A Clash of K̶i̶n̶g̶s̶ Hoots

[Madison Cox]

A song of Bruuuuh and !Update: A Clash of K̶i̶n̶g̶s̶ Hoots

 

 

 

 

 

 

(A continuation of Road to Recovery)

 

Dennis longed for the days of his regimented schedule of training in the morning, dark matches in the afternoon, and training in the evening before attempting to eat whatever grass looking meal Madison suggested. The last few nights were spent without lights unless they came from candles, the sun, or moon light. His days were nothing more than watching cows graze or women sew ugly sweaters. It was…

 

Dennis:Brutal.

 

Madison lightly slapped Dennis on the arm as they waited outside of her Grandfather's home. Now that Dennis was starting to recover, it was time to meet more of her estranged family.

 

"There's no use sitting out here any longer," Madison said after their escort had left the duo alone on the porch. "We should go inside. But first, we need to figure out what we're going to tell him. We'll have to come up with a backstory, and how you ended up in my home with all those bruises– and why I've never mentioned you before.” Madison rambled on as they headed into the house.

 

Dennis: How about the truth?

 

Madison laughed nervously: No seriously, why were you in my home?

Dennis: Urban outreach program.

 

Madison: This is why you have no friends. Well, other than me.

 

Dennis shrugged off her response as he played the gentleman, opening the dining room door for her. This was the first room Dennis had seen in the settlement with electricity, leading him to believe Madison’s Grand father was of some importance to the community. Dennis stared blankly at the table in the center of the room.

 

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Dennis whispered to Madison, asking ‘why’. Just…’why?’. She looked to him and shrugged.

 

 

Madison’s grandfather waved them over. He was standing by one of the corner tables. Dennis shook hands with the old man after he hugged his Grand Daughter. The three then sat at the table.

 

Grand papa: Elvesta, such a charming young lady you've become. I was worried when I heard you ran off with some motorcycle hooligans and became one of those harlots on the television!

 

Dennis: El...vesta? Uh, who?

Dennis winced as Madison dug the heel of her shoe into his big toe from under the table. The Grandfather looked confused.

 

Madison: Rumors. I just needed to spread my wings. Find my calling, you know?

 

Grand papa: Which is?

 

Madison: Uh...writing? Fantasy, nerd shit.

 

The old man blinked at her.

 

Madison: Stuff! Nerd stuff!

 

Grand Papa: When will you be published?

 

Madison: Ah…

Dennis: Very soon!

 

Madison looked to Dennis and mouthed for him to ‘Shut the hell up!’

 

Grand papa: Oh! Excellent Elvesta. I always knew you had a talent for telling tales. And your companion-

Madison: Friend.

 

Grand papa: Your friend here. What does he do?

 

Dennis looked to Madison with a confused expression before returning his attention to the old man.

 

Dennis: I'm a wrestler, sir.

 

Grand Papa: Oh? Really?

 

 

 

 

 

Dennis: Yes?

 

Grand Papa: interesting. Well, good for you son. I'm just surprised.

 

Dennis: Why?

Grand Papa: Well you're… You know…

 

Dennis: I don't?

Grand Papa: You're kind of...

 

Madison looked down at her shoes and rubbed the bridge of her nose.

 

Dennis:Go on.

 

Grand Papa: Small, son. Kind of small. Not to mention you don't really look all that intimidating.

 

Dennis: Hey now-

 

Madison stomps on Dennis’s big toe from under the table once more.

 

Madison: It's only his first year. The size and intimidation factor come with time.

Grand Papa: With all his injuries, I can't imagine he's had much success so far at his size. That's why he's hurt, I imagine. Are you any good, son?

Dennis: I do alright? Though, I endeavor to improve in the off season.

 

Madison: He really does.

Grand Papa: Anyway...keep at it, son. With any luck, grappling will become a small man’s world and you can win a few matches. Maybe become a champion.

Dennis opened his mouth to speak but Madison stepped on his toe...again.

[Madison Cox]

Grand Papa: So what’s this novel about?

 

Madison groaned.

 

Madison: I um. Well. Like, it's...a fantasy? You know? Like Kings, Queens, peasants. Shit like that, erm...stuff like that.

Grand Papa: Not my cup of tea. But, what's the plot?

Madison: Well…it all starts with this King, yea? King...Jay.

 

Grand Papa: Not a name suited for Royalty, Elvesta.

Madison: Too urban, I know. It's a draft. Anyway!

 

Madison: King Jay is loved by his people, mostly. But one day he is overthrown by a rival Noble Family and taken prisoner. This New King, Lord Mugenta -

Grand Papa: Fantastic name.

 

Dennis rolled his eyes.

 

Madison: Proclaims himself as The Overlord. Like, he goes on to become a shitty ruler...but a great one too! The Kingdom has never been more profitable, but he's abusive to his subjects. Random executions, allowing the local Jester Smythe to exist, all sorts of crazy things.

 

Madison: This abuse causes three other factions to split away from the Kingdom of Mugenta, and spawns a war of Four Kings, all while the true King is Locked away in Mugenta’s cube dungeon.

 

Madison: One faction is made up of bandits led by a crossdresser. They are proficient in hit and run attacks. Guerrilla warfare.-

 

Grand Papa: Cross dressing bandit?

 

Madison: Way too urban right? Anyway, the bandits are by far the most dangerous of the factions. They always attack when you least expect it.

 

Madison: There's another faction that recently popped up in the lands called the Union. The citizens aren't exactly sure what they hope to accomplish. But of the four factions, this one will probably be the first to fall. So far all they have is a Lord that recently came out of hiding, and his trusty bard.

 

Madison: But the main characters of this story, obviously, are the outnumbered good guys. The Revolters, the Revolution! The Revolters are a rag tag group of heroes...and a Gentleman’s club.

 

Grand Papa: …A Gentleman’s club?

 

Madison: Mhmmmmm! Perverts want peace too! Among the Revolters are eight unlikely allies that have come together for the sake of defending the Kingdom and restoring some semblance of order.

 

Madison: Richard Versus...tantinople and -

 

Grand Papa: Richard Versustantinople?

 

Madison: Totally!

 

Dennis sighed.

 

Madison: Richard and Nathaniel Ortiz are former Defenders of the realm. Retired. But they chose to dust off their armor and fight the good fight, one more time. Though skilled, they realize they aren't spring chickens anymore. So they reform their old mercenary company by investing and injecting youth into the Alliance.

 

Madison: There's... Madison, a woman with an unrivaled mind for strategy. Though she was never taken seriously for it due to her unmatchable beauty, and the fact that she's a woman. I mean, words cannot describe how hot this woman was. Her village was burned down by Mugenta after they swore loyalty to him. She barely survived the invasion. She's not much of a fighter…

 

Madison: Madison was saved by a wandering Knight named Douglas. He too was betrayed by the Overlord after swearing loyalty. After losing faith in the upper echelon of society, Douglas and Madison embarked on their own quest to right the wrongs of the land. Eventually, they encountered Richard Versustantinople. It was a hard sell, convincing those two to John. Douglas swore his sword to Madison, and to Madison only. Where she went, he did. So, the two tentatively joined the resistance when she grew some faith in Richard.

 

Madison: The next member to join was a freakshow attraction within a traveling circus. This monstrosity of a man stands at damn near eight feet tall, and wrestles bears! Lives off of only sun chips.

 

Grand Papa: Sun chips?

 

Madison: When I figure out what that would be in this time period, I'll change it. Anyway...he was known only as ‘K.D.’ Nathaniel Ortiz approached the beast of a man and promised him all the sun chips and Caucasian women in the land if he stopped fighting bears for coin, and fought the evil army of Mugenta instead.

 

Grand Papa: Seems like a interesting character.

 

Dennis: Sissy.

 

Madison and her grandfather both glanced at Dennis as if he suffered from tourette's syndrome before she continued.

 

Madison: In that traveling circus was a sword swallowing trapeze performer named Sophia. She was the second prettiest woman in the land.

 

Grand Papa: Why...why did Sophia being the second best looking woman in the realm need to be noted?

 

Madison: It matters! Anyway, Sophia was recruited for her ability to blend in with a crowd, climb high structures, and her lock picking expertise. She's your standard thief class in one of those nerd video games. Her agility and finesse rivaled Douglas’s. Personally I believe Douglas is more agile.

 

Madison: The next recruit for the resistance was the most unlikely choice of them all. Hailing from the southernmost part of the realm was a man named Jackson, a racist of the highest order.

 

Grand Papa: Why would a racist join the resistance that aims to make the Realm safe for all people? Not just a few.

 

Madison: To prove he's not a racist.

 

Dennis: Makes sense when you think about it.

 

Grand Papa: Not really…

 

Madison: And last but not least, Richard and Nathaniel recruited the chosen one...Drago the Hunter. A man who knew little of the common tongue, but was well versed in battle. He is the one that must stand up and battle the Overlordt.

 

Grand Papa: The What?

 

Madison: Oh sorry, Overlord. Anywho, the battle raged on between these factions for weeks. Unfortunately for our heroes, as time went on, it seemed the Bandits focused more on the Revolters than the Overlord’s forces at times. Essentially, our heroes were out numbered at all times. Even though they possessed quality over quantity, the numbers proved to be just too great.

 

 

Madison: The Novel ends with both the bandit forces and Revolters initiating an all out assault on the Overlord's castle during the month of September for different reasons. The Bandits wish to take this particular castle because it had strategic value. The Revolters attacked to rescue Madison and prevent her forced wedding to Mugenta’s royal custodian, R.D. One could say it was a...September to Remember!

 

 

Grand Papa: Clever.

 

Madison: Not so urban? During this battle, some key skirmishes took place. The racist Jackson and the man beast KD battled the death dealer, Kassidy and his partner...who is also the illegitimate son of the Overlors. The racist and KD barely fended off the onslaught of the awesome death dealer. If not for Jackson’s trickery against the inexperienced Anthony, he and KD would have surely died.

 

 

Madison: The trapeze artist Sophia battled the daughter of the cross dressing bandit King. The two women fought their hearts out for a man’s war, but Willow-

Grand Papa: Wait wait wait, the cross dressing Bandit King had a daughter?

 

Dennis: This was before he had a taste for men named Carter.

 

Grand Papa: Ah...carry on.

 

Madison: Sophia came up short in the hard fought battle. Before Willow could get the finishing blow, the man beast arrived and stopped her. An unconscious Sophia, still racist Jackson, and KD fled the battle.

 

Madison: Elsewhere, the Chivalrous knight Douglas battled the Savage Bandit General, Malu. Both men came to retrieve Madison, but only one could leave with her. Malu was twice Douglas’s size and wielded five axes….with two hands!

 

Grand papa: My gods! Surely Douglas was murdered. Wait, five axes with hands?

 

Madison: Douglas arrived with one purpose, to make the world a better place for Madison. The two men battled for hours, neither being able to keep the other down for longer than nine seconds. Truly...a rivalry and hatred that warriors dreamed of! Malu got the upper hand on Douglas.

 

Madison: As his life flashed before his eyes, he saw a bleak future of the powers that be ruining the land of Turmoil. He also saw Madison being forced to cook for the overweight heathen, R.D, While mourning the death of Douglas and the life they could have had together! It was at that moment he found his resolve, and delivered one last strike with his blade to cut down the bandit general.

 

Madison: Douglas was spent and could battle no more. He dropped his blade and did not bother to finish off Malu. Whether it was a sign of respect or exhaustion, I leave up to the Reddit community to decide. As he opened her cell door, he saw Madison running toward him.

 

 

Madison: He collapsed in her arms as the cross dressing bandit King and his men approached her. She shielded Douglas’s body with her own as the King repeatedly attacked her with the broad side of his sword. The bandit King leaves them battered and unconscious in the dungeon after retrieving Malu. That's the last we see of them in the chapter.

 

Grand Papa: You spent a lot of time on those two. I thought Drago was the chosen one? If Madison is the damsel, shouldn't she be Drago’s love interest?

 

Dennis: How dare-

 

Madison quickly put her hand over Dennis’s mouth.

 

 

Madison: Madison and Douglas are minor characters, depending on the chapter. Drago only loves battle and is indeed, the main character of book one.

 

Dennis: And don't forget his love of Bubba.

 

Grand Papa: Bubba?

Madison: Drago's pet Dragon. Pay attention!

 

Madison: Nathaniel Ortiz never got to have his battle with the Bandit King. He was attacked by the Bandit King’s most trusted men…Bald guy one and bald guy two. Trust me I know it's anticlimactic, but I gotta save stuff for the second book!

[Madison Cox]

Madison: Richard saw that things were not going well. They were being attacked by both the bandits and The Overlord’s people. Deception was in the air. The resistance was battered and outnumbered. Even he, as powerful as he was, was unable to defeat the evil tramp stamp having Bandit Wizard...Leon.

Grand Papa: Bandit... Wizard... with a tramp stamp?

 

Madison: Mhm! After finding his fallen comrade, Ortiz, an injured Richard ordered the resistance to fall back And retreat. And so the resistance did…all but Drago.

 

Madison: Drago tore through thousands of the Overlord’s men while flying on top of Bubba the Dragon. In a show of power, Drago jumped from atop Bubba and came crashing through the Overlord’s roof that was made of Organza. The man was that rich...a roof made of silk.

 

Madison: The Overlord rose from his throne and approached Drago. The men battled for what seemed like days, swinging their blades at speeds which could only be seen by the most trained of eyes! Drago had the battle all but won, dangling the Overlord from his own window as his Queen looked on in horror. But the Overlord is a tricky one…

Madison: The double doors to the Overlord’s throne room is kicked open! Standing their triumphantly was the former King, the true King...Jay!

The old man gasped.

 

Madison: He had broken free of his chains, or did he? Drago was elated to see the true King alive and well. But all was not well…

 

Madison: The King was brainwashed from months of rape and more rape at the hands of The Royal raper...Dimsmore. He pushed Drago through the window and saved Mugenta! All was lost…

 

Grand Papa: Horrible…

Madison: The epilogue briefly describes the land being in a state of shock and sorrow. The resistance was decimated. The brainwashed King is controlled by the Overlord. Bandits continue to run wild and breed with their siblings.

Madison: The chosen one is in a coma. Ortiz is badly wounded. The Gentleman’s club was scattered. Jackson, still racist, is in recovery. Richard was the last man standing, trying to find answers for what went wrong while guarding the body of the land’s only hope, Drago.

Grand Papa: And what of Madison and Douglas?

Madison: She hid Douglas so he could heal in peace. She fell out of contact with the resistance. They had some choices to make. She was torn between staying in seclusion, living among the common people, and starting a life without conflict. Perhaps even seeing where she stood with Douglas after he healed.

 

Madison: Or would they rejoin the battle under the banner of Richard and Nathaniel, at the risk of losing what could have been for them? Would Douglas return to the front lines and be what was needed, something more than he was when this started? A cruel and unforgiving harbinger of chaos...Devil Doug.

 

The grandfather blinks.

 

Madison: I'm still working on the moniker.

 

Grand Papa: Interesting.

 

Madison: But yea, the story is still being written. I haven't decided how this first one will end.

Madison pats Dennis on the knee.

 

 

Madison: As for Madison, I'm sure she would want Douglas to know that there is no shame in leaving the resistance behind, and attempting to start a life of peace with her. Maybe she just wants to hear him to say it.

 

Madison: The resistance will go on with or without them. Drago will hopefully rise from the ashes and ride his mighty dragon once more.

 

Madison and Dennis slowly turn to look at each other as the grandfather stands up.

 

Grand Papa: Well, I look forward to reading this first story. Hopefully that faction led by…

 

Madison: Sir Pew Pugh.

 

Grand Papa: Yes, him. Hopefully his faction makes a move. Four sides sounds interesting. I imagine things will only grow more complex with two more books still to be written. Many casualties are ahead...

[Tre Golden]

Good story, needs more Tre Golden though