Dying In The Middle Of A Class Summoning - Chapter 56 Army

“Amadeus…”

“Yes, Grandmother.”

A young Amadeus looked towards Atia who stood there with a stick in her hands. It wasn’t a large room but large enough for a table and a chalkboard. Amadeus was the sole student receiving his grandmother’s education. Her stern eyes gazed down onto Amadeus; she knew that she couldn’t be soft on him.

“…remember, there is no such thing as a kind commander, if there is then that person is a terrible one. In times of war, weakness is a sin, especially for an Emperor. You are not a hero; you are the future Emperor.”

Amadeus stayed silent as he listened carefully at his grandmother’s words.

“While a hero protects the people by attacking the enemy, you would command armies to bring victories and minimise casualties. As the Emperor, you would have to think about the future…a hero is but a pawn in the grand scheme of things…”

Lessons of his grandmother flashed past as Amadeus made his way to the royal court. All the officials and generals currently in the capital had been called and were currently waiting for Amadeus. The atmosphere was tense, and the ministers found it hard to breath. It seemed that the air around them had gotten thicker, but they still remained composed, they were after all people of power. Many emotions were evident in their faces, some of anger, some of worry and many more. The Empire was contaminated by peace for centuries, this wasn’t the first ever revolt, but a long time had passed since the last one. Most of these people weren’t even born then.

Suddenly, a clear voice broke out breaking the tense atmosphere,

“His highness, the Emperor has arrived.”

Only for it to turn even colder. Instead of bowing, all the officials kneeled, the Empire had entered a state of war.

– West Drakonis –

– Flame city –

Flame city was one of the four major cities of the empire. The Ignis family were placed in charge of this city and the surrounding land and they were the first people to receive news of the sudden revolt. Milo Ignis was the current Duke after his parents left for the clan and was currently one of the commanders of the dragon army alongside the other dukes/duchess. He was currently sitting on his own modest throne as a fiery aura enveloped his castle.

Milo had grown a lot since the last time he was in the palace. He was nearly 6-foot-tall which was rather tall for a 15-year-old. His red and violet hair was kept short while the flames on his red robe seem to come alive.

One by one, many reports came in as small streaks of lighting crackled around him. Faint anger could be seen on his face as he read those reports. Turning to his advisor, he asked,

“Any news from the palace?”

The advisor shook his head. Milo let out a sigh as he thought back to that purple haired emperor of his. He had slowly felt that there was a distance between the two, it wasn’t just him, the other four also thought the same. They knew that the five of them were the closest ‘friends’ Amadeus had but they all now had responsibilities.

– South Drakonis –

– Wind City –

In the south, a rather similar scenario was being played out but was much milder. Celer adjusted his glasses as he read the report. Silence consumed his surroundings while an irritated sigh left his mouth. Unlike the enemies in the east, the opposition here were recruiting the fellow citizens and bringing them over. This method was troublesome in the long term, as it made way for future revolts. To add more onto his troubles, it seemed that the southern general army had turned with them.

Rubbing his head, he was about to speak when a sudden knock interrupted his thoughts. A messenger came in whilst holding a letter with utmost respect. Celer frowned slightly but eased his expression when he saw the seal on the letter.

– Emerald City –

Amadeus stood in front of a mirror looking at himself. He wasn’t admiring himself, but he thought back to the past thirteen years of his life. Amadeus had never been an adult, only if we combine the two lives together would he reach the age of 29. However, this didn’t mean that he was an adult, he had never been one. In his past life, being the second son, he never had too many responsibilities and he didn’t care as well. His family doted on him quite a bit. In this life, he was thrown into such a position at the age of 13 and now he was going to war.

Looking back at his life, he had been given everything, a loving family, beautiful maids, loyal subordinates and a weapon and armour that were the epitome of this world. He had the blessing of many goddesses and strength that shouldn’t be possible to contain. Yet, he had them all. Being born with a silver spoon was an understatement. However, all of this came with a price, his freedom.

The term freedom was a vague concept, was it being free form worldly desires or not being controlled by someone or something else, Amadeus didn’t know. What he did know was that he was bound by chains known as the Drakonis Empire. People who worked for everything, their strength, their companions etc. had this freedom that Amadeus lacked. They were free to do whatever they wanted, move houses, escape from a calamity, but most importantly, they could win or lose. However, for Amadeus it was either win or die. He couldn’t escape even if he wanted, it was a responsibility he had since he was born. He would rise and fall with the Empire.

In a way it was a form of balance.

Amadeus shook his head, getting rid of these thoughts as Erika and the others entered. Sliding of his robes helped him don a very basic green military uniform while his crown was placed lightly upon his head. Wearing a pair of black leather gloves and boots that reached his shins, Amadeus placed the wakizashi his grandmother gave him on his waist. He then placed a golden ring, which was Solaris, onto his right hand’s pinkie finger while a silver ring, Luna, on his index finger. Leaving the room, he entered a courtyard filled with Blades standing there with their respective horses. Each horse stood there and didn’t make a noise indicating its level of training.

They just stood there under the glaring sun waiting for further orders. The Blades were Amadeus’ personal force. Numbering a total of 400, it was one of the reasons the Drakonis Empire could stand today. Having 400 trained soldiers in the divine ranks was rather uncalled for in their eyes. Although it was 399 after Eras was sent to Arius’ side.

Each soldier was a dragon, brimming with strength. Irene was in front, as she had the strength of an SSS rank while the four commanders beneath her and a few dozen others had the strength of an SS rank. The rest were S ranked. There were only three commanders as the fourth one was Eras, but someone had taken his place as a temp.

Amadeus’ strength had always been constantly growing. He didn’t need to train, the powers inside of him strengthened his body on a daily basis. However, it didn’t mean that he could just sit back and relax, he would often spar with the Blades to attune his powers and get used to them. He had to emphasise control due to how destructive his powers were.

Looking at his stats they were equivalent to an older teenage dragon, nearing an adult one whilst his vitality had long since passed into the ranks of the adults.

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Name: Amadeus Drakos

Age: 13

Race: Golden Dragon

Title: Emperor of the Drakonis Empire, Celestial Dragon of the Eclipse, One who harbours the sun and moon, Admired by all of the goddesses, Loved by the Goddess of Fate and Luck (A/N: realised that this was spelt wrong so changed it), Hubby

Class: Sovereign (20% increase in all stats)

Mana: 5000 (8400)*

Strength: 850 (900)*

Agility: 860 (910)*

Vitality: 1800 (3600)*

Phys. Resistance: 3000 (6000)*

Mag. Resistance: 3000 (6000)*

Active Skills:

Sovereign’s Eyes of the Truth

Dragon-Human Transformation

Flight

Dragon Sovereign’s roar

Flames of the Sun

Ice of the Moon

Passive Skills:

Dragon Sovereign’s natural shield

Dragon Sovereign’s regeneration

Dragon Sovereign’s aura

All elements aptitude

Weapons expert

Halberd master*

CQC expert

Etiquette

Leadership

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It was only natural, that he would need astonishing vitality to hold his two magic cores. Even Dragons only had one. Still, one title even confused him which was the last one, he wondered who called him Hubby.

Looking at his carriage, he shook his head before he let out a long whistle. Amadeus had barely blinked when the sound of a horse entered his ears. While leaving behind a blood red trail, Sleipnir appeared in front of him rubbing his head on Amadeus. Amadeus replied while patting his head before he got a proper look at Sleipnir. The horse had certainly grown a few more inches and was already taller than most horses. Its four legs were ripped with muscles as sparks flew out whenever it stepped. (A/N: Eight legs was rather ridiculous, but I’m still keeping the rest of his things, like the horn, breath of fire etc.)

An onyx black armour lay upon the horse as it covered the horse’s vitals while a black saddle was laid to rest on Sleipnir’s back. Mounting the horse, Amadeus gave a few kicks as he familiarised himself before turning to the Blades. Coming in front of Irene, he gave her a nod and all the other Blades mounted their respective horses.

Coming to the front yard, Amadeus saw a group of soldiers also waiting there. The armies of the Empire were too scattered. Apart form the six main ones, each noble had their own force that was part of the army. With the betrayal of the southern general army and the nobles in the west, Amadeus had to make some measures to prevent such a thing from happening in the future. The armies of the Empire worked as separate entities, each had their own structure, and own command. As they all still answered to the Emperor it was all normal, however it did mean that the soldiers, despite being loyal to the Empire, they were more loyal and inclined to follow their own respective superiors.

Especially in times of peace, most soldiers were born and bred in their respective armies.

Although Amadeus had started to make some reformations to the army, it still was in its early stages. Amadeus wasn’t like those character from novels that would suddenly have unexpected ideas and know exactly how to make those said ideas. IN his past life, all he was interested in were historical wars, nothing else.

He was a high school student, not an engineering student or the like. He could only give out basic ideas and leave it the people that specialised in these fields to make those ideas come to light. For example, he had tasked people to conduct experiments with the idea of alloys, but he never knew which metals to use, he would leave that to people who specialised in that field to work it out.

Amadeus wanted to combine all the armies into one military might but that would be impossible as many soldiers would specialise in different things. Instead divisions be created, and a set hierarchy would be needed with Amadeus having the final command. Infantry, cavalry, and bowmen were the three main cores of an army. However, they would all follow the same structure.

First there would be a platoon that would be led by a sergeant. The sergeant would lead 9 soldiers.

Next would be a company commanded by a lieutenant that would lead 9 sergeants including a platoon of their own. So, the lieutenant would be the superior of 99 soldiers. Including the lieutenant, the total size of a company would be 100.

The next in rank would be a captain that would lead a battalion consisting of 10 companies. They would lead a total of 1000 soldiers.

A total of 5 battalions would be a brigade led by a commander. 5 brigades would then make up a division commanded by a lieutenant colonel. 4 divisions would make up a corps commanded by a colonel. Above a corps would be garrisons that would be commanded by generals and lastly it was the commander-in-chief, the Emperor, Amadeus himself. Amadeus would also be his own general, but the above structure was in its basic form and didn’t include the whole military personnel of the empire. Changes would be natural as time would progress to make the whole structure more efficient. Vague ranks could be seen from the soldiers in front which consisted of a myriad of species. He even saw the Jack, Bob and Steve there waiting.

The first thing needed for this reformation was for the annexation of the noble’s private armies.