“ Commander…. Commander…COMMANDER “Jackson shouts while shaking me awake. I fall off the ragged mattress in my hut where we’ve set up a base of operations.

“I'm up Jackson, what are you waking me up for now?” I ask my companion whilst beginning to put on my tattered battle gear which consists of flex armour with breaks in it from where I was previously slashed and shot, my single-edge longsword inscribed with the word “ liberator “ in the ancient language and finally; a black and red cloak which is the symbol of our division, the pride and strength of the Nation of Stars, we alone act as the deterrent preventing the council which has overtaken almost 85 per cent of the world. 

“It’s our enemies, sir, they’ve sent both the Ammazons and the Night Guard,” Jackson says with a tinge of hesitation in his voice, 

“ did you say the Amazons, I thought they were too busy protecting the royal family on the other side of this damn continent from Winter division's attack?” I question furiously. Rage, this entire siege of the Akademia rested on the fact that the Amazons were too busy doing their ‘sworn duty’ to protect the royal family of the alliance. “If the winter division can’t even occupy the Amazons for 72 forsaken hours then how the hell are we supposed to win,” I ask myself.

“The amazons have sent a delegation which is outside as we speak. I’ve ordered the men to begin to collect their supplies ready for a warp, but…” Jackson's voice strays off.

“ but what Jackson,” I ask now turning round and staring at him. 

“ The Mage society… rejected our request for a warp back to the capital,” he says.

they’ve condemned us to death. There is no way we can take on both the Night guard and Amazons, we’d be dead by the morning. 

“Those slimy mages, they don’t want to risk their position I presume?” Jackson nods, answering my question. 

“ how many men do we have here Jackson?” I ask him 

“Approximately 16,000 of the blood division are present for this mission and are here on base. If you ordered it, they would lay down their lives willingly sir. “ he says to me. 

 I Have no idea how the hell I'm going to get these men and women out of here, out of reach from the demons knocking on our door, salivating at the idea of defeating the Blood division. I question how on earth this could have happened, I oversaw the plans myself, until…. it hit me. 

“ We’ve been set up “