In a vast field that is dimly lit with the moonlight, lies a village of elves, while on a hill nearby, looking over, are an army of human knights, waiting for a signal that''s supposed to come from the other side of the field, their leader, his armor provided with a cape on his back, waiting on a horse, looking at the village, with eyes colder than the winter.


    "isn''t it taking long, knight Alaric?"


    One of the nights questioned, waiting for an answer from his leader.


    "he sure has taken his times, but we mustn''t let our guard down"


    Alraic said, his eyes not leaving the village, as he waits and waits, anticipating it with bloodlust in his heart, as he wants to raid the village.


    "let''s just home he isn''t dead."


    One of the knights asked his friend, joking with him, in the shadow of Alaric, mere seconds after those words were uttered, a bow, lit with very bright fires, fired up from behind the village, Alaric unsheathed his sword, as he triggered his horse to run.


    "knights, attack."


    Alaric yelled, motivating his fellow knights, as their horses started running towards the village, letting out war cries each, a sound echoing through the field, as from the sides of the hill, fiery bows were shot up in the sky, as they fall onto the wooden houses, lighting them on fire, alarming the elves, making them get up, and getting suited up, but it''s too late, the human knights are already there, destroying the village, raiding the houses, as they pierce through the bodies of any elf that steps outside, but they don''t stop there, as they enter the houses too, killing everyone not sparing anyone, not even the women, nor the children.


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    "elves.... Consider this a declaration of war, we knights and residents of Adelaide wage war on you."


    Alaric yelled, announcing it to the elves, as they continue this raid, making sure they heard it, as Alraic dismounted his horse, he walked up to an elf that''s on the ground, crouching before him.


    "tell the other elf villages of our announcement, so they can ready themselves for us, and tell them, that there''s isn''t an escape or an agreement of peace that can be made, you understand?"


    Alraic said, his voice calm yet firm, as he demanded, the elf horrified, got up, stumbling in the process, as her ran away, to the other side, disappearing in the horizon eventually, as he goes to the next village he can find.


    Alaric got up, his cape swaying, as the air moves it, he watches the elf run away, before another knight intterupts him


    "why do we have to do this, knight Alaric"


    "It''s not like I had choice, the higher ups made me do it, their hunger for being at the top, being the apex predator"


    "Couldn''t we at least spare the women, or even the children?"


    "they were orders, you know I don''t like killing the innocent"


    The younger knight, could only stand there, shaking at these orders, his eyes watery, as he couldn''t bear knowing he killed innocent women, and children, but there was nothing he could do about it.


    "everyone, mount your horses, we''re going home"


    Alaric announced to the other knights, as they clean their swords, and sheathe them, they mount their horses and go away, watching as the fire burns up the village and the corpses in it.


    They arrive at Adelaide near dawn, as they walk through the gates with their horses, the crowd watches them, the crowd is quite happy, knowing there weren''t any casualties, but the knight could only look down in shame and guilt, the king of Adelaide, is waiting at the town center, with his escorts and guard there, his eyes filled with bloodlust, he looks at the crowd and knights


    "that''s one village done, many more to go, but we should celebrate this, it''s only the beginning after all, drink of wine, and get ready for your next battle knights, the next one will be a true one, not just a raid like this one"