Little Soldier

A soldier named Dale

I was reading fan fiction about OG Cale Henituse and I fucking cried at 2:00 Pm.
I wished there were more stories about OG Cale Henituse, because I keep yearning stories about him.
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Cale Henituse was on the brink of death, amongst the pile of dead soldiers he saw one little soldier he had been noticing for along time .
'What a pity' , he thought. The little soldier was not older than 10 years old.
' I wish him a peaceful night. This is the end for me too', his eyes were heavy and he was very aware that he was dying. He had so many regrets.

When God of Death offered him a deal, he took the offer without second thought knowing that he would meet his mother reincarnation.

" God of Death, can I ask for one favor? It should be very easy for you ".

" Depends . What is it, Child?" , God of Death replied with a little bit curiosity.

"Amongst the pile of dead solders along with my dead body , there were some young soldiers. Please grant them a good resting place ".

"Very well,my child." This was the last word Cale Henituse heard . Death should be cold, but for some reason Cale Henituse felt warm as if being embraced. His soul slowly drifted away.
But before Death sent him away, Death smiled at Cale's soul .

"What a nice child. Amongst those dead solders there was one of my Child. I shall make him your companion."

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Dale was born during the chaos. His parents were healers and lived at a valley on the outskirt of what it was used to be Henituse territory . Before war break out, his parent lived with selling medicines to the merchant and rarely leave their home at the valley . When the county fallen, they traveled to help the soldiers with their medicines and healing ability until one day around the ninth year of war, the couple were blessed with pregnancy after 15 years of marriage so they decide to stay at the valley . The couple stayed together until the wife gave birth to a healthy boy they named Dale.

When the boy turned 3,  his father started to travel again to help the casualties of war. He return to his family every 2 months . The boy was born special , he inherited his parents skill when it comes to medicine and even though it was something the boy didn't quite understand he could see the color of people's soul.

When he turned 8, his father passed away on his way home killed by one of White Star's follower when he tried to heal injured soldier.
A priest who often got the medicines from the couple , found his dead body on the road and returned him back to his family.
The family grieved and after some times when they boy turned 9, his mother who was also often traveled to heal people , followed his father leaving him all alone . The priest who often got help from the couple offered to take him in but the boy wanted to be a soldier instead. Dale , accompanied by the priest traveled to enlist him.

Dale enlisted himself as an apprentice soldier at Roan Kingdom army. As the war been going for  18 years, they took anyone in without any consideration. During his apprenticeship, he got the chance to learn about martial art 3 hours per day in the morning. After that he helped the soldier preparing for weapons, helping to distribute foods and  some times when he could find medicinal herbs around their camp, he would help to pick the herbs and make medicines .

There was this one soldier with fiery red hair, which according to his eyes the soul is very strong. The other strong soul was the Crown Prince Alberu Crossman, and everyone in his side such as the black haired sword master and the red head mage.

Dale never had any conversation with the red head soldier because even when he distributed the food this red head solder only nod before accepting it.

Once, when Dale distributed foods his hand accidentally brushed the red head soldier . For the first time, Dale collapsed. The red head was surprised and caught the apprentice soldier body before carrying him to the infirmary tent.

During his unconsciousness, Dale had a dream about the life of the Red head soldier. He woke up crying and he never felt this much sadness before. Yes, both of his parents passed away but he grew up with care and love . Not like the tragic life of the red head in his dream. The Red head in his dream loved with everything he had and love burned him.
What Dale didn't understand, it was not dream but it was his ability to read the life of people with strong soul when their skin touched .

After his collapse, the presence of this red head soldier kept getting his attention. He often see the red head eat alone . He noticed that the red head didn't make conversation with other people . Later the soldier in charge of Dale's apprenticeship told him that the Red head was the son of the Count of Henituse county. Dale was a smart boy, he understood right away that what he thought was a dream was actually a life record .

One morning after practice, Dale went over to the red head soldier bringing breakfast. Before he leave, he decided to thank the red head for taking him to infirmary.

" Young Master Red, my name is Dale and I thank you for taking me to infirmary when I collapsed ." The boy bowed and leave after receive nod from the red head. Just like any other day, the red head soldier didn't say a word.

Living in the army was not enjoyable, especially during war which has been going for a long time. One day, Dale  and anyone who could use weapon got sent out as support . He wore heavy armor and participate at the front lines until when he and his company received the blast attack from enemy, killing everyone in the vicinity.

That was how Dale's life ended.