Escape to Reality ✔

CHAPTER 13

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A guy, or may I say, a soldier, guided us. We passed through various chambers to get to the throne room. The kingdom wasn't as big as we thought it would be. The rooms were made of mud, rocks and had painted artworks on it. There were few corridors that were decorated with mirrors and other glasses. Some of them had coloured and painted glasses as well. While some walls were made with gigantic stones like the ones, we see in movies.

The throne-room door would've been at least 15 ft tall. It had intricate designs on it that were beautifully carved. These paintings on the walls said stories about the kings who reigned in the past. The people who followed us were stopped outside the garden gates since the public people were supposed to come to the other side of the castle. It wasn't big but sure was one of the richest castle of the time.

"Shanaya and Alia, be ready to face the King." Sharuk notified us in a dead serious tone.

As if we didn't know that already.

When the door was opened, there in front of us was a huge throne.

And there was the mighty king, in all his glory. We went in as all the senate members eyed like us we were a 'Freak show'.

One of them to the right of the king spoke as we took the centre of the room.

"So tell me, who are you? And where are you from?"

We said the entire journey from the real world till entering the chamber. Everyone was quiet and listened patiently to each and every detail. These people are really nicer than those we've studied about in our books.

"So you are telling me, you guys are from the future?"

"Yes." Sharuk spoke on our behalf.

He then whispered something to the king and got back to his seat.

Then the king rose and came towards us. He circled us like were some kind of prey as he stood in front of us in his mighty form.

"I am Dorian, the protector of Mycenaeans, and you are ?"

"I'm Sharuk, this is Shanaya and that is Alia. Nice to meet you."

He simply gave a nod.

He circled us, as everyone in the throne room was covered by a blanket of silence. No one knew what was about to happen.

He came to a stop behind us and whispered in our ears,

"Fight me."

Did I get him wrong or did he just say fight me ?

What- why are we supposed to fight him ?

We are here to ask him for help.

"You know I heard a rumour from my people, saying that you guys were wiser, stronger, and Braver than me- their own king. I need to prove to them they were wrong! I need to exert power! Show them who's the King! For that you guys have to fight me and then, if you survive, I will help you."

Is he out of his damn own mind?

"Fine."

WHAT!? Sharuk? And this King- who looks like he could crush Sharuk's head in a snap and turn his bones into dust?

"Work done."

And then Dorian went back to his throne.

I pulled Sharuk by his shirt collar and whispered in his EARS,

"What do you think about yourself? Just because you have the name of a superhero- an actor doesn't mean you become one. He looks like he could kill you within a second. What- why- are you out of your damn mind?"