The news of Albania's betrayal reached the capital by evening. The court of Roge was shocked by the sudden attack on Bali and reported the issue to the king. After hearing about the betrayal Vladimir the king of Roge immediately gave the mobilization order to the army. Everyone knew the strategic importance of Bali therefore they prepared a large army consisting of 10 thousand strong men to claim it back. The soldiers were immediately gathered and moved out to intercept the enemy as soon as possible and minimize the damage on the eastern borders. Thus the army quickly marched to reach the vicinity of the mountain range by the evening of the next day. The well-experienced and old Benedikt, being the supreme commander chose the safety of his soldiers over traveling a rough terrain at night, with a high possibility of the enemy lying in ambush. The army built a camp and rested outside the mountain pass leading to Bali.

The patrols on the lookout observed weird phenomena and immediately reported them to Benedikt. He came out of his tent and noticed the chaotic movement of the animals, who should be sleeping were running out of the forest in the middle of the night. He was startled and looked for the cause only to notice a bright light coming in the direction of Bali. Hundreds of possibilities filled his mind, he processed the situation for a while and called for an emergency meeting. The generals quickly gathered and collectively came to the same decision, that is to march. The soldiers took a short rest of an hour and started marching again.

For a large army to travel through the mountains in the darkness of night was always going to be difficult. The wild movement of the animals also interfered with the march and slowed down their pace. The exhausted soldiers of Roge still kept on walking through the mountain pass reaching the vicinity of Bali by early morning. Soon the city came into their vision, its gate still flying the flag of Roge.

"Bali is still standing," a soldier voiced his doubts. Starting a chain reaction within the ranks, discussing whether their eyes are playing tricks on them. Meanwhile, the scout sent by Benedikt came rushing, "They are fighting, they are fighting," he shouted with a trembling voice, "The sword saint is holding out the enemy at the gates."

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"The enemy has already broken into the city, we must hurry," the scout reported the situation in a single breath.

Benedikt's eyes lit up, 'Dickon you were here, that explains everything,' he immediately gave the order, "What are you waiting for, attack, we must not waste the efforts of our brave heroes."

Albanian army has finally pushed through the gates turning the battle into an all-out brawl. On the streets of Bali, every citizen regardless of gender or age was desperately struggling and fighting against the enemy. The civilians were one-sidedly getting killed, yet they didn't run away but ran toward the enemy. Throwing their body on the line of the enemy's sword and striking back with everything they got, trading their life for another. The number of defenders was rapidly decreasing as the bloody battle continued. Before the Albanian army could completely eradicate the enemy defenders and celebrate, another sharp horn was sounded behind the enemy lines. The reinforcements from Roge were here, who swiftly attacked the Albanians, forcing them to abode their mission and do a complete retreat. The already exhausted soldiers of Roge couldn't pursue the retreating enemy for long and had to return back to the city. The horrendous battle left behind a dreadful battlefield, that sends servers down to the bones of the viewer. The pursuing army that returned, saw a sea of blood, fire, and swords covering the city of Bali and its surroundings, and a handful of survivors inside the city, remain standing, motionless, tightly holding their swords as blood kept on dropping.

In this way, the war that was supposed to end in a single afternoon lasted for 3 days with a result that no one expected. The mighty Albanian army was stopped and defeated by a handful of civilians. The sword saint has created another miracle, one that can not be forgotten. Along with him the citizens and the city of Bali that went through this ordeal and survived to tell the tales became a thing of legend. Forever immortal in the pages of history.