*Encampment, 2km away from the West Border Fortress*

"Today, is the day, where Marsus Kingdom falls in the hands of the Empire. It will be redeemed, and it's people, receiving redemption, for their king, has lost his way."

"Now, we march onwards not just for our own kingdoms, but for the empire as well!"

"All hail the Empire!"

"All hail the Empire!"

"Onwards!!"

In an organized formation, the soldiers of both the Lina and Biscot kingdom, marched at an steady pace, towards the West Border Fortress.

At the far back of all this soldiers were the commanders and the Generals of bother the Lina and the Biscot kingdom.

"Look at this, the morale is high. Our victory is now ensured."

"Of course it is ensured. The empire is by your side." Said by an Legionnaire from the empire.

"Please. Don't be gracious to us Legionnaire Micel. You're presence alone is already enough for us."

As these figures were talking to each other, a footman came into their presence and said,

"This footman pay respects to these mighty figures, General Lin, a message was sent to you out of haste."

Flustered, the commanders and generals stared blankly at that foot man. General Lin, a general of Lina Kingdom, on the other hand, accepted the message the footman relayed to him.

General Lin inspected the letter to see if there's a seal on it.

Seeing that there is none, he then proceeded to read it's contents.

When he read it however, his expression suddenly contorted in to that anger and ridicule.

However, it suddenly turned into that of shock and worry.

Seeing such a change in expression, the other generals  and commanders couldn't help but ask what was the content of the letter.

Looking at them, General Lin couldn't help but lower his head in dejection and shook it sideways three times in an organized form.

Confused, the Generals and commanders from the Biscot kingdom asked him again once more what was the contents of the letter.

But those that came from Lina Kingdom on the other hand, only lowered their heads.

"General Lin, why won't you tell us what was written on the letter?"

Not looking at that person, Lin just said,

"Haaaa, you want to know. Fine, a leading figure on our kingdom has died while sleeping on his bed. The message was just brought to me to inform us from the Lina Kingdom."

Looking at General Lin suspiciously, the General that came from Biscot Kingdom left unwillingly.

Seeing those generals and commanders leave him be, General Lin couldn't help but think about the contents of the letter.

"Lia.... What do you mean by retreat...."

"What did you mean by that if we continue...... We would die...."

As he was contemplating about his own thoughts, shouts we're suddenly heard from the front.

When he checked why, he then saw a cloaked person on the distance, walking towards them.
.......

*Marsus kingdom, Ministry of affairs*

*Yesterday*

"Bring them in!"

After King Braum said this, the doors to the meeting room bursted itself open. And then, three cloaked men came in.

There were two sides when it comes to the kingdom's ministers.

The side that knows who these people are, and the side that didn't.

And when this three cloaked people entered, those that didn't know them stood up from their seats in fright, thinking that the Ministry of affairs was under attacked.

When this set of people were about to call the guards due to the sudden intrusion, they suddenly heard the King's exclamation.

"The Goddess is with us!! Hurry! Give these men the proper reception."

And then, the King dragged the three cloaked men out of the council room.

They came in a bang, then left with a sweep.

This, in a sense, made the whole council room silent.

.....

"Your majesty the King, why did you suddenly dragged us away?"

The King looked at them and smiled gently, seeing the familiar cloth patterns under those cloaks, made him more relieved than ever.

"Some of the ministers still does not know of your existence. The only people that knows your existence are me, my wife and daughter, Grand mage Marx and, Driff, a few selected ministers, the Marsus' kingdom's Adventurers Guild guild master, and the Marsus'kingdom's Merchant Guild guild master."

Looking incredulously at the King, the three stayed silent.

And then.....

*Bang*

The one at the center of all three got smacked at the head hard.

"You.... Why did you have to da that flashy entrance?"

"We are so dead. We are so dead."

"It's useless, I'm fired. I'm so-so fired. I'll not be able to feed my family anymore...."

"And whose fault is that!!"

Seeing the exchange from the three, the previous gentle smile that Braum gave them immediately turned into an blank smile.

"This..... Are they children??" Thought king Braum.

Breaking the childish atmosphere by giving a dry cough, Braum then asked,

"What exactly brought you here?"

Losing the childish character, one of them then said in a stern voice.

"Well, we were sent here from the checkpoint to tell you what we got."

With a tinge of interest, the King then asked,

"Hmm? What do you mean by 'what you got'?"

When the King asked this, all three of them went back into character and began to tell them what they were told to tell them.

After hearing everything, had a shocked expression plastered on his face.

"4-40,000 men! That many!!"

Nodding, one of them said.

"Yep, 40,000 men. Also by tommorow, they should be starting their attack on your kingdom's west border."

The King staggered when this was said.

Would their west border fortress even survive?

The King looked really pale hearing all of this.

The men stationed at the fortress as of now would not be enough to defend it. Also, from what he remembers, there's only around 3000 to 7000 men stationed there....

Seeing the king Braum's lifeless expression, the three then looked at each other and then said,

"We can help."

When Braum heard this, his eyes suddenly once more showed hope on it.

"Ple-please!!!"

Seeing Braum's pleading attitude, the three smiled wryly at this and also sighed inwardly.

"Please, look at your image your highness. It's not fitting. Sit down properly like a man, and then we can discuss the plan."

Hearing this, Braum immediately organized himself and looked at the three of them sternly.

Seeing that the King was good to go, one of them then said,

"Alright, here's the plan. We don't have much people with us since most of them have been recalled. But, we were told by our country leaders to help you on this, albeit silently."

Confused by what he meant of 'silently', the King then asked,

"What do you mean by silently?"

One of them smiled and then said,

"Remember the gift you guys were given."

The King then raised an eyebrow when he heard this.

"You, you don't mean that...."

"Yeah, we'll welcome their army with a big surprise, albeit, a bloody one."