The Ruler of the Two Continents
CHAPTER 2 - A BITTER EVENT

At night, in the turmoil several soldiers gathered in front of a large wooden crate. A person with a well-built body dressed in the clothes of a gallant work official, complete with a sword and a black robe behind his back, walked from a dark direction, his steps quickly authoritative. Two large men accompanied him.

“ General, you are ordered to execute the rebels who are trying to thwart the people's tax collection “ A soldier gives General Luzen an unignited flamethrower and torch.

“ Have they been convicted and found guilty?” general Luzen asked with a heavy voice.

“ I don't know it's the general, but they've been handed over by the royal court for execution”

Suddenly the cry of a child was heard from inside the wooden crate. The general spontaneously turned to the chest.

“ Is there a child in here?!, why are you involving a child?!. I will face His Majesty” The General will want to ask this to the King, when he turns over, suddenly a white horse with a golden saddle stands firmly in front of him.

Above him sat a proud man with a crown on his head, King Rowen Bosten, on his horse.

“ What do you want to ask me general?” The soldiers who were there bowed saluted.

“ Why is there a child in there Your Majesty? Is it not excessive to punish in this way?!, please release those who are not involved Your Majesty?” The general bowed slightly to ask the King.

“ They are rebels!, I don't want any rebels in my territory. I have announced the punishment for the rebels by punishing also their families, but they still deny me, it is wrong they have opposed the King ”.

“ Sorry Your Majesty, but I cannot burn them “.

“ Bless you want to be like them as well as generals? You want to be a rebel?”

General Luzen was silent with anger.

King Rowen hinted his soldiers to give him a torch and another soldier turned a baton on the torch.

“ Alright general, I'll do it. You're too weak for this, and from now on you're a rebel for defying my orders. Just wait for what I'll do to you”

Then the King threw a torch at the wooden crate that had been given oil before. The wooden box was burning with a huge fire.

“ Wait Your Majesty!!.” The general tried to restrain the King, but before he could reach King Rowen's hand, the torch had already slid towards the chest.

The general could not do anything.just stand still in front of the burning wooden crate, his hands clenched tightly beside his body.holding a deep fury, disappointed by what was happening before his eyes. in the light of his eyes was reflected by the fire that was sticking out red, as well as in his heart.

King Rowen passed by with his horse and some accompanying soldiers. But the general was still standing in front of the burning coffin.

From behind, someone ran to the general.

“ General..general..your wife.your wife is there.” Spontaneous General Luzen turned his head towards the voice, he nodded his forehead.

“ What is there? Why wife? ” ask the general seriously.

“ Your wife.there in the crate with her father.”

The general quickly removed his cloak behind his back with great difficulty.he was panicked, scared and with such an uncontrollable state, the general tried to extinguish the overgrown flames with his robe, it screams ‘Air..air..fast water!!’ no one brought him water.

The troops around him tried to calm down and reminded him that it was impossible and useless to prevent a fire that was burning that much by using his cloak or water, he said, because a little more of the crate will be charred and destroyed, as well as something inside .

He lunglai, kneeling and his face facing the ground, his fingers violently scooping the ground. From behind a person knelt down and held his shoulder.

“ I'm sorry Luzen “ A friend named Gardden tried to understand the condition of his generals.

General Luzen did not stand up from his knees until the red flames faintly disappeared, remaining a pile of black dust leaving behind a somewhat thick white smoke and a scorched smell of poking flesh at the nose.

The general immediately ran scavenging for a pile of black dust, he looked for the dust of his wife who might leave a mark. His eyes widened, it turned out that he found a blue-eyed pendant covered in silver that was dirty mixed with black dust. He took it. His hands trembled.it was his gift last month to his wife as a gift for being pregnant with his first child. Later then…

A loud shout boomed around the kingdom…

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General Luzen several times tried to meet King Rowen who was cruel, but since that incident the King has never existed in the kingdom.

The general became increasingly uncontrollable, he had a rampage in the royal hall when trying to find the King for the umpteenth time and did not also meet.

Unable to vent his disappointment to King Rowen, he took out his sword and slashed all the items around the royal hall.

Nearly twenty soldiers tried to calm the General but one of them was hit by the sword of the general and wounded, finally some of General Luzen's comrades in arms tried to calm down, finally the general can be controlled and taken to another room.

Since then the general has changed, he hasn't spoken to anyone for some time. It was like he had lost some of his strength from his body.

General Luzen's wife from the village did not want to live inside the royal palace, she preferred to live in the countryside with her father who is a rancher.

Whenever there is a time off from the kingdom, the General visits his wife. Not many of the royal party knew about the general's wife, except for only a few of his closest friends.

The father of the General's wife was very opposed to royal policy, so when his father was arrested as a rebel, the General's wife also participated in the arrest.

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Tok.dok…

A knock on the door did not surprise the general in a room he used to gather with his soldiers. Although no answer allowed him to enter, someone opened the door and brought a tray.

The general did not respond to the person earlier, he only noticed the pendant that was in his hand.

Shortly afterwards, three elite soldiers educated by General Luzen visited with him. They tried to comfort the General, but General Luzen's face did not change in the slightest, even though he had a handsome face, with firm lines and perfect curves, his eyebrows thick and the middle of his eyes black.

“ I will go from here, or I will burn the coward who is sitting in that royal chair “

His friends understood the general's anger, but they did not want the general to dissolve in his grief, and they continued to accompany and comfort the general.

A few days later,

Outside, it was still in the royal area. General Luzen was in a stable, he rubbed a sponge into the neck of his horse. It seemed like he had lost his fighting spirit.

Some soldiers of rather high rank, who were also companions of general Luzen, with swords at their waists approached him. One of them sat on a log.

“ Luzen, you know, the advisors and royal officials will soon be dismissed, they are also against the government policy, and they defend you”

“ Defend me from what? ” ask General cold.

“ You are too sad about your circumstances, so do not care about the condition of the kingdom. The king wanted to execute you at the gallows, but because of your great struggle for the kingdom, the royal advisers rejected your execution, they advised the King to give you a chance and forgive, or at least alienated and not sentenced to death.

Moreover, if other kingdoms knew that General Luzen and his men had died, they would dare to make treason in this kingdom. The king was forced to agree to their suggestion, so your execution was suspended, awaiting another decision, but the King remained angry and revoked the position of advisor as well as the court official who opposed it.”

“ I also do not want to stay here for long, they should not have to defend me. Maybe death is better for me “ said General Luzen.

“ Luzen, stop. We understand your sadness.but come on.don't take too long you fall.” his best friend tried to raise the general's spirit that has been extinguished, General Luzen just silent.

“ Ohya, you are invited to a banquet with the advisors. Well, maybe they want to show you their condolences, maybe also for their last day in kingdom ”

“ You guys invited? ” asked the general while dousing water on his dark horse body.

“ Yes, some of us invited “

“ You guys come, I'm not in the mood to be invited anywhere “

“ Come on Luzen..please honor their invitation.”

After being persuaded by some of his friends, the General was willing to meet the invitation of officials and advisors who were soon removed from office by King Rowen, who had long served the kingdom.

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In a rather large room, with a long dining table and a rather dull large lamp hanging, also the wall looked old.

There were some people who were a little old. In front of them were plenty of food and drink.

The door of the room opened, General Luzen and his comrades entered the room. The old men who were sitting almost all stood up, and when the general approached them, he was given the arms of the advisors, and they all sat down.

The parents were trying to comfort, strengthen his heart and mention his services in the kingdom so far, and the atmosphere began to be somewhat fluid, the general was seen to open up to talk with friends and advisors.

They also eat the food in session, chatting, even though the general is no longer as sophisticated as before. But their intentions seemed successful, making the General a little forget his pain.

But.The vision of General Luzen and some of his friends is getting blurry….

Two days earlier…

In the castle within the royal room, King Rowen was in front of the window, he saw the collar outside, observing the scenery outside . The sound of knocking on the door from someone. He was Odero, the King's confidant. The king allowed him to enter.

“ How is your job Dero? Have you prepared a deadly poison for them?” King Rowen asked without looking at Odero, his gaze still pointing out the window.

“ Is Your Majesty. Then how will they be buried by His Majesty? ”

“ Just burn them near the pine forest, there are not too many inhabitants and trees “

“ But Your Majesty, will not the smoke of the burning cause the question marks of the people and officials?, what if their bodies are thrown away to places that are not touched by humans? . Your Majesty, I apologize, but why should the General be killed? Is not our kingdom great also because of the gait of him and the soldiers?”

King Rowen looked over with a somewhat angry face.

“ Do you think only he is meritorious to the kingdom?. The general has the seeds of rebellion since I was appointed King, after all the kingdom of Zeron can be great because it is firm and cruel, they could have punished their own families who are considered traitors, he said, why can't I do the same?. I only command you what I command, I do not tell you to be my advisor!”

“ Alright Your Majesty. Then what if their bodies are dumped in places that are not touched by humans? “

“ Why don't you take care of this matter with your brain?!, I just want the general dead and I don't want his body in my kingdom's territory.”.

“ Good Your Majesty.” replied Odero.

“ One more, do not tell anyone that I have been here until the General and his comrades are dead, I do not want the rebel General to know that his King has returned, he can make trouble again“

“Good, I say to Your Majesty “ After bending over a little, Odero parted and walked out of the room.

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