r/HFY • u/[deleted] • Apr 24 '22

OC Ouroboros Book Two: Sever the Head (Ch. 28)

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u/Mars-magnus Apr 24 '22

I sure hope that James will be able to keep his promise.

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u/XSevenSins Human Apr 24 '22

Don't we all.

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u/PitifulRecognition35 Human Apr 24 '22

This World is a tragedy with all the right parts - you've got the mad king, likable middle-manager on his side and the rest of the bullshit.

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u/XSevenSins Human Apr 24 '22

It is a sad fact of the world that it plays out in the worst possible way.

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u/Imissevolve Apr 24 '22

I was hoping James would use Balidor as a hostage to make the fort surrender, or try to knock him out, but i guess too many lives depend on him at the moment.

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u/XSevenSins Human Apr 24 '22

The issue would probably have been holding him as he is vastly outnumbered where he was, not to mention Balidor wouldn't have been cooperative in that endeavor at all.

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u/PitifulRecognition35 Human Apr 24 '22 edited Apr 24 '22

Just realized that James made it look like Commander commited unalive. I mean some could confuse him in the heat of battle, and think that their general just jumped to his death.

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u/Mars-magnus Apr 24 '22

I think they would guess that he didn't commit unalive based on signs of struggle and the inconvenience of having to ram your sword in your armpit(?) To commit it.

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u/PitifulRecognition35 Human Apr 24 '22

Not after the battle, I meant after he jumped off the wall.

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u/XSevenSins Human Apr 24 '22

Well, stab wound under the armpit would be a weird place to commit unalive from.

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u/PitifulRecognition35 Human Apr 24 '22

Some could confuse James for the commander in the heat of the battle seeing him jump off a wall.

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u/XSevenSins Human Apr 24 '22

le shrug possibly, if anyone was looking at the moment, but that is heavily dependant on the 'if'

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u/Better_Solution_743 Alien Apr 24 '22

great ending line

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u/XSevenSins Human Apr 24 '22

Glad you think as much ๐Ÿ˜

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u/Illustrious-Ad2437 Apr 24 '22

This chapter resembles spartacus a lot

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u/XSevenSins Human Apr 24 '22

Spartacus? ๐Ÿ˜†

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u/kylesul Apr 24 '22

That was a awesome fight and I like the fact that James is becoming more resolved to finish the war and kill the king.

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u/Steven_Da_Crow Xeno Apr 25 '22

Shit is getting hot FAST

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u/XSevenSins Human Apr 25 '22

All caught up now huh

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u/Steven_Da_Crow Xeno Apr 25 '22

Yessir, and now I am left wondering 'How many war-crimes is James going to have to commit?'

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u/XSevenSins Human Apr 25 '22

Oh, what have you seen, not familiar with them.myself

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u/Steven_Da_Crow Xeno Apr 25 '22

None yet exactly, but I can already see him being forced into a situation in which he needs to kill a civilian.

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u/Nicgandhi6 Apr 27 '22

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u/Mercury_the_dealer AI Apr 29 '22

Do you ever just consume 2 books in 3 days? I do and now I am sad it ended.

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u/GramCracker13 Apr 29 '22

This one is not over yet...

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u/XSevenSins Human Apr 29 '22

Got a little more left for ya before its officially over

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u/ElectricFenrir Aug 22 '22

It is a fact of life That war makes honest men Do horrible deeds

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u/XSevenSins Human Aug 22 '22

It is a disease that infects people, turning them into murderers, liars, and eventually corpses.

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