The Coronation

Deep in the Darklands and under the notorious Serpent Tower the ,black as night thrown of the evil Queen Shimyra ,stood impressively in the middle of the central stone hall of her palace.

She was the leader of a proud kingdom of Mountain Giants and she was recently took her crown after the sudden and mysterious death of her mother Sagga.

Her thrown was tall, spiky and made from shinny black marble and polished metal.

Carpets from the thick fur of snow tigers and mountain lions covered the floor everywhere as well as half of the walls.

The Beauty of Death, as they called the Queen for her reputation, sat cross legged and barefooted in her impressive seat.

She was a twelve feet tall giantess with long silver hair tumbled unbound across her bare shoulders and deep blue eyes which was looking nervously at the other side of the hall towards the entrance.

Her skin was pale blue ,in contrast with her black velvet dress and hair that covered her snapped body down until her knees.

In her head she wore a black crown decorated with large red rubies in front of it and lines of red gold around its jagged edges.

The giantess raised her slender hand and instantly two dwarfs dressed with furry coats and iron half helmets in their heads appeared from behind her.

- Where is my messenger ? You are making you Queen waiting there useless imps ? she shouted with her icy blue eyes burning with rage.

The trembling dwarfs hesitated , and tried to think a way to calm Queen Shimyra down .

They understood that their life was already at stake.

Suddenly a dozen bulky figures entered the hall from the main entrance opening the iron doors with a loud cracking sound.

Nine of them were muscular grey skinned hill giants armoured with double axes and cudgels.

Their thick leather armour was stained with blood in many places and their onyx grey eyes glittered with determination.

The other four holding something that couldn't see, stayed behind standing next to the slender cyan pillars around them.

- Why you are here ?, she demanded surprised with their sudden appearance.

No-one of them moved or answer her question.

- I said what's is going on you dumb scams ? I didn't command you to come here ! You are entering my audience halls without my permission ? she hissed angrily tapping her finger nails in the marble of her thrown.

She was surprised from the appearance of her elite bodyguards so late in the evening when she was expecting a messenger from the mines of Grey Valleys in the north.

She was well known for her cruelty and hot tempered attitude and nobody had ever dared to disturb her without paying a dreadful price.

Usually with his or her life.

Untill now.

-Sieze her ! ,a female voice commanded them from somewhere behind them and soon the Queen was on her knees cursing and screaming at her warriors as they took of her crown from her head.

-Traitors ! Cowards ! Who gave you the right to laid your hands on me ? ,Shimyra screamed at them spitting at one of the hill giants broad face.

The Queen struggled vainly to free herself as her guards dragged her outside and out off earshot.

She was afraid and powerless for the first time in her long reign on the Black Thrown and a dreadful suspicion came to her mind.

''Its her !'' ,she thought , with eyes red from tears as her guards shoved her roughly on a pile of straw inside a very small for her cell.

Here she had imprisoned so many humans, dwarves and elves before leaving them to rot in this ''filthy holes'' as she called this place.

Her hands was already manacled with irons around her wrists during her transportation here.

The giantess thought that this would be the end but then a giant grabbed her from behind and two others started to adjust a heavy iron collar around her neck.

The iron collar was tied to a chain, fastened into a large locking box constructed on the stony wall high above her head.

- Dogs! You will regret that ! My sister will regret that i promise you ... ! she shouted furious with the treatment of her former soldiers standing again on the icy cold floor with her bare feet.

In answer the fifteen foot tall giant spat and pushed her down on the straws and said something that looked like order to the others.

Hands grabbed her hands and ankles and a sharp razor flashed in the dim light.

- Nooooo ! she screamed trying to get free from her captors.

One of them grabbed her hair and pulled her head backwards.

The giant started cutting her long saggy mane, throwing her hair on the floor with his other hand.

When they finished the grey skinned soldiers smiled in satisfaction and turning their backs from her , locked the door behind them.

Shimyra was laying down sobbing.

She was holding the hair that the brutal giant cut leaving her with one part of herself taken away.

High up in the Black Thrown a young giantess with green eyes like summer leaves was sitting with an small army of other giants around her.

- This day is the begging of the end of the realms of the humans ,she shouted loud enough for everyone to hear.

- The my sister led my father warbands in defeat , said angrily shaking her fist.

- We will march south to take everything from them us they did from us ! Phyrra screamed totally overwhelmed by her own emotions.

An angry roar from the mouths of hundreds of giants was heard from around her , echoing like thunder in the huge hall and caverns around it.