A Tale of Strategies For the Throne

The wind was blowing, howling high in the sky.

Thick clouds were entrenched in the sky, as if they were trying to cover up the entire sky. Light could not penetrate, making the entire earth look lifeless. Only the howling wind was hovering high in the sky.

The mountains are towering, standing high on the earth. Looking down at the earth, the white snow on the top of the mountain is unusually conspicuous in the gloomy sky.

The northernmost part of Aaron Landis, the mountainous plateau, is the highest and coldest place in Aaron Landis, and the only place where you can see white snow in the entire Aaron Landis.

However, the snow is only on the tops of the mountains. The plateau below the mountains is still lush and green. Tall trees, mainly coniferous forests such as pine and spruce, cover the slopes, and deciduous broad-leaved shrubs run through them.

At the foot of the mountain, the flat and open land is covered with short green grass. The sky is vast and the end is endless.

This wilderness is deserted for dozens of miles. It should be a quiet place, but at this moment it is extremely noisy. The roars of people, the neighing of horses, and the collision of metal blades all mixed together, setting off waves of sounds unique to war under the gloomy clouds.

Two groups of troops wearing different uniforms collided on the open plains and fought fiercely.

The soldiers of the army wearing black and red leather armor held a copper buckler in one hand and an iron gun in the other. They formed small teams in twos and threes to support each other and resist the enemy.

Keng!

The heavy machete slashed heavily on the round shield. The army soldiers wearing white plate armor were different from their enemies. They had no shields. They held up wide double-edged broadswords in both hands and struck heavily at the enemies in front. Chopping down.

Compared with the Aaron Landis soldiers with the lion pattern printed on the black and red leather armor, the Gesu soldiers wearing white plate armor looked more burly and muscular, with their bare shoulders, arms and even faces. All of them were covered with horrific tattoos, making them look even more sinister. When they rushed over, they used their natural ferocious and brutal power to suppress Aaron Landis's soldiers to death.

The huge broadsword heavily split open the head of an Aaron Landis soldier, and the flying blood splashed on everyone around him.

The white-armored soldiers looked like ferocious beasts. One after another, split corpses fell at their feet. The grass under their feet had long turned into a puddle of blood.

Looking down from the hillside, you can see that the front end of the black and red army has been tightly suppressed by the white army, and part of the black and red army has been swallowed up by the white.

Although Aaron Landis's soldiers still gritted their teeth and fought to the death in the face of an enemy that was stronger and more ferocious than themselves, the entire team was already being defeated by the enemy.

Everyone can see that if this continues, the black and red army will be defeated sooner or later.

The wind was howling, carrying the rich smell of blood from the earth in the sky.

Suddenly, a crisp chirping sound echoed through the sky.

In the sky, which was weighed down by heavy clouds, a dark shadow passed by.

The hillside here is different from the hillside on the sunny side, there is no dense vegetation. The vegetation and shrubs on the hillside on the sunny side are much barren, and the shallow grass and shrubs barely cover the horses' hooves.

The dark eagle spread its wings and soared in the sky. Its sharp eyes looked down at the battlefield on the earth, and its screams spread loudly in the sky.

The eagle strikes the sky.

On the hillside, someone stood on horseback, raising his right arm high.

The black hawk let out a short cry again, then circled and swooped down. Just a second before it was about to hit the man, it suddenly folded its wings and landed lightly on the man's raised right arm.

It was a young man wearing silver-black armor. The horse underneath him was majestic and strong. His thick crimson mane was slightly swaying in the wind, reflecting the bright sunlight and reflecting a metallic luster.

He rode a horse and stood on the hillside, with countless cavalry in armor standing solemnly behind him. It was so quiet that almost no other sound could be heard except the sound of the horse's breathing.

This cavalryman hidden on the hillside with the sun behind him looked down at the army of Aaron Landis that was about to be defeated at the bottom of the mountain. His breathing became more and more rapid, his expression became more and more ferocious, and murderous intent began to fill their eyes. .

However, even if they were about to be unable to stop the fighting spirit that burst out of their chests, no matter how ferocious their faces were, they still reined in their horses quietly and stood motionless without receiving orders.

The direction of the wind in the air suddenly changed and became violent.

Almost at the same time, the young man's raised hand suddenly moved forward, and the black eagle flapped its wings and flew high into the sky.

The young man in silver-black armor raised his hand, and his hand was raised straight in the air.

That seemed to be a signal.

Suddenly, a flag was raised high.

The red color is like burning flames, the dark edges, and the golden lion in the middle seems to be roaring in the flames.

Not just one, but on the far hillside opposite, there was also a fiery red lion flag raised high, flying in the wind.

The wind lifted up his dark hair, revealing the dark cyan lines on the young general's forehead that symbolized the power of the God of War. His raised hand suddenly pointed forward.

At this moment, like a flood bursting its banks, the knights who had been impatient swarmed down.

The young general rode forward, and the horse under him galloped forward like an arrow from the string. Its crimson mane was flying in the sun, reflecting a sheen like blood. Countless knights followed him and swooped down.

The white-armored soldiers who were about to defeat the enemy and win suddenly felt the earth shaking, and a roar like a landslide sounded on both sides of them.

They subconsciously looked up, and were horrified to find countless knights surging down the hills on both sides of them like a torrent.

Countless horse hooves trampled the ground, as if shaking the entire earth.

Those knights swooped in from top to bottom, like two sharp daggers. In just a moment, they easily penetrated the wings on both sides of their army, tore their formation, and crushed them. victory.

At the forefront of the rushing torrent, the leading young general made the Gesu soldiers open their eyes wide with astonishment.

"black Knight!"

"Why is that Black Knight here?!"

"Ah, it's impossible-"

They looked at the man and let out extremely angry shouts, but with a hint of fear hidden in them.

The Gesu commander who was guarding the center of the army gritted his teeth with hatred.

"Despicable Aaron Landis..."

Then, he could only watch as his army was completely torn to pieces by the surging cavalry.

The black-armored knight led the cavalry behind him like a hurricane, twisting the enemy's flesh and blood into the terrifying hurricane. His figure fighting on the battlefield made even the Gesu soldiers, who were known for their bravery and fearlessness, tremble with fear. .

Since this evil god came here, countless Gesu soldiers have died in his hands, and their bones can pile up into mountains.

This powerful knight achieved his great fame with the countless flesh and blood of his soldiers.

【Hell's Black Knight】

This is what the Geshur called the young knight who made them tremble.

…………

A tragic battle came to an end, the sky was still gloomy, and the strong smell of blood lingered on the battlefield.

Aaron Landis's soldiers were still cleaning the battlefield, collecting the bodies of their companions, capturing enemy deserters, and collecting surrendered enemy soldiers.

On the edge of one side of the battlefield, General Aaron Landis, who commanded the battle, stood on the grassland. His horse stood leisurely beside him, its crimson mane undulating like waves. After a big battle, the fine beads of sweat oozing out from its body wetted its thin skin and mane. At first glance, it looked like blood-red sweat.

He had short hair as dark as night, the ends of his hair were slightly damp with sweat and clinging to his cheeks. A drop of sweat slowly slid down his cheek along his honey-colored skin and got into the hair beside his ear.

[The Black Knight of Hell].

This young man who was called so by the enemy on the battlefield just now has a handsome face that is very inconsistent with his title. Even a trace of blood and dust on his cheek cannot hide his eye-catching face like a gem. appearance.

The slightly raised eyebrows reveal a bit of rebellion, but they also give people an extremely determined feeling. The golden-red eyes were like the color of the rays on the horizon. Although they were bright, they were dyed with the color of the setting sun, giving them an incomprehensible depth.

He has a slender body, broad shoulders and narrow waist, covered with blood-stained silver-black armor, and the muscles of his exposed arms are tight and clear-cut.

The bloody wind whizzed past him, lifting the black and red cloak behind him.

He stood there, upright, as tough as a tall silver fir cedar.

As long as he stood on the ground, it seemed as if no one could make him fall.

"Your Highness Heimos."

The man who called this name came riding on horseback, waited until Heimos was beside him, reined in his horse, and jumped down.

It was an older man. Although he was tall, he was not strong, so he did not wear heavy armor, but a light leather armor. Under the leather armor, he was wearing blue clothes.

The conspicuous dark blue runes tattooed on his wrists reveal his identity as a priest of the Night God.

"The final battle is over."

Standing next to Heimos, the older man looked around the battlefield and sighed.

"The king has issued a transfer order. The cavalry commander who will take over here will arrive soon. We are finally going back to the royal city."

Heimos reached out and stroked the mane of his beloved horse, and the huge horse's head lightly rubbed his hand.

He raised his other hand, and gently stroked the jade earrings on his ears with his well-joined fingers. The lapis lazuli earrings, which were as blue as the sky, were smooth and round. It was obvious that they had this effect after being stroked frequently.

Lapis lazuli is an extremely rare gemstone with a color like the sky. The Aaronandis people call it the gem of the sky. It is considered to be the favorite ornament of the sun god Shamash. It is a gem that symbolizes majesty and protection. .

However, the carving of this lapis lazuli earring looks extremely rough, and the protective runes are carved crookedly. The rough carving is really inconsistent with its rare status.

The priest of the God of Night looked at the extremely smooth lapis lazuli earring. Since he first saw His Highness Heymos here, he had never seen His Highness take it off, and no matter what he encountered, When things happen, when he is irritable, difficult, or even happy, His Highness Heymos will raise his hand to touch this earring.

At a celebration banquet, a certain dancer who was accompanying His Highness Hermos was curious because she saw the precious lapis lazuli for the first time. When she reached out to touch it in a coquettish tone, the next second, in Before anyone could react, His Highness, who always had a quiet expression and deep emotions, actually directly kicked out the dancing girl who was so charming that all the generals present were jealous. Everyone was stunned.

Because that was the first time that everyone saw His Highness Heimos getting angry in front of everyone.

Then, rumors secretly spread among the generals that the lapis lazuli earring was a love gift from His Highness's beloved, and many different versions of the story were even made up.

You know, when a group of grown men gossip, they are no worse than women.

To be honest, he was quite curious.

In the past few years of serving His Royal Highness, he had gained some understanding of Prince Heimos's temperament.

This prince is a very strong, proud, and very self-centered person. In other words, the most important thing in this prince's heart is himself, and he will never take others into consideration easily.

But such a self-centered Prince Heimos regarded the rough lapis lazuli earring as a treasure, so he probably paid more attention to the giver.

Who is that person?

The priest of the God of Night is really a little curious.

Heimos turned his head and looked into the distance, feeling the smooth touch of the lapis lazuli earrings caressed by his fingertips. A little coolness seeped into his fingertips, and a smile appeared on the corners of his lips.

At this moment, the remaining bloody evil energy surrounding him on the battlefield seemed to have dissipated a lot.

four years ago.

When he left the royal city and came to this cold and harsh Northland, the child was still a small ball.

Although he is already twelve or thirteen years old, he still looks like a child, small, short, with a slightly round face with baby fat, and extremely cute.

Although the child has always been very resentful about his height that has not changed much...

After four years of not seeing each other, the child should have grown up.

But, I don’t know what it looks like now.

…………

King Camos issued a royal order.

The cavalry commander Hea took over the northern army to prevent the invasion of Geshu.

At the same time, Prince Heimos, who had been training in the northern army for four years, was summoned to return to the royal city.

…

The bright sunshine shines on the earth. The Royal City located by the sea is always warm all year round, with abundant sunshine and no chill.

Outside the courtyard gate, a maid stood guard outside. The warm sunshine shone on her body, and the maid yawned slightly.

The sunshine makes people sleepy.

The maid thought so and shook her head vigorously to wake herself up.

Well, at this time, you should think about His Highness the Prince.

The maid narrowed her eyes, and the picture that appeared in her mind made her hold her face in her hands, and the sleepy man was immediately driven out.

Ahhhh~~ I am very satisfied.

Thanks to her hard work and hard work, she stood out and was selected, transferred to Prince Gallan's palace, and became one of the maids serving the prince.

It’s such a blessing to wake up to the beautiful boy prince every morning.

The maid held her face and thought happily, smiling and narrowing her eyes.

As a believer in Avdormir, the goddess of love and beauty, she admires and yearns for all the beautiful things in the world.

Beauty is justice.

This is the teaching of Avdormir, the goddess of love and beauty.

Just as the maid was following the teachings of the goddess she believed in and immersed in the feeling of beauty, suddenly, a pair of dark boots appeared in her sight with her head lowered.

She was startled for a moment, and then instinctively raised her gaze from bottom to top.

Up...and up...

…

These legs are really long...

The maid couldn't help but sigh like this when she raised her gaze.

Slender but not skinny, with just the right amount of plump and tight muscle lines on her thighs.

Those are a pair of long, slender and powerful legs.

Believers of the goddess of love and beauty commented in their hearts.

Yeah, narrow waist.

Yes, you can see that there is no fat at all.

The upper body is wrapped in clothes and there is a cape on the shoulders, so not much can be seen, but the overall proportions of this body give people a very good visual aesthetic.

Although she couldn't see clearly whether she had chest or abdominal muscles, it was still among the top ten muscular bodies of men she had seen so far.

As her eyes moved upward, the maid kept making comments in her mind.

The next second, when her eyes fell on the face of the young man standing in front of her, her eyes suddenly straightened.

The great goddess Avdormir!

Is the man standing in front of me the man who was favored by you and bestowed with beauty——

Oh, my goddess, thank you for sending "beauty" to the world so that your believers can feel its beauty!

Staring at the handsome face of this young man in black short robe and smart attire, the maid who looked straight at her couldn't help but sigh in her heart for the goddess she believed in, and subconsciously and piously Praise her goddess.

As for the maid's inner activities that were full of poetry and touching, this handsome young man was completely ignorant of it.

He asked directly: "Is Garlan inside?"

The praise of the goddess in her heart was interrupted, and the maid was startled for a moment. She was keenly aware that this handsome young man did not use honorific words towards His Highness, and this attitude was very natural.

Her mind, which was moved by the 'beauty' she saw just a second ago, suddenly came to her senses. She immediately lowered her head and answered the man's question respectfully.

"The prince is resting in the courtyard. Are you..."

Halfway through her words, she saw the young man walking in, and she quickly stopped him.

"I'm very sorry, you can't enter without permission..."

Halfway through her words, someone came out of the door and interrupted her.

The female officer Tapti who appeared looked at this man with a rare look of astonishment on her face.

She asked in surprise: "Prince Heimos?"

The maid was shocked.

Prince Heimos?

Is this the other prince who reportedly went to the Northland four years ago?

She fell to her knees in panic and bowed her head deeply.

She didn't dare to look up anymore and could only hear the conversation between the two coming from above.

"Obviously I received the news that you won't be able to arrive until the day after tomorrow, so why are you here now?"

"Tapti, long time no see." Heimos replied, "I was in a hurry."

"Really... It's been a long time indeed. Prince Heimos, did you come here to see His Highness Gallan?"

"I heard from the servants in his palace that he came here."

"Yes, Prince Heimos, His Highness is indeed inside, but he is resting at the moment. And it is really rude of you to just barge in without any notice. It will disturb His Highness." Even King Kamos The female official who could drive him out without mercy said, "So please leave first. I will tell His Highness the news that you have returned and arrange for you and His Highness to meet at dinner."

"...You really haven't changed at all, Tapti."

"You have changed a bit, Prince Heimos. Only your recklessness and impoliteness have not changed."

As a result, the kneeling maid heard her female superior drive Prince Heimos away mercilessly, and then she received praise from the always stern female official.

"You have done a good job. No matter who it is, they cannot easily break into His Highness's resting place without His Highness's permission. They will do the same in the future."

"Uh, yes, yes, Lord Tapti."

However, the female official of Tapti had some doubts in her heart.

Prince Heimos left so easily... something felt wrong.

…………

Of course you can't give up so easily.

For Heimos, who had rushed back all night in order to meet the child one day earlier, there was no way he would just wait until night just because of a few words from the female official.

After he left Tapti's sight, he made a circle and walked to the high stone wall on the other side.

He looked around and saw no one, so he jumped up, climbed over the stone wall in a few clicks, and landed gracefully in the courtyard inside the wall.

He looked around. Although he had been away for more than four years, the courtyard had not changed much, and the familiar scenery was everywhere.

The clear stream turned a corner and flowed slowly from the distance. There was only the sound of flowing water in the quiet courtyard.

Memories suddenly came to mind, and Heimos walked along the flowing stream. An indescribable emotion overflowed little by little, filling his chest, and there was an inexplicable feeling of hesitation.

Fear of being close to home.

Four years have passed, and the little child in his memory must have grown up to be a teenager now.

Like him, a lot has changed.

I don’t know what it looks like.

…

But no matter what the child became, he thought, he would recognize him at a glance.

Heimos heard the clear splashing sound, which was the clear sound of running water splashing on the jade.

He looked up.

Dense emerald green olive trees stand on the green grass, with light and shadow intertwining, forming a patch of green under the bright sunshine.

The olive tree standing in an arc half surrounds an oval pool. Snow-white jade with carved patterns is piled up to form a very beautiful rockery. The clear water falls from the rockery, splashing on the jade and in the pool. middle.

Under the dense olive trees, a young man was lying on the green velvet grass, as if he was sleeping.

He was lying on his side, with his slender body half sunken into the green grass, forming a semi-circular arc.

He was wearing a loose and simple white short robe, with his body slightly bent, and his slender limbs were wrapped in green and stretched out in graceful lines in green velvet.

The sun fell on his body, making his skin as white as transparent jade.

The light golden hair that seemed to be made from pure finance was scattered on the young man's snow-white neck and shoulders. The pink traces like cherry petals on the back of the neck were faintly revealed in the hair.

The breeze blew open the long silky blond hair, letting it spread out in large areas on the green grass, and the ends were scattered on the edge of the pool and immersed in the water. The lavender hyacinths at the water's edge swayed gently in the wind, as if they were guarding the sleeping young man. Their figures were reflected in the water, as if the water was dyed with a trace of lavender.

It is the flower blooming season, and the branches and leaves of the olive tree are covered with clusters of tiny white flowers. When the wind blows, the tiny petals falling down are like fine snowflakes in the north. One petal falls softly on the young boy as before. On lips as pink as blooming buds.

The young man sleeping in the greenery seems to be the spirit of water and forest transformed into a pure white deer.

When he slept quietly, it seemed as if the whole earth fell into a peaceful sleep with him.

Heimos stood there, almost forgetting to breathe.

It was as if there was an invisible force restraining his body.

He just stood there, motionless, his golden-red eyes reflecting deeply on the sleeping boy under the tree.

But Garlan, who was sleeping lightly, seemed to feel the presence of others. His eyelashes moved slightly and slowly opened.

The soft golden color shines through the fine eyelashes, with a hint of sleepiness.

Then, he slowly stood up and sat up.

The long pale golden hair fell on his snow-white shoulders and arms, and the fine petals falling from the olive tree passed by the young man kneeling on the grass.

The bright sunlight fell through the branches and leaves of the olive tree and fell on the face that was still a little childish, and the hazy golden eyes looked at Heimos.

Under the golden forehead, the crimson lines outline the pattern symbolizing the protection of the sun god Shamash, dotting Garlan's fair forehead.

With just one glance, the Yin Hong seal was inexplicably imprinted into the deepest part of people's hearts.

At that moment, Heimos seemed to hear his own heart being branded with the bright red mark on the young man's forehead. He couldn't tell whether it was due to excessive pain or something else, the violent heartbeat.

The author has something to say: Well...I know everyone has been waiting for a long time.

So, let’s just combine today’s and tomorrow’s chapters and update them together today.

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hhhhhh Are you all excited together?