Free Web NovelChapter 54: Rob From The Rich To Give To The Richer
It was the legend himself, the man who served in the royal court of Edmund Bloodsworn, the father of the current king of Westridge, Samuel Bloodsworn.
Ruby sighed with emotion as she recalled this heroic man who left the previous king’s service in protest of Samuel Bloodsworn taking the throne after the previous king’s death.
It was said that Sir Cut-n-Run would run up and stab you in the back only to be gone before you ever knew he was there. A true hero in Ruby’s eyes. He was the very definition of a shameless male villain. fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm
Ruby looked at the man in front of her with a rare tone of respect in her voice and said, "You’re Sir Cut-n-Run, aren’t you?"
Sir Cut-n-Run’s long blond beard twirled in the air for a moment in excitement after being recognized. "Ha ha! I’m glad that the revered Fire Mother can recognize an old starving man like me. It’s been thirty years since I have felt so young and had so much fun." fгeewebnovёl.com
Then, with a deep bow to Amara and Ruby, Sir Cut-n-Run said to them both, "That is correct. I am Sir Cut-n-Run, or just Backstab for short—that’s what my friends call me."
Ruby and Amara had light shining in their eyes as they both realized that the generation before them were truly a bunch of shameless bastards worth learning from. This guy was the very definition of old school.
Ruby responded to Backstab, saying, "Truly, Sir Backstab Cut-n-Run, it is an honor to have you join our humble ranks. The fact that a legend like you ended up begging on the streets is an injustice that I shall avenge for you when I deal with Samuel Bloodsworn, one of my sworn enemies."
Backstab nodded his head, making him look like a wise sage. If you were not fooled by this seventy-year-old nine-foot-tall man with a buff physique that even the best roid ragers on earth would be put to shame by. Even his muscle veins had muscles.
After hearing Ruby’s words, Backstab said with an emotional voice, "That is so nice to hear from you, Ruby Valentine. I’m aware of who you really are and the fact that you used to serve King Samuel Bloodsworn. But he coveted your beauty and body, so you left his service, only for him to stab you in the back by killing off your servants. Then he sent assassins after you. From what I hear, you are currently presumed to be dead after the last assassin sent after you reported that he succeeded in killing you to the king."
Ruby nodded her head, then said, "That assassin was only a high-level puppet that my pets refined to create a proper cover story for my death."
Backstab nodded his head and twirled his beard with his finger as he took a look at Amara Sterling, then said, "You’re that corrupted former saintess of The Church Of Divine Promises, Amara Sterling. The one they plotted against with demons to exterminate, only for you to survive due to a demon’s whimsy and become the dreaded Lich known far and wide as the Shadow Monarch. Amara, you are certainly a long way from your home in the Cursed Lands."
Amara bowed her head to this senior worthy of her respect and said, "It’s an honor to meet you, Sir Backstab Cut-n-Run. Your exploits on behalf of King Edmund Bloodsworn are the stories of legend among the denizens of the dark."
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**Author’s Note:** If it’s not clear by now, King Edmund Bloodsworn was a real villainous bastard, and the whole world celebrated on the day of his death. King Samuel Bloodsworn and his son Nimrod are seen by the world of Eryndor as just and righteous individuals.
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Booming laughter was heard when Amara said this. Then Backstab said to both Ruby and Amara, "Ha ha! Yes, Amara, it was certainly a wonderful time back when King Edmund Bloodsworn sat on the throne. He had such a grand vision of oppressing the nobles and church both at the same time. Whenever those bastards attended court. Why, I remember when Edmund robbed them both blind daily with his unreasonable taxes and mandatory royal court attendance fee. If they did not pay to attend court and let Edmund hear their daily pleading about how broke they were, he would send his loyal soldiers like myself to shake them down until they showed up."
Inspired by this, Amara and Ruby were both taking notes on a notepad about how their seniors used to oppress rich assholes so they could become richer. As the saying goes, rob from the rich to give to the richer.
Backstab saw both Ruby and Amara taking notes in front of him and smiled like the wise and overly buff sage that he is.
As Backstab continued to twirl his three-foot-long blond beard with his finger, he could see that these two women were worth teaching. Especially since they were now following around such a violent and oppressive god. Some may wonder why Backstab never targeted the commoners and poor, just like King Edmund didn’t.
Because that’s the quickest way to a revolution and nobody wanted that. Besides, why not steal from the fat and rich nobility, the merchants, and the funnest of all to oppress, the self-righteous and sanctimonious members of the church?
Backstab sighed. He missed those days quite a bit. But now he has a new cause—serving the Phoenix Lord and being able to once again rob and pillage the wealthy.
This cult business sounded like so much fun to him. He could not wait to inform his old friends about this. They will come running to join Phoenix Rising for the fun of robbing and pillaging the elite class.
After Ruby was done documenting this historic tale of how to oppress nobles for later use and inspiration, she looked at Backstab and said, "Sir Backstab Cut-n-Run, it is good to have the senior generation here to support my master. I hope that some of the other legends from your time can come out of retirement and join us in spreading the glory of my husband, Fate Grimsever."
Backstab smiled, revealing his bucktoothed teeth, and said, "No problem. You are reading my mind, Ruby. My old comrades will be more than happy to come out of retirement and help you cause some chaos."
Ruby nodded and looked at Amara, who also finished her notes. Then, thinking about what to do with Sir Cut-n-Run, an idea struck her. Looking at Sir Cut-n-Run with a smile that says "where is my money," Ruby said, "Sir Cut-n-Run, I have the perfect job for you!"
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