Love At First Kingdom

Chapter Eight

"Thomas!"I take a step as he slowly sits up with a groan.

"Im okay...." He groans and shakes his head. Herc sits up a few feet away and holds his head.

"Are you okay?" I help them both up.

"Just a little shaken,but breathing. "He smiles at me.I smile back,Philip whines and clings to my leg.I put a hand on his cheek and lift him up.

"What the hell was that?"Thomas looks off from where Hercules came. He shrugs and I frown,looking into the distance.

"I have a feeling ,but I dont want it to be true." Hercules shutters and looks at the ground.

"Burr?" My eyes widen and I look at Thomas. No ones seen him in months,its like he fell off the face of the earth.

"I wish. "Hercules shakes his head and Thomas' eyes widen and be seems to pale a shade.

"You dont mean?...."Thomas' eyes squint.

"I couldn't have been anyone else. My father would tell me stories about him. Then again my father was alive long before Burr was around."

"If it was him we'd all be roayly screwed." Thomas looks more agitated by the minute as he cracks his knuckles, eyebrow twitching.

"If it really is him we need to get everyone underground. We all know exactly what he's after..." Hercules' eyes flicker to me and Thomas sets his jaw.

"Who the heck are you guys talking about?" I snap, both or their head snap to me and Philip and the look back at eachother.

"Alexander," Thomas never calls me Alexander. " There is someone in this world that is much older and powerful then Aaron or I. He has not been seen in millions of years, yet his threat has always loomed."

"Why haven't I heard of him?"I cock my head.

"Because we didn't think he was a threat."Hercules shakes his head and it snaps up to the city.

"Whats his name?"I hug Philip to my chest tightly and glare at the distance.

"King George the Third."Thomas says through ground teeth like it hurt to say the name. I put a hand on his shoulder and give a small smile.

"That's... not possible."I scoff and shake my head.

"Why not?" Hercules eyebrows screw up. I laugh at the thought and smile .

"Because he's the king of the human land." Hercules looks like hes about to throw up and Thomas' eyes widen.

"That... makes alot of sense."He nods slowly.

"What is he after?"I cock my head.

"Not so much as who.  And that who is kind of dead."

"Laf." I frown and my eyes widen.

"Laf wasnt French by chance?"I gulp. Herc frowns and nods. My eyes widen and I hand Philip over." You take him.  Get everyone to safety.  I'll be back."

"Alex!" Thomas protests.

"Go!" I snap and eyes glow at him.  He looks like he want to protest but he leaves with Herc.

I sigh and turn twoards the city and start walking that way armed to the teeth with power.