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Re:Zero - Starting Life in Another World is owned by Tappei Nagatsuki.

Napoleon

Summary:

Stranded in a fantasy world, Napoleon Bonaparte found himself in a great situation:

A royal election, the poor's unhappy and Lugnica's army is stuck to feudal levels.

Watch how the former emperor attempts to achieve the rule of the entire world, this time there's no room for failure.


May 2, Elior Forest, Lugnica

"Seems like a mess to me, right..Lev?"

"Yes.. quite a mess..."

Napoleon received his own team few days after his promotion and it consisted by three humans and one demi-humans:

Aden was the stealth specialist, he used two small gladio-like daggers and a small crossbow rested on his back; Kale used mostly heavy weapons, his arsenal compromised of morning stars and battle axes; Lev and Sasha, the demi-human cat-girl(1), were the medical specialists, both being familiar to each other and having the right teamwork ability.

The team had been dispatched by the military staff to check some urgent reports:

Few days ago a scout group was sent in the proximity of the forest to guard it from intruders;

Ever since the first attack of the witch cult, one hundred years ago, the forest had been classified as a holy site and nobody with the right certificates would be able to enter.

Letters by their commander ended three days ago and the high command suspected that someone had captured or, in the worst scenario, killed the garrison.

When Napoleon and his support team had reached the forest was eerily quiet.

No animals were making sound nor wind was present.

Following the old elvish(2) path, the team had found what had happened to the garrison: some of the bodies had been butchered, their inner organs such as lungs and hearts being removed forcefully from them.

"Aden." Napoleon whispered calmly and the specialist, understanding the silent order, went to hide in the shadows.

"Team." He called the group's attention to him "Our... guests might be still there, be on guard."

Kale grunted and took on his hand a big axe while Lev and Sasha equipped their favourite weapons, one's a scalpel-like dagger the other's senbons(3).

They walked slowly, gauging any possible sign of ambush.

Immediately Napoleon dodged an arrow coming from behind. His eyes widened and turning back, he saw something that was impossible: The dismembered corpses of the garrison were moving fast towards them, a dark red light coming from their eyes.

A sinister giggle broke the quiet moment. A white-haired woman that appeared to be in her twenties jumped down a tree's branch. "Oh my.." She put an hand on her mouth, attempting to calm her sick calm laugh. "And I hoped to be alone here, free to cherish my greatest accomplishment."

Kale, Lev and Sasha moved to destroy the reanimated bodies, Napoleon continued to stare at the new arrival. "Who are you?"

This was told in such manner that seemed more an order than a question.

"Oh, aren't you peculiar?" She disappeared and Napoleon felt someone grasping him from behind.

He turned and found himself stuck in an incredible grasp. "'Who are you'" She mock-questioned him and chuckled. " You have to be a very lucky little knight, you know?" She moved her mouth close to his ear "Many would be death instantly by asking me such question in a impertinent tone."

Then she stared onto his eyes "Yet, I cannot bring myself to punish you."

She threw the young knight into a tree "If feel like you are going to be important, though I don't know if for my good or your bad." She continued with a twisted smile. She reappeared once again close to Napoleon. "Good luck." She finished with a insane childish tone.

She pecked him on his cheek and disappeared once again.

The undead mass stopped assaulting the squad, turning once again in frozen corpses.

The team was tired. Kale taking the blunt of the assault while protecting the lightly equipped medics. Aden appeared shortly after the end of the battle, he wasn't in better conditions.

It seemed like something made of shadows attempted to strike him down and he had survived by plain luck and good thinking.

"Cap!" the demi-human swiftly reached her superior and started to use healing magic on him.

"Boss, you a'right?" Kale asked, worried about Napoleon's conditions.

"Yes.." the young captain started "J-just a bit... shocked by the close encounter."

The team nodded and proceeded to return to base.


May 2, Knights' Barracks, Lugnica

"You have been attacked by a witch?" Manfred asked calmly.

Napoleon nodded and his superior continued to ask about his report.

"Do you think it was... Satella?" The question was actually made by nervousness than by logic since they both know the Witch of Envy was dead.

"No." The young captain continued "She said something about visiting the place of her 'first accomplishment'."

He looked out of the window "The Elior Forest had been the place where the Witch Cult first attacked, one hundred years ago...".

Manfred frowned at the reminder "Their attack are intensifying... what could have caused this?!" He slammed his fist on the table.

"The Royal Elections" The sentence carried logic and possible truth. "Four of the five candidates have been found..." Napoleon returned to stare at the commander "They are trying to create chaos and destroy the kingdom... they are doing well..."

Manfred shook his head. Then he returned his attention to the young captain. "Napoleon." He caught the attention of the officer "From now on with the title of Lieutenant-General(4), you shall guard and plan the security and defence plans for the capital." He sat up and moved to open the door. "We cannot afford the failure of those Elections, not with all those greedy nations looking for expansion." He motioned the now Lieutenant-General to go and return to his report writing.

Once he left the room, door closed, Napoleon smiled. Another step made...


Glossary

1- I made Sasha's characteristics and personality based from Felix.

2- Elior Forest was the homeland of Emilia and the elvish people. After the attack of the Witch Cult (Pandora), Emilia accidentally froze all her people.

3- Inspired by Haku and Kabuto from Naruto.

4- While in normal conditions Napoleon should have first served as a Major, this is a feudal era and many talented officers were promoted to higher titles, jumping some in the way.

Age

Napoleon: 21

Reinhard: 19

Manfred: 36

Aden: 24

Kale: 27

Lev: 19

Sasha: 20

Pandora: ? (Body: 20)