CHAPTER5
(Some knights catch Mingcheng breaking the prison doors.)
KNIGHT 1
Hey, what do you think that you’re doing?
MINGCHENG
Nothing.
KNIGHT 2
Don’t lie to us! We just saw you breaking the prison doors! Are ya trying to do a prison break?!
MINGCHENG
I’m looking for the immortal woman. Do you know where she is?
KNIGHT 3
You must be her accomplice. Get him!
(They charge at Mingcheng.)
MINGCHENG
Looks like I have to fight you guys to get to her. Bring it on. Fire beam!
(He shoots a huge fire beam at the knights knocking them out in the process.)
MINGCHENG
Oops! I should have hold back. Anyways, here I come immortal woman.
(A knight heads to where Garwin who was still having his fun trying to break Tessa.)
KNIGHT
Sir, we have some terrible news.
GARWIN
What is it? Can’t you see that I’m busy.
KNIGHT 1
I apologize for that. but someone has broken into the prison tower.
GARWIN
What?! What are his goals?
KNIGHT 1
I think it has something to do with the immortal woman.
GARWIN
…!
TESSA
…
GARWIN
So, you had allies huh, Tessa.
TESSA
I never heard allies.
GARWIN
Not like I care. But that intruder made a foolish move in breaking into the prison tower.
(He heads out.)
(Meanwhile Mingcheng is being chased by the knights.)
KNIGHT 1
Get him!
KNIGHT 2
Don’t let him get away!
MINGCHENG
Hahahahaha! This is so much fun! Are we playing a game of tag?!
KNIGHTS
This ain’t the time for games!
(He stops for a while.)
MINGCHENG
Looks like she’s not on this floor. Since she’s a criminal, then she has to be at the top.
KNIGHTS
There’s no escape for you. Play time is over.
MINGCHENG
Fire storm!
(With one blast of fire magic he knocks out the knights and the ceiling reaching to the top of the tower.)
KNIGHTS
Guah!
TESSA
Ehhh?! Where are all these knights coming from?!
MINGCHENG
I finally found you, immortal woman.
TESSA
Who are you?
MINGCHENG
I’m Mingcheng. Why are you naked? Is this your hobby?
TESSA
It’s not!
MINGCHENG
Is it true that you’re immortal?
TESSA
Yeah.
MINGCHENG
Okay. I believe you.
TESSA
You believe so fast!
(Mingcheng then breaks the chains.)
TESSA
What are you doing?
MINGCHENG
Freeing you.
TESSA
Why?
MINGCHENG
Because I like you. And I want to be your friend.
TESSA
Eh?! I’m nobody’s friend. I’m just a criminal.
(Mingcheng breaks the wall.)
MINGCHENG
Oh. This also leads to the outside world.
TESSA
Listen to what people are telling you! And you just broke a wall with your bare hands!
MINGCHENG
Which is better. Going towards your freedom or staying here and being tortured every day.
TESSA
What are you? The son of a demon.
MINGCHENG
Hehehehe! What do you think?
TESSA
Of course, I’ll go with you.
(They both jump down to the ground.)
MINGCHENG
That was a good jump.
TESSA
Yeah.
(Suddenly they encounter Garwin.)
GARWIN
Where do you think you’re going Tessa? Our play time isn’t over.
TESSA
I’ve enough of your sadistic plays Garwin. This time I’ve earned my freedom.
GARWIN
Don’t make me laugh.
MINGCHENG
That’s right. Tessa has earned her freedom.
GARWIN
Who the hell is talking right now?
MINGCHENG
I’m right here.
(Garwin looks down and sees Mingcheng.)
GARWIN
What’s a kid like you doing here? So you must be the intruder that has been causing trouble in the prison tower. Time for your punishment brat.
(He aims his sword and aims it at Mingcheng.)
TESSA
Look out.
(However, the sword breaks.)
GARWIN & TESSA
Ehhh?! What the fuck is going on?
MINGCHENG
Oh, the sword somehow broke.
GARWIN
Don’t tell me that legends are actually true… this brat is actually a Dragon slayer.
TESSA
No, way.
(Mingcheng pokes his nose.)
MINGCHENG
What is a Dragon slayer?
[To be continued]