The Fall of the Northern Court (Part 1)
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sidhe_faeriePart 1
Word Count: 1152
It was the dark of night when the five intruders made their way into the castle of the Northern Court of the Tuathe de Danaan. They silently made their way to chambers of the Queen and her three princesses. The intruders took their guards by surprise and killed them on the spot. They entered the bed chambers and slit the throats of the royal women and maids. The invaders slipped back into the darkness without being found out.
The maid of the youngest princess had been away from her post talking with her sweetheart. When she returned a few hours later and discovered that the guard was lying dead on the floor and the princess dead in her bed she screamed and went to find the guards patrolling the castle.
The alarm sounded and the guards poured out of the barracks only to find an army of intruders waiting for them. The guards were taken by surprise by the sheer numbers.
The Queen’s captain looked around and realized that the protective barrier around the realm was gone. That was when he realized that the Queen and the Crown Princess were dead. He had no choice but to order his men to fight.
The Captain grabbed one of his men and pulled him to the great portal. He took the crystal out of the portal told the soldier to run and not let the enemy get the crystal.
The man ran for the woods and didn’t stop until he was clear of the battle. He stopped and held the crystal out in front of him to make a portal. He escaped through the portal to the Southern Court.
The invaders slaughtered every fae in the village surrounding the castle. They even killed the woman children as they tried to defend their homes. In the end, the invaders looted what they could find then burned the crops homes and left the bodies of the fae littering the ground.
The Northern fae soldier stumbled through the portal into the woods near the castle of the southern court. He ran to the castle.
“Help me! Please help me! The fae shouted as he ran toward the castle.
Captain Janlou was walking from the barracks to the castle when he saw the man. He recognized the uniform of the Northern Court.
“Halt!” The captain called out. “How did you get here?”
“I was sent by my captain. He told me to take the crystal from the Great Portal and run. Invaders have taken our realm. The barrier that protected it is gone.” The soldier collapsed to his knees. “They came in the night. They were slaughtering women and children.”
“Who were they? Was it the Fomors?” Captain Janlou picked him up by the jacket. “Tell me who they were?”
“I don’t know. They looked human. They spoke the human tongue and had no wings or markings. My wife … My children …” The soldier sobbed.
“Fawnard! Get over here.” Captain Janlou shouted to a man walking out of the castle.
Fawnard ran to where the Captain was standing with the soldier. “Where did he come from?”
“Commander, the Northern Court has fallen. He was sent by his captain to warn us. Gather the guard. We must make ready.” Captain Janlou ordered him
Commander Fawnard nodded and headed for barracks.
“Come with me.” Captain Janlou pulled the solider to his feet and walked him into the castle. “You need to tell your story to our Queen.”
Twenty minutes later, Queen Taralen rushed into Endora’s chambers. She was carrying a heavy leather bag. “Dionne! Endora! We don’t have much time.”
“Grandmother, what’s wrong?” Endora stopped sharpening her sword.
“The Northern Court has fallen. I need you both to listen to me. I need you to leave the castle. A soldier from the Norther Court used their portal crystal to come here to warm us. Pack quickly. Take anything of value with you. Take Dionne with you.” Taralen handed the leather bag to Dionne. “These are my jewels and the crystals from both portals.”
Endora put down her sword and looked at the bag. “Why are you giving us all of these? You will need one to escape.”
“No. I must stay. I’m sending all of my jewels with you. Most of them have faerie crystals. We must keep them out of the wrong hands. The invaders were not fae. They were looting as well as slaughtering everyone in the castle and the surrounding village.” Taralen explained.
“They wouldn’t dare come here.” Endora picked up her sword again. She held it ready. “We have an army. We should fight.”
“I don’t want to take that chance. Not with you.” Taralen hugged her tightly. “If I fall, this realm will not as long as you are alive. Go tell your sisters i love them.” She looked at Dionne. “Take care of her.”
“I will Majesty.” Dionne bowed and started to pack.
“Let me stay. I will fight for this realm.” Endora pleaded. “I can just let you stay here, in harm’s way.”
“No.” Taralen shook her head and hugged her again. She whispered in Endora’s ear so Dionne wouldn’t hear. “I taught you the renewal ritual for the barrier and had you perform it with me so that even if I died the realm would not fall. You must stay alive so that the barrier will not come down and lives will be saved.”
Endora held on to her grandmother. “I understand. I love you.”
“I love you too.” Taralen kissed her on the cheek.
Endora wiped a tear from her cheek as she pulled away. “We will be gone in an hour. Dionne and I will take Astra and Sugarplum.”
“Hurry.” Taralen looked at Dionne packing Endora’s jewels. “Make sure you talk all of your crystals. Yours too Dionne. I know you have at least one.”
“Yes Majesty but I have just the one I wear.” Dionne pulled the chain from under her blouse and showed the Queen.
“Dionne, go pack your things. I will finish up here.” Endora nodded her out. “I will meet you at the stables.”
Dionne took the hint and dropped what she was doing. She glanced back at the two women before she went through the door.
“If you stay you will be killed.” Endora cautioned her.
“I am the Queen. I can’t run from my fate. You will see once you are Queen.” Taralen started to cry. “I have raised you as best as I can. You will do well.”
A guard came rushing in. “Majesty, the Crown Princess is here.”
“Thank you.” Taralen said to the guard. She turned back to Endora. “Hurry Endora. Don’t come back until you are summoned. Do you understand?”
“Yes Majesty.” Endora bowed. She watched as her grandmother walked out the door. She wiped her tears. She finished packing then headed down to meet Dionne at the stables.
Word Count: 1152
It was the dark of night when the five intruders made their way into the castle of the Northern Court of the Tuathe de Danaan. They silently made their way to chambers of the Queen and her three princesses. The intruders took their guards by surprise and killed them on the spot. They entered the bed chambers and slit the throats of the royal women and maids. The invaders slipped back into the darkness without being found out.
The maid of the youngest princess had been away from her post talking with her sweetheart. When she returned a few hours later and discovered that the guard was lying dead on the floor and the princess dead in her bed she screamed and went to find the guards patrolling the castle.
The alarm sounded and the guards poured out of the barracks only to find an army of intruders waiting for them. The guards were taken by surprise by the sheer numbers.
The Queen’s captain looked around and realized that the protective barrier around the realm was gone. That was when he realized that the Queen and the Crown Princess were dead. He had no choice but to order his men to fight.
The Captain grabbed one of his men and pulled him to the great portal. He took the crystal out of the portal told the soldier to run and not let the enemy get the crystal.
The man ran for the woods and didn’t stop until he was clear of the battle. He stopped and held the crystal out in front of him to make a portal. He escaped through the portal to the Southern Court.
The invaders slaughtered every fae in the village surrounding the castle. They even killed the woman children as they tried to defend their homes. In the end, the invaders looted what they could find then burned the crops homes and left the bodies of the fae littering the ground.
The Northern fae soldier stumbled through the portal into the woods near the castle of the southern court. He ran to the castle.
“Help me! Please help me! The fae shouted as he ran toward the castle.
Captain Janlou was walking from the barracks to the castle when he saw the man. He recognized the uniform of the Northern Court.
“Halt!” The captain called out. “How did you get here?”
“I was sent by my captain. He told me to take the crystal from the Great Portal and run. Invaders have taken our realm. The barrier that protected it is gone.” The soldier collapsed to his knees. “They came in the night. They were slaughtering women and children.”
“Who were they? Was it the Fomors?” Captain Janlou picked him up by the jacket. “Tell me who they were?”
“I don’t know. They looked human. They spoke the human tongue and had no wings or markings. My wife … My children …” The soldier sobbed.
“Fawnard! Get over here.” Captain Janlou shouted to a man walking out of the castle.
Fawnard ran to where the Captain was standing with the soldier. “Where did he come from?”
“Commander, the Northern Court has fallen. He was sent by his captain to warn us. Gather the guard. We must make ready.” Captain Janlou ordered him
Commander Fawnard nodded and headed for barracks.
“Come with me.” Captain Janlou pulled the solider to his feet and walked him into the castle. “You need to tell your story to our Queen.”
Twenty minutes later, Queen Taralen rushed into Endora’s chambers. She was carrying a heavy leather bag. “Dionne! Endora! We don’t have much time.”
“Grandmother, what’s wrong?” Endora stopped sharpening her sword.
“The Northern Court has fallen. I need you both to listen to me. I need you to leave the castle. A soldier from the Norther Court used their portal crystal to come here to warm us. Pack quickly. Take anything of value with you. Take Dionne with you.” Taralen handed the leather bag to Dionne. “These are my jewels and the crystals from both portals.”
Endora put down her sword and looked at the bag. “Why are you giving us all of these? You will need one to escape.”
“No. I must stay. I’m sending all of my jewels with you. Most of them have faerie crystals. We must keep them out of the wrong hands. The invaders were not fae. They were looting as well as slaughtering everyone in the castle and the surrounding village.” Taralen explained.
“They wouldn’t dare come here.” Endora picked up her sword again. She held it ready. “We have an army. We should fight.”
“I don’t want to take that chance. Not with you.” Taralen hugged her tightly. “If I fall, this realm will not as long as you are alive. Go tell your sisters i love them.” She looked at Dionne. “Take care of her.”
“I will Majesty.” Dionne bowed and started to pack.
“Let me stay. I will fight for this realm.” Endora pleaded. “I can just let you stay here, in harm’s way.”
“No.” Taralen shook her head and hugged her again. She whispered in Endora’s ear so Dionne wouldn’t hear. “I taught you the renewal ritual for the barrier and had you perform it with me so that even if I died the realm would not fall. You must stay alive so that the barrier will not come down and lives will be saved.”
Endora held on to her grandmother. “I understand. I love you.”
“I love you too.” Taralen kissed her on the cheek.
Endora wiped a tear from her cheek as she pulled away. “We will be gone in an hour. Dionne and I will take Astra and Sugarplum.”
“Hurry.” Taralen looked at Dionne packing Endora’s jewels. “Make sure you talk all of your crystals. Yours too Dionne. I know you have at least one.”
“Yes Majesty but I have just the one I wear.” Dionne pulled the chain from under her blouse and showed the Queen.
“Dionne, go pack your things. I will finish up here.” Endora nodded her out. “I will meet you at the stables.”
Dionne took the hint and dropped what she was doing. She glanced back at the two women before she went through the door.
“If you stay you will be killed.” Endora cautioned her.
“I am the Queen. I can’t run from my fate. You will see once you are Queen.” Taralen started to cry. “I have raised you as best as I can. You will do well.”
A guard came rushing in. “Majesty, the Crown Princess is here.”
“Thank you.” Taralen said to the guard. She turned back to Endora. “Hurry Endora. Don’t come back until you are summoned. Do you understand?”
“Yes Majesty.” Endora bowed. She watched as her grandmother walked out the door. She wiped her tears. She finished packing then headed down to meet Dionne at the stables.