The Uprising (The Mamluks Saga: Episode 2) Read Online Free Page B
Author: Edward Lake
Tags: Science-Fiction
support. My love. My son.
Adomas grappled with Juozas and tried to take him down, but Juozas held him off as they struggled for control. Finally, they pushed off at the same time and went at it with fury, blasting each other with punches. I watched from above in total awe. My Champion. My spawn.
Chapter 11: Juozas
S eeing Father get up took my breath away. I thought it was over. Still, I wasn’t going to let my moment slip away. I went at him with an array of combinations. Father came back at me with slow punches and kicks. The only thing keeping him on his feet was his undying will to win.
I love you, Father. But I have to end this.
I caught him with a resounding uppercut, and he crumbled to the floor. His arms spread out and his eyes rolled up. Without hesitation, I dropped down and blasted him with a crushing right hand. I saw his body go limp, and in the background, I heard the crowd explode into an uproar that shook the stadium.
Father was unconscious. I had won the fight. And now, I was the Champion of all Mamluks.
I stayed crouched over his lifeless body in disbelief as I listened to the pandemonium. Finally, I lowered to my knees and gently lifted Father into my arms. Giedre hurried onto the stadium floor with a team of caregivers. She quickly dropped down and poured medicine into Father’s mouth. I let go of him and stepped back.
The crowd went silent as we all looked on. Then, he opened his eyes.
“Can you hear me, Adomas?” Giedre said.
He did a slow nod and gradually rolled over. The crowd cheered loudly as he slowly rose to his feet. Giedre and the others stepped back. I stood tall as Father limped towards me.
He stopped in front of me and looked into my eyes. I looked back into his eyes, hoping I had made him proud. Then, he dropped to the ground and bowed at my feet, declaring me the winner.
The crowd cheered steadily as I looked around. I found Mother in the front row with Dalia, crying, looking down on me with her hands in a ball, firmly clasped over her heart.
Father rose to his feet and gently placed his hand on my shoulder. “Congratulations, My Champion.”
My eyes watered. “It was an honor, Father.”
He moved his hand down and looked away. Father carried on, dragging himself back to the tunnel. The inauguration on Marsden would be our last encounter before he faded away completely, but that moment was hard to take. It shouldn’t be like this. You’re still my father.
Nevertheless, I had to move on. It was now my responsibility to protect Mother.
Chapter 12: Emily
D alia led me downstairs to the stadium floor. I was still crying, trying to clear my eyes, trying to calm my overwhelming excitement. When I saw Juozas, I ran to him with my arms open. He opened his arms and scooped me off the floor. We hugged hard and as he spun me around.
He set me down as Dalia approached. I fixed my hair and focused my eyes. Dalia stopped in front of me and smiled.
“Emily, Ruler of all Mamluks.”
Hearing her say that made me shudder, and I felt a stinging sensation throughout my body.
“I will now serve as a guide to the inauguration of your rule.” She kneeled and bowed her head. Following her lead, Juozas and everyone on the stadium floor dropped down and bowed before me.
The arena cheered and danced as they looked on. I took a deep breath and let the realization sink in. Thank you. I promise—I won’t let you down.
Shortly after, Dalia and Giedre took me and Juozas to a location far from our region. It was a small building with an open roof. As we walked inside, I saw a group of soldiers guarding the area.
On the floor, there were three large, oval-shaped machines hovering a few feet off the floor.
“What are these?” I asked Dalia.
“These are space pods, equipped to travel faster than the speed of light. They will take us to Marsden.”
Dalia pressed a button on her sija that opened the space pods. We each got inside a space pod and lay down. The inside was completely
Adomas grappled with Juozas and tried to take him down, but Juozas held him off as they struggled for control. Finally, they pushed off at the same time and went at it with fury, blasting each other with punches. I watched from above in total awe. My Champion. My spawn.
Chapter 11: Juozas
S eeing Father get up took my breath away. I thought it was over. Still, I wasn’t going to let my moment slip away. I went at him with an array of combinations. Father came back at me with slow punches and kicks. The only thing keeping him on his feet was his undying will to win.
I love you, Father. But I have to end this.
I caught him with a resounding uppercut, and he crumbled to the floor. His arms spread out and his eyes rolled up. Without hesitation, I dropped down and blasted him with a crushing right hand. I saw his body go limp, and in the background, I heard the crowd explode into an uproar that shook the stadium.
Father was unconscious. I had won the fight. And now, I was the Champion of all Mamluks.
I stayed crouched over his lifeless body in disbelief as I listened to the pandemonium. Finally, I lowered to my knees and gently lifted Father into my arms. Giedre hurried onto the stadium floor with a team of caregivers. She quickly dropped down and poured medicine into Father’s mouth. I let go of him and stepped back.
The crowd went silent as we all looked on. Then, he opened his eyes.
“Can you hear me, Adomas?” Giedre said.
He did a slow nod and gradually rolled over. The crowd cheered loudly as he slowly rose to his feet. Giedre and the others stepped back. I stood tall as Father limped towards me.
He stopped in front of me and looked into my eyes. I looked back into his eyes, hoping I had made him proud. Then, he dropped to the ground and bowed at my feet, declaring me the winner.
The crowd cheered steadily as I looked around. I found Mother in the front row with Dalia, crying, looking down on me with her hands in a ball, firmly clasped over her heart.
Father rose to his feet and gently placed his hand on my shoulder. “Congratulations, My Champion.”
My eyes watered. “It was an honor, Father.”
He moved his hand down and looked away. Father carried on, dragging himself back to the tunnel. The inauguration on Marsden would be our last encounter before he faded away completely, but that moment was hard to take. It shouldn’t be like this. You’re still my father.
Nevertheless, I had to move on. It was now my responsibility to protect Mother.
Chapter 12: Emily
D alia led me downstairs to the stadium floor. I was still crying, trying to clear my eyes, trying to calm my overwhelming excitement. When I saw Juozas, I ran to him with my arms open. He opened his arms and scooped me off the floor. We hugged hard and as he spun me around.
He set me down as Dalia approached. I fixed my hair and focused my eyes. Dalia stopped in front of me and smiled.
“Emily, Ruler of all Mamluks.”
Hearing her say that made me shudder, and I felt a stinging sensation throughout my body.
“I will now serve as a guide to the inauguration of your rule.” She kneeled and bowed her head. Following her lead, Juozas and everyone on the stadium floor dropped down and bowed before me.
The arena cheered and danced as they looked on. I took a deep breath and let the realization sink in. Thank you. I promise—I won’t let you down.
Shortly after, Dalia and Giedre took me and Juozas to a location far from our region. It was a small building with an open roof. As we walked inside, I saw a group of soldiers guarding the area.
On the floor, there were three large, oval-shaped machines hovering a few feet off the floor.
“What are these?” I asked Dalia.
“These are space pods, equipped to travel faster than the speed of light. They will take us to Marsden.”
Dalia pressed a button on her sija that opened the space pods. We each got inside a space pod and lay down. The inside was completely
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