My Last War

Life is a struggle, with all its ups and downs, happiness and sadness, pain and health, fun and boredom, smiles and grumpiness, laughter and tears and love and hate. Through all of this, you have to find a way to fight back, find a reason to get back on your feet every time you fall down. Simply put, life is a war.

I have been a huge fan of that age of great wars where armies invaded continents and a lot of war legends were born! Some of those legends were real, the others were just stories from mythologies but in the end all of their stories are fascinating and interesting.

Life is a war and I have been fighting my entire existence! Just like great warriors, I always hoped my life would end up by a sword; however that wish started fading as through my long life and endless battles, I've never encountered a worthy opponent! So I started losing that hope and started believing I would die on my bed, a boring death without the pride of dying on a battle field.

So it has been months now that I didn't go out of my castle, I have had enough of the endless battles, the pointless wars and the useless fighting. I never lost a battle, not even the ones people predicted I would, where I was out-numbered or my rivals had more experiences.

I was out of the battles for few months now and never thought I am going back, it became all boring and unattractive to me! I didn't get the same thrill defeating new opponents and conquering new lands, until the unthinkable happened.

I have heard that the greatest army of the world, which was led by the prettiest queen of them all, was heading towards another kingdom to start an alliance. Usually this wouldn't bother me; many kingdoms had alliances and truces, and that was never an issue for me! I was always able to conquer everyone and break alliances that lasted for years. Even the oldest alliances couldn't stand when faced by my great army.

Just like Achilles I was unbeatable, and I had, or so I thought, no weaknesses not even Achilles’s heel. But that was soon proven wrong.

I heard rumors about the greatest army of them all going to have an alliance with another kingdom and they are passing by the road of my old kingdom. So being the curious person that I am, I decided to go back home to my old castle and check this “greatest army of them all” which is being led by the “prettiest queen ever”. However, it took me time to get back home as the road was long and full of dangers but nothing that can stand in the way of my great army.

By the time, I reached my home and settled in my old castle, the queen and the so-called “king” had already agreed on an alliance. I thought “eeeh, fuck it who cares” but I still decided to check the truth behind all the rumors they spread about the beauty of this queen and greatness of her army. So I got out of my castle and with the help of some loyal friends I was able to meet this queen and in that exact moment I cared.

I cared about the alliance she had, and I cared about the other kingdoms, I cared about the battles and I saw all my past glories flashing in front of my eyes but somehow none of them actually mattered. I was certain that usually in the case of conquering a beautiful lady’s heart all I need to do is put on my war armor and just win again. However, this time it was different, not only she was more than I expected but also had an alliance and somehow I don’t want to treat her like all the other queens or consider this yet another fight and break up that alliance with my usual ways because she seemed so different. She deserves way better.

I will explain to you why it was a different matter: Usually when I go to war, I have my experience, my old ways, my great army behind me and then take that queen to my castle and wait there, behind the unbreakable walls and win the war by just having a strong offense but even stronger defences.

However, the moment I laid eyes on her I knew that is not going to happen.

I saw her and I felt like an inexperienced king leading an army of buffoons.

I saw her beautiful eyes and I saw my defences weaken.

I heard her voice and I saw my walls breaking.

I saw her amazing smile and I felt the earth shake under me like I am in Pompeii in its last days.

I heard her accent and how she pronounces certain words and I saw my army die to the very last one of them.

I smelled her perfume and I was standing in front of my throne and suddenly lost my shield and armor.

She laughed and I felt a strong push that threw in the air and slammed on the floor.

After few minutes of being with her, I found myself a king with no army to lead, no land to rule and no defences. I was left there, like the young warrior I was one day, with nothing but the sword in my 

hand and passion in my heart.

I looked into her eyes and I felt a sudden rise of emotions and I felt stronger and more powerful than ever.

I got back on my feet and held my sword in hand and screamed:

“There will be no truces, no forgiveness, no kingdoms or lands, no kings and no queens, no wars and no battles after this fight and there will be no queen but her and there never were and never will be any other king for her but me and together we will reunite this land and rule it forever. I am the warrior that will have the fight of his life; I am the fighter who will have his last War. And if the Gods blessed me with a death in battle so be it, but as long as I am breathing she will never be the queen for another king but me”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 W.H