Of my 1 500 troops, we only lost about 10 when Famine's troopers successfully breached the shield wall. Inekwar and I agreed that it was a stunning victory, but we didn't let the thought of victory make us too confident. I still put the men through various training exercises, knowing full well who was left to defeat. Famine was an easy victory, but Pestilence would not be so easily defeated. War would definately be one of the hardest Horsemen to defeat, but Death would be next to impossible. But I knew just how to defeat them all. Pestilence was cocky when it came to battles. I would have to use that cockiness and stupidity to my advantage. War was also very cocky. Because he was the Horseman of War, he naturally picked the best fighting troopers, and believed them to be undefeatable. It would be easy to defeat him, although I'd have to train the men extensively to defeat his troopers. Death would prove to be a challenge. His troopers were almost invincable, but I'm sure if I killed a few, the men would be convinced that they aren't unkillable. Death himself would be a challenge to fight as well, but there is only one thing in this known universe that can overpower death. And that is life. The real challenge would be if after their individual defeats, they attacked me all at once. The men would have to deal with the rest of their combined forces, which I was confident they could do. To fight the Four Horsemen all at once while trying to make sure your troops were staying alive would be hard. Especially if the battle against them went as it did before in the forest. And this time, Death would surely not be merciful about his dealings with me. That thought frightened me. I waited for almost a week after that planning with my army, hearing nothing about the movements of the Four Horsemen. After another three days, I heard news from a scout that Pestilence and his army had finally started moving. They were marching straight at our position, with Pestilence leading an army of 2 500 troopers, outnumbering my forces by an even 1 000. I didn't like those odds, so I made sure to get the troops to build extensive defences of a hilltop. If Pestilence wanted to fight me, he'd have to lay seige to the hilltop, which differs from his preferred fighting with army against army on a level field. I almost smirked at the thought of Pestilence getting angry because he had to go out of his way to fight outside of his comfort zone. But several days later, I would truly see how well he would fight.