The four years begins

when a letter came to Phansesis from the king he was cautious to open it, he had been waiting for a week and not one Kiran soldier was seen but it was known that they were out there when he opened it he read it with a face of growing anger.

"My General Phansesis I am overjoyed to hear of your grand success, I am ordering you on the other hand to push towards the Kiran capital within two weeks you will however be receiving an extra 1,000 conscripts that are the best Calvary that our kingdom has to offer, your request for more armors and weapons will be denied and your payment of parcels will be given when the prisoners are received

if you keep this up we will send you the required resources but at the moment we do not have faith in you so for the mean time don't ask of anything for at least another five victories."

Phansesis was really not in the mood for a no but to hear that he now had to introduce 1,000 new soldiers to his men that they would most likely be against it but if they had time to train them and have them live amongst them until they trusted them.

his thoughts were interrupted by a voice that was timid.

"Sir, why do we have to wait here the men are willing to go against the enemy?" said a young man who seemed to have idol him.

"we move out when the conscripts arrive tell the men they will have half rations until that time so we can stock up." Phansesis was obviously not wanting to do this so the young man left without complaint.

the week went by slowly as everyone was waiting for the supposed conscripts but eventually the horses came with the weeks supplies, medium build soldiers with bright puffed out chest pieces and curved swords that had gems upon their handles. The horses where big with bits of armor on their chest head and side areas but it was obvious these horseman would kill easily.

with their arrival the men cheered

"huraa! huraa!"

their cheers where mainly the knowledge of being able to move out as everyone packed their belongings to set out towards the closest Kiran city named Sho Ho Mi.

Phansesis walked up to the horseman and asked to see their Sargent to which a man with medals jumped down and introduced himself.

"hello sir I'm Qubert I will be leading these men on the field."

Phansesis was glad to hear the enthusiasm but he wasn't going to give them better treatment than the others.

"Dismount and walk behind the infantry then we will use you when the time comes."

Qubert didn't look amused he gave a quizzical look before replying.

"Sir the Calvary do not walk with the men it breaks proper manor, if we took the front we would walk but not the rear."

Phansesis was slightly angered and spoke out with his own opinion.

"these men here I trained they bled for me and sweat for me they work for me and have proven themselves to me for the short time I have known them, you on the other hand haven't proven anything for me so you do not take the front but rather the rear so as to push up with speed if the time should arise!"

at this the infantry chuckled a little they themselves knew that any ranked royal can die on the field they had killed some personally.

Qubert looked angered and so he spoke quickly without any manners for his superior.

"You are not my leader and I refuse to let you command my men we will take the rear but not under your power or that of any but mine, we will ride behind you not walk!"

with that the army pushed forward Phansesis walked in the front not because he didn't have a horse but because he wanted himself to be respectful and not make his men do anything he wouldn't. It took two days to reach the city but they found a surprise party being held as all the Kiran army inhabiting the city had taken the time to build a wall around it and now Phansesis was more displeased that he had to wait for the wall was relatively new.

"men set up camp and see how long the enemy waits!"

the camp was up in minutes which was fast considering the horseman had barely started their camp when the infantry finished. The infantry made a line from the supply cart and everyone was served their food as they walked by, it became apparent that these soldiers were new but well disciplined as those who didn't eat yet took watch each station had a fire wizard and three infantry.

Phansesis was looking at the newly built wall with more sadness than anger cause even though they needed to destroy it there was something unique about it he couldn't put his finger on.

soon night time came and Phansesis set up guards around the camp but any Calvary he asked to do their part said no and left him high and dry so in the end he himself took a a guard station for the main perpose of watching the enemy, the night went by slowly Phansesis was drawing everything he saw at the enemy walls and he presumed that there was an average of 10 guards between each tower and they walked side to side so as to not be idle. Phansesis deducted that they were nervous so instead of sending men out for a night attack they put more on the walls and had 95 percent of the army sleeping so he devised a plan for dawn.

he then went to sleep and woke to soldiers getting breakfast in a lively manner he walked out and saw everyone's spirits were high and that only the night guards were tired looking so he sent them to bed before getting everyone in order.

"men I want you all to stand out in the open get in shield formation and scream as loud as you can."

they looked at him with suprised eyes and even though the Calvary made jokes and laughed at them every soldier did as they were told and they screamed.

*Raaaaaaaaaaaa!*

the stood there for a time and Phansesis had the magicians fall in behind which took two minutes, after those two minutes Kiran regulars formed up in boiled leather and heater shields putting them up as if expecting say some magic attacks.

Phansesis was impressed he disbanded everyone and set up guards then started a diary on "Sho Ho Mi" and his first entry was one of impression.

"We had been waiting for less than a month and this Kiran army built a wall and trained their Garrison to defend against magic with shield formation, though personally I don't believe a shield without magic will stand against magic they have a great leader and hardened soldiers as it only took 2 minutes for them to be in battle stations were an average army would take 5 to 6 for anything in particular this siege is looking to be more difficult than I presumed."

the next week at 10 am every morning Phansesis had his men stand in line and scream at the wall and every day the enemy came within 2 minutes consecutively but Phansesis and his men had been cutting off supply routes and keeping the Kiran army in killing all military personnel who exited and keeping any personal from entering. Phansesis had scouts along the roads leading to the city and no reinforcements had been seen.

Phansesis's plan was built around the age of the wall his theory being that with a new wall installed there was no extra food and water storage as well as no sewage and waste prevention so his thoughts were within three weeks disease and starvation would become a problem and the people would grow tired and the soldiers would either surrender or charge out to meet them.

it was dark foggy night when a scout ran into Phansesis's tent claiming the enemy was on the retreat silently walking away.

"Get the men up quietly I want the infantry to push into the city and secure anything they can, and tell Qubert that I want him to charge down the retreating enemy."

soon the camp was silently moving everywhere men getting their Swords and Spears, magicians filling their packs with the camps supplies and the Calvary sat there unmoving in protest of Phansesis.

it didn't take long for Phansesis to understand what they were doing so he made new plans he took all 400 fire magicians and told them to give their packs to 400 soldiers and follow him.

the night went like so the enemy commander was sick same with everyone else in his army and the civilians had long either died of escaped into the territory his men were asking to retreat and group up with their companies to the north, the commander allowed it but he himself would remain in the town Mansion where he would meet his end. The enemy army walked sick and tired though they hadn't traveled a mile before fireballs hit them and caused such a condition of panic they pulled their weapons and killed their assailants who happened to be the men around them and by the end of the night the whole army of 9,000 died that night.

Phansesis had crept up on the retreating army and he took in the scenery the fog kept most everything invisible but the terrain was indicating a bog to the north where the army was heading so he got his men lined up.

"Fire!"

*whoosh* *Boom!*

repeating this five more times he stopped when he noticed his men sweating gasping for air. he concluded that magic isn't how much power you can use just how much strain you can take, he was a little afraid but just as he was going to call a retreat he saw the enemy cutting themselves apart.

"Men! we head back to the city they will handle the rest!"

with that all of them moved back into the city to a surprising scene, the city wasn't completely abandoned as four guards in Special armor held off the infantry trying to gain access to the Mansion. Phansesis saw that all the houses were run down and the place not only stinked but was littered with bodies of the dead.

"Stop advancing on the Mansion! take these bodies out and burn the city to the ground after you raid her!"

everyone was quick to respond as they ran from house to house grabbing all they deemed fit for them.

Phansesis on the other hand walked casually towards the Mansion.

he had received a present from an old friend recently and he was a little eager to use them, out of the darkness all the Kiran guards saw was a man with a blue cape, a metal capped helmet with a nose piece and black leather sides that covered his neck, a sliver chestplate with connecting arm pieces that was clothing though it looked fancy it glowed purple as though nothing could stab through it his pants where the same.

Phansesis drew his new sword out it looked amazing it hilt was made of a red wood tree and his sword was balanced enough to stand on the tip of it's blade, though the blade itself was black there was a carving in its side ¥€¥£¥ it was long and straight though only one side was sharp and the other flat, the hilt divide was a circle with two parts coming out on the sides.

he walked up to the first guard and the fight commenced. Phansesis jumped to the left as the guard swung at him and easily stabbed into his side like butter while his sword was still inside the guard two others came charging from the right and left to which Phansesis sliced the sword to the left cutting out of the already impaled guard and cutting the head off the one to the left, at the same time he kicked the first guard into the one on the right. then he walked over to the guard on the ground and stabbed his throat before turning towards the guard at the door, their eyes locked and the guard knew it was a matter of time before his death but he didn't have long to think about that before Phansesis charged, the guard instinctively brought his sword up to protect himself and was surprised when Phansesis's sword cut through his sword and helmet all the way to his neck. the guard fell to the ground and stopped moving the only guard partly alive was almost cut in half and he was not getting up anytime soon.

Phansesis pulled his sword out and looked at the blade it was still black but the blood would not stay on the blade and slid off easily like a river, he then entered the Mansion through the big door he saw hardly anything as it was just as dark inside as it was out so Phansesis crept along silently as though not to awake a sleeping guest, then he saw a slight light coming from under a door he moved towards it and at the last second he kicked it open to see what was inside.

as sad sight was that which he saw, lying on a bed not to far was a sickly man skinny and pale he was sweating on this cool night and he saw Phansesis and did nothing but laugh

"Hahahahaha! Hahahahaha!"

it was weak but made its point the man fears of death were gone he looked to Phansesis and then uttered his final words.

"I thought it would be 500 years before Purtain could defeat us" *cough* *cough* "I was suprised when you killed my cousins at the front but then I knew you were special."

Phansesis spoke up now.

"Sir you are sick, city burning and army destroyed you must surrender or die."

the man looked to him a smile still on his face he knew he wouldn't live much longer.

*sigh* "look at us we don't know each other's names yet here we are tearing each other apart, well no matter I am dead and the city with me I was wondering what kind of person you are and now I know. you have magic in your veins I have never seen before take care the Kiran army is pulling back you need not worry for a counter attack."

with those as his final words Phansesis left the man dead he then searched the house for what he could and found the this man had been very intelligent as he burned all documents and papers. he decided to leave the Mansion and came out to the city ablaze he walked down the alley leading towards the gate and met up with his men.

"boys get some sleep we move out at dawn."

the city burning with fires of blood

the bog full of bodies not mud

to the war there is no rest

to the soldiers no final test

these are the fires of Asrogoth fires of death.