The Battle of Caseus and Pervacus
Caseus stood on the kingdom's wall as he watched an army approach from the sea. He smiled a wide grin, this Caseus did, as he prepared to make Pervacus flee.
Every man in the kingdom did Caseus call, all men of a suitable age. He ordered his generals to train them up fast, just fill every man with rage.
Pervacus army advanced, as most armies did, phalanxes of men line by line. The army of Casceus prepared quite the same to ensure Pervacus would have a rough time.
The battle was joined at Pervacus command and his army rushed forward full steam. The army of Caseus split both left and right, and sandwiched Pervacus in between.
The army of Caseus fought with great vigor, each man giving all he could give. Caseus beamed and the enemies screamed and said let not one enemy live.
Pervacus grimaced as he began to realize that this battle he could not win. Though all appeared won, Caseus was not yet done, and vowed to fight Pervacus to the end.
The battle raged on for three days and nights, until the sun of the forth morning rose. The army of Caseus, though victorious and worn, did laugh at the death of their foes.
Pervacus did flee, what's left of his army and he, for he knew it was better to run. The army of Caseus, both weary and weak, did enter the gates they had won.
Caseus walked through the triage of men, all injured but still full of glee. No one took heed, though there was quite a need, to the danger that approached from the sea.
The sentry on watch sounded the alarm, and Caseus rushed to the wall. When he arrived, he could not believe his eyes, and felt as his heart could just fall.
Pervacus rode lead to what Caseus deemed was a phalanx with seeming no end. The first army fought was an expeditionary force that was used to weaken his men.
Caseus gave order to his army of men who were too weak to answer the call. Pervacus then commanded his men to attack, and the walls of the kingdom did fall.
Pervacus found Caseus in the throne room, too frightened to utter a word. Pervacus looked Caseus deep in his eyes, and gave Caseus the tip of his sword.
As he fell to the floor Caseus cringed until he could cringe no more. As he lay dying, there was no denying, he'd won the battle, but lost the war.
Although many died that fateful day, some lived with this story to tell. About how Caseus won a great battle, yet the walls of the kingdom still fell.
Ironically, there is a moral to this story. An intelligent General will not focus so much on one single battle, that it costs him the war in the process.
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