《Purrge》 Chapter #1 Meow?
Norsk Battleground, near Ciara Citadel, the Last bastion of hope, Before the Great Purrge.
It was early summer season in the northern hemisphere, spring had already passed but no flowers bloomed again¡­ all of it started 18 years ago when the ruler of all the underworld, The Demon king ¡°Zamareous¡± started his conquest for the Upperworld. Countless of nations fell before the might of the demon army which was deemed to be unstoppable; one by one¡­ every piece of land got devoured by the demons and many races of the upperworld lost their homes and habitats¡­ all the plants wilted, all the forests disappeared¡­ all the animals and monsters got captured, the greedy demon soldiers looted everything till nothing remained the soil lost its nourishment, the water lost its purity, many people lost their hopes, some fled, some committed suicide, some got captured¡­ those who retaliated, got killed. People got pushed backwards and backwards and backwards¡­ till they reached the end of the lands that were located on the extreme north-western region of the world where a bunch of few countries remained¡­ All the four races put aside their differences and made a joint effort to push the demon forces, the dwarves became friends with the elves¡­ the humans fought together with the giants¡­also all the remaining nations joined their forces together thus creating Allied Armed Forces. But even by putting their differences aside and joining together for a cause changed nothing, as the demon army led by the four great generals conquered most of the part of Eisenhiem kingdom the last powerful nation of the world, which shielded many smaller kingdoms and countries behind itself. *BOOM**BOOM**BAAM**BOOM**BOOM* Many spells were being exchanged between the armies of allied armed forced and the demon forces. Countless men screamed as they were being slaughtered by the demons. This was supposed to be the battle that would decide the fate of the entire races of the upperworld and it seemed as if the allied armed forces was the one who was losing it. A dwarf knight hastily ran towards a huge pavilion which was known to be the HQ of the allied armed forces, he bowed as he entered the pavilion and reported the current situation in a panic stricken voice to a man who was yelling and thumping his fist on the map that was pinned to the table. ¡°Milord! The last wall has fallen; all of our heroes have been slain! Our men are losing morale!¡± ¡°What about Ren¨¦ and his company? Where are they?¡± the king asked the knight in a stern voice. ¡°They are nowhere to be seen¡­ they were last seen fighting the demon commander and their forces.¡± The knight replied in a voice lower than before. ¡°Tell the men to hold on¡­ the help is arriving soon!¡± ¡°Yes milord!¡± the knight bowed again as he left the pavilion. ¡°Damn it, the Intel that we got about this demon army being led by the demon general Goro was false¡­ how the hell is the demon king Zamareous leading the army!¡± the king angrily thumped his fist on the table.The genuine version of this novel can be found on another site. Support the author by reading it there. ¡°Sire, this is not the time to lose hope. We are the last hope of all the creatures that live in this upperworld. Their survival depends upon our victory, if we lose today¡­ everything that we love, everything that we live for, would be destroyed by the demons.¡± The Head Mage spoke in a feeble voice, he was an elder elf with ghostly white skin and on overflowing white beard; he had lived for four centuries and never seen the upperworld in such a sorry state. ¡°What should we do now? All of our heroes have been slain, most of our men are dead or captured. The last wall has fallen, soon the citadel will fall... all is lost! I don¡¯t know what to do anymore!¡± the king yelled in agony as he threw everything that was kept on the table with one swipe of his hand. ¡°We were the last bastion of hope! Our kingdom was the last line of defense against the demon forces¡­ we had all the advantage, the terrain, the weather, the location, superior forces, heroes, weapons, magic ¡­ we had everything , but still it wasn¡¯t enough to beat the demon forces¡­ simply because the goddamned demon king had to arrive at the last moment boosting their morale.¡± The king muttered in a low tone. ¡°Head mage you are an elf that has lived over four hundred years, you should certainly know something¡­ I am a human¡­I lack the experience that you have. ¡°Sire, I can suggest a plan! I had prepared it as the last option in case we ran out of options.¡± The head mage spoke while he took out something that looked like a tattered cloth. ¡°What¡¯s the plan? No wait, let¡¯s do it¡­ we¡¯ve got no time to waste.¡± The king spoke in a panicked tone. ¡°Sire, My plan is to summon an elder dragon, the most powerful species in the upperworld¡­ but and he may target us too¡­¡± ¡°What but weren¡¯t they just myths ¡­ Well you know what¡­ I don¡¯t care anymore, summon him even if he bites us dead!¡± the king ordered. ¡°We will do as his majesty commands us to do.¡± The head Mage replied, he then instructed his prot¨¦g¨¦ to create a huge magic circle outside the pavilion and told everyone to step outside the pavilion. ¡°We will now commence the summoning ritual! Everyone please step back!¡± the prot¨¦g¨¦ announced as he stepped forward towards the circle. Soon, all the mages including the head mage started chanting incantations for summoning while standing on the edge of the circle, a minute later the circle started glowing and producing noises. *WHIRRR**CRACKLE**CRACK**ZOOM**THUD* *MEAOWWW**HISS**GRRR* *CRACKLE**CRACK* ¡°It seems like the summoning was successful¡­ everyone step back, we will wait till the fog clears. ¡°But sir, aren¡¯t dragons kinda big¡­ we should at least see a silhouette of something big.¡± An elven soldier asked the head mage. ¡°Silence¡­ We¡¯ll see that once the fog clears.¡± The king snapped. Soon the fog covering the magic circle vanished, revealing a normal looking cat hissing madly with his furry tail pointed upwards. ¡°Head Mage what¡¯s the meaning of this!¡± the king shouted in rage! ¡°Sire I don¡¯t know ¡­ this was clearly the ritual to summon the elder dragon¡­ wait a minute¡­ Charlie tell me the truth did you had a drink last night?¡± ¡°Nno!¡± The prot¨¦g¨¦ refused quickly as to avoid facing dire consequences. ¡°You are¡­¡± *SWISHHH* Before the head mage could complete his sentence, he got blown away by a massive gale of wind that got created by the cat suddenly springing in action, the summoned critter ran straight towards the demon king leaving a violent dust storm trailing behind him; he completely ignored the demon army as he dodged their attacks in an unbelievable pace. Everyone present at the battleground witnessing this sight was shocked beyond their beliefs! The demon king himself was startled by the speed of the furry little creature that now stood in front of him and was just about to pounce on him. ¡°Hahahahahaha! This creature thinks of me as a mouse and wants to hun¡­¡± *SLASH**SLASH**SLASH**THRUD**CHEW **GOBBLE* *PRRRR**COUGH **COUGH* The demon king got ripped into many pieces and was now being gobbled up. All of this happened before he could complete his last sentence and this incident was etched in history forever as the Great Purrge! Chapter #2 Project Beacon
Journal of Doctor Marco, Director of Project Beacon
25 September 2018, Tuesday I am fascinated to mention that, at last, I have found a proper test subject for ¡®Project Beacon¡¯. Although the earlier test subjects were also quite promising, but I could tell from the looks of this subject that he had an enormous potential lying dormant inside of him, and my judgment was right on the spot as this subject tagged as Subject#634 successfully passed the sampling test by showing zero signs of rejection for the artificial ilk*, that we synthesized. Although the species of this subject is same as test subject #13, but the thing that distinguishes him from subject#13 is its intriguing behavior; talking about behavior, this cat understands us unlike any other animal¡­ it responds to our questions and orders and is able to comprehend different scenarios and adapt according to them. This type of intelligence is rarely seen in animal. But we observed a strange thing with him¡­ he went berserk when he sensed even a faint smell of tuna coming from someone, and attacked that person fiercely while aiming on his throat for an instant kill and wouldn¡¯t cease his attacks until he was provided with a tuna. We discovered this strange behavior of him when he, one day, attacked Johnson while he was eating a tuna sandwich for his lunch, I don¡¯t know about its history as this cat was handed to us by the guys of animal control who warned us about his fits ¡­ but nonetheless, I¡¯m quite excited as to how this test subject will perform in the actual transfusion process.
26 September 2018, Wednesday Today was the day Subject#634 was given his first course of artificial Ilk transfusion; this is a stage where 95% of our test subjects fail by developing the symptoms of minimal, partial or complete rejection. Although the subjects showing minimal to partial rejection are saved by using an internal cleansing technique and are able to recover in 1 to 5 months depending upon the level of rejection and the subject¡¯s status. I must say Subject#634 is quite something¡­ there were no signs of instability like fluctuating heartbeat or discontinuous breathing; the subject was totally unconscious on his first transfusion as intended. This result was never achieved before; maybe this had something to do with a greater dosage of anesthetic that was being given to him. Well the best part is that subject passed the first transfusion stage with no signs of rejection¡­ but we would still have to wait for a week, before we give him his second course of transfusion. As we must ensure that subject doesn¡¯t show any signs of rejection.
27 September 2018, ThursdayStolen from its original source, this story is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings. Subject#634 is in a good, stable condition and doest shows any kind of mutation. It seems, as if there was no artificial ilk transfusion done to him in the first place! This is simply unbelievable! Because the other thirty one test subjects, who qualified the first stage of project beacon exhibited some signs of post transfusion trauma or fatigue or a change in behavior followed by the symptoms of body mutation! Also the subjects underwent the first course of transfusion needed some time to stabilize and for that they needed over a month or two to do so and that situation gave us plenty of time to perform experiments on other animals, as to reduce the time being wasted and also to broaden our domain of the project by incorporating and observing different animals. But this situation of subject#634 leads me to the conclusion that Subject#634 is indeed compatible for advanced stages of this experiment as of now only a single subject besides him was showing promise of reaching advanced stage of project beacon.
28 September 2018, Friday Subject#634 is left in isolation room to recuperate.
29 September 2018, Saturday I¡¯m tired today because of hypertension and stress, so I won¡¯t be writing much today¡­ Today Subject#634 was subjected to ¦Á wave exposure for duration of 2 hours. This was done due to the fact that he had recuperated successfully in a single day; his brain frequency perfectly resonated with the desired ¡®¦Á beacon¡¯ frequency. The subject is ready for ¦Â wave resonation.
30 September 2018, Sunday Today Subject#634 was subjected to ¦Â wave exposure for duration of 2 hours; his brain frequency perfectly resonated with the desired ¡®¦Â beacon¡¯ frequency. The subject is now ready for ¦Ã wave resonation. I must comment that subject#634 is quite amazing, as up till now he had shown 100% successful result¡­ it seems like we¡¯ve found quite a treasure, I¡¯ve ordered the cloning department to preserve subject#634¡¯s original DNA as well as his Mutated DNA as a backup, if in case Subject#634 somehow fails at an advanced stage.
1 August 2018, Monday It was obviously a fun day for me, as today Subject#634 was subjected to ¦Ã wave exposure for duration of 3 hours; his brain frequency perfectly resonated with the desired ¡®¦Ã beacon¡¯ frequency; also, when we conducted a MRI scan of his brain we saw that his brain started to develop. The subject is now ready for his second course of artificial ilk transfusion!
2 August 2018, Tuesday Subject#634 is left in isolation room to recuperate and is constantly being monitored.
3 August 2018, Wednesday Subject#634 has entered the second stage of ¡®Project Beacon¡¯. Today, he was given his second course of artificial ilk transfusion. This stage is different from the previous stage, as the subject is given no anesthetic while transfusion process is going on. When the transfusion began, the subject resisted and screamed for a while; but soon, he returned back to his normal condition. This situation is also quite amazing, as all the other 31 test subjects who went through the second course of artificial ilk transfusion went berserk after some time and tried to commit suicide by mutilating themselves with their own claws or horns, or tried to hit the walls of their confinement till they bled, until they were restrained and given tranquilizers. Subject#634 didn¡¯t go berserk after the second course of transfusion.
Chapter #3 Mutation
Journal of Doctor Marco, Director of Project Beacon
4 August 2018, Thursday Subject#634 was originally intended to be left in isolation room, and was to be constantly monitored, but his condition became unstable due to unknown reasons¡­ hence, he was given a mild dosage of binders. This is the first time that subject#634 had to be given a binder serum. The binder serum needs a 12 hour time period to stabilize subjects showing instability after undergoing through artificial ilk transfusion. If they stabilize then they are left to recuperate in isolation otherwise they are sent to get cleaned by using internal cleansing technique. After stabilization most of the subjects take a minimum of 1 day time period to recuperate. I hope that all of this goes well, as there are no other test subjects that show as much promise as subject #634.
5 August 2018, Friday Subject#634 is still in an unstable state, we performed some tests that consisting of MRI scan, X-ray scan, DNA analysis as well as ¦Á,¦Â,¦Ã- resonation test, as to check the reason for subject#634¡¯s unstable state. Reports from the MRI scan revealed that the subject¡¯s brain had undergone 57% mutation and was the cause of subject¡¯s instability. We also found that the subject¡¯s ¦Á wave was not in resonance with the desired ¡®¦Á Beacon¡¯ Frequency. As this subject¡¯s brain had already mutated more than 7%, he cannot get cleaned, the only thing that we can do is to help him recuperate by aiding him externally and that¡¯s what we have done¡­ we have taken necessary steps for subject¡¯s recuperation; everything now depends upon the subject himself. Also, I have now moved back on developing and examining subject#262 as he is our second most promising subject and is with us since the beginning of this project. He also has successfully passed the second stage of ¡®Project Beacon¡¯, and is currently being analyzed for the final stage.
6 August 2018, Saturday Subject#634 is now in a stable state, but it seems as if he is unable to move. It seems to me like he was paralyzed by the mutation of his brain after the second course of artificial ilk transfusion. It¡¯s a pity that such a promising subject was rendered paralyzed by the ilk, now, we will have to hand him over to the physiotherapy wing until he recovers or dies.The author''s narrative has been misappropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon. It seems like I was wrong as to think subject#634 as the most promising test subject simply because of his staggering development rate. While subject#634 is paralyzed now, subject#262 on the other hand is ready for his third course of artificial ilk transfusion our department has now great hopes lying on subject#262 ,it¡¯s like slow but steady really wins the race!
7 August 2018, Sunday I went to home today, as my angry wife was nagging me too much about some ¡®Home¡¯ issues which needed to be sorted out, I complied to her requests and went to sort them out, hoping, that she won¡¯t try to interfere with my projects any further... by calling me to come home. I couldn¡¯t even get a chance to call the research wing to get a brief report on subject#262¡¯s transfusion status, as my wife never allowed me go out of her sight.
8 August 2018, Monday I had to take a forced leave from work today as well, because, I still required some more time to resolve the remaining ¡®Home¡¯ issues. These menial issues took a huge amount of my time and energy to get resolved. I hope, that subject#262 is doing fine.
9 August 2018, Tuesday I got amazing news when I got to the lab, as James who was in charge of Subject#634, told me that Subject#634 had full recovered and was now reported to be in a perfect condition¡­ I asked him to give me the detailed reports regarding Subject#634 and went to examine subject#262.
10 August 2018, Wednesday Subject#262 has successfully passed the screening test to qualify for the final stage of project beacon and is now being promoted to the final stage of project beacon. The final stage of project beacon consists of Bone marrow mutation, ¦Á,¦Â,¦Ã-brain wave resonation, third course of artificial ilk transmutation, followed by a natural full body mutation and stabilization, all these process will take 3-4 months if the subject remains stable. This is the reason for my curiosity towards subject#634 as he was able to achieve second stage of project beacon, which normally takes 2 months in just a week! I must research about the catalyst responsible for subject#634¡¯s rapid progression from his DNA samples and experiment reports.
11 August 2018, Thursday Subject#634 passed the screening test today and got qualified for the final stage of project beacon! He will now be prepared for his upcoming Bone marrow mutation surgery which is scheduled after three days on 14 august.
12 August 2018, Friday Subject#262 is taking estimated amount of time to develop, so his surgery that was scheduled at 13 august is now rescheduled to 24 august while the subject#634¡¯s preparations for his upcoming surgery are going smoothly. Our scientists from mutation department are currently researching about the catalyst, which is expected to be present in subject#634.
13 August 2018, Saturday Subject#634 today, was reported as ready for his mutation surgery tomorrow. The elder¡¯s marrow that we specifically developed by fusing subject#634¡¯s DNA with the elder¡¯s DNA, is now fully developed and is ready to be transplanted into subject#634¡¯s bone marrow.
14 August 2018, Sunday Subject#634¡¯s bone marrow mutation surgery was successful today. We successfully transplanted a portion of artificial elder¡¯s marrow inside the subject#634¡¯s bone. The subject¡¯s condition, after the surgery was stable. We will get the results of our work in a day or two¡­
Chapter #4 Summoning
Journal of Doctor Marco, Director of Project Beacon
15 August 2018, Monday Subject#634has shown no symptoms of rejection to us and is perfectly stable, I have also ordered the researchers from the analysis department, to take some tests on him today, and to report to me, as soon as possible. And from the reports that I got later I came to know that the subject''s brain has mutated to an extent of a whopping 89% and doesn''t resembles like a brain of an adult cat, although he looks like a normal animal to us when he is examined visually, but when examining by a microscope his cell composition has changed drastically, to an extent that it can be described as the cell composition of an unknown animal!
16 August 2018, Tuesday Today, a neural control chip was given toSubject#634,thischip is given orally, in form of a capsule, after reaching the stomach the shell of the capsule dissolves, it leaves a mechatronic worm behind, which is programmed to travel towards the brain through the esophagus and implants itself in the brain connecting the subject to¡®Network 77¡¯.I don¡¯t know much about the ''network 77 project'', as it is a classified project under a different director. Subject#634was then subjected to all the three ¦Á,¦Â,¦Ã- wave exposures for a duration of 2 hours for each one. Later, he was kept together withsubject#262face to face, while both of them being restrained by a leash, as to see the possible results of socialization with another mutated species who was at the same stage. The result was exactly the same, as described by our animal expert...Subject#634scaredsubject#262to such an extent, that we had to interfere and relocatesubject#262.
17 August 2018, Wednesday Today,Subject#634was given his third course of artificial ilk transfusion. The process went smoothly with no issues!
18 August 2018, Thursday Subject#634is now kept in conditions that will help him to mutate naturally. He is to be kept in the mutation chamber, for a period of one month.
24 August 2018, Tuesday Today,subject#262underwent his bone marrow mutation surgery and was then kept in isolation room, so that he could recuperate naturally.
1 September 2018, Saturday Subject#262took one week to recuperate and stabilize.This story originates from a different website. Ensure the author gets the support they deserve by reading it there. He is now ready, for the next procedure.
2 September 2018, Sunday Subject#262underwent ¦Á,¦Â,¦Ã- wave resonation, although the procedure went smoothly, but it didn¡¯t gave us a promising result. Also, the subject went berserk so he was restrained and was then sent to the isolation room to stabilize. He is scheduled for his third course of transfusion, a week after he stabilizes.
18 September 2018, Tuesday Subject#262shows no sign of improvement. His mental health is not good, he is still going berserk periodically; while, on the other handsubject#634is showing promise, He was transferred to his cell today, after we gave him a normal dosage of binder and stabilizer serum. While binder serum binds the transfused ilk with the blood cells, the stabilizer stabilizes the mutating organs. He is scheduled to be given transfusions on 19 and 21 September, after which, he would then be analyzed on 23 September, as to determine whether he passed the final stage of project beacon or not.
24 September2018, Monday I am overjoyed to say that testsubject#634has successfully completed the final stage of project beacon, although the analyzing and testing took a whole day, and it took a whole night just to compile the report, but it was worth it. Subject#634is the first successful yield of project beacon. I forwarded the compiled final report to my superior and got two calls¡­ First, from Dr.Mortiguez who is the head director of research department and then from Mr. Bill Richards, who is the CEO of our company ¡®Super Pharmaceuticals¡¯. Both of them are eager to meet the test subject. So, they are expected to make a visit to our facility tomorrow, as to personally check the first successful yield of the project beacon. Dr.Mortiguez has also expressed us about incorporating him in a new project that is directly under him! My superior called me again, after I had conversed with both of the bosses, to order me to go home, as to get some rest and also to prepare for the tomorrow¡¯s meeting with the bosses. So, I am thinking about going back home to prepare for tomorrow¡¯s meeting.
24 September 2018, Monday Night 22:00,R&DDepartment, Super Pharmaceuticals Research Building
*BEEP BEEP* The digital clock inside the R&D building beeped, disturbing the ghostly silence within it. There was a pin drop silence, even in the room where the animals were kept; strangely, none of the animals were making a sound. *CLACK**CLOCK**CLACK**CLOCK* A security guard was patrolling the building, when he heard a mild sound... coming from one of the isolation rooms. He dashed towards the isolation room, without even thinking for a second... On arriving there, he then, turned the doorknob of the door to isolation room no.2 and found that it was locked! He then looked at the display panel of the electronic security lock to find that the room was really locked! And took out his walkie-talkie to contact his supervisor, who, then looked at the monitor that was supposed to display the video footage of surveillance camera that was installed inside isolation room no.2 and ordered him to open the door while he raised an intruder alarm, as he could see nothing except a white fog! The whole building went into panic as the intruder alarm was raised, the security guard who was standing in front of the door gave out a cold sweat as he pulled out his Taser gun from the holster, he then set it to stun level and activated it, after that he took out a security key card from his pocket and inserted it inside the electronic lock and entered the emergency code given to him. *BEEP**BEEP**BEEP**BEEP**BEEP* *BOOP* *SWISHHHHH* As the door opened, a heavy white smoke came out of the narrow opening. The security guard immediately backed off and took cover besides the wall adjacent to the door; he then pulled out a face mask from one of his pockets and equipped it. He then waited for the backup to arrive, as he couldn¡¯t muster the courage required to enter that room. A minute later the backup forces arrived men heavily equipped with armor and guns with their face covered with a gas mask. ¡°Move out!!! We¡¯re here to control the situation.¡± A man suddenly commanded the guard. ¡°OK! Got it!¡± the security guard replied as he backed off. ¡°Hey, who gave you the permission to open the door? The suspects might have run off to somewhere in this heavy smoke. ¡± another man yelled. ¡°It was my supervisor! He told me to open the door! Also no one came out since I opened it and the smoke is fading too, so I am sure if they had tried to run off to somewhere then they had to go through me first¡­!¡± the security guard replied. ¡°We¡¯ll check on that later¡­¡± the man replied. ¡°OK boys you heard him the smoke is about to fade now¡¯s the time¡­ let¡¯s go!¡± the commander spoke to all of his men. ¡°Torches on, Ammo Check, Weapons ready! Safety OFF! In positions¡­¡± ¡°This is Special team¡­ this is the final warning to everyone inside¡­ you are advised to lower your weapons and surrender yourself as you have nowhere to go¡­¡± The commander issued his final warning on Loudspeaker. *SILENCE* The commander gave the signal to proceed as he got no response from the other party. ¡°GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO!¡± *PUFF**BISS**ZING* ¡°Lower your weap¡­What the hell! There¡¯s nobody here!¡±
Chapter #5 Pursuit
Norsk Battleground, near Ciara Citadel, the Last bastion of hope
*PRRRR**COUGH **COUGH* *CHEW **GOBBLE* It was a truly horrendous sight ¡­ for every demon present on the battlefield that day, as their commander the demon king got killed by a mere cat! and was now getting devoured by it in the middle of the battlefield. Although the demon king was stationed in the rearguard with his guards; He, on observing that the soldiers of the Allied armed forces were crushing his demon soldiers got angry, the allied armed forces soldiers who were at the vanguard and were making a beeline towards the commander of the main forces that was demon general Goro, who was quite a muscular fiend, he held a battle axe on his left hand while he punched or grabbed the enemies with his other hand! He was quite a handsome looking fiend too with light grey skin that was covered by an armor; although goro was super strong but he was the only general that agreed to fight today, the other demon generals were too busy with their lives and didn¡¯t wanted to ruin their fun, the demon king being happy at that moment approved their request, but was now regretting it. Earlier while he was stationed in the rearguard, he got the news that Maya, one of the four demon generals would soon be arriving here pretty soon¡­ but if Goro got killed today, then half of the demon forces present here with him would also be destroyed today, and then they would have to force themselves to retreat, which would prove to be a great loss for him, as his unbroken momentum would be destroyed and the Allied nations will get a chance to regain their strength and would fight back to further push the demon forces. If the demon king was given a chance to use his apocalypse level spell ¡®Black Meteor Shower¡¯ then he would have surely used it to obliterate all the Allied armed forces including the citadel that lied beyond them, but that was not the case¡­ as that spell could be used only once in every 20 years and he had used it 18 years ago, When he started his conquest for the upperworld. So, the only suitable course of action remaining for him was to increase the morale of the demon soldiers who were fighting in the vanguard and the main forces. And, what could be a better plan than he himself joining the main force for a short amount of time! His sudden visit towards the front will raise the morale of his demon soldiers while lowering the morale of the enemy! And would kill two birds with a single stone, also it would be a refreshing experience for him, as he didn¡¯t fought much on the front. His decision that he made at that moment became the cause of the crushing defeat, for the demon forces. The confused and horrified demons stood near the corpse of the demon king, until a demon that stood closest to the corpse lost his mind and ran away screaming ¡°Rr¡­run¡­ get out of my way ¡­ let me goo¡­I don¡¯t want to die¡­¡±.This novel''s true home is a different platform. Support the author by finding it there. As soon as his screams fell on the ears of horrified demons, they got panicked and ran away backwards towards the rearguard, leaving a huge gap between the vanguard and half of the main demon forces which were currently engaged with the enemy. *SLASH**SLASH**SLASH**SLASH**THUD**THUD**THUD**THUD* ¡°The deserters will be exterminated¡­on the spot!¡± demon general Goro spoke in a cold and angry tone as he killed the demons that were trying to run away. ¡°We won¡¯t retreat unless and until we bring our lord back with us! Everyone, kill that monster who dares to devour our lord¡­¡± these words eradicated the fear inside every demon soldier who was present there. *YAAH**UWOOH**KILL**EXTERMINATE**DESTROY THE CAT* Every demon soldier that was present near the demon general, including the general himself charged towards the cat that was enjoying his meal. Watching strange never before seen creatures running towards him with weapons on their hand, the senses of the cat tingled and he decided to flee with some pieces of demon lord still in his mouth! ¡°you, you, you and you¡­ take the remains of our lord and head back towards the rear guard... you twelve guys over there¡­ help them and protect them¡­ the rest, follow me... we are going for a hunt!¡± the demon general instructed the forces as he ran after the cat that was trying to flee. ¡°Everybody on the front slow that thing down ¡­hit him with anything you have¡­ don¡¯t let him escape¡­¡± a demon with a loud voice yelled as he ran besides the demon general who was pursuing the fleeing cat. *SWISH**BOOM*BOOM*SWISH**SWISH**SWISH*BOOM**BOOM**BOOM* ¡°Damn it, why can¡¯t anybody hit that freaking cat!?¡± the angry demon general yelled loudly. ¡°Sir, maybe we should try to use an area of effect spell that has restraining nature¡­instead of shooting the cat directly¡­ because you know¡­err¡­that cat is too nimble!¡± a demon following the demon general suggested him in a flustered voice. ¡°Brilliant! Is there anybody here, who is capable of using a restraining type area of effect spell? The demon general yelled loudly. ¡°Excuse me sir, but I am capable of doing it¡­¡± the flustered demon replied. ¡°Then do it! What are you waiting for¡­¡±demon general replied angrily. ¡°OK sir!¡± *SWISH**ZOOM**ZOOM**SWISH* ¡°Bindeth thy foe in mis¡¯ry¡­ Shadow Bind¡± *ZOOM**ZOOM**ZOOM**SWISH**RUMBLE* The ground beneath the foot suddenly turned pitch black¡­ the cat that was moving at an extremely fast speed suddenly stopped! His shadow started crawling up engulfing its whole body. The cat now started to panic as it struggled desperately to free itself from the clutches of that spell. ¡°Hiss¡­Hiss¡­Hiss¡­¡± the cat dropped the piece of flesh of the prey that he had killed and hissed intensely at the demons, like he was warning them to stay away. ¡°Great work! What is your name lad¡­?¡± the demon general asked. ¡°Zuliya!¡± ¡°Hmm¡­Zuliya¡­ hmm ¡­isn¡¯t that a girl¡¯s name?¡± the demon general replied. ¡°That¡¯s because¡­ I am a girl¡­¡±the demoness replied in a flustered tone. ¡°Oh! I¡¯m sorry¡± the demon general replied as he turned his eyes toward the demoness and smiled. ¡°Congratulations soldier! You are now promoted to a 50 demon team commander!¡± ¡°I¡¯m honored¡­sir!¡± the demoness replied. *HA HA HA* ¡°Ha ha, as for you¡­ cat¡­*SWISH* you¡¯ll have to die¡­¡± the demon general roared as he swung his axe in the air. Chapter #6 Purrge
Norsk Battleground, near Ciara Citadel, the Last bastion of hope
The cat knew that he was in trouble, so he thought about a strategy to escape¡­ and that strategy was to act cute and let the enemy loosen up their guard, if they did it, even just by a little bit¡­then that would be enough to give him ample opportunities to flee¡­ although this method he was using worked only on human targets he thought about giving it a chance, this time he was extra careful as he was trying it on people that didn¡¯t looked like a human. He dilated his eyes and looked towards the approaching demon and cooed. *Meowww* ¡°Ha Ha Ha, this trick won¡¯t work on m¡­¡± as the demon lord was about to complete his sentence something happened that made him loose all of his sense of judgment and rationality. *PUFF**CHIME**CHIME**CHIME* A strange aroma wafted through the air, the air sparkled as if somebody had mixed glitter in it! ¡°Wooow¡­ this animal is sooo cute!!!¡± the demon general proclaimed in an amused tone! ¡°Sir ¡­this cat¡­ it seems like he is using some kind of charming sp¡­¡± Zuliya tried to comment but paused in the end as she too lost all of her sense of judgment and rationality. *WOW**SO CUUTE**WAAH**OWWW**LET ME HUGG HIM!* Every demon soldier present on the battle ground stopped fighting and started to adore the cat that was currently restrained by a spell! ¡°Zuliya! Release him immediately!¡± the demon general ordered the demoness. ¡°Yes!¡± the stupefied demoness replied ¡°I don¡¯t know why I tried to harm such a cute creature¡­ I¡¯m so sorry¡­I¡¯m such a bad girl!¡± the demoness muttered with a pout on her face. ¡°Release!¡± the demoness broke her spell and released the restrained cat. The cat being released from the restraints, now made a beeline towards Ciara citadel. It ran as fast as if he was a bullet! ¡°Nooo! Don¡¯t leave usss! We need you! Don¡¯t goo¡­..¡± Every demon present on the center of the battlefield cried, as the cat ran further and further away from them, until it disappeared in the ranks of allied armed forces. ¡°Now is our chance! Destroy them, wipe them out, kill them while they are still confused.¡± A Dark knight wearing a black armor yelled loudly as he charged towards the demon soldiers.If you come across this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen from Royal Road. Please report it. *UOOOH!* ¡°All the mounted knights¡­ follow the Dark knight¡­!¡± a knight yelled while pointing all the knights present besides him, as he rushed towards the black knight. ¡°All crusaders with me¡­we¡¯ll tear them apart¡± a giant crusader wearing silver armor yelled. ¡°Let¡¯s show them, what we mages are made of¡­¡± an elf mage dressed in blue robe yelled in excitement. *CLASH**BOOM**SWISH**ZZAP**CHING* Loud noises came from the middle of the battlefield, as the allied armed force massacred the whole demon army¡¯s vanguard. *SWISH** CHIME**CHIME**CHIME* ¡°What happened? Where¡¯s that monster? Where are our Vanguard forces? What¡¯s going on?¡± the confused demon general asked as he regained his senses. ¡°Ha Ha Ha, you don¡¯t know? You got charmed by a high level charm spell!¡± A demoness laughed loudly. ¡°Who dares to mock me?¡± the pissed off demon general roared. ¡°Oh! Please Goro, would you shut your trap, Or would you like me to shut it!¡±The demoness replied angrily. ¡°Oh! If it isn¡¯t Maya of the east gate, what is such a pretty lady doing here?¡± Demon general goro replied mockingly. ¡°Perhaps enjoying your foolishness¡­¡± Maya replied cunningly. ¡°Arrgh¡­ go away I don¡¯t need your help!¡± Goro replied in an angry tone. ¡°Grrr¡­ You idiot¡­ I¡¯m not here to help you ¡­I¡¯m here to deliver you an order from the HQ¡± Maya replied. ¡°And¡­ what does the HQ orders me to do?¡± Goro questioned. ¡°A full scale retreat!¡± Maya replied. ¡°Oh! Ok!¡± Goro replied. ¡°What? You won¡¯t argue!¡± Maya was surprised by Goro¡¯s reply. ¡°I¡¯m not a war maniac¡­ I know when to pack up! More than half of my forces have been wiped out. ¡± Goro replied while looking at her. ¡°I didn¡¯t know, that you could make some smart decisions¡­ I thought that all the fiends were dumb!¡± Maya laughed as she mocked Goro. ¡°Yeah whatever!¡± Goro laughed a little. ¡°Everyone retreat!¡± He yelled loudly as he turned away. *EVERYONE RETREAT**EVERYONE RETREAT* All the demons were given a signal to retreat, and soon started retreating. ¡°Not so fast Demon General Goro!¡± a dark knight wearing a black armor yelled. ¡°you should go home kid¡­ you see I¡¯m a little pissed off right now¡­ more than half of my forces have been wiped out ¡­ I seriously want to kill all of you pathetic creatures but I¡¯m retreating now as the HQ commanded me to do so ¡­and believe me¡­you should do the same¡­¡± demon general Goro replied. ¡°Yeah, I¡¯ll go home¡­after taking your head¡­ with me!¡± the black knight yelled as he attacked the demon general. *SWISH* *YAAAH!* ¡°Hmph¡­ you¡¯ll regret this kid...¡± Goro smirked as he took out an ordinary battle axe. *SKINT**SWISH* ¡°General¡­¡± the retreating demons started to run towards the demon general. *CLASH* ¡°Who told you to assist me? Retreat! I¡¯ll be just behind you.¡± Goro ordered the demons who then resumed their retreat. *SWISH* ¡°You¡¯re talking too much demon general!¡± the black knight yelled as he jumped at him. *YAAAH!* *CLASH* ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter whether I talk or not¡­ because you¡¯re too weak to be my opponent!¡± Goro replied while parrying his attacks. *HAAA**CLASH**CLANK**SWISH* ¡°Death blade¡± *SWISH* ¡°Maya¡­ You should leave too¡­ouch!¡± Goro gotwoundedby the skill of the dark knight, while he was talkingwith maya. ¡°Still think that I¡¯m weak?¡± the dark knight mockingly asked him. *SWISH**CLASH* ¡°This kid is annoying¡­¡±Goro told Maya complainingly. ¡°But he is so intense!!! And I like that.¡± Maya replied. ¡°Now leave!¡± Goro replied as he parried one of the attacks that the dark knight threw at him. ¡°Nah, I will stay a little bit longer just to see you getting kicked in your¡­¡± ¡°No! I¡¯m serious! This is not the time to enjoy¡­¡± Goro looked back and tried to find maya, while he replied in a serious tone. *YAAAAHH! * ¡°Everyone towards the dark knight¡­He needs assistance.¡± One of the crusaders yelled while charging forward towards the demon general.¡± *UOOHH!* ¡°Oh Boy!¡± the demon general muttered, as he saw that there was nobody left on the battle field besides him! ¡°Maayyyaaa!!! You witch!!!¡±Demon general Goro yelled as he kicked back the dark knight and fled with full speed. Chapter #7 After the purrge
Grand Road, near Ciara Citadel
*HUFF**HUFF**HMPH* *HMPH**HUFF*HMPH* As demon general Goro was running at his full speed, his pursuers were also giving their all, so the result was¡­ *BOOM**BOOM**BOOM* *SISH**SWISH* *GET HIM!* *BOOM* *SWISH* *BOOM* Countless potholes now lied on a road that was once deemed to be the best road in the whole continent, well¡­the demon general didn¡¯t gave a damn about the road, so he dodged every spell and weapon that was thrown at him, but dodging spells and weapons wasn¡¯t enough, so he casted one of the least used spells in his arsenal¡­ ¡°Evasion¡± he yelled, as soon as he casted the spell, his speed got doubled while smoke began to appear and erase his trail, soon he was pretty much far away from his enemies! ¡°It¡¯s been a while¡­ since I used this spell; I quite liked it when I was a teenager¡± Demon general chuckled as he ran. *SWISH**BOOM* A spell blasted the ground beneath the feet of the demon lord pushing him backwards until he fell on the ground. ¡°You are fast! I admit¡­ but you can¡¯t fly like us!¡± a woman spoke as she landed gently where the demon general lied. ¡°I know that I¡¯m pretty popular with the ladies¡­ but I don¡¯t think that I was so handsome, that I would be stalked by the ladies of the upper world!¡± Demon general Goro smiled as he patted off the dust from his armor as he stood up. Talking about the armor, the armor that Goro wore was a 2nd grade Hellsteel armor that was inscribed with High grade enchantment while the 1st grade Adamanthril armor that demon king wore, was the best armor in the underworld that had never seen a scratch, until the monster cat tore it as if it was a cotton vest! , now turning on to the class of equipments¡­all the equipment that were manufactured in this world were graded automatically by a grading system, that was created centuries ago by some first mages and was a simple process in which the equipment was subjected to a spell known as ¡°Grade¡± ,that categorized them by marking them with the color of the aura they emitted when subjected to this spell and was as follows: The lowest of the low equipment was graded as 7th grade had a red colored aura, then came the 6th grade that was of ordinary quality and had an orange colored aura, then the 5th grade that was of mediocre quality and emitted a yellow colored aura, then came 4th grade that was of good quality and emitted a light green colored aura, after that came the 3rd grade that was of high quality and gave a brilliant green colored aura, then there were rumors about 2nd grade that was of excellent quality and was only described in the legends and if Grade spell was casted on it, then it would give a silver colored aura and after that came the 1st grade that was shrouded in mysteries and was described as a myth it was said that this grade equipment gave a black colored aura.This story has been taken without authorization. Report any sightings. The inscription enchantments in this world were divided into 4 levels that were poor level, ordinary level, mediocre level and high level; there was also a rumor about a legendary inscription enchantment that was way more powerful than the high level. Well all that studies and research came under Appraising arts¡­ Obviously, appraising objects by simply muttering ¡®Appraise¡¯ was just a dream for appraisers, as there was no existence of a convenient spell such as Appraise. So the mages who were appraisers were a rarity, simply because of the fact that appraising objects was a too tiring and menial job. Now, coming back to the present, the demon general¡¯s attempt to flee was foiled by the sudden appearance of valkyries. Valkyries were exceptional women warriors that were deployed to eliminate high level threats .The job of valkyrie was considered to be an elite job amongst many warrior jobs, only women were allowed to join it and the requirements to advance to that job were pretty high, so every female warrior in the continent wanted to get this job. ¡°I¡¯ll be lenient and give you girls a chance to flee¡­¡± the demon general proclaimed. ¡°I¡¯ll be lenient and keep your head intact.¡± The leader of valkyries replied as she swung her war hammer. *YAAAAH!* *BOOM* A large crater was created on the ground by the impact of the hammer. ¡°It seems like that hammer is too heavy a burden for your frail hands!¡± the demon general laughed as he dodged the attack. *BOOM**CLACK* *ARRGH* The demon lord yelled as his chest got hit by the hammer. ¡°It seems to me like someone is getting too cocky!¡± The valkyrie replied as she swung the hammer again. *GRRR* ¡°You created a dent on my beautiful armor¡­ Now I¡¯m angry!¡± the demon king yelled as he threw the ordinary battle axe he was holding. ¡°Bone Slasher...appear!¡± a huge black battle axe appeared out of nowhere, in the hands of Demon general Goro, its jagged blade looked dull while its handle was wrapped by chains! A dark aura was emanating from it giving it a sinister feeling. ¡°Now Die!¡± the demon general roared as he leapt towards the leader of the valkyries. Chapter #8 Power Unleashed!
Grand Road, near Ciara Citadel
*BOOM**CLASH**CLASH* *CLASH**CLASH* The angry demon general unleashed a flurry of fast attacks on the leader of the valkyries. Although the weapon he used was quite big and cumbersome, but it nonetheless, was deadly. In a span of a few minutes, the leader of the valkyries including all the valkyries present there collapsed from the injuries. ¡°Now¡­ it¡¯s kill time!¡±The demon general yelled as he was about to deliver the final blow to his opponents. ¡°Hell tor¡­¡± as the demon general was about to activate his area of effect spell, he was disturbed by many voices. ¡°All enemies cease to moveth¡­ Immobilize¡± ¡°Protecteth mine own allies¡­ Multiple Shields¡± ¡°Thunderbolt¡± ¡°Wind Scythe¡± ¡°Frigid Wave¡± *BOOM**BOOM**BOOM* The injured and confused demon general looked back to find the people responsible for attacking him and saw men from the pursuing party approaching steadily. After identifying the people responsible for the earlier attack, he tried to attack, but due to the effect of immobilize spell he wasn¡¯t even able to move an inch! *YAAAAH* The demon general roared as he exerted his full strength to break the spell. ¡°Arrgh! He¡¯s too powerful I can¡¯t hold him any longer!¡± the mage who casted the immobilize spell yelled in pain! Figuring out that the demon general was about to break free from the spell, all the mages who were present there fired a volley of spells straight at the demon general. ¡°Wind Scythe¡± ¡°Thunderbolt¡± ¡°Frigid Wave¡± *BOOM**BOOM**BOOM* ¡°All warriors charge!¡± the commander leading the pursuit team ordered everyone. *YAAAH!*UWOOOH**FOR GLORY!* But it was too late, as the demon general used his trump card just in the nick of time! ¡°Unleash the pow¡¯r inside me¡­ Hellhiem Key¡±The author''s tale has been misappropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon. The spell ¡°Hellhiem Key¡± was a special demonic spell that was limited to demon generals only; it unlocked all the potential of a demon general and granted him the powers of a demon king for a day! Dark clouds appeared, wind howled fiercely, thunder cracked as the demon general evolved¡­ ¡°All of the people present here should feel honored! As you are the first to witness true power of Gorogath Rozigna, the demon general of the west gate!¡± ¡°Attack him before he completes his evolution!¡± a knight yelled. *UOOOOH!* All the soldiers present on the battlefield now charged straight towards the demon general with an increased vigor. ¡°All you demons are a curse on this world, you killed our people, you destroyed our homeland, but you cannot destroy our willpower¡­ today, we the soldiers of the allied armed forces will get our revenge! Your tyranny ends today!¡± the knight yelled as he unleashed a barrage of heavy blows on the demon general. *SLASH**SLASH**SLASH**CLANG**CLANG*CLANG* ¡°Hahaha! Your meaningless attacks won¡¯t even scratch my Hellsteel armor!¡± ¡°Soon¡­ my transformation will be completed¡­ and with that I¡¯ll end all of your wretched lives.¡± the demon general yelled as he counter attacked. ¡°IMPERIAL SLASH¡± *YAAH!* The knight tried to put up a fight by using his ace skill, he leapt fiercely at the demon general and tried to thrust his great sword inside his chest, but was unable to do so, as the demon general intercepted his attack with a little effort, The knight after getting parried continuously got frustrated, and swung his great sword with great force to get parried again. ¡°Let¡¯s attack together¡­ he won¡¯t be able to escape from our multiple attacks.¡± *YEAH!* All the soldiers roared with their voices full of vigor. *CLANG**CLANG**CLASH**CLANG* Watching all the soldiers coming at him, the demon general now assumed a defensive stance. As the knight and other soldiers attacked him, he parried all the attacks that were thrown towards him while waiting for his transformation to complete. *SWOOP**SWISH**SWISH* The dark energy now swirled towards the demon general, indicating that his transformation was now complete! And it was now the time to unleash all the fury, that was boiling inside of him for a long period of time. The delighted demon general roared as he jumped at the attacking knight, he sent him flying with one blow of his axe, next he kicked the soldier that was about to attack him and sent him flying too! and then moved on to the next soldier, who tried to intercept him but failed to do so¡­ as the demon general punched him right in his gut, making him to puke blood, he then swung his battle axe in a circular motion and killed every soldier who tried to surround him. After that, he then swiftly moved towards the mages who were being guarded by some crusaders, watching the demon general charging straight towards them, the mages panicked and misspelled their incantations; the misspelled incantations caused their spells to fail and the backlash caused by their failed spells resulted in a small blast that sent all the mages and their guards flying sky high! With the mages now out of the fight he changed his target to the enemy commander and charged towards him. As he ran he slashed down everyone that tried to block his path. *BOOM* ¡°What happened, where have all the mages gone?¡± the commander roared as he lifted his shield and assumed a defensive stance to stop the advancing demon general. ¡°Sir, all the mages are dead... we have suffered multiple causalities!¡± a soldier reported. ¡°Assume wall formation, all archers shoot!¡± the commander of the pursuit team yelled. ¡°Hahaha! It¡¯s too late to run now, Burneth mine own enemies to ashes¡­ Hellfire¡± the demon king laughed as he unleashed one of his favorite area of attack spells, causing a huge explosion. *BOOM* ¡°This is certainly refreshing!¡± The demon general proclaimed while laughing maniacally, as the whole area around him got consumed by huge crimson flames. Chapter #9 René
Grand Road, near Ciara Citadel
The demon general was laughing maniacally while watching the whole area around him was getting consumed by the crimson flames, even the ground wasn¡¯t spared and was being consumed by those greedy flames, it all felt to him like he was back in the underworld, just one thing was missing¡­ and that was the screams of the prisoners getting tortured. He continued his laughing for a while, until a thought crossed his mind¡­ why wasn¡¯t anyone screaming? The demon general knew that his hellfire spell was a high level area of effect spell! It was one of the deadliest spells in his arsenal! And if it burned someone, then it would cause an indescribable pain to him that would make him scream till he died. All of these chaotic thoughts in his mind were clarified the moment he got pierced by an arrow, straight in his chest; the glowing arrow ignored the superior defenses of his Hellsteel armor. It pierced right through the Hellsteel armor and punctured one of his hearts. He roared as his heart got pierced. He then tried to remove the glowing arrow that pierced his chest and burned his left hand in the process. As he was about to throw the arrow that he removed, another one came flying straight towards him. He quickly dodged it by jumping to his left side, the missed arrow swiftly changed its trajectory and tried to hit him again, watching the arrow change its trajectory and flying towards him, the demon general now quickly assumed an attacking stance and was about to cut the incoming arrow when he saw another arrow coming from his right side! So he dodged them both by jumping backwards. He then slashed one of the homing arrows by his battle axe, but he didn¡¯t get the chance to destroy the other homing arrow as another arrow came from his back; the angry demon general tried to dodge again, but got hit by the arrow coming from the front. He roared as the arrow pierced his left shoulder, the sudden pain caused his fists to clench and as a result he bent the arrow that he was holding in his left hand. For a moment he had forgotten that he was holding an arrow in his left hand, it was mostly due to the fact that he had to dodge all the attacks of the homing arrows nonstop, and all he did was to jump from one place to another without having the time to do anything. ¡°Grrr! What in hell are these arrows!¡± he yelled as he angrily threw the bent arrow that he was holding, he then tried to remove the arrow that pierced his left shoulder, but wasn¡¯t able to do so as the arrow that he dodged earlier had again changed its trajectory again and was once more trying to hit him .The author''s tale has been misappropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon. Soon two more arrows appeared from his left, while one arrow flew straight towards him, the other one flew towards the sky. The demon general yelled in pain as he tried to dodge the incoming arrow with an arrow stuck on his left shoulder. He badly wanted to remove the arrow that was stuck on his left shoulder, but couldn¡¯t do so, as the homing arrows didn¡¯t gave him a chance to do so; the arrow stuck on his shoulder was still glowing and burning his flesh. It seemed as if the arrow wouldn¡¯t lose its effects unless and until it was completely removed from his body. The demon general, in his entire lifetime of conquest had seen many weapons¡­ some dissolved in the air, some had the tendency to corrode anything they touched, some weapons confused their targeted enemy¡­ while their wielder attacked them, all those weapons were cheap shot but none of those weapons could compare themselves with this weapon. These arrows were too tenacious! Once these arrows were locked on to a target they chased it until they hit the target or were destroyed while doing so, it also seemed to him as if they were being controlled remotely by someone because one of the arrows that was in the sky, wasn¡¯t trying to hit him. It continuously roamed high in the sky trying to find an opening! Also, these arrows were imbued by holy magic and were inscribed by a high level enchantment that made them lethal. Simply put it was a legendary, convenient, cheap shot weapon, which could be used to kill someone from a safe position without being targeted! Soon, all of the hellfire flames died out, revealing that the demon general was completely surrounded by the enemy forces that he had tried to kill earlier. Although he consumed a quarter of his total mana, just by using his ¡®hellfire¡¯ to kill everyone around him, but miraculously everyone from the enemy forces had survived! No damage had been done to them. ¡°Holy Phoenix Arrows!¡±, an archer clad in red robe yelled loudly. ¡°Arrgh...Excuse me!?!¡± the demon general spoke, after he dodged the arrows that tried to hit him. ¡°I thought you¡¯d like to know the name of weapon that would kill you.¡± The man replied loudly. ¡°And this is Phantom Bow¡­ by the way I¡¯m Reed Neils but by friends call me Ren¨¦.¡± The man spoke again while smiling mischievously. ¡°Did you shot these arrows?¡± the demon general asked while dodging two holy phoenix arrows that came from both of his left and right side. ¡°Yes! But I¡¯ve got to admit, you¡¯ve got one hell of armor on you¡­ it was hard to pierce!¡± Ren¨¦ complimented. The demon general¡¯s temper skyrocketed, when he saw, that the person responsible for puncturing one of his hearts was smiling while retreating behind the crusaders, who now changed their formation to shield him. ¡°Youuu¡­ I promise¡­ I won¡¯t live in peace until I tear your heart into pieces!¡± the angry demon general roared as he leapt towards him in rage. Chapter #10 Father and Son
Grand Road, near Ciara Citadel
The demon general roared as he leapt towards Ren¨¦ in rage, he slashed the holy phoenix arrow coming from his right side with a single precise attack that was hard for someone to believe, as the arrow came from his blind spot. He jumped as he approached the crusaders protecting Ren¨¦. And with the momentum that he generated, he swung down his battle axe at the crusaders, who were holding tower shields. His attack landed on an invisible barrier creating a rift in it. *BOOM**CRACK* *CRACKLE* The invisible barrier that protected Ren¨¦ and the crusaders shattered, as if it was made up of glass! The crusaders that were inside it changed their defensive positions, all of them created a line while holding up their tower shields, forming a wall of shields, with Ren¨¦ standing behind them. ¡°Wall of steel¡± all the crusaders activated their group skill to complete their defenses. On the other hand, the demon general again tried to charge at the crusaders, but got interrupted by the remaining two holy phoenix arrows that flew straight towards him while he was charging at the wall of steel that the crusaders created. *SWISH**SWOOSH**SWISH* ¡°I¡¯ve got another present for you!¡± Ren¨¦ shouted in excitement as he threw something at demon general. *CLANG**CLANG**CLANG* *BOOOM**BZZT**BZZT* ¡°Meet Holy Lightning Grenade!¡± ¡°Damn! I hate these holy shit equipments the most!¡± demon general complained as he dodged backwards, as to avoid the blast of the holy lightning grenade. The demon general easily dodged the holy lightning grenade attack by moving out of its blast radius, but the shockwaves after the blast created a strong gust of wind that pushed him backwards, and that was what Ren¨¦ had originally planned for, he quickly controlled both of the holy phoenix arrows and directed them to fly towards the demon lord, while he was being pushed backwards by the strong winds¡­ The demon general got pushed backwards momentarily by the strong gust of wind, as he tried to stand his ground he saw two holy phoenix arrows approaching towards him, one arrow approaching him from the top while the other from the front, both the arrows were flying faster due to the fact that the strong gust of wind was assisting them. The demon general didn¡¯t wanted to move backwards any further because the crusaders there were using ¡®walls of steel¡¯ formation too, and who knows what trap Ren¨¦ had prepared for him there.You might be reading a stolen copy. Visit Royal Road for the authentic version. The demon general knew that it was a critical situation, so he tried another option¡­ ¡°Dark blast¡± he roared as he casted another spell. *BOOM* The explosion emanated from his body destroyed both of the incoming holy phoenix arrows, it also removed the arrow stuck on his left shoulder and neutralized the strong gust of wind by creating a massive shock wave followed by a strong gust of wind. ¡°I didn¡¯t thought that you would have another trick in your sleeve, those were the last of the holy phoenix arrows left in the whole continent¡­¡±Ren¨¦ commented with a pout. ¡°I guess that I¡¯ll have to use some normal Mythril arrows now¡­¡± he sighed as he spoke. ¡°Not a chance! I won¡¯t give you any time to fire them.¡± The demon general replied as he leapt at him. *SPEEW**SPEEW**SPEEW* ¡°Yeah... Whatever¡± Ren¨¦ replied as he fired three mythril arrows straight towards the demon general in a blink of an eye, just to prove him that he wrong. The demon general dodged the incoming arrows with ease; he jumped as he reached near the wall of steel made by the crusaders and swung his battle axe with great force. *YAAAH!* *BOOM* The wall of steel collapsed, leaving the crusaders who created it defenseless! *SLASH**SLASH**SLASH* The demon general killed the crusaders that stood near him just by a swing of his battle axe. ¡°Don¡¯t let him approach master Ren¨¦!¡± a crusader yelled as he parried the attack made by the demon general with his great sword, but soon got blown away by the sheer strength of his next swing. *THWACK* ¡°I¡¯m coming for you¡­¡± the demon general yelled as he blew away a dozen of soldiers who came at him, He went berserk as he approached Ren¨¦; nothing could stop him¡­ no arrows , no spells¡­ no person! Although Ren¨¦ was extremely skilled and clever, but¡­ he didn¡¯t even had a quarter of strength that the demon general possessed. The angry demon general slaughtered anyone brave enough to block his path; soon he stood face to face with his adversary. ¡°Now it¡¯s time for you to die!¡± the demon general yelled as he swung his battle axe at Ren¨¦, who tried to parry it with his mythril sword. *THUD*came the sound that the battle axe made, when it collided with an object that was definitely not a sword! ¡°I didn¡¯t knew, that the demon general was so weak¡­¡± a man replied, who stood in between the demon general Zoro and Ren¨¦. ¡°Who are you? Get out of my way¡­ or ill slaughter you.¡± the angry demon general roared as he jumped back. ¡°Father!¡± Ren¨¦ gasped as he bowed in obedience. ¡°I told you to practice more with the sword¡­ your posture was incorrect! He would have killed you in a single strike!¡± the man yelled. Yes father, your son shall practice more until he masters the way of the sword¡­¡± Rene replied with his head still facing downwards. ¡°But before you do that¡­ you should first try to assist me! Because you know¡­ he is too strong opponent for me¡­ and I think that have provoked him too much!¡± the man yelled while pointing the demon general. ¡°Yes father!¡± Ren¨¦ agreed. ¡°Lord Neils! We want to assist you too¡­¡± all the soldiers from the Ren¨¦ Company present there yelled in unison. ¡°Hahaha! This is great¡­ now I can be satisfied even more; first it was the son only, now it¡¯s a father and son combo menu on the platter.¡± The demon general roared as he activated the special skill of his unique battle axe ¡°Dark Oblivion¡± and charged straight towards the father and son duo. Chapter #11 Rescued
Grand Road, near Ciara Citadel
The demon general charged straight towards the father and son duo while activating the special skill of his unique battle axe ¡°Dark Oblivion¡±. *Boom* The skill got blocked by the kite shield that lord neils held! ¡°Don¡¯t think that only you possess 2nd grade equipment here¡­ my Mythrilkite shield is also top tier 2nd grade equipment¡­ It can block any attack that you throw at me¡­ Skullbash¡± the lord activated his shield¡¯s equipment skill and pushed the demon general back with a great force giving Ren¨¦ an opening to shoot. ¡°Rapid Snipe¡± Ren¨¦ quickly activated his bow¡¯s equipment skill and shot 13 mythril arrows at the demon king, with each of them being targeted at his different vital points. ¡°Crusaders, Plan B Now! Do it!¡± Ren¨¦ yelled as he finished firing his last arrow. ¡°Unity¡± the crusaders activated their special group skill and started their incantation for an area of effect spell known as Holy light. ¡°Blesseth us! Holy light¡± many crusaders yelled in unison as a brilliant golden light emanating from the sky fell on the earth and bathed everything in it. Holy light was a mid tier spell used to cure illnesses or curses, buffing up the strength and boosting morale of the allies, but it also had a hidden effect that obliterated demons and the undead by purifying their aura. But, it was ineffective for high level demon soldiers or undead, and that was the place where the special skill unity kicked in¡­ This special skill that was exclusive only to the crusaders and caused all of them to connect their minds creating a giant network of consciousness, to which everyone was openly connected, this giant network was maintained through the mana of everyone connected through that skill; everything including information, thoughts, mana and even skills or spells was shared with each and every crusader present on the battlefield for a short duration of time, making them invincible for the moment. That skill also multiplied the effects of any skill or spell used by the crusaders, given that more than one person activated that skill, it didn¡¯t matter whether the other people knew that skill or not because all the information regarding that skill was transferred to them in their minds, the skill multiplication depended upon the number of crusaders connected through that special skill; This gave the crusaders the destructive power that was required in a warrior to be at the vanguard of every battle. The demon general yelled in pain as he got burned by the strong holy light! He wasn¡¯t able to see anything in that blinding light so he started swinging his battle axe everywhere around the place. *YAAH!* Lord neils yelled as he swung his mithryl sword on the demon general and slashed him. ¡°Holy Slash¡± lord neils activated his sword¡¯s equipment skill and unleashed a barrage of attacks. The blinded demon general tried his best to parry the attacks that lord neils threw at him, but still got slashed and stabbed. He then tried protecting his vital spots, by assuming defensive stance and waiting for the crusader¡¯s special skill to end, which soon happened as the holy light began to vanish, revealing that more enemies had joined the Ren¨¦ Company and were about to launch an another series of multiple attacks. ¡°Dark recovery!¡± the demon general casted a spell to heal himself, as he was severely injured during his previous bout with lord neils.Taken from Royal Road, this narrative should be reported if found on Amazon. ¡°Holy Slash¡± lord neils activated his sword¡¯s equipment skill again, hoping to deal a considerable amount of damage to the demon lord while was healing himself, but got parried this time. ¡°Now it¡¯s my turn!¡± the demon general yelled at lord neils who stood in front of him. ¡°Dark Oblivion¡± ¡°Hell Tornado¡± the demon general used both of his skill and spell at the same time creating a massive tornado of black flames. *YAAAHHH! **BOOM**BOOM**BOOM* His skills blew away all the incoming soldiers including lord neils. ¡°Father!¡± Ren¨¦ screamed as he saw his father getting blown backwards by a huge tornado made up of black flames! *THUD**SCREEECH**SLIDE* ¡°I¡¯m fine son ¡­ just got a few little bruises on me¡­¡± lord neils spoke as he tried to stand up. ¡°It seems to me like you guys need some assistance¡­ Let me help you!¡± a young man wearing a golden armor spoke softly as he came from behind. ¡°My name is Rigor and I am a paladin.¡± He smiled as he casted a heal spell on Lord neils. ¡°Let us help you too lord neils¡­ we now have fully recovered.¡± The leader of the valkyries chimed in. ¡°Count me in too! I have some score to settle with him¡± a dark knight spoke, as he pointed the demon general while making his way out of the crowd and walking towards the lord who was getting healed. ¡°Okay let¡¯s do It.¡± lord neils replied. ¡°Crusaders, we will provide support ¡­¡± Ren¨¦ yelled loudly. *YES SIR!* ¡°Valkyries stand ground with the crusaders and assist us!¡± the captain of valkyries ordered. *YES MAAM!* ¡°Arrgh¡­I too wanted to give orders to someone!¡± the young paladin complained. ¡°Just focus on the demon general for now¡­ We don¡¯t want to screw this chance!¡± the dark knight retorted to the young paladin¡¯s complaint. ¡°Oooh, so all of you guys want to attack together¡­then bring it on!¡± the demon general challenged everyone. ¡°Unity¡± ¡°Holy Light¡± the crusaders once again activated their special group skill and casted the spell, but this time it wasn¡¯t much effective as the demon general was prepared for it. ¡°Rapid Snipe¡± Ren¨¦ activated his bow¡¯s equipment skill and shot some mythril arrows at the demon king to create an opening for everyone. ¡°Valhalla¡± the valkyries activated their skills causing a surge in morale and temporarily boosting everyone¡¯s strength. ¡°Divine Judgment¡± the paladin casted his special spell, a black halo appeared on the head of the approaching demon general causing him to freeze, while a big bolt of thunder fell on him burning him intensely. ¡°Holy Slash¡± lord neils activated his sword¡¯s equipment skill and slashed the still immobilized demon general in many places. ¡°Shadow Gash¡± the dark knight yelled as he activated his most powerful skill and amputated the left arm of the demon general. *AAAARGH* The demon general yelled in pain as one of his arm fell on the ground. ¡°Shattering Hammer¡± the leader of the valkyries activated her hammer¡¯s equipment skill and blew the demon general far away. ¡°This is what you get for messing with the people of the upperworld.¡± she spoke while she lifted her hammer in order to hit him again. ¡°Mass Delirium¡± A voice of a lady echoed through the sky, causing each and every skill and spell to break. Everyone present on the battlefield got confused as all of their sense of judgment and rationality faded into oblivion. ¡°Just look at you¡­ so pathetic!¡± ¡°Just leave me¡­alone¡± the demon general spoke as he tried to stand up. ¡°No¡­ that can¡¯t happen, after all I¡¯ve come to rescue you¡­ again!¡± Maya replied as she telekinetically lifted up the demon general and his fallen arm in the air. ¡°These people¡­they should be exterminated¡­ now!¡± demon general spoke. ¡°HQ ordered us to retreat¡­ not to fight!¡± Maya told the demon general, as she carried him telekinetically, while she flew. ¡°Also we¡¯ve got to do something about this boy¡­¡± she winked while pointing out the demon general¡¯s amputated arm. ¡°Ahhh! Why did you left me back there?¡± the demon general sighed as he asked her. ¡°Why? Because¡­it felt like it was fun!¡± Maya replied while looking forward. Soon both of the demons disappeared in the oblivion, after some time the mass delirium spell broke, causing everyone to break out of their trance. ¡°What happened? Where is the demon general?¡± these were the only two questions that came from everyone¡¯s mouth after they regained all of their sense and rationality. ¡°Damn it seems like he fled in the end¡­¡± the dark knight replied. ¡°It was such a waste of effort!¡± Ren¨¦ muttered. ¡°Yeah¡± The leader of the valkyries agreed. ¡°Now now ¡­ it¡¯s not the time to get sad, all the countless sacrifices our fallen brothers made, all the misery and pain we suffered for 18 years... All of it has now come to an end; because in the end we persevered¡­we drove away the demons from our homeland¡­ we defeated a demon general and forced him to flee¡­ Be proud my heroes, be proud of yourselves!¡± lord neils proclaimed with an immense pride that could clearly be seen, shining inside his old eyes. *YEAAAHHH! **UWOOOH! **WE WON! * Chapter #12 Ciara Citadel City
Ciara Citadel City, Eisenhiem Kingdom¡¯s New Capital
The cat after jumping into the ranks of the allied armed forces; successfully evaded the pursuing demons, and made a beeline for Ciara citadel that lied ahead of him. With an unimaginable speed, that no one could ever hope to match up¡­ it soon left the battlefield behind and was now standing in front of a 50-meter wide moat which was filled with water, the water in the moat was supposed to come from some underground tunnels, which were connected to the great snow river. Behind the moat; was an endless 35 meter tall wall made up of stones, which protected the entire Ciara citadel city inside it, the layout of entire city was circular; having a diameter of 20 kilometers, with the entire perimeter of the city being shielded by these 35 meter tall stone walls. There were countless old buildings inside the citadel including a huge cathedral, a giant infirmary, and soldier¡¯s barracks while at the centre of the citadel town stood a huge old castle which was currently in a pretty bad condition. Well, the entire city of Ciara citadel was in a stagnating condition, with a low population and a high emigration rate. There were countless old rundown buildings, which were scattered throughout the entire city; simply put this city was more of a big old village, having a castle and spanning across a whopping 314 square kilometers protected by huge walls, rather than a proper city; and was about to lose its status of a city, until a recent announcement made by the current king of Eisenhiem kingdom, King Nobius declaring it as the new capital of Eisenhiem kingdom, revived this long forgotten city; which was once used as a frontier for the kingdom¡¯s northern conquest 200 years ago. There were eight entrances that lead inside the citadel and were located at all the eight directions*. All the eight entrances had an enormous stone bridge constructed over the moat, leading to an imposing bent entrance complex. Would-be assailants to the citadel would have to take over five turns up a vaulted entrance ramp, over which there were many machicolations for pouring hot liquids on attackers from the mezzanine above. The cat, after experiencing his newfound powers, thought that he would be able to jump over the 35 meter huge wall¡­ So, he tried to jump over the huge citadel walls and in the process collided in the middle of the wall and fell straight into the moat. The cat frantically tried to get out of the moat, as the cold water of the moat was freezing the cat while drowning him too¡­ this made the cat¡¯s deep hatred for water rise, to a whole new level¡­ ¡°Meowwrrr!¡± *BOOM**BISHHH* The while drowning cat unknowingly casted a ¡®Dragon¡¯s rage¡¯ spell that blew up the moat¡¯s water sky high, creating a fountain of water, followed by a rainbow in the sky. *RING**RING**RING**RING* *ENEMY ATTACK ON THE NORTHERN WALL* All of the sentries lined up on the top of the wall. With some of them equipped with bows and arrows, some of them with crossbows. There were even some ballistae and mangonels lined up that were ready to fire on sight. Some mages also stood beside them and were continuously chanting incantations.The story has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the violation. ¡°It seems like our army lost¡­ but we won¡¯t give this city to the demons, all the soldiers get ready, we will fight till our last breath¡­¡± the commander in charge of the city yelled to all of his men, he was about to give an order to retaliate; but got interrupted by a guard, who reported that no enemy was sighted on the northern wall. ¡°What? Then where is the enemy?¡± he asked the guard. ¡°Well sir, up until now we have no reports of an enemy forces trying to attack us.¡± The guard replied politely. ¡°Then what about the explosion earlier?¡± he asked the guard with a queer look on his face. ¡°We are investigating it sir¡­ and will report our findings to you as soon as possible.¡± Meanwhile our furry little friend was half frozen and nearly exhausted, just by trying to swim in the moat and was about to be drowned. ¡°Hey¡­ there¡¯s a cat drowning in the moat here.¡± A soldier from the recon team yelled as he reported the captain of the recon team. ¡°Leave him be¡­ we need to get inside the citadel as soon as possible.¡± the captain of the recon team commanded. ¡°Nooo! We can¡¯t let a cat die from drowning in a moat¡­ I¡¯ll go and save him¡± A young human mage who was in the recon team screamed. He was a cat lover and couldn¡¯t see a cat die in front of his eyes. ¡°Ok¡­ Cat Romeo! But you should hurry as we won¡¯t be standing here all day¡­ and you won¡¯t be getting any help from us.¡± The captain replied. ¡°It¡¯s fine by me¡­ sir!¡±The mage replied as he rushed towards the cat that was on the verge of getting drowned. ¡°Levitate object¡± he casted a spell on the drowning cat and pulled him out of the moat. He then put the cat on the ground and sat in front of him. The wet cat after coming out of the moat trembled; and tried to jerk some water off his body, as to dry himself. ¡°Meowww!¡± the cat politely meowed in front of mage as if he was thanking him for saving his life. ¡°You must be feeling wet and uncomfortable¡­let me help you¡­ Dry¡± the mage casted another of his spells, as to help the cat. ¡°Prrrr¡­¡± the car purred in pleasure as all the uncomfortable wet feeling was gone and was now replaced by a soothing tickling feeling. ¡°You know, you are quite lucky that we arrived here just in time¡­ that moat is enchanted; and the water inside it freezes and drowns the people who are unfortunate enough to fell in it...¡± the mage spoke while helping the cat. ¡°What were you doing outside the city? Hunting?¡± the mage asked; as he lifted the cat up in his arms, after he had finished drying the cat. ¡°Meoww!¡± the cat replied. ¡°Oh! So you were hunting¡­ so, what did you hunt?¡± the mage asked the cat while he stroked his head gently. ¡°Maw!¡± the cat replied again¡­ ¡°Tuna!?! How did you hunt a tuna here?¡± the mage asked the cat. ¡°Mau Mau¡­Mau...Meow!¡± the cat replied. ¡°You saw a giant tuna on walking legs, in a place where many people were fighting?¡± the mage got confused by the answer that he got from the cat. ¡°Captain, he¡¯s losing it¡­ again¡­¡± a soldier yelled while he pointed out the mage who was talking with a cat! ¡°Oh boy!¡± the captain exclaimed with a sorry look on his face, that could be clearly seen by everyone present there¡­ except the mage and the cat, who were enjoying a light conversation. ¡°I¡¯m Alan by the way, what¡¯s your name?¡± the mage asked the cat. ¡°Hey Alan, stop trying to talk to a cat!¡± the captain ordered the mage. ¡°Maww¡­¡± the cat replied. ¡°I¡¯m sorry¡­what did you say was your name again?¡± Alan asked the cat. ¡°Hey Alan, leave the cat and come here right now¡­or we¡¯ll leave you here.¡± the captain yelled in anger. ¡°I¡¯m coming¡­¡± Alan replied as he stood up. ¡°We are going inside the city¡­ as this place is not safe, you should come with us.¡± Alan told the cat. ¡°Maw¡± the cat replied as it followed Alan. The recon team, after completing their half a day of work; returned back to the citadel, to report their findings and to relax a bit. Chapter #13 Cat in the city
Ciara Citadel City, Eisenhiem Kingdom¡¯s New Capital
¡°We¡¯re the 21st recon team, requesting permission to enter the city¡­¡±the captain of the recon team yelled as he stood in front of the closed gate. *GRGRGRGRGR* The gate opened gradually, revealing the guards who were standing behind it; who were holding a spear in their hands. ¡°How was the view outside¡­ my friend?¡±A handsome tall man, wearing chainmail armor yelled; he had a long face that was further highlighted by his short brown hair. ¡°Scenic¡­¡± the captain replied coldly. ¡°Don¡¯t be so cold with your old friend¡­ here have some ale¡­ it¡¯ll help you.¡± the man replied cheerfully. ¡°I don¡¯t drink on duty.¡± The captain now replied with an angry face. ¡°Hey hey¡­ don¡¯t refuse a drink at times like these¡­ you may not get another chance to do so...¡± the man replied with a sad smile on his face. ¡°Let¡¯s have a drink¡­ after I report our findings to my superior.¡± The captain replied waving his hand as he walked away. ¡°At least tell me what you found?¡± the man yelled. ¡°Nothing¡­¡± the captain replied. ¡°Nothing?¡± the man murmured while he looked towards the captain. ¡°Maw¡­¡± ¡°Huh! Hey kitty, want to have some ale with me?¡± the man asked the cat who was currently staring at him. ¡°Meow!¡± the cat replied. ¡°Ok here¡­ oops! it seems like the mug is empty¡­¡± the man replied as he tilted his empty mug and saw a few drops of ale that fell on the ground. ¡°Sir¡­ erm¡­ the cat doesn¡¯t wants your ale, it wants the meat¡­ that you are eating with it.¡± Alan told the man. ¡°Oh, if it isn¡¯t Alan¡­ what¡¯s going on? Is this your cat?¡± the man spoke to Alan, while giving a piece of meat to the cat. ¡°Ah¡­ no¡­ we found this cat drowning on the moat, I saved him and he is following me since then.¡± Alan replied. ¡°Wow you¡¯re so brave¡­ jumping in the enchanted moat, just to save a drowning kitty.¡± The man praised Alan, who got flustered by a little compliment. ¡°Ah ha-ha...no¡­ I didn¡¯t jump into the moat¡­ I just pulled him out by my spell.¡± Alan replied while scratching the back of his head. ¡°Hmm¡­ an intelligent decision¡­ you knew that those waters were enchanted, so you pulled him out instead of jumping in yourself¡­ hmm.¡± The man spoke while nodding his head. ¡°Who would you save if a cat and a woman both are drowning in the moat at the same time?¡± the man asked Alan in curiosity. ¡°I would try to save both¡­¡± Alan replied with a puzzled look on his face. ¡°What if you don¡¯t have enough mana and you could save only one of them?¡±Unauthorized content usage: if you discover this narrative on Amazon, report the violation. ¡°Well, then I would save the woman first¡­¡± Alan replied in a stressed-out tone. ¡°Really! You won¡¯t save the cat?¡±The man asked Alan with an astonished look on his face. ¡°Yeah¡­¡± Alan replied slowly. ¡°What if you find out that the woman you saved is a dwarf?¡± the man chuckled. ¡°Sir¡­¡± ¡°Ah ha ha ha! Sorry¡­ my bad, my bad; hope you find a nice girl, who love kitties just like you¡­ and is not a dwarf, or a giant!¡± the man laughed as he patted Alan¡¯s slightly bent back. ¡°By the way you guys are too tensed try to take a breather¡­ come to the pub tonight¡­ with the captain.¡± The man replied as he waved off the men from the 21st recon team. ¡°Ha ha¡­ yeah¡­ with the captain¡­¡± all the men replied in a dead tone, as they thought about their captain in a pub, after getting drunk¡­ ¡°Oh boy! It seems like I forgot about the last time¡­ and invited him to the pub tonight! Hope that the owner lets him in¡­¡± the man shivered as a cold sweat ran down his cheek. Soon, the men of the recon team approached a big gate tagged as Gate no. 4 , which lead to a giant old building made up of stones that looked like a castle; adjacent to that building was a big stable which contained various kinds of mounts and another building having a 30 meter tall tower which was known to be the mage¡¯s headquarters, in front of these buildings was a giant field that was used as a mock battleground or to practice drills, besides these buildings the facility also had 30 dormitories, a few houses, a church, a siege workshop, an alchemy lab, a library, and a giant cafeteria. The whole place was surrounded by 10 meter tall walls which enclosed the entire facility that spanned over 2 square kilometers. This facility was earlier known as the military barracks; even though it was a fully fledged military facility, and was this town¡¯s one of the major cause of employment and stability. It was now renamed as ¡°Eisenhiem elite military academy¡± because of the following reason: It was the only military facility left in the Eisenhiem kingdom, as all the other military facilities were destroyed by the demon army, while they conquered more than 3/4th portion of the kingdom. ¡°Maw¡­¡± the cat meowed as he followed Alan into the facility. ¡°Hey, you there¡­ No stray animals or monsters are allowed here inside this facility!¡± a guard yelled at Alan. ¡°But, last time I checked¡­pets were allowed here.¡± Alan replied. ¡°Yeah...Pets are still allowed here¡­but I know that, this cat here is clearly not your pet¡­¡± the guard replied. ¡°Who said that?¡± Alan yelled. ¡°Your captain¡­he ordered us to stop you from bringing any more animals into the academy.¡± the guard replied. ¡°He said that you have a habit of adopting stray cats¡­ and you probably have 20 of them in your room¡­¡± the guard chuckled. ¡°No! I have 21 cats in my room¡­¡± Alan replied angrily. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, but we can¡¯t allow you to bring this cat in the academy.¡± The guard argued. Alan begged and pleaded the guard to let the cat enter the academy with him, he even tried to bribe him but the guard didn¡¯t waver from the decision that he made earlier. ¡°Rules are Rules¡­ I¡¯m sorry but you¡¯ll have to leave him here at the gate.¡± the guard told Alan. Watching all the fuss, the cat decided not to enter the academy and turned towards the direction of the bazaar*. He then meowed while looking back at Alan as if he was saying thank you and goodbye; and then gently ran away. ¡°Noooo¡­ kitty¡­ don¡¯t goo¡­¡± Alan cried as he saw the cat running towards the bazaar. The cat, after leaving Alan behind now ran towards bazaar. A faint smell of tuna was coming from the direction where he was heading¡­ and eating all the tuna as much as he could get, was his one and only ambition. He soon reached the bazaar, which was located on the southern part of the city and tried to sniff out the location from where the smell of tuna was coming¡­ he walked as he slowly observed the condition of the bazaar. Most of the shops in the bazaar were closed; the shops that were open had little merchandise to sell, there were one or two people who were shopping or walking around, most of the people had locked themselves up in their homes and were too scared to come out. The whole situation looked as if an order of curfew had been imposed on the city. *SNIFF**SNIFF* The cat sniffed as it located a small shop that was selling dried fish and carefully treaded towards it. The owner of the shop looked at the cat, in a way as if he had identified a robber and took out his knife that he used to cut the fish. He then tried to scare away the cat, by posing as if he was about to throw his knife at him. ¡°Meow!¡± the cat tried to ask the shopkeeper for a piece of tuna. ¡°Shoo¡­Shoo¡­ Go away¡­ I don¡¯t have anything to give to you.¡± The shopkeeper tried to shoo away the cat. ¡°Meow¡­¡± the cat took a step forward, after it looked at the biggest tuna that was impaled on a hook. ¡°That¡¯s it¡­¡± the shopkeeper yelled as he stood up and threw the knife at the approaching cat. ¡°Hiss...¡± the cat hissed as it dodged the knife that was thrown at him. The shopkeeper at the moment didn¡¯t comprehend; that he was messing up with the wrong person cat, and would have to pay dearly for it¡­ Chapter #14 Kindness
Bazaar, Ciara Citadel City, Eisenhiem Kingdom
Bazaar, Ciara Citadel City, Eisenhiem Kingdom The cat got very angry after the shopkeeper threw a knife at him, this was the first time that the cat had tried to demand some ¡®tuna¡¯ from someone¡­ As his demand got rejected, he was now about to go into his berserk mode. ¡°Hiss¡­Meeooww¡­¡± the cat gave his final warning to the shopkeeper while eyeing at the tuna that was hanging on the hook. ¡°Huh¡­you still won¡¯t go you little¡­¡± the shopkeeper picked up another knife and threw straight at the cat. The cat didn¡¯t move an inch this time, he had already knew that the knife won¡¯t hit him, because he had already predicted the trajectory of the knife; just by looking at the hand of the shopkeeper. ¡°Now you¡¯ve pissed me off¡­¡± the shopkeeper yelled as he picked up a cleaver knife from his table. ¡°Grr¡­¡± the cat growled as he got ready to dodge the cleaver knife which the shopkeeper was about to throw at him. ¡°Hey ¡­ you there¡­ stand still¡­ put down your knife.¡± A female guard, who was watching everything for a while, now interfered in between the shopkeeper and our little friend. ¡°Ah! Guard Ma¡¯am, please scare away this cat¡­ he is eyeing on my biggest and best tuna¡­ oh!¡± the shopkeeper requested the guard in an appealing tone as he turned his head to look at the guard. She was an eight feet tall giantess, with a pretty face and a nice figure; she had long dark brown hair that reached her hips and were braided together, her skin was as white as snow, with a light pink complexion on her face; her rosy pink lips were decorated by an innocent smile that was charming enough to make hundreds of people go wild about her. She wore a light purple colored tunic that had a big city guard insignia embroidered on the left side of the chest while she carried a giantess halberd on her left shoulder. Even the shopkeeper was mesmerized by her charm, but he controlled himself as some vile intentions came into his mind. ¡°Hiss¡­ Maw¡­ Grr¡± the cat hissed and growled as he warned the guard to stay away. ¡°Hey kitty, don¡¯t be afraid¡­ I won¡¯t harm you¡­¡± the guard requested the cat in a gentle tone. ¡°Meow!¡± the cat meowed and accepted the guard¡¯s request as his temper strangely cooled down. ¡°Hey you mister¡­ can¡¯t you see how brave this cat is? He stood his ground without budging an inch¡­ while you threw your knife at him. He deserves a piece of that fish.¡± the guard persuaded the shopkeeper in a gentle tone. ¡°Instead of driving away this cat, you are telling me to feed it! Just who the hell do you think you are¡­ are you King Nobius himself?¡± the angry shopkeeper yelled. ¡°If you want to reward him then do it on your own. Don¡¯t try to mess with my business¡­¡± ¡°Meowww¡­ grr¡­¡± the cat growled at the shopkeeper as he saw that he was insulting the giantess. ¡°It¡¯s ok! You don¡¯t need to be angry¡­¡± the giantess replied in admiration as she saw that the cat was trying to prevent the shopkeeper from trolling her.The author''s tale has been misappropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon. ¡°Then how much does this tuna cost?¡± she inquired. ¡°Hehe¡­ now we¡¯re talking¡­ this is a small Bluefin tuna*¡­ it is the best tuna that you can¡¯t find anywhere else in this whole city¡­ it was hard to get¡­ it costs 75 bronze coins.¡± The shopkeeper replied with a cheesy grin on his face. He secretly raised the price of the tuna as he now wanted to ridicule the female guard. There were two reasons for him to act like this. First reason was that he was a racist and he hated giant race the most; out of all the four races. Even though all the four races were now united against a common enemy and were living together with amity; there were still some people, who didn¡¯t liked every race acting as one attitude and were constantly trying to break it. And second reason was that he hated cats. ¡°75 bronze coins!!! That¡¯s too expensive for a tuna like this¡­make it 30 bronze coins¡± the guard replied while reaching out for the tuna that was hanging on the hook with her right hand. ¡°Ok, I¡¯ll go for 70 bronze coins¡­ if you give me a kiss on my left cheek¡­¡± the shopkeeper replied with a lecherous smile. ¡°What!¡± the giantess exclaimed as her hand stopped in the middle of the air. ¡°I said 75 bronze coins¡­ nothing less¡­ buy or leave¡­¡±the shopkeeper replied. ¡°Ok, then give me half of that tuna!¡± she replied as she pointed out the tuna. ¡°You¡¯ve got to buy the full tuna¡­ It can¡¯t be sold half!¡± the shopkeeper replied angrily. ¡°Are you going to buy it or not; or are you interested in me rather than this tuna¡­¡±the shopkeeper commented. Although the giantess looked bold¡­ she was pretty shy. The remark that the shopkeeper made traumatized her. She quickly reached for her purse and took out seventy-five bronze coins and handed it to the shopkeeper. ¡°Hiss¡­Grr¡­Meow¡­¡± the cat, who was watching everything became angry and hissed at the shopkeeper. ¡°Here¡­ the shopkeeper handed her a different tuna, which was smaller than the one that was hanging on the hook. ¡°Hey¡­ you are giving me a different tuna¡­ I want this one¡± the giantess complained as she pointed out the tuna that was hanging in front of her. ¡°Oh¡­ that one costs 80 bronze coins.¡± He replied mischievously. ¡°But you earlier mentioned that it was the price of this tuna!¡± the giantess complained in a feeble voice with her fingers still pointing out the bigger tuna. ¡°Hey this is a tuna¡­and not to mention it¡¯s a bluefin tuna! It is a rarity that you won¡¯t find anywhere in this city¡­ also it¡¯s my shop¡­ I decide the price here¡­ it¡¯s up to you whether you want to take it or leave it¡­¡± the shopkeeper replied angrily. ¡°Ok!¡± the giantess replied as she took the tuna that the shopkeeper gave her. ¡°Come here kitty¡­¡± the giantess asked the cat to follow her, while she walked away from the fish shop. ¡°He he, giantesss sure are too simple¡­ I made a heavy profit there¡­¡± the shopkeeper murmured to himself as he stood up and went to fetch the knives that he had earlier thrown at the cat. On finding an empty spot near a house, she rested her halberd on the wall, with the bladed side facing downward towards the ground. She then sat down on the ground holding an 18 inches long tuna by her both hands and smiled. ¡°Time to Ea..¡± *SWISH**SNATCH**SWISH* The cat in an instant snatched away the tuna, which the giantess was holding and ran away from her. When he came a few meters away; he stopped as he noticed that the giantess was not following her, nor she was yelling or screaming like the others. So, he turned around and dropped the tuna on the ground. He then began to eat it at an incredible speed. *CHOMP**CHEW**MUNCH**GOBBLE**CHEW**CHOMP* ¡°It seems you were quite starved Mr.Kitty!¡± The giantess complimented as she stood up and walked forward towards the cat. ¡°Grrrr¡­¡± the cat growled as he saw the giantess slowly approaching towards him. ¡°It¡¯s ok! I won¡¯t steal your tuna¡­¡± she replied with a sad smile. *RUMBLE* Her empty stomach rumbled as she suddenly stopped approaching the cat. It was extremely foolish of her to buy a fish for 75 bronze coins when her monthly salary was 20 silver coins! She had to pay 5 silver coins a month as her rent and 7 silver 50 Bronze coins for her 3 timely meals that weren¡¯t enough to fill her stomach; not to mention all the miscellaneous costs that wreaked havoc on her purse. Now all she was left with were 45 bronze coins for the rest of the month that was about to end after a week. She too was pretty hungry and wanted to eat some of the fish but couldn¡¯t dare to interrupt the cat. Who was currently enjoying his meal! So she stood up and walked away. The cat watching that the giantess was walking away; picked up the half finished tuna and ran towards her. He overtook her and stood in front of her. Then he put down the remaining tuna on the ground and stood back as he meowed innocently. ¡°For me?¡± the giantess asked as she pointed at the remaining piece of tuna and then at herself. ¡°Maw¡­¡± the cat replied. ¡°Thank you!¡± the giantess cried as she picked up the tuna. Chapter #15 Heist!
Ciara Citadel City, Eisenhiem Kingdom
The giantess was walking along the curved road that lead to a large farm, the cat was following the giantess on a whim. He was constantly meowing on the road thinking that the giantess was carefully listening to what he was trying to tell her, but it was not the case¡­ due to the reason that the giantess was too simple and she was thinking this cat¡¯s meowing as a normal cat that was simply meowing because he was happy. ¡°MAW¡­.MEOW¡­.MAW¡­MAW¡­MEOWWWW!¡± the cat was meowed pleasantly, while the giantess listened to his meows as she walked. ¡°I don¡¯t know why you are following me Mr. Kitty¡­¡± the giantess spoke to the cat, which was still meowing merrily. ¡°MEOOOWW!¡± the cat replied. ¡°Don¡¯t you have anywhere to go?¡± the giantess asked the cat in an innocent voice. ¡°MEOW¡­¡± the cat replied. ¡°I don¡¯t understand what you are trying to say¡­¡± she replied anxiously. ¡°By the way¡­ I am Elisa¡­ and I¡¯ll call you Mr. Kitty¡­ is that okay with you?¡± ¡°Maw.¡± The cat replied in a dull tone that reflected his enthusiasm after getting a new name¡­ he was called by many names before, so he accepted his new name easily. ¡°Okay Mr. Kitty¡­ erm¡­ She was barely able to keep up the conversation between her and the talkative cat¡­ watching this; the cat stopped meowing and went into silent. He came to understand that she and the other people here weren¡¯t the same as the guy named ¡®Alan¡¯, who had earlier saved him from drowning in the freezing water, only Alan was able to perfectly understand what he was trying to say. ¡°Hey! You don¡¯t need to get angry¡­ you know, I didn¡¯t had a cat as a pet before¡­ So, I don¡¯t know how you feel!¡± the giantess replied as she scratched her head while walking towards the farm. ¡°But don¡¯t worry¡­ I will take care of you¡­¡± she spoke as she smiled at the cat that was walking beside her. ¡°Maw!¡± the cat wanted to tell the giantess that he could take care of himself; and he did it too but in cat language and gestures, but the clueless giantess couldn¡¯t comprehend it. She just kept walking without understanding a single word, while simply smiling as a reply¡­ ¡°Here we are¡­ welcome to my home¡­¡± the giantess spoke excitedly as she pointed out a big barn adjacent to a farmer¡¯s cottage. The barn was a little smaller than an average sized barn. There was a large wooden gate big enough for the giantess to step in and out easily without bending her back. Haystacks were neatly arranged near the entrance. There were tools hanging on the wooden walls, there were also some jute sacks filled with fertilizers and cattle feed. Everything lying there was neatly and properly arranged. The giantess moved further into the barn and stood in front of a wooden wall that was meant as a partition that separated the large compartment inside from the rest of the barn. She unlocked a large wooden door that was locked and went inside, while the cat peeped from the entrance. ¡°Welcome to my room!¡± she squeaked as she led the cat inside. The room was neat and tidy as expected of a girl¡¯s room¡­ there was a bed made out of haystacks having a clean white sheet of cloth spread on top of it that made it appealing to the cat. There was also a big old table, on top of which stood a white ceramic vase filled with flowers and a big lamp. There was also a large wooden chair that was big enough to let her sit comfortably in it and a big wooden trunk that wasn¡¯t locked. A lantern was hanging from the center of ceiling and was illuminating the whole room.This content has been misappropriated from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere. ¡°You can rest where you like!¡± Elisa smiled as she spoke to the cat, which was still standing behind the door. ¡°Maw!¡± the cat replied as he entered the room and jumped up on the neat and clean hay bed, while the giantess changed her clothes. ¡°Oh! I forgot to close the door!¡± Elisa panicked as she saw the door wide open while she was half undressed. ¡°Maw¡­¡± the cat, who was about to curl down to rest, suddenly got up went behind the open door; he then pushed the door and closed it. After he had closed the door, he jumped over the wooden wall¡¯s large grille that was meant to be a ventilator and landed right onto the bed. *BOOF!* ¡°Wow! You are so smart Mr. Kitty¡­¡± the shocked giantess gasped as she stood still. *PAT**PAT**PAT* ¡°Meow!¡± the cat meowed happily as he got he got patted for his work. ¡°I¡¯m exhausted by today¡¯s overtime after the work¡­ thanks to the tuna that I ate in the bazaar; I don¡¯t feel like eating lunch now¡­let¡¯s take a nap ¡­ I hope that the old man doesn¡¯t get angry!¡± Elisa spoke as she gently lied down on the bed, next to the cat and soon slept out of exhaustion. ¡°Rumble¡­Rumble¡­¡± the cat¡¯s stomach rumbled. He was feeling hungry even after he ate half of the tuna that was given to him by the giantess¡­ He stood up as he thought about snooping around as to find something that he could eat. He gently jumped at the large grille and landed on the other side. He then looked here and there as to find something that he could eat, but was disappointed to find nothing. He then came out of the barn and sniffed the air as he caught smell of chickens coming from a coop! He slowly approached the coop to find that it was locked too! He came close and took a peek from a narrow vertical slit and saw no hens inside it! Angered beyond measure he then looked around the farm only to find a cow and a horse, which were tied to a wooden pole, near the farmer¡¯s cottage. He stealthily passed towards the open window but the horse noticed him and neighed loudly. *NGHGHGHGH* ¡°What¡¯s the matter gusto? Why are you neighing?¡± an old man spoke as he appeared in front of the window. *HISSSSSSSS* ¡°Oh! If it isn¡¯t Mr. Kitty! What are you doing there my friend come in!¡± the old man called the cat by a gesture of his hand. ¡°Meow!¡± the cat gladly meowed and jumped inside the house, on an empty table, through the open window. He then followed the old man, who went near a big pot that was hanging on a fireplace and watched the old man taking out some stew in a wooden plate. He then placed it in front of the cat. *SNIFF**SNIFF* The gentle aroma of the vegetable stew seeped inside the cat¡¯s nose urging him to taste it. ¡°Ha Ha Ha! This is all that we have for us little fella! I hope that you like it!¡± the old man spoke to the cat in a merry tone. *LICK¡­**LICK¡­**LICK**LICK**GLUG* The hungry cat greedily drank the vegetable stew that the old man gave him. ¡°Meoow!¡± the cat thanked the old man in cat language ¡°Ha Ha Ha! It seems that you like it!¡± the old man laughed. ¡°Maw!¡± the cat meowed as he stood up, walked out of the open door and left the old man¡¯s cottage as if he was saying ¡°see you later¡±. ¡°Do come back again later¡­little friend!¡± the old man yelled happily. Lately the old man was feeling alone¡­ even though he lived with Elisa whom he treated as his own daughter. Elisa was the daughter of a friend, who had saved both of his; and his now deceased wife¡¯s life seven years ago¡­ when they were travelling back to home to Eisenhiem Kingdom from Pagmas Empire, which was being attacked by the demon forces at that time. They all fled together with little Elisa who was 11 years old and 5 ft. 6 inches tall at that time. Her father later died in the war, leaving her with the old farmer and his wife, who took care of her. She was a shy girl, who rarely talked to anyone, in spite of the fact that she helped everyone in all the ways that she could. After the death of his wife, Elisa joined the city guards to help the old man; she paid the rent for the house and the cost of her meals even after the old man denied accepting it. Soon after she started working as a city guard¡­ she began to separate herself more and more from the old man. There was also a man that the old man didn¡¯t wanted to think about¡­ he was hooligan named Amrok . He constantly pestered Elisa every time she went out; he even dared to set foot inside the old man¡¯s farm and tried to harm her! And that worried the old man so much that he now started to sleep in the barn! ¡°If only all these fields could go green¡­ again! Then she wouldn¡¯t have to go out to work.¡± The old man sighed. Meanwhile the cat came back to the bazaar, because he thought about eating some delicious tuna¡­ he had memorized the route from the farm to the bazaar while he was talking to the giantess, if in case he had a craving for tuna. He again went to the fish shop and stood in front if the shopkeeper, this time he directly looked at the angry shopkeeper and said¡­ ¡°Maw!¡± (Hand over all the tuna you have, if you don¡¯t want to die!) Upperworld Map (Not a Chapter!) Below is the current map of the Upperworld. You can see that the demon forces have occopied almost 95% of the lands. The invasion started from the east gate of the Underworld 18 years ago. After conquering the countries around the east, the demons attacked from the south; from the south gate of the Underworld... Then they opened up the West gate of the Underworld and conquered 80% of the Upperworld in a span of 15 years! Then they created a Capital city named as ''Upper Heleachoria'' in the Upperworld to control and co-ordinate their attacks and resources... Upper heleachoria was named after the capital city of Underworld known as Heleachoria.This text was taken from Royal Road. Help the author by reading the original version there. Upper heleachoria became the catalyst for the demon invasion of the Upperworld due to the fact that this location was chosen by the prime tactician of the demon king. It was located at the perfect place, many forces could be deployed from here, it was located close to the south gate of Underworld, this it was constantly supplied with fresh troops and equipments that fuelled the conquest of the Upperworld. The resources and captives gathered here were sent to the Underworld. The North gate of the Upperworld was opened up by the Demon king four years ago... for the final conquest of the Upperworld. In a span of four years they reached near the so called edge of the Upperworld. They conquered many countries big and small altogether... Soon very few countries were left, the remaining countries of the Upperworld allied themselves together against the demon forces but still suffered heavy losses. This was not the first time when the countries have allied together against the Demons. Many countries earlier allied themselves with each other against the demon forces but still were crushed. The instigator of the Last alliance of the Upperworld, Eisenhiem Kingdom and ''Allied armed forces'', were still facing defeat. Most of the parts of the Eisenhiem Kingdom were annexed by the demon forces. Chapter #16 After the heist.
Bazaar, Ciara Citadel City, Eisenhiem Kingdom
The shopkeeper was enjoying a mug of bitter brew when he spotted the cat approaching towards him. He instantly recognized the cat from his appearance¡­ this was the same cat who the giantess tried to protect earlier this day. *MAW!* The shopkeeper stood up and listened to the cat, which meowed in a tone like he was trying to extort some stuff from him. ¡°Hahaha, are you stupid or something¡­ it¡¯s good that you came here cuz I was getting bored¡­ now I can play with you a little!¡± the shopkeeper laughed like a devil as he reached for the cleaver knife that was lying on the right side of the table. ¡°Now get ready to die!¡± the shopkeeper yelled as he threw his knife at the cat. *SWISH**ZAP**CLANK* The cat dodged the knife in an instant and moved towards his left side, he then swiftly turned towards the direction in which the big tuna that was hanging on the shop. *SWOOSH**BITE**SWOOSH* In an instant the cat snatched away the biggest tuna that was hanging on the shop. ¡°What! Hey stop! You little¡­¡± the shopkeeper yelled as he saw the whole scene develop in front of him within the matter of seconds. He couldn¡¯t even get the chance to grab another knife that was lying near him. The cat was too fast and strong. The shopkeeper never imagined that a mere cat could carry such a huge fish that even he himself couldn¡¯t carry properly and the sheer speed at which the cat did it was astounding! ¡°Grr¡± the cat growled while he proudly stood on the roof of a house with his catch. *PAT* The cat dropped the tuna on the floor of the roof and immediately tried to eat it then and there. Watching this; the angry shopkeeper picked up a stone that was lying on the ground and threw it towards the cat. *SWOOSH**THUD* The cat immediately dodged the stone that was thrown towards him. ¡°Give me back my fish¡­You pest!¡± the angry shopkeeper yelled at the cat; who now, again picked up the tuna that he was trying to eat. *SWISH**THUD**SWISH**SWISH**THUD**SWISH**THUD**SWISH**THUD* The cat swiftly and splendidly jumped from one roof to another while holding on to the humongous tuna that he had managed to steal. The way the cat was holding the tuna was amusing to look at! He was clutching on to the tail of the tuna with his sharp teeth and powerful jaw. The tuna was jiggling here and there while creating large sounds of *THUD* as the cat jumped from one roof to another. ¡°Thief, Stop! Help! Somebody help me!¡± the angry shopkeeper yelled as he saw the cat running away from him at an astounding speed. Out of desperation he threw his knife at the cat; which was now pretty much far away from him. *SWISH* *CLANK* The knife landed in front of the feet of a guard who appeared in the road out of nowhere! ¡°Hey, you! Stop!¡± the guard yelled at the shopkeeper who stopped in front of him. ¡°Sir¡­ ah!¡± *THUD* before the shopkeeper could say anything the guard pounced at him and threw him at the ground. He then turned him in a prostrated position and tied back his hands with a rope.This tale has been unlawfully lifted without the author''s consent. Report any appearances on Amazon. ¡°Using a weapon in a public area¡­ you¡¯ll be prosecuted.¡± The guard yelled as he stood up, he then went towards the spot where the knife lied, he then gently picked up the knife and examined it. The knife was clean but smelled like fish. It was an excellent weapon to kill. After carefully putting the knife in one of his bags he then went towards the shopkeeper who was trying to stand up. He grabbed one of the arms of the man and pulled him up. ¡°Walk¡± he then pushed the shopkeeper and pointed him the direction with his fingers. ¡°Kind Sir! Would you at least listen to me!¡± the shopkeeper tried to talk to the guard who was now bossing him. ¡°Shut up!¡± the guard yelled. ¡°Please help me sir! A thief tried to run away with one of my best merchandise and I was only trying to capture him!¡± the shopkeeper tried to persuade the guard. ¡°Oh, so then why did you throw you knife at me?¡± the guard questioned. ¡°The thief was pretty far away from me so I tried to stop him by attacking one of his limbs; with my knife¡­¡± the shopkeeper replied. ¡°Oh so you tried to attack a civilian with a knife! That¡¯s even worse! The guard replied. ¡°What! But he was a thief and he robbed me!¡± the shopkeeper protested. ¡°No matter what happens, this kingdom doesn¡¯t allow the people to harm each other in the public places¡­ unless and until a duel or a battle royale is authorized.¡± The guard replied coldly. ¡°But he also attacked me! It was self defense!¡± the cunning shopkeeper lied to the guard. ¡°Oh! That changes the situation¡­ So how did your thief look? What did he steal from you? What weapon did he use to assault you?¡± the guard asked the shopkeeper while looking at him. ¡°Ah¡­ well about that¡­ he looked like a cat.¡± The shopkeeper muttered slowly. ¡°Ok, he looked like a cat¡­¡± ¡®Never heard of a man whose face looked like a cat ¡­ maybe he was wearing a mask¡­¡¯ ¡°Ok continue¡­¡± the guard thought while he responded. ¡°He had brown fur with black stripes¡­¡± the shopkeeper continued his earlier speech. ¡°Ok¡± ¡®he wore a coat with black fur having black stripes¡­¡¯ the guard gently replied. ¡°He stole my bluefin tuna¡­¡± the shopkeeper suddenly yelled at the guard who, at the moment got shocked by his sudden action. ¡°Mhm¡­ he stole a bluefin tuna¡­ wait what is a bluefin tuna?¡± the guard asked the shopkeeper while looking puzzled. ¡°Well, it¡¯s a species of tuna which is huge and its typical adult weights about 150-250 kilos*¡­ I was selling juvenile ones¡­ they weight about 30-100 kilos, ranging from 18 inches to28 inches long¡­¡± the shopkeeper replied full of excitement as he got a chance to show off his knowledge to the guard. ¡°Oh! That must be a delicacy! How much does it costs?¡± the guard asked the shopkeeper. ¡°40-50 bronze coins! That depends upon the quality¡­ the one that he stole was of 55 bronze coins ¡­ it was fresh and huge!¡± the shopkeeper replied with an honest answer this time as he wanted to avoid creating a fuss for himself. ¡°50 bronze coins that¡¯s huge sum for a fish! I can have a pretty decent meal at a good restaurant for 25 bronze!¡± the guard replied. ¡°Yeah¡­ but you¡¯ve got to pay the price if you want something special¡­¡± the shopkeeper smiled as he replied. ¡°Hmm... you¡¯ve got a point!¡± the guard spoke with a smile. ¡°Now can you please release me and catch my thief¡­¡± the shopkeeper requested the guard. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I can¡¯t release you until I¡¯ve completed my enquiry¡­ also, the thief was nowhere to be seen, so you can forget about him for now¡­ but I promise we¡¯ll catch him for sure¡­¡± the guard replied to the shopkeeper while ignoring his plea for his release. ¡°Hrrmmm¡­¡± the shopkeeper growled mildly because of the unsatisfactory reply that he got from the guard. ¡°Ok, so what was his height?¡± the guard enquired the shopkeeper about his assailant. ¡°He was 18 inches long¡­¡± the shopkeeper replied in a tone that showed that he was unsatisfied with the behavior of the guard. ¡°Ok, he was 18 inches¡­ what!¡± the guard stopped for a moment as he got shocked by the reply that he got from the shopkeeper. ¡°He was 18 inches long!¡± the shopkeeper restated in a cold tone. ¡°What do you mean by 18 inches long? Are you talking about the length of his arm?¡± the guard asked the shopkeeper, as he was puzzled by the reply he got from him. ¡°No¡­ he was 18 inches long!¡± the shopkeeper clarified his statement once again. ¡°Hey, are you telling me that your thief was an 18 inches long, brown colored ¡®cat¡¯ with black stripes!¡± the guard replied in an angry tone. ¡°Yes¡­¡± the shopkeeper affirmed the guard. ¡°And he stole your tuna which was as heavy as ¡®30 kilos¡¯!¡± the guard replied feeling stupefied. ¡°No that tuna was about 48 kilos!¡± the shopkeeper corrected him. The guard went cold and silent. ¡°He attacked me viciously with his sharp claws and fangs¡­¡± the shopkeeper continued speaking to the guard. ¡°Then where are your cuts and bruises?¡± the guard questioned him with a skeptic look on his face. ¡°Oh! I don¡¯t have any because I managed to dodge¡­¡± the shopkeeper replied instantaneously. ¡°Do I look like an idiot to you¡­¡± the guard replied angrily. ¡°But I¡¯m telling you the truth¡­ that cat was as fast as an arrow, he was very swift and he jumped from one roof to another in the blink of an eye!¡± the shopkeeper replied in a flustered tone. ¡°Yeah! right! Maybe we should send that cat to fight against the demon lord¡­ he may be able to defeat him¡­ what do you say? Your thief cat can perform miracles.¡± the guard replied in a sarcastic tone while looking at the shopkeeper; who got astonished by his remark. ¡°Now move¡­¡± the guard yelled as he pushed the shopkeeper. Chapter #17 Return of the victors.
Bazaar, Ciara Citadel City, Eisenhiem Kingdom
The shopkeeper was confused for a moment, as he couldn¡¯t grasp what was going on with him. The guard was pushing him continuously, forcing him to move towards the South gate guard¡¯s headquarters. ¡°At least let me close my shop! Otherwise someone might steal something from it.¡± The shopkeeper yelled as he passed by his shop. ¡°Ok¡­ I¡¯ll have a guard close up the shop and send your goods and money to the merchant¡¯s guild. Flare¡± The guard replied as he raised his arm and casted a spell. An orange bolt of light shot up towards the sky emitting a blinding light even in the evening! ¡°Soon the men will come¡­¡± the guard murmured. *CLACK**CLACK**CLACK**CLACK* *HUFF**HUFF**HUFF* Three guards swiftly approached the guard, who was standing quietly besides a man. ¡°What happened here? Ouch!¡± A newbie guard got bumped on his head by another guard, as he tried to enquire about the reason for the orange flare! ¡°Excuse him sir! He is a newbie here¡­¡± another guard apologized to the guard who was holding the convict¡¯s right arm. ¡°Sorry sir, I was too excited because it was my first day of job¡­ so I didn¡¯t recognize you¡­¡± the newbie apologized. ¡°It¡¯s ok, that doesn¡¯t bothers me¡­you two, close that shop and you contact the merchant¡¯s guild, I¡¯ll carry him to the headquarters. The guard ordered the other guards as he walked away with the convict that he had apprehended. ¡°Oh, and tell the merchants guild to send one of their officers to the south gate guard¡¯s head quarters to meet me tomorrow¡­¡± The guards nodded in affirmation and started performing their given tasks. ¡°Excuse me Mr. Raymond¡­ who was that guy?¡± the newbie asked his superior. ¡°He is commander Reve¡­ he commands the south wall!¡± the superior replied. ¡°But why was he dressed in a normal guard¡¯s uniform?¡± the newbie asked with a confused face. ¡°Well, he¡¯s been the same since the time I joined the city guards¡­ he is a simple, honest and chivalrous man¡­¡± the guard replied. ¡°Also, he is quiet admired by ladies¡­¡± the other guard jumped in between the private conversation between the superior and subordinate. ¡°Hey, why are you still standing here¡­ didn¡¯t he gave you a task to go to the merchant¡¯s guild!¡± the guard yelled loudly. ¡°Oh! Yeah... Ha ha ha, it seems like I forgot it!¡± the man laughed while scratching his head. The guard looked coldly at him and pointed his fingers at the direction where the merchant¡¯s guild was located, the other guard instantly got the clue that he had to leave right now; or else things would get bad for him. ¡°I¡¯ll take my leave¡­¡± he replied with a smile as he ran away towards the merchant¡¯s guild. Watching the other guard leave the subordinate repeated his earlier question. ¡°But why the normal guard uniform?¡± ¡°Apparently that uniform is not his, but his friend¡¯s¡­ according to the rumors I¡¯ve heard¡­ but no one exactly knows the reason about why does he wear a normal guard¡¯s uniform, even though he is the commander of the south gate¡­¡¯ the superior replied. ¡°That¡¯s enough questions for today¡­ get to work¡­¡± the superior snapped instantly after he gave his answer to the question.This story is posted elsewhere by the author. Help them out by reading the authentic version. ¡°Ok sir¡­¡± the subordinate guard replied with a pout on his face. Meanwhile, the cat was enjoying his meal on top of a roof... he was feeling very satisfied, this was his first steal after all; and he had executed it perfectly¡­ he somehow already knew about his strength and also that he could carry that huge tuna¡­ soon, all of the tuna was finished and there remained nothing of it but the bones! ¡°Prr¡­¡± the cat purred after eating up his fill¡­ but it felt a little bit strange to him, as he never had eaten something as big as this fish before and the thing that puzzled him the most was a faint feeling of hunger. He was still feeling a bit hungry, even though he had eaten such a huge fish that he would never even dare to approach. He looked at his tummy which was just as same as before¡­ it didn¡¯t bulge even a tiny bit! ¡°Maw!¡± the cat thought what happened to the fish he ate¡­ he clearly ate it, but he didn¡¯t felt like all of it went into his tummy. ¡°Maw! (Screw it!)¡± The cat meowed and jumped away. *SWISH**SWISH* *SWISH* *SWISH**SWISH* *SWOOSH* The cat jumped leisurely from one roof to another, until he reached the last house, which was closest towards the south gate¡­ The south gate was far away, but it could be clearly seen from here; as there was nothing except barren fields that lay between the walls and the bazaar, there were few buildings scattered here and there in those barren grounds, one of them was the south gate guard¡¯s garrison building or simply put the south gate guard¡¯s headquarters. The cat could clearly see the shopkeeper from the roof of the house, he walking towards a building and was being accompanied by another man who was walking behind him. ¡°Meaaaw! (That serves him right!) The cat meowed, as he jumped down from the roof and ran towards the direction of the farm. Suddenly out of nowhere, the sounds of drums and trumpets started coming from the south gate accompanied by the sounds of mechanisms that indicated opening of the gate. *BOOM**BOOM**BOOM* *TRUMPETS* *BOOM**BOOM**BOOM* *TRUMPETS**TRUMPETS* *CLANG**CLANG**CLANG**CLANG* The commander and the convict both looked towards the south gate, as the sound came from there. ¡°What the hell! How is the army here!¡± the commander in guard¡¯s uniform exclaimed as he saw all of the commotion at the south gate. ¡°Seems like I¡¯ve got to go there¡­¡± he continued as he pushed the shopkeeper and told him to increase his pace. ¡°Hey you! Come over here and take him into custody.¡± He yelled to a guard who was standing at the entrance of the south gate guard¡¯s HQ. ¡°Yes sir!¡± the guard yelled as he ran towards him and took the shopkeeper into his custody. The commander immediately ran towards his office which was located on the second floor of the building. He flung open the door and walked towards his wardrobe and took out his commander¡¯s uniform; he immediately stripped himself and threw his guard uniform into the wardrobe in a hurry. He then started wearing his commander¡¯s uniform. After getting dressed, he reached for his saber that was kept inside his wardrobe. He equipped it hastily and ran downstairs towards the stable where his mount was standing. ¡°Time to go Icarus!¡± he spoke to his mount who was a Pegasus. The Pegasus nodded his head as the commander untied him and took him out from the stable; he then got mounted on it. He then pulled the reins of his Pegasus and flew towards the south gate. The south gate was buzzing with commotion as the army was returning with full pomp and glamour; indicating that it had achieved victory against the demon forces. *BOOM**BOOM**BOOM* *TRUMPETS* *BOOM**BOOM**BOOM* *MARCH**MARCH**MARCH* The guards who stood on the walls were yelling loudly, screaming *LONG LIVE THE KING**LONG LIVE ALLIED ARMED FORCES!*, they were celebrating the first major victory against the demons forces. The whole allied armed forces was being led by its commander; King Nobius himself who was riding on a white griffin. All the guards and officers had lined up in front of the gate. Following them were four soldiers in silver armor wearing red tabards marked with royal crest, they were carrying a big transparent case that contained a large chunk of dark crimson colored flesh along with a big piece of black colored armor. Everybody was standing in attention while saluting the army procession as it entered inside the citadel city. The king was waiving his hands and was smiling merrily; he was accompanied by the head mage who was riding on a griffin. Following him were the other notable people of high status riding on their respective mounts. The rest of the army was marching behind them. First amongst the soldiers were the soldiers of elite air cavalry, all of them were riding on Pegasus leaded by their commander who was wearing a royal blue armor; and was riding on a Pegasus who was emitting a sky blue colored aura. Following them were the mages, who were levitating on different objects such as brooms, carpets, swords there were even some mages who were flying on a cooking pot! They were making the procession look a little bit weird. Then came the soldiers of the imperial heavy cavalry, they were riding on their big armored Taurus*. After them were the soldiers and machines of imperial artillery division, following them were the archers and crossbowmen from the imperial archer division who were walking on foot quietly. Next were the soldiers of elite infantry, who were marching on the beat of the drummers, who were marching with them side by side, they were followed by the crusaders from the Order of Saint Rose. Following them were the armies from the other allied countries sporting different looks. After them came the soldiers of 1st division cavalry and infantry, then came the 2nd division infantry and cavalry followed by the conscripted militia. Chapter #18 Commotion
South gate, Ciara Citadel City, Eisenhiem Kingdom
The commander of the south gate was saluting the military procession which was passing by; when he saw a messenger, who was swiftly heading towards him. ¡°Sir, these are your orders.¡± The messenger spoke as he pulled the reigns of his mount and handed him a scroll. *SWISH* The commander rolled open the scroll, which commanded him to well receive and escort the demon pursuit team to the Eisenhiem elite military academy after they arrive at the south gate. They were reported to be chasing the demon general Goro and the remnants of the demon forces. It also authorized him to deploy a search and rescue party, if the demon pursuit team didn¡¯t return within the time period of 6 hours. ¡°If demon general Goro isn¡¯t dead or captured, then why did the king returned with all of the army? Simply surviving in this battle was not our objective, our objective in this battle was to go all out until we had captured or killed the demon general¡­ and what is that flesh in that case?¡± the commander murmured. ¡°You don¡¯t know sir! That is the flesh of the demon king!¡± the messenger replied with enthusiasm. ¡°What! that was the flesh of the demon king! Then I presume, the demon king got wounded badly, so the whole demon army retreated; leaving demon general Goro to help let the demon king flee to safety¡­ am I correct?¡± the commander replied to the messenger. ¡°No! You¡¯re wrong sir¡­ the demon king was slain¡­ I saw it with my own eyes!¡± the messenger yelled; but quickly calmed down after realizing something. ¡°What! Really! That¡¯s great¡­ who defeated him?¡± the commander asked with sheer enthusiasm, which was sparkling in his eyes. ¡°I¡¯m sorry sir¡­ I can¡¯t reveal the identity of the hero who defeated the demon king, because our king has strictly forbidden us to do so¡­ everyone in the allied armed forces is ordered not to reveal his identity, person responsible for leaking any kind of information regarding him in any form or any manner will be severely punished.¡± The messenger replied. ¡°What! Okay, if the king has ordered it for some reason, then that must be a good reason.¡± The commander sighed as he replied. ¡°Okay, you may leave, I¡¯ve received the message. Leave the rest to me.¡± The commander assured the messenger in a mild tone with a smile. The messenger saluted him as a reply. He then pulled the reigns of his Pegasus and flew away towards the central headquarters. ¡°Oh boy! More and more work keeps coming up¡­ahhh, but it seems like we can finally celebrate today, after the demon pursuit team arrives.¡± The commander murmured with a smile as he looked at the man who was standing beside him and was continuously yelling for a while. ¡°Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!¡± A handsome, tall man, wearing chainmail armor was yelling continuously since the moment the procession passed away. ¡°Don¡¯t get too excited Yale¡­ we¡¯ve still got to complete our objective and wait for the demon pursuit team to arri¡­*SOB HAHA*¡± commander replied laughing; while a stream of tears rolled down from his eyes. ¡°Yeah, I know that Reve¡­ But you don¡¯t know how much this news means to me!¡± Yale replied loudly as he clenched his fists. ¡°I know how you feel¡­ I feel the same way as you do man¡­ ¡± Commander Reve replied with a sad smile.This story originates from Royal Road. Ensure the author gets the support they deserve by reading it there. ¡°Eren, Helena; Gustav, Rozo; Kate, Marcy; Dum-Dum and Rebecca! All of you can now rest in peace; you¡¯ve been avenged by our army and our heroes!¡± Yale muttered with a sad smile. ¡°Although I feel sad; that we were not the ones to avenge our comrades¡­¡± Reve replied with a cold sigh. ¡°We are not the heroes that we once used to be, our whole party got destroyed Rebecca lost her life trying to protect us!¡± Yale yelled as a tear rolled down his eyes. ¡°¡­ We became lousy good for nothing city guards after that incident!¡± He continued after a pause. ¡°Not me¡­you became a lousy good for nothing city guard¡­ I became a commander of the south gate city guards¡­¡± Reve devilishly smiled as he replied to Yale instantly changing the sad atmosphere that was developed earlier. ¡°Oh yeah! Then I too became the second in command of the south gate¡­ how about that¡­¡± Yale replied ferociously but then started laughing. *HAHAHAHA* Both of them laughed heartily for a minute. ¡°Wait till Ron hears the news¡­¡± Reve commented as they kept laughing. ¡°I bet he will come running to us in his signature yellow pants¡­ and he would tell us to stop working and start celebrating¡­¡± Yale commented while he laughed. ¡°Ah! I miss that yellow party dress of his¡­¡± Reve laughed as he wiped off the tear on his eyes. *HAHAHAHAHA* *HAHAHAHAHA* ¡°Is it just me or does everyone here feels like both the commander and second in command have gone mad!¡± a guard exclaimed in a low voice. ¡°No, it¡¯s not just you¡­ everyone here is shocked here as well¡± another guard replied. ¡°Well, it¡¯s nothing new for vice commander, he is drunk most of the time, slacks off pretty much and has not a care in this world¡­ But, I can¡¯t believe commander Reve can also laugh like this!¡± a female elf guard commented. ¡°You say that the second in command doesn¡¯t care about anything, but then why is he so happy?¡± a guard questioned. ¡°He is happy because he can slack off more from now on¡­¡± another guard replied. ¡°But, I thought that commander was a quiet guy!¡± the elvish female guard spoke as she changed her facial expression as if she was shocked. *SILENCE* ¡°What happened? Why is everyone silent? Why are you looking at me like this?¡± the woman questioned everyone around her. ¡°You¡¯re still stuck on commander! We are now talking about our second in command¡­¡± a dwarvish guard replied. ¡°I didn¡¯t knew that you liked the commander.¡± one of the guards replied with a grin on his face. ¡°What! No I don¡¯t like him¡­well, you can say that I like to know everyone around me¡­¡± the woman replied with hesitation. ¡°Coming back to the point, I do accept that the second in command is really a good for nothing¡­¡± a guard replied. ¡°I agree with you dude¡­¡± another guard buzzed in. ¡°I am willing to bet that he doesn¡¯t have the skills to be the second in command here¡­ he got this position simply because commander Reve is his friend¡­¡± the dwarvish guard commented. ¡°Who got what because of whom?¡± a young man wearing a grey plate mail armor asked the guards who were having a conversation. ¡°Stop chatting and be on the lookout¡­ all of you don¡¯t deserve to blame the second in command when you guys yourselves are slacking off¡­ now if I hear even a single word from your mouths about our superiors ever again, remember that there will be severe consequences ¡­ are we clear!¡± the young man yelled. ¡°Crystal!¡± everyone replied in unison. ¡°Hey Kid, cut em some slack, you don¡¯t have to yell at them; you know¡­¡± Yale yelled as he laughed. ¡°But sir¡­ Ok, as you command.¡± The young man replied while bowing. ¡°Ah! Don¡¯t be so formal to me¡­ you¡¯re the third in command here Kane¡­ and you¡¯ll soon be promoted¡­¡±Yale laughed as he replied. ¡°But...¡± Kane tried to yell something, but got interrupted by Reve. ¡°No buts!¡± Reve ordered. ¡°Yes sir!¡± Kane replied as he bowed again and walked away towards the stairs. ¡°Maybe you are a lazy good for nothing¡­ but, you sure know how to raise a child properly...¡± Reve commented softly. ¡°Ouch! You don¡¯t know how much it hurts me when you tell me that I am a good for nothing¡­¡± Yale replied while pressing his chest and pretending to feel pain. ¡°And you¡¯re a lousy actor too¡­¡± Reve laughed. ¡°That does it¡­ now I¡¯m mad¡± Yale replied as he growled. Soon after Reve and Yale stopped laughing, they saw a man running towards them; he was wearing yellow colored pants and a bright red coat. He was yelling something which the both of them didn¡¯t understand. ¡°Oh my god, I still can¡¯t believe that he still have those pants with him!¡± Reve spoke as he laughed. ¡°I won!¡± Yale yelled with excitement. ¡°Guys did you get the news?¡± the man yelled in excitement. ¡°I see you¡¯re still fast¡­ captain!¡± Yale spoke with a smile. ¡°That¡¯s why I¡¯m the captain of the 21st recon team¡­¡± the man replied monotonously. ¡°Yes¡­ we got the news Ron.¡± Reve replied to the question that was asked earlier. ¡°Then you know it¡¯s time to ccellebrattee!¡± Ron yelled in excitement. ¡°Yes¡­ we will¡­ after the demon pursuit team arrives.¡± Reve replied sporting a devilish smile. Chapter #19 Nikola
South gate, Ciara Citadel City, Eisenhiem Kingdom
¡°Eww, who is that guy¡­he looks so weird and those yellow pants look so gross...¡± a female elvish guard asked her human friend as she glanced at the yellow pants that Ron was wearing. ¡°Hush! Keep your voice low, don¡¯t you know he is the captain of the 21st recon team¡­¡± the woman guard replied in a low tone. ¡°So¡­what¡¯s so great in it? He¡¯s merely a captain of a single recon team...¡± the elvish guard replied. ¡°You¡¯re new that¡¯s why you don¡¯t know¡­ 21st recon division is full of creeps like him¡­ I¡¯ve seen them.¡± The human guard replied. ¡°Oh! That sounds interesting! Please continue¡­¡±the elvish guard replied. ¡°Ok, then listen carefully¡­ there¡¯s a guy in their team who wears nothing but a short leather skirt round the year, he wears that outfit even in winters! And the worst part is his body, it is full of hairs and scars¡­ they call him Grizzly.¡± ¡°Grizzly! Sounds nasty¡­ hahaha¡±. the elvish guard chuckled. ¡°Then there¡¯s a guy who laughs like a weirdo¡­¡± the human guard continued the conversation. ¡°How does his laugh sounds?¡± the elvish guard asked with an inquisitive look on her face. ¡°He laughs like *HQHQHQ*.¡± The human guard replied as she imitated the peculiar laugh. ¡°Wow! That¡¯s weird¡± the elvish guard replied. ¡°And there¡¯s a guy who looks like a punk!¡± the human guard spoke with a face that was full of fear. ¡°I like punk dudes¡­ they are not weird¡­I used to be a punk too you know¡­ I had a lot of piercings but most of them are closed now¡­ I even got my tongue bisected¡­ my bruh used to do all this sort of stuff.¡± The elvish guard replied with a smile. ¡°I can¡¯t believe that¡­ you¡¯re kidding right?¡± the human guard looked at her in disbelief as she enquired her further. ¡°Nope I¡¯m not! Although I got most of my tattoos erased but, there are still some tattoos on my body¡­ wanna see them babe?¡± the elvish guard grinned as she spoke in a punk accent. ¡°Hahaha, no I believe you¡­ there¡¯s no need for you to do that¡­¡± the woman replied as she looked away. ¡°I don¡¯t mind¡­ I can show you right here¡­¡±the elvish guard replied. ¡°No! There are people here¡­ I¡¯ll definitely see them¡­ but I believe we should do that later¡­¡± the human guard replied in a hurry with a flustered face. ¡°But if you were a punk then you shouldn¡¯t feel gross by the captain¡¯s pants¡­¡± she then immediately asked out of her curiosity towards her elvish friend. ¡°Well, those pants are a worst nightmare for a punk! A decent punk wouldn¡¯t even think about watching those pants, wearing them¡­ohh! And those pants are simply gross!¡± the elvish guard replied with a face that showed her disgust towards captain¡¯s pants. ¡°Oh¡­I¡¯m sorry for that¡­Nikola¡± the human guard apologized. ¡°Hahaha, friends don¡¯t feel sorry for each other ya know¡­¡± Nikola laughed as she patted her friend on her back. ¡°So you became a punk because your brother wanted you to become one?¡± her friend asked. ¡°Nah! My bruh wanted me to become just like a princess! He brought me many frilly clothes! But I liked his work too much so I started working with him and slowly became a punk¡­ at first he plainly denied me to work with him¡­ I still remember his words he used to say ¡°Nikola a pretty girl like you should learn to cook or do girly things¡­¡± haha. Nikola laughed as she answered.Unlawfully taken from Royal Road, this story should be reported if seen on Amazon. ¡°That¡¯s cool¡­ your family is nice!¡± her friend replied. ¡°Well, I guess I never told you that I was a war orphan and that all the members of my family were killed by the demons ¡­¡± Nikola told her friend. ¡°Oh! I¡¯m sorry for your family but¡­ what¡­¡± her friend apologized to her but got interrupted by her friend when she tried to ask about something from her. ¡°Nah, you shouldn¡¯t feel sorry for them¡­ they got what they deserved and they meant nothing to me¡­¡± Nikola replied with a sad smile. ¡°But why¡­ what did they do to you?¡± her friend asked suddenly. ¡°They were always treating me like a pest, for them I was just a means of entertainment, they tortured me day and night, and they gave me no food¡­ I was kept hungry for weeks¡­ they laughed as I screamed¡­ but, in the end they got bored of me and sold me off as a slave¡­¡± Nikola replied in an angry tone and paused for a few seconds. ¡°I was loaded in their caravan with the other slaves¡­ as soon as we left the city; it got attacked by the demon air brigade¡­ I watched as the city got devoured by the flames of hell wyvern.¡± She continued talking as she looked at the sky. ¡°Soon, our convoy got ambushed by the demon soldiers, who were tactically stationed at all the escape routes¡­ the demon soldiers; one by one slaughtered everyone who was present there¡­ I remember that I wasn¡¯t feeling any kind of fear¡­in fact I was feeling glad and relieved at that moment; knowing that all of my sufferings will soon end.¡± As she finished her sentence her sad smile was replaced by a wide grin. ¡°But then out of nowhere big bruh appeared¡­ I still remember that moment it was so mesmerizing¡­¡± she told her friend while she gazed her with her shiny light green eyes. ¡°He slashed the demon who was holding my neck in half and quickly grabbed me in his strong arms¡­ he then casted one of his spells, soon there were countless number of vines growing out from ground, they restrained all the demon soldiers who were present there¡­ he then took out his pair of signature weapons ¡­ he called them ¡®ZEUS twins¡¯; activated their weapon skill and killed all the demons in a flash!¡± ¡°But didn¡¯t you tell me¡­ that all the members of your family were killed?¡± her friend enquired. ¡°Haha, can¡¯t you guess¡­ my big bruh was an outsider¡­*Hah!*, he was a human¡­ he took me in¡­¡± Nikola replied as she laughed. ¡°I bet he was very dear to you¡­¡± her friend looked at her with compassion. ¡°He was my ¡®best¡¯ big bruh¡­ haha, even though he was 5 years older than me¡­ he was a kind man, a great warrior, a good teacher, and an expert piercer and tattoo maker¡­ he taught me everything that he knew¡­ he was always there when I needed him; when I was alone and scared¡­¡± ¡°He pulled me out from a world which full of pain, misery and loneliness and gave me the world which was full of warmth, brightness and color¡­ he was my hero, my star¡­ my world *sob* and now he¡¯s gone¡­¡± ¡°I miss him so much!¡± tears kept flowing out from Nikola¡¯s eyes even though she constantly wiped them off from her handkerchief. ¡°He told me that I was the prettiest girl in the world and I would look great if I dress less like a punk and more like a girl and I should have a normal life and shouldn¡¯t try to avenge his death by fighting with the demons and that it was his last wish¡­¡± ¡°And also that he liked my small but pointy ears and straight brown hair!¡± And he said those words with a laugh. ¡°I¡¯m trying to fulfill his dying wish by becoming more ladylike¡­¡± she continued while she wiped off her tears that were still flowing. ¡°Don¡¯t worry¡­ I¡¯m here for you¡­ I¡¯ll try to become like your brother¡­ and I¡¯ll help you to achieve his last wish.¡± her friend smiled as she reassured her brunette elvish friend. ¡°Thank you¡­ you don¡¯t know how much this means to me¡­¡± Nikola replied as she looked at her with her eyes that were still full of tears. ¡°But don¡¯t expect me to become a punk okay!¡± her friend commented. ¡°What!!! Oh no! ahahaha¡± Nikola beamed with a delightful smile that complimented her pretty face. ¡°Haha, now that¡¯s a smile to die for¡­¡± her friend laughed as she replied. *GIGGLE* *GIGGLE* Both of the girls giggled for a while. ¡°Now that you¡¯ve mentioned it¡­ you are really unique¡­ I don¡¯t recall an elf having brown hair! That¡¯s a rare color for your species! And your ears are small in fact they pretty much resemble a human if you compare it with my ear¡­¡± her friend spoke excitedly. ¡°I don¡¯t know¡­ maybe that was the reason I was treated like an outcast in my community¡­¡± Nikola replied. ¡°Well, who cares about that crap¡­ if anyone tries to bully you, your big bruh here will beat that person into a wafer¡­¡± her friend grinned as she cracked her fingers. ¡°Now, let¡¯s continue our earlier conversation from where we left it¡­ So, there¡¯s a guy in their team, who just talks about cats all the time¡­¡± her friend changed the topic to elevate Nikola¡¯s mood. ¡°Oh! But aren¡¯t there many people who love cats and talk about them all the time?¡± Nikola asked her friend. ¡°Naah! He is a bit weird; he has strange habits¡­ what was his name again? ¡± her friend tried to recall as she walked. Both the girls kept on chatting as they patrolled around the gate. Chapter #20 Yellow Ranger Pant
South gate, Ciara Citadel City, Eisenhiem Kingdom
Two hours had passed by since Ron had arrived at the gate. He was now feeling very frustrated because everyone present there; on the gate was staring at his yellow pant! ¡°Sir, Can I ask you something?¡± a giant guard approached Ron with a question. ¡°What?¡± Ron glared angrily at him for a second. ¡°I wanted to know from where you got this fancy pant of yours, sir¡­ because I want to buy one too¡­¡± the giant asked with an inquisitive look. ¡°Huh!¡± Ron was taken aback by this question, because never in his life he had a met a guy who liked his fashion sense and wanted to follow it¡­ (The major reason behind his weird sense of fashion, were two brothers who manipulated his mind and gave him the pant which he was currently wearing.) ¡°Well you can¡¯t buy this pant anywhere in this world, because it is a custom made garment created by the Ulric brothers in ¡®Desver¡¯.¡± Ron replied proudly. ¡°The Ulric brothers? If I remember they were the elite tailors who created ¡®L¡¯attrait sans fin¡¯ for the Elvish Empress Regina, am I correct?¡± the giant asked with great enthusiasm. ¡°Yes! You are absolutely correct!¡± Ron replied with a smile that that showcased his pearly white teeth. ¡°Wow sir! This means that this cloth; that you are currently wearing has even greater stature than the clothes that our king, King Nobius wears!!!¡± the giant replied with excitement that was beyond anything else. ¡°You can bet on that¡­ as all the garments that the Ulric brothers created have been lost after the demon invasion of Nidhogg Kingdom and this is their only surviving legacy.¡± Ron told him with pride. ¡°Legacy!!! What the hell are you talking about? If that is so, then my dead grandfather¡¯s boots are an even greater legacy than this weird pant of yours¡­ Hahaha!¡± Yale who was standing quietly for a few minutes, now buzzed in after he heard the word ¡®legacy¡¯ that was spilled out of Ron¡¯s mouth. ¡°This is nothing but a weird yellow pant; hahaha¡­ you can¡¯t even find a zip in it¡­ and now that I¡¯ve said it at last; can this weird garment be considered as a pant?¡± Yale laughed out loudly. ¡°Yeah, they are too weird¡­ they feel like they are too tight and they stick to his body¡­ it feels like as if he isn¡¯t wearing anything¡­ and I can clearly see his cro¡­¡± Reve commented but stopped in the middle when he saw the angry expression on Ron¡¯s face. ¡°And who are Ulric brothers? Seems to me like they were some kind of weirdoes, who had no sense of fashion and modesty at all¡­¡± Yale spoke with a goofy smile. ¡°The Uric brothers were the one of the finest artisans alive¡­ and their creations have been revered as the greatest creations in history¡­ but all of them have gone missing after the demon invasion. I¡¯m quite shocked to find that this pant is an Ulric masterpiece!¡± the giant spoke. ¡°Maybe you¡¯re confused! How can you say that this pant is created by Ulric brothers whom you speak so highly?¡± Reve commented. ¡°I believe it because Sir Ron told that this garment is made by the Ulric brothers of Desver¡­¡± the giant replied with a simple face. ¡°What? He said it and you believed that¡­¡± both Reve and Yale replied in unison with a shocked expression, which could be clearly seen on both of their faces. ¡°I believe that the talk about giants being simple minded wasn¡¯t true, but now I¡¯m beginning to believe it.¡± Yale whispered to Reve in a low tone. ¡°No, that fact is 100% genuine¡­ I know a giantess who works under my subordinate, her name is Elisa¡­ and she is way more simple minded than him¡­ she gets scammed every time and my subordinate has to rescue her.¡± Reve whispered back to Yale. ¡°Oh! I didn¡¯t know that¡­¡± Yale replied mildly. ¡°And by the way¡­ you don¡¯t have anything else to do except goofing off, dozing off, slacking off and drinking all the times¡­ so there¡¯s no way you¡¯ll pay attention to others¡­¡± Reve replied.Stolen from its original source, this story is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings. ¡°Coming back to the point, although I¡¯ve heard a little about ¡®L¡¯attrait sans fin*¡¯, the magnificent dress of the elvish empress ¡®Regina¡¯ of Sylph Empire¡­ but I didn¡¯t herd about its creators ¡®the Ulric brothers¡¯ of yours.¡± Yale commented. ¡°That¡¯s because the Ulric brothers were humans¡­ and the sylph empire totally discriminated its non-elvish citizens¡­ especially humans.¡± the giant replied with a sigh. ¡°Hey, these are 100% genuine Ulric brothers masterpiece; and I know that because when I first got them made, the elder brother told me about something known as a hologram¡­ they told me that each garment that they create has a unique hologram in it, which guarantees that the product a genuine Ulric masterpiece¡­¡± Ron replied angrily. ¡°Oh that¡¯s nice! And could you tell us what is a hologram?¡± Reve asked Ron. ¡°A hologram is a king of badge that remains hidden unless light falls on it¡­ and it changes its color and patterns when it is tilted, different angles produce different colors and patterns!¡± the giant buzzed in. ¡°Whoa! You know that!!!¡± Ron complimented the giant guard. ¡°Yes sir! Before I came here to this city, I worked for a trader in Desver, who had the exclusive rights for initiating trade between the Ulric brothers and the third parties and he told me about it¡­ both of the brothers were ¡®locked up¡¯ in the palace of Desver and no one except the royal family, the elite guards and the exclusive trader was allowed to meet them¡­ I being an escort for the trader was not allowed to enter the palace.¡± The giant replied in a simple tone. ¡°Getting locked up in a palace sounds rather boring¡­ I feel sorry for them.¡± Reve commented. ¡°But they had many perks too¡­ like full control of the city¡­ and they were even allowed to change a century old name of the city of ¡®Galewood¡¯ to ¡®Desver¡¯!¡± Ron spoke out proudly once again. ¡°Oh! So that¡¯s how the weird name such as ¡®Desver¡¯ came into existence¡­ I really want to know how and why, such a creative name like that popped up in their heads.¡± Yale replied. ¡°They said that before coming to Desver, they earlier lived in the city of Denver¡­ and they wanted to live in a city having a similar name¡­ so that they wouldn¡¯t feel homesick¡­¡± Ron replied. ¡°Then they should have named the city as Denver¡­ why didn¡¯t they do that? And by the way, I don¡¯t think a city named as ¡®Denver¡¯ exists here in the Upperworld¡­ ¡± Reve asked Ron out of curiosity. ¡°I asked the same question¡­ and their reply was quite shocking¡­ they said that ¡®this¡¯ city of theirs, was too ¡®shabby¡¯ and it would tarnish the image of their magnificent hometown¡­ that¡¯s why they altered the name from Denver to Desver¡­ and they said that the city of Denver is hidden and I didn¡¯t stand a chance to visit that¡­ and they too were looking for a way to get back there¡­¡± Ron replied. ¡°That sounds fishy¡­¡± Reve replied with a skeptic look on his face. ¡°Well whatever, let¡¯s leave all that talk about a hidden city behind ¡­ I would have felt much happier if they would have named the city as ¡®Denver¡¯ rather than naming it ¡®Desver¡¯¡­¡± Yale replied changing the topic casually because he thought it to be another high level bul****t told by Ron. ¡°But why?¡± Ron asked with a skeptic look on his face. ¡°Because it has a nice ring to it; see¡­ ¡®Dennn Verrrr¡¯.¡± Yale replied in a melodious tone. *SILENCE* ¡°Seriously dude¡­ sometimes you amaze me!¡± Reve replied monotonously. ¡°Hahaha, everything else is fine but, how did you meet them Ron?¡± Yale smirked as he asked Ron. ¡°Well, I happened to meet those guys 14 years ago; soon after Desver was destroyed by the demon forces. They were travelling to ¡®Nidhogg¡¯ the capital city of the Nidhogg kingdom. They took shelter in our caravan and paid us well¡­ and they also took a fancy in me and gave me these pants¡­¡± ¡°I can¡¯t believe someone took fancy in him!¡± Reve jested. ¡°Huh! All the time they were with me they were mesmerized¡­ they told me that I resembled their hero ¡®Yellow Ranger Spark¡¯ who had saved countless lives in T.V.¡± Ron smiled proudly as he replied. ¡°Ohhh! Is T.V. also a hidden city? I¡¯ve never heard of it before!¡± Yale counterattacked at Ron with his precise cunning words. ¡°Apparently, only a select few have a privilege to go there¡­ so I don¡¯t know much about it¡­¡± Ron replied while he tried to remember the conversation between him and Ulric brothers. ¡°So, where¡¯s the hologram?¡± Reve went straight to the point. ¡°Look here¡­ ¡°Ron pointed near his left waist; there was a tiny shiny emblem which was red in color. It had a flower pattern on it. ¡°Now watch this¡­¡± Ron yelled in excitement as he turned a little, the red color transitioned into yellow and the flower transitioned into a star. ¡°Wow!¡± everyone present there exclaimed in unison. ¡°Ok¡­ so this is a 100% genuine artifact¡­ but seriously what¡¯s the use of this pant? It¡¯s too gross to look at¡­ I would simply prefer to wear no pants at all rather than wearing this nightmare.¡± Yale smirked as he spoke. ¡°They have a morph function¡­¡± Ron tried to defend himself by telling them the same thing that the elder Ulric brother told him 14 years ago¡­ ¡°Oh! Please elaborate this ¡®Morph function¡¯ of your pants¡­¡± Reve asked Ron monotonously. ¡°Well, it¡¯s pointless to tell you guys¡­ because it activates only in emergencies¡­ like if someone¡¯s life is in danger¡­¡± Ron replied with a nervous smile. ¡°The demon pursuit team has arrived!¡± a guard who was stationed at a tower suddenly yelled, causing everyone¡¯s attention to shift towards him. ¡°Let¡¯s welcome them¡­¡± Reve spoke softly as he turned and walked towards the gate. ¡°Everyone take your respective positions¡­ Open the gate¡­¡± Reve yelled as he took his respective position. *CLANG**CLANG**CLANG**CLANG* Everyone saluted as the demon pursuit team arrived at the gate¡­ Reve ran off to greet Lord Neils and gave him the notice which cited him to report to the Eisenhiem military academy while the city guards escort them. ¡°Well there¡¯s no need to escort us ¡­ we¡¯ll be on our way, there are still many soldiers who are collecting spoils of war¡­ they¡¯ll be arriving here shortly¡­please escort them instead of us!¡± Lord Neils replied with a kind smile. ¡°As you wish sir, I¡¯ll be escorting others then¡­¡± Reve accepted the order with a smile and took his leave. ¡°Everybody stand guard¡­ there are still some soldiers left.¡± Reve yelled as he returned back to his post near the gate.