Ok I have a lot of time today so I hope you like this chapter so please enjoy.

Chapter 9: the war is about to begin

My pov.

I woke up and I put the handkerchief around my face to cover the scar around my lips.

When I put that on I put my swords on my back and around my belt and I walked out of the room and looked around and didn't see anyone.

I walked around and saw jess leaning against a wall and I asked her "jess where is everyone."

"not around here some are eating some are training some are with alexander making a deal with the imperial army and three lions are in the dungeon to watch the prisoners" she said.

"prisoners since when did we get prisoners" I asked.

"last night they were in the forest looking for someone but who knows but its two cubs a female panther and a male silver ocelot/tiger and their mother is like the male cubs but she is stubborn" jess said.

I nodded and went to see these prisoners because if the lions are who I think it is they are going to need a little help.

Then I saw a bunch of wolves and when they saw me they laughed at me so I broke one of their jaws and said "another sound and I break another jaw."

They all shut up and I made my way through them and made my way to the dungeon.

When I got there, there was only cell door open and I heard "you think you can punch me and it will go unpunished."

I walked in and saw the three lions kicking the older ocelot/tiger and I tapped the leaders shoulder and when he turned around I broke his nose with a single punch.

He went against a wall and grabbed his nose and the other two kept kicking the ocelot/tiger and I kicked them into the cell bars and smashed their heads against the bars.

They both fell to the ground out cold and their leader tried to slash my face but I moved and he ripped off my handkerchief raveling my scar.

I grabbed his throat and started to crush it then I heard "joe stop don't kill him."

I looked over to see the mother of the cubs begging for me to stop but I didn't.

I kept crushing his throat until the mother shoved me against a wall and kissed me then everything about my past came back to me.

I grabbed my head in pain everything came to fast and it hurt then Jonathon punched me in the face and dragged me to a different cell and locked it.

When I realized what happened I was locked in a cell looking at my family across the hall.

When Jonathon left Victoria came down and unlocked the door and said "you and your family need to get out of here now."

"what will happen to you when they find out what you did" I asked.

"I don't know but you need to leave now" she said.

"I am not leaving until I stop that deal" I said.

"fine its on the other side of here but its guarded by imperial soldiers and alexander's too" she said.

"I have my ways but I need you to get my family out of here and I will meet you in the forest" I said.

She nodded and took my family out of the underground fortress and I made my way to the other side of it.

I saw all the soldiers standing there and I pulled out my two swords and started to cut their spears in half and made my way to this meeting.

When I found the door I kicked it in and saw five imperial officers and I said "what's going on."

"we're making a deal to defend china together" one officer said.

"no alexander is lying he is doing this to find a place to make the imperial army fall apart" I said.

They nodded and called their guards but alexander killed the guards and killed four of the five officers but I saved the last one and alexander said "you are going to regret today."

He fled and with every single soldier left I made my way out of the empty fortress but Jonathon was waiting for me at the top of the entrance.

When I got up there he kicked me in the face and I got out and kneed his gut and he went to one knee and held his gut in pain.

Victoria came out and said "stop fighting please stop I can't see you be hurt Jonathon just please we have to stop working for alexander he is using us to get back joe."

"what does he have against joe I have a deal with him" Jonathon said.

"its because of me when we were fourteen alexander saw me with joe and didn't know he was my boyfriend then he made a big deal about it and has a huge grudge since I married him now" tehmota said.

"that makes sense I am starting to hate him for talking to Victoria but now I know he is married I am cool but I don't know where we would go if we leave this place" he said.

"you can stay at the jade palace until you are ready to go where you ever want" I said.

They nodded and we started to head back to the palace where everyone was worried for us and looked at my scar which I almost forgot I had.

I showed Jonathon and Victoria to their room and said "dinner should be ready soon and if you need anything just ask."

"thank you joe really" they both said.

I nodded and walked to find the fur bombs before they bugged our guests.

I managed to find them in the shadows like I do when I am trying to scare rose half to death which is always fun.

I grabbed them and the squirmed to get away but I dragged them to me and tehmota's room so they could take a little nap.

Ok that's the chapter I hoped you liked it and what will alexander do I guess that in the next chapter so please leave a review.