"A powerful person will attack your place, either you surrender willingly or die with honor."
"I see."
The one who warn me is the Goddess of War, athena.
I was called earlier ago because the light suddenly flashed brightly. It was a sign of calling.
You must be wondering why can we speak directly to our gods.
But you are wrong to think that anyone can speak to them freely. Only those who were given a chance to prove themselves as disciple of God are granted a divine honor.
It was me, who were one of the chosen among others.
And that divine gift is something that cannot be taken light of. The Gods doesn't call us to chat a meaningless topic, they give warnings or advices to their disciples.
"May I know these people that will attack me?"
A moment of silence made a gap between our time, not until the Goddess spoke a shocking word.
"Hero."
After that, I vanish from the Goddess's domain and woke up in front of the altar where the body sculpture of Athena lies. It was beautifully made that signify both his majestic and aggressive aura.
"A hero."
But what truly stun me is the word that she spoke.
A hero.
A hero.
A hero.
I cannot comprehend it.
"Why would they attack me?"
Did I do something wrong?
'either surrender willingly or die with honor.'
What a piece of word to use. Even I can't choose between them that easily.
I'd rather die with honor, but to die with honor means leaving my family defenseless. The world is too cruel for them.
At that moment, one of the knight suddenly enter the hall with a loud bang after crushing the door.
"Your excellency! An attack has occur at the northern gate!"
Those words didn't left my head for an entire minute before realizing my current standing.
I was to surrender, or to die with honor.
Dying here means loyalty to the nation, a nation that forbid the citizenship of demi humans. But surrendering means I have to be controlled again.
"Fuck it. Order a mobilization, draft any able citizen and have them carry their weapons. I want you all to defend my territory, even above your corpse!"
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It was like hell.
Grounds and houses burn from the artillery dropped near the enemy bases. Guns rain towards the enemy bodies who lay dead on the ground.
A chaos below earth, an ear-deafening symphonies that has gone mad. A rain that kills.
"The lord ordered a full mobilization."
Not only that, the lord even ordered the conscription of his entire able citizen. A civilian bearing arms is my worst nightmare.
Even I don't know what to do about them.
Declaring them as enemy is a reasonable decision but what about my principle. An armed civilian is no enemy, they are mere innocents brought unwillingly to war.
"I... Don't... Don't kill too many."
It's a cruel fate for them. That is all I can say.
My orders were immediately granted and bodies soon began to lie faster than before. I can see that some of them don't have proper equipments, may it armor or weapons.
This is no war... This is total massacre, a genocide.
However, it is a necessary action. An investment for the future.
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The weapons of other world rain fire towards the enemy, I can see very well how most of them drop to the ground without any hope of life.
I had an experience before in war. It was when I was brought by my father to his mission of conquest. To show me how the world works.
My father fought with dignity, though they were all a bloody battle. They fought using sword and shield while wearing steel armors in hope of surviving.
Still, my father always win. Thus, the born of the Brestia empire.
Despite all of that, what I always see in battle is death by honor, win by glory. May it be bloody, there's still a knightly honor visible in their side.
Battle fought for dominance, I know that. Just like what my father did.
But this.
This is no war.
This overwhelming power is no weapon.
It defies my years of belief. The weapon that should be unseathe to battle with enemy for glory and honor. It's not this.
This is a monster within an appearance of a man.
The magic it fires can easily penetrate the steel armor of what my father used to wear. Their weapons are capable of reaching hundreds if not thousands of meters away unlike ours.
I have seen my uncle use one against my friends. Against my family.
But this...
It was a terrifying existence meant not to exist in this world.
Father, what have you brought upon this world?
Are you that desperate enough to summon such person capable of destroying our world with his mind? A person capable of altering the fate of our people?
Was it even worth it to die for?
Tell me father, I want to know!
...
I can only stare at it as I hug my sister far from the battle that rages on. It was a total massacre, an overwhelming battle fought onesidedly.
I can't even look at it to both disgust and terrify.
"Don't worry, Elysia. It will end soon."