GENERAL SCARLETT

CHAPTER 1

Somewhere in Izhar...

" General! We are surrounded!" My second in command Octavia, shouted as we fought with our enemy. Whose  army led by General Levi.

I noticed first hand, as my army of one hundred and fifty became easily overpowered. This was no simple ambush in this side of the village, it was planned, precise, executed to trap my warriors and I. Away from the base where no immediate help will get to us. Double crossed by one of us.

My army, currently surrounded by Jotham's army of almost five hundred warriors  fought like a cornered animal. Savagely. They wont back down without a fight.

" WHAT DO WE DO? GENERAL!!" Octavia asked out as she slashed at an enemy closer to her. My armor is currently red with blood. Slashing, stabbing, kicking, slaughter.

" We fight! TO DIE IN THE BATTLEFIELD IS AN HONOR! FOR WE SOLDIERS, WE FIGHT TO THE LAST OF US! THERE IS NO ROOM FOR FEAR AND COWARDICE! FIGHT OR YOU WILL MEET MY BLADE!" My warriors chorused the battle cry as we attacked with vigor shocking our enemies momentarily.

The battle proceded hotly with bodies of our enemies falling in numbers. Realising that they put on another strategy in action. Luring me away from my unit.

Not that it matters, I am not afraid.

I spotted him their general and  I slashed my sword with madness approaching him. The sooner I face him, the faster this battle ends. If it means I would have to solo to save my troop, the mn be it.

Soon they had me surrounded, pointing their swords at me. With that leverage, they commanded my army to stop fighting.

"GENERAL!!" They called out to me, the loudest being Octavia. I scowled at them. Before glaring down at Levi's men.

" You...have been a thorn to Jotham's glory General Scarlett, at last I get to finish you with my own sword", Levi spoke with a smile, closing the distance till we stood face to face.

The satisfied wicked smile he had on, evoked a desire to spit on his face. His    warriors dug their swords on my body. My neck, arms, side, thighs before Levi raised his hand to stop them. They forced me to my knees.

" Enough! I will be the one who makes her bleed."  he spoke in spite as he wiped the spit off his face. He inhaled before landing a strong punch on my face, making me fall on my side with a slight groan.

"You are on your knees before me, General. you should beg!" He said the word general, so sarcastically. I glared at him. " Using moles to get to defeat me, arent you a coward? Incapable of facing me head on? Levi....you, are scared of me."

Levi and his men laughed at this, not before i caught on the uneasiness in his gaze before he covered it up with his laugh. " You are too young general" he fell on his left knee as he forcefully grabbed my jaw.

" The field, aint no playground for a woman, especia-" before he could complete the sentence, I crashed my head on his painfully hard as he fell back on his rear with a painful groan.

"Fucking bitch!" He held his bleeding nose, glaring at me as I smirked. "I would have let you live if you surrendered. Bitch! Tie her up! You know what, am gonna...am gonna kill this whole village!"

True to his words, several local women , men and children were brought surrounded by levi's warriors. " It is me that you want, why drag those commoners into this?" I growled out in anger.

His eyes glinted with something akin to madness and happiness as he laughed. Then he grabbed a child, not more than six years old, then pulled him farther from the army towards a river rapid valley, the currents of the water scared the kid into screaming as Levi glanced at me.