The palace stood tall upon the Black Mountains, far away from the capital.
The clouds roared violently overhead.
Maybe a storm would strike today.
Some people were spying on the palace.
Rebellion?
Maybe...
The civilians had been granted a holiday by Lohit for some reason.
Sonavarnah was away from the palace along with Lohit.
Grishwari and Fur were guarding the palace today.
Two Royal Guards.
Nothing could go wrong, right?
Well...
The absurdity crashed right onto the palace.
A group of rebels were waiting for a signal from their leader, Row, who had successfully infiltrated the palace.
The signal to take over the palace.
Something suddenly crashed onto the palace roof.
The rebels mistook it for Row's signal and immediately rushed toward the palace, eliminating every soldier who stood in their way.
It wasn't a signal from Row, though.
Yuwah and Pratik had just crashed onto the rooftop.
Talk about absurdity.
[Pratik]: Seems like my teleportation location missed a little.
Pratik said with a straight face.
[Yuwah]: A little? We are off by miles!! We planned to teleport four miles away from the palace!
Yuwah said with comically widened eyes.
[Pratik]: This means we can beat your ruler, right?
Pratik asked with a determined face.
[Yuwah]: Nope. He must be out checking the transportation stuff today. That was exactly the reason I chose this day for the invasion. I didn't even have a plan.
Pratik made a disappointed face.
[Yuwah]: Come on, be practical and help me already!
Yuwah said with an annoyed face.
[Pratik]: Now I remember. Why do you want to beat your ruler that badly? You are from the army, right?
Yuwah returned to his normal expression.
[Yuwah]: I can't possibly share the reason. I just want to end his tyranny.
Yuwah said calmly.
He hesitated to tell a complete stranger about his situation.
Moreover, he had no idea how Pratik would react if he learned about it.
Yuwah couldn't afford any deviations from his strategy.
*
Gathering Room,
Grishwari and Fur were talking when they heard a commotion outside.
[Grishwari]: Seems like we have some guests outside.
She said with a smirk.
[Fur]: Hmm... We must beat them before the ruler comes back. We may be punished harshly if we let them escape, mon.
[Grishwari]: I am heading towards the East and will take down whoever stands in my way.
She said as she started walking.
[Fur]: But that is West, mon.
A deep silence filled the room.
NARRATION:- That was North, for the curious ones.
The rebels flooded into the Outer Palace, which had been built like a fortress.
No mercy for the soldiers.
The rebels were here to take over the palace.
The ruler didn't value anything besides himself.
Taking the soldiers hostage wasn't worth it. Moreover, the rebels couldn't afford to lose their own people trying to capture soldiers alive.
Meanwhile, Pratik and Yuwah entered the palace through the rooftop.
[Pratik]: I am heading towards the South.
Pratik said while running.
[Yuwah]: But that is North.
A deep silence of awkwardness.
Pratik continued running North.
NARRATION:- For the curious ones, indeed, it was North.
Yuwah, meanwhile, ran towards the South, splitting away from Pratik.
The three teams had already been formed.
1) Rebels:
Mission: Take over the palace.
2) Two Royal Guards:
Mission: Eliminate or capture the invaders.
3) Team Liberators:
Pratik and Yuwah.
Mission: Defeat the Royal Guards, free the slaves, and save the people trapped within the palace.
*
Earth,
Asia,
Dendadarlands,
Immortalus Society Residence,
Training Ground Sector 1.
Date: 16th July 2009
The teleportation circle had been completely restored, thanks to Lila.
She had reverse-engineered the complex arrangement of multiple teleportation circles and repaired the burnt section.
As soon as the burnt section was fixed, Mala hugged Lila with a happy expression.
[Mala]: You are the smartest, Lila! Always so helpful.
[Lila]: You are embarrassing me.
Lila said with a small smile.
[Grimori]: Mala is right, though. You were also a great help during the healing and infiltration missions. You truly are great.
[Kel]: Praise my fiancée more.
Everyone burst into laughter while Lila looked away with red cheeks.
The teleportation circle activated.
It just needed a small push to start.
[Kel]: I shall pour some energy.
Kel poured a huge amount of Dark Energy Reserves into the circle.
It glowed even brighter.
Within the blink of an eye, everyone teleported away.
A new team would soon be landing in Monster Realm, Ka77 Kingdom.
Mission?
Don't know.
Chaos factor?
100%.
The atmosphere had certainly become tense...
For everyone.
To be continued...