The Ruler of the Two Continents
CHAPTER 16 - SOMETHING STRANGE IS HAPPENING

General Luzen's eyes were slightly opened, he had his eyes cut open by the warm sunlight.

The chirping of the bird is unpretentious in the air. The general only realized that he was sleeping soundly in Merlin's lap.

But before he turned his head towards Merlin, his eyes widened, his heart pounding, worry began to swirl all over him, when his fingers were lifted,

he saw blood on his body, on the ground, and far in front of him was an animal that died horribly.

The general immediately rose from his position and saw Merlin's state.

“ Miss!..nona..nona Merlin..you're okay?” The general looked at Merlin's pale, weak state with my eyes half open.

Merlin smiled and his blue eyes could still stare at the panicked General and bewildered by what was happening.

“ Ka-u.su-dah ba-ngun tu-an?…” her voice shriveled, then thinned and the girl fainted instantly.

The general who was still confused by everything he experienced, stood up and carried Merlin's body down the hill out of the forest.

While inside the village, all the men who were there were worried about Merlin and the bloodied General.

Merlin was placed on his tiny bed in his modest room. They were waiting for Merlin to wake up.

A day ago Merlin worried the villagers, finally opening his eyes slowly.

He vaguely saw General Luzen, Ghose, Harmmon, Dude, Gardden, and several men standing waiting for him. On his body a brown fur blanket stretched to warm him.

“ Miss, are you aware? “ Harmon gives Merlin a glass of warm water.

“ Thank you Mr. Harl “ replied Merlin slowly.

“ Merlin, what happened to you?” looking apprehensive on the General's face, he knelt beside the wooden bed where Merlin lay.

“ Sir, did you sleep well yesterday without nightmares?” Merlin had not answered the question, he asked the general something else.

The general immediately remembered, yesterday he fell into a deep sleep, a good and sound sleep that he had not felt again.

“ Ah, yes.I slept well, without having nightmares. Then what happened to you ?” The general asked the same thing.”

“ I purposely gave you a sleeping mushroom so you can sleep well. But when the night was a little late, two heyna tails approached.

I didn't want to wake up master, I held on and chased him away so that master wouldn't be attacked, so he bit my hand, and the other one was still waiting in front of me “

“ Why didn't you wake me? “ asked the General as if he was anxious with the behavior of Merlin who let him fall asleep while Merlin was struggling to survive from wild animals.

“ I don't want to disturb your sleep sir “ replied Merlin glanced at the General.

“ Then, what happened?” ask Gardden curiously.

“ When I was not strong enough to withstand the pain of the bite of the animal, I felt like I was turning into a beast or a monster, I also did not understand.it seems like I became stronger..what was clear was that heyna who bit me immediately ran away in fear, and I did not understand how I could kill her from my place, the animal bounced and died.

While the other one ran away in fear to see me, and when I saw the General in my lap, I became weak again, I tried to sleep, but could not, because my hearing caught all the sounds around me. then I didn't realize when the General woke up “

Those who listen to each other throw their eyes at each other. The general was confused by Merlin's explanation.

“ Yasudah, you better rest first Merlin “ General closed the brown blanket to his chest and hinted everything to get out of Merlin's room.

Harmmon accompanied Merlin, and took a chair. He looked at the face of the girl. Then Merlin turned towards him.

“ Mr Harl, do you believe my story?” Merlin suddenly asked.

“ Ahh.ya.., em, yes I believe miss “ replied Harmmon rather clumsy.

“ Really?, but that's what happened sir, you know.I felt my teeth grow and fanged, I had a feeling something was growing on my forehead, I'm also confused what happened to me “

“ Right, you won't believe what I'm saying.already.” like a child, Merlin pulled her blanket and turned her back to Harlmon. Harmon just sighed.

Outside, all the men gathered. The general wants to say something. The general told all those who had just joined the village not to betray and not to become thieves, let alone to hurt fellow villagers, nor to tell outsiders what was in the village.

The punishment for breaking the rules will be immediately beheaded, if he runs it will be sought until the person receives his death.

When all agreed, the general began to enter the diamond mine with several men to dig.

On the other hand, some men prepare some tools in a place that has been prepared to forge swords, iron and other tools of war.

That afternoon the village seemed crowded with men who had their own jobs.

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Five months they have passed, now the village is much more developed.

In the city center, they opened a jewelry store, a war supply store, a leather and fur shop, as well as milk and its preparations.

Their village was now close to a solid fortress, and the buildings were already complete inside. Well, it was no longer a village, but rather a fortress.

With the surrounding wall building formed a sturdy rectangle. On each side was a lookout tower, houses had also been built in it, but there was still nothing less than the fort….

They were gathered in a large hall in the middle of the building. They planned a name for the fort they had made. Several names have been submitted, but still disagree.

Finally they agreed to give a name for their fortress with the name DRAKE which means Dragon.

Then they proposed to buy some slaves and release them and the slaves were asked to stay there.

Some of them went downtown to buy slaves and look around, including generals Luzen and Merlin.

“ I'm used to selling mister, it doesn't feel good to relax like this” Merlin who wears a brown robe clasping the edge of his robe.

“ Already, I have told you how many times, no need to sell anymore, enough men who sell outside, you just take care of us in the fortress “ General advises Merlin like a father.

“ General, look there “ Gardden whispered to the General while pointing to a small beautiful woman, her hair golden yellow, who was in brackets in a small cage, whose height was only the size of an adult's chest. The woman could only sit because it was impossible to stand.

They approached the woman. It turned out that he was a slave who was being sold.

As soon as the general approached the cage, the seller eagerly offered his merchandise, and mentioned that the one in the cage was a slave at a great price.

The woman in the cage looked at the General, as if she wanted to be released.

After discussing with his friends, they finally bought the slave girl.

As time passed, they finally gathered the twenty slaves they had bought that day and were set free. Ten strong men, ten more women.

Arriving at the fortress, the slaves were very grateful to the General and his friends for freeing them, and giving him shelter. They can stay for a while one house several people.

The beautiful golden yellow haired lady was approaching the General.

“ Thanks sir, for our freedom. I will promise to be loyal to you. Oya, my name is Oris “

“ Ah, yes..please rest “ The general threw a smile at the woman named Oris, and as the woman passed from a distance Merlin looked at the General with a serious face and clenched lips.

“ Ehm, General..you should be prepared to get dizzy.if there are too many women, then there will be many problems “ Dude suddenly there beside the General, he said, whispered and hinted his eyes at Merlin who was looking at the General.

“ Hmm..Merlin, that plain girl.” whispered slowly. The general smiled at Merlin. Merlin was a bit shocked and immediately turned to the opposite direction which made the General laugh lightly.

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