Death's Daughter and the Ebony Blade Volume 3 by Maito Ayamine

Author:Maito Ayamine [AYAMINE, Maito]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: J-Novel Club

Patrick’s Command

Patrick listened to the disquieted muttering from his army with rising irritation.

A woman with silver hair and clad in ebony black armor had suddenly materialized up on the hill. She stood gazing coolly down at them, with a black banner emblazoned with a skull over two scythes raised beside her. There was no doubt in anyone’s mind that here before them stood the imperial army’s most dangerous enemy—Death God Olivia.

“My lord, it’s—”

“You don’t need to tell me,” Patrick spat. “There’s only one person who’d fly that ghastly banner.”

“It’s her, then. Death God Olivia...” Ares said under his breath. Nervous sweat beaded on his brow.

Patrick had not at all anticipated seeing Death God Olivia, who belonged to the Seventh Legion, here on the central front. He too had read the report submitted by Colonel Guyel that some of the officers now referred to as The Death God Journals. She was a fearsome opponent, not only manipulating the Crimson Knights into a trap, but also badly wounding Rosenmarie of the Three Generals. However, Patrick also saw a golden opportunity here to wipe Death God Olivia from this world for good.

“Ares, send word to Major General Kristoff. Tell him to take seven thousand Helios Knights to meet the Death God’s unit.”

“Seven thousand?!” Ares exclaimed, his eyes popping. “That’s almost all the knights in our army!” This, his reaction said, was not standard procedure—it was entirely abnormal.

“You heard me. We mustn’t skimp on the force we send to meet the Death God and her soldiers. The Helios Knights are to hold nothing back, and keep her from having free reign on the battlefield.”

“But ser, the Second Legion are still standing. If we divert almost all the knights...” Ares trailed off. He didn’t protest directly, but from his tone, Patrick knew he didn’t like the plan.

“Got an objection?” Patrick asked.

“Well, that would be a blunt way of putting it,” Ares said at length.

“Don’t worry. There’ll be no problem so long as I take the main force and crush the life out of them.”

“My lord, I can’t go along with this,” Ares protested. “Even with the Second Legion on its last legs, the increased danger you face is too great.”

Patrick well understood Ares’s fears. Obviously, the danger to Patrick weighed heavy on his mind. But what his aide was afraid of was that, if something did befall Patrick, the whole army would fall apart.

Throughout all of history, no army had ever lost its commander and still emerged victorious. The southern area army’s collapse after the death of General Osvannes was a prime example of this. It was a reasonable concern for an aide to have.

“What a funny thing to say,” he said, his lip curling. “Tell me, then. Is any battle guaranteed to be safe and free of risk?”

Ares sighed. “I’m well aware that I speak out of turn when I say this, but that is not what I was saying.” He opened his mouth to elaborate on his concerns, but a man from Patrick’s personal guard stepped forward and interrupted whatever it was he might say.

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