Supreme General Tai Lung

Supreme General Tai Lung

[Tai Lung's POV]

We stood at the main platform just outside the Tower of Sacred Flames. There were many soldiers below us, ranging from wolves, gorillas and a few other animal species.

The 13 noble houses of Gongmen City were also there to witness the ceremony as they stood at the forefront of the audience.

There were probably more than a thousand soldiers but the place was in absolute silence. It was silent to the point that their heartbeat was the loudest sound my ears picked up.

The City was also in a complete lockdown. The citizens locked themselves up in their houses while traders and travellers were chased out. This was an important military event so certain exercises were executed.

There were no such things as a microphone in this world so there needed to be complete silence since the ruler was about to make an important announcement.

Every eyes were on me yet I did not flinch or show the slightest hint of nervousness under the gaze of more than a thousand.

The most prominent emotions I felt from the eyes were that of fear and anger. I could almost taste the fear in the air and I smiled at that.

Imagine a thousand warriors shivering at the sight of one.

I no longer hated those eyes, I no longer wished they looked at me with admiration and love. I uprooted the very idea of being seen as a hero from the deepest part of my heart.

This is me.

I embraced their fear. I smiled at their petty anger, the anger of the weak. I learned to enjoy the way everyone held their breath when I looked at them, I enjoyed the way their hands instinctively went to their weapon due to my mere presence.

Shen stood beside me and addressed the crowd, officially announcing our alliance to the world. Suffice it to say, that everyone was shocked. But I could see some smart nobles and the commanders of the army smile with every word Shen uttered.

Shen gave a speech about the future, how he and I would conquer China and unite the Ten Kingdoms once and for all.

But in this great conquest of ours, Shen said we needed them. He promised to bring glory and asked his subjects to give him all of their support to fulfil this ambition.

He was a great speaker with charisma unmatched by anything I have ever seen before. I was impressed by his speech and the way he spun words into a spell that cultivated loyalty in his subjects.

It reminded me of the politicians in my past life.

"For so long, our land has been scarred by countless wars. The peace we have is but temporary, a thin veil that hides the true darkness." He said with powerful words. His sentences were not hurried and left a mark on everyone's heart.

It was not only because of Shen's charisma either but also because it was mixed with the truth. The land of China had never seen true peace in all of its years.

He took a small dagger from his robe, a curly dagger decorated with gold, diamond and jade.

Shen cut his own wings and let his blood spill on the sacred ground while he said his oath. He promised to become my ally and a brother in arms as we went on our conquest.

I did the same after and cut my own hands and let my blood spill on the sacred grounds, In my name, in my blood and in the name of Kung Fu, I promised to fight for our ambition until the very end.

It was finally official.

Lord Shen presented me with spiky shoulder pad armour to signify my position as the Supreme General of the army.

With that, I held even more authority over the army than he did.

I walked forward to the thundering crowd looked at me with fear and respect in their eyes. After Shen's great speech, my reputation had also been greatly boosted as someone who shared the same dream.

"Behold!! The Warrior who will lead you to victory!"

"Sumpreme General Tai Lung!!" Shen declared and I raised my hand to the exploding soldiers. They cheered for a long time until all the soldiers kneeled before me.

Then the wolves started howling, the Gorillas beat their chest and every animal made a sound of respect.

Like it had been said before, it was an alliance even though it would make more sense if I worked under Shen.

But I did not, so that meant that although Shen had the whole city and such a great army under his rule, I could rival it with my strength alone.

That was a feat worthy of the utmost respect.

I looked at the cheering crowd and the kneeling soldiers.

It felt so perfect. It felt so right.

I could get used to this.

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