No one would've thought a war would happen after my coming of age ceremony. It's like they planned this. Whoever "they" are. I wonder if this has anything to do with Laizar. That man who ordered Arden's father to capture me. And the man who kidnapped Arden back when I'm still attending school. Part of me hopes that I can find information about Laizar.
But for now, I have to focus on the war.
Three days have passed since our departure. Two kingdoms; Ibiraven and Adreah, they officially announced their move on taking us down. Since I am leading this war, I decided to split the group into four. The Kingdom of Crolia has four entry points and all we had to do is to defend our entrances.
Currently, I'm in the farthest entry point. We crossed the sea and walked a long way. We set a tent on Crolia's great forest. It was pouring yesterday, causing the land to be muddy. The weather was terrible for war.
"You looked nervous, young master,"
Lilith's voice startled me a little bit. I saw her floating beside me as I stare into the distance. The enemy, Ibiraven army, will be coming from that way.
"I hope there aren't that many casualties," I said truthfully with a bitter smile formed on my smile.
Lilith gave me a warm, comforting smile. "Young master, why do you have to worry? you're the strongest man here. You have the ability to protect your army,"
... Well, she has a point.
I'm a Coordinator. A person who can control demons, the strongest beings on earth. But at the same time, I can't underestimate my enemy's power. We did a lot of research but it's war; everything is unpredictable.
I need to end the war quickly.
"How's Septhis?" I asked Lilith.
"He's still in the cell. Septhis didn't do anything to Callisto and Io either."
Three days ago I ordered Callisto and Io to check on Septhis daily, reminding him about the war. I don't know if Laizar will come up and take this opportunity to attack me. I will need Septhis' power to defeat Laizar's mages. The last mage that I fought with a couple of years back was slightly overwhelming.
With Septhis' strength, I will feel more confident.
"Young master,"
A soldier called out to me. I turned around and saw him walking towards me. It's the colonel, Marcus Alvarado. He and I exchanged ideas and strategies regarding the war during meetings.
He saluted.
"I received a report from group A. Adreah army already arrived earlier than expected,"
I furrowed my eyebrows.
"What?"
Just as soon as I asked that question, I heard a loud explosion sound in the distance. I saw smoke emerging in front of us. The ground started to reverberate.
A sea of arrows slowly covered the blue sky. I saw my men's faces filled with disbelief and shock. My eyes widened when I realized that our enemy would do any kind of method to overwhelm us. That includes attacking without warning. My body started searing with rage.
"Lilith, call Io and Callisto,"