Way of the Knights

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"I agree, that is certainly concerning..." The Sect Master said as he placed on a sullen expression. 

Raven just reported the recent news he received from Kyrie and told the Sect Master about it. He also discussed the implications of this on their plans, he also told him the idea he had in kind with a heavy heart. 

"Although it would be preferable to not lose any disciples at all, our enemies are driving us to a corner. We can\'t coil under this pressure, if we give up then more lives are going to be lost. We will endure this and we will follow your idea."

"Sacrificing the lives of some disciples certainly doesn\'t feel right, but in this case it had to be done. We can\'t let them know that we are aware of their plans. It is crucial that we closed the gap within this remaining time-frame so I\'m thinking of making some revision to your plan. We can discuss it even further, however I do think that we have to at least do something to get back at them." 

"At this point, that\'s the only way the sacrificial pawns would be able to rest in peace so I think so as well." Raven nodded his head. "I won\'t feel comfortable knowing that they\'ll be coming out of this unscathed. We have to at least make them feel the sting. But we also have to be careful since they could easily trace our movements." 

"That true as well. Don\'t worry, leave this to me. I think I have a good plan for this." The Sect Master said. 

"Alright. Anyway, this is all that I came here for. I\'ll be excusing myself then." Raven stood up and bowed to the Sect Master before leaving the Storm Dweller\'s Peak. 

When Raven returned to his place, he plopped onto the bed and was lost in his own thoughts. 

"If this can happen right now, it\'s possible that it will happen again in the future. We need to be more prepared and careful. The enemies are sinister and knows many things about us. We only recently got some solid intel against them, our foundations aren\'t solid enough yet."

"What should I do?" Raven murmured to himself. 

Currently, he\'s still somewhat shocked from the sudden movement of the enemy. He was caught off-guard and wasn\'t expecting this kind of move from them. It wasn\'t like he got so complacent but it was his fault that he believed his enemies won\'t try something funny. 

It is certainly regrettable that they have to sacrifice some lives in order to make sure that their plan wouldn\'t be compromised. However, it is also necessary for them to do something in order to appease the souls of those who will be sacrificed. 

They need to at least kill someone of their members, it\'d be much better if they could use the same tactic like them. Raven thought for a bit but he didn\'t press on any further and left it for the Sect Master to handle. Right now, he had other things to do and pay attention to. 

They have to make sure that the motivation of the disciples are at an all time high. They need them to put more efforts in cultivation now more than ever. 

As Raven followed his thoughts while laying down on his bed, his thoughts went into a tangent. He had this sudden idea which doesn\'t sound bad but is definitely risky since if it doesn\'t work the way Raven\'s expecting it to be, then the war will actually occur sooner rather than later. 

\'...if I follow this idea, then it would need a ridiculous amount of resources. Ridiculous even for a whole sect\'s standards. That being said, if it works, then forget about 50 years, we\'ll only need a decade to close the gap between the forces. But again, that\'s if the plan works accordingly to how I imagined it to be, any unexpected developments might become detrimental to everyone.\'

Raven marinated on his own thoughts for a while. He pursed his lips since the more he thought about it, the more that this plan sounds feasible. 

\'...it\'s very risky but if it works, then it will give us a tremendous advantage. Dealing with whatever comes afterwards will be easier compared to us constantly teetering at the edge of failure.\'

Raven got up from his bed, sat on his bed side table and began writing some blueprints. 

He drew the schematic of the entire sect and labeled some of it\'s parts. Everything was done in a very detailed and organized manner which represents Raven\'s knowledge about the sect. Even the Devil Emperor\'s Pagoda is drawn in a detailed manner as well. 

Next, Raven drew another blueprint, this time it was a blueprint of a rune which included many functions. This rune will definitely be on a much bigger scale, bigger even with the runes that Raven displayed before. This project was big and Raven was doing his best in order to solidify the plan even further. 

Without him knowing, hours passed and he felt a tap on his shoulder. Raven looked back and saw Kyrie standing next to him while also handing him a cup of refreshing tea. A smile formed on Raven\'s lips as he said: 

"Thanks." 

"You\'re always welcome, Young Lord. And please do eat your dinner." Kyrie reminded him. 

Raven looked at the time and was momentarily surprised that it was already late. That\'s the time when his body suddenly growled, asking for food. Raven sighed and looked at Kyrie who simply nodded...

"I shall prepare some food for you Young Lord." Kyrie respectfully stepped back and went towards the kitchen. 

Raven sighed and paused his work. He truly didn\'t expect to be that distracted. He checked with his Avatars and they all replied to him that nothing major occurred which greatly relieved him. After a few minutes, Kyrie came back with a push cart. 

She served him food which Raven ate slowly. All of a sudden, an idea came to Raven so he picked up the blueprints and passed it to Kyrie who received them with a confused look on her face. 

"Inspect them and tell me what you think." Raven said as he returned to his consumption of food. 

Kyrie was still confused but she still ended up following his orders. Reading the blueprints that Raven made wasn\'t really that hard since everything was organized and detailed. 

The more Kyrie read, the more absorbed she got. Initially she was skeptical but as time passed, her expression showed interest, understanding and faint agreement. Then she read the last page of the blueprint which left her stunned for a good moment. 

At the same time that Raven finished eating, Kyrie also regained her composure. Her face showed a conflicted expression but she understood what Raven was trying to do. 

"This is...really risky Young Lord." Kyrie said.

"Oh trust me, I know." Raven chuckled. 

"...but if we can pull this off, then we might as well be proclaimed as the winners of this war. I apologize Young Lord but something like this is too important for me to express my opinions."

"Relax, I just want to know what you truly think. More precisely, I want to know whether you support the idea or not." Raven replied. 

"Whatever you decided upon Young Lord, I will remain on your side." Kyrie said without an ounce of a doubt. 

"...had a feeling that you\'ll say something like that." Raven placed a bland expression and sighed. "What I want is your honest opinion though. Not as my subordinate or someone of this sect but your opinion as a person. If you were to be asked whether you agree to such arrangements, what would be your answer?" 

Kyrie was silent for a bit, she contemplated long and hard about his question and said: "I\'d be fine with it Young Lord." 

"Why?"

"Let\'s just say that I don\'t know who made this blueprints and it was shown to me, a regular citizen. I would most likely agree since I can tell easily tell that the person who did this was thinking about not only mine, but everyone\'s well being. I can\'t blame someone for doing something to protect us citizens and it\'s not like we\'ll be enslaved or be forced to manual labor. This plan is to protect us and by us some time."

"So, knowing all of that, I\'d agree to it." Kyrie said while looking at Raven. 

"...is that so?" Raven pondered for a while before releasing a sigh. "Well, that\'s good to hear. Not everyone will think of it that way but like you said, the intentions are good so it shouldn\'t be much of a problem."

"Does the Young Plan on pushing this agenda? Is there anyway for us to help?" Kyrie asked and offered. However, Raven simply waved his hand and said...

"Not for now at least. The blueprint still has some major flaws that I need to fix. I\'ll decide depending on the final product." Raven received the blueprints back. 

Unbeknownst to him, the finalized version of these blueprints will cause a huge storm to rise up not only in the sect, but in all Divine Realm.