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"It seems the recruitment process was a success." A darkskin suave middle aged man with broad shoulders paced around the lines of new recruits giving a nod of approval.
All of the new recruits began shaking in their boots on realising the man's identity, General Roland. One of the 7 great generals of the Kingdom of David.
"They will do but they will still need a good deal of training. May I ask uncle Roland if you have any orders to pass down from father?" Prince Adoli stepped out of a gray portal arriving in front of the man who trained and mentored him for most of his life.
The Tier 4 General Roland white. A vetted war hero and the world renown Suave Hermit, Lord of the Rhinos. A body and spirit cultivator with the kingdom's greatest spear art and a herd of draconic Rhino beasts each being Tier 3 and above.
It is said in the war of the wolves 20 years ago each of the 7 generals were forced to fight off entire countries with only their personal forces. Some had to do so by themselves. This was a very dire period in the history of the Kingdom of David.
Coming off the back of the suppression of a cult which had so deeply entangled itself in the inner workings of the kingdom. Left the kingdom weak and fragile in the eyes of the surrounding empires and kingdoms.
General Roland led his personal forces and his herd of Draconic Rhinos to rout the forces of the Impure Sun Kingdom. Only King Victor, Duke Waylem Farrar of Farra Tech, and Marquis General Sechili were able to accomplish a similar feat in the war.
The only person to exceed that feat and the undisputed strongest man on the continent of Eden, Duke William Farrar. Prince Adoli's father held off the Ivory Saturn Kindom and the Haeli Empire with the strength of the State of Abe. Even suppressing the Ivory Saturn Kingdom to the point where they had to use his third Sons Nolans love for their princess to make peace.
Yet, the Farra family has always been the section in the Kindom of David. The family has protected the Kingdom for generations continuously refilling their ranks with prodigies.
Still General Roland being able to hold off the Impure sun Kingdom and was a feat respected by everyone on the continent being able to simply be in his presence, a lifetime goal for many.
"I do have some things to add to your to-do list. While they are important they aren't too urgent."
"That's fine. Vana shall run the training for the next few hours. Let us go to my office." A strange dark stick appeared in prince Adolis hand as he conjured a portal before exiting the field with General Roland.
The 5 Darkwood elites then turned to the Darkwood recruits with devious smiles on their faces.
The recruits couldn't help but feel fear.
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"I love what you have done with the village. You have turned this place into quite a marvel. Yet, I am afraid we will need you to take your forces into action." A grim expression crossed gen. Rolands face.
"Are matters so serious uncle?" Prince Adoli was confused. The Kindom of David has lived in relative peace his whole life. Even internally there has not been any signs of danger.
"Indeed, they are. Your brother John has fallen in love again. This time it is with the Princess of the Impure Sun Kingdom. This is troublesome in itself but what is more worrying is what it means to the balance of the Continent of Eden." As he made to hear he began to sip from his tea to clear his throat.
"Your older brother Nolan is already married to the second daughter of the Ivory Saturn kingdom and holds great political power there. If you add that to the fact that the Farra family has 2 of the top 10 strongest warriors on the entire continent. Adding political power in other countries will cause some complications."
"If it was just that, it wouldn't be much of a problem as your father and uncle could have their own country if they want but the Impure Sun Kingdom is already in a precarious position and this move makes everyone nervous. If you haven't heard, they have entered a civil war. Similar to how the Cult of Xavier was expelled from Scribendia, the Impure Sun took it a step forward and slaughtered all the members they could find. Yet they didn't realize how deep the cult had embedded itself into society."
"So the people have revolted?"
"Yes, and Prince John is fighting alongside his lover to suppress the rebellion, but he has asked for reinforcements. None of us generals can go nor can your older siblings. If your siblings were to bring their forces it would be seen as an infringement on some of our peace agreements. Your uncle and I simply stepping into that kingdom would be a declaration of war. As for your father, him stepping out of the country would be a declaration of war against the continent. So we are trying to handle it as simply as possible."
"So you are sending me and the Darkwood?"
"Yes, the biggest troubles your brother is having stems from lack of numbers, and if he goes too far away from the base city he and the royals set up then the base will be destroyed. I will be sending my daughter Rose and the jr. rhino force to act as a secondary attacking force. Your father asked that you set up the bases defenses and man them with your forces. With you handling defense and ordinance this scuffle should be relatively quick."
"That shouldn't be a problem, if we can plant some Darkwood trees there it should be quite simple. It will also help with training. Is there anything else uncle?" Prince Adoli became excited with the prospect of fighting a country. Although it is only a rebel force he has always heard the stories of the great Farra warriors. Even his older siblings have achieved great feats. 'This could be my start.'
"There is something else." General Rolands face became serious once again as he spread his aura out to encase the room. "Prince John has also found an anomaly in the base city which is the royal city. From what he said there seems to be a spatial disturbance. Apparently there is a legendary site there called the Marigold Cavern under the Castle. From that cavern the royals gather Marigold ingots. But deep inside the cavern is a hole to another world where the dead walk. We have agreed to allow you to check it out, but before you go in for the first time your father requested that you teleport him there. For this might be another great change to the world and he wishes to assess it."
"Woah, a new world? The dead walk?"
"Yes, it turns out that the immortal soldiers that the Impure Sun pride themselves on are really just the revived royal body cultivators."