The halls were long and glimmering. Heaven would be the word to describe it for some, for me it wasn’t. Of all places I wished to be at the moment here wasn’t one. Under the kings grasp commanding me back and forth.

Greatness would uncover itself if my plans worked. Hell if I failed. Missioned with dissuading an enemy warcamp from attacking. Each and every of my moves was important. 

Nicely dressed guards walked all around me. Most of them wary of me, ready to take me down at one wrong move. All my steps were concentrated in a straight line. You couldn’t not  act safe. 

Soon a large door appeared, standing with a menacing aura. Hidden within it were intricate design hinting at some meaning. Actively enjoying it was impossible as they opened it swiftly and pushed me straight on through. 

Magnificent decorations stood tall around me. Even in a place like this a king flauntered with his money. My feet trampled over a clean red carpet. 

Everything stood still for a moment. The all deciding moment was fast approaching. His majesty, king of another empire, Argan called to me.

“I welcome you to my humble abode.” So he began. “In here you, as a messenger, stand equal to me. So use your might and say what has to be said.”

The words went straight through me like a cannon. Here and now all I would say could lead to a war. Everything around me started shrinking. Pain clamped in my chest.

A move should be made now. The words flew out of my mouth.

“Here I stand as a messenger for the kingdom of Syllen. I have been tasked with giving an you an adequate reason to not wage war on us. Hereby I dare say that your all of your food comes from us. An indirect partnership, I might add. Valuable resources such as that can’t be lost now can they? Ending us with your invasion could put you in a tough spot. Choosing to work together with us could prove to be more beneficial. How do you say we form an alliance?”

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Oxygen cut off from my lungs. So many words had come out. Every single word was perfect. Now the king’s judgement lay bare upon me.

“Why might I say, that this is quite the proposal. I do say that it was brought well. Though I shall refuse. Had I fallen for your words then maybe I would’ve accepted. It does seem that you and your kingdom have yet to know of our connections with the North.”

Now that things had turned out like this nothing much was left for me. All that remained was a hell.

“Send him to the underground, guards.” 

Heavy metal armor clattered all around me. A group of men grabbed my by the shoulders and forced me to walk. Though I could fight back  didn’t. That wouldn’t change anything now. Everything started to turn into a blur.

“Regroup the army, prepare for war!” Ending with those words was a cruel move from the king. 

Death was inevitable for me and the kingdom. How sad I didn’t even get a chance to return.

Endless hallways flashed by. Leaving myself getting dragged further and further away from freedom. Light got dimmer the further we went. It wasn’t as decorated here, in the underground. Sounds of pain and suffering became louder and more clear. 

Heavy metal gates stood infront of me. After entering this place, will I ever be free? 

Loud cracking noises sounded while the gate lifted. Long spears carried by the guards pointed inside. 

Foreign entities crawled toward the gate, but stopped at the sight of the spears. I will become like that I was sure of it. 

Great darkness surrounded me as I entered through the gate. Humane was the last that I would call this place. 

Then the gates fell down, locking me in. Within my sight were multiple disturbing things. I chose to ignore them. To keep my sanity somewhat in this place. 

Heading towards the back of the room I found a safe place to sit. And here I would sit until my last breath. Longing for freedom was a thing of the past. Long had I already given up on that dream. 

Maybe I would survive longer than even the men from my own kingdom. 

Yawning, I closed my eyes. Here it was. Everything in my life lead to this moment. After all this time. Realistically could I have changed anything? 

To hell with this world.