LUSIO And The Hidden Emperor

18. The Unknown Betrayal

Nancy gripped her sword firmly and began to sweat. Kim laughed a bit watching this. "Do I look like an evil?" Kim told Nancy.
-"No..." (Loosens her sword)
-"Don't be scared. I did not mean what are you thinking. Yes I am responsible for this but I didn't have any choice."
-"I don't get it."
-"See, the day Arthur was being treated in our dome, my brother Shen took care of him. I usually kept myself busy at reading and exploring knowledges. This book was forbidden for anyone. Even we, monks were not allowed to touch it. That day he killed everyone. He got this book. He knew that this ancient book was helpful. He kept me alive and forced me to teach him sanskrit. I resisted. So he threatened me that he would kill my family and peoples all over the world. I had no choice. I taught him Sanskrit. He was very intelligent indeed and evilish powers increased his intelligency more. He understood the book well. He used the theories of the book and his unparalleled powers to create this thing. If I did not teach him, probabbly this hasn't ever happened. It was better to kill myself."
-"No... I think this is not true. If you won't taught him then he might force someone else. But you are alive for a reason. You are alive to be a part of revive us. You are alive to fight beside us."
-"May be you are right Nancy. And you are a very smart and brave girl I must say." (Kim gives a compliment)
-"Thanks!" (Nancy blushes)

meanwhile in Burgentum,
Argius was giving a lecture standing on a standing on a table of a stall, "My dear citizens, we all know that we are cursed with this world. We lost our won world. We left our families. Some lost their parents, some lost their brother and sister, some lost thier friends and beloveds. But we have an oppurtunity right now. We can. Yes we can go back to our families, we can go back to our own world. We are not lost it yet. I know some people have spent a long time here. But woudn't it be great if we can spent the rest of our lives in our own wolrd? In our own house? On the lap of our loved ones whom we lost? People, we will unite. We will fight. We will kill the bloody emperor and destroy this world."
-"Why should we beleieve you old freak?" (Someone asked from the crowd)
-"I am not a freak. I am serious."
-"But we all know this is impossible." (Someone from the crowd)
-"It is possible. We needed a person with the level of his powers. And I hav found one."
-"You are a liar. Only he has the supreme powers of god." (Someone from the crowd)
-"Liar? Liar you said? Do you know who is he?? His name is Arthur Ronan. I am Argius Ronan bloody fools. I am his father. Who would be gonna kill his own son!!" (Argius shouts in disgrace)
-"Oh... But how can we believe that someone has the same powers to what he has?" (Someone from the crowd)
-"Even I have a little bit." (Argius said calmly)
-"Show us. We need proof." (Someone from the crowd.)
-"Okay as you wish. (Argius leaves a long breathe and closed his eyes for a moment. When he opened his eyes became greenish. He waves his arms towards a big rock. Some yellow black and green bolts comes out from his body and hits the stone. Argius makes some noice and separates his moved hus hands with full strength. The rock blasts and becomes dust.) Do you all believe now?"

Everyone just could not believe on their eyes. Everyone was stunned. They turned to Argius with blank expressios. Someone from the crowd said,"But what if we lost? He will kill us."
-"What are you gonna do living here? Any motives? Any future? He will wake up soon. Then again he will start his brutal oppression. What will you do then except crwling under his legs? It is the right time. God gave us an oppurtunity. Be united. We will fight. Are you all agree with me? Lift your arms up who are with me."

Everyone fell in deep thought in fear. Suddenly there seen an old woman, who could barely stand up, lifted her hand up. The young ones were motivated too. A young woman lifted her hand up now. Then a middle aged man. One by one hands were being lifted up. Argius sighs and smiled at the same time. Argius convinced them and told them to share this message to the every corner of Sulventium.

Everything was going fine. Suddenly a chaos took place. A gang of troops attacked the crowd. Every people started to run here and there. A troop shouted,"FOUND YOU BRAT!!!!!" seeing Argius. Argius was shocked. He could not understand why they were searching him. Instead of thinking and wasting time he chose to ran away. He climbed up to his horse and whioed it to run. The troops ran after him. The had Bow and Arrows. Some had javlins. He entered the forest and took his secret path. The troops kept following him. He was going far away from the troops because he had a horse. One troop fired an arrow. That arrow sraightly enroots to his left leg. She shouted in pain but did not fell down. He gripped his horse's neck firmly and flew away. He was gone and the troops could not follow him.

in Argius's cottage, Lavytan forest

Nancy was busy teaching Lusio some important tricks of Sword. They were having a good training time. Kim was busy reading the book for more information. Suddenly Argius arrived with wounded leg. Blood was flooding from there.
-"O my god! What happened to you." (Nancy asked shocked)
-"I dont know. Some troops attacked me at Burgentum. The king is following us. He know about our plan for sure."
-"But he is also a common people like us. Does'nt he want to go back?" (Nancy tells)
-"Do you think that Arthur is that dumb?? Did not he think these things before us? Whom you are thinking the king, actually he is street begger in real life. He has no one. And the troops are also like that. Arthur gave them royal life and a very pleasant life. Which idiot would like to leave this?? They are pledged to save Arthur and this world." (Argius explains)
-"I see... But how can he know? How is it possible??" (Lusio says with a numb face)
-"Yes he is right. Only we four know about this plan." (Nancy says in agreement)

Kim was silent for this long. He spoke up... "No... There is someone else who knows about this... I know who..."

to be continued...