Chapter 694 The darker side of a war

Chapter 694 The darker side of a war

[Zodiac's POV: ] nOve)lb)1n

Since the ancient times, perhaps since the dawn of us human species, there have been conflicts...

According to some stories, it all started whan the nature created mankind, who unfortunately received the wisdom that they were not supposed to receive.

They talk about how there was a proginator of mankind, the first man and lady, who were the ancestors of all of our kind, however, there are many variations of these stories talking about a certain start, a certain genesis.

'In 'that' world, there were stories, of how all beings, all kinds, all the intelligent species living on earth had born from waters. Some parts of that world believes we came from the some distant space in a meteorite. There were many versions of these stories of 'beginning' in that world as well.'

However, all stories later resulted in the origination of conflicts.

'They started fighting over things that they wanted to possess but couldn't, or things that belonged to someone else and were desired by them.'

Resources. That was perhaps the only topic of these disputes back in those days, perhaps.

Perhaps sometimes it was women or children. Sometimes their animals, or sometimes the position of the leader that could naturally only belong to the strongest one among them.

'In that past, that must have been the only reasons for a conflict to occur among their peaceful communities.'

However, as the humans, the intelligent beings of their kinds evolved and mankind took over the world's larger lands, disputes of other kinds must have started sparking all over the lands as well.

"Ptsssss...?"

"They are alredy dead. We cannot help them, SanSan."

"Ptsssss..."

Conflicts over the ownerships of lands, conflicts over possessions that belonged to someone else, conflicts over resources that could not be found in their lands.

Conflict over borders, conflicts over patty disputes, or the conflicts over misunderstood half-facts.

Many kinds of conflicts arise in the world of today, something I despise. And many of them result in a war, something that I could not separate from even if I wanted to.

'With war comes deaths, and with death comes dread...'

In the open streets that I had been walking on just a few hours ago alongside my friends, these markets that were bustling with activities, happiness, some darker emotions, and a lot of laughter... those same streets had turned into a dead quite 'path' made of cobblestones, that had been pained with blood.

There were dead bodies in the same places where the cunning merchants made profits from their coustormers.

"Haaaa..."

The ground was pained with the blood of innocent and the evil alike, however, the corroding bodies of the evil was not something that belonged to this pure land.

"Have them, SanSan."

"Ptssssss..."

The simplest ways to end a dispute was through a war.

A war between the two highest authorities involved in a dispute, a war of their assetsm, a war of their resources, their economy, their nations, or their governments.

There were many ways to fight a war, however, to solve a dispute, they mostly always choose the 'war' with their subject's lives on the line.

A war of blood, blades, and screams.

-Oooooooooooooong!

"May thy souls rest in peace."

The evil was the one to initiate the war this time, and with only selfish desires in their hearts. Thus, they, their dead bodies, and their energies had no meaning in this world anymore.

We know you already know everything we do. We just saw you capturing that bastard even we had difficulty facing and crippling the hell out of him!

We know you are capable enough but! Young boy! Stop this bullshit questioning!

This is war! And war is fucked up!

Don't try to find the answers to those accursed questions from people who don't even possess as good of an understanding of 'life' as you do!"

She was shouting at me, screaming her heart out, cursing without caring about her status...

She was a noble empress who wouldn't even flatter in front of death, but, war... war made her like this.

And since she was far stronger than the two of us, the slap that I endured just now was making my ears bleed.

"You bastard!

Do I think they deserved this? Hell no! But what does my opinion matter anyway!

They are dead, child! Dead!

Demonic energy they had absorbed until now makes it impossible for them to revive either!

But that does not matter either! Fuck!

There's no way to bring so many people back to life unless a few high gods descends upon this land themselves!"

Her eyes were teary, there was rage, anger, sadness in her gentle eyes... but, the hatred in there overwhelmed all the other emotions.

"Those fucking bastards did this to them... and if we don't move our asses and bring that piece of shit back! More people are gonna die!"

I was looking into her eyes directly.

The others were done cleaning up so they were looking at us with sad looks as well.

I understood this shit situation, but there were no words I could offer to this enraged woman before us.

"Huuuuu... just shut the fuck up with your hurtful questions and let's move.

Spare us the sanity we have left, and go find the answers you seek yourself if you still want them."

The situation we all were in was absolutely terrible.

I knew that... and I still naively hurt her feelings.

'I believed she was the strongest person among us to ask that question...'

But she turned out to be just as fragile as any of us.

"I am sorry-"

"Don't apologise, stupid bastard. Let's go, move. Move everyone! We have a bastard to interrogate!"

Her anger towards those demonic people was far greater than the sadness she had experienced from my question.

She wanted to end them all if she could right this instance, however, since she was assigned to the city area, she could not use any powers that are too powerful or else the aftermath would cause more deaths.

"Yes, let's go."

The wars were waged for a 'glorious' fucked up purpose.

There was happiness for the party that won, despair for those who lose.

However, in between the beginning and the end of this vicious process called war... the darkness that overwhelms the common people like these, always goes unnoticed.

'And even if those who want to notice it, understand it, ends up in purgatory where a simple answer, becomes impossible to comprehend...'