Tyrant of the Ruined Sun

As I swiftly rushed to the frontlines with the Palace Guard, I ignore all the grotesque scenes, vile stenches, and sorrowful wails before me, as I sink deeper into my raging thoughts ‘Unlike my past life, my blade alone can’t twist and shape the course of battles and wars, to single handedly etch the bloody words of triumph in the annuls of human history, but that doesn’t mean my hands are completely tied!

My strength as a demigod who’s unlocked his first gate, combined with my extensive battle experience gives me the ability to face second and third level martial artists, but that meager amount of might is irrelevant in a battle of this magnitude!

Thankfully my other two advantages aren’t so easily ignored, which are my status as an emperor, that will greatly bolster the men’s morale upon seeing me out on the front lines with them.

And the other one, is my ever loyal one hundred Palace Guard, who are all elite fourth and fifth level martial artists!’

“My liege, Lord Horus is over there.” One of my Palace Guards snaps me out of my thoughts, as he points towards a man in blood stained silver armor in the distance, loudly urging his men to speed up their preparations.

Seeing this I quickly bolt in the direction Horus was in, which greatly surprised him, as he uttered in disbelief “My liege?! What are you doing here?”

“My Palace Guard, and I are your reinforcements.” I seriously reply.

An expression of horror and shock covers Horus’s face as he says in a panicked tone “Wait sire, are you intending to fight as well?”

“Obviously.” I curtly reply.

“But it’s too dangerous, my emperor! If something…” Horus tried to persuade me with a pleading voice, but I interrupted him, in a rebuking tone.

“Silence Horus. I will not cower behind you and await victory for fear of struggle and pain like a spoiled brat! This is not the time for sentiment to cloud your judgement.”

Hearing this Horus’s eyes widen even more as his eyes show his still lingering hesitation, so I light heartedly joked with a relaxed expression to ease his tension “You can rebuke my decision all you want after this is over.”

Horus’s concerned expression eased as he chuckled, but then he suddenly closed his eyes as he took in a deep breath, and after a few seconds of foreboding silence, he once again reopened them, showcasing the cold gleam that now settled in his eyes, as well as an indomitable will, having finally subdued his worries and concerns, and said in a tone devoid of all emotion bar respect “Of course, my emperor.”

A large satisfied grin appears on my face, as I begin to issue commands “Order all the men to immediately finish all preparations, we can’t dally any longer. And make sure to inform the battle mages that they must not stop their bombardment of the enemy no matter what!”

“Right away, sire.” Horus and his officers quickly salute me as they ran frantically to accelerate the deployment of the men.

And after only a few minutes everything was complete, and I stood calmly before nearly ten thousand battle hardened warriors, as the countless magical spells of the battle mages constantly rung in my ear, followed shortly by the harrowing sound of anguished screams!

But that only served to further fuel my warrior spirit, which has grown impatient by my previous idle disposition!

Knowing this wasn’t the time for long and elaborate speeches, but the time of resolute action, I simply turn toward the enemy and activate my power as I dauntlessly charge before all of them, as my Palace Guard, and Horus follow close behind.

Causing many of my men to show stupefied expression, since they felt their entire world view collapse, because they still didn’t believe that an emperor, no matter how powerful, great or compassionate he was, would ever fight side by side with them.

But no matter how much they rubbed their eyes, the scene in front of them wouldn’t change, and they had to believe in the fantastical sight before them, which caused the image of their young emperor to once again enlarge to titanic heights, as they felt their blood rush from enthusiasm and their aura flare wildly from excitement, and then in one spontaneous act of fanatical loyalty, they all simultaneously roared as they charged “FOR THE EMPEROR!!!”

I couldn’t contain the massive grin that appeared on my face as I listened to my men’s thunderous war cry, that was followed by their fearsome charge that resembled an endless stampede!