"Stop fighting!" General Blake shouted, lifting his arm up in surrender.Seeing this, Ithel lifted his arm up as well, "Stop fighting!" Both sides halted simultaneously and retraced back to their side.Ithel had glanced around for the old man and couldn't see him nor the young man anywhere. He had been anxious to stop the fight but didn't know how to do it. Now that the other party volunteered to stop the fighting, he obliged without hesitation."You…" Ithel pointed at Blake and shouted, "why did you meddle in our business? Now you let our two fugitives escape!"What?The general was stunned. "Didn't you just ambush us for the right to the Princess, don't talk nonsense." The general decided to hide the womans identity and call her a princess instead of a future Queen."What Princess?" Ithel was puzzled. "Didn't you clearly see us chasing two people? And you got involved without asking any questions. I tell you, if I don't catch those two people you will have to explain to the boss wh
By this time, the sun ad set and it was dark, Jake and Aishantha sat by the fire as Jake told her his story. Knowing she was from Paris, he held back from informing her about the Prince of Paris' involvement.After listening to Jake's story with Dohana, Aishantha was dissapointed. After traveling with Jake for a few hours, she had felt an intimate affection for him. But to hear him profess his love for another woman, she didn't know how to behave.Aishantha suddenly stood up and said, "well, it's time for us to part ways.""What? What are you talking about?" Jake also stood up.As she dusted herself, Aishantha said, "we're clearly meant to go our different paths. I can't follow you anymore.""You're being hunted by those men, you're safer with me," Jake said stunned."No," Aishantha folded her arms and pouted away. "You're too much trouble, not only are you wanted by thugs, you're also wanted by the royal family. So much trouble, how can I travel with you?" After she spoke, she start
When the sound rattled, the ground shook as a dozen horses galloped away. "Iaaaaahhh!"Jake added speed and was shocked to see the speed of his horse. In no time, he and Ian Crow were ahead of the race. When Ian Crow saw this, his face changed. He hadn't believed that a new comer would be his rival so early in the race. After a few minutes of racing, the two rivals were still evenly matched, leaving the others way behind. Seeing the threat, Ian Crow took out a weapon, he pushed it open with a click and it stretched out to the size of three metres all of a sudden.Before Jake could realise what happened, he saw the weapon fly out and smash his chest. The overwhelming force knocked Jake back and only managed to hold on to the reigns of the horse, his legs suspended in mid-air.Ian Crow showed a wicked smile as he sped ahead of the race.'Playing dirty huh?' Jake finally understood the man's boasts.Jake mastered enough strength to pull himself over the horse and yanked the reigns wi
Suddenly, a shout came out and two men rode two horses past the crowd. The crowd was even more shocked when they saw a man hanging on the reigns of one of the horses. "My name is Davidson Cook and this is my partner Steven Ray. We were by the river where that little girl drowned and we saw everything. At that time, we chased this crook all the way to the river where he grabbed the little girl and threatened her as a hostage. But we didn't expect the little girl to be so brave, she bit him and out of rage, he threw her deep into the river. We tried to save the little girl but he stopped us. Our efforts to apprehend him failed and he knocked us down repeatedly. That was until this little brother arrived and helped us. So, this little brother won the race.""What? Foolishness""Nonsense, if he was winning the race, then how come he didn't return to win it first?" "Brother Crow won this thing hands down!"Ian Crows entourage stood up to speak for him. Jake was stunned to see these peop
"How's this possible?""Our champion is the culprit?""So absurd. We'd rather die than give up our own."Without waiting for their reaction, Ithel continued, "hand him over to me and we shall take our leave.""There shall be no such handover," Mr Cook stood forward with his hands behind his back. "Yes, he speaks the truth." The official stood beside Mr Cook. "You bandits have terrorised our town for many years. We should be arresting you lot right away. Why should we hand over any of our people to you?"As the words dropped, the crowd roared angrily.Seeing this scene, Ithel nervously glared at the people, who were so numerous that they outnumbered them twenty times over. Sweat began to trickle down his face.Seeing this scene, Jake smiled and said, "no need for violence. You say I have wronged you. Why don't you tell them the truth that you robbed me and my benefactor. You even stole my horse, where's my white horse?"Hearing this, the crowd was convinced that the bandits were on th
In a low-class bar, situated in the central town of El-Tarter, Jake kept downing a few glasses of alcohol. "Perhaps you should tone it down, champ," said an old man in his fifties with a beard that covered his whole face. It was Davidson Cook. As he spoke, he stroked his beard before he took a gulp off his cup himself. Steve Ray smiled wryly, "if you hadn't won a few gold coins earlier, he wouldn't had agreed to join you for drinks. He's more anxious about cashing in on our bounty."Jake smiled and glanced at the people around the table. "How could you not celebrate the champ? Besides, wasn't your stomach rumbling all the way here? Infact, I don't care about you lot. As long as Emily and Aishantha have eaten, I don't mind." Jake smiled at Emily and Aishantha who sat opposite him eating a few plates of a scrumptious meal. "By the way, even though he is your prisoner, he still has to eat right? Or you want to be dragging a half dead man back to the palace?" Jake spoke as he took pi
For the first time, Davidson Cook and Steven Ray glanced at each other incredulously. This time, the difference was that they actually believed Jake."Mr Larson," Mr Cook stared at Jake with disbelief, "I heard about a rumour of a young man that returned from overseas with the Princess. It was said that the Princess herself acknowledged that young man as her furure-husband at the gate of the royal house a week ago. If those rumours are true, could you be that young man?"Hearing this, Jake smiled, "don't tell me that's all you heard. Didn't you hear that that same young man marched to the Celtic army with the royal guards and forced them to return beyond the barrier again?"This time, even the crook next to Steven Ray was astonished. His eyes buldged out. Mr Cook was stunned, staring at Jake blankly. He swallowed hard and said, "don't tell me, you're…""Even I heard about that," Dan Brown finally spoke. Jake was surprised, even criminals kept their ear to the ground?Even the two dr
"What? Jake Larson lives? That idiot again?" Prince Dominic cried, bafflement written on his face.'That Jake really? Even kidnapped the Emperors woman?'"Prince, do you know the man?" The Emperor was puzzled, staring at the man blankly.Prince Dominic turned to face him, "your majesty, that's the same rascal that nearly stole my wife from under my nose."Huh?The Emperor's face was agape, his eyes narrowed as he quickly understood something. "Do you mean this is the same man who deceived my general into believing he was you and sent my army back behind the border?""That's him," Prince Dominic clenched his fist angrily. "I didn't expect that he escaped all the way to the border to even interfere with your Majesty's affairs."'That man must have a death wish, first he tries to steal his wife, now he steals mine? Could he have done this deliberately?'"Bold, how bold of him," the emperor gritted his teeth and then turned towards the Prince with a scowl. "Didn't you say you would take c
The bullet flew through the air. While Aishantha looked on at the gun quivering helplessly, a diving figure leaped across her and fell to the ground.What?Everyone's head was buzzing, did the Queen Mother really pull the trigger?Aishantha subconsciously probed her body for gunshot wounds. And when she found none, she instantly glanced at the figure lying on the floor. Her mind was boggled.It was Jake. Blood was stained all over his suit and his white t-shirt was red."No, Jake!" Princess Dohana cried, dropping to her knees and puzzled, not knowing how to help Jake at all. "Why did you do that, why?"With his eyes closed as if he was dead, Jake didn't respond.Everyone else stood there, stunned."Oh, you want to be a hero, right?" The Queen Mother said, chuckling before raising the gun towards Aishantha again. Prince Dominic quickly stepped over and blocked Aishantha completely."You...you have dissapointed me Dominic. Did you forget the plan so suddenly? You were supposed to marry
Feeling the cold blade on his neck, Prince Dominic was furious. How could he have let his guard down. As the renown Prince of Paris, and having trained on the art of combat since he was a child, how could he accept defeat by an amateur. 'Obviously this kid is no experienced fighter, and to be cheated and be outdone by him is just embarrassing. But I'm a Prince, I can't lose.' "I said, say your last words pal!" Jake yelled. Prince Dominic thought of countermeasures quickly. "Who said I've lost," after he spoke, the Prince used his left hand to squeeze Jake's injured shoulder. The Prince had thought about it. He'd hurt Jake where he previously stabbed him and then use this momentum to turn the tables. After using all his strength to squeeze and jab the injured shoulder, Jake merely glanced at his hand. Seeing Jake's smirk, Prince Dominic was astonished. Why is he not hurting? Seeing his puzzled face, Jake leaned back and used his right hand to reveal the wounded area. What?
Pin drop silence followed as all eyes gathered around the man who had just crashed into the wedding hall. Everyone couldn't help but gasp at the sight and the aura that pervaded him. He wore a stylish black suit, with a red tie; the black shades he had on gave him a mysterious demeaner. With his hands jammed into his side pockets, looking extremely relaxed, he smiled as he glanced at the audience. The Queen Mother was staring at him in total bewilderment. She couldn't figure it out. She had done her utmost best to ensure he would never be able to enter the palace, let alone the wedding venue. How did he pass through the thousands of royal soldiers defending the royal palace?"Jake!"Princess Dohana couldn't believe her eyes. She shuddered at the site of him, staggering back.'Finally, my Prince charming didn't let me down. He came to save me. He is really here. Am I dreaming? That means I don't have to marry Dominic, I don't.'As a thousand thoughts ran through Princess Dohana's mind
The atmosphere became tense in a second. Erick Vohn drew out his sword, showing a sneer as he directed his sword towards the Resistance army."How dare you try to deceive us? Do you know who I am?"Mr Heart returned a mocking smirk, "You're the general of a mutilated army.""Shut up! the general shouted, "soldiers, attack!"The royal soldiers roared and charged together simultaneously."Resistance, buckle up and get ready to defend, walls of steel!" As soon as the words resonated through the air, the Resistance formed a straight wall. One soldier had his knee to the ground, the other stood behind him blocking the abdomen, their shields both blocking the opponent. Behind them, the soldiers pushed them hard to resist.When the oncoming traffic of royal soldiers clashed against the wall, they bounced off and stabilised their feet before rushing back. After several attempts, the soldiers began to wonder what was up about the wall? How could their opponents be so strong. Seeing this scen
As the sun rose in the east, Princess Dohana opened her eyes and she couldn't help sighing with emotions. Today was her wedding day but she was sad. She had always imagined her wedding day would be the happiest day of her life. But instead, it promised to become a dreadful day.Soon Princess Dohana picked herself up and prepared to head over to the bathroom to wash up but to her surprise, a man was sitting on a chair looking at her attentively."Prince Dominic!"The Prince smiled and said, "you look even more beautiful when you're sleeping so peacefully."Feeling intruded, Princess Dohana stepped back instinctively and said, "what are you doing here? Don't you know the groom is not supposed to see the bride on the morning of the wedding?"The smile on the Prince's face was quickly replaced by a lazy sneer. "Oh please, cut the crap. It's not like you really want to get married to me."Princess Dohana looked down as she saw his gloomy face.Seeing her so docile, Prince Dominic stood up
The atmosphere in the hall changed, one could cut the air between the Queen Mother and Princess Dohana with a blunt knife. The silence that reigned, if you dropped a pin, it could be heard clearly. Between the royal family, it was Dorah who recovered first. Her sharp eyes stared down the Princess and she couldn't hide her disgust. "You...Dohana, how could you be this stupid? What marriage are you talking about?" Sirah also added, furrowing her brows, "do you mean you're married officially? Like legally?" The Queen Mother cackled out of nowhere. The voice was so loud that it echoed throughout the hall as everyone looked at each other in dismay. "Child, don't tell me you got drunk and had an accidental wedding." The Queen Mother continued to laugh. "No. Your majesty, it was a sober day when I got married." "Shut up!" Dorah scolded angrily. 'How shameless can this woman be?' "You shut up, okay!" Dohana retorted, pointing her fore-finger across the lot. "I don't need any of your
At the royal palace, the pre-wedding festivities were still thriving at midnight. Earlier that evening, the Queen Mother had even set up a celebration banquet for the wedding. Everyone had been drinking all night and this time, most of them were drunk. The Prince of Paris, Dominic, kept the crowd alive with his humourous stories. The crowd kept bellowing with laughter. "Imagine, without a penny to his name. A nobody still wants to marry the Princess?" A roar of laughter followed. Raising his voice, Prince Dominic continued. "Huh, trying to wrestle the Prince for his bride? That's like a lightweight trying to wrestle a heavyweight. He has his eyes on the throne? We might as well hand over the kingdom to a peasant." More cachination ensued. Suddenly, the door to the Banquet hall banged open and general Bengy Dowson strode in with a panic. The sudden sound attracted everyone in the hall as they turned to stare. Seeing the serious face of the general, the hall went so silent you cou
All the soldiers glared at the man in disbelief. How could they believe that they had travelled all the way to the Andorrian boarder for nothing. If this was possible, it would mean that they had been tricked all the way here and would not be able to return to El-Tarter on time. Crazy..."What nonsense are you talking about?" Said Bengy Dowson, feeling embarrassed and disgruntled about the possibility of this truth.Mr Goodson took a few deep breaths, walking over with a dertemined look on his face. "General, it's all true. When I returned back to El-Tarter last night, I followed those farmers back to their camp, only to find that they are part of the resistance. They pretended to be returning to the mountains just to avoid your trouble."Hearing this, Mr Dowson turned around to look at the windy mountains. They suddenly felt so abondoned and disolate."General, don't waste your time exploring the mountains. We don't have enough time, let's rush back immediately to catch them unaware
A few hours later, on the outskirts of the El-Tarter, a thousand royal soldiers marched toward the east. The general Bengy Dowson led the men, riding alongside him was none either than Mr Goodson. As the men passed by a narrow path, they saw a few men farming near the river. The general raised his hand up and everyone stopped."Quickly, ask those men if they saw the bandits pass by here lately."A soldier ran down quickly and soon returned."My lord, the farmers say thousands of men passed by here some eight hours ago. They recognised some of them as the mountain bandits."Hearing this, both Bengy and Mr Goodson nodded, but the latter was skeptical. Just as Mr Dowson was about to signal for them to continue, Mr Goodson spoke."Wait, Mr Dowson, don't you think there's something strange going on here?" Mr Goodson said while staring at the farmers."What do you mean," Bengy glared at him suspiciously."Look at it like this," Mr Goodson said, pointing to the farmers. "Why does it seem li