King remembered the battle which he had won. The spoils of war hadn’t disappeared yet and everything appeared vividly in King’s eyes. He recalled how many people he had slain with his wind – milling sword. He had gone past many of the knights who surrounded the king who had decided to invade them.
He had underestimated the invading king. Even though he was half of his size, he still had courage to slash him with the knife which he had been hiding all the time.
The nasty blows had injured him badly. King thought he was about to die when the other king sliced open flesh on his thighs. Eventually, he became the only king he hadn’t slain in the history of wars.
Lord Commander had seized the king with the knife and taken him down. With the battle won, injured King had made an example out of him in the palace.
Few days later, Lord Commander beheaded the invader king after flogging him and his body was thrown in crater along with his defeated soldiers. Little he knew that now the same army had arrived and started to terrorize the villages again.
King vomited blood out.
“My blows were effective, see.” A head spoke from the basket. He was the same invader king whom Lord Commander had beheaded on his demand.
King looked at him with blood dripping down his lips.
“You’ll die soon.” The head laughed.
King called his servants and said, “Put this head in a sound proof jar and throw him in dungeon.”
Servants didn’t disappoint him.
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Roderick had found proper use of the captive soldier.
“Do what you do. Abuse your armor to extract information.” Roderick said to the shaken soldier. While Roderick and Headless were hiding behind the trees, a soldier was waiting for the doctors to come.
Soon a cart arrives there. The cart stopped by seeing the soldier.
Roderick could smell herbs and medicines from a distance.
“This is a check under King’s command.” He says and enters inside the cart. Soldier saw medicines. He had seen some of them in the past.
“Where are you going to?” Soldier asks the people in.
“To King’s service.” They showed him a letter which allowed them to enter the palace. It was Lord Commander’s handwriting.
Soldier went out, “Welcome to King’s service.” He bowed and clapped.
Roderick and some headless ambushed the cart. They killed the doctors and got ready to head further.
“Wait!” soldier stopped them, “Lord Commander appointed these doctors. Perhaps he knows them in person. You all don’t look like them.”
“Give me your sword.” Roderick took soldier’s sword and decapitated the doctor’s body. When he severed the corpse’s head then he severed one of the headless man’s head. He placed the doctor’s head on the body he had beheaded.
“Body controls the head.” New Roderick said.
Head laughed at him, “You may miss this brain.”
Other than Roderick, rest of those also did the same and put doctors’ head on their body, except Headless who just wanted his own head. Roderick made him wear the soldier’s helmet, at least.
Then they rode to the city.
