Alexopoulos:- My king, we have raided all the near by villages, from the north, three villages, they gave us many frankincense, we collected all their horses, their goats..... My king, the two villages upon the hills, Eliades and Galatas, we took as many as possible of their harvest that we can carry....
The lower four villages downstream Andreadis, Baros, Danopoulous and Barbas, they gave us sapphires and golds, your majesty. We collected so many ....
Alanis :- What the people of Ballas says this time ? They argue or they still don't learn their lesson from what we did to them last time?
Alexopoulos :- My king, they did and the east town too. The disaster they witnessed the other time make them wise.
Hector:- (chuckles) They surely have learnt, they fear the wildfire the king threatened them with, last time.
Alexopoulos:- My lord, we must do something, about the people of Voltis... They refused to do what you asked us to pass to them, your orders.
Hector :- And what did they say happen, why..... why would they do that? don't you tell them it from king Alanis himself?
Alexopoulos :- I did, my lord, i told them the king himself demands..... My lord, they have a leader who orders them to defy you... he even almost kill me, he said, he said...
Alanis :- Speak!
Alexopoulos :- He said not you or even the gods can forcefully orders them to do things they are not willing to do and.....
Alanis :- (silence) Go back to that land, bring me the head of that their leader go, go in full strength, rape their women, kill the men,kill the children to their flocks. Burn the city down to ashes bring slaves for me. i command, remember they are the most populous of all the kingdom. That is treason, they are starting their own kingdom perhaps... i am their king, the only king of Massalia .
Hector :- My king, perhaps we can deal with them some other way.
Alanis :- No!, they must understand i carry so much power and i am being touched by the gods.
Alexopoulos:- My king perhaps you can deal with the leader alone, these will be too cruel for the Voltisans.... They are not involved in these.
Alanis:- They are my subjects, i am their ruler, whatever i want they must obey.. They refused my order, they shall witness my wrath.
Alexopoulos :- My king they don't even have enough of good swords to fight back... my king, we should only warn them today perhaps.
Alanis:- You dare defy me??
Alexopoulos :- My, sorry... m-m my king, forgive me, your majesty.
Alanis:- If you dare say a word before you do what i orders you, you will.....
Alexopoulos :- I beg your pardon my king, please forgive me, it's done.
Hector :- (inhale deeply)
Alanis:- Now go!
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@Voltis, the most populous city of the kingdom, about one million and five hundred thousand.
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@ a community,Voltis
Kolaris:- You know my friends, the king will perhaps send his soldiers to invade us.
Maius:- Sure!!!
Jalisis:- The king is the stubborn type, that will surely happen... I am expecting his return.
Kolaris:- Good that we all know that... Now we should be prepared.
Ragnous:- We should also prepare the people, it could be war.
Kolaris:- No, the people should fight for themselves if they really want their freedom..... We have long served Alanis and his cruelty, now is the times we stop giving out to him and fight for ourselves.
Ragnous:- My lord?!
Kolaris:- Yes, Ragnous! we don't have enough, not to mention the farmine... I mean the war.
Maius:- My lord, we are not ready for war.... they will kill us all.
Kolaris:- (chuckles) We are more than what you think my friend....We can defeat the king and his armies.
I heard he has been taking his armies to battles recently, and not preparing for wars like this.
They are not that plenty now,the soldiers.
Ragnous:- Even with their lower number, we still might not defeat them my lord.
Kolaris:- Fight with me, let's resist the Alanis king of a thing and we will have our own kingdom taking no more orders from anyone.
Jalisis:- I am on your side, my lord!
Ragnous:- We are also on his side, we are just telling him we should be fully ready.
Kolaris:- I trust you all, and i know you will always follow me... we will win my friends.
@ a house,Voltis
Brakelit:- (sobbing) Don't go brother, i don't want you to leave, the king could send back the soldiers for what the people did.
Kearyhaz :- Hey! stop brother, when i come back you will be free of this sickness you have been for long time now....you will, i will be back i promise. It only a matter of days when i make it to the hills of Mattaris you will be fine.
Just pray to the gods i have safe journey. .....please
Brakelit:- I even heard the road to the hills of Mattaris is full of mystery creatures, don't risk your life for mine, please brother!
Kearyhaz :- (kisses him on the fore head) Sleep brother i will soon be back.
Brakelit:- How can i sleep, sleep?! when you are embarking on such journey, stop and listen to me Kearyhaz, you promised to protect me please don't leave me.
Kearyhaz :- I am not leaving and i am protecting you also..... Brakelit please i need you to trust me i will be back i promise.
Brakelit :- Okay, but please don't keep me waiting (holds his hand) please!
Kearyhaz :- I won't, i promise.
Brakelit :- (looking worried) I still don't want you to go.
Kearyhaz :- (chuckles) .....bye for now, brother!
@ A farm, somewhere in Massalia Kingdom.
A man:- Why are you stopping, son?
Boy:- I am so tired father
Man:- We need to work harder, son.... and save foods for the future to sell and,,,,, to eat, the Oracles have foreseen the great farmine that is to come
Boy:- Then we should save the energy for that time, father !!!
Man:- When the time come, son, the lands will no longer produce.....like the Oracles said.
Boy:- (surprised) What?! you and these your Oracles.
Man:- Now it's time to do so,if we are to survive when the time comes.
Boy :- But father i am tired
Man:- Okay, see that tree over there?
Boy:- Yes
Man:- When you till the land to the place you can go home
Boy:- Okay father.... and what about you? father?.. You also should rest!
Man:- I will.
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Early the second morning, the armies of Massalia arrived at Voltis killing and destroying everything...
They killed so many people, the women and men...
They raped so many girls and ladies killing the old ones and taking the vibrants as slaves...
All the good things were taking...
Both livestocks and houses were mostly burnt...
A man Kolaris, the leader of the coup was killing some soldiers due to he's powers and also his fierce.
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Kolaris :- (shouting) Come to me you fools, come to me, so i can kill you with my own hands... you and your stupid king.
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Soldier :- My lord, look at that man he is taking down many of our soldiers .
Alexopoulos :- I will kill him myself... go, find slaves for the king.
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Alexopoulos killed Kolaris within a minute due to he's skills with the sword is so good.
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A man:- (running for his life) His dead, Kolaris is dead, the fierce Kolaris is dead.
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Alexopoulos :- Seize her, rape her, it's the order of your king.
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Brakelit fell asleep some minutes ago, soon. screams and battle sounds woke Brakelit from his sleep
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Brakelit :- They are here, I knew it, i knew the king will send his armies..... now they are killing and burning down the city... And how am i suppose to escape with my sick legs, I-I told Kearyhaz not to leave, now that they are back, how should i escape?
perhaps i should hide, the gods will not let them find me!
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Alexopoulos :- Have you checked that house, the door is not opened.
Soldier:- Yes my lord.
Alexopoulos :- Then leave the door open, go!
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The soldier went back to the house and this time, he found Brakelit hiding, he killed him and burnt the house.
Leaving his corpse outside.
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