The Feud

Shiya looked around the plain field and hissed. Too many lives have been lost because of a
land, this land where she stood had drunk too much blood. Blood of their ancestors and still the
blood of her soldiers. Many of them are lying dead on the field in their own pool of blood.
"How did we get to this point?"
She hated this land that has caused pain, grief and hatred for two kingdoms for many generations.
The same land that has separated she and her lover.
She was brought out of her reverie as an enemy soldier advanced towards her. She
dodged his sword blows and slashed his neck. Then she advanced towards him, her lover and king
of the enemy kingdom. She focused on him only and cut down any soldier daring to be an obstacle
in her path.
Even with blood smeared all over his face he still looked as handsome and still with fought with
fluid grace as she remembered. His soft caress and gentle touch too.
"No"
She dragged the distracting thoughts from her mind and continued advancing.
Anez saw her and frowned, he was burning with rage. The slut! He saw her still
advancing towards him and cursed. He must have her head for betraying him, he had loved her
and she had gone ahead and use him and got control of the land only to sell it to a total stranger.
He stabbed the soldier he was battling with and pushed him away with ease.
"Shiya"
His voice sent shivers down her spine. She readied her sword for a fight with him.
"It's been a while Anez. I missed you."
He somersaulted and punched her.
"Don't tell me that. You betrayed me why?"
She fiercely wiped away her tears.
"I did not want to but this cursed land is keeping our people apart, it is keeping us apart.
Every generation have to fight for this land. Someone has to stop that. This land has taken enough
of our people's blood."
He cut her arm and pushed her away.
"So you have come to reason with me, to stop me? Never."
She circled him and made her move.
"Please Anez I don't want this, I love you but we have to make sacrifices in order to live,
please call off this battle."
She managed to stab him and cried.
"Please don't make me kill you."
He laughed painfully and fell on his knees.
"You did Shiya,when you left."
She ran over to him and held him.
"Anez, Anez please don't leave me."
He chuckled.

"Then let's go together."
He stabbed her with his sword and didn't stop until it came out from her chest. She gasped in pain
and looked at him, longing to touch him one last time, she caressed his face and mumbled.
"I love you."
The battle stood still as soldiers dropped their sword and paid lasting respects to their
leaders. Finally there can be peace, the land has gotten two sacrifices, sacrifice of love and pain.
The soldiers mourn silently as they carried their leaders back home.