Clouds were gathering as he and his squad arrived in Kurani.

Finn watched as they thickened, forming a dense, dark mass of stormy clouds.

It was his first time, and for most of his squad as well, being sent on a mission to Kurani.

They had just come from Kaisan.

The Emperor had given him the mission "personally," or so one of his superiors claimed.

What bullshit!

They always gave him the hardest and most tedious assignments because all the other "privileged" commanders were far too "busy."

He was getting tired of it.

But whenever he looked into the hopeful faces of the citizens, it gave him new strength.

That’s why he fought.

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So that ordinary people wouldn’t have to fear people like him.

That was his life's mission, and he would give everything he had for it.

"Hey, Fetu! What exactly is our mission here again?" one of his squad members asked him.

They were all the biggest idiots he had ever seen in the army.

The only reason they accompanied him was to make his missions harder.

"We are to receive the report from Commander Paikon and keep our eyes out for any unknown new 'visitors.'"

"What kind of visitors?"

He would like to know that too.

Paikon was supposed to arrive at the harbor tomorrow.

It was already dark when they arrived in Kurani.

They were on their way to the army garrison.

They had come on dark ash steeds.

There was no faster mode of transport in all of Kasaka.

It had taken them only two weeks from the capital.

They reached the garrison.

There were no longer any people on the otherwise bustling streets of the city.

They dismounted their steeds and brought them to the pen prepared especially for them.

They were tired and exhausted from their long journey.

His men were already looking forward to their well-deserved sleep.

But not him.

He still had to report to the commander responsible for Kurani that they had arrived.

He hated it with all his heart.

He always stood there like a dirty street dog.

But he deserved it.

And he knew it.

Because he was born in the slums of Kaisan, and since his birth, he was "dirty" and worth less than dirt.