Empires of Ashes

OOC: Invasion?

OOC: He's invoking the power of history.

"you saved their lives"

OOC: Okay

OOC: Giant version of the bat eagle thing from the Late Jurassic?

OOC: No.

IC:

???: Yes, and many of them would have rather continued to fight. If not to escape, then to be buried somewhere that does not know eternal cold.

"Then surely it would go, your cousin, your father and then you?"

he shrugs*time skiiiip*

Ooc. First episode: protagonist takes test to see what his future occupation will be(100% accurate): Demon King. Everyone freaks out, tries his damnedest to fight against his fate, shit happens, becomes demon king, kills god(!), almost everyones memory is altered and forget that he was the demon king.
Last episode, endscores: takes test again. Future occupation: Demon King....

Actually, that would look kinda cool in a resume...
"Past occupations: Demon king
Notable achievements: killed god"

"yes, sorry, but we here at World Domination Inc. dont believe in killing the competition while riding a dragon in a kamikaze run... We'll keep your resume in case we change that policy though"

OOC:............................Naz, what did you just watch?!

IC: *Okay...time skip then.*

*they are brought into a shogunite city. there is a notable ethnic difference between the normal workers and the soldiers*

Ooc
 Ichiban Ushiro no Daimaou.
Just some mediocre anime that i downloaded to have something to watch tonight....then proceeded to stay up until 0100+ to watch it all in one go...so i guess its not that bad... Has a harem and some mild nudity, but nothing serious, and he actually has no real romantic interest in any of the members anyway... Other than that... Well, i pretty much just summed up the plot in that one paragraph above... add in a desperate/crazy time traveller and some phylosophy, plus a ton of medium quality humor and you get most of what its about

OOC: Ah.

IC: *Which the Brigardi find quite strange.*

they are taken to the fort at the center
they note there is not one warrior without a horse

*Which they find amazing, given that war horses are a rarity in their own land.*

they also note 2 breeds, one smaller, the other larger and more muscular than any horse they have ever seen

*Which also amazes them, given the size and strength of Brigardi war horses.*

they reach the central fort, and are let in

*It's plainly evident the vast majority of the Brigardi expedition is amazed at what they're seeing.*

they are taken to a great hall, before a clearly battle worn warrior, sat in his armour beside a magnificent steed

???: I assume you are the local lord.

He nods
*To the leader of the group*
???: Karera wa watashi ga zentei to teikō shimashita ka?
"Hai, watashi no daimyō wa, wareware wa kanōna kagiri sukunai koroshimashita."
???: *sighs* Sōdesu ka. *to the brigardi* My apologies for how you were.....greeted

???: Is that what your people call a greeting? Strange customs you have here. In Brigard, we would have called that a manhunt.

"I told them to bring you to me, It seems I should have been more specific"

???: Quite. Perhaps asking politely should have been where your vassals started.

"It is rare that 'politeness' is used in this land. What is your name"

???: I am Joachim. And who may you be?

"I am Takeda Okunama, daimyo of the Takeda clan"

Joachim: I see....Forgive us for trespassing in your lands. We were simply carrying out our orders.

"That is why you are here, when armed foreigners pass through my land, I tend to worry"

OOC: Be on steam in 10 mins

Joachim: That is understandable. As for why we are here, we are simply explorers, sent out by the Kaiser to determine the state of the world.

"Is that so?"

Joachim: Brigard is far to the north. The only news we get comes from the Thengul clans that trade with us, and they're not always reliable.

"ah. Then I am not surprised we have not heard of you"

Joachim: Am I to assume your people are well traveled?

"Our empire once spanned from coast to coast on both sides of the vein, but no, not in centuries have our people been so well travelled as to reach Thengul for anything other than trade"

Joachim: Really? How long ago was this? Stracia wouldn't have allowed a rival empire to exist for long.

"Around seven hundred years ago or so"

Joachim: Hm.....I suppose our people's never met before now because we're on other sides of the continent, and your people don't look to inclined to sail into northern waters very often.

he chuckles
"Our horses dont usually like sailing"

Joachim: It's just as well. They wouldn't last long in Brigard.

the horse looks at him and cocks its head at that

*He notices that.*

Joachim: Must be a very smart horse. But yes, you won't find many horses like him in Brigard. Most are used for farming, and that's because of how difficult it is to keep war horses fed in our homeland.

"ah, of course, you are an outsider, you dont believe as we do"

Joachim: Believe what, exactly?

"Warrior and horse have a natural bond. Only when united can both show their true skill and strength. It is the way of things"

Joachim: On open plans that don't experience harsh winters, perhaps. But in Brigard....Our land is fertile and lush for most of the year. Food is plentiful during that time, but even then, people ration it, all because the winters are unlike those anywhere else. Back home, the snow can pile so deeply that entire cities can become trapped with people unable to leave their homes for even bread, if they are unfortunate enough to run out of winter supplies before the thaw. And the truly unfortunate....their bodies are not found until the snow and ice melts away. I'm sure you can see why it would be difficult to keep war horses in such conditions, yes?

the horse seems to shudder
he nods

Joachim: Then we have an understanding.

OOC some days I try reading some of the posts when catching up, then I recede to scrolling through seeing what people say OOC. other days I just do the latter