"why don't you surrender"
"...."
The Forgan empire commander looked at the man speaking, he was dumbfounded. He then started to speak while glaring into the eyes of the man who to him was saying nonsense.
"let's be frank, I'd like to ask a question.."
The huge man still sitting on his flaming tiger answered, "sure go ahead"
"we didn't really need any valuable reason to go to war as soon as this, as far as I know we've not done anything to make you feel we would attack, i understand the empires are hostile to each other, but for the sake of the people we have decided to sign a truce, yet you considered it nothing and declared war on us."
Duke Bryand scoffed, "the truce was temporary, it could be breached anytime, if we hadn't moved the Forgan empire would've moved anyway. It's eat or be eaten, not to even speak of the fact that right now the Forgan empire is weak as the whole empire is focused on something else entirely"
"weak?... Ha ha ha ha" The general commander laughed out, he strengthened his glare the next moment. "you actually think the Forgan empire is weak...?"
"yes we do, and we have to dominate it, that is the way it works"
"tell me, did you actually call me here to tell me to surrender?" Forgan army general commander asked.
"yes, I thought I could reason with you." Duke Bryand replied him.
"you're one funny general..."
Duke Bryand cut in, "I'm not a general, I'm a duke"
"should I be honored? because I don't understand why you just pointed that out?"
Duke Bryand smiled and talked, "you seem to want the same thing..."
"and what might that be?"
"won't it be more interesting to hear it from you...by the way I don't see sir Zefril, is he dead?"
"he's very much alive and how do you know sir Zefril?"
"oh.. our paths crossed multiples times, even though we were young we pointed swords at each other" Duke Bryand smiled, "it was fun"
"if you have nothing to say to me then I'll leave"
"are you sure you've bought enough..." Duke Bryand asked.
"uhh?"
"time.. That could've been the only reason you answered the call, you want to buy time as much as possible"
"it seems that way with you too sir duke" the commander replied him.
"what is your name?" Duke Bryand asked him.
"is that how you go on knowing the names of your enemies"
"i see you're rude... Looking at your face and body you're probably in your middle 60s I think I'm older than you are"
"age is just number.... you seem so old outside but the way you speak is like that of a child"
"hmm I agree, as innocent and considerate as a child, charming..."
The genera commander cut in, "thoughtless, reckless and playful, there's nothing charming about you"
"i think you hate me" the duke said.
"of course I do, we are enemies"
"hm I see, how about a duel then?.... the loser surrenders"
"i refuse"
"are you scared"
"why would I be, I'm not a reckless kid like you are, my decision will affect thousands of lives"
"exactly.... shouldn't you surrender and protect them, they don't have to die if you surrender"
"you really think likely of us.... you think these Forgan armies will watch you go into the empire just because you killed their commander, no that's a bad spot... they'll fight you till the last one of them is standing, their dead souls will haunt you and shred you to pieces."
Duke Bryand looked at the commander's face and gave a gentle smile, he patted his tiger, whom began to wag its tail and move slowly.
"well prepare, I'll give the order to attack once I return, thank you for your time"
"hmm.."
The commander and Duke Bryand both rode their mount opposite ways.
The commander got back to where his army stood, he looked from his left to his right, and started to address the soldiers,
"you all are great comrades of mine, from the very least in rank to the highest in rank amidst us here. You all are my comrades, who stood to fight with me for our motherland, protected me and gave me a chance to lead them, carry their responsibilities. I'm really glad and I appreciate it, today we march onward to protect our motherland, this is not a conquest war for us, but a fight to protect the pride of our motherland so we'll give our lives for it! Because we don't want to see our women being ravaged by hungry scoundrels on the street of our land we'll give our life for it! Because we don't want want these monsters to drag down our great emperor we would give our life for it! For the history of our land, the sacrifices of our past heroes, their honor and pride, everything they've given their all to build today. We'll give our lives for it. So we will fight not being fearful of what may befall us but with courage and might we will make known to them the power of the Forgan Empire!!!!"
The soldiers began to shout aloud,
"all hail Forgan Empire!!"
"all hail Forgan Empire!!"
"all hail Forgan Empire!!"
"all hail Forgan Empire!!"
"all hail Forgan Empire!!"
"all hail Forgan Empire!!"
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"sshhh their very noisy I can almost hear them from here"
The mage who was meditating opened his eyes. He looked at Kain who was sitting silently in one corner of the tent, the mage stood up and sat down.
"I'll like to know about you mister"
Kain looked at him, forcing himself to be respectful for the sake of the assistant guild master, but he was still silent.
"apparently it seems someone of your own was seriously injured"
"and how do you know that when you have been closing your eyes there the entire time..." Kain finally let out a gentle speech.
"during meditations your senses are heightened, it happens that way to make you loose focus so it nothing to be proud of exactly but I happened to hear it, mind you if you want I can teach you meditation."
*diiinnnngggg*
A notification window appeared in front of Kain.
[the great mage that has transcended human limits wants to be your master]
[will you accept Y/N]
Kain looked at the mage lost in thought, 'a great mage that has transcended human limits... this punk?!!'
"why would you wanna do it anyway?"
"because I feel like it... It's a genuine form of meditation that gathers mana quite quickly not as much as twenty people in this world knows it"
'this world... as though he knows about other worlds I should check if he knows' ''.... this world?"
"ha..." the mage gave a bright smile, "you see the knowledge is unlimited, many things could look so real to you yet they're actually fake, many could look fake and yet they are real, one could go through a bridge to cross to the other side and think it's the only bridge that leads there whereas another could've found ten more bridges... in the end it all comes to what we know and don't know"
Kain mumbled to himself, ".....he looks quite young though, why he is talking like an old man"
"I'll be waiting for your answer, in the meantime you should check on your mate"
*dinnggg*
[The great mage request to be your master has been put on a wait]
"then I'll be back soon"
"there's no need, let's meet after the party is over.... I'm fully ready for some action. I also don't want that brat Bryand to get more action than me. So I'll be moving out now" the mage walked out, he looked back at Kain and said, "I'll be expecting to see your own action too"
'Party...?' Kain let out a small smile "yes sir" he wandered as he went his way. 'who's Bryand though... must be a new guy I guess, maybe another commander'