Chapter 21: The Battle of Hope

"No!", was the answer the girl named Max had given him at that moment. Matthew couldn't help but be a little shocked by the girl's reply, since he wasn't expecting her to outright refuse him like this.

Matthew looked at Max for a second. And, he asked her, "What do you mean by no? Why? I already told you that I am blessed by the One Power! And those bastards killed your family! Just like they had killed mine yesterday! So, why are you refusing?".

Matthew was very surprised by her, he really didn't expect her to say no! After all, from what she had just told him, her family was killed by the Black Tower, about two months ago. That should have been sufficient for her to join him.

He also mentioned that he wouldn't be going against them alone, since he knew he couldn't beat them by himself, and that's why he asked her to be his first ally, to achieve this goal.

Still, Max, looked at him, as her expression was one of defeat. She smiled weakly, and said, "They... they are not people that we can handle, not in the least! Even our kingdom, one of the strongest kingdoms in the continent, is afraid of them! They are, after all, The Black Tower! And so, I will say it to you again".

"What, can we do against them? Nothing! Is the answer. Even if you become as strong as the Dark Crow, remember that he isn't the only threat, even if some will follow you, you still won't be able to do a thing to the Black Tower, so, just give up, and continue on with your life!".

Before Matthew could say a thing, the girl named Max continued, and said, "I know how you feel, I also felt the same that day, I also swore to myself that I would kill all the Black Tower, just like you are saying!".

"But, after I learned a bit more from the books in this library, that's when I understood, that we can't do a thing to the Black Tower! Tell me this, do you know about the Battle of Hope?".

Matthew thought for a second, as he remembered one of the stories his mother told him, and nodded. He said, "Isn't it the battle where the Black Emperor was defeated?". Max nodded her head at him, before she said, "Yes! That's the one I am talking about! One time, long ago, a monster, a despicable being, ruled the entire world, The Black Emperor! Under his rule, there was famine, slavery flourished, and death was as normal as breathing!".

"No one could stand to this strong evil being, until finally, the heroes came, the people known as the Squad of Dawn! The ones that liberated us from this terrible evil, that's the story you know about, right? Do you know what happened for real, though?".

Matthew gulped, as he realized that Max was very serious at the moment. He tried his best to remember as good as he could, before he spoke, and said, "The heroes had to sacrifice themselves to kill the Black Emperor, that's it, right? Mom told me this story many times, in fact, pretty much everyone I know, knows it! It's one of the biggest events that happened in our history!".

Max smiled, and shook her head, as she mumbled to herself, "I knew it, you only know what most people know!". she then raised her head, and looked at Matthew, before saying, "If I didn't read a history book, a book that tells you the hard truth, I also would have thought that was what had happened, and I would have gladly joined you!".

Max's expression, then, turned grim, as she said, "BUT! I did read that book, a book written by a Half-Animal, professor Thorland! He's a famous historian I had heard about him from mom, since she loved reading about our history!", she smiled a bit as she remembered her mother, before her eyes dimmed again.

"What actually happened in the Battle of Hope, is that, the heroes, the Squad of Dawn, died! While the Black Emperor survived and fled! And even now, no one knows where he is, he said that he will return, there are even some that say, the Dark Crow, is the same Black Emperor of that age!".

"And, well, I don't believe that theory, but I do believe that he's still alive, somewhere in the world, replenishing his strength, until his eventual return, after all, he is a Drago, and that race is known to live for a very long time, some even say longer than the Elves!".

Matthew was stunned as he listened to Max, talking about the truth of the Battle of Dawn, a battle celebrated by every race in the world, and agreed to be one of the greatest battles of the entire history of the world.

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'What? No way, right? The... t-th-the... the Black Emperor, is... still alive? Hah! That's, bad, very bad, even the Dark Crow is nothing when compared to that evil creature that once ruled the entire world! This is, dammit! Still, this changes nothing for me, I will kill the Dark Crow, and, in fact, now, I have another dream, to destroy the Black Emperor as well!'.

'Of course, I won't be able to do it by myself, and if I mention it to anyone, especially since most people are like me, and believe him to be dead, they will only laugh in my face, still, I can't allow that person to return, he's even scarier, and dangerous than the Dark Crow and the Black Tower!'.

'At least, that's what mom said when talking about him, but then, why does no one know? Is someone spreading this on purpose? Because most people can't read? No, is what she said even true?'.

'Yes, I think she is saying the truth, I don't believe she would lie to me about something like this! Still, I kind of want to believe that this is false, because, but then, why are the strongest in the world not thinking about this? What if he really returns?'.

'Yet, I've made up my mind on this, I will defeat both of those enemies!", thought Matthew as he just made another even more impossible thing to achieve, one of his goals in life.

Max looked at Matthew again, as she laughed in his face, and said, "So, do you still want to destroy the Black Tower, even after you heard that the heroes of legend, weren't able to destroy their enemy? Even if you're as blessed by the One Power, as you say, do you honestly think that you stand a chance? Even if you gain the full support of our kingdom, Decartium, do you think that you can do it?".

"Just give up, you will only live a sad life if you continue in this way, you will be forced to kill innocent people, sacrifice more loved ones, and in the end, you might die as a hero, renowned in the world, just like the Squad of Dawn! But, just like them, you won't be able to achieve your true dream!".

Matthew looked at her, and smiled, as he said, "You know what I see in you? A coward, a scared little girl that became frightened of the Black Tower after reading one book!".

Max smiled. She also looked at him, and said, "You know what I see in you? A crazy little boy, that was told many times that he was blessed, and became so arrogant, he couldn't see, that his dream was something impossible to accomplish!".

Both of them smiled at each other, as they continued eating their dinner. After which, Matthew returned to his room, and relaxed himself on his bed. He stared in the darkness, at the ceiling above him.

He started having some doubts on his goal, especially after he learned how the Battle of Hope had really ended. Still, whenever he remembered his family, and last night's screams, and fire, the incident that would later be called, The Black Fire! He strengthened his resolve.

'It's true that I might not be able to accomplish my goal, still, I will die trying, better than giving up on it entirely. I won't let those bastards from the Black Tower get away with killing my family, my village, and all the other places they destroyed, or are going to destroy!'.

'I will avenge them all, at the very least, I will kill all those Magicians that invaded my village yesterday! I will find them, and kill them all, one by one, if I have to!'. With that, Matthew closed his eyes, and finally rested for good.

This day had been very long, and tiring for the seven-year-old boy, but he had managed to get through it, and he would have to get through many other hard, and long days, if he wanted to really have a chance to accomplish his dreams.

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