510 Promotion ceremony.
One weekter, the Ash corp promotion ceremony arrived and it was taking ce at the General’s pce.
ke’s assigned carriage made its way past the gate and into thepound of the pce before stopping in front of the pce where a red carpet was located.
‘How many years hasn’t it been since Ist came here?’ ke thought as his eyes moved around the magnificent pce and finallynded on the statue of Emperor Cinder with his ming scepter of power.
Although both the Square and the general’s pce were located in the Central region, there was no need for ke to visit the pce especially since he could just call Prince Bryon if he needed anything.
“Please follow.” A pce staff said to ke.
As one of the most important people on the asion, ke was personally escorted into the building and into the hall where the promotion ceremony was taking ce.
“Your seat is the 5th on the second row of the center column.” The pce staff said to ke.
“Thank you.” ke thanked the pce staff before walking into the hall that was filled with ash corps of different ranks.
ke made his way to his designated seat where he found 4 other Captains. 1 out of the 4 was a special op, and just like him, they were all dressed in their all-ck uniforms with two ming crossed swords crest on the left side of their cloak.
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They were the 4 ash corps Captains that were to be promoted alongside ke.
[Seems the demigod realm is the requirement for bing a Major.] The system said after scanning the captains.
The ranks of Ash cops were dependent on their strength and achievements. The only time their years of service were put into consideration was in a case where there was a limited promotion spot and those listed for the position were in the same realm and had equal achievements.
This method of promotion was to prevent a situation where a Demigod will be taking orders from a Hero.
‘Seems I am the odd one out.’ Seeing that he was the youngest in the group by far, ke felt proud of himself.
After 20 mins of waiting, the doors to the hall were shut; soon after Prince Bryon walked out, marking the start of the ceremony.
“Greetings everyone.” Bryon said as he stepped unto the podium and began his speech.
“It is an honor and privilege to stand before you today as we gather to celebrate the promotion of some of our best soldiers to higher ranks. Each of these individuals has demonstrated exceptional leadership, unwavering dedication, and an unwaveringmitment to the mission, the Ash corps, and the Empire atrge.”
“I can say with absolute certainty that the soldiers we are promoting today are among the best of the best. They have proven themselves to be courageous, disciplined, and capable, and their aplishments are a testament to their hard work, sacrifice, andmitment to our Army.”
“Today, we recognize and honor these soldiers for their outstanding achievements and their continuedmitment to excellence. The promotion ceremony is a special asion, one that is steeped in tradition, and it serves as a reminder of the great responsibility thates with a higher rank.”
“It is a reminder that leadership is not just about titles, but rather it is about serving those under yourmand and the Empire with honor, integrity, and selflessness.”
“To the soldiers being promoted today, I say this: you have earned your ce among the ranks of our Army’s leaders. You have proven yourselves to be capable,petent, and dedicated members of the corps, and your promotion is a reflection of your outstanding achievements.”
“Your new rankes with great responsibility, but I have no doubt that you are up to the task. You are now entrusted with the lives of the men and women under yourmand, and I challenge you to continue to lead by example, to mentor and develop the next generation of soldiers, and to remain steadfast in yourmitment to the Ash corps and the Synder empire.” A resounding round of apuse echoed all around the room as Prince Bryon ended his speech.
‘That was beautiful.’ ke thought as he pped.
Once he was done with his speech, Bryon invited ke and the 4 captains to the podium to present their medals to them.
Seeing ke on the podium caused a lot of people to look at each other in shock, but none of them dared make a sound.
Doing so meant that they disagreed with the will of the Emperor and thought he was ipetent; the punishment for the offense was death on the spot.
The promotion ceremony continued without a problem, and soon it was ke’s turn.
With a proud smile on his face, Prince Bryon stood in front of ke as the event narrator read out the promotion order.
“The Emperor of the Synder Empire, acting upon the rmendation of the Councilor Prince Bryon, has ced special trust and confidence in the patriotism, integrity, and abilities of Captain ke. In view of these special qualities and his demonstrated potential to serve in the higher grade, Captain ke is promoted to the permanent grade of Major of the Ash corps.”
Once the narrator was done, an ash corp unbuttoned ke’s ck cloak, while another handed Prince Bryon 2 insignias.
The first insignia was for his excellent investigative achievements, and the second was for his outstanding contributions to the Ash corps.
“Congrattions!” Prince Bryon said with a proud smile as he pinned the medals on ke’s vest before being handed a new cloak.
The new ck cloak represented ke’s new rank, and it had the insignia of the Synder empire on both halves of the cloak.
Once Bryon buttoned the cloak on ke he saluted which ke immediately reciprocated.
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