"Alright, I understand you. Why don’t we make a wager instead, huh? Because I am not going to stop trying to get what I need from you no matter what," Atticus said calmly, staring at Hudson."A wager? And what might that be?" Hudson inquired with his eyebrow slightly raised. He was curious to know what Atticus wanted to wager, as he was happy that Ajax had put him in his place with the threat he made."Let’s have a duel to death, and anybody that wins takes it all; if you win and kill me, you take ownership of my shop, and if Iwin,n you give me the secret of how you manufacture the lighters and candles and the ones you have. And of course, before the duel starts, I will drop my shop keys and ownership transfer papers to your name on the ground, and you will also drop the secret of how you manufacture those products and the samples you have on the ground. What do you think about the wager?" Atticus explained calmly, staring at Hudson and Atticus."And what if I don’t agree to this wage
***********Later in the evening, in Atticus’s shop,Atticus was sitting behind his counter in his shop with his hands clasped together. His 16 slaves were all standing in front of him, with Balthasar in front."I summoned everyone here today to make an announcement: we have a very important fight in the upcoming three days, and we are going to win that fight no matter what. I wagered this shop and our lives are on the line, so we would have no choice but to win this fight, and if we come out victorious, I am going to let 10 of you become free and go where you want to go too, but first you will all assist me in selling the lighters and candles that we are going to make from the wager and also help me manufacture more of them as those will be my ticket to becoming one of the richest and most powerful businessmen in the entire world," Atticus stated in a rumbling tone as he stood up from behind the counter."What I want from you all is to be on your best form and performance that day, a
"So, tomorrow is going to be the day of the duel. I want everyone to be prepared by tomorrow morning. We need this victory for Hudson and for the entire community, as Atticus is a danger to the community," Ajax said in a rumbling tone as he stood up from the chair that he was sitting on."Yeah, I am grateful that you all are going to be joining us in this battle and risking your lives, but I am confident that we are going to come out victorious as we have the advantage over Atticus and his slaves, so please, everyone should be ready by tomorrow morning," Hudson added, staring at the men across the room.I hope we win the battle against Atticus tomorrow, Hudson thought.**********Later in the evening,Hudson was sitting at the edge of his bed inside his motel room; he had his backpack on the bed next to him as he was arranging it. I haven’t sold any of the items I brought here or even sold the daggers to pass my mission, but I will have to wager the items in the duel tomorrow, and Att
Hudson was bleeding profusely from his mouth, and his eyes were swollen. "This is the end for you; any final words before I end you?" Atticus asked, staring at Hudson with an evil look in his eyes.I can’t die here; I still have a lot I need to accomplish. I can’t let Atticus kill me here today; never. I have to do something, Hudson thought as he remembered the gun that was in his pocket."Give me a moment," Hudson said in a low tone, as he could barely speak."There is nothing that you can do that will save you at this point; this is the end for you; you can have your moment," Atticus replied as he stood up from Hudson’s body as he stood next to him.This is great, the fool stood up, Hudson thought as he stood up, put his hand inside his pocket, and took out the gun. He swiftly turned over to where Atticus was and shot him in the forehead. Atticus fell on his back as he landed on the ground. Blood started rushing out of his forehead. Hudson stood up, and he ambled closer to him as he
Hudson was sitting on a wooden chair inside Ajax's living room with Ajax sitting in front of him when suddenly the system’s screen appeared in front of him.[The host has failed to pass his fourth mission and has now been demoted two levels down; the rule that the host unlocked has now been revoked.][You will be transported into the modern world within 1 hour. Look for a safe and secluded place.] After that, the screen disappeared."Nooo!" Hudson screamed as he stood up from the chair with his mouth wide open."What happened?" Ajax asked in shock as he stood up."Ajax, I have failed my fourth mission, and I have now been demoted down two levels," Hudson answered in a rumbling tone as his voice echoed throughout the room."Calm down, Hudson, it’s going to be fine," Ajax said as he ambled over to where Hudson was and wrapped his arms around his waist. He knew that Hudson was still in pain from his broken arm and injuries."I don’t think it’s going to be fine; I will be transported back
He didn’t like to see her so worked up or cry in front of him. Tricia stood up and wiped the tears of his face with a small handkerchief that she was holding. "You don’t need to feel bad, Hudson; I understand that you have no choice but to go into the magical world," she said, trying to calm him down and not let him cry with her. She sat back down."But you've got to understand, son, I just wish you wouldn’t have to go back there; what if someone else is after you there? With all that you went through with Atticus, I don’t think the magical world is the safest place to be. You even had to take someone’s life against your will just to stay alive. I will accept that you have to go back there, but I don’t want anything like that to happen to you again there," she stated calmly, staring at Hudson.Hudson now understood that Tricia knew that it was a necessity that he had to go back into the magical world, but she didn’t want to see him in such a condition again, as she wouldn’t be able to
***"I get it; this mission seems to be easier than the last one. We are going to find level 5 magicians that are going to be interested in purchasing those daggers," Ajax said staring at Hudson with one hand under his chin."Yeah, you are correct, so are you going to help me with this mission? Because I only have about 85 hours to complete it," Hudson replied, as he hoped that Ajax would agree.Ajax started stroking his chin faster as he was trying to figure out if he could help Hudson out or not. He knew he had classes to teach today, but he figured since he knows a couple of level 5 magicians, it wouldn’t be hard for him to help Hudson with the mission while still having enough time to teach his classes.Ajax removed his hand from under his chin as he nodded his head. "I will help you, but first let me get your other bag for you," Ajax said as he stood up from the couch.He went out of the living room and went into his bedroom. A couple of minutes later, he came out of the bedroom
Trizz fell to his knees after hearing the death note that Stephan read out. Stephan handed over the paper to Hudson slowly as he tried to wipe his tears. He slowly raised his head to look at Hudson."This means that my brother had a duel with you and wagered his shop, and now he is dead. Were you the one that killed my brother?" Stephan asked softly in a shaky tone. He and Trazz have been looking for Atticus for more than two weeks, and now they have discovered that Atticus has been dead the entire time.Hudson didn’t know if he was supposed to answer the question, as he didn’t want to upset any of them with his answer because he could tell that they were both hurt by the news that Atticus was dead."Answer the question, lad: were you the one that killed our brother?" Trazz inquired aggressively.Since Trazz asked aggressively, Hudson didn’t have any choice but to give them an answer. "Yes! I am the one that killed him in the duel," Hudson answered in a rumbling tone.Trazz and Stepha