Chap 8

The first thing that Nobunaga's army did when they reach Kiyosu was setting up their base. They have already chose a location where they would ambush Nobutomo.

Nobunaga sat in a chair, the Oda flag placed behind him. Deino was sitting by his side, listening to the discussion among Nobunaga's council.

Many of the old members were replaced by new members due to their betrayal. Naturally, there were some displease among the council. However it seems they decided to place their feelings aside as defeating Nobutomo was the priority right now.

Nobunaga was aware of his council's displease as well as their determination. He decided that it wasn't time for them to fight among themselves as they had a common enemy.

Nobunaga nodded his head at Nagahide, who nodded back. Then Nagahide raised his voice and spoke to his fellow associates. "As we know, the plan was to ambush Nobutomo when he least expected us. However, I believe we are all aware that our chances of winning are slim even if we were to do so."

Nagahide's remark raised a flurry of chattering among the council members. They had worried faces, even the cheerful Yoshinari and Dragonite carried worried looks as they try to cheer up their associates. Nobuyuki, who was the youngest among the group held his head low, he looked slightly ashamed for his inability. Gible nudged his partner's sleeve, hoping to cheer him up.

Nagahide was trying to calm them down but had tough luck. Nobunaga was bothered by seeing his best warriors being beaten by such matters. He stood up, raised his voice and shouted." Enough!"

The chattering stopped. Everybody turned to look at their warlord. All of a sudden their moods calmed. Nobunaga has shown that he is an amazing man, so they thought that surely he would have a trick up his sleeve this time.

"I know you are worried about the coming battle, but just talking about it like this isn't going to help much. I and Nagahide have already prepared a countermeasure for this situation."

The council looked at Nobunaga with eyes similar to a child looking at a stash of ponigiris. Every one of them carrying hopes after hearing Nobunaga's words.

"Nagahide." Nobunaga said to his friend, passing the baton back to him. Naghide nodded his head, then turned to face the council.

"We have already placed a hundred freelancing warriors around these mountains, two hundred if you count their Maju. They may number only two hundred but their skills in battle rivals an army twice their size."

The council was, of course, shocked by what they had heard. Nobuyuki, Nobunaga's brother, was the first to speak out.

"Brother, you are planning to make freelancers fight our battles?"

"Yes." Nobunaga answered, a firm determination in his voice.

Though the council members were worried, they stayed silent. None of them have better ideas. They knew that Kiyosu was strong and there were no easy way to fight against them. Nobunaga's idea may seem shaky but it was good enough.

Hidesada turned his face to Nagahide, who was looking at the council with a neutral expression. Nobunaga could tell the senior warrior was shocked by Nagahide's performance. After all, when Nobunaga first decided to enlist Nagahide he was one of those who rejected it the most.

Nagahide explained the details of their plan to the council members for the rest of the meeting. After the meeting was dismissed, the warriors and their Maju returned to their troops.

Nobunaga and Nagahide looked at each other for a while. Nagahide nodded his head at Nobunaga, who nodded back. After that Nagahide and Scolipede left and return to their troops as well.

Nobuyuki stayed behind, a troubled expression on his face. Nobunaga noticed his younger brother's worries and went up to him.

"It's okay, Yuki. Everybody's nervous during their first time as a council member."

"I know, but still I just felt so hopeless."

Nobunaga didn't say much. Nobunaga felt heartbroken seeing his brother being so sad. But he knew it was necessary if Nobuyuki were to become a great warrior.

Time passes, and dawn comes. Along with it the fierce battle between nephew and uncle for the fate of Dragnor.

Nobunaga's troops waited quietly for their enemy to come. The plan was to have the army ambush Nobutomo's army from multiple sides as they pass through the area.

As every Warrior in Dragnor is aware of, Nobutomo has a powerful Maju by his side, Garchomp. It was a dragon that only a few in Nobunaga's army could defeat. Therefore, the idea was to let Yoshinari's Dragonite and Katsuie's Gyarados charge straight towards Nobutomo and defeat his Garchomp. After that, the idea was to capture Nobutomo and had him executed publicly.

Of course, Nobunaga was aware that things would not go easily. Worst case possible, he might be killed by foot soldiers even before he managed to charge in deep. However, it was necessary to take such a risk. If he could not defeat Nobutomo even with all this preparation, there was no chance he could achieve his dream of unifying Ransei.

Nobunaga carries a tons of worries and fears. He's worried about his partner, Deino, his brother and also his friends. He is also worried about the kingdom and its people as now Dragnorians are going to kill each other in battle.

Nobunaga's thought was interrupted by a report from a scout reporting the closing in of Nobutomo's army. He dismissed the scout and raised his hand, signalling his troops to move as soon as their target comes.

As soon as Nobutomo's army reaches the designated location, Nobunaga drew his sword and shouted to his troops. "My brethren, CHARGE!"

The next few minutes was a chaotic situation. Nobunaga's troops charging straight into the frontline of Kiyosu soldiers before they could prepare. The poor souls of Nobutomo's soldiers, still shocked by the sudden appearance of The Foolish Lizard, unable to prepare for the imminent clash that would kill many of their brothers in arms.

Nobunaga didn't pay much attention to his surroundings, only to his enemies. His mind and body fully prepared for the madness and killing to come. His partner running aside his partner's horse, charging up a Dark Pulse, preparing to flinch any enemies that come in their way.

The war for Dragnor's fate has begun.