"Commander Denis, it has been a while."A lean, middle-aged man came out."Yes, Commander Franck. Six months maybe ?"Denis nodded with a smile.Denis, Aita and the others were currently inside the building serving as the Niveis army headquarters in the Frozen forest.They were all seated around a round table."Yes, half a year huh..."Franck muttered before turning his gaze at Karen."Greetings, Your Highness."He stood up and bowed elegantly."Greetings, Commander Franck."Karen nodded her head.Franck nodded and sat back.Then he turned his gaze toward Zara.A charming smile emerged on his fairly handsome face."As beautiful as always, Lady Zara.""Thank you Sir Franck."Zara replied with a smile.Denis lowered his head in frustration seeing the exchanges.Karen and Nea sighed, seeing Denis' state.Truthfully, they wholeheartedly supported Denis in that small war between Denis and Franck.Unfortunately, Franck was more assertive towards Zara than him.Moreover, Denis didn't have co
"What are you going to do ? Listening to them and cutting off your relationship with Lunarstella or refusing and sending that Lotfi's head to Ankouna ?"Aita asked with a cold and serious tone.He would never help the Niveis Kingdom if, in the end, they ran away instead of helping Lunarstella when the time would come.Rather, he would give a helping hand to Lotfi as a 'parting gift'.Karen lowered her head.She knew that Aita wouldn't accept a half-hearted answer.By refusing Ankouna's offer, they would become fully their enemy and that would cause countless deaths without doubt in the future.But cutting off their relation with Lunarstella would be no different than pledging allegiance to Ankouna.They could maybe live peacefully under them ?But…"No."Karen shook her head."We will never accept their offer."She didn't know why Aita asked her instead of her father, but he must have a reason, she thought."We have been allied with Lunarstella for centuries. Our relation is not that
["Eagles should show their claws, though dying"]|Even when you're going through a rough patch in life, be true to who you are. Don't let life beat you into submission.|~The Saga Of Olaf Haraldsson, C.186~***"Weak."Aita's single word froze all the people around."W-Who is this ?"A knight of Niveis stuttered."I-I know! It's the New Lord Commander of Lunarstella!""Eh ?""Isn't that just a young boy ?"Aita's identity quickly spread on the battlefield and soon both sides were aware of the newcomer."AHHHHHHHHHH!"Rummmmmmble!Boooom!An enormous explosion swept several trees away.Crack_!"Arggghh!""H-Hel-!"The knights of Ankouna who were near the explosion died instantly.Aita tried to peer behind the curtain of smoke.A huge pillar of fire shot out toward heaven.The smoke vanished, revealing Lotfi's angry figure.Blood was leaking out from his mouth and Aita's fist was printed on his right cheek."So you are the new Lord Commander of Lunarstella ?""...""They really put a ki
[Lunarstella Palace]Clank!"Father!"Selena's loud voice echoed in the throne hall.She had a panicked expression."Selena calm down."Linus said, but Selena couldn't calm down."F-Father! Aita, Zara and Karen disappeared from the Frozen Forest!"Thud_ Thud_ Thud_Approaching her parents, she continued."We have to save them! I-I will go with Alden and Kyra!"Saying that, she turned around."No, you will stay here, Selena.""!"She turned around, incredule."Why?!""It's dangerous. A Half-Prince from Ankouna is there. You aware of that ?"Linus shook his head."That's why we have to save them!"Selena didn't relent.She had known Zara for years ago, the same was for Karen, who was like a little sister to her.And Aita…'Don't do anything stupid. It could be dangerous.'"Father!"Selena didn't relent.Clank!"You can't go, Your Highness."A stoic voice rang out.They all turned around and saw a middle-aged man with sharp eyes."Gartz."Linus muttered with a smile."Your Majesty."Gart
[Denmark][Territory of Sigurd Ragnarsson][Berg Town]Bam!"Hey, move your ass, Otrygg!"A burly and bearded man shouted.The man who was kicked stood up and glared back."What ? Do you want a kiss from the great Atli ? AHAHAHAAH!""Aahaaha""Pffffttt!"At Atli's words, several other men laughed hard.They all wore peculiar light armor.Axes were hanging on their waist.Otrygg lowered his head and walked off."Aahahaha! You are acting like a b*tch, Otrygg! You will never enter Valhalla with nothing below! Aahahaha!"Otrygg ran away with burning anger.Crash!He fell on the ground, prompting even more laughter in the town.'Fuck!'Reaching a little house, he kicked the door.Slam!"What…?!"A forty-year-old woman let out, surprised.Though she was old, she aged beautifully."Otrygg! What are you doing?!"She shouted angrily.Otrygg ignored her and sat on a bench.Seeing the state of her son, the mother sighed.Approaching slowly, she sat next to Otrygg."What happened ?""...""Otrygg
"S-Soren Ragnarsson…"Thud_ Thud_ Thud_The moment Otrygg said that, the three men behind him let go of their axes.Their bodies started shivering uncontrollably.Warm liquid leaked out of their pants.Soren Ragnarsson.Vanadis' only child with Ragnar Lothbrok.At ten years old, he lost his mother and started to show dangerous tendencies.At twelve years old, he killed his brother Rognvald Ragnarsson in a ruthless way.He killed him with the blood-eagle execution and hung him before Bjorn's residence.After that, with Runa, his lover, he killed all the Vikings under his half-brothers he would meet.Be it men, women and even children.He killed more Vikings than people from Britannia.He would always send a message in blood to his half-brothers after he erased a town from the map.Though, he would also kill any men from Britannia he would see without hesitation.The same thing, he would write in blood a message for his half-brother with the blood of the people of Britannia.At thirteen
Tap! Tap! Tap!The sound of heavy rain colliding with the roof of a longhouse echoed.Creak!"Huh ? Mom ?"The voice of a five-year-old child rang out.The little boy peeked slightly from his room.Upon seeing his mother, he smiled happily and rushed toward her."Mom!"Soren shouted before jumping into Vanadis' embrace.Vanadis smiled and caught her son."What a spoiled child you are!"She hugged Soren tightly and patted his short golden hair."Soren, I have someone to present to you."Putting down Soren, Vanadis said.She moved her body to the side, revealing a cute little girl who was the same age as Soren.Her beautiful grey hair was drenched by the rain.Soren looked at her curiously.The girl flinched at Soren's dark green eyes and hid behind Vanadis."It's okay, Runa."Vanadis patted Runa's head."He is my son. He will protect you. Right Soren ?"Vanadis asked teasingly at Soren, who was frozen."M-Mom?!""Oh~ You are so cute~"Vanadis said as she found Soren's embarrassed face
Swoooooosh!Thud_"Ah!"Thud_"Arghhh!"Two groans echoed on a vast prairie."Achooo!""Princess, are you okay?!"Nea rushed to Karen worriedly."I'm okay Nea…it's just…"Karen trailed off and looked around her.The cold wind chilled her a bit.Though she was used to it as she was living in the Niveis Kingdom.But something felt off for her…"Where are we…?"She muttered in daze.The atmosphere was very different from Niveis and Lunarstella…"I don't know either, Your Highness…"Nea also looked around her but she could only see grass everywhere."But we are surely far from Niveis and Lunarstella."Then remembering something, Nea opened her eyes wide."Your Highness! Wh-what was that? I have never seen anything like that…"She said with a shocked expression.The space portal appeared out of nowhere and…"The Lord Commander jumped in as if he knew something about it…"The last words of Aita and their actions felt unfamiliar to both Karen and Nea.He was like another person."I don't kno