The Rise of Arkana

The dark clouds continued to spread in the sky as Ankara advanced into the city. The bravest and the mightiest warriors of the city of Arka were lying in pools of their own blood.

" Surrender Queen of Arka, and I shall show some mercy on your people." A booming voice echoed from the dark clouds.

"We won’t be able to hold for much longer queen." A worried and desperate minister narrated the obvious as the last battalion of Amy along with the queen stood guard in front of the fortress.
" Hundred years of preparation and we are standing in the same situation as my husband was in ."

The minister looked at the sky turning darker every minute. " We did try everything we could to locate the Perl of light, the only way to kill Ankara. " His dejected voice not betraying the sense of failure he felt for not locating the Perl in time.

"The dazzle Perl." The queen of Arka extended her hands towards the wizard standing next to the minister .
"Not again Queen." A hesitant wizard pulled a bright Perl from his robe .
" Do you have another way out?" Queen looked at the wizard and the minister, each looking as helpless as the other .
"This will buy us another 100 years. " The queen held the Perl in her hands before looking back at the castle .

"Train my daughter well, make her stronger,braver and wiser than anyone else . " She looked at the two of them hopefully as they nodded. "She will be the last hope for our land ."

" We will not allow your and kings sacrifice to go in vain , we promise." The minister stared at the queen with tears welling up in his eyes.

Holding the Perl in her hands the queen climbed the mammoth catapult " Shoot me into his heart minister, let this light extinguish the darkness once more. "

"Mom, why is it so dark?" The young princess woke from her drugged sleep .
" Mom.." a bright light streaked past her window as the princess watched in awe.
" Mom , was that a star?" She cried out loud as the light hit the dense dark cloud right at the center .

The town watched the darkness recede slowly, the words " I will rise again." Echoing in the sky.

"Where is mom uncle Saha." An innocent voice brought the minister out of his thoughts.

" The Queen has gone on a very long journey, my child" . Saha lifted the princess as he looked at the huge town in front of them.

" And from now you are the queen of this city.…".