In the wake of a rogue knight invasion, the Eiralian Royal Company, under the command of Lachlan Drakonhart, descended upon the island province of Iouernia, which was the northernmost province of the Kingdom of Eiralia. The seasoned army detachment landed four days after the Battle for Kilarney, who were led by Lachlan Drakonhart, one amongst the golden child prodigy hailing from lineage of Drakonharts, who sought to quell the chaos that had erupted across the land. Lachlan, son of Fergus, grandson of Eider Drakonhart II, and great-grandson of Eider Drakonhart I, the founding king of Eiralia, had now borne the responsibility of restoring Iouernia's order, after successfully repelling the invading armies of the southern kingdom of Nordanric across the sea. Lachlan, however, found himself fighting aimlessly against a lesser organized force, which caused him to hold grudge against the nobles of Eiralia for the disrespect despite his achievements in his previous campaigns.
The Order of Plaewood had laid siege to Eifansdoche, a rogue knight order which had made an alliance with the now-defunct Order of Uisge Dorcha that was responsible for invading Kilarney and several outlying villages. They had taken the town with ease, having faced no resistance from the inhabitants. The Order of Uisge Dorcha was vanquished mysteriously after the Battle for Kilarney, with no surviving members. The Expedition Guild, an organization annually subsidized by the Eiralian monarchy and responsible for the kingdom's major expeditions, recognized the futility of defending the town of Eifansdoche and had decided to abandon it, along with the town's remaining inhabitants, and moved west to find a better defensive position. Abandoned villages soon dotted the landscape as terrified villagers left them behind and sought refuge from the encroaching conflict, following the trails of the Expedition Guild in hopes for food and shelter.
The Order of Mallardhelm, the king's elite knight order, spearheaded the Eiralian Royal Company's campaign to reclaim Eifansdoche. In their pursuit against the rogue knights, they uncovered the brutal atrocities committed by the rogue knight factions in Kilarney. Unfortunately, their understanding was clouded by misinformation, mistaking Ferdinand's earth magic abilities for the rogue knights' actions. Reports indicated that Kilarney and two other towns had been completely laid razed to the ground, with Kilarney deformed, as spikes of earth decorated the town, along with the corpses of those belonging to the Order of Uisge Dorcha and of Kilarney's villagers.
Meanwhile, Ferdinand lay in bedrest in a temporary shelter among others in a makeshift camp within the Forest of Síoth, which was further west of Eifansdoche, and was recovering from the recent injuries that he had taken days ago.
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I came back to my consciousness, finding myself resting against a tree and waking up to the distant murmurs of young villagers from Kilarney. I recognized Seamus, his outfit ragged, torn, and busted, who was seated against me.
The wind blew and whispered the soft rustle of leaves.
"It's good to have you back." Seamus spoke, with coldness in his voice.
"Seamus... Are you alright?" Everyone?!" I exclaimed, having remembered the battle that seemed to have happened just hours ago.
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Even In Another World, I Sleep!
General FictionFerdinand Tamadito, a middle-aged salaryman from his previous world, wakes up resurrected in a fantasy world with extraordinary powers. However, everyone in this world, including Tamadito, is affected by an ordinary affliction called "Weariness," li...
