The Ruin of a Kingdom

Seeing this, Gordon smiled happily as he looked at his horse that is also heavily wounded laying on the ground, waiting for its death to come.

"Buddy, can you move?"

The horse is already panting, but hearing Gordon's words, it stood up like it had not received any wounds.

"Hahaha, a great warhorse indeed, we've been together for so much, let's make our last run together."

Somehow, the warhorse looked like it understood Gordon's words, firmly standing there waiting for Gordon to ride his back.

Gordon weakly brushed its hair as he slowly rode its back, Gordon tapped its neck as he spoke weakly.

"Let's go, buddy."

The horse immediately walked, not run, but walk, although its phase is fast, it is just like at a jogging's phase.

When the Gordon had finally reached the Western gate, the troops saluted him and opened up its doors.

The enemies saw this and immediately tried to charge, but the soldiers in the western gate were no pushovers, no, actually they are too strong to be a mere soldier, they only numbered about a hundred while the enemies were thousands, but still, they are pushing their way out of the western gates, obliterating their path, some had fallen, but still, they were just too powerful!

The enemies and those soldiers were decreasing in numbers, but the number of casualties that the enemies had received is tremendous compared to the ones from Gordon's side.

Gordon just waltzes in without a problem, even though he wanted to rush and run for it, both he and the horse is too exhausted.

The elite soldiers pushed their way through and made a path for Gordon to go through.

After Gordon had passed through, the elite soldiers made a bloody path out of the enemy's soldiers, they are driving the enemies back.

The survivors of the bloody road looked at the direction where Gordon walked to and smiled as he is nowhere to be seen.

They looked at each other and nodded, they didn't bother to close the gates and went towards the North West direction, not sparing a single glance at the fallen Kingdom.

...

Nyken finally made her way back to the Trunma Kingdom, but what she saw made her tears fall from her eyes down to her cheeks.

"FATHER! BROTHER!"

She shouted as she let Makhu rush towards the Kingdom.

But before she could rush, she saw a familiar silhouette walking towards her slowly.

Nyken opened her eyes and shouted.

"BROTHER!"

Nyken immediately made Makhu run towards Gordon's direction.

Gordon smiled and felt relief seeing his Sister unharmed.

He wanted to speak, but he is too weak to do so, he gathered the last power in his body to say something later.

Nyken noticed all the terrible wounds and immediately ran towards Gordon.

"Brother, you don't have to force yourself! Let me tend to your wounds first!"

After speaking, Nyken immediately tore a piece of cloth in her skirt, then she used the Rakzswei of water to cleanse Gordon's injury, when she was about to tore another piece of her clothes, Gordon held her hand and stopped her.

"Brother! What are you doing! we need to tend to your wounds!"

Gordon shook his head as he smiled in satisfaction.

"Brother!"

Nyken wept tears, seeing Gordon rejects her aid.

Gordon knew all too well that he wouldn't be living later, so he'd like to keep the dignity of a Brother in front of her little sister.

"Brother! where is Father?!"

Gordon couldn't move, so he just looked at the Trunma Kingdom which is steadily going into the hands of the enemies.

Nyken followed her vision and understood what Gordon is saying, her Father is still inside the Kingdom.

"NO! Father! I`ll go there now!"

But before she could move, Gordon held her arms trying to stop her from leaving.

"Brother! I need to help our Father!"

Gordon smiled as he shook his head.

"But Father, Father is still there."

Gordon smiled as he finally finished gathering his strength and spoke.

"No... If you go there, our Family would definitely end, and... you... you wouldn't be able to do anything,"

Nyken's eyes immediately became filled with tears as she wept.

"But... I need to do something!"

Gordon smiled as he replied.

"But... you can't... and you wouldn't change the outcome of anything, that is our destiny, we wouldn't be able to change something that is currently happening."

Nyken's heart felt like it is being pricked by thousands of needles, the feeling of helplessness is unbearable, remembering the times that her Father had spoiled her, her Brother that kept protecting her.

Nyken's emotion was too soft, someone so innocent and pure experiencing something these extreme is too unbearable.

Gordon summoned the last of his strength and spoke.

"Little Sister, your Father and this Brother of yours will be going on ahead, don't follow us too soon, savor life, forget everything that had happened in the Trunma Kingdom, jsut remember that you have a doting Brother and a loving Father."

Nyken kept crying and sobbing as she listens to her Brother's words, she shook her head and replied.

"Brother! I`ll definitely grow stronger! I`ll grow so strong that I`ll destroy all of our enemies and avenge both you and father!"

Gordon smiled hearing it, but he became serious and continued.

"Nyken, strength does not come from just power alone, strength comes from the power of your heart, and as long as your heart is strong, nothing will block your path, and I know all too well, that your heart is strong, but... grant mine and our Father's wish please."

Nyken didn't reply and continued to listen.

"Please, don't do anything crazy and start a revenge for us, we are already satisfied with our lives, you need to live yours too, and if something happens to you, I wouldn't forgive myself, even after I die."

Nyken's tears kept flowing down without stopping, but she's not budging an inch.

Gordon sighed as he looked at Nyken and spoke.

"Our little angel, Nyken, please, just this once, listen to me, your Brother, or do you treat me like I`m just some stranger that's hanging with your Family?"

Nyken shook her head repeatedly.

Gordon smiled as he nodded.

"Nyken, be sure to live your life... like... like the you... the you that we treasure, you that is pure and innocent... let the Empires war on each other, just... be with our... our Mother..."

After finishing his words, Gordon's eyes immediately lost its color.

Gordon finally entered his sleep.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

Nyken screamed at the top of her lungs, weeping for the loss of her brother.

"I`ll... I`ll try... Brother... I`ll try... just please... please don't leave me!"

Nyken cried as she hugged her Brother's body tightly, wanting for everything to be just a dream.