The Dark King

by Steffen Schmidt

  However, because of laughter from surrounding cells and from approaching people his heart was in panic but also angry. There was deep helplessness and sorror. He clenched his fists as he growled: "Don't come!"

  As his roar echoed it only increased the laughter of the others.

  His spine was tightly touching to the cage. He wanted to escape but there was nowhere to go.

  What is desperation?

  He had the urge to survive even when facing the beasts face to face.

  But at this moment, despair had inflicted deep into marrows of his bones.

  At this time one of the figures getting closed to him grabbed his arm and shoulder.

  Dudian was frightened as if he was beast in corner. He growled in anger and raised his fist to punch. As his arm was lifted the handcuff's chains rattled. The pain bursted out from his shoulder blades, almost fainting him.

  Bang! The slim figure who had grabbed his arm was hit by Dudian's fist into hist chest. He made a few steps back and almost fell down. He kept rubbing his chest to relieve pain.

  Because of the sudden counterattack the other people froze up for a moment.

  The cells next to the were silent for a moment but afterwards waves of laughter followed.

  "Little devil has a bit of strength, ah! "

  "So there is strength to fight back into injury, Gee.

  "Pig your men are too weak! They can't even fight with a kid! "

  "Ha ha ... ..."

  Fatty and his people had ugly faces as they heard sounds of laughs from the other cells.

  "Damn! Strip his pants, I will get him dry! " Fatty shouted in anger.

  The others immediately stepped forward.

  Dudian began to scream and randonly hit out punchs as he saw people try to approach again.

  They stopped for a moment but one of the bold ones tried to catch Dudian's fist. But after just a touch he was against to find that this little kid's power was beyond his imagination. He arm was numb as he quickly retreated.

  Fatty saw that the other were afraid to get close to Dudian. So he took the opportunity and approached himself to kick Dudian in the chest.

  Bang! Dudian issued a muffled sound as his body hit the back of the cage.

  Fatty moved forward to kick fiercely in Dudian's chest while he cried out: "You are being stubborn?! Alright then lets see how long you gonna be stubborn."

  However, the moment his feet swing to hit Dudian he screamed out in pain as Dudian had wrapped his feet like a vicious beast and bite on.

  Fatty was in hurry to get his leg out of Dudian's wrap as the other sides teeth was pulling out his flesh. In pain and anger he raised his fists to hit Dudian in the head.

  Dudian almost lost his consciousness because of fatty's punches but there was only one thought in his mind. "Never relent! Gotta stay alive!"

  Bang! Bang!

  Fatty saw that his punches didn't have any effect on Dudian.

  "Faster, help me and pull him " Fatty roared out to the others as he was soaked in cold sweat because of pain.

  The other reacted and pulled Dudian's hands and feet. One of them was clever enough to kick Dudian's wound where his flesh was pierced.

  Because of sharp pain Dudian loosened his arms. Fatty took advantage of the opportunity and withdrew his feet. His thigh had clear bite marks. The flesh was almost bitten of by Dudian.

  He growled in pain and sat onto mat. He shouted at his minions: "Hit him! Severly! I want him dead!"

  The others who heard his orders immediately began to punch Dudian.

  Dudian felt like he had been thrown into a mixer (fruit blender). There was a steady stream of punches impacting his body.

  "Perhaps if I bow down there won't be pain any longer?", a thought passed in his mind.

  "Do not revolt, do not resist or you will die ... ..." A voice constantly was whispering in his mind.

  Dudian didn't know how long the punching continued but finally it seems they were tired as they heavily threw him to the ground. After the contstant punches were stopped he felt like the world calmed down.

  He was relieved and wanted to lay down like this for a while.

  However, the world was coherent and not as good as he thought it is. One a person falls there will be someone to step on him.

  Hands grasped from his waist as if carrying a weak sandbag.

  He was confused but his mind woke up in time.

  Although he couldn't see but he realized what kind of position this was!

  "Do not revolt! It won't be too painful ... ..." a voice was persuading in his mind.

  Bear it?

  He thought that even if he can endure such a thing. But what about giving up on his own self?

  Many thoughts flashed pass in his mind. His hissed and wriggled. He raised his left arm, turned over and waved it past.

  Bang! He punched the shadow on the abdomen. The hand grabbed him immediately released.

  Dudian stood up and clenched his fist and roared!

  "Ah ah ah ah -"

  The roar echoed through the cell!

  The person who was hit in the abdomen was about to rush and grab onto Dudian but stopped the moment he heard Dudian roar. It was as if the members of some beast clan were fighting. The echoing roar had intimidated him.

  The laughters coming from the other cells were overshadowed by the sound of roar.

  All the people looking at the young and thin kid couldn't help but put away the contempt for him.

  There was silence in the cell.

  Chapter 144: Game

  Fatty who was clutching his hurt thigh cursed: "Break his legs and arms. Make him disabled, ah! Let's see how he will fight back then!"

  The man clutching his abdoman spoke with hesitation: "Little devil is too strong, unlike normal people. Should we wait for a few days for him to weaken in hunger and waste him later on?"

  Fatty frowned and cursed in anger: "Damnit, damn it!". Although he was cursed out loud but he didn't force people to siege Dudian. The latter had made him feel shocked. Normally, a person who was pierced by the spikes would be like a dead and obedient dog. No matter how rebellios they had been before, they would have no ability or strength to resist. This little devil was very strange. He didn't have strength to stand up when he was thrown to cell but now he acted like a crazy beast.

  Moreover, he had first-hand experience on Dudian's strength. He thought that if spikes were not used on him then he may not be this kid's opponent at all.

  "Don't let him breathe! This little devil should be a hunter or some high level knight." Although fatty's face was ugly but his mind was very sharp: "For next twenty-four hours attack him in turns. Don't let him sleep. I don't believe he won't collapse and break-up."

  "Pig, stop it!" A voice echoed from the next cell.: "The kid has a good potential."

  Fatty's face sank: "Scar, its not like I don't want to give you face. But I have already offended the kid. If he gets better after a few days, there is no good future waiting for me. I must scrap him!"

  "I promise you, he will not provoke you later."The burly youth frowned.

  Fatty sneered: "After he gets well and wants to get his revenge you may not be able to pull him off. This decision is not open for a discussion. Don't continue to persuade me as I don't want to turn against you."

  Burly youth's face was gloomy as he deeply looked at fatty but didn't say anything.

  "Why are you guys stunned? I said, don't give him chance to breathe!" Fatty roared in anger.

  The other hesitated but still came forward as a percussion, to threaten Dudian. They want to keep him as tense as possible.

  Dudian looked at the figures get close to him as his body was shaking. Previously when he was tortured he had large amount of blood loss. His vision was blurred. He raised his hands and made an attack posture while waited for his physical strength to restore.

  The clever prisoner saw that Dudian was like a futile empty shelf. A made few deliberate posture to trick Dudian and sudden
ly attacked with a kick.

  Dudian was caught off guard and the kick hit his arm. As a result he fell to the ground.

  The others who saw this also used the same technique. The used constant feints and occasionally made sudden attacks.

  This happened several times. The clever one managed to kick Dudian's neck.

  Dudian who seemed to have forsake resistance, suddenly raised his arm and caught that person's feet. He lifted his other arm and slammed onto his knee.

  *Kacha* The sound of bone fracturing resounded. The clever youth's mouth issued a pig-like screaming as he howled in pain.

  The others began to attack Dudian in hurry to force him to let go.

  Dudian didn't continue to brace and loosened his hand as he leaned his back against the cage. He took big breathes. In comparison to his previous state he was barely able to bear the pain. The human instincts would gradually adapt.

  "Ah, ah, ah ... ..." the others dragged back the person who was injured by Dudian. He was screaming out in pain. His leg was protruding in opposite direction.

  Fatty who saw this his face changed. He looked at Dudian and spoke in cold tone: "Good boy. Tencaious!"

  Dudian stared back at him and did not speak.

  The others began to help the young man to deal with his injured leg. They were adjusting the bones so for a time Dudian was ignored.

  The people checking out the scene from the other cells knew that the entertainment had ended. The show was done.

  "It's really boring."

  "Pig is a trash who can't handle a kid. "

  "Piggy if you don't kill the kid, you will be the one to die. "

  "I can't imagine how evil he is to be thrown into Thorn Flower at his age."

  Fatty heard the words coming from other cells but he didn't continue to rush out in anger. He didn't expect the new kid to be full of tricks. He chose to wait.

  A few hours later, the two guards opened the door and put down two pieces of wood onto stairs. They rolled down the cart and pushed it through the promenade. "It's time to eat, garbages!"

  The laughter and noises coming from cells were silenced the instant prison guards voice echoed out.

  The other jailer took out a piece of dark bread and threw into into each cage.

  "Sir, we seem to have less today." One of the prisoners said.

  The jailer who was distributing the bread bent over towards the cage and said: "The next time you will get much less."

  The prisoner seemed to realize something as he shook his head. "It's a lot, a lot!"

  "Give that back to me!" The prison guard screamed as he came towards the cell.

  The man's face turned ugly but still handed the bread in his hand.

  The jailer picked up the bread and spit on the floor. He threw it onto the ground outside the cage, raised his toe and stomped on it. He twisted back and forth until the bread was flat. The prison guard sneered.: "Trash!"

  A moment later,the cart came to Dudian's cage.

  One of the prison guards saw Dudian and leaned against the cage: "Little devil's habit has kept him alive. The pig hasn't been able to cool you down." He had an easy tone as he spoke. It was like he was talking to an old acquaintance.

  Dudian's head was down and did not say anything.

  The other guard saw Dudian and smiled: "Today, I heard that there was a new kid who made a guard disabled. Is this the little kid who did that?"

  Previous guard laughed: "Yes. But he was unlucky because of his stupidity. Didn't he knows that the first thing is to nail the spikes? He will lie in bed for six months and his wife is going to be lonely."

  The other guard laughed as he heard him talk.

  The prison guard turned back and said: "Do you want to see a show?"

  The other people who were eating black bread in their cages heard jailer's speech and raised their heads. One of the took the lead as he shouted: "Yes!"

  Other prisoners did not lag behind and responded swiftly.

  The jailer listened to echoes coming from all the cages. He took out two black beards from the card and looked at Dudian's cage: "Let's play a little game. Piggy! Piggy, you are going to play against this little devil. Whoever wins will get two breads for today and tomorrow. Whoever loses will eat soil!"

  Chapter 145: Are you stupid or silly?

  As he heard the jailer talk fatty's face changed. He was already planning to rob Dudian's allocated food and make the others attack him in turns to deplete his strength and spirit. However, fatty didn't expect that prison guards will come with such an extravagant game today.

  There was ruthlessness in fatty's eyes. He was not afraid of those two nosy prison guard let alone a scarred child.

  "Let's start," said the prison guard: "If there is no winner today, both of you will get nothing to eat."

  Fatty took a deep breath and slowly stood up from the mat. Although his foot was bitten and ached but when it came to face a real fight he was able to hold back. Step by step he went towards Dudian.

  Dudian was leaning against iron cage while his body was full of dull ache. His brows wrinkled as he saw fatty slowly approach him. He looked at prison guard: "Can I throw the towel?"

  Prison guard smiled: "Little guy, you better don't disappoint me as everyone is looking at us. Don't be worried this piggy can't kill you. We are the only one who can decide who lives who dies in here!"

  Fatty clenched his fists and grinned: "Boy, you should beg for mercy. Laozi may beat you a bit less in that case."

  Dudian sighed and murmured: "Unfortunately, I don't have a stupid offspring like you."

  "You seek death!" Fatty's eyes were full of anger but he wasn't affected by Dudian's words. He knew that in prison people could play roles to injure the others. It was a harsh environment. He took a deep breath and punched out as he aimed at Dudian's shoulder injury. It was a faint as fatty loosened his arm and raised his foot to kick the next moment.

  Whoosh!

  Because of the speed and momentum of his kick wind whistled.

  Dudian coldly stared at him as if a tiger was crouched down waiting for its prey. He lifted his arms slightly as he looked at fatty's foot.

  Fatty saw Dudian lift his arms so he retracted his foot. It was another feint!

  Dudian's arms also fell.

  Fatty sneered in his heart in disdain.: "You wanna fight with me?" He raised his foot again.

  Dudian saw fatty lift his foot he also slightly raised his arm.

  Fatty again took back his foot.

  Fatty walked a few steps while at it continued to raise his foot and feint again.

  Continuous seven or eight times fatty made feints. None of them knew when the other one was going to go for a real attack. The advantage of feints was to consume Dudian's physical and mental energy. Fatty was patient.

  When a person is unguarded and unprepared then the damage is the most.

  "Piggy, do you know how to fight? Ah!"

  "The kid is soo small. Piggy do you even have balls?"

  The people from the other cells began to ridicule fatty. But the main point for them was to curse the cunning fatty. As he was being very foxy while dealing with an injured kid.

  Fatty was not affect by the other's mockery. However his face was exasperated. Almost everyone from the other cells thought that fatty was going to attack this time. So when they saw another feint all of them lost temper as they felt bored.

  He lifted his foot and feinted for another seven or eight consecutive times.

  Dudian's breathing got more heavy with each fatty's feint. Someone he seemed too lazy to defend against fatty's attack as he didn't even raised his arm.

  Fatty again raised his leg similar to previous postures he had taken.

  There was small killing intent exposed in his eyes.

  Everyone thought that this is another feint. However, this time it wasn't as the kick swept directly towards Dudian's shoulder.

  Dudian who seemed out of it, suddenly raised his arms as fast as lightning
. He accurately grasped onto fatty's leg as if he was an eagle and his hands were claws. The moment he grabbed onto his leg he suddenly pulled it towards the iron pillars.

  None had noticed when Dudian's arms were already out of iron pillars.

  This out-of-nowhere pull brought fatty's leg out of the steel column and imbalanced his body as he fell onto the ground.

  Because of spikes nailed to his arms earlier on, Dudian's was in pain as he moved his arms. He clenched his teeth to bear the pain. The next moment, he jumped onto fatty's body and seized his hair.

  Originally because of steel spikes pierced and taken out from slightly under his shoulder blades he wasn't able to move his arms. But Dudian found out that he could still able to exert strength with his left arm. So he was relying on the strength of left hand the most!

  Because of absorbtion of cold crystals his left arm didn't perceive touch or pain. Although the activities of internal muscles affected his shoulder blade's injury but the left arm still had the power.

  However, he knew that he must seize the opportunity at all costs. He bite the pain and broke out all of his power.

  Bang! Dudian fiercely knocked fatty's head onto the ground. It almost split and fatty almost fainted. Although fatty had done a lot of bad things, but it doesn't mean that he had sufferen a great pain.

  Dudian gritted fatty's hair and his fingers poked onto his face.

  Puff! Pop! His left index finger and middle finger had deeply inserted into fatty's eyes at the same time. Both eyes were squeezed out.

  "Ah! Ah!"

  Fatty went crazy as he screamed and raised his arms to casually wave around.

  Bang! Fatty's punch hit Dudian's flank affecting his previous injury caused by the torture. Dudian saw that he had successfully blinded him so he released his fingers and backed away.

  Now he had the initiative to attack.

  Chapter 146: Indifference

  Everyone was stunned with this sudden reversal.

  Fatty was lying on floor howling in fain as his eyes were poked. This caused everyone to shudder.