Chapter 345: There’s a Breach at the East Gate!
King Eglon stood frozen on his platform, his bowl of popcorn now forgotten, tumbling to the floor with a soft pat pat pat.
“What… What is going on?” he muttered, eyes darting toward the castle gate where thick smoke now coiled into the air like a serpent.
Another guard ran to him, panting. “Your Majesty, there’s a breach at the east gate! Armed men are pouring in!”
“Stop them!” Eglon barked. “Stop them and return with a full report!”
The guard saluted and dashed off into the chaos.
Minutes passed.
No one returned.
The sounds of the battle grew louder. Closer.
Eglon’s fingers twitched.
“You!” he pointed at another soldier. “Go and find out what’s happening!”
“Yes, Your Majesty!”
Gone.
Silence.
Then, more screams. Screams that sounded less like war cries and more like the dying.
Eglon’s heart raced.
of the guards around him. Five. Then six. Till fifty. All vanished into
Only silence followed.
filled with smoke… and
everyone?” Eglon said aloud, panic creeping into his voice. He was sweating
moment to a
Eglon’s nerves snapped.
was falling apart, the execution, the guards, the
No more delays.
a rifle from one of the abandoned weapon racks near the platform. The wood was warm from the sun.
raising the gun toward the prisoners.
He cocked it.
Took aim.
And then
them… and I will bury
the air like a
Everyone froze.
the trigger, suddenly ice cold with
Nnenna’s
to ask. They
stepped out, slow, deliberate. The
touch him. His coat fluttered in the wind,
the figure at the front who commanded attention. His military
two companions moved with the same intensity, though their energy felt less polished compared to the man
momentarily distracted by the sounds of battle still echoing from the distance, turned his focus to the newcomer. The man before him did not look like someone who had been part
carried himself as though he was above the fray,
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