One day, my father called an emergency meeting of the War Council and insisted that I joined. I was shocked when he announced the news.
Silva: the Phantom troupe has invaded our southern border.
The Phantom troupe was a clan located to our southwestern border, led by 13 generals each overseeing their own formidable army.
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While they were a small clan, they were very powerful. They are so dangerous that the last war, fought by my grandfather Zeno, ended in a stalemate, but we were hit harder. My grandfather then abdicated the thrown in disgrace of the defeat and had my father take his place.
Since the war, while there was technically peace between our nations, they were always raiding our borders. My father never decided to press the issues since he didn't want an all-out war, so he let these atrocities slide.
This time, however, the Troupe has invaded with the intent to take territory and destroy our Kingdom. This left my father with no choice but to go to war.
Silva: the Troupe has already taken several towns and villages, as well as an outpost off our coast.
One of our advisors then spoke.
Advisor: Your majesty, the refugees from those areas have arrived at our gates. They come seeking aid.
Silva: Gather food and medical supplies, I will go out and help distribute them. Killua, I want you to come with me. You need to see this.
I followed my father outside the gates to help distribute the food.
Silva: I want the people to see who you are. you will soon become a public figure for them to rally around. You will be essential in the battles to come.
I looked at him confused. I was only 16. While I had been training for this my whole life, I didn't expect it to come so soon.
Killua: I understand father.
As we distributed the food and supplies, something caught my eye. No, it was someone. A boy my age.
he had spikey black green-tipped hair, wearing a green jacket and shorts.
I wasn't sure what it was, but something about this boy intrigued me, and I could tell that he would become a crucial player in this war.
