Seducing the Conqueror

005 ~ Death for the Black Conqueror

LIKE a just and stern judge, Winston Montgomener stood at the podium breaming with confidence and authority. His blue piercing eyes bring shivers to the bones as if a bucket of ice were being poured to one's head. His goatee and slick black hair also added to his stern look. His maroon suit has an intricate design of thorny vines on its collar and a small black heart can be found in some of the edges of some thorns. Truly, a befitting image for a leader --- a perfect image of the brains behind the tricky, slick and mysterious group of rebels.

Winston Montgomener put the gavel on the side and gone silent for a moment as he looked at each of his men with great contempt lingering beneath his cold gazes.

"My fellow Black Heart Rebels, I gathered you all tonight because of a dreadful news."

The laughters and idle talks perished as everyone listen to their leader.

Candice's heart started to beat faster as both nerves and excitement hit her. Something big is coming, she thought.

Winston's brows furrowed and Candice felt the building tension from his voice. Everyone's attention got alerted --- especially the commanders. Winston's anger and agony were reflected in his icy blue eyes.

Uh-oh! This smells like a big trouble. Candice saw him clenched his fists into a ball before continuing.

"The Trebs have fallen." Winston's eyes are dead. "The Black Conqueror has taken the Land of Treb," he emphasizes.

Candice scoffed in disbelief. Nat's brows furrowed. And both of their faces turned dark.

Anxious whispers and endless cursing filled the whole room. Disbelief, anger, humiliation and worry enveloped the hearts of every rebel present. No one in that room thought that the Trebs would fall in the hands of the Black Conqueor. Everyone discussed the news about the fall of Treb while keeping their voices as soft as they could. Everyone thought of a reason why they were defeated --- but none can think of one.

The Land of Treb is one of the Black Heart Rebels' allies. They supply most of the rebels' resources: from weaponry to medicine. Candice did received a report three days ago that the Black Conqueror left the kingdom with a hundred soldiers, but the report said that the Conqueror's army were headed for the city of water, Aquaria --- not the land west to it, the Land of Treb.

But the Land of Treb has ten thousand men ready to protect their kingdom at any time. How the heck did the Conqueror defeat them with just a hundred soldiers?

Candice is still contemplating on this possibility. But every strategy she could think of proves that it could not be done. It's impossible. The Trebs are not relatively weak. Every man on that land is a trained soldier and that's one of the reasons why they kept being an independent country

In addition to that, the Land of Treb also has their trump card: the Great Commander Althos. Commander Althos is known for his continuous winning streaks from wars in his seventy years of service in the military. He is the wisest among all of the commanders in the continent. So, how would the Trebs fall in just three days time?

Winston cleared his throat.

"Aside from the fall of Treb, there is also another reason for us to mourn," Winston continued. "The Conqueror also took some of our brothers."

A few rebels froze. Heavy breathing can also be heard from some of the rebels. In some parts of the room, you could find one to two rebels clenching their fists tightly or having their right hand at their chest. Everyone is anxious.

Because the Black Heart Rebels got support from the Trebs, it is only natural to send some of their people to this foreign land. Sons separated from their mothers, fathers temporarily leaving their children, brothers protecting their sisters, and husbands promising a better future for their life partner... Everybody makes these sacrifices --- small sacrifices for the promise of a happy and peaceful life in the future.

But of course, everybody is also aware that these brave souls only have two futures: live as a hero, or die as a rebel.

"L-Leader, who are these poor souls?" an old lady asked. She's one of the oldest members of the Black Heart Rebels. Her onlygrandson was one of those rebels who were sent to the Land of Treb. Her grandson is the only family she has left so she could not imagine how she would live if her grandson's name would be announced as one of the fallen.

Winston took a deep breath and looked at a young lady sitted at the center of the room: Delicias. "The Black Conqueror has Severius, Lucas and Bertoldt."

Candice's eyes immediately turned to Delicias. She is Severius' and Lucas' younger sister --- and Bertoldt's newlywed wife. Delicias's white porcelain skin turned paler as she look at Winston's eyes. She quivers as she tried to suppress her tears from falling. Her lips started to bleed as she continued biting them to stop her self from crying. No one consoled her, or look her in the eyes. There's no room for tears in the Black Heart Rebels. And there's no room for weakness in these dire situations.

"In five days, the Conqueror will host a tea party to celebrate his conquest. Daughters of nobles and his generals' family will attend the celebration. There --- we will commence our first direct attack to the Conqueror!"

Everybody stood up from their seats and unsheathed their weapons.

"We will not let any of our fallen brothers die in vain! We will stop the King of Belmoure in his greediness! We will put an end to the Conqueror's conquest! We will claim the Black Conqueror's throat in five days!" Win shouted and raised his unsheathed dagger. "To the Black Heart Rebels!"

"To the Black Heart Rebels!" everyone shouted in sync as they raise their weapons into the air.

"Death for the Black Conqueror!" Winston added.

"Death for the Conqueror!" everybody shouted at the top of their lungs.

Candice's fiery eyes reflected on her sharp dagger.

Death for the Black Conqueror!

Death for Prince Luther James!

Death for the crown prince!

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