Princess Sashire is known as "The Bestial Princess" or "The Nightmare Beast" someone who would not hesitate for a second to destroy everything in her path. But capable of murder the High Priest and sending more than 500 men to their deaths? No way, she was arrogant and outspoken, not a murderer. 
  
For those accusations, she ended in unknown lands, alone, and badly accompanied. Trying to find evidence to prove her innocence before her father and the empire.

Sebuah kisah tentang takdir dan kehidupan yang tersembunyi di balik sosok wanita lusuh itu.

Takdir dan nasib.
Tak akan ada seorangpun yang dapat mengetahui apa yang akan terjadi padanya dikemudian hari. Seperti halnya cerita ini .... Tak akan ada pula yang menyangka kisah di balik sosok wanita itu.

Di dunia ini semua sudah ditakdirkan, baik jodoh maupun nasib kita. Namun, tak berarti kita tak bisa merubahnya. Karena ... takdir itu sendiri terbagi menjadi takdir yang tak bisa diubah dan yang dapat dirubah. Takdir yang tak bisa kau ubah adalah kelahiran dan kematian. Sementara harta, tahta, kehidupan dan lainnya ... termasuk jodoh, adalah takdir yang masih dapat kita ubah! 

"Tuhan tidak akan mengubah takdir seseorang jika orang itu tak berusaha merubahnya!" 

Itulah kalimat yang diucapkan wanita itu kepadaku. Kalimat biasa yang bahkan akan dianggap omong kosong bagi sebagian orang. Namun, ketika wanita itu mengucapkanya, ada sebuah kekuatan di dalam kata-kata itu. Sebuah harapan! Rasa tidak ingin menyerah dan pasrah! Kekuatan keyakinan yang sangat kuat.

Young Ian awakens in an unfamiliar area surrounded by seven men in robes. “Who are they” he whispers to himself as two men walk in a knight and a man seemingly a noble. How will the story unfold?

A few hours later, Lord Aten, Crei and Tria were on their way to Luna Lake. Tria did not put her face mask back on, however, she had changed her hair color to silver white.

On their arrival, they could already spot Noble Sabir and Lady Nadine awaiting. 

"My Lord, " they had both greeted.

Noble Sabir and Lady Nadine both looked at Tria, however, their thoughts about her were different.

Noble Sabir was stunned at how similar Tria looked to the person he had always loved in secret, Elaine. If Lord Aten did not say she was his niece in advance, he would have thought that it was her.

Noble Sabir was also against Elaine leaving the Moon Land, but she had already left before he could try to stop her. When Elaine's friend returned alone, it was already forbidden by the Lord to mention anything about her, therefore he had never found about her whereabouts.

Meanwhile, Lady Nadine was clutching her fists to the point her nails had protruded into her palms. She has also noticed the resemblance to Elaine, her nemesis, she had always hated how beautiful she looked and how men were always trying to please her. Now, her daughter had come around with a man that she wanted to have. Nadine was infuriated, but she did not show it, because she already had a plan in place for her.

Tria did not miss any of the changes in their behavior, she was the priestess so of course, she could detect the animosity of Lady Nadine and the regret from Noble Sabir.

"Uncle, these people are?" she asked, pretending to be clueless.

"Hm, beloved niece, this is Noble Sabir, and Lady Nadine, " Lord Aten answered to her then turned to the pair, " This is my niece who has come from a long way."

"Ah, welcome, Miss...?" asked Lady Nadine, trying to get close to her.

 Crei held Tria back and said to her, " You may address her as Princess."

"Princess?" Lady Nadine asked with an awkward smile, but she only got a stare from Crei as an answer.

She did not dare to ask any more questions, if Tria was a princess, what she had prepared to do to her could lead to the end her whole clan. She fell deep in thought at how to change her scheme against Tria.

Everyone noticed Lady Nadine's change in demeanor, which made the atmosphere heavy, but she was elbowed back to reality by Noble Sabir.

 "Welcome, Princess, " said Noble Sabir awkwardly. 

"Alright enough introductions, lead us to the temple, " interrupted Lord Aten.

These people were getting bolder and bolder, and he could not believe himself for letting them run rampant for so long.

 'I must have truly gotten old,'  Lord Aten thought to himself.

"Yes, my Lord, " answered Noble Sabir, as both he and Lady Nadine led the way.

The group walked around Lake Luna, which was named after the moon because it reflected its image, no matter its position.

 Then they walked in between a few trees which led toward a large cave.

"This is it, my Lord, " said Noble Sabir, pointing at the large dark cave.

"This?" asked Lord Aten in doubt.

"Yes."
 
Tria furrowed her brows at the sight of the cave, she did not sense any purified energy around it, therefore there was no way that this was made by a priestess.

Instead, it was quite ominous, and the area surrounding it was too....clean.

"Have you had your men clean the area? It is extremely well taken care of..." asked Tria.

"Um, no Princess,  where we are standing is the closest we can get to, this place has not been touched, and I actually did not notice this before, " Noble Sabir said as he thought of the remark.

"Interesting, and where are your men now? " asked Lord Aten. He had looked around and he did not see anyone, other than them.

"Ah, I usually have men keeping an eye for any changes but I have given them a break today since we are here," answered Noble Sabir.

"Is that right? How generous of you, so anyway, what happens when you try to get close?" Lord Aten asked.

 Noble Sabir took a few steps and extended his hand forward causing a ripple in the space, showing a radiant transparent barrier in between the group and the cave. The barrier had rebounded his hand, indicating his denial for entry.

"Alright, so there is a barrier, but you also said only a priestess could enter. What made you think that?" asked Lord Aten.

 That was what he was most interested about since it involved his niece.

"Over here, my Lord, " he answered while pointing towards the cave. Next to the entrance was a rune engraving a radiant sun with hands raised towards it in worship.

 It was very similar to the engraving on the book inside Tria's golden temple. 

Lord Aten did not know that but things became clear when Noble Sabir explained.

"That engraving was the symbol for the ancient priestesses, back in the day, this symbol would be on everything related to them," answered Noble Sabir.

"You seem to have researched quite a lot about the ancient priestesses," said Tria.

"Oh not at all, I am simply fascinated by them," he answered humbly.

"So fascinated that he had a hand in the killing of the last priestess," interjected Lord Aten.

"Oh my," answered Tria, acting shocked.

"Yes, you cannot trust him. He has even had his men surrounding us as we speak. I wonder why that is, Noble Sabir?" Lord Aten said as he turned to face Noble Sabir.

"Hahaha, trust me? When have you ever trusted me? And yes, I have my men surrounding you, when would I ever get another chance to do to you what I have always dreamed of? You know what? I have hated you since the day I went to ask for Elaine's hand in marriage and you had, not only rejected me, you had even had me trapped in a time loop for years, claiming it was because I was not worthy! Ha! Serves you right that she left, hahaha, " Noble Sabir had let out everything he has been wanting to say to Lord Aten.

However, Lord Aten was not surprised in the least. He was indifferently staring at the crazed Noble Sabir, while Tria stood by his side, along with Crei.

"I would reject you again and again if she had not left. You are still not worthy of her, you three-legged monkey!"

"Monkey?!" yelled Noble Sabir, being called a monkey was the worst insult for him and being called a three-legged one was not any better. He was now extremely infuriated, he brought his fingers to his mouth and whistled loudly.

Not long after, the sound of multiple footsteps had reached their location. Over one hundred men had surrounded the trio. Both Lord Aten and Crei had pushed Tria behind them while they faced towards the group.

However, unbeknownst to them, Lady Nadine had sneakily come behind Tria and had her hands up, preparing to cover Tria's mouth to drag her away.

Tria had long known that this woman had a bone to pick with her, but she did not know why, because she had never met her until today. However, that did not mean she will let herself fall prey to her, she knew she was coming up behind her, but she did not move. 

 Tria waited for Nadine's attack, but that woman was more sinister than she had imagined because she had blown some kind of powder behind her neck.

"Hahaha, you and your mother are always in my way, I do not care whether you are a princess or not. That handsome man can only be mine, " Lady Nadine whispered so only Tria could hear.

By the time Tria could understand what happened she had already inhaled the sweet smell of the powder, and she could not believe that it was an aphrodisiac.

*Current cover credits go to Rei_chie as fan_art from our POTL discord server* ^_^

Amalthea wakes up in the body of the Prime Minister's 2nd daughter, Tria Ashir. A motherless daughter who has been abandoned and left to die because of her poor mental health and absence of talent.
Not even a day has passed since she traveled into this unknown world, and she is already being married off to a prince, with a similar reputation, a cripple.
However, things are not always what they seem.
Follow along, as Tria becomes a revered existence to the world and a wife at home.

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 This novel as writing prompt #17- Women Rules The World

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[Kuro] "Okay which way?"
[Armed men] "Follow us we will take you to the registration stall through a safer route. There a lot of criminals so taking the main gate isn't that safe."
[Kuro] 'Wait would the criminals just run at punch me, steal my stuff, and run away right in front of the gate while the guards are watching?"
[Armed Men] "Some would do that…"
[Kuro] "Well show the way then"
We follow the men towards another gate but it's a little bit smaller and the guards have better armor. The guards at the main gate had leather armor but these guards had full plated.
[Kuro] "Is this the less dangerous route you were talking about?"
[Armed Men] "Yeah."
We walk through the gate, and I see something I didn't expect to see. The city looked really nice and clean totally different than the city I was Inn, and the best part was it didn't stink!
[Kuro] "This city looks nice."
[Armed Men] "Ye, it's the noble district."
It's WHAT! So you're saying this is the noble district and the rest of the city is a shit hole!
[Kuro] "How does the rest of the city look?"
[Armed Men] "What do you mean?"
[Kuro] "Well does it look as nice and clean as the noble district?"
[Armed Men] "Of course it doesn't look as nice as the noble district."
Sigh, I should have expected this, human cities are just terrible and stink.
[Kuro] "Well bring us to the registration."
We follow him through another gate towards you could see a huge stadium in the distance that's probably where the tournament is gone be held.
It kind of looked like the stadium from Rome only the stone they used is different, it was more grayish than the yellow color that the stadium in Rome had.
[Armed Men] "Where almost there, it's near that stadium in the distance so we're almost there."
Then I finally saw where we needed to register, it wasn't hard to miss there was a huge line of people, and I hate LINES.
[Armed Men] "I'll help you skip the line, noble privileges you know"
My savior, you truly are an angel from heaven saving me from this demonic line.
I follow the men to the stall and we could register immediately.
[Male behind stall] "What is your name sir?"
[Kuro] "Its Kuro Kralreath."
[Male behind stall] "Do you use any weapons?
[Kuro] "No, not really."
[Male behind the stall] "Do you use magic?"
[Kuro] "Yes."
[Male behind the stall] "Okay that will be 1 gold coin for the signup fee."
[Kuro] "Daena do you want to sign up?"
[Daena] "I'll pass, I rather watch."
One of the armed men gives Kuro 1 gold coin.
[Kuro] "Alright here is the fee."
[Male behind the stall] "Okay your all signed in, the tournament will be in 2 days in the morning don't be late or we will disqualify you."
After I signed up the men said goodbye and Daena went looking for an Inn to stay at…

Disclaimer: This story is being rewritten. What you're reading here is an unfinished story.

After he died, he died in a car crash he god to visit god. There he got 15 wishes, and he could do anything with those wishes he wanted. he chooses to become a 'Dragon god' and live out his life discovering this new magical world with his friends. 

I'm going to be dumb and post the link in the synopsis: https://discord.gg/MH24yrJ

Cover by Jacob Williams
I commissioned this artwork, and I own it. If you want to use this artwork please send me a message on discord.

The pounding barrage of artillery echoed in the darkness and under the moonlight they came in the hundreds. Thousands of metal men surrounded the once proud Freetan Theocracy, confining them into a small stretch of land a few kilometers that surrounded their territory.
Their capital, the city they were most proud of and once housed the most powerful magic user in the entire theocracy, was getting reduced to nothing more than heaps of rubble and scrap.
The grand pillars of their cathedral collapsed during the first onslaught. The collapse killed a thousand worshippers and frightened commoners who sought shelter inside. The Pope's Estate was never recovered, before the first onslaught even began, it was thoroughly scrapped and its materials used for barricades.
They barricaded themselves in, every nook and cranny of their houses, shops and buildings were emptied. They got anything they could lay their hands on, anything they could use to protect themselves.
Alas, everything was in vain. Their efforts mattered not for their enemy has made it so they were indeed doomed. Not even their goddess whom they worshipped with all their hearts and poured their energy to came to save them.
The heroes she called upon received her gifts but did not answer her calls, all of them went their own way, abandoning her and the Theocracy. The Blue Goddess, as she was known, watched from the heavens above as all her efforts were crushed beneath her.
"It can't be.. it cant be!" She said to herself.
"These demons, these vile demons! I should have listened, I should have listened to the Higher Deities. I was a fool"
The ruling magic council of the Theocracy sent word to the other countries, even sent a magic message to the Republic and the Empire. Their neighbours replied in scorn, they did not want to get dragged into a war they knew they would lose. The two superpowers? They said they will look into it but no indication that they would send even the slightest of assistance.
The Dioz Kingdom to the south suffered its fair share of problems. The Freetan Refugees clogged their roads and swarmed their frontier cities and towns. Banditry became rampant and a severe famine took hold in several frontier provinces.
"Your majesty, dissent is spreading amongst the populace here in the capital! They demand that you prevent the Freetan refugees from threatening our borders further!" The chief advisor told his king. His king was sitting on his throne, quiet and blank.
He opened his mouth to speak only for him to utter a single word.
"No"
The entire courtroom went abuzz with whispers. Several influential nobles raised their voices and voiced their objection to the king's decision.
"This is outrageous!" One of the nobles shouted while he pointed his finger to the direction of the window behind him.
"Beyond this wall, beyond this castle and beyond our capital lie our citizens! Our people, be they the lowly peasants to the riches of the merchant class, we need to protect them! We need to secure them and ensure our own future! Why must his majesty let these people from another country who had harassed us, mocked us, insulted and killed our people entry into our kingdom?...
The noble went on to call one of the servants. The servant brought with him a wooden chest, there was something inside that was moving.
"Behold!" The noble announced as the entire audience of the courtroom watched him with clear intent.
He opened the chest and pulled from it a severed head.
The entire room was filled with gasps. Many whispered to each other and many were outraged.
"Why did you bring such a defiling abomination in front of our king!?" One of the king's advisors shouted.
The noble looked him in the eye and continued.
"This abomination that you speak of, is my son! My heir, my blood and my child!" He announced in a bout of anger. The entire courtroom was abuzz once more, this time the atmosphere was leaning towards the noble.
He threw the severed head across the courtroom, landing a few meters from the king. The head was already a few days rotten yet the dark blood still somewhat tainted the carpet.
The king, however, was unfazed with the reckless and disrespectful actions of the noble. He just stared at him and then stared at the head. He observed it for quite a bit while the courtroom settled down, it was sacred law to silence oneself when the king shows interest at a certain object and was quiet.
Even the noble knew that rule well and obeyed it. Regardless of his position as a noble, if he were to disturb the king with his anger even if the king showed interest and kept quiet, he will be hung and his family sold off.
The king took a few minutes before he raised his right hand. He closed his eyes and his mouth and gestured with his left hand for the entire court to sit. The court obeyed and all except the noble was not standing.
The noble, though he feared for his life, swallowed his doubts and his woes and readied himself to face whatever the king had in his mind. He was ready to give it his all, even if in the end he was to be executed, even the slightest of change was enough for him to accept his fate.
'All I want is justice' he said in his mind.
The king opened his eyes and lowered his hand. He stared at the noble for a few more seconds before speaking.
"Justice" he said.
The noble did not say a word, he began to sweat and this was not a normal reaction for him. He was nervous, not because he feared punishment, but because he feared that his efforts may only be in vain.
"In my kingdom, justice is above all. The law must always uphold this justice for it is a sacred right to each of my citizens. I understand your frustration, I understand your anger. You wish for me to proclaim these fleeing people our enemy and bar them from our country, but won't it do more harm than good?"
The king's words stunned the court but none spoke a word and only turned their attention to the noble.
"How can something of a proclamation such as that do harm for the kingdom?" The noble questioned the king. The king chuckled.
"We have enough forces and manpower to do the proclamation but what if these fleeing people start hatred against us?" The king asked.
"They are of no concern! My king, can you not see what has happened to their beloved church? To their armies and mages? They have all been wiped out. Not even the Pope survived.."
Some nodded while others raised their chins.
"May I remind you, your majesty, that Pope killed your father and took your mother from you before she too was killed" the noble became a little restraint in his tone. The entire courtroom fell silent upon hearing his words.
The king stared at him, though he did not speak or move, the noble saw in the eyes of the king the anger that he had kept hidden and secure in his heart.
"Your majesty.." the noble humbled himself and knelt before his king.
"Please.. save us from these people.. they have taken much from us, why should we allow them to take even the land, the property and the homes of our very own people?" The courtroom looked at the king, his eyes gleamed with emotion.
"I do not want, nor will I let them take more from us!" The king's tone changed and his voice was rough and deeper. His expression changed to that of a snarl and he trembled on his throne.
"But.." he said.
"I fear that we may need these people. These metal men that we have heard have performed wonders and disasters. To think they would defeat the Freetan Theocracy and even kill their most powerful mage was something that only the elite of the elite states could do. We cannot stand alone if these beasts that we call the metal men sharpen their fangs and point them towards us, do we not?" The king reverted to his original state. Calm and collected but observing and calculating.
The noble understood the point the king was making but his stubborn heart won't let him accept it.
"Your majesty, we still can't let this be!" He said. His stubbornness became apparent when the king tried to mediate a deal that would have lead to a decision that was neutral for both sides. The noble was having none of it.
Soon, the courtroom was abuzz once again. This time they disapproved of the noble's disagreement and stubbornness.
"How dare you act in that manner and refuse the king's decisions! What else do you want? !" Shouted the king's advisor.
One of the younger nobles raised his voice, a daring move that would soon change the course of the kingdom's history. His action was unprecedented in the sense that nobody, not even his closest allies expected him to make such a bold move.
"I will lead a delegation to talk with these metal men!" He announced when he stepped forward from the crowd of older nobles.
"What?! Preposterous!" One of the older nobles shot his suggestion down. "You are basically committing suicide young man! Do not embarrass your late father with your stubbornness as well!"
The young noble smiled. Ignoring the objections of his seniors and his fellow junior nobles, he walked towards the stubborn noble and bowed to show his respect.
He then turned towards the king, saluted him as a military officer and knelt before him as a noble respecting and honoring his wise king.
"Your majesty, I implore you that you accept my offer. Peace may still be achieved even in the slightest, we can't expect the Republic or the Empire to look after us. We are merely insignificant ants that are stuck on a small piece of land to the south!" The young noble begged.
The king rubbed his beard and asked him.
"Who are you?"
The young noble lifted his head and answered.
"I am Fedrix, your majesty"
The king started to stroke his white hair before falling silent.
The courtroom went silent, the king was again showing interest and was deep in his thoughts. They must not impede in any way.
The young noble and the stubborn noble stared at each other, nodding in agreement and fright of what was about to transpire.
"Fedrix, if I recall correctly, your father was an astute military commander who served the kingdom with his brilliance both in the field of combat and in the war room. He brought us glories and many victories throughout his service, am I correct?" The king asked.
"Yes, your majesty" the young noble answered.
"Then, with such a background and you being a military commander yourself, how can you possibly lead a peaceful delegation to these metal men? We are talking about diplomacy here, talks that can become a powerful tool or a dangerous weapon" the king made his doubts known to the young noble.
The young noble smiled and answered with confidence.
"Your majesty, a commander of the army does not always plan or lead battles. We also need to lead negotiations with the enemy be it a cease fire, a white peace, or even a surrender. I have had experience with such negotiations and my father has thought me many more techniques and ways before passing away. I assure you, I will not disappoint"
The king smiled back after seeing the confidence he had after he said his answer.
"Then, I will only allow you if the noble beside you agrees to come with you" the courtroom gasped and once again they whispered at each other. The king was ready to make his decision and he only needed the stubborn noble to finally accept.
Everyone looked at the stubborn noble, some were frowning at him while others were just staring at him with open mouths.
Seeing the pressure that was crushing him from all sides, the stubborn noble's heart was broke open.
"I.. I accept.. your majesty" he said.
The courtroom erupted into cheers and joyful shouts.
"Long live the king! Long live the king!" They shouted in unison. Everyone formed a circle around the two nobles who were brave enough to state their opinions and even challenge the king. Though their actions, specifically the stubborn noble's, were completely unacceptable, the fact that the king let them be was proof of their success.
The king was not weak nor was he manipulated but it was he who was most with victory on his side. If the delegation was successful, it would spare them the need to accommodate the refugees alone or, if push came to shove, would lighten their loads if the metal men proposed killing off the refugees in exchange for the Dioz Kingdom's acceptance and obedience.
But the king knew he had to find a way to not become a vassal or a puppet under them. Though he thought that such a thing was more than likely to befall them if the metal men imposed harsh treaties that would undermine their independence, he needed to find a way to lighten the load.
For Fedrix, his plan worked. He would be given a chance to talk with these metal men whom his father claimed to have seen in a dream of his a day before he passed away. Fedrix was only a young child of 10 when his father passed away when he talked about the coming scourge. The end of the world, as he coined it. They called him mad and the very next day when he died, his warnings were forgotten by everyone except his son whom was resolute to finding out the answer.
"I hope you are ready, Sir Gilfred" the young noble said to his partner.
"Fool, we could've saved us is trouble if we just massacred these people who trespassed our border. You are only leading us to our deaths" Gilfred said.
"Then why did you accept? The king gave you a choice, did he not?" The young noble snickered.
"If I rejected, I would have been executed" Gilfred said.
The young noble smiled as he got the answer he wanted.
"If you look at it this way, either way we go, we will die"
The king smiled as he finally reached an agreement with everyone. He had other plans if such talks were to be successful, he would now be counting on Fedrix and his stubborn old partner to lead the delegation.
"Then, I hereby declare, the creation of a delegation to lead talks between our kingdom and the metal men. May peace and prosperity forever reign above us!" The king announced when he stood from his throne the joyful cheers of the court filled the room everyone went their own way with a smile on their faces when the meeting ended.
Most of them left with a smile, Gilfred, on the other hand, drowned in his anger.


“There is this aching feeling, it pains my heart and fries my already half-human and half-machine heart. I awoke in a world of death and destruction, I am the only survivor. But this may be a blessing, this new world, this world that boasts magic, maybe I will finally bring salvation to my world, even if it causes millions of lives,”

One woke with amnesia underneath the shattered remains of a once prosperous human civilization. He remembered nothing, his past or the events that happened that caused the world to become as it was. He was no longer purely human, he woke to find himself a hybrid between a man and a machine. But amid the radioactive dunes and lifeless expanse of the Earth, a lone machine network survived the disaster. After discovering that he controlled them, he set out on one goal: Rebuild. But how can he fully rebuild? For the Earth once had life but now was barren, not even bacteria survived. 

Until the wormhole appeared a decade later.

But he was not alone, when he awoke, a voice rang in his head, who was it? It was his friend, a friend from the past. Although he does not remember her name, he still felt how important she was before even if he has lost all his humanity and memories, her name was Hailey. Follow her as she guides One a decade after he awakes, the both of them will form the most powerful machine leaders who will ever walk in the face of the two worlds. 

Their story will start a decade into One’s rebuilding, he now controlled a vast network of machines around the planet Earth, all focused in the effort of rebuilding the world towards its former glory, there was only one thing missing, an essential attribute which differentiated Earth from all other known planets, life. 

But everything changed when a wormhole opened, a breach within the fabric of space and time, opening a pathway between Earth and a world of fantasy! Follow One as he and his Empire explores this new mystical world full of elves, goblins, orcs, dwarves, ogres, humans, kingdoms, empires and magic! His goal of restoring life may be within his grasps.

But that does not mean there won’t be opposition. There will be battles, wars and calamities, millions will perish in the onslaught that will soon follow. 

Especially, when One discovers that the new world held the secrets of the past. He will face Deities and powerful foes, will he prevail? New weapons he will smith and countries he shall wipe out, for he is, One.
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Chapter 193 Training in Twilight Forest part 12
Author: M_W Cancer
Grammar checker: M_W Nomral
Leo then shoots Matt a look of curiosity. He really wasn't expecting that Matt's desire for a safe sanctuary for the entire villagers of the Eclipse village was so great, maybe even greater than his desire to live.
"Why?"
"Let me tell you the history of the Eclipse village!"
As soon as he heard Matt's words, Leo immediately became interested. The information that Matt would share with him would definitely be the last string that will make him firmly decide whether to continue with his proposal or not.
To be honest, just after saying that he wants to give the entire villagers of Eclipse village a safe sanctuary, his mind then immediately told him that it's a bad idea. He was just too excited about meeting whoever that smart person was, hoping to learn a thing or two as soon as possible and hence improving his skills in making strategy.
He had almost forgotten. This was actually just the first time he had to meet with these people, and he doesn't even clearly know yet about their real character. In fact, he had only met a few of the villagers, too. So, he honestly can't say for sure that he already trusts them...
Therefore, maybe the moment he finally gives them a safe sanctuary, they will then immediately start thinking of bitting his hands.
However, it will become a different story the moment he heard the history of Eclipse village.
"It all starts when..."
...
"And that's the reason why the Eclipse village was created!" Matt finally concluded the history of Eclipse village.
Leo really can't help feeling astonished after hearing about the history of the Eclipse village. The villagers were really similar to how the Humans used to live their lives after being unexpectedly transported to Celestial World, specifically to run from one place to another in order to survive.
So, the story began from the perspective of Matt.
In the very beginning, when Matt was still young, he had been sold to a Noble Household for 100 silver coins. His body already shows promising potential even when he's young, and additionally, to that, the races mix within him were all combination that results in pure physical strength. So, pricing him with 100 silvers coins was reasonable.
On that day, Matt really felt joy, excitement, happiness, and the likes kinds of emotions inside of him, since he could finally be able to leave the cruel slave merchant. And because it was a Noble Household that had bought him too, he really can't help expecting to live a better life, even if it's just a bit better than the life he had been living under the roof of that cruel slave merchant.
At first, when Matt arrived in that Noble Household's territory, he immediately saw hundreds of Hybrids like him, who were all actually living a happy and joyful life. So, his expectations can't help going up to the roof after seeing such a scene. Moreover, he was also well-fed and well taken care of too, the moment he arrived.
In Matt's mind, he can't ever expect anything much better than this life.
However, everything changed when the night of the first day arrived.
When the darkness covered the entire territory of that Noble Household, Matt was then attracted by loud noises coming from a specific house. The noises he had heard really sounded like a combination of extreme pain and extreme pleasure...
Driven by his curiosity, Matt then started secretly searching for where those noises were really coming from. And when he finally see it for himself, all of his expectations were immediately shattered like a broken mirror.
Matt saw with his very own eyes how the adult female Hybrids were treated as playthings by the male members of that Noble Household, and how the adult male Hybrids were tortured by the female members of that Noble Household just for the sake of their fun, thrill, excitement, fetish, and the likes...
Matt quickly wanted to run away, which accidentally caused him to push a vase from the top of the table. Fortunately, though, a female Hybrid, specifically the young Venice, was unknowingly following after him. She catches the vase before it breaks on the floor and afterward she leads him towards a hideout created by the leader of the 5 Divisions.
The leader of the 5 Divisions is called Ash. She was not a hybrid, instead; she is a pure offspring of the Fox race, a white fox race to be more exact. She was bought by that Noble Household when she was still a kid using thousands of gold coins, with the hopes of raising her into a beautiful woman and then using her as a reward in a competition to decide who will become the next Patriarch of that Noble Household.
Unbeknownst to that Noble Household, though, Ash was actually secretly plotting to kill all of them before the predestined competition was going to take place, specifically 5 years later.
Without any person of that Noble Household knowing, Ash had begun gathering hundreds of Hybrids in an underground cave secretly hidden in the territory of that Noble Household. The Hybrids weren't only the people that a single Noble Household had bought, but unexpectedly also other Hybrids that Ash had save from many different slave merchants and Noble Households of that city.
And eventually, a day came when Ash had finally created an army of Hybrids without raising anyone's suspicion.
Tens of thousands of Hybrids, fully ready for battle, and all geared up to the teeth with weapons and armors that Ash had stolen from many different Noble Household and the stores under those Noble Household's control and slave merchants' control.
Years passed, and when the 5 years marked finally arrived, the specific date for the competition to decide who will become the next Patriarch of that Noble Household, Ash's plan also began.
All the kitchen staff hired by the Noble Household that bought her were all replaced by Ash's men by killing those former staffs without anyone knowing, and all the soldiers patrolling around the walls were soon after also replaced by her men when all the guests for that competition finally arrived.
When the competition starts, so was the feast prepared by the kitchen staff.
Known only by Ash and all of her men, the foods prepared for everyone during the competition were actually all poisoned. It was a poison that no one even knows clearly just how powerful it was, since it was a combination of all the poisonous plants and substances that Ash was able to find in the span of five years.
One by one, all of the guests and all of the members of the Noble Household that bought her had died, with no exception in levels, even the Galaxy level Mages and Magical Knight amongst them, without even knowing the reason why they have died.
After successfully doing all of that, Ash then prepared a plan to take over the entire city ruled by the Noble Household that bought her, because she unexpectedly found out that the city she's living in actually belongs to them.
Unfortunately, a disastrous event unexpectedly happened, causing all of Ash's plan to turned into mere ashes.
The poison that they created unexpectedly caused a fog of poisonous mist, spreading first from the territory of the Noble Household that bought her and slowly throughout the entire city, causing all of Ash's men to evacuate as fast as possible outside of that city. Along with this evacuation, though, were casualties amongst her men. A total of 5,000 men died due to that poisonous mist, causing the morals of her men to plummet down to the very bottom.
That wasn't the end yet...
The poisonous mist actually didn't stop spreading the moment it reaches the walls of that city. It keeps on spreading throughout the territory of that Empire, causing them to receive a lot of damages, specifically that Empire has lost 2 Kingdoms' worth of property before they were finally able to stop the spread of that poisonous mist.
Because of that loss, that Empire then ordered a full investigation to find out what had caused that poisonous mist, which they later found out was created by an army of Hybrids lead by a female White Fox race named Ash.
Without any hesitation, that Empire ordered a full hunt, a bounty of over 100 million gold coins was issued to Ash's head. Whoever caught her alive, will get the 100 million gold coins.
The moment Ash and her men received the news, her army was quickly broken into countless of pieces. No matter what she does, the majority of the Hybrids she had recruited wants her to voluntarily offer herself for the sake of the remaining 5,000 plus Hybrids safety.
Naturally, a minority of the Hybrids doesn't want that, which includes Matt, Venice, Chief Lago, and the other villagers of Eclipse village right now.
So, Ash announced in a heart warning manner that she would surrender herself voluntarily as she then chooses all the Hybrid who belong to the minority group to escort her. The majority of the Hybrids didn't even suspect that it was actually all faked as they happily send her off to the enemy's hands.
No one really knows what had happened after that, but Ash, along with the minority group, went to choose Twilight Forest as their new hideout because it was a Danger zone, and searching all over this place wouldn't be a reasonable thing to do, since the high cost of losing their lives outweighs the 100 million gold coins reward.
"Shouldn't you be skipping the part where an Empire had offered a bounty of 100 million gold coins to whoever brings Ash alive?" Leo can't help but ask. What Matt had said had actually helped him to firmly decide to offer them a safe sanctuary, but wouldn't tell him about the 100 million gold coins unnecessary? Is Matt perhaps testing him or something? Like, for example, test him whether he will think of selling out their leader, and when he indeed does just simply kill him to bright the information he had found out to his grave.
If that's indeed the case, then Matt is definitely underestimating him, because 100 million gold coins are far from being enough to tempt him to abandon his goal.
*Whooosh! *Whooosh!
Suddenly, a female's voice sounded in everyone's ears.
"Because I told him to!"
Turning his head around, Leo immediately saw Venice along with an extremely beautiful White Fox race girl, around the age of mid-twenties, walking slowly towards his direction.
"You must be Leo?" Ash immediately asked as soon as she arrived in front of Leo.
"Yes, and it's a great honor to meet the great Ash who had caused the Poison Mist Burial Disaster of the Dragon Horn Empire!" Leo said with a mischievous smile on his face. After hearing about the history of Eclipse village, a story immediately came into his mind. It was a story that was called Poison Mist Burial Disaster. A great disaster that fits the same result as the story that Matt had said, and even the person who was said to have caused this disaster is the same, too. So, if he isn't mistaken, then this Ash in front of him should also be the same Ash mentioned in the story of the Poison Mist Burial Disaster.


All the Humans from Earth was suddenly transported into a new world called Celestial World. No one knew the reason why nor what the purpose was all about. All of the Humans were suddenly transported without any warnings or signs and was then forced to lived in a mysterious and unfamiliar new world. 

50 years, the Humans lived in endless suffering and torments. They were all forced to run from one place to another or else they would be enslaved by other Foreign races that had long been living in the Celestial World. 

Fortunately, the Humans were finally able to slowly developed its strength and power in the Celestial World through the sacrifice of countless Humans after that 50 years span of time. However, it was mysteriously Fated not to last long as an unknown power has suddenly started doing everything to destroy the Humanity's Kingdoms and Empires. 

A young man by the name Leo Heart had its Fate suddenly rewritten by some unknown power to stop this unprecedented doom of the Humans after a red cube, that the Heart Noble Household had been keeping as a Family Heirloom from the very start of the Humans existence in the Celestial World, suddenly jumped up and embedded itself into his right palm.

A world full of Mystery, which Magic and Mana had become every races foundation of existence. A young man that had lost its family for the Humans existence has its Fate unexpectedly rewritten after such encounter. 

But, would it be enough to stop this so called unprecedented doom? 

Would the Humans existence be saved by Leo from the unknown yet powerful existence? Or would the Humans sadly become nothing but a mere history in this new world?

Note: The art of the book cover is not mine. All the credits goes to its rightful owner...

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Outside were a group of knights surrounding a fat but muscular noble. They all had armor much nicer than the average knight. Signifying they were at least as powerful or wealthy as the Reds family at least.

Right next to the knights and nobles were chained or caged peasants plus the men that attacked Ritzy.

The majority of people were chained and the ones caged were the ones who would fetch a high price in the slave trade. For example cute children, beautiful women, and burly men for labor.

The only ones not chained or caged were the men who attacked the Princess traveling group. Currently, they were kneeling and begging to the noble. Ritzy didn't care what they were saying so he didn't pay attention to their words.

Behind a nearby bush was Lola sneaking behind a knight. Getting closer, she pulled out the gladius and the swung for the man's neck. As her blade was about to reach the back of the man's neck, a nearby knight yelled.
"Dodge! We're under attack!".


Before the knight could realize what his fellow knight said, Lola blade chopped the man's head off. Lola seeing her cover blown, she quickly ran into a nearby house as instructed by Ritzy.

Noble,
"Get the assassin!".

The knights hearing their orders, half of them left the noble's side and chased after Lola. Only five knights stayed; 2 were the noble's guards and 3 were in charge of making sure the captured people wouldn't escape.

As the knights entered the same house Lola ran into. The house was a living room and one room so it didn't take long to search entirely. Searching the house, they noticed she was nowhere to be seen.

As they were about to go back to inform their lord, Lola appeared next to the exit and killed one of the knights. This time she stabbed her blade in under the man's chest plate and into his stomach.

Pulling the blade from his intestines, she then ran away and into another house. The knights furious from having another one of their men killed, they chased after her.

...

Ritzy appeared behind a tree and started walking closer to the noble. The knights hearing soft footsteps, they turned to the origin of the noise and saw Ritzy.

The knights and nobles were confused about seeing a young blessed person in front of them alone. Even stranger, the young man was most likley a noble by how fine his clothes were. Not at all suited for combat.

Ritzy seeing no one making a move, he saw his bet was the right choice.

Not sure what to do, the knights looked at their noble. The noble was not sure as well so he spoke.
"Who are you!? Where are your knights?!".

Ritzy,
"You would think I would be easily recognized since I have these unique glowing eyes but no".

One of the knights approached Ritzy and pointed his spear to Ritzy's neck.
"Our lord asked you a question so you answer right-!".

Before the knight could finish, Ritzy pulled the rapier from his waist and cleanly cut off the man's arms in a split second.

After a second, they all realized what happened and started to panic. Seeing them panic, Ritzy knew this was a great time to influence them more with fear.

Ritzy sheathed his rapier and then using his hand to push the knights head down and using his foot to trip him, Ritzy slammed the back of the knight's head on pure concreate.

The slammed caused a cracking and breaking sound not only from concrete. This sound made everyone become horrified of Ritzy.

As one knight was about to yell that this was an attack, Ritzy spoke first.
"Don't disrespect your lord ever again. Let this be a warning to all you knights".

These words caused the knights to hesitate. They weren't sure if this was an attack or discipline anymore.

Ritzy turned to the noble,
"Now, who is in charge of this mission. Is it you or is there someone else I have to talk to?".

Noble,
"I...".

Ritzy,
"Speak up! If it wasn't for you wearing those noble clothes, I would've guessed you are an imposter by how horrible you talk!".

Noble,
"Sorry! I'm Serk of the Lenkerton county. I'm in charge of leading the men but Lord Rinus is the one calling the shots. He's currently at the next headquarters which is two towns over heading to the west... So I'm in charge of this group in his stead".

Seeing Ritzy's actions, the way he spoke, and Ritzy's rapier which looked custom made from how well Ritzy's handled the weapon; he didn't hesitate to answer Ritzy's questions. All of his actions demonstrated that Ritzy knew what was happening and held a higher rank than him. It didn't matter he had no idea who Ritzy was.

Ritzy started walking closer to the noble and he started freaking out. In a panic, he said,
"Lord, please spare me! It was my mistake! Please, I'll do anything".

The knights protecting the noble became scared as well. With every step, they took a step farther away from Ritzy and their lord. Hoping that Ritzy would only punish their lord.

Standing in front of the noble, Ritzy spoke with a frivolous smile.
"Don't worry we all make mistakes, even I. How about this, if you really want to be out of my bad graces. Just help me find these people for the forbidden magic users".

The noble looked at Ritzy with a shock that even surprised Ritzy a bit. Originally Ritzy only mentioned this because certain advance magic books he received from Savior mentioned forbidden magic and how powerful but evil it was. 

It didn't exactly mention why it was bad only that it could do unequaled destruction. It only talked about how one should never associate with forbidden magic and how most forbidden magic-users lived in black towns.

Black towns- Towns that aren't ruled by the kingdom they reside in

A couple of seconds passed by and the his face of shook/ fear didn't die down.

Ritzy,
"Will you listen or do you want to be part of the list?".

Forcing himself out of his shook, he spoke respectfully.
"I'm sorry! Tell me who you need and I'll bring them".

Ritzy then started thinking about the person he held hostage before. He promised him his family but never planned on how to get/identify his family. Remembering how he looked, he remembered that he had a large mole on the back of his neck.

Ritzy,
"I need people who have moles and their family members for the forbidden magic team".

Noble,
"Yes right away!".

The noble quickly ordered his knight to get anybody with moles and their family brought to them in a separate long chain. 

For transporting slaves, it very common to chain slaves to a very long chain to transport them. Typically the long-chained would be attached to one of the carriages and force the slaves to walk right behind the carriage.

Finished gathering the requested peasants, he ordered the knights to bring them to Ritzy as he walked up to Ritzy.
"Here they are Lord, all the people with moles and their-".

Before he could finish, a male voice was heard.
"He's not an ally my Lord!".

Ritzy, the noble, and the knights quickly turned to origin of the sound. Turning around, they saw a single knight with bloody armor but no wound. Also next to the knight was Lola being held, hostage. The knight's sword was being held onto her neck.

Killed on his escape from a failed assassination. The protagonist wakes in a fantasy world as the decedent of a powerful noble with a unique magical blessing.

It starts light-hearted in the beginning but heavy moments will come. Be warned

Chapter 213 – Rescuing Lu Zhi

One kilometer south of the ambush areas.

Zhou Cang was on full alert today since the spies had warned him about the ambush operation. Lu Zhi and his family were also ready as the cages were unlocked. With a light push, they could open the cage and flee from the caravans. 

All troops surrounding the caravans were all Zhou Cang's men and the bribed men. Everything was set.

The breath of Zhou Cang was short and quick as he was nervous. Even if they managed to break away from the marching troops, they still had to fend for themselves until they could reach either Nie County or Shangdang. 

He was praying that Jinyang Army could catch up soon.

Today, Liu Ping did not come to harass or threaten to execute the prisoners, which relieved their stress. Although they had not eaten proper food for months after their imprisonment, their eyes brightened as they were waiting for today.

*BOOM*
*RUMBLE*

A loud commotion broke out a kilometer in front of them. Because the marching troops were crowded, nobody could see what had happened at the front.

The sound pulled Zhou Cang back from his thought. The ambush had begun. 

"NOW!"

*CLANK*

All prisoners, Lu Zhi's family members, and household servants broke out from their wheeled cages. At the same moment, the hired soldiers drew their weapons and began their slaughtering. 

"What are yo-ARRRH!"

"Traitors!"

The bribed soldiers were conscripted soldiers that Dong Zhuo had drafted. They had no loyalty toward the Imperial Army or the court from the very start. With a promise of gold and status in Julu, they were willing to take risks. 

"KILL!"

A mix battalion of five thousand men and one thousand cavalries turned around and attacked the reserve troops behind them. 

As everyone broke out of their cells, Lu Zhi guided his comrades to follow after the uprising troops. 

"Follow closely! We'll steal their supply wagons!"

A dozen of Lu Zhi's relatives and a hundred servants had been dying for this chance to break out. None of them defied Lu Zhi's order. 

The reserve troops at the back of the marching lines had not yet taken out their weapons. Zhou Cang rushed at them and swung his halberd, killing five of them in one swing.

Like a spearhead, his horse charged into the dense crowd while the horsemen charged after him without a prior discussed plan or consultation. Everyone understood their roles without saying a word. 

While one thousand horsemen were diving into the backlines, the one thousand elites of Julu led the four thousand bribed soldiers to charge at the leftover soldiers that survived the horse onslaught. 

The charge lasted for five minutes before the troops on the front realized what had happened at the back.

"They are breaking away!"
"Deserters!"
"Kill the traitors!"

A thousand Imperial soldiers turned around to chase after Zhou Cang and the rest. However, the other troops did not bother coming after them.

"Soldiers! Help us kill the traitors!"

Reluctant appeared in the ordinary soldiers' eyes. Dong Zhuo had forcefully conscripted these soldiers from western provinces, which had nothing to do with this political war. They were not willing to follow the orders of the nobles or the professional troops. 

"PROTECT THE EMPEROR!!"

Another voice came from the front, which seemed to be a relayed message. Something had happened to the Emperor near the ambushed areas.

"Ignore the deserters, help the Emperor!"
"To the front! Hurry!"

All of the attention was on the ambush site further ahead. Battalion commanders immediately issued an order to rush forward.

In the end, only a thousand soldiers of the noble houses chased after Zhou Cang as the commotion at the ambush site diverted the majority of the soldiers' attention. 

Within a minute, noblemen's private troops caught up with Lu Zhi and Zhou Cang's men. The distance was only a hundred meters away. 

Lu Zhi looked back as he heard the noise of the pursuing infantries. Seeing the rushing Imperial soldiers, Lu Zhi shouted.

"I need a thousand men with me. Give me a sword!"

Although Lu Zhi was a scholar in his 40s, he had basic training in martial arts since he was born in a noble family. In terms of fighting, he had never lost against a common soldier. 

Because Zhou Cang was busy paving the ways for the infantries on the frontline, he did not notice the pincer attack from the back. Thus, Lu Zhi had to take over the army command.

A platoon of a thousand men answered the call of Lu Zhi as they also noticed the pursuers. A rearguard unit was formed as they improvised.

The mixed force of a thousand men collided with the oncoming troops, generating the sounds of the metallic crashes and death throes. Lu Zhi was also part of the one thousand rearguards. He mixed in with the army and attacked the nearest enemy.

*SWUA*

One soldier dropped dead by the hands of the scholar. Lu Zhi stepped back and darted his eyes around to check his surroundings, looking for another enemy to kill while checking the status of the battlefield. As he realized that he was in the middle of the ally's pack of formation, Lu Zhi used this opportunity to observe the situation of the battle.

It was one thousand versus one thousand men, with soldiers on both sides having similar skills.

Lu Zhi was part of the group's left flank, and the his soldiers were pushing into the Imperial soldier square formation. On the other hand, the middle group of Lu Zhi's team was falling apart by the charge while the right wing was in a stalemate with the enemies. 

If this continued, the rearguard formation would be broken into two!

'There should be a lieutenant leading the charge in the middle. Then I can do this.'

In terms of knowledge, wisdom, and stratagems, Lu Zhi was confident that he could apply them into a real battle situation. He was not afraid of any basic battle tactic such as charging through the middle. 

"MIDDLE TROOPS, DISENGAGE AND MOVE TO ASSIST THE RIGHT WING! LEFT WING, BREAKTHROUGH THE ENEMY LINE AND CIRCLE AROUND THEIR BACKLINE!"

"ZHOU CANG! I NEED 500 MEN TO REINFORCE THE REAR!!"

Before the formation collapsed, Lu Zhi sent a maneuvering command.

As the center troops heard the shout, they regrouped with the right wing which strengthened its fighting force. The situation of the right side changed as the soldiers managed to break the stalemate, killing more enemies than they lost their soldiers. 

By sacrificing the center formation, the two wings destroyed the flanks of the incoming troops.

Meanwhile, the center of the pursuing force was shocked that the rearguards allowed them to pass.

"Ha! They're stupid! Troops, charge with me! We'll ignore these bunches and go after the deserters!" The leading noble laughed.

After a brief fight, both sides lost a similar number of men. Seven hundreds of the pursuers disregarded the 800 rearguards and continued moving toward the family members of Lu Zhi.

"BOX IN! LEFT WING, RIGHT WING, CHASE AFTER THEM!" Lu Zhi shouted again.

"HAHAHA! What an idiot! It's too late to help them now!" 

The noble still had not stopped laughing as he led the charge further. Before they could start slaughtering the peasants and the innocents, another group of 400 soldiers blocked their path.

"Ptut! Kill these fools! Get rid of them!" 

The noble saw that their number was lower than his army, so he believed that it should be an easy fight. 

*CLANK*
*SHAAAA*

The two platoons collided. As the noble had thought, they had the advantage in number. The Imperial men pushed hard on the rearguards that they were killing faster than the rearguards were killing their men.

However, he forgot about the army which was chasing after them from behind.

"SHAAAA!!"

Eight hundred men of Lu Zhi regrouped behind the noble's army and attacked their soldiers from the back. 

"ARGH!"
"They caught up!"

"WHAT!?" The noble was shocked by the sudden development. 

"Spread out! Surround them!" 

Behind the pincer rearguards, Lu Zhi waved his arm, commanding the placement of the unit. The eight hundred men spread into thin files and began picking on the stragglers behind the noble army.

Meanwhile, the surviving reinforcement of rearguards managed to regain their ground from the distraction. They regained their momentum and killed more enemies than they lost. 

One company on the front and the other one on the back, two companies had flanked the pursuers. The two troops chewed the surrounded army of noble in an instant. 

"Impossible! This is impossible!!"

*SOEK*

An ordinary soldier killed the noble with his spear, ending the fight of the rearguards.

"YAAHH!"
"WE WON!"

The surviving soldiers roared a warcry. Some of the first-timers had been baptized from the short battle and increased their confidence. 

"Good job. Let's go help the frontline." Lu Zhi praised the surviving soldiers. Then, he gazed at the commotion over a kilometer away.

'Good job to you too, Tong. We'll see each other again soon.'

'This time, I won't be there as your mentor, but your loyal subordinate!' 

'I'll make you my ideal Emperor!'

…

Without pursuers, Zhou Cang, Lu Zhi, the family members, and the surviving 3,000 soldiers managed to steal supply wagons from the reserve troops. 

The non-fighting personals got on the empty carriages and wagons. The rest of the crew acted as rearguards while Zhou Cang and his elite troops guided them on the front. 

"Those guys are deserting. Why don't you stop them?"
"Why should I? They're not coming after us, then why should I provoke them? Are you going to stop them?"
"Err … no."

Although it was apparent to the reserve troops, who were guarding the supplies, that this battalion was deserting the army, none of them tried to block their path.

On the contrary, they also had a similar idea. Thousands of reserve troops also stole provision wagons and begged Zhou Cang's soldiers that they wished to tag along as well.

From the battered 3,000 men, their number increased to 6,000 men because the opportunistic soldiers decided to desert the army and follow them.

Zhou Cang and Lu Zhi were happy to welcome them because the more troops they could get at the moment, the better. 

They knew that this prison break plan was not over yet. 

From the spy reports, there was another army coming in their way, the Zhang Yang Army. These ex-Shangdang horsemen were rushing here to rejoin with the Emperor. 

If Zhou Cang and Lu Zhi continued moving in this large group, they would eventually encounter them in the middle of the road.

"Everyone, I need to reform ranks and duties. Anyone who can shoot a bow, follow this scholar gentlemen. The others, report to me!"

Zhou Cang displayed his experiences which he had learned in Julu. He began organizing the men to prepare for the possible battle with the group of cavalries. 

Thirty minutes later, the battalion was reorganized into a proper army. However, Zhou Cang was still worried.

"Senior Lu, do you think we can defeat Zhang Yang Army with these men?"

Lu Zhi shook his head, "Impossible. Zhang Yang and his men are trained troops. Although they're not elite, they are still formidable enemies. We're also outnumbered. Instead of thinking how to win, we should first think how we can survive."

"Then …" 

The expression of Zhou Cang grimed. His face lost color as he lost his morale after hearing that it was impossible to win.

"Don't lose hope just yet." Lu Zhi patted Zhou Cang's shoulder, "We still have a way out."

Tong, a sinner who was suffering endless torment in hell because of his mistake he had done in his previous life, was giving other chance to redeem himself by the devil. 

All he had to do was participating in the redemption program, organized by the gods and the devils. He would be reincarnated as a random citizen of China during the end of the era of the East Han, and the prelude of the era of the Three Kingdoms. He would also retain his memory and a cheat skill that he designed for himself. 

Tong later found himself reincarnated as Zhang Tong, the son of the Yellow Turbans leader, Zhang Jiao. 

The problem didn't end with just the dilemma of the Yellow Turbans Army. It appeared that other than him, there were 99 others from the modern world that reincarnated into this timeline with him as well. 

This redemption program by the gods and devils didn't seem to be simple. There was definitely something fishy going on. 

Then the hidden agenda revealed itself to the reincarnators. Zhang Tong had to utilize everything by any means necessary to survive this ordeal.
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Warning: It's a story with deranged characters that MC and friends won't get a smooth sailing life forever like the other typical WN novels. 

Patience and high tolerance are required for this novel. Constant nerfs, plot twisted, and changes in the story are expected. 

All RoTK fans should also be warned. I don't follow the trends of historical events. All characters and their thought won't be like in the 14th-century novel RoTK or Dynasty Warrior.

Again, I don't sell 100% wet-dreams in this novel. I mixed nightmares in it.
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(AN: Second last God? Arc chapter. The characterization in this chapter may not be all that good since I am not all that good at writing angry homicidal marines.)
(4 weeks later)
 
(Genos POV)
 
It is finally the day that I have been waiting for. Today, the World Noble is going to descend from reverse mountain and come to Bulul Kingdom. While I do not have any plans to personally attend, both to avoid the world noble and because I am averse to prostrating myself to a 12-year-old I have placed several spy Den-Den mushi around the Kingdom to observe the festivities.
 
I do not know exactly why but in this world, I seem to possess some sort of latent or hidden
 
I must admit, the excessive indulgences and expenses that the King is taking to make this World Noble happy are simply astounding. How can a broke King of a decrepit, fallen kingdom have sufficient finances to bankroll this whole thing? Does he truly believe that sucking up to a World Noble will make his lands fertile again?
 
Despite my exhaustive research on World Nobles, I have yet to find any concrete evidence of a kingdom successfully appeasing a World Noble and getting any sort of monetary reward. 
 
While there are many cases of a World Noble destroying a kingdom in a fit of rage, there are no known cases of one helping a kingdom. To be honest, with the childishness of some World Nobles I am astounded at the power that they possess. 
 
The closest that I have found is a World Noble giving a particularly affluent or influential company that they like, an island of their own to establish a kingdom. Even this little stretch of 'generosity' is basically just a token gift as most of these companies already control an island and the World Noble 'giving' them the island is just a symbolic gesture.
 
Once I gain some influence in the Grand Line, I am considering creating a few such companies to gain a sizeable influence in the Levely. If I can control even a third of the Kingdoms in each blue, and a few in the grand line, I will be able to directly sway the decisions of the World Government.
 
That said, if my research into the World Government is at all accurate, the Levely is more or less just a big sham. The word of even a low-class World Noble seems to hold more weight than a complete consensus of the entire Levely. What kind of system can function despite such blatant inequality between the central and delocalized powers?
 
Well, the more I learn, the more I am curious as to what kind of people could hold so much political power and have the right to rally such massive military power. I wish that I could have a valid way to force a world noble to remove their astronautical attire to acquire a genetic sample from them. Their naturally tall stature and the fact that there are at least five elite warriors of world noble
 
Unfortunately, even when they are eating, they do so in isolated oxygen chambers located in their ships. It will be nigh-impossible to acquire any genetic data from them just yet. 
 
I tried to track down the few Donquixote family members that left Maria Geoise with Donquixote Homing but found that they are likely in the north blue where I lack any significant forces. 
 
If they are still alive in a few years, they will make good samples, but I hold out almost no hope for their survival. A World Noble with no political protection is as good as dead. 
 
I guess the Nefertari family will just have to suffice. While their genetics will have been considerable watered down, they should share at least some genetic markers with the original World Nobles.
 
Besides, once I am able to successfully get one of my men into Maria Geoise for the Levely, I should be able to easily acquire some genetic material from a Celestial Dragon.
 
But behavior analysis is still a very crucial part of the biological profile of a species. While anecdotal evidence and research has some value, first person data is still far superior.
 
I begin my observation.
 
(Sakazuki POV)
 
We didn't run into a single pirate group in the entire journey. Three weeks of traveling through the Grand Line and we didn't even run into a single, god damned pirate.
 
To say that I was feeling irritable right now would be the world's greatest understatement.
 
There were no less than twenty times that I wanted to strangle that little World Noble brat. He treated me and every last one of the soldiers on my ship like we were nothing but dogs. 
 
I clench my fist tightly in rage. I take in a deep inhale and then exhale slowly. I need to calm down, as much as I am loathed to admit it, I can't afford to offend a World Noble if I intend to stay with the Navy. That stands no matter how much of a piece of human garbage he is.
 
As we dock in the harbor of Bulul Island, I step out of my office for the first time in days. For the past few days, I have been staying in my office, as far from the World Noble as physically possible, to prevent myself from getting the urge to put a hole in his chest.
 
I walk down the gangplank, making sure to make a show of looking for dangerous elements. As if there is anybody alive who has the guts to kill a world noble in front of a squad of marine soldiers. 
 
On top of that fact, with my observation haki active at all times, keeping an eye on the situation, it would be almost impossible for anyone dangerous to get anywhere close to us. 
 
Nearly an hour later, I see the paunchy, short man stumble out of his chambers. A large string of snot dribbled out of his nose and a disgustingly arrogant look is permanently plastered on his face. Two more similarly garbed men follow behind him with a bevy of suited men following in suit. I still don't understand why these disgusting man-children are running the government of the world.
 
"Sakazuki! Why didn't you wake me when we arrived on the island!?! Do you have any idea how many people are eagerly anticipating my presence on this island? How many women are undoubtedly being offered to me as tribute from the common folk? Now that I am late, I may not have the chance to take them all!"
 
Me? Not wake you? If I even took a step within three feet of you, you would likely have me executed. Not to mention what you would do if I disturbed your 'beauty' sleep. Do you have any idea how many assignments I would prefer to having to escort you?
 
Hundreds of angry and violent thoughts rushed to my head but I quickly calmed down. It should only be one more month. One month in exchange for a gold mark on my navy record. I can tolerate this.
 
"I apologize Saint Mjosgard. However, for someone as noble and important as you, surely the people of this island are willing to wait countless hours."

Hearing my flattery Mjosgard grinned broadly and completely forgot his earlier distaste. World Nobles are easy to placate, as long as you sufficiently feed their egos, they forget most things.
 
Shortly after that, we start moving through the city and Mjosgard complains that it is much too early in the morning to be out and about. Five minutes earlier you were yelling at me for not waking you up earlier and now you're complaining about it being too early in the morning.
 
I hear a few drips and sizzles on the stone, paved road as I unconsciously elementalize into lava in my rage. I deeply inhale and exhale. This is not worth fighting over.
 
As we walk through the streets, Mjosgard leads the group in the front riding on a robust slave with his two companion world nobles also mounted on slaves just behind him. 
 
Then there is the layer of CP-0 protection around a meter or two behind them, they all stand haughtily in their black suits. Cipherpol, what an aberration of justice. Justice must be done openly and invoked as an example for all scum to understand the penalties their actions will invoke.
 
Finally, there are my marines, who form a massive protective semicircle around the rear of the World Noble. I don't understand the logic behind this formation. Is it really worth the increased risk of harm to the World Noble just because he requested to be in front? This whole protective unit is just a sham.
 
Any and all civilians that we pass quickly fall to their hands and knees bowing to Mjosgard. With no traffic, we are able to quickly make it to the Royal Palace where the guards quickly open the gate before kneeling to Mjosgard.
 
I feel an odd lingering feeling that I've had since we first started walking through the streets suddenly amplify. It's as if I'm being watched by something… or someone. 

I due a full sweep with my observation haki and other than standard surveillance Den-Den mushi roaming the palace for security. Then who is watching us? Am I being excessively paranoid?
 
As the group enters the palace, I signal my men to fall off here. Only I need to continue following the group in the palace. The royal guards should be sufficient to replace my soldiers. 
 
The nobles all bow in respect to the World Noble before filling up Mjosgard's ego with praises. My god these nobles are all full of lies. If they could kill Mjosgard and take his place, every last one of these scumbags would take it. They aren't all that much better than pirates in that respect.
 
After all this posturing happens, the king of the Bulul, Bigas Hari, invites us all to watch a 'spectacle'. Undoubtedly this would be the first of many gladiatorial slave fights that I would have to endure over these next few weeks.
 
If these World Nobles enjoy watching two men fight for their lives so much why don't they increase funding for the marines, and I'll hand them the pirate scum myself? While I would rather kill the pirates on spot, if I can capture more pirates and have them executed by way of World Noble, that would be sufficient to satiate my justice.
 
Unfortunately, such a thing is just a pipe dream. For World Nobles there is just something thrilling about taking a fully innocent living being and subjecting them to torture. It wouldn't be as 'fun' in their eyes if they were all heinous pirates. It disgusts me.
 
(3 hour later)
 
I must admit, I am mildly impressed by the quality of the fighters that they got. Their fighting skills were definitely of high class by West Blue standards and with their enhanced fish man strength, they could be considered barely passable by grand line standards.
 
But something was eating me about that fight. They didn't fight like fish men. They fought far too human-like for my tastes. I could see some fish man influences in their fighting style, but it was as if they were 'taught' how to fight like fish men recently and that their original fighting style was more human. 
 
Well, maybe I'm just comparing them to grand line and new world fish men. After all, I was promoted into headquarters at record speeds and never really got to encounter many pirates in the four blues. 
 
All in all, the fights went well and Mjosgard was happy. It was a well spent little foray. I could see the disappointment in the king's eyes when Mjosgard just said that it was a glorious showing, then turned around and left. 
 
He was clearly expecting some sort of reward from Mjosgard. What a fool. World Nobles never give anything for real. The only things they 'give' you, are things that you already own, claiming that their acknowledgement is the only reason you are entitled to it.
 
Well, one kingdom down, at least a dozen more to go. Let's hope that future kingdoms go as well as this one.

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