Heavenly Swords of the Twin Stars: Volume 5 [Parts 1 to 5] by Riku Nanano

Author:Riku Nanano
Language: eng
Format: epub

In the Gen headquarters building that had been established on the outskirts of Sotaku, a major city in the recently annexed province of Suishuu, my voice—that of Orid Dada—echoed down the hallways.

“Your Majesty, I implore you to give your humble subject another chance! Order me to attack the western regions once more, and I swear that this time, I shall kill Chou Sekiei for you!”

Despite suffering a devastating defeat in the continent’s western regions, I had returned to headquarters of my own free will so that I could directly convey my request to the emperor. It was the middle of the night, but many of Gen’s officers and soldiers had gathered around us, and everyone was silent with unease. I couldn’t blame them. After all...

“Orid, raise your head.”

All of the combat experience I had accumulated over the years meant nothing when face-to-face with my emperor. I shuddered. “Yes, Your Majesty.”

I looked up to see Emperor Adai Dada, the child of the great Celestial Wolf, on his throne, reaching out to me. His hand was so small and delicate, it could easily have been mistaken for a young girl’s, and candlelight reflected off his lovely, long white hair, giving the scene a breathtakingly ethereal beauty. Behind him stood the most powerful man in the Gen army, Black Wolf Gisen, his hair black and his frame massive.

“Your defeat at Ten Knights Bridge, as well as old Berig’s death, were due to my own misjudgment,” the emperor said. “I underestimated both your courage and loyalty. The Millenary Diviner Hasho is the one in charge of the western invasion forces and I have already sent word to him that he is to maintain the lines and keep the enemy army at Youkaku. You and your forces were included in those orders.”

“I understand,” I replied after taking a moment to collect my thoughts.

The air seemed to grow heavier around me. Leaving the field of battle was as serious a crime as deserting in the face of the enemy. It didn’t matter that I had sent advanced word of my arrival in Sotaku, nor that I was the emperor’s cousin. I couldn’t avoid punishment. In the worst-case scenario, he could even command me to commit suicide. Though even if he did, I wouldn’t protest, for a foolish general who had caused the deaths of countless soldiers purely in the name of earning more military merits had no place in the great Emperor Adai’s army. I could never again boast that I was “the emperor’s Kou Eihou.” But even so, after personally fighting Chou Sekiei and surviving, albeit in exchange for my old servant Berig’s life, there’s something I absolutely must say!

The emperor’s white brows furrowed. “I’ve read your report. Now tell me: why are you so obsessed with Chou Sekiei?”

“That’s because...” My mouth dried up. As pathetic a reaction as it was, my body wouldn’t stop shaking. Speak. Dammit, Orid, speak! Berig sacrificed himself so that you could live long enough to get this opportunity! I

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