Nathan and his men were in panic, the Grand Army had recently stopped in Arish, but they knew that they were day's ahead of them.

Cairo was so close they could just taste, and see it from a far, along with the pyarmid's that stood as the cities one final guardian's. Though, Nathan had to consider his army for example, he knew that they still stood no Chance Against the Grand Army, not without their Allie's, even if that army was in a terrible condition.

The Grand Army had some of the most experinced troop's in their time. What did nathan have, nothing but beggar's, thieves, and civilan's who picked up gun's and joined the military, though they did have some experinced troop's....not alot though.

They stood and waited at the town of Ven'tux, but they didn't have to wait long, they were so close they could march to Cairo in a day, but they didn't want to defend Cairo outside the city itself.....no.

The Pyarmid's would do, just fine.

Although, he had never known Frame, none of them did, but what choice did they have on fighting him....he supposed good luck and praying would get them through.....as if though it got them through anything else.

Yet Now as he sat here, looking out the window of the Town Hall, he watched as many of his men were still getting dressed, shaving, or were just preparing for the day ahead as if though it was normal.

It was until, Jonas had entered the room, with one firm salute before he was given the permission to speak.

"General....I Beleive I have somone you need to meet." Jonas spoke as he crossed his arm's behind his back, his tone was calm and firm, but with a little joy in it as well.

"I do not wish to meet a common Soldier." Nathan spoke as he looked out the window still, but even he knew he didn't want to talk to some random soldier or civilan....not now anyway.

"Y-Yes sir, but....what if i told you he know's a certain, General in the Grand Army?" The last Word's struck Nathan hard.....harder than he thought as he turned around to give Jonas a confused stare, something he was known not to show very often.

"His name, is Zachary Cook." Jonas spoke the name as if though he was the most important person in the world at the moment.

He kind of was really.

"Take me too him, now." Nathan ordered Jonas in a calm tone, but his only response was a slight nod before he was lead out of the town hall, and to a large tent....one that seemed to resemble his at one point.

Sitting at a table with his back turned to Nathan, was a man in his late twenties', a beard or so was slowly growing around his face, and he had jet black hair, along with scarring around his face which to women would look handsome.

"Zachary Cook?" Nathan spoke as the man started to become a bit furious as he was reading his book.

"If you're another one of those damned Private's asking me for tip's on how to use a damn gun I will ram that thing so far up your as-." The man stopped when he had risen from his chair, yet only to lay eye's on his General himself.

"I-Im Sorry, sir...." Nathan sighed as he watched the man's anger flush away quickly, but he shook his head putting his hand on the other man's shoulder.

"I completley understand....Captain." Nathan patted the man's shoulder as he slowly sat down, but Zach did the exact same thing.

"I, Understand that you know of a General, known as 'Frame' am i wrong?" Nathan noticed something after he spoke, the man seemed to flinch and then he looked behind them, and then to their side's before he spoke.

"You're here for that business then, Eh?" Zach looked at Nathan, but even he knew that the General was in dire need of help in fighting, the Empire.

"Alright then, I'll tell you..." Zach spoke low as he began to tell his story.

"January 2nd, 2023....the Famous 'Battle of the Coast' was becoming a long time battle for the Revolt agaisnt the Corrupt United state's Government. The plan was to wait for the Enemy troop's stationed their to run out of supplies, but General Silas had a different idea, he took half of the Army and engaged the enemy in the morning. Though I was one of the Soldier's along side my battalion of the first Georgian/New york Divison, under the Command of Captain 'Frame' himself."

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"Men, To me!!" The faint shouting of their Captain could be heard to Zach as he rushed out to join the other's in battle.

He lined up side by side along with his fellow's as he watched their Captain, the mysterious 'Frame' take up his own Arm's to watch the other's go into battle.

"We will take up on the left side, and will follow behind the twenty fourth division, conserve you're ammo, and ready yourselves for battle." Their Captain spoke to them lightly and greatly in many way's they would consider 'Word's with no fear'.

That was easier to be said considering their captain was a man with no heart, and no fear just a husk of what he once was....something no-one knew but only he and another, the other being kept the Captain himself.

It didn't take long until their company or battalion if you would was sent into battle behind the twenty fourth, Virginia division....even though they were a Revolt of Rebel's they had trained Military Veteran's along their rank's and many were rallying to their cause in their fight to overthrow the Corrupt Government that was enslaving them as they fought.

For a few minute's they followed the other division they soon came under Artillery fire, so much fire that men were sent flying in the wake, Limb's and other body part's either flew past them or landed on them as they marched to either eternal doom, or damned Victory.

"We're getting cut to piece's." Zach shouted loudly over to his Captain as the Artillery continued to rain upon them, but this time a shell landed in between he and Frame. Though when the smoke cleared he noticed the man hadn't even flinched as he kept moving, determined to get this over with quickly.

"Nothing to do, but to enjoy it." Zach heard the other man's tone as he stated the word's, they were low, and full of the mention 'I don't give a damn'.

"Charge, Lad's!!" The Word's etched through Zach's mind as he watched both the Captain and the hundred's of other men charge past him or alongside him.

The Artillery fire never seemed to stop however, when Zach looked around he saw those he was serving and fighting with were all running at the enemy, were hit by Artillery fire, or were being hit by gun fire.

It was by this time, the Artillery had stopped focusing on them and instead went for the other Regiment's or Companies.

Yet before Zach knew it a lone Artillery round hit near him, causing him to collapse on the ground, his ear's ringing as he looked around seeing Soldier, after Soldier rush past him many being killed in the process.

Before he could even react however, he noticed as soon as he woke up from being unconscious for god knows how long he was woken violently and picked up by the Captain of his Company.

"Get up Soldier, we're going on a alternate route and I need every man alive there.....so get up!!!" Zach was forced onto his feet as he watched his company fighting for their lives around him, most still being hit by Artillery round's, but his captain was determined to keep his men from breaking completely.

"Everyone, to the forest.....for you're lives men!" Zach heard Frame's order's as many of the Soldier's around him followed behind their captain to the nearby forest, but as he was about to collapse again he was picked up by two other Soldier's only to be dragged over to the Forest with them.

Though when he came too again, he woke up to the sight of one soldier checking on him, but the rest were either regrouping or listening to their Captain.

"Good, You're awake....the Captain's ready to give one last charge....take you're weapon and fight, no Retreat lad." The Older man handed him his weapon, before returning to the other's who were all about ready for their charge again.

At least until they heard them....

Before, they could charge they had notice the Cavalry and Car's that had chased them throughout the forest, determined to kill those who were retreating or regrouping.

"Form, Rank's!!" Frame shouted to the men as they all scrambled to get into position, but at this time Zach was ready as he had his weapon with him.

The Formation was simple, the first line would kneel, while the second would stand and at the same time both would fire at the same time.

Though he was on the Second line, the so called 'Safe' Line to many of their men in the Military.

"Take Aim!" The Word's were shouted out as every man in line aimed their weapon's at the Cavalry and Car's heading straight toward them, not much was said as they just waited for their command to fire.

"Fire!!" As the command was shouted every man fired, but as they fired they noticed the men being flown from their horse's and others exploding from the Car's that soon crashed with their driver's being killed.

Though when their enemies retreated to either flee or regroup, the forest had went silent....very silent not even a word was spoken as they listened to the loud sound's that seemed to be approaching them.

"Here, they come!" One Soldier shouted out, but before they could react the sound's of gunshot's echoed throughout the forest, yet only three men fell, one was clutching his face letting out a terrible scream.

"Reload!!" Frame shouted out as every last soldier in their rank's began to reload, but by the time the enemy had appeared from the mist they had fired again.

In what seemed to be a few minutes of Gun fire, the command was given to the enemy to charge, but at the same time Zach and the other's were given the same order, soon clashing with their enemies.

Though for Zach in the clash it was different, he had managed to kill at least two men before he was knocked on the ground in a fight with another Soldier one who was determined to kill him by stabbing him with his sword, clearly the officer.

Before he could however he was shot from behind, the shooter was unknown until Zach was picked up by Frame once again.

"That's twice I've had to pick you up today.....keep fighting lad, no matter how many men they have do not retreat!" The other man quickly patted his shoulder before he looked over his shoulder, but before Zach could react the other man had shot the three charging them.....as if though their Scream's weren't proof enough.

"Like I said, Fight!" Zach nodded as he watched the other man walk away while he was readying his weapon again, but when he looked up he saw two men charging him....they didn't last as he shot both in second's.

"Form, Line!" Zach heard the shouting of order's out of all the chaos, but when he looked he saw several of his fellow Soldier's forming a line a few feet away from them, yet when they did form they fired immediately killing as many men as they could in the chaos of the melee fight infront of them.

For several minute's the men held off wave, after wave of attack's from their enemies, their morale never changed and never came close to wavering, it was at least until they heard the scream's from their enemies.

"Retreat, run for lives!!" Zach forced a smiled on his face as he watched the countless amount of men retreat from them in full disorder, but what made him more happy was when he noticed his fellow Soldier's all had their hat's, and helmet's off, along with their gun's raised or firing in the air, but the most part they were all cheering.

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"That day....the Captain spoke to us, he told us we we're the bravest men he had ever served with, and hoped he would serve with us again....and by god he's serving with that Unit today." Zach finished his story to Nathan as he leaned back, with a cup in one of his hand's.

"His.....Guard...you Mean?" Nathan didn't even need to guess as to who these men in the story were, he had heard Stories' and rumors of the famous 'Frame's Guard' one of the most elite Soldier's in the world currently, along side the Empire's own King's honor Guard.

"Yes....Though I served with that man again, at the siege of Boston.....did you know that other General's had tried to take that city for week's, and he did it in a day?" Zach said almost like a whisper as he leaned in to tell Nathan of this one little fact, but it surley left it's mark on the General as he sat there shocked a little.

"Though, I heard the rumor's of Frame and his history before he became a Captain, he served in New York as a regular Solider, then he became a Tanker, then a Pilot, then a Captain and then after Boston the General of our Armies, I Should know....their King himself was there that day at Boston." Zach stated as he clasped his hand's together in his lap, but clearly something had him etched completely.

"He was in those battle's with those he considered his closets Friend's and only his closest, but the reason why I left.....I had a son that I was kept from seeing, The Revolt Leader, Steven had approached me at one point, promising that he would get me my son and allow me full custody over him if I did....something terrible, very terrible.....I couldn't bring myself to do it, and if anyone disobeyed him we would be killed.....so I Left to join the British Army a Year later." Nathan looked at the man as he felt sympathy for him in many way's, the way he was telling him was that.....Frame wasn't the bad guy here, his damned King was and always would be.

"If, We fight them anytime soon, and if they live....do not kill them, they are deluded....they believe they are fighting to liberate and give freedom to the World.....No the king only want's to dominate and control the World as his own, nothing more.....nothing less." Nathan nodded as he finally put all the pieces' together, Steven had deluded everyone during the Revolt and would continue to do so, but what could they do....nothing but fight and hope Frame, and his fellow's would see reason he supposed.

"Sir, can you promise me, you wont kill them?" Zach asked as he looked directly at Nathan's stern face, but when he noticed the slightly older man sigh his heart beated slightly faster.

"Europe has made a Deal with the American Confederacy, Their appointed and chosen people will become king's and will rule our countries which are sort of lawless, and in exchange we will get fresh troop's, Supplies, and Support, but I Promise I will get these people to live." Nathan stated as he knew their leader wanted the man Frame taken prisoner, not to be killed.

"Thank, you General.....I believe I will return to my work now." Zach nodded to Nathan who slowly rose from his seat.

"As, Frame once said during our siege in Boston....'One Soldier can have a million idea's, but none will become more successful than one Soldier's Ambition.', Remember that General." Zach said lowly as he had his back turned again to the General, but Nathan did not respond as he walked away reflecting on what the other had just said.

General, Frame might just be like him in a way.....yet it would be a battle of their Age when they fought each other.....Yes the battle to end all battle's he thought.