Chapter Five: Azackton Strikes Back

The Knights of Order had by now, almost reached their castle when, out of nowhere, a flash of thunder struck near the hooves of Prince Avery's steed.

The horse jerked and reared, galloping a little away from where the lightning hit, then stood still.

It was again The evil Wizard Azackton. Back to enslave the men of Cravon.

"Knights, arm yourselves", Toru shouted, reaching for his mace and dismounting from his horse.

The four Knights armed and prepared stood before Azackton The Brute, who had gathered his hideous beasts from the unknown lands.

"I have been watching you, child. Thought you could escape. But from me, there is nowhere to hide", The Evil King Azackton shouted, raising his magical scepter at Avery.

"You are too late, you disfigured monster. I am a Knight of Order now, I will hack your ugly face to pieces", Avery responded holding high, his shining sword of justice.

"Creatures of The Dark, slay them all!" Ordered he, beating his scepter upon the grass.

Fifty monsters all at once, made a vicious onslaught towards our heroes.

As Toru instructed them, they merged their powers together, to create a rain of razors, cutting apart the flesh of the beasts.

Then Avery, who had an arrow shot at him, quickly guarded himself with a wall of light, then drawing his bow and arrow; The hero shot down, thirty of the creatures, within a minute's time.

Azackton drew near to meet him with a boulder that with his magic, he summoned, and threw towards Avery's head.

The Prince narrowly escaped, and on his knees he cries: "Blades of Grass, cut him apart!"

Obeying his command, the grass become as sharp and pointed as blades of swords; Then flung themselves, in all directions towards The Evil Wizard and King.

With his scepter, Azackton skillfully blocks and reflects the blades, but missing one, it sinks itself into his leg, right above his knee.

Screaming in pain and rage, he causes an earthquake to instantly appear, dangerously moving the earth with extreme force.

"That should be enough to kill them", he said, vanishing away from the scene.

"Run, fly to the castle and into the cellar. There we will survive!" Cried Halu, leading the way across the trembling field.

After falling and rolling over multiple times, the four knights burst into the castle (their stable lads seeing them from a distance, lowered down the wall for them).

Throwing open the doors to the cellar underground, the men throw themselves inside along with the servants, and remain there until the earthquake passes.