“Oh-oh!” Artecus exclaimed out of nowhere. The four of them vibrated in their steps suddenly.Four hefty Cytorex soldiers appeared in their front; probably, they were coming from the battlefield to fetch more ammunition or something.Isis's heart had started to pound in her chest like a drum, each beat louder than the last. Not now that they have the boy and they are closer to escaping.Sakoh and the other guys began quivering in their steps as they started gearing backwards slowly. The Cytorex soldiers had their swords pointing directly at each one of them, the Cytorex could easily attack them if they tried anything stupid.Rakeh slowly began to use his hands to navigate his axe, but Artecus immediately held his hand, signalling to him to stop.“And where do you think you are going with the boy?” One of the Cytorex in front with big beards asked them daringly. “Oooh that? You scared us, come on!” Artecus humorously exclaimed as he started walking closer towards the Soldiers. “We ju
The Cytorex soldiers continued struggling under the big tent cloth which had just fallen on them. But one of them, the one who already pulled his sword trying to attack Artecus earlier, immediately used his sword to cut through the big tent cloth and saw that the intruders had run far into the thick bush. “Get on the horses and catch them!!!” He commanded his fellow soldiers as they ran to their horses, mounted them and started to pursue Rakeh and his crew.The bush was clearly an eerie place with different sounds of strange animals oozing out of the surroundings and the creepy trees looking like tall ghosts in the dark.Rakeh and his crew continue sprinting away from the camp looking for a safe spot in the bush, if they can find one.“They are coming behind us!” Sakoh shouted as he took his face to the back while he kept speeding on his horse.“Ignore them! Just run faster!” Rakeh replied, holding the boy firmly on his horse and riding faster. The Cytorex soldiers kept on whacking
Rakeh wrapped the boy tightly in his arm as the impact threw him viciously smashing his head on the ground. The sudden jerk from her horse while speeding, sent Isis projecting from her horse and landed roughly to the ground.Artecus gripped the rope of his horse tightly even as the horse tumbled, making the horse fall on him and they both got rolling roughly on the ground.As the soldiers saw that their targets had just crashed from their horses, the Cytorex soldiers immediately pulled out their swords,“There!!! Kill them all”, One of the Cytorex soldiers commanded as they rode their horses closer to finish their targets with the tips of their swords.As Isis raised her head to see what had just crashed her and her friends from their horses, she saw one of the Cytorex riding towards her furiously with his sword.Her heart skipped and the hair on her skin stood on end suddenly. She widened her eyes in shock as the soldier on his horse came close enough and lifted his sword, aiming for
It all happened around 400 BC. Somewhere on the coast of the River Nile, Cairo in Egypt, Tydeus, his two hands cuffed with heavy chains connected by a long chain cuffing his two legs, was dragged like an ordinary ram by one of the Iron Mask pirates.“Move you rascal!” He yelled at him as he pushed other captives who were lined up at the front.Tonight seems to be the luckiest night for the Iron Mask pirates. This time they caught lots of captives, lined them up and connected them with one long chain, marching them into their big ship.The Iron Mask pirates are one of the most notorious criminal organizations in all of Cairo and other big cities in Egypt.Recognized by their black and ugly metal masks, they're mostly responsible for every kidnapping, destruction, chaos, and violence in the cities of Egypt.Tydeus, one of their long-time targets, has just been caught; this is someone who has always attacked them and ruined their ruthless operations countless times. All the prisoners k
“Boss! Boss!! Boss!!!”“What is it Gryza?” Galdashkeh responded to his pirates’ captain as he adjusted his native wine which was almost pouring from the table.“Boss Galdashkeh, we have just received a message from the Fortress; they are clear to receive us; the reinforcements have also arrived there”,“We can take the ship there now to draft further operations”, Gryza reported to his boss, spreading a small letter and a big map on the table.“Oh well, it seems tonight just keeps getting better and better. We could arrange all the merchandise and prepare them for sale as early as possible” Galdashkeh said, wearing a confident smile on his face as he poured some of his native wine out of the jar into a bowl.“The merchandise? I thought we had agreed to sell it to our clients over the Mediterranean Sea; they have made payments already,” Gryza interrupted.“Oh I forgot, then we can just pick up the other merchandise and prepare them for sale to other clients. You know we need money to bu
*BANG!!!!*The door of the prison in the ship was pushed open.“Move out! Move!! Move!!!”The Iron Masks pirates began bringing their captives out of the prison as they yelled at them like worthless slaves.They have arrived at the Iron Fortress, a big tower situated somewhere in the middle of the water. This is the main hideout of the Iron Mask pirates and here, all their members are present. It seems the night just continues to favour the Iron Mask.Walk faster! Faster!! Faster!!!The pirates continued yelling at their captives as they marched them from the ship to the Fortress.Gryza, the captain of the Iron Mask pirates, walks towards the main door of the Fortress, resting his back on the gigantic gate of the main entrance. He began saying to the captives as they dragged themselves into the Fortress,“The Iron Fortress will be your final stop. Only a strong ship can sail around this area and survive”“The Iron Mask ship is the only ship allowed within sight of this island, any oth
“Take it easy, old man, I get angry easily”, Tydeus responded to the man, his face squeezed like he just tasted an unripe lemon.“I am sorry, I don't just like it when people call me a wizard. I know nothing about witchery. I am just an ordinary scientist.” Apphathorus the old man said, wearing a look of apology on his face.“Oh well, that is your problem,” Tydeus responded.Apphathorus began wondering, “Out of all the people locked up in this cell, why has this man, the one who has been getting everybody's attention so far, come any close to me, let alone having a conversation with me?”Out of curiosity, he asked Tydeus “What exactly have you come here to do?”“To do something unusual”, Tydeus said as he rested his back properly against the wall where they were sitting.“Something unusual? Have you come here to kill me?” Apphathorus asked, his face covered in fear.“Maybe yes,” Tydeus responded jestingly.“Huh?! Please, I beg you in the name of all the gods. I don't have anything on
“What?” Tydeus asked the old man. Apphathorus, with fear written all over his face, asked Tydeus, “Is it true that you killed Apophis, the great beast of the dark world with…”“With my bare hands. Yes, I like it sounding that way?” Tydeus intercepted Apphathorus.“No way!” Apphathorus exclaimed gently.“So how were the Iron Mask able to capture you? If you could kill such a gigantic creature like Apophis, how in the world would it be difficult for you not to save yourself from ordinary pirates?” Apphathorus asked curiously again.“Capture me? Who said they captured me?” Tydeus said, almost laughing.“So how did you get here? How is it that you are here now?” Apphathorus asked fastidiously.“To do something unusual as I have said before. I came here to complete my job”. Tydeus replied confidently.“Job?? What job? Who comes into a prison to complete a job? That sounds like madness.” Apphathorus replied to Tydeus, his face covered in confusion.Tydeus looked at him and smiled again.“W