War on the sea

27_War on the sea

People were running, hiding in their house. All hoping that it is just a dream. Hoping that the knights outside their homes weren't here to prepare for the war, but for protecting them. Hoping that their husband, father, son won't need to fight in this meaningless war.

But no…

They all knew. They weren't here for protection, but for taking. Taking everyone who could fight.

"Please…Please don't take my father! He is my only family left!"

A young girl crying for her father, for her only family left. But the only answer she got was a cold look.

Not only she was crying desperately. Everywhere in Azan and Eparo was the same scene happening. Some were even killed by opposing it.

The people were sad, and angry, angry at their monarch. Not only the commoners were sad about this even some knights didn't like what they were doing. But the only thing they could do was listen to the person they swore their oath to.

"The sea.", the duke Xudiano said.

"They'll won't see this coming. It's like a surprise attack."

In a real war they should have announced to the other country that they'll be attacking, but the emperor wanted them to suffer. To suffer a lot, he wanted to launch a surprise attack on them. Even when they were opposed, they were silenced y their monarch. Nobody could stop it, even when they felt embarrassed by this.

Late in the night the young duke Morpheus Xudiano was still awake. He looked at the dark sky and mumbled something quietly.

"When are we going to leave, duke."

"Tomorrow afternoon."

With that the duke walked to his tent and began to sleep.

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The weather was nice, but no one enjoyed it. Some were scared, some were sad leaving their family, everyone felt a different emotion. But they all knew that all they could do was fight. Fight for their kingdom/empire.

It will take 4 or 5 days to reach the other continent. That is why they all were a bit relaxed. Thinking that they don't have to fight right now. But when they were 2 days travelling, they met a boat.

No

They met boats, boats of the other continent.

They were all panicking. Not only on the boats of Azan, but the same were happening to the boat of Eparo.

Before they knew they were already fighting. Fighting with each other without preparing. Some were lucky and some weren't. They were two kinds of deaths happening. One was falling of the boat while fighting and drowning deep in the sea. While the other was dying by the hands of another person.

It was chaos. Nobody leads them. They all were trying to keep their lives that they didn't even know who was fighting beside them.

Some lost their will seeing this bloodbath that they just sat on the ground crying, crying for a God to save them. But no God saved them.

The two dukes met each other for the first time after a year. They stared each other and, in the end, they took their swords out their sheaths and drew them.

*CLANG* *CLANG*

When the two swords crossed each other, the world seemed to slow down. Only them were moving fast. They fought and fought. Got wounded on the shoulder, on their arms. But they continued, they continued fighting.

One by one the knight and soldiers stopped fighting and began looking at their fight. It was something amazing. The two fought on a boat on the sea without losing their balance even their swordsmanship was perfect. It's like what they did was something natural. But they all knew it wasn't.

They hoped for their general to win. For their duke to win. They were hoping they were praying.

But…

It ended in a tie.

Both stopped the fight and announced to their soldiers and knights.

"The first fight ended."

They returned and prepared for the second fight.

Over and over again it ended with a tie. No none could get the upper hand. They were the same in strength and numbers.

The war on sea ended with a tie.