CHAPTER HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FOUR “What if I explode?” He thought to himself, staring at the flames that initially did not give him any reason to be afraid until he heard the warning from Forger who sounded very firm and serious. “Forger? Is there any other way I can get into the house without having to go through the fire?”“There is none, the entire house is blazing with fire, and soon, it will be burnt down to ashes.”“That is why I have to go in there and rescue the General, Forger! I don’t even know where he is, but I still have to rescue him!” Lucian said with a nervous tone, looking at the house which continued to burn while sparks of fire resounded from several corners of it. “I have to go in there, Forger! I do not have any choice!”“I could help your body absorb some of the heat from the fire by extracting some of the water in you, but that would make you very thirsty and in need of water. Are you up for it?” Forger waited patiently for Lucian to make a decision while he st

CHAPTER HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIX “Lucian? Where is your horse? Don’t tell me that you’ve lost it; we might need it to get to the palace as fast as possible.” General Hector said while he marched speedily to the palace. He took three steps, and when he didn’t hear anything from Lucian, he listened to hear his footsteps, but he soon realized that it was only his stomping heavily on the ground. “Lucian? Where are you?” He turned slowly behind him, but he couldn’t find Lucian. At that moment, he was forced to look toward the burning woods where he saw Lucian lying on the floor while he attempted to crawl to a corner. “Lucian! Lucian!” General Hector ran to Lucian at once and grabbed him with both hands, falling on his knees, and avoiding the fact that his knees hurt at that moment from the impact with the heavy floor. “What is wrong with you, Lucian? Why are you shaking?”“Water! I need water!” Lucian managed to speak up with a wheezing tone, struggling to catch his breath while his eye

CHAPTER HUNDRED AND THIRTY-EIGHT “I am aware of that, Lucian. I am fully aware of that…” General Hectorgave Lucian’s words a thought while they moved through the path, increasing the pace of their steps almost at the same time in reaction to the situation that faced them. “The only way we are going to be able to defeat those men is by going in unnoticed. I am certain that they are going to surround the entire palace, but I am hoping that no one will be on the spot where I intend we go through.” “And where could that be?” Lucian asked, looking at General Hector, who gave him an expression that showed that he was familiar with what he was talking about. “The tunnel?” Lucian asked at once while the General nodded in response with a smile on his face. “You are correct, Lucian. That is the only way we can go into the palace without being seen. We are going to take down the men one after the other, and I hope that they haven’t done much damage before we get there.” “Is there any other

CHAPTER HUNDRED AND FORTY He thought that they were probably afraid of him, but they were only calculating the best way to attack him, and when they were able to unanimously conclude, they moved further apart from each other and continued walking slowly toward the General. After a short while, the ninja by the left attacked first with his two katana swords, moving swiftly while the General continued to block his strikes with an effective grip and accuracy. The General, however, was shocked at how fast the ninja was going, and that was when he realized that he had underestimated them. While he was still trying to figure out a way to totally stop the ninja from attempting to hit him with his swords, the other ninja rushed at him without warning, and kicked him very hard on the chest, causing him to fall on his buttocks while he moved backward, almost crashing into the pillar behind him. The momentLucian saw what happened, he became more wary than he was of the ninjas who stood stil

CHAPTER HUNDRED AND FORTY-TWO The moment he got very close to the ninja, he went down on one knee, and then he pulled out his mask slowly, keeping his eyes on the face while he moved the black mask away. “I knew it!” He gasped loudly, realizing that the ninja was a young woman, a beautiful one at that. The fact that she said nothing or didn’t make any sound even when he stabbed her with his sword puzzled him, and he struggled with the guilt that surged into his body at that moment. “You were moving like a man, but I could tell that there was a little difference. Why did you let them turn you into this?”Lucian asked with a tone laced with so much guilt, struggling with the cringe that crept into his body while he stared at the face of the ninja whose body was already cold. Dropping the mask on the floor amidst the sadness that engulfed him, Lucian let out a heavy sigh before he turned to look at the ninja the General was fighting with. It didn’t take long for him to also realize t