Chapter 393: Interlude - Dreams Will Guide Your Way Forward
Vale Calendar Year 302.
Will led the two princes, only 10 years old, walking in the palace, but unexpectedly walked into the part of the Sword of the Vale buried underground.
What's in this lower part.
Will really didn't know.
Anyway, in the movie, Damon and Ash both saw the two dragons here.
But the experience all along told him that every world is different.
What was shown in the movie is one world.
Now he is in another world.
After all, he remembers that a thousand years later in this world, Black and White Dragons are definitely not under the Sword of the Vale, but in Dragonspiral Tower.
But the lower part of the Sword of the Vale in this world.
What is there?
With curiosity and the idea of training the two princes' courage, he led Rami and Kazan underground.
"Teacher, it's so dark here; why is it a maze again?"
Rami, as always, held Will's hand tightly and stuck to him while advancing.
If this were Dragonspiral Tower.
Then he wouldn't be afraid anymore.
After all, having walked for two years, he was used to it.
But this new strange environment was really fearful.
Going down all the way.
Didn't know where it led.
Didn't know if they could come back.
Rami's imagination was very rich; with a slight turn of his small head, countless possibilities spun out in his mind.
It was precisely because of these possibilities.
That made him hesitant even to make a decision.
"Rami, you coward! I'm going first!"
Kazan was completely different from Rami.
Not afraid of the darkness ahead at all, he strode out and rushed forward.
Even Will couldn't help sighing.
How can this child be so bold?
Looking at Rami beside him again.
Will couldn't help shaking his head.
"Rami, don't you want to see what's at the end of this road?"
"Want to."
"...Then if you don't take a step, how can you reach the end?"
"But, Teacher, I dare not walk without you accompanying me."
Hearing Rami's words, Will sighed and reached out to pat his head.
Helplessly had to lead Rami forward.
To be honest.
Even adults might feel fear coming to this place.
For two children like Rami and Kazan, the difficulty was a bit high.
But precisely because of this, Kazan's courage and decisiveness surprised Will even more.
"Teacher..."
Rami's voice came suddenly.
"What's wrong?"
"I... being like this, is there no way to realize my dream?"
"Mm, dreams won't run to you by themselves; without taking the initiative to step forward, you can never reach the finish line."
Will nodded with a smile.
Rami's question is good; seems this child has somewhat realized where his problem lies.
Just take this opportunity to teach him.
"Then... then what should I do?"
"Muster up courage, try to catch up with Kazan's footsteps?"
Will pointed to the darkness ahead.
Kazan's footsteps had disappeared at the end, leaving Rami far behind.
"No, I dare not. Sorry, Teacher."
Rami looked up, then lowered his head again.
"...You don't need to say sorry to me; the one you are sorry to is not me."
Is your identity as the First Prince of the Kingdom of the Vale.
Will withdrew his smile, continuing to pull Rami forward.
He didn't want to force Rami.
Or rather.
Forcing Rami by him is useless.
This won't make him recognize anything clearly, but will create resistance and fear towards him in his heart.
From the look of it now.
To make Rami's heart truly strong.
Maybe only coercion by situation works.
But such a situation cannot be created by Will; otherwise, he will always harbor a fluke mind.
"Teacher."
"Hm?"
"Can I realize my dream just by taking steps?"
"Of course not; if you walk on the wrong path, maybe you will only get further and further away from your dream."
"Ah?! Then, then what to do."
Rami panicked, clenching two small fists.
"Emmm, wake up in time, walk on the correct path again."
"What else? What else?"
"Um, right, keep walking without stopping, is the method of success."
"Keep walking without stopping, is the method of success."
Rami murmured looking at Will's eyes.
He felt this sentence was so cool, worthy of being said by Teacher!
Go back and write it down in the small notebook.
"Teacher, what if we walk on the wrong path? Before reaching the end, we don't know we are wrong."
"If wrong, turn back and change a path. When feeling lost, keep your dream in mind; it will guide your way forward. Don't forget the original intention, only then can you achieve the end (success)."
"Mm."
Rami lying on the table woke up suddenly.
Got up and looked around blankly; didn't know when he accidentally fell asleep.
That dream.
What happened later again?
Teacher pulled him, found Kazan throwing a tantrum at the end of the wrong path together, and finally returned to the ground together.
As for what was in the deepest part of the Sword of the Vale.
They didn't know.
Because they didn't arrive there at that time.
Teacher changed his mind.
Wanted them to go see for themselves when they have a chance in the future.
But later, Rami and Kazan both forgot about this matter.
Although a bit curious, now is not the time to care about such things.
Just at this time.
Bang!
The close minister rushed in panicked, not even having time to knock:
"Your Majesty, the Ruined King appeared in the eastern army, and... the State Preceptor is also there! He was captured by the Ruined King!"
"The Ruined King, using the State Preceptor's life as a threat, led the Kingdom of Plenty army straight into the Bouffalant Plain."
"The eastern garrison kept retreating, daring not make a move, fearing the Ruined King would hurt the State Preceptor."
"What should we do?!"
Silence in the room for two seconds.
"How is the situation of the Blessed Isles (Fuguang) army in the south?"
Rami took down a long sword from the wall behind him, asking quietly.
This sword was fluorescent yellow throughout, quite beautiful, made three years ago, taking three months.
Teacher said.
This was made of a rare ore called Sun Stone.
Only people dazzling like light can master this sword.
He once thought.
His brother's sword was made of Dusk Stone; is it that...
Only people dark like night can master that Blade of the Ruined King.
"The Blessed Isles army in the south launched a charge; they act like they don't want their lives, knowing clearly there are heavy traps in the mountains but still rushing forward desperately, as if..."
"As if those walking behind will bear some terrible price."
Rami reached out and stroked the sword body, completing the sentence for the close minister.
Need not think carefully.
That brother of his.
Probably threatened with the families of those soldiers again.
Or, said some bewitching lies.
He knows now.
Turns out Kazan's purpose is not just for revenge.
He wants to borrow the hand of the Kingdom of the Vale to destroy the Kingdom of the Blessed Isles and inflict heavy damage on the Kingdom of Plenty.
Wait until killing him, then he will stand at the apex again in this troubled time, with the name of the King of the Vale, unifying Unova with the fastest speed, completing his ambition.
"Your Majesty, please give orders; the soldiers are very confused, they don't know what to do."
The close minister cupped his fists and bowed to Rami.
There was a little dissatisfaction hidden in his eyes.
If the King of the Vale had listened to the State Preceptor back then and eradicated the Ruined King root and branch, there wouldn't be these things today.
He didn't not know Rami's purpose was to destroy the Kingdom of the Blessed Isles.
But if the price is letting the Kingdom of the Vale suffer attacks from two countries, the Hometown of the Vale eroded by war, countless People of the Vale dead and injured.
Then is the purpose of doing this really worth it?
Is the person making such a plan really the benevolent and kind First Prince who hated war back then?
The close minister dared not say more.
Saying these things at this time is meaningless.
Whether the King of the Vale is a hero or a fatuous monarch depends on the result of this battle.
"Except for the city garrison, mobilize all troops other than the eastern garrison, follow Golurk to block the southern Blessed Isles army, mainly defense, delay time as much as possible, wait for Druddigon and the flying unit to support."
"Prepare; I will go to the eastern battlefield personally to negotiate with Kazan."
"I can probably guess what he is going to do."
Rami pursed his lips, sliding his index finger across the blade edge.
Blood flowed from the fingertip instantly.
"Yes!"
Next day.
The Plenty army approached the border of the Bouffalant Plain.
The eastern garrison had retreated to the grassland, belonging to a place of no retreat.
Everyone was anxious in their hearts.
Generals would rather lead the army to fight desperately with the Plenty army than suffer this torture of retreating step by step.
But.
No one dared to stop the Ruined King's advancing steps.
Because he advanced while pinching the State Preceptor's neck.
They must retreat.
Must wait.
Wait for the King of the Vale to speak, making a decision.
Whether wanting the State Preceptor.
Or wanting the kingdom.
Fortunately.
The Plenty army stopped at the border of the plain; the Ruined King seemed to be deliberately waiting for the arrival of the King of the Vale.
And the King of the Vale didn't intend to hide either.
At noon that day.
When the scorching sun was overhead, Rami rode a Sawsbuck out of the Vale army.
Kazan saw the opponent, smiled and rode a temporarily tamed Bouffalant to meet him, holding a tied-up black-blue figure in his hand.
For a time, the armies of both sides acted.
They followed closely behind their respective monarchs.
Watching the distance between each other getting closer and closer, the atmosphere gradually became tense and solemn the footsteps of mounts almost couldn't cover the sound of swallowing saliva.
And the black-blue figure in Kazan's hand was exactly Will.
Not another Riolu, nor transformed by Zoroark.
Because Kazan knew, whether he or Rami was too familiar with their Teacher.
Need not do anything.
Just looking at them once.
They know whether this Teacher is true or fake.
Both sides stopped at a distance of fifty meters facing each other from afar.
"Rami, you finally came; I thought you would continue to be a coward."
"Cut the crap, Kazan; did you come to seek death?"
"Hahahaha, dare to say such words; seems your courage has indeed increased. However, you should be able to guess my purpose."
Kazan showed a ferocious smile on his face, simultaneously pinching Will's neck and lifting him high,
"Choose; you die, or Teacher dies."
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