Chapter 0

It was stated that the last war between the Gallado and Filan Empires took place in the grounds of Harun Mountains, located 100 miles away from Filan Castle and 70 miles from Gallado. That war will tell the destiny of the lands. Will the Gallado spread their ruthless ruling but has a very wealthy economy? Or the Filan that has a poor economy due to their unrestrained ruling?

The Filan sent 50,000 men and the one who lead the battalion is a general named Genji Murasake. He was feared by those anyone who heard of his countless victories in wars as well as his achievements on battlefields like ending the lives of the enemies' generals. He will fight against the enemy's most feared general, his childhood friend, Sento Harayashi, and despite of her young age of 23, she was entrusted by the Emperor of Gallado to be the one that will be sent into these war and lended her 120,000 men.

Despite of having a quantity, as well as a flat terrain disadvantage, Senji didn't coward in fear for this is his last chance to see his childhood friend. It is an absolute order to leave all enemies dead so this is the last time to cross swords with the one who changed his perspective in life. The same goes with Sento, who waited for this moment to test her enemy's strenght, as well as to see him closely.

The battle had begun and the two generals displayed their abilities by mercilessly killing the enemies that their swords can reach. The Filan General proved on this battlefield that he should be feared while the Gallado General showed that she can be par on her enemy despite of being a woman.

Metals clashing, screams of death, and cries of torment can be heard anywhere on the battlefield as it was slowly colored in blood and dead bodies occupying every space of the lands. It took hours for the war to be halted because only two persons were the last to stand on this mountaain of corpses. Despite of fighting for a long time, there is no trace of fatigueness on them. Their breaths were heavy as they close their distance between each other. One of them has a katana on his right hand and his whole body was bathed in blood while the other one also has the same weapon but it was held on her left hand and after she fixed her long black hair,she performed her stance.

"You still don't change, Sento," Genji said it without even moving a single inch indicating that he doesn't desire to have fight on his enemy.

"The same goes to you, Genji. You're still carefree eventhough we're now in a battlefield," Sento said while she's still on her stance, her katana on the right side of her face pointing on her enemy's direction.

"Did you waited for this moment? For us to be alone?"

After hearing this, Sento slightly lowered her weapon and looked into Genji with a cold, dagger-like eyes.

"If you're referring to us having this fight, then yes. If it is about our past,then it is a no."

Genji placed his katana on its sheath on his left waist.Then he took three steps closer to Sento to lessen their distance.Sento,in return,took five steps backwards to greatly increase the distance between them.

"You know that I can kill you here now, right?" Sento said as she returned again to her stance.

"But you're hesitating, right? No, maybe you don't want to do it."

"Then try to take a step closer again."

Genji did what Sento said to him. But the latter was surprised causing her to experience a temporary paralysis due to her shock. Her feet can't step forward. Her hands can't move the katana on it.

"Like I thought. You still cherish me. The past that we have."

"I-It was when we're still child fifteen years ago!" Sento said angrily.

Genji didn't responded for a few moments and he stared on the person in front of him. She's wearing a black kimono with a floral design on it but now it was covered in blood. He noticed that Sento's feet and hands were trembling.

"Fight me, Genji! We must decide who must be killed and who must survive," Sento declared while her voice showed a more enraged tone.

Genji was about to respond when he noticed something on Sento's neck. It was a very precious thing that he gave to the most precious person he knew.

"That necklace," Genji said and pointed his katana on it. "I never thought that it will last up to this day."

Sento was slightly shocked that caused her to totally filled in anger.

"Shut up!"

Sento rushed towards Genji and swung her katana on Genji with a pure killing intent. Genji evaded it by moving on his right and unsheathed his katana to deflect Sento's attacks. At first, the latter's strikes were heavy but as minutes pass by, it became weaker and weaker. Genji has the chance to execute a fatal strike on his enemy but he can't.

Tears slowly flowed on Sento's cheeks and she fell her knees on the ground that caused her to drop her katana. Genji returned again his katana on its sheath and slowly approached Sento.

"It's okay, Sento. Both of us remember everything," Genji said while he's looking down on Sento, whose now crying in front of him.

This words struck into Sento's heart that caused her to burst into tears. The pain of killing your childhood friend for the sake of your nation's victory, for your own honor and glory, is now welling up on her own body. She placed both of her hands on her now wet face and lowered more her body.

This scene is what Genji doesn't want to see. He feels like he was slowly burned to death just by witnessing the girl he loved the most to cry. His feelings caused his body to react. He also knelt down and hugged Sento.

Sento's head is now lying on Genji's right shoulder and this caused her to become slightly surprised. She can't see Genji's expression but she can feel the emotions that's flowing on his body.

Few minutes had passed but their positions were still the same in the center of the grasslands that is now a land of corpses. None of them spoke since they are letting their emotions to be released until Sento raised her face and stared into Genji's face.

"Do you want to elope with me?"