Chapter 153 - Consequences.
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Third Person POV
Northern kingdoms.
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The northern army had emerged victorious in this battle, securing its dominance over the north against the Nilfgaardians. It should have been a victory worthy of celebration, as their forces had suffered minimal losses compared to the Nilfgaardian army, which was nearly annihilated. If even a fifth of them remained, it would be a generous estimate.
However, this was not the sentiment shared by the northerners at the moment. They were all there, reorganizing their army as their leaders had ordered after the chaos, yet their eyes remained fixed on what had been the center of their battle. They could still see the image of the giant before the total destruction—a scene that now showed a trail of smoke and debris stretching into the air, reaching the two mountains split apart kilometers away.
Who was that? What did it mean? Had a god intervened in their battle? These questions clouded any sense of accomplishment, leaving them in their current state, wondering if it had all been a dream. Fear consumed them, the fear that the giant might return and finish what it had started. Even though two hours had passed since it all happened, and the giant had not reappeared, the unease lingered.
Meanwhile, a group of northerners was rounding up Nilfgaardian soldiers who had fled from the giant's wrath in all directions. Many had escaped to Sodden, only to be captured.
"Reyne me, na emdaet aen gvaed dyathe vort!" they kept shouting as they were escorted to the northern camp. The northerners couldn't understand their words, but it sounded like, "Save me, don't let the giant kill us!"
The fear reached a new height when it came to the Nilfgaardians who had directly faced the giant's blade. They trembled constantly, begging not to be slaughtered like animals after witnessing such devastation. No one in this world could have expected to see a Susanoo and its power—something far beyond human capability. Almost everyone looked at it as if a god had descended to the mortal world to end the war.
While the Nilfgaardians were being imprisoned, and the army worked to organize its men—between the Temerians and the people of Sodden—others were tasked with clearing away bodies crushed under debris. A meeting was underway in the command tent, where the main leaders were discussing the events. The atmosphere was far from celebratory. Instead of the relief that the end of the war should have brought, there was fear—fear of the unknown, of the possibility that such a power existed in the world, capable of destroying entire nations.
"You're telling me you know nothing about this?!" General Kaelen demanded of the mages, but none of them could provide a satisfactory answer.
"We know nothing about that... there has never been any record of such a force. General, you're as lost as we are. I am not even slightly reassured that there is a power capable of cutting through two mountains and destroying an entire army. That thing killed 50,000 people," Tissaia replied, while the other mages stood by, their expressions reflecting a sense of helplessness.
"I don't think that giant will return... it disappeared afterward..." Thorne, the King of Sodden, commented.
"You saw the giant. But what am I supposed to tell my king? That something appeared on the battlefield and destroyed the Nilfgaardian army?" Kaelen said with a tone of frustration.
"There are over 100,000 witnesses and two mountains cut in half. I think that's evidence enough," Thorne replied simply.
"Even so, can you imagine what your fellow kings will do when they learn that something so powerful exists out there?" Kaelen pressed the King of Sodden.
"I'm sure all the kings will convene for a meeting, but there's nothing more we can do. The war is over, and we should take our men home. There's nothing left for us here," Thorne said, his voice calm. All he wanted was to return to his family. This was unprecedented madness, but he was grateful to be alive after it all.
"Wait... Nilfgaard doesn't even have 30,000 men left now... couldn't we take back Cintra?" Yennefer interjected. She had a few injuries from her fight with Fringilla but otherwise seemed fine.
Everyone looked at her at that moment. She had a good point, but even Thorne did not agree with it.
"It might be a move, but after what happened... no man would be willing to fight that battle after witnessing it, even though Cintra still has an heir out there," the King of Sodden said.
It was obvious that Yennefer wanted to help Cirilla reclaim her kingdom. After all, the girl was the rightful heir, and Madara... she didn't know what to think of him after what she had witnessed, nor did she have any idea of his whereabouts. Her only option was to go north, find the girl in her hiding place, and wait for him to reappear.
"Speaking of which... that boy... he's the one responsible for all of that, isn't he?!" General Kaelen's voice echoed through the tent. He had agreed with the King of Sodden's stance, but the mention of Cintra and its heir brought the image of Madara to his mind. It had to be him.
"You're saying that boy created that giant? Isn't that a bit of an exaggeration, General?" an elderly sorcerer remarked to Kaelen.
"Exaggeration? Did you see what he did at the start of the battle?! He single-handedly faced the entire army, caused chaos, and killed over 10,000 people in just a few minutes. That boy is a monster—something beyond our understanding!" a Temerian noble exclaimed during the meeting.
No one could truly refute such a claim. The image of Madara advancing across the battlefield, devastating everything in his path with powers stronger than any mage's, was seared into their minds. Not to mention his mastery over fire—a lethal and highly dangerous magic, even forbidden by the Chapter of Mages. But that seemed irrelevant compared to Madara's ability to unleash fire that consumed thousands at once.
"Calanthe was raising a monster in Cintra all this time. I've heard rumors he was betrothed to the princess and was to take the throne as king. Do you have any idea what that means? A king with such strength? He would be a thousand times worse than the Nilfgaardians..." another mage said, stroking his beard.
"Lucky for us, Cintra no longer exists... but the heir is still out there... hidden, and only that boy knows where. If they grow up and have children... if that boy has such power, what's stopping him from reclaiming Cintra?" a younger sorcerer remarked.
"Are you saying we need to kill a child now?" another sorceress interjected.
"This is absurd!" Yennefer exclaimed. Although she didn't have a personal connection to Cirilla, she certainly wouldn't let this happen.
"We need to think of the North!" another mage argued with the two who seemed opposed to the idea. "We have a monster capable of destroying an entire nation, and we don't even know the source of his powers—especially when he's so closely tied to the heir of one of the North's greatest kingdoms..." another mage added, trying to sound rational.
"I will not agree to this, do you hear me, Tissaia?!" Yennefer turned to her mentor.
"I'm also against hunting the girl. Even if you're afraid she might fall into Nilfgaard's hands or stay with Madara, if you think you can face the boy after what he did in this war... Sodden will not participate in this madness," Thorne declared.
"You can't be serious. The boy is far more dangerous than anything else! He must be controlled and studied... that power shouldn't exist in this world, nor belong to the mortal realm!" one of the older sorcerers insisted.
"Obviously, you're all greedy for the power you witnessed. That's what this is about, isn't it?" Yennefer suddenly said with a mocking tone.
"And you're not? You, of all people, Yennefer?" another sorceress sneered.
"He must be controlled! We can't let someone so powerful roam the continent unchecked!" another mage interjected, cutting off the possible argument between the two women.
"I think you're all exaggerating," Tissaia's voice finally rang out, calming the heated discussion. She then continued, "There were others fighting against Madara. Does anyone know who they were?" she asked, and everyone immediately fell silent, lost in thought.
"Someone created giant snakes and lightning explosions. I've never seen anything like it... could it be a new type of magic?" a sorcerer pondered, still surprised by the images from the battle.
"No one knows who they are, and they clearly didn't seem to be from Nilfgaard. After all, their fight wiped out thousands of soldiers..." a Sodden nobleman commented.
"So, we're dealing with more questions than answers, after all..." General Kaelen spoke with disdain.
"A group of unknown individuals... that sounds very bad, especially when their powers are equally troubling..." another sorcerer said.
"Moreover... when that giant wooden snake appeared..." Tissaia began to speak again. She didn't know it was a dragon; after all, the concept of a Chinese dragon was foreign to them, as they were only familiar with the mountain dragons of the North, the only ones known in the continent. "We saw an adult... he's the cause of the forest and even those 20-meter-tall blue beings in the middle of the battlefield, fighting against that group. Then the giant appeared..." she shared her opinion.
"It might not even be the boy, after all..." another sorcerer agreed with Tissaia's analysis.
Tissaia said nothing more, but it was clear that Madara could very well be that man. After all, they wore the same armor. Still, it was strange. Nothing they had witnessed had any clear explanation... not even the power of Chaos had manifested in that battle. While the war among mages usually unleashed bursts of chaotic energy, that battle had none of it, which was deeply unsettling for a mage.
"Great... so we know nothing," Kaelen said before continuing, "I'm returning to Temeria with our men. I'll speak to King Foltest about what happened." He made his decision before adding:
"But one thing is clear: Madara Uchiha, as we know him, is being hunted across the continent. We need to know everything about him—what he is, who he is. We can't let him roam free like this. We need answers, and if he is truly behind the power of the giant... we must eliminate him."
His words garnered agreement from many, though some were uneasy with the idea.
"In any case... this meeting is adjourned. We will likely meet again soon, probably with all the northern kings, to discuss what happened in this war. We also need to find Vilgefortz and understand why he disappeared," Tissaia said, and everyone agreed.
The gathering began to disperse as the men of Sodden returned to their king.
"What should we do now, Your Majesty?" a nobleman asked as they left the tent.
"We'll return to the capital. This war is over. We need to assess our losses in the south, and we can't deal with more than 50,000 buried or scattered corpses across other kingdoms," Thorne replied as he proceeded with his men to give the order to retreat. Meanwhile, the men of Temeria were also moving, with General Kaelen shouting orders to ensure everyone was ready to leave.
"Yennefer?"
The sorceress was on her way to check if her tent had survived, as many others had been destroyed by debris, when she heard Tissaia calling her.
"Yes?" she replied.
"I need to know... well... perhaps it's better if we talk in your tent," Tissaia said, noticing the many eyes watching them.
Once inside, Yennefer turned to her former mentor from Aretuza.
"You want to know about Madara, don't you?" she asked.
"Yes... I want you to tell me what you know about him... I know you understand him better than I do..." she said finally. It was obvious that she feared Madara after what she had witnessed—never in her wildest dreams had she expected to see what she had seen.
"I don't know much more than you, Tissaia... I don't understand how his powers work, and I know he doesn't use chaos but another kind of energy... just like the people who fought against him," Yennefer said.
"Do you know where he is?" Tissaia asked.
"No," she lied, and Tissaia noticed but said nothing more.
"What do you plan to do from now on?" Tissaia asked.
"I'll stay put for a while... if he shows up... after this war... it's best to keep my mind occupied somewhere else..." Yennefer replied, and Tissaia nodded.
"I hope to see you soon, Yennefer. Take care," Tissaia said in the end, not asking any more questions as she left. Yennefer nodded silently.
The armies began to organize their withdrawal. One part was heading east, toward Sodden, while the other advanced north, skirting the mountains to return to Temeria. Scouts were being divided between the two groups to gather information and maintain leverage for future negotiations with the southern kingdom.
The mages, meanwhile, began creating portals and retreating, each returning to their realms and hideouts scattered across the continent. They started sharing their experiences with their superiors or writing accounts of what had occurred. In the end, the war between the North and the South was over, but Nilfgaard was now the least of the northern kingdoms' concerns. From that day forward, they wondered what the future would hold with someone wielding such immense power. The Susano'o, which no one understood—not even those shinobi who had turned into bloodstained remnants beneath its massive blade—was a power beyond comprehension.
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Chapter 158 - Meeting of All Northern Kingdoms 02.
Chapter 163 - Meeting of All Northern Kingdoms 07.
Chapter 173 - Words about the future.
Chapter 182 - Plans for the King of Kaedwen.
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