Three days later they had reached the capital, and were now stuck outside cause of the guards.

(lionman Guard)-If you have no bussiness go back to the village and take the pup with you

(Catman Guard)-Good one bro, you see the last few days we had many pretending to be the lion king Xeor and you just came at the wrong time, normaly we would have let anyone pretending to be him enter but now that he's inside the trick's ended

(Meur)-But he is the real one

(lionman guard)-Don't badmouth the great lionking or you will both be in trouble

(Xeor)-Okey we are leaving but could you please give me your name, just out of interest

(Lionman guard)-I am Foom and he is Loom, and who may you be?

(Xeor)-Just call me Xeor

the two of them laughed and send him away

(Meur)-Why didn't you beat them up?

(Xeor)-Why should I, they are just doing their job, Foom and loom they said I'll remember that

(Meur)-Then How are we going to enter now?

(Xeor)-Like this

And Xeor opened a hole in the wall passed inside and closed it again

(Meur)-What was that?

(Xeor)-Nothing important

(Meur)-How could that be nothing important, you are the true one aren't you

(Xeor)-Didn't I say so, now lets go to find Kihina, and ask her what's going on

(Meur)-Who's Kihina

(Xeor)-just an old friend

Xeor followed the orb but once more guards blocked his path

(Catman Guard)-You cannot pass any further, is the property of Queen Kihina

(Xeor)-I'm an old friend of hers, who just came to meet her, just tell her that "the real one arrived" and she will come here herself

One of the guards left to inform her and the other stayed to look after them

(Guard)-Is that some kind of secret code orsomething like that

(Xeor)-More like a reunion

The second guard returned

(Guard)-She told me to tell you to go sell your lies somewhere else

Xeor Roared with such power that the whole city was in an uproar, most catmen thought someone had angered the lion king but Kihina,

jumped from her house and ran all the way to where the quards were

she was surprised at how Xeor now looked but recognised that roar quite well, who else would dare Roar in the Capital city with the lion king Inside

(Kihina)-Why didn't you say it was you, come Inside

and she brushed the guards away telling them a good friend of hers had just made a joke and took Xeor and the kid Inside

(Kihina)-Who's the lucky one

looking at the kid

(Xeor)-Nah he's not mine

(Kihina)-a relative or something

(Xeor)-Nah he's just the only one crazy enough to challenge me to a fight

(Kihina)-haha Are all you challengers so cute nowardays, you know glori was here a few says ago, for the same reason like you, to see if the imposter is a lizardman or not, well he isn't, you see Deatlan heard this rumor probably your doing, now that I think about it and grabed the first lionman he found, probably noone will recognise you with the scar and red eye and eek what happened to your other arm.

(Xeor)-Well you see there was a little problem in the north you probably have already heard about it Sherror is dead and the lizardmen are about to storm the whole valley

(Kihina)-Well not anymore, you see when the Imposter arrived all healthy and full of vigor, all lizardmen movements halted in the north, It seems they are more afraid of you than we first thought, of course doing that was Deatlan's Idea, he now has him locked In a golden cage

(Xeor)-Why would he lock him In a cage?

(Kihina)-It's just an expression, it means he cannot leave the temple Deatlan built for you, It's not something big but he lives like a king in there, although I wouldn't get too close to him he's some kind of pervert

(Xeor)-How can I meet Deatlan

(Kihina)-That's impossible, he sees no one in fear of the lizardmen even his spies haven't seen him in days, he might even have died

But in reality Deatlan was in his bed the moment the roar was heard and thought someone angered that Imposter but then again why would he roar now of all times and not when they needed him to, he called Immediately all his spies

(Deatlan)-Does any of you know where the roar came from?

(Shordax)-It came near Kihina's place

(Deatlan)-Did Xeor go to visit her?

(Shordax)-Nope it was an one armed lionman with a little lionman child on his shoulder probably some old friend of hers

(Deatlan)-I would like to meet that friend of hers ass well, could you all leave now and make sure Xeor stays In his temple at least till winter comes

When they all left Deatlan talked to himself

"Good thing no one knows he's an Imposter but if Kihina found the real one, my plan to negotiate with the lizardmen for peace will go to nothing, and how could Xeor even be alive after the Slaughter in Gawvre, but what am I saying he is Xeor, if he could escape just by loosing an arm from a thousant lizardmen, it would be no surprise

but what if he goes and tells that the one in the tempple is an Imposter, my status as king may be at stake, I must meet him as fast as possible before he destroys it all"

but in the shadows one of his most trusted spies the black catman Shordax had heard him and dissapeared, with a smirk on his face.

(Kihina)-So what do you plan doing next, now that you know he's no lizardman?

(Xeor)-Well I would like to meethim at least and If he doesn't pass the standard requirments to be me Just tell Deatlan to find a better one

(Kihina)-Is being crazy also a requirement

(Xeor)-Nah its a necesity

And they lauthed telling jokes all day and night. The next morning Deatlan came to visit them by himself

(Xeor)-He's fast, do you think he will be happy to see me

(Kihina)-Probably

(Xeor)-you should had said sure

(Deatlan)-Is this truly you Xeor?

(Xeor)-Yup, don't even ask for the full story we spent hours trying to figure out how it all came to be

(Deatlan)-Your highness I have come to ask for your forgiveness

(Xeor)-I too have a favour to ask

(Deatlan)-I have soiled your name by finding and supporting an Imposter but you must understand everyone had you for dead, and the lizardmen were ready to Invade, then I heard a rumor that in a border village an extraordinary lionman had appeared at first I thought it was you but when the soldiers brought him I had no other choice I told everyone he was you, If you could just spare my life, I did it for the good of your empire, our empire, you are a symbol, a god If you disappear our peaceful days will be over pleasee...

(Xeor)-Okey, okey stop whining like a girl I wanted to meet the Imposter before leaving, you see I don't longer care about the empire, not that I cared before but there are so many problems involving lizardmen that I don't even care anymore, but you see I wouldn't want a Sissy taking my name I want at least to see if he has balls

(Deatlan)-I don't catch your drift your highness

(Xeor)-Just do what I'll ask you to do but first I want to see him, don't even dare say to him who I am, I want him to challenge me in my current crippled form to a duel, I want to see if he is good enough to Impersonate me but if he cowers I will kill him without a second thought, that should be fair since he's using my name and title don't you think, you may then announce that you found the real one and all will be over

(Deatlan)-but what if he fights you and wins

(Xeor)-Then he is the real one no?

(Deatlan)-As you wish your highness

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The next day Deatlan and Xeor went to the Temple of Xeor as they called it, and looked a bit from afar when Meur suddenly shouted

(Meur)-that's the exiled Xeor Impersonator fromthe village, you see Xeor he has the same name as you and used to be my sister's husband but that was only because she thought he was you and many others fell for the same but his dirty lies ended when chief Gulf saw him and exiled him as an Imposter, poor sister was so sad she married the chief instead

(Xeor)-He doesn't look bad

(Deatlan)-you find him to your liking?

(Meur)-What are you two talking about?

(Xeor)-Well he seems a bit weaker than me but he is taller and gives a something, not bad at all

(Meur)-you can't be serious

(Xeor)-Who cares at least he isn't an ungly lizard

Suddenly as they were talking a strange crowd of people burged in the temple, shouting "Die, Imposter, Fraud"

Deatlan wanted to stop thembut Xeor blocked his way

(Xeor)-I want to see how he will handle them, If he can make them believe he is real then I will have no worry in leaving him here

(Meur)-You can't be serious, why would you do that?

(Dealtor)-this is grown up stuff

(Meur)-You can't mean that Xeor is nowhere near grown up yet (Dealtor)-Xeor is a god and do mid your words about him

The talk was Interupted as the Imposter Roared to stop the raging crowd but it was nowhere near enough to stop the horde of catmen

(Imposter)-Do you dare defy my might, come here if you dare but know that my claws crave for blood this time of the day

The crowd steped a bit farther all except their leader Akish,

(Akish)-Don't cower he is just a phony like I once were, but I have changed I know cause I was there in the arena when the boulder fell from the sky and the real one emerged from within

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(Xeor)-that's a difficult one to deny

(Deatlan)-Why don't you just show yourself and end this farce

(Xeor)-Nah I want to see what he'll do next

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(Imposter)-I would be a fake of course if you yourself weren't a lizardman spy

The crowd grew warry of Akish and went farther away from him

Akish was left alone looking at the imposter rather surprised

and turned into a lizardman

(lizardman)-How did you notice

(Imposter)-It is magic, I now have the power to see through you people I can even tell that the two over there and there are also of your kind

And he was right as they both turned into lizardmen and went to cover fake Akishes back

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(Xeor)-You know he is good, he even makes me think he's the real deal

(Dealtor)-But how is he doing it

(Xeor)-I think he looks at their expressions, the most worried and anxious ones are probably lizardmen and the ones who are surprised are probably the catmen, well I think I will help him here, just look

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(Imposter)-Now go back to your master and tell him that I am the one and only real Xeor or you will feal my Wrath

(Fake Akish)-As if you are, I don't know what trickery you are using to see through our disguise but you didn't find us all

and five more lizardmen came out of the crowd

(Fake Akish) now I'll show everyone that you are a fraud by killing you in front of everyone

The Imposter closed his eyes and tryied to block as the lizardman drew near him but at that moment, the lizardman started twisting in pain and fell down everyone was torn from the inside alive and as the gruesome scene ended he was turned into a throne, made out of lizard bone and skin, as his meat was lying on the floor

The Imposter opened his eyes and saw that the lizardman disappeared and not knowing what to say roared and the lizardmen ran as fast as they could he them exhausted from the stessing experience sat on the throne without even looking as his feet were drenched in blood.

The catmen dissappeared as well in order not to feel his wrath and then laughers could be heard from behind a door to a hidden passage not too far behind him.

(Imposter)-Who dares laugh with the great Lion king

(Deatlan)-Cool down Xeor, haha it was just such a good performance that we couldn't but laugth in the end, also you should look where you are standing

The imposter looked down and saw a pool of blood and organs on the floor

(Imposter)-Holy shit where'd all this come from

(Deatlan)-Hahaha, why don't you ask your throne

The imposter looked at the throne behind him and nearly had a heart attack as the eyes of the lizardman were looking at him from the middle of its top

(Imposter)-Who was the sick bastard who made such a thing

(Xeor)-It was I your Highness hahaha

(Imposter)-And who is he suppossed to be

(Deatlan)-Just the real one

(Imposter)-And what is the real one doing here, no wait, you mean the real Lion king don't you?

The Imposter fell on his knee before Xeor and Pleaded

(Imposter)-Please don't kill me I didn't want to do you nay harmI just wanted to live a good life please...

(Xeor)-Just shut up, lets clesn this up a bit first, and with the asme spell he made a jug out of lizardman dryed meat filled with his blood

(Xeor)-that's better, now lets talk about more important matters,you see Xeor or how I don't even know how to call you, you see I have many problems like let's say Rats!

And a lizardman fell from the ceilling, and turned into a trunk full of his own blood

(Xeor)-you see now, no personal space at all spies everywhere, just the moment something happens,come here yourself if want to hear us so much

(Shordax)-How did you know I was here

(Xeor)-Well Hesh I knew you were

And Shordax turned into the lizardman Hesh

(Xeor)-Well you see I have the same power as my friend here, we can now see exactly who of you are lizardmen, and tomorrow all your spies will be found and killed or I can make them furniture for my temple

(Hesh)-you are bluffing, you have no such ability you must have tracked us with your tracking spell but good try

(Xeor)-oops you found me, isn't that what you want me to say, but how do you say my friend here did the same, It's a pretty simple magic but now it doesn't matter anymore you see your disguises have a great flow

(Hesh)-Bullshit!

And Hesh rushed out as fast as he could

(Deatlan)-Why didn't you kill him

(Xeor)-Cause it was he who gave me the Idea to use the spell like that so why kill him like that, I want a more fitting end for him

(Deatlan)-Whatever what did you want Xeor?

(Imposter)-You mean me or ..I see

(Xeor)-Well We can make a song festival to the god of creation I want every village to do it and anyone who doesn't work for the festival, is to be sent to the palace, It doesn't matter be they lizardmen or catmen or even lionmen or Hawkmen anyone who doesn't help will be brought here, but this is just the first part of my plan.

The next few days all of the races under Xeor's so called rule were making preparations for the biggest festival they had ever done, very few were crazy enough to be send to the palace in reality only two one was Kir an old lionman and the other Millox a crippled boarman without arms.They were never seen leaving the temple.

The days passed without any worries for the lizardmen as word went that after the festival all lizardmen would die by magic and that it was in realitysome magical festival to bestow power for the god of creation to destroy those infidels.