The Battle for Leyta

Blizzard of Souls

As soon as general Lertan entered the throne room, Dromer spoke to him:

"General Lertan. I called you here so you could mobilize fifty thousand troops outside the wall of Gyera. I received a help request from the emperor of the Great Empire himself."

Lertan seemed shocked by these news:

"The emperor asked for your help?! Then the foe he's facing must be powerful!"

"Indeed it is," Dromer replied, "The foe he's facing is a combined army of the Welta Kingdom, the Paltha Kingdom and the Thropha Kingdom armies."

Lertan's face became pale:

"T-That's impossible! Lord, fifty thousand of our troops won't be enough to make a difference in that battle, I suggest sending two hundred thousand."

Dromer thought for a bit and then replied:

"Very well, send two hundred thousand outside the gates of Gyera. I'll use teleportation magic to send them to the battlefield and help out the Great Empire."

"Right away, Lord!" Lertan bowed and immediately went to call the huge number of troops outside the gates.

In ten minutes, the army was outside and ready for departure. Dromer was already waiting for them there to give a speech:

"Soldiers of the Lerna Sovereignty! Today, you are going to face an army of unprecedented numbers, but fear not! While we lack the numbers, they lack the skills! You shall fight alongside the army of the Great Empire! I promised the emperor that, in time of need, I'll help him defend his homeland and that is exactly what I intend to do! I will teleport you all to the battlefield, where the general of the imperial army will be waiting! General Lertan, you are to report to him that you've arrived in response to a call for reinforcements as soon as you arrive! Now, it's time for war! STEEL YOURSELVES BOTH IN BODY AND MIND!!!"

After the speech, all two hundred thousand soldiers cheered and got ready for battle. Dromer teleported them to the battlegrounds and then went back to the throne room.

As soon as they arrived, Lertan saw the imperial army's general.

"Imperial general, I am Lertan, the general of Lerna's army, we're here in response to the call for reinforcements."

The imperial general, known as Koth, was in shock, but didn't let it show:

"Thank you for arriving so quickly, general Lertan. Your troops will be of great help to us. May I take over command of them for this battle?"

"Yes you can," Lertan responded.

"Soldiers of Lerna, I am general Koth of the imperial army! My soldiers are already in the midst of battle, holding back the enemy army, but they won't hold out for long, move in to assist them immediately!"

All two thousand troops started sprinting towards the battlefield. The imperial army at that point was pushed back up to the last line of defence when soldiers of Lerna arrived to help. The battle was bloody. Most of the imperial army was already decimated, but they kept fighting, to protect their home.

Once Lerna's army started their attack, the enemy's army, in five minutes, was pushed back to the borders of the Great Empire. Piles of corpses were on the ground, rotting away. The allied forces were six hundred thousand strong when Lerna's army arrived. After two hours of fighting, the allied forces army was destroyed. Fifty thousand troops of Lerna's army and one hundred of the three hundred thousand troops of the imperial army were left.

General Koth announced the end of the battle, but the soldiers stood in silence, mourning their fallen brothers.

After Dromer went back to his throne room, he teleported to the skies above the battlefield and watched over them. After the battle ended, Dromer let the soldiers separate and then teleported his troops back to the gates of Gyera, and then teleported himself back to the throne room.

That day, over one million soldiers lost their lives in a worthless battle. This day will forever be remembered as the "Blizzard of Souls" in memory of all fallen soldiers.