"We will die."
Tokugawa Ieyasu's voice drew Rui's attention.
It was stoic and calm despite his ominous words.
Rui's dark eyes shifted towards him with a powerful gaze.
"…Then we'll die fighting."
A profound serenity took over the air as the two young men gaze out into the landscape stretching outside the Kandrian Empire from atop the border wall.
They experienced a profound sense of peace in the inevitability of what was to come even as the lands beneath them tremored and shook from the devastating battle of seventy-five Martial Sages.
RUMBLE
"Your Highness…! The preparations are complete!" An official of the Kandrian Border Patrol Force appeared, saluting the prince of the nation. "The Apocalypse-class long-range heavy artillery and the Sage-level corps are both ready! We will discharge our duties to protect the Kandrian Empire, no matter what!"
