"I have more important tasks to deal with rather than divulging into pleasure." Derek said while letting Ermaan enter his tent.
"Such as!" Ermaan tried to sound him out.
"Such as dealing with a punk like you. You are truly a pain in the ass." Derek commented earning a hearty chuckle from Ermaan.
"Oh ho ho. So, the great supreme commander is speaking in my language. By the way, do you know what the sentence truly means?" Ermaan asked with a smirk while winking at Derek, who just wanted to remove that evil smirk from his face.
"Why do you care?" Derek asked, so tired of dealing with a punk.
" Because you are my superior and I would love to know whose ass is hurting this much that you actually have to point it out." Ermaan said, making Derek actually close his ears shut.
Damn this nuisance of a being.
"Enough. That would be enough for the day." Derek quoted earning a round of laughter from Ermaan.
"Alright!" Ermaan said in between his laughter.
"Though I wish you would know the beauty of exploring the world of sinful, guilty pleasure out with some beauty." Ermaan added, making Derek turn red like a tomato from embarrassment. Making Ermaan laugh loudly again.
" So, what's your explanation this time?" Derek asked, trying to focus on the subject at hand.
"Nothing. Our soldiers are eating too much, even wasting the food, while our citizens are starving out there. So, I just distributed the ration which would sum up to make one meal for us soldiers in the citizens.
After all, we all are one." Ermaan said and Derek nodded slowly while digesting the news.
"Alright. I will take care of the rest. Just get out of my sight." Derek said.
Well it indeed was a great deed done by this fellow, however if he praises him then it would only boast the ego of this confident man leading to disaster. Not to mention she… ahem.. he still has to give his response to the King in The Royal Court soon.
Because of that jerk, he didn't even catch a wink of sleep.
~~
Ermaan saw Derek deeply lost in his thoughts and he could tell that this guy was busy coming up with an appropriate way of putting things nicely in front of King Thomas and his power hungry minister and knew this matter would be handled well.
Well, what else could you expect from the disciplined, upright General of the military of Ersia Kingdom.
"Then, I am off." Ermaan said and left the pondering General on his own.
It's not like he didn't want to lessen the burden of his senior, or help him out. But as the saying goes, sometimes no help is the greatest help a person can do for the other.
This saying perfectly fits when it comes to Ermaan. Because last time when he tried to handle the diplomatic situation, a kingdom lost its ruler and even the next heir of the throne.So, the more he does nothing about it, the more is his contribution towards this matter.
No this time there is no ruler, but what if the military ends up starving for the next few months because King Thomas considers it's a great idea to feed the civilians then the army. You see, the outcome could be anything, which is dangerous. Dangerous as hell.
When Ermaan saw the general not even responding to him, he sighed and left. Well, he should let the supreme commander be as only then the army would survive.
~~
In the evening,
Well Ermaan expected everything except being in the royal court in front of King Thomas and his ministers. Ah! He was having a good nap. Or maybe a wonderful dream.
A dream in which that sleeping beauty sensed his presence and was about to open her beautiful eyes when one of King's messengers started banging on his door, disturbing the most pleasant dream he had in decades. So, to say he was pissed would be an understatement. A complete understatement.
His rage was burning like an inferno deep inside him and he wanted nothing but to know who made him the part of this deal. Who on this bloody earth made him come to the Royal Court? He surely won't kill that person, as that would be the greatest mercy from the heavens to that person.
He will rip that bastards' body, beginning from peeling the outermost layer of skin, plucking the nails and teeth out, gauge his eyes out, tugging the hair one after another, then he will chop that punk's body into piece while keeping him alive for the most part and then mince those chopped part into a minced meat before throwing it in front of wild dogs.
Yes, it would be his treat.
[ Dude, just say you want to butcher that person. What's with this oddly terrifying language?
Moral of the story : Don't disturb him.]
So, now he was looking at the ministers trying to figure out who on this bloody earth recommended his sorry name to his highness.
"Ermaan, I hope you have rested well. I heard Commander Derek was a little harsh on you. You aren't hurt, are you?" Thomas asked Ermaan, making him frown.
Don't tell me he was awoken from his beautiful dream for this shit. He surely will burn the world, if that indeed would be the case.
"I and The Alpha Team are good. Thank you for your concern." Ermaan said in that lazy aura, as if nothing in the world could affect him, or turn him serious. At least not that so-called torture.
"That's a relief. I heard what you did. It's a commendable job. Once again you and the Alpha team had made me proud. But Ermaan, we both know this is just a temporary resort. We have to find a method to resolve this drought. As the count of the people who are starving is increasing rapidly by every passing day.
If it continues then we might end up with a famine which might lead to many disastrous consequences. You know I trust no one more than you in this world.
So, would you please look for a permanent source of solution to remove this calamity that has befallen on us?" Thomas said making Ermaan get a little serious.
Damn, just who is the culprit here?
" Ermaan, what are you pondering about?" Shikanji asked Ermaan, making him give a deep, contemplating look. Could that old hag be the one who had a death wish?
"Just wondering, to what do I owe such a wonderful opportunity! I wonder who is my well-wisher here, who recommends me for this great deed. I wish I could know so that I could thank him whole-heartedly.
Your highness, your word is my command. The Alpha Team and I will leave at the appearance of the first ray of the run tomorrow morning to find the remedy to get out of this calamity safely. We will return with the good news or else we won't return at all." Ermaan gave his word earning a sweet smile from Thomas.
"Now, That's what I wanted to hear.
Oh, by the way, you can thank Derek however you like as he entrusted you to us for this task." Thomas said and Ermaan's head spun in Derek's direction who just gave a small smile.
" Well, what you did for our people made you the perfect candidate for this mission. That's why I recommended you. No need to thank me. Just save our citizens and our country from this calamity." Derek said, as he didn't catch the other meaning behind Ermaan's words.
While Ermaan stares at Derek dumbfoundedly. Abort. Mission Vengeance aborted successfully. Well, Derek only wants good for him, what would he do with the vengeance anyways, make garland of it and wear it.
Naah! Humanity and peace are above that. He would like to stay in peace with Derek. Besides, it was just a dream, he can watch it again. And again. And again.
However, he won't find another Derek in this world.
End of the discussion.
"Then, I am off." Ermaan said and walked out of the royal court, to act like a messenger. How he wished it would have been a minister or the royal advisor, he would have definitely enjoyed it. Dammit. His bad luck.
~~
The Alpha team was completely on kill mode standing in front of Ermaan. The time it took to blink and eyes is the time they take to initiate the fight. However, Ermaan is their leader for a reason.
He stopped the upcoming punches and kicks with his hands and arms at an insanely fast speed. It didn't even take him long to empower the fourteen, who were now looking like a mess of bruises and broken bones. Add the flowing blood from their bodies and that wonderfully sums up the scene.
"Ermaan, we are cool now." Ethan ended up saying, making Ermaan to finally let go of Sebastian's twisted arm.