"The Tunnels Pre" by Enderhorse1

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The Tunnels
Series Prequel I

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The King slowly walked over to the chamber where the gold was kept. He tossed a couple more coins in. There was an attempted robbery earlier that day. Someone tried to steal his crown. And obviously, they had failed, or they wouldn't have been

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in the cell about fifty meters away. The King walked over to the occupied cell, where the criminal sat on the hard, stone floor. The criminal looked up at the King and quickly glanced back down. The King sighed, and went back over to his throne. People

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were getting thrown into a cell every day now; it seems like the magnitude and number of crimes has risen by almost three times in the past month. What could be motivating these people, the King thought. He ordered for his servant, and then walked over to

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the gold chamber. He told the servant to notify guards that a large amount of money will be transfered between villages this afternoon. About five minutes later, ten guards and fifteen soldiers came up to the gold chamber. They were holding carts, which

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could hold a couple pounds of gold each. The reason for this transportation was to prevent the loss of the money. The other village was much safer, with more guards and a bigger army. The King knew they were lucky to be allies. If they weren't, his

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village would not be here today. Neither would he. The guards had finished loading all the gold into the carts. The King sent the soldiers to notify the citizens that a large amount of gold was being transported, and that any attempt of theft would get

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them executed. Soon, the guards came out with the carts, the soldiers on every side of them. About two minutes later, suddenly, there was a huge explosion in the building to the left! Debris flew everywhere, and even took out two of the guards and one of

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the soldiers. There was panic. The guards dropped the carts and hurried into the nearest building. The soldiers took everyone into custody that was near the blast. The King was notified quickly of the tragedy, and mounted his horse. By the time he got to

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the scene, all of his soldiers and guards lay dead. The King sensed someone behind him, and looked back. The man behind him got his knife, and brought it down. The King thought quickly, and took his sword out. He parried the initial strike, and continued

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to slash and block at his attacker. The man put this piece of metal into something that looked threatening. The man held it up, and just when he was about to use it, was punched in the back by a guard. He was wounded, but looked like he would survive. The

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King looked for signs of his gold for days after the incident. He saw no traces. The King had no choice, but to restore his gold supply, he had to go to the cave, enshrouded by mystery. He ordered a the rest of his remaining soldiers to come with him. As

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quickly as the explosion before, they were off on their way.