‘
Who are you?’ asked Edward.
‘
I’m James Galloper. Nice to meet you, and who are you?’ asked the centaur.
‘
I’m Edward Trotter. I come from California.’ Edward mumbled.
‘
It’s you! I found you.’ James the centaur shouted suddenly.
Just then, a familiar voice appeared, ‘Hello, Edward.’
Then Edward saw an old tall Chinese man with a golden traditional Chinese dragon cloak and a golden
Chinese crown.
‘
The Jade Emperor,’ Edward gasped.
The Jade Emperor nodded, ‘Edward, James is a junior guardian from the Demigod Camp. Your mission is
very serious. I’m a bit worry about you, so I called James to help you. I have something to remind you. Your
sword, Wavecrusher, can only hurt immortals but not mortals because your sword’s metal was come from
Aether. You do think that it is hard to carry a two meter sword. You can see that there is a sapphire on the hilt,
press it and see what will happen.
Edward pressed the sapphire. Then he found that the long sword turned into a small iron knife. When he
pressed the sapphire again, it returned to a long bronze sword again.
‘
How awesome it is!’ Edward could not refrain from gasping. Then he put the knife into his pocket.
‘
Thanks that you have saved me just now.’ He looked at James while James was staring at him with a
gleeful mug.
‘
James, take care of you during this journey. Please lead Edward to the Palace to meet the Emperor of
China.’ The Jade Emperor preached to James solemnly.
Edward and James departed from the Jade Emperor and flew to the Palace.
Chapter 5
The Palace
They soon arrived at the Palace. It was a resplendent and magnificent building.
‘
It’s real great and marvellous!’ they yelled with one accord.
They saw many Chinese soldiers guarding in the corridors. Finally, they reached a grand golden room. In
the centre of the room where sat a Chinese man with beard and similar costume as the Jade Emperor.
The man was not curious when he saw them.
‘
Greetings, young hero, I heard that you came to defeat Herobrine and save our country.’ The man said. ‘I
know who you are. China is under control of Herobrine. He was a human-like devil with glowing white eyes
and vigorous sharp teeth. He went to the villages and gulped down all the creatures such as villagers and
livestock. I have already sent a lot of soldiers to protect the villagers but they all gone never to return. Later, I
know that they have been eaten by Herobrine.’
‘
Now, he is going to bring his demon army to attack us and occupy the Great Wall. I can’t let him do it. The
Great Wall was constructed by trillions of Chinese people. It is the final zone of defence of our country. I hope
you can help us.’ The man said again.
That night, as Edward was in bed, he could not fall asleep. Then he stepped on to the Great Wall and looked
up to the starry sky.
‘
I must not allow Herobrine to destroy the Great Wall in a violent war.’ Edward murmured to himself.
He determined to defeat Herobrine, get back the three gems for the Big Three and save his mother.
In the following month, Edward learnt the swordsmanship and practiced it so absorbed as to neglect sleep
and meals with James. He also practiced how to keep balance when riding on Silversmith in a battle. He wanted
to become a brilliant and outstanding swordsman.
Chapter 6
The Battle of the Great Wall
That night before the battle, Edward had a strange dream:
He was standing in the middle of the Ocean, where a tall, handsome man was smiling at him. He patted
Edward’s shoulders and whispered to him, ‘My little boy, do your best. It’s a significant drill for you.’ A genial
beam surrounded Edward. He felt warm, relaxed and powerful instantly.
Edward woke up in a roar of the thunder. He wore his armour and brought his Wavecrusher knife and went
to the backyard where James the centaur was absorbed in polishing his bronze sword.
‘
Good morning, James.’ said Edward.
‘
Good morning, Edward. Are you ready for the battle?’ asked James.
‘
Yes.’ replied Edward. ‘I’m sure that I’m ready.’
The wind was howling. The dark clouds grew ominous. As lightning cracked, a curtain of rain beat down