The Day of preparation

" Today's the day "

Ayami said as she stood in front of what seemed to be an army of four, no, eight thousand men

" My mother has prepared a well-thought-out plan that every high-ranking person has agreed to. I say this with full confidence, this war, we'll win it! "

Ayami yelled, raising her arm up as the army cheered her on, raising their hands up in the air as well

" The king known as Romulus has ordered many deaths upon us thus, leaving us no choice but to avenge. Let's make him suffer for the mistake he made by making us his enemies!! "

She yelled once more, louder this time, receiving an even greater cheering than she did before

" Now, rest! eat! prepare! And finally, ready yourself for war! "

She screamed, before turning around, giving them her back as they continued to cheer

" That was a great speech, young mistress "

The blind Yanu said as he smiled at her, his eyes closed, while she simply grinned, raising her chest up, proud of herself

" Yes I know, but I have to admit, it felt way less cool when I actually did it than when I was rehearsing "

She said, replying to what the man had said, making him chuckle a bit, placing his hand on her shoulder the moment she walked up to him

" Yes, speeches can make you feel like that, but I'll tell you this, that did reassure the others, made them feel better about going to war "

He said as he patted her back walking ahead of her as she simply raised an eyebrow

" But won't we win? What is there to be worried about? "

She questioned, frowning her eyes, as her confusion became visible on her face

" Nothing is ever certain mistress. I tell you this from experience, in battle, and in war, there are many if not too many coincidences, such as one of your men making a fatal mistake which could lead your entire army to defeat, or being betrayed by one of your own, or even possibly becoming so cocky that you lose your sight to the dumbest thing in the world "

He said, sharing his wisdom with the young girl, before turning to look at her with his eyes completely opened, of course, he couldn't see her, but she sure as hell could see his gray eyes

" Now that you put it like that... "

She whispered, standing next to the man with a nervous look on her face

" But! You must cheer up! Thinking about the possibility of losing too much could unironically lead to your defeat, one must have a strong mind while on the battlefield, or else death will welcome you to its doors without any remorse "

He said, deepening his tone as he ended his speech, making the now scared girl gulp down her saliva

" That didn't make me feel at all any better! "

She yelled, making a small yet cute fit as the man simply laughed, patting her back as they headed over to a small tent.

Meanwhile, at the Elsian Kingdom, in Shu's house

" So, I've received letter from the mistress saying that today is the day "

Mikey said as he stood in front of, Jenna and Shu, making the boy open his eyes as he remembered something

" Which means we'll have to leave the kingd- "

Mikey was suddenly interrupted as Shu rushed out of the house, dashing toward the door, creating a shockwave which broke the walls in the small house made out of wood.

A few minutes later, he had returned, but not by himself

" Hey Shu, why are those two here? "

Jenna questioned as she pointed at both Ean and Arthur who stood next to the Albino boy

" They're here with us! They said they'll help with winning this war! "

Shu yelled, grinning as he placed his hands on his hips, seeming extremely proud of himself

" Did you tell them we were spies!? "

Mikey yelled, before covering his mouth, realizing the mistake he had made, beginning to sweat nervously as Shu simply tilted his head

" Well yeah, they told they'll help "

Shu replied, seeming confused, don't they want to win? Bringing in reinforcements should be a good thing, so why is he acting like, was what was running through Shu's mind

" Wait Shu, aren't you like a high-ranking general or something? "

Arthur questioned, pointing at Shu who simply blinked, confused as a poppy would

" What's a general? "

He replied, with a voice full of innocence and confusion

" Oh god.. "

Both Ean and Arthur said, palming their foreheads simultaneously, not wanting to believe that the situation they were in was real

" Um, let me explain "

Ean said as he clasped his hands together while staring at Jenna and Mikey

" Shu here, invited me and then I invited Arthur to join this war, but of course, to help you guys win, what we didn't know though, was the fact that Shu wasn't anyone important, so we took his word as a guaranteed approval to joining your army "

Ean explained, smiling nervously as he closed his eyes, hoping that the two twins could understand

" Dammit, Shu, what situation did you put us in? "

Jenna said to herself as she sighed, rubbing her forehead, seeming annoyed at their current situation

" Well, to save time we'll take you guys' words to be true. So we'll take you to our base, but that is, as hostages, we can't yet trust on you both. Being hostages means that once we're there our people will do a few interrogations to see if you guys will willingly share your info with us, is that okay? "

Jenna questioned, as the two closed their eyes, beginning to think, before sighing as they both nodded

" Yes, it is "

They both replied, making the twins sigh in relief as Jenna turned to look at Mikey

" Bring the bracelets "

She ordered as Mikey nodded, walking toward his room, grabbing a black box, and returning a few seconds later

" Here "

He said as she grabbed it, opening it, revealing two silver bracelets with blue diamonds circulating them

" Are those diamonds made out of the mineral adept? "

Ean questioned, looking at the bracelets as Jenna placed one on his wrist and then the other on Arthur's

" Yes, it's the only mineral in our world, that we know of that can absorb sanctuary energy, this will prevent you two from using your energy to amplify yourselves or do any special attacks "

Jenna explained as she smiled at the two boys, while Shu simply placed his hands behind his head as he stared at them from behind

" I don't understand what the big deal is, why not just believe me? "

Shu questioned as Jenna sighed, looking over at Shu with a tired expression

" They could be spies, just like we are, so we have to take special measures while handling them "

Jenna replied as she moved her hands around, trying to help him understand while trying her best to form ' pictures ' with her hands

" If that was the case, then..."

Shu replied, pausing as he moved his hands away from his head

" I'll just kill them "

He added, his face seeming completely calm, while the two boys turned to look at him, shaking as sweat fell from their foreheads, fearing the boy

" Well! "

Mikey yelled, clapping his hands and in addition breaking the cold and fearsome atmosphere that Shu had built

" Let us pack, get what we need, and head over to the Sukeki Village "