Chapter I

Mangala

O ne quiet night, there was a happy family, Girardot. It was the sixth birthday of the only son,
M Mangala, who have two intimate companions: Edmond, who loves writing, and C. Lumbus,
the prince but his nickname is Roch, who is well known by everyone in the town. The night was
cheerful and lighthearted, rooms were decorated with lights, small colorful balloons , and delicate
paper decorations. Mangalas mum, pretty, alluring, and gorgeous. She loves her son that she
can give her life to protect him. In Mangalas thought, she is the most beautiful and kind woman
in the town. Once, when he was afraid that he wouldnt be able to stand because he had had an
accident, she held him up, looked in his eyes and said, Its okay darling, dont cry, you have to
be strong, okay? Would you like to eat some sweets? The moment that he listened to her, her
face was pretty and her cheeks are pink like a pink carnation flower that stands in the summer
valley of a perfect summer, he stopped crying and when she smiled, he smiled too, not because
of the sweets, but the feeling of love he felt when he saw her face.

Mangalas family was a happy family, they loved each other like theyd never let anyone
apart. They lived in a small cottage house near the river of Busile. They had their own garden
which they always picked up fruits they implanted before the harvesting season comes. The
harvest season comes with the summer wind, which tells them when they have to harvest the
crops and be ready to sell it. But what Mangalas dad does is hes a sword maker, the blacksmith
of the village. Everyone knows him well since hes good at fencing and battling with his own
sword. He found his love when he was sleeping in the garden of his old family, and suddenly a
girl ran heading to him, she was trying to escape the assassins who were following her. Mangalas
dad stood up, drew his sword up high, and fought with the assassins himself. After he scared the
assassins away, he turned back and saw a woman behind him. She was beautiful like an angel.
He has never seen someone whos this cute and pretty. He gave her a hand, and she grabbed it,
it was smooth as a delicate handmade cotton, soft, warm, and gentle he felt. The moment that
he grabbed her up, he was so close that he could feel her breath, and from that day, they were
in love and lived together, supporting each other in every way, and living with each other is the
most beautiful thing they want to do in life.

Rose, the most beautiful woman in the town, she was raised by the noble relatives which
makes her personality and appearance resemble to the royal family. She always be kind and
gentle, no one can argue that shes the most attractive and nice girl in the town. When she was
a kid, she always be a good student when studying, and she does cooking in her free time. She
loves to cook because she loves the happiness face that comes from her grandma, who teaches
her cooking. Every time she cooks, her grandma face always get up and smile sweetly at her. She
always be funny and cute, and she always be happy and cheerful, which makes her even more

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pretty. Every time she cooks, there are people who always watch her, theyre all enchanted by
the song she sings while shes stirring the soup, and the smell of the soup touches every man s
nose ,and they were attracted by the delicious smell of the soup, and they're all in love. Although,
Rose is a pretty girl, she hasnt had someone in her heart yet, and no man has ever talked to her
before, theyre afraid that she wont like them because shes so beautiful. Rose has a beautiful
blonde hair, tied at her back which makes her face more even beautiful because her hairs tuft
doesnt conceal her face anymore. The way she does things makes everything seems so beautiful
like she has a magical power that makes she so pretty and cute. And since she has married with
Mangalas dad, she makes the family happy, even in a sad day or the worst day, with her this
family has many memorable memories that were created by her, the most beautiful and kind
woman of the village.

Every Villager and commoner is walking and searching for the prince, who was committed
lost by this afternoon. The announcement said that the prince was gone around 3 p.m. in the
afternoon since the guard last saw him in his bedroom. There are many people walking on the
streets, each holding a big fire torch, and they walk and walk, finding the prince. They were
walking, but with the royal guards aside, to make sure that no ones thinking about rebelling or
escaping, which is the most thing that the king always concerns. What the king does or say is an
absolute decision, no one can change it except the king himself. On the main road, which is made
of red bricks, made from old people who lived in the past. As they walked pass the road which
was heading to the palace. People were singing, Wheres the prince, were heading to the palace,
wheres the prince, havent seen his face. They were singing, laughing, and walking, their steps
shook the ground like an army that is prepared for a civil war. They walked past the main road,
heading to the palace, and they had arrived, standing in front of the palace, holding their torches
up high. They stood in rows, everyone then waited for someone who's everyone knows who he
is, and at the moment, a man stepped out from the dark, he looked solemn and dignified, and he
was standing and looking seriously to the crowd of people who were holding big fire torches. He
wore a heavy long white cloak, which looks so heavy and big as a shield, sumptuous leather shoe,
with a huge body of the men strength he looked like. He walked firmly and steady as he passed
the palace door which was made from the old wood; The door was so old that the wood grains
appeared, it was built before the present king ascended his throne. The man walked and walked
No one made even a sound of a breath, everyone stood still like their feet were frozen by the air
nearby. There were people whispering at the back of the procession, then the man stopped
walking, he stood honorably and grimly as he looked at people who were standing in front of the
palace. Everyone stopped talking and whispering, they heard something, Hello my citizens, do
you know wheres my son. No one answered and people were looking at each other faces and
looked back to the man. He stepped down through the ladder, not even looked down. He walked
and held his staff aside because it supported his weight. His staff is long, luxurious, its so
prestigious that he always holds it all the time when he walks. The staff, it was given to him by
his father who held it before. He stopped at the base of the ladder and said, My people, help
me find my son, and you will be pleased. Then everyone shouted loudly his name and said Let's
go folks, we gotta find the prince, and they turned back, put their torches up high again, and
walked back to the town.

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 Its evening and the Birthday song was about to start, Mangalas mom had already
prepared the birthday cake, and everyone was sitting in their seats, each has a fork and a dish for
the cake, everyones ready. The table consisted of everyone who knows Mangala: His dad,
Edmond, and Roch the prince. And now its time, the light was turned off, and Mangalas mom
brought out the cake, its Mangalas sixth birthday and this cake is the most beautiful cake that
he has ever got in his life. Mangalas mom held the cake firmly on the tray, and the cake looked
so tasty that Mangala could see that everyone wanted to have a piece of it. The cake was placed
down on the wooden table with the Hydrangeas flower on the side, everyone looked at the cake,
and then it started, Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday to you, happy birthday - happy
birthday to you Suddenly, someone broke the front door in, and there were soldiers running
into the house. Everything was chaotic and turbulent, there were soldiers everywhere around
them, and they were pointing guns toward Mangala. They looked so terrifying that Mangala
couldnt even move a step.

Few minutes later, there was someone behind those soldiers, his eyes were so frightening
and dark like the wolfs eyes hunting at night. His appearance looked so big and as he walked into
the house, the floor creaked so heavy and loud enough that every person in the house could hear
it, and as he walked in, every soldier froze and stood still, no one even dared to look at his face
directly. The house was in silence, only the sound of the step he was taking into the house could
be heard, and he stopped walking. He stood in front of the wooden table, looking down to
Mangala, but Mangala couldnt see his face because the light was so dim, and he was afraid of
him because of his big appearance. He grabbed Mangalas hand tightly and dragged him out of
the house. He threw Mangala on the floor, Mangalas arm bled because it scratched the floor
which was made of red bricks, and there were pebbles everywhere. Mangalas dad and mum ran
out frighteningly and shockingly, there tried to reach their son, but the king pushed them away.
He was so strong that Mangalas parents were smashed to the ground by his force. Then, the king
angrily asked, Why does my son living and celebrating in your house my citizen?
We are celebrating my sons sixth birthday together as a family, and we invited his friends to
come Mangalas dad answered, his voice was shaken so hard.

Then the king was angry, and he dragged Mangalas mom dad out and said something to
the soldiers, and then the soldiers walked to them and locked their hands with chains, then they
dragged Mangalas mom and dad away to the palace, left Mangala alone with the king. The king
spoke to him, You are not worth being my sons best friend, then he walked away. Mangala
was so sad that his family was taken away from him, and he cried. His eyes became heavier, and
he fainted to the ground without knowing.

Mangala is an employee at Jimmy Enterprise. He works with his friends so hard but he
gets very little income. He is 53 tall, messy brown French pompadour undercut hair, sitting on
the footpath made of old gravel and stone cement; Holding his knees together, looking people
passed by. His blue eyes reflected the water pond outside the store, motionless, unmoving, full
with water. The rain pours down and the water in his eyes does too, soaking his shirt and pants,
all wet. Black grey gloomy clouds gathered, the town is full of sadness, hopeless, and no warmth

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of the sun can be felt. The chaos is denser over time. He moved his head up and look at the sky,
feeling lonely, and he stood up, shedding his tears away and walking towards his home.

Mangala was standing in front of his house, knocking the wooden door and walked inside.
The floor creaked and the light was dim enough to make Mangala feel the darkness of the outside,
the hopeless clouds and the wind, whooping and whirling as heavy as a heavy storm. Mangala
looked at the dinner room, its dark and old like no one has cleaned it for weeks, the aged wooden
table is about to fall down soon, and the flower, in the middle of the table, withered, and once
the flower, which was beautiful and alluring, gives it beauty to the family. Now, it turns black, old,
and the beauty is gone. The beautiful Hydrangeas in the flower pot always remind Mangala of his
mum, who had been gone because she tried to save him from the neighbors and the king
misunderstanding, blaming him that he was the reason why the son of the king was lost into the
woods. He looked at the flower, painful and miserable, it hits the black dot in his heart, the dot
that he never forgets, losing his mother because of misunderstanding, and at that time, no one
listened to him. The flashback s gone, he opened his eyes, there were tears all over his face,
again

He got out and walked along the street, the street lights shone down, and the floor was
glimmering of the sparkling water which was created by the lights that shine along the street.
Raindrops scattered when he walked past, It's such a sorrow night he thought.

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 Chapter II

Edmond

On the other side of the town, Edmond, an author, is sitting in silence while he is writing his
latest work, The Commandments, under the surrounded sound of the rain, dropping on the
roof above him. Listening to the sound of sadness gives him a motivation to write the climax part
of his work. ...then he finally makes a shot on a demon, the shot is fast and powerful but Jorong,
the demon, can make a fast dodge over it

Eddy? Can you give me a hand on this tomato soup? A small voice coming from downstairs.
It was his mother, standing in front of the stairs, holding a big spatula.

In a minute, mom He dropped his pen off his left hand.

The tomato soup is for three people to eat during two days. He didnt have lunch because he
has to save that money for taxes. Tomato soup is ready to be served, Edmond stepped out of the
kitchen carrying the tomato soup pot. He put it at the center of the dinner table while his father
is complaining about taxes being kept by the government. He pours the soup into separate bowls.

How is the day? Edmond asked

As usual His father replied with terrible face. Half dead.
How about you, Junior?
Nothing interesting lets have our dinner
They three sit quietly eating tomato soup. It tasted terrible, but enough to extend their lives
for one more day.

Time passed so fast. Everyone goes to their beds and have a short rest before a new stress
day arrive.

Meeting
Its Sunday, the only day of the week that the peasant will have a chance to live freely.

Edmond, as a normal citizen, he wants to express his feeling on his new novel. The commandment
is a novel that have the main story about a demon, as a government who controls the villagers,
represents citizens, by using the absolute power. A group of villagers try to fight the demon with
all their abilities but since a demon have too much power, the demon would be indes tructible
for them.

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Back to the reality, French government is moving the country with the absolute power. This is
the main reason why Edmond writes this novel.

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 Chapter III

The spirit of John Locke

In the peaceful night when everyone was sleeping, Edmond was dreaming about his novel
then an old man with a long beard walks toward him Who are you, why are you here Edmond
asks curiously

Im Locke, John Locke and Im here because your soul is connecting to mine

Edmond is normally afraid of the superstitious things but this time, he felt differently with
this guy.

I dont understand...How could our souls be connected?, said Edmond

Obviously, you are protesting the government by using a novel...Am I right? said Locke
Y. yes Edmond has a chance only to say a word before Locke continued speaking
Then, Ill tell you about my theory on the freedom and the government...wanna listen to it?
Alright?
The government should protect peoples rights not give them rights because humans are
naturally had their rightsThis is Lockeanism, my philosophy...what do you think about it?

That clarify my thoughts, thats what I want to say in my texts Edmond said excitingly Thank
you Mr. He then turned his head to Locke but he vanished into the darkness.

Is that spirit or a real man? Edmond still confuses but the only thing that he knows for sure is
that he will write a novel with his full potential to convince people to believe in Lockeanism

Another day had arrived, Edmond ran to the library to find a book about Lockeanism. He ran
with his full speed then hit a man, they both fall down and rolled on the ground. Edmond was
very mad so he was going to shout at him but then he realized that a man is Mangala, an old
friend of St. Peter middle school. They were once a best friend to each others until both of them
decided to quit the school and start working.

Are you Mangala?

Yes, and you, Edmond, am I right?
Right, wow how close is our world
Where have you been, I havent meet you for almost a year
I was busy publishing a novel and now Im completing my latest work, The Commandments

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Wow, that seems spectacular to me, can I help you with any parts?
Sure, Im adding the concept of freedom from John Locke
Really, that guy with the white beard appear to you too
Does he go for you?
Yes, but it seems so real
It might be some superstitious vision for us
We are the last hope of French citizens, if we do nothing, the empire will get stronger and
stronger, lastly we will be tortured more as a result
Like our parents
A group of knights are riding beside them
Shhhh! We shouldnt talk about this issue in this place, lets go to some place that we can share
our idea
I have a place, the towns library, there are very few people there
Thats a good idea, no one is there, people are busy with their works
This is why we are under controlled, we are too stupid
Lets make a huge change in this country

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 Chapter IV

Roch

Get out for a while. I need privacy.

Yes, your majesty

The scent of rose petals in the bathtub make the atmosphere a relief. As he whistling his
favorite classical music, he thought about his life. I wish I have some friends he thought. I
missed those guys.

Roch, the prince of Paris, got out of the bathtub, dried himself up and wear his pyjamas. He
walked out of the bathroom.

Hows the bath, your majesty?

Good. He said with a boring voice.
Where are you going, your majesty?
Just a little walk
But it is almost midnight, your majesty. I will call the guards to go with you
I dont need any guards.
You need them, your majesty. They are for your safety.
SHUT UP! He wailed. No means no. His voice is much softer.

He walked to his fathers office. He sneaked through the gate and saw his father, King Louis
XVI, working on his job seriously. The light of the candle on his desk is so dim that he has to squint
his eyes while looking at his father signing agreements that are all over his table. He doesnt want
to disturb him, so he quietly walked away of the office. He then walked to the dining room in the
second floor of the castle. Every time that moonlight reflects to the blue marble on top of the
table makes him feel guilty of something that he cant remember. But this time, something flew
through his mind. He somehow envisioned a birthday cake on the table. Then the imaged
changed to a crying boy who was dragged out of a house. After he blinked and scratched his eyes,
theres nothing in front of him but the same table and the same dining room.

What the hell was that? That birthday cake is too familiar. I must have seen that before.
Walking to his bedroom, a knight that is walking around turned to him and point his sword to his
neck.

DIE! He flung the sword on Rochs neck.

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 He suddenly opened his eyes. Was that a dream? He gasped. Thank god I lived. He was
lying in front of that table. Then, the knight that he saw in his dream knocked opened the dining
room door.

Excuse me, your majesty. Why are you lying down there?
Hold on a second. I think Ive met you before. Youre trying to KILL me. What are you up to?
LEAVE ME ALONE! GET THAT S... SWORD OUT OF MY FACE! he said with a shattering voice.
But Ive just came to work here, your majesty. I dont even know another knight in this castle.
Im just told to pick a up your majesty in the dining room.
I... Is that true? Well, I maybe havent had enough sleep. By the way, is this morning ALREADY?
Did I fall asleep THE WHOLE NIGHT? Oh, my god!

He quickly ran passed the knight and head quickly to his fathers office to tell him the story.
His father was still there.

Papa, I had a story to tell you.

What is it, son? He dropped his pen off his hand.
I fell asleep at the dining room, and...and I dreamed that a knight is trying to kill me. And
guess what? I met that knight two minutes ago.
Whattt?? GUARDS, TAKE ME THAT KNIGHT.
Why did you call him, papa?
He will be punished by trying to kill my beloved son. He said with a low and scary voice. His
eyes are so dark just like a hungry wolf hunting at night.
But. that was just a drea...
SHUT UP! ARE YOU LETTING A PERSON WHO TRIED TO KILL YOU GO THAT EASILY? THAT WILL
NEVER HAPPEN

Your majesty, I got the knight.

Good. NOW TAKE HIM TO THE GUILLOTINE.

No, papa, what are you doing? I didnt mean to kill him
Whatever. His life means nothing.

A little whisper came out of his mouth Farewell, Tom. His head was out of his neck. Blood
goes everywhere. People around the guillotine cheered. Roch eyes turned red, and tears were
streaming down all over his face I felt terribly sorry for you. This is so unreasonable.

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 Chapter V

Lockeanism or Rationalism

At the almost abandoned library, Edmond and Mangala tried to open the ancient front
doors. A knob was not working. Is this weird? said Edmond. Hahaaa, you wrote too much
novel. Stay focus bro, the doors are just broken said Mangala. While they walked toward the
back doors, a black widow spider swung across them. Three serpents crawled from the ceiling to
the trees. They sprinted as fast as they can to enter the library. Once they stepped inside, the
cold wind blow across them. Dust particles and leaves flew into the library. An old man, De Roon
who was sitting at the counter slowly turned his head to the visitors.

Hello, are you a librarian here? said Mangala

Ummmm, you can call me that. Can I help you with anything said De Roon.
Yes, my friend and I are trying to find a book about Lockeanism or John Locke. Do you have
something about those
I think I have one, come with me boys
Do you totally believe that he is a librarian. No one visits this place for a long time. How can
there be a person working here and alone, said Edmond.
Just ignore those curiosity, its weird since Locke contacted with us via our dreams. Nothing can
be weirder than that
De Roon takes a few minutes to find a thick book with dusts from the History shelf.
Here you are, have a seat and take time reading it
Thank you, sir

Two teenagers were reading their book with their full potential. Exactly one hour past, De
Roon walked slowly and tap them both on the shoulders.

Hi, then do you have any progresses said De Roon

Overall is great, we are learning about John Lockes Theorem
Yes, I know it very well. His idea is great. He has a lot of ideas you know
Yeas, let me explain them to you and see whether am I right
Then, Ill listen
First of all, man is, by nature, a social animal. Our thoughts had been formed by the experiences
weve passed through. Second, the governments duty is to protect citizens right because mostly
people will not be on the track but with the power of the government, we will obey the law.
Mr. De Roon says There is another great idea called Rationalism Have you ever heard about it?
Nah, I have never. What is it about

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Well, I am delighted to introduce about it. Rationalism is a theory which stated that reason has
to be used as the bottom line of the decisions. Other mentally emotions are not acceptable. Only
provable decisions are okay to do. This is a summary of it.
Wow, how can you be this good in this theory?
LOL, I must know because its my theory
Um its great. According to both Rationalism and Lockeanism, we supposed to do the revolution
so that we can be free from this suck life.
I support your idea for sure and if I were John Locke, Ill support your idea. I know it because he
is the best friend of mine
Thanks for your support. Ill try my best to change this country

When the two boys are walking forward to their home, they realize that their assumption has a
high chance to be true. A guy living alone in an abandoned place and is a friend of a death spirit
could not be a normal person.

He must be another spirit they both said at the same time.

Even they are terrified by those spirits but they also have a great motivation on revolting their
country.

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 Chapter VI

Reunion

Roch was still upset from letting someone die for no reason. He wanted to relax out, so he
went through a secret tunnel in the back of the castle. The tunnel was used for secret escaping
since he was young. It is used when he is bored and wanted to explore the town. Wearing
commoner-like cloths, without thinking, he walked to his favorite bar that he went there very
often.

Have another story to tell, your majesty? Said the bartender while he makes a passionfruit
cocktail like he ordered every time.
Um... yep I guess. He said with a very boring voice. A short one though He sighed. I let
someone got killed for no reason.
Thats too bad, your majesty. He didnt even finish his sentence.
Anyway, I have to go soon, the hunting competition is going to start He finished his cocktail
very quickly.
Uh...oh, right. Take care, your majesty.

Theres no hunting today, you fool He thought. I just dont feel like talking to anyone He
quickly walked out of the crowd in front of the bar, and ran up a little hill. He sat on the top of
the hill, lying down on the grass. He fell asleep again.

He saw those beautiful pictures, people are happy, his dad loves him, etc. He has been feeling
this way all time. Roch wanted to feel a happiness once. He found a big tree on the hill, it was
enormous and gorgeous and beautiful, an old big tree with fabulous leaves all over on in. He lied
his back on the trunk, and he watched the sky up high.

The citys in peace, people are dancing, everyone loves him and his dad. They are dancing in
the crowds of citizen, everyone is full of joy and happiness. There is music played everywhere in
the town like now it has life.

At the moment, those pictures were gone, they were all burned with the flames, and the
scene that his dad dragged him out from the house and ruined his friends birthday popped up
into his mind, its burning so painful that he could feel the sadness from that day. He was
shockingly woken up by the dream He was still lying on the trunk, but now its already fi ve, and
today the village has the fireworks festival which is assembled annually. He got up on his feet,
and set his blonde hair backward so that it didnt block his eyes. Then, he saw the light from the
center of a great space in the middle of the town, and he started to run to that area.

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 He cant remember how was it like when he was a kid, but he has never seen such a beautiful
firework like this before which impressed him a lot. When he stepped into the city, he saw many
things that palace doesnt have: Kids are playing with each other, People are walking in pairs and
holding hands tightly, People smile and be kind to each other. These are what he couldnt see
when he was in the palace. But today, he has seen all the true sides of the world.

He was watching the fireworks at eight in the evening, it was appealing and fascinating when
the colors were exploded in the middle of the air, and every part of the sky was glistening and all
decorated with different colors, shining and glowing on the sky like magic stars. He sat on the
wooden chair which had been placed for people who would be attending the fair, and no one but
hes sitting there alone and looked into the sky with the feeling of happiness.

Lately, Mangala was walking and searching for some food to eat, he was so hungry that it
could kill him if he didnt find a food. He walked pass Roch, one hand holding a chicken wing.
Roch recognized something from this guy, he was pretty sure that he knew him.

Hi, sorry, do we know each other?

Sorry, please wait, I have business with my chicken Mangala answered while he was eating his
wing in front of the fireworks.
What are you Roch??? Mangala was shocked. You should stay in the palace, dont you?
asked with excitement.
Yeah, but that place is quite a boring place for me, they dont even have a firework event
Firework is new to you, huh?
Its beautiful and captivating for me, I dont know, or maybe because my dad never fire one for
me
Guess what, king doesnt play fireworks, Mangala laughed his own jokes.
Youre the same, time doesnt change you I guess, Roch smiled
Ow I forgot, there is one guy you should meet, Mangala dragged Roch out of the wooden chair
and walked him the bridge, which is outside of the town, and its near the river.

They walked along the dirt road with grasses at both sides, there was no light there, so the
stars could be seen apparently. When Roch looked up to the sky, there were thousands of stars
above him, they were shining and glistening beautifully, no words could describe the beauty of
the night with million stars glowing on their heads.

They were at the bridge, Roch could see the silhouette of a man sitting at the edge of it, he
looked like he was writing something on his notebook. He stood up, and walked toward him. It
was Edmond, his old childhood companion. Roch was shocked again, What a day..., he was
thunderstrucked by the feeling of astonishment. Wow, Roch stood still, his interjection didnt
help him stop his fascination.

They met each other on the bridge and sat there talking for a while.

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So, how are you doing?, Mangala ask Roch, he saw Roch face tired.
Not really good, I always get out the palace to find a place for relaxing, Roch answered with a
sigh.
Why, you seem that you like the royal life, Edmond turned his face to Roch
Im not happy at all, I have to spend a day alone having no friend, and I have to rule the town
after my dads gone, he released another heavy sigh and looked at the sky full of stars .
I dont like when my dad tells me that you should be like a grown-up guy, but he doesnt allow
me to do anything. He always stays in his room, collecting and counting receipts, and he doesnt
give his time to me, at all., Roch complained.
Everything will be okay, if you dont keep those bad things in your mind, Edmond said.
Ill cheer you up, hey you know what prince like, Mangala asked Edmond.
Edmond thought for the answer for a while, Umm... So, what does a prince like?
Princess, its princess, you have to get one, stood up Mangala, stretching his back and looking
at the river.
That doesnt help at all, Roch moved his head down, laughing.
Lets reunion by the way, we havent met for a long time, its fourteen years, guys Mangala
gave Roch a hand.
Roch grabbed Mangalas hand and stood up, he jumped up standing straight. Edmond push
himself up, and he swept the dirt at his trouser away.
But we are your old friend, right? we can listen to you when you are depressed, Edmond
offered his hand to Roch.
We will we together no matter what, lets do the Reunion, everyone come here , Mangala
placed his hand in the area between his two friends, and he faced up, looking at their face
deliberately.

Edmond then put his hand on Mangalas hand. Roch looked at their hands, they put their
hands together closely and firmly. He looked at their hands, he could tell that theyre two best
friends.

Roch put his right hand on them, Thank you guys.

And the night full of stars became beautiful and memorable.

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 Chapter VII

We are the people

Its Sunday morning, Roch stayed at his palace, Mangala and Edmond were at the same cafe
they sat last week. Edmond looked weird today, he didnt talk much like every day. The table was
silent, Edmond always looked outside of the window, and he wrote something in his notebook,
something sort of a sketch. He then turned back to Mangala, I got it, finally!
This was the first sentence he started talking to Mangala today.
What did you get?, asked curiously Mangala.
Ill tell you what, this is what Ive been doing all this month, Edmond opened his notebook,
facing to Mangala.
This is the map of the palace, here the gate, and that is where the knights stay
Whoa, what are you trying to do?, Mangala asked while he was looking at the sketch.
I dont want to feel this way anymore. I dont want to be oppressed by those high classes. I hate
those guys who always bully my dad, and they ruined everything
Are you with me my friend, I know that you feel the same, Edmond was so serious that his eyes
were red like tears were about to come out.
Mangala looked at his best friend face, the he nodded his head and said nothing.
Thats great, but we have to talk somewhere not this place because there are so many people
here., said Mangala.
We can use your house, no ones living there but you, its a great place for we to talk about the
plan

They were at Mangalas house, with a palace map on the floor.

What do you think we should do first?, Edmond looked at Mangala, the room was dim because
of two candles on the floor, placed on the map so that it wouldnt roll back.
Mangala said, So, were going to revolt the monarch, suddenly Edmond spoke up, Well, Ive
heard that there was a fight at the trading hall near the cafe which we always go and relax, maybe
we can gather people there, Edmond said intentionally.

There were at the hall, there were people sitting and sobbing. Edmond walked to them and
asked, Why are you all crying? A man near him replied him back, We were trading and selling
our product, and then a group of kings men came, and they stole our stuff, so we end up fighting
with them, and we are like this, some people got pains.
After Mangala heard that from the man, he ran up on the stairs near the entrance, and declared
as loud as he could, Everyone Do you feel that we have no rights at all in this town, we have
endured too much of this, we are so patient and wait that someday this might be better, but if
you look carefully, its getting worse every day? The collect more taxes because actually were in
debt, and they oppress us. They dont care about us, they only care about themselves.
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Its true, I dont like them because they collect heavy taxes, someone shouted it out from the
group of traders.
I dont like it too because they hit me in the back a week ago, to make me do what they want,
a commoner yelled it out loud.
And I dont like them because they didnt let me eat my chicken wings at the firework festival!,
complained Mangala.
Yeahhh! everyone, were going to revolt against this monarch, People yelled it so loud that
Mangala and Edmond could feel that they had felt the same way like them for a long time.
Everyone was motivated by the feeling of being free, they now didnt care about anything, but
they wanted to get rid of this monarch.
MY PEOPLE OF REVOLUTIONIST! WE'LL MEET AT THIS MANS HOUSE BY FIVE TODAY, Edmond
pointed his finger to Mangala while he was speaking.

Its five now, and people were all gathered in front of Mangalas house. And Mangala came
out and asked them to come in. They all met at the underground floor of the house, which had
been constructed by Mangalas dad long time ago.

This is our map of the palace, said loudly Edmond.

As you can see the palace has four floors, and the front side cant be entered because well be
seen, unfortunately, he stopped for a while then continued to speak. Well, there are two
fortress here which guards the palace from being attacked by a huge group of people. This is the
first one, it has armed soldiers holding guns, and this place, Ive heard that they have gunpowder.
But itll be too risky to attack when the sun is out because they can easily call their commanders,
suggested Mangala.
Sure, so this is the plan, if we want to get the palace, we have to get those people from these
two fortress out first. Everyone is going to attack the first fortress together tomorrow, okay?
The room was quiet, and Edmond asked the commoners, Any questions?
No one answered like everyone knew what will be happened tomorrow.
Then everyone got back to their home and slept while Edmond still with Mangala.
I have something to talk to you, said Edmond.
Huhh?
Follow me...
Mangala followed Edmond back to the underground floor where they were meeting together
with the people from the hall.
Look Ive research and I found out that you mum and dad are imprisoned in this second
fortress, spoke seriously Edmond.
The plan is Ill take care of the first fortress, and you take the second one, okay
Mangala didnt answer anything about his parents, but he replied back, Okay
But you cant go alone, Ill asked someone to go with you but dont expect many because this
one can be attacked best with a few people sneaking from the back door, Edmond turned his
face up, looking at Mangala.
Is this all you want to tell me?
Yep, thats all
Then they both slept and waited for tomorrow to come.

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 Chapter VIII

The Commandments

And the day came, they all gathered together at five in the morning, everyone held swords
and knifes. Mangala held his dads sword made from pure silver. They separated into two
groups: one went to the river path, and one went to the forest. Edmond came with a longbow
behind his back. Everyone settled into their groups, and Mangala began the speech, Today is
our day, the day of our freedom, please go and look for your own freedom in the future
Ill go first, you have 4 people going with you, wait here till they all come, said Edmond to
Mangala. Then Edmond gathered people and walked to the river and disappeared from
Mangalas sight.

A few minutes later, two men walked to Mangala and asked, Are you Mangala?
Yes, who are you?, asked back Mangala.
Im Thomas and this is Will, we are from the back of the town, we want to help you capturing
the fortress
Wow, okay thats great, but there are two more people we have to wait
Okay...
Later two guys came from the back, and they appeared to Mangala, Hi, Do you remember
me?
Why is the prince here, wait a minute, shocked Mangala.
Im here, by the way, hello you guys, then he went for handshakes with Will and Thomas.
Im Roch, nice to meet you, Edmond already told me about you two.
And the last man is Rochs royal guard, Ryan, said to everyone, Hi everyone, Im Ryan, and Im
here to protect majesty from danger.
No need to protect me, I told youuu!, complained Roch with kind of a boring face, looking at
his guard.
Okay, okay. Lets write our own story of this town, said Mangala, full of intention.

They reached the forest, its in the morning, the air was full of oxygen, and its good to breathe.
They walked from the corner of the town to the back of the old fortress located due north.
Everyone walked and at the same time, they heard the sound of birds, animals, and the sound
of the wind, blowing passed against their walkway.
What are we going to do after we get to the Fortress, asked Roch.
This is the plan of it, then Mangala stopped and spread out a sheet of a thick yellow paper.
This is where well enter, the black gate.
Two groups of guards stand there, how are we going to pass through them?, Thomas
inquired.
I have a plan, said Mangala with a grin.
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 They were at the back of the palace now, hiding in the bushes and lowering themselves low
to avoid the guards sight. The Fortress was big and enormous, it was made of rocks and
cement. It looked like a big pole made from two-stranded poles. There was a flag on the top of
it. It was blue and decorated with lions. The cloud gathered, making the sky looked grey, at the
moment they had arrived at the Black Gate.
A guard walked for patrol, he walked toward their position, and then turned back.
Get into positions, said Mangala, and everyone split.
The guard then walked back to the bush, thought he heard a sound from it.
He lowered his face down, looking into the bush, then suddenly Mangala jumped out and
stabbed the guard into his neck and dragged him into the bush without anyone noticing it.
Mangala quickly ran and hid behind the stone wall, which on the opposite side there were two
groups of soldiers holding guns.
Mangala glanced at those soldiers, and he made a signal by waving his hand in circle.
Abruptly, there was a sound of an explosion at the front side of the fortress, and its loud
enough to panic the soldiers, and they all ran to the front gate.
Mangala sneaked slowly to the Black gate, its called the Black gate because the gate was black
and was painted to look dark as if a person couldnt see the gate, if he looked it at night.
Mangala called the rest back, and they all walked up the stairs.
Its dark and stuffy, bad air ventilation, this place was so old that Mangala could feel the
floor creaked. They walked up through the stairs, and they were at the second floor. There
were three ways for them to choose: one going down, and two walk up to the upper floor. They
decided to go up.
It was a big hall way which made everyone looked small, and there are windows with no
glasses along the hallway.
This fortress is so big, I know this place before, said Roch.
And they walked to the dead end of the hallway, there was a big wooden door in front of them.
It was locked.
There might be a key somewhere, Will looked around.
It must be that path, the way that goes to the underground your majesty, said Ryan, Rochs
royal guard.
Lets get down there and grab the key, hurried Mangala.
They walked back to the intersection where they were deciding which way shall they go.
Thomas quickly walked down the floor without hesitation. He stepped on a block on the floor,
the blocked weighted and moved down, the suddenly an arrow shot past Thomass face, bled
his cheek, It hurts, Thomas shouted and shocked. Then he stopped running. Are you okay?,
Roch asked, and Will was startled, What happened?, he asked too.
Just an arrow flying past my face from nowhere, replied Thomas.
This place has traps, you guys look at this, and then Mangala picked a stone near him, and
threw it at the square on the floor, it then collapsed and broke down into pieces. There wa s a
hole under it, and its very deep, if you fell down, youll never climbed up again, Roch thought.
This place is actually full of traps, we have to be more careful, Roch said to everyone.
Then they slowly walked and checked every step they took to make sure that there were no
traps triggered.

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 Roch saw a wooden box painted gold, it looked like it had something valuable inside. He
then walked quickly to it, but then he slipped the rod below him, and it triggered the alarm

Its ten at the morning when Edmond and people walked across the river, and they had
reached the Fortress. It looked like a great wall made from stones, which blocked the sunlight,
and everything behind it was in shade. Edmond, with a solemn look, walked with people, they
approach the front gate but hiding behind the gate wall. the fortress looked like a castle with
four security points, all had archer tower. Edmond walked to the back of the soldiers camp,
soldiers were drinking vines and laughing. Edmond sneaked to their back and grabbed their
head smashed with each other so that they would be fainted. Then he sleds to the third man,
kicked his leg down and punched him in the face.

Got cha!, interjected Edmond, then he sneaked back behind the wall.

Then the other group was taken down by people in the group. We got them all lets move
into the Fortress!, one of the men shouted.

Edmond then ran into the Fortress. The first thing he saw in the fortress was imprisoned
people, 8 people, each came from doing illegal things to the town such as stealing for 5 years in
jail, killing for 20 years, and worst, protest or disagree with the noble family for the whole life
imprisoned. He looked at them, and his mind was blanked. Abruptly, he found a book placed on
a big desk. Its heavy and old, a heavy old book is something he like. He loves reading novels
and short stories. Maybe this would tell me something about this place. He brought the book
with him, later the villagers burned down the whole fortress without asking Edmonds
permission. The soldiers are coming in that same minute. Those soldiers are not hand free but
they carry weapons which make them look strong. They tell all of the villagers to lay their
weapon on the ground and put their hand in the air.

Stop, you guys are under arrest. Lay your weapon right now

The villagers look to each others in their eyes, one of them are going to put them down but
the leader of that subgroup tell everyone to fight back. They believe what he says so they run to
the soldier as fast as possible. The soldiers started shooting at them. All of those who are in the
front line die but the rest didnt stop their movement. They ran quicker and attack the soldiers.
With the more number of people, the villagers win this round of fight. However, more than a
half of their people is lost. They had to continue fighting with all they have because they cannot
retreat and make those deaths worthless. They were sacrificed their lives so it should make
changes in the society. The rest go and grab all the equipment needed to fight with the strong
soldier. When they are running out of the tower, another group of soldiers arrived and started
to shoot at them. Duck Duck, everyone The leader said. He helped everyone to survive but
not himself. He was shot at his head and died slowly with the sadness of people around him. He
did so many good things for this revolution. He deserved a great respect. Edmond also sad of
his dead but he had to pretend to be strong in front of his followers. He put his hand on him

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and promise to be succeed in this action. Edmond tell everyone to continue working. They stole
all the gunpowder, and they had got all the supplies they needed. The smoke flew so clear that
it could be seen from a far distance.

Before the next morning starts, yesterday has to be gone first, Edmond said, looking at the
fire and the smoke, blowing up to the sky.

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 Chapter IX

Loss

The alarm was so loud that the guards at the front gate could heard, they quickly went into
the fortress. Meanwhile, Roch stood up of his foot, he realized that he had triggered the alarm,
and the guards were coming, but then he saw the key, hanging on the wall near his position. He
then grabbed it and called everyone, Hey! Ive got the key, lets go, and everyone ran up to
the third floor where the huge wooden door was. The guards were following them, they were
on the second floor.

Hurry up, put the key in, Mangala said hurriedly. They are on the second floor, please I
dont wanna get caught, cried Ryan. Roch tried to put the key in the hole, but it was stuck. The
soldiers almost reached them, they all running and carrying guns, and they were almost on the
third floor now.

Hurry, please god, Will started praying.

Its in the hold now, Roch shouted.
So, twisted it really quick, Thomas was frightening.
Done, said the prince, but Thomas had been pushing them forward for a minute, and they
were pushed to the door and its opened. They all laid on the floor, Roch on Mangala, and Will
on Thomas body.
Close the door, the guards are coming!, shouted Will. One of the guards shot the gun at the
same time Ryan tried to close the door. Your majesty, the door is closed, said Ryan with a
bullet cut through his heart, the door was closed but with a person was sacrificed. Blood runs
over the floor. Roch cried out, his tears all over his cheeks then his chin. He sat on his knee,
grasping his fist tightly and punched it to the floor.

Why!, he cried and sobbed, I shouldnt, he stood up, shedding his tears away, and talked
to himself, Thank you Ryan, you had always been my good friend, I wont forget you, and I
promise that Ill be a grown-up boy and be strong, he swore his words and spoke his oath.
We should go on, or else the guards will go with us, said Mangala.

Yep, Its alright Roch, okay? Thomas soothed him.

Thank you, he started walking forward, heading into a room.

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 The room was dark with a window on the right. There was a man sitting at the corner, hes
tall muscular but looked tired. There were chains around him, it completely held him in place.
Mangala looked at him, Dad! Is it you?, and his voice faded

Its time, you had been growing up well, and now my son, you look like a man.
Tears were streaming out of Mangala s eyes, it was such a happy time he met his dad.
Where have you been? Ive been searching for you all this time, I live with no one. I have to
do everything by myself., Mangala tears came out even more.

But now you have made a change to this town, and I...., and he froze his body, his eyes was
still open, and he fell down on the ground. He held a picture tightly in his palm, and its the
picture of his family, he was standing with Rose and six-year-old Mangala in their embrace.

At the other side of the town, there was a smoke blowing up high from another fortress,
and it covered the sky gray...

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 Chapter X

Bloodfall

There was a rumor about a knight got executed in the palace. People were afraid because
everyman in the house had to serve the army, which later the rumor was true. The knight was a
husband of a woman who lived near Mangalas house, which is in the same street. People were
whispering about what they heard. That knight didnt do anything wrong but he got executed.
Citizens were afraid of the Palace, and they only lived in their house, didnt want to do
anything. But there was a man named Tom, he is 28 years old. He didnt agree on the fact that
we were afraid of the kings power. He asked himself a question, If Im the ruler, maybe no
one can oppress me anymore. A week later, there was a fight at the palace, a man broke into
the palace with the rebellions and captured the king. The protests were protesting about the
power of the royal family, which they declared that No one should use forces against the royal
family, they didnt agree with the royal family and in the last they killed the king by using the
Guillotine, and the man, Tom, declared himself to be the next dictator. He let everyone call him
Maximilian.

This news was spread along the land, Mangala heard this, and Edmond did too. They were
all shocked. At the moment, they were sitting at a coffee shop, inside the city.
I heard a bomb sound yesterday, Is it from this? Edmond asked Mangala.
Maybe, yesterday we had a firework festival at the palace, you know?
No, not the festival, its this Edmond showed the newspaper to Mangala.

He saw the news at the front page of the newspaper, its about the palace was burned
down yesterday, and the king was executed.

Whoa, hows this possible, Mangala looked to Edmond.

Yeah, I dont know, but for sure its not the fireworks, okay?
Funny, Mangala looked the other way.
Suddenly, there was a man ran into the cafe and he screamed, Please help, my friend is going
to die, and everyone quickly ran to where the man said his friends going to die. There was a
man kept locked and chained, standing in the middle of the execution area, he was crying and
sobbing. A man standing next to him was a guy in the newspaper, Edmond could see that from
the distance hes standing.
Is that the guy you mentioned a few weeks ago? Edmond asked Mangala as they were
moving to the front row of the crowd.
Im not sure, I have to look closer. Mangala moved to the front row, and he saw the face of
the man whos standing beside the one whos about to be executed.

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Thats Tom. the son of the knight who was killed because of no reason months ago, why is he
standing there.

Unexpectedly, the Guillotine was down, it was so fast that Mangala didnt see it coming
down.

A man near him shouted, Hes dead, the blade got him!, then everyone was shocked and
they all closed their eyes.

Why is he doing this? Mangala asked Edmond curiously and confusingly.

The woman beside Edmond turned to him and told Mangala, He was afraid that someone
might kill him because hes now the ruler, and he doesnt want to lose it.

But this is not correct, why did he kill such an innocent person? Mangala replied back to her.
He doesnt want the real killer to get away, so he started to kill people who s suspected to be
the assassins. the woman was shedding her tears which comes out from her eyes.

Maximillian, who ruled the city that time, said to all citizen, NO ONE CAN DISAGREE MY
WAY OF DOING THINGS, IF ONE DOES, HELL END LIKE THIS! Then he walked away and
disappeared.

Everyone got back to their home, some were crying and some were not able to stand, some
walked slowly and quietly to their houses. Everything seemed so quiet, and not even the sound
of the wind could be heard. On his way back to home, Mangala was walking with Edmond. This
is not right, this is not right at all, he apparently disagrees with Toms action.
What can we do, were just two poor guys born from lower class citizen, said back Edmond.
No, we have to do something, its just not right letting him kill a guy when he is suspected,
especially when he didnt do anything wrong, Mangala disagreed.
Okay, I dont feel like this is right, but we should let nature do its duty, and everythingll be
fine, Edmond replied.

One night, there was a thief ran into the palace and sneaked to the back, at Maximillians
bedroom. The thief sneaked around the palace but he couldnt see anything valuable. He
couldnt even find money which was the thing hes looking for, he walked into every room but
not the bedroom.

In the middle of the night, Maximillian woke up, he jumped out of his bed. He thought that
he heard a weird sound. He fumbled the desk near the bed for his sight glasses, and he found it.
He put in on, but the room was so dark that he couldnt see anything. Abruptly, something was
broken, its the sound of the glassware which was broken near him, then suddenly the curtains
were moving swiftly, flicking and flipping front and back, and the moonlight shone down, it
made the curtain even scarier at moment. His leg started shaking as he opened the large
wooden door in front of him because he had heard some noise in the dining room. Now, he was

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at the corridor, it was dark and narrow, and there were rooms at the side: bedroom, living
room, rest room, and the last was the dining room. He lighted his lantern on, it was old that the
light was so dim, and he slowly walked to the living room. He stood in front of the room for a
while and slowly held the door knob and started to twist it. The door creaked so creepy, the
sound of the old wooden door, and the he pushed the door to the side. He stepped into the
room and quickly turned the light on there was nothing there.

He slowly turned his back around, feeling so vigilant, and as he closed the door carefully,
there was a sound of the dishes broken, coming from the dining room. He was frightened, and
he quickly ran to the dining room, he opened the door, and suddenly in the darkness behind
the doors shade, there was a man standing behind it, and he was holding a knife. Suddenly, the
man wrapped his head in a bag, and hit his head until he fainted. When he woke up, he was in a
guillotine. Sound of cheers are everywhere. Finally, Maximilian got his head chopped off.

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 Chapter XI

Napoleon

Nice job, Napoleon. Your cannon skills are amazing. The army must be
proud of you said by the general of the Italian-French army. Long time ago,
King Louis XV bought Corsica island from Italy, and the island now belongs to
France.

The nobles in the city wanted to move to England.

This is not good said the general of Napoleon.

What shall we do with them, sir? Said Napoleon.
We shouldnt let this happen. Prepare the army and the cannons
Roger

Time finally comes. Battleships came to fetch the Italian nobles. When the
ships come to sight, the general told Napoleon to shoot the enemy ship.

No. I cant shoot, sir.

Why?
The ships are not in range.
Why is it not in range? Didnt you know cannons go really far?
The cannons are aimed at their maximum range and the ships need to come
a bit closer in order to get a direct hit, sir.
I dont know what are you talking about, but fire at will.

20 seconds to go.3.2. 1....FIRE! Five cannonballs

lobbed into the air, landing in the middle of the mothership. There was a
huge splash of water with a quacking sound. Few minutes later, the other ships
turned the other way and retreated.

Wow, Napoleon, how did you know that it was the range to shoot? Good job.
Now youre in charge of controlling the cannons.
Thank you, sir. Since I am in charge of the cannons, can I change the
terrains to be more appropriate to the cannons?
Dont talk to me, I don't know these stuffs. Ask the soldiers instead.
Then can I order more of the cannons? Five is not enough for wars.

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Napoleon, I really need help in Paris. The rebellions are trying to burn the
city down.
Sure. Prepare the cannons for me though.
The battle started in a few days. He won it really quickly. His general was so
impressed. He gave his general rank to Napoleon.

Youre now a general. You control the army now, but I have my last order to
you. The English are planning to attack us. You must use this force to stop
them. Im not trying to throw my work at you, but I am very sure that you will
do that better than me.
M...Me? Are you sure, general?
Yes. He said with a very serious voice.

Mangala, Edmund, I need you to gather all the soldiers we have.

Roger that
We are going to be attacked by the English, but I have a plan. We will spread
a lie that we will attack from Ireland first. But we wont actually do that. We
will attack their colony at Egypt.

The sound of whispers are all over the place. Seems like the soldiers agreed
with this idea. Within a few days, the lie that France will attack England from
the Ireland finally reached the Englishs ears.

Mangala, Edmond, bring some explorers with us.

What for, sir? Said Edmund curiously.
By the way we conquer the colony, I wanted to explore egypt.
Um okay?

Napoleon conquered Egypt with an easy fight. Now he started to explore

Egypt.

Sir, we have been in Egypt for three months now. It might be too long, the
English will attack us Said Mangala.
Okay, we will go back in three da-
Edmund ran to Napoleon and Mangala, gasping for breath.
ITS TOO -(gasp)- LATE, SIR. The English already conquered our France.
Oh gosh. This is bad. Mangala, Edmund, prepare to set sail.

He prepared to set sail. The sails were pulled up really high. The ships were
travelled full speed back to France. Luckily, there were no storms or obstacles
at all.

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When he reached France, the city was totally destroyed. Commoners are used
in slaves, and the buildings are empty. He set a camp in the suburbs, and
planned to attack the English colony on France the day after. Finally, they
did won France back from England.

I think we should have a strong leader. This is not working. I am declaring

myself as the emperor of France.

And this is all of the Napoleon story, grandson. This is how the conflict I was involved in ends.
Said Mangala, now he is 82 years old.
Wow! That's a-mazing! His grandson, Bill, was so satisfied from Listening to Mangalas story.

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