Chapter 153: How to siege, by a demon
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Mike woke up again the next at the usual time, after spending a non-significant amount of time looking into the ceiling, he got up and out of bed, after he got dressed he stepped out of the door and walked towards the exit of the lord's mansion, he was aware that the lord would like to have breakfast with him, he just didn't care enough to attend, he sent a few mental messages to Julie before he showed a smile and walked out of the gates into the streets, as he walked towards his destination he received looks of admiration and fear from the crowds that made space for him to walk without him saying anything, he briefly wondered what it would be like if they knew he had provoked the war
'...Well, when they know I'll already have achieved my goals…'
A smile formed on Mike's face as he thought about his goals and how powerful he would be once they were achieved, soon he arrived at his destination, a cafe where Julie was eating her breakfast, he sat down across from her with a smile on his face when he saw that she had ordered him a healthy breakfast that still seemed to be warm
"Thanks, dear"
Julie whipped her mouth elegantly before she showed a smile and leaned her head in her hands as she watched him eat, but alas their peace and quiet was ruined as General Hannibal landed in front of the cafe and approached them, Mike sighed before he showed a diplomatic smile and greeted him
"Good morning general"
"Good morning, Lord Mike, Lady Julie, I have come to fetch you two"
Mike nodded before he took out some coins from his pocket and placed it on the table to pay the bill, then he walked after Hannibal out into the street and cracked his neck before he summoned his wings and flew up into the air after him, Julie followed after next to Mike and soon the three of them landed in an inner courtyard of the lord's mansion, from there they walked into the building and past a few hallways before they arrived in a dining room with a large table where a few military personal sat along with some noble's, they were discussing something but stopped once Mike and Julie walked into the room, Mike and Julie sat down undistributed by this and then Mike asked
"So? What's the plan?"
One of the noble's stood up and spoke to Mike as well as the entire table
"We need to press our advantage and charge after the humans and drive them completely out of our homeland!"
This sentiment was agreed upon by most of the people at the table and seemed to be the popular opinion, Mike sighed before he spoke
"No can do, at least not for another 2 days"
"...What?"
An uncomfortable silence followed at the table before Hannibal asked to meditate
"Why not lord Mike?"
Mike sighed before he spoke
"Well it's simple, a 1/10th of my army have died or sustained injuries, they need time to recover and party"
"...Party?"
Mike sighed again before he asked
"Have any of you ever died before..? No? Once one's soul crosses back it carries inconsistencies, which manifest as emotional outbursts and heightened desirers… They need time to vent those out of their system before they are ready to function as proper soldiers again"
'Well, it's been a long time since I've let out so much bullshit… Let's see if they buy it…'
The table fell silent before one of the noble's asked
"...So they really are immortal?"
Mike nodded
"Yeah, we have all been cursed with immortality, all that serve our fair lady Beel"
One of the noble's muttered silently
"...Cursed he says…"
After the meeting, Mike and Julie spent the next 2 days fliting and walking around the city while flirting, but alas the two days which Mike had managed to gather was over and so the match began towards the city of Helem, Mike flew along with a group of Wind spirit bodyguards and soon arrived outside the city of Helem and showed a smile when he saw the non-humans which had their mutilated bodies strung up on the walls for all to see
'This is sure to set their fury alight… Things are proceeding as planned…'
Around the end of the day the siege of Helem started, the eyes of the Fire iron soldiers burned with fury as they saw their fellow countrymen being strung up on the walls, Mike and Julie didn't actively participate in the siege, they simply allowed things to take their curse, as the cruel machine know as war ground the soldiers on both sides in blood for him
Finally, on the 6th day of the siege, the north gate was broken, and during the following two days the city was taken over by the non-humans after Mike held another blood offering ritual and woke again he joined the discussion about what to do now, Mike sensed that most of the sentiment was to make peace with the humans, Mike scuffed and spoke
"If we advocate for peace now, the enemy will take it as a sign of weakness… I understand that you are concerned with the casualties that our forces have suffered so far, but what if my forces were to lead the next siege?"
The Wind spirits had played a passive role ever since they broke the siege of Jular, so they were in top fighting form, the noble's eyes suddenly began showing signs of greed, they all wanted to fill their coffers with loot from the human lands, eventually, after so more persuasion from Mike they eventually were swayed to attack the closest human city, the border city of Hailmark, with that decided the soldiers began their match on the 3rd day after the recapture of Helem and on the 7th day they laid siege to the city of Hailmark…
Mike looked at the walls of Hailmark, they were covered in rune formations which he was unable to decipher at first glance, Mike looked over at the gate which was reinforced with rune formations too, and muttered
"...1, no 2 hits"
Hannibal that stood next to him overheard him and asked
"2 hits for what?"
Mike showed a smile as he summoned his wings
"The gate"
Then after sending a mental order, he flew into the air along with Julie, they were outside the range of the enemy acres, and spell users, then he took the hammer off his belt and stroked it a few times before he bit his finger and spoke
"[Elder blood bestowal]!"
10 drops of elder blood dripped down and landed on the hammer that began humming louder and louder, then he flew further into the air, and when he reached just below the clouds he suddenly disappeared from view as he flapped his wings hard sending him flying towards the gate, at the halfway point he threw the hammer that sounded out with a sonic boom as it broke the sound barrier, a split second later it hit the gate that curved inwards as a shockwave spread out, Mike appeared back at his one lines as the Wind spirits let out cheers and the other non-humans were stunned by the sheer power of Mike's throw, Hannibal included that quickly compared his one strength to that of Mike's before he shook his head and muttered
"What a monster…"
Mike opened his hand called back the hammer that soon returned to his hand from the half smashed gate, then he muttered
"That's one hit"
Then he ruse into the air again, at this point the humans was starting to panic and fired their spells and arrows after Mike fruitlessly as he once again descended and threw the hammer again, a thunderous boom sounded out as the gate was splintered to pieces, the Wind spirits led out another roar of excitement, Mike landed and raised his hand grasping the knife before he yelled
"FORWARDS!!!"
A ground-shaking roar sounded out from the Wind spirits charged forwards, Mike lowered the knife and showed a satisfied smile, before he stealthy used [Drink] to heal the internal injuries he had cursed by manipulating his own blood flow, as for why he had cursed internal injuries to himself was simple, it was to boost his own strength using [Blood for blood]
'While I am strong right now, no way I can break down a city gate reinforced with rune formations in two hits without using [Blood for blood]... Not yet anyway…'
Mike stopped his train of thought and decided to charge along with the egger WInd spirits, as he flapped his wings he flew past the walls and kneed an enemy soldier in the chest to kill his speed before he shouted
"[Blood domination: blood puppets]!"
As the human soldiers around him turned into puppets he muttered
"...There are no strings on me… heh, well there is on them at the moment"
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Mike woke up again the next at the usual time, after spending a non-significant amount of time looking into the ceiling, he got up and out of bed, after he got dressed he stepped out of the door and walked towards the exit of the lord's mansion, he was aware that the lord would like to have breakfast with him, he just didn't care enough to attend, he sent a few mental messages to Julie before he showed a smile and walked out of the gates into the streets, as he walked towards his destination he received looks of admiration and fear from the crowds that made space for him to walk without him saying anything, he briefly wondered what it would be like if they knew he had provoked the war
'...Well, when they know I'll already have achieved my goals…'
A smile formed on Mike's face as he thought about his goals and how powerful he would be once they were achieved, soon he arrived at his destination, a cafe where Julie was eating her breakfast, he sat down across from her with a smile on his face when he saw that she had ordered him a healthy breakfast that still seemed to be warm
"Thanks, dear"
Julie whipped her mouth elegantly before she showed a smile and leaned her head in her hands as she watched him eat, but alas their peace and quiet was ruined as General Hannibal landed in front of the cafe and approached them, Mike sighed before he showed a diplomatic smile and greeted him
"Good morning general"
"Good morning, Lord Mike, Lady Julie, I have come to fetch you two"
Mike nodded before he took out some coins from his pocket and placed it on the table to pay the bill, then he walked after Hannibal out into the street and cracked his neck before he summoned his wings and flew up into the air after him, Julie followed after next to Mike and soon the three of them landed in an inner courtyard of the lord's mansion, from there they walked into the building and past a few hallways before they arrived in a dining room with a large table where a few military personal sat along with some noble's, they were discussing something but stopped once Mike and Julie walked into the room, Mike and Julie sat down undistributed by this and then Mike asked
"So? What's the plan?"
One of the noble's stood up and spoke to Mike as well as the entire table
"We need to press our advantage and charge after the humans and drive them completely out of our homeland!"
This sentiment was agreed upon by most of the people at the table and seemed to be the popular opinion, Mike sighed before he spoke
"No can do, at least not for another 2 days"
"...What?"
An uncomfortable silence followed at the table before Hannibal asked to meditate
"Why not lord Mike?"
Mike sighed before he spoke
"Well it's simple, a 1/10th of my army have died or sustained injuries, they need time to recover and party"
"...Party?"
Mike sighed again before he asked
"Have any of you ever died before..? No? Once one's soul crosses back it carries inconsistencies, which manifest as emotional outbursts and heightened desirers… They need time to vent those out of their system before they are ready to function as proper soldiers again"
'Well, it's been a long time since I've let out so much bullshit… Let's see if they buy it…'
The table fell silent before one of the noble's asked
"...So they really are immortal?"
Mike nodded
"Yeah, we have all been cursed with immortality, all that serve our fair lady Beel"
One of the noble's muttered silently
"...Cursed he says…"
After the meeting, Mike and Julie spent the next 2 days fliting and walking around the city while flirting, but alas the two days which Mike had managed to gather was over and so the match began towards the city of Helem, Mike flew along with a group of Wind spirit bodyguards and soon arrived outside the city of Helem and showed a smile when he saw the non-humans which had their mutilated bodies strung up on the walls for all to see
'This is sure to set their fury alight… Things are proceeding as planned…'
Around the end of the day the siege of Helem started, the eyes of the Fire iron soldiers burned with fury as they saw their fellow countrymen being strung up on the walls, Mike and Julie didn't actively participate in the siege, they simply allowed things to take their curse, as the cruel machine know as war ground the soldiers on both sides in blood for him
Finally, on the 6th day of the siege, the north gate was broken, and during the following two days the city was taken over by the non-humans after Mike held another blood offering ritual and woke again he joined the discussion about what to do now, Mike sensed that most of the sentiment was to make peace with the humans, Mike scuffed and spoke
"If we advocate for peace now, the enemy will take it as a sign of weakness… I understand that you are concerned with the casualties that our forces have suffered so far, but what if my forces were to lead the next siege?"
The Wind spirits had played a passive role ever since they broke the siege of Jular, so they were in top fighting form, the noble's eyes suddenly began showing signs of greed, they all wanted to fill their coffers with loot from the human lands, eventually, after so more persuasion from Mike they eventually were swayed to attack the closest human city, the border city of Hailmark, with that decided the soldiers began their match on the 3rd day after the recapture of Helem and on the 7th day they laid siege to the city of Hailmark…
Mike looked at the walls of Hailmark, they were covered in rune formations which he was unable to decipher at first glance, Mike looked over at the gate which was reinforced with rune formations too, and muttered
"...1, no 2 hits"
Hannibal that stood next to him overheard him and asked
"2 hits for what?"
Mike showed a smile as he summoned his wings
"The gate"
Then after sending a mental order, he flew into the air along with Julie, they were outside the range of the enemy acres, and spell users, then he took the hammer off his belt and stroked it a few times before he bit his finger and spoke
"[Elder blood bestowal]!"
10 drops of elder blood dripped down and landed on the hammer that began humming louder and louder, then he flew further into the air, and when he reached just below the clouds he suddenly disappeared from view as he flapped his wings hard sending him flying towards the gate, at the halfway point he threw the hammer that sounded out with a sonic boom as it broke the sound barrier, a split second later it hit the gate that curved inwards as a shockwave spread out, Mike appeared back at his one lines as the Wind spirits let out cheers and the other non-humans were stunned by the sheer power of Mike's throw, Hannibal included that quickly compared his one strength to that of Mike's before he shook his head and muttered
"What a monster…"
Mike opened his hand called back the hammer that soon returned to his hand from the half smashed gate, then he muttered
"That's one hit"
Then he ruse into the air again, at this point the humans was starting to panic and fired their spells and arrows after Mike fruitlessly as he once again descended and threw the hammer again, a thunderous boom sounded out as the gate was splintered to pieces, the Wind spirits led out another roar of excitement, Mike landed and raised his hand grasping the knife before he yelled
"FORWARDS!!!"
A ground-shaking roar sounded out from the Wind spirits charged forwards, Mike lowered the knife and showed a satisfied smile, before he stealthy used [Drink] to heal the internal injuries he had cursed by manipulating his own blood flow, as for why he had cursed internal injuries to himself was simple, it was to boost his own strength using [Blood for blood]
'While I am strong right now, no way I can break down a city gate reinforced with rune formations in two hits without using [Blood for blood]... Not yet anyway…'
Mike stopped his train of thought and decided to charge along with the egger WInd spirits, as he flapped his wings he flew past the walls and kneed an enemy soldier in the chest to kill his speed before he shouted
"[Blood domination: blood puppets]!"
As the human soldiers around him turned into puppets he muttered
"...There are no strings on me… heh, well there is on them at the moment"
Mike woke up again the next at the usual time, after spending a non-significant amount of time looking into the ceiling, he got up and out of bed, after he got dressed he stepped out of the door and walked towards the exit of the lord's mansion, he was aware that the lord would like to have breakfast with him, he just didn't care enough to attend, he sent a few mental messages to Julie before he showed a smile and walked out of the gates into the streets, as he walked towards his destination he received looks of admiration and fear from the crowds that made space for him to walk without him saying anything, he briefly wondered what it would be like if they knew he had provoked the war'...Well, when they know I'll already have achieved my goals'A smile formed on Mike's face as he thought about his goals and how powerful he would be once they were achieved, soon he arrived at his destination, a cafe where Julie was eating her breakfast, he sat down across from her with a smile on his face when he saw that she had ordered him a healthy breakfast that still seemed to be warm"Thanks, dear"Julie whipped her mouth elegantly before she showed a smile and leaned her head in her hands as she watched him eat, but alas their peace and quiet was ruined as General Hannibal landed in front of the cafe and approached them, Mike sighed before he showed a diplomatic smile and greeted him"Good morning general""Good morning, Lord Mike, Lady Julie, I have come to fetch you two"Mike nodded before he took out some coins from his pocket and placed it on the table to pay the bill, then he walked after Hannibal out into the street and cracked his neck before he summoned his wings and flew up into the air after him, Julie followed after next to Mike and soon the three of them landed in an inner courtyard of the lord's mansion, from there they walked into the building and past a few hallways before they arrived in a dining room with a large table where a few military personal sat along with some noble's, they were discussing something but stopped once Mike and Julie walked into the room, Mike and Julie sat down undistributed by this and then Mike asked"So? What's the plan?"One of the noble's stood up and spoke to Mike as well as the entire table"We need to press our advantage and charge after the humans and drive them completely out of our homeland!"This sentiment was agreed upon by most of the people at the table and seemed to be the popular opinion, Mike sighed before he spoke"No can do, at least not for another 2 days""...What?"An uncomfortable silence followed at the table before Hannibal asked to meditate"Why not lord Mike?"Mike sighed before he spoke"Well it's simple, a 1/10th of my army have died or sustained injuries, they need time to recover and party""...Party?"Mike sighed again before he asked"Have any of you ever died before..? No? Once one's soul crosses back it carries inconsistencies, which manifest as emotional outbursts and heightened desirers They need time to vent those out of their system before they are ready to function as proper soldiers again"'Well, it's been a long time since I've let out so much bullshit Let's see if they buy it'The table fell silent before one of the noble's asked"...So they really are immortal?"Mike nodded"Yeah, we have all been cursed with immortality, all that serve our fair lady Beel"One of the noble's muttered silently"...Cursed he says"After the meeting, Mike and Julie spent the next 2 days fliting and walking around the city while flirting, but alas the two days which Mike had managed to gather was over and so the match began towards the city of Helem, Mike flew along with a group of Wind spirit bodyguards and soon arrived outside the city of Helem and showed a smile when he saw the non-humans which had their mutilated bodies strung up on the walls for all to see'This is sure to set their fury alight Things are proceeding as planned'Around the end of the day the siege of Helem started, the eyes of the Fire iron soldiers burned with fury as they saw their fellow countrymen being strung up on the walls, Mike and Julie didn't actively participate in the siege, they simply allowed things to take their curse, as the cruel machine know as war ground the soldiers on both sides in blood for himFinally, on the 6th day of the siege, the north gate was broken, and during the following two days the city was taken over by the non-humans after Mike held another blood offering ritual and woke again he joined the discussion about what to do now, Mike sensed that most of the sentiment was to make peace with the humans, Mike scuffed and spoke"If we advocate for peace now, the enemy will take it as a sign of weakness I understand that you are concerned with the casualties that our forces have suffered so far, but what if my forces were to lead the next siege?"The Wind spirits had played a passive role ever since they broke the siege of Jular, so they were in top fighting form, the noble's eyes suddenly began showing signs of greed, they all wanted to fill their coffers with loot from the human lands, eventually, after so more persuasion from Mike they eventually were swayed to attack the closest human city, the border city of Hailmark, with that decided the soldiers began their match on the 3rd day after the recapture of Helem and on the 7th day they laid siege to the city of HailmarkMike looked at the walls of Hailmark, they were covered in rune formations which he was unable to decipher at first glance, Mike looked over at the gate which was reinforced with rune formations too, and muttered"...1, no 2 hits"Hannibal that stood next to him overheard him and asked"2 hits for what?"Mike showed a smile as he summoned his wings"The gate"Then after sending a mental order, he flew into the air along with Julie, they were outside the range of the enemy acres, and spell users, then he took the hammer off his belt and stroked it a few times before he bit his finger and spoke"Elder blood bestowal!"10 drops of elder blood dripped down and landed on the hammer that began humming louder and louder, then he flew further into the air, and when he reached just below the clouds he suddenly disappeared from view as he flapped his wings hard sending him flying towards the gate, at the halfway point he threw the hammer that sounded out with a sonic boom as it broke the sound barrier, a split second later it hit the gate that curved inwards as a shockwave spread out, Mike appeared back at his one lines as the Wind spirits let out cheers and the other non-humans were stunned by the sheer power of Mike's throw, Hannibal included that quickly compared his one strength to that of Mike's before he shook his head and muttered"What a monster"Mike opened his hand called back the hammer that soon returned to his hand from the half smashed gate, then he muttered"That's one hit"Then he ruse into the air again, at this point the humans was starting to panic and fired their spells and arrows after Mike fruitlessly as he once again descended and threw the hammer again, a thunderous boom sounded out as the gate was splintered to pieces, the Wind spirits led out another roar of excitement, Mike landed and raised his hand grasping the knife before he yelled"FORWARDS!!!"A ground-shaking roar sounded out from the Wind spirits charged forwards, Mike lowered the knife and showed a satisfied smile, before he stealthy used Drink to heal the internal injuries he had cursed by manipulating his own blood flow, as for why he had cursed internal injuries to himself was simple, it was to boost his own strength using Blood for blood'While I am strong right now, no way I can break down a city gate reinforced with rune formations in two hits without using Blood for blood... Not yet anyway'Mike stopped his train of thought and decided to charge along with the egger WInd spirits, as he flapped his wings he flew past the walls and kneed an enemy soldier in the chest to kill his speed before he shouted"Blood domination: blood puppets!"As the human soldiers around him turned into puppets he muttered"...There are no strings on me heh, well there is on them at the moment"
