《Journey of A King》 A Peasants Life, Enemy Attack "Hey Jax, remember when mom used to always come back with meat every Saturday night so we could have it for dinner." Said Aiden, as he reminisced the good time in the path. "Yeah I remember, she would always try her best to give us a life she never had. She would do anything she can to keep happy and healthy." Jax replies in a sad tone. looking at his brother Aiden who is in a wounded state. During the skirmish a few hours ago, against the Gorgonian Kingdom Aiden was unfortunately pierced by an arrow launched from the opposing sides archers. Due to the arrow, Aiden is now lying on a bed in the infirmary, waiting for further treatment. Aiden was Jax''s brother. He looked similar to him with a handsome face with brown eyes and brown hair. He was about 5''10 and had a muscular build due to all the battles he had faced alongside his brother. "Where''s the doctor? It''s been an hour now and they still haven''t come yet." Jax said angry for his brother. "Just be quiet and wait, we''re just footmen with no status in the army. We''re nothing in their eyes, so why would they want to treat a peasant first rather than a noble." said Aiden. Knowing that Aiden was right, Jax couldn''t argue back. In the world they live, people like them don''t have a meaning. They''re just numbers to the nobles, numbers to be thrown away in the midst of battle. Aiden and Jax grew up in poverty alongside their mother and owned very little. They weren''t allowed to learn much except to read and write a little which was not enough to gain a job at a shop since they required to know more than they did. It was fortunate enough already to learn as much as they did though. Since their mom worked at a shop, she knew how to read and write. Every time she was free she would try to teach the both how to read and write. But sadly, they weren''t able to learn everything their mom planned to teach them. When Jax was 14 and Aiden was 15, their mom sadly passed away from exhaustion. Ever since then, they had joined the army. After another 10 minutes the doctor finally begin to treat Aiden''s wound by cleaning and stitching it up then wrapping it up with medical tape. "This should keep your wound together." said the doctor." "Remember to not do anything stressful that would cause the wound to reopen ok." The doctor warned him. "Yes, sir." replies Aiden with a smile on his face. Seeing that the doctor moved to treat other injured soldiers Ajax asked. "How you feeling Aiden?" "Well it itches, but that means that your wound was healing" Aiden replies back with a laugh. Seeing that his brother was fine, he couldn''t help but sigh in relief. "oh shut it, I wasn''t going to die to such a superficial thing" Seeing his brother sigh in relief, Aiden berate his brother ''Did he really think that I was gonna die due to an arrow piercing me? I mean, it didn''t even pierce a vital spot.'' But even though he was angry, deep inside he was happy.This narrative has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road. If you see it on Amazon, please report it. Seeing that his brother knew why he sighed a relief he couldn''t help but say. "Well nice to see that your fine, let me go to the cafeteria and see what they''re cooking up." "Fine, go see what they''re cooking and if you see Andre, thank him for protecting me when he could''ve left me to die." told Aiden as he watched his brother exit the infirmary. Exiting the infirmary, Jax then makes way to the cafeteria. As Jax was walking he could see soldiers donned in chain mail and a helmet equipped with either a spear or sword. underneath the chain mail is thick clothing dyed with blue and and grey stripes indicating the kingdom''s colors. upon reaching the cafeteria, Jax could see a long line of hungry warriors. He couldn''t help frown upon seeing a long line but couldn''t blame those that got in line before him. Even though the Skirmish ended a few hours ago, they still had to march back to camp and carry the wounded to the infirmary. Some of the unluckier ones were commanded to load the bodies or pieces of the bodies of the dead onto the carts and sent back to their home towns to be buried. It''s never easy to have a job like that, to see your dead brethren or pieces of him right in front of you. As Jax got closer to where the food is being distributed, he could hear some bickering among the soldiers who just received the food. "Shit as always, why can''t we get something at least close to what those nobles are getting." said one solder. "It''s cause we''re peasants, nobles don''t need to waste any resources to meat shields such as us. I mean, in their eyes we''re already dead. So why feed a dead person?" said another soldier. Seeing the soldiers who bickers walking away, Jax couldn''t help but feel depressed. ''Are we supposed to do this for the rest for our lives? Are we gonna keep on doing this till we die?'' Knowing that thinking won''t do any good, he pushed away those thoughts and waited till he was able to get the food from the chef. upon receiving the food from the chef Jax looked at it and frowned. ''When I thought this food can''t look any worse, it does somehow. The food Jax received looked unappetizing to the extent that even a person who has been starving for almost a week would pass on. it looked like as if they mixed water with shit and still thought that it was edible. ''God, how the hell will Aiden and I eat this shit?'' As Jax stood and thought to himself. "It''s actually not as bad as it looks you know." said a voice who seems to be talking to him, Turning towards the voice, he could see the person who was talking to him was Andre. "Oh really? You mean this piece of shit tastes decent?" Jax questioned him. "No, it''s not decent but like I said, it tastes better than it looks." laughed Andre. "Well if you can eat it, I can as well." smiled Jax as he looked at Andre. Andre was like Jax and Aiden, a child born poverty but with a sadder story compared to theirs. Andre was a slave for most of his life. He was supposedly sold away as a child by his family at the age of 6 due to them not having enough money to sustain themselves. And from then on Andre was forced to do manual labor for 18 years till he was 24. Luckily due to some unforeseen events his master was killed and since his master had no relatives, he was able to be freed from the life of slavery alongside all the slaves with him. But even though he was freed, Andre had no education, leading him to become a soldier. "Oh right, My brother thanks you for saving him back there at the battle and I as well." Happily said Jax as he smiled. "Don''t worry about it. People like have to stick together if we want to see light of the next day." shrugged Andre. He then looked at the two bowls. "I see that you got a bowl for your brother. Let me take one and go with you to the infirmary. There''re some people i wanna talk to. Not rejecting Andre''s offer, he then gave a bowl to Andre and together they exited the cafeteria and walked towards the infirmary. "Hey Andre I have a question for you." asked Jax as they were walking. "What is it?" Andre looked at Jax curiously, wanting to know what Jax wanted to ask. "Do you think well be doing this fore..." But right before Jax could complete his question. The ground begins to shake and a loud sound could be heard far away and was getting louder as it got closer. Soon the soldiers on the watch post shouted. "Enemy attack! Everyone, Get to your positions!" Gorgonian Army, A Knights Strength "Enemy Attack! Everyone, get to your positions. "Shit, they found our camp, Jax go to the infirmary and warn your brother about the situation." Andre told Jax in a serious tone seeing that the situation has gotten dire "Got it." replies Jax as he dropped the bowl of food on the ground and started to run towards the infirmary. Seeing his brother run into the infirmary with a serious look on his face, Aiden couldn''t help but ask. "Why do you have such a serious look? What''s happening to the outside, The noises outside got louder and heard a yell but I couldn''t hear it from where I am". "The Gorgonian Army is coming to attack at this very moment. Grab your gear and be ready to run. Said Jax. "I''m fine I can still fight, I can still swing my sword." said Aiden, determined to fight alongside his brother. He was starting to get up before Jax yelled. "No! How could fight in such a state? You''re just gonna hold me back if you go out there and fight," Rebuking Aiden''s action. "Fine!" Aiden dejectedly said, seeing Jax stern look. "Good, just stay here and if the situation becomes dire, run!" commanded Jax. Even though Jax was younger than Aiden, he stilled listened to him. Even though Aiden won''t admit it, he isn''t as smart or strong as Jax. But even though his brother outshines him, he was never jealous. They were brothers, they had each other''s back and would never abandon each other. Seeing that his brother won''t disobey, Jax then turns away and exits the building. The situation outside was a mess, soldiers were running back and forth getting into position, more and more archers are posting up the walls readying their bow for the oncoming onslaught. The ground started shaking louder than ever, the sound of the Gorgonian Army, getting closer by the second. As Jax gets into position with his squad someone calls out to him "There you are Jax, I thought you abandoned the squad." The Person who was talking to him was squad captain Leo. Leo''s been his squad captain for a half a year now, so he knew that he was joking when he said that he thought Jax was abandoning the squad and vice versa, ever since fighting alongside Jax for 6 months, he knew that Jax wouldn''t dare to abandon his comrades. "You know I wouldn''t dare to abandon you guys. I mean, without me, you guys would''ve died long ago," Jax said looking at his captain all suited up for battle. "I know that already, we fought together for 6 months now. If I didn''t figure out a little of your character I shouldn''t be your squad captain." laughed Leo before looking towards the incoming army. "Here they come, prepare yourself!" As Jax was behind 10''s of thousands of other soldiers, it took him awhile to see the approaching army, but even if he couldn''t see them. He could tell that the army was massive due to how much the ground was shaking. The moment the Army came into sight he couldn''t believe his eyes. ''We won''t be winning this fight, their army is massive compared to ours. They probably have at least two times more than ours.'' What Jax saw was an army of 100,000 soldiers of cavalry and footmen donned with the same equipment like them but with a black uniform. The number of men in the Galing kingdom only amounted to 50,000. Jax was right about being outnumbered by 2 to 1. As the army gotten closer the soldiers of the Galing army was getting more distressed. They started to panic seeing such a massive army and wanted to flee. But they couldn''t, cause if they were caught trying to flee they would be court-martial which could lead to the death of their family and themselves. Before the Gorgonian Army charged the Galing Army they stopped. A moment later a soldier from the opposing came in front of them delivering a message. "By the order of General Rex, I command you to surrender and submit to the Gorgonian Kingdom" The commander then yells in a angry voice "We won''t be surrendering to no Gorgonian scum. Fire the arrows and don''t stop firing. We may most likely die but at least take down one of those piece of shits before we do." Hearing the command, the Galing archers let loose their arrow, pouring a rain of blackness over the unprepared army. thousands of the soldiers of the opposing sides fell, only those who had quick reactions or those who used their own comrades were as a meat shields were able to live the pour of arrows. But even though a thousand was a lot in number, it was pretty negligible to an army of 100,000. they could replenish those numbers with prisoners after winning a battle. Seeing that the Galing Commander did such a despicable move, General Rex didn''t waste a single moment and commanded his army to charge.Love this novel? Read it on Royal Road to ensure the author gets credit. 10''s of thousands of men started charging at them fearlessly causing the morale to slightly drop in the Galing Army. Seeing that the army was getting closer the commander shouted to everyone "Remember! If these bastards pass us, they get a straight passage to Forma Castle. The men stationed there are less than us. So clearly they won''t be able to hold off for long. Everyone steel your hearts! Take a moment to think about your mom, your dad, your son, your daughter and ingrain them into your mind! Remember, that if we die so will them! So fight for them! Fight for their protection! Fight for our Victory! "For Victory" Everyone soon shouted. After hearing the speech, the morale of the army risen to an all time high. Everyone was willing to fight to the death so that they can protect their family, "Here they come!" someone shouted. "Charge!" shouted the commander The both sides soon clashed. sword could be heard clashing, shouts and cries could be heard from soldiers from both sides. Jax was slicing soldier from the opposing side left and right. After being in the army for 6 months, Jax sword skill would clearly be better than a fresh troop who just joined his first battle. Plus, Jax had a talent with swords. So he was sometimes better than soldiers who fought longer than him and he usually fought in the front lines gaining killing experience. After killing another soldier, Jax then moved onto the next he could find. But the one he found soon after wasn''t an ordinary soldier. Noticing that Jax was charging towards him, the soldier turn to Jax and prepares for Jax''s slash. The two swords soon clash and stayed connected for a while. "Oh, I see that you''re stronger than the usual footmen," the soldier said to Jax. Looking at Jax, he could see that Jax wasn''t willing to talk, so he talked again "But it''s a shame you met me, if you didn''t, you could''ve lived for at least another day" soon after he moved back disconnecting the two swords and lunged at Jax. He soon started slashing towards Jax''s chest but was stopped by Jax''s sword. Jax sweated, to stop that sword Jax had to use 80 percent of his strength. ''How strong is this guy, such a soldier wouldn''t fight in the front lines. Who is he?'' He could see from the soldiers body and voice that the soldier was at least 30 years old. The soldier had a cold voice and even though he looked skinny, he was pretty built. The soldier as well was questioning why a person such as Jax was fighting on the front lines. With such a strength, he would be at least in an elite squad. Not a ragtag team of peasants. "You could even take that blow too huh," said the soldier as he furrowed his eyes. "Why is someone like you in the front lines, when you could easily be in an elite team?" questioned the soldier. "A peasant like me can''t have a chance to join an elite full of nobles." Jax replied back, "It''s a shame, but let''s stop talking. If I keep fighting like this, I''ll just wear myself." Soon after speaking the soldier''s blade started to glow with a silver hue. Seeing the glow, Jax couldn''t help but cry out "Sword Energy! Why is there a knight on the front lines." "The best way to cultivate Sword Energy is to kill. For every person I kill, I absorb a little Sword Energy from their body." the knight replies back When a person is able to cultivate sword energy, that person is classified as a knight. Knights were nightmares on the battlefield, A single knight could easily kill 100 soldiers alone in battle. There were even rumors that a single Knight massacred a city alone. "Let''s get this over with, hah." The knight then charged at Jax again, slashing towards him. Jax again prepared to stop the sword. But the moment the swords clashed, the knights sword cut right through Jax''s sword and cutting through his body. Jax screamed in pain and fell to the ground as he looked at the Knight with hatred. "This amount of sword energy is almost comparable to an initial, 1 star knight apprentice. If you kept on fighting, you could''ve become a knight but sadly you met me," said the Knight emotionless as he looked at Jax writhing in pain. Jax was scared but at the same time he was mad.''Why do we live this life? why did we peasants have to experience such ordeals? Screw the nobles, screw the kingdom, screw them for making our lives miserable, screw them for the death of my mom! If I had the power, I would make a life where everyone where could live in happiness. With power I could make a life where everyone can see a better future.'' Seeing that Jax didn''t die immediately, the Knight walked towards Jax and said "For a peasant, you made me use my Sword Energy and allowed me to almost breakthrough to 2 stars initial knight. Die in peace knowing that." completing his sentence the Knight then stabbed the sword down towards Jax''s body on the ground, piercing his body. Jax didn''t scream in pain like last time but instead grit his teeth an endure the pain. ''I''m sorry Aiden, you''re gonna have to live on ahead without me. Mom, your son is coming to you now. You don''t need to wait anymore. He then closed his eyes and awaited to be sent away to the heavenly planes. "Then I''ll obtain your secrets by killing you!" Yelled the knight as he then charged up to Jax at breakneck speed. If Jax wasn''t able to utilize Sword energy before, then he wouldn''t even see how fast the Knight was charging at. ''I can see his movements clear as day compared to before. The difference between a Knight and a normal soldier really is different'' Jax was prepared to defend the Knight strike this time and when the swords clashed, he was able to push the knight back. Seeing that Jax had a different sword Knight questioned "Didn''t I break your sword? where did you get another one? "Oh, I found it" Jax replied back jokingly then charged at the Knight again. Jax comes upon the Knight with a stab aiming at his stomach but was deflected away by the knight''s parry. The knight soon answered back with his own slash towards Jax. Jax then dodged the sword by stepping back and charged the knight mid-swing. Being caught off guard mid-swing, Jax was able to pierce through the Knight''s shoulder. The Knight screamed in pain and backed away a few steps away from Jax. The two of them were breathing heavily as they stared at each, ready to counter one another if they made a move. The Knight couldn''t help but think ''How strong is this kid and how much energy does he have? He''s clearly at the beginning of 1 star initial Knight. Even though I''m the same as him, I''ve been a 1 star initial Knight and I''m almost at a breakthrough to 2 star.'' He couldn''t comprehend what was going on and he knew if this fight lasted any longer he was going to die due to fatigue. He couldn''t help but panic for a short time before calming down. But even though he panicked for a little, Jax was able to notice and mocked him "You panicking old man? Shouldn''t you feel ashamed for not being able to finish off someone who just became a knight?" The Knight snapped and charged at Jax. One of the rules in battle was to always keep calm and never get angry. The Knight knew the rule but being mocked by someone who''s younger and someone who has just became a Knight he couldn''t help but snap. And doing so signed his death warrant. The Knight stabbed at Jax''s heart but Jax was able deflect the sword and at the same time knock the sword away from his hand. Seeing that the sword in his hand flung away the knight couldn''t help be ashamed. He knew that he fell into Jax''s trap the moment he snapped. All he could do now was watch as Jax''s sword pierced right through his heart.