Demur and Lumen

Demur the god of darkness and Lumen The goddess of light fought endless since the beginning of time but it was endless and in a stalemate, because of their eagerness to know who will truly win. and so they both agreed to sacrifice both of their energy and fuse together so that only time could judge who will win at the end. And of this fusion comes a huge explosion that created the stars, the moon, the land the seas and the animals. The two gods energy fused and spread made the mana that all living, nonliving and the spirits could harness.

After the meeting, the commander lent his precious hidden books that has information of the story behind mana, books on how to train and developed mana and many more in correlation with mana. Though it was very precious and restricted and only high official can only access these kind of books, the commander did not hesitate to lent it to Zion. His hunch told him that the young man in front of him might be the key to solving the misunderstandings surrounding mana and its use.

The current sentiment of many on mana was mixed, some push for liberation and use of information in correlation with mana, but others is the opposite, there are pro and anti and even neutral. Some is purely political and the true purpose of regulating the mana laws for the betterment of mankind is diluted in political disputes and people pushing for their own benefits. But one thing is for sure, the future of mana usage is bleak and uncertain.

At the palace guest house, Zion and his group stayed to rest for awhile after the long meeting. In there, Azraelle processed the books and all of them were also reading some books.

{Sire, Upon gathering the data from this book my system detected an upgrade. The system will need to boot the device and will undergo a safe mode. In that time, any inquiries on me will be handled by the back system. Upgrade will take approximately: 100 hours. Do you wish to proceed?}

"Upgrade? does backup system have the full capabilities of the current Azraelle?" {Aside from accessing the main data bank for any information will be disabled for the moment. Most functions like communication system that will be needed in this war would be available.} Zion nodded. "alright, start the upgrade and notify me as soon as its finish." Zion who was concerned of the absence of Azraelle would greatly affect the upcoming battle but he sighed a relief after learning of the circumstances.

Palace Main Office

"My lord, preparation are ready" Alex entered the room to report the situation.

"Alright gather all the nobles at the meeting place including Sir Zion and his group for final preparation."

During the night at a forest near the fort. The commander, some nobles, Zions group and many soldiers were gathered silently with minimal light.

"Lent, explain to them your plans." Zion gestured for Lent to explain but the nobles were confused as to why a girl will be in charge of the plan. "Lent here is my tactician, she is very knowledgeable in warfare." After explaining, the doubt in their mind has vanished.

"We will divide this group into two. Demur and Lumen. Demur will be assigned as the attack units while Lumen group will be logistics and support. From this group we will divide them base on the number of enemy groups and I will provide each one of the team leaders these." Inside a small tent. The nobles who will be assigned as team leader for each divided group were given a bracelet from Zion, which will be their communication device. It was equipped with hologram capability which will help them see their enemies real-time in the battlefield. And after a brief instruction of its usage the soldier march banishing towards the deep forest while the Commander and Zion's group was left in the tent guarded by some soldiers and Alex.

Inside the tent, various holograms were suspended in the air. The plan was to ambush the separated group coming from the tribes led by the sultans. While the main army prepares the fort ahead of time. The enemy openly march the main army towards the fort, to disguise the sultans force coming from the corners. In this manner, they will attack the unsuspecting fort from all sides thinking that the fort will only focus on the main army. But little did they know that their plan was seen and being carefully observed.

Somewhere at the forest, the hidden group of the sultans was resting during the night. They camped comfortably, thinking that the commotion was focused on the main army and not at them. Volleys of arrow rain down on one of the sultans camp while they rest. One by one they dropped dead on the group. "Ambush...AMBU..." Shouted one soldier but hi in the neck with an arrow. "ATTACK..," shouted one of the Demur Ambush group leader to finish the remaining enemies. And they made sure not one would escape to send a message.

One by one the sultans group fell in the forest, and only the crickets would witness their passing at night. Although the Demur group are limited, they have the support of the Lumen group to replenish food, resources and even men. Injuries frequently occur during fighting but since the start of the plan there have been no fatalities only minor injuries.

"Report from the fort: My lord, it was as predicted. The fortification were only made to counter our forces and the north side was left unattended." A soldier report after entering a tent.

"Hahahahaha...Foolish General. Sigmond Rygorn, finally you are at my hands. Is there any news of their reinforcement?" Gregor Melroy II. The commander of a joint force from Golden Sand City, capital of Banawe kingdom and his own soldiers from Baltik City which he currently ruled. asked in serious tone after laughing hysterically.

"None my lord, we are successful at disrupting the politics inside the capital, there might be reinforcement coming but it would be too late." The man beside him answered seriously adding glee to the general.

"Good good...Lets proceed with the plan, we attack tonight at midnight. Let the moon witness the downfall of a foolish general. and after that the sultans...HAHAHAHAHAHA" The general was plotting something and confident, of there plan. The secretly bribed the sultans surrounding the forest to attack sneakily, and it seems to them that it was going smoothly as there seems to be no news from spies of any commotion in the forest. And aside from some minor evacuation of elderly and children, there are no significant movement of the fort.

Inside a dim room(Capital)

"10 thousand strong plus additional 10 thousand from the sultans would mean downfall of the fort, The plan is proceeding smoothly. Here is the bonus payment for your efforts." The silhouette indicated an old man sitting behind the table sipping his tea tossed a bag in the ground in front of a hooded man, but the room was dim and the people inside could not be seen. What was obvious is a tribal man kneeling in front of three men in the table. with tattoos all over his body and face was shrouded in hood with only his face and some parts of his hand and feet visible.