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
Raek Sheen glanced at Dan Brown, then back at Ithel Fitler.'This must be true then.'Ithel looked coldly at Dan Brown. "Speaking of which, this rebel was with the people who have the black thunder when we discovered it."Ithel still remembered seeing Dan Brown hand-cuffed by the bounty-hunters but what he couldn't phantom was how could he have escaped so quickly?"Why don't you say it clearly? I was hand-cuffed by the bounty-hunters when you saw me," Dan said as he glowered at the shorter Ithel."So if you were arrested, how did you get set free?" Ithel frowned."Why don't you shut up let me explain it to the boss?" Dan Brown said as he turned to Raek Sheen. "Boss, so what happened was that, during the raid, I spotted the black thunder and chased the men who rode it out of that village. But as expected of the black thunders speed, he managed to escape and I went from town to town trying to find him. Unfortunately, I delivered myself to the door when I ran into the bounty hunters a we
Knowing he was in danger, the old man quickly took out a lighter and a herb, and he carefully lit the herb under the table.At this time, the rest of the men surrounded the old man. Their leader pulled the old man's chair towards him and his eyes buldged out when he saw his face."Old man, it's you!" The leader said as he pulled out his sword. His men also followed suit."You and your friend kidnapped the Queen, where is she? Tell us, otherwise you're a dead man. Now, come with us."Mr Heart returned a wry smile as he stared at the men, still holding the burning herb with both hands. When the leader noticed the burning herb he frowned."I'm afraid I can't come with you," Mr Heart said, "you can stab me if you want."Hearing the mocking, the leader fumed with anger and he pushed his arm out to strike, but suddenly his arm was limp, couldn't exert out any strength.What?"You two, chop his arms off," the leader ordered when he noticed he couldn't do it himself. But what happened next s
Early the next morning, Prince Dominic was preparing to go out. He had arrived at the Andorra palace late the previous night. This morning, he had summoned one of his favourite guards and when there was a knock on the door, he stood up to open."My Prince," the guard saluted."Come in quickly," the Prince said as he poked his nose out to check the surroundings."My Prince asked me out, how can I be of service?""I've just got word that Jake Larson is still in Andorra with a woman. Go to every town and find him. When you do, do your best to take intimate pictures of him and the woman. And bring back the pictures to me immediately, do not confront him."The guard bowed, "I shall do as instructed, my Prince." The guard left as soon as the words dropped and a smile on Prince Dominic followed.Soon, there was another knock. The Prince opened to find a few servants at the door. They bowed politely and said, "we have seen the Prince. The Queen Mother sends word. Breakfast is ready and the Pr
When Jake and company finally arrived at El-Tarters huge playground field that stretched out towards the hills and to the lands that lay beyond it; they were overwhelmed when they saw the scene infront of them. Hundreds and hundreds of enemies stretched all the way back. Looking at them, they could fit almost two football fields. These bandits were on horseback, and behind them were those on foot, lined up in huge numbers, wearing battle armour and carrying shields and machetes; the blades shimmering against the bright blue sky, intimidating. Their battle aura had the thousands of people of El-Tarter gulping in fear. Inspite of that, a few of the people kept quarrelling against the bandits. "Are you here for war? Or are you here for the games?" "Yes, why are you carrying battle armour?" "Are you here to kill?" Seeing this, Jake frowned as he approached, pulling the black thunder along. Among the crowd, Jake and his friends pushed through to the front. Emily and Aishantha were st
The fierce eyes of the opponents met as the horses dashed. Raek Sheen swerved to his right and pushed his lance towards the oncoming opponent. "Arg!" Having had no experience in this game, Jake didn't have time to dodge. Even with his shield raised, a virgorous stab from his opponent hit his shoulder, sending Jake collapsing from the horse. Fortunately, Jake held onto the reigns of the horse while his legs were suspended above the ground. "Oh no!" "Our hero was hit!" "He's holding on, he's holding on!" The crowd got excited and cheered while Mr Cook grimaced with displeasure. Pulling hard on the reigns of the horse, it finally came to a stop. Jake Larson heaved himself above the horse back and breathed a sigh of relief. The pain on his shoulder kept throbbing. "Ha ha ha!" Raek Sheen cackled loudly as he glanced at the people. "Is this your hero? Is that all you got kid?" Jake teared the rest of the cloth around his arm and was astounded to find no wound at all. Just now, he
'Is this how Jake wants to win? Hell, I didn't know this kid was this smart. He knows very well that I can't prove that he did this.' Raek cackled when he saw Jake trotting over. He cut off a piece of cloth and bandaged his wound."Kid, I should have known you were this cunning. Dare to trick me like this?" Raek said standing up.Jake couldn't understand what he spoke of, he had a wry smile as he retorted nonchalantly. "Mountain villain has the guts to make up stories when he's losing. What did I expect, anyway?"Seeing Jake this calm, Raek was seething with anger. "You won't win like this kid."When the words dropped, Raek walked towards the bandits and took some forearm guards to protect himself before jumping back onto his horse. Seeing this, Jake chuckled. "You think some vambraces can stop me. You must be dreaming."Above the horse, Raek put on his forearm guards and glared at Jake with a sneer."Come on kid, let me put an end to you at once."The two of them trotted back towar
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