Treasure of Ali Baba and the Sixty Eight Thieves

Chapter 8 : Ceremony

The Arena, Persia...

Ceremony to award Vikram with 'The Sword of the Greatest' started. Gale asked Vikram to come one the stage. As they were about to award Vikram the golden sword, Vikram stopped them and said, "I will not accept this sword."

Everyone was shocked. Vikram refused to take the sword and later explained it.

"There is a lot happened in this tournament which was out of rules," Vikram said. "I will explain this to the head of the tournament. I can't accept this win and I with all other warriors who didn't fight will their all will wait for the tournament next year."

Vikram didn't explained to whole situation but people understood and cheered for Vikram. After a while, Vikram left the arena.

Persia...

Rohan, Ujaas and Akash were running away on the horse cart from the guards on horses.

"Alright, we are lucky we found a cart," Ujaas said. "So, who here knows how to handle a horse cart?"

The three looked at each other and panicked because no one knew how to ride a horse or cart. Next moment, they saw the road was ending and there was a turn. They couldn't turn the cart and flew down a slope with the horses. They were shouting for their lives. They again entered a market. The market was crowded and they were shouting to get people side from their way. People were also shouting and panicking like them.

At the end of the market, they could see a wall. They stopped shouting. They knew they could see their end approaching them in the form of wall. Rohan and Akash closed their eyes. As Ujaas was about to close his eyes, he saw someone in black clothes, covering his face, giving hand to him in front of them.

"What is he doing?" Ujaas thought. "He wants to hope on and die with us? It doesn't make any sense."

The mysterious guy gave his hand to Ujaas. Ujaas grabbed his hand and pulled him on the cart. The guy turned the horses and moved the cart on the road. Akash and Rohan opened their eyes.

"So hell looks same as earth," Rohan said.

"He is so sure that he will go to hell," Ujaas thought.

"We are still alive," Ujaas said to them.

"Who is this guy?" Akash asked.

"I don't know," Ujaas said.

The guy took them in the direction of the palace and hid them nearby. After a while, guards stopped searching for them. They avoided searching near Persia's royal palace and went back to the prince. The friends got out and stood near the shop.

"Its so unlucky something like this happened to us," Rohan said.

Akash and Ujaas started beating the shit out of him.

"This all happened because of you," Ujaas said.

"Sorry," Rohan said. "I can't control myself in front of rich kids."

"Thanks," Akash said to the mysterious guy. "Thanks for saving us."

"Yeah thanks," Ujaas said. "But who are you and why did you help us?"

"I guess there is no problem telling you guys," the mysterious guy said as he took off his mask and head cover.

"You are my brother's friends after all, I can trust you guys," she said. "Hi, I am Malika."

All three friends were shocked.