
Chapter Eleven
*TRIGGER WARNING; DEATH/MINOR DEATH*
The messengers traveled far and wide. To the Mountains tribe all the way to the Jungle tribe.
Four of the five tribes agreed to come to the capitals aid and to now live under the King’s rule but the caves tribes refused and sealed themselves into the underground.
Mogar and Vav were distressed over the Cave tribes decision, but respected it.
Now supported by the resources given to them by the tribes, the Wilds Kingdom won battle after battle after battle.
Now the humans launch an attack on the Plains Tribes camp.
Mogar himself had come to stop the attack. Along with 100 of his best warriors.
Vav can still hear the roars of battle all the way back to the capital. Twisted Foot stands next to him on the balcony, tuned in to Mogar, ready to let the Queen know if the King where to get hurt.
“It will be alright, my queen,” Twisted said, placing a hand on the Queen's arm.
Vav forced a smile and nodded stiffly. Suddenly, he felt something.
Twisted turned to him, “My Queen?”
Vav just stood there, eyes wide.
“Queen Leonidas?”
“Call a healer,”
“What?”
Vav doubled over, “Get a healer! My water broke!”
Twisted looked confused, Vav growled,
“I’M HAVING THE BABIES!”
Twisted quickly rushed off, Vav lowers himself onto the bed, as soon as the healers enter the room, Vav starts screaming.
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Mogar and his warriors were making it back to the palace, clapping each other on the back, talking about their victory, when a healer came running up to Mogar.
“My lord! My lord!”
Mogar stops, “What is it?”
The healer looks happy but concerned, “It’s the queen! He’s in labor!”
Mogar quickly excuses himself, he runs down hallways, following Vav’s scent. He finally sees healers running up and down a hallway.
He grabs one, “Where is Leo!?”
“The royal bedroom, My King!” The point, “He’s just started contractions,”
Mogar rushes to the bedroom. He walks in.
Vav is holding Viper’s hand as healers run around, the one who was delivering glanced up at Mogar, who quickly runs over and takes Vav’s other hand.
“Mogar?” Vav is a little delirious from pain,
“Yes,” Mogar tried to smile, “Mogar is here, Mogar is here,”
Vav grunted again.
“Okay, my queen,” The healer said, “breath,”
Vav took in gulps of breath greedily, before another screech echoed around the room,
“Okay, your highness, push!”
Vav grit his teeth, a bit of blood came out, Vav pants as the healer wiped their brow,
“Okay, a little more!” They said, “The baby’s crowning!”
Vav panted and soon the cries of a child could be heard, the healers quickly rushed off to clean the baby and Vav shouts as the next baby crowns.
More blood stained the bed sheets and Mogar started to get worried, the next baby was born and the healers rushed that one off too.
Vav cried out again, the healer yelled at Vav to push, but his eyes slowly started to close, his breathing shaky and unstable.
As Vav passes out the final baby makes their way into the world. The healer takes them to join their siblings as Mogar tries to wake Vav.
“Leo?”
Vav doesn’t respond, Mogar pats his cheek gently,
“Come on, please?”
Nothing
“Lonnie?” Mogar didn’t know what caused the new pet name to fall from his lips but he ignores it, “Come on, baby, please,”
Vav slowly opens his eyes, “Lonnie? Baby?” He smiles, “Those are new,”
Mogar cuckles a little, “Pet names usually are,”
Vav humms, “I love them,”
Mogar helped Vav sit up, Vav gently gripped his arm, “The babies?”
Mogar sat down next to him, “The healers have taken them back to be bathed, they’ll be here soon,”
Vav nodded, they rested for about 15 minutes when the healers came back, they gave one baby to Mogar, who sat on the bed next to Vav, and they set the other two on Vav’s lap.
“Oh my god,” Vav whispered, “They’re perfect,”
“What are their names?” A healer asked,
Mogar looked at Vav, he nods to the baby girl in his arms, “Adora,” he says, “Mogar likes the name Adora,”
Vav nods. Adora was blessed with Vav’s hazel green eyes and Mogar’s brown curly hair. She wore a baby’s onesie made from animal skin, the fur on the outside was black.
Mogar and Vav admired her before Vav turned to the eldest boy, “How about Aseir?” he asked, “Like the gods of old,”
Mogar nodded, “Mogar loves it,”
Asier had Mogar’s red eyes, (I actually checked; in a title card for XnV Mogar has red eyes), and Vav’s wild blond hair, the baby wore leather pants with a little fur patches on the knees, the fur was brown.
Vav turned to the final baby, who was much smaller than his siblings, he was still asleep in Vav’s lap but opened his eyes when Asier poked him playfully. Vav gasped softly, the boy’s hair was white as snow, he had heterochromic eyes, one red, one green. He wore leather pants with a white fur vest.
“Asriel,” Vav whispered, he didn't know why the name came to him, but he loved it, “How about Asriel?”
Mogar smiled, “Asriel,”
Vav looked at Viper, “Meet, Adora, Asier and Asriel,”
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Null-Ray sits on the Mad King’s lap, face buried into his neck. They were cuddling on the king’s golden throne.
“What are we going to do?” Ray asked his partner, “The wilds have more troops now, more resources,”
“I know," The King sighs, "I know,"
Ray pulled away to look into the King's eyes, "I have a plan,"
"You do?"
"It's a very dark and dangerous plan, even by our standards," Ray looks away, "But I think it's necessary if we're going to win this war,"
Mad King smirks, "Then do as you will,"
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Vav smiles as he gently rocks Aseir in his arms, the baby slowly falling asleep, he looks to Mogar.
"They're perfect,"
Mogar looks up from where he's holding Adora and Asriel, "Mogar knows,"
A guard rushes in, "The humans are attacking the castle!"
Mogar and Vav quickly lay the cubs onto the bed and rush off to fend off the attackers.
The guard smirks, "All too easy," he takes off his pelt and armor. It's Null-Ray, he looks at the cubs, "Awww," he cooes, picking Asriel up, "You're all very cute," he laughs, "I'll just have to keep you,"
A jet blows a hole into the wall, where blanks were waiting for Null-Ray.
"Blow this place sky high!"
Mogar and Vav fight off the humans, they could not believe that Mad King would order a direct strike against the castle. They both crouch down over a dying soldier.
"Why are you here!?" Mogar snarls, "What has humans possibly hoped to gain?"
The man coughs, "Leverage," he says, "A tool to victory!"
"Like what!?" Vav questions, the man smiled a bloody smile,
"I hope the children are alright!"
Mogar and Vav's eyes widen, they rush back to the royal chambers.
"Shhhh," Null-Ray says, "The baby is sleeping,"
Mogar and Vav watch in horror as two other soldiers place Asier and Adora in cages and place them on a jet.
"NO!" Vav screams, "No! Stop!"
Mogar rushes forward, Null-Ray holds up a hand, he holds Asriel out above the 20 foot drop, "Not another step!"
"NO! NO! PLEASE PLEASE!"
Null-Ray turns to Vav
"Kill me! Kill me! Not him!"
"Vav no!" Mogar shouts,
Vav slowly walks towards Null-Ray, "This is between you and me, right? You're mad I left. I would be too, but Ray this isn't the way, please," Vav holds out his arms, "Just give me and Mogar our cubs and we can work this out. We can make things better,"
Null-Ray looks away, Vav takes another step forward,
"I promise, Ray," He says, "Please,"
Null-Ray slowly starts to hand Asriel over when what seems to be an earthquake shakes the castle as explosions echo below them.
Null-Ray stumbles backwards and looses his grip.
"NO!"
Vav's shrill cry echoed in the air as Asirel is sent plummeting to the ground.
Null-Ray shakes off his horror and shock and jumps onto the jet.
Vav is screaming as Mogar drags him out of the palace.
Everyone in the capital watches as the building comes crumbling to the ground.
But Vav and Mogar are focused on something else.
They rush around, trying to find him. Vav lets out a broken noise and drops to his knees.
Mogar comes up behind him, as Vav pulls the corpse into his arms. Sobbing and wailing loudly.
"ASRIEL!!!! AS-ASRIEL!!!!"
Mogar lets his own silent tears fall as others slowly walk to the scene.
The broken wails of the queen echo in the air as the sun slowly sets.