Queen Without Crown

Chapter 120 The upheaval

Dewi Hutama led the Royal League forces against Daemonie forces who controlled the Angsana region. The entire capital was already ravaged when they came. And the palace is ruled by the Daemonians.

The palace itself was on a plateau surrounded by a wide moat. A wooden bridge would not be lowered without the permission of the guard. Some swamp crocodiles were deliberately placed to inhabit the trench.

"We can't force them to lower the bridge. " King Purnama looked at his palace from a distance with binoculars.

"Is there no other way in? Some kind of secret passage? " Ask King Gaurav.

"There is no such thing in my palace. Look at the alligator-filled moat surrounding the entire palace! " Reply to King Purnama.

"That means we have to fly in order to get into the palace. " King Satria chuckled softly.

"Can't the fairies fly? " The Norman King with his eyes that were as blue as the summer sky stared at Eldrige, making everyone follow his deeds.

Now all eyes were on Eldrige expectantly.

"I can't fly. " Eldrige returned the gazes of those leaders of the Royal League.

"Didn't fairies usually fly with their little wings while sowing magic powder? " The Norman King still does not believe.

"Some fairies can do that, for example pixies. But I'm not that kind of fairy." Eldrige replied calmly.

"So what can you do? " The Norman King's question contained ridicule.

"The Norman King Eldrige had many advantages that could not be compared to just a pair of small wings. " The King of Satria could not accept the Norman King's taunts of Eldrige.

"Then how do we get in there? " Task the Norman King in a denouncing tone.

"I can get there with Pegasus. " Said Princess Devi suddenly.

"No, you can't go in there alone! Dad won't let it. " King Gaurav cut straight.

"No, King Gaurav! Goddess Hutama is right. Didn't he come to save us? " Shouted the Norman King.

"He can't go in there alone! Are you crazy? " King Gaurav is raging. His hand gripped the Norman King's arm.

"The situation now is indeed forcing us to act crazy! " The Norman king threw out King Gaurav's hand.

"Don't involve my daughter! For God's sake, he's still a kid. " The face of King Gaurav is red.

"Dad, trust me! " Daughter Devi stroked her father's arm.

King Gaurav looked at his daughter. He still could not let the girl do such dangerous things.

"Yes, go! But someone has to be with you. You can't go there alone! " King Gaurav turned around and turned his face away, reluctant to look at the girl's face.

"Dad can come with me. " The girl looked at her father's back.

"Yes, I think that's a good idea. " King Satria nodded in agreement.

King Gaurav fell silent weighing the possibility. If he had to let go of his daughter, then he himself would have to.

"All right." Answer King Gaurav.

"Dad." Princess Devi said. The girl was eager to hug her father but was unsure whether to do so in front of the crowd.

By noon all the troops were preparing. They besieged the Angsana palace from all directions. They could see the Daemonies getting ready on the wall with an army of archers.

When the war trumpet is blown, everyone does their duty. Arrows flew across the trench from two sides. Scattered and tangled.

Ssiiing...

Jamb. jleb..

The smell of blood began to smell in the air. The victims started to fall from both sides. The gallant Nordic troops pelted the walls and gates with iron javelins.

Dug..

Blaars!

Some parts of the wall began to collapse but the stone building was still standing.

Byurs..

As a result of the attack, several Daemonies fell from the top of the wall. Their bodies splashed into the ditch and were immediately greeted with open mouths by the crocodiles.

The Daemonie army began fielding the Strix. The large black birds flew towards the Royal League troops and started pecking at the heads of the soldiers.

The king of Satria spurred his horse with a drawn sword, slashing at the invading enemy from the air. Sometimes the man jumps and twists on the horse's back.

He wants this war to end. He misses the times of peace.

Jamb.

An arrow stuck in his back. Pain and heat began to penetrate his skin. The pain grew as his arm swung trying to shake off Strix's arrows and claws.

Meanwhile up there, a pair of white wings stretched out then flapped giving rise to a gust of wind that was quite strong. A teenage girl sits on the back of a Pegasus with a grown man.

Hap..

The two fathers and sons were swiftly leaping over the winged horse's back. In the air, they drew bows and slid arrows to attack the Strix birds who were flying down like eagles.

Jamb.

The arrow of King Gaurav is stuck on the body of a Strix. But the creature is still fierce. The man jumped up and caught the creature's foot. He's hanging in the air. Next to his hand grabbed the sword tucked in his waist, trying to stab the bird's body from below.

Swing..

Strix flicked his feet, trying to throw King Gaurav. But the hand of King Gaurav gripped the leg which had a claw that resembled the eagle more tightly.

Cras!

Sreeet..

The bird's chest was torn to length by the slash of King Gaurav's sword. As a result, the bird's body trembles and loses balance. Suddenly the bird slid down with its body swirling in the air. The bird's head was down.

The hand of King Gaurav slumped down to the bird's groin and continued to descend. King Gaurav was forced to hold on to the feathers of the bird.

Shuuu..

With such speed in a moment his body would fall and crumble to the ground, plus Strix's large body was hit.

King Gaurav closed his eyes. Let his life end in defense of his people.

The blood inside King Gaurav's body seemed to flow downward, attracted by the gravity of the earth. The moments he waited were very long.

Wuuushis..

Suddenly a gust of wind hit his body. Grip off. His body was thrown in the air.

For a moment King Gaurav felt his body drift. But the next second he felt his body land on the horse's back.

"We got you, Dad! " His daughter looked back at him with a smile. The girl's eyes narrowed as the sunlight shone on her face.

"Good job, honey! " Praise King Gaurav.

King Gaurav looked down. Strix who was with him had now fallen to the ground with a loud thumping sound. Slowly the bird changed into a man with a crumbling body. Blood was flowing under his head.

They flew back towards the Strix birds. Back to throw arrows at the black birds.

Ssiin..

Jeep. jleb..

The demonic birds fell down and were immediately greeted by the swords of the soldiers below.

Dewi Hutama did not want to linger with Strix troops who were still flying because now the birds were faced with the arrows of the soldiers and whips belonging to Eldrige. The girl now directed Pegasus and flew across the moat towards the Angsana palace.

The Daemonies guarding around the wall were shocked when they realized Pegasus' presence.

King Gaurav jumps down and fights against the Daemonies. Meanwhile, Dewi Hutama began to pull her bow. The girl throws the children away and tries to give way to her father in order to open the gate and lower the bridge.

Ssiiing..

Trang. trang..

Although King Gaurav had a gallant and healthy body, the Daemonies were far beyond normal humans. They are strong and do not get tired easily.

King Gaurav is starting to get overwhelmed. His body began to be pushed. Goddess Hutama knew that. Quickly the girl leaped off the back of Pegasus and drew her sword.

The girl's body was curled up agilely. Jumping here and there with a sword swinging like a wave roll. Attracting, entangling and decimating Daemonies.

The girl's face was as emotionless and innocent, while her body made a slaughtering move. It was as if she was just a little girl doing a rope jumping game. What a strange and rather horrible combination.

It did not go unnoticed by King Gaurav. For a moment the man was angry. Wondering in his heart if the girl was really his daughter.

Until a sword pierced his arm. Blood poured out profusely from between his armor, passing through a web-like tangle of iron wrapped around his body.

"Dad! " Squeak the girl inwardly. His feelings were hurt seeing his father's condition.

As if her body had a mind of its own, suddenly Dewi Hutama moved more nimble. Like a killing machine, he swung his arm rapidly. His sword was now almost invisible, only small flashes when the long flat object was struck by sunlight.

The Daemonies began to change. Their bodies now look more terrifying. They are like hybrids, a mixture of humans and animals.

Some who resembled wolves started attacking the girl in groups. They jumped while growling. But while floating in the air, the flash of sword belonging to Goddess Hutama instantly slashed their necks and heads rolled to the ground. The girl's body and face splashed with the blood of her victims.

"Devi? " The body of King Gaurav trembled. To what extent would he watch his daughter slaughter in cold blood?

"Dad, open the gate! " Shouted Goddess Hutama while continuing to attack enemies who came from all directions.

King Gaurav is jolted from his reverie. The man tried to open the latch that locked the heavy iron gate.

Greeek..

The heavy iron door crackled and slowly opened. The Royal League troops were seen marching across the moat.

Then he turned the lever and slowly the large bridge made of wood was towed down.

Criy..

The sound of the iron chains binding the bridge rattled loudly.

Bruk!

Dust flew as the end of the bridge collapsed hitting the ground across there.

The Royal League troops waiting from earlier immediately crossed the bridge. They immediately stormed the Daemonies who controlled the palace.

*****

"The Daemonie army has already entered the capital!" A soldier reports to King Sagar.

"Send all the troops to drive them away. We can't let them into the palace. " The king of Sagar who had not recovered from his wound sat down furiously on the throne.

"Let me come, Uncle! " Prince Ryota stood with a sword tucked in his waist.

"I want you to stay here to protect our family. Let me go." Reject King Sagar.

"But Uncle has not recovered! " Prince Ryota's face looked anxious.

"I'm cured, Ryota." The man immediately stood up when one of the staff came and helped him put on a harness.

"Call Sekar! " King Sagar gave orders to his staff.

Shortly thereafter the beautiful woman came to face.

"I want you to stand guard in this palace. The other fairies will come with me. " Said King Sagar.

"And if anything happens, one of my staff will show you a safe place to take shelter." The man's voice was somewhat trembling.

"Okay, Your Majesty." Miss Sekar bowed gracefully.

King Sagar did not linger to delay his departure. After bidding farewell to his wife and son and nephew, the man immediately jumped on his horse and spurred the animal that had been beside him in the front row.

Princess Juwita looked on sadly for the departure of her uncle. I don't know why there was such a strange feeling he suddenly felt. A kind of sad and anxious feeling. Something he doesn't understand at all. Something of a kind... premonition?