Its is the year 1780, the rebellion fights strong against the tyrant king under the leadership of Gother but it is only a matter of time before they give into the king’s forces. Resources are limited and the people are suffering. Gother knows his people can’t take this much longer. He and three of his trusted men plan to infiltrate the king’s castle, a last attempt to stop the madness. If they do not succeed, it means the end of the rebellion.
“We might as well call ourselves dead men if we do not succeed. Your wife, your children, our people are counting on us, on this night. Say your goodbyes for when we go, we might not return, we leave at dusk”, Gother gave what he called is final speech. ”If I do not come back, our people will look to you Jon, to guide them through what comes next”.
”The kings chambers is just above us, we get him, we get out. We can’t afford mistakes”
Something felt off, the king’s chamber was left unguarded. Either they were extremely lucky or the king just had lazy guards. They made a swift dash towards the door before any guard returned.
”He’s not here!!”, yelled Chubs, "The king is not in his chambers”
”They knew we were coming”, Gother replied. The bells of the castle rang four times, warning of their presence. Gother knew he and his men had been caught, someone was responsible for making the king aware of his plan. Only four people knew of his plan and three of them were in the king’s chamber with him. They were soon surrounded by guards.
”Well if it isn’t the man himself, I knew desperation would lead you to pull off something like this soon”, king Arkem said walking into his chambers. ”But even I cannot tell of the future, that is why we need a little help or in this situation, your friend over there” pointing to Eric.
”You see Gother, every man has a price, promise him wealth and he will do the unthinkable”.
”He promised to keep our people safe, he promised not to harm them. He just wants you”, Eric said. Gother’s face looked like he had fallen into a sink hole. He was betrayed by someone he trusted and worst, he knew it meant doom for his people. There was no getting out of this, they were surrounded.
”What happens to me does not matter, what happens to us does not matter, what matters is the safety of my people, and the flourishing of the whole kingdom. I knew Eric was working for you, Chubs caught wind of it a month ago. All we needed was him to help us get into the same room as you. Every man on this mission knows he is not making it out alive”
”I know you are a delusional man, you have guards pointing swords at you, there is nowhere to run”
”Have you met Reiner?”, Gother asked, ”He is an inventor and my trusted friend. Outside this chamber is a little contraption he set to explode soon, we are ready to sacrifice our lives for the greater good. The kingdom will flourish when you are gone. Today marks the end of the tyrant king”.
Before anybody could make it out of the chambers, the last grain of sand poured out the hour glass.