The war had officially began. But the impact it had to the whole world wasn't much. Everybody knew that Ber was going to be consumed sooner or later. Most of them expect the Divine Empire of Stotford would do it, but it was no surprise that the Kingdom of Withokere would want to expand their territory as well.
Ber was a small nation. Basically any of its neighbor would be able to take it with a little bit of effort.
The invasion came from the south and west. Withokere could not attack from the east or north because that was where Stotford's territory was.
But it didn't matter.
The armies marched forth with thick armor and large supplies. Carriages of every size followed from behind, bringing mostly weapons and armors.
Warriors and magicians at higher rank didn't really need to eat. They could hold their hunger and thirst for months if needed. But their armors and weapons broke all the time after a fight. Even a magician's staff would crack and snap after it had been used numerous times. This was especially true if the quality of their mana was high.
Earl Nirder Swadedon, a particularly powerful Earl with large territory was a great commander that had experienced many major battles. His army, The Silver Swarm, had never sneak an attack upon the enemies, but they always caught them by surprise.
Far to the east of Aldred's position, the Silver Swarm Army marched forth. The sound of large beast thumping the ground as they pulled the carriages tied to them was heard all over the valley.
Earl Nirder led the army at the front, riding atop a majestic horse with a shining silver armor. One of the reason why many nobles respected him so much was his fearless attitude. He was never at the back, under the protection of his army, instead, he led with courage.
And this behavior inspired his men to work and train even harder. If their lord is brave enough to be the tip of the spear, why would they be afraid?
Nirder frequently trained and sparred with his soldiers as well. Nirder was a warrior, but because he was a high Diamond Rank warrior, he was extremely respected and feared. Every magicians he sparred with would not want to fight him for real for they know they would lose their heads if they do so.
"My lord, Normingham city is 15 kilometers away," Meben said. He was one of the Two Silver Blades along with Roa who rode a horse to Nirder's left.
Both of them were incredibly handsome with thick, shining armor, not as shiny as their lord's, but it was still impressive. A long blade sheated on their back, and two more sheated on their waist.
The Two Silver Blades were Nirder's best warrior. Every year, Nirder would held a competition to claim these position, and for past decades, nobody could defeat Meben and Roa.
Swadedon was a warrior family. They had produced so many Diamond Rank warriors, and most of their army was consisted of warriors.
Magicians might held a great advantage below Diamond Rank, but nobody would want to mess with Swadedon's trained warrior.
Nirder, as the current head of the family had great respect for this tradition and he embraced it with his whole life. A warrior must be tested, so although he liked Meben and Roa, he still let others compete for their position. That way, Meben and Roa would never dare to laze around.
And it worked. Both of them worked harder than anyone else. Nirder also sparred often with them to make sure he didn't lose his edge.
Nirder pulled his horse to a stop and raised his hand. The entire army stopped at once like a synchronized machine.
"Why are we stopping?" Roa asked.
Nirder pointed with a gauntleted finger. "There. The enemies are approaching."
After a few seconds, a large cavalry was seen approaching from the distance. They rode black horses with heavy armor. The cavalries brought a spear, a sword, a shield, and a bow.
Meben, Roa, and Nirder was silent at first before they burst out laughing.
"HAHAHAHA!"
The three of them laughed like a maniac.
"These fools leave the safety and comfort of their walls to fight us! Did their brain get fucked by the horses?"
The soldiers behind him laughed as well. Their lord was a playful man and joked around a lot. They were disciplined warriors, but they know when to laugh and have fun with their lord.
Nirder stopped laughing and his expression turned serious immediately. He pulled a sword as long as a man from his back and pointed forward. "Since they willingly come out of their nest to be killed then let's give them what they ask."
He took in a deep breath before he kicked his horse. "Charge!!!"
Nirder, Meben, and Roa charged first. The soldiers behind them rushed forward on foot until suddenly, they jumped into the air and white horses appeared below them.
Landing onto these horses, they raised their silver swords and roared.
"Silver Swarm! Silver Swarm! Silver Swarm!"
"Silver Swarm! Silver Swarm! Silver Swarm!"
"Silver Swarm! Silver Swarm! Silver Swarm!"
The enemy cavalries grabbed their bows and began firing into the air. Waves after waves of arrows flew into the sky, then arched down towards the Silver Swarm Army.
"Men!" Nirder shouted. "What do we do when there's a rain?!"
"WE DANCE!" they all replied before they stood on the back of their horse and slashed all of the arrows that came their way. Their swords moved left and right, cutting and knocking all the arrows nearby. Their movements were like dancing and they do all of this while standing on top of a stupidly-fast horses!
"Fuck!" The enemy cursed and gritted their teeth when they see that their attacks did not work.
"Archers! Fire again!"
The archers raised their bows, about to fire another volleys of arrows towards the Silver Swarm Army.
"As if I will let you!"
Nirder roared and his horse let out a blinding, bright glow. Meben and Roa's horses did the same and the three of them rushed towards the enemies with unimaginable speed.
Within a blink of an eye, the three of them arrived in front of the enemy cavalries and then exploded with a silver aura that pushed hundreds of people at once.
Nirder lunged forward with his horses and beheaded five men at once, blood splattered all over his silver armor. Meben and Roa followed by his side, slicing and dicing anyone that dare to approach.
"That's the Earl of Swadedon! Kill him!"
Nirder laughed. "That's right! Come to me! I am the Earl! Kill me if you can!"
Meben and Roa could only shake their heads with a smile when they heard. Their lord just made the battle much more difficult.
Nirder leaped off his horse. The horse vanished into silver lights when he landed on the ground. Charging forward, he slashed downward and an arc of silver light shot forth, cutting dozens of men at once.
"There's just three of them! How can you fail to kill three men!?" their captain shouted.
Right after they captain said that, the rest of the of the Silver Swarm Army arrived and bull dozed through the enemies. Horses collide against horses, blades against blades.
From above, the silver dots were overwhelming and devouring the black dots at rapid speed.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
The soldiers roared in fervor as they raised their silver blades then swung it down. They repeated this motion countless times, killing numerous enemies each second.
After the whole enemy cavalry was decimated, Nirder, Meben, and Roa looked at each other and laughed.
"Is that all the enemy has? The Dominion of Ber is weaker than I thought," Nirder commented.
"Don't say something like that, my lord. Last time you said that, you lose your hands," Roa said.
"Stop being a cowards, Roa," Nirder replied. "How can mere words scares you? We're warriors! Even death trembles under our gaze."
Meben just chuckle on the side hearing their banter.
Suddenly, shadow went past them.
Nirder looked up and saw more than a dozen magic warships flying high in the air.
He frowned. "Flying warships? Why are they deploying these weapons so soon?"
"More than that, my lord! I think we need to retreat first!" Roa alarmed him.
Suddenly, the warships in the sky lit up and shot a vortex of fire to the ground.
"Fuck!" Meben shouted.
Nirder raised his blade high before he was engulfed by the flame.
"My lord!"
Suddenly, the vortex of flame dissipated and a part of the flying warships exploded.
"You guys retreat first. As your lord, it's my duty to charge first and retreat last."
"My lord, we have went through numerous battles together. If you don't want us to retreat just say so," Meben said.
Nirder smiled. "You read my mind like it was a book. That's right. Instead of retreating, we should attack!"
He hopped into the air and a white horse with four wings appeared in front of him. Grabbing the rope, he urged the horse to fly higher and faster.
Meben and Roa looked at each other before they looked at the soldiers.
"Well, I guess some of us will be cooked today."
