After the battle ended, Raigon and the other higher-ups of the reinforcement decided to hold a party for the soldiers. Even though the battle had gone almost perfectly and barely any soldiers died, it was still mentally draining for the soldiers, not to mention that they should be allowed to rest a bit after going through a battle against such a powerful army. Without Reign the battle would have been much tougher and perhaps Raigon would have been forced to use some other trump cards that he had saved.
With Reign's help however the battle went smoothly, after he had managed to kill the two army leaders the rest of the army were like headless chickens, coupled with the wall that had appeared in order to block their escape made the fighting spirit of the army low, perhaps the vice-leader could have done something to inspire them but unfortunately for him, he was hunted down by Reign and killed swiftly.
The party took place in the castle behind the wall, the main hall of the castle was used to house almost all of the soldiers while some were left outside to guard in case of any enemy attacks. Even though the possibility of something like that happening was low, one would never know exactly what could happen.
The ones left outside however were mostly Ilas's men, they were all spies and assassins and didn't really care about having a party and mingling with other people, doing their job was the most important thing for them after all. The night gave them a feeling of comfort as they opened their eyes wide and observed the surroundings, nothing would escape their eyes.
In the castle however the atmosphere was very different, the soldiers danced and drank while Reign and the other higher-ups of the castle sat together by a huge table. Food and drinks were served and none of them were reserved in their actions as they grabbed the food immediately.
Contrary to how the nobles acted during the banquet that Reign had previously attended at, the party here was a lot more familiar. The soldiers cheered and drank booze while eating food that had been put on the table. Some of the soldiers took out instruments and started singing songs together as more of the soldiers joined them. None of the higher-ups seemed to be like the stuck-up nobles that Reign had previously seen at the banquet.
They ate and drank the booze together with the soldiers and even though they had a special table for themselves, they frequently joined in singing songs and some of them went out of their seats in order to join the soldiers during any dances. The merry atmosphere continued well into the night, Raigon had allowed all of the soldiers to fully relax for today, tomorrow they will once again need to stay alert on the wall and defensive towers, for now, however, they simply needed to relax and have some fun.
Reign of course participated in the celebration wholeheartedly. He was the one person that the soldiers had full confidence in right now, other than Raigon of course. His display of power during the battle was an eye-opener to many of the soldiers that had never seen fights of such a level before. Even the soldiers that would call themselves the elites of the defensive army were nothing compared to Reign and most of them also hadn't witnessed battles of such level before.
In the past, there were multiple battles that took place at the fortification, but none of the kingdom's two below-first evolution powerhouses fought here, there was no need as Raigon had everything under control. The first evolution combatants had only fought once during the war and that was at the very beginning, the battle ended as a draw thanks to the coalition having one more first evolution combatant compared to the kingdom.
Everybody had a good time during the party, even Ilas who was more of a silent type that didn't like such social gatherings was still able to talk with others with relative ease, of course, he mostly talked only with the higher-ups as even the soldiers were a bit too nervous to get close to him. He was the one in charge of the spy network in the area, of course, next to that he was also in charge of assassinations and interrogations, for the soldiers he was a mysterious person who could torture others without the blink of an eye.
Lieara and Dain on the other hand were loved by the soldiers, the two never put on airs with their men and were always approachable. No matter what problems may arise, the soldiers knew that the two had their backs, Dain was the commander, and technically he was still the one calling the shots here, of course, he gladly gave all of that to Raigon as the latter was simply superior to him in that regard. Lieara on the other hand was the strongest combatant before Reign arrived, of course even with Reign's arrival and incredible strength her position in the minds of the soldiers was still unshakable.
It was a given that many soldiers in the defensive army were smitten by Lieara, not only was she incredibly beautiful, but she was also relatively kind to the soldiers. She rarely put on airs and was always easy to talk to when there were any problems that needed her attention. Everybody knew that she was the kind of person that didn't care for ranks and titles that much, in her opinion the only thing that matters in this world is strength.
She was one of the personal students of the commander-in-chief. With the commander being a first evolution combatant, Lieara was already ranked above most people as even the nobles would have to think twice before offending her in any way, that is just how much power and respect the first evolution combatants had in not only the kingdom but the whole surrounding area.
No matter how rich one may be, no matter how influential his family was, if there was no powerful person backing them then all that was needed was for a first evolution combatant to will it and it could all be gone. Of course, such kinds of things rarely happened, first evolution combatants enjoyed high respect no matter where they went and they had an image to consider when dealing with all sorts of things.
As time passed the soldiers slowly started going back to their chambers, of course, there were still some that continued the party, Lieara and Dain were, of course, included in them. Reign was sitting with Raigon and Ilas and they were having a conversation. Reign was incredibly interested in the array that Raigon had used but he knew better than to pry, instead, he talked about the canons that had been used at the beginning and the three gates that ultimately spelled the doom of the attackers. Raigon was quite enthusiastic when talking about them, they were things that he had personally requested be made and he helped with their creation as well.
For Ilas the topic wasn't anything interesting as he already knew everything about it. However, when Reign praised his ability and the weird skill he used to kill the vice-leader he was a bit surprised, Reign had been locked in a difficult battle with the two leaders at that point and Illas didn't think that he was paying attention to anything that was happening around him.
The skill he had used in order to go straight through the opponent's attack was actually the skill from his dagger, he was only able to use it once per day, but it would allow him to pass through anything for 1 second. His body wouldn't actually even be there physically as the skill would hide it in an alternate dimension and it would be impossible to even touch.
It was an incredibly useful skill and even though it wasn't able to boost his power or anything similar, it had helped him many times in the past. No matter if it was in order to survive or to kill someone, the skill was always useful.
Lieara and Dain arrived at the table and started pestering the three to join them, even though none of the three wanted to, there was nothing they could do when faced with the semi-drunk people. About 200 soldiers were left in the giant main hall of the castle and they partied until morning.
As morning came Reign woke up in his room, he didn't even know where his room was located in the castle but it seemed that someone had brought him here. Slowly Reign started recollecting about what happened last night, he and Lieara had a conversation about what had happened on the battlefield and she thanked him for the weapon as he didn't need to do something like that in the first place.
After getting a bit drunk Reign decided to go back and sleep, but as he didn't know where his room was, Lieara offered to take him there as her room was relatively close as well. He remembered entering his room and…
"Wait." Reign looked to the side only to see a person lying next to him. Her long black hair covered her face but Reign knew who she was, of course, it was Lieara.
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