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very tough and strong, however, Jarvis was stronger than
all of them. After the Prouds had plunged into Matthew’s
army, he dismounted from Genos, held his sword by its
handle with his both hands, as he always did in battle, and
started killing Matthew’s soldiers. He would strike with
great force and once his enemy blocked the strike with his
sword or shield, he would direct a lethal strike to him.
As he fought, whenever Jarvis saw one of his
soldiers about to be defeated by an enemy, he would ride
Genos and rush to save that man and kill his enemy.
Once, Hammond was almost killed, so Jarvis
headed towards him shouting, “Hammond.”
He dismounted from his horse and stabbed the
enemy in the back with his sword, which went all the way
out of his belly as Hammond watched with amazement.
Both the commander of Widea army, Hector, and
his deputy, Samuel, killed a substantial number of the
Prouds as their ambition as young men drove them to do
the impossible in order to make a name for themselves in
the realm of glory.
Leader Shawn’s performance in the battle, on the
other hand, was ordinary and he managed to survive in the
middle of all the killing, which claimed the lives of many
soldiers of Widea and the Sendeys alike.
In the heat of the battle, Jarvis rushed on the back of
Genos to Hector and dismounted as he shouted at him,
“This is what happens to those who challenge the Prouds.”
Hector attacked him with his sword, and Jarvis
blocked it, then he quickly struck again holding his sword
with both hands, but Hector blocked the strike. Jarvis
launched another strike, which was blocked by Hector, then