Sup guys? Lighting Wolf here, back with another story, this one on Valkyria Chronicles. Enjoy the 800-word chapter. I don't own VK, Sega, Ryutaro Nonaka and Shuntaro Tanaka do.

(Imperial Camp 1935, 1 week before VC 4)

General Alik Konig stood in his tent with plans in front of him, while Prince Maximilian and 3 Generals invaded Gallia… Something which Alik wouldn't understand, that didn't matter to him… So much as the soldiers under his command.

And being the commander of not only 100,000 Imperial soldiers… A number Alik wasn't sure if was true…. But the commander of the defense of the Empire's territory was…. Going to be interesting.

"Sir, the men are still getting deployed… And the platoon at Fort Krest is just securing their lines there…"

A Shocktrooper said, the wind whipped at his coat as Alik sighed and ran a hand through his black hair.

Alik wasn't a brute of a man like most Imperial Commanders were… Nor was he super well-kept and professional.

He wore a Red, White and Black officers coat, a winter coat under it, a red scarf, black boots, and red gloves.

"I told their Lieutenant that sending a unit that far out means they wouldn't have support… Their cut off from the supply line we have set up here…?"

Alik asked, the Shocktrooper shrugged, most of the men in the army who served under Alik liked the man, he did care for his soldiers… Which is more then could be said for many Imperial Commanders.

"They said they wanted to slow the Federation down… Have them waste time going through them to get to us… I'm sorry, sir, they didn't tell me much else then that…"

The Shocktrooper said as Alik sighed, he was only 23, and yet he was put in charge of thousands of soldiers… That was more then he would ask for as someone of his rank.

"Trading lives for time isn't worth it, soldier… If something happens to them… Let me know the second you get something… Get back to your platoon and get ready… The Federation is coming… And they will throw everything they have at us when they get here… If that means an all-out assault then they will do it… They don't have much to lose at this point."

The Imperial General ordered, the Shocktrooper saluted and ran off, Alik sighed, took another look at the plans and maps in front of him and turned and walked out of the command tent and into the winter cold.

He looked at dozens of soldiers… Dozens of soldiers who wouldn't have the chance to return home to their families until the war was over… Or possibly never…

Being in command only made it worse on him… It was easier to not think on matters that was out of his control unlike the ones that were and that would only lead to pain.

"Damn it all…"

Alik sighed, he cracked his neck, he didn't hate the Federation, he could count a thousand things that was right and what was wrong in the Empire… And he had problems with that…. He had many problems, he was a soldier, his loyalty was to the people who lived in the Empire… And who served under his command.

He heard wind wiping along at his face, he would have a meeting to go to in a few hours, he had to meet with the rest of the officers to make sure they were ready to make a stand against the Federation.

He frowned, the people fighting the Empire wasn't a group of ruthless animals which didn't deserve mercy, they weren't soulless machines.

They were human, living people, who were fighting for their country and fighting to protect the people they loved.

He walked into the snow, tanks moved by, they continued like they were built on the snow.

He would make sure the Empire was ready, he took no pleasure in the deaths his soldiers would bring… Nor the lives they would lose protecting the empire.

But they were soldiers… And they had to fight, they had to make sure they were ready to protect the empire they loved and lived in.

Many of the soldiers looked at their commander, he looked around and once more, he cracked his fingers and walked towards the meeting he had to deal with.

War was horrible… But it was something that had to happen.

Author Notes

Phew, first chapter done! Yes, I know it isn't perfect, first chapters aren't my thing. Anyway, I wrote this after seeing Crymaria's story, it was cool. She and Selveria, who is also getting a story, are my two favorite Valkyria in the games… Next chapter will be next, next week on Thursday and will show Alik meeting Crymaria. Until then, Lighting Wolf out!