In the middle of night, when the old King was lost in his pleasure and the poor girl was busy entertaining the King and hiding her tears, a man wearing black sneaked inside. He was walking briskly but silently.
The moment he reached near the King's bed, he didn't waste another moment and brought the knife hidden in his sleeves. In the next moment, he slit King's neck horizontally with the knife, shocking the pitiful girl, who was struggling between hiding her naked self and screaming due to the shock.
This was the end of Zanian, The Old King of Kingdom Quetha's life. However, the beginning of this story. The story which was spread widely and is famous as a legend.
The Legends of a Kingsman and A Witch.
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King Thomas was pacing down the courtroom, while his ministers were trying to calm him down, giving him assurance every now and then. But he wasn't listening, the words were registering in his ears, but they were meaningless just like their owners.
The ministers who care about themselves, about their pleasant, luxurious lives, about their families, more than about the kingdom which was already suffering severely from the drought and now this letter which demands war. The letter with a golden hawk as a stamp, the peculiar symbol of the royals of their neighbouring Kingdom, The Quetha Kingdom.
The person who had brought this letter was killed by his right-hand man, Ermaan, at the spot, as he was instilled with rage and he considered this letter as an insult.
Unfortunately that dimwit broke the golden rule of war, the rule which says to treat the messengers as guests and give them appropriate treatment, as they might become the key to diffuse the upcoming war. However, now there was no hope left for The Ersia Kingdom. As the war is inevitable.
"Where is Ermaan?" Thomas asked, his voice a little raised, due to the tension he was facing.
Rather than answering him, the ministers started looking at each other and another round of gossip began. This time the reason was to find out where that stupid person was who killed the royal messenger in the fit of anger.
Making Thomas hold his hair tightly in frustration. These good-for-nothing ministers only know how to talk. Only if they can act as good as they talk.
" Your highness, you summoned me!" The Supreme Commander of Ersia Kingdom bowed and asked.
"Yes commander. Find Ermaan for me." Thomas said, making the commander give a confused look while rising after paying his respect to the still pacing, tensed King.
"That punk! Why are you looking for him?" The commander asked, trying to know the situation.
"Ho. Ho. Ho. Why are you asking his royal highness about that? Why don't you ask that idiot, yourself, commander?" Minister Jay, The Minister of revenue and taxation of The Ersia Kingdom asked.
" I am so sorry, your majesty. I didn't mean to offend you. As for that punk,then Minister Jay, he told me that his highness had entrusted him with some special task, which he can't disclose to anyone, including me.
Since, it was his highness' task. So, I didn't even ask and provide him with all the aid he asked for." Commander Derek replied courteously.
" Special Task?" Minister Rehman Ali, The Minister of External Affair repeated, which made Derek nod again.
"What special task his royal highness will give to a traitor, who killed the royal messenger?" Shikanji, The Royal Advisor, asked leaving the commander dumbfounded.
What! That punk killed the royal messenger! His highness didn't give him any task. Then why did he ask for five hundred gold coins and one thousand silver coins, under his majesty's name. Did he run away? Did he really leave this kingdom and his army to die on Death's hand?
Derek was busy wondering when his eyes met King Thomas', he immediately fell on his knees, ready to apologise for the grave mistake he had committed, unknowingly.
"Don't! Commander ! Ermaan is not a fugitive type. He would rather kill and die for us rather than leaving us behind in the hands of fate." Thomas said, his voice strong and determined.
If it's war, then so be it. Until and unless he has Commander Derek,his army, Kingsman Ermaan and his special convoy to whom he referred as The Alphas, their chances of kissing the loss are less than twenty percent.
However Thomas' source of concern is his people, the one who were previously suffering from drought and now who have to face the war.
" And people say why I act like this place belongs to me. See, my King believes in me. Ain't that way beyond enough for me to survive peacefully!" Everyone saw a man dressed in all black entering the royal court, his one hand holding the sword while the other holding a heavy, dripping sack.
Yet nobody paid any attention to that as everyone's eyes were fixed on the oceanic blue eyes which were fixed on Thomas.
"You punk! What were you up to this time?" Derek asked unpleasantly. Only god knows why Derek felt like a father with a rebellious son, whenever it comes to Ermaan and his relation.
No. They aren't father and son. It would have been a disaster if they would. He just happens to be this punk's superior. An innocent superior with a crazy inferior.
"Oh Commander! Why are you here? Didn't you have important work to do?" Ermaan asked, while bowing in front of Thomas, then Derek.
"What task?" Derek asked.
" Didn't you say you are going to meet your wife?" Ermaan remarked and a faint smile appeared on Thomas' face.
"My wif… you punk. I dare you to stay there, today I would be ending your life with my own hands."Derek shouted and was about to unleash his sword to end the story of the fly named Ermaan forever, when his eyes fell on the marks the dripping sack was making.
"Blood!" Derek shouted, bringing everyone's attention from Ermaan's humour to Dereks' face. They followed Derek's eyes and indeed the blood was dripping from the sack.
" Ermaan, you aren't hurt, are you? Why are you holding that bloody damned sack? Throw it away." King Thomas asked, making Ermaan smile sweetly at the genuine concern of his King.
"Well. I went to Quetha and brought a present to you. Since we will soon begin the war, then we might not find another chance to savour this moment. However, I think you won't appreciate me ruining your favourite Jaipuri carpet for that.
So, my King, may I request you to come and open this little present?" Ermaan suggested giving birth to the next round of gossip, while Thomas just stared at Ermaan.
Here the kingdom is in danger because of Ermaan yet he went to bring some dishes for the king to savour. Thomas approached Ermaan and took the sack from Ermaan. The moment he opened the mouth of the sack, his eyes were filled with terror, his face turned pale ashen white.
In the next moment, Thomas' grip loosened and the sack fell on the ground, with that the heads of the royal family of Quetha came out of the sack and fell on the ground, shocking everyone.
Even Derek was dumbfounded. The heads of the old King Zanian, the crown prince Ferdouz, the second prince Rizwaan and the crown princess Dania were now resting on the floor of the Royal Palace of Ersia.
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In the evening,
Derek was still not talking with Ermaan, as according to him Ferdouz, Rizwaan and Dania were innocent and were killed in vain. According to Derek's intel, it was Zanian's superintendent Rakha who fell for one of the commoners of Ersia kingdom and wanted to force his way out on her, to which she refused.
When he ignored her refusal, she brought people's attention and people of Ersia came to her rescue. They beat the shit out of Rakha.
Because of which this war proposal came.
But what Derek didn't know is that this commoner in commotion is none other than Suzy, the legendary beauty who has won the world with her wisdom and elegance.
There's one more thing that nobody knows about this legendary beauty, she is a Witch. A pureblooded Witch.