Emperor!! Then he could send us back to our Earth, where is the Emperor then?, asked Ameer, growing in anticipation.
There is no Emperor in Empyrea right now. But, there is a myth about Emrath, the person who wins all the regions of Empyrea will become the emperor and he could get into a portal which leads him to Emrath, lied Tyrant.
How is it possible to win all the regions of Empyrea, there are different types of weird creatures and people here. Already Sorgamia and Nagamalya are being ruled by humans, so I need to conquer only the rest of the regions right, asked Ameer.
No!!! The true winner is the one who wins the battle without any partnership. You are the bravest and strongest than anyone my lord! The scepter you carry is the “Scepter of power”, with this you can defeat the other scepters too. Once you start the war against the other regions, they will run and fall under your feet accepting defeat and you could go back to your Emrath in the path of showered flowers. And then if you wish you can take your defeated friends too, Tyrant taunted Ameer making sure he does not lose all hope, especially concerning his friends.
(Ameer started believing the fake words of Tyrant)
But, they are my friends. How could I fight them, I will make them understand and make them surrender themselves, said Ameer.
No kid, you must wage war against them, thought Tyrant and said, they won’t surrender my lord. Moreover, they are in a mood to stay here forever as kings, lied Tyrant.
Then it seems like there is no other way than war. We need to plan and prepare, so let me get my people ready, said Ameer.
The Dinomen are always prepared for war my lord, they just need a brave leader directing them. I’d like to serve you as one of your soldiers during the war my lord, will you give me that opportunity, asked Tyrant.
Sure! You will get the opportunity to be a part of the bravest army, said Ameer.
Tyrant Seth at your service my lord! What would be my assignment, asked Tyrant bowing down before Ameer.
Minister! Which region would be right to start the war first, I’d like to know about the threats and weaknesses of that region, asked Ameer.
Lord! There is nothing called as a threat compared to your power, you are the most powerful lord than any other in this Empyrea, said Tyrant.
That’s right! But we can’t underestimate the power of our enemy, who is our first target, asked Ameer.
Falconnia! The region which hasn’t got a ruler now that would be the right place to start with. It has got some falcon birds which can be easily defeated by our Quetzalcoatlus. They also have some wooly rhinos which will miserably lose against their big brother triceratops and our Dinomen will slash the Rhinorios into pieces. As there is no leader, there will be a stampede and in the process, the people and the creatures will die even before we get started, said Tyrant.
Oh! The place which had the lovely architecture, my desire is to conquer it and own it forever. I need to see my entire army ready for war by tomorrow! That’s your responsibility, ordered Ameer.
As you say my lord! We will be ready by tomorrow. Falconnia is going down the very next day, but there is a problem my lord, we may have company from other enemies, said Tyrant.
And who would that be I thought you said, there is no one as powerful as I am’, said Ameer.
(A Phoenix bird were noticing these by sitting on an Apatosaurus)
That would be none other than your friends the Lord of Sorgamia and Nagamalya. They have also seen Falconnia and may decide to conquer it. But remember Lord, that region belongs to you!! I am not going to stand by and let them take it, I will not hesitate to even kill them for you, my Lord!
Tyrant was hoping he was not only winning Ameer’s trust but also increasing Ameer’s animosity towards his friends.
Whoever that may be, my scepter’s blade will slash and make their heads roll on the ground. I am the most powerful person in this universe, said Ameer bravely.
Yes Lord! You are. May I take leave now, a lot of work to be done and get our army ready, said Tyrant.
Ok Minister, you may take leave now. Make the necessary arrangements for the war and meet me at the dino camp, ordered Ameer.
Sure lord! I will, said Tyrant and left the place.
The old lords of Empyrea had successfully manipulated the minds of the new lords and won their trust. Each one of them was trapped by their weakness-Manav with his hand, Lee with his desire for wealth, and Ameer with his desire for power. The old lords planned to make the new lords fight against one another because the lords could be defeated only by the lords. If not, they could be defeated only on the new moon night.
Next day morning in Armania,
The wounded Lord Royston who was unconscious for the past two days was resting in the Empyrean camp. The Empyreans applied their medicines to the wounded places. With every touch, Lord groaned in pain.
(Ejas! Ejas! Etusk jiley taka kaney) Over! Over! Just a little more to go, said Ejeeth.
(Ejee! Elod sathai negale rbee adsane, tissue rey) Ejee! Lord is blabbering something, listen, said an Empyrean.
Lord Royston was in a nightmare with his daughter Sylvia.
“Dad, you left me alone during Christmas, I don’t want to see you again, said Sylvia in his nightmare and beat him with her unicorn toy. You could see the stress on his face. Soon the sharp head rhinoceros started to take over in his nightmare, it was chasing his daughter Sylvia. Royston was holding the wounded place and was slowly following to save Sylvia but the rhinoceros stricken the kid Sylvia with its sharp head and threw her. With that, Lord Royston staggered from his unconsciousness.
The Empyreans sitting around him started to say Elod! Ewogs amulime, ewogs amulime which means The lord has woken up.
(Lord Royston saw the Empyreans sitting around him)
Hooo! Ohhhh! Where am I, who you are, asked Royston and crawled back in fear.
(Esteem ethamo lielod, isarir ispeus thingu) Don’t panic lord, we are your servants, said Ejeeth.
(Lord Royston groaned in pain)
(Elod! Estak hietak fest, jisture tirai nee leep) Lord! You need to take rest, don’t strain yourself, said Ejeeth and made him lie down. Lord Royston once again went into an unconscious state.
(Ejee! Isefemer ides the dinolaya elod etak esaw meafal conniausurey naakika, eswil elod jet bikio esanguvaesaw)Ejee! The scout said, the lord of Dinolaya is going to wage war on Falconnia tomorrow, will our lord recover before that, asked an Empyrean to Ejeeth.
(Ejeeth made Royston drink the medicine)
(Elod esimimea usurey, anika elimae sika elod elima Empyrea ka enthropo!) The Lord will recover tomorrow. He is not only the lord but also the Emperor of Empyrea! definitely, he will save us, said Ejeeth enthusiastically.
(Enna eava ngafreelod edaiyedu ejiska) But! What do we do if they attack us before his recovery, asked an Empyrean to Ejeeth.
(Estiliya agasturki esika, ethiga koesangder of Armania) Either way, let us be prepared for war, increase the security all over Armania, ordered Ejeeth.
In Sorgamia,
Manav just couldn’t stop checking his own reflection in the river Isis. This had been going on for hours, he was so happy to see both his hands.
Pitheceus noticed Manav mesmerized with his new hand and spotted his scepter lying next to him unattended. His immediate thought was to get rid of Manav and seize the scepter. His thought was so strong that he decided to go ahead with the plan. Just the thought of not having to wait till the new moon night and given this opportunity, he slowly moved towards Manav to kick him into the river from behind.
When he was just a few meters away from Manav, he got into position to kick him and lifted his right leg but out of nowhere, a kid chimpanzee attacked him from behind. It jumped on his shoulders and bit his neck hard. He winced in pain and screamed out loud, though that did get Manav’s attention but it didn’t deter him enough to lose focus of checking his hand in the river that he did not even turn to look but just said, “Hi, Pitheceus! you have come so early i
n the morning, what’s up?”
Ohhhhhh! Ohhhhhh! You little ***, get off me! whispered Pitheceus frustratingly.
Are you there?, asked Manav and started to turn towards him. Immediately, Pitheceus grabbed the chimpanzee and shoved it behind him shutting its mouth with his hand.
Yes, of course my lord, (Chimpanzee bit him at his fingers) just came to see youuuuuuuuuuuuuu (Pitheceus face turned dumbfounded) my lord, said Pitheceus.
Are you alright! Why are you looking so perplexed, and what have you got there behind your back, asked Manav.
Nothing!!! See my hand, it’s empty, said Pitheceus and showed his left hand holding the chimpanzee in his right hand.
(Chimpanzee turned upside down)
Then! What are you hiding in your right hand? asked Manav.
There is nothing my lord, he said and showed his right hand shifting the chimpanzee to the left. Lord, I need to say a (Chimpanzee bit Pitheceus at his back) Awwwww! (Pitheceus face turned miserable, and tears started to stream down his eyes).
What were you about to say and why do you look so miserable?
(Chimpanzee went inside the undergarment of Pitheceus)
Nothing my lorddddddddddddddddd!!!! I am fine, (Pitheceus could no longer contain himself when the chimpanzee held onto something under his garment) Hey little fella, that’s not the banana!!! Leave that alone, muttered Pitheceus and tried restraining the chimpanzee.
(Chimpanzee escaped)
You!!!! I will get you one of these days!!! It’s nothing my lord, (Manav once again turned towards the river and started to admire his hands) I have important information, said Pitheceus.
What nothing!!!! What Important information you have!! What are you trying to say Pitheceus, don’t be afraid of me. Relax, take a deep breath and then tell me what’s the matter, said Manav.
Afraid! Afraid of you!!! It’s all my fate, thought Pitheceus. He felt something moist on his neck and it started to feel itchy, he touched the place where the chimpanzee had bitten him and he was bleeding. At that time he recalled his father’s words, “a lord can be defeated only by another lord and if we try to cheat them other than on the new moon night, the creatures and the people will attack us and protect the lord”.
Don’t hold your breath longer Pitheceus!! Just say what you want to say, said Manav.
Lord! I have got some urgent news from our scout, said Pitheceus.
The army of Dinolaya is going to capture Falconnia tomorrow. They all are ready with their weapons and training their creatures for war. Should I start warming up our troops, asked Pitheceus.
I don’t see a reason to panic. They have decided to capture only Falconnia and not our region, Sorgamia. There won’t be any need to warm up our troops. Now leave me alone, can’t you see I’m busy.
NO!! NO!! You need to engage in this war, undoubtedly you will face death against the army of Dinolaya, and only then I can get back my powers before the new moon night, thought Pitheceus and made an attempt to convince Manav.
You don’t understand my Lord, Let me explain. As you know, the lord of Dinolaya is your friend, Ameer, if he has a plan to conquer Falconnia that means he has no desire to leave this place and return to your Emrath. Once he conquers Falconnia, his next aim would be to conquer all the neighboring regions of Empyrea, so we should be one step ahead and act before he conquers Falconnia, said Pitheceus.
You are right! Ameer does like to be a leader and this is my chance to prove to him not to underestimate me. But, is it that easy to conquer Falconnia, is that the king of Falconnia is so weak, asked Manav.
At present, Falconnia has no lord, he has disappeared many years back and without the presence of their lord, the Falconnian creatures and the people won’t fight back against the Army of Dinolaya. They will rather surrender themselves to the lord of Dinolaya once he enters into their region, said Pitheceus.
Yes! I forget, he has the flying dinosaurs. He could easily fly there and conquer it, said Manav.
Lord! You are underestimating the powers of Sorgamia. Though we can’t fly, we are stronger than them. We can conquer Falconnia before they do and once that’s done we will increase in strength and power and we can also fight against the Quetzalcoatlus with the falcon birds, said Pitheceus.
I knew that but how do we get to Falconnia. We have three regions including Dinolaya between Falconnia and Sorgamia. At first, we need to fight against each of them and then is when we can reach Falconnia right! Since you’ve been here, you surely should know some shortcuts to Falconnia, if you know so, don’t delay a second. Prepare our troops, ordered Manav.
Lord! We have three ways to reach Falconnia. First, we could go through the rugged surface of Dinolaya and reach Falconnia but the only challenge is they will be ready with their army. Second, we could climb the mountains of Nagamalya and reach Falconnia, this is a better way compared to Dinolaya but this will take a longer time. Therefore the third is our only way that’s through Armania. We will conquer Armania, it is also a region without any lord so after our victory in Armania, we could march towards Falconnia, said Pitheceus.
Armania! I am not interested in conquering Armania. That will delay our journey to Falconnia. I need to fight Ameer to defeat him and that plan should neither be delayed nor deviated from, said Manav and looked at the mountains of Nagamalya.
At Dinolaya,
Tyrant was ready with his army all set to conquer Falconnia, the Dinomen and the creatures of Dinolaya were marching towards Rhinorios and the creatures of Falconnia.
(Tyrant entered and bowed down before Ameer continuing his act )
Lord! Our army is ready and they are waiting for your arrival outside your tent, said Tyrant.
Just six more for 1000, wait! (Ameer was taking pushups) Nine hundred and Ninety five! Nine hundred and Ninety six! Nine hundred and Ninety seven! Nine hundred and Ninety eight! Nine hundred and Ninety nine! One Thousand, (Ameer got up from the floor), I feel stronger than before now. I feel I have the power to lift an elephant, said Ameer.
There is no doubt in that my lord, you are the most powerful person in this universe, praised Tyrant.
Let it be! Let’s check our warriors, said Ameer.
These my lord are our warriors who are going to make you the lord of this universe, said Tyrant.
Ameer was stunned looking at the large army spread across, he felt so empowered just looking at them. There were five types of forces waiting for his orders. Tyrant started to introduce the forces one by one to him.
Take a good look at your vast army my lord! There are more than 20,000 infantry Dinomen soldiers with spears and shields, 5000 head slaughtering veloxback warriors, 4000 massive Triceratopback forces, and 3000 flying Quetzalcoatlusback archers, all awaiting orders from you, said Tyrant.
WOW!! The army like Dinomen, Air-force like Quetzalcoatlus, tanks like triceratops, and veloxback soldiers who are better than the horseback soldiers, this is simply outstanding!! What about the navy, have you got anything in the water, asked Ameer.
Yes my lord! Spinosaurus is ready in the Empyrean ocean, responded Tyrant.
Spinosaurus!! What’s that..? Is that an army, asked Ameer.
Spinosaurus is a kind of dinosaur which is indeed bigger than Tyrannosaurus with a crocodile-like snout. These beasts can grow up to 55 to 60 feet long, weigh up to 10 tons and have a sail on their back, which alone is taller than an average adult man. This Spinosaurus are like crocodiles, they can live inside sea and as well as outside. Unfortunately, we have only one of it. But, one will be more than enough to defeat Falconnia, said Tyrant.
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