The Princess's Swordsman

I'm Gonna Kick Your Ass!!

Chapter 16

Silence. No one said a word. They just looked in the direction of the Princess's little finger. Her father slowly turned around, glaring at the victim, "Is this true? Did you falsely accuse this young man?" At first Pratus's mouth was open but no words came out. When his words did come out, they stuttered.

"I-I I would never even think about doing such a thing! I was just honoring the Princess's dignity! This man deserves to die!"

"He's lying father!" Robin shouted, "Everything he says... is all lies! Yes, I snuck out. Yes, I got lost. Yes, I wasn't planning on being gone for so long." There was a pause. She looked at her father with a sympathetic smile, "But I'm glad it happened, because I meet him!" She gestured to the man lying on the black platform. She took a step closer to her father, tears in her eyes, "Father... please don't kill him."

"Oh Olvia." He embraced her, "You should have told me sooner."

Suddenly, several clicking sounds could be heard all at once. The king and his daughter parted abruptly. Looking around everyone saw men in dark clothing up upon the castle walls surrounding the Courtyard. They held up crossbows, aiming them at the people down below. There was also men on the ground, with swords who stayed hidden in the crowds till now. The people stepped backwards making sounds of urgency. But there was nowhere to go. They were out in the open, easy targets. Robin and her father spun around.

"What is this Pratus!" shouted King James. Pratus had a wicked smile on his face, his hand was held up in the air.

"When I give the signal, my men will kill every last person in this place; unless you give me the throne and the Princess!"

"Never!" King James pulled his daughter close behind him, "This is foolishness!"

"This was your plan from the beginning!" Robin announced. Pratus chuckled madly.

"Yes it was stupid girl. I didn't care about the marriage or you really! All I want is the Throne, and this land's riches. They will be mine! I planned on marrying the Princess, whom I heard was the most beautiful woman in all the land, and once I did. I would kill the king and become ruler over all!"

"You're a devil!" her father shouted.

"How could you?" she asked. The crowd was appalled.

"You're a monster!" cried a woman, "You are the one who should die!" a man shouted. The crowed stared to hiss and protest angrily. But the were shut up by the men with swords on the ground. They held the people in place as Pratus continued...

"How about this, you hand me the throne, and I'll leave the Princess out of the deal. No one gets hurt..." Robin's father turned to face her. Her eyes grew wide when she knew what he was thinking. She shook her head, "No father! Don't listen to him, he's trying to trick you! Please!"

"If it means you're safety..." He was about to turn around and say it was a deal but someone spoke out first.

"Hey jackass!" everyone spun around. There was a figure of a man standing in the gateway. He seemed to be holding a sword in each hand, and... one in his mouth? That was something they had never seen before. All eyes were upon him.

"Zoro," Robin whispered. He must have slipped away to find his swords when no one was looking. (The one time he didn't get lost. Most likely the only time!!)

"Seize him!" Pratus ordered. About ten men with swords rushed forward. They were no match for the three swords swordsman! All ten men fell the ground with blood flowing from their bodies. The crowd began to scream in fright. The swordsman continued on. But more of Pratus's men rushed to him. It was nothing to Zoro. To him, these men know nothing of their swords or their skills.

"Stop him!" Pratus shouted as he drew closer. That is when the two huge black guards ran towards the young man with giant weapons in hand, and they shouted out what seemed to be their war cries. Zoro narrowed his eyes at them. His moves were like lighting. No one saw quite what he did. But he ended up with his arms behind him, body bent, eyes blazing. A second later, blood gushed out of both of their chests as they yelled in pain and in defeat. The ground shook as the fell, "Get outta my way," Zoro growled.

That is when the king pulled his daughter aside; away from the action. The men with the crossbows rushed down to the Courtyard. Pratus pulled out is own sword. By the looks of his sword, Zoro knew this man wasn't fooling around. This was serious. The green haired man stopped mid way.

"You were foolish to interfere boy!" hissed Pratus.

"You threatened her. You threatened the people she loves. You made me angry by doing so. And so... I'm gonna kick your ass!!" A wind blew through the Courtyard as the world stood still.

A/N: It's fighting time! Thing's are gonna get messy! Who's ready! Btw, what happened to all my comments? I like feedback people! If you also have ideas for stories let me know in the comment section below! Have a good one.