"Stop the war, surrender to me, or—die!"
This declaration, amplified by Kyurem's Dragon Might, echoed across the entire battlefield.
A terrifying, majestic pressure, as grand and heavy as a mountain, poured down from above, like the sky itself was collapsing, pressing down so hard that people couldn't breathe.
The Zebstrika fearfully prostrated itself on the ground, trembling incessantly. General Wols, the kingdom's top general, fell from its back and was forced to one knee by the oppressive might, using all his strength to resist fully kneeling.
On the walls of Twin Dragon City, Sharon and Klan also wore expressions of terror.
Within Twin Dragon City, countless Commoners were drawn to this scene.
At this moment, everyone looked up at the god-like figure in the sky.
This scene was like an ancient myth depicted in an oil painting.
—A hero riding a giant dragon descended from the sky, freezing the entire battlefield, stopping a terrible war, and bringing peace to the people.
Just looking at that figure made a feeling of submission rise involuntarily in Sharon's heart.
"L-Lord!" Klan stammered, "What is Prince Draconis trying to do?"
Sharon tried to remain calm. At this moment, he understood perfectly.
Prince Draconis was also going to participate in this struggle for the throne!
That giant dragon... that giant dragon capable of freezing tens of thousands of troops in an instant, even if Twin Dragon City sent out all its forces, they would likely be powerless to resist.
"Lord, what should we do?" Klan couldn't help but ask.
Sharon didn't answer but turned his gaze to General Wols, the enemy commander in the distance.
He saw the man plunge his greatsword into the mud, then suddenly used it to stand up.
"For the glory of Prince Lando!"
He raised his greatsword high, declaring war on the "god" in the sky.
Watching this scene, Draconis couldn't help but sigh.
If it were Gerolt, facing such a situation, he would probably choose to die in battle rather than surrender.
Dying on the battlefield, for such people, was also a form of honor, a glorious sacrifice.
Respect was one thing, but Draconis was not merciful.
"Kyurem," he said softly.
"Hm," Kyurem responded in a low voice.
It let out a roar, then condensed an extremely cold Ice Beam, sweeping it towards Wols on the battlefield.
Almost instantly, Wols was engulfed by the Ice Beam.
When the Ice Beam slowly dissipated between heaven and earth, all that remained on the battlefield was a completely frozen humanoid ice sculpture.
Then, Draconis turned his gaze to Sharon and his butler, Klan.
"L-Lord!" Klan was startled, fearing that the prince would freeze them as well the next second. He quickly looked at his lord, asking what they should do now.
Having witnessed General Wols's fate, Sharon couldn't help but swallow. He looked up at the sky and asked:
"Prince Draconis, are you also joining this war?"
His voice echoed in the quiet expanse of heaven and earth.
Hearing this, the Commoners and Pokémon in Twin Dragon City also looked up.
Draconis's gaze slowly swept over the living beings on the ground.
Among the crowd, he saw children huddled in their parents' arms with terrified expressions, Slaves with numb faces and emaciated bodies, old women in tattered, patched robes with weathered faces, many refugees who had lost their homes due to war and were seeking help here, and countless humans and Pokémon with missing limbs and disabilities.
At this moment, these Commoners and Pokémon were looking up at him with blank, helpless expressions, seemingly waiting for an answer.
Draconis slowly exhaled a turbid breath.
Along this journey, he had personally witnessed too many such scenes.
For Commoners, war brought only harm.
When the war ended, the nobles and lords would be dividing the spoils in their grand, luxurious castles, while all that awaited the Commoners was a bouquet of flowers and the gravestones of their loved ones.
For this land, war brought only pain and tears.
As a Transmigrator with the ability to change all of this, Draconis only sought to have a clear conscience.
He looked at the people below and spoke slowly, his voice echoing throughout this world.
"Everyone, I am Draconis, the Third Prince of the Kingdom."
"I have come here today not to start a new war, but to stop war."
"What can war bring us? Nothing. Almost every day, humans and Magical Beasts lose their lives because of it."
"Soldiers who participate in war will lose their lives, but have you ever considered? Your parents, children, and fiancées are still waiting for you at home, unable to sleep due to constant worry."
"Commoners will lose their children, the children you carried for ten months and painstakingly raised. You will never see their smiles again."
Hearing these words, the Commoners in Twin Dragon City couldn't help but show expressions of emotion.
Children... their children had been forcibly conscripted into this war not long ago.
These were the children they had painstakingly raised; they wondered how they were doing now.
It wasn't just the Commoners who were parents; even the soldiers frozen by Kyurem below showed hesitation and emotion on their faces.
Kyurem's recent freezing was not merely freezing; rather than freezing, it was more like controlling these soldiers.
If it wished, even if a creature was frozen, they could still perceive the outside world and hear outside sounds.
For example, at this moment, hearing Draconis's words, these soldiers couldn't help but think of their parents, their fiancées waiting for them to return home, and how their parents had hoped for them to grow up in their childhood... At this very moment, shouldn't they be worrying about them at home?
If they lost their lives in this war, they would never be able to return home to see their loved ones.
How sad their parents would be?
"Therefore, we should not fight for this." Draconis's voice was low, echoing in everyone's hearts, echoing across this battlefield.
"The same blood flows in our bodies; we should live like brothers. Whether human or Magical Beast, for thousands of years, we have lived together on this land."
"I do not wish to start new wars. I came here only to stop war. In the past seven days, Undella Town, Blue Wave City, Black Territory, Lacunosa Village, and Vertress City have already submitted to me. The fires of war there have ceased, and all humans and Magical Beasts have returned to a peaceful life."
"Everyone, follow me. Kyurem and I will provide you with protection. From now on, there will be no more war or Slavery on this land. Everyone can live freely and equally on this land!"
"This applies to humans, and it applies to Magical Beasts as well!"
"I swear in the name of the royal family that in my kingdom, no one will actively harm Magical Beasts, and Magical Beasts can live in towns with humans, just like humans!"
"Humans and Magical Beasts should use each other's strengths to embark on a brand new life together!"
As these words were spoken, the entire scene fell silent.
The eyes of the Commoners and the Pokémon here sparkled with disbelief.
After a brief silence, someone in the crowd shouted: "Draconis!"
Immediately after, came a second shout, then a third.
"Draconis! Draconis! Draconis!"
If you can stop the war, please bring peace back to this land!
The purest aspirations in the hearts of humans and Pokémon transformed into shouts and cheers, echoing throughout this world.
On the city walls, Sharon looked at the Commoners behind him, a helpless smile appearing on his face.
"Prince Draconis, it seems our struggle is meaningless now. In that case, from now on, I, Sharon, and Twin Dragon City will obey your command."
Draconis nodded slightly.
Kyurem overlooked this scene, its gaze calm. Then, with a slight shift of its will, the ice on the frozen soldiers below slowly shattered with a cracking sound.
The weapon-wielding soldiers and armor-clad Pokémon looked at their companions and enemies around them, their faces full of confusion.
Although they were in the ice, they had not lost their perception of the outside world.
They had all heard what Prince Draconis had just said.
It was just... had the war here really ended? Everyone took a long time to recover.
So what should they do next?
Return to Prince Lando's army, or stay here?
Everyone looked at each other.
They looked up at the figure riding the giant dragon in the sky.
"All humans and Magical Beasts who no longer wish to participate in this war, go. Head to Nimbasa City under my rule. There will be people to receive you. While you're there, observe the humans and Magical Beasts living there. I believe you will find your answers."
Nimbasa City? What kind of place was that?
Many soldiers had never heard of it.
Draconis turned his gaze to Sharon and then said to him:
"Sharon, you will send people to lead these soldiers and Magical Beasts to Nimbasa City!"
"Yes, Prince Draconis." Sharon replied. He hesitated for a moment, then asked, "And Your Highness, what about you next?"
Draconis understood his meaning and said, "The war continues. There are still many places in the kingdom awaiting me."
He was currently using absolute power to bring these territories under his command first, and then, once the war was completely over, he would govern them slowly.
As for whether those lords and nobles were truly submitting to him at the moment, Draconis found it irrelevant.
If anyone rebelled, he would simply ride Kyurem and descend before them.
This way, losses could be minimized.
After Draconis gave Sharon some further instructions, he rode Kyurem and continued on to the next location.
After he left, Sharon and Klan watched his retreating figure from the city walls.
Klan couldn't help but murmur, "Lord Sharon, are we really going to betray Prince Lance?"
"What betrayal?" Sharon raised an eyebrow. "No matter who ultimately wins, it won't have much impact on us. After all, whether it's Prince Lance, Prince Lando, or Prince Draconis, they are all from the Eindoak Kingdom. Ultimately, this is just a struggle for the throne among the three brothers."
"What's more..." Sharon's mind recalled what he had seen and heard during his previous visit to Nimbasa City, "Now I think, perhaps Prince Draconis is the one truly suited for this land."
Both Prince Lance and Prince Lando were a bit too extreme, as if deliberately acting against each other.
Sharon pondered for a moment, then changed the subject: "Alright, Klan, the most important thing now is to consider how to resettle the refugees in Twin Dragon City."
"Also, send people to deliver a portion of Twin Dragon City's food and crop seeds to Nimbasa City along with those soldiers," Sharon said.
Klan was slightly taken aback: "Lord, is this...?"
"With so many people suddenly arriving, Nimbasa City will likely face food shortages. Now that we are under Prince Draconis's command, we should do something," Sharon explained.
This way, if Prince Draconis ultimately won the war in the future, he would likely remember this act of theirs today.
After Sharon's explanation, Klan immediately understood.
"Lord is brilliant!" Klan said. "I'll go make the arrangements right away!"
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The distance between Twin Dragon City and Nimbasa City was not too far.
After several days of long travel, this army, totaling fifty thousand humans and Pokémon, finally arrived at its destination.
Nimbasa City.
After the people arranged by Sharon conveyed their intentions and the identities of these individuals to the Old King on his behalf, Alfred quickly stepped forward to begin settling these soldiers and Magical Beasts.
Ultimately, this group was divided into two parts.
Some soldiers and Pokémon joined Nimbasa City's army, under Gerolt's command.
The other soldiers and Pokémon who did not wish to fight became Commoners, joined Nimbasa City, and lived ordinary lives.
The surging population brought a considerable burden to Nimbasa City.
For example, insufficient housing, insufficient food, and with winter approaching, such a large population would likely consume a lot of firewood.
How to handle these matters became a major challenge that Alfred and the Old King faced daily.
Fortunately, Draconis had anticipated this possibility before leaving and left them many solutions.
First, provide work relief, allowing these soldiers and Commoners to participate in Nimbasa City's construction, helping them build new houses, and then the City Hall would pay them wages.
Second, find a way to bring the families of these soldiers to Nimbasa City, so they could feel at ease and develop a sense of belonging.
Third, take out the grain harvested in the previous autumn to solve the food problem.
Coupled with the large amount of food sent from Twin Dragon City, the food problems of these soldiers and refugees were quickly resolved.
With the combined efforts of these soldiers and Pokémon, Nimbasa City's scale began to grow at a visible speed.
The people of Nimbasa City had experience with this kind of thing.
The surge in population greatly accelerated Nimbasa City's development.
Brand new residences sprung up, new farmlands and orchards were cultivated in the wilderness, ranches emerged, and even the efficiency of ore mining in the Mine greatly improved.
In the castle, Alfred looked at the recent situation in the city and couldn't help but exclaim:
"Prince Draconis is truly amazing!"
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