Warrior [FR + EN]

[Bon.Voyage 281]

 

 

A man riding on his horse was heading straight towards Persia. As he entered the city, he tied his horse in the town stable. The man walked towards the market and asked one of the shopkeepers about the king’s castle. When this mysterious man reached the castle, one of the guards checked him and then let him enter. The man went to the hall and there he challenged the king of Persia for a fight. The king accepted the challenge and told the man that they would fight tomorrow morning. The man was leaving the castle when one of the king’s ministers asked this mysterious man about him. It appeared that this mysterious man was the son of king’s brother and the king for the throne of this city murdered his father. This mysterious man’s name was Khalid who was brave and a great warrior. The warrior spent the rest of night in the stable where he tied his horse.

Very soon, the sun was high in the sky and the king ordered his men to prepare a ring for their fight. Warrior returned to the castle for the fight with the king. As the warrior entered the ring, the king also came and both of them talked for a while and then the fight began. Both men did a great battle but in the end, the king was defeated and on the same day, the warrior announced his takeover of the throne of Persia where his great ancestors once ruled.

One month had already passed since the arrival of the new king and taxes were torn down for the happiness of poor citizens. More and more new and improved buildings were built. Hospitals were built for the betterment of the people. The warrior appointed a new and trustworthy staff. All the illegal businesses were now banned in the city. People were allowed to choose their own religion that they wanted to follow. Property owners of poor farmers were forced to distribute the lands between the farmers. In this way, life became easier for poor and middle classes and harder for the rich. The people now had the chance to live without any fear in their hearts.

After 10 years of warrior’s Kingdom, Sultan Saladin of Egypt had sent a message to the warrior that the Sultan wants a war with Persia. The warrior agreed and ordered his men to get ready for the war and a reply was sent to Saladin. 10,000 Egyptian soldiers were prepared for the war and on the other side, only 5,000 Persian soldiers were there now. The warrior did not care about the number of soldiers he had and went to the battlefield where he met Saladin and his army. All good things must come to an end and so, Saladin and his army was defeated and moreover, was forced to return with the loss.

The warrior was celebrating his victory and, after 3 months, the Caliph of Arab then decided to battle with warrior and sent a message to the warrior about the war. The warrior accepted Caliph’s challenge and ordered his men to prepare for another war. Warrior and his army fought a battle in which Caliph was defeated but the Caliph was cruel and challenged the warrior once again for a second battle in which he was again defeated by the warrior and his army. One more battle was fought in which the Warrior was victorious but he lost many great men in the battle. Caliph was still burning for revenge and waited with patience for his turn.

King Richard of England who was known as “Lion Heart” for his bravery, challenged the warrior for a war. King Richard was one of the bravest warriors of his time and is remembered today for his braveness. A big battle was fought between Persia and England in which King Richard was forced to surrender and return to England. Another great victory was celebrated in the evening but the real danger was drawing near day by day.

Five more years of rule had passed and in the early morning, the warrior received a letter from the Caliph who once again challenged warrior for a war. This time Caliph had teamed with Saladin to attack Persian kingdom and capture it. Caliph asked King Richard to help him in capturing Persia but Richard refused and had already warned Khalid about Caliph's plan. An army of 50,000 soldiers was prepared to attack Persia by Caliph and Saladin. Warrior was accompanied by Richard but still, warrior and his army fell into one of the traps of Caliph and in the end, Warrior's army was defeated. King Richard asked Khalid to come with him to England until they could think of something. Khalid agreed and went to England for some months and waited with patience to prepare for another battle to avenge his defeat. Persia was captured by Caliph who had overthrown Saladin and had also captured Egypt. The warrior waited and waited and thought his people will loose hope so he decided to go to Persia.

Richard was preparing his men for the battle while Khalid had already reached Persia and met his people. The Caliph was still celebrating his victory and had no idea that the warrior was already in Persia. Richard finally reached Persia along with his army and captured it. Persia was once again an independent state. After the independence of Persia, Egypt was also captured and a message was sent to Caliph who was in Arab. Caliph was shocked and was surrounded by Richard's army. Caliph was alone and had no one to depend upon so he grabbed a knife and killed himself rather than getting killed by the enemy. Caliph was finally defeated and there was no one left to fight with. Richard and his army returned to England and now the peaceful days for Persia began.

After some peaceful years, the warrior felt sick and his sickness increased day by day. There was no heir to the throne so the warrior chose one of this trusted men who will get to rule over Persia after warrior's death. More days passed and the warrior knew that it was his end so he went out to say a goodbye to everyone. And so, the world lost one of its greatest warriors of all time. That was the dawn of a great warrior named Khalid who will be remembered for his greatness and bravery, may his soul rest in peace.

 

Edited August 12, 2017 by Bon.Voyage

[Yisroel.Rabin 16,224]

Nice story, was a nice read. Sounds like something taken straight out of a history book. xD

 

Edits:

- "checking" to "checks";

- Beginning of story was in current tense, but rest was past tense, so I made everything consistent;

- "5" to "Five";

 

 

English meme:

 

[fe4f3 1,002]

Well written.

[ASTON-THE-BEST 97]

Good Job! This was also a nice read!  :)