"All the level 2 soldiers over the fort wall, ready the first bed of U-Ciat canon balls, now." The commandant ordered
"Sir!!!" The level 2 soldiers prepared for the first launch.
"All the level 3 soldiers recapture the east wall and knock off the intruders." Commandant ordered
"Yes Sir!!" The level 3 soldiers showed their agreement.
"This is not that big of an issue. All these intruders are just weak bugs. Our level 3 and 2 soldiers are enough for them." The commandant tried to encourage himself.
"Now, I need to think about other places too. Sarzapur will be in our grasp, and Marinabad is in the hands of Bakshi Shaturga and Bakshi Raya. But the main issue is the border towns of Gungagali and Sungjapuram. Hajira has a military base, so it is not much trouble." The commandant kept thinking
"Sir!!!" Captain Sangini greeted
"What is it?" The commandant spoke up.
"Sir, we have gained some intelligence," Sangini said while taking out some pieces of paper from her bag.
"Huh!! What is it about?" Commandant asked
"About the war." Sangini said
"Then SPIT IT OUT, fast." The commandant seemed desperate for intelligence.
"The Muvah Army's 90% force is currently either occupied fighting in Malwai or is marching towards Malwai" Sangini said with a straight expression on her face.
"Whatt the-" The commandant was shocked
"He also said this order is directly from the Muvah PM to their Army Chief. It is like a suicide attack, so all the assets are online. This war will last for at least 14 days, even if Malwai destroys their half-strength. He mentioned that the number of military personnel in the Muvah Army is faked on the International Peace Society's website and in the Union of Nations' records. The real numbers are three Malwai, and on top of that, 40% of their forces can compete with our level 1 soldiers, and the rest lies somewhere between level 2 and level 4." Sangini said with fear on her face, shaking while reciting the report.
"The hell are they trying to pull? Oh yeah, although we didn't fake our numbers, we did put our top soldiers along with the level 1 soldiers in the same group. Huh! Do you know that the number seven 'Ren' can easily defeat 16,000 level 1 soldiers, but he is still considered a level 1. soldier?" The commandant seemed confident.
"How can this be? It certainly means we are worried for no reason." Sangini said
"Indeed. We have soldiers on par with battleworms." Commandant said
"But ho, I never heard that," Sangini said.
"Oh yeah, I think I forgot to speak about it at the event." Commandant said
"That event was months ago." Sangini said
"I'm really sorry for that. Let me speak." Commandant said
"About 2 to 3 years ago, a meeting was held in the council of the military. All the commandants and commanders, along with their subordinates, were there. Even Pannival Mahaji was there. He stood up and announced that, along with the other 12 regiments, a new regiment would be formed, i.e., the Runestone Regiment. All the cadets from the annual exams were posted there, and after some time, training was conducted not just for cadets but for all the soldiers of the attack force. You know that the top 10 to 12 are given promising spots in the regiment, and the commanders of 12 regiments are promoted to the Defense Force. Therefore, our defence force is more capable than those attack forces, but they outmatch us in one thing: combat. They are monsters, and the most powerful monsters are given ranks below 5. For example, the big 3 of Runestone are all 7, 12, and 14." Commandant explained
"What does this even mean?" Sangini asked
"It means that the real monsters of Malwai are the top 3 at Runestone: Sainen, Anata, and Mazhiro for now. In my opinion, the No. 2 of Runestone, Anata Shikawa, is the most monstrous of all. She is on par with no. 4 or 5 warheads, then Sainen is on par with no. 7, and at last there is Mazhiro, who is stronger than no. 1 battleworms," the commandant said.
"This is amazing," Sangini said.
"Oh! Did I interfere with your talk, old man Yuno?" Sansa said
"Sansa Sir!!!" Sangini bowed down.
"Long time no see Sansa. Where were you?" Commandant said
"Oh, my dear Commandant, I was sent on a mission to Japan; didn't you know that?" Sansa said
"Ho Ho Ho I'm just joking. I cannot forget what task I gave to my very own subordinate. On top of that, the most promising is vice commandant Sansa. I need to keep an eye on you." Commandant said
"Hahaha!!! But it is no time for joking around." Sansa said
"Oh yeah! We were discussing that."
"Sangini, speak up." Sansa ordered
"Uhm… Yes S-Sirr!!" Sangini said, took out another paper, and started reading it.
"The Muvah Army's 70% forces will be charging' on Muvah from every possible direction. North, west, and even east. We will capture 50 towns and enter the inner circle." Sangini continued
"What the-" Commandant said
"Not from the south." Sansa asked
"Nope. Dravida is our ally." Commandant said
"I will take care of the intruders at Sarzapur Fort; old man, you go towards the other cities that are attacked." Sansa said
"What's about me?" Sangini asked
"You will fight with me!" Sansa ordered
"Sir!!!" She agreed
Sansa and Sangini rushed towards the fort to assist the men in the front lines. Meanwhile, the commandant forwarded the information to all the commandants and commanders, along with the two Bakshi.
At the fort wall
"Sword Style: Sword of Hope"
"First form: Faith"
Ren mumbled
"As the 7th Warhead of this nation, I Ren will cease y'all's existence." He swore with bloodlust in his eyes.
Ren, after wielding the sword, ran in the middle, holding his sword up. Unknown of Ren's strength, Muvah men charged at him at once, and all were thrown away by a mysterious shield that seemed to protect Ren. Just after touching, On Ren's shield, all the men that charged at him burned to death without any delay. The next squad again charged at him and were burned. In minutes, the half of Muvah standing against the fort burned. To both the Malwai and Muvah soldiers, it seemed illegal to have powers like Ren, as they were unable to understand his power. The assigned captain for the deceiving unit of Muvah was standing back, gazing at his soldiers as they were burning.
"Oh man!!! You fools, do something." The assigned captain barked.
"Who do you think you're? Mr. Nobody became a captain." Someone among the Muvah men mocked.
"I'm your superior here, Raka." The assigned captain said
"Huh! Now Gimme orders to pulverise this beast." Raka said
"I reject!! You are our ace in the hole, and I cannot let you fight now. Ragin will take care of this; after all, he is the number 6 soldier in the Muvah army." The assigned captain ordered
"As you wish, I'll be headin' to the front lines." Ragin said
"Ragin this and Ragin that. Why do they always order me around? Who do they think they're? Huh!!! If someday I use my full strength, then even the top two soldiers together will be dead." Ragin said it in his mind.
Ragin walked towards Ren and bowed to show respect to him.
"Blade Style: Blade of Sorrow"
"First Form: Dance of the Depressed" Ragin announced
"A blade user! Huh!!!" Ren mocked
Ragin held his blade's tip to the ground and tapped the bottom three times. Ren mocked him, but Ragin was still. He moved, disappeared, and was then standing in front of Ren. Ren swung his sword, but Ragin disappeared again. Ren took the grip of his sword and prepared for his attack, but suddenly he was stabbed. Luckily, the shield protected him, but the shield was also pierced, and it broke down.
"What the-" Ren was pissed.
"Sword of Hope"
"Secon-" Ren tried to prepare for his next attack but was constantly disturbed by Ragin. He was like a pest to him, annoying.Ren prepared his strategy and jumped up high enough to be unseen.
"Combat Technique: Speed"
"First Technique: Heaven Speed"
Ren, with his heaven's speed, now jumped down on the fort wall, and consequently, not only the fort wall but also half of the fort fell into crumbles.
"Sword of Hope"
"Second Form: Hopelessness"
Ren now ran with a speed of 70 kmph towards Ragin with his hands at his back. Within moments, he swung his sword and added a cut to Ragin's attire. Ren took a U-turn and constantly added cuts to Ragin's body. Ragin tried to dodge, but was finally stabbed by Ren.
"This was a piece of cake." Ren said and headed towards Raka at the back.
"Not yet!!!" Ragin said
"What? This gonna be fun." Ren said it out loud.
"Don't come to conclusions, Mr. Whatever," Ragin said.
"Ehh. What are you going to do now? Kill me?" Ren mocked and laughed at Ragin.
"Nope!! I don't know how you stabbed me, but I will take you as a good opponent. Now Dodge." Ragin said politely
"You piece of-" Ren mumbled
"Transform: Blade of Sorrow"
Ragin confidently used his trick.
"Huh! Transform. I heard that Transform was a myth. So he too has a sword; no problem, I will still win. Would I not, Lime?" Ren thought
Ragin's blade glowed and was covered in cloud-like stuff. Ren took the opportunity and tried to cut him, but Ragin's body deflected the attack just like Ren did it earlier. Soon, the cloud-like stuff covered Ragin and formed armour, and the blade was slowly revealing itself.
"The hell is this!!" Ren said
"O' the Lord looking upon us, let this human be a part of heaven. Forgive him." Ragin said coldly, looking in the sky.
"Huh! What are you babbling?" Ren laughed
"I don't need any forgiveness from anyone in this universe. Talking 'bout me getting into heaven, never. I was born to go to hell. I am the hell; I am the reaper, your reaper. I will take your life and take you to the place you deserve." Ren continued
"You Bas-" Ragin stopped himself, focused his eyes on the blade's guard, and said,
"Unite!! Sanjiken".
The blade changed its appearance and transformed into a sword, but it clearly looked stronger than a sword.
"Sanjiken: The Sword of Sorrow"
"First Form: Dance of the Depressed" Ragin announced
"No, you don," Ren ran behind the standing fort wall.
"Lime, Lime, Lime, wake up. You damn. Awake now at once." Ren shouted inside his mind and closed his eyes.
"Soul Core: Open,"
Ren said.
A space similar to Shailya's soul core opened inside Ren.
[To be continued in Chapter 16]