BUGS.. I HATE BUGS
"You vile things cannot break our shields so easily", a powerful elderly knight spoke.
The knight who spoke was Lord Knight Hieron, one of the Knights of the Grand Cross. He was the one responsible for empowering the force field in the central court with his arcane magic.
"Your lousy shield is useless against our horde", Zesgumath told the knights before demons and undead climbed on the magic force field to break it with their powerful claws and fists.
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"This battle has ended much easier than I thought", Darklord told them.
"Something is not right," the Queen suddenly spoke with recognition.
"What is the problem my queen?" Kolgane asked her.
"The Knights of the Grand Cross are obviously not poisoned. How did we break into the academy's walls so quickly and easily?", Queen Emerald asked them.
"Maybe the enemy wants our forces to go inside the academy", Kolgane replied to the queen.
"I don't understand. Isn't it our objective to go into the academy?" Darklord asked.
Suddenly, a powerful magic dome appeared around the Knight Templar Academy.
"Why are the stupid knights casting their shields when our forces have gone inside? They could have stopped our intrusion if they cast it earlier" Darklord asked in surprise at the stupidity of the Templars.
"Because the shield is not meant to prevent our forces going in. It is preventing those who are inside from coming out", Kolgane told them to their horror and shock.
"I still don't understand", Darklord asked.
"I guess I must go over there to help them", Kolgane said as he flew to the battlefield.
"We must prepare to leave father", one of the queen's maids who was dressed as the Queen said to Darklord once Kolgane has left them.
The Demon Queen was using a body double again.
"Why are we retreating, Lord Zesgumath is still inside the Templar Academy?" Darklord asked.
"This battle is lost. We bring our remaining troops to escape while we still can", the real Queen Emerald told the Darklord.
"Why did you send the Skeleton King away if we are retreating? He's a powerful assistant in our retreat, He could guard our rear," Darklord asked her.
"The enemy seem to have anticipated our attack and neutralized our ruse. There can only be one reason, there is a spy in our camp. And the only one who fits the character of a spy is the much-changed Skeleton King", Queen Emerald told her father.
"I knew it. I suspected him right from the start. I just didn't have any proof. Why didn't you tell me earlier?", Darklord told his daughter and asked.
"If Kolgane is a spy, his most valuable mission will be to take my life. We must leave now", Emerald replied to her father.
"He could have killed your body double easily. Even I might not stop him in time if he surprised us. Why didn't he do so when he was in your bedroom?" Darklord asked his daughter.
"If there must be a reason, it is because he knows my body double is not the real me", Emerald said to him.
"How will he know that? All your maidens are perfect images of you? Even I couldn't tell the difference sometimes," Darklord asked.
"I don't know but every person has a different character and habit, and he must have found out I was using a body double when he tested my maiden", Emily replied.
"Damnit, when he stripped your maiden naked, she should have slapped his face instead of being stunned. He would not suspect then that she is not the real queen", Darklord said.
"Yes, my maiden needs more training to mimic me, but we really got to go now. This is not the time to discuss my flaws", Emerald told her father.
Soon, a magic portal was cast and the demon armies in reserve quickly escaped from there, leaving those who were still fighting behind.
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Prince Spiros and his companions were stricken by the cursed magic of the spiderlings. The spiderlings spawned and gestated in their bodies and were due for delivery. The newly born spiderlings would return to the Spider Queen Anansi and heal her.
The pregnant bellies of Spiros and the knights grew larger and larger and were about to explode.
"It is time", Prince Spiros shouted to his men as they cast a powerful conjuration over themselves.
Soon, Prince Spiros and his fellow knights were surrounded by magical enchantment as their bodies glowed in blinding luminescence.
The wounds on their swollen bellies soon subside and their wounds quickly healed while the spiderlings inside their bodies were cleansed and destroyed.
Spiros and his companions were prepared for the Spider Queen's spiderlings attack beforehand. They knew what to do to the spiderlings if they were infected by them.
"Arrggghhhhhh"
"Those damn pesky spiders. Good riddance", Prince Spiros shouted out.
The Spider Queen had a plan.
She trapped the prince and knights in her web before she unleashed her spiderlings into them. Once inside their bodies, the spiderlings would consume their bodies to gestate and grow.
When the knight's bodies explode, more spiderlings would be spawned, and these spiderlings would be returned to the Spider Queen to heal her. At least those were the spider's plan.
However, her plans failed because the knights had Holy magic that could dispel her vile spiderlings when they were in their bodies.
"Holy Light of Cleansing"
Realizing her plan failed, the Spider Queen used the last of her magic to transform into a blue spiderling to escape from battle.
"Damn you bitch, you are not going to escape from me this time", Prince Spiros screamed to the blue spiderling.
Spiros and the knights were stuck to the Spider Queen's web and could not chase her although they killed the spiders that went into their bodies.
Suddenly, the blue spiderling saw help coming for her and she rushed towards the help. When the blue spiderling reached her savior, she was shocked to find her helper catching her body.
"What the hell are you doing, Kolgane?", the blue spiderling would have asked her savior if she could speak.