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Chapter 26 - Chapter 25 Immediate Future.

As Ray heads to the coliseum. Inside the coliseum, the five Sentinel Generals arrive. They see Torax, Zen, Zet, Zak, and Prime battling an orc warrior. Prime is front tanking, Torax is on the right of Prime, Zen, Zet, and Zak are behind the orc. The orc swings his great ax at Prime. Clang! Prime blocks the attack and forces the orc back a step. The three kobolds lunge forward with their spears and pierce through its back. Swoosh! Torax swings his great ax and mangles the orc's left side rib cage. Thwack! The orc collapses to the ground and then disappears.

Torax, Zen, Zet, Zak, and Prime turn and look at the new arrivals. Zen, Zet, and Zak see the dark red-scaled kobold. Zen, Zet, and Zak yell. "Zog, is that you?" Zog steps closer towards them and nods yes. "Chief Thorzen gave me a second chance; he gave all of us a second chance." Said Zog. Zog motions to the other four Sentinel Generals. The other four Sentinel Generals step forward.

"The Chief sent us here to train with all of you, " said Wan.

"Haha. Do you five want to train with us? Then get some clothes and armor and pick a suitable weapon from the armory." Said Torax. Torax points towards the rest area.

The five Sentinel Generals look at each other and laugh, as they are all naked. The five Sentinel Generals head to the rest area. They look around the rest area and notice a variety of armor and weapons lined up against the wall on racks.

Zog picks out chainmail armor, a leather tunic, and pants. He picks a spear, a short sword, and a short bow. Wan picks chainmail armor, a leather tunic, and pants. He picks a long sword and shield and a short bow. Hector picks a large set of chainmail armor, a leather tunic, and pants. He picks a giant great ax and a two-handed great sword. Guy picks a leather armor set. He picks twin daggers and a short bow. Fan picks a cloth armor robe with a hood. She picks an amber wooden staff.

They all suited up in their armor. They noticed Hector is having trouble with his chainmail armor, which keeps getting caught on his horns.

"Do you need help with that?" Asked Zog.

"Argh! I'm a Minotaur, we don't usually wear armor!"Exclaimed Hector.

"Haha." They all chuckle.

"Place your arms through first, then your horns." Said Zog.

Hector grunts. "I got this."

As they finish suiting up, Thorzen enters the coliseum.

"Haha, you all look great in your armor! Even though our equipment is basic, it will do for our immediate needs. As we expand our nation, we will acquire better quality equipment. Now gather around everyone!" Yelled Thorzen.

The five Sentinel Generals and the others gather around Thorzen.

"Thank you all for gathering." Said Thorzen.

They all bow. "We live to serve you, Chief." Said the five Sentinel Generals. "Yes, chief." Said the others.

"I want to tell you all my immediate plans. First, we will train for two weeks in the void realm—that's two days in the real world. After we train, we will conquer the orc village, and I will create two more Sentinel Generals. After we settle our village affairs, we will conquer the Abyss cavern. These are our immediate goals. Do you have any questions?" said Thorzen.

"Chief, am I the only troglodyte that serves you?" Asked Wan.

"No, Wan, you are not the only troglodyte in our clan. We have five troglodyte children who are full members of the clan." Said Thorzen.

"Five children! Is Wen one of them? Asked Wan.

"Yes, he is. Wen is training to become a hunter/scout. Understand, Wan, I will always destroy those who do not succumb to my authority, such as the troglodyte village you and the children came from." Said Thorzen.

"Chief, I understand that a former village of mine made the wrong decision to go against you. I'm happy to hear that my son is a member of our clan." Said Wan.

"Very good. Wan, are there more troglodytes in the Abyss cavern?" Asked Thorzen.

"I know of another troglodyte tribe that lives in the Abyss cavern, Chief." Said Wan.

"Tell me about them, Wan." Said Thorzen.

"Yes, chief. They live on the opposite side of the Abyss cavern from my old village and number around one hundred adult troglodytes. Their Chief is a strong warrior and shouldn't have any magic users. Said Wan.

"Excellent, Wan. How many troglodytes do you think will come to our side?" Asked Thorzen.

"If we can persuade or kill the chief, about 90% should join our clan." Said Wan.

"Very good. What about kobolds Zog, Zen, Zak, and Zet? Asked Thorzen.

The four kobolds look at each other. Zog speaks up. "There shouldn't be any other kobold tribes in the Abyss cavern, maybe a few individuals hiding out and living solitary lives." Said Zog.

"Ok! What about goblins? Asked Thorzen.

Guy speaks up. "The tribe that Fan and I came from lives in the Abyss cavern. There should be about 200-300 goblins. The chief is a hobgoblin warrior, and there are two shamans, one female and one male." Said, Guy.

"Why 200-300 goblins?" Asked Thorzen.

"We haven't been in the village for about 3 years. We are not sure of the exact number. When we left the village, there were about 200 goblins. The village we lived in was just an encampment for staging raids." Said Fan.

"Ok. That's something we can work with. What about Minotaurs?" Asked Thorzen.

"We Minotaurs mainly live a solitary life, and we gather only for mating and the determination of rank among our clan. There isn't a chief, only a head Minotaur, who is decided by a battle. There should be around 40-50 Minotaurs when we gather." Said Hector.

"Alright, that's good information." Said Thorzen.

"Chief, there's more." Said Hector.

"Go on, continue." Said Thorzen.

"Many other races live in the Abyss cavern, dark dwarves, dark elves, mind flayers, and many powerful monsters." Said Hector.

"Excellent. They will all make great additions to our clan, " said Thorzen.

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