Virago

Being situated near the cliff, Lusha castle was the fastest route to the eastern kingdom and the only passage within that land that was safe enough for an army to pass. That was why it was no surprise that the Black Army was already attacking the whole place.   Karilaya watched the flashes of lights from the highest tower in the castle, it kept appearing from the far side of the walls, causing the sky to flicker every once in a while. A good sign that meant the magic surrounding the whole area was still in place.   “Princess, you have to leave right now, the enemy has managed to break the first seal surrounding the castle, it won’t be long before they can break the second one.” Soraya, one of the princess’s royal guards states.   Karilaya hugged herself, shaking when she felt the coldness of fear crawl inside her body. Just hearing those words was enough to make her tremble, knowing that their kingdom’s doom was near.

A woman ran screaming and crying, clothes half thorn off while being chased by several cackling soldiers clad in black armor. A man was being beaten half to death as he tried to keep hold of his belongings that were in a knapsack. Bodies piled up on the streets, some half-alive while others already thorn to bits. Several houses were already on fire, some have huge holes and falling debris from an attack, while others were completely turned into rubble. The town had fallen and was no in a state of panic, chaos, and destruction. Cries of agony, terror, and demise mix with the laughs of lust, craze, and sheer rage mixed together through the air; the battle for the place raged on as some of the remaining soldiers still fought. Three fully armored horsemen move along the broken-down street, a few foot soldiers tagging along behind. Their horses marched through the carnage, unmindful of the horrors that were happening around them. 

“Where am I?” was all Karilaya could say the moment her consciousness returned. It was only when she felt so light and cold that she realize that something was not right, besides the fact that she could not feel the ground beneath her. Hearing the screams from above Karilaya then realized where she was, partly remembering what had occurred a while ago. Quickly setting her current condition aside, she was now worried as to what was happening. Moving with haste she proceeds towards the staircase not caring for the danger up ahead. The princess stops upon hearing noises of battle just up ahead, she chases the said sounds ending up behind the castle near the divine bridge. Her eyes grew wide upon seeing a Black Knight releasing onslaughts of attacks on commander Hendall who was trying to protect priestess Unei. She was about to move towards them when a huge light engulfed the group making her understand what the

Karilaya leaned closer to the man's chest as they approached the gate to cover her face, she could not stop her heart from racing as she could feel the steady gazes of the soldiers that they passed by all directed at her. Yet it seemed that just by being in the said man’s arms was enough to allow her passage without even being asked for her papers. She was only able to breathe a sigh of relief when they had finally reached the inner part of the walls. The whole place may have been messed up but it was still recognizable, even though it now pretty much looked like a ghost town, having so very few people there now. “I think I’ll be good there,” she finally says pointing to the fountain area in the middle of the town’s plaza. The man quickly guides the stead towards the said place without question, getting off the horse once they reached the fountain. He made a quick survey of the place, seeing

“My lady, I thought we were going to the underground chambers?” Nana was still shaking as they were roving the halls within a part close to the main castle where the chambers were found. “Yes, but I cannot have you getting in danger, that’s why I will be taking a different way,” Karilaya says, remembering the numerous guards that were surrounding the hall where the underground chamber was found. Being that late and seeing as there have been tons of guards roaming around the place who already knew some of the maidservants. She was sure that it would not end well for them in case she made a mistake. “My lady, this is near the inner castle, what if you get caught?” one of her maids states seeing some soldiers pass by. “I’ll be all right, they won’t suspect a maid now would they,” she says with sheer confidence when they finally reach the