>>5178780"I am confident in my strength, but their numbers are too great, and their magic far too powerful for my men to hold their own. It will either be a rush to the throne, or a bloody battle as the legend of my name either lives or dies in a pile of corpses. If I didn't have to ask for your consent, I would take all of the 500 gladiators and keep them all to my expedition, but I would never do that to my comrade. Especially when you're about to meet one of the God Hand members in person..."
"...What!?" You nearly let the last part slide while thinking if Barnham had a conflict in ideology with the Kushans, or if he was just jealous of them taking over Midland before he did, but the mention of meeting the angels of evil sends a chill down your spine as you do a double take on his words.
"Did I forget to tell you this part? The Falcon of Darkness himself wants to visit our mortal realm. He's gotten tired of staying inside his dimension, and wants to grace us with his presence. Unfortunately, I have a feeling he will want to be king as much as the Kushan... I feel conflicted, thinking about defying the ones above me when I know I won't win, but if I've learned anything from you, is that there is no such thing as an absolute victory in a one-on-one battle. If the odds are against us, we will merely shift them our way."
Albeit not for a just cause, Barnham seems interested in your idea of fighting the God Hand despite being an apostle himself. Thing is, will he ultimately bow down when witnessing their might, or will he die in vain when meeting his boss?
>You'll need as many soldiers as you can. Feel free to take them all.>An even split should be good for both of us.>You can reach the capital without any problems if you eat enough people. I will go do this alone. 