Kingdom and Harem

The 500 strong troops were just waiting 500 meters from Mallorca's city wall. There were only 250 knights within the city. 

If the enemies entered, defeat was imminent. Enemies knew that but they didn't want the victory yet. The reason was because Count Sigma, the dominant figure in Marquis Trump's faction wanted to savor the moment.

Since their arrival to this moment, Count Connery and her daughter, Scarlet had taken their lunch, took bath and Don new armour as this battle could be their last and the final moment of Treia dynasty. 

The three of them had discussion on the top of the wall while surrounded by knights.

Suddenly from a distance, a single chariot was moving towards the entrance. When it became near, they could see someone was driving it with Count Sigma sitting at the back. There was a man head beside him.

The chariot stopped 100 meters from the entrance. The big middle age man walked out.

"Conneeeeery !!!!"

"Conneeeeery!!!"

He shouted. His furious voice made the Knights tremble. 

"Conneeeeery !!!!"

"Conneeeeery!!!"

Demia looked at her father and shook her head.

Her father stood.

"Father!!!!" She yelled. 

"Conneeeeery !!!!"

"Conneeeeery!!!"

They looked down. Count Sigma was striding back and forth from the entrance to the chariot while shouting,

"Conneeeeery !!!!"

"Conneeeeery!!!"

He looked back at the panic Demia. Her daughter shook her head.

"I need to go.." 

Before he could even complete his statement, Demia mumbled, "No, no, no."

"Demia!" He raised his voice.

"No, no, no, no, no, no."

He sighed and glanced back to shouting Sigma.

"Conneeeeery!"

"Conneeeeery!!"

He turned to the speechless Scarlet.

"Princess, you should understand."

Scarlet just stared at her friend's father. She wanted to say a lot of things but words just couldn't come out.

"Something happened to his son, probably. Knowing that guy, he wanted to unleash his fury on someone."

Tears flowed uncontrollably from Scarlet and Demia's eyes.

"If that mad unleashes his fury in here, Demia and princess would be in trouble." He calmly explained.

"But even if he killed you, he will still enter the palace and ran amok." Demia grabbed her father's shoulders.

"No, my instinct is usually right. Somehow I feel if I let he unleashes rage on me, everything will work out somehow."

"What father, you don't make any sense!" Demia shook her father's shoulders.

"You see they departed with about 1,100 troops but they reached Santander plain, their number fell to around 600. I am not sure who but someone is helping us." He smiled and gently touched her daughter's hand. She dropped her hands.

"Conneeeeery!"

"Conneeeeery!!"

Sigma was still shouting and walking like mad man.

"I must tell you the secret of this country. Regarding dark elves."

Demia and Scarlet looked at each other. He started his story,

"Originally Treia was not this big. One third of Treia land originally belong to the dark elves. We stole their land."

The girls' eyes went wide.

"What are you talking about?" Scarlet's voice trembled.

"20 years ago, there were only 3 top decision makers in Treia. First, the king. Then, the royalty, Cheney's family who now became Duke. Then, the most powerful noble family, Connery. There were no Reyes, Trump, Sigma, Kim."

He looked below.

The 500 strong troops were just waiting 500 meters from Mallorca's city wall. There were only 250 knights within the city. 

If the enemies entered, defeat was imminent. Enemies knew that but they didn't want the victory yet. The reason was because Count Sigma, the dominant figure in Marquis Trump's faction wanted to savor the moment.

Since their arrival to this moment, Count Connery and her daughter, Scarlet had taken their lunch, took bath and Don new armour as this battle could be their last and the final moment of Treia dynasty. 

The three of them had discussion on the top of the wall while surrounded by knights.

Suddenly from a distance, a single chariot was moving towards the entrance. When it became near, they could see someone was driving it with Count Sigma sitting at the back. There was a man head beside him.

The chariot stopped 100 meters from the entrance. The big middle age man walked out.

"Conneeeeery !!!!"

"Conneeeeery!!!"

He shouted. His furious voice made the Knights tremble. 

"Conneeeeery !!!!"

"Conneeeeery!!!"

Demia looked at her father and shook her head.

Her father stood.

"Father!!!!" She yelled. 

"Conneeeeery !!!!"

"Conneeeeery!!!"

They looked down. Count Sigma was striding back and forth from the entrance to the chariot while shouting,

"Conneeeeery !!!!"

"Conneeeeery!!!"

He looked back at the panic Demia. Her daughter shook her head.

"I need to go.." 

Before he could even complete his statement, Demia mumbled, "No, no, no."

"Demia!" He raised his voice.

"No, no, no, no, no, no."

He sighed and glanced back to shouting Sigma.

"Conneeeeery!"

"Conneeeeery!!"

He turned to the speechless Scarlet.

"Princess, you should understand."

Scarlet just stared at her friend's father. She wanted to say a lot of things but words just couldn't come out.

"Something happened to his son, probably. Knowing that guy, he wanted to unleash his fury on someone."

Tears flowed uncontrollably from Scarlet and Demia's eyes.

"If that mad unleashes his fury in here, Demia and princess would be in trouble." He calmly explained.

"But even if he killed you, he will still enter the palace and ran amok." Demia grabbed her father's shoulders.

"No, my instinct is usually right. Somehow I feel if I let he unleashes rage on me, everything will work out somehow."

"What father, you don't make any sense!" Demia shook her father's shoulders.

"You see they departed with about 1,100 troops but they reached Santander plain, their number fell to around 600. I am not sure who but someone is helping us." He smiled and gently touched her daughter's hand. She dropped her hands.

"Conneeeeery!"

"Conneeeeery!!"

The mad man was still shouting.

"Treia and Ponsonia were always attacked by Goldonia and Empire for decades. We were barely hanging, until we recruited capable military leaders from Magrado and Arkland. As you know, Reyes and Joy were from Magrado. Trump, Sigma, Kim, Romeo were from Arkland. They showed their capabilities in repelling the invasion."

"I knew their origin and why they were awarded nobility but how this got anything to do with the dark elves?" Scarlet asked nervously.

"They demanded lands but we had only little lands to give,... but the dark elves had been occupying a large land beside Treia."

"Don't tell me.." Scarlet was trembling.

"Yes. Your father, Duke Cheney and me. We decided to wage war against the dark elves. Then, Trump, Reyes and others helped us until we finally annihilated the dark elves. Their land was distributed among new nobles."

Scarlet fell on her knee and putting her palms on her face, trembling.

"Girls, we are very sorry you had to inherit our sin. But remember, the sin is not your fault, we, the old men were the guilty ones."

Connery carried a large shield and a spear.

"Our sin stops with us."

Demia embraced her father tightly for several minutes.

The 500 strong troops were just waiting 500 meters from Mallorca's city wall. There were only 250 knights within the city. 

If the enemies entered, defeat was imminent. Enemies knew that but they didn't want the victory yet. The reason was because Count Sigma, the dominant figure in Marquis Trump's faction wanted to savor the moment.

Since their arrival to this moment, Count Connery and her daughter, Scarlet had taken their lunch, took bath and Don new armour as this battle could be their last and the final moment of Treia dynasty. 

The three of them had discussion on the top of the wall while surrounded by knights.

Suddenly from a distance, a single chariot was moving towards the entrance. When it became near, they could see someone was driving it with Count Sigma sitting at the back. There was a man head beside him.

The chariot stopped 100 meters from the entrance. The big middle age man walked out.

"Conneeeeery !!!!"

"Conneeeeery!!!"

He shouted. His furious voice made the Knights tremble. 

"Conneeeeery !!!!"

"Conneeeeery!!!"

Demia looked at her father and shook her head.

Her father stood.

"Father!!!!" She yelled. 

"Conneeeeery !!!!"

"Conneeeeery!!!"

They looked down. Count Sigma was striding back and forth from the entrance to the chariot while shouting,

"Conneeeeery !!!!"

"Conneeeeery!!!"

He looked back at the panic Demia. Her daughter shook her head.

"I need to go.." 

Before he could even complete his statement, Demia mumbled, "No, no, no."

"Demia!" He raised his voice.

"No, no, no, no, no, no."

He sighed and glanced back to shouting Sigma.

"Conneeeeery!"

"Conneeeeery!!"

He turned to the speechless Scarlet.

"Princess, you should understand."

Scarlet just stared at her friend's father. She wanted to say a lot of things but words just couldn't come out.

"Something happened to his son, probably. Knowing that guy, he wanted to unleash his fury on someone."

Tears flowed uncontrollably from Scarlet and Demia's eyes.

"If that mad unleashes his fury in here, Demia and princess would be in trouble." He calmly explained.

"But even if he killed you, he will still enter the palace and ran amok." Demia grabbed her father's shoulders.

"No, my instinct is usually right. Somehow I feel if I let he unleashes rage on me, everything will work out somehow."

"What father, you don't make any sense!" Demia shook her father's shoulders.

"You see they departed with about 1,100 troops but they reached Santander plain, their number fell to around 600. I am not sure who but someone is helping us." He smiled and gently touched her daughter's hand. She dropped her hands.

"Conneeeeery!"

"Conneeeeery!!"

Connery hug his daughter, ignoring the barking.

After a while, they separated. He used his index finger to clean his daughter's tear.

He then walked calmly downstairs. The city's gate opened and he went out to face Sigma.

Connery's height was 178 cm while Sigma's height was 195cm. Sigma also had distinguished military experience. The outcome was obvious but Connery was calm. He glanced at Demia and Scarlet who were watching from the top of the wall. He smiled gently.

"My son, Joe was killed. Do you know who killed him?" Sigma interrogated.

"No. We had no other alliance." 

"Did you get attacked on the way here?" 

Sigma was fiery that he smashed his axe to ground.

"They killed hundreds of my troops. They killed Joe! Did you really not know?" 

Connery smiled. His instinct was right, Demia and Scarlet were going to be saved.

He prepare fighting stance. His left hand held a large shield and his right hand held a spear. 

Sigma's left hand held an axe and his right hand held a spear.

Every Sigma's step sounded like a giant walking. 

He swung his axe and thrusted spear in sequence. Connery just dodged. 

Connery, after several minutes, was being pushed around. Sigma became increasingly confident and made big swing using axe. 

Connery was waiting for this opening, he slashed the wrist that was holding axe. Sigma shouted painfully and hit him using the axe. As his hand was wounded, his swing was sluggish and Connery escaped.

"Daaaaamn !!!" Sigma barked.

The swing became more powerful but slow. Connery kept making shallow cut on Sigma's left hand. 

"You weakling. You won't kill me by just injuring my hand. You are hopeless,!"

He kept pushing Connery and Connery kept slightly slashed his left hand.

Sigma stopped. He angrily laughed.

"I know your plan, Connery. You just want make my left arm useless so that I can't use against your daughter. Hahaha"

He smashed his axe with his bleeding hand.

"You are wrong. My left hand was a lot weakened by this left hand is still stronger than your girls' hand. And my right hand is still at full strength."

Sigma resumed his onslaught using both hands. Sigma was much better warrior than Connery, so Connery could no longer kept up. He just helplessly cut Sigma's left hand which made Sigma more furious and made more powerful attacks. 

"Hh. Hh. My plan worked. Your left is quite wounded now." Connery smiled. 

"You overestimate yourself!" Sigma didn't move for a while as if was collecting his strength.

Connery also inhale his breath and prepared his stance.

Suddenly, both men moved like arrows. Their speed was much faster than ever.

Sigma thrusted his spear through Connery''s chest. 

"You are dead." Sigma said.

Suddenly, Sigma felt a huge pain on his right hand who was holding spear. 

Connery thrusted his spear through Sigma's wrist. 

Sigma's eyes went wide. Connery's aim was not his left hand. His actual plan was to cut off his right hand. But, this was worse. Even his left hand was largely weakened.

Sigma roared, "Aaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrgggggg!!!"

Count Connery was losing consciousness. He still managed to look at her daughter and smiled at her gently, and uttered, "Demia, Scarlet, live on."

The mastermind of Treia Kingdom died that day.