Heavenly Swords of the Twin Stars: Volume 2 [Parts 1 to 4] by Riku Nanano

Author:Riku Nanano
Language: eng
Format: epub

Chapter Two

“Lord Sekiei, we’ve finished setting up the catapult!”

In the open plains west of Keiyou, Teiha’s voice echoed through the air. He was wearing his armor and helmet. Before him was a catapult that resembled an elephant, and a score of soldiers were waiting next to it.

A few days had passed since the depressing news of an upcoming Seitou invasion. We’d finally finished repairing one of the Seitou-made catapults we’d scavenged from the battlefield and we were planning on testing it out today.

Hakurei wasn’t present, which was a rare phenomenon in and of itself. She had remained in the manor to greet Ou Meirin, who would be arriving as a guest from Rinkei. Normally, father would be the one to do that, but he had traveled to the front lines to pay them a brief visit, so Hakurei was acting in his stead. I hoped that they didn’t get into an argument.

I ran my fingers through Zetsuei’s mane. Zetsuei was the black horse that had done me such a service during the siege of Keiyou; of course I’d adopted it as my own. Stroking the dark strands helped calm me before I replied to Teiha. “All right, got it. Thanks you guys.” Those last words were to the gathered soldiers, to praise and award them for their hard work. As soon as they heard me say it, they all started speaking at once.

“Don’t worry about it.”

“We were pretty curious about this thing too.”

“We can’t turn down a request from the young master.”

“Anyway, that’s enough of that.”

“Where’s Lady Hakurei?”

“Did the two of you get in an argument?!”

“You should apologize sooner rather than later.”

These guys... I huffed and retorted, “You know, Hakurei and I don’t literally spend all of our time together. Let’s hurry up and start our tests. Teiha!”

“Yessir!” He held aloft a large hammer as the soldiers and their horses backed away, putting ample space between them and the catapult.

The metal sphere on the catapult’s launching pad was one that we had recovered from the battlefield. I remembered seeing the Gen soldiers lighting these things on fire, but we couldn’t set the plains ablaze. So long as we got some information on distance and force, we could use this in future battles.

“Shoot it!” I ordered in a sharp voice, looking over at a nervous Teiha.

He used his hammer to hit the wood holding the launching pad in place. The next second, the top part of the catapult—the trunk of the elephant—spun in a half-circle. The ball flew through the air, creating a perfect arc. It easily surpassed the small hill before us and landed with a thundering boom, causing smoke to ascend through the air. Teiha and the soldiers murmured among each other, and the horses let out sharp whinnies. I couldn’t help but wrinkle up my nose; I hadn’t expected it to be this powerful.

“I thought I had an idea of how powerful it was from seeing the damage it wrought upon Keiyou, but that was... Well, let’s go and check out the damage up close.

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