"I welcome you major, the situation here iss-" the last thing the second in command who rush to explain the situation sew, was a flash of light passing by him and the next thing is his head rolling across the bridge they are on and into the river that divide the inner city and the west gate.
"Killed the remains, l need to talk with my niece" Daniel said to his soldiers, while he sheaths his saber sword.
"Red grave, what are you trying to do, the king won't take kindly to this betrayal, do you all forget the punishment for betrayal" One of the remaining soldiers said as they all witness what suddenly happened to their second in command.
It does not take a genius to figure out what the action of the Red Grave means for them, they all suddenly felt disperse all over again.
Their front is blocked by a demon in human clothing and their back and retreat is now being blocked by their very own major general who has betrayed them.
They have no real chance to even make a successful retreat with this demon alone, but now the Red Grave they all know has betray them.
"What our fate will be like with the king will be none of your concern, you all can be on your way to the afterlife, go wait there for us patiently" one of Daniel solider said as he pulls out his sniper rifle from his back and open fire.
The remaining soldier already knows they could not go back or front, so some try to jump into the river to avoid death, but Red Grave member are no ordinary soldiers, they are a set of well-oiled engine, working together to achieve a set goal in any situation.
And beside they also outnumbered them.
So what happened next can be imagined. All dead without understanding why, questioning why today is not their day off duties.
William look on as all this happened, he would have attacked the moment this new group becomes visible, in fact his right hand is already on his sword but he stopped himself in time just as he heard that short lion man called him "my niece".
And besides that, William could feel a familiar present among this new comer especially towards their back, he wonders who it could be.
(Or did they go kidnapped father to force me into surrendering, well that will be a foolish mistake though, anyway l will like to see how this play out) William thought to himself.
He was sure he would have remembered if his mother and father ever said anything about them having a brother, so how is this short lion man supposed to be his uncle.
"Hello niece, you are taller than me now, it not fair, short man are more attractive to women, l told loise to keep you short so you won't end up like that husband of hers, tall and with only one woman" Daniel say as he walks towards William and act like he was not the man that just killed another man and order his men to kill the rest.
William hilt his head side way trying to understand the logic in this short lion man words.
"Come on William, don't act like ladies don't love their short king"
"You, come on boss, no ladies love a short man, that why you are still single" the man with the sniper rifle, Ian, reply Daniel's rant.
"Lidia, if that bastard do not die after all this, remind me to cut off his tongue, so he can learn to keep mute in most case and not run his mouth that much".
Ian rolled his eyes at Daniel's words, it clears this is not the first time Daniel is making that kind of threat.
"How many time as it been now, the 600 hundredths time, and you still haven't got around to cutting his tongue off, am tired already, how about we do it right now right here" a petite lady in military camo track suits says, as she pulled out a knife and slowly creak closer to Ian.
"Lidia how about we wait a bit more and not render our sniper useless in the coming battle, and Niece that silence of yours is hurtful, you trying to wound this man feeling. Am sure, it that's he-goat fault you take after him" Daniel hold his hand to his chest as if to say his heart was pierce through by an invisible knife.
"How about you don't talk about me like am not here Daniel" Allen said as he walks out of the crowd of soldiers.
"Oh niece, see who finally decided to join us here, ain't that nice?".
"I did l look like a runaway to you??".
"But you were not planning to, you were obviously trying and waiting to see my niece to slice my head off just because his parents did not tell him he has an uncle".
"It for your protection against the king" Allen said with emotional conflict in his undertone.
"Or you mean for his own protection, you never really wanted him to know me so l will won't influence him and his choices or tell him about what truly happened".
"I-i" Allen stammered.
"It's alright brother, at the end of it all, William still make his own choice by himself" Daniel said, with a tingle of smile in his eyes, like a man who has finally won a bet.
Allen sigh.