Ambers and Contempt

A Stranger?

The next day, just before sunrise, the guards at the city gates, saw a man approaching.

He was tall with a strong build. As he came near, they saw that the man carried 2 swords on his back. Anything else was difficult to make out as it was still dark outside.

"Why are you here? What do you want?" A guard questioned.

"I have come to meet the king" he said in a straight tone.

"And what business do you have with the king?" Another guard questioned.

"I shall not tell you" the stranger said.

The guard grumbled angrily."Well Mr, I suppose you know that when you enter the gates of this city, you can't leave. Ever." The guard said.

"I know" the man said.

"Well then, come in. Walk in a straight line, you will find the town hall, there you can meet the king" The guard said opening the gate.

The man entered. What he saw before him was something he never imagined. There was only one road that lead straight forward. No turns.
On both sides of the street were buildings, 20 floors high, one after another, the same buildings. Each floor had a date written on it. All were abandoned. The man peered inside one of them and he saw that it streached in a far as he could see. As he moved forward he saw that the dates on the buildings were progressing, he walked for a long time before he found a building with yesterday's date. Then he realised what it meant.

The buildings had floors that streached far back. Each of them had a date. Dates which were after ever 7 days.1,8,15,22....... . This was where people lived. From where they were taken to be eaten. Every date represented the date of the tribiute. Every week, on the date written, the whole floor had to go to the dragon. This was how they had managed their system. No one was allowed to go out of the city. If they were born here , they will become the tribiute.

The man walked forward for hours, before he saw a building and a dead end ahead. It was different than the others. It was 10 stories high, with a beautiful dome on top. It was the town hall. Where the king lived.

He entered in and saw that the inside was more beautiful than the outside. Modern furniture, fountains and paintings adorned the big hall. Everyone was wearing neat clothes and looked rich. This is the nobility. He thought.

He was greeted a women no more than 30 years old.

"How may I help you?" She said politely. The man was shocked by the sudden intrusion.

"Ohh...I am here to meet the King" He stated.

"His Majesty is busy right now. You can sit there and wait for a while". She pointed to a couch near the elevator.

The man proceeded to the couch. He looked left and right to see that no one was watching him as he swiftly entered the lift.

"So this is how it is. The people outside wait for their deaths, at the same time living in poor conditions. While the king and the nobles live in this big building with all the luxuries of life. They have no concern for their people. What a sick country" He thought.

He looked at the buttons which showed floors 0 to 200. "How could this be possible. The building is just 10 floors high, I checked it myself. How can there be 200 floors?" He thought.

The pushed the button to the 22nd floor. The lift started moving. It arrived at the 22nd floor and the doors opened. The floor was lit with dim light. Still it was enough to show what was there.

Rows and rows of glass tubes filled with what looked like humans. Each container had a human floating in some kind of fluid."What is it? Some kind of a scientific facility?Why is it here--

Suddenly he heard the sound of footsteps coming from the floor. He quickly scrambled back to the elevator pushing the button to the 200th floor.

He was surprised to see that he was back at the ground floor. He frowned."I pushed the button to the 200th floor, why am I back here?" He thought.

He quickly got out and sat on the couch.

"You are here?! I checked a while back but you were'nt. Well there's no time to waste. The King is here. You can meet him now." The women from before said.

The women led him to the king. He was an old man and his age showed on all the wrinkles he had on his face.

"Yes? What brings you here?Who are you?" The king said.

The man in front of the king was tall. With dark brown hair and eyes. He had a strong build. His complexion was fair and his face was strangely calm. He smirked showing his teeth as he said

"My name is Ankento Sun. I have come to kill the Dragon behind the Mountain."

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End of chapter

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