
Inside the Byzantine court, a Christian named Dzu Tsa'laban escaped and sought help from Justin I, the Byzantine emperor who was the greatest ruler and protector of Christianity.
Dzu Tsa'laban bowed before the Emperor:
"High Majesty, I ask for mercy from His Highness. The servant managed to escape from the pursuit of Himyar's bastards. The slave company was killed by Himyar's men, but the servant was a Christian merchant. Please servant, Your Highness the Great."
Emperor Justin I looked at Dzu with burning eyes upon hearing the story from him, that the Himyar Kingdom needed to be destroyed soon. Then Emperor Justin I said:
"All right! Raise your head and say your name !!"
Dzu Tsa'laban raised his head and said:
"Hamba, is Dzu Tsa'laban"
Then the Emperor continued his decree:
"With this I declare! The Byzantine Empire will fight against Himyar Kingdom! I order Negus Caleb to immediately destroy Himyar Kingdom!"
The emperor Justin then asked his ally Negus Caleb, king of the kingdom of Aksum, which was located closest to South Arabia, to carry out an attack on Himyar's kingdom. The Caleb Negus sent about 70,000 troops across the Red Sea to attack Himyar.
But after the first attack under the leadership of General Aryat failed, then in the second attack led by Abraha they managed to defeat the kingdom of Himyar. Emperor Justin I was pleased to hear this, so Abraha became governor of the Aksum colony in Himyar region, South Arabia.
After the occupation of Himyar and Abraha became governors, but soon became governors of Himyar, The Negus Caleb again sent the general Aryat to bring down Abraha because he had withheld the tribute that was supposed to be sent to the kingdom of Aksum. Abraha defeated the general Aryat and proclaimed himself king of Himyar.
The appointment of Abraha as king of Himyar caused little turmoil between the Byzantine Empire and the Kingdom of Aksum. But it does not affect them because they are fellow Christians.
As a king, Abraha became an important figure in the spread of Christianity in South Arabia, as well as suppressing the existence of Jewish followers. A cathedral named al-Qulays was built on the ruins of the ancient city of Ma'arib during his reign, and became the largest church. In addition, Abraha made similar cathedrals in Najran, the Church of God in Ta'if, as well as the Yareem Church and the Ghamdan Church in Yemen.
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In Mecca, Elaina and Ahmad stopped at a tent for rest and his entourage after traveling long distances over his trade.
"Hw... Hu... Hu..."
Elaina was exhausted because the city of Mecca was very hot. Then Ahmad tried to offer something to Elaina...
"Are you okay, Elaina? Here I have water for you, drink it so you don't fall unconscious"
Elaina accepted the offer in the form of a bag filled with clean water to drink.
"Uh.. thanks a lot Ahmad, I feel exhausted and hot here"
Then Elaina drank the water *glek.. glek... glek... glek.* to quench her thirst. Then splash the remaining water on Elaina's face, which makes Elaina's face again bright and more beautiful. It could have made Ahmad fall in love with Elaina, however....
"Thank you Ahmad! I'm back refreshed, maybe I'll get some fresh air here. I'll go for a walk alone, see you again Ahmad"
In order for Elaina to leave, Ahmad tried to stop her....
"Wait on Elaina!"
Elaina turned and stopped for a moment...
"What's Ahmad?"
"Come back here at night, don't you sleep out there alone"
"Um.. alright, I'll come! The drug!"
Elaina walked while waving to Ahmad, as well as Ahmad also waved his hand.
And they split for a while....
On the other hand, inside the royal palace of Himyar. Abraha made a banquet to invite the Arabs to the Palace, whipped Abraha's mouth to want to slaughter the Arabs who came to his banquet. And one of the King's bodyguards spoke as they walked in the hallway of their palace:
"His Majesty King Abraha, is His Majesty sure to do this? If we do that, we will be hostile to the people of Quraysh. If that happens, we will also be hostile to the Persians, because maybe the Quraysh asked the Persians for help"
"Shut up! No need to doubt, all my plans always go smoothly! You just follow my orders and plans!"
"All right, Your Majesty!"
At night, many Arabs came to the invitation. Then King Abraha emerged from the palace hallway, and stood at the Balcony to greet the invited guests. But nevertheless...
"Good Night ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to your last night !!!"
Suddenly, there was a scream that killed one of the guests. Then came the soldiers of the royal army marching, unloading their weapons towards the Arabs. And a massacre ensued, hysterical screams from both women and men. All the Arab guests who came to the banquet of about 200 people were killed, Abraha's plan was successfully implemented. But nevertheless...
"It's his time! We attack and destroy the Kaaba! Send out all the troops we have! Run to Mecca immediately!"
And then, a salaried army of more than 50thousand troops set out from Himyar Kingdom towards the city of Mecca. Abraha's massacre sparked the attention of the Quraysh and the Persians.
The elders of the Quraysh in their camp discussed the massacre.
"What King Abraha did was so inhumane! Abraha is the embodiment of Satan ! We have to get this demon off the face of the earth!"
The Quraysh were angry at the event, while at night the same day. Ahmad awoke from his sleep, because he had a nightmare of the massacre perpetrated by Abraha. And Ahmad also dreamed that the 50th-thousand garrisoned troops had begun to move towards Mecca, which would have destroyed the Kaaba if it had not been stopped immediately. With sweat pouring over the nightmare, Ahmad felt very anxious and confused what to do. However, Elaina who saw Ahmad's slightly different behavior made Elaina try to calm herself.
"What's up Ahmad? Are you all right?"
Ahmad was surprised, Ahmad was completely unaware that Elaina was around him. Then Ahmad replied to Elaina with deep concern.
"El-Elaina..."
"Well..why Ahmad?"
"Elaina, 50 thousand troops will destroy Mecca. They were the armies of Himyar Kingdom under the direct leadership of King Abraha. What are we supposed to do? We cannot make the people of Mecca panic or become victims. Please tell me Elaina, why can I see this dream? What's this...?"
Elaina uses the magic of "Calmness" to Ahmad, and Ahmad is now quiet.
"Elaina... What have you done to me?"
"That's Ahmad's secret, but now you're okay right? You feel calm now, right?"
"Hmmm.well, I feel calm now. Thank you Elaina, so what should we do?"
"Gini Ahmad, you should keep your dreams secret from the people of Mecca. You should evacuate immediately, don't worry I'll be with you Ahmad"
Elaina smile...
"But Elaina, that I can't do! I have to tell this to the people of Mecca!"
"Are you sure Ahmad?"
"Yes I'm sure!"
"Alright Ahmad, I'll help you. But in the meantime, we better get some more sleep. Tomorrow morning we tell them"
"Well... Elaina thank you, Good night"
"Good night"
And they continued their sleep in the camp. The morning welcomes new life. Ahmad woke up and immediately went to the Mecca City Hall where there was a loudspeaker sound that could be announced to the entire city of Mecca, even the sound is also connected to the sound of loudspeakers in the mosque.
Ahmad arrived at the Hall and announced to them immediately...
"Assalamualaikum warahmatulli wabarakatuh !!!"
The residents of Mecca were flattered by the greeting and tried to listen to it...
"a lam tara kaifa fa’ala rabbuka bi`ais-s-subil-fil"
The residents are still listening....
"a lam yaj’al kaidahum fi tailli"
Elaina awoke from her sleep, then heard the voice if it belonged to Ahmad. As soon as Elaina catches up with Ahmad using her "Teleport" magic. Elaina was behind Ahmad, but...
"I'm dreaming! Within Himyar's royal palace there had already been a very inhumane event. Many of our brothers died there, brothers and sisters! Listen to me!"
Maybe in the minds of the people of Mecca consider Ahmad has gone crazy but almost all the dreams that Ahmad tells is Reality, Elaina wants to stop Ahmad but maybe this is what happened in the past...
"O sister! Troops under King Abraha, bringing 50 thousand troops to Mecca! They intend to destroy the Kaaba!"
Panic occurs, but it does not lead to negativity. It is precisely those who listen immediately spread this news to their brothers, to immediately flee to Mecca and make an absolute defense against the colonizing forces. The news was heard by the elder Quraysh, and they asked the Persians for help against Abraha.
3 Days passed after Ahmad delivered his dream, the Arabs all fled to Mecca. While the Persians sent a lot of troops about 30 thousand troops to fight Abraha. And there were several battles fought by both sides, the Persians against Abraha. But the garrison was superior to the Persians, making many defeats in every battle, ambush, assault, defense. The gleaming troops did not decrease in number at all, as if they were immortal.
Abraha was increasingly convinced that his army was unmatched, as the elite Persian army was easily destroyed. Then the troops fought continuously towards Mecca. The Persian king was furious with the defeat that befell them.30 thousand troops just died, making the Persians more saggy over their military.
Elaina met Ahmad, asking Ahmad to fight and lead the troops on the front lines.
"Ahmad, I know this is painful to say. But, fight you! You can definitely defeat Abraha"
Elaina smiled after saying such a thing, made Ahmad confident and then took the spear and climbed the camel to the city gate of Mecca. Leaving Elaina where soon Elaina disappeared.
The next day, a very hot morning sun, a very hot desert, very dusty air. Troops arrived in front of the entrance gate of Mecca. Then Abraha stood up from his throne, on the elephant's shoulder and said.
"You all perish! No one can beat me! Even the strongest Persians are nothing but nonsense! The Kaaba must be destroyed!"
Abraha's words did not frighten the Arabs but triggered their anger, but Ahmad tried to calm them down.
"O my brethren, do not be provoked by the anger of Abraha's words! We focus on defense to defend the Kaaba! The Kaaba is behind us! Don't tremble! Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala and the angels are beside us helping us! Allah Akbar!"
The Arabs replied with a very loud cheer "Allahu Akbar !!!" Until it was heard to the whole city of Mecca and the troops fought.
And the battle began...
Troops advancing marched in unison, slowly attacking the ground fiercely, making many camel troops killed on the foot of this very powerful elephant. And again, made Abraha more convinced that he considered himself as God. More than the Lord Jesus himself, even Abraha considers Jesus is not God, God is not God, precisely Abraha is God.
With the awesomeness of the troops fought, making Ahmad and his troops retreat to the cliff, where the cliff is the one-on-one path into the Kaaba. Here Ahmad was completely overwhelmed, he was very eager to go forward alone to kill Abraha. But his intention was to undo it, because Ahmad was in control of the morale of his troops and in order to prevent the troops from entering the Kaaba.
The troops fought with Abraha in front of the cliff, the entrance to the Kaaba.
"You have seen for yourself! The God you worship does not help you! You are being lied to by those you worship! Ahahahahaha! You maggots!"
This time, the words of Abraha dropped the morale of Ahmad's forces. Ahmad himself also down his morals, but Elaina from a distance whispered to Ahmad through magic "Telepathy" .
"Ahmadh! Don't surrender! To be honest, I am a Witch. A person who can give off strange powers, just like this magic can talk to you from a distance. I am on the west bank, you and ask your troops to look up at the sky! Look at! I'll cast the most terrible magic! I'm helping you defeat Abraha!"
Ahmad was silent for a moment, but Ahmad obeyed his words, asking his troops to look towards the sky. Then Elaina prepared the powerful magic "Holy Light Sword Judgment"....
Just as Elaina was about to launch her powerful Maha magic, suddenly out birds flocking from the Kaaba crossed the entrance. The bird carried a stone filled with the heat of a very burning fire, the elephants prostrated after the birds came, then threw the stones at the troops.
"It-it's impossible....! This... Mu-impossible....! I am God !!!"
And Abraha died just like that after receiving the stones from the birds. The army was defeated and the Kaaba was successfully secured, Elaina was amazed to see the Miracle of the Almighty actually happened, but it could have been Goddess Eris who sent the birds.
Suddenly a portal appears under Elaina's feet, moving Elaina to another place.