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Arthur was wearing a black cloak that covered most of his body and a black mask. Unbeknownst to the Krypts tribe, he was hiding behind a huge boulder up in the hill. The view of the situation was perfectly clear. Thaddeus was not present at the moment.

"Thaddeus seems to be absent." Arthur said in a whisper.
"How do you know that, sir?" Benicio asked.
"From the way Maximillian described him. Long black hair that reaches till his shoulders, and an ugly face." Arthur said confidently, while whispering.
Benicio looked at him, shocked at how he described him.

"Make sure to inform me if you see someone with an ugly face, Benicio." Arthur said while focusing on the scene in front of him.

"I will try my best to find someone with an ugly face, sir." Benicio saidz sarcastically, while rolling his eyes.

"Who is that?" Arthur interrupted.
He spotted a man with a black eye patch.
"A pirate? Where is his ship?" Arthur joked and chuckled slightly.

"Sir, I don't think it's the best time to goof around." Benicio suggested whole his face displayed worries.


Alastor was training the soldiers. There were huge trees around all the soldiers, and a fire was lit up right next to them.

Alastor was guiding all the soldiers in a very cruel manner.
"You." Alastor pointed out to one soldier.
"Fight me." Alastor said as he drew out his sword.
The soldier hesitated, but walked closer to him. The soldier made his first move but Alastor simply dogded it in time.

"Pathetic." Alastor commented.
The soldier became nervous and striked again, but failed. This went on for several more times, until Alastor gave a sigh of dissapointment.

"I'm done playing." Alastor said as he striked again and again. He held is sword firmly.

"He's talented." Arthur said while raising his eyebrows, amazed.

But at once, his surprised face turned into anger as Alastor chopped the soldier's head off.

All of the soldiers from Arthur's side were shocked, even Arthur himself and Benicio felt like he couldn't breathe.

"Fight with your mind and soul, not your body!" Alastor said to all the soldiers in general.

Arthur furrowed his eyebrows as anger flourished through his body.
"Who would kill their own soldiers?" Arthur whispered to Benicio.

"The ones who would only hurt without hesitation, who feel no remorse whatsoever." Benicio said in a gentle voice.

Arthur took Benicio's words to heart. He stared at Benicio for a while, and nodded at him with a small smile.

Arthur looked back down and wondered if it was the right time.

He raised his hand as a signal, and all the archers dipped their arrows in tar, and then they placed it above fire, that was already lit. They aimed their arrows towards the soldiers.

"For my brothers." Arthur said to himself calmly.

Arthur took a deep sigh.

"For my soldiers." Arthur said.

Everything seemed to be going in slow motion.
"For my kingdom." At once, Arthur's raised hand formed into a fist.

All the archers released their burning arrows as the arrows hit in various places.
Alastor was in complete shock. He dodged some of the arrows. Alastor snatched a shield from a soldier to defend himself.

"How selfish...can one be?" Arthur said with a sigh and closed his eyes.

The fire spread and it burned all their weapons and tents.

"Now then!" Arthur said excitedly.
"Let's send them our greetings, shall we?" Arthur took a dagger from Benicio and aimed it at Alastor's leg.

"I would like to fight you one day, so I guess I could keep you alive." Arthur said with an amused face.

He threw the dagger and it pierced Alastor's leg, as Alastor groaned loudly. He dropped down and looked up at where the dagger came from, but Arthur was already gone.

Alastor took out the dagger with his bloody hand and noticed a note that was hanging with the dagger.
He opened it carefully to read it.

'Fight with your mind and soul, not your anger.'

Below it, was a symbol that Alastor recognized. The symbol of Zorro.

Out of anger, Alastor stabbed the dagger in a half burnt tree.

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