Chapter 9★10
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(★*The king is ill*★)
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The atmosphere was dull even the heaven approve of it been dull.
People went about their business with sad looks on their face.
The children were not Exempted. They should have been seen playing,running and pulling tricks at each other.
Even the farm produce was kind of spoilt,it also doesn't want anyone to buy it......kind of crazy.
This is the red flames kingdom. It has never been like this. They were one happy,united and a mighty kingdom.
But now they are weak and scared. All the people live in fear due to the recent attack made by the forest of death.
Their fears has increased for the last three days since the Dracula, the god eye has gone to the pure cave to consult the heavenly beings on the attack.
Dracula was a man of valour, he was highly respected and recognises in the kingdom.
Every first year of the month,he always visit the pure wise cave for instructions but coincidentally during the visit the a young male dies.
This has been happening and none of the people could fix the mystery.
But one thing that was discussed was the king had ruled longer than expected.
The king was old and fragile but still look young and strong as a result of the cleaning ritual he dies with the young male to fortify him to stay young and last longer in the seat of power.
The king and the Dracula commit so many atrocities which was unknown to the people.
They were the bad guys in the kingdom but were look up to as the good ones while the good ones were spelt bad.
*The palace*
"My Queen,my queen,my queen" A maid shouted running to the queens palace.
The guards guiding the chamber blocked her path with a sharp sword.
"It is urgent please" The maid said before bending over the sword and running inside.
"My Queen........." She said panting heavily.
"What's the matter?" Queen Eliza asked.
"The king......the king" the maid stuttered.
The queen ran out followed by the maid to the kings chamber.
"My king what's it?" Eliza asked.
"Go and summon the chief guard for me"
"Yes your Highness"
Soon the chief guard rushed in and met the queen sitting beside her husband crying.
"Go and get the care ready,we are taking the king to the hospital" Eliza said.
"But my Queen,you know that we do not believe in the white man's medicine"
"Yes I know for the past three days my husband,the king has been I'll,do you want him to die?" She asked annoyed.
"I know my queen but the Dracula will get angry if he finds out we took the king to the hospital"
"Let him get angry,its been three days he left the village to the pure wise cave and hasn't returned,what's if he's dead?"
"My queen let's not say that. Let us believe and be patient in Dracula. Am sure he will be here any moment from now" Jaja, the chief guard assured her.
"Patient my foot,you don't expect me to seat here and fold my hands and watch my husband die all in the name of tradition" she yelled.
"My queen i suggest you watch what you utter,even the walls and the ground has ears and even the wind carries message"
"And who are you to disobey my orders,go and get the car ready or else you lose tour job" The queen threatened.
"I will do it right away my queen" The chief guard glanced at the king before going out.
He went out to got the car ready while the queen and the maid helped the king out.
*White Hospital*
The royal car drove into the hospital premises.
The nurse who had seen her on time rushed out with a stretcher.
They placed the king on it and went into the hospital.
The queen paced about,she was restless.
A few minutes later,the doctor came out,the queen rushed to him.
"Doctor please how is my husband?" She asked.
"My queen, the king is sick,we will need to run a test on him to know the cause of his sickness" the doctor said.
"Please doctor hurry up with the test,my husband must not die"
The doctor bowed and went back into the ward.
*Dracula*
At last he came back to the village looking worried and tired.
He had not eaten for about three days now because he had his mind on the palace where he could eat whatever he wanted and slake his throat.
The welcome he received in the first house he passed by was of no story to him as everyone came out to greet him but he could see on their faces that they were worried at his late arrival.
He however did not know that his prolonged stay in the forest had gone public.
When he got to the palace and was told about the kings predicament.
He was furious that he forgot he had not eaten for three days. He became furious when told the king had been taken to to the towns hospital.
"My king has been taken to the hospital" the guard said.
Everyone in the palace wondered what was the cause of his anger really was and they believed it was more than just a dislike for modern medicine.
When the queen saw there's was more to the situation at hand,she called him into her room and asked what the problem was.
He didnt give her whatever answer she sought but firmly ordered that the king should be brought to his house immediately.
Nobody dared question his order,not even the queen and as a result,the king was brought back to the village without him being discharged form the hospital.
When he arrived the village,he was taken to the chief priest house to be treated and he remained there for a week,he was brought back to the palace on the order of the for eye looking Jake and hearth,and even younger.
His wrinkled face was gone and his muscles were like that of a twenty years old.
It was something nobody could explain because their king was old enough to die.
It was his custom at the beginning of every year to visit the god eye on the pretense of finding a solution to the forest of death attacks.
Before the attack started,he said the yearly visit was for the good of the people and no one cared whatever it was,someone would die in the village.
They forced themselves to believe it was a coincidence,though deep in their minds,they doubted it.
King Jake was thirty years old when he ascended the throne,at eighty five,everyone was waiting for him to give up the throne to whoever the gods and goddess told the god eye would be the next king as tradition demanded.
However,there would be nothing of such as far as he was still alive and healthy.
The mystery surrounding the king health was one to be worried about.
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TBC
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