Death's Daughter and the Ebony Blade: Volume 7 Finale Part 1 by Maito Ayamine

Author:Maito Ayamine
Language: eng
Format: epub

Chapter Seven: On the Walls

I

The walking dead in thrall to Darmés Guski, the newly-coronated emperor of the Asvelt, put an end to Twin Lions at Dawn, the military operation upon which the Kingdom of Fernest had pinned its hopes. Despite the suppression order in force in the army, they could not conceal the deaths of Cornelius and Paul—the Invincible General and the God of the battlefield—forever. Before long, the news had spread throughout the general populace. It was inevitable that the common folk would despair at the loss of the heroes they had counted on, but things did not end there. Some, driven to desperation, formed a mob in the capital city of Fis that the city guard was unable to handle. It took several days for the Sixth Legion stationed in the city to quell the rioters, and by that stage, all of Fernest had been swept up in the storm of violence. The confused state of the Royal Army meant it was in no position to put down all the unrest, and several towns and villages were overrun by mobs.

Every man, woman, and child of the common folk wished that a new hero would appear.

The Commander’s Room in the Military District of the Emaleid Citadel

Blood Enfield had scarcely had a moment’s rest in days when, shortly after lunch, he received an unexpected visitor.

“What’s this I hear about you not even bringing a proper escort?”

“Things are quiet for now, but sparks are flying everywhere ready to ignite whatever kindling they can catch. It would not be right to take soldiers for myself.”

Blood moved from his work table to the sofa, then gestured for commander of the Sixth Legion and Fourth Princess of Fernest Sara son Rivier to join him.

She sat down gracefully then, observing the state of the table with an air of exasperation, and said, “It looks as though you are trying to see how high you can stack your paperwork.”

“Yes, thanks to a certain aide who’s been loading me up with a good deal more work than I can handle, it’s all but certain that my death will be the result of asphyxiation,” Blood replied, not missing the chance to be sarcastic. From behind him, Lise gave a restrained cough, followed by a sense of pressure that was palpable even over his shoulder.

“As you can see, that certain aide is scary as hell.”

”My lord.” The icy voice seemed to crawl up from his feet. Blood drew his head in as close to his shoulders as he could while Sara giggled.

“I hear it is your efforts we have to thank for the peaceful state of the citadel, General Blood. You never fail to impress.”

“We have a threat bearing down on us the likes of which you wouldn’t even put in a fairy tale to scare children. I, for one, do not have the energy to spare on petty quarrels.” His tone was joking, but Sara was serious as she nodded in reply.

“So, Princess,” he went on, “to what

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