it was really a warning.
I waved as Axa commander left, I will still kill him though, I personally joked.
PATELLA'S POINT OF VIEW:
I had finished burning the meat, lately I have been burning it early, depressed is the word I could use, but I heard a chant that is used when someone died, how could a chant occur in the village without I being told. I rushed out, it is our custom, the king and the queen are the first to know.
My heart sank when the wooden bed, stopped at my yard, mentally I was panicking. They had covered Erix with animal skin, people cried, man chanted, I went on my knees, as I looked at my dead Erix, he was dead, just like that, my heart sank when I see the bad shape of a slitted throat, his lips were dry and white, his skin had turned pale white and cold. No tears came out, no words came out. I could imagine what I would do with Patina, they chanted. The painful part is the burning of dead human being.
''how long had he been like this,'' I forced to speak.two weeks in our counting my Queen,'' one of the warriors explained.
I smacked him,
''and how are you here alive, when he's your king, weren't you suppose to die for him?'' I do get angered but I never yelled. Naturally I could not.
''my queen, he died for us, telling us that we were going to lose so he had to take them all by himself so that at least he can be reunited with his family. It is his last wish.'' The warrior answered by looking down acting strong as if the clouting never occurred.
PATINA'S POINT OF VIEW:
''Wow,'' I had exclaimed, ''at least we get to eat here,'' I said as we walked back to where commander Axa had left me. ''Well, I think it's time you joined the others,'' Armani advised me. So, I nodded my head. ''so, what I got to do.'' I asked a bit excited. Damn, Kane is missing out. ''join them,'' he pointed. When I slowly turned around, I was in awe, there was no separation of gender or what so ever this time. seeing them match together in silence with their fit bodies, it made me wish I was that advanced. ''hurry up,'' he said before he raced towards them as he beckoned me.
So, I sprinted too, and after catching up, I silently marched, until I heard crashing of waves, waves? To the further of the east, I thought I knew my village but I guess I did not. While I was questioning myself that why are we heading to the ocean. The next thing I hear, were the screams of my new training mates, and they ran faster and so did I, just like that, while I thought we the team when we entered here, but no, we turned against each other, while I was shocked, ready to run, I was pounced on. I was dipped on the water with my face. I choked on the water, it felt brutal and long that I pissed myself, when I was raised from being dipped with my head and I inhaled so much air, with coughs in between. ''Fight,'' Armani whispered in my ear before sending me back to dipping my head. I honestly tried, well I felt disappointed, minutes ago we were friendly to each other. But I tried to stand up, while I held my breath and I doubt I could handle it long, before I die from training, so I played dead.Deep down I hope, he would buy this facade, I could still hear splashing water, people groaning and screams and I doubt this fight will end soon. Suddenly I was turned around, 'Thank God,' I thought as I immediately take the longest breath, followed by punching this bloody traitor Armani, I think he was shocked for a few seconds while that gave me an opportunity to stand up. My animal clothing was so heavy on me. The water and its waves being the second problem, the third I had an opponent I had to defeat, why do I feel like this one is harder than the level one. ''Stop,'' someone somewhere commanded us. And in the back of my mind I thought, he was the commander. Which we stopped, our breaths heavy, I felt like my chest was getting blocked as I stood there, feeling my knees trying to fail me.
''race back to the red line. The last one to reach, will have to be here earlier than everyone else, starting from tomorrow, but before you do so. I would like to appologize, there is an emergency at the village, so we need to wrap it up for today.
PATELLA'S POINT OF VIEW
I wish these people could let me be. I needed time alone with him. Anakin the father of Kane, walked to me. ''well, no one seems to dare to come close to the queen, rumours are spreading of the unfairness of clouting the warrior,'' I lazily hummed. ''my apologies Queen Patella, let him rest in peace. My wife is also home but seemingly she seemed unharmed.'' He explained. ''well, keep your news to yourself I am having a hard time already and how I wish I could share your happiness.'' I have my own troubles.
He sighed, ''where is the princess? Kane is here to comfort her,'' he explained.
''oh, she must be coming back or on her way,'' the thought of my daughter who is not good at surpassing her emotions, made my heart even heavier.
Already, my dead king was being set on the elevated rectangular bedding for the death, that we create for every passing with woods, and there he was sleeping lifeless, I could not look at him, but I was bound to sit next to the bedding that was higher up from me. If we had to burn him, one warrior would have to be raised up by the other warrior in order to set him on fire.''we running out of time, he should have been long burned, we need to start,'' Anakin began, this man has no chill at all. A peasant I must say. I just nodded my head, I mean what is the use of keeping him unburned, lifeless, it breaks my heart, building up these walls is a hard job. I still cannot believe he left; it is too soon.
Everyone here started chanting a bid to the king, it was strong and each thing they said they made it harder for me to hold back the tears, they burned at the back of my eye balls from holding back, I watched his epidermis, to his flash, to his organs, and to nothing but ash,
''Mama, what is going on?'' I heard my daughters voice that made my heart pulsate erratically.
No words could come out, horror and sadness creeped in her face, it did not take long to see realization written all over face, she shook her head, whispering ''no,'' denying the nightmare of our reality,
''you burned him, without me, without letting me say goo bye to him,'' she was losing it people were starring, ''not now my daughter, I will explain after I finish collecting his ashes, get inside, ''You heartless mama! I never thought you could hate me that much; did you really have to burn him the very same day. I will never forgive you.!'' She said running God knows where. ''Should I run after her, my queen?'' Kane asked. ''No let her be, she will be back eventually.'' I said with a promising tone.