The Thousand Year Dynasty
25.5. Anna Side Story Part 4
Two days later. From the morning people began to look flocked to be moved behind the cliff. There are already some people who are ready to provide tents and things they need.
In the afternoon, Anna seemed to have prepared in the cabin space of her ship that was littered on the shallow water coral. A sword on the table. He waited for the security guards to come and arrest him.
From the window of his room facing the coral dock it appears that two ships began to dock. Down 12 men in uniform. Carrying a spear, carrying a sword at the waist, wearing armor from iron plates on the chest and punda. They are meant by the guard soldiers.
"Hey, twelve people isn't it already too much? I'm alone here" said Anna, who began to stand up, grabbed a sword on her desk, and then walked downstairs.
After reaching the bottom, the soldiers had lined up to close the road while pulling their spears towards Anna.
The leader of the soldier, who was wearing a short brown robe, came forward.
"Sister, Anna. You were arrested for not being criminal. Carrying out ship robberies, damaging and harming others. Now come with us carefully, or we will take you by force" said the soldier leader.
"Stop making small talk. Let's get it over with" said Anna, who pulled the sword from its sheath.
"Capture him" the leader's orders triggered his eleven comrades to begin advancing against Anna simultaneously.
Obviously 12 people is too much for Anna to handle alone. He looked defeated and began to be pushed.
Anna was pushed back and fell. The opportunity was not squandered by the soldiers to try to capture Anna. But right at that crucial moment, Nikolai shows up to help Anna.
He took his harpoon to keep the soldiers at a distance from Anna.
"I've ordered you to go with the people from this place, why did you come back?" Anna asked from her position sitting on a cliff.
"You ordered me to lead those people. Not to leave you" answered Nikolai extending his hand to Anna.
"You're cunning as well" Anna smiled as she grabbed Nikolai's hand and stood up.
And then the two of them started to face the 12 soldiers again. The battle was fierce and a little one-sided.
"I think I've reached my limit" Nikolai said later. Breath gasping. There were cuts and stabs visible all over his body.
"Don't spoil. Just this much you've been saying like you're giving up?" Anna said.
"You are indeed the worst person I have ever met" Nikolai said later. "So don't die until at least you, just act nice to me once" he added, who then came back to attack his opponent. It's not like Anna.
And because they were defeated by endurance of stamina and spirit, one by one the soldiers were beaten back by the two of them.
And urgently the soldiers tried to get to their ship, preparing to flee.
Anna realizes that if they manage to run away, they will return with more people. And it can't be allowed.
"An, don't do that. Let them go. They are not our real enemies" said Nikolai, who saw Anna's image, who did not seem to be letting go of the soldiers.
But it seemed like Anna was already unwilling to listen to anyone else.
The ship began to appear distant. Anna then pointed her sword from the pier. It seems he is picking up something. And then the two jewels on the handle of his sword glowed a bright blue.
Anna's sword is a mystical weapon. No one will suspect it. Because in addition to its usual shape, with a handle made of a mixture of iron and bronze wrapped around animal skin, the jewel is also like a decoration when not being lit. Installed in the handle of the sword that intersects with the blade of the knife. Locked on both sides.
And then Anna moved her sword. And suddenly a wave just appeared in the ocean, from the direction the tip of the sword was pointed. And so Anna slapped her sword quickly. Waves in the sea fiercely crashed into the ships of the soldiers earlier.
Twice, and the ship split in two. The soldiers jumped into the sea. Trying to find a board and wood to hold on to. To let them float.
But it seems Anna is not satisfied just by seeing their ship sink. Anna then lifted her sword into space. It seemed that he intended to drown all those soldiers without a remnant.
"You're not a murderer, Miss Anna!" Suddenly a Narva girl shouted at him.
Anna was surprised to hear that. He canceled the action, and then looked over. Looks like the Narva girl he met. The city leader behind the cliff.
The girl stood in front of some of her knights and soldiers. In front of the gate slit east. Entrance to dead ground.
"What do you know about me, Narva girl?"
"I know that you're a good person, Miss Anna. I know, I have no position to say this, because I'm not going through what you're going through" she said as she slowly walked up to Anna.
"Did Nikolai tell you everything?"
"Yes, miss Anna. I know, I can't forbid you to hold a grudge. But the obsession for revenge is destructive" the girl runs ever closer to Anna.
"Do you know what revenge and obsession is?"
"I don't really know. All I know is, you have to be a strong man to be able to take your revenge" the girl searched.
"Just like me. To help those around me, I need to be strong. My friend once said that seeking strength does require sacrifice. You might call me a naive person. But that sacrifice is not our humanity" the girl continued.
"Just like waves and storms in the middle of the sea. Landslides on the hillsides. They have great power. But can't control it. They don't know their opponents and friends. They hit everything in front of them. I'm sure you don't want to be like that" the girl closed later.
Anna looked at the Narva girl's eyes. The girl was standing not far from Anna and Nikolai. But far from his guards.
"You are a very naive person. You're here, near me, with no protection at all. Just house you have good intentions and wealth to make it happen, if you die in this place" said Anna who suddenly ran quickly towards Lucia with a sword ready to be drawn.
"Anna, no!" Shouted Nikolai who came running after Anna.
"Daughter, watch out!" Saut one of the female knights who also ran towards the Narva girl.
The Narva girl did not move from her place. Anna unhesitatingly thrust her sword towards the girl.
The girl's gaze was sharp, not blinking at all. It was as if he was not afraid of death.
Nope. Not afraid of death. He knew Anna wouldn't hurt him.
And just as the tip of her sword was in front of the girl's neck, Anna's movements stopped.
"Your faith in someone, your naivety, unfortunately my ego is not big enough to match it" Anna said later. He did not care that there were now 8 sword blades drawn towards him, from 8 masked figures who had not since when and from where appeared.
Everyone held their breath, surprised to see this.
Anna lowered her sword. Looking at the 8 faces of the mask that had surrounded him.
"Have it, you can go now" said the Narva girl later. Then without leaving any sound, all of a sudden those people jumped up and disappeared. It was inexplicable how they could disappear like that.
Everyone ran over to Anna and Lucia.
"Drop your sword" said a female knight, as she drew her sword towards Anna.
Anna suddenly took a step back. Then kneel with one leg in front of Lucia. Then he offered his sword to the Narva girl with both hands.
"I, Anna de Impre. Leave my whole life to you. You can use me as a sword and as a shield. Or you can take my life right now" he said, bowing his head and both hands still propping up his mystical sword towards Lucia.
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