"Kingdom" by Enderhorse1

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I unsheathed my sword, the blade reflecting the bright sunlight. I haven't used this weapon since I fought in the war against the zombies. I used to be a knight, a very honorable position. I was given land, and wealth. I was guarded every minute of the

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day by those whom the king appoints. A small war had recently started in the upper part of the kingdom. That upper part bordered many zombie-infested territories. I observed my sword for quite a while, then placed it back into my sheath. I went over to my

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door, and notified the guards that I was leaving. They nodded, and I went over to the bar where I usually go in the afternoon. My two friends who fought in the previous war with me were there, talking about the current one. While I was walking inside, I

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heard a man to the left of me say, "There is no doubt that those zombies are going to creep their way down the entire kingdom!" he exclaimed, then took a long drink out of his glass. I saw my friends in the corner, and made my way over to them. The look

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on their face was serious. "What's the matter?" I asked. "What happened?". "The zombies made it past the wall," one of them said. "The king has sent more knights and foot-soldiers over to upper part of the kingdom, but I doubt it'll do any good. They have

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a new leader. Don't know what he'll do, who he even is". He glanced over to the person on the right of him. "This guy is one of the king's guards. He overheard his king sounding... worried." I looked to my other friend. "Do you know anything about this?"

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I demanded. "Not any more than you do," he replied simply. "People think the king is protecting us from the truth, what is really going on. I think it does us no good." He reached forward for his glass, taking drinking the last of it and standing up. The

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people on either side of him stood up as well, and they walked out of the bar. The bartender walked over to me. "I'll just take some water," I said. He got a jug of water and a glass, and filled it up. "Here you go, sir," he said. "That'll be ten dollars"

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I handed him the money, drank quickly, and got up and went out of the bar. I decided to go to the king directly to find out what he has been hiding from the entire kingdom. As I walked toward the castle, a guard hold out his hand in front of me. "Sir, I'm

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sorry, but you can't go any further. King's orders." Suspicious, I thought. Very suspicious. I needed to find out what is happening before what others are dreading occurs. I stand still, then begin walking back toward the castle.

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When the guard was looking the other way, I ran over and hid behind a bush. I then ran fast over on the far side of the wall. I hid behind there, and overheard small parts of what I take as the king's conversation. "Invading... down from the upper side...

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preperation needed... no warning... public worry." I heard as much as I needed. I slowly made my way back to my house, greeted the current guards, and jumped into my bed. Hopefully I would be safe for the night. Now, I don't even know if some zombie won't

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kill me in my sleep. With these thoughts, I drifted off into sleep, hoping to be refreshed when I awoke.