"Y-Yes, sir," I could only stutter as he walked away, deep into the white palace lined with sparkling jewels and towering pillars of quartz.
Once again, clearly, something was up with this reality I'm in… and slowly, I felt like I was piecing things together.
If nobody can see my skills and judge from his reaction… nobody can see his skills, then only people with a status can see this magic?
Or maybe they need a connection with a god? A connection with a higher power? Reaching some kind of enlightenment that lets them know the truth of this world?
The deeper the hole went, the more my mind began to spin.
…
An entire day had passed, and half of the army returned to our camp, only to find half of our medics slaughtered and the remaining soldiers left to defend themselves completely dead.
"EVERYONE SPREAD OUT!" A new captain in command shouted, who was also the only one riding on a horse as of now.