----somewhere on a planet in unknown galaxy----

the outpost gate is broken. corpses litter everywhere. their guts and brain liquid paint the earth with sickly red colour.

this planet civilization is still on the classic era. people just begun doing ironwork. and the technological advancement is lean on harnesing mana from the planet.

mana is a pure energy that can be converted into any the user want. of course for a man to succesfully use this energy he must have a greater aptitude for sensing the mana and good brain to understand how it work before actually using it.

the lifestyle, people perspective, religion, and warfare strategy of this planet too lean more heavily on mana utilization. also there is a few mutated lifeform that derived from a long exposure of mana. a beastman, elf, seraphim and many more lifeform that resemble a mythical creature from earth can be found here.

The Mad Duke of Minos is how the people called Lord Roran. this man hold the area from high mountain of Tinas till the plain northeast of Ramnin river. it dominion consist of one castle city, and four little village that scatter around it.

the Mad duke of Minos is on his 40th now, but he look much older. he have stout build, but slouched back. he have a terifying reputation as a madman among all the nobles. still the people on his land love him more than hate him.

actually he's a great man. he have a good head on his shoulder. once he was a bright man that shone among his peer. now he only want dealt with trouble on his land as fast as as hard as posible by whatever means necessary. the onlooker aside, the people on his land actually know what his extremities to handle thing is closely related with an accident in his past life. that the only anchor for him to stay sane.

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truth be told this would actually work if he is still keeping track on the condition of his land, do some development and maintenance on his fief. not just random slaughter for almost all trespasser like this one. sadly he just doesnt care now.

in one way the other lord and bandits near his region is teriffied with him. on the other way, some bandit like to hide on his border land because other lord avoid Lord of Minos land like plague.

just like now. another group of brigand decide to settle on an abandoned outpost. since their first raid the just enjoy few days of rest before Duke of minos ransack their places.

"we yield!", a sobbing cry comes from a bandit. this infect the other bandit too. they throw their weapon away. "please mercy my lord"

"secure the perimeter, no one should escape." Duke of Minos said to the adjutant beside him before turning to the pack of the bandits. he walk toward a stump near the kneeling bandits. sit down on the stump and chug a mouthful liquor from a liquor poach that he always carry.

"you look like the leader of this pack, come here" said Roan while point to one of the random bandits.

"no my lord, im not a leader" a look of terror dawn on the man that pointed by the lord.

"just come here, acompany me for a drink." the soldier near roan throw his own poach to the bandit. it was for a while but roan face turn sad, and his lips suddenly turn pale.

"tell me why did you become a bandit?" roan ask while drink the cider. its not a luxurious, but at some point alcohol has become a necessity for him.

"no milord i'm sorry." the bandit sobbing grew bigger. snot and tears drip on his face while his hand shaking."i only follow my friend"

"another scumbag." roan turn his back and took another chug from his poach. now he had a sad tears too on his face "i really should make better example from them" a murmur follow his last sentence."niko, make another examples from them.. make it a better than ever" roan said to his adjutant.

"at once milord!" niko answer curtly while a the mana sigil on his hand shone blueish.

behind him scream and sound of little fighting grew dimmer.