Well, the 24th chapter. I hope it'll end soon. It's such a long (and not to mention draggy) story.
Love Story
Chapter 24
"Thank you. Thank you all for your support," Bruce kept a grim face as he announced the news. "I have surrenderd Gotham to King Slade of Azarath. Although we may have lost the war, I am glad that this massacre has ended. I have given up my nobility to King Slade, thus peace shall prevail."
He continued, "I am no longer a king now, I am now powerless to build a new kingdom. I hereby give you a choice. It is that you prove your loyalty by staying; or you can have a luxurious life by leaving, joining Azarath union."
Whispers among the soldiers could be heard. Bruce had made his decision, it was time for the soldiers to do the same.
Bruce and Richard already knew how the result would be like. It was only a matter of seconds when a dark-skinned man walked out of the meeting. He tore of the coat of arms of his uniform and threw it on the ground before walking out of the encampment. A few minutes later, about four dozens of the men strode out of the campground. Within twenty minutes, only a small percentage of men remained. But both the father and son didn't blame anyone.
"I am very glad you people stayed. However, I must warn you, this path that you chose is going to be a rocky one with many twists and turns."
The men kept silent. Some hung their head low, contemplating whether the choice they made was the correct one. Some held their head up proudly, not ashamed of being a part of a fallen kingdom.
A brave men stepped out, "We will all be loyal to you no matter what, my lord. King Bruce has led us in many battles, King Bruce has gave us a shelter, a home that we could live in. He has helped to raise our family back in the days of the warring period. It is time that we shall repay him back."
The man's words boosted the confidence and trust the soldiers had in Bruce. Bruce smiled genuinely. These men had not forgotten...
"All hail the great king!"
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"Good morning all the young and old. I presume, all of you here have heard that Bruce surrendered," Slade bellowed in the City Hall of Gotham.
The commoners gasped and exchanged worried glaces. Who would be their new king? Gotham was not a small place though.
"I am your new king, King Slade Wilson of Azarath," Slade held his head up triumphly. "From now on, you shall plead to me and pledge me as you new king."
The gossipmongers whispered amongst themselves, "Azarath?"
"King Trigon died?"
"Bruce is such an irresponsible man! How could he surrender Gotham?"
"I shall sread this news to the next town!"
Slade cleared his throat, "Yes yes... About the war, the previous king of Azarath, King Trigon, died in his sleep. In his will, he made me the new king."
He motioned towards Malchior, "I find this young man,who has a potential of being a leader, thus he is crowned as the Prince of Azarath."
Malchior bowed and continued the story, "As you have heard from King Slade, King Bruce has surrendered Gotham to us. He wanted to get away from the war. What a coward! But please be assured, we will be a better ruler than that coward. Under our rule, peace, wealth and prosperity shall be granted. We can give all of you what you want."
"With uncorrupted rulers like us, King Trigon, you may rest in peace now. Amen." Slade clasped his hands together and closed his eyes, whispering a silent prayer.
RxR
"Babara, why are you still here?"
"My lord, I—"
"No, Babara, I am not a king now."
"What should I call you then?"
"Call me by my name."
"Well, Bruce," Babara said, still not acsustomed to calling Bruce by his name, "I well... Hope that I can serve you when you arrive in Keystone City."
Bruce furrowed his brows, "It's not an easy journey."
"I know."
"Babara, I treat you as if you are my own daughter. I've always wanted the best for you."
"I am always loyal to you."
Bruce smiled, "Thank you, Babara."
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Richard sat in his tent, thinking. He had already finnished paching his things. Just his tent to be unhitched.
How far is Keystone City? He had never been there before.
Does Raven knows? Richard could literally hear Rachel calling out to him, hopeless.
Is Slade really going to marry her? He pictured Raven being dragged to the church and forced to be bonded with the man he hated the most. Slade.
Good grief! Why am I think like that? Stay positive, Dick, stay positive.
"Prince—uh Richard! Master Bruce asked if you have done the packing. We will be leaving in a few minutes' time"
"Uh... yea..."
"It's getting cold! Better hurry!" Bruce added.
After they hauled up their luggage on their horses, they watched the allied kings leave. When they were the only ones left, they took one last look at the deserted campground before leaving.
RxR
Rumors sure spread like wildfire...
"WHAT?"
"What did you say?" Rachel exploded.
"Uhh...King Bruce surrendered?"
"Calm down, Rachel," Karen tapped her friend's shoulders. "You can blow the roof off your house."
"How can I... I mean... What the heck!"
"You should be happy though, I mean... That means your country won the war, right?" Aqualad raised his brow.
"No! How can I be happy?"
"Wait! Guys!"
"Here comes Roy Harper saving the day," Karen mumbled monotonously as she saw Roy running towards them.
"Uh... I heard..." Roy panted.
"Shoot," Rachel demanded.
"I heard from the villagers that..." Roy paused dramatically, "That Tking rigon did not survive..."
"WHAT? My... My father... d...died?" Rachel gasped, her heart almost still with the truth.
Arella, who was walking from her room towards the small living room, overheard that particular part and swooned but Kori managed to catch her in time before she fell onto the floor with a loud 'thud'. Everyone in the house ran to help her.
"Oh dear..." Kori sighed as she watched Arella lying on her bed. "I better ask for a doctor. May I be excused?"
"Go," Rachel flicked her wrist, motioning her to leave.
As soon as Kori left, Rachel felt all eyes on her. "What?"
"Rachel..."
"Are you keeping something from us... again?" Roy seethed.
Rachel gulped as intuition overcame her. "Uh..."
"Are you secretly a princess?" Aqualad pointed a finger at her accusingly.
Uh oh... What will happen next? Rachel's busted!
Anyway, CAN ANYONE PLEASE TELL ME WHERE COULD I DOWNLOAD TEEN TITANS FULL EPISODES? PLEASE TELL ME, PLEASE! I BEG YYOOUUUU! *cries*