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Chapter 28 - A Beast

Zeno had transformed into a 15 foot werewolf with his wings stretching even further. There was silence all around for a short while. Even the ghosts were stopped on their tracks as they say this creature hump on to a outpost and tear the wolves apart. One by one the the wolves of Zoreus fell down. The army of the Marakese were high on Morale. Demarius pushed the barricade back again and the evils were again kept at bay. Zeno howled as he flung from one outpost to another tearing apart the enemy. But he was not in control, some of the archers were also thrown by him without mercy. The archers all climbed down, some stood by the strongmen. Some of them ran away and the brave ones with the army of Demarius, they stood. "Borgur gasped in horror at what he had seen" He stood there without a thought in his head as he saw the beast fly around causing havoc. The wolves were scared and some of them even ran away. The other wolves who had the courage to fight Zeno were given the same treatment like the others. He tore a walk apart and threw half of the body far away that it landed on Hurin and he was thrown away to the side of the path along with his horse.

" Zorues jumped a hundred meters atleast from the furthest outpost to where Zeno stood and oushed him to the ground. Zorues roared with his fangs and wings in full display". Even though Zoreus was half the size of the beast that Zeno had become he was equally strong. The beast Zeno charged towards Zoreus caught up by his legs and swirled a few times before swinging him towards the strongman and the barricade they held. He took a strongman with him, Zeno and also a part of the baricade along with him. Adriella saw the opening and instructed the ghosts to enter through the space. As the ghosts marched on, the evils causing a tough fight to people of Demarius. Zeno ran towards Zoreus again. This time Zoreus caught him by his throat and pinned him along. He then swirled the beast and launched towards the direction of Adriella. He landed on her and she was too sent the same direction that Zoreus had landed upon. "Are you alright?" Zorues asked her. Yes, she said and got up. Zoreus came charging towards them and Zeno too ran towards him. The fight was evenly matched as it continued, there on. The ghosts tried to enter through the barricade and were met by the strongman and borgur. Borgur looked up at the skies, as he prayed to his ancestor. He lifted his sword up and commanded the army" Attack" he yelled. The strongman samurai went with their swords swing at the ghosts , as did Borgur. He landed in the thick of the battle and he stabbed the ghosts, some on their chest and others in their heads. The ghosts did not budge! they came at the strongman mercilessly. The leaders of the ghosts were in horses. So the warriors who were in the horses came charging towards them and all had met the same fate. "As Borgur launched his sword at the head of a ghost" it just laughed. The ghost caught Borgur by his throat and lifted him up. " How can you kill something that is already dead?" the ghost asked him and flung him to a far side, heavily injuring Borgur. The ghosts were tearing through the strongman and they looked helpless. Demarius too was being pushed back heavily and finally he had to concede ground to the evils. The evils had broken through the barricade and enter the Mountains of the Marakese.

"Let us go" said Hurin to Adriella. Yes brother, replied Adreilla as the two of them got up back on their horses and trotted towards the Marakese Mountains. Zoreus had caught the face of Zeno who was pinned to the groung and tried to tear it apart. "Hana looked at the peril that was upon them" Her men were getting mutilated and it was a matter of minuted before the two of them took control, she had realized looking at Hurin and Adriella approaching her! She was helpless and looked over at the broken Borgur who it looked it would surely die. The ghosts had put a sword through Borgur and he lay there on the ground helpless. She looked at Zeno and his face was getting torn apart." He too would suffer the same fate" she thought and looked up at the sky. "Praying to the gods" and finally her gaze dawned upon the iron masked man. He too looked at her and stared at her for a while. He finally removed his mask and looked east. Hana too had her eyes firmly fixed on the east, the same as dragon head! There was fire all around the sky , the direction they were looking up. The fire grew larger and louder by the second. Dragon looked back at Hana who did not take her eyes away from the fire that loomed large over the horizon." From afar came a arrow breathing fire and landed on the evils". They were now burning and ran in no particular direction" . The arrows were relentless as they came flying through the dragon fire and landed on the enemies at will. " The evils were now all burning and ran away from the Marakese kingdom. Another bolting fire arrow came and fell on the head of Zoreus whose skin caught fire. Zeno now got up and choked Zoreus for a serious minute and threw him aside. He then ran in the same direction. "Another arrow came in and blew a line of fire before the evil of Hurin and Adreilla" They looked up at the skies and their faces were in sheer horror at what they saw. Reya flew above the mountains with her fire breathing dragon circling above the kingdom. She then came bustling down and the dragon lay to waste the ghosts with its fire. The evils who had survived ran away, brushing past Hurin and Adriella. The dragon again circled above the kingdom and the ghosts marched inside. Another fire arrow was shot by Reya, this time completely annihilating the body of Zoreus. He too ran as fast as he could away from the danger, with whatever remained of his body. Zeno was relentless and chased him down. The dragon again came down on to the ghosts and blew fire at them. The ghosts burned, some of them fell, and the others ran away from the Mountians. Lets go! said Hurin to Adriella as they turned back to their forest. The dragon and Reya sat on top of the kingdoms head. Hana looked above at them. Reya and the dragon looked at the farside as Zeno was back in human form and he entered the kingdom again. His hands had the head of Zoreus on it! The whole kingdom was covered in fire! Zeno threw the head into the fire and looked around! He could not be happy, the damage had been done. He then looked at Hana. Hera too had come to her side and stood by the Queen. Their eyes spoke of fear. Zeno looked at them and realized that things would never be the same again. He looked above them and there was Reya atop the dragon sitting on the head of the palace!