Female Novel
Chapter 41
~King James ~"We are nearby,” a man said to his king."Did you inspect the coast?" King James of Eswen asked.
"Yes, my king,” his beta replied. “There are dead bodies on the beach, tents were burned, and they were all running around trying to save theircompanions."
King James laughed. He said, "Good. The plan is working. Let's stay back and let the two ships proceed first. Make sure they navigate the mines, justlike the last.”
"Yes, My King,” said his beta.
James smiled triumphantly, knowing this time he would succeed. His informant and ally in Taplean was a very prominent person. No one would eversuspect. In the past, his ally had made mistakes, but that was a given. Not everyone could tell the minds of whoever was leading the front of the war,and Alpha Kieran was a very stubborn man to kill.
King James and his generals have thought of many creative ways to attack Taplean, but Alpha Kieran Stone was getting in his way. He was sopatriotic that his warriors often found strength through his encouraging words. Alpha Kieran had set an example by fighting at the front of the war andcausing good damage to his men! The fearless alpha even killed his last general!
The warriors of Taplean saw Alpha Kieran as a hero, and they looked up at him. He was the source of their motivation and strength.King James had conspired with his ally to have Alpha Kieran dead. So far, they had failed miserably.Now, with another attack set in motion and his ally confirming that they had formed an army of rogues, he hoped he would finally succeed
From his ship, he watched two of Eswen's battleships making it into the bay. So far, none of the mines have exploded. Hitting the mines should havetriggered the explosion, but it did not. He smirked, knowing that they had passed the mines again. His ally was reliable.
Aside fram the two boats that had already maneuvered to the bay, he still had three ships full of soldiers for the battle, his boat included. Since therogues should have already attacked King Balthasar's soldiers, their numbers should have already been reduced. King James concluded he hadmore than enough men to break through the coast and proceed to the capital, where his ally awaited, and where he would take the crown from KingBalthasar.
King James and his beta watched as three of his ships moved closer. He was smiling from ear to ear, anticipating Alpha Kiran's death. When,suddenly, the mines exploded!
He growled, covering his ears from the pain of the detonation. When he recovered, he took his betas telescope and watched as two ships werewrecked in the middle of the water, some of his men jumping from the boat to save themselves.
King James growled. He was fuming inside. “What happened? How did this happen?!""I think our information was mistaken about the mines, My King," his beta revealed. "Maybe we should retreat. I feel as though a disaster is coming.”"No! We spent too much on this invasion! We still have three ships!" King James replied in anger.
He mindlinked with his surviving warriors on the same two ships, telling them to proceed with the plan. Their boats may be on fire, and some of hismen may have been killed by the explosion, but it did not change the fact that King Balthasar's men were outnumbered. 'Keep moving the boats tothe shore! Swim to the shore and attack! If you still have your rifle, bring them with you!”
To the other two boats who were floating with them behind the bay, he ordered, "Proceed to the bay! Help the others!"With the mines already flared, he can be sure the rest of his ship can proceed to shore. He thougth, 'How many explosives could they have mined!As far as his informant advised, only one set of mines existed.
An hour later, King James saw how some of his men made it to the shore. One of the boats on fire still landed closer to the coast and had unloaded afew of his soldiers. The fight commenced, and King James was smiling again.
He watched as two of his other boats continued to sail to shore, but just as he did, he also saw how the dead bodies of King Balthasar's men weregetting up on their feet!
"What is going on?!" He screamed while looking through the telescope. "Are they not dead?"
As more of his men landed on the shore, more of King Balthasar's warriors also rose from the sands. Some had also come out in hiding behind thetents and trees nearby.
"What happened to the rogues? They were supposed to kill some, if not most of the warriors on the coast!” King James screamed. "Were they playingdead all along?"
"It appears our information is once again incorrect, or... King James may have discovered the truth.” his beta suggested.
King James contemplated. He looked at his men, and he counted the heads. They were still at an advantage. He still had men within his ship ready tofight. He could still win the war.
Letting out a loud growl, he ordered his men, "Proceed to the coast! Kill all of them!"~Kiran~Meanwhile, at the coast, Kieran's men had acted to lie on the beach, as if they had fallen from the rogues’ attack.
Last night, after taking a run with Alpha Kai, Kieran suspected the rogues were out to attack the camp. Thus, he prepared his men for an earlierbattle.
The rogues indeed came to strike, but with all of them aware of their arrival, they suffered more deaths.
When the rogue attack happened, he saw how Alpha Blaze and his men retreated. He was no longer surprised. He simply commanded his men totake control of the fight.
Some of King James' soldiers had arrived at the coast. He then ordered his warriors to come out in hiding and attack. Fortunately for them, many oftheir enemies were not able to carry firearms. His men, however, had a lot.
"What's that smell?”
"Skunk?"
While their enemies were distractedby their odorssilver bullets flew intheir directio’y, and werewolves fromKing James” side slowly fell down.->Some ofthe enemies shot back, butKierarrhad one other surprise forthera All of his warriors hada”bulftproof vests! Unless theyshifted into their wolf form, theywere protected from the silverbullets. Content belongs toNovelDrama.Org
Kieran was settled behind his men, watching over the attack. When he saw the two ships enter the bay, he smirked. He bet King James did not counton another set of mines to explode.
He turned to find Alpha Baxter and ordered, "Set off the rest of the mines!”"With pleasure!” Alpha Baxter exclaimed.novelbin
The seas erupted, and one boat on the move was hit. Even the last ship that had stayed behind was nearly struck. Kieran was confident it must haveangered King James.
"Just you wait, King James. I have another surprise for you.” Kieran muttered~King James~
King James was beyond shock. The mines had also hit his two other boats. He screamed, "Kieran Stone! One day. I will have your head! Just waitand see!”
He watched through the telescope and saw how his men were still fighting. Knowing that his ship was the last resort, he said, "Let's go through thebay. Navigate around our ships. Perhaps, there are no more mines!”
"Yes, my king,” his beta confirmed
Just as King James gave the orderto advance te-the shore, they sawanother boat coming their way, andsno, it wa&n't theirs. Suddenly, smokebombs\were thrown onto their ship.Si verbullets were flying, breakingthedugh the glass windows‘of theship's bridge. Content belongs toNovelDrama.Org
On the enemy's boat was another alpha King James detested. It was Alpha Kai, and he was leading a group of warriors who were sending bulletstheir way.
"Attack! Shoot back!” King James ordered.
In the next few hours, King James and his men continued to fight back, but soon after realizing how Alpha Kai and his warriors had penetrated hisboat: he did the last thing on his mind, he ordered a retreat. "Pull back! Pull back!"
"My King! My King. We cannot. It's too late. Alpha Kai’s men are already on the boat. We can only escape.” his beta said.
King James was left with no choice that day. He fled into a small boat. guarded by his men, and escaped the seas of Taplean. He retreated to theships that were waiting in the oceans nearby.
n the next twe weeks, he still sentfour more boats. The battle went onand stretched for two more weeks.xuntil, finally, King James sent hisetter of defeat. He promised te endthe war and asked the prisoners ofwat-to be set free to returntoEwen. Content belongstoNovelDrama.Org
Finally, it was the end of the war.