The conquerors

Arzika tyranny 3

" I told you, I am the most powerful citizen in Nasara and you thought I was talking about my birthright position, the throne is just an addition, your advice sank, the only power I need now apart from getting more skilled full soldiers is the ability to rule forever, the ability to input fear into the minds of people who would want to tell my story, they might have to bury themselves a hundred feet below the ground to tell my story. Tunau, I know my enemies, and I will eliminate them one after the other!" Arzika yelled

" You are crazy" Tunau managed to speak as he dragged himself onto the floor while Arzika trailed him with a sword

" You should be ashamed of yourself, all your training in the foreign land seems like a waste of a lifetime, a punch supersedes all your efforts" Arzika gave an evil smile" Don't worry, I will put you in the best prison, you have blue blood"

" I never thought you would go out of the ordinary, you have gone far. You stoop so low, you are a born coward"

Arzika sighed "You need no special treatment '' he turned to the guards "You" He called out to some of the guards who were still recuperating from Tunau's touch" Throw him in the darkest dungeon, I am not being extra, he attacked an emir"

Upon getting the information that her son had been arrested and imprisoned, Tunau's mother confronted Arzika, she was very blunt. she laid curses on him even after he warned her to stop.

" Release my son or else, you will see my wrath!"

" He attacked me, it is constitutional to arrest him, I have respected you enough, you need to address me more decently"

" I am the Queen-mother, I have every right to tell you whatever"

" And I am the Emir! mind your speech woman, any more word from you will determine your fate"

" You will die a miserable death"

" You are the one calling death upon yourself"

" Let me see my son now! we will leave the Emirate for you if that is what you want!

" Nobody leaves without my permission, it either you leave with my permit or I banish you!"

" You are a stench"

Arzika was fed up, he asked his guards to arrest and throw her into the dungeon opposite her son's "At least I granted your request to see your son"

She wept and cursed him more as she was dragged away like a commoner.

Commerce leader home

"Arzika has finally gone mad, he has imprisoned Tunau and the queen," the Welfare Chief said "The royal chef reported it to me"

" Commercial leader, what do we do?"

The Commerce chief bit his lips, he was exhausted and wan, they had to become tactful, Arzika was not soft. He had other influences, the title was not the only reason for his cruelty.

" I think he needs to be distracted" the Welfare Chief suggested.

" In what means?"

" For now, we have to turn deaf, for our safety, we have to pretend that we are with him, let's divert his attention" the Welfare Chief continued

" What are you saying?" the Chiefs wondered.

" Something about his marital status, an Emir without a queen is like a canoe short of a paddle"

" How would he getting married solve the situation?"

" At least he would have other thoughts in mind apart from destroying Nasara and everybody in it"

"Would he grant the request?"

" Let's give it a try"

A loud bang was heard on the door, the man had the stranger's mask, and the man's dress was gloomy, and he was terrified and gasped for breath.

" What do you want? Stranger?"

" Please, let me stay here"

" Why are you panting?"

" I went hunting in the early hours, and I forgot to set a particular trap, I had to take the risk to return knowing fully well that we have been warned to set a trap or hunt only in the early hours of the day, so I returned to set it a few moments ago"

" So, what happened?"

" Chiefs, I saw the unseen, the palace workers were uploading the food products to some people who are not Nasara citizens, I could tell it from the color of their robes"

" You are joking"

" They exchanged hands, I had to run because I was sighted"

" Is Arzika selling the food he had promised to store for the future? this is the peak of corruption" the Commerce Chief was puzzled.

" Stranger, are you sure of what you are saying?"

" I swear with my life?"

" This is the major reason he set the rules of dawn hunting, we need to act, Arzika must leave that throne, we must find a way to get him out" the Commerce Chief turned the stranger "You may leave"

The stranger hesitated, he was too scared

" Go home, you will be fine, tell nobody about what your eyes had fed you with"

The stranger nodded multiple times as he took his leave.

" I have an idea"

They began to whisper

" Let's release Rushewa," the Commerce Chief said, the other Chiefs exclaimed "She will end Arzika"

" Rushewa has no permanent master, it is very risky, being that she resides in the place and has been locked for years"

" All she needs is human flesh from whoever wants to become her master, once she is full, she could destroy the whole emirate"

" I don't think it is a good idea, she is only used during the wars"

" Arzika is more than a war"

" How do we go about it?"

The Commerce Chief folded his hands and watched on while others kept mumbling.