2 #2 The Incident

1 hour later.

A 10-year old boy with tears in his eyes poured a healing potion inside Zed's mouth. Within minutes, Zed regained color on his face.

~coughing

"Claude, thank you!"

Zed thanked the 10-year old kid named Claude and patted his head.

~sobbing

"Big Bro Zed, aunt Jesa was gone."

"Where are the others?" ~Zed asked

"They are inside the secret room. I went out to check and found you. I returned to the secret room and took the healing potion stored there."

"It's ok now. Don't worry. You're such a brave boy. Go back to the secret room. Wait for us there. I will get aunt Jesa and we will leave this place."

—Zed

*

Zed followed the tracks of the horses. It led him to the prison dungeon of Wakim City. Guarding the dungeon door of the prion were two armoured guards.

Zed made a two-series shot with 1 second interval. It all hit the target on their vital spot around the neck. As he saw the two guards fell dead, he ran towards them and grabbed a sword. He also pulled the two arrows. He girded the sword and entered the prison.

He proceeded silently as possible. When he turned the corner, he heard footsteps. Zed hid behind the door and as the soldiers passed he pierced the arrow on the soldiers neck. He was very on target as he reaped those lives.

He proceeded deeper into the dungeon killing a dozen more soldiers. He reached a room where he heard someone crying. He killed the guards standing by outside the room without hesitation. He was like a death reaper harvesting lives wherever he goes.

When he opened the door, he saw a young lad forcefully kissing Jesa. What fueled his anger more was the scene that Jesa was chained in both hands while topless.

"Who are you?"

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Zed didn't utter any words. He just shot 5 arrows with the interval of 1 second. All five arrows were planted on the same spot.

Jesa was shocked as if she was looking at a different Zed. He was stunned even to the point of forgeting his own situation. Zed gave the cloak to Jesa for covering ang hacked the chains.

He grabbed the golden storage ring on the dead young lad's finger and inserted it on his own. They were about to go out of the room when Zed saw a familiar face—the bald man.

"You haven't learned your lesson, huh? You just killed Prince Bonji. You are dead."

Without saying anything, Zed started the barrage of arrows.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Tink! Tink! Tink! Tink! Tink! Tink!

The bald man parried all the arrows. As he attempted to get closer to Zed he couldn't do it.

"I admire your battle control. But that will not get you anywhere. Reinforcement will come anytime soon."

Zed started his second barrage of arrow. Now, he started stepping forward towards the bald man.

"Too bad you're inexperienced! I never saw an archer pressing forward. That's maybe you are desparate to escape."

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Tink! Tink! Tink! Tink! Tink! Tink!

As Zed got closer, the bald man realized that Zed's arrows were slowly depleting. A sneer painted this ugly man's face.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Tink! Tink! Tink! Tink! Tink! Tink!

When Zed grabbed his last arrow, the bald man readied himself and said,

"You're dead!"

Whoosh!

Tink!

The last arrow was parried then the bald man countered attack by dashing towards Zed.

Zed was very calm and collected. His eyes showed no fear. He just casually pulled the strings of the bow. Suddenly, a magic energy in the form an arrow appeared on the bow.

The bald man's face ashen. He felt a cold chill on his neck as if death was looking at him.

Whoosh!

The bald man fell dead with eyes still open. He didn't know what happened to him as he laid on the ground like a paper.

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<void arrow>

arrow made of magic energy that incinerates internal organs into nothingness