"Not when someone I loved so dearly and care for is right here behind me!" Mezie said as he looks at Mera who was already filled with happiness as she smiled with tears on her face.
She threw away her sword and rushed Mezie and embraced him.
"Thank you, I knew that you will come to my rescue" Mera said to him with a low voice.
"Nah... I wouldn't have come, like Athena said I always used to be foolish, and I think you should thank her first because if it wasn't for her I wouldn't have been here" Mezie said as Mera get back to her feet and approached Athena and embraced her.
And Athena gently rubs her shoulder as Mera's tears keeps dropping down like water.
"Thank you so much" Mera whispered to her after embracing her and then Athena wiped off her tears.
"You are welcome, we are here now and I promise you that your kingdom is safe now" Athena responded.
"You don't know me and we haven't met before, so why are you helping me?" Mera asked and Athena was about to say something when Ver interrupted.
"Mezie! what's the meaning of this madness! you are supposed to be with the other warriors fighting at Kings-Heaven!"
"You left them all alone to die!?" Ver's voice sounded and that made everyone's eyes to focus on her.
"You are a traitor! you tricked us!!" Ver yelled at him with an angered voice as Mezie gently stepped forward and gazed at her for a few seconds.
"Noo... I'm not a traitor because I am not with you neither am I with them!" Mezie said as he looks at Mera.
"I only have to stop you guys from killing a loved one, and as well stop you guys from unnecessary conflict!"
"I mean why are you guys against each other when we can all face Kings-Heaven!" Mezie said as they all eyes was on him.
"Come on everyone, Kings-Heaven have an armies of dragons what makes you think that just me alone will be able to give you guys an upper hand to win that battle!? am no god!" Mezie said while Ver stared at Sylvie and the other warriors.
Sylvie stepped forward "are you telling us to team up with people that attacked our kingdom first" Sylvie asked while Princess Mera interrupted as she steps forward.
"But we can end this now and make peace within us! stealing your dragon was my mum's idea and I was never in support of that"
"But I tell you know that we can give the Princess Dragon back to your Queen and let peace reign once and for all! Queens-Pack and Queens-Town have always been like sweet siblings before and we can restore that again now" Mera said as Ver stepped close to her as they looked deeper into each other's eyes.
While Athena was looking deeply and so as Mezie steps forward in case Ver is about to make any dangerous move they will stop her.
After staring at each other for a while Mera bring her forward as Ver stares at her hand and looked up to her face once again and then shook her.
"You want peace? then you have it" Ver said as Mera embraced her as others took in a deep breath.
"Finally, peace reigns, thank you Athena for this amazing idea" Mezie whispered to Athena as Kris smiled.
"Yep, she saved everyone you could have single handedly killed with your stupidity!" Kris replied to Mezie as Mezie points his sword at her.
"Kid look around, people are looking at you" Kris said and Mezie looked up just to discover that all eyes were on him for the act he just did because they thought he was trying to kill Kris after seeking peace but he was joking though.
So he slowly puts his sword back to it's scabbard.
"He just saved the life of many" Ver whispered to Mera who nodded at her.
"So Princess, could you please lead me to the Dragon so I can go back to my kingdom with my warriors and tell my Queen the outcome of the war and then we will meet up with those at Kings-Heaven if they are not already dead" Ver requested.
"Yes of course, come with me" Mera said as the both of them began to step inside the castle with Mezie and the others joining them.
"My Princess" the guard Mera left her mother with ran into their midst looking so worried.
"The Queen!" The guard said as Mera stares at him "take her to the Dragon!" Mera said to the guard and run inside immediately to meet up with her mother.
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Her mother's corpse was lying on top of the bed when she ran into the room.
"Mother are you okay?" Mera said as she approached her mum on top of the bed but she began to cry because she can already see that her mum is dead by just looking at her.
Tears began to stream down from her eyes like never before as she grabbed her mother's hand.
"No, no mother! please don't do this to me! we have finally overcome the war, please wake up!!" Mera said as she taps her mum on the cheeks but she can directly see that she's talking to a corpse.
Then she fell on top of her body and began to sob and then some foot steps approached her.
"Mera, am sorry" Mezie's voice sounded as she looks up to him in tears and just in Athena and Kris stepped in.
"We are so sorry... what-what happened to her?" Athena asked as Mera looks at her mum in tears again.
"I don't know but all I can say is that she become so ill being afraid of the war that is coming to consume us and so here she is lying dead" Mera said as she swallows her saliva.
"Just sickness? let me see... maybe there is what I can do to bring her back to life" Athena said as she approached Queen Merl's corpse and try to lay a hand on her but was surprised that Mera stopped her.
"No, just allow her to rest in peace because I think that will be better for me and for the people even though I will miss her very badly, she has been the best mum" Princess Mera said as Kris stared at Athens.
"I can see you crying bitterly for her so why not allow Athena to bring her back to life because I can see that she means everything to you" Kris said and Mera nods at her.
"Yes, she truly mean everything for me but I have to protect the people and I have to protect the Kingdom and keep the peace going, if my mother come back to life she may be able to agree with me for a while.
"But she will still start a war that will still eat the head of hundreds of people"
"So I'm not ready to allow that to happen again, my mother is not someone that is interested in peace though she is still my mother" Mera concluded as Athena nodded.
"Then Mezie, we are already done here, we have to be on our way to Kings-Heaven right now to get the revenge we have been seeking for, it's time" Athena said as she ran down stairs immediately Kris joining her.
While Mezie stared at Mera and approached her once again "Mera I am very sorry because I know that I am the cause of all this right from the beginning, this wouldn't have been like this if it wasn't for me" Mezie said and Mera waves her head.
"No, you haven't done anything because if my mother hasn't requested for a way to take the mega dragon from you, from Kings-Heaven then all this wouldn't have taken place, it was all because of her right from the beginning"
"You haven't done anything, so I still appreciate your kindness coming to save me and my people" Princes Mera said as she approached Mezie and rubs his cheeks softly.
"No, is not kindness, it is a payback for what you have done for me, you have really been so good to me and I am grateful for that" Mezie said as Mera stares at the necklace on his neck which he noticed that her gaze was fixed on it.
"It's beautiful" Mera said as Mezie gives out a little smile. "Thank you" Mezie said as they stared at each other.
"Mezie could you promise me something? can you return back to me after winning that war, I still need you by my side" Mera said as Mezie breathes out.
"Please..." Mera added as she knows so well that he will directly say no to her.
"I cannot guarantee you that but I promise" Mezie said as Mera smiled and rubs his cheeks and finally bestows him a kiss on his lips as they stares at each other.
"Mezie!! we need to leave now!" Kris voice sounded and interrupted their moment as Mezie moves backwards.
"Well, I should be going now, take care of your kingdom" Mezie said and Mera nodded at him and so he left the hall.
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QUEENS-PACK.
Ver, Mezie and Athena what's on the dragon riding back to the kingdom to inform the Queen about the peace they made with Queens-Town and from there they will head straight to Kings-Heaven.
Mezie and Athena were among the warriors returning to Queens-Pack because they needed to help convince the Queen about the division made, if she disagrees then threatening her is possible.
That's the agreement Athena had with Ver but why they were arriving with their dragon they sighted far at the castle of Queens-Pack just to discover that it was on fire with multiple Dragons flying over the kingdom.
"Oh no! did you see that" Kris who was the first person that saw it muttered and that got the attention of others.
"No!!!" Ver screamed in anger as they or begin moving with a faster speed to reach out to the castle as it has been invaded by king Jerome and his armies.