《To End All Wars》Chapter 15: THE START OF THE CEREMONY
Advertisement
A day passed in a blink of an eye, Lothar managed to locate Oliver's father, he was an artilleryman assigned under Lothar's main force. The man was ecstatic to meet his family but appalled to find out about the state they were living in.
His wife had passed away some time ago, so Oliver was left in the care of his father and his grandmother. Once his father left to join the army, his family's financial situation deteriorated, the grandmother did not tell Axel about the situation since she did not want him to worry about them and get hurt.
But with Axel's return, their financial situation seemed to get better since he made some money as a soldier.
After solving the situation with Oliver, Caspar spent the rest of his day with his family, he would play with his younger brother, nephew, and niece sometimes. While other times he would take his younger sister out to play around. All in all, he spent the day playing around.
When the day of the ceremony came about, Caspar washed up and put on his military uniform, his mother was standing in front of him with tears in her eyes.
"My son has already grown up! You look so dashing in your uniform. Hopefully, you get promoted and assigned to a safe place in the capital."
Caspar smiled wryly as he comforted his mother.
"Mom, no matter what happens, I will be fine."
His mother nods sadly as his father pats him on the shoulder.
"Your mother just worries about you, last time Prince Lothar said that you were essential in winning the war, who knows, your reward might be more than you anticipated."
At that moment, Jakob did not imagine how right he was.
"Maybe, dad, maybe."
After hugging and saying goodby to his family, Caspar opened the door of his house and headed towards the square where the ceremony is taking place.
---------------------------------
In the square, a stage was set up, on the stage stood Lothar, the King, and all the important officials and statesmen.
The only people that would be called up the stage were people who proved themselves essential during the war, people who contributed the most and expected nothing in return.
Advertisement
Everyone else would be rewarded after the fact by their direct superiors.
The soldiers were standing in attention in front of the stage, while citizens were standing on the sides, hoping to join the festivities.
As the ceremony was starting, the King stood up from his seat on the stage and addressed the crowd.
"Heroes of Urmacht, today, we gather to honor those who went above and beyond what was asked of them to ensure that their mission is completed. The men who risked life and limb so that their brothers and sisters might be safe, and to that extent, we will honor them as heroes. I shall start this ceremony by honoring my son Lothar, Commander of the army, and the man who led them to victory."
At this point, Lothar stood up and walked to his father's side, the King grabbed a medal that was presented to him by an aid and declared Lothar's accomplishments.
"Prince Lothar led his forces through enemy territory to reinforce the trench controlled by the 23rd infantry, during his march through the forest, they were attacked by an enemy force from a nearby hill. In the chaos of the moment, Prince Lothar was able to rally his men and capture the hill, turning the tide of battle in the process, he then went to capture the enemy lines, which pushed the tide of battle even more to our favor. Later on, due to information obtained from a captured enemy officer, he was able to lead his men and capture the Oskiuum high commander, resulting in a victory for Urmacht."
After declaring all of Lothar's accomplishments to the crowd, the King pinned the medal onto Lothar's already decorated chest. Under the cheering of the crowd, Lothar first bowed to his father, then to the masses.
The king smiled and took some steps back, giving the stage to Lothar so that he can address the people and reward his men.
Lothar smiled at the people before opening.
"I am honored to stand here today and accept such commendations for the mission I was asked to accomplish."
Advertisement
Lothar stood there for a second, his eyes darting through the crowd, looking for one person. Once his eyes landed on Caspar, he smiled and continued on with his speech.
"But all of these actions I was praised for were not completed by myself alone, but with the help and support of the many men that put their lives on the line in the front lines."
The soldiers standing in front of the stage puff up their chests and rais their heads proudly. After all, they were the ones actually doing the fighting, and they did deserve the recognition that Lothar was giving them.
"And at this moment, I want to honor one such soldier in particular. He was one of the men that almost died at fort Antlecht but still stood up to fight again. Without him spearheading the charge up the hill, my forces would have been stuck in the forest for far too long, and our front line would have crumbled. I owe this man my life, for he stood in the line of fire so that I would not be shot. And he was the one that actually captured the Oskiuumen general. By the time I had arrived, he already had a gun pointed at his head."
The crowd started whispering to each other, while the King and his officials looked on in interest. They had all read the reports and heard about what had happened. Now they were interested in seeing this hero that had almost single-handedly won the war.
Lothar ignored the noise that had started as he kept his eyes at one person in the crowd.
"Now, I call upon this hero so that he could also be honored. Sergeant Caspar Hahn, would you please proceed to the stage."
Within the crowd, Caspar smiled wryly at how he was presented and walked forward from the line he was in. The people were shocked by how young Caspar looked, some even though that this was a joke. Caspar ignored everything happening around him as he slowly made his way to the stairs at the side of the stage.
Soon, he was standing in front of Lothar. To his left were the King and officials, to his right were his brothers in arms and the citizens of Herzen, but he only looked straight at Lothar and gave a defeated smile, he did not expect his actions to be announced to the world in such fashion.
Lothar looked at Capar as he whispered in a voice that only the two of them could hear as he pinned the medal on his chest.
"I told you that you would be rewarded, but that's not all."
Lothar backed off to face the crowd as Caspar looked at him in confusion.
"Due to Sergeant Hahn's actions, I have also decided to give him a reward as well."
The mass of people quieted down as to hear the subsequent rewards the Prince would be giving.
"Caspar Hahn will henceforth be promoted to the rank of Captain, and I also offer him a position in my personal unit, The Reiksguard."
The crowd almost exploded at the revelation, The Reiksguard were considered a part of the Royal Guard, and only people that come from a noble background and that have attended a specialized academy were allowed to join. So now, with the induction of a commoner into their ranks, with the rank of captain no less, it had set an enormous precedent.
Lothar ignored the enthusiastic crowd and the disapproving expression of the nobles and officials as he turned to the stunned Caspar and asked.
"What do you say, Caspar Hahn?"
Caspar smiled as he gave Lothar a proper military salute.
"I would be honored, your highness."
Lothar smiled back at Caspar as he replied.
"Good!"
Unbeknownst to them, though, that at the corner of the stage, a man that looks somewhat like Lothar was looking at them with his eyes narrowed. He frowned for a second before revealing a wicked, scheming smile.
Advertisement
- In Serial108 Chapters
Horizon
A man from Earth, just an average Joe you passed by on the street. He reincarnates into a fantasy world, but the guy has read and watched fantasy stories before... lots of them, and so he makes the stories his spirit guide. This is his story in a western style cultivation-ish world. A world where dog eats dog. Where another, much larger dog, is always lurking around the corner to eat the survivor. Warning: The protagonist has negative views about heroes and villains, good and evil. He isn't too smart, alien way of thinking, and questionable moral. Depending on your point of view, he's rather crazy. You have been warned. Author note:Hello everyone, this is my first novel and English is not my native language please forgive the grammar. I wish to improve my craft so if you are willing to add criticisms or comments, it would be much appreciated. I hope you enjoy my story. The genre is intended for young-adult The cover isn't mine and I will take it down if the owner wished it.
8 545 - In Serial6 Chapters
The Jolly Mudfish
A kind-hearted teenager from planet earth is yeeted into the Pokemon universe without any rhyme or reason... But there just happens to be an interesting twist! It appears that he is no longer a human but a pokemon. None other than his all time favourite too! A Mudkip. "I got Isekai'd into pokemon before I got the chance to play the Isekai pokemon game. Meh, it was probably bad anyways. It is what it is."
8 142 - In Serial44 Chapters
When Life Stands Still (bxb)
[participant in the Royal Road Writathon challenge] The world came to an end very unexpectedly. A scientific invention gone wrong. The virus spread through a being that was being modified and experimented on. Within two month the human population on the earth reduced to a mere 35%. The rest?? Cold, Unfeeling, emotionless, and dead walking corpses. This is the beginning of hell on earth. Ash Kage (20):Has a very guarded personality. He doesn't easily let others too close to his heart. Doesn't know how to really hide his expressions. Has a very valued unique ability that everyone seeks during the apocalypse. He made one mistake which turned his entire life into a living nightmare - he pushed Rhys Grant. After one life of torture he is reborn but the moment he is reborn is still after he made the mistake.Is he fated to go through the same hellish life again? Rhys Grant (23):Was part of a gang so has lots of fighting experience. Becomes one of the major figures of the northern base. The kind of person who hates you until death if you cross him but loves you to heaven and back if you are dear to him. Stubborn as a bull doesn't listen to anyone once he makes up his mind.Hates Ash Kage. Remembers his past life and still hates Ash. This story is also published on Wattpad. Disclaimer: this is a BL story that means both the main characters are boys. Its also tagged as 18+ so be warned. This might not just include sex but also violence, gore, abuse and rape because that's how a real apocalypse is. If you are uncomfortable with that I advice you not to read. And finally, I haven't decided if the ending is a happy one or not so don't expect me to change the plot just because you want a happy ending.
8 75 - In Serial7 Chapters
Empress of the Lost Realm
A lonely girl without expectations of the future and just the shadow of her past died with many regrets and has a chance to be reborn as someone anew with many chances to have what she longs and did not have in her past life. Will she be able to protect what she has with her powers transcending what is known or will she drown herself with her powers that even she herself doesn't have the full control of and is not fully aware of the consequences about those things. ------------------------------------------------------------ Note: Synopsis will be temporal, will keep adding tags as the novel continues. Disclaimer: I found the picture on google. If the creator wants me to delete it, please PM me.
8 160 - In Serial15 Chapters
Multiversal Dungeon of the System
[A/N: As the title might suggest, this story will include the Popular Works of our world, all mentioned and/or used worlds that will be used in this Fanfiction, will be listed at the bottom of the Synopsis] Offered a contract after death by the Almighty System, an ex-human named Jack Stalk finds that he has become a Dungeon and must survive and expand his dungeon through the Multiverse and the strange chaotic dimension he finds himself in. What kind of Dungeon will he create? What kind of Dungeon Core will he be? I guess there is only one way to find out. [Games(Not Decided)][Movies(Not Decided)][TV Shows/Anime/Novels(Not Decided)]
8 192 - In Serial42 Chapters
Erza's instagram
Hello, come with me and see what my adventures has to offer☺Don't even with this.
8 182