《Godfrey the Legend》 Prologue The Beginning In the year 1300 an era where war is fought day and night, frontier to frontier, drenching the soil with stain of blood and with the metallic stench making it more unbearable, the sight atrocious mutilated corpses basking in the sun, and entrails scattered everywhere. Young Soldiers, Veterans, Officers, Nobles, Kings and Kingdoms fought and fall each day. Except for one. A Kingdom located far North bordered with mountains and valleys a natural impregnable fortress accompanied with it''s cruel climate during winter, no single army could withstand the cold outside. A Kingdom where the flames of war haven''t reach their borders. It is a Kingdom full of festivities, the inns are always full, wine barrels are empty, and people dancing every corner of the street. As the people at the Capital City celebrate the commemoration of their 134 years of peace and prosperity and establishing their Kingdom. But what truly is happening within it is inconceivable. The corruption of Nobles are beyond no bounds, slavery, exploitation, extortion, murder, and illegal gambling. Even the Royal Family themselves involve with these activities. The corruption are spread throughout the land, only few loyal Aristocrats to the Kingdom fought a small scale wars with other Nobles. As they fight for Honor, Glory, and Chivalry to save the Kingdom from the brink of destruction where their Ancestors bled and died for. But this is the only the start of their worst nightmare. The Kingdoms from the central plains started amassing their army, that even gods will tremble with fear. Millions of soldiers marching towards the North, As the fan of war are at their doorstep, unprepared. The Royal Family and the Nobles started to flee with their wealth and army, leaving its citizens unprotected and disordered. Panic befall their people as they''ve been left to die by their rulers, children''s crying, women begging for food, men are taking up arms. Before all hope is lost, the 4 loyal Aristocratic Clans who remained, united their armies to fight their foe, buying time for their women and children enough time to flee. Their hatred for the Royal Family and Nobles are at their peak. As they march to Kulun Pass a natural fortress and only road between the Central plains to the North. Where they will engage the invaders. The Godfrey clan a vanguard clan which are feared for never losing a single battle with their heavy armored cavalry and infantry with golden flag and a gryphon symbol they exudes the air of magnificence. The Reynolds clan who were experts in terms of archery with a green rose embedded at their coats, Cornelius clan who were mages specializing with Earth and Wind magic, Clement clan who were the last Ancient clan of war engineers, making the best siege weapons throughout the continent. As these armies marched South to the Kulun Pass, every men young nor old in the villages and cities who sees the 4 Great Clans joined their ranks as long as they can carry a weapon to defend their loved ones even if it means their death. As they reach Kulun Pass, it was overlooking the Central plains, they saw an army of millions of soldiers, few hundred thousands of cavalrymen, and a thousands of siege weapons their army can be seen until the end of the horizon of their eyes. The author''s narrative has been misappropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon. The 4 Aristocratic Clans and Militia only consists of 400 thousand in total started to cry but didn''t waver, as they know if they retreat their wives and daughters will be butchered, raped and sold to slavery which they can''t allow. They will not allow even it cost their lives. Their aura began to change as they emit the air of death, even the untrained militias gives the aura of only the cracked troops emit. But there is a man who is different, the leader who united the 4 Clans and his name is Earl Aldun Godfrey. 1st Person POV Aldun Godfrey ''I can see my men crying, we know we will die at this place.'' As I removed my helmet and smiled with a sense of relief. I stood at the very front I can see my enemies before me. I give a glance at my son he smiled and said "Father, if I die tomorrow and somehow you survive can you look for Mother? And tell her I love her?" My son he''s only 18 years old yet his eyes is full of determination, and compassion. If only those cowards didn''t flee we should''ve chance to survive this disaster! How can I face Leila my wife if his beloved son dies before me. I will save him. "Men! Dismount! And make camp." I said with a loud voice. My men complied immediately, I walk towards the direction of my trusted aide, As I sigh, and thought of these men who fought with me and bled with me and willing to die for me. And I stood before them ¡°¡°Lord Aldun¡±¡± they said simultaneously. I only nodded as a sign of confirmation ¡°I need sentries on the wall now. And gather some trees and make some pike at the wall, and don¡¯t forget to dig some trenches.¡± I said with a calm manner. ¡°¡±It will be done my Lord¡±¡± as they bowed, I then went to the tent of the other Clan Leaders, the two guards saluted as I enter and get past them. I can hear them discussing about defensive strategy.¡±Brothers¡± I said they bowed and said ¡°Brother Aldun.¡± I walked to the center where there''s a table and a map. I then said "What are the possibilities of us winning this war?" They all shook their heads "We can only buy time for our families to safely cross the mountains until they reach the shore" as Gilbert Cornelius said then sigh. I see so at least we can have to save as many as we can, "Reynolds, Cornelius, Clement, what should we do about our sons? At the last moment we can get them out of the battlefield. They''re our only hope." As I said while thinking about those Damned Nobles. "I agree, We can''t let our bloodline end here, we also need to punish those traitors!" As Reynolds said angrily his eyes are bloodshot red full of hatred. "Get your sons and place them under the command of my son Yric and prepare yourselves for tomorrow we shall meet again at Valhalla with our ancestors." I said, before I left them behind, and went straight to my tent. Chapter 1 1st Person POV Yric Godfrey "Good Morning Young Lord" as I stare at the man greeted me with my eyes still half-close, I sat at at my single sized bed as I tried to compose myself. ''Dammit! I still can''t believe that those greedy Nobles and Royal Family ran away! If ever I survive this war, I''m going to exterminate their entire Clan!'' I stood up and slowly walk towards the sink filled with water. As I stared at the wall I saw a mirror and stared at my reflection. Blond hair, Blue eyes beautiful like a sapphire which I inherited from my mother, perfect symmetric face but average. Which gives manly feeling. Moreover my height is the same with Father which is 1.93 meter tall, tall enough which can intimidate enemy soldiers. After tidying myself up, I then went to the dining area with a table filled with food. As I sat down at the wooden stool, I saw Uncle Bernard my attendant passing by and called him with a voice strong enough for him to hear, "Uncle Bernard! Come, let''s eat there''s too many food. I can''t eat these food all by myself." But unfortunately Uncle only shook his head and smiled then politely said, "No Young Lord, I can''t dare eat with yo-". My Father suddenly entered my tent interrupting Uncle Bernard, "Come, Bernard let''s have some food, We need to strength to fight this war." My Father said with a big smile. I can only shook my a little and sigh at my heart ''How can Father smile brightly like that? When we''re going to war'' And I look at Uncle Bernard, I simply nod giving him the signal to eat. This story has been unlawfully obtained without the author''s consent. Report any appearances on Amazon. After savouring the meal, Father and I then went back to my room to help me prepare and equip my armor. I saw the the silver plated armor with red-blood trimmings. Looking at the breastplates there''s a Gryphon engraved which exudes an aura that makes you heart beats faster. And a great helmet covering my entire face. Then I stare at my Father as I look at him, his eyes started to mist. Then suddenly, the enemy drums started beating ''boom boom boom'', then the earth shook violently as the drums continues to beat. Father then rushed outside while I followed from behind then Father screamed on top of his lungs with a hoarse voice "PREPARE TO FIGHT!!" The army then form their ranks. "Come on! Move it!" Some officer shouted, "Vanguard! To the front! Mages go top of the wall! Archers and siege engineers behind the wall." I said, then stared up, the sky started to darken, covering the vast land ''it''s going to rain, and a heavy one that is. The Gods are favouring us this time.'' as the rain fall started to fall down, you can hear the armors clanking. The soil started to get slippery. "Sound the horn! Let''s kill them all! As an offering to the God Of War! Fight to the death!" Exclaimed by my Father. Characters (Updates as the story goes on) Characters Four Great Earls Earl Aldun Godfrey- Father of Yric Godfrey and husband of Leila Godfrey. Leader of the Four United Aristocrats, Head of the Godfrey Clan and the strongest warrior in the Northern Kingdom. Earl Gilbert Cornelius- Father of Alwyn Cornelius and 3 daughters and 2 wives (AN: will be named In the future) . Head of the Cornelius clan. And considered Masochist by his brothers in arm even he''s the best at magic. Earl Ryan Reynolds- Father of Lyonel Reynolds and 1 Daughter. Also known as Hunter, He has the sharpest eyes and hearing of them all. Head of the Reynolds Clan. Earl Wilfred Clement- Father of Tristan Clement and 5 Daughters and 2 Sons ( AN: except Tristan he has 2 more brothers). Husband of Althea Clement and Athena Clement (AN: you''re wondering why there''s 2 of them? Guess what? They''re twins. Yep, twins you like that? Every mans dream to marry twins. Tell me I lie.) Stolen from its rightful place, this narrative is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings. The Sons Yric Godfrey- He will be our main MC, Alwyn Cornelius Lyonel Reynolds Tistan Clement The King King Reginald Heriet- you guys are definely gonna hate him. No kidding _________________________________________ Chapter 2 is out Next chapter will be up in 6 hours or so. Chapter 2: Battle of Kulun Pass 1 Hi to all reading this message! Thank you for reading my novel, I know the first 2 chapters are quite boring, so after I finished writing up to chapter 20 I''m going to edit it. So yeah thank you. And please dont forget to leave some review. Thank you! I finish chapter 2 part 1 too early. Chapter 3 and 4 will be posted tomorrow 3rd Person POV Kulun Pass ''BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!'' the beating of the drums, the sound of thunderstorms, as lightning hits the ground, the clanking of the armors creating a beautiful melody. "At the Great Halls of Valhalla, where the bravest of men gathered! Men! It''s time to fulfill your oaths. We bled and shed blood together! It''s time to use your strength to protect your beloved family, It''s time to fight for your glory! And your names shall be remembered in the passage of time!! We Fight! To Valhalla!" Earl Aldun Godfrey exclaimed with a loud voice that can be heard everywhere. """TO VALHALLA!""" An army 400 thousand strong cried those words even the heavens trembled and lightning strikes the trees, and started to burn and scattered, the ground started to shake with their shield pounding to ground as if there is no rain. The enemy startled and waver with fear, even their Generals felt their spines turn cold. "Send all of the army, attack them full force! Leave none alive!" Said General Beves of the Central plain Alliance. "But my Lord!? We''re not sure how many troops they have? We might lose majority of our troops. We Must send few cavalrymen to gauge their strength firs-" Lieutenant Charle tried to refute but then got interrupted by the General. "I don''t care about the losses! Just kill them all! According to King Reginald of the North they can only gather 500 thousand troops at most." said the General haughtily, "But!? My Lord! You trust the words of the King who sold his kingdom for wealth!? He even gave you many beautiful women for more wealth!" As the Lieutenant rebutted. "Hmmp! Of course I gave him enough gold for him to drown with for 50 years!" Said the arrogant General, This tale has been unlawfully obtained from Royal Road. If you discover it on Amazon, kindly report it. ''Dammit! I wonder if I served the wrong Lord, his arrogance knows no bound, and he''s also stupid! Who orders a full assault directly? But I feel sorry for those Aristocrats who were betrayed by their King. The least I can do is kill them honorably and give them proper burial.'' he then sigh "All troops! Listen to my command!" Suddenly all troops looked at the Lieutenant''s direction, "Your orders are, Attack with full force! Cavalrymen commanders flank them at the left and right side. Infantry will be the center! This will be your honor!" As the Lieutenant said those words all the troops cheered. 1st Person POV Some Unlucky Infantry Soldier "All troops! Charge!" As the Lieutenant yell those words, I instinctively started running and yelling towards the enemy like some mad man, but I realized something, something''s not right, something is definitely not right, before I knew it, it was already too late. ''Why!? Why am I at the front!? Why am I not at the back?!? I''m going to die! NOO! This can''t be happening! I survived 13 years of service! I fought bravely! It''s going to end. If I stop I might get crushed by the army running behind me.'' I then look at the front I can already see the enemy. They''re so organized! , ''NOO! This war is different from the ones I fought before! They''re all elite soldier not some country bumpkin! Their shields, it''s huge their shields are like walls, those spears!? Are they even spears!? That''s a pole! A 7 meters spear! I''m definitely going to die. Even their Armor and Helmet are Crafted with steel.'' I started pising myself I''m getting closer to the enemy, then ''pssht'' I looked at my chest dumbfounded there''s a huge wood stake at the very center. I felt a very cold chill. Then I started to lose consciousness. Chapter 3: Battle of Kulun Pass 2 3rd Person POV Battle of Kulun Pass ''Aaargh! Mama¡¯ ''My arm! Where''s my arm!?¡¯ ''Kill those bastards!¡¯ cries and curses can be heard throughout the front line, as Yric commanded his army impressively at the front and losses on his side are few. ¡°Front row! Push three steps! Second row, prepare to throw your spears! Now!¡± Yric bellowed, ''Oooh¡¯ his troops complied immediately. Their spears are long killing three enemy soldiers per spear, the enemies morale are, constantly getting barrage by spears, arrows, giant stones launched by trebuchet, and bolts from balista. ¡°Retreat! Fall back! Get back now!¡± As the enemy General Beves commanded, seeing his troops in disarray He only sigh in disappointment. ''Dammit! I cant believe I''m retreating, they have fewer men than me.¡¯ Suddenly he saw a familiar silhouette heading towards him with displeased face. It was Lieutenant Charle ¡°You! Are you even considered a General!? You know nothing about war! You only think about profits! You only think how you can squeeze dry this Northern Kingdom! What an incompetent General!¡± As Lieutenant Charle said angrily, General Beves turns pale, ''You bastard! Now you shift your blame on me?¡¯ but what General Beves heard next shoked him. ¡°Now, I want you to be relieved from your position as Chief General of the Army, of course after the war is over you''ll get your riches.¡± It was a very tempting offer to the General he''ll just wait until the war is over. This story is posted elsewhere by the author. Help them out by reading the authentic version. General Beves accepted the offer. Lieutenant Charle smiled with delight and said ¡°Good choice! I wouldn''t have to kill you then, I''ll show you how to win this war.¡± Then left. -------- Back at Kulun fortress, Yric and his three brothers toasted for their very first victory, they drink until they fell asleep thst night. Morning came, the sun is starting to shine, the morale are high their as they went back to their positions. They didn''t know that the enemy army have surprises for them. Enemy drums started to beat ''Boom! Boom! Boom!¡¯ Yric prepared himself but to no availthe enemy didn''t came but barrage of stones and arrows came down like rain hitting everyone, with a single volley they lost 12 thousand men. Yric then ordered ¡°All troops! Back to the fortress!¡± As the volley of arrows and stone continued. Slowly destroying their ranks. ''What the hell? This is the end.¡¯ as Yric thought when he saw the enemy army marching towards the fortress? with their siege weapons. ¡°Everyone! Prepare to defend the walls!¡± he saw ladders even a siege tower ¡°Prepare the oil! Mages use your fire magic, archers use your fire arrows¡± Yric commanded the saw the siege tower getting closer, ¡°Release everything you have!¡± Fire arrows and Fire ball immediately released but the siege towers were coated with water and earth magic when saw that fire magic were not effective Yric heart sank with despair.