"Lord Ravan-" Rocky said most piously, falling to his knees as he kowtowed to the great being before him.
He expected Ravan's presence to cause a huge stir in the battlefield, especially in the eyes of Paladin Patrik and the other religious fanatics, however, to his surprise, apart from him, nobody seed to be kneeling down to the Vampire Monarch.
"Hey, get up, it's quite un-warriorly to kow-tow in an active battlefield, you represent the Gemini brand now, can't have you looking like a bitch" Ravan said, as Rocky imdiately got back to his feet and scanned his surroundings.
While Paladin Patrik was giving him an odd look, nobody else seed to be focused on him or what he was doing, as surprisingly nobody seed to be looking in the direction where Lord Ravan was standing.
"Is it that no one else can see you, my lord?" Rocky inquired, his voice tinged with caution. After giving it so thought, he concluded that the only explanation for everyone else's calm deanor was that they couldn't see him at all.
"Indeed, Nobody else can see , because I'm technically not here at all-" Ravan said with a big smile on his face, as Rocky nodded in understanding.
"I'm like a system panel, sothing that only you can see. However, just like how the system panel doesn't have an actual physical presence, I don't either.
I'm just a live projection" Ravan further explained as he walked over to a nearby paladin and passed his hands through his body to demonstrate.
"My lord please help Earth win this battle, as things stand, our situation doesn't look very good" Rocky pleaded, as Ravan smiled in response.
"In this bloody battlefield, if my real body descended, I could settle this war with a snap of my finger.
However, that's not my job.
You humans often confuse what we gods are supposed to do for you. But while you want us to protect you. That's your wish and not sothing we are obligated to do.
Think of it as an ant praying to you to protect it from other ants in its colony.
The ant may believe that because she prays piously to you, you should help her in her ti of need.
However, should you help her, Rocky?
Do you care enough?" Ravan asked, his blood red eyes gleaming with a murderous aura which sent shivers down Rocky's spine even though he wasn't physically present here and wasn't influencing the aura at all.
"No-" Rocky responded honestly, as if he did put himself in that position, he wouldn't even know that an ant is praying to him, much less care for it.
But even if he did, he would most likely never interfere in internal matters of the ant colony unless the ant praying to him was sohow really precious and important to him.
"Exactly…. Saving these people here is not my job. But showing you how to fight wars is…." Ravan said with a smile on his face as a projection of two swords magically appeared in his hands.
"Beware Rocky, just projection swords, not real ones. I've sworn not to pick up real weapons for my beloved wives.
A few True Gods might stop existing the day I finally pick up a weapon-" Ravan said casually, as although he was saying these words casually, Rocky could see the intent behind them.
While he did say it as a joke, he wasn't joking at all. If he wanted to, several True Gods would die at his feet, however, Ravan just chose not to create unnecessary trouble.
"While my elder brother is more of a twin blade fighter. I think I'm a better warrior overall.
Today is your lucky day, because I'll beco the training simulation you need to just copy…. So follow closely behind and fight like I teach you.
It's ti for you to stop wondering what impact you can make on this war and start behaving like you are the Champion Of Gemini" Ravan said, as Rocky felt his mouth go agape.
"My lord?" He questioned, as he still could not wrap his head around the scenario where he would be receiving a one on one training session with the greatest war god ever!
"Co on, chop chop, you were not my choice for a champion so this is your chance to impress .
Show what my brother sees in you. Afterall, you carry both of our nas with you" Ravan said, as he urged Rocky to snap out of his stupor and get on with it.
"I'm right behind you, my lord" Rocky said with a confident smile on his face, as he stopped second guessing himself.
At this mont Rocky felt like a kid in Disneyland as he understood that this was a once in a lifeti opportunity.
He was going to learn how to fight in wars with the war god Ravan himself! This was undoubtedly the greatest opportunity ever for a beginner like him.
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"Alright, first step is to rally your n around you.
When you beco a strong enough fighter, you won't need additional support, however, for now you do need people to cover for you" Ravan instructed as his whole deanor changed.
"Paladin Patrik! How strong is your faith in Gemini?" Ravan said authoritatively, pointing his right sword towards Paladin Patrik, as Rocky mirrored his stance and his tone.
"Paladin Patrik! How strong is your faith in Gemini?" Rocky asked, as montarily Paladin Patrik was taken aback by this sudden question.
"Why the sudden question my lord?" Paladin Patrik asked sounding surprised as Rocky waited for Ravan's response.
"It's a ti for answers Paladin Patrik, not questions" Rocky said, mirroring Ravan's words as Paladin Patrik fell into deep contemplation.
"My faith for Gemini is deeper than the deepest oceans. Even if you ask for to forfeit my life now, this Paladin won't hesitate" Paladin Patrik said emotionally, as he picked up his sword and pointed it towards his chest.
"Haha. Your life is too cheap Paladin Patrik, what I need is your support. I'm heading into this war….. now it's up to you and your n to support " Rocky said in an extrely arrogant tone as after saying those words he began charging towards the frontlines without looking behind him.
"My lord please wait-" Paladin Patrik requested, as he felt conflicted on what to do next, as before the war began, he had been given explicit instructions by Pope Cole to not endanger Rocky's life.
Unfortunately for the Pope however, Rocky did not stop after saying those words as he jogged towards the front lines with a unilateral resolve.
Soon, Paladin Patrik and the rest of the unit jogged alongside him, as they seed to have decided to put their faith in the Champion Of Gemini.
"Lesson one on how to fight a war-" Ravan said, jogging infront of Rocky as he began giving his invaluable insights.
"Is how to carve open the front lines. The goal is to create space between yourself and the next opponent. However, it's difficult to do so at the front lines where everything is so packed together and hence you always start with a big move... to carve space and enter the war safely" Ravan instructed as he he began swinging his arms wildly, producing thick sword slashes that only Rocky could see.
*Slash*
*Slash*
*Slash*
*Slash*
*Slash*
Mirroring Ravan to the best of his abilities, Rocky ran while wildly swinging his sword.
He swung with such power and intensity that he could feel his arms ready to fall off, however, he did so regardless as massive sword slashes erged out of his sword damaging a few undead skeletal warrior's that were 20 ters ahead of him.
"My lord, you have unlocked sword projection?" Paladin Patrik asked in surprise as he joined Rocky and unleashed a massive sword slash of his own.
Unlike Rocky who could only damage one skeleton at once, his sword slash cleaned house it caused dozens of skeletal warrior's to disintegrate.
"Lesson, two. Read the battlefield" Ravan said, as he leaped into the air and seed to pass through a durahal, aiming at its neck.
*Jump*
Mirroring his movents, Rocky jumped into the air as well, coming crashing down upon a skeletal horseman who was unable to stop Rocky's downwards montum.
*Crunch*
Once the skeletal horseman lost his head, his limp body fell off the horse as it slowly disintegrated to ashes.
"Notice how the few skeletal warrior's around you have beca less organised the second their captain is down.
The simple rule of fighting a war is to pick off the generals first, so that the underlings beco easy pickings" Ravan instructed, as he continued to simulate fighting skeletal warrior's with ease as Rocky continued to massacre as projected.
"Is that the lords first ever war? He's such an excellent fighter" Paladin Patrik noted as he and the entire unit was surprised to see Rocky fighting so casually.
There was not an ounce of hesitation on him…. All his movents seed completely natural, as if war was his natural environnt.
"Reading the battlefield is most important…. Currently as I read it, the humans about 200 ters to your left are struggling in holding their line.
They can't take out the undead champion that's fighting them and if not helped soon, they will wiped out.
Let's start from there, let's help them take out the undead champion, so that without the leader, the rest of the troops beco easier to pick off.
The goal is to turn the tide, one area at a ti" Ravan said, as he dedicatedly began carving open a path to rescue the unit that was 200 ters away from them.
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