Eclipse (Connected As One) AkashixOC

Chapter 39

Because it's busy season in my work, I apologize for the very late update! It will be slow update as well for the meantime! I'll do my best once work slows down!

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"RIKU?! IT'S RIKU-"

"YOUR VOICE IS SO LOUD MARTIN!"

"You as well, Prince Sora" Akashi sighed as they were in the dungeon, meeting Riku and the other soldiers he gathered

"It's really Martin-san... I thought you were already dead"

"Don't answer here. Your voice is loud" Prince Sora angrily responded

"He was here in the dungeon with his fellow soldiers. They were protecting King Shinya" Akashi answered then looked at them one by one and laughed "hmmmm. You are all just couple of year older than me but you surely all have eyebags under your eyes"

"Are you mocking us?!" They angrily shouted

"Yeah, I am" Akashi immediately retorted then crossed his arms "so you really wanted to go out of this kingdom and die there?" He asked then looked at Riku

"We are willing to sacrifice our life to revenge our parents!" The young soldiers responded, their eyes were firmed

Akashi sighed then shook his head "ah, Prince Sora these kids are no good"

"Eh?"

"Why are we bringing kids who wanted to just throw away their lives there?"

"It's a war!" The young soldiers retorted

"Indeed it's a war!" Akashi glared at them "but if your mentality is to just throw away your life then at the end of the day, we will loose because of your mentality. Go out there, protect your kingdom, and live!"

"Kid!" One of the soldiers approached Akashi and stood close to him, looking down at him. Their height difference could be seen "have you been to a war?! That kind of mentality, you can't win in a war like that, brat! Be thankful that there are soldiers here who are willing to sacrifice their life for you"

Akashi put his arm on the soldier's shoulder and the soldier, who was looking down at him slowly felt that his line of sight changed, and before he knew it, he fall on the ground. He looked up and was taken aback from Akashi's intimidating glare.

"Let me clear one thing, I care less if you will join us or not. I am also not asking you to throw your life for me. We are looking for soldiers who will help us not to fight for death, but fight for freedom and life. Let me ask you, have you been in a war? No, you only saw it, you experienced it, but did you fight? No, right?" Akashi looked at the others and smiled at them but they felt cold from his gaze and from his smile "there wasn't a war here because everyone was scared of that fake king. So in the end, you became soldiers and you were happy going around intimidating other villagers, kidnapping girls, you were living in peace and giving terrors to others"

Silence was their response since they couldn't retort to what Akashi said

"I care less valuing one's life before though, especially if it's enemies' life. I would kill them without thinking twice" Akashi added and they moved back as they felt threatened "Don't worry, that was before. I am travelling with a doctor who values one life"

"You" Prince Sora put his hand on Akashi's shoulder then laughed "you changed drastically now that my sister isn't here. Does she know about this side of you?"

"She knows." Akashi chuckled "but I prefer not showing her much. Not because she is scared, but because she would get mad at me after. She's scarier"

Prince Sora laughed then turned to the young soldiers "then you youngsters, if you are thinking of going there to throw away your life, then we'll leave you here"