Yami Shorts

 Kuromaru It was in the morning two days after the final army’s fall when they arrived at a set of double doors. Both doors had twin tailed lions standing rampant. Lions, that Loc could swear, could see her and cheering her on, along with the army. She could almost feel their pride at how far she had come over the past year, since she came to this world. It was like their courage was oozing out and entering each and every one of them. Upon coming to the front of the doors, they opened. She walked in and spotted the glowing green water running parallel to each other at the sides of the cave-like structure. This illuminated the whole tunnel with a good but dim light. They kept their eyes trained on the centre where it was the most dark. They all stayed there a while out of caution. Upon seeing that there was nothing coming out the heads and Loc looked at each other. “So, do we walk in?” “As it is obvious that Kuromaru isn’t coming out, it seems that we don’t have a choice.” “What’s t...

 The Fall Of The Final Army It was night when they arrived. Loc looked around. She looked back for a moment then at the eagles. She knew what to do. So she, along with every head of the armies, looked around and circled the entire camp and noticed all of them and she counted all of them. Good. “So, your plan?” “Strike from the air. Take out as many wings as we can. Then get the ones on the ground to take care of them.” “Isn’t that all that we’ve been doing woman?” “Brother!” “Yes, but this time there are no nasty surprises.” He nodded. So they all went back and the eagle riders mounted upon their eagles. They almost flung themselves into the air. Then they looked down at the camp. Both rider and eagle loaded their arrows and fired at the wings. This took out fifty wings. Immediately after both went onto taking out fifty more and another and another and another.  Yet the remaining fifty woke up and looked up and shot to the air. Yet as they spread their wings and flapped them ...

 The Final Fourth Division  They all arrived at the camp of the fourth division at half three. Yet it felt like it was later, mainly due to the sun going down quicker. This made Loc secretly hope to get this over and done with within a week. After all, she knew that it would not be good to fight Pendragon or be risking fighting him in the winter. Especially with these men. She looked down to see that the giant wyverns were all going to and fro. All seemed more vigilant than the last. She could tell that they were getting ready for a fight. This caused hoe to travel to the left and then further on down wind. That was when they saw a group in front of them. “The wings.” She spoke before they released a wave of fire. They all dived behind her. She stopped the flames. Then pushed them up. The men all charged on and some men hopped onto the backs of the eagles. Then they fired at the wings of the giant wyverns. Then the giant wyverns at the back started to fly up and they followed,...

 The Final Third Division  They all had been marching for two hours, only taking a break for a quick lunch. Kai made sure to walk by Loc. “How are you not harmed?” He demanded. “I saw you fall and get hit several times and there is not a scratch on you.” “I’m immortal.” “Oh?” She let out a sigh. “This was not my choice. I was forced to become this way.” He looked to the side with a curled lip. “How?” “I was captured when I was no older than seventeen by a cult called the Sunburners. Mainly as a tool to be used against my sisters. Yet they had to make me immortal in order to make sure I survived giving birth to a star.” “A what!?” “Actually I vomited it up.” “Oh.” His eyes narrowed. “Are all of the stars of your world made that way?” “No.” He nodded as his lip curled more. “And is that your secret?” “No…I don’t think so…” She looked down as they walked on and on in silence for a moment. “And what is it like?” She winced. “Painful. Yet when I start to itch…” His eyes widened as ...

 The Final Second Division  It was at ten when they arrived at the camp of the next division of the giant wyverns. She looked around and could count that there were four hundred. “So, how many are there?” “Four hundred.” “Your plan?” “Attack right now, meanwhile I will be stopping as much of the fire as I can.” Kai nodded. “Don’t be such a girl.” “Brother!” “Actually, there are only four hundred and about twenty thousand of us. It’s almost barely fair!” “Oh.” “Now let’s go.” Soon they all drew their blades and arrows. The eagles and their riders were in the air. Then they all shot down as silently as they could with the group on the ground sliced their necks. They did this again and again and again. Soon the four hundred were dead. “Well, that was swift.” “I know! That was easy.” “Yes. Far too easy.” One of the men opened their mouth, but before he could say anything, that was when they saw a blast of fire landed on the left. They all looked at it for a moment and then at the ...

 Strike Of The Final Army It was early in the morning and the sun had not yet risen. Loc knew that this was the best time to arrive and take the first division out. She, along with all the men and eagles, were tired of waiting for all the armies to arrive and knew that it was time to take the battle to them. She looked down to see the giant wyverns the size of houses. Then she looked back. “What’s your suggestion?” “Why ask her?” “Brother.” “Sh! They will hear.” “Oh, right. Thank you!” “Don’t thank her, you should have known better!” “Well we go from the to go from the to the top and at all sides. We will have to take out as many as we can while they sleep. Yet the moment that they wake up is when we need to worry.” “The rest nodded.” “Coward!” “Strategic. Also, we need to pay attention as much as we can.” “Right.” “Is this-” “Not the time. So all of you, tell the others and the first thing to do it take them out before they even come round or wake up.” “Right.” “I still don’t like...

 The Gathering Men Loc had a long and heavy sleep, right up until late morning. She could feel like her body was like it had been covered in water. She could see that everyone in the camp had found more dead to bury. Then she could smell that they were cooking and she could hear them laughing.  She could not help but feel a smile rest upon her lips. She was glad that they were all getting along. Yet she could not help but feel a shadow of dread pass over her. She could sense that all of this is nothing more than a calm before the storm. She could even swear that the clouds had become grey and thicker.  Her eyes rested upon a group that were dancing. Her eyes looked down, wondering how many would be left once Pendragon was dead. Yet she knew that she could not allow herself to become close to any of them. But she knew that after all of this, she should try to get to know at least some of them. When she could feel that her body was ready, she moved around. “How are you Comm...

 The Final Unit They all woke at nine at night. They all had a quick tea before they looked at the fiery horizon. They were all well rested but they all knew that they needed more. Yet after this, they all decided to bury and mourn the dead and have a good sleep. Maybe right into midday.  After all, they all knew that they would have to pack their backs and get a move on to the next place to go to attack the last army before going onto the generals and finally Pendragon. Yet, none of them allowed themselves to think about that. Nor his generals either. The least amount of dread in the room the better. They did not see the first head until between eleven to twelve. Loc looked up, for a moment, then looked at Elijah. He looked back at her and nodded. She was soon on his back and they all took to the skies. She looked down and could count ten at the front, yet even though she could see three rows, she could only just see two more obscured by the darkness. So she looked on to take...

 The Fourth Unit After a good rest at half past three, they all got to their feet. Loc could see the first heads as the sun started going down and low on the horizon with the first stars faintly coming out. She looked at Elijah. He nodded and soon she was on his back and in the air and she looked down. She counted the hydras on the first row and found ten and only nine rows. Ninety. Good. We can win this. “How many?” “Ninety.” “Significantly less.” “Getting dark. Now get down.” So they were back on the ground. “Same plan, but we need to get as much fire lit on the battlefield as we can after the battle. That way we will be able to see better.” “Right.” So all the eagles set off and all of them were in the sky. The eagles loaded their bows and fired the arrows at the eyes of the first row, then the second row and the third row.  Yet the fourth row looked up and let out a blast of fire. She stopped it and Elijah fired the arrow. Then she parted the fire. Then they returned to fi...

 The Third Unit It had been half an hour after eating their lunch when the first hydra was seen. It had three heads. Yet Loc took to the sky and looked down. She saw thirteen on the first row. She then looked on to see that there were eleven rows. Which made her stomach drop slightly. One hundred and forty three… This one is going to take a lot out of us. Even though it will be hard, as long as we are able to get to those stomachs, it won’t be unbeatable… Which means we need to get those eyes taken out as soon as we can. So she looked down. “I have a plan. First eagles, pair up with a man. All of you, aim for those eyes. Once they are all blinded, the rest of the men, and myself, will slice the stomachs. Meanwhile you stay in the air and keep the heads occupied. Right.” “Right.” So fifty of the men climbed on the backs of the eagles and were all in the air. Loc was on Elijah’s back and she looked down. The eagles and the men archers loaded their bows and fired at each eye. They did...

 The Second Wave It was half none in the morning and Loc, the army of men and the eagles had had a good half an hour break. They woke up and out on the battlefield. They all had decided to camp outside the wall. After all, they all knew that they would have to get to the spot and a wall would take up too much time to get through. They soon saw the first heads and gulped as they all grabbed their weapons. Then they looked out for how many there were. The one looked directly at Loc and then Elijah. She nodded at him then looked back at the hydra. “Get to the air!” She called. He looked at her and nodded. They shot to the air and zoomed to the upper section of the sky and she looked down. Then she counted how many hydras there were and she counted twelve in the front row and she then went on to count the ten rows. Which led her to calculate that there were one hundred and twenty. She looked down and nodded. They shot down and addressed them all. “There are one hundred and twenty. Eagl...

 The Next Army Strike  Loc woke up at four in the morning. She then woke everyone else up. Then at quarter past four they ate a quick breakfast. At half past, they all dawned their armour. At quarter to five they were all at the battlefield. Loc and several more let out a deep breath. All of them knew that they were on edge.  She saw the first hydra. It had three heads and then she saw another two. The one on the right had five and the one on the left had four. She looked on as she saw fifteen more. All had heads going from one head to ten. Yet as eighteen more appeared they all started to feel their hearts in their ears. They wanted to go on but they knew that they had to wait as twenty eight more came, then another fourth nine, then twenty four, then fifteen and ending with the last five. One hundred and fifty seven! That’s beatable, but barely… That was when she saw them gallop on and on and on. She too charged on and on. She could see that some surrounding her were af...

 More Soldiers  It was late in the morning when Loc woke up. She thought about the ten men and fifty eagles. The battles the two days before. Her body ached and she felt tension in her chest and upper abdomen. She felt cold too. She let out a deep breath as she shakily slipped out of the bed. Then slowly she walked to the chair next to the window. Once she sat down and looked outside to the black patch on the horizon. Now that is one down, yet I know that ten men and eagles just will not beat what’s ahead. Yeah, which means I will need more but I don’t think I want to convince people to commit suicide! No, if they all die then I will have to do all to do this myself.  But why? Why am I doing this? No one likes it when I try to help them! But what if, by some luck, I find a piece of one of the Reality Spheres? What then? That was when Wolf Raven’s words echoed in her head. “Just the opposite, my dear. After all, I did tell you didn’t I? I’m going to make a feast of you. Se...