153 Chapter 153: Coronation (1/2)
As more and more soldiers flooded into the training grounds, there wasn't much room left to hold all of them, thus, the fox-kin gradually lined up and formed a well-disciplined square, in which the higher ranked troops were stationed further up.
The 13 clan heads stood in front, and their respective clans stood in a single-file line behind them. At the forefront of the large army, was a decently large podium where only Caesar and Musashi sat. They were currently gazing at the huge mass of men below them, waiting patiently until everyone arrived.
Within the time it took to brew a cup of coffee, the rest of the soldiers finally arrived. The normally barren training grounds was densely packed and it wasn't even possible to see the ground.
As such, the many fox-kin were quite uncomfortable, however, they still held raised their hands and saluted towards Musashi and Caesar. To them, it didn't matter how bad they felt, they were more concerned about being respectful to the top two leaders of their clan.
Thankfully, their loyalty was not disregarded by Musashi. He raised his hand high in the air, signifying that they could be at ease. He then took a few steps forward and used a large amount of mana to make his aura appear much more extraordinary.
”My family…” he roared at the top his lungs and paused for a moment, to let his words sink in with the massive amount of warriors in front of him, ”Our once mighty and influential clan has been reduced to a tragic state… our children are starving, our men dying, and our women are forced to work. We cannot even sleep peacefully, as the trolls are constantly using underhanded means to attack us” Musashi shouted emotionally, his deep and raspy voice entered into the souls of all those present.
His words were returned with utter silence. The many soldiers merely looked down in shame, all of them felt as though victory was impossible. They not only let down their clan leader but also their friends and families. None of them could even look Musashi straight in the eye, some even started to silently weep.
In this long ongoing war, they had fought many skirmishes with the trolls, however, they lost every single one of them. They watched as their friends fell, and the trolls relished in rewards. They watched as their female warriors were ravaged in front of their eyes.
The mood in the training ground turned extremely sour, however, Musashi's speech was not over yet, ”even though this true, even though we have lost much, we have not fallen yet. We have fought skirmishes in the past, but never a full-fledged battle, we must stake EVERYTHING on the line, if we want to win!” Musashi roared, and the many soldiers lifted their head up in shock.
”WE WILL NOT JUST SURVIVE, NO, THE ENTIRE WORLD WILL SEE US THRIVE. NO ONE CAN WRITE OUR HISTORY…” Musashi thundered with his fist raised in the air, striking morale in the many soldiers below. The fire in their hearts rekindled and they roared back in unison.
Their deafening shout shook the ground, and even the animals in the nearby forest fidgeted in fear. This, however, only lasted momentarily, until finally, Musashi raised his hand once again, effectively silencing the crowd.
”Unfortunately I am an old and decrepit man, I can no longer lead you young and promising soldiers into battle, thus, I have decided to relinquish my title to my granddaughter's husband, the strongest warrior in our clan, and my very own grandson… he has proven himself worthy time and time again, and now, I shall give him what he deserves” As Musashi spook to here, a silver crown suddenly appeared in his hands from god knows where.
Seeing this crown, many fox-kin warriors gasped. They had only heard stories of the crown Musashi possessed. There were many theories as to why never took it out, although no one actually knew the specific reason why.