Scepters of Empyrea

by Vignesh Ravichandran

  Falcons engage on the Quetzalcoatlus!! Smack!! Rip!! Smash!!

  Ejeeth who is flying on a falcon take up his bow. He strung it and notched a flaming arrow. He drew the string to his ear, and released it by targeting the dark flag, the arrow hit the target, and the dark flag buried and turned ashes.

  Dark clouds has been beaten by the Emra rays and Empyrea shined in bright light of Emra.

  Ekmali disbelieving her eyes blinks and sees the sky, the falcons engage on the quetzals, a flaming arrow rightly targeted the dark flag and buried it. Ekmali with harder effects climbed the edge and ran all over the terrace for finding kalishka, but she couldn't see any foot prints of it.

  At last, she saw a blood filled mammoth tusk with a shell ornament on it. She picks it and closed her eyes, and a lovely visual comes into her mind, a naughty little girl playing alongside in the seashore and picking the shells from the sand, sudden water showers on her, but it's not the rain, it came from the trunk of a kid mammoth with lush brown colored hair. The girl ran towards the kid mammoth and tying the shell ornament.

  Ekmali opened her eyes, and the tears automatically poured out of her eyes, she noticed kalishka's bones rolling down on the floor with its blood. She wiped the tears from her face, took the shell ornament and wore it like a bracelet and lifted the tusks of the mammoth, tied at her two hands from her elbow.

  The sharp tusks are scratching down in the ground and leaving fire sparks in her fierce footsteps. She was ready to take on the foe army with the extra long tusks of her kid, she lunged like a saber and nailed the sharp tusks into the bodies of Dinomens and quetzals in a humongous force.

  Rhinorios, take your bows, be ready, defeat the dark with the flaming light, fire… fire… fire, ordered Ejeeth. The falcon back rhino archers set the flaming arrows on the Dinomen and the Quetzalcoatlus, the infantry Rhinorios lunged on the dino warriors and nailed their head horns and weird tridents on them.

  Ext. South Battlefield- Noon

  The empyreans who repeated the words death, death, saw the burning dark flag and got released from their mental stress, their fear of death disappeared and charged up with winning sprit. They set flames to their swords, spears, maces and also to the antlers of elks and to the tusks of Mammoths and mastodons. With extreme rage, they were hurling the foe army with their flaming sharpies.

  The falcon army has been vigorously approaching the battlefield in a firing Phoenix bird formation. Lord Tyrant’s army got traumatized in the entry of saber tooth tigers, wholly rhinos, falcon birds and the beasty Rhinorios with their firing weapons. The saber tooth tigers lunged on them and tasted their chunk of flesh.

  He is all yours prince, genuflected Lord Royston and moved away from them. Lord Tyrant Seth’s face turned dreadful, Prince lunged on Tyrant Seth and gave a mighty slice in his right chest.

  Ext. North battlefield- Evening

  Kong form of Lord Manav firmly held all the four heads of lord Kraity, he firmly holds the dragon snake’s head in the middle of his muscling right arm, empramid snake at the left arm, he crushes the ehill snake with his right foot, and he also bites the neck of ebra snake.

  Hey, it pains a lot, finish her quickly before I close my eyes forever, shouting Leonce.

  The four headed snake tried escaping from lord Manav at the start, but it left its breath all of a sudden, Kong Lord Manav thought she died and freed them from him, but it’s act from Lord Kraity, she once again raised all her hoods and attacked Kong Lord Manav. Each snake started to swing on him one another from each direction. Lord Manav didn’t know how to react to the situation kicked his foot at the abdomen of the snake where the four snakes born from, the kick gave her a mighty blow, she freed Kong and went back, and all the four snakes bleed like never before.

  Lord Manav found that’s the weakest place of this four headed diabolic beast. Lord Manav tried catching the abdomen of the diabolic beast, but the four heads protected it from him by giving variable attacks, the dragon snake attacked with its venom, the empramid snake attacked with its sharp horns, the ehill snake swirled around him and tightened his body, and the ebra snake tried swallowing him. Lord Manav held the jaws of ebra snake which came to swallow him, but its sharp teeth’s were pouring dirty saliva out of it. Lord Kong Manav tore the jaws of ebra snake, the empramid snake is trying harder to nail him with its sharp horns, Lord Kong Manav held the horns of the ebra snake tightly and along with the shaking move of the snake broke the horn. Used it like a dart and hit the abdomen of the diabolic beast. With that the diabolic beast hollered in pain, twisted and turned all the directions, and she transformed back into the empyrean form of Lord Kraity.

  Lord Kraity in Kong Manav’s hand, being tossed around like a rag doll, Lord Kong Manav cocks his head! Kong Manav rises to his feet, and beats his chest, towering over Lord Kraity with his huge fist rises into the air and comes slamming down straight towards Lord Kraity! Kong Manav roars and beats his chest in a dramatic display of anger and frustration. He rips a tree from the ground as his anger spirals into violent madness. He puts his foot on Lord Kraity and beats his chest triumphantly with a deafening roar.

  Lord Kraity fell by mourning some words. Lord Kong Manav lifted up a huge boulder and smashed it against Lord Kraity’s head, with that she left her breath out.

  By seeing the victory of Lord Manav, Leonce closed his eyes happily and left his soul out, the Vathroos in the battlefield chanted Lord Manav’s name, the Nagamen surrendered themselves and gave a genuflect respect to Lord Manav.

  Ext. South battlefield- Evening

  Lord Horus transformed his face into a phoenix bird. His body started to glow a crimson red like a phoenix. It’s my time to take my revenge. You gave back to back stabs to my father, I counted your stabs on him, it’s fourteen. Now I am going to give you them back, said Lord Horus and attacked Lord Tyrant Seth with lighting speed.

  Lord Tyrant Seth made a quick flick of his hand as if to say. “Come on” towards Lord Horus. He obliged his call and gave a lunging upper cut, which sliced the left shoulder of Lord Tyrant Seth.

  Lord Tyrant Seth rushed towards Lord Horus, but he dipped and weaved right as he was about to reach him and slashed downwards with his scepter, it gave a mighty blow at Lord Tyrant’s lap. Now my count is three, eleven more yet to come, be ready to face your death, said Lord Horus.

  Quickly, before Tyrant Seth could respond with a follow-up, Lord Horus swiftly stabbed Tyrant in his neck plexus, and he followed that up with a quick rising uppercut with his scepter, it's five now. The wounded Lord Tyrant Seth tried giving a swing towards the neck of Lord Horus, but he jerked to his right and swung his scepter around the chest of Tyrant Seth. When Prince was directly behind Lord Tyrant Seth, he curled his legs into his body and angled his body towards the ground, changing the direction of his fall, putting the weight of his jump into a powerful throw and stabbed at his abdomen. It’s seven now, seven more to come. Later, Lord Horus kicked the scepter from Lord Tyrant’s hand, picked it up with anger flaming inside him. Misery, anger power sparked in his hand, and he attacked.

  The bleeding Lord Tyrant Seth is going unconscious, no uncle it’s not the time to be unconscious, it’s time for back to back to stabs said Lord Horus and gave back to back six stabs to Tyrant Seth, with that he fell to the ground with full of drenching blood.

  Uncle do you need to know, how I came back, (Tyrant Seth nodded his head) Hmmmm!!! Hmmmm!! Do you want to hear that?? no way, die with the suspense, said Lord Horus and nailed his scepter into the right chest of Lord Tyrant Seth.

  Before leaving his breath away, Lord Tyrant Seth mourned some words in his last breath. Lord Horus pushed his scepter deeper inside his chest and took his breath away by tearing his right heart.

  The dino army stampedes from the place by seeing the death of their Lord Tyrant Seth.

  All assemble on the bank of river Isis, you will not be harmed! Surrender your weapons! Hold your animals, Take off the armor, ordered empyreans to the Dinomen.

 
The whole battlefield including Lord Royston gave a genuflecting respect to Lord Horus. The empyreans in the battlefield chanted the name of Lord Horus and Lord Royston.

  Ext. North battlefield- Evening

  Deva with tears lifted the body of Leonce and moving towards the palace. Lord Manav got gifted with a scar at half of his face in the venom of Kraity, after killing her too his anger hasn’t reduced yet, he is punching the dead Kraity with his human hands for taking the life of his friend Leonce.

  At last, the sounds of charge, fire, kill, kick, roar, lunge, defeat, revenge ended in Empyrea. Lord Royston with his powers bought the snowfall to Empyrea, the people enjoyed in the snow, but the people won’t enjoy the upcoming decision of Lord Royston and Lord Horus.

  Next Day Morning on new moon day at the palace,

  The hall of the first court was highly decorated with flowers and the symphonic orchestra ready with their musical instruments. The hall was filled with Empyreans, vathroos, Dinomen, Nagas, and Rhinorios. At the corner of the hall, above the steps and right next to a rose screen, the thrones of the old lords had been polished and awaited the new Lords of Empyrea.

  (Musical Horns Blowing)

  Lord Horus along with Lord Royston and Lord Manav came into the Court. The people gathered there hailed their names and welcomed them raining flowers on them. They stepped up and stood on the steps.

  A warm welcome to everyone gathered here. Before we proceed with the ceremony, I’d like to take a moment and use this as an opportunity to acknowledge the brave ones who gave their lives for their kingdom, for Empyrea to continue in its steadfast glory. My heartfelt condolences to their families. Empyrea pledges to adopt the affected families and to be a haven of provision meeting all their needs.

  I also proclaim that we maintain the peace within the kingdom and there will be no territorial dispute. This is a great opportunity for us to truly emulate a new world of peace and beauty in Empyrea, said Lord Royston.

  And despite the old Lords forsaking their own family my request to you all is to remember what they did right. They did lead their people to a happier life having them rejoin their sons and daughters, so don’t dismiss them or their efforts post the ceremony.

  Before we begin and I would like to call two brave men from the crowd who cheered us, supported us, defended us and led us through many challenging situations. That’s Deva and Ejeeth, please join us on stage, requested Lord Royston.

  Once they joined him, Lord Royston began his speech.

  As you know, the empyrean stone has been taken out by thunder, we are unable to destroy our scepters and we can’t recreate the new stone. The mystery of the stone is known only to the original god of nature, Osiris Mysterio. So, now I present to you the new lords of Empyrea to safeguard it.

  To the fascinating Falconnia, I present Lord Horus the brave, who safeguarded Empyrea for more than 5000 years, and I am sure he will lead us for another 5000 years, said Lord Royston and honored him with a Golden falconic feathered crown. The crowd broke into applause and hailed the name of Lord Horus.

  To the radiant Sorgamia, I present Lord Manav the gentle. Lord Horus honored him with an Emplica flower designed golden crown and blessed him to continue his godly service as Lord Manav over the people and creatures of Sorgamia. The crowd applauded and the orchestra played the drums.

  To the glistening Nagamalya, I give you Deva the valiant, said Lord Royston and requested Lord Horus to honor Deva. Lord Horus presented the “scepter of venom” to Deva and honored him with a snake designed golden crown, made him as Lord Deva over Nagamalya. The crowds cheered, and the orchestra played the music of the serpenter.

  To the great Dinolaya, I present two brave men, who hide behind this rose screen. They are the people who first harvested the successful seed for Empyrea. Lord Horus unveiled the screen there stood the golden statues of Ameer and Leonce. The sculptures revealed them holding each other with their hands on their shoulders. These two brave men’s souls will protect Dinolaya. You may ask how, once the body preservation process ends, these two will be buried inside an empramid, which is going to be constructed at Dinolaya. As they are best friends from childhood they will be placed in adjacent coffins inside the empramid. They saved Empyrea by sacrificing their lives. Let’s hope they will save our souls with their godly shield over us.

  Before honoring the last brave men, I would like to share a few words. Last night I spoke with Lord Manav about our departure to our world today but he wasn’t ready to leave his friends Leonce and Ameer. Not only them, when we entered Empyrea we were nine in total but Manav and I are the only survivors, uhhh!! It’s like a nightmare. Lord Manav likes to live with them in Empyrea but it’s so hard for me. Everyday would be torturous to live in their memories and I have a lovely family in my world. So, I am going to give the alloy of brave, gentle and valiant Lord to Armania, in fact I present to you the Emperor of Empyrea.

  (The crowd went silent)

  Come on!! Cheer up Armania and the whole of Empyrea, I give you Lord Ejeeth the magnificent. Ejeeth stood astonished and said I am not the right person for this. Lord Royston with a smile on his face ignored his reaction and presented him with the “Scepter of Nature” and honored him with a special golden crown. It had the designs of Emplica flowers, Falconic feathers, dancing snake, the head of Apatosaurus and the trunk of a mastodon.

  I am not the right person as compared to you but I will look after it until you return, replied Lord Ejeeth. The crowd applauded and the orchestra joined in.

  Lord Horus followed right after Royston’s speech.

  Royston!! You have given Empyrea back to us but in return we feel sad letting you go. This is the key of Emrath, use it in the empyrean ocean to open the door of your world (Earth), said Lord Horus getting all emotional.

  Ext-Empyrean ocean-midday

  Everyone gathered at the coasts of the Empyrean Ocean to send off Royston.

  Before boarding the boat Royston went to Godmother Isis to convey his gratitude.

  Welcome Royston, you have done very well. You have come far, and now you are at the end of your journey

  Yes, I am afraid this would be my last day in Empyrea. Will I return?, asked Royston.

  Well, you must find that out for yourself. But you should know, if you continue here, there is no turning back, you can forget your home, replied Godmother Isis.

  I have had the pleasure of experiencing so many adventures but nothing has dampened the yearning of being with my family. I know I am hardly worthy, but with your permission, I would lay down my position for the joy of being with my family, said Royston.

  God bless you my child. All is well. And, I have some sea cucumber for your daughter Sylvia, she loves it, give this to her on my behalf, said God mother Isis.

  Sea cucumber..? For my darling Sylvia..!! How did you know about her, why do I even bother asking when you have been living for more than 5000 years. Anyway, I will deliver these to her, said Royston and went about ready to depart.

  Lord Horus, I am grateful for this kingdom and its people. My deepest respect and thanks to the team that helps in preserving the bodies of the old lords and my friends. Take care of our people. If possible let’s meet in the future, said Royston.

  I hope you have made the right decision for your life. Please accept this bracelet. It belongs to my father. It will guide you in the right path, have a bright future with your family, said Lord Horus.

  (Royston moved towards Lord Deva) Ahhhh!!! Deva, sorry Lord Deva, Good bye Lord Deva. (Deva Cries) Hey!! Hey!! Don’t cry, why do you weep, consoled Royston.

  I don’t understand a thing. Will I not see you again? Ever? asked Lord Deva.

  What a wonderful riddle you are, a real hero. It’s been my honor to fight beside such a brave warrior and a great friend like you. Lead your world with peace. Turn the bizarre mindset of others on your race. And you are just like Leonce, humorous. Everything will be alright, said Royston.

  Royston!! You are the closest person in
my life. Surely, I will miss you, said Lord Manav and hugged Royston.

  Royston!! Why are you leaving us, is it really necessary to leave, asked Lord Ejeeth.