Kingly Adventures

Alexander motioned the terracotta soldiers to release his new subjects. The protagnists were shocked that they were released and O'Connell said, " Miss Zi, you said the emperor was being very careful but this does not seem to be sign of a careful behaviour."

Zi Yuan, " I am myself confused at his behaviour."

Alex, " May be he has gone insane?"

Alexander decided to end this farce and spoke in English, " I can ȧssure you that I am fully sane, Alex O'Connell. I must admit it was very fun to listen your plans and talks but now I have grown bored of it."

Alexander laughed hard at the look on their faces at the revelation that he could understand them. Jonathan exclaimed, " Guys!! He can understand us."

Eve hissed, " Yes, we can see that. His perfect speaking of English language told us that much. Now, the main issue is why he is keeping us alive after he know of our plans of killing him."

Alexander saw that Zi Yuan was deep in thought. Then, Zi Yuan's eyes widened in realisation and she said, " You are not the Dragon Emperor. You are something else. What are you?"

Lin exclaimed, " Mother!! What are you saying? That man is the dragon emperor, the killer of father. Even if he can speak another language that does not mean that he is not the dragon emperor."

Eve said, " Lin, I think your mother is right. Hardly one day has passed since the awakening of the dragon emperor. He cannot learn to speak a completely new language in one day and even if he could, he would not be able to speak as if he was speaking it for all his life."

Jonathan, " Has some English ghost hijacked the body of the Chinese emperor. If it is so then you should let us go, after all we are from the same country."

Alexander said, " I can ȧssure you that I am not some ghost. But I want to know how Miss Zi reached on this conclusion."

Zi Yuan, " Your behaviour was different from the original emperor. I was puzzled by this change in behaviour but chalked up to him being full of caution. But your revelation that you can understand us, made me realise that you were not the emperor."

Alexander asked, " How?"

Zi Yuan, " If the real emperor was present, he would have killed us at the instant we talked about killing him. Secondly, you did not react much at the abuse hurled by us at you in both languages. The emperor was a person who had people killed at the occurrence of slightest mistakes and we said much worse about him. Even if we think that the emperor was being patient, no man can take so many insults calmly to his face."

Alexander clapped in appreciation, " Bravo!! You really surprised me. I had thought that I would have to prove my identity to you by taking drastic measures. "

O'Connell asked in vigilance, " What kind of measures?"

Alexander said, " Let's not talk about things that are not going to happen anymore."

Zi Yuan, " Now tell us, who you are?"

Alexander, " I am a King and my name is Alexander."

Alex said in annoyance, " Looks like you have gotten to used to playing the role of the king. NOW, TEll US WHO YOU ARE?"

The last part that was yelled by Alex O'Connell really made Alexander angry. His entire being was angry at the disrespect shown by Alex towards him. His bloodline's instincts were urging him to kill Alex. But Alexander controlled his anger and simply punched the insolent boy in the gut which sent him flying outside the tent and crashing into the terracotta soldiers standing outside. Alex after destroying few soldiers fell on the ground and started puking blood. Alexander could see some pieces of flesh in between the blood. The rest of them ran towards Alex and lifted him up. Eve yelled, " YOU MONSTER!! I WILL KILL YOU."

O'Connell was glaring angrily at him and if looks could kill Alexander would have already died a thousand times. Alexander ignored their gazes and threw a bottle containing the water from Shangri-La towards Zi Yuan. Alexander had filled a few small bottles of the stuff when the general and soldiers were kneeling in front of him for emergency situations. And from where did he get the bottles, well the emperor could control the elements to some degree and Alexander used that power to form small bottles.

Zi Yuan opened the bottle and recognised the life giving water and quickly poured it down the Alex's throat. The only reason Alexander had wasted a bottle of this precious stuff on Alex was because of Eve. Eve was the most dangerous person of the O'Connell family as anyone can fight after some hellish training but to decipher and study the ancient texts is not everybody's cup of tea. And Alexander did not want to be targeted by a revenge seeking mother of Eve's caliber. Who knows what she would do if her son died?

Also, Alexander cannot kill her as she could lead him to Hamunaptra. After drinking the water, Alex regained his conciousness and asked, " What had hit me? My whole body is aching. I am feeling pain in the areas where I did not even know one could feel pain."

Alexander said, " Well!! You were hit by me, brat, for your earlier disrespect to me. This is your first and last warning. "

Alex glared at him but said nothing.

Alexander continued, " Let's move our conversation inside." When Alexander saw that noone was moving, he grew annoyed and said, " Well!! I did not wanted to do this but you have forced to do this." The protagnists grew wary. Alexander said, " I order you to come inside the tent."

The protagnists looked at him like he had lost his mind but that look turned to one of horror when they felt their bodies themselves move to go towards the tent. Alexander could see in their eyes that they were struggling to take control of their bodies. Soon, Alexander entered the tent and sat on the chair followed by the protagnists standing in front of him. Only then, they regained control of their bodies. Jonathan fearfully said, " Whatever that was. I don't ever want to experience it again."

O'Connell ," Same here Jonathan, same here. But I think that we have got ourselves trapped in some very dangerous situation. Even Imhotep cannot do this."

Zi Yuan asked in horror, " To have complete control of one's body. What kind of socery

was this?"

Alexander replied, " I was going to explain the matter to everyone, when this brat rudely interrupted me."

Alexander only got angry glares in reply.

Lin asked, " You said you are a king. Does king means something different to you than known to us?"

Alexander said, " Ah!! A beauty with brains, you have got lucky Alex, my boy. But jokes aside." Alexander continued in serious tone after seeing the dėsɨrėd blushing faces of the not so secret lovebirds, " A King is a inter dimensional being which means in simpler words that a king is a being of another world."

O'Connell said in disbelieving tone, " You mean you came from space. But why are you in the body of the dragon emperor? and how were you able to control our bodies?"

Eve, " The more important question is why he has come here and what he wants?'

O'Connell said in sarcastic tone," Eve!! Losing control of our bodies is more serious issue then the aim of this fellow."

Eve, " O'Connell will you keep quite for a moment. I think that this fellow does not have good intentions towards our planet otherwise why would he do what he has been doing."

Zi Yuan, " He has come to invade us otherwise what need he would have of an immortal army."

Hearing Zi Yuan's words, the others paled in shock.

Jonathan, " If this is true then it is way above our pay grade."

Alexander cut in their discussion, " I am impressed Zi Yuan, you have proved yourself to be extremely intelligent and wise. Yes, indeed I have come to invade this world."

Lin asked, " Why do you want to invade us? What will you get by invading us?"

Alexander, " It is need of survival."

Alex asked, " What do you mean?"

Alexander replied, " Brat, a king needs to invade worlds to become strong."

Zi Yuan, " Why do you need to invade others?"

Alexander, " I don't want to waste my time in explaining all this. Soon, you will understand everything."

Alexander then asked General Wang to come in the tent. When General Wang entered the tent, he was shocked to see the protagnists standing free. General Wang looked towards Alexander in askance.

Alexander said, " Did you contact your superiors in army, General Wang?"

General Wang replied, " Yes, your majesty. I have contacted them and told them what you asked me to tell."

Alexander asked, " What was their reaction? Did they suspect something?"

General Wang, " No, your majesty. Their greed prevented them from noticing something wrong. They are sending 10 Battalions with many diggers, archeologists and geologists. Also, they plan to send more if the news is true."

Alexander laughed and said, " Now, my conquest officially begins."

Zi Yuan asked, " What are you planning?"

Alexander said nothing but only smiled.

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