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Kingdom of Bones

Thud!! A book fell to the floor. "My Lady ,what's that?" Elenor asked curiously. "It's just a book , no need to be alarmed." Hattie replied as she bent to pick up the book. It was a rather strange looking book which was bound in red leather. It has various drawings of bones running along it's spine and it's title "Necromancy and the dark arts" was written in front of it, in gold. Hattie gazed at the book excitedly." This is it!" she thought to herself." I can finally bring my brother back from the dead." ______________________________________________ "There she is, just like I told you!" yelled the butler as he led the people to his mistress. "George?! You would dare betray me" exclaimed Hattie in utter disbelief. "I'd never be loyal to a witch" he replied. "Seize her !!" commanded the cleric. "All I want is to bring my brother back from the dead , please don't do this" she pleaded. "Silence witch! " the cleric yelled. "what business does the living have with the dead? Only a witch practices necromancy, it's a sin against the Almighty"."Guards!!! Take her away before she dooms us all". "No! let me go! You can't do this"Hattie struggled as two hefty men dragged her out of her home . "KILL THE WITCH! " "KILL HER!!!" the crowd chanted, waving their torches and pitchforks. Hattie was dragged to the village square to be burnt at stake. She was chained to a wooden pole and no matter how much she struggled she couldn't break free. "Call forth the executioner!!" the cleric yelled and a man dressed in black from head to toe made his way to where Hattie was chained , holding a blazing torch. The crowd parted to let him walk through . He got onto the stage and prepared to set the log on fire. "STOP!!" a voice yelled." I'm the one who told you she's a witch, so I should be the one to set her ablaze". "Very well then, come forth" the cleric beckoned. The owner of the voice moved to the stage and it turned out to be ....... "Elenor ? It's can't be! " Hattie screamed in disbelief. "But why? Why would you do this to me after all we've been through?". Elenor ignored Hattie, grabbed the torch from the executioner and set her mistress on fire. The crowd cheered as Hattie was burnt alive. Her screams of agony was like music to their ears and they all dance and celebrated her gruesome death. ______________________________________________ 200 years later; Ivory port , a small steampunk city is visited by a rather peculiar royal envoy. The next day ,the city is taken over by an army of skeletons and undead creatures. Humans are captured and taken to the castle. After her sister was captured and taken away, Viola Wallace plans to rescue her sister along with her unusual group of friends. Will they succeed? What happens when they stumble upon a huge secret in the castle and now it's up to the to save their city? Who's the lady who keeps appearing in Viola's dreams ? How is she connected to the mystery at hand? Who's the mysterious stranger who saved Viola's life and how does he know so much about the skeletons? Find out in Kingdom of Bones!!!!!.

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Chappie 18

" If you keep going down that path, you'll arrive at the dungeons." King Patrick explained while pointing at a path. "In the sixth cell..."

"You mean the cursed cell". Henry interrupted.

The king gave his younger son a wierd look before continuing." In the sixth cell, pull the torch mounted on the wall down ; It should open up the wall and lead you outside ."

"Yes father" Matthew seriously committed his father's words to memory.

The group finally parted. The king and queen took the left passage while the two princes took the right, each going to different places.

King Patrick and Queen Lorena's POV;

The king and queen took the left passageway which led them into a room, very close to the private room they previously escaped from.

They peeked out of the room but found out that the corridor was empty.

The king picked a sword from the ones mounted on the wall as a decoration while the queen reloaded her pistols.

"That's all the ammunition I have left. Just hope it's enough." After making sure their weapons were functioning properly, they made their way into the corridor stealthily.

They pushed open the door quietly and aimed their weapons into the room. It was empty.

"It's empty" Queen Lorena said." Completely deserted. Where are all the guards?"

"Let's keep checking the rooms. We have to find that monster, Alfred and make him pay for his crimes."

"Okay " she nodded.

Together, they both checked all the rooms in the corridor but found them empty.

"This isn't adding up. Where are all the guards?"

"Let's just keep checking."

They kept checking all the rooms until, they came to the end of the corridor which also leads to another corridor.

Queen Lorena was about to head into the other corridor when she was suddenly pulled back by the King who pushed her against the wall and covered her mouth with his palm.

He motioned for her to be quiet and peeped into the corridor.