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After the war for the silver throne had ended and Prince Wacoca had left Yakuallpa for his home on the Verdant Isles, he had never thought he would return to Medala this soon. Yet here he was, once more in the presence of their strange eastern neighbors. Led by a servant, both he and his sister crossed the gateway whic... | {
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Although ice cream was very important to Corco on a personal level, for now, there were other, more serious issues to tackle. For example, his early implementation of bureaucracy was beginning to show its first troubling symptoms.
“King Corco, we cannot keep spending like this!”
Over the past few days, Corco had been ... | {
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“Asto, is it? Welcome to Saniya.”
Although he had already gone through most of Saniya before his arrival at the inner city gates, this was the first time he had spoken to any of the city guards. Even then, it had been the disguised Tawo himself who had made contact first. Confounded by the lack of any checks or supervi... | {
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“What is this nonsense?”
The grand voice of the Duke reverberated within the tiny room. Disgruntled, Herak looked down onto the written agreement which had been negotiated between the Free Alliance of the Southern Cities on one side and the Kingdom of Borna on the other.
“It is the official document to declare peace be... | {
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In between Pacha's fingers, the paper of the letter weighed heavily. Nothing good had come of this blasted message about his brother's invasion, even beyond the invasion itself.
King Pachacutec, King of the Central Kingdom, rightful ruler of the Medala Empire and hero of heroes, was annoyed. Once again, he sat on his t... | {
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“I would prefer if we did not have to wear these,” Wacoca said, as he tugged at his new Chutwa clothes. To the prince who was so used to the freedom of the open sea, the dark robes that covered most of his body must have felt restrictive.
“You don't want to be lynched in the streets, do you?” Corco grinned as he wonder... | {
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With a sigh, Elder Caelestis made his presence felt again. After a few seconds of silence, his son looked up from the tactical maps he had strewn across the floor . Although his face was dominated by the same frown he had sported for months now, at least the King of the Center still took notice of his elder.
“Pacha, w... | {
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A partner to the winds around him, Atau swept across the deck, tipping the balance of each fight in favor of the defenders. As soon as the warrior got involved, none of the mutineers could even provide token resistance. Oh, there had been a few proper fighters aboard, men who had gone through pirate attacks, or had eng... | {
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Brym's first trip inland, into the hinterland of Medala's east, had started as a bit of a disappointment.
Although the rolling hills, framed by the distant Sallqata Mountains, were beautiful by themselves, the people he met along the way soon soured his mood. Run-down villages, stuffed full of poor, starving farmers we... | {
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Another rainy day was haunting Arguna. This time it was only a light drizzle, as if someone had sifted the rain high up in the troposphere. A final goodbye from Arguna to its departing visitors. Corco drew his fur coat closed and looked away from the gray skies, down onto the proceedings around him. A crowd of people h... | {
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A heavy sigh escaped Atau's lips. It was the latest of many he had gone through over the past two weeks. He looked over the lived-in tent with the improvised furniture and finally back to the letter in his hand, the one they had received this morning.
“What do we do now, captain?”
In the end, Atau's eyes landed on the ... | {
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The air was filled with the pleasant smell of fresh cut and polished wood. In the end, they had gone with cherry wood for the flooring of their new headquarters.
“You've got this?” As he looked up the large gallery with the simple wood railing, Corco addressed Brym who had come to the entrance to see them off. All arou... | {
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More than once throughout his life, Duke Herak had tried to scale the walls of Etra, to make up for the mistakes of his ancestors and reintegrate the land into his family's kingdom. What strange fate then that at last, he had managed to enter, with his flagship moored in their harbor, unopposed. Once again, Herak had c... | {
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“Right, so what is it I'm doing here, if sire won't mind my asking?” Confused about the invitation he had received by his newest employee, the tall, burly mercenary, dressed in a well-worn gambeson, looked up towards the ceiling of the cavern.
Corco did the same, and looked up at the droplets of water which formed all ... | {
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“So, how's it look?” Corco asked his apprentice as he wiped the sweat off his brow.
“...I'm not sure.” Addressed by his big brother, Brym put down the leather tube in his hand. Only after some hesitation did he answer the question.
“What do you mean you're not sure. Can you see or not?” With a frown, the crown prince s... | {
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Lined up along the walls of the room were several large tanks of metal and glass, connected through various pipes and tubes. Interspersed between the machinery were fire places as well as tables and shelves lade with bottles and bowls of glass and ceramic. Some were filled with liquids or powders, while others still aw... | {
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“No, look. There's not that many vowels. Only fifteen. There's also not that many symbols in total, pretty close to your own script. It's not excessive if I ask you to memorize a handful of symbols, right? It's really just memorization, and then the rest is nothing but listening for the right sounds.” Frustrated, Corco... | {
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Just as he had done ten years ago, Duke Herak once again stared down the distant walls of Etra. In anticipation of his revenge, he couldn't suppress a small grin, but reality soon reigned in his enthusiasm. As his face transformed into a smile, the frail skin around his cheeks began to tense and crack, a stinging pain ... | {
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With a short sigh, Corco paused in his writing for a moment and put down the feather quill. Even though his memory had always been exceptional, in either life, he had spent every free minute writing down the precious knowledge in his head. Just to make sure. Since no one else would be able to read the otherworld's lang... | {
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A sharp glint of light bounced off the edges of the crossed halberds and landed on Corco's face.
“Lords and Ladies! Your Majesty! Now, for the grand attraction of the evening!”
Under the flamboyant voice of Bombasticus from beyond the door, Corco stared into the polished axe heads before him.
“However, first I will as... | {
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As Atau's feet left the gangway and touched down on the wooden planks of Etra's harbor, he took a last look back to the ship which had been his home for the past two weeks. On top of the main deck, leaned against the railing, were the colleagues he had shared hardship with throughout that time.
“Hey big guy, later the ... | {
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As he had done before, Ronnie rode down the road east of Saniya once again. However, much was changed from his previous journey. The most immediate difference could be felt from the road itself. The old, winding dirt path had been replaced by a proper, straightened concrete street, which made their journey not only fas... | {
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“This is an outrage!” the alchemist screamed through the sun-filled walkways of the outer castle. As he walked by the man's side, Corco looked past him, down onto the port city. The tall houses of the merchants, red roofs vibrant in the sunshine, spoke of the port city's prosperity. Truly one of the nicer places on Arc... | {
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One thing could not be denied. The new garden was truly beautiful. In a small, intricate pavilion placed in between rock formations, willow trees, bamboo forests and artificial square ponds, servants had placed a table with two chairs and two corresponding cups. Prince Corco took a seat while the men who had been taske... | {
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Corco had never thought much of his father. Although in the past, after the prince had been left in charge of his own dependents for a few years, he had begun to understand the emperor's pains, it was still hard for the prince to forgive the man's actions. Corco had still resented his father for his cowardice and lack ... | {
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A sharp hit from Corco's axe and the final one of the siege ladder's claws splintered under a shower of wood. Up to this point, the Bornish knight had fought his way through the carnage with a valiant heart. Through the fire of muskets, over his fallen comrades and up the ladder. Now, he was a mere four rungs away from... | {
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“We need to begin treatment soon. Please, could the men present offer a prayer to the Lords?” As if under water, a muffled sound reached Corco's ears. Weary and heavy, his eyelids opened to find unfocused silhouettes of several men towering over him.
“Doctor, is it bad?” he heard Brym's voice, worried.
“Hmm... there is... | {
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With a worried look, Corco spied out of the window, down onto the streets in front of the Fastgrade Merchant Company. Across from his position, the prince found the small crowd which had been standing there for days on end, right on the corner of the street, as they observed anyone who entered or left the place. At thi... | {
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By the time Fadelio had returned to the mouth of the cave, he saw Atau carry the last of the treasures out into the open. Before the warrior's eyes, a mountain of barrels and chests had been loaded onto what was left of their cart. At least the duke's men had known enough decency to leave the donkey alive. It would mak... | {
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A feeling of absolute calm enveloped his entire being, like floating in the tranquil sea. Driven along the surface, the push and pull of gently rocking waves mimicked the breath of an enormous, gentle being; slowly rocking back and forth; all encompassing. And so he adjusted his own breath to the rhythm and lost himsel... | {
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The noble, free city of Etra was a stinking mess. Now that they were out in the open and saw the streets in the morning light, the thought returned to Corco once again. The warming sunshine did nothing to brighten up the alleys sprayed in gray and brown, which gave an accurate representation of the unspeakable smells ... | {
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Various pots and pans, cheese cloths, stones, oil, mortar and pestle, ropes, firewood. Corco's eyes gazed over the collection of their new acquisitions. Finally, they landed on the loaned donkey cart which had carried all of it here. It was too strange. How had there not been any horses in Etra? In fact, he had never e... | {
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On top of a small hill in central Medala's countryside, two delegations of nobles met in a meeting that would determine the fate of their countries. In the distance flowed the silver waters of the Argu River, right through the city of Odeana. Once, it had been one of many prosperous cities along the banks of the river.... | {
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Just like Sawo had said, they sold all of their cloth the same day they returned to Saniya. However, in the process they didn't have much more luck with currency than in Kapra. Once again, they failed to get any silver or gold for their efforts. They were only left with more worthless copper coins, which did nothing bu... | {
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On Antaya's journey through Saniya's old town, she was astonished by the familiar images around her. Although she had never been to Saniya before, it looked much like Arguna did: A chaotic mess of activity, with much of its social life going on in the wide streets of the city or in the open courtyards to the side. Even... | {
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While much of Saniya had been rebuilt since Corco's takeover, the public bath was still the same as it had always been. Just like in most of Medala's cities, the public bath of Saniya was a center of communal activity. The grand construction with its endless closed-off pools and halls of stone had always been the place... | {
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As the ox trotted through the wide roads of Arguna at a leisurely pace, the crowds parted before it like the waters before a ship's bow. Within the crowd, a man with a green headband stared at the cart driver behind the ox. On any other day, the driver might have considered that it would be because of her looks. After ... | {
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Fadelio looked over to his left, to the bearded southerner he would have to entrust his life to soon. Atau was armed with a stern look on his face and a heavy axe in his right. They had also fashioned improvised shields, a fancy term for wood planks, out of the donkey cart they had arrived on. Fadelio held onto his own... | {
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“Looks like they've just about got things under control,” Dedrick mumbled to himself as he sat back down on the new favorite spot he had created for himself. A bit off from the battle and somewhat behind the front line, he had the soldiers construct a small mound for himself to rest his weary bones. Fitted with a comfo... | {
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As soon as Brym stepped out of Corco's study, he was confronted by one of the old Fastgrade accountants he had been acquainted with back in Arcavia.
Alyn, he matched name to face. Somehow, they're all called Alyn.
“Young Master Brymstock, welcome to Saniya,” the accountant said with a bow.
“Thank you, Alyn. I'm glad to... | {
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Truth counts for nothing in the face of destiny, Corco thought as his shivering fingers dropped the flakes of poison into the cup, creating a ripple in the wine.
His preparations completed, he picked up the cup and moved it to his lips. Halfway there he stopped again, as he realized his folly. He couldn't know how eff... | {
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“Okay, last question. Where do you see yourself in five years?” With his elbows rested on the dark wood before him, Corco crossed his hands in front of his face. Meanwhile, the young man with the sharp nose on the other side of the desk seemed sufficiently flustered by the gesture. He looked around the room, towards th... | {
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After they had left the manufactory with their newest burden, the two cousins walked along the roads of Sillu Island, towards the castle in the distance.
“Are they heavy, brother?” Tawo asked and pointed at the copper plates in Sawo's arms.
“I do not require any assistance,” a defiant Sawo answered. Even though his arm... | {
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Unlike Balit, nothing much had changed about the city of Eniila in the two years of Atau's absence. Just as it had been before, the view from within the Aureus merchant guild's top floor, down onto the streets, exuded a lazy atmosphere of old-world charm. In the distance, Atau found his ships moored along the pier, exa... | {
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Once again, Corco had traveled down his new road from Saniya, east along the Narrow Sea. Once again, he had reached the lands of Cashan south of the Narrows and Qarasi Castle, the estate the Villca brothers had fought so hard over for the past year. And once again, Corco had brought a whole convoy of people with him. ... | {
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A bang broke through the mess within the meeting room. Shocked faces from the officials stared through a cloud of smoke at the head of the table, where one of Brym's assistants had fired a pistol out of the open window.
“I appreciate everyone calming down to consider the issue in a calm manner,” Brym joked, as the ... | {
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Thick clouds covered the night sky of Saniya, as they did on most days of the year. Even in the most lively city of the south, darkness ruled once the sun sank into the sea. It was a time when the city's unsavory elements came out to earn their keep. As usual, all of them were busy at work, when their bad deeds were i... | {
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Are they trying to compete with us? Sawo thought, as he stared at Official Brym in the front of the meeting room. All around, the murmurs had started up again. The other merchants only sounded concerned, but Sawo was terrified. As ice-cold water spread throughout his veins, the former city lord stared at the calm smile... | {
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On most days, Saniya's royal school would be dominated by a studious, but light-hearted atmosphere. However, an air of deference permeated the school grounds on this day, as if all the students were holding their breaths. After all, for the first time since the start of the war, the head teacher was back on campus grou... | {
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Earlier, when the apprentices had entered the manufactory's hall, the street outside had been almost empty. By the time they returned back to the light, the roads were packed with people. However, the crowd of Saniya wasn't in its usual constant flow. At this moment, the entire city had halted, and everyone had come ou... | {
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Even after Brym had received some basic guarantees from Amautu, he had still remained confined within his shop's backyard for a good while longer. Only once Herak had left for the south had the young merchant finally been granted some room to operate again. With his new-found freedom, he could have left from Porcero wi... | {
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This was already his fourth true battle, but Alcer still wasn't used to it. He wondered if he ever would be. Despite his reservations, the decorated soldier had learned a thing or two about combat in his time with Saniya's army. As far as he was concerned, there were two types of battle the southern soldiers could face... | {
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Just one more batch left to go.
In the end, Brym had gotten through his meeting with the bankers of Saniya in a smooth fashion. Although Sawo and his complaints got him off to a rough start, everything had been smooth sailing as soon as the former city lord had been convinced. From that point on, the commoner part of ... | {
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When Corco's men were finally in the formation they were supposed to take up from the start, there was still a long distance between the two armies, and Rupilo's troops hadn't moved an inch. While they watched the southern commoners stumble down the hill without any organization, they failed to act. As Corco's hordes c... | {
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After Wacoca and his father had decided their future directions, they had spent the afternoon on schemes. After much deliberation, Rasacopa would continue its cooperation with the southern kingdom. Rather than share all the spoils with others, they would keep more for themselves, and strengthen themselves for all the o... | {
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For hours, Pacha's hand had grasped his axe and his eyes had been focused towards his enemies, towards the east. However, there was no more strength in either. Even though the southerners had already disappeared across the hills and begun their march back home, the hero king still couldn't pull his eyes away from the l... | {
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Long before any information reached their position, the sound of cheers in the distance told Tracao of their first victory. However, none of the positive atmosphere transferred over. Unlike the simple-minded commoners at the wall, the men under his command were all proper warriors who understood the significance of re... | {
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“I really should have seen this one coming,” Corco muttered to himself. All the while, he watched Egidius and Ella, the clock maker's new bride, step down the pier and into the decorated wooden boat together. Now that he thought about it, it had been strange that the adventurous and curious clock maker had decided to s... | {
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Nostalgia-filled, Wacoca's nostrils breathed in the humid air of his home. Finally, he had returned to Rasacopa, the greatest of the Verdant Isles. While he walked through the halls of his family's palace, the green council, The verdant prince took in the old-familiar sights and sounds as if it was the first time.
C... | {
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When Corco entered the clock maker's workplace on Chukru Island, the cluttered room already housed a guest.
“What are you doing here?” the king asked the familiar figure who stood together with Egidius in front of one of many work tables. Even from behind and with his awkward stance, Corco had no trouble identifying... | {
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All this time, Corco had held dreams of city simulations. Now that his dream had finally come true, he understood the harshness of reality.
“No, King Corco, so far progress has been slow. Despite our best efforts, there have been some significant problems in the construction of the new sewer system. Even now, barely an... | {
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Autumn had always been the best time for merchants. In autumn, the farmers had their biggest harvest season. As a result, the villagers would stream into the cities and flood the markets with their sudden, new wealth, spreading it to the local population, who in turn would also look for ways to waste tjheir income. Thi... | {
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With a bang, Sawo threw the large bag of metal back onto the table before him. The now released copper coins escaped their confinement and danced around on the polished wood.
“There is no way we will give up all our product for that little.” He pointed out of the small shop's open backdoor, where Tawo was unloading box... | {
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The cold winter air smelled like freedom. Dedrick and his men had been holed up in that stuffy castle for months now. In fact, they hadn't been allowed to do their thing ever since Corco had become a king, really. Even though their defense of Qarasi Castle had been quite relaxed and beating back that blowhard Pacha had... | {
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While the war had long begun on the front lines, everything was still peaceful in Corco's tent at the center of their main camp. The feet of his scouts were much faster than the steps of war though, so he could still listen in on some stories from the front.
“King Corco, our officers report that King Pachacutec's probi... | {
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Between the armies of the south and center, two different banners closed in on one another. On one side was Corco's new silver triquetra on purple, and on the other was the diving eagle of House Rupilo. Although both were carried by Medalan warriors around a noble leader, the men below the banners were very different. ... | {
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Before the morning hours, the bright of day had not yet shown, yet the dark of night had begun its retreat. Waters from among the Mayura River rose to blanket the city and add to the gray of the sky. Within this murky, gray fog, everything blurred together. With their presence hidden by nature itself, Mason's mercenari... | {
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Though the weather was still as cold as the sky was clear, Alca couldn't feel a thing. When he had learned about the approaching enemy, he had been afraid of his first combat, but now he felt only numbness. His original idea of battle had been a siege, like what others had told him about their experiences at Qarasi Cas... | {
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Although the meeting hadn't even started yet, tensions within the large room were already running high as the tide. A constant hum from the merchants around him told Sawo that they were feeling the same way he did. Their visible dissatisfaction mirrored the passers-by on the street the previous day. At this point, the ... | {
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“Wait, King Corco. We will not get involved, will we?” Before Corco could get anywhere close the doctor, Wacoca held him back by the shoulder.
“This is our chance to win over a genuine Chutwa doctor! You think I'll just let fate pass me by?”
“What do you mean by 'our chance'? I am in no way involved in this plan. In ad... | {
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Chapter 222 - Please Stay Behind After Class
Like grains of sand in an hourglass, Corco's students piled up in a chaotic mess around his classroom door as they trickled out one by one. After another long day of classes, everyone was exhausted and eager to return home for rest and revision. However, the king couldn'... | {
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Surrounded by what remained of his loyal men after their botched revolt in Saniya, Nahlen looked down on the foreign village at the foot of the hill. From his vantage point, he could watch his army's great devastation.
“So that would be step one. The only question is: What now?” he muttered his confusion to no one in p... | {
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Through the morning mist, a single ship sailed across the calm waves that were so typical of the Narrow Sea. Though a ship it was, and on the sea it sailed, it was in no state to be called seaworthy. Decrepit, infested with fungus above and barnacles below water, old Namu's barge had seen better days. Way back when, m... | {
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“We're receiving an emergency message from up ahead!”
Nonsense, how could there be any problems?
When he received the unexpected report, a worried Wacoca rushed up to the ship's bow and stared towards the horizon. At this distance he could see only some shadows against the glittering waves, so he took out his ... | {
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Corco had never noticed just how loud snow could be. The snow beneath his feet crunched and joined the noise of all other steps around him, as well as those of the construction work. Atop this little hill, his warriors busily moved snow from one place to another, compressed it and gave it shape. From Sumaci's fleet in ... | {
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Dark clouds stormed. Some men sat in their boats that would lead them straight into the battle with a shiver all over their body. Some sat in silence and prayed. Some rocked back and forth. Soon they would join their brothers on the battlefield. Bullets flew across and brought invisible death to anyone who dared enter ... | {
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Inside the foundry, the air was always heavy from heat. Corco felt as if everything inside these halls was being compressed, melted down into its proper shape by the atmosphere. As expected of Saniya's greatest workshop, even the air was on the side of progress. For once, he didn't linger to bask in the glory of the fo... | {
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After his conversation with Sumaci, Corco returned back into the blinding winter sunlight. Although the weather had been getting warmer these days, it still wasn't enough to melt the snow cover, so he had to push through an ankle-deep mass of the stuff to reach his goal. At least the guards he had left outside of Sumac... | {
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High up in the sky, the sun shot its rays onto the crew and captain of the Homeward, the flagship of Atau's fleet. Although the celestial mother did its best to ease the icy grip of winter, a constant wind blew from the east and carried with it the dreariness of the open seas. Beyond the horizons in the east would be t... | {
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“This is going way too well. What are they planning?” Ever since the start of the battle, Corco had been confused by Rupilo's movements, or lack thereof. Their first engagement still had made some sense. The enemy commander had false or incomplete information about the southern army's weapons and tactics, and the atta... | {
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Another day, another morning spent on a ship. At first, Corco really had hated the constant sway of the ship. However, a ship's journey was normal during the great age of exploration, an era they stood on the precipice of. By now, he had learned to endure and ignore the worst of the unsteady planks, though his mood ato... | {
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Back when Fadelio had arrived in Rumas, he had been left with less than two dozen warriors to protect several hundred commoners. Now, these very same commoners were surrounded by an army around five hundred strong. With he rows upon rows of fellow warriors clad in the colors of Saniya, they could now break their encirc... | {
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“Lord Huemac, what a lovely home you have.” With his best merchant's smile, Croco marched through the dim room, towards the imposing figure of Chatra Huemac. The fake compliment was an attempt to light up the archaic surroundings.
Not only was the lord's figure lit with hot coals from behind his back, he also sat elev... | {
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After they had searched and cleaned out the village, Nahlen had called back the rest of his men. Once all the small groups had returned from throughout the hinterland, they had returned back south to the army's central camp. As they left the bodies and the fires behind them, the commander convinced himself of his own s... | {
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A wistful stare at the clear blue sky out the window brought Corco back to a simpler time when he had still been at war.
“Master, at your request, this servant has produced the reports of happenings inside Saniya during the most recent period of war.” With a deep bow, Iyo – the skinny official who had done a lot of the... | {
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They had already known that the forest would be the most dangerous part of their journey. However, the fake bandits still stopped them much sooner than they had expected.
“Halt!”
One of them marched ahead, supposedly their leader. Unlike what one would expect from a merchant, his posture was straight and his gait w... | {
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Well, this feels quite familiar.
Just like he had done a year ago, Corco stood in front of a spoiled young master who styled himself as a great warrior. Just the same, there was a ring of spectators around him who expected him to lose. He wasn't even that much of a fighter. Why did he always end up in these weird posi... | {
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Inside the waters, the beast was in its element. The bizarre creature wiggled its myriad tentacles and thus propelled itself through the waves. Ripples were created all around it and drove away the other creatures, they themselves just as bizarre as the beast they fled from, yet not half as deadly. Within these water... | {
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As a tense day drew to a close, Divitius Ichilia left his study to enjoy a glass of mulled wine with his wife son. It was something he always enjoyed, even more so on these ... | {
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As Quato sneaked through the streets of central Saniya, he understood that truth was a dull weapon in the face of raw power. Never before had he been more aware of his own weakness, more isolated. No one was by his side, none of his ghost brothers there to support his cause.
Before the king had left, he had assigned Qu... | {
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On the walls below, the wolf mercenaries had mixed with the local southern warriors and spent their time under the midday sun. The smoke from their fires rose into the sky to mix with the smoke Corco could see in the distance. Since his arrival, the smoke was all he had seen of the enemy.
“How many days does that make... | {
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“Great master, please let this poor mortal go,” the slight tremble only made the woman's light voice sound more attractive, but no amount of beauty would change his course.
“Please excuse me, Miss. This warrior cannot comply. The orders of the house need to be fulfilled.” Kizco, warrior of house Rubria, looked back wit... | {
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Three steps to the left, turn, three steps back, then a bow.
Although Chatra Huemac was just a small official from the rural and uncultured east, his etiquette seemed well-practiced. At least for now, it was good enough to satisfy one of the most powerful men in the Immortal City, second only to the emperor.
“The Ig... | {
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“Shouldn't it be warmer in the north? That's what the sailors say.” Alca blew some hot air from his lungs into his hands while he looked out of the pane-less window of their temporary shelter, at the snow-covered houses. When they had first arrived, the village had still looked fine, with no snowflake in sight. Now how... | {
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Although he had received the message about his uncle's mad charge into the south, Corco wasn't all too worried for now. They were mere days away from winter and Pacha still hadn't assembled all of his troops either. For now, their intelligence network had done its job, and they had time to prepare. Thus, Corco made his... | {
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Whenever Pacha advanced, Corco retreated. Whenever Pacha retreated, Corco advanced. Back and forth, left and right, he had been playing this game with his uncle for weeks now. With their disadvantages in scouting and speed, Pacha's massive army was just too clunky to catch them, while the central king's warriors kept l... | {
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As Corco picked up the dumbbells, sweat dripped from his face and landed between his feet. While his use of aproper exercise and training equipment had made Corco's workouts much more efficient than those of his contemporaries, he still felt like he needed to do more. His last fight against the cocky xianxia master had... | {
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Although Dedrick hadn't expected much at first, the sight before him was incredible. Several thousand cultivators from various sects, clans and factions had come together to face their nominal ruler, all of them desperate to hang on to the meager power they could exert in their little part of the world.
Their 'army'... | {
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“So, you failed in your task.”
His arms crossed in front of his chest, Tlaloc tried his hardest to look imposing. Attitude was important for a great Swordsaint like himself, that much his master had taught him. How else could his subordinates respect him? Even more, he was angry that his disciples had failed to fulfil... | {
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“So then if the world follows common laws, would it not follow that we cannot act on anything? Would we not also have to suffer under the same rules, be slaves to them?”
While Corco sauntered along the harbor and tried to forget about his worries for a moment, Sumaci followed along. As always, she asked her tricky ques... | {
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