User blog:KingMaster TOG/A Warrior's Path- Chapter 4 Preview

*PINGPATPOWKRRINGTINGTAKATO*

*Barakka Barakka Barakka*

A man stood in an open room. His left hand was behind his back as a staff was in his right. He swung it wildly in circles.

*PINGPAPAPAPACAKATOW*

Barrage upon barrage of projectiles were launched at him from what seemed to be a Gatling gun, only it shot rubber pellets.

*Barraka Barraka Barraka*

He was training intensely. The young man was very muscular. He was dressed in a black tank top and black shorts. He swung the staff wildly to deflect the incoming projectiles. He was covered in a thick layer of sweat. He seemed to tirelessly deflect pellet after pellet with minimal effort. This was his training. He needed to build up endurance via this type of intense training. He wasn’t the High General of Longsia for nothing.

Suddenly someone burst through the door. A messenger.

“石长官！“ (General Shi!)

“What is it?”

He hadn’t even paid attention. He was still wildly swinging.

“I have the casualty report you ordered.”

“And?”

….

“No survivors, sir”

<p class="MsoNormal">“The boy?”

<p class="MsoNormal">“Which one?”

<p class="MsoNormal">“You know which one.”

<p class="MsoNormal">“Died with the rest of the invasion force, I’m afraid.”

<p class="MsoNormal">General Shi turned off the machine and faced the messenger.

<p class="MsoNormal">“Did I not give DIRECT ORDERS NOT TO SEND THE BOY IN?”

<p class="MsoNormal">“The council figured they needed all the manpower they could muster. The decision was ultimately up to the Emporer.”

<p class="MsoNormal">“And may I ask why the Emporer did such a thing? I am the head of military here, my friend. All of my points stood firm. He was too inexperienced and weak to be in the frontlines of such a charge. Did I not make that much of my intent clear?”

<p class="MsoNormal">“We needed all available forces we could muster for the charge.”

<p class="MsoNormal">“There are thousands more divisions in our infantry force that we could have chosen from. They were much more experienced and hundreds of times more competent for such an important strike on the enemy!”

<p class="MsoNormal">…

<p class="MsoNormal">“I have no further points to make. I am simply here to inform you of what has happened. I only know so much.”

<p class="MsoNormal">“Who ordered this? I want names!”

<p class="MsoNormal">“If I do recall, it was Major Ji who authorized this. Shall I arrange a meeting?”

<p class="MsoNormal">“Please do”

<p class="MsoNormal">“One more thing, you have been in this place for an entire day now, don’t you think it’s time to give it a rest?”

<p class="MsoNormal">…

<p class="MsoNormal">“I have made obligations… I must be prepared for whatever may happen.”

<p class="MsoNormal">The messenger left as General Shi picked the pole back up and started the machine once more. This time, his right arm was behind his back, his left arm carried the staff.

<p class="MsoNormal">*Barraka Barraka Barraka……*