The butcher

At the time Iron Axe reported to Roland about an event that occurred at Valencia

"Everything had been done as you wish, Your Majesty."

"Well done. However, I am sorry that this thing will make your name into one of bloodthirsty and malicious general."

"Let my name be feared at the gates of hell, as I exalt you, my Savior, as I am your sword. If you want, I will crush everything your enemy have built, burn all that they love, and kill every one you want. I will cast them down at the foot of your throne. I will stand in front of you, as I burn their home down. And I will see them on their knees before the King of Kings. They will lose their life to you the chosen ones."

He was hearing such a harsh voice spoke very resolute words somehow made Roland feel like he listened to some heavy metal. Listening to such words also made Roland felt very proud of himself to be able to obtained such loyalty from his subordinate, but with Iron Axe military achievement he thought. 'An unbeatable general and king? Should I try asking him that question?'

He then asked Iron Axe "How many soldiers can a person like me, command?"

"Your Majesty can command no more than ten thousand."

Roland thought 'Woah! He really answered like that guy.' And continued to ask "How about for you?"

"For your servant, the more, the better."

Roland laughed and said, "If the more, the better, why were you taken captive by me?"

"Your Majesty cannot command the troops but is good at commanding the commanders. This is why I was taken captive by Your Majesty. Furthermore, Your Majesty's knowledge could be said to be bestowed by heaven. It is not mere human wisdom."

"Very good, Iron Axe. You may go now."Roland laughed out loud and told Iron Axe to go.

Iron Axe confused by Roland's behavior but nevertheless did what he was ordered to.

When Iron Axe went out of the room, Roland stopped laughing and suddenly sighed.

Nightingale came out of her fog and asked him. " What's in your mind, Your Majesty? You laugh so loud but suddenly stop and sigh?"

Roland heard Nightingale's question but did not answered her and instead recited a prose from his world.

"When the fast rabbits are caught, the hunting dogs are killed for meat. When the enemy empire is destroyed, the generals are executed."

Nightingale was shocked. "Do you mean…"

"No! Now is not the time. The world still in chaos and our war of divine will is not finish."

"So you want me to do it later?" Nightingale's words showed no hint of hesitation.

"No! I don't mean it like that. That prose is something famous but absolutely not my intent. I may consider the stability and balance of power, but get rid of my general is not my thing. In fact, when everything is finished I will bring the greatest gift to all the people."

"What's that?"

"Comunisim" Roland declared.

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xxx M.E.

Neverwinter City, Barov University

"Did you see 'the last knight'?"

'No.You?"

"No. How about we ask Edith and her friends to the cinema tonight?"

"I don't want to watch this movie. The movie may get a good review from rotten mushroom but I don't like how they portrayed Iron Axe as a war maniac and merciless general."

"It's just a movie, who cares about the plot, if you look at the box office It'may even surpass 'the wolf princess', beside don't you have a feeling for Edith?"

"Well, I like Edith but I wonder is not Edith you talking about now. This trick can't be used twice. Also, count that movie out of the chart that movie was shown for over several hundred years. Everyone who comes to Neverwinter will always watch it at the first cinema you know."

"Last week was not my intent, who can believe they will bring another Edith. It was not my fault, we have more than 5 Edith in our department! At least, the girls are lucky than us, in high school out of 100 men in my grade 10 called Roland. Hey your Majesty, will you ask miss Edith out?"

"Stop it. I would watch 'Iron Axe' documentary at the library than watch some romance film."

"Hey, Carter!."

"Oh! Nightingale, do you want to watch a movie with us? And please bring Edith along."

….

In front of Valencia.

"What a pathetic pile of stones your castle is! I'll burn your little castle to the ground! This evening, I will feed your eyes to my crows!" Iron Axe shouted in front of his troops.

"Hell, fear me. I am the one that will bring you down and when you fall, feel me. You'll see my face on the battleground." Duke Wilion raising the morale of his knights and charged toward The first army.

….

After the movie finished, Edith started to lecture her friends about the inconsistency with history in the film.

" Why would people love tragic story so much. Well, I would say that the last moment when Duke Wilion met eye with, his chief knight, Galina was both sweet and sad but Iron Axe was not someone who loves to kill meaningless and act like that."

"But isn't Iron Axe kill a lot of people and torture a lot of prisoners, you should look at human rights. And he even burnt down the prisoner without care and not spare even an innocent person." Nightingale refuted.

"It's may be true that Iron Axe was called the butcher but all he did was for his king, In his life, there was only one time he acted on his own behind The emperor back. Such a loyal general should not be portrayed like this."

" You should watch the documentary. Let me tell you about the real Iron Axe" Roland wanted to help his crush and rebuild Iron Axe image in his friend's mind.

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On the outskirt of the southern region, the land of Sand people, there was a young boy rode on his horse and giving a command to the caravan. The face of this boy told everybody who looked at him that he was young but his body was quite dreadful for a boy as he was almost reaching 7 feet. The young boy was a man who will later be called Iron Axe, the legendary commander of God-emperor Roland Wimbledon.