The legends of the Black Assassin
“Once there was a legend”, started john’s grandfather. “Of a man infected with a plague so deadly that it’s death sentence has it’s own name” , “ The black Death”. As his grandfather told him a story of a man immune to death but infected none the less and how he went around city to city infecting everyone John asked questions about how he himself could stop the “ Black Assassin.” “Ha!!!!” “Your funny boy only knights and wizards could deal with such a man.” “ wait until you're of the age 16 boy when you’ll be chosen for an apprenticeship”
** 16 years later **
“Alright grandpa see you later I have to get going to the choosing ceremony!”, said John [cough, cough]
“Grandpa… are you alright?” As john runs …show more content…
When he got to the top he saw a stone tub full of hot soapy water and thought all this time he just had to give his grandfather a bather the elixir was just soapy water.
**2 days later**
Once John walked through the door he walked to the back room and said to his almost dead grandfather, “ I just need to give you a bath that’s the cure!”, said John in excitement.
His grandfather rebelled and shouted as John tried to give his grandfather a bath, “ I would rather die than take a bath, the horrors, the horrors!”
As his grandfather fought he slipped and smashed his on the stone tub cracking his skull and snapping his neck, “ Nooo, why would you fight over such silly superstitions!”, shouted John. For day John despaired until one fortnight later he died not of the black plague but of despair.
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From that day many people were saved from taking baths from one man name John whose grandfather died over the silly notion that baths were the cause of worse disease than the black plague. Although, John didn’t work in vain he saved many people for the hundreds of years to
“Once there was a legend”, started john’s grandfather. “Of a man infected with a plague so deadly that it’s death sentence has it’s own name” , “ The black Death”. As his grandfather told him a story of a man immune to death but infected none the less and how he went around city to city infecting everyone John asked questions about how he himself could stop the “ Black Assassin.” “Ha!!!!” “Your funny boy only knights and wizards could deal with such a man.” “ wait until you're of the age 16 boy when you’ll be chosen for an apprenticeship”
** 16 years later **
“Alright grandpa see you later I have to get going to the choosing ceremony!”, said John [cough, cough]
“Grandpa… are you alright?” As john runs …show more content…
When he got to the top he saw a stone tub full of hot soapy water and thought all this time he just had to give his grandfather a bather the elixir was just soapy water.
**2 days later**
Once John walked through the door he walked to the back room and said to his almost dead grandfather, “ I just need to give you a bath that’s the cure!”, said John in excitement.
His grandfather rebelled and shouted as John tried to give his grandfather a bath, “ I would rather die than take a bath, the horrors, the horrors!”
As his grandfather fought he slipped and smashed his on the stone tub cracking his skull and snapping his neck, “ Nooo, why would you fight over such silly superstitions!”, shouted John. For day John despaired until one fortnight later he died not of the black plague but of despair.
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From that day many people were saved from taking baths from one man name John whose grandfather died over the silly notion that baths were the cause of worse disease than the black plague. Although, John didn’t work in vain he saved many people for the hundreds of years to