Chapter 301: The Play II
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~~~(POV: Cera Adamo)~~~
~~~(Location: Southeastern Elven border town)~~~
~~~(Time 8:41 AM)~~~
I follow Sally out of the restaurant, and I can wholeheartedly say that I'm completely stuffed. The food was delicious, and I think we both really needed something to get our energy levels up. "What do you want to do now? We have all day until the play tonight, and I know that we talked about doing nothing, but we're already out." Sally and I change plans on the fly, and this is one of those situations.
I wouldn't mind doing something fun, and if I remember correctly, there's a dungeon nearby with some pretty decent rewards. On the other hand, we're taking a break. It's not a break if you're doing something like clearing a dungeon. "I honestly don't know, Sally... We've been so busy. We don't know what to do now that we have some downtime..." This has only happened a few times.
For me, at least, Sally could have better ideas than me. I know a lot about The Ancients World, but she'll know day-to-day fun activities as an NPC. "I wouldn't mind going fishing for a change... It's something I did to survive after I escaped... It was peaceful..." I can get down with that, and I'm perfectly fine with fishing.
I don't know how to fish, so I'm looking forward to it. The water was always too polluted to fish, let alone learn. "Do you mind teaching me how?" She looks at me with an eyebrow raised, looking for an explanation. "I never learned how to fish... Earth was too polluted for any of that..." Her lips sink into a slight frown, and she moves closer.
She wraps her arms around me and places her ear on my chest. "I'll teach you everything I know about fishing... You do know we need fishing poles, right?" Fishing poles? What the heck are fishing poles. Sally takes my silence as a sign I don't know what she's talking about. She pulls away and looks into my eyes.
Knowing her, she's trying to find the simplest way to explain it. "A fishing pole is a tool used to get fish out of the water without getting wet yourself. Once we get the fishing gear, I'll show you." That sounds like an awesome way to get a fish. Most marine species had died long before I was born. She grabs my hand and starts pulling me with her to the shopping district.
~~~(POV: Saliandra Orvello)~~~
~~~(Location: Outside the city near a river)~~~
~~~(Time: 9:45 AM)~~~
My laugher bursts forth as Cera tries to untangle the string from the wooden reel. His cheeks are getting rosier by the second. "This is... THE WORST!!" He swings the pole around violently in a fit of frustration and rage. He drops the pole on the ground and takes The Witness out as he turns. He heads straight for a tree and attacks it.
It doesn't stand a chance, and my laughter rings through the beautiful landscape. "Cera... C'mere..." I gently call his name in a smooth tone to ease his current anger. He sheaths the sword and turns to me. His black hair is a mess, and his amazing eyes are squinting. He releases a sigh and makes his way over to me.
He stands next to me, and I grab his hand. I place it on my fishing pole and look at him. "Relax... The hard part isn't managing the string. It's making sure your cast is good..." This is all my personal experience. How I've come to enjoy fishing and how I learned it. I stand behind him and use his arm to practice the movement and get him used to it.
After a few tries on his own, he gets the cast out, and it's in the water. He looks at me and is smiling ear to ear. "If it weren't for you, I'd have quit this 20 minutes ago." My giggle makes him blush just a little bit. I walk around him and pick up the fishing pole he abused. I untangle the string and fix the reel. As I look at him, he has a rather funny look at how easy it was for me.
I walk back and stand next to him, not casting the line out quite yet. "Y'know, Cera... This is something that a lot of people do here. Many couples spend time doing things like this. For them, it's providing food. Fishing poles are one of the best things we have for lots of people." He stays silent and stares into the water.
The world he comes from is full of technological marvels and things that are only dreamed in the minds of Gods. "It's nice, I'll admit... Being out here with you and learning something common here... I'm glad that we have this vacation." He's slowly warming up to it. Once he gets used to fishing, I think it'll be something he does any chance he'll get.
~~~(POV: King Jackson)~~~
~~~(Location: Capital City Bellvia)~~~
~~~(Time: 12:16 PM)~~~
I feel bad for the prince, inheriting his father's throne this way. I should call him king now. I should be glad I didn't ascend the way he did. Although many nobles still resent me for jumping from Baron of Blue Grass to King of Zenith. "This meeting is to discuss the terms of surrender and what Bellvia is giving up." A noble on Bellvia's side starts to speak.
The tension is high in the room. I can feel it. "I'll start by saying that we have no intention of becoming a part of the Zenith Kingdom. Bellvia is intent on staying independent." I look at the noble and release a sigh. I understand wanting to keep things the way they are, but I'll be taking vast amounts of land if they'll not become a part of Zenith.
They're not going to like what I'm about to say. "I'm afraid that if you don't want to be a part of Zenith, we're going to take all the land east of Nervander. Making it the land of Zenith." My words cut deep into the hearts and minds of Bellvian's surrounding this table. It's almost a sad sight, but this is what war brings. The victory gets the spoils.
This is the best option they have, and the lands east of Nervander are the best the kingdom has for farming and infrastructure. "You can't be serious... THAT'S TOO MUCH TO ASK FOR!!" A General on the other side of the table stands up and is looking severely sleep-deprived. "THAT LAND IS BELLVIA'S LAST HOPE AFTER THIS WAR!!" That's not my problem.
If they decided to become a part of Zenith, it would be my problem, but since they stay independent, I can make any demands I want. "This is the best offer it's going to be for Bellvia. You've lost this war, and everything is in my power. I'll allow you to stay independent, but I want what's owed to me. For my wife's suffering." Heads lower across the room.
While my wife is unharmed, this war was because of the attacks in my kingdom, in my palace, on my wife. "I'll give you five days to consult with your nobles on who gets what after we take the land east of Nervander. After that, final discussions will begin." I stand up from the table, and so do my Generals and Commanders.
This is going to be fantastic for my people and the future of Zenith. I don't relish war, but I also know that I must do what's best for the people under me as a leader. We exit the palace and head for the temporary encampment in the city center. Five days is plenty of time for nobles to bicker. This war is over.
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A/N: Below this line, I'll be keeping Cera's player information. That way, I won't have to place it into the story above anymore. It takes about 180 words up.
[Slayer (Zern) Lvl.193]
[Exp: 3/100%]
[Title: The Son of Arch-Angel Michael (Hidden)]
[Stats] [Strength - 7095][Endurance - 7045][Dexterity - 7215][Speed - 8240][Focus - 19,660]
[Mana aura control: 6/100%]
[Health: 76,560,000,000/76,560,000,000] [Mana: 216,600,000,000/216,600,000,000]
[Stat Points: 30] [Armor rating: 500]
[Inventory] [Dice of Wayland (Divine)] [Hardened Tree sap Armor (Very Rare)] [The Witness (Legendary Sword)] [Fenrir's Whistle (Divine)] [Sally's Dresses 5x] [Camping gear] [Food Rations] [Dried meat] [Fishing poles 2x]
[Passive Perks]
[Inheritor of the Sword] [Son of Heaven] [Slayer of Evil] [Holy Willow Trees Savior] [Finder of Legends] [The Divine who has Legend] [Destined for Greatness] [Dungeon Diver] [An Overachiever]
[Active Skills]
[Heavens light Lvl.59 325/5900] [Protected by Heaven Lvl.59 225/5900] [Slash Lvl.77 4600/130000] [Parry Lvl.53 80/5300] [Double Strike N/A] [Kingslayer N/A] [Raging Machine N/A] [Winged Glory] [Angelic Flight] [Divine Pressure Exertion] [Divinity Pulse] [Controled Fun]
This 𝓬ontent is taken from f(r)eeweb(n)ovel.𝒄𝒐𝙢