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Chapter 6 - The castle

As Ola takes his decent down the cliff. What looks like a short journey turned into hours.

Ola huffing and puffing as he catches his breath stands next to a wall holding it for support. I eventually stands straight and looks ahead and he can see the tall thick stone walls if the kingdom ahead.

He admires the height since this is all a new sight to him. Ola spends another hour walking now right outside a massive wooden gate that's seems to be many years old and has been attacked recently due to a big gap at the bottom of it which allowed Ola to easily walk through without any problems.

Once ola is through the gate, now officially inside the kingdom. Ola looks around, after coming from that city that was all burned down and destroyed and people being killed inside. This large kingdom was totally different, everybody was all healthy and happy. 'Or is it all a fake mask there all putting on'.

Ola walks through the kingdom. There was kingdoms back two thousand years ago, but places outside of them were called villiage, but now there are also cities with new modern building. This kingdom looks like four cities built in one.

"Wow, this place is so big but I csnt get distracted right now". Ola's eyes look up at the castle on the hill in the far distance, clearly looking like the rulers palace. As ola observe the castle he notices there is no clear path up there.

Ola walks up to a nearby table and greeted two young men both drinking beer. "Hey there, I hope you can spare a quick minute", Ola says with kindness in his tone. But the two men completely ignore him. He asks again but the same happens.

Ola goes on tha ask a hamdful of other people but again is ignored by them all. Then a old elderly women bumps into him and drops her bag of medication. Ola instanltly apologises and helps pick her medication up even tho Ola has no idea what it is.

"Aw, thank you young chap", Ola is suprised to hear the old lady actually speak to him since he was ignored by so many.

"Um, yeah, it's my pleasure and it was my fault anyway", Ola says with a hint of caution.

"Oh no need to act in such way boy, I saw you talk to many people but was ignored and there's a reason for that", The elderly lady speaks softly bringing Ola to ease but curiosity.

The women was very old and looked like there was no reason to not trust her word. Right?.

She gestured to a nearby bench. They both sat on it. "Don't feel anything towards the people who ignored you, it was always going to happen", she said with a smile.

"I don't, but why did they ignore me", Ola says with evidence he is quite annoyed at being ignored.

The old women chucked. "The truth is, they don't want to to. But there all following a simple order". She said with honesty. This made Ola confused as to why the people within this kingdom follow the order to ignore people.

"Why, I don't understand". Ola says with curiosity but a hind of temper. But, with what that old women says next makes Ola's blood freeze cold and his eyes widen in shock

The old women looks him dead in the eye and smiles brightly. "It's simple really, they are all following my rule ,ola. The old women's smile turns into a devilish smirk.

Ola's eyes don't leave her eyes. Hearing her day his name out loud and the fact she knows who he is absolutely terrifies him.

The old lady stands up and turns her back and looks around the clouds above.

Ola is visibly shaken by the turn of tables. "H-how do you know who I am and what do you mean they are following you're order", Ola days with a trembling voice.

The old women doesn't turn around but keeps looking at the sky. " ahh, such a lovely day today, isn't it" she says completely disregarding what she previously said. Ola stand up looking a little angry while frowning, but mostly scared.

"Oh how rude of me, you asked how I know you, well it's simple. With all those books made about you clearly painting you as a bad person, there is one book that no one but Me has read", She says before turj8ng around to look back at ola.

Ola looks more confused by everything she says. "I don't understand, what book", ola says with confliction.

The old women's devilish smirk returning revealing a completely different. Almost like the devil has possessed her. " Oh, I know you very well, Ola, I knew you mother aswell, very, very well", she then laughs very loud, her laugh echoing throughout the kingdom.

Hearing this old women speak of his mother so casually flips a switch in Ola's mind, turning him serious. Ola grabs the old women's chin and stepped closer. Now looking her dead in her eyes.

The old women sees something within Ola's eyes, Almost as if she is seeing something stare back at her. "Let's make one thing clear, don't you ever bring my mother into a sentence again, and you can't fool me.

". Ola says to the women that visibly suprises her.

The Old women slaps Ola's hand of her chin and rubs it. " Your sharper than I would have ever thought, yes, there is two people in this old fragile, stupid body, there is this old bag after all, and then me. Septh, rank 9 leader". The old women says, in septh's voice. Sounding very deap and unearthly.

Ola has no idea what je is talking about., rank, leaders, this is all foreign to him. But regardless to what he is telling Ola, its making him more angry.

"I have no idea what your talking about, But do you know anything about a little girl, she was with me, but she was kidnapped during last night, she hasn't got a name, but has a large cut on her forhead". Ola says in a pleading voice hoping he can find out where she is.

The smirk vanishes as Ola speaks of the girl. But then followed by an erupted laugh. "Oh, of course I know about her, I'm the one to kidnapped he after all, she certainly didnt want to leave your side, but dont worry, if you want her back, come to the castle, my real body is there and is itching to fight, so of you can beat me, the girl lives, but if you can't, then I'll make it a quick, goodbye". With another laugh that fades away as the head drops for a few seconds before raising up again followed by a sweet friendly smile by the old lady.

"Sorry dear, I have a habit of falling asleep every so often, I do apologise". Hearing and seeing that, Ola is filed with absolute rage and anger. His fists are clenched so hard his nails are digging into his palms causing them to bleed and visible veins pop out of his head.

Ola tries his best to calmly comfort the old lady with a fake smile before walking past her, heading straight for the castle.

He is fully prepared for a showman and a gruelling fight but will do anything to save the little kid And give her his Name he has thought about while he slept.

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