THE START

The Kingdom of Ashir is one of the ancient kingdoms that was built by one man, «Osirus the First», so that his children would inherit power generation after generation.

Despite the passage of centuries since its founding , which is almost comparable to the Landric Empire, it did not have the honor of this title (empire), and this is because of one person, the king himself.

Kings have always been inept and prefer the comfort of the noble class to the suffering of the poor and the lower class.

People hoped the new heir might be different, but it was like a curse reborn.

The current king, Osiris XVII, is the worst king in the history of the kingdom, a ruthless tyrant who has nothing to do but sit on the throne and cut off the heads of the rebels.

Every day the palace is filled with blood and heads are hung on the castle door.

Day after day, the number of rebels increased, and they grew stronger, but they were quickly eliminated by the knights.

King Osiris rewarded the soldiers with valuable prizes, and the knight who contributed the most got a wish

-"Tell me what you wish and I will make it happen for you?."

-"I want to serve you directly."

-"Ha-ha-ha-,Look, you idiots, this is loyalty.Don't expect a title of nobility , but I will give you a land and make you lord over it... ."

-"... thank you my lord ..."

-"You got your wish. Go away now."

-"Yes, my lord."

Because of this wish, people flocked to serve the king.

«The selfish, miserly king offered land as a wish to a commoner knight?».

The reward made their saliva drool, and they did everything to earn that wish, and indeed two other people had the honor.

The king was delighted, thinking that these three were his most loyal servants.

....but....

He didn't know that his end will be at the hands of those three who are more greedy than him.

Those plots of land did not suffice them, so they were expanding their lands by annexing neighboring lands.

The knight who was given land inhabited by poor commoners near beasts, he would clear lands and save people, organizing them under his wing under the pretense of protection.

The second person was the son of a fallen noble, gathered the fallen nobles and promised them positions to gain support and collect lands.

As for the third, he was a merchant who used to give the king the rarest and most beautiful jewels, so he received the wish, and began to buy lands and annex them to him.

The small lands turn into fiefdoms, and fiefdoms into regions.

During their expansion these three clashed because the lands were all in the south, so they had to unite the most influential and the most powerful, so they decided to unite and overthrow the king's head.

The tyrant king knelt at the knight's feet begging:

- "Why? My most loyal servants."

The knight was among the common people who suffered from the king's tyranny and lived in poverty and suffering.

As for the fallen nobleman, he was a distinguished nobleman, but the king beheaded his father because he did not agree to the increase in taxes.

As for the merchant, his family was famous for trading outside the borders, and because of the king's decision to close the borders, his family suffered misfortunes, and his father ended up committing suicide, and his family members died one after the other, so he resorted to prohibited trade and gambling.

The knight said to the king in a voice bearing hatred and grudge:

-"You will be punished for your actions..".

The knight dropped the king's head and hung it on the palace gate, and everyone of royal blood was exterminated.

After that, the three of them gathered to decide what to do next, and everything went smoothly, so smoothly that you would think something was wrong, something was completely wrong.

Without warning the fallen noble attacked the knight and merchant's lands, broke the covenant and wanted the kingdom to be his alone

His excuse was:

-"I am an eminent noble of noble blood, so I should rule this kingdom."

The three withdrew to their territories and entered into a struggle over kingship. None of them accepted the division of the kingdom. Each of them wanted fertile lands and wanted mines.

As for the nobles in the capital, they were in fear, but their pride did not allow them to bow to those commoners.

Suddenly, the heir who has royal blood and bears the name «Osiris» appears as a hope for the nobles to gather their forces and defend the capital, but it was not enough, so they need external help , from mercenaries...".

Wow, I didn't expect Alvis to tell me everything so easily.

-"...So our mercenaries have received a request from the kingdom, and we will accept the offer."

-"You will accept it!!! Alvis, are you serious? Isn't it better not to interfere in the affairs of another kingdom?".

-"Don't forget who I am, because I'm Alvis ,the best planner and strategist."

- "Hmm, what's your plan?".

-"They offered a huge amount of money to protect the heir. The offer is tempting but risky, so we will go first and then suggest smuggling the heir out of the kingdom, during which you and a group of Donelle's mercenaries will go and collect the largest amount of mana stones, and after the success of the smuggling operation, we will abandon him under the pretext «The end of the condition of our deal», which is..?".

-"... protect the heir from the rebels."

-"Yes, you guessed it!!".

-"You always live up to my expectations, Alvis."

- "And don't worry, Edgar has already agreed. Now, excuse me,im going to plan this feast."

-"Hey, he's already agreed!!."

-''Yes, bye."

He said as he left.

The plan looks good but I feel a little anxious, something is missing, I have a feeling it won't go as planned.

butcher!!

What am I saying?!, I have to get rid of these bad thoughts, it's Alvis' plan so it's a perfect plan, I have to have some confidence, maybe I should practice a little bit.

Ahhh i slapped my cheek so hard, it worked immediately, but it hurt...

....

-"Ddooon't be lazyyy!!".

Sir's shouts filled the Knights' Square, during the exercises.

-"Sir is very rough."

- "I wish I were as strong as Mr. Tyrone."

- " Me too he's upgraded so fast he won't have to hear this shouts."

-"Shut up and focus on the exercises."

.....

- "Oh, that was a tough day."

-"Maybe I should change the battalion."

-"Ha?!, are you serious?, are you going to giv...".

-"Shhh, look over there."

-"Huh who?".

-"The tall guy with auburn hair."

- "Oh, you mean Mr. Raiden. You're new here, so you don't know him."

- "Is he from the Cavalry battalion?"

- "No, it's actually complicated. Officially, he's under Miss Donelle's battalion, the 'Ghost Battalion.' But he does the activities of all the battalions."

-"Huh?".

- "He is directly trained by Sir Horner."

-"Really??!! Who the hell is he?".

-"There were many rumors about him but they quickly disappeared... Guess how old he is?"

- "His age? He looks sixteen."

- "He's only thirteen."

- "What?!! It's impossible for it to be this big."

-"It's hereditary...".

-"Aaaaah".

- "Mr. Raiden, we're sorry we didn't speak ill of you."

-"I know, I overheard the conversation, don't worry and focus on your training."

-"yes sir!!".

Raiden got into a duel with one of the trainers, everyone looked at them.

...

-"It's been a long time since you came to the training ground, I hope you haven't lost your swordsmanship."

"Don't worry, I won't disappoint you."

-"Let's Begin".

...

It is a training duel between a swordsman and an apprentice, but in everyone's eyes it looks like a battle between two seasoned knights.

-"What do my eyes see? Is that boy just a trainee? It seems that the Sir is struggling with him."

-"That's right, although the Sir has strength and amazing sword techniques, Raiden has quick response, and accurate anticipation of the opponent's movement."

Said one of the trainees who watched Raiden's many duels .

- "Is that what they call genius? He's so fast I can hardly see his movements."

....

-"Huh, looks like you were training on your own."

- "Maybe,and maybe you're just lazy."

- "Haha, you're a sharp-tongued, but you're right, I was a little lazy."

-"It took so much time , let's finish the duel."

- "Oh my, you always hurt me like this."

...

-"Who will win?"

Said the newbie nervously

-"no one's gonna win."

-"What?!".

-"Woooow!!!!!!".

Everyone cheered at once, when both Raiden and Sir's swords fell on each other's necks, it was a really interesting duel.

-"How do you know they will equalize?"

- "It always happens, even though Raiden can win."

-"Can he really?! Why not just beat him?".

He said while rubbing the newbie's head

-" You're still a beginner, someday you'll realize it."

Raiden was deliberately drawing a tie. If a trainee beats a skilled swordsman, the roles will be reversed and the system will be disrupted. Unlike the knights, the mercenaries do not have discipline or foundations. It is good that Raiden realized this.

Ah, it was a refreshing match, I got a little fresher.

- "Oh Raiden."

Horner was waving to Reiden to go to him.

- "Hi, Horner. What brought you? Aren't you on a mission?".

- "Oh, yeah, I'm just back. Come with me, Edgar, and the rest want to discuss something with you."

-"Okay, let's go."

I accompanied Hornor to the leaders' meeting room, Tyrone was standing at the door giving me those cold looks, I ignored it as usual and entered the room, Edgar looked annoyed or rather surrendered and worried at the same time.

Alvis said enthusiastically:

- "Here's Raiden, let's discuss the plan."

The plan was as we spoke earlier with the addition of some details.

Marcus, Ethan, and some people from Donelle's regiment, who know my teleportation ability, will go with me to the mines, while the leaders will head to the capital of the kingdom except Dara, who will wait with Tyrone at the border.

We're going to start our mission next week, the mission to smuggle the heir.

.....