Was that a dream?

Once they were out of Khanville, the friends didn't dare to look back, they quickly went down the ladder praying that no one saw them and as they all got in the mine carts Kainaat pulled the lever got in and they were of, back in Stevenburg Sufiyan was unaware of what had happened at the military camp in Khanville, Sufiyan and Mark were in the royal lounge with the Kings of Bardonia and Navarre and the Queen of Crystonia, the meeting between them was coming to an end as King Alexander, the King of Navarre said

Alexander : I must admit, King Sufiyan you are one of the most brilliant leaders Ortania has ever had.

Sufiyan : why thankyou, you're highness.

Alexander : finally I can focus my expansion eastwards knowing that all the nations in the west are my allies.

Sufiyan : I wish you the best of luck in your future wars.

Alexander : haha.

Sufiyan then bent towards Mark and whispered

Sufiyan : is the food ready?

Mark whispered back

Mark : yes you're highness.

Sufiyan then got up from his seat and said

Sufiyan : gentlemen and lady, I'm glad to see that we were able to mutually find a solution to this conflict without any great loss of life, not only did we become allies but the years long conflict between Ortania and Bardonia is finally over and so in order to celebrate this day of eternal friendship my chefs have prepared a delicious dinner and I request all of you to join me.

this made the leaders of the three nations even more pleased as they all headed to the dining hall for dinner, outside the palace an exhausted Skull crusher had somehow made it back to Stevenburg, he had brought with him a news which would turn the fate of this happy dinner upside down, Sufiyan was with his guests in the dining hall, different types of foods were on this table, their were so many varieties that one could even say that this was one of the best dinners in history of mankind, the mouthwatering smell was making everyone in the room impatient as Sufiyan stood up and said

Sufiyan : dear friends please help yourself.

Alexander : I must say Sufiyan, not only are you a brilliant leader but you have an amazing appetite for luxurious foods.

Alexander began taking some food in a plate as he said

Alexander : exquisite and unique, just the way I like it.

Sufiyan felt as if his confidence topped the charts but everything was about to fall apart, outside the dining hall a panicked Skull crusher was going around the palace searching for Sufiyan, the news he had brought was of great importance as he was looking for Sufiyan he remembered about the big dinner as he said to himself

Skull crusher : the dining hall.

without any regard for how this may lead to a harm in Ortania's reputation Skull crusher entered the dining hall, seeing the panicked minister all three guests stopped eating, Sufiyan stopped eating as he got up and asked

Sufiyan : Skull crusher?

Skull crusher : your highness the military camp of Khanville has been attacked by the separatists.

hearing this gave Sufiyan a minor heart attack, as he sat down with his eyes wide opened, shock clear on his face, hearing about the attack King Alexander asked

Alexander : Sufiyan you said your Kingdom was a peaceful nation, yet you're minister comes and informs us of a attack by separatists, are you not properly ruling the nation that things like this are happening?

Sufiyan had no answer, still in his shocked state Sufiyan stood up and said

Sufiyan : excuse me, I .... need some fresh air.

Sufiyan left the dining hall, by now the friends had reached home as Kainaat opened the door to her cabin the group went inside, Kainaat immediately closed the door once everyone was inside as Ashhad turned to his friends and shouted

Ashhad : let's go!!

as he gave Hussnain a high five, Humzah said

Humzah : that was epic.

Nizaam : my brother must be proud of me.

Zulqarnain : I'm sure he is.

Aliza : I'm just glad Alyne's alright.

Alyne : I'm sorry guys.

just then their was silence as Ashhad asked

Ashhad : for what?

Alyne : you guys had to go through so much danger because of me.

Ashhad : it's Ok Alyne.

Alyne : hold on where's Aaron?

Ashhad : he went missing as well.

Alyne : I hope he's safe.

Ashhad : me to.

Alyne : uh I feel so dumb, it's all my fault, you guys had to waste so much time because of me, had I been smarter we might have even found Aaron by now.

Nizaam : don't blame yourself Alyne because if anyone should be blamed than it's me, I'm the one who got you all in this mess in the first place.

Hussnain : hey don't say that.

Humzah : Hussnain's right you are a human being, you have the right to live just like all of us.

Ashhad : if anyone's to be blamed for anything than it's Sufiyan.

Nizaam : I know that but, you're all suffering because of me, what good of a friend even am I if all I did was bring misery to your lives.

Zulqarnain : Nizaam the only reason I'm helping you is because of a quote I heard a long time ago.

Nizaam : what quote?

Zulqarnain : a friend in need is a friend indeed, Nizaam we could've just ignored your problems and went along with our lives but we didn't because we care for you.

Zulqarnain looked back at everyone and said

Zulqarnain : I don't know if you all have the same thinking as me but to me Nizaam is more than just a friend, he's a brother.

Zulqarnain looked back at Nizaam and said

Zulqarnain : you all are like brothers and sisters to me, I don't care if you think differently but I love you all equally just like an older brother.

Nizaam's eyes became teary as he hugged Zulqarnain tightly and said

Nizaam : thanks brother.

as Zulqarnain let go of Nizaam, Zulqarnain won Nizaam's heart by saying

Zulqarnain : oh and Nizaam if anyone ever tells you that you're not a boy just ask them how they were born cause you're their father.

Ashhad : that's savage.

Nizaam : thanks for tip, Zulqarnain.

Zulqarnain : stay happy.

Kainaat : I think we should go to sleep.

Humzah : yeah it's getting late.

Ashhad : anyone hungry?

Humzah : come to think of it I'm a bit hungry.

Ashhad : well you're in for a treat.

Ashhad took out from his inventory several vegetables, fruits, meat of all kind and more as Ashhad said

Ashhad : while searching for Alyne I found these in a tent, I took everything edible.

Humzah : Ashhad you're a genius.

Ashhad : thanks, now what should I make?

Humzah : oh no, please no, guys we once had a friend reunion and this man made dinner, guess what happened six friends got sick.

Ashhad : that was because of allergies.

Humzah : regardless your cooking is horrible, so just admit it.

Ashhad : fine but I can make good smoothies.

Kainaat : their their you two, me, Aliza and Alyne will prepare dinner.

Humzah : fair enough.

after this the group waited, in about 30 minutes the the girls had prepared a delicious dinner and since everyone was hungry, everything was eaten to the last morsel, after dinner the group went to bed, Kainaat, Zulqarnain, Alyne, Aliza, Ashhad and Nizaam immediately went to sleep, Humzah and Hussnain were awake, they were lying in bed talking to one another

Hussnain : so how many did you kill?

Humzah : about 60 to 70 maybe I don't know, I wasn't counting.

Hussnain : I know exactly how many I killed.

Humzah : really, how many?

Hussnain : 69.

Humzah smiled said

Humzah : nice.

Hussnain : what's funny is that the last person I killed was a girl.

Humzah : that makes things alot weirder.

Hussnain : everything's weird in this world.

Humzah : can't deny that.

Hussnain : Humzah do you actually think we'll be able to dethrone Sufiyan?

Humzah : we won't just dethrone him, we'll beat the fucking hell out of him.

Hussnain : hehe.

just then Kainaat got up and said

Kainaat : guys can you please keep it down, we're trying to sleep.

Humzah : sorry.

Humzah and Hussnain began whispering as Humzah said

Humzah : I kinda like her.

Hussnain : I don't wanna piss you off but she's kinda of a bitch.

Humzah : she's a tall woman with big ass, just the type I like.

just then Kainaat said

Kainaat : we're trying to sleep, please keep quite.

Humzah and Hussnain : sorry.

the two then went to bed, Ashhad was deep asleep by now and he had drifted into the realm of dreams, when Ashhad opened his eyes he was engulfed in complete darkness but then it went away and Ashhad found himself in a weird Sci-Fi film like lab, their was a desk on which was a computer and sitting in front of it was a girl, she appeared to be doing something in the computer, the whole room gave this weird vibe and what made matters even more fishy was the fact that their was a large pod in the centre of the room, it was filled with a weird liquid which made it difficult to see what or who was inside, Ashhad could barely make out the silhouette of a person in the pod, Ashhad walked close to the girl to see her more clearly, she had blonde hairs and beautiful blue eyes, she was wearing office clothes so this was probably her workplace, but then all of a sudden another girl entered the room from the only door in the room, she looked just like the first girl except she was a bit younger, this girl angrily rushed to the girl sitting on the chair in front of the computer and grabbed her from the collar forcing this girl to stand up as the younger girl asked in an angry voice

Girl 1 : how dare you, you sick twisted bitch.

the other girl asked naively

Girl 2 : what, what did I do, and why are you so angry?

Ashhad identified the girls from their voice, they were the ones he had seen in his vision as the first girl said

Girl 1 : don't act dumb Leah, you know what you did.

Leah : Lily let go of me this instant.

Ashhad now realized their names

Lily : no first you let this man go.

Leah : I can't let him go.

Lily : why?

Leah : because he's dangerous.

Lily : that doesn't give you the right to trap him in a man made coma like this.

Leah : don't you understand Lily, everyone in this world has been traumatized, I have broken the will of every living human being on this planet, only 2 people with strong will power are left and he is one of them, if he joins RISE and FALL he will insight rebellious thoughts in the minds of the populace.

Lily : you have gone insane, the power has went to your head.

Leah : sweetie you don't understand, I dream of a world where all religions, all faiths and all beliefs become non existent so that I can rule the world as the only God among men, and if I want to make that dream come true I must eliminate all those who oppose it.

Lily : you're a mad woman I won't let your dreams come to fruition.

Lily went to the computer and started typing something in it as Leah pulled out a metal rod and said

Leah : I'm not mad sweetie.

she attacked Lily on the head with the rod knocking her unconscious as she completed her sentence

Leah : I'm divine.

the dream ended shortly afterwards.