After grabbing Eryn, we dashed back to one of the earth domes that dotted the landscape, an impromptu headquarters where Cornelius and the rest of the squad leaders had gathered. Everyone looked worn out after six continuous days of being on edge. There was no true rest with the enemy hunkered down right in front
Eryn stared out at the battlefield as the noise of gunfire and yelling continued to echo across the ruined plains. What used to be lush green had turned into a dreary brown and black over the course of a week. That was hardly surprising as the grass had weathered through a variety of elements –
As Ludmila told me the chilling past of her previous world, tears welled up in my eyes and my throat went dry. The heaviness of her trauma was much worse than I could have ever imagined. And yet, the girl who had recalled it all, who experienced every bit of it, calmly spoke with the
Disclaimer Warning: This chapter gets a bit dark, so just a heads up for those reading. ——————————————————————————————————————– That was only the start of Ludmila’s nightmare. As she woke up in a daze, her eyes vacantly looked around while things slowly came into focus. The sounds of screaming and crying suddenly entered her ears, causing her
Ever since Ludmila heard about her deceased father, she became curious about how he was in life. By her mother, Tygda was seen as a man with strong morals, favoring unity above all else. Though he was not the strongest nor the most courageous, Kudecha could count on him to carefully consider every option before
“Watch carefully how I do it, little Ludmila. Treat your prey with respect, but do not hesitate to take what is needed.” The body of a deer, downed by an arrow to the neck, struggled upon the golden grass. Drops of blood trickled upon the ground, forming a trail that marked its last run. More
After only five days, I could see a remarkable improvement in everyone’s mana enhancement of food. If it hadn’t been a wartime scenario, Eryn would have certainly chided me for letting such an amazing technique become publicly available for everyone to use. ‘I should have requested royalty fees for every buffed up food made…’ However,
By the next day, the best chefs in Sistina had been gathered around. This included the castle cooks, servants of various nobility, and restaurant staff of notable prestige. Aside from various nobility who wished to flaunt their best culinary aides, I had Dengel scrounge up a list of noteworthy candidates since he was heavily involved
Once the others had left, I broke the silence. “So, I’m guessing that we won’t be getting any help from the other nations?” Katalina’s normally calm face scrunched up from that. She sighed before giving me a blunt answer. “Claude, asking someone to join us in war is no small favor. Even if they owe
“We must push them back!” “Why stop there?! They must surrender, completely and unequivocally!” I was seated at the head of a long, oval table. At the other end, Queen Katalina looked around the room with a pained expression. Between the two of us, various nobility stretched down the length of the table, seated in