Chapter 36
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"What the?! Did that kid just-...no no it's impossible...i-it must be the work of some expert!!" Shouts a knight behind.
"L-LET GO!!!!!"
The knight I'm grasping tries to punch me.
I smirked and cuts off his other hand quickly with my dagger.
"ARGHHHHHHHH!!! MY HAND!!! MY... SIDIK...ZKK... UGH!!! AHHHH!!"
...so pathetic...I burst his right hand and he still wants to punch me so I cut his left hand off. He really likes throwing away his body parts, must be a very generous charity volunteer.
"W-What happened?"
"I-I-I don't know...this kid is so fast! I didn't even see what he did and Rubert's left hand just came flying."
I look to the other knights and they jolt in fear. Most of them are trembling while holding their sword out.
Tch, the way they grip the sword frustrates me so much.
"If you are not going to hold that sword Properly, then don't!!" I say and slices off the hands of all the knights in front of me with my katana.
"ARHHHHHHHHHH!!!"
"A SWORD?! WHERE DID THAT SWORD COME FROM!??"
The others panic as they try to keep an eye on me but I was too fast for them to process.
"SWORD MY ASS!! THIS IS A KATANA!!!" I Shout and pierces my katana through that person's torso. This armour is so low quality that my katana can cut right through it like jelly.
(Is it just me or does Karma also call his katana a sword sometimes.)
I kick the body out of the way and releases my katana.
The rest starts to tremble and some drops their sword.
"R-Retreat!!!"
Dropping everything they've taken from the village, they start to run away with tails tucked firmly between their leg.
Oh? Trying to escape?!
I instantly caught up with them and starts killing them off one by one all by decapitation. Finally, I reach the last knight running the fastest and he blocked my attack with his sword but lost his balance and fell onto the ground.
"Wait!! Don't kill me!!" He says as I dash towards him. "The capital won't let you go if you kill me!! I'm the son of a noble!! You and the village will perish-"
I finish him with a slit to the throat.
"Enough of your crap, I still have things to do."
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Once I arrive back, everyone starts to stare at me with fear in their eyes.
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"All of you have seen it right? Those despicable knights. I only did what they deserved." I say.
"Shut up!" My father slaps me. "Do you even know what you did!?! Once the capital knows about this, they will wipe us out!! We are now rebellions!!"
"I see...so all of you are cowards huh," I say.
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"How long do every one of you plan to be suppressed by the capital!? Being treated like shit. Is that what everyone wants?!!" I shout.
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"You are right..." Says the village chief. "We have been suppressed by them for too long. Since Karma has already initiated this...i want to tell everyone a story."
The elder told us a story about his ancestors...about our ancestors.
Our village was once very flourishing and popular. The son of the chief 200 years ago was engaged to the princess of the country and the son promised to make the village a peaceful and comfortable place where everyone will not have to worry so much about food, money, water, etc.
But he died one day and the story the villagers received is that a monster killed him. But being sceptical about what was really going on, the chief decided to investigate his son's death...
He managed to find the truth but it is not appealing...
The princess was actually engaged to a handsome noble and her engagement with the chief's son was a lie to lure the son into her trap. The son was kidnapped and captured when he steps into the castle and was used as an experimental subject ever since.
When the chief manages to rescue his son...his son is not even human anymore...and the chief had no choice but to kill his son.
It did not just end there.
The effect of the son's death on our village is devastating. Traders stop coming, engagements and relationships with other villages or kingdoms are all broken, bandits starting attacking us more often and so on...
We managed to survive but how long can we last?
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The fear in everyone has now turned into determination.
"You are right...what Karma did, they deserved it!!!" Shouts my neighbour.
"Yeah!!!"
"We've had enough!!!"
They started cheering but I interrupt them.
"Sorry to break the atmosphere, but we still need to plan on how to deal with the Capital...i have a plan so I will be discussing this with the chief? Any objections?" I ask.
Everyone stares at me and smiles before shaking their head.
"Before that, how about you go change? You are drenched in blood." Says my father who firmly grips my shoulder.
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It's an apologizing gesture my father created. Whenever he is too shy or embarrassed to apologize, he always does this.
I smile back at him and nodded.
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"So, you said you have a plan? May I hear it." Says the chief.
"Yes. Right now, there is only one way we can survive since we are going against the capital...development."
"...Are you suggesting that I give the position of the chief to you?"
This old man gets straight to the point, I like it.
"Not chief, from now on, it will be called the position of the lord."
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"You plan to develop our village into a kingdom?!"
"No, not just a kingdom, I plan our village to be the capital of the western continent...or even the capital of this entire country!" I say.
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"Hahahahahahaha!!!"
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The chief started laughing and patting my back.
"You dream big for a young man. Alright! It is time for the younger generation to take over!!! You will now be the lord of this village!" He says.
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Karma
Fame: -21789
Deeds:
-fended off the knights from the capital.
-offended the capital, rumours of your foolishness are spreading like wildfire.
It is recommended that the user take action quickly against the capital or his prestige will continue to deplete.
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