Age of Heroes (Age of Heroes Chronicles)

Chapter 191: Holy land encounter (2)

He has tried to persuade the other races to abandon this endeavor but they insist on fighting. War and killing.

Blood and sacrifice.

He knows what that brings. He never fought in a war but he knows that it is nothing good. He loves his Arianna but he also knows that war isn't the answer.

He has summoned each of the Kings to his tent in the Blessed Land; and none of them have any intention of going back.

The Orc King, the Faeries King Oberon, The Elder Council of the Elves Alyn Shirr, Merman representatives Dorr Vine, one Giant from the many tribes of the giants, Slathor son of Balthor, the King of Giants of the Arathor tribe all have no intention of going back

The merman could not offer their armies but they supply the elves with precious herb only they have.

'Lord Mila' he sighed again, a deep and long sighs.

Lord Mila is his father in law, not yet but he will be. Because of that the problem he faces now is quite complicated.

The war is supported by both faction and even his father in law is supporting this war. He is angry.

He believed that Arianna is killed.

Blinded by his emotion and his thirst for revenge, he encouraged his banner man and the other noble families. But somehow Azrael feel something is out of place here.

But he also wondered maybe he don't want to believe the story. He believes that Arianna is not killed.

Maybe she is hidden, kidnapped or something along that line. He coulddon't know what he would do, if Arianna is killed.

'I don't.' he muttered under his breath, willing himself to believe it

He knows there is some sinister force in his castle that tries to create this war. For what purpose he don't know. He mused

But one thing is certain, that Aleister Crow one of the Heavenly Noble Protector is one of them. This Azrael have no doubt.

Lord Aleister has always been the proponent to destroy the Human Race and every time he will end his speech with

'Davarus must be destroyed under our foot'

The Heavenly Noble Protector includes House Devonhurst, House Crow, House Vor, and House Arathorne.

There is no proof but if Azrael found any proof that he had falsify this news he would execute them under treason. But he also knows that the populace is generally favorable towards the war.

They believe that their forces can defeat the humans. They are also the matter of hatred between both race, the Human and the Demon Race.

And Azrael never underestimated the stupidity of the mass populace when in a group. It is the special skill of both factions, to incite such stupidity

Their special skill consists in knowing what passions can be most easily aroused, and how to prevent them, when aroused, from being harmful to themselves and their associates.

And since, they are divided into rival groups; they aim at similarly dividing the kingdom, unless they have the good fortune to unite it in war against some other kingdom.

And here it is an imaginary threat the common folk can rally to.

A cause they all can believe and stand behind.

They are easily incited by the selfish and nobles that have their own selfish agenda. Azrael doubt the Faction is really doing this for the land in Davarus.

Arakath when compared to Davarus is smaller in size but still, there are still many lands here. After all, Arakath is not the entirety of Anvali.

Anvali refers to the entire continent. The Demons have always referred the Human Continent as Davarus.

Arakath is the center of power for Anvali. But just because it is the center of power for Anvali doesn't mean Arakath itself is big. But it is big enough to fit all Demonkind and the problem was never about land.

They have too much land an uncultivated filed all over Arakath.

Arakath is the land of Demons Lords and the other races have their own lands with their own laws

The Elves, The Fairest Folk, have enough forest, the Kobolds, great horseman have enough grassy plains to ride their horse, the Orcs, The Hardened Blood, have enough land to occupy.

The Fairies, The Fable Creature, has lived in their fabled forest and is not disturbed under the law, the Dwarves live under a complicated series of cave under the ground which makes it very economically suited to save land.

The merman lives in lakes and water and the dragons soar the skies and the people know enough not to go to any area that has their sightings.

And Demon Lords, Blood of Angels, have enough power and authority and land that doing this, inciting this war is hardly profitable.

And not to mention risky in every way possible. There is no need for more land when there is more than enough and risk for war.

So, clearly now, when all possibilities and their justification for war is examined under scrutiny, Azrael comes under the conclusion that, these two factions, they have other intention, other objective on why they want to wage this war.

But what?

That is the question. If he has Mikael, he mused surely Mikael could at least give him some ideas.

Maybe he should summon him. But he doesn't know where Mikael is right now. And it doesn't help that Lord Mila kept supporting Aleister.

Lord Mila effort in flaming old wounds and hatred towards the human race can be heard in his speech, can be heard in the barrack, promising, believing that they are doing this to avenge their fallen princess, his fallen princess, Azrael mused.

But unless he saw her cold, dead body in front of his own eyes, he will not make rash judgment, not when all the facts don't match.

There is something afoot here. His father in law; Lord Mila is blinded.

Any sane man could see that he is hurting by the news and he want to laid waste to the human continent to avenge his daughter.

Everyone knows how he love his daughter. With ferocious love.

After the tragedy that befalls his wife and her cheating that ultimately lead to her death, Arianna is his salvation.

He cared for her because she has the same qualities that his late wife had. Beautiful, graceful. And if he lost her too.

Surely this is not something that Arianna would want him to be doing? She always hated war. Peace is a virtue she once told him.  

And then the King, exhausted, walk to return to his private tent, no progress is made today.

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