Infinite Paths: The Raging Phoenix

The change was clear; it was as though he sought to engage with them on a deeper level. Rain's decision to move closer was more than just a physical step; it symbolized his intent to forge a different kind of comradeship, one that delved deeper into trust and cooperation. It was as if he had moved from testing their willpower from a distance to measuring the depths of their loyalty up close.

The captains couldn't help but be surprised by the transformation. Rain was revealing more of himself, and this shift in his approach left them curious but happy as well.

It was a bit weird for that area to have a lot of headquarters, so Rain just increased the size of the previous one and added more layers to it. The veterans moved to the upper floors and the newcomers moved to the lower ones until they could prove that they were ready for all that.

Rain didn't hold back while training them from the very first day and he made them do the same as all the veterans, they needed to know from the very beginning what they were going to do on a daily basis.

In the first week, four hundred recruits arrived and two hundred returned home as well. Rain's training regimen was that brutal…

"It seems that things are taking shape around here, but it will be hard to make an army out of them when so many give up," Seara said when she suddenly arrived.

"The king's blade didn't work because everyone had too much freedom and had their own goals, while that was awesome on paper, it created a big group that has too many individual goals," Rain explained. "I want to make a group that has the same goal as mine and that they can trust each other because they endured hell like this on a daily basis and they saw that.

When the time comes, they will do their very best to help each other since they know that they can watch each other's backs."

"I see… that sounds like the beginning of a really powerful group," Seara said. "Anyway, I talked with my father and he said that he would send some generals to watch the next battle here, I will be with them, but they will remain hidden in order to see the power of your group. If you show something good, it might be the final push for the alliance."

"I guess I will do my best then," Rain said and then saw Seara sighing and moving her head from one side to the other. "You are tired. Come to my room later."

"... It isn't time for that," Seara frowned a bit.

"For a shoulder massage… you sure think a lot of that," Rain said. "Danny and Annie sleep there as well, so I wouldn't do anything there. Besides, you guys make me relax too much. I will keep my edge until the end of this conflict, and then we will spend some time alone somewhere else."

Seara wanted to sigh… it was too easy to get caught on Rain's pace. In any case, she also believed that she needed some time off. The issue with the unknown wanderer was starting to get tiresome without any results after all.

In any case, after one month, the Raging Phoenix received five hundred more members after Rain opened its doors to receive more people. Most of the newcomers were having a hard time enduring the training, but some of them got used to it already…

Still, Rain was starting to get worried about the lack of movements from the beast people… perhaps he should fly over their territory for a while and then see what they were plotting. After thinking for a while, Rain decided that it was time to put the test his organization.

"Devrim, Serkan, Özdemir, Orhan, Hilmi, Ayberk, Haydar, Hayri, Özgür, Cihangir… step forward," Rain said.

After reuniting the group, Rain called those names, they were the ones who showed the most promise in the first two batches of members of the organization.

"I have the first mission for you guys, your task will be to watch over the areas on the sides of the fissures in the mountain range," Rain said while rubbing his chin thoughtfully. "I believe that our friends are planning to advance through those areas and attack the coasts of our country until they can encircle us. They know that ignoring us wouldn't do any good for their plan, after all."

Everyone just waited a bit longer since they knew that there was more to that mission. It was impossible to watch such a large area with only ten people, after all.

"Your mission is to only keep an eye on the mountains and immediately retreat to the closest village to report to us, don't engage in any circumstances, that will be a good test of your leadership skills and it will also test the other members of your groups," Rain explained. Stay tuned to empire

"If they can follow your orders and keep their heads cool, they show promise, if they don't… it is up to you to decide what you are going to do with them."

While Rain kept a closer touch with the captains, Jori and Roan studied the new recruits from a close range and also selected one hundred of them to help those ten guys. They separated them in groups of ten and Rain sent them to the areas that they were going to watch using his golem carriages.

"The mission will last two weeks, and then I will send another group to take your place. I expect great things from you all," Rain said. "But before that, you should receive proper equipment… why are the equipment blue when I decided to call the group the raging Phoenix?"

"Probably because of your guards," Terra shrugged. "Blue suits you, despite all that. Not as much as green, but I guess it is fine since it reflects your nature."