A few minutes passed, Yana still closed his eyes. Everyone waited with anxious feeling.

"..listen"

"everyone, come here, I want you to see the enemies.."

They looked at each other. They understood if the men should look the enemies, but the women? why did they need to do that?.

"let's..do what sir Yana said.. everyone.." Shanti followed up

With a little hesitation, they moved to the front. Now, all the villager include the elder looked into the forest. All the children were in the back with Shanti.

"can all of you see what's ahead?"

"ye..yes savior.. there are so many of them.."

"what do you think if you lose to them?"

"...they will kill us.. destroyed our village.."

"interesting. You never saw humans before, yet you know they will kill you. Why?"

"because... so many bad rumors about them.. the elves, the dwarves, the dryads, and the other else. And why would they bring so many armed man if it weren't for starting war?"

"haha, good. You have logic and instinct. But you still miss something"

"what is that savior.."

Yana walked to the front. He faced the villager and turned back the enemies. He looked to their eyes. He knew they were missing something.

"-fuuh- you already see them and you know what they want.."

He walked side to side, from right to left just like a commander in the front of his soldiers.

"all of you still have a doubt in your mind.. that's something crucial. No matter how strong you are, you will lose if you have a doubt. Now listen to me"

Yana stopped at the middle. He started to speak again.

"lose to them mean you will dead and your village will be destroyed. Yes, that surely will happen.. but that's not the end.. that's too sweet for the results of the war.."

All of their ears were lifted up. Yana's word got their attention now. Their started to gain their focus and tried to listen their savior speech.

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"let me tell you a story... a story where you lose this war. First, they kill all the people that are fighting them.."

"let's say all the women and children stay here.. so after killing all the men, they will find a powerless and harmless Half-beast in the village.. what will you do next?.. let me guess.. begging for your life? negotiation? truce?.. now look at them again.. will they listen to you?" Yana pointed his finger to the forest

-glup- they started to feel the horror if they lose this war. The men gripped their short sword tightly, and the women looked to their children. Every second, Yana's word started to sink in their conciousness.

"you will begging for your life... all the mothers will hug their children tight.. the older people will start praying to the God.. then they will start the "fun"."

Yana lowered his voice. His changed his speaking pace. The atmosphere became serious.

"they will gather all the people in the center of the village.. all the houses will get looted by them. The old people? they will kill them instantly. Let me tell you the reason.. they are useless... the young man can be a prisoner or slave, but the old people? it only waste their resources"

"I won't let that happen!!" Barry shouted with angry expression on his face. His cat eyes pupils became smaller, and he showed his fang

Yana approached him and continued his story.

"hoo? how will you prevent that? you already dead, remember?"

Barry couldn't replied to it.

"that's not even the main event... after killing the old people.. they will start separating the mothers from their children.."

Some of the women started crying. The men showed their anger through their fang and visible vein in their arms. Their Half-beast traits started to show up.

"the children will be sold. Mostly, the noble or rich people want some Half-beast as their pet. They will be chained, fighting with other beast, or.....I don't want to say it.. really.."

-krrrrrrrrr- growl voices could be heard. The mothers lifted up their ears and showed their fang. Their nails became sharper and longer. Hateful expression showed on their face.

"I WON'T...LET THEM...TOUCH MY SON..." Her voice was shaken but full with wrath

"should I tell you what's happen with the women?"

"they will kill you... but after they played with your body.. tortured....raped...while seeing the children in their miserable state.. death will be the only thing that you wish for.."

"CURSED YOU HUMAN!!" the voices of the people became one now

"good, so you get it now what will happen if you lose this war.."

"God.. please help us.." Shanti held her hands and started praying

"savior!!!! help us to win this war!!!" Barry and the other men were ready to fight

"of course. Like I said, I will do my part as twenty fighters that you sacrificed to summon me.. but this war is totally depends on your will.."

Yana faced them and shouted with all his energy.

"WILL YOU LET THEM WIN?!!"

"NO!!!"

"WILL YOU LET THEM KILLED YOU?!!"

"NO!!"

"WILL YOU LET THEM TAKE YOUR CHILDREN?!!"

"NO!!!!"

They totally different than a few minutes ago. Their doubt was vanished. Survive was the only thing that they wanted now.

Not stopping there, Yana walked towards Shanti and the children. He asked the same question to them. He looked down at the children.

"will you let they kill and take your mother?"

All the children looked at Yana with killing intent and showed their fang. Yana knew he didn't have to worry about these people.

"NO!! WE WILL PROTECT MOM AND THE VILLAGE!!"

"good" Yana patted their head

"-fuuh- now all of you know... what's at stake here.."

He turned back and looked at the enemies.

The war would begin.

-----( Chapter 6 "What's at stake" )-----