The Mythical Hero's Otherworld Chronicles: Volume 5 [Complete] by Tatematsuri

Author:Tatematsuri
Language: eng
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Chapter 4: Lævateinn Alights, the Valditte Takes Flight

The twenty-sixth day of the twelfth month of Imperial Year 1023

Hoffnung Plains, in the south of the central territories

Ranks of horses and men milled about. Armor clanked and spearpoints glinted. The sun hung high in the sky, showering the land with its rays and lighting the way for the people who dwelled below. A black dragon standard fluttered in the gentle breeze alongside a crimson banner emblazoned with a lily—the livery of the fourth prince and sixth princess.

Beneath the flags’ dignified gazes, soldiers rushed to and fro. None had time to stop and talk. They attended to their duties in tense silence.

One spot stood out among the neat ranks: the command tent, where the most important persons in the army were gathered. A grave air filled the interior ahead of the start of the strategy meeting. All eyes were on the sixth princess at the head of the table, as well as the fourth prince who stood at her side.

Hiro was first to address the audience. “It looks like everybody’s present. May I have your report?” His gaze fell on one of the central noble collaborators.

“Yes, Your Highness!” The man’s voice squeaked with stress, but he stood up. With a trembling finger, he pointed to the map of the central territories on the table. “The rebel army has stopped within sight of the capital,” he said, choosing his words with audible care. “Von Loeing has taken command of the enemy forces, with the álf known as Nameless as his vice-commander.”

“Have they made any demands?”

“None, Your Highness. Although they have sent threats to the surrounding nobles.”

Side with us or stay out of this. Defy us and we’ll annihilate you. That was the gist, at any rate. Von Loeing might have lost his rank, but his prowess was known throughout the empire. The nobles were probably quaking in their boots. Given how fixated many of the central houses were on satisfying their various appetites, it was doubtful any of them had the spine to stand up to von Loeing.

“It’ll be difficult to convince those nobles to side with us, then.” Hiro and his allies had three thousand eight hundred men; the enemy had thirty thousand. They were like a pebble trying to stop a river. Every observer probably expected them to be swallowed up in an instant.

“So it seems, Your Highness. The local nobles fear inviting the rebel army’s wrath. They have holed themselves up in their castles and appear to have no intention of leaving. As soon as the rebels show any sign of weakness, I imagine they will gladly sally forth, but until then, they will watch and wait.”

Hiro breathed a sigh of disappointment. “What about the nobles from the other four territories?”

“With regard to the north, we received word several days ago that Second Prince Selene is marching for the capital. No recent news has come from the western nobles, but it would be safe to assume that they are preoccupied with the administration and reconstruction of Faerzen.

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