Europe / Medina Sidonia: February 8th: 1557.
It's been 5 weeks since I've arrived in this century and since then things happening all over adalusia have stirred the empire into a strange direction and has even affected the war that is currently going on in seville with my cousin king philip II of spain and what I mean by that is, is that the peasant's have been causing chaos all over andalusia from a little trick that I've pulled which I like to call the domino affect and I bet your still wondering how all this chaos in andalusia came to be like this, it's because I escalated the problem involving the shortage of food and of course us men wanting to feed our families will go to any lengths necessary to do so, even if it's causing chaos in the empire and raiding for food which will not last for long because due to all this chaos my cousin king philip II of spain was pressured into fighting on the front lines with his soldiers in seville and this came to be, because of my letter that I sent to his wife queen mary through my wife catalina who both met last week when she was free from her duties and talked and got her to sign the agreement and used her authority as queen and stirred a little chaos in court with all the nobles and officials putting immense pressure on him and forced him to fight in the war with his soldiers, unbeknownst to my dearest cousin who I harbor no hatred towards since this is all just purely for my survival because when I head of towards seville this is when all hell will break loose and flip the empire upside down.
(Juan Manuel's POV)
"Are these all the 19,000 soldiers her majesty sent." I asked calmly while taking the lit tobacco pipe out of my mouth and looking at all the soldiers in front of me who we're standing tall in full plated armor.
"Yes your grace, the duchess has specifically made preparations so that these soldiers got there discreetly without the king and his faction finding out." Said sebastian with a serious look on his face while his we're behind his back.
I nodded and looked at each of the soldiers and spotted two old men who looked to be up in age and thought while exhaling smoke from my nose "They must be 2 generals that queen mary sent to help me in this rebellion."
Suddenly both of the old men came up to me and took a knee and said in unison "It is a honor to fight alongside your grace, my name is miguel, daniel."
"Good, you both may rise." I said calmly while signalling for sir stalin and advisor darien to come over.
Advisor darien made his way over with sir stalin following behind him and both said while bowing in unison "Your grace."
"Now that both of you are, sir stalin you will lead an army of 5,233 men to capture the city of malaga and around andalusia to neutralize peasnts who try to oppose me during this rebellion is that understood." I said calmly while putting the tobacco pipe back into my mouth and staring down at him straight into his eyes that meant I wasn't bullshitting and that I expected good news when I see him again.
Sir stalin took a knee immediately and said loudly "YES YOUR GRACE I WILL NOT DISAPPOINT YOUR TRUST AND SHALL AND WILL BRING GLORY TO YOUR NAME."
"Good, I will keep you by your word sir stalin." I said calmly while waving my hand for him to rise.
Sir stalin stood back up and stepped back behind advisor darien knowing that he was next.
I looked down at advisor darien and said calmly with smoke coming out of my mouth as I spoke "Advisor darien, the most trusted and loyal advisor of house guzman since the time of my grandfather you will be leading a army of 5,233 men to take control of the city of granada is that understood."
Advisor darien took a knee and said with a wide smile that showed his cracked yellowed teeth "Yes your grace I shall bring you victory."
"And finally miguel and daniel you both will be leading a seperate army of 5,233 men too capture the cities of cadiz and cordoba is that understood." I said calmly while looking at both of them straight into their eyes to see if they would see this operation through to the end.
"YES YOUR GRACE." Said miguel and daniel loudly in unison and was about to take a knee but I raised my hand a little which indicated that they didn't need too.
"And lastly the last 5,233 men will be led by me to protect medina sidonia and the last two men that are left will be used messengers and you all will start raiding the other cities after we take seville first since the king will of course command a army over thousands since he's the king." I said with a serious look on my face that spoke how serious this matter was.
Advisor darien, sir stalin, miguel and daniel all stood straight and said in unison "Yes your grace."
I looked at each and every one of the soldiers that I could in their eyes again and said loudly with some spit flying from my mouth "LISTEN UP AND LISTEN WELL, NOW THAT THE TIME HAS COME FOR YOU TO OFFER YOUR STRENGTH BECAUSE YOU'VE MADE A VOW TO ME THAT YOU WOULD, YOU WILL FIGHT THIS WAR TO MAKE SURE YOUR WOMEN AND CHILDREN ARE SAFE IS THAT UNDERSTOOD."
"YEAAAAAAAAAAAH." Said the soldiers screaming at the top of their lungs with fighting spirit being seen within their eyes.
I nodded with a satisfied look on my face and thought while adjusting my full plate armor that I'm currently wearing "Now that I've divided my army into 5's with each army containing 5,233 men with their own leaders and 2 men left out who would be messengers, first is seville as the capital of andalusia and a major port city was a vital strategic location. Securing seville would grant me control over a significant portion of the region's population and trade routes, next was cordoba as a major center of learning and culture, particularly under Islamic rule. Capturing cordoba would give me control over a large agricultural region and a strategically important city, next is granada although the nasrid kingdom of granada had fallen in 1492, it was still a significant city and a source of potential resistance. Securing granada would ensure complete control over the southern part of andalusia, next is malaga's location on the mediterranean coast it made it a strategically important port city, vital for trade and maritime control, lastly but not least is cadiz, cadiz was a major port city, particularly important for trade and military operations. Its control would secure me access to the atlantic ocean and other primary cities for full control over andalusia to become independent are jaén, huelva, almería, and lastly ronda"
I gave a nod to advisor darien, sir stalin, miguel and daniel and said calmly "You all can start seperating the army."
"Yes your grace." Said advisor darien, sir stalin, miguel and daniel in unison while bowing and going to do as ordered.
I watched as advisor darien, sir stalin, miguel and daniel seperate the army into 5,233 men and appoint second in commands and thought "Now that everything is ready it's time to head to seville since the king should have mostly taken care of all the dirty work for me"
"Your grace the horses are ready." Said a voice out of nowhere.
I looked to my left and looked down and seen a average looking soldier kneeling and nodded and said calmly "Good work your dismissed."
The soldier stood back up and bowed again and went to take his position.
"START THE MARCH." I said loudly while heading towards my black horse that matched my black and gold full plate amor.
I patted my horse to calm it down and secretly put my tobacco pipe back into my storage and got on it and started moving it towards the front of the 5 armies that where in a formation with my men being in the front.
I arrived to the front of the army and looked at advisor darien, sir stalin, miguel and daniel to make sure they were prepared and was about to speak but seen catalina making her way up to me with maids following behind her.
"I've come to see you off your grace." Said catalina calmly, looking up at me with the maids behind her giggling.
I stared down at her neutral looking face that didn't show a hint of concern for me and asked calmly "Are you not even gonna wish your husband a victory."
Catalina had a sudden surprised look on her face and opened her fan that was in her hand and put it by her mouth and said "I wish you a gratifying death your grace."
"Same to you my beloved scornful wife and since you love to indulge in my demise so much your going to be regent duchess until I return so I expect to see the dukedom the way I left it when I return or otherwise." I said with a low chuckle while signaling for the armies to march with my hand.
"COMENCE THE MARCH YOU DAMNED FOOLS AND BRING HIS GRACE A VICTORY IF YOU WANT TO COME HOME AND DRINK YOUR HEART AWAY AND FUCK SOME WHORES." Said advisor darien screaming at the top of his old lungs with bloodshot eyes and spit flying from his mouth and his sword raised high in the air and started moving his horse to follow behind mines at fast speeds.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH." Said the soldiers screaming at the top of their lungs with bloodthirst being seen within their eyes that call make any army shit their pants.
The armies started started moving at fast speeds.
(Catalina's POV)
"You damn brute I hope you get killed while taking seville, but if you get killed I will go down with you s…so I hope…y…you return my love" Though catalina while feeling her heart racing and her face heat up unknowingly.
"Your grace it's time to head back inside before yee catches the shivers." Said a maid with a distinctive accent.
Catalina nodded and held her dress and started making her way back towards the castle with sebastian and her maids while occasionally glancing back at the fading armies and thought with a dependent weak look showing in her eyes "Please return juan"
TIMEKSIP: 5 days later.
*BOOOM* BOOOM* *BOOOM*
I watched as my soldiers fired huge cannons at the castle wall while also watching sir stalin battle soldiers of the county of seville who I think are coming from a secret tunnel, but as I predicted the soldiers we're thousand's in number.
"Follow me." I said, whipping my horse around horse with ease.
"But your grace shouldn't we stay and help ser stalin." Asked advisor darien with a serious look on his face.
"I've already calculated their strength there is estimated to be thousands of soldiers waiting to intercept us if I just sit here I will die before I can even hit the age of 40 so stop asking questions and do your job which is following my orders." I said calmly while riding off on my horse.
Advisor darien didn't talk anymore nonsense and nodded and signalled the army behind him and followed along behind me with the soldier's also following suite.
(Sir Stalins POV)
*BANG* *BANG* *BANG*
"HAHAHAHA YOU FUCKTARDS I CAN FINALLY GET RID OF SHIT STAINS LIKE YOU." Said sir Stalin screaming with a huge grin on his face.
The soldier sir stalin was fighting took offense and said screaming while slashing his sword wildly "DIE YOU DAMNED KNIGHT OF HOUSE GUZMAN."
Sir stalin dodged his strike and took this opportunity, slashing the soliders neck with his sword.
*SPLAT*
The soldier held his bleeding neck and pointed at ser Stalin said "I.....h.....hope..y...you rot in hell."
"Die you damn pest." sayid sir stalin, slicing the soldiers head off with ease, completely ignoring the soldiers words.
As sir stalin was about to join the rest of the troops who where fighting he noticed I was missing and thought with a huge grin on his face "Did his grace entrust me with this operation if so then I won't fail his trust in me"
Ser stalin raised his blood stained sword in the air and charged towards the battlefield, screaming at the top of his lungs with spit flying out of his mouth "FOR HOUSE GUZMAN."
The Soliders followed suite raising their swords, Screaming at the top of their lungs motivated by sir stalin, with bloodshot eyes "FOR HOUSE GUZMAN, FOR HIS GRACE THE DUKE."
(Alfonso's POV)
*BAM* "BAM* *BAM*
"FUCK, FUCK, FUCK, WHY ARE YOU ALL SO FUCKING USELESS." Said alfonso screaming at the top of his lungs with a distressed look on his face that seemed to have age 50 years.
"Y....Your excellency please calm down we still have a chance to counterattack house guzman's army." Said the the army commander of alfonso nervously.
"Then do it already and where is my wife aurelia and my son lorenzo." Asked alfonso with a even more pissed look on his face.
"I'm not sure your grace they just disappeared after the meeting." Said a lesser noble with a sigh.
*BAM* *BAM*
"THEM FUCKING COWARDS DID THEY REALLY JUST FLEE." Said alfonso at the top of his lungs, banging on the table.
"I think they did." Said another lesser noble in the background laid backley while drinking some wine, enjoying his last moments in life.
Alfonso was so pissed but suddenly thought of something "What happens if I flee too"
Alfonso immediately ran out of the room and went to the treasure room leaving his advisor, and nobles bewildered and unlocked the door to the treasure room only to see it was empty.
"YOU DAMN COWAAAAAAAAAARDS." Said alfonso screaming at the top of his lungs with immense rage and blood shot eyes.
Alfonso immediately turned around and ran towards the place where the secret tunnel was located at planning to make his escape while unsheathing his sword, not caring about his people at all.
(Juan Manuel's POV)
I stopped my horse by a tunnel and got off of it and said calmly while unsheathing my sword "As I thought they were coming from a secret tunnel."
Advisor darien and the army behind me arrived and got off of their horses too.
"Your grace what is your command." Asked advisor darien while unsheathing his sword.
"We will be taking over this castle, just follow my lead it shouldn't be hard since sir dtalin is commanding most of the soldiers and has killed most of the county's army by now which is mostly stationed in the front of the castle to protect the gate." I said calmly while scanning around the tunnel for traps.
Advisor darien stroked his beard and said hesitantly "That sounds like a straightforward plan my lord are you sure it will work."
I looked back and down at advisor darien and said with a straight face "Advisor darien I'm sure you've taking many risks in your life and this will be added to that list so get moving."
I went into the tunnel while advisor darien sighed a couple of the soldiers to unsheath their swords and prepare their guns and to follow suite.
I looked around the tunnel and spotted a torch and grabbed it while thinking "This place looks like it was well thought out"
I kept walking deeper into the tunnel and seen human ones ehich surprised me, but didn't let it distract me.
While I was walking deeper into the tunnel suddenly I heard footsteps of someone approaching and signalled for my soldiers to stop while advisor darien repeated the hand signal making sure all the soldiers got the order.
As the footsteps kept approaching closer it revealed a chocolate skinned middle aged man who looked aged and haggard due to stress, holding a sword in a luxerious attire.
I pointed my sword towards the man, making the man pause with his hands raised.
"Drop your weapon and state your name, now." I said calmly with cold eyes while scanning him for any hidden weapons.
"My name is alfonso emiliano de seville so step aside you pea...." Said alfonso with anger while charging towards me.
*SLASH*
*SPLAT*
*BAM*
I took out a handkerchief and wiped my blood stained sword clean while the soldiers stood tall not shocked at all.
"Start raiding the castle and capture the rest of his family." I said commanding the soldiers while sheathing my sword back and was Impressed on the inside by the progress of my sword training.
"BY ORDER OF HIS GRACE START THE RAID." Said advisor darien screaming with his sword raised and started charging, showing age is just a number.
"FOR HOUSE GUZMAN." Said the soldiers charging and screaming.
I went out of the cave and got back on my horse and rode it back to the castle gate where ser stalin was stationed.
I arrived and got back off my horse and seen sir stalin was holding alfonso's soldiers hostage.
"Your grace your finally back." Said sit stalin walking up to me and bowing.
"Yes and good job I was just about to tell you to not kill them I can merge them into my soldiers with enough torture." I said calmly while patting sir stalin on the shoulder.
"Thank you my lord for the compliment and I wouldn't mind making them loyal myself just give the command." Said sir ztalin with bloodthirsty eyes.
I smirked and said while unsheathing my sword, seeing my soldiers fighting against my cousin's king philip's army "Don't beeft behind."
"Yes your grace." Said sir stalin with a bloodthirsty smirk while unsheathing his sword.
Suddenly I started charging at fast speeds that a normal human shouldn't be able which shocked sir stalin and said screaming at the top of my lungs with a huge bloodthirsty grin on my face "GIVE ME YOUR HEADS YOU DAMN ANTS."
*SHOOOP*
*BOOM*
*SPLAT*
*BOOM* *SPLAT* *BOOM* *SPLAT* *BOOM* *SPLAT* *BOOM* *SPLAT*
*BOOM* *SPLAT* *BOOM* *SPLAT*
I sped through the army of the kings soldiers at unnatural speeds with sir stalin following behind me the best that he could with each soldier I past falling without a head on their shoulders and my full plated armor and face being coated in blood, but the huge grin still being present on my face and said loudly with bloodshot eyes "SHOW YOURSELF COUSIN THIS IS THE PLACE WHERE YOU DRAW YOUR LAST BREATH."
(Philip II The Prudent's POV)
*SPLAT*
"D...damn...y...you, you stupid king. " Said a soldier a stutteringly while holding a sword that is imbedded into his chest, coughing up a mouthful of blood.
Philip watched as the life in the soldiers eyes face and said with a sigh "Why can't we all just live pea..."
*BOOM*
*SPLAT*
(Juana Manuel's POV)
I held king philip's head in my left hand and watched as his body fell to the ground and said loudly while licking lips clean that was stained with blood "TIME TO HEAD HOME AND ENJOY SOME WINE AND WOMAN BOYS."
Ser stalin smiled and screamed at the soldiers "TIME TO HEAD HOME YOU MAGGOTS DRINKS ARE ON ME."
"YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH." Said the soldiers screaming at the top of their lungs, wanting to get drunk and fuck some whores after a good victory.
Not knowing that this is was only just the beginning.
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THE END...