The Ballad of the Red King

By Albert Oon

Sargrantina is an opportunistic woman who is looking to get rich quick, so she allies herself with the Red King, one of the most dangerous bounty hunters, on his quest for one of the most dangerous bounties of all, Black Jack. Both of these people seem to have a history between them as the Red King doesn't want the sixty-million dollar reward for killing Black Jack.
What will happen on this life-changing, gunslinging experience for the money-hungry Sargrantina? Will the dangerous Red King change her ways?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Albert Oon
• Release date: Aug 22, 2020
• ISBN: 9781005784515

Albert Oon

A Catholic, self-published writer who writes for fun and to help others out. I write in the genres of horror, fantasy, romance, and sci-fi. I hope to be a successful writer who will be successful by helping you through life and possibly even help save your soul by leading you to God.

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The Ballad of the Red King

Copyright 2020 Albert Oon

Published by Albert Oon at Smashwords

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Remade cover by @An_dres_art (on Twitter).

The original cover design for this book by Albert Oon.

Contents

Chapter 1 – A Golden Opportunity

Chapter 2 – Against the Lawful and Unlawful

Chapter 3 – Gunslingers from Beyond the Grave

Chapter 4 – Prison Shootout

Chapter 5 – Father-Son Standoff

Chapter 1 – A Golden Opportunity

Never let an opportunity pass you by is the saying that I live by. Well, the biggest opportunity of my life is here. The Red King is here in this casino. He’s one of the best bounty hunters on the hunt for one of the biggest bounties on a man called Black Jack. He was an old outlaw who faked his death and recently remerged for more fame and glory. If I can help the Red King, then I’ll be loaded with cash because the bounty on Black Jack’s head is sixty million dollars. It doesn’t matter if the Red King takes most of it. With even a portion of it combined with my current funds, I’ll be set for life.

All I need to do now is find a way for the Red King to notice me. He’s a stoic kind of guy that rarely teams up with people. This room is full of people with bounties on their heads. It’s the rule of the West to hide your identity if you have a bounty on your head otherwise the law won’t step in to save you. The country is pretty much ruled by gangs who have opposing agendas and will take any excuse to make the other side look evil. If you ask me, it’s just politics like any other country. People ally themselves with political parties and gangs for protection. What’s impressive about the Red King is that he isn’t allied with any political party or gang unless you count the Church, where he gets his guns blessed and for confession.

I could talk to him when he goes there, but he’s been on the move for a while and not every town has a church in it. I could also call him over to my table to play cards. It’s a common way that people offer deals to others incognito. These are a few of the options I have, but