THE RISE OF THE KNIGHTS OF SINNERS
#17# REBELLION
3 weeks before the arrival of king Gerelia to Valdia, there was a rebellion movement carried out by the son of viscount Reynald, Ryan. The rebellion occurred because Ryan did not accept the land and his father's position was actually given to foreigners who were not from the family viscount Reynald.
He spent all his father's wealth to hire mercenaries with 3 thousand plus 2 thousand supporters. Along with such a large army, Ryan began a rebellion by seizing his father's land that had been given to others. As a result of the struggle, at least a thousand Gerelia soldiers were killed. Ryan did not lose any troops.
Ryan wrote that the king of Gerelia demanded that the title of viscount be given to him as the son of the viscount Reynald instead of being given to someone else. Obviously Ryan's demands were rejected outright because in royal law, the title of viscount was only given to people who contributed to the kingdom and the title could not be given hereditary to family members.
With that refusal, Ryan started to go crazy. He attacked villages near his territory and looted the property of the villagers and even raped the girls of the residents. The rebellion spread and Ryan's supporters continued to grow because there were indeed many people who hated the current king Gerelia.
Within a week, a quarter of the territory belonging to the count of Aru was controlled by Ryan. He declared the creation of a new kingdom called the Xarla kingdom. However, the kingdom only lasted a week after the combined forces of the count of Aru and the count of Kania managed to retake the territory previously controlled by Ryan. The capture of Aru territory managed to erode half Ryan's troops.
After that defeat, Ryan along with the remaining 2 thousand troops fled south. Marquis Aiden who already knew of Ryan's movements immediately fielded 5 thousand Cavalry to guard the northern region, especially the northwestern region where Elin orphanage. Cavalry's forces were divided evenly from east to west and led directly by Thalia as the main commander.
Before Ryan's men arrive, marquis Aiden gives instructions to let Ryan pass Valdia from the northwest. While the east to south line is heavily guarded by Valdia troops. Marquis Aiden deliberately let Ryan pass and led him to the princely region of Sicily. Where the Sicilian strip Ryan was about to pass was the main headquarters of the border troops of the Sicilian prince.
Sicily is pursuing Ryan for the murder of one of their nobles, the sister of viscount Reynald. And the killer is Ryan. The reason behind the murder was because he was upset that his uncle had not given his father protection when he was about to be sent to Iris.
At the border of the path Ryan was about to pass, 2 divisions of Yurei troops were already preparing there. Their job is not to attack but to just observe the saka and make sure Ryan doesn't run away. They also provide information to Iris' forces about Ryan's arrival.
After 8 hours of waiting, Ryan ate Aiden's marquis trap. He's with his army heading for the Sicilian border. Behind the lush forest, the Sicilian army instantly attacked Ryan's army from all directions. As many as 2 thousand troops Ryan had to desperately defend against 10 thousand Sicilian troops. Like dried leaves falling from a tree, that's the condition of Ryan's army. One-by-one of them fell and left Ryan with 200 troops who managed to escape back to Valdia.
Ryan runs out of sense when he finds out Valdia's men have surrounded him from a distance. He and his army ran to and fro in search of an almost impossible hiding place in the vast prairie. However, luck still sided with him. He ran to the western end of Valdia and found an old castle belonging to the late uncle of marquis Aiden. The weathered old castle had a fairly spacious basement. The room was used by Ryan for his hiding place with 200 troops. But it is unfortunate that their existence is already known by Yurei forces, even 5 Yurei members managed to infiltrate among Ryan's forces.
***
In the afternoon, Leo was summoned to the Hall by marquis Aiden accompanied by Boris and Indra. Marquis Aiden orders Leo to lay siege to Ryan's hideout and capture Ryan with his men alive. After getting the order, Leo along with 3 thousand troops and 8 divisions of Yurei troops left for Ryan's location. Arriving there, he immediately ordered the troops to surround the castle from all directions.
Leo thought Ryan with his troops could only last 2 days because of the absence of food supply. But who would have thought, 5 days passed and the rebel could still survive inside the castle. Several division leaders of the troops urged Leo to give the order to attack the castle. Leo refuses, however, because Aiden's marquis orders to capture the rebels alive.
When it became dark and the torches of Valdia's army were lit, from inside the castle came out 5 members of Yurei. They look pale and limp walking stagger towards Leo. Seeing his 5 soldiers in a state of concern, Leo drove his horse slowly to the 5 Yurei members while carrying five wheat breads. He gave them 5 loaves of bread and they ate them very greedily.
" What happened to you guys there? " ask Leo looking at the 5 Yurei members who have finished eating.
" Everything is beyond our expectations, sir. We think they have enough food for just one day. But unfortunately they have no food at all, "one of the Yurei members said as he devoured the last piece of bread Leo gave him.
" Then how could they still survive these five days? " ask Leo.
" Those who tried to surrender and escape were instantly killed on the spot. And they ate the flesh of his murdered comrade to survive. This is the first time we have experienced such a disgusting event on a mission. We willingly endured five days of hunger and looked for the right time to escape, "
The answer of one of the Yurei members suddenly made Leo nauseous. He did not expect the rebels to survive in a sadistic and disgusting way.
" Did all their troops eat it? " ask Leo back.
" No sir. Only Ryan and a few of his soldiers would eat it, "
" All right, you guys go back to town. I'll give you a break tonight, "
" Thank you, sir! Then we'll leave this place, "
" Yes, go. "
The 5 members were given 3 horses to ride them back to the city. Shortly after the departure of the 5 members of Yurei, there were 2 badges guarded by a thousand troops who each line of the team carried 4 torches on the road not far from where Leo was.
All eyes of the Valdia army that surrounded the old castle were fixed on the troop convoy. It was also seen that the convoy was carrying a familiar flag. Yes, the white flag bears the royal emblem of Gerelia and the blue flag bears the Kalius family. The convoy was a group of king Gerelia who headed for the city of Valdia.
" Don't they say it's coming in two days? " ask Leo to see the king's entourage from a distance.
" As you can see, it looks like they want to celebrate the night of victory in Valdia, " Indra said.
The night of victory is the night of remembrance of the victory of the holy war volume 2 as well as the night of honor for the heroes and warriors who died on the battlefield.
" Evening victory? What was the show really? " ask Leo. He had forgotten the excitement of the victory night because it had not celebrated for a long time.
" It usually begins with a prayer together as a tribute to the heroes of the holy war. Then continue with the party until morning. Not only in the city, but in the villages and outposts of the border troops also celebrate. They usually buy some sheep and dozens of bottles of red wine, " explains Indra.
Hearing Indra's explanation, an idea appears in Leo's brain. " The sheep? All right, tomorrow's gonna be our last night here. Get ready, "
" What do you mean our master will attack the castle? " ask indra.
Leo shook his head and replied, "We will torture without hurting them. "
Indra just fell silent, he still did not understand the intent of his old words. Then Leo took a small bag of 60 gold coins and threw it at Indra. " Take this! "
indra also reflexively caught the bag of money. " money? What's for, sir? " tanya senses fumbled at the bag of money she was holding.
" Send some soldiers to buy 20 sheep and one lemon sack. We'll party tomorrow night to celebrate the victory day. Besides, I'm sure our troops are tired of eating bland bread mixed with salty soup" Leo replied.
" Okay sir. Not far from here there are fruit sellers and sheep sellers. We can cook it faster. " Indra left Leo and went with 100 soldiers to a farm and plantation owned by residents in one of the villages that happened to be not far from where Leo and the troops were.
Because there was no movement from inside the old castle until late at night, Leo ordered his troops to rest because it had been 1 day the troops had not slept. Just in case, the Yurei troops put up some bells in the old castle. The bells are tied to each other with threads that have been installed in such a way in several corners of the castle. If any of the enemy troops moved, they would step on the thread and the bells would ring.
***
While in the city of Valdia, the arrival of king Gerelia surprised the residents and visitors of the city. There was no announcement of the king's arrival. Even in the middle of the night, the residents enthusiastically greeted their king and gave food to the royal soldiers. In the dark of the night, the king took the time to open the window of his dating train and greet the residents before arriving at Valdia's palace.
When he arrived at the palace, the king and princess Licia in the second carriage were greeted by Boris and escorted to the hall where the marquis Aiden was waiting. Arriving at the Hall, Marquis Aiden was seen sitting on the left seat of the throne of Valdia's palace. To the left of the marquis, there were Melina and Sely bowing their bodies to welcome the king's arrival.
" Why don't you sit by Aiden? " close the king who walked near the marquis of Aiden.
" The throne belongs to me. But when the noble comes here, the throne belongs to the noble. Sit comfortably on our glorious padded throne, "reply replied marquis Aiden, bowing his head.
The king immediately sat on the throne while glancing at the beauty of the palace of Valdia.
" Licia, come here don't just stand behind the entrance, " said the king to the grandson.
Seen from behind the door, a beautiful silver-white-haired girl with her beautiful red eyes walked into the Hall. Yes, the beautiful girl who wears a light white armor is the daughter of Vladilicia von Kalius Gerelian.
" Yes princess. I'm Melina von Valdius, " replied Melina.
Licia immediately ran towards Melina and suddenly hugged her. " Waaaaah...! I can't believe you're this big. Back when I carried you as a baby, "Licia was excited to see Melina. Because it has been a dozen years he did not meet again with Melina.
" That's because you never came here" Thalia said, walking down the stairs from the 2nd floor.
Licia fell silent. Her excited expression turned flat with eyes glancing cynically at Thalia. Yeah, actually Thalia and Licia are rivals. In terms of popularity, beauty, intelligence, and strength they compete and defeat each other.
" Cih! Seeing your face made my mood break down the red gorilla, "lice cuttings.
" I should have said it was the white gorilla, "reply Thalia.
" Hhhhhh even here you are still fighting, "the king saw the behavior of Licia and Thalia.
" What are they doing in the capital? " ask marquis Aiden.
" Your son hasn't told you?? " ask the king. Marquis Aiden turned his head towards Thalia then shook his head without giving a word.
" Hhhhhh in the academy the two of them have fought dozens of times and destroyed several academy buildings, " said the king as he equipped his head.
" I don't think you two are best friends it turns out otherwise" said marquis Aiden.
" Oh yeah Uncle Aiden, where's Leo? " ask Licia.
" Lo I'm assigned to besiege the old castle where Ryan and his men hide out west of Valdia. Maybe he'll be back tomorrow. Just this time you are suddenly looking for Leo after a dozen years, " replied marquis Aiden.
" I want to challenge him to a fight after coming back later to prove whether he is worthy of being betrothed to me or not! " let's say Licia's confident in front of Marquis Aiden. His words shocked everyone in the Hall.
" Princess Licia sure? " ask Melina hesitated.
" Yes, I'm sure. What is it Melina? " sof Licia.
Thalia ran over to Melina and closed her sister's mouth. " There's nothing! I'll be looking forward to your fight with my sister tomorrow. I hope you can win, "
" Do you underestimate me!? "
" Ti-no. I'm encouraging you, not hehe, "
" It's been the two of you, "between Aiden marquis. " Your Majesty, Licia, rest. I have prepared a room for you. I'm sure you're tired, " continued marquis Aiden.
The king confirmed the words of marquis Aiden and went to the prepared room with his guards.
" Oh yeah, uncle is this hour Valdia police headquarters still open? " ask Licia.
" The police headquarters never closed. Do you want to go there? Let Thalia accompany you if you go there, " replied marquis Aiden.
" No-no need, I'll be with my bodyguards only. If I'm with Thalia, I'm afraid there's a lot of people's houses that she destroys later. Then I say goodbye to uncle, "Licia immediately walks out of the palace.
" Hey, you should be scratching the white gorilla base! " cried Thalia who was ignored by Licia.
Licia goes to the police headquarters to find a knight with ice elements who once helped her from Orka. But when he got there, none of the police force knew the person Licia meant. There are some police who say that the person Licia is looking for is Leo. However, Licia actually considers their words as a joke because she does not believe that Leo can be that strong especially in the childhood of Leo is very cowardly.
Licia is still not discouraged, she searched every post after police post around the corner of Valdia city but the results remain nil. Until almost morning arrived, finally Licia decided to return to the palace for rest and will continue her search during the day.
***
On the 6th day of the siege, Valdian troops flocked to slaughter the sheep and prepared all the ingredients for the victory night party.
The siege of the last day was like a picnic for the troops. They play ball, cook, race, archery, and many activities they do. While in the old castle is only guarded by 30 soldiers who alternately observe.
At sunset, the victory night begins by praying together and then continued by drinking a glass of red wine. There are hundreds of bonfires dotting the camp of Leo's troops. The bonfire was built around the old castle. After drinking a glass of wine, the sheep that have been cleaned and become pieces begin to roast on the bonfire. The meat of the sheep is given a powder of spices from the Aji store.
The fragrant and delicious smell of the spices spread everywhere not least the old castle basement where Ryan and his army were holding hungry. Even the delicious smell of the roasted lamb overcame the smell of the carcasses from the corpses inside the basement.
Ryan's troops tried to refrain from the smell of the fragrance until they were willing to bite their own hands so as not to be tempted. But an already unbearable hunger drove them out of the basement. Ryan himself can not stem the desire of his troops to go out.
Before long, the bells in the old castle rang all. The Valdia troops who were enjoying their food immediately swiftly picked up the weapons and packed the castle. Leo, who also ate the lamb, put down his food and walked ahead to the old castle with Indra.
As a result of hunger that gnawed their minds made Ryan's troops so tormented when looking at the meat of sheep on the bonfire. Their saliva to wet the clothes.the sound of stomach rumbling alternately sounded from their stomachs
" What does this mean that you torture without harm? " ask Indra.
" Yes, you saw it for yourself, didn't you? " Lo turned to his senses with a satisfied smile.
" YOU BETTER GIVE UP! NONE OF YOU WILL BE EXECUTED! IF YOU GIVE UP, I WILL GIVE YOU THE MEAT! THROW AWAY YOUR WEAPONS AND WALK HERE WITH YOUR HANDS ON TOP! " leo's ultimatum to Ryan's men.
The rebel forces simultaneously threw away their weapons and approached Leo. 189 People came out of the old castle. Leo ordered his troops to give pieces of lamb meat to the rebels. The rebels ate meat. They fought each other even for a little piece of meat.
Seeing the rebel forces already busy with their food, Leo ordered the senses along with the 4 Yurei members to enter the basement and capture Ryan. It took only 5 minutes Ryan was caught without a fight and brought to face Leo.
" You smell so bad, "came Leo to smell Ryan's rotten body because of the human remains he ate to survive. Ryan just fell silent, he lowered his head refusing to look at Leo.
" Ryan your role is over here. By order of the king, you will be taken to Sicily to atone for your sins for the death of your uncle there. Indra ordered some soldiers to take him to the border. I sent a letter yesterday to the commander of the Sicilian border forces to take Ryan to the Sicilian capital, "
" Okay sir! " Indra tied Ryan up with a chain and gave him to 5th division commander Valdia with 100 troops to take Ryan to the border.
" For all of Ryan's followers! You will be sent to Count Aru prison! None of you will be executed! You'll be imprisoned there! " leo said to the rebels who had finished eating.
The hands of the rebels were tied one by one. They marched herded into the city of Valdia with strict escorts. Leo himself escorted the prisoners in the very back row. Right behind the last line of prisoners.
^^^To be Continue.^^^
