Rise of the Fire Mage: A Hero is Born (The Salama Chronicles Book 1) by M. M Khan

Author:M. M Khan [Khan, M. M]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-09-26T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

T he cannibals tied them tightly and carried the unfortunate trio, trussed like animals. Two of the savage-looking men carried each member of the expedition. Kaleem found it hard to breathe and he could feel his heart beating faster and faster. It was painful to be hog-tied, and he felt nauseous due to the rhythmic bounce of being carried. The ropes were like nooses around his arms and feet, stopping the circulation. After the cannibals carried them for what felt like hours, Kaleem suddenly remembered the little dagger stashed in his left boot. I can use the knife to escape. From what he could see, Sher was still incapacitated and the guide was silent and unmoving.

Ages later, they entered a village with little bamboo houses that were built high up in the trees. Designed as protection against wild animals. The little men chattered noisily. Some of them poked the prisoners and laughed loudly. They took them to a bamboo cage and tied each of them to poles using twine. Haste was important as Kaleem remembered Sher’s warning that they were hungry. He couldn’t reach his boot, but if Sher woke, he could easily reach his dagger.

Kaleem began urgently calling and kicking Sher, wishing he would wake up soon. But Sher remained unconscious. Kaleem could feel desperation welling up inside him. “How l-l-long do you think we have?” he asked worriedly.

The guide shook his head. “I don’t know, but I can smell fire, which was not there when we arrived.” Kaleem became frustrated and struggled against the twine ropes that held him prisoner. After a few minutes, his wrists began to bleed, but the ropes were as tight as ever.

“I have a knife,” he told the guide, “But it’s in my b-b-boot. I c-c-cannot reach it.”

The guide didn’t reply as he fidgeted and struggled against the ropes that held him.

“We have one chance. If they untie us at some p-p-point, we have to fight them to the death, like Sher said,” Kaleem said. “Better to d-d-die than to be cooked alive.”

They waited to see what would happen next as minutes passed by like hours and their fear and apprehension grew stronger. God, give us a quick death.

Suddenly a group of them burst into the cage, and hurriedly inspected them one by one. They kicked Sher, but he wouldn’t wake so they came towards Kaleem and spoke to each other, seemingly discussing him, then they moved onto the guide. They chattered to each other in their guttural language and seemed to agree. Then they loosened the fearful guide from the pole and dragged him out.

“Please, let me go. I have money. I will pay you whatever you want,” he begged. He cried desperately and became limp. They literally dragged him out like a sack of flour. It’s better to die fighting.

The guide continued to howl for the following five minutes. “You can have my boat. I don’t wanna die, please lemme go,” he cried pitifully. But the cruel captors were unmoved, or maybe they didn’t understand the language.

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