Branch Hood: Prince of Troll Thieves
Chapter 1: Escaping Death
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Jerusalem 1194 A.D.
As a man was being tortured for being a prisoner of war, a soldier yelled out
"Show them the courage of Allah!" whispered one soldier.
The prisoner then had his hand chopped off by a soldier. By then there were a whole bunch of prisoners watching, one of them being Branch Hood of Locksley. As he looked on at another man who was black, a soldier interrupted them.
"He says you stole the bread?" A soldier asked one of the prisoners.
"It's a lie! I caught him stealing ours!" The prisoner said as he was weak and had been barely fed.
"Cut off the infidel's hand." The soldier demanded.
"No! I took the bread!" Branch said to the soldier.
"That's not true!" the prisoner said.
"I'm not interested in the truth." Branch reassured the prisoner.
"But he's lying!" the prisoner yelled.
"You're too weak Aspen! You won't live through it!" Branch said, still trying to reassure Aspen.
"As you wish, cut the other one's hand off as well!" The soldier demanded.
"I'm sorry! I'm sorry Branch!" Aspen said as the black man was still looking on as they dragged both Branch and Aspen to the stone where they were cutting hands off.
Branch then shoved everybody (except Aspen) as he volunteered to go first. The executioner was getting suspicious as Branch, with his long brown beard and brown and blue hair looked into the eyes of the executioner and knew he wanted to die.
"This is English courage." Branch said with a stern tone as Aspen was starting to cry for his friend as the other executioner took out the sword and prepared to chop off Branch's hand but his hand slipped through at the last second and the 1st executioners hand was chopped off Branch then took out the 2nd executioner by knocking him out. Then Aspen set one of the soldiers on fire as he hit him with a piece of wood making him fall into the burning charcoal. Aspen then yelled:
"This is for 5 years of hell!"
As some men yelled to Branch to free them and take them with him, the black man then yelled:
"Behind you!"
Branch then turned around as he killed one of the soldiers with the stolen sword. As he just stood there and looked at the black man, Aspen yelled to Branch:
C'mon Branch for god sakes! C"MON!"
As they were all screaming and hollering to leave with Branch, he then tried to save one of the men in there, as the black man yelled to Branch:
"You cannot save those people Christian! But you can save me!"
"C'mon Branch! Branch, C'mon!"Aspen tried to get to Branch's head.
As the black man kept yelling to be saved, Branch decided whether or not to save the black man.
"Why should I?" Branch asked the man.
"For pitysakes, mine is a sentence of death." the black man said.
"No Branch! He is a mourner! Don't listen to him!" Aspen tried to reassure Branch.
"Set me free! I will show you a way out!" The black man said.
"Why should we?" Aspen threatened.
"If you do not, we are all dead men!" the black man said.
"No Branch! Branch for godsakes they're coming!" Aspen said as he tried to tell Branch.
The soldiers then arrived to kill Branch, Aspen, and the black man. As Branch cut the black man's chains off, they all escaped as Branch apologized to one of the prisoners he couldn't save.
The three of them ran through the sewers to escape finding an exit through a sewer entrance.
As they were all getting out of the sewers, the black man complimented Branch's way with the sword, as he finally smelt fresh air.
But as they were all getting out, Aspen got struck with an arrow by a guard who noticed them escaping.
"It's mortal. Leave me!" Aspen said to Branch.
"Give this ring to my sister Poppy. Swear you'll protect her for me!"" Aspen then gave a jewel-encrusted ring to Branch as he was dying.
"His wound is by the heart, we cannot save him!" the black man tried to tell Branch.
"Swear it Branch!" Aspen told Branch.
"I swear it."Branch swore to Aspen.
"They're coming!" the black man told Branch.
"Tell Poppy I died a free Englishman." Aspen said as he got up and went towards the soldiers.
As Branch tried to save him, the black man held him back so he wouldn't die. Aspen ran towards the guards with a sword being slaughtered to death by Turkish soldiers.
"Come my friend! Make your sacrifice and act of honor!" the black man told Branch.
As they were able to escape and hide, the black man found a grapefruit, broke it, and ate it. He offered a piece to Branch as Branch took it and ate it like a pig.
"Why did you cut me free Christian?" the black man asked.
"Whatever blood is in your veins, no man deserves to die in there." Branch told the black man.
"Farewell friend. Godspeed your way." Branch tried to say goodbye to the black man but the black man took his hand with such force that he had an iron grip on him.
"Our way lies together with the speed of Allah! You have saved my life Christian! I will stay with you until I save yours! That is my vow!" the black man said to Branch.
"Thanks! But I go to England! I relieve you of your obligation!" Branch said trying to leave as he thought he was crazy.
"Only Allah can do that!" the black man said almost threateningly.
"What if I say no?" Branch said.
"You have no choice! I am Cooper (insert Arab gibberish here) but you may call me Cooper." Cooper said.
"Branch of Locksley." Branch introduced himself to Cooper.