chapter 41

Jeiko opened his eyes, it was almost morning he didn't had peaceful sleep like this in a while, he was lucky to meet Alec, dwarfs believed Alec was sent down just to help themselves, clearing his thoughts away he looked around Jeiko saw Alec preparing himself for hunting the goblins. " You are awake?" Jeiko exclaimed "Did you rest", "I couldn't sleep thinking about goblins" said Alec "I can only sleep peacefully when dwarfs are safe", Jeiko had teared in his eyes he made preparations for the hunt, Alec was not taking any dwarf except Jeiko with him, Jeiko insisted on going he knew the trench very well.

Just after the breakfast Alec and Jeiko headed out for goblins, they found a goblin near the river stream Alec killed him in an instant, they spent their day searching and killing goblins, Alec killed 113 goblins whole day and it still was nothing to their strength, Alec and Jeiko headed back the dwarfs was amused to know how Alec killed goblins today, they held a festival just for that they sang and danced whole evening, during the night Alec decided that tomorrow he and Jeiko would expand their radar and move more inside the goblin kingdom, King didn't agreed with his decision, King told Alec how it's dangerous as goblin are thousands in numbers and he is just one, but Alec was determined in the end it was decided that in early morning he and Jeiko would enter into goblin kingdom, after dinner King took Alec to a place with him, "This is our Ancestors cabin" King said "It has something which has helped us dwarfs in many battles", he took out a vest from cabin, Alec looked at the vest "What is this?" he asked, King told Alec that this vest was made of certain metal which is harder than diamond, this makes the vest impenetrable by any attack, King held out the vest in his hands "It's yours" said King "I am too old and now dwarf are not warriors", Alec didn't wanted to take vest from King as it symbolized their power but King was assertive he insisted Alec to take the vest, Alec had no choice but just to accept the gift from the King, they went back to their home, Alec was ready to slay goblins tomorrow, he will make sure dwarfs get their peace. 

Next day in early morning Alec and Jeiko left for hunting, Alec was killing many goblins it was easy for him to kill them, goblins didn't carry any weapon they were just large in numbers, Alec was powerful compared to goblins he didn't had any problem slaying down many goblin simultaneously, by the noon only Alec killed 273 goblins it's was more than double of yesterday, but this made goblins aware of them, goblins now realized they were under attack so the king of goblins decided to fight back he made an army and sent them in the direction of Alec and Jeiko, Alec didn't had an idea about the strength of goblins he was ready to just kill them no matter how many came. Soon the army of goblins reached Alec they were thousands in number, Alec told Jeiko to get back, Alec ran toward the army that was approaching him, goblins started running towards the Alec as well, it was one man against the whole army, Alec jumped high and got in the center of goblins he swung his sword in a circle killing goblins, they started coming from all sides, Alec was killing them one by one he was swinging his swords in all directions, goblins didn't had brain to fight with they just used their strength on opponents, Alec chopped goblins head off, he chopped them in half no matter big or small goblin he could kill them all easily but he saw few goblins going toward Jeiko, Alec ran toward Jeiko he reached there in time and killed the goblins but Alec decided to head back he killed uncountable goblins but he was scared for Jeiko he knew he can't fight at his best when Jeiko's safety is his responsibility.

Upon coming back dwarfs was joyful, Jeiko told them how Alec fought an army himself and managed to kill many goblins. All the dwarfs was listening to Jeiko telling them about the amazing power he witnessed, the King seemed little despondent, Alec could see something was bothering the king his face was white as if he was afraid of something Alec went to the king, "What happened?" asked Alec, King looked at Alec with his sad eyes and said they started the war, King realized that goblins will now do anything to kill dwarfs the balance was now broken, it was war and he was scared what could happen if goblins defeat them, Alec told the king to not worry as he will kill all of goblins. Balak, Mathias and Aruna was finally down the trench now they started looking for Alec in caves. It was late afternoon when the dwarfs and Alec heard the sound of war horn, whole place started to move as if there was an earthquake, it was goblins they started the war against the dwarfs, Alec acted out he asked dwarfs to close all the exits and entrances to their house he told everyone to stay inside and only come out when he tell them too, King and Jeiko asked Alec to run away and save his life Jeiko told him the path of going out, Alec smiled at them, and went to fight against thousands goblins all by himself. It was a monstrous landscape thousands of goblins thirsty for blood was coming to dwarfs house, Alec closed his eyes he thought about his path his journey to be a witch hunter and how he would defeat the Queen of Hurax, he opened his eyes he knew he can't die today he need to just kill all of goblins to stay alive. Alec stood on top of a rock and decided to kill them from there the goblins started to climb the rock but Alec would stab them and chop off their heads, he managed to kill hundreds this way but goblins strength was increasing continuously, Alec couldn't fight at same place anymore the number strength was not in his favour, he tried to jump from rock but a goblin grabbed his foot and threw Alec between the heard of goblins, they started to beat Alec and screech out his flesh with their nails, Alec got a hold of his sword and moved it around he managed to get up, he started cutting them again, Alec managed to defeat the first wave of goblins but the second wave was already there, it consisted of goblins that were big in size than Alec himself and carried axe, Alec was out of his breath his energy was almost at his limit.

Second wave started attacking Alec he tried to hit them with his sword but he was not powerful enough to land a deadly blow, he was pushed back by goblin. Alec was at his limit he can't take a blow or it will be over for him, a goblin saw Alec open to attack and threw his Axe at him, the Axe hit Alec's chest and he fell down, there was a roar among the goblins they finally killed the man that was hunting them, the goblin went toward Alec to grab his Axe whole army stopped roaring, Acel chopped off the goblin's head with one strike, Alec was wearing the vest that King gave him, if it wasn't for vest he would have died, Alec gained his conscious and started attacking at goblins he started landing heavy strikes and chopping them, but during the fight with third wave chopping a goblin Alec tripped and fell down and the goblin aimed for the head of Alec, Alec knew it was his end but Alec closed his eyes and awaited his death but nothing happened, Alec opened his eyes and saw a spear that went through the goblin's mouth, he knew this spear it was Balak's, Balak, Mathias and Aruna was finally there now the table was turned, with three of them and their weapons they can defeat the goblins, "It took you guys time to find me" said Alec throwing Balak's spear towards him, "We just had few obstructions" said Balak catching his spear "You did well now rest I will handle them", Balak asked Mathias to join him and told Aruna to look at Alec's injuries, Balak and Mathias was too much for goblins Mathias was also confident in using his Axe now he was ready to give his best to achieve his goal, Balak jumped in the middle of the goblins and killed all of them with a single blow by rotating his spear, Mathias also killed many goblins with his Axe by the time Alec was regained his breath and stamina, Alec ran to fight as well with three of them there was no chance for goblin's to win. The goblins started to run away but Alec, Balak and Mathias kept on killing them. They made sure goblins left their kingdom it wasn't much later no signs of goblin was observed, Alec did it, he finally gave dwarfs what they needed now they could peacefully without any tension.

Balak asked Alec how he managed to get involved in war with the goblins, Alec explained them how he found Jeiko and decided to help them with their battle, Balak was proud of Alec, Alec was a real warrior, they then went to the dwarfs house and Alec asked them to come out, hearing his sound dwarfs stormed out of the house they saw Alec alive and with no serious injury, "We won" said Alec to Jeiko who was doing his best not to cry, the King thanked Alec for what he did for them, Alec introduced Balak, Mathias and Aruna to them, dwarfs was curious to meet warriors it was their first time to be with someone this powerful, Alec kept his words and made sure that dwarfs were saved.

It was their time to leave the trench and head on their journey to Kalot, Jeiko helped them with their path and took them out of trench, Jeiko bid his farewell to Alec and group, now they was back on their journey, Kalot wasn't much far now, just a day journey, Alec was more focused, confident and determined his sole objective is to defeat the kingdom of Hurax. It started raining again and the group decided to stay the night under a rock, Balak told the kids to stay careful in Kalot, from what Balak had heard people of Kalot can't be trusted for anything, they are selfish and greedy, Alec, Mathias and Aruna was ready for Kalot now they decided to rest because tomorrow they had to climb up the northern mountains in a day.