“How dare you???” The hefty barbarian said angrily as he got up slowly from his seat.
“Uhmp?! Please I'm sorry, it's a mistake. I don't mean to”, The young man began begging, going down on his knees gently. The rest of the bar attendees who were partying began making way for the hefty barbarian. No one wants to get in the way of such a hefty gang leader. The last person he fought hasn't recovered from his injuries. “Did you know what you have just done?” The hefty barbarian said angrily again to the young man who kept moving backwards in fear. “I was only trying to go my way, sir; I didn't mean to pour away your drink”, the young man continued begging as he noticed someone behind him. He turned back and saw two other gang members of the hefty barbarian. “I will show you what we do to little brats like you”, the hefty barbarian said as he lifted his giant palm and landed it on the young man's face, sending him to the floor. The other bar attendees began murmuring, some of them already ran outside the bar in fear. This hefty barbarian is such a violent person especially when he is with his two partners in crime. The gang members and the barbarian began beating the young man. Some of the attendees started chanting for the barbarian to beat up the young man while some were begging them to stop the fight. Tydeus and Rakeh remained on their table and continued to eat and drink as if they didn't know what was going on. A kick to the spine of the young man from the barbarians and the crowd in the bar would shout, “yeeeeaaaahhhh!!!!” They even left their tables and their seats to gather around the barbarians as they beat up the young man on the floor. “We can't just sit here like we don't know what is happening”, Tydeus said to Rakeh who kept on eating his chicken and didn't bother about the fight happening behind them. “So what are we supposed to do?” Rakeh responded to Tydeus as he picked up his cup. “Let's go help the young man”, Tydeus said quickly and quietly. “And who is going to pay us for that?” Rakeh asked Tydeus quickly, spreading his hands to demonstrate his question. “Everything is not money, Rakeh”, Tydeus replied as he rested his back again on his chair, giving a side-eye to the fight happening behind them. “Well, I don't fight for free. You know that Tydeus”, Rakeh replied to Tydeus again as he took another bite from his chicken. The crowd in the bar kept on chattering as the gangsters continued to beat up the young man. “You? We are going to kill you today!” The angry barbarian said to the young man who was groaning on the floor. “They're gonna kill him”, Tydeus whispered gently to Rakeh expressing anxiety on his face. “I don't get into another person's business if it doesn't involve money,” Rakeh replied to Tydeus. “You know I don't like bullies”, Tydeus said again with a nervous face. “Alright, Fine! What do you want me to do? I only know how to kill”, Rakeh answered to Tydeus as he dropped his food. “No don't kill, just knock them out”, Tydeus replied to Rakeh, his voice almost above whispering. “You owe me one for this, bro”, Rakeh said as he pushed his table like he was about to stand up. The angry barbarian suddenly grabbed a jar of wine from one of the crowd around them; he was about to pour it on the young man's body to return the favour. “You spilt wine on my body; how about I bathe you right now with a jar of wine?” The angry barbarian asked villainously as he started to turn the jar upside down to drench the young man with wine. “Stop! That is enough!” Rakeh shouted to the gangsters from his seat. Suddenly, the whole bar went quiet and turned their face to those who just spoke. “How dare you tell me what to do?” The angry barbarian said as he took his attention off the young man on the floor to Rakeh who just interrupted him. “He spilt wine on your body? Fine! You have beaten him already. Just end it there and let the young man go.” Rakeh replied to the barbarian. “Do you know who I am?” The angry barbarian said as he kept walking gently towards Rakeh and Tydeus's table. “Who cares? Just let the young man go.” Rakeh said, almost laughing. The angry barbarian kept walking towards Rakeh as he cracked his knuckles. It seemed like he was about to manhandle somebody for real this time. The rest of the crowd remained mute. Who is this guy to interrupt the powerful barbarian gangster? “And if I don't!” The angry barbarian said as he slapped Rakeh's food tray away from the table, pouring everything to the floor. “He didn't just do that”, Rakeh said to Tydeus, his voice almost above whispering. It seemed like he had started to boil in anger. “Yes he did”, Tydeus replied quietly to Rakeh. “You have just made the biggest mistake of your life!” Rakeh exclaimed out of nowhere to the barbarian, He suddenly turned and drove a punch forcefully into the barbarian's stomach, sending him out of the bar through the window.“Whhhooooaaaaaa!!” The rest of the crowd exclaimed in great shock. Did this man just throw out the hefty barbarian through the window with a single punch?As the remaining two members of the gang saw that their boss had just been defeated, they ran to attack Rakeh and his friend.The first one agitatedly came closer to Tydeus, but Tydeus immediately stood up from his chair and collided with his jaw using his head. This impact instantly brought out four teeth from the mouth of the gangster as he fell on his groins.The rest of the crowd in the bar burst into laughter as they saw this. The second gangster became confused, he didn't know who to hit, maybe Tydeus or Rakeh.He immediately faced Tydeus and began throwing punches at him. Tydeus stood his ground with his cup of wine as he dodged all the punches without flinching.As the gangsters kept throwing punches but kept missing everything, the crowd began laughing. Tydeus came close to the gangster again so he could land a hit, but h
“Hey, little you. How have you been? Where is your friend?” Tydeus said to Sakoh's sparrow as he massaged its neck while the bird stood on his shoulders.“There he is”, Rakeh said as he sipped some wine from his cup.Sakoh came into the bar towards Tydeus and Rakeh's table with a bag in his hands. He pulled out a chair and sat with them. “So what's the update?” Tydeus asked Sakoh who looked tired and sweaty.*BANG!*Sakoh dropped the small bag of money he went to collect on the table and said, “This is all I got, their village head said they would pay up our balance by the end of the month”.“Damn it!!!” Rakeh shouted out of nowhere.“I told you those people aren't going to pay us well, they don't have our price. Now we don't have our money complete after all the stress we went through last night”, Rakeh protested to Tydeus.“Oops! Just take it easy man. We are going to get another good job”, Tydeus tried to calm Rakeh down.Sakoh grabbed a cup from the table and tried to fill it wi
Tydeus and his friends remained unshaken. They stayed in their seats, waiting for who and what was coming.Only a few people remained in the bar, as the rest had run outside. And all of a sudden, great silence took over the entire bar as everybody kept mute waiting for what was coming.Suddenly, two soldiers walked into the bar. They didn't look like ordinary soldiers, with the spear and shield in their hands, the kind of armour they were wearing and the symbol on their shield, they looked like they were from a palace or kingdom.Rakeh immediately signalled Tydeus, this might be a threat or something.The two soldiers came in and stood at the entrance as escorts, which they were; two other soldiers came from the entrance, too, but this time, with someone in their middle.The person was wearing a long black cloak which covered every part of the person's body, and the face was covered with a black hood.Tydeus remained on his seat wondering who it could be. Is he about to be arrested by
“We all know the story. It's a popular one and we are not talking about fairy tales here, Alright?” Tydeus shunned Artecus.“Sorry for the interruption, my lady. But what have I to do with all that you've just said? I don't seem to see anything that actually concerns me”, Tydeus asked Isis, the king's sorceress.“The ruler of Giza, King Nezeron, demands your presence. We need you to fight with us and defend us from the notorious rebels who are about to destroy our land”, Isis narrated again.“Me? I'm no saviour. All I do is to eat, sleep and do my business. I am not a hero or whatever you're looking for. I think you have come to the wrong person”, Tydeus responded, spreading his palms to demonstrate his reply.Isis bent her head moving closer to Tydeus like she was about to whisper something into his ear,“The gods didn't direct me here to meet the wrong person. The gods never make a mistake”“Well, there's always a first time”, Tydeus intercepted Isis, the king's sorceress sharply.I
Isis, the king's loyal sorceress, arrived in Giza from Cairo with Tydeus and his comrades. The Giant gate of the city was opened for their horses and their chariots to ride in. Giza was pretty much in shape compared to other cities in Egypt which the civil war has ravaged. But into the city as Tydeus rode on his chariot with two big black horses and his friends also on their chariots, The villagers around the road all halted what they were doing and they started staring and looking at the new visitors who had just arrived in their city. Tydeus took his attention to the environment and the people around the road. They all looked sick like they had been suffering from some dangerous pandemic. Their huts and the houses looked like they were partly damaged. Even their children looked very unhealthy. The city must be filled with poor people or maybe the people are just suffering from something outrageous. Tydeus kept staring at the people of the village as his chariot moved sl
Isis's smile suddenly vanished as she kept on staring into Tydeus's eyes like she had just seen something ominous in his eyes. She continued gazing into Tydeus's eyes portentously, her face was like she had already zoned out or something. Tydeus, noticing her reaction towards his question, became confused. Has he said something wrong? “Is everything alright, sorceress?” Tydeus asked, winking one eye and yet with a little smile. Isis began opening her mouth gently like she was about to say something “King Nezeron will see you now”, General Gyeron called out from the entrance of the castle, intercepting whatever Isis was about to say. Tydeus chuckled at the sorceress, Isis, as he signalled to his friends behind him, and they all entered the castle to meet the king. They began walking in a passage in the palace as General Gyeron and two of his soldiers led the way to meet the king. The inner door of the palace, where the king's throne was, was pushed open as Tydeus and his fr
In the king's dining chamber, Tydeus and his comrades came in with the king, his palace guards and other chiefs of the land. They all sat on a big rectangular dining table with decorated chairs on each length. The table was filled with plates of different kinds of food and wines served by the king's palace chefs.King Nezeron decided to go straight to the point as Tydeus had suggested, and while eating and dining at the table, he began to narrate why exactly he had invited Tydeus and his companions to the palace.“When the Pharaohs of yesteryear built this nation, it was intended as one of the greatest Empires of all time…”“Egypt has been the richest and the greatest Citadel that has ever existed on the face of the earth…”“This nation has been a stronghold not only for the people but for other neighbouring countries. Our great government gave rise to many other existing nations on the face of the earth…”“But now Egypt is divided. The war has not only claimed lives but claimed our
Tydeus alone and the sorceress got up from their seat to follow King Nezeron to what he wanted to show Tydeus.The king brought Tydeus to the roof floor of his castle, where they could see every part of the city beneath them.“Look, Tydeus, see all that is left of Giza. Every week more refugees who have lost hold of their lands run to me seeking for protection…”“Most of them covered in blood, crippled or burnt by the Cytorex. All hope was lost; Giza could also end up like other destroyed cities if the Cytorex struck just one more time…”“Not until we heard of a great warrior who is called the great warrior of Egypt. The only one who in his great powers killed Apophis, the great beast of the dark world with his bare hands…”“I had no other option but to send my sorceress to find you wherever you might be. And now that you have arrived…”“Giza is sure to have a chance of victory against the Cytorex”, King Nezeron said with a heart filled with hope to Tydeus.“I am just a hitman doing h