It was a cold year for the House of August.
House August was a respectable house during the The World War, it was a war between 2 alliances, the Freundlein against the Vedellin Alliance.
House August was founded by a war hero during The World War, known as Manfred von August. House August was a part of the Eisen Empire, which is a part of the Freundlein Alliance. The World War was a bloody war, millions of people dead, fortunately it resulted in a victory for Freundlein Alliance. The nations that are part of the Freundlein Alliance are Eisen Empire, Drachen Empire, Elven Empire, and Beast Empire. The Vedellin consists of Brachen Empire, Vleud Empire, and Guon Dynasty.
At first we thought everything was over, Manfred received many awards from the Emperor of Eisen and also from othe Emperors. Manfred received the gift of establishing a House, he chose August as it means "Respected", thus born Manfred von August
The day House August was founded many noble house at the time did not complain as what Manfred von August did in the war cannot be achieved by any normal means, he and his army at the time single handedly push back an entire Brachen + Vleud Empire counter-offensive which if it succeeded could change the tide of the war. Many of his former men during the war decided to follow Manfred to the territory of August, many became retainers and knights of August. The entire men of the Army received gifts from the Emperor of Eisen and they decided to together build the August Territory.
Sadly 25 years later, Brachen Empire started another world war by invading the Vleud Empire and amassed a large army along with its arsenals. Manfred unfortunately died 10 years after the First World War ended, House August participated in the war led by Manfred's son and current Patriarch of House August but most of the talented knights and sorcerers died during the first 2 years of the war. House August was almost wiped out of its personnel, leaving few knights and that includes Hermann...
Hermann von August, troublemaker of House August, no talents, no hard work and no efforts. seems impossible but one day, everything changed when it happened...
"Hermann... Hermann... Hermann..."
"????"
"Hermann... Hermann... Hermann... can you hear me?"
"Who is that calling me?? am I dreaming???"
"Hermann... please respond..."
"...."
I can't reply to the one that is calling my name but I can't stop listening...
I can't stop dreaming...
"Hermann I don't know if you can hear me but at least that is what the light told me"
"huh?? what light? who is this?"
"I am your Grandfather, Manfred, grandpa Freddy "
"Grandpa Freddy??? I thought you died..."
"Anyways You must bring back the glory of House August, you have everything to do it, I believe in you since the moment you stole my sword, book and daggers"
"Wait... you knew? I thought when I said that some burglar robbed the house and stole those you believed it, although mom and dad was hard to convince but you convince them in what I said"
"I'm not a war hero for nothing if you are there and wondering why I know"
I felt speechless
"Okay hear me out, I know that during your childhood days that you always get compared a lot, I remember one, 'Wrong Brother', 'Trash Child' ,'That little kid' well I know it's a lot but listen"
You remeber those well and I've been doing nothing but listening to you
"So the truth is, you inherit my ability to lead and to many weapon mastery including mana mastery"
What??? so you mean I am talented?
"Don't get your hopes high, I know a lot of talented people dying first in the war due to being careless, When I die I forgot to release your seal, I thought that it was not needed for the world anymore, but now I think it is more needed than it ever was, I know that Brachen and Eisen are separated by a Strait but it does not stop the possibility of an invasion"
"I shall now unleash the seal"
then I felt my stomach hot, so hot and scorching. The feeling was intense and frightening, I though for a moment I was going to die.
"All done, now go... and remember what I said to you when your brother Otto bruised you up by accident, you came crying not because of your bruised up body, but by you not being able to become like me. My boy don't try to be like me, Don't be Manfred... Be Hermann... You are better than me In many ways, now go and make House August proud, I've met your father, he said hello and sorry, Otto and Dietrich is not here so I assume they are still fighting there. Don't come here so fast, enjoy life Boy"
Then I see a light and then I woke up falling from a sleep while standing in a landing ship devised by Eisen to make amphibious assault. I remember now that I am a soldier of the Eisen Empire, nothing more... I'm just Hermann, Hermann von August.