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Now, as a miniture anniversary, I shall submit three of my prewritten chapters simultaneously! Mwahahaha!

Chapter 7: Unexpected Aid

"Well, now that Geoffrey has returned to us, we should march on to the next DLF checkpoint. Oh, Haar, we will find you soon..." Jill clasped her hands and looked at the sky.

"Then let us hurry. I smell iron weapons closing in on our position." Lethe growled.

"Those Daein troops sure can run fast... Like me when I see a pretty lady!" Gatrie laughed.

"ELTHUNDER!" Ilyana roared.

Soren sighed: "At this rate, we'll never get anywhere..."

"Crimean and renegade Daein troops, this is Gen. Scifforf of the Daein Revolutionary Army. Surrender immediately, or we shall butcher every last one of you!" A Paladin shouted at them. Several Warriors and Berserkers appeared, all with giant axes.

"Well, Ike, Mia, you two will have to work extra hard this time... All Lance wielders, stay back... We will have to fight a powerful enemy who has a high chance of defeating us, so stay sharp!" Soren ordered.

As Ike, Mia, Lucia, Titania, Kieran, Boyd, Lethe, Soren, Mordecai, Tanith, and Ilyana ran about with their swords and axes, the others remained in the rear, quite uneasy and unwilling to let them go. "Ilyana, Mia, Titania, Boyd, Lucia, the five of you will attack the left flank. The rest of us will strike our foes on the right flank. Hopefully, if we take down enough troops, the enemy will be disheartened and retreat." Soren advised.

Gen. Scifforf was no fool. Ilyana was nearly killed several times by Daein archers, and the others found themselves in a dire plight. "... Soren... You've made a major error. We can't possibly hold them off... We must retreat." Lethe muttered.

"I... Can't believe this... I thought this was the bulk of his force. How foolish of me! I failed to anticipate his forces... I... Have failed..." Soren hung his head.

"Don't give up, we might be able to live through this." Ike replied.

"Besides, we are the men of Crimea! And Titania is no fool! She may have concocted a strategy to save us! Soren, you are a wise man, but you are young. Titania is older than you, and with age comes experience. Do not assume that we've been beaten yet!" Kieran spoke.

"... Typical... They use the pincer attack, and because the units that did not charge at us are strong enough to hold their ground, they assume that we won't be able to kill any of them. But they are so wrong! They will die soon! All units, atta... WHAT?!" Scifforf stared at a point in the horizon. Soren glanced at that point as well, and smiled.

"GROWL! I didn't want to do this, but you Daein wimps are so cowardly! I'll take you all down!" Largo roared.

"And I'll finish you with Meteor!" Calill added.

"Largo! Calill! We're saved!" Ike called.

"Soft, what bravery through yonder barricade breaks? Tis our saviors, Largo and Calill! They say that for every evil, there is a greater good. Largo is our greater good! Calill is our benevolent savior! Daein shall be..." Bastian was cut off by Ike:

"Finished, right... Keep your head focused, Bastian. We can't depend on Largo or Calill. Guys, we've got reinforcements, but we're far from done! CHARGE!" Ike shouted.

Largo single-handedly downed several Daein units. Scifforf found his position to be quickly turning. "I should retreat... The Crimean army is gaining the upper hand. Everyone! Get out of here!" Scifforf yelled.

Rolf suddenly ran forward. "Oh, no, you don't!" He called, firing an arrow. If flew and pierced Scifforf's helmet.

"Wow... Rolf is the midget of doom..." Boyd snickered.

Scifforf's stiff corpse fell off his horse. "The General is down! Everyone, run!" A Daein Warrior cried. The panicked DRA troops fled the scene, leaving Ike victorious.

Meanwhile, in a dungeon deep in Daein territory:

"General, Tonerk is dead. Our soldiers at Bachen Fort have been routed. The Crimean Royal Guard and the Duchess of Daein will meet that small Daein Liberation Front encampment sooner or later. I won't be able to create enough Feral Ones to combat them." Izuka spoke.

"Pity, I raised Tonerk from the moment you created him. He should have been powerful enough to kill Ike and Soren. Perhaps I misjudge the power of the sub-humans." The Black Knight replied.

"Also, General, I can't seem to keep that sub-human in check. He is far too powerful. Any guards I sent in his room to pacify him were slain. He's been kept in a sealed room reinforced by the strongest iron available." Izuka added.

"I fought him once. He was quite strong. You should let me visit him." The Black Knight replied.

"Yes, General." Izuka led him to Ranulf's quarters.

Ranulf saw Izuka and The Black Knight, and laughed: "Hah, you Daeins are so pathetic. You try to create a copy of me, and they keep on dying on you. The secret's out, and Lethe knows that I'm in your custody. Did you really think you could 'recreate' the great Ranulf? There's only one Ranulf in this world, and he can never be copied or mimicked. Sooner or later, you two are going to really suffer for what you've done."

"Sub-Human! You will not speak to the General in such a matter!" Izuka shouted.

"No, he will not be threatened easily. Ranulf, Tonerk may be dead, but do not expect that Ike will be able to save you anytime soon." The Black Knight spoke.

"I don't need saving. I'll take out all your guards and flee. Just you wait..." Ranulf sneered.

"Your words are meaningless to me. Izuka, I'd recommend you move him to a more secured location and double the number of troops outside his door. I will be going to Nevassa to gather more units for our counter offensive." The Black Knight warped away.

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