Chapter 8: Vae Victis!

"Sir, as of now, we have passed the frontier of Swor." Inside a black Maybach S680, outfitted with a powerful V8 Biodiesel Engine, at the rearguard, Josiah and Isaac were waiting for news from the front.

"Already? How long it took us? 1 hour?"

"1hour and a half."

"I see. In which territory are we?"

"We are in the Calenn Barony."

"How deep we are inside of it?"

"We are laying siege to the capital city, Cal city."

"Oh? Shall we do a visit to the Baron?"

"As you wish, sir." With that said, Josiah started accelerating in the direction of the capital city of the Barony, Cal city.

While they were driving to the sieged city, the vanguard in the city was massacring the city's defense. The local garrison of 500 men of the city was annihilated with the powerful artillery barrages, and, after their destruction, the artillery brought down the walls around Cal.

Swiftly after, the whole urban complex was conquered by the invaders. The castle wasn't an exception. The Baron and his family were waiting to see which fate would befall them in his throne room.

"Dear, what will happen to us?" The baroness, Elena de Kassen, asked with an anxious look, to her husband, the baron, Siemens de Kassen. In her hands was a young boy of blonde hair and blue eyes. Both were blonde and had blue eyes. Baron Siemens was an honest and benevolent man. He was a beloved lord, a good father and a loyal husband. Both were in their early 20s, and were rather pretty.

Seeing his wife preoccupied, the Baron answered "I don't know. If it seems necessary, run with Gilbert. I'm so sorry I won't be able to see him grow up."

Seeing the melancholic tone of his answer, the baroness started to grow desperate. This situation continued until they heard the door opening. The Baron took a nearby sword and screamed "Elena!!! Run!!!"

Seeing this scene unfold, Isaac ordered "Contain them." Soon enough, 2 androids got her and contained her, while other 2 contained him. Isaac soon saw the child in Elena's hands and said "Bring me the child."

A droid got near her and ripped the child of her arms. She tried to fight, but it was useless. Soon enough the kid was in Isaac's.

"He is really like their parents…" Isaac said.

"What do you want from us?" Siemens said, defeated.

"You know, back when I was still a child, my mother died from an accident. My father died years later because of a disease. I was left alone, at the age of 6. Tell me. Would you like for your son to meet a similar fate?"

Siemens looked at the face of Isaac. He saw his dark-green eyes filled with determination and decide to ask again "What do you want from us?"

"Surrender. I want to conquer this Duchy, and I would like to foster a good relationship with the local population. You are respected by them, so you would be a valuable asset."

After hearing this answer, the Baron said "The Barony of Calenn surrenders."

"Good." Isaac smiled. "Release them, and give back their child." After ordering such, Isaac leaves the room and went into the car.

"Sir, you didn't need to negotiate yourself."

"I know, but I felt like I should do it this time." After commenting on this, he looked at his watch, a navy-blue Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso and questioned "How are the other fronts going?"

"As of now, most of the north of the country has fallen to us. We also acquired the oil deposit. Should we start extracting and processing it?"

"Yes. I want those bombers ready for deployment. I intend to use them to force the Duchy to surrender."

"As you wish, sir." After that the car started to speed and go in the direction of the Forest of Madness.

While that was happening, another scene was happening at the capital of Swor, Sawar City.

Inside an marble room, an old man was sitting in a gilded throne. He looked tired and lifeless. By his side, a great number of men were debating about what to do with the enemy from the north.

"We must surrender!"

"Shut up! They destroyed everything we have thrown into them. They have the weapons of the Devil!!! We must fight a great battle with overwhelming numbers…"

"Just for us to lose?"

"Shut up!"

"SILENCE!" An old man with a fierce look and scar on his face yelled. "It is very clear we need to fight back. As such, I'm offering myself to lead all that remains of our army to destroy the enemy. While in battle, the mages would storm in and destroy the enemy. Your grace, would you allow me to follow this plan?"

All eyes fell upon the man sitting in the throne. Seeing these looks, the man sighed and said. "I allow you to follow this plan, General Rikter. Good luck." With that said, the General gave a bow and got out of the room. This was the beginning of the end for Swor.

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"Sir, the enemy army is already in the range of artillery." Josiah said, while looking at Isaac, that was watching the soon-to-be battlefield with binoculars. A day had passed since the duke's decision. General Rikter, in advance of the decision, had already made the preparations for the summoning of the army.

"Excellent. Unload everything upon them." Isaac said with an disinterested look. Soon enough, all artillery pieces started firing, and started landing upon the enemy. The army was annihilated. The leader, Rikter, was one of the ones brought down first. Before dying, he could only think of one thing: this is the power of god, not of the Devil.

After 5 minutes of bombardment, the destruction of the enemy army was guaranteed. As such, Isaac ordered. "March forward. To the capital." Soon enough the army started marching, until they heard a Boom… A man, dressed in white clothes fell from the sky. Soon enough another 74 individuals fell from the sky. Seeing this, Isaac could only say. "They finally arrived…"