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.
one, he sent the rest of the guards around him. Five. Then six. Till fifty. All vanished into the noise,
Only silence followed.
filled with smoke…
into his voice. He was sweating
still rolled, broadcasting every moment to a world
Eglon’s nerves snapped.
the execution, the guards, the
No more delays.
a wild glint in his eye, he grabbed a rifle from one of the abandoned weapon racks near the platform. The wood was warm from
myself,” he muttered, raising the gun toward the
He cocked it.
Took aim.
And then
either of them… and I will bury you
words sliced through the air
Everyone froze.
finger hovered on the trigger, suddenly ice
widened. Nnenna’s
to ask. They
behind the smoke near the shattered gate, a figure stepped out, slow, deliberate. The air itself seemed to retreat
curled around his boots like it feared to touch him. His coat fluttered in the wind,
was the figure at the front who commanded attention. His military attire was sharp, refined, yet understated in its power. His stride was
with the same intensity, though their energy
by the sounds of battle still echoing from the distance, turned his focus to the newcomer. The
too composed for the situation. He carried himself as though he was above the fray, like he did not need to get his hands dirty, unlike the
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