CHAPTER TWELVE With every stomp, the horse made while it galloped along the path back into the capital city, Lucian bounced on its back, hoping to get to the General before things could get out of hand.He looked ahead of him, but the darkness that lingered couldn’t let him see much even with the rays from the moonlight.“Faster, horse! Go faster!” He kicked the horse harder, causing it to neigh while it increased its speed. Lucian held onto it tightly, and without being told, he knew that whatever he was going to face was going to be very deadly. Even his heartbeat became faster just like the gallops of the horse, and his breath seemed to be looking for a means to escape from him.“That way! Go that way!” Lucian dragged the lead rope he was holding in his hands to the left when he noticed that the horse was heading toward the right, leaving the straight path that it was running on. The horse refused to listen to Lucian, struggling with him to go to the right while Lucian dragged it

CHAPTER FOURTEENThe moment Lucian tried to take a step toward the exit of the house, another piece of wood fell from the roof, and even though it was smaller than the previous one, the sparks of fire that scattered all over the place from it burnt Lucian on his arm, causing him to grunt while he took two steps backward.He stared at the exit for a while, and when he looked up and saw that another piece of wood was getting ready to fall from the roof, he quickly dashed out of the house, ignoring the fire that burnt his clothes until he was far away from the house, and dropped the General on the ground before he lay on the floor and rolled from one corner to the other in an attempt to take off the fire that almost burnt him.Instantly, General Hector let out a heavy cough while he lay on the floor, and after a short while, he managed to push himself up with a loud gasp, panting while he continued coughing, attempting to get a grip on himself.He managed to keep his eyes open, looking a

CHAPTER SIXTEEN Lucian took one last look at the couple who were still wary of him while they continued staring at each other. They refused to say even a word even though they had several thoughts running through their minds while they struggled with the nervousness that engulfed them.“Thank you for the water!” Lucian said with a smile on his face, and then he waved at them before he turned slowly and walked out of the house. He looked at the door the General had kicked open, and then he sighed heavily.“Your body has returned to a normal temperature, but do well to ensure that you stay away from any form of heat, or you may not be able to survive the next breakdown,” Forger warned while Lucian was forced to stop instantly in front of the house, looking down with a look of despair cemented all over his face.“I guess I might as well be preparing myself for the worst thing that could happen, Forger . I just have a lot of things to take care of, and there is no way I can abandon the

CHAPTER EIGHTEENEven though he was silent and patient at the same time, General Hector anticipated what he planned to do to the mercenary who had caused him so much pain. He continued waiting patiently until he was very close to him, and when he peeped from the back of the pillar to ascertain that he was close to him, he made his move at once, grabbed the brawny man from the back. While he held onto his neck tightly with his left hand, he plunged his sword into his side, pushing deeper and deeper until there was almost nothing left.“Look at me! Look at me!” General Hector turned to the mercenary, who grunted and whimpered in so much pain while blood freely gushed out from both his side and his mouth.“Do you remember me? Do you remember this face, huh? Look at me!” General Titis lifted the face of the mercenary, who was shocked as soon as he recognized him from their previous encounter before they set the small house ablaze.“I want to see the look on your face when you die! You sho

CHAPTER TWENTYLucian looked at the ninjas with a glare on his face, and as soon as the General walked up to him, he turned to look at him without saying a word.“There is no way I am letting you have all the fun, Lucian Gale.”“Well, do you think you are up for it?” Lucian said with a whisper, looking at the General, who nodded in response, even though the look on his face showed that he was in so much pain.“I hope you don’t give him a chance to kill you. Kill him before he does.”“Gladly, Ian.” General Hector nodded in response, and then he started moving toward the ninja in front of him while Lucian took the other one.Before another blink of an eyelid, the ninjas had already started moving toward them with so much speed. It seemed like they were not the only ones eager to engage in combat as the ninjas bent in a combat posture, holding onto their katana swords before they made the first move.“This is going to take a while,” Lucian said based on what he saw in front of him. The n