MC (????)pov:

I tighten the grip on my sword as my hand trembles, but I knew that my life was ending, I glanced on the very ground where I used to walk with pride now wetted by my comrade's and the opposition's lifeless corpses.

My draconian armor that boasted one of the best defense in realm now tattered, some of the heavier attacks had caved and splitting my armor leaving gaps that had been slashed by more glaive attacks now cotted by half dried blood dripping down the ground. I felt a new presence on my left side, coming late as the whole battle has come to end with his hand on sword ready to fight and fully alert.

As I eyed upon the man, who I used to viewed one of most trusted person, my brother now looking at me with conflicting emotions as he had not decided to fight but still standing against me with his hands ready to draw the sword.

I couldn't help laugh with anguish and mockery as I wobble one step forward towards Samten.

"Jajajajajaja..ja... brother-in-law look at us so far from where we used to be, riding to war side by side. Here, you stand ready with sword infront of me, When we vowed to lifetime of brotherhood for what? .. honor of serving immoral Emperor ..OHHH... huff ... the irony...of this situation "

I took another step with a heavy huff as I continue with heavy emotion and tone of self mockery but the injury upon my left rib open as more blood flowed on my tattered armor. I felt my vision get blurry as I shake my head to get rid of it but it didn't have much effect, my sword now stabbed on ground to steady myself as i straighten my back and my hand sharply rose..

PAIKKKKKKK

I stumbles a little due to slap's inertia as I steady myself with only hand grabbing the buried sword.

"hah...do you dare stand against me, oh brother of mine??... you... you're not really afraid I might slip my hand and cut something attached to your neck??...

HUFF...HUFF...Leave this place while you can brother, these matters has nothing to do with you."

general pov:

Samten look at the bloody swordsman infront him and felt many conflicting emotions as well as chill through his spine as look in ????'s murderous eyes, As he listened to everything being said. He knew, his wife would never look at him if he attack her own brother and he himself wouldn't forgive himself.

PAIKKKKK

He look at his brother now weakly step towards him. Suddenly ????? slapping himself to stay alert as his body was whimpering from bloodloss and overexhaustion.

Samten wanted to rush over and where he knew his brother had already overspend his energy before fighting the general "IRON HAND" and generàl's first elite squad of 150 iron willed soldiers, whose corpse now laid banged against the crumbled wall with general's own glaive pinning his body against the wall with his eyes wide as he last expression was disbelief.

But he also knew if he didn't apprehend ???? right now, The Emperor will condemn all of his families to execution of treason or even worse to be prisoners of the Eternal Pit.

"hah...do you dare stand against me, oh brother of mine??... you... you're not really afraid I might slip my hand and cut something attached to your neck??...

HUFF...HUFF...Leave this place while you can brother, these matters has nothing to do with you."

As he heard his brothers question, he felt ashamed that he even had thought of not helping his brother. But what could he do, he didn't have the talent of his brother or political connections to resist the law of Emperor.

He lower his head as he couldn't face his brother, and answer his question. Suddenly, he felt a presense right infront of him as he raised his head, ???? was infront of him with his hand on his bloodied sword draging on floor with thin trail blood.

Samten felt his emotion readily burst out and his red eye now started to water as his brother's hand weakly patting his shoulder as he was saying understood his anguish of his powerlessness. Looking over his brother's right head side where part of his ear was slashed along with whole right arm to a stump. He knew even his genius of a brother can't recover from this state while he was this exhausted. Stilled he couldn't stop feeling his emotion as he saw the state of "Genius of the century" after all his contributions to the kingdom, all it took was a displease princess to ruin all life with a state of treason for not meeting a demand, if only he relied on his family connection he might have not been in this state...but samten knew ???? was stubborn has they come.

"Big brother, I am sorry ...huf...I know...huff .. I should ..huff..tràin harder..huff..I know i should have come to help..huff...I know I should have done lot ..of ..huff ...thing better..I am sorry"

Samten, whose tears fell as he felt ???? leaning against him and weakly breathing as he was on his last breath glared at samten.

"huff ...you idiot cry later on... help me get to the top of the wall ...huff..."

Samten, who heard him quickly wipe his face his hànd and help ????? up the wall slowly as ???? was still breathing.

Soon ???? painfully lean his back on the ramp as he gazed toward the farms that has been destroyed by his and General's fight.Both of then heard multiple footsteps as if a battalion of soldiers was marching toward there direction.

Samten started to get anxious as he prepare to fight whoever many comes to capture ????, he drew his sword was ready to go down the wall as he saw hordes of Armor soldiers were drawing near to point he could see their face.???? slowly grab Samten's shoulder.

"little brother, I think this is it...finally my time has come to an end ...hufff...before they come to ruin my moment, I want you to do it."

Samten was aghasted but he knew time was of essence, that this was his brother's last act of protection toward him as to not get caught in Emperor's wrath was to kill ???? his hands.

He lifted his sword near ???? heart and look at his brother's determined face...

"tell my little sister and my family 'I am sorry, i couldn't be there for her anymore and that I love her' ...good bye brother"

SLASHHHHH..

MC pov:

my front faced at the farms couldn't help but wish I could have done more than just be a soldier in this life, maybe meet a girl, fall in love or travel around world a bit.

I started to feel drowsy as I contemplate those thoughts, soon my vision starts get blurry as adrenaline in my bloods starts to get less affective.

Then came the soft darkness calling to sleep as I stop struggling against the oncoming sleep that maybe forever.

Then I knew nothing.