The Almighty General

11

I hear Jax shuffling around but I couldn't see him because of how dark the dungeon is. Then I hear King Cypher open the door and through the stolen light that is casted from outside, I could see him.

He's wearing a gas mask, and beside him is a gas tank. I hear the gas being released and slowly, I felt the arms of sleep.

I fell to the ground because I couldn't hold my legs straight any more.

“You're going to be a servant of Von." King Cypher said and that was when I slipped into the void.

***

I'm waking up, and everything seems oddly familiar but this is the first time I have ever woken up in a metal room.

I stand up from the ground and I walk to the only door in the room.

“Where am I?." I knock on the door and there is no reply. This feels like a dream.

" Where is this place?. " I ask myself.

I knock again and then the door opens to reveal a man.

He's about my height but his shoulders are broader, he's wearing a black t-shirt and I can see his muscles bulging from under the thin layer of his shirt.

“Welcome Hans, to Von. I'm commander Jax." He says to me with a bright smile revealing his nice set of teeth.

“Von?." I ask him very confused. “Where is Von?." I ask him and he smiles even wider.

Apart from the charming smile on his face and his electric blue eyes, other of his features look hardened and tough.

“Let me show you Von." He says walking out of the metal room.

I walk out following closely behind him.

“Hans, you've been gifted extraordinary powers and you have been chosen to lead one of the armies of Von. It's a position many would kill for." He says. “Come, let's meet King Cypher, the greatest king to ever live and the greatest warrior commander. He's a great man and a great ruler."

“How did I get here, to Von." I ask him.

“You were recommended by the league of nations Hans." He replied.

“What's the league of nations?." I asked him and he stopped walking.

I almost bump into him but I stopped abruptly.

“It's a very powerful cosmic team. They're the elders of the universe, they're like gods. They found you worthy because of your character and great power you possess, you're able to create and destroy worlds with the snap of your fingers, isn't that marvelous?." He ask me and I looked down at my hands.

" Why am I here?." I ask him.

“You ask too many questions Hans." He said to me.. his smile has already disappeared and now his eyes look deadly.

“You're here because world Tar has been attacking world Von, our world. They've been destroying our crops and our livestock. they've caused famine in our land. You're here to help us and you'll be greatly rewarded in return. You'll gain medals, ranks, Precious stones like diamonds... You'll be rich. " he says to me.

" But I'm rich already, I am a Trillionaire. I don't need to fight to gain more riches." I say to him and he frowns.

" Hans, don't you want to be known as the man that saved a planet from destruction?. " he asks me, more like demands than ask.

" Of course, I'd love to be known as the man that saves a planet from destruction." I tell him and I can see the relieved look on his face.

" Let's go meet King Cypher. " He tells me and he starts to walk forward again.

We enter into an elevator and we reach the underground garage.

He walks to a car and I enter the passenger seat. The car is really cool.

“You have a really cool car." I say to him and he smiles shortly.

" Thanks." He replies and he starts driving.

" How does this warrior stuff work?. "

“For every soldier you kill, you'll level up. You have a system, it's used mostly for calculating your ranks and you kills, but mostly it's useless." He says.

" If it's useless then why do I have it?. " I ask him and he just shurgs.

" King Cypher would tell you the rest. " he says.

" You don't like talking." I say.

" Is that a question?. " he asks me.

" No, it's an observation." I say to him.

“You'll be trained by a team of martial arts masters. And you'll train with your team after you've passed the stage of being a student."

“I have a team?." I ask him.

“Yeah you do, they're five of them, they're the finest team members you would ever have." He says it as if he's not saying a compliment.

" Cool.... Woah. " I gasp when I see the beautiful mansion before me.

“That's king Cypher's palace." Jax states.

“Hey, why are the windows of the palace so slim?." I ask him and he shurgs again.

I turn away from him towards the window, he parks the car and I climbed down from the car, walking towards the palace.

Jax pushed open the door and mutters.

“Follow me."

I nod and I do as he says, I follow him to the throne room which is the most adorned throne room I have ever seen. How much would this whole palace cost.

“Hans Ronald, welcome, to Von." I heard in a voice that sounded like an actor's voice, so dramatic and filled with excitement.

I stand before the man, who's sitting majestically on an oversized throne, am I supposed to bow, I wonder.

“I am King Cypher, it's an honour to meet you." He says and then I take a small bow.

“It's a pleasure to stand before the greatest man in the cosmos." I say to King Cypher and a heavy smile spread across his cheek.

“At least this time he's more humble." I heard someone say and my eyes trail to the speaker, it's a man wearing a crimson red robe.

“Troy!." The King says and everything suddenly goes quiet.

“I'm sorry your majesty, I forgot." He says pleadingly but two guards emerged and lift him from his chair. He's pleading as the guards haul him out of the room.

" What did he mean by that?." I asked King Cypher.