A few minutes passed, and no one spoke a single word as the gates slowly closed, a tremor felt among the cheerful crowd. Everyone quickly became speechless, countenance fallen by the grand exit.
"Is he human," said a person. This phrase broke the silence of the village as each and everyone competed in coming up with a compliment to Alexander. But meanwhile Henry who already witnessed Alexanders power realized very quickly, the destroyed mountain did not exist before. After such thought a sentence came in mind...
"How strong was the one who Alexander refer as a higher up, 'How strong is a king.'"
He looked forward to the closed gates but was hit with something. He discovered that it was a crumbled paper. He uncrumpled the paper revealing a front page making Henry confused and tried to clear his eyes. The front which was marked and signed by a precious person to Henry.
'From: Anastasia
I am really happy for you Henry if you have read this and also Alexander if he didn't mess up. Because if you don't come here after 5 years, Yes I was the one who ordered that stubborn ignorant Alexander. But for all seriousness, I only sent Alexander to return due for him to pass on the things a teacher him you know that move he just did before he left. All the things he did was scripted by the help of me and our king. Final thing Henry, I would hope for you to continue train and use Alexander's teachings as your fundamentals, but don't dream yet on destroying a mountain since it's "inherited". See you in 5 years...'
After reading the note Henry's hand shook as suddenly an object was emerging forming the shape of a knife. A sharp handle and edge with the form of a dragon where in its side was a cursive text saying "AB".
"Woah! Did a knife just appeared on my hand." Henry was amazed but was stopped as the knife starts to glow and got heavy making Henry change view. The object starts to move suddenly dragging Henry as he tries to forcefully take it off his hand.
"Why won't you let go," He continued to struggled as the knife seemed to reply with a vrrmmm sound. Henry seemed to float as the villagers seemed to notice the unusual thing happening in front of them.
Henry is still getting started now almost arriving the center of the village. He almost got hit by a passerby and next a wall which he passed out temporarily ana quickly gained consciousness and now screaming for help to every one he passed to.
Then after a sharp turn he is now almost arriving to his tiny home. Henry tried to drag his feet also in the ground. "AAAAAAAHHHH!" He dug a quite deep hole on the ground where he sighed for relief as the dragging by the knife suddenly stopped. That relief was quickly broken as the knife have another 'vrrrm' then continued to drag Henry. They arrived infront of Henry's house, they sped up even more making Henry scream more as they rapidly arrive on his doorstep.
"NOOO STOP, YOULL MAKE ME BREAK MY HOUSE", Henry screamed almost crying. They took a turn as if the knife listened to Henry they then went outside the village walls towards a cliff...
"Moooo", the cattles Henry fed earlier.
Both of them slowly arrives the sudden cliff where the knife seemed to stop. Making Henry feel the momentum which he rolled and almost fell.
Henry looked at his right where nothing but death can be seen. He quickly rolled backed and stood up with cold feet and walked towards the floating knife.
"WHAT THE HECK DID YOU JUST DO!! WHAT ARE YOU? HOW DA-" Henry bit his tongue.
"Vrrrm", the knife vibrated then dropped another piece of paper. Henry kneeling down due to the pain rushed to the object. He opened the note revealing not a text but a drawn image where a woman standing taking a pose similar to Alexander. Then the drawing different move with different positions every second until it repeats the same movements again.
Henry was confused but quickly realizes it to be the same movements to what Alexander showed to him earlier.
"How can someone move so elegantly and still look strong, this move is very cool I must try it."
Henry with a small glimpse to the movement is now eager to learn and grasp the knowledge given to him.
He prepared himself mentally as he already knew a long path ahead of him is waiting. He followed the steps, copies the stance and mimicks the movement, he kept on trying knowing progress won't show immediately. Time felt slow for Henry as his repetition getting higher.
Henry took a final attack and finally become conscious again as he was truly in the zone practicing the movement. He realized that time was already at its peak and the village lights already shining.
"I must continue training," he said as he walked back to the village walls.
The next day he kept on repeating the same move day and night, rain and shine. He went to the village chief and gave him the letter from Anastasia. The chief seemed to understand what the note meant and gave Henry the chance to train with the village guards for 5 years. Henry was surprised and accepted the offer given to him and then went back to the cliff and began training again.
-A Few Years Later-
Village Chief walks towards the cliff Henry stood and trained and said, "Times Up Henry"
BOOM, "5 years already chief?" Henry replied full of sweat and now looking more just like his Idol.
"No but we must celebrate your final week as a member of our Village. No I mean the new master of Veridore".
Henry stopped with his training looking at the chief now with the shape of a seasoned warrior ready to conquer the world...
"Entitled" is an exciting novel set in the modern but distant world of Veridore, where power rests in the hands of kings. Inside the magnificent fortress that surrounds the protagonist Henry Botch and his townspeople, cutting-edge technology intertwines with the ancient tradition of the monarchy, creating a fascinating juxtaposition between the modern and the fantastic. As the story unfolds, readers are led on an exciting adventure through only Henry's eyes.
Driven by his insatiable curiosity and boundless energy, Henry wants to discover the truths and mysterious secrets hidden behind the walls of the fortress. Her lively spirit and determination make her an ideal vessel for exploring the unexplored regions of Veridore. From sprawling cities to untamed wilderness and ancient ruins, Henry's journey takes him through diverse landscapes filled with both danger and untapped opportunity.
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