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Chapter CLVII – I will put enmity between thee and the Ancoirite.

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Interlude – Those who have been left behind.

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Chapter CLVI – I will put enmity between thee and the captive.

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Chapter CLV – I will put enmity between thee and the charge.

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Chapter CLIV – I will put enmity between thee and the line.

55th of Spring 5860
Hill on the outskirts of Karabush, State of Karabush

On top of the hill, Brown and his men had stationed themselves behind hastily-constructed earthworks. It was nothing fancy due to the emergency of the situa...

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Chapter CLIII – I will put enmity between thee and the flank.

55th of Spring 5860
Forest on the outskirts of Karabush, State of Karabush

On the low ground, Ayomide and co. were prowling. Not out in the open of course, that’d be akin to suicide with a larger enemy army and its cavalry arou...

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Chapter CLII – I will put enmity between thee and the woman.

54th of Spring 5860
Nondescript hills, State of Karabush

“Who are they, young man?” Brown was doing his best to keep his horse calm, but, the panic around him had spread even to his steed.

“I don’t know, captain!”...

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Chapter CLI – Whosoever shall compel thee to go a defense, go with her in twain.

54th of Spring 5860
Karabush, State of Karabush

The morning, for the defenders of Karabush.

The old barracks stirs into life again, or it would if it was not awfully quiet. Outside of a few lost to attrition, the thousand o...

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Chapter CL – Whosoever shall compel thee to go a revolt, go with him twain.

53rd of Spring 5860
Outskirts of Bolipoli, County of Bolipoli

“The fifty third.”

So Brown suddenly blurted out, riding in front of the army.

“The fifty third?”

So Ayomide tilted her head at the seemingly...

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Chapter CXLIX – Whosoever shall compel thee to go an empire, go with him twain.

53rd of Spring 5860
The Gray Palace, Imperial Capital of Hauptstadt

The Imperial chancellery office, once a mostly cosmetical office for a mostly cosmetical Imperial authority, was buzzing with activity again like the old days. View Post

Chapter CXLVIII – Whosoever shall compel thee to go a company, go with him twain.

51st of Spring 5860
Copperworks, Libertycave

The copperworks was busy today; not only in its main building where its smelteries were, but its newly-established office that had been constructed right next to it. Its main room was ...

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Chapter CXLVII – Whosoever shall compel thee to go a flask, go with her twain.

49th of Spring 5860
A village, March of Zon’guldac

One thing that Watanabe had noticed soon after arriving in Gemeinplatz was the sheer amount of walking one needed to do.

Back home he could hop on a car, a bus, even trav...

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Chapter CXLVI – Whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.

47th of Spring 5860
Karabush, State of Karabush

Mayor Gabriel Satō-Wang of Bolipoli.

The man. The myth. The third cousin of Count Leon Satō-Wang. “These savages sure are contentious.”

Ted.

The servant, who...

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Chapter CXLV – For these be the days of defense.

45th of Spring 5860
Aroghlie, Union of Dwarves

The Army of the Republic had regathered on the square in the middle of Aroghlie. Their regimental banners flew excitedly in the wind, so did the flags of the Republic which was hung ...

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Chapter CXLIV – For these be the days of siege.

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Chapter CXLIII – For these be the days of campaign.

41st of Spring 5860
Imperial Highway №04-030, March of Zon’guldac

The stars had come out for the night, and the Army of the Republic had pitched its tents around the half-finished Casamonu-Zon’guldac highway. Tomorrow, they...

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Chapter CXLII – For these be the days of diplomacy.

37th of Spring 5860 Karabush, State of Karabush “Ready!” Another morning, another round of drills for the 5th Infantry Regiment led by Gener

37th of Spring 5860
Karabush, State of Karabush

“Ready!”

Another mor...

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Interlude – A proper gander.

The New Inkwell Printworks: A place of culture and literature.

In practice…

“Watanabe, this is the third time today where you have drawn vague Imperial miasma!” It was Rabanowicz, scribbling slogans on a paper while Watanabe was sketching on another.

“Come on, it’s a good visual metaphor! You have the black miasma, going whoosh and swoosh over the Republic, it’s supposed to be scary!”

“Yes, but you’re going to bore people if y...

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Chapter CXLI – For these be the days of mobilization.

30th of Spring 5860 Karabush, State of Karabush Today was a quiet morning in Karabush. Following the brief yet chaotic and gruesome battle,

30th of Spring 5860 Karabush, State of Karabush Today was a quiet morning in Karabush. Following the brief yet chaotic and gruesome battle,

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Chapter CXL – For these be the days of vengeance.

27th of Spring 5860 Castle Casamonu, Casamonu It was a cramped day in John Brown’s office in Castle Casamonu. Rabanowicz and Watanabe had mo

27th of Spring 5860
Castle Casamonu, Casamonu

It was a cramped day in John Brown...

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Chapter CXXXIX – It shall elevate thy republic, and thou shalt cultivate their land.

19th of Spring 5860 Imperial Highway №04-030, State of Casamonu It was a beautiful day down in Casamonu. The snow had completely melted, the

19th of Spring 5860
Imperial Highway №04-030, State of Casamonu

It was a beaut...

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Chapter CXXXVIII – It shall elevate thy dwarves, and thou shalt help their captain.

17th of Spring 5860 Castle Casamonu, Casamonu John Brown was busy as usual, back in the comfortable office of the former count. Casamonu, be

17th of Spring 5860
Castle Casamonu, Casamonu

John Brown was busy as usual, back i...

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Chapter CXXXVII – It shall elevate thy camp, and thou shalt bruise their head.

15th of Spring 5860 Work Camp №4, Karabush One would think that an abandoned temple and its grounds would invite serenity. Walls overgrown w

15th of Spring 5860
Work Camp №4, Karabush

One would think that an abandoned t...

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Chapter CXXXVI – It shall elevate thy elf, and thou shalt bruise their heel.

14th of Spring 5860 Aroghlie, Zon’guldac Tinatin Leafblower, Supreme Chieftain of All Elves in Gemeinplatz and Marchioness of Zon'guldac, De

14th of Spring 5860
Aroghlie, Zon’guldac

Tinatin Leafblower, Supreme Chieftain...

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Chapter CXXXV – It shall free thy father, and thou shalt bruise her heel.

11th of Spring 5860 The depths of Castle Casamonu, Casamonu Clang, clang, clang-a-lang-a-lang-a… Yaz Inkwell was clanging the bars of his ce

11th of Spring 5860
The depths of Castle Casamonu, Casamonu

Clang, clang, cl...

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Chapter CXXXIV – It shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

9th of Spring 5860 Karabush, League of the Three Cities State of Karabush Mayor Azvaran was on his horse, wishing that he could gallop forth

9th of Spring 5860
Karabush, League of the Three Cities State of Karabush

Mayor Az...

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Chapter CXXXIII – For, behold, I create a new surprise and a new siege.

7th of Spring 5860 Karabush, League of the Three Cities Brown was back in his natural habitat: outdoors, camping, chilling, surrounded by ar

7th of Spring 5860
Karabush, League of the Three Cities

Brown was back in his natural ...

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Interlude – A close shave.

Note: This interlude is supposed to be between Chapter CXXX and CXXXI. Remind me if I forget to reorder it when it's release publically. ===

Note: This interlude is supposed to be between Chapter CXXX and CXXXI. Remind me if I forget to reorder it when it's release publically.

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Haruhi: A man of business, suave, and not being either of the two aforementioned things. He found himself awake in the workshop, having fallen asleep on the desk where he had been… “What was I ...

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Chapter CXXXII – For, behold, I create a new campaign and a new war.

1st of Spring 5860 Outskirts of Mount Curry, State of Casamonu The year of Our Divine, 5860. Nobody exactly knew what that number meant, wha

1st of Spring 5860
Outskirts of Mount Curry, State of Casamonu

The year of Our Divine,...

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Chapter CXXXI– For, behold, I create a new year and a new me.

90th of Winter 5859 Libertycave, State of Casamonu Night had come to Gemeinplatz once more, allegedly. To the residents of Libertycave, and

90th of Winter 5859
Libertycave, State of Casamonu

Night had come to Gemeinplatz once m...

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