True King's Ecstasy

"Weak! Weak, too weak," Juno muttered while walking around the room while biting her fingernails showing how stressed she was.

"They are not weak, Juno, we are too strong and our enemy was too strong," Seeing her lover so unstable, Velian muttered as he looked at all the damage done by the undead beings to the city.

The walls were heavily damaged and many of the soldiers lost their lives. And Velian was still thinking about the information he got from Andriya.

"I won't sugar cost things, this time it's your fault for bringing the army to support me, if you had let me do it alone, I could have captured Andriya," Velian said straight forward showing, he wasn't happy with Juno's decision.

Aiko was there with her hand bandaged, she almost broke her hand because of how badly she was injured, but lucky for her Vekian managed to use his healing flame and provide first aid before things got too dangerous.

"But- I wanted to" Juno muttered with her eyes on the verge of crying thinking that, Cekian was angry with her but he quickly touched her perked-up ears and hair.

"I'm not angry, but next time believe me, if I say, I don't need help, that's because I really don't, I won't run into my death without relying on you girls,"

Juno nodded her head while enjoying Velian's caresses until they heard a knock on the door of the room.

"Who's it? I thought our business is over," Disappointed by how they got disturbed, Juno muttered but Velian felt this might be urgent because the person outside the castle had a racing heart.

"Wait here! I will see,"

Velian walked calmly to the door and, opened it with his hand clutching the door knob rather tightly. He had expected this day to come, but he didn't expect it to come so soon. One of his messengers stood in front of him, interrupting his thoughts.

"Your Grace," the messenger began, his voice shaking slightly.

"The Montero kingdom has declared war against us. They have already surrounded the Cantrell Viscounty where Lady Mel is acting as the current leader."

Velian raised an eyebrow but otherwise, he remained composed. Velian expected an attack like this, he knew Montero's kingdom won't stay idle while he take over the power of one of the most important kingdoms.

"Thank you for the information. Please send word to our allies and begin mobilizing our forces."

As soon as he gave orders and the messenger left, Juno burst into the place Velian was standing, her eyes wide with worry.

"Velian, why are you so calm? Montero is declaring war against us! We need to act fast!"

Velian turned to face her, his expression softening.

"Don't worry, Juno. Delviny is there to deal with that problem. We need to focus on finishing the war in our city first and Andriya might be close, so we need to send search parties,"

Juno hesitated for a moment, but then nodded, trusting Velian's judgment. She knew that he was always several steps ahead of everyone else and that he always had a plan.

And by sending Delviny to the land closest to the Montero kingdom, he proved it again to everyone.

Velian closed the door and looked at the outside from the window, his silver hair billowing behind him. "Let's go, Juno. We have work to do."

And with that, Velian, Aiko and Juno left the study, ready to face whatever challenges lay ahead.

Juno wanted to send search parties even at midnight, but Velian didn't let her do that since they are almost invincible at night time.

Even though he wasn't the most attached leader to all the warriors on his side, he didn't want to see them dying meaninglessly.

As soon as dawn arrived on the next day, Velian personally led a search party while as the sub-commander, he appointed Juno.

Remi was disappointed with how badly she performed in this war.

She could feel the weight of disappointment and anxiety pressing down on her chest like a heavy boulder. Remi knew that the outcome of this battle would have dire consequences, not just for her army, but for her future as well.

Would Velian demote her for her failures? Would he lose trust in her ability to lead and protect their people? These thoughts swirled around in her mind, threatening to overwhelm her.

Remi had always been a strong and capable leader, but this defeat had shaken her to her core.

She thought about directly asking him, but seeing his face she had no confidence to do that.

He didn't want to hear hateful words from the man she admired from her childhood, so she decided to stay silent.

All along the search campaign, the atmosphere around the army remained static.

With no sign or evidence of Andriya's presence, the only thing that remained among the army was disappointment.

The search party continued for a few days, but things didn't get any better.

"Looks like she decided to change her position, I'm pretty sure Empire must be in this now, but is it really a good thing?" Velian questioned as he had no idea who would take the throne.

If Andriya went back, won't she come back with an even stronger undead, now that she knows of my presence?

Velian always questioned, and the only option that remained was re conquering the borders, so they can attack the empire if the need arise.

But now that the war is over, Velian found himself uncertain about what to do next. Should he return to the capital and bask in the glory of his victory, or continue his campaign and attack the neighbouring empire?

As he pondered his next move, Velian couldn't help but feel conflicted. On one hand, he had a duty to his people to protect them from any potential threat. On the other hand, he couldn't ignore the toll the war had taken on his soldiers and the devastating impact it had on the families of the fallen.

Velian sighed deeply, his mind lost in thought. He knew that whatever he chose to do, it would have far-reaching consequences for both himself and his kingdom. He couldn't afford to make a wrong decision