Eternity Strife
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CHAPTER FOUR
A Cold King
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As our heroes made it up the mountain it got much colder and snow started appearing, it also started snowing itself. The white snow fell softly in the threes path as they walked over it ever step, there wasnt a place on the ground the snow wasnt covering.
A few steps up and before the sun rose completeley they made it to the top of the mountain, looked over and saw the kingdom. It was right infront of them and it was huge, Snow everywhere and it seemed much nicer then Arcadia. "Wow", Arron looked up to see the huge kingdom, "This place is incredible and so nice", Arron describd it being beautiful in the manliest way he thought he could. They continued walking until they reached the kingdom gates, they were wide open with no guards.
"Man its freezing", Zack shivered as they walked into the heart of the city.
Dosix looked toward the north, "hmm if i remember its over this way", he yelled and ran north following the path away from the castle.
Arron and Zack looked at eachother, nodded then ran and followed Dosix. Dosix was a bit ahead of them but that didnt stop the two from running, they were kinda excited that they were finally gonna learn about the gem. Arron and Zack stopped and saw Dosix slow down, "hmm?", Arron wondered as t why Dosix would slow down and then he noticed a house surrounded by guards, possibly the kings men, "Comn", Arron yelled to Zack and ran over to Dosix, "What is it?"
"M-My house!", dosix said looking as the guards started throwing rocks at the house.
"Cmon old man, you havent payed in the last four months, either you pay us or you get kicked out of the house!!", the guards yelled.
"HEY!!", Dosix said throwing some rocks at the guards
"Punk!", They yelled half walking towards Dosix who decided to walk over towards them
"Dosix!", Arronsaid trying to top him but missing, then jogged over to the meet, "Hey stop messing with the man", he yelled to the guards
"This man, Mister Lezman Joruto, has missed the taxes over the last four months, in return we must take his house...", one guard said
"Well he obviously doesnt have the money, look at the house, its already falling apart, theres boards over the windows for gods sake!", Arron said now yelling
One guard went up to arrons face, "im giving you 24 hours to get 5,000 gil or else we will kill the man"
"Thats inhumane! you cant do that!", Zack yelled
"orders by the king we can do anything", the guard said without a problem
"Grr", Dosix grr'd and waited til the guards left, "cmon guys", he walked into his uncles house, "Hello!", he said but no one answered, "hes not here", dosix said just as suddenly someone walked in
"Dosix m'boy", An older man said, around 40 years old
"unc Lez!", Dosix yelled running to give him a hug, "you alright"
"yeah", he said in an older voice, "those bastards have been at me for months but i almost have enough to pay them..."
"but sir youve only got a week",Arorn said
"mhh", Lezman hadnt noticed the others, "a week... but i thougt i had one month! this task may be impossible then"
"Sir i promise you we will get the money, in return all i want is for you to tell me everything you know about the gem of eternity", Arronsaid
"shhh how do you know of the gem?", Lezman said whispering and looking out the window
Arron pulls it out from under his shirt, its still around his neck
"My boy how did you obtain this?"
"My Grandfather gave it tome before he died", Arorn said in a sad but now happy voice, he knew he was doing just what his grandfather inteded
"your grandfather, boy what did you say your name was?", Lezman asked
"Arron Strife", Arron asnswered
"Arron...Strife, Jagex is your grandfather then"
"yes sir", Arron said
"Jagex, isnt that the man tat came by back when my parents were killed!!", Dosix yelled
"mmm", Lezman said looking down
"your grandfather!! is the reason that my parents are dead Arron!!", Dosix yelled
"Im sorry Dosix", Arron tried to calm him down
"ahh...ughhh no!!", he said pushing arron back and running oout of the house
"ah Dosix!!!", Arron yelled as his friend ran off, he started for him
"No... let him go, he just has to blow off some smoke", Lezman told arron
"ah..mmhmm", Arron nodded then sat down
"you boys must be tired, please feel free to mae yourselves at home, or wander the city, do as you wish", Lezman said walin towards a room, "i will tell you all you need to know about the gem tonight", he walked into a room and shut the door
"thank you sir", Arron said to late then looked at Zack
"well ill be out", he said standing up and leaving,, "later"
Arron walked outside and decided to leave the kingdom, just go to the outskirts, he saw a person over by the edge of a cliff leaning over doing something, "hmm", Arron decided to walk over to the person, it was cold out and he wasnt wearing anything warm but his pants and boots.
"um excuse me", Arron said walking up to the person, the person looked over to arron and stood up. The person was covering there face with a scarf and was wearin lots of warm clothes, "Hi", a female voice said as she took off the scarf
Arron looked at her and immedeatly felt his heart beat both faster and slower, "Hi i was wonderin what you were doing.... out here out of the kingdom i mean", Arron asked
"Well", she smiled, "I making an ice flower, its a good luck charm in the city and a holy item, i like to make them but you have to be in a peaceful place and well, as you could probably see The kingdom may be nice but with our king its not so peaceful", the girl looked down, "oh im sorry, my name is Kairi", she smiled
"Oh hi im Arron Strife", he laughed
"you look cold, are you new here? no one from this city would ever dress like that haha", she laughed
"hehe yeah m from Arcadia", he laughed a bit
"Come with me and i can get you some warm clothes. Do you have a place to stay?", she asked
"Umh yes i do, my friends uncles house!! My friend!!", Arron jumped back
"Uh is something wrong?"
"No no its nothing, my friend just got mad at me, well my grandfather and he is taking it pretty hard but it would be best to let him blow off his steam on his own"
"Oh well then cmon, lets go", Kairi grabbed Arrons hand and started running him having to follow
"Oh okay", Arron said being dragged along
The two made it to the city where they went into some stores, "Here ill get you whatever you need, i have too much money not to help someone who needs it", she smiled
"Well if you insist...", Arron looked, "Wait i need 5000 Gil, my friends uncle he needs it actually or he will be persectued", Arron told Kairi not too loud but loud enough that she could hear
"What!! or the king, i hate him so much...here Arron take me to your uncle", she said grabbing a jacket and throwing one hundred Gil on the table, "here keep the change", they ran out and Arron put on the jacket
"but thats not...enough", the cashier said as the two left, "not again"
Arron and Kairi were running as they saw on the bridge Dosix was being carried off by two guards, they were takig him to the castle, "Wait! Dosix", Arron stopped and ran towards the bridge that went toward the Castle. Arron and Kairi got to the bridge and the guards saw the two
"What is it", they said, "cant you see"
"Cant you see your letting him go now!", Kairi yelled at the guards
"But-No he was caught making trouble with..."
Kairi looked him in the eyes and took out a small pole and it grew into a larger metal pole, "Let him go, maybe some extra gil can make you change your minds", she said taking out a small sack of gil
The guards looked at eachother and threw the boy down, "Fine but next time we wont be so easy", they took the sack and walked off
"Dosix", Arron walked over to them, "Im sorry but we have the money to save your uncle, please can all be forgiven", Arron kneeled down and put his hand out
"Ughh... i guess", Dosix grabbed his hand and Arron helped him up
"Oh Kairi this is Dosix, the one i told you about, Dosix this is Kairi", Arorn said looking at Kairi
"Hi", she smiled
"Hey", he looked at her then toward the direction his uncles house was in, "Cmon", they ran towards his house but when they got there part of the house had fallen, "No!", they ran to the house and Zack was there lying on his face
"ugh... they took him, said you wouldnt be able to ge the cash and it was useless, told us to save our time, couldnt stop them", he got up really slowly and he was hurt
"Sit down", Kairi ran to him and helped him sit down, "just rest im going to heal you", she said putting her hands over him and a white light appeared form her hands to Zacks body and he was being healed
"Ahh Kairi you know magic?", Arron jumped back
"YEah, its not to hard to learn, I could teach you sometime but right onw we have to stop the king from killing an innocent man", she said taking her hands off of Zack as he was healed
"Thank you Kairi right", Zack asked staing seated
"Yes, now lets go. No time to waste", she said as the four ran out, they made it to infront of the castle where many townspeople were. The guards stood there in a circle as they took Lezman in the center
"This man has not payed his taxes, he has not payed his dues and has taken from this town what is ours, he is a criminal and he will pay the ultimate price", one man said holding up an axe as Lezman was put on his knees and put his head on a log, he knew there was no way out, The axeman took the axe and swung it down but a loud clash of two weapons was heard as Arron stood there using his sword to stop the Axe
"Not on your life", Arron said luanching the axe up and kicking the man in the chest, "we have the money", he said as Kairi walked up with the Gil in her hand
"Its too late", yelled another man, a guard without his helmet
"You want to tell me its too late", KAiri said taking out her pole
"Kairi?? Miss Kairi im sorry but rules from your father have said this man must die", he bowed then looked angry, "anyone who gets in the way will also be preosectued
"well then anyone who gets in my way will have the same fate as whoever gets in my fathers", Kairi said
"your fathers the king!",Arron said
"i wish i could say no, but he is, and i will do whatever it takes to stop him", Kairi said as a few guards took out there weapons, "Fine with me", she said as Arron, Zack, Dosix and herself were now surrounded by guards
About 6 guards came running at the heroes and Dosix made the first move, "you should never touch someon i care for", he said taking out his pocket knife and running at the first guard
the guard hit the knife but Dosix pushed hard and somehow the knife cut straight through the axe te guard held, cutting threw hitting his arm, , "GAH", the guard yelled signaling the others a perfect opportunity to take action, just then Kairi took her pole and held it out ot a guard, then it grew and hit him in the chin launching him back she swing it to the side hitting the guard next to's neck, "Hmph think again"
Arron and Zack ran at there guys hitting him back and forth as Zack got him from the back kicking him toward Arron who punched him back towards Zack who used his sword to hit the guards arm causing him to drop his axe while arron sliced at his back then both punching where he had no armor, 2 guards were now left.
"uhh...were sorry we will let the man go, but Miss Kairi you should go speak to your father" the guard said
"will do", she said lookng at Arron, "Dosix, Zack you two stay with your uncle Dosix, me and Arron will go to the king", her and Arron started running as Dosix nodded
