One year later.
A goblin messenger hurriedly arrived at Mount Celestia and entered The White Bastion.
"Winged King, please lead your brave winged army to the central plains of Ferland at the fall of the autumn leaves, for a grand alliance on the Meng''en Plains!"
"Our King has decided that this year, at the time of falling autumn leaves, the entire goblin clan will rise up against the tyranny of the Titans!"
"The Titans have been unjust, and all the clans shall join forces to overthrow them. After our victory, the goblin clan is willing to share the continent with all allied clans!"
Sitting at the head of the hall, Jano nodded lightly.
"Messenger, tell the Goblin King that my winged clan will honor our alliance and arrive at the Meng''en Plains at the appointed time."
The goblin messenger was overjoyed upon hearing this. He clasped his chest with excitement and said,
"May the friendship between the goblins and the winged ones last forever!"
"May our two clans'' friendship last forever!"
Jano smiled and nodded in agreement.
Three days later, Jano called upon the bravest 10,000 adult winged warriors from his tribe, along with several hundred of the most powerful extraordinary warriors, gathering them in the grand plaza outside The White Bastion.
More than 10,000 winged warriors stood in the plaza, looking at their leader with reverence.Support the author by searching for the original publication of this novel.
Though the world called him the Winged King, he had not yet been crowned king.
His people had urged him to take the crown, but Jano had refused,
"Until the blood feud is avenged, how can I call myself a king? One day, if I can conquer Heavenly Mountain and destroy the Hawkmen King''s Court, I will crown myself as king upon its ruins!"
Similarly, Jano remained unmarried. When his people pressed him about marriage,
"How can I think of a home when the Hawkmen King has not been destroyed?"
This silenced any further attempts from his well-meaning tribespeople.
Standing atop The White Bastion, Jano looked down at the thousands of winged warriors before him, and a fierce determination surged within his chest.
He placed his hand on the bronze sword at his waist, and in a booming voice, declared,
"Many years ago, our ancestors were a subservient tribe to the Hawkmen King''s Court, struggling to survive in the wilderness."
"Every decade, the Hawkmen King''s Court would come to our ancestral home, Hawkmen''s Nest Peak, and forcibly conscript the young and strong into unknown wars!"
"Every conscription meant the destruction of a family, and few ever returned home!"
"The Oceanwood holds the bones of my ancestors, flowing with their blood and tears!"
"My father, grandfather, and many others perished in that senseless war!"
"The war between the Titans and the ancient dragons drained the blood of my people!"
At this point, Jano looked at the tear-filled eyes of his people, their emotions rising, and continued,
"When I inherited the leadership of our tribe, we were no more than two hundred strong, all elderly and weak!"
"When I came of age, I too was conscripted and sent to the battlefield, a war that seemed to last forever!"
"I saw the Titans flaunting their mighty power, treating us like nothing more than pests. I saw the Hawkmen King''s Court, using us as expendable cannon fodder, with countless tribes of Hawkmen dying in the fields!"
"From that moment, I knew the true nature of the Titans and the Hawkmen King''s Court!"
"Then, during the second conscription by the Hawkmen King''s Court, I killed their emissary and led our people to the shores of the Eastern Sea!"
"We have thrived here, growing stronger!"
"We have evolved our bloodlines and become the mighty Winged Ones!"
"And today, we finally possess the strength to resist the Titans and the Hawkmen King''s Court!"
"My people, are you willing to follow me to take down the Titans and flatten Heavenly Mountain?"
"Yes!"
"Yes!"
"To overthrow the Titans! To flatten Heavenly Mountain!"