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Chapter 7 - The Greatest General

It had been raining continuously for the past four days. On the dawn of the fifth day as the clouds were clearing just before Lenin could reach Gellnor, he is met with Karma and his army. Though a little nervous due to all the stories he had heard of him. How he was able to force his father Joseph into a stalemate in a battle. One of only three people to ever do so. He trys to talk.

So you are Karma I am guessing he says while trying to look confident

"That would be me, My lord. I am sorry for the loss of your father. He was a great man. A real pity he died the way he did." Karma says

"So you are here to pay your reverence to my father" -Lenin

"No I am here to stop you.

Return home"- Karma

"Oh I am sorry but that is not an option."- Lenin

" I was hoping to avoid any unnecessary war. Guess that won't be possible then "

Karma blows the battlehorn and gets ready for battle.

Lenin also prepared warns his men to be careful. As something seemed off regarding Karma's army. According to his scouts there should have been 55 to 60,000 men but he only saw about 40,000. Anyhow the battle continued and things were going in favour of the Joyerns and after a little while Karma and his man began to retreat. Lenin thought it would be a waste of an opportunity not to follow them and end the battle for good. But this would prove to be Lenin's biggest mistake as he had just fallen into Karma's trap. Karma moves his troops towards the river side uphill and as they move uphill a thick coat of fog surrounds them Lenin and his men were completely enveloped by the fog unable to see anything and then suddenly arrows and fireballs and all sorts of magic spells started flying towards them and just when things were looking dim, it got dimmer. Rest of Karma's soldiers came out of the fog and flanked them. Now they were completely surrounded by the enemy. Karma came in with his long sword 'Reaper's Gift' a huge black coloured long sword said to be gifted to him by the grim reaper himself. Cutting through them without any mercy. Lenin tried his best to save his men but alas all his efforts were in vein as the enemy army was too huge and Lenin got hit with three arrows one in his shoulder one in his stomach and last one hit his left leg. They had to retreat. In that battle Lenin first hand witnessed the wits and might of the greatest general alive. About 35,000 Joyern men died in that battle while the Gramwis only lost about 3,000 men. This was a hugh blow towards the Joyern. Their army was reduced to half. And Lenin barely made out of that battle alive. With this the battle of Gellnor came to an end.

On the other side of the kingdom Opus Denla prince of House Denla and Darzen Gramwis made their way to fight Adlaf.