155 Ambush of the Animals (1/2)
The battleships were docked at the shore and a whole battalion of 500 soldiers are walking towards Ares and the handful of people, the sound of the movements of the cluster echoed like a thump of giant causing the ground to shake while reaching the party who was supposed to fight against them. The looks on the faces of the enemies filtered the arrogant smirks as if they had already won this battle, as though they had anticipated this would happen from the very beginning.
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”Oh Ares ! We're supposed to do this on the very first day you lot has arrived. If it isn't for you to make us aware of your overwhelming strength when my warriors visited Mindoro asking for aid in battle.”
”And if Mindoro didn't show us that they are training villagers to wield weapons to fight us, this would have happened long before on the first day itself, heh.” Nero chuckles with cocky voice and groans at Ares and Mindoro like an eccentric.
Ares belong to the nation called Aztec, Aztec's foe is Agartha. Both the Nations have been at war for more than a decade. The war being fought was not for resources or food. But for the war for power struggle, supremacy, democracy and religious feelings.
The soldiers from the battleships of Agartha have stationed at the shore and the captain of the two ships walks up to Nero with 10 soldiers following his lead, trailing behind like loyalists .
”We are almost done cleaning them here. It's just like you said hahaha! They are weak when we make them guard us at nights for five days straight.” Nero narrates how he tricked them in order to pave way , to captain Zoilas who just arrived there with his jury .
It was all the plan of Zoilas from the start to send Caracus to Mindoro asking for help and drawing out wounded Ares to war along with the villagers of Mindoro sleeplessly guard Caracus at nights.
”The captain of their's, is it Ares? I have been told by my higher ups to not take him lightly. But seeing him in this shape, we are ashamed that we brought an entire battalion of 500 soldiers and battleships to wipe him out.” Captain Zoilas chips while mocking at Ares's current condition. And sarcastically eyeing him.
”Nero, please spare me. I have two daughters waiting for me at home, I will run away with my family. I won't ever show up in front of you, please let me go.” Edward pleads Nero for mercy half yelling with a crying face, fear settling in heart while on his knees-begging.
”Hm, kids huh ? I can understand if you have a family but everyone here have a family of their own. Everyone would ask me to forgive them won't they? Hah! hah! hah!. However, you are the best fighter in your village and I wanted to have you in my army since I first saw you. So let's say, if you swear loyalty to me and help me slaughter Mindoro then I will consider letting you go. How's it ?” Nero challenges to Edward testing his loyalty which was perhaps already lost somewhere.
Edward became confused as he rapidly have many thoughts crossing through his mind, many colors coming and fading on his face. He was being asked to kill his friends and family and burn the village he grew up in, but for him his life was also important. He wanted to see his daughters grow up, he wanted to provide them with a good living rather than leaving them alone for the rest of their lives in misery. So he made a very selfish decision to survive.
”I pledge you my loyalty, please let me fight with your soldiers and spare my life for that.” Edward surrenders lowering his head with eyes full of regrets. He shamelessly switched.
”Then prove it to me” Nero smiled evilly. ”cut both of your thumbs from your hands, so you won't be able to swing the sword you are known for and become an errand boy in my army for the rest of your life.” Nero orders Edward with the most psychotic look on his face as eyes bulge out in hunger for blood.
Edward is rained with insult one after another and he was treated like the most useless human and now he is asked to cut off his thumbs which means he can never hold the sword in his hands which he loved, growing up with.
”Edward don't do it, you wanted to become a swordsman from your childhood. It was your ambition and dream to serve the village and protect it as it's guard.”
”Please don't do it Edward, it is better dying a honorable death than living such a plight.”
”Don't give up your talent for such a life Edward.”
All the villagers of Mindoro started shouting to stop Edward and to make him realize what was right, in desperation.
For Edward however, watching over his two daughters growing up happily was more important than his dreams, he cuts off his thumbs wincing in pain while people continued telling him what was better. He shut their concerns and looks up at Nero with determination.
”Eehahaha, awesome Edward, you really wanna live badly don't you hahaha. Ok you are free now. Let him out of those barricades.” Nero says with excitement as if this is the best entertainment he ever saw.
A narrow way opens up for Edward to walk out from the soldiers and Edward starts walking his way out slightly feeling happy that he is going to see his daughters from here on out. His thumbs are bleeding. It's as if his heart had been crushed completely yet he felt happy because he was doing this for his family.