"Computer please reset the simulation and follow Paul please." Scarlet asked kindly.
"Affirmative." the computer replied resetting everything back to the plain caravan leading up to when Paul teleported Scarlet away.
"Ashley watch the Princess don't let anyone in, I'm gonna deal with the other source of the boulders." Paul ordered before taking us to another location.
Again similar to Scarlet he was surrounded by six giants in an exact similar formation. "Interesting..... More than two Giants.... On top Hill Giants and Stone Giants working together.....this is practically unheard of....." Paul commented with a smile.
Another huge boulder was flung towards the caravan with no effect, again intercepted by a small black projectile shattering it into small rocks and pebbles.
"Improved invisibility as well..... This is truly interesting giants possessing such magical ability comes once in a hundred years..." Paul said to himself, pulling out his wand and with a small flick tossed the closest giant readying an attack to the side sending it tumbling away
"No way can a telekinesis spell move a Giant with such force..." Jay shouted in shock.
Another Giant quickly stomped its way towards Paul swinging his giant club straight down at him. The giant trying to attack Paul as well as the remaining Giants froze as if Paul stopped time itself. Slowly small yellow piece of paper materialised on all the Giants forehead with the same illegible symbol written on them.
"Now time to see what's really going on here." Paul said floating up and touching the head of the giant and closed his eyes for a few seconds. Paul opened his eyes "lucky we took precautions." Paul said and quickly teleported us to Scarlet.
"Scarlet we need to get back quickly, Ashley and the others are horribly outnumbered." Paul notified scarlet quickly walking to her.
"Someone or something gave these giants invisibility." Scarlet informed him.
"I know..... It's not looking good!" Paul said quickly touching Scarlet teleporting us instantly back at the caravan. The area was littered with corpses consisting of both soldiers and caped individuals wearing black with a solider entering the Caravan.
"STOP him!!!" Paul yelled.
Before Ashley could even turn around the remaining soldiers drew their blades on the old man and Ashley.
"What are you all doing??!! I'm your Lord Commander, I order you all to lower your blades!!!" He shouted.
"I'm sorry Lord Commander.... but this mission was given to us by the king himself." A solider replied.
"Yes Lord Commander Gideon... The king ordered this personally." The young mage said and shot a spell into the air, instantly several robed individuals appeared out of nowhere walking towards the Caravan as a solider dragged out a young no older then 10 years old.
"This isn't good...." Scarlet whispered to Paul.
"I know.... but they have the Lord Commander and Ashley..... And those are probably the individuals that cast dominate and invisibility on the giants..." Paul answered back.
"Why would the King order an assassination on his own daughter?.." Scarlet asked shocked.
"From what I saw.... the King is annoyed at his wife for not giving him a son...." Paul answered.
"You're fucking kidding me right?... He's going this far because he wants a son..." She hissed in absolute anger.
"Nope.... even worse is he also ordered the assassination on the Queen and the other two Princesses" Paul informed her.
"Why now?..." Scarlet asked.
"No idea..... But he's paid these assassins handsomely for taking the blame for all this." Paul explained.
"Yeah but he's not gonna get away with this!!! The Lord Commander knows... and we know..." Scarlet argued.
"What I guess they are gonna do... is alter memory the Lord Commander and we can't get involved in other kingdoms politics." Paul answered.
"This isn't right..... We can't let this happen." Scarlet whispered.
"It's too late.... for the Queen and the other two Princesses...." Paul answered.
"Well whatever happens now..... We need to spring our backup plan anyways." Scarlet answered.
"I know....We're lucky Lord Commander Gideon voiced his concerns before we left... I pray he did the same for the Queen and the other Princesses..." Paul answered.
A solider yanked the young princess pass Gideon towards the young mage and the robed assassins, "STOP you fool you don't have to do this!!!" Gideon yelled out to him trying to struggle against the soldiers restraining him.
"When do we spring into action?.." Scarlet asked.
"On Anna's go... you save the Lord Commander I can't take down several soldiers without my spells." Paul answered.
"Okay....." Scarlet answered seething in rage.
"Remember on Anna's go..... We still have the upper hand here." Paul reminded her.
"The Great Black Dragon Slayer, Queen of Atlantis and Ashley the Metal Alchemist we meet again." One robbed figure said taking down hood shaking out her hair revealing a beautiful young woman with blond hair but with a distinct tattoo of a snake on her neck.
"We let you live, giving a second chance to change and spat it back in our faces." Scarlet yelled.
The robed woman laughed manically, "You naive fools!!! Disarm those two!" The assassins yelled.
In an instant the Young princess magically became a teenager wielding two daggers. "Now!!" Paul ordered Scarlet. Before the four soldiers could even thrust their blades into Lord Commander Gideon their heads were severed from their body flying high in the sky before their bodies even hit the floor. Paul also as fast as Scarlet punched the one solider holding Ashley hostage cracking his metallic breastplate sending him flying away.
The teenager in absolute calculated precision tossed a dagger at one of the robbed individuals and with the other carved into the solider with horrific precision cutting through the openings in his armor making him wail in extreme agony before dropping on the floor silence. In an instant Anna vanished appearing at her other dagger and dropped something before leaping back to a safe distance as a small explosion detonated within the robes of the assassin causing a horrific woman shriek out in pain before falling down to the floor smoke emitting from the corpse with a noticeable hissing sound.
"We gave you a second chance..... But your participation in the assassination of a child is unforgivable. Nothing will save you from her wrath now." Paul yelled to remaining hooded assassins, as fast as the four soldiers around Gideon were slain, Scarlet severed the heads from the bodies of the remaining assassins holding her blade behind the nape of the neck of the unhooded assassin. "Irene you really should have taken the second chance we gave you." Paul advised her in a very sombre tone.
"Damn You....." She screamed before Scarlet silenced her with a thrust of her blade executing her on the spot.
"Black Dragon Slayer I order you to return the Princess RIGHT THIS INSTANT!" Lord Commander Gideon ordered him.
"As you wish..." He answered signalling a hand gesture to Anna, making her throw a dagger to the Lord Commanders feet.
"Uncle Gideon!" The princess cried as she appeared at the dagger and ran into his arms.
"Princess Thalia!!" He hugged her in return breaking into tears.
"Want me to deal with the last one?.." Scarlet asked Paul.
"No.... Gideon will deal with him." Paul said pulling out his wand and with a flick threw him to Gideon's feet.
Gideon moved Princess Thalia to the side and stood up tall saluting Paul, "Black Dragon slayer may I ask for one more favour?.." He asked with a stern voice.
"You may." Paul replied.
"Would you mind helping me take the bodies of the fallen soldiers back to the city so I may give them a soldiers burial and notify their family?.." He asked his eyes still red from the tears trying to keep them back.
"That I cannot...you will be executed on the spot by the King..... Either for failing to protect the Princess or the Princess will be executed by the King if she is discovered to have survived." Paul explained.
"If you won't help me then I'll do it myself!" Gideon replied prideful walking to a corpse and lifting it to the caravan, the disgraced solider looking down in shame went to help him.
"Even after you kings betrayal you're still loyal to him?.." Paul asked.
"You won't understand Black Dragon Slayer..... A knight is bound by their Oaths and my Oath is sworn to the king and the city." He replied to Paul's question.
"Even if you know he will execute you..." Paul questioned.
"Yes!! Honour and Oath above all else Gideon answered.
"Jesus your king don't deserve good man like you..." Paul sighed heavily.
"Ashley setup camp.... Scarlet make sure the area is cleared and we have no witnesses..... Leave the giants I stunned the charms should wear off in a day or two." Paul ordered.
"Anna good work protecting the Princess, thanks for the help..... But you'll need to make a move back to the school.... I'll send you to a nearby town." Paul thanked her.
"No problems Boss." She smiled her face finally came into view.
"I'll get Ashley to make you a couple more grenades when we get back." He smiled.
"Sure Boss." She smiled holding her hand out to Paul.
"Be safe, and stop calling me Boss" He said shaking her hand and in an instant she vanished.
Paul sighed heavily a, "I hope one day you'll be freed of your Oath." He said to Gideon lending him a hand.
"And that's the end." Scarlet smiled causing the room to change back to the normal changing room.