Hannoic War
By Blood, Sword, Death (Part 9)

"The clean and beautiful heart dreams of going up above the sky above thousands of clouds, while the Heart that understands the world knows that the Truth is hundreds of thousands of layers of land far below"

- Mushakashi Sikibu diLegenda Genji

Blood, Sword, Death

In front of Glent were thousands of iron, flesh, and blood lined up neatly...

*AAAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO*

The sound of trumpets from blown ivory resounded throughout this camp.

Soldiers are seen marching awaiting the orders of their new commander.

*Waiting for the son of the blacksmith.*, thought Glent while standing straight in front of the thousands of vanguard soldiers he commanded.

Their sweat could be seen even though their bodies were clad in iron and skin.

Beside him was a horse prepared by his servant.

'The general must stand higher than his army in order for him to be known by the soldiers he commands, so wear a horse'

He remembered Vella's words while he was being fined.

But somehow Glent felt nervous, in front of the soldiers he commanded.

The sound of their chatter about him started to sound, some of them were heard not taking Glent too seriously.

Some were even heard laughing and joking in front of him.

"My master the horse is ready" said the steward beside Glent while holding his horse's driving rope.

Glent was already preparing with his armour on his horse.

Reach the saddle of the horse and ride.

Here Glent could see how big the 4,000 troops were, so he remembered the first day he fought in Aquantania.

He remembered that in the Battle of Aquantania at the Battle of Pares, he did not expect that 10,000 troops of that size.he did not expect that 10,000 troops could cover the ground like a collection of ants.

On top of Glent's horse saw thousands of spears and swords, even a few troop supply carriages could be seen here.

*Do...I have to give you some kind of cool and beautiful speech?* ,thought Glent.

But Glent realized he couldn't think of anything like that.

He only knew how his subordinate golongs spoke....

Glent then smiled.

"LET'S GO GET THE CHILDREN'S FYRR CASTLE!" YELLED Glent.

Some of the soldiers immediately smiled.

And then hundreds of swords and weapons were lifted up by the soldiers.

Some of the soldiers were immediately excited.

Hundreds of war cries followed them.

"AHAHAHAHHAHAHA! COME ON!"

"LAYO!"

"GERALD! A GERALDA!"

"KING HASTEINN! KING HASTEINN!"

Glent then rode forward and hundreds of soldiers surrounded him.

And follow him behind...

There was the sound of the cries of hundreds of humans like a collection of dogs barking to find their prey....

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"I want to go Elara, to fight.." Elric said inside while hugging Elara's soft body.

Elric could feel Elara's soft body and chest coming into contact with her body.

"A-ah.ah" said Elara with her red face.

Elric then pulled his body lightly from Elara.

"S-one little kiss before you go" Elara said shyly.

"Yes maybe" said Elric, who closed his eyes waiting for Elara to do something.

"I have to do it?" said the confused Elara.

"Yes, sometimes you have to do the action" Elric said with a small smile.

"But" said Elara in shame.

Elara then moved and her lips began to approach towards Elric.

Their bodies drew closer, while Elric began to feel the beautiful hair of Elara in his hands.

*tuk*

The sound of the door opening sounded.

"Sorry to interrupt but we don't have time Elric" Perrin said as he stood in front of the open door.

Seen behind Perrin is Willy who looks surprised to see the two of them embrace.

Some Perrin soldiers were also behind Perrin waiting for their master.

Elric and Elara then separated.

Elara's face was red and away from Elric without speaking anything.

Elric could only fall silent while slowly moving his hand away from Elara's body.

"Come" said Perrin as he walked away from this room.

Elric then followed Perrin quickly.

Elara could only be speechless seeing Elric move away from her.

"My master there are some nobles who have the initiative to leave before we leave, because of fear of the Black Party yesterday my master" said one of the soldiers reporting beside Perrin.

"How many times have I heard people report it? I've heard it, gone there" Perrin said in a resentful tone.

It looks like Perrin is wearing his full armour which is black.

Perrin is also seen carrying his monster-shaped helmet.

Willy looked quite nervous and tried his hardest by walking beside Perrin.

"Perrin" said Elric strongly to Perrin.

"There are complaints?" said Perrin who immediately turned to look at Elric.

"Can you take Elara with me?" asked Elric.

"No, I can't" Perrin said, taking his eyes off Elric.

"Why?" said Elric.

"Hahhh." said Perrin who then stopped walking.

Perrin who stopped walking made his soldiers and Willy also stopped

Perrin instantly turned his warrior head giving them the cue to directly move away from them.

The soldiers then moved away from Perrin leaving only 1 soldier guarding the three.

"What can this one keep a secret?" said Elric while turning to the remaining 1 soldier.

"His tongue was cut" Perrin said quickly, "but not with me"

Willy just immediately gulped to hear it, while Elric immediately interviewed him.

"So? Why don't you bring another hero besides the two of us?" asked Elric.

"What's the point of Elara on Elric's battlefield? He could have been sexually harassed if you lost the battle and he was captured by the enemy, you don't think about that?" Perrin said with his coldest gaze, "that's not all? Do you think he can control his magic? No, I've seen him.he can't"

Elric could only have a bitter face.

"Only the two of us have stable magic power at the moment, other than Willy. There are some others, but not so stable as the three of us" Perrin said while looking at his monster-shaped helmet.

"Do you have a war plan? Can you tell me?" asked Elric.

"I'm just sharing the real war plans with myself" Perrin said, wearing his helmet.

Then Perrin looked at Willy.

"What did you tell me to activate my magic power?" Perrin asked Willy.

"The Magic Skill Activated: The Great Blackfire" Willy said with a slightly serious face.

"The Magic Skill

"Ja-don't tell me it's here!" said Willy in a panic.

"...i understand" said Perrin, who then turned his eyes away from Willy, "you will remain here Willy, as a favor to other heroes. You're more useful to be with other heroes than me"

Perrin then continued to walk towards the front, he was then followed by his bodyguard soldiers and Elric.

Willy could only be left behind.

*Sometimes planning is easier than doing it.*, thought Perrin as he looked at his trembling hand.

Perrin began to realize.if he was afraid..

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Trivistane stood on the wall of Harlaw Harbor looking at the vast sea.

The sound of birds flying over the sea could be heard.

The sun that sinks can be seen with the naked eye.

Some ships have been prepared in the harbor with the crew back and forth preparing the goods.

"How long will you be ready for Qharlan?" asked Trivistane in his loud voice.

"Night my lord, the night wind can help me to quickly attack the Bee River without their knowledge" said Qharlan, looking down at his king.

A cold afternoon breeze could begin to be felt for the two of them.

You can see hundreds of flags with crowns and trees fluttering in this harbor.

"Night wind can help sometimes, but it's useless because your attack on the Bee River is predictable. They are ready with arrows, fire, and ballistas when you are still sitting waiting for the night wind" Trivistane said as he touched the cold walls of Harlaw Harbor.

"They may be ready with arrows, fire, and ballistas, but they are not ready to fight against the power of my master's 100 ships" Qharlan said as he walked towards Trivistane, "..they wouldn't have expected 100 ships to move so fast at night when they realized it was the time they were dying"

"Hm" said Trivistane as he strengthened his jaw, "it seems the word war art book from researchers on the Holy Island of Cyronia about the 'battle of war, choose an unexpected path' is indeed a good thing. I don't think I was wrong to ask you to come here"

In front of them were hundreds of ships filling the ocean..

Thousands of crew members were busy preparing and going back and forth to tidy up their ships...

The sail of the ship could be seen opened by the soldiers...

Their equipment looks ready..

Hundreds of crown flags lie in this ocean...

Qharlan saw it for a while and it was as if he saw 100 ships crowning themselves as kings..

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Laughter of a naked woman among the streets of a deserted capital that was rained down.

His body looks a few bruises due to the blow while his face is broken.

"Mahaha"

The woman's laughter was mixed with a tone of madness and sadness.

The rain fell on his broken and dirty body.

But then a red water flowed down the streets of the capital..

But it's not just water.the color is different..

The blood kept flowing and flowing..

The woman's feet were drowned with blood.

Laugh until the blood drowns her.

Then all the capitals were drowned with blood....

Until the bodies of the people can be seen floating in the blood like corpses...

Hundred senates...

Even nobles...

"Akh!" cried Charla awake while lying on the ground.

The sound of birds chirping in the morning could be heard in Charla's ear while the sound of the river flow was still unchanged.

The forest trees that were drowned in the morning mist could stretch as far as Charla looked.

*The blood-sinking capital just now.that's a dream?* ,Inner Charla realized something.

The sound of a bonfire burning wood was heard.

The sound of clashing plates and iron glasses also sounded.

When Charla turned her gaze she could see Hanno preparing breakfast with a rabbit she was burning on the bonfire.

"Ohh.hai" said Hanno in her calm voice.

Charla then looked around looking for someone.

Charla stood up slowly watching her surroundings like a frightened animal.

"Where is sister?" , asked Charla to Hanno in a whisper.

"He's gone, and he's given me rabbit meat and this knife" Hanno said quickly as he cut up the burnt rabbit meat with an iron knife.

Hanno is seen cutting it neatly and putting it on a plate.

"Eat?" said Hanno, pointing a wooden plate at Charla.

There was rabbit meat on the plate.

Charla then cleaned her dirty clothes as she lay on the ground all night.

It was seen that some parts of his clothes were wet and covered in mud, but it was still cleaner than when he was with Vespasian in the Black Mountains.

Charla walks towards Hanno.

Later when near, Charla takes the plate Hanno offers slowly.

*How to cook this rabbit.rapi.he does not seem to be the first time to burn a rabbit.*, inner Charla while looking at the rabbit meat.

Charla then sits next to Hanno while eating Hanno's grilled rabbit meat.

*It tastes good.and is soft you could say.although the meat is a little, but it is good to eat*, inner Charla while chewing the rabbit meat.

Charla doesn't know who Hanno is, but her brother talks about the child's potential continuously as long as he talks about it in Ballerius.

What does Jean want with this kid? What is Jean looking for in this boy? What does he mean when 'grow him into something I want'? It's still a mystery in Charla's head.

It had been several decades since the collapse of the Violet Faction, Charla did not know much about what had happened in the capital but she knew that her brother had changed hundreds of times after that incident.

Charla never liked politics, for Charla everyone who was completely immersed in politics..

Even her brother..

Her brother began to look never to smile sincerely, all his smiles were strange and there was a false tone in them.

Jean was still cheerful, but her cherry was never again sincere. When Jean tells her about Hanno, Charla sees Jean's truly sincere smile since the collapse of the Violet Faction.

But that smile was no longer the genuine smile that Charla saw when she played with Jean as a child...

"Wouldn't the lady eat it?" asked Hanno.

"Ah? No, I want to eat it" said Charla, who then saw a grilled rabbit that had been cut on her plate.

Hanno just stood still and then moved to pick up a teapot of clean water.

"Hanno..Can I ask you where you are from?" asked Charla.

His sister said that he only came from the village on the border but there must be something more.

"I came from a village on the border" Hanno said quickly.

*There's a tone of lies on his face*, inner Charla.

"Tell me the truth" Charla said.

"I actually forgot where I live" Hanno said as he poured water from his glass pot.

"Is that a lie.??" said Charla, looking at Hanno's eyes.

Charla then realized something.

Hanno's hand was wrapped in something.The cloth that Charla gave in the town of Ballerius.it appears quite full of blood and earth.

"You what happened to your hand?" Charla asked as she stood up and placed her plate on the ground.

Hanno continued to pour her glassy water even though her hands seemed troubled.

"Oi give me your hand for a moment" Charla said, drawing closer to Hanno and drawing Hanno's hand to look at her.

*This fabric is dirty, the infection can be severe if exposed to mud and wrapped in cloth like this*, Charla's inner.

Charla then cut off one leg..

And open the cloth quickly.

"Sick?" said Charla.

"Yes" Hanno said quickly.

*So why are you calm?* ,Inner Charla wanted to say that but she held him down.

When the cloth was open, it was seen that his hand which was on his little finger which was seen cut something there was an infection.

*This wound...kapak?* ,thought Charla to recognize a wound like this.

Frozen blood could be seen on the part of his cut wound....

Even the bones are visible inside.

Pus exists but not so much.

*This..has been quite severe.*, inner Charla while taking something from her clothes.

"It's just a moment.patience.don't scream too much or later there may be some people here" said Charla while bringing the knife closer to Hanno's hand.

*I don't want anyone here.It could be bandits or maybe soldiers Vespasian commanded to find me*, thought Charla.

The knife is getting closer to Hanno's finger.

"May I ask you again where are you from?" said Charla.

"I forgot where I live" Hanno said.

"Humans don't come straight from the ground and come to a woman as her student" Charla said.

"I lost my memory" Hanno said.

Charla begins to feel bad, she begins to remember that she is just an ordinary child brought by Jean to her.

*It is impolite to directly ask where people live.and say that he is lying*, Charla said.

"If you want to remain my student and be by my side then I say the rules" Charla said.

Charla then realizes that the knife has touched Hanno's finger.

"I'm Hanno's rule" Charla said with a sharp look at Hanno's face.

Charla realizes that Hanno has not changed her face and is still calm.

But Charla knew this kid was listening...

"If you want to go, go now.I will tell you what you will do.I will teach you my way....I carved it based on my own experience" Charla said as she stood slowly and her sharp eyes stared at Hanno.

Charla's red and purple eyes could be seen shining dimly in this forest.

Hanno sat with her hand that Charla was still holding.

"You become my disciple and take the oath of disciple or get out of here, which one do you choose?" said Charla.

"I'll follow you, that's it" Hanno calmly and with a flat face without her emotions.

*Sister.your shadows can still feel behind the body of this child.maybe I should eliminate it and grow this child into a moral knight.I should keep him away from the Vespasian path..* ,charla's mind realized something.

Hanno's eyes are more empty at the moment...

But when he was in Ballerius City his eyes had the same aura as Vespasian's eyes in them.

Eyes that are like bear eyes look for their prey.

But Hanno's eyes are different especially for now, deeper and mysterious than Vespasian's.

*Wait..why did you take her? Is he Vespasian's bastard? Perhaps...but he is more different from Vespasian..His hair is black and Hanno's eyes are dark brown.What is possible from his mother? But who's her mother?* ,thought Charla with hundreds of questions popping up in her head.

Hanno's body was different from Vespasian's.

Hanno's thin body and posture that Charla has never seen in her entire life anywhere.

Hanno is muscular but not so much, while around his eyes looks to have a bag indicating that he has a fairly messy sleep clock.

While the skin is more different from Vespasian, Hanno is white but the skin is not white Ohara Family from Vespasian.

But for now..Hanno is Hanno.if indeed he is the son of Vespasian then Charla has more reason to appoint him as a student.but if not.he will still be guarded because his brother entrusted him toCharla.

His sister.not Jean Berrau.the real brother.not Jean crazy..

"Did you memorize the swearing in of the disciples?" said Charla.

"Oath the disciple?" said Hanno.

"Yes, my brother, when he raised you as a student, you have to take the student's oath, right?" said Charla, holding Hanno's hand.

"No. He just lifted me up" Hanno said.

*Basic sister.* , thought Charla.

"Hahh, then I say and I will tell you to follow" said Charla, standing in front of Hanno.

Hanno himself was sitting and looking down at Charla who was standing.

" 'I'm Charla son of Blourr of the Ohara family raised you up to follow me, serve me, take care of me, listen to me, and protect me when needed.for the gods old and new' " ,charla said with a strong voice.

Charla then took her breath to calm down for a while.

*This oath is sacred.there is no turning back..Hanno will be my disciple and will cease to be my disciple when I agree or my death*, Charla thought.

"Follow me Hanno, 'I accept your appointment as your disciple and follow you, serve you, take care of you, listen to you, and protect you when needed.for the gods new and old'" Charla said.

" 'I accept your appointment as your disciple and follow you, serve you, take care of you, listen to you, and protect you when needed.for the gods new and old'" Hanno said.

*Good.*,inner Charla.

" 'You will come to me when I command and fight with me when I call you, you can only resist the call to fight by my side when family, gods, and death stand in the midst of the two of us' " ,charla.

For some reason Charla was a little spirited, she never had any disciples and rejected all the nobles' offers to raise their child as Charla's disciple or bodyguard.

"Follow me, 'I agree to fight by your side and accept your call.except when family, gods, and death stand in the middle between the two of us' ", Charla said.

" 'i agreed to fight by your side and accept your call, except when family, gods, and death stand in the middle between the two of us" Hanno said.

" 'i Charla of the Ohara Family raised you as my disciple from this day until the day this oath was abolished.' ", Charla said.

Hanno's eyes were not shining, moving, blinking.The eyes were empty and deep and dark like an abyss.

But for a moment his eyes began to have an aura in them, but Charla could not explain what it was...

"Follow me, 'I Hanno will be a student from today until the day this oath is terminated." ' said Charla.

" 'i Hanno will be a student from today until the day this oath is broken" Hanno said in a calm voice.

"Follow me on speaking until finally 'Swow myself to the new and old gods'" Charla said

" 'I swear to myself by the new and old gods" Hanno said

" 'by blood' ", said Charla.

" 'by blood' ", Hanno said.

" 'by the sword' ", Charla said.

" 'by the sword' ", Hanno said.

" 'and for the sake of death, ' said Charla.

" 'and for the sake of death' ", Hanno said.