The Youth of Shizume
(Soldiers)
One by one, your tiny soldier figures wear down. You've lost another one.
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A message to all the Kings,
The new Red King has arrived. Cower in fear, one by one, flames will consume you all. There is no escape, I will find you. I will kill you, I will destroy you.
From now on, I am the rule, I am God. The slate has chosen and there is no greater sovereign than me, leave now or perish forever. No objections, my control is absolute.
This is an ultimatum: from now on there will only be red. No more colours, I'll make sure of it. Prepare to die.
Let this worthless blue candle serve as example: war has started, none will be spared. Be scared, I'll turn your nightmares into blazing red and you'll be swallowed in a King's inferno. Your swords will rust to red; any resistance will end as blood on the floor. Let this weak body be the proof: as I write your termination on your body, your voices will scream in raw crimson. This is the fate I've decided for you; I am the new Red King.
A message to all the Kings: I'm getting rid of you.
A new God has arisen.
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They had to call Munakata to the site, for the flames wouldn't go out. The advance team disliked wasting their boss' time, the Lieutenant knew something was off when the fire neither expanded nor retreated, the King felt the power miles away.
But they weren't expecting a body to be hiding in the flames, the lower half consumed by them. And they knew right away, it was one of theirs. After a long moment of consideration, Munakata walked by Domyouji's corpse and read the message carved into the floor.
His left hand, in a tight fist, was the only reaction he made.
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