Prolouge
The battle raged on with neither side gaining ground. With each defeat, three more took their place. The dark creatures seemed to have no end. Then I heard it. The unforgettable screech of-
"Wyverns!"
They came diving through the sky, screeching as hard as they could. Wyverns are brown creatures that have tattered wings, a decient size tail, and have claws used to destroy their enemies in anyway they please.
They are what we were waiting for.
"All troops, deploy Aeroga shields!" I could feel the air shimmer and shift around us. The spells were successfully being cast.
But not fast enough. The Wyverns swooped down on those who had not yet been able to cast their shields. They came down fast, picking some up, only to have them come flying back down, and use our own troops as stones and throw them into us, breaking our lines. Then, they started to lift up their own in the same manner. A soldier came up to me in a frantic rage.
"Sir, what are they doing?"
"I am not sure, but be on your guard!" I had no idea myself, and was really frightened by this act, but I couldn't let him know this fact, he would be broken.
Then we saw them. The ones they had been picking up were Defenders. Defenders are about the same height of an average person, only if they don't stand straight up. They were of a multitude of purple shadings, and carried a huge shield. Their shield was big enough to cover their front side, but their shield wasn't used for defensive purposes only. No, they were used for offensive means also. Their shield's front resembled a big dog, always snapping, biting, and reaching to rip you to shreds. And they seemed to hurt, for the most part.
"Hold the line! Don't let them pass!" I had to do something, my part of the forces were being overpowered and began to waver, pushing us further from our objective. The Wyverns continued to fly higher in the sky, away from our line of sight, only to come crashing down on us, dropping the Defenders upon us.
"Defenders have broken the lines! Mages, to the front! Target the Defenders!" Our mages came to the front lines and throughout our units and began to counter the threat of the Defenders presence, helping our line to surge forward.
Even as our forces began to move forward, I could feel an uneasy presense come through the air.
The battle went at a steady pace, that is, until our mages began to be tapped out, and the shadows had their reinforcements to arrive.
They were the size of houses. They always seemed to be on all fours, which didn't matter, for their size made up for it. They had two claws on each "foot", their fangs devilish, along with their eyes. But nothing could compare to their horns. The pinicle of their power.
"Behemoths! All forces, pull back! Retreat!" We were beginning to lose.
Badly.
Then I noticed something...they were forcing us away form the Keyhole!. If they get to it, all of this would be for nothing! If they psh us any further, we would be in the First District, of whats left of it that is.
"Troops, regroup around the Keyhole!" 'I have to get to the Keyhole, no matter what!' That was my only thought as I ran through my forces, passing all of my fellow comrades as I did.
"Commander, where are you-" I ran by my Captain and kept my pace toward the Keyhole.
"I do not have time for idle chat!" I had to say something.
Within moments of running, I had reached my destination. To my relief, we were still holding enough to have a moments rest.
"It would appear that no harm has come to the Keyhole." I wheeled around to see who had spoken.
"S-Sir Leon!"
Leon was standing beside the Keyhole, Gunblade in hand. He is a realitively tall man, brown hair, wore a small black jacket with a white shirt underneath, and a pair of black pants that matched the jacket. He had a scar that reached from his right eye to the near-bottom of his left cheek, and around his neck hung the Lionheart medallion. He, of course, far surpased me in rank.
"Leon, sir! I came as fast as I could. We have to hold here."
"Yes, I can see that." As we stood there, the shadows began to come closer.
"Sir, the shadows are coming closer!"
"Yes, I can see that too. Not that it matters now..."
I stared at Leon blankly. "What do you mean 'Not that it matters now'?''
"We cannot accept our fate. We will all become shadows, one way or another..."
"Sir! Why are you saying this? This is not you...Sir... I will cut you down if I have to. I will not accept your non-sense and I will not accept you becoming a shadow!"
Leon turned and glared at me directly in my eyes. I felt a fire boil up inside of him of him and start to pour into me. Then, he began to laugh hysterically.
"Ha! That's what I wanted to hear! You will even cut down your superior to save the Light. Come now, Kija, let us show them the reason why Darkness will never conquer the Light!" We ran toward the shadows, leading our forces toward everlasting Light.
