Disclaimer is as stated in chap 1
Respond to reviews:
1. Thank to the first 5 reviewers
2. Amanda- Yep, Iu will try to post a longer version. :)
3. Celeste- Eun Soo hasn't really appeared yet, so perhaps in chap 6/7, I will let her appear.
Here's chap 5 as of now.
" Your highness, please stay close to your majesty, it would be easier to protect both of you. " reported Lady Choi as the guards prepared for the attack. Queen Nogoog nodded and shifted herself closer to the King's embrace.
" Search for the King and Queen! " shouted Gi Chul, giving his orders. Meanwhile, message travelled to the Woodalchi who realised that the King's residence was under attack. The small group gathered in their different troops and marched off to the Palace, heavily armed.
Choi Young and Gi Chul rode together. Gi Chul wanted to give Choi Young no chance to escape or let the King and Queen be freed unscathed. Choi Young was irritated by such a predicament. They searched different rooms, searched high and low, rummaging everything and opening every door they could see.
" How could they have gotten away? " asked Gi Chul. " How could they have time to escape! " Gi Chul was frustrated that his plan didn't quite work as well as he thought it would be. Choi Young heaved a sigh of relief, glad that til now the King and Queen have yet to be found. However, just as they were about to leave the room, the sharp ears of Choi Young and Gi Chul heard a soft and muffled cough. Choi Young knew it came from the Queen, but he pretended not to hear it. Gi Chul stared at Choi Young, and turned back to have a look where the sound had came from. He looked around and finally realised there was a secret compartment underground. Just as he was about to reach and pull open the secret compartment, the Woodalchi arrived swiftly. Choi Young exchanged glances with his fellow friends, not daring to look at them in the eye.
" General! Please come back to us, we need you, how can you follow Choi Young? " asked the vice-captain of the Woodalchi.
" Choi Young, remember your promise! " Gi Chul yelled back.
" What promise? General, how can you be torn between the King and other person? That other person, is it Eun Soo? The King comes first!" persuaded another Woodalchi. Choi Young was at a loss. Besides external voices around him, he was hearing inertial conflicting voices too. " Eun Soo or the King? " " King or Eun Soo? " Choi Young kept questioning himself in that short span of time.
Gi Chul could not wait any further, he pulled open the secret compartment, and the Woodalchi started attacking. They first closed the compartment back and stopped Gi Chul from entering. The clashing of swords could be heard by the King, Queen, Lady Choi and other soldiers in the compartment. Choi Young didn't attack, he merely defended and exerted little force while fighting. He didn't want to hurt his friends, so he just put up a show for Gi Chul to show that he was really fighting. Gi Vhul had his own problems too. Numerous Woodalchi gathered around him. After he fought off one, there came another. Choi Young witness all his friends getting injured by Choi Young and it hurt his heart.
" Quick! Enter the compartment. " called out Gi Chul to Choi Young. Choi Young obeyed him and slowly inched closer to the compartment, hoping to stall as much time as possible to allow the King, Queen and others to be prepared. Gi Chul knew he was hesitating, he reached for the door, and pushed Choi Young in. He jumped into the compartment too. Other Woodalchi followed in and the battle continued. This time round, Choi Young and Gi Chul were seriously outnumbered. Gi Chul pulled out his whistle and blew it, calling for more help from his private army. They stormed in quickly. The whole compartment seemed to be collapsing soon as it contained more than 100 soldiers.
Gi Chul made his way closer and closer to the King. Though he had to use more energy to fight the soldiers, they were still no match for him and Choi Young. Gi Chul stood directly infront of the King, with his sword against the King's neck. Everyone else stopped fighting.
" Choi Young! " called out Queen Nogoog. Choi Young stared down at the ground, not knowing what to do next. Gi Chul laughed at them, and mocked the King's weak defence. Blood trickled down the King's neck. The Queen looked extremely worried. She hoped that Choi Young would do something to save the King. Choi Young could no longer bare it, he ran forward to Gi Chul and stopped him. Gi Chul pushed him away disturbed by his loyalty towards the King. The furious Gi Chul raised his sword and lodged it towards the King's stomach. Choi Young reached Gi Chul first to turn him away from the King, but Gi Chul turned in Choi Young's direction, slashing Choi Young across his stomach.