The Flag Of Crab
Part 8
The following morning was
the most important day in Soldier¡¦s life. When he woke up, he found that there
were over a million crabs outside Errac¡¦s hut on the beach. When they saw him,
silence fell on them. Raco, who was already standing outside the hut chatting
with some of the crabs, came up to Soldier¡¦s side once he spotted him. Then,
Raco shouted over the crabs, ¡§Today will be our day. We have our prince
back.¡¨ He pointed to Soldier. ¡§We have the Triforces. And we have all of us
here.¡¨ All the crabs cheered. ¡§The lobsters won¡¦t stand a chance to
against us! We¡¦ll get back our things! We¡¦ll get back our lands! We¡¦ll get
back our dignity!¡¨ Everyone¡¦s spirit was roused. ¡§Let¡¦s go!¡¨ The crabs
rushed into the sea and all headed to one direction: The East.
Soldier nudged Raco.
¡§Thank you, Raco. I thought I couldn¡¦t face the others again in my life.¡¨
Raco just grinned. ¡§Is our king still imprisoned in the kingdom that we used
to live in?¡¨ Raco nodded. ¡§I just want to make sure. We must save him. Soon
it will be our days again.¡¨ Raco gave him an assuring smile and he turned to
go.
Then Raco turned his head
and said, ¡§We¡¦ll follow you till we die. At least I will. Lead us,
Soldier.¡¨
Nho suddenly made a sound.
¡§Wouldn¡¦t it be strange that there is only me, an oyster, to go with all of
you crabs? Like last time, Nomis said I was an outsider in this whole event.¡¨
¡§If you don¡¦t mind to
be with us,¡¨ Soldier replied, ¡§it will not be strange. I would like to have
both of you come with me, to aid me in this war.¡¨
With Raco and Nho Soldier
went to the front of the army and led the whole army toward the East, where
their kingdom was. It only took them an hour to reach the castle, which was in
the middle of the sea, on an island.
Troops by troops they
landed on the island. Soldier made command to every troop. Within a few minutes
they had the whole army surrounded the castle. Soldier held the Triforces in his
hands firmly. He was reminded that the power of Triforces should not be abused.
He looked at the Triforces in his hands, tempted to use it to overtake the
kingdom, but he fought back this idea. He should win the lobster by his brain,
not by any other means, or else he would be notorious for abusing the power
forever. He raised his head, and found Nho looking at him in wonder. ¡§I¡¦m
all right, Nho,¡¨ Soldier smiled. ¡§Let¡¦s move on.¡¨
They reached the rear door
of the kingdom. There was no guard. Obviously the lobsters had not discovered
this secret. Swiftly Soldier ordered the crabs to get in. Raco led another troop
to go another way. Nho and Soldier got in with them. The building to the left
after getting inside should be the main palace. ¡§What a fool the lobsters
are!¡¨ Soldier thought.
They stalked near the door
of the main palace. Once they got to it, arrows were shot toward them. Quickly
Soldier searched for the archers. He spotted them on the castle wall.
Immediately he summoned his archers to shoot them. Their shoots were so accurate
that the road was cleared quickly.
The crabs broke the palace
door. The lobster inside picked up their weapons to fight at once; tough they
were not fast enough to stand the numerous crabs¡¦ attack. The palace was once
the place where Soldier belonged. It was familiar. He led one troop to assault
the main hall, where the lobsters were having a conference. The king of lobster
was there. Soldier could see Nitram there as well.
While Soldier was measuring
the distance between the king and him with his eyes, Nitram spoke up. ¡§Well,
Soldier. You are here. Don¡¦t you know where you¡¦re standing?¡¨
Soldier said in disgust,
¡§It is my place.¡¨
¡§It was your
place,¡¨ Nitram teased, ¡§but now it isn¡¦t.¡¨ Some lobsters came in and
stopped their pace when they saw the crabs.
¡§It was my place,¡¨
Soldier repeated. ¡§It has been my place, and it is my place forever. I¡¦ll
get back what I own. It is not where you should be on.¡¨
¡§Well, get it,¡¨ Nitram
seduced him, ¡§if you can.¡¨ Then he turned to Nho. ¡§Em, I don¡¦t think you
should get involved, Nho my friend.¡¨
¡§If I were your
friend,¡¨ Nho snapped, ¡§I would rather die than stay with you.¡¨
Soldier picked a sword and
jumped up to the table and ran toward where the king was. Some lobsters pulled
out their swords and swung them at Soldier. Soldier defeated them beautifully.
He reached the king and put his sword on the king¡¦s neck. He raised his head
and found that the troop of crabs he brought in was all dead except Nho, but his
neck was under Nitram¡¦s blade too.
¡§You don¡¦t stand a
chance against us, Soldier,¡¨ Nitram enticed him. ¡§Even though you have
killed our king, you can¡¦t flee. There are lobsters all around the castle.¡¨
¡§Don¡¦t let him take
advantage!¡¨ Nho shouted. ¡§Keep your plan in your mind. It doesn¡¦t matter
that I die. I am no one.¡¨
Soldier told himself,
¡§Yes, my plan. I am to overtake this castle. How can I get stuck here?¡¨
Suddenly the king elbowed
him. He crashed into the wall and four lobsters came to restrict him. They
kicked off his sword and he was tied up. Nho was thrown to his side and was tied
up as well. They had fallen into despair.
¡§See? How can you fight
us with such a small army?¡¨ Nitram was speaking when there was an arrow
cutting through one of his arm. He leaned to the wall and groaned in pain.
Everybody lifted up the eyes. Raco was the one who shot the arrow. The crabs
behind him dashed in to kill all the lobsters in the room excluded the king and
Nitram. They tied up the two of them. Raco went to untied Soldier and Nho.
Nho spoke when everything
fell into silence and the king and Nitram were put in front of a wall, ¡§See?
Why can¡¦t us fight you with a small army?¡¨ And then to Soldier he
asked, ¡§What should we do to them?¡¨
Soldier was deep in thought
when Nitram untied himself and threw something at Nho. Nho fell to the ground,
unconscious. Then Nitram grabbed his king and pushed into the wall behind him.
The wall fell and he fleeted away with his king. Then the wall went back to its
old place.
Raco went to examine the
wall and tried to push it, but nothing happened. ¡§Let it go, Raco,¡¨ Soldier
comforted him. ¡§Although it was him who made me lost my memory last time, I
won¡¦t mind him anymore.¡¨ Soldier kneeled down to glimpse at Nho. He was
still alive, but he did not seem to be conscious. Soldier ordered someone to
take Nho to a room. ¡§Raco, shall we go and find our king?¡¨
¡§Sure.¡¨
They found a trapdoor on
the floor and went down. Their king was laying on the bottom or the stairs. When
he saw them coming, he thought they were the lobsters. ¡§Huh? Come down to get
me to execute me?¡¨
¡§Yeah, we¡¦ve come down
to get you.¡¨
When the king heard
Soldier¡¦s voice, hope filled back his empty eyes. ¡§Oh! My son!¡¨ They
hugged for a long time while Raco laughed by their sides in relief. Soldier gave
his father the Triforces and said, ¡§I¡¦ve finished my mission.¡¨
After they had sent their
king up to the medical room, they went to the main entrance wall of the castle.
Raco tore down the old lobster flag. Soldier hanged up the flag of crab. The
flag unfolded and showed crabs transporting big
and small rocks to another place.
(The End)