Catharsis II: An Army of Words (AUDITIONS)

Applicant #4: An Untold Story of a Warrior

A cry was swallowed along with the other voices that screamed struggle, pain, and determination. The dusts were everywhere as the soldiers of two kingdoms clanked and smashed each other's swords with a shout of bravery.

Alexander whipped Bucephalus and the stallion ran fiercely through the Pakistan soldiers while Alexander slashed their throats with his sword at the same time. Then he urged Bucephalus to run towards a bigger group of warriors.

As he approached them, he swung his sword below causing for the soldier's armors to break along with their bones.

"Retreat!" The Pakistan general shouted. Alexander motioned Bucephalus towards the general.

One thing that Alexander wouldn't do is to let his enemies give up on a war. The war must be finished with one kingdom standing. The Pakistan general ran away from him but Alexander was able to stop him by running him over by Bucephalus' feet.

As the general lay on the ground, Alexander took the time to step down his horse and approached him. He gripped at his sword's handle and rested its blade on the general's nape.

"Surrender." Alexander said in a firm voice.

The general still groaned in pain from the horse's stomp but he managed to shake his head.

"Very well." Alexander raised his sword and beheaded him. At the same time, a sound of a horse's neigh caught his attention. He looked back and to his utmost shock, Bucephalus was on the ground while his neck spurted blood.

"Bucephalus!" He ran towards his horse but as soon as he touched the horse's mane, he knew that Bucephalus was gone. Alexander cried in despair.

"We need to go, your highness!" An arm grabbed him and Alexander cried while he was being pulled away from his beloved stallion. At that time, Alexander never felt so shattered and vulnerable at the same time.

"Bucephalus..." Alexander managed to utter before he passed out.

Years passed and Alexander continued to conquer kingdoms and he became a legend for he was a great ruler and a conqueror but at most times, he thought of his horse Bucephalus that after he conquered the Pakistan Empire, he named the place where Bucephalus died 'Bucephala'.

Even without Bucephalus by his side, Alexander fought for his empire with so much ferocity that until the time on his death bed, he uttered a wish that from time to time; there would be a great warrior like him that will conquer empires and continents with a partner.

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"It is time, your grace."

Marshall Pavlovich looked up and met his general's determined eyes.

"Oh yes, it is time to conquer Russia." He stood up from his office chair and walked along with the general.

Alexander didn't really die; his warrior soul lived continuously and possessed men that have great determination to conquer lands like Napoleon Bonaparte, Adolf Hitler, and Joseph Stalin...

And now, Marshall Pavlovich is ready to conquer Russia and the whole world by creating World War Three with his partner, General Buckbeak.