At what cost do we throw our lives away? For a meaningless war? Can we not think of a better solution?
You wish the same dream as I did so long ago...
Ajax looked up at the remaining forces. Robina and Atrix at his side. The DragonFable hero looked at the dimension portals to BattleOn and MechQuest. The heroes had yet to arrive! Twilly jumped as a dragon flew overhead and spat out fireballs. The Warrior signaled for an archer within the army to fire. An archer nodded and shot an arrow with ten bombs pinned to it. The dragon roared in agony and flew in a different direction. Moments later, the MechQuest hero appeared with a footman robot. He nodded at Ajax and readied his blade. The BattleOn hero strolled on in with a relaxed posture. Ajax twitched and stared at them both. Both heroes possessed similiar appearances.
"We received your plea and are here to help the best we can. I am Terquin" The MechQuest hero gave a very small grin.
The BattleOn hero introduced himself as "Davin," rolled his eyes, and gruffly shook hands with Ajax. The Warrior nodded curtly and looked at Atrix and Robina. The two friends were busy conversing over different matters; Warlic made his way to them to add on to the discussion. Ajax then turned his attention back to the small amount of reinforcements. He opened his mouth but nothing came out. BOOM! His face burned and nothing he did soothed his wounds. His Pactogonal Blade flew out of his hands and into the fray. Drakel, Mechas, and Fire Dragons took advantage of the chaos and began their march. Taking in a deep breath, Ajax opened his eyes and grappled onto the nearest enemy.
"Atrix! Robina! Safeguard the West Tower!" Ajax yelled to the top of his lungs while he held off a Drakel with his fists.
The intelligent reptile stuck his dagger in Ajax's leg and then tore down and twisted the blade. Once he ripped it out, Ajax fell to the ground with a cry. wincing, the Warrior cradled the injured appendage briefly before glaring up at the reptile.
"You won't get away easily!" The Warrior picked up a rock and threw it at the Drakel's head.
BONK! The Drakel collapsed.
The BattleOn hero slowly pulled out his mace and yawned. He knew the faster this war ended, the more rest he could get. Davin beat down two robots only to see four more surround him. The over-confident man planted the mace into the ground, summoning a flash of lightning to consume them. Davin cracked his knuckles and yawned once more before running towards Warlic and Valencia. The two were warding off three Drakels, ten robots and one angry Fire Dragon. Across the field, Davin observed as Terquin watched in horror as a Baby Fire Dragon gobbled up three soldiers.
Rolling out of the chaos, the MechQuest hero fired his blaster. Meanwhile, the man's robot kept most other opponents occupied. They worked together well-enough to eliminate some of their enemies. At least, until the Baby Fire Dragon appeared to gobble people up. As blood trickled down the dragon's mouth, Terquin winced and hopped to a better vantage point. Thoroughly disgusted by this display, Terquin aimed his blaster and blasted the creature without hesitation. His robot however, decided at that moment to ram the dragon. Crunch! Left defenseless, Terquin growled and cursed at his luck. He preferred to act as the hero in the background who shot monsters' asses off! Now he needed to plan his strategy more carefully.
Robina and Atrix fought alongside each other near the West Tower. Multiple enemies surrounded them, preparing to attack. The Paladin jumped in front of Robina only to be blasted by thunder. Crying out for her friend, the Ranger took three arrows to shoot down three approaching robots. One in a chest, the other in an arm, and the final one in the head with a bunch of oil seeping out.
Ajax looked up from the bloodied bodies of Drakels and noticed the Army of Ten Thousand now stood as an Army of Two! The Allies were winning! He pulled out his blade from the cold hands of a Drakel and charged. His steps slowed as a blood-curdling scream echoed throughout the battlefield. Robina and Atrix heard it as well, as did Valencia and Warlic. Terquin and Davin looked inquisitively at each other and then towards the scream's origin. A dark figure emerged from the fog. The body of King Alteon tumbled in front of Orion. The Hero gasped and fell to his knees. Robina screamed and ran to her dying father. Atrix gripped his axe tighter than ever and the others readied them selves.
"You supposed to be a Hero, Ajax. A hero! Why couldn't you save him?" A mocking voice came from the heavily armored knight.
Ajax looked down in shame as he remembered Konan, "Heroes cannot perform miracles. We cannot rescue everyone. The only thing we can do is try our best and sacrifice."
"HA! Which makes it a laughable sight! You admit it!"
"I admitted what?" Ajax gripped his enchanted Pactogonal Blade.
"That you are weak! You admitted that you are an insignificant person!"
Atrix turned to his friend, "Don't listen to him! You are a Hero!"
Ajax simply listened to the knight and the choked sobs of Robina. He had never seen a tear cascade down her face. She had a face that should never shed tears. Ajax saw her as an optimistic person. Robina helped others with a smile and he enjoyed seeing her smile. But, this time he saw her at her weakest. Robina looked so vulnerable. The knight raised his Pzycho Blade high and...CLANG! Ajax's blade clashed with the knight's just before it could hit Robina. Ajax knew now what he wanted to protect, he wanted the one he loved to live a life of happiness even if he didn't.
"What are you doing now, Hero?"
"I'm making sure you go back where you belong, Rigmor!" The knight staggered backwards and Ajax charged forward.
"This duel shall cut your life short!" Rigmor hissed in Ajax's ear as he dashed behind him.
"Living a good life is better than a long one." Ajax retorted.
"How so? I mean don't you ever wish to settle down or y'know, live a quiet life?"
"..." Ajax stepped back with his somewhat burnt, tattered cape blowing to his right side.
"Think about it. Isn't your life as important as theirs?" Rigmor twirled Pzycho around.
Ajax blinked and then dropped his arms. He did want something like that...but he knew this life of his was short and things looked grim. He knew that his existence wasn't as important as the others... Suddenly, Ajax didn't know what to do next except scream in agony. Rigmor pulled the blade out of his abdomen and chuckled. The Warrior rested on his knees.
"Rule #1: Never take your eyes off the enemy! Didn't you ever learn, Ajax?"
Ajax glared at him and coughed out blood. Terquin pulled out his blaster once more and fired at the Pzycho Blade. Rigmor's hand was hit and the blade was thrown into a burning building. Ajax hugged his abdomen tighter, trying to contain the blood. Robina finally stood up and picked up her bow and quiver. She pulled back the string and let go. The arrow whizzed on by, hitting Rigmor's arm.
Ajax staggered to his feet, "You...guys...s-st-stay...out of...this..! This...is my...fight...AARRGGHH!" Ajax cringed and Rigmor charged at the Allied Heroes.
The knight went for the paladin. Atrix dodged and threw a holy boomerang. Warlic cast a spell called, "Maelstrom" after Rigmor. The Doom Knight laughed mockingly at the heroes; he shrugged off the attacks easily. Atrix ran up to the knight, swinging his axe but Rigmor caught it. He laughed harder. Rigmor launched the paladin into the sky. Atrix landed near some burning debris. Right as Rigmor turned to deal with the others, Ash DragonBlade showed up with Galanoth and Lord Cyrus.
The DragonSlayer rushed up behind the knight and raised his Dragon Blade for an attack. Swiftly, Rigmor twisted around and flung the sword and its wielder into the reinforcements. Ajax watched in horror as Rigmor moved towards Warlic, Valencia, and Robina. Meanwhile, Terquin and Davin found the other surviving enemy. They held off a Plasma Dragon. The fallen Hero staggered to his feet once more and picked up his Pentagon Sword. Clutching his abdomen tightly with his left arm, he walked towards Rigmor's backside. Atrix jumped back unto his feet and head butted Rigmor. Galanoth sat up and rubbed his head. Ash picked up his blade and rushed for Rigmor as well.
Cyrus began to shape shift and jumped into the air. He propelled himself until he was over Rigmor and then dropped. Rigmor was taken by surprise and collapsed. Warlic began to conjure up a spell to hold the Doom Knight down, while Valencia tried to steal any weapons he had on him. This left Robina and Ash to help Ajax. Terquin blasted back into Warlic, freeing the demonic knight.
"So, I did underestimate you..." Rigmor's helmet cracked and revealed his face.
"You shouldn't be over-confident." Warlic said getting up and dusting himself off.
Rigmor wiped blood off his face and picked up a skeleton's arm. Davin's mace was pulverized so he pulled out his own Pzycho Blade. He threw his sword into Rigmor's back. The Doom Knight hunched over and everyone heard metal clatter. Rigmor had spikes coming out of his back and his skin changed into a blood red color, his eyes became a violet mist, horns in the form of a mohawk replaced his hair.
"Now, you shall experience my pain!" Rigmor bent backwards and roared.
Ajax looked at Robina and spoke with urgency. "Could you do me a favor and get some bandages from Warlic?"
Terquin walked up and stretched his arm to Ajax. "I got some right here."
Ajax gave a weak smile and sat on a broken column. He looked up and motioned the three to aid Atrix. The two men left, but Robina stayed. Ajax looked up and slicked back his hair into his normal Noble Style. Robina put down her bow and sat down beside him to help.
"Robina, I'll be okay. You should be helping the others." The Warrior slightly chuckled.
"I know, but I want to help you." She wrapped the bandage slowly around his abdomen.
"..." There was little bandage and so Robina slightly covered up most of the wound. Ajax looked down.
Robina picked up her bow and noticed the forlorn look on his face, "What's wrong, Ajax?"
"...I'm sorry." Ajax refused to take his eyes off the ground.
"Sorry for what?" Robina asked, trying to get him to look at her.
"I'm sorry I couldn't save your father in time. I have failed all of Lore...I let the King fight alone and die on this damned ground." Ajax fought back tears.
"It isn't your fault he was killed. Like you said, heroes can't save everyone."
"But...the fall of Ysgard is! I let Rigmor into the gate, I thought he was here to negotiate, but he decided to destroy! I protected him and he used me..."
Robina opened her mouth, but nothing came out. She shook her head, "It doesn't matter. By the way..."
Ajax looked up and raised an eyebrow, "Thanks for saving me."
Ash dashed up and whacked the demon. Rigmor put Ash in an arm lock and put his knee in-between them. He pushed and the aspiring hero screamed. Atrix got up and Galanoth kneed Rigmor to free Ash. The teen fell on the ground, paralyzed. Ajax stood up and gripped his Pentagon Sword. Davin picked up his Pzycho Blade and rushed to Ajax's side.
"You gotta plan, man?"
Ajax pointed at the three columns that stood tall over Rigmor. "We bury him with rubble!"
"Simplicity, huh? Very well, then, this should be very interesting." Davin noticed something in Rigmor's eyes but shook his head. "I'll tell the others and we'll see how this goes."
Moments later...
Robina fired her arrows. Valencia worked on taking any healing items he had on him. Warlic contained him within the proximity of the columns. Atrix, Ash and Cyrus rested. Galanoth watched in relief as the columns collapsed and a scream was heard. Nobody enjoyed the sight, sound or taste of death, but for now they let it slide. Ajax walked out from the smoke. Davin could no longer be seen and suddenly Rigmor tackled the Warrior down. They skidded across the battlefield, just a few feet from a chasm.
"You'll die here, you insolent, arrogant idiot!" The deformed face of Rigmor came into sight.
"Look who's talkin' ugly!" Ajax kicked him off.
Rigmor reverted and stared at Ajax. The Hero watched carefully as Terquin sneaked up behind the dazed knight. Rigmor caught Terquin's arm and flung him into the chasm, a distressed yell came from the chasm. Ajax closed his eyes as the words he and his brother exchanged long ago during a conflict against their uncle...
"At what cost should we throw our lives away? A meaningless war? Can we not think of a better solution?" A spiky haired teen looked at another older looking teen with teal hair and grey eyes, Ajax.
"I no longer know, Patroklos. Time will only tell."
"But, all the heroes and heroines lost... Don't you care?"
Ajax glared and stood his ground. "DON'T YOU DARE THINK I DON'T CARE! 'CAUSE I DO! But I can't...change a thing..."
The two brothers sat in silence for a few minutes before Patroklos spoke again. "If only peace could fall upon this land..."
"Heh, you wish for the same dream I did so long ago..." Ajax gave his brother a grim smile.
Ajax opened his eyes and then grabbed Rigmor. His eyes were ablaze. Rigmor smirked and jumped back to Ajax's allies. He put out a hand and held it there. The Warrior shook his head. Rigmor cocked his head and then rushed forward with Davin's Pzycho Blade in hand. Ajax did the same. Clashes of metal echoed from the dust. Ajax spun with his sword; first he hit the shins of his opponent and worked his blade's way up to the torso. He jumped and twisted, striking out against Rigmor. The Doom Knight choked and began to laugh. The laugh soon turned into the final breath.
Ash raced up to Ajax as he walked to the chasm. The Hero looked up and drove his sword through a rock. Ash looked at the silvery sword. An ethereal, cold blue glow emanated from it. DragonBlade looked at Ajax. The Hero turned his head to the teen and gave a smile.
"So, I guess it's finally over, huh?" Ash said putting his arms behind his head.
"No, it isn't..." Ajax sadly stated.
"Whaddya mean, Sir Raine?" Ash asked, stating Orion's last name.
The man looked at the teen, "I have a big job for you because a hero knows when to pass on his legacy and duty to one he trusts with the future."
"What?"
"Take care of them, and when I'm gone, tell Robina that I love her...because I know I could never say that to her face."
Back where the others were celebrating, Warlic found an orb that showed Orion and Ash talking. He and Robina watched everything. They were freaked out and went to show the others.
"Why are you entrusting me with your duty?" Ash asked once more.
"..."
"Sir Raine, please, tell me!"
"Don't fight Rigmor's control." Ash raised an eyebrow.
"Rigmor isn't dead; he won't die, not unless I do... Heroes can only try and sacrifice. Here is where I sacrifice my life for you."
"No...No...I don't wanna kill you!" Ash said eyes wide and pleading.
"You have to, or if we can crush him for good... No, this has to be done. It looks like it's beginning... Farewell, kid it has been a great run with ya..."
Ash shook his head, but Rigmor now resided. He raised his sword high above his head. Ajax shut his eyes. This was his path... This is his ending. Atrix and company refused to accept that crap though, so Robina aimed to hit the iron sword. Ash dropped the sword and Ajax's eyes shot open. He pulled out his blade and rushed to cut off Rigmor's head. He jumped and slashed down. Ash calmed down and they saw their friends rush for them.
Robina rushed into Ajax's arms she kissed him on the cheek and whispered, "I love you, too."
How's that? A little romantic, somewhat tragic story. OC death but...who cares! I would write a back-story unless some peeps press that nice button down there!
P.S.: Updated because I corrected all-if not most of my mistakes.
P.P.S (2016/01): Dear goodness, this is so bad now that a look at it. Too quick of a romance and poor quality... I am so sorry internet and fellow fanfiction authors. However, I plan to keep this up due to it being one of my first fanfics on the site.