Bad Premonition

"Impossible! Mother, are you sure you are not dreaming?"

Inside the luxurious, grand, and spacious room... there was a girl about 12 years old. The girl has a very cute face, she also looks quite short. Her skin was as white as snow, her long straight hair was silver. On top of the girl's head were two black horns that looked like they were made of diamonds. Her irises were as purple as the wisteria flowers that bloom in spring.

That girl was the 6th Princess and the last child of the Emperor, Lilia Dawnbringer.

Lilia looked completely astonished when she saw the figure of a woman who looked just like her but in an adult version. That person is her mother, Lilith. What made the little girl feel strange was the attitude of her mother who came and kept on praising one of her older siblings, Azazel Dawnbringer.

The mother said, her brother had done a good thing on the southern border. The woman even praised her child as a genius. Obviously, it sounds impossible.

According to Lilia, her brother, Azazel is the person who ...

First, he is someone who always wakes up at the latest and comes to the dining table last.

Second, he is someone who's lazy to exercise. Instead of practicing the sword, pulling the sword from the sheath has never been done.

Third, he is a person who is very picky about food. That person often 'borrowed' valuable ingredients from the laboratory to be used as his meal.

Fourth, he is a person who loves laying around while reading strange books rather than socializing and hanging out with his friends.

If you have to mention everything, Lilia must definitely make a very long list. One thing is certain ... his brother, Azazel is a lazy figure and has a difficult attitude. Even when compared to the 5th prince who was considered to have bad talent, Lilia thought that her brother was worse.

"Hehehe ... Are you not happy? Even though you always stick to Azel." Lilith who sat in bed together with Lilia said while holding her chin.

"That ... that's not counted! After all, maybe it's just a story made up by brother so that he can return to the imperial palace. Mother should not believe him easily," said Lilia while puffing her cheeks.

"Mother thought so too, but the rumor was really too clear and spread so fast. Mother hoped that the rumor was true ..."

"If that's true, why doesn't you look happy?" Lilia who saw a bad black aura coming out of her mother's body became nervous.

"Hehehe ... If that is true, I must be very happy. It's just that your mother want to know, since when did the little Azel dare to lie to her mother? Looks like I have to ask him when he stopped by."

"That's ..."

Lilia looked nervous, she could only look down and pray in her heart.

'I don't know why mom is so angry with you, big bro. I can only pray that you can die peacefully.'

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Inside the Black Lily castle, Azel who was drinking a cup of morning tea suddenly shuddered. The young man immediately watched around with alert expression.

'What's this bad premonition? aren't I just going to attack a former count? why do I feel uncomfortable?'

After observing the surroundings and not getting anything, Azel sighed in relief. From behind the shadow of the pillar, a silhouette in all -black clothes appeared. Half the upper part of his body was not visible because of the darkness of the shadow.

"So you have arrived," said Azel. Without turning towards the silhouette, he continued, "as I brought the troops to take care of Nixon, you have to finish your mission."

"as per your command, sir." The voice of a rather hoarse man was heard. After saying that, the silhouette disappeared from the room.

After enjoying the morning tea, Azel immediately went down together with Camellia and Elena because this morning they had to leave to the west. More precisely, to the area governed by the Nixon family.

When he arrived at the front yard of the castle, Azel saw five hundred people he would brought. Of course, this knight is only the one in the area around the castle. As for the Knight of the City of Black Lily and several other cities he managed personally, they have been waiting in a vast grasslands not far from the city.

Seeing the horse he was going to ride, Azel took a deep breath. It is a Demonic Beast Level 2 Type of Horse with the name Hellhorse. The creature has black feathers, different from the type of inferior with gray or brown feathers which is only a demonic beast level 1.

It was true that the mount was better than a normal horse, but Azel was still a bit dissatisfied. Hellhorse is the common mount of knights. Even if it was of high purity (level 2), Hellhorse was still kind of inferior. The mount Azel was using was the same as the mount used by a Baron or at least a young Viscount.

At that moment, Azel suddenly remembered the Shadow Lightning Unicorn that the first Prince had. In contrast to Hellhorse who was slightly better than an ordinary horse, Shadow Lightning Unicorn possessed extraordinary speed and was able to use the rare black lightning elemental magic.

'Absolutely makes me jealous!'

Azel cursed in his heart. He had even sworn off to go to the Black Mountains or Blackwood Forest to find a mount. The young man even held a grudge against his father for not giving him a good mount.

With an ugly expression on his face, Azel led 500 cavalry towards the meeting location. Arriving there, Azel finally met the other knights. Not only knights, but also warriors of various races who had submitted under Azel.

Seven days had passed without realizing it. Azel finally arrived at the plains not far from Blackrock City. According to the information he had received during the trip, the Nixon Family and all of their subordinates had finally settled in Blackrock City.

Of course, the five Viscounts weren't idle in those seven days. They led troops to conquer towns and villages that were in the Nixon Family's territory. Azel was very satisfied with their performance.

When Azel arrived at the tent that was set up not far from Blackrock City, he immediately received a report.

The five viscounts each brought 4000 troops which included 1000 cavalry and 3000 infantry. While Azel himself only brought 2000 troops containing 500 cavalry and 1500 infantry. So the total of knights is 22,000. Such an amount was still a bit lacking to conquer a big city like Blackrock. But that wasn't the only thing in Azel's territory.

Within Azel's territory, there are 6 Minotaur tribes, 6 Troll tribes, 4 Gnoll tribes, 9 Goblin tribes, and 4 Orc tribes. Of course, now there were 3 Orc tribes left because Azel had wiped out one of them.

Each Minotaur tribe sent 500 warriors. Each Troll tribe also sent 500 warriors. Each Gnoll tribe sent 750 warriors. Goblins who have a very large population send 1000 warriors from each tribe. And the orcs who wanted to gain Azel's forgiveness and trust also sent 1000 warriors.

So, the additional Heteromorphic troops amounted to 3000 from the Minotaur race, 3000 from the Troll race, 3000 from the Gnoll race, 9000 from the Goblin race, and 3000 from the Orc race. If you add them up, that is 21,000 troops. That means there are 43,000 troops under Azel. The people he was ready to send to glory or death.

Receiving the report, Azel nodded. He then looked at Viscount Lawrence and the four other Vicounts.

"Each of you, form two parties of 25 mounted knights. Those ten groups are assigned to watch over each side of Blackrock City. They have to report every 3 hours. Don't leave those guys any openings to escape.

Also… get the knights to rest after dinner. Tomorrow will be a grueling battle."

"As you command, sir!" all five Viscounts shouted in unison.

Looking up at the twilight sky, Azel had a bad feeling but didn't understand what it was. He had tried to come up with the best plan and ensured that there were no loopholes. The young man could only prepare for the worst.

'I hope... everything will go smoothly tomorrow.'

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