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Chapter 5 - WAR OF THRONE[CH=4][TWO YEARS LATER]

The story begins. In a village, the villagers were doing their work peacefully, but then suddenly the sound of a horse came from the top of the hill, and some bandits started attacking the village. There were around 500 people who attacked the village. The villagers saw them, got scared, and started running away. The bandits started killing the fleeing people.

They killed about 20 villagers during the attack, and they tied up the rest of the villagers and village girls and kept them in one place. After some time, one bandit came and took a 15-year-old girl with him, and he took the girl to the rest of his people. All those people were celebrating in the middle of the village. They all wanted to have fun with that girl, but the girl, in fear, started shouting for help. Then one bandit laughed and said, "Remember, no one is going to come to help you since your entire village is under our control."

While he was saying this, his head got separated from his body. All the other bandits were shocked and said, "What? Who did this? Bring yourself forward!" As soon as he said this, another man's head got separated from his body. All the bandits were scared and said, "Show yourself, bastard!"

Then suddenly a voice came from behind the girl and said, "You dare to destroy this village while the future king of this kingdom is here."

Then we came to know that this man is none other than Prince Ashoka, and his appearance has changed a lot in these 2 years. [Ashoka appearance = He has beautiful blue eyes, he has long hair tied in a ponytail, he holds a sword on his back, he wears a black long leather jacket, and he hides his face with a mask so only his eyes are visible.]

One bandit said, "You little brat, you think you can beat us?" Ashoka said, "Well-well, let's see." Then five bandits attacked Ashoka, but Ashoka dodged their attacks and cut off their heads with flash speed. They were all shocked and said, "How can a small brat kill five people at once?"

But then Ashoka continued killing those bandits with flash speed and killed 50 bandits in 10 seconds. The leader of the bandits came and said, "Attack all at once!" But Ashoka smiled and said, "Well, I also want to test how much I have improved in these 2 years."

Ashoka released his magic power and started breaking bandit swords with his empty hands and also started crushing bandits' heads with his hands. They were all shocked and said, "How is this little brat so powerful? He is crushing his prey with his hands like a beast!"

The rest of the bandits got scared and started running toward the mountain. But when they reached the top of the hill, they were thrown down the mountain, and the one who brought them down was none other than Atlas.

Atlas said, "Let him test his strength. You already started running away." And in some time, only the bandit leader was left. Ashoka said, "Hey Atlas, can I kill him also?" Atlas said, "That's your choice, boy."

Ashoka thought, What should I do? Kill him or not? Well, he tried to kill our village... what should I do then? Ashoka asked, "Do you have more people in your team?" The bandit leader said in a scared voice, "No sir, you already killed all my 500 men."

Ashoka said, "Maybe I would have forgiven you. If you had more people, I would have made them my slaves." And then Ashoka killed that bandit leader with his sword.

Then all the villagers came and thanked Ashoka for saving their village. Ashoka said, "It doesn't matter, but you all should not tell anyone that I killed these people, and can you all bury their bodies in the ground?" The villagers said, "Don't worry, we will bury their bodies. You can rest today in our village."

Ashoka said, "It's okay. Anyway, we have been here in these mountains for many days and have only eaten fruits."

Sometime later, villagers came to Ashoka and said, "Sir, what do we do with that girl who came with the bandits?" Ashoka said, "What girl?" The villagers showed that girl to Ashoka and said, "This girl also came with the bandits, but we don't think she is a bandit. She said she used to arrange food for them when they spent their nights in the forest."

Ashoka thought, I think that girl is the bandits' slave. Her appearance is also like a slave.

[Girl appearance = She is wearing dirty clothes, she is 15 years old, she has pink hair, her eyes are also pink. She is an expert at aiming with a bow and her name is Eli.]

Ashoka said, "What is your name, and how did you arrange food for the bandits, and where are you from?" Eli said, "My name is Eli. I arranged food for those bandits with my bow and arrow skills. I hunt animals and bring food for them. They picked me after destroying my village. They said I have beautiful hair and eyes."

Ashoka said, "Those disgusting bandits… it's good that I killed them. Well Eli, you said you know how to use a bow?" Eli answered, "Yes." Ashoka said, "Shoot that bird sitting on the tree." Eli answered, "Yes."

Ashoka gave her the bow and arrow and said, "Show me." Eli shot that bird easily. Ashoka thought, Well, she is good but not that impressive. I think I will leave her in this village.

But then Eli suddenly shot a very fast-flying eagle. Ashoka was shocked and said, "Well, that's what I want. If without training she can shoot a flying eagle, with training she can become very useful for me in the future."

Ashoka said to Eli, "Do you want to work under me? I will give you a salary also." Eli said, "I don't want a salary. I have two demands." Ashoka said, "What demands?"

Eli said, "First, I want three meals a day, and second, don't abandon me. I don't want to go back to that hell again. They treated me like an ant. They beat me every day, they didn't even give me food every day, and…" and Eli stopped.

Ashoka said, "Okay, don't worry. I promise I will never leave you." Ashoka thought, This girl has been living in hell until now.

Ashoka said to the villagers, "Can you give her new clothes and wash her, please?" The village girls said, "Okay sir," and took Eli away from Ashoka.

The next morning, Ashoka left the village with Eli and Atlas. On the way, Eli asked Ashoka, "Where are we going?" Ashoka said, "We are going to my home."

Ashoka said to Atlas, "Is this alright to go home, Atlas?" Atlas said, "Boy, I promised your father that I would train you for 2 years, and now that promise is fulfilled. Now what you want to do with your life is your choice."

Ashoka said, "No, obviously no, but…" Ashoka thought, For John's information, I know that my father has passed away and I have to go back. But the real problem is that bastard John has manipulated many ministers of our kingdom. If the majority is on his side, then my plan to conquer this world will be delayed. I have to go fast. Let's go, Atlas and Eli.

And then they started moving rapidly toward the palace.

At that time, inside the [KINGDOM OF POWER] palace, all soldiers and people were talking about who would become the next king. Some people said, "I think after King Rajendra dies, the queen will become the next king." Some said, "But doesn't the king have a son who has gone to his grandfather's house?" And some said, "I think the prime minister will become the next king because the king's son is only 14 years old and he can't manage such a big kingdom."

Meanwhile, the queen was crying in her room and talking to herself, "Why… why did you leave so early?" Then the queen's room door opened and Albert entered the room.

The queen shouted and said, "How dare you enter my room without permission!" Albert bent over and said, "Queen, we know you are in deep pain, but all ministers and the prime minister have called a meeting to discuss who will become the next king."

The queen shouted and said, "What does that mean? Discussion? Isn't it obvious my son will become the next king?"

Albert said, "Ma'am, you have to go for the discussion. If you do not go then…" The queen stopped Albert and said, "You can go. I will come later." Albert said, "Yes," and left the room.

The queen said, "My son, please come fast. I can't handle this matter. Come fast, Ashoka."

At that time, in the discussion meeting, all ministers were talking about who would become the next king after the death of King Rajendra. Then the prime minister said:

[PRIME MINISTER APPEARANCE = He is a 49-year-old man. He is very intelligent, very rich in the kingdom. He is fat, greedy, and most ministers are on his side. His name is Shakuni.]

"I think choosing the next king is not a difficult decision. We can vote among ourselves."

But then suddenly a voice came and said, "Silence! The queen is coming."

Then the queen and Albert entered the room. With an angry voice, the queen said, "What is the purpose of this meeting? It is obvious who will become king—my son, Prince Ashoka."

All the ministers became silent. But then suddenly Shakuni (prime minister) said, "Queen, we know that the next king is your son Ashoka. But at present, he is only 14 years old, and we can't give the entire state's business to a 14-year-old kid. If he is 18 years old, then we can consider him as next king. Until then, I suggest I become temporary king, and when Prince Ashoka turns 18, I will leave the throne and he will become the permanent king."

Albert thought, We don't know what he is planning. Whenever Shakuni sits on that throne, he sends assassins to kill Prince Ashoka.

The queen said, "If anyone becomes temporary king, then I will become the temporary king." Shakuni stopped the queen and said, "Well, that is also an option, Queen. But can you maintain the state affairs without knowledge?" The queen did not answer.

Then Shakuni said, "Now I think my plan is right, Queen." But then the queen said, "So let's vote who will become the next king." Shakuni agreed because he knew the majority of ministers would support him.

Voting started. There are 10 ministers in the Kingdom of Power, and one by one, all ministers voted for the candidate they wanted to become the next temporary king.

The result was: 40% vote went to the queen's side and 60% vote went to the prime minister's side.

Shakuni smiled and said, "Oh queen, I think I win and you lose this voting." The queen could not say anything and bowed her head. But then suddenly a voice came and said, "This is not the queen's loss. Prime minister, it is a draw. I vote for the queen."

All ministers were shocked and looked to see who said that. Then the gate opened and Prince Ashoka entered, and his magic overflowed from his body. All ministers fell on their knees in fear and said, "Welcome back, prince."

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