‘
Of course you are!’ said the man, ‘Only a spy who truly believes in what he is saying can get pass the
interrogation.’
‘
What do you mean?’ asked Zhen, more confused than ever before.
‘
You still don’t get it, do you? You are not the son of General Zhu! You are only a nobody I ordered to be
raised up as the son of General Zhu. Your parents back home are just soldiers. Your mark was deliberately
carved onto your arm when you were a baby, your success at the Juyong Pass was arranged by me,’ revealed the
man, ‘I knew that one day rebels would form and that I would need a spy. A spy that could get pass any
interrogation. You didn’t really believe a baby could survive a fall like that, did you?’
Dumb-founded, Zhen dropped on his knees and stared blankly at the ground.
‘
Today you die, Kurt,’ said the man as his men filed into the cave, ‘No matter how fierce you fight, you
cannot defeat all my men.’
‘
Your plan would have been perfect, Khan. Only the baby did survive the fall,’ answered Kurt as he
revealed a mark on his arm, an eagle holding a sword with its claw.
‘
It can’t be!’ denied Khan in shock.
‘
I knew Zhen could not be the son of General Zhu so he must be a spy you used in order to locate me,’
continued Kurt while a secret doorway opened behind him, revealing his ambushes, ‘your plan just backfired on
you, Khan. Today your tyranny ends!’
After the chaos that followed ended, only Zhen and several of Kurt’s soldiers survived.
‘
You must take my position as the leader,’ said Kurt before he died, ‘nobody has to know that you are not
the true son of General Zhu. I see good in you, Zhen. Win us the war ––’
Having killed Khan, his army was easily defeated by the rebels. As Zhen led his army to eliminate the
remains of Khan’s army, all the while he was hoping to find Ying.
However, some mistakes you just cannot correct.
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