throughout the revolution Dean had been a key allie of Skull crusher, the two had tirelessly worked to curb the revolution and kill Ashhad and his friends before they spread the news about Sufiyan's genocide and although the two parted ways Dean continued his hunt for Ashhad and the rest, eventually he found them but in an effort to put an end to them once and for all, Dean bit more than he could chew, the swift victory Dean had thought of turned into a strategic blunder as he faced a humiliating defeat which marked the end of Deafastation, Dean was the sole survivor of his group, the once sturdy mercenary now fearing his own death somehow got to the royal palace he was allowed entry by the guards cause he looked more like a needy person than a noble mercenary, in the throne room Sufiyan was with Saad and Skull crusher when Dean entered the room, seeing his friend in such a state Skull crusher asked
Skull crusher : Dean, is that you?
Skull crusher came to Dean and asked
Skull crusher : what happened?
Dean : the revolutionaries they killed everyone, I don't know .... I don't know how I survived.
hearing their name Sufiyan stood up and asked
Sufiyan : you fought the revolutionaries?
Dean : yes.
Saad : do you know where their base is?
Dean : yes, it is in the south eastern part of the forest.
Sufiyan grinned menacingly and said
Sufiyan : Saad prepare an army of 100 soldiers, torch the southern, eastern and south eastern parts of the forest, I want those revolutionaries dead.
Saad : consider it done.
Saad left as Dean walked up to Sufiyan and said
Dean : your highness, I sacrificed my entire clan for the well being of Ortania.
Sufiyan : I appreciate that.
Dean : I didn't wanted say this to you like this but can I please get some reparations for my efforts?
Sufiyan : right, Skull crusher give him a reward.
Skull crusher took out a small pouch he walked up to Dean and handed it to him, Dean opened the pouch and inside were about 500 to 700 emeralds, this left Dean a bit upset and confused as he asked
Dean : is this it?
Skull crusher : the Kingdom is going through a tough time right now.
Dean : you do understand that my entire clan died in an effort to stop those damn revolutionaries?
Skull crusher : our minister of Economy died last night, had he still been around I would've opened the National treasury for you, I would've filled your pockets to the brim.
Dean : I'm curious just how long have you served this nation?
Skull crusher : since the start of the server.
Dean : you've been the minister of defense for so long yet you still don't have a spare key to the National treasury?
Skull crusher was speechless, so Dean turned to Sufiyan and said in a more angry tone
Dean : your highness after all the things I have done I atleast expected a bigger reward.
Sufiyan : how big?
Dean : at the very least I should've received 10000 emeralds.
Sufiyan got up and obnoxiously shouted
Sufiyan : FOR WHAT?!!
Dean : my entire clan died fighting for you!
Sufiyan : ENOUGH WITH THE CLAN THING , YOU SHOULD BE GRATEFUL WE EVEN GAVE YOU THIS!!!
Dean : I was fighting your enemies!
Sufiyan : had you been successful I would've given you a lot more than this!!
Dean : if you can't reward me than repay your debt.
hearing this Skull crusher gulped as Sufiyan asked with temptation
Sufiyan : what debt?
Dean : your minister of defense Mr George Clementine aka Skull crusher took a debt of 69420 emeralds from me, he promised to repay me triple that amount if I killed the revolutionaries and although I didn't succeed in killing them, he still owes me that money.
Sufiyan looked at Skull crusher and asked
Sufiyan : is he telling the truth?
Skull crusher was speechless as Dean said
Dean : that your highness is the face of a liar, he knows he can't lie now for if he does ....
Skull crusher cut him off by saying
Skull crusher : he's lying.
Dean's eyes went wide as he asked
Dean : what?
Sufiyan looked over to Dean as Skull crusher said
Skull crusher : yes I had hired you and your now dead clan as mercenaries but before that I didn't knew you.
Dean couldn't believe what Skull crusher was saying as he walked up to him and said
Dean : George what's gotten into you, has this power really blinded you to the point where you refuse to recognize your own friends?
Skull crusher : stop pretending that I know you.
Dean : George listen ....
Sufiyan cut him off by saying
Sufiyan : ENOUGH!!
Sufiyan stood up from his throne and said
Sufiyan : GET OUT OF MY PALACE THIS INSTANT!!
Dean was left heartbroken, his own friend had refused to recognize him, he turned around and began to leave but just as he was leaving he turned around walked to Sufiyan and said
Dean : you have wronged a honest man may God never forgive you.
Dean threw the pouch Skull crusher gave him on the ground and left, he knew exactly where he had to go so he quickly made his way back without wasting any time, back in the forest the friends were repairing all the damages taken by the cabin as Humzah replaced the broken window pane with a new one and said
Humzah : their all done.
Kainaat : thanks alot guys, I really appreciate all the help you've given.
Ashhad : your welcome.
just then a knock happened on the door as Ashhad asked
Ashhad : were you expecting someone?
Kainaat : no.
Ashhad looked back at the door, Nizaam who was standing close to the door drew out his sword and walked up to the door, he looked back the group and everyone gestured that they were ready, Nizaam opened the door, standing outside was Dean seeing him Nizaam's fight or flight instincts kicked in and he immediately shut the door, as he looked back and said
Nizaam : it's Dean.
outside Dean started banging on the door while shouting
Dean : open to door, I have no intention to harm you, I just wanna talk!
a few seconds later Zulqarnain opened the door and asked
Zulqarnain : not even an hour ago you were hunting us down, and now you're saying you wanna talk?
Dean : give me another chance I wanna change.
hearing this Zulqarnain as well as everybody else came out of the house and surrounded Dean as Zulqarnain said
Zulqarnain : in the last few days, you and your gang wanted our head on a spike and now you're saying you wanna change?
Dean : I've seen the reality of Skull crusher, he's nothing more than a damn power hungry bastard.
Zulqarnain : it took you that long to realize that?
Dean : it's not just Skull crusher, the entire government is full of heartless heathens.
Ashhad : when people like Sufiyan become King, it's only a matter of time before the entire Kingdom falls apart.
Dean : my entire clan died because of his hate towards you guys and all he offered in compensation was a measly 600 emeralds, I may be going through rough times but I ain't no beggar.
Humzah : damn it must've felt miserable?
Dean : it did.
Aliza : I can't believe how someone can be this inhumane.
Nizaam : those who lose their sanity become insane, those who lose their humanity become inhumane, Sufiyan has lost both and now he has became something indescribable in English.
Ashhad : he has became a freak.
Humzah : don't say that you'll anger all the freaks.
Dean : say what did you guys do that made you such great enemies of the nation?
Ashhad : well you see ....
Zulqarnain cut him off by saying
Zulqarnain : we stood up for the rights of a third gender.
Dean burst out into laughter and after laughing for a few seconds asked
Dean : your kidding right?
Hussnain : unfortunately we are not.
Ashhad : Sufiyan orchestrated a genocide against the LGBTQ, Third gender and Disabled communities, Nizaam is the only surviving member of the aforementioned communities.
Dean : damn, Sufiyan is a dick.
Humzah : glad we're on the same page.
Dean : wait does that mean we're on the same team?
Ashhad : yes but we need you to prove your loyalty.
Dean : I shall serve you till I die.
Hussnain : you're good at combat so you'll be of great value in the battlefield.
Dean : oh yeah I forgot, an army of 100 soldiers led by Prince Saad is coming to kill you.
Saad's name caused Kainaat to become a little disturbed as she asked
Kainaat : Sufiyan just had to choose that retarded pervert.
Ashhad : this cabin is well hidden they can't possibly find us.
Dean : yeah about that I told them your location.
Ashhad face palmed and said
Ashhad : tell me why I shouldn't kill you?
Hussnain : calm down Ashhad.
Zulqarnain : 100 isn't a big problem, if I'm not wrong we defeated a much larger army last night.
Hussnain : this should be a walk in the park.
Kainaat : let's not get cocky, Saad may be horrible at combat but his army is unpredictable.
Ashhad : Kainaat's right, if what Dean is saying is true they'll be here any second.
Humzah : guess it's time for some action.
Dean : count me in to.
Ashhad : let's do this!!
after a short briefing from Zulqarnain the group sharpened their blades mended their armor, chose spots to hide at as they would primarily be fighting a guerrilla war and replenished their hunger, by the time it turned late afternoon the friends were fully prepared for Saad's arrival and not long after he arrived, despite Sufiyan ordering to burn down the southern, eastern and south eastern parts of the forest, Saad didn't do it as he feared that the fire would spread and become uncontrollable, while walking through the region Saad said
Saad : be cautious, we don't know what awaits us.
as they continued walking soon the cabin became visible to them as Saad said
Saad : victory is close, I can smell it.
the path leading to the cabin had thick trees, so Ashhad and the rest had hidden themselves in them, just as Saad got close to the cabin Ashhad and his friends began their attack, what followed was 30 seconds of uninterrupted barrages of arrows that left Saad and his army scattered and disorganized, taking advantage of this the friends made quick work of the smaller pockets of soldiers and then began rounding up the larger armies during this time Saad kept shouting
Saad : fall back, fall back!!
Dean jumped him and said
Dean : damn your a real scaredy cat.
Saad : what are you doing here?!
Dean : helping the right side.
Dean tried to attack Saad but Saad dodged him, the extreme lack of guidance made it difficult for the soldiers to achieve even one decisive victory, during the chaos Saad somehow got away from the carnage but just then his path got blocked by his own cousin Kainaat, Saad's face became pale as he asked
Saad : Ka ... Ka ... Kainaat?
Kainaat : what's the matter Saad, where's you trusty metal rod?
Kainaat took a step towards Saad as Saad took a step back Kainaat asked
Kainaat : where's your slipper, where's your belt?
Kainaat tried to attack Saad but he narrowly dodged her as Kainaat asked
Kainaat : BELTING IS THE BEST WAY TO DISCIPLINE A BITCH, THAT'S WHAT YOU SAID RIGHT?!!!
Saad : Kainaat I'm sorry.
Kainaat let out a painful laugh before completely changing her expression to an angry one as she shouted
Kainaat : YOU RUINED MY WHOLE LIFE AND AND NOW YOU SAY YOU'RE SORRY!!!!
Kainaat charged at Saad, Saad on the other hand made a run for his life, the army Saad had brought with him completely fell apart because their was no one leading it and everyone was pretty much on their own, within 15 to 20 minutes the battle was won by Ashhad and his friends, Saad had safely retreated as the only survivor of his army.