Post-battle, bloodied corpses lay on the floor, scouring out and about, mages hurry to heal the critically wounded.

  Groswield, looking up into the sky, bright as day, sun blaring.

  "Groswield, what are your orders?"

  His right hand, 'Noeure', bows down before the emperor, even wounded, has his utmost loyalty and waiting for his next command.

  "Noeure... Recover the wounded, increase the defenses of the perimeters and have scouts deeper into the territory... And please, get yourself treated."

  He hastily bows, and does what he is told to do.

  "This darn mess, it's my doing. So it's my responsibility. Dammit."

  The emperor looks back, looks at the wounded with a defeated look, he scurries to his armoury.

  "Hmmm...... --what do we have here?"

  He equips himself with his battle hardened armour, grabbing also the most powerful artifacts.

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  He walks out of the armoury, and before him stands:

  "Sir, I must tell, if you plan to leave, please do so with me as your guard."

  Noeure.

  The emperor being shocked and flustered he did his tasks so diligently promptly.

  "Ha! Noeure, ya scared me a jiffy. Tell me what, you should stay here to defend the townsfolks. I must attend someth-"

  "Sir, with all due respect, wouldn't it be wise to bring your strongest soldiers to fight those, beasts?"

  "Ah. . . You know what I'm up to don't you? You are my student after all..."

  "...Dou Tsu has been gone for too long. Please, as my request, stay to guard my people. I will find him, and I shall also take care of the beasts, you have my word."

  "If that is truly what you want sir, I must accept wholeheartedly. I apologise for being so selfish."

  "No need Noeure. You have done plenty, It's time for me to do my side of things."

  As Groswield walks further away from his town, he can see noeure and one of the employees of bureau of Unlimited Paperwork.

  He grunts as he recalls his time at the bureau of Unlimited Paperwork.

  "Time for what I am born to do, an adventure. To destroy the dark stones, abolish the council."

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  At...... what...... cost?

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