Chapter 59: The Golden Dragon Emperor
Que the Intro
(Song This is War) A warning to the people (Show the people of the Empire) the Good (Tatsumi stands with Night Raid, his generals and his new army in his new attire and flag of Night raid and Golden Dragon on shared pole held aloft by its standard bearer) and the Evil (Volgoth in front over a demonic host with the Six Arch-Devil Generals in front with Valtor's shadowing form and Mark in the background and Argardon towering over the rest of the Generals along with Boreth and his inner circle scheming) This is War. (Tatsumi and Esdeath protecting Makoto and his sisters) To the soldier (Bulat wearing Incursio without the helmet and Air siting in his lap) the civilian (Angela holding Ieyasu's hand as she rallies the people in the shield) the Martyr (Budo's dead body) the Victim (Kyoko being held and comforted by Tatsumi) This is war. (Armies clashing) It's the moment of truth (Isshin's Ghost without his face mask looking at Tatsumi) and the moment to lie (Volgoth grinning at his servants) , the moment to live (Tatsumi finding resolve in a fight) and the moment to die (Soldiers dead on the ground), the moment to fight, the moment to fight, to fight, to fight, to FIGHT! (Que battle montage) To the Right! (Spear destroying a Dwarven Automaton) To the Left! (Esdeath killing a Revolutionary Army soldier with her new sword) We will Fight to death! (Sheele taking down a target yet to be revealed) to the End of the Earth! (Eden from space) It's a Brave new World! (Tatsumi kneeling before Supreme Matriarch Maltise) From Last to the First! (Emperors showing Tatsumi's Grandfather, Father, Uncle and Makoto) To the Right! (Bulat killing a Revolutionary Army General) To the Left! (Mine Firing away) We will Fight to Death! (Tatsumi slicing an enemy in half) To the Edge of the Earth! (Eastern Lands) It's a Brave new World (Strongholds of the Giants) a Brave new world! (Dwarven capital of Karak Hammerdeep) (End battle Montague and show Melitine under shadow of Volgoth with Red sky above) A warning to the Prophet (Syura clutching a Staff of Asha) the Liar (Volgoth sitting on the Imperial Throne with Graal and Lorhish to either side of him) the Honest (Aria with her new long hair and new outfit clutching her new sword) This is War. To the Leader (Najenda in her new get up and with her new ponytail with her Desert Eagles in hand and Susanoo at her side in a battle pose) The Pariah (Esdeath in her new outfit with her hair cut short levitating ice shards) The Victor (Spear in her new Teigu Armor Valkyrie with her new Teigu Greatsword Yadviga held aloft atop a mass of dead enemies) The Messiah (Tatsumi in the Golden Emperor's Armor with wings fully aloft and his sword Michael in one Hand and his shield Enoch in the other facing off against a Argardon) THIS IS WAR! (Mangled bodies of Volgoth's victims and of enemies killed by Tatsumi, add also Koro devouring baddies as Seryu grins maniacally) It the moment of Truth (Tatsumi with Akame his mother hugging him) the moment to lie (Boreth Falkland scheming) the moment to live (Tatsumi in bed with Merraid and Akame) The moment to die (Tatsumi killing the Skaven King) the moment to Fight! (Battles) the Moment to fight! (Tatsumi and Spear side by side) The Moment to Fight! TO FIGHT! (Night Raid vs the Arch-Devil Generals) To the right (Najenda firing her desert eagles) to the Left (Susanoo destroying a blob of Revolutionary Army soldiers) We will Fight to the Death! (Falkland's two generals killed by Sayo's arrows) To the Edge of the Earth (Map of Eden showing Tatsumi's journey so far) It's a Brave new World (Tatsumi overlooking the cities of the Lizardmen) From the Last to the First (Line of the Emperors of the Empire) To the Right (Spear driving her new Teigu Greatsword thru an enemy) To the Left (Akame slicing down several Skavan at once) We will fight to the death (Tatsumi fighting Volgoth) To the Edge of the Earth (Tatsumi overlooking a city not Melitine) It's a Brave new World from the Last to the First (Line of Emperors again with Tatsumi included) It's a Brave new world! (Empire's End logo appears) (Song End)
Sarda Relos 1 day away from Karak Gurkarak… Tatsumi had arrived at the last stop before facing his newest challenge, to face the greatest of Eden's monsters the mightiest Dragon in the history of the world and a foe that would be second only to his final enemy in terms of power and intelligence. That in mind he'd also have to face the brood an army of lesser dragons, drakes, and wyrms that were spawned by the monster and their offspring. They was the proper way to refer to the Great Golden Dragon Glauradrost, the Titan of the Skies, as the dragon had three heads each with its own brain and distinct personality and method of thinking and each possessed the knowledge of centuries of life far more then Tatsumi could ever possess in his single brain. That being said the High King had explained that Glauradrost was only the largest part of a greater problem that being Tatsumi had to kill every other dragon, Wyrm, drake and whatever else dwelled within in addition to the monster themself, it was a daunting task and one that would require the full might of every force he could call in to assemble a massive army, unlike with the mechanized army, which was now under his command as they had helped finish the remaining Skaven off, the ice constructs of Esdeath would be useless against creatures that could breathe fire and were essentially lifeless puppets with no individuality to them thus he had sent out messages to gather all forces in the region he could muster, all his wives returned to him with armies from allied kingdoms of the west that could be spared for this endeavor as Tatsumi wanted to preserve the strength against the demons. His strategy for the battle was simple challenge Glauradrost to an aerial duel and to do that he needed to stir the dragon's pride into recklessness to a point that he would fight Tatsumi on Tatsumi's terms and not their terms.
As such Sarda Relos which stood midway in-between Francia and Salhay and about a day from the Golden Mountain which Tatsumi could see in the distance was the agreed rally point. It was also here that the Dwarves gathered a massive throng of vengeance seekers including a great many slayers who had come to seek their doom in the coming battle, the army the Dwarves brought number 50,000 angry dwarves and twice that many automatons, the slayers brought an additional 20,000 Dwarves under the Five Brothers of Gurkarak, five dwarven brothers who had sworn the slayer oath to die retaking the hold. With these also came 200,000 automatons from the retaken Karak Uzgor, they were led by a towering genius war droid commander. S-Series STR-001 or as the droid referred to itself as Straxus the second to last creation of the genius Grori Gunnison who had been designed as a battlefield commander but had proven not up to the muster in terms of commanding an army of the scale needed, while his AI was comparable to Kaine's he was more reserved in terms of tactics and preferred to use his size for intimidating the enemy and leading from the front; Straxus had a massive hatred for the Skaven whom he viewed as germ-ridden vermin that should be exterminated wherever they were found a sentiment Tatsumi agreed with. Straxus had been the one that lead the droid defense against Esdeath's ice army and had destroyed many of the constructs with a massive pickaxe that was the main weapon of this towering black and red robot that stood twice as tall as Tatsumi himself and had piercing red optics. Out of the commander Straxus had a good deal of experience with Dragons as a fair few had tried to claim Karak Uzgor for themselves after its fall and all but three had fallen to the defense and those three dragons had flown far off to Dragonshore a distant chain of isles in the western sea. The other leader that had experience with Dragon killing was Queen Mirellia of Melromarc Tatsumi's wife who had slain about 20 lesser drakes and one full blooded Dragon with her own skill as a warrior.
So it was that Tatsumi found himself in a small town of only three thousand people and more precisely in the best inn to stay at; the Dragon Tavern which was a pub, brothel and inn rolled into one building that was a stand out in what was a small independent town in the Western Desolation.
The lands around Karak Gurkarak for about 600 miles around were known as the Western Desolation so called because the Dragons had ravaged the region was an area of desolate badlands and scorched earth; many a kingdom of men and Dwarven hold had fallen to the spawn of Glauradrost and Glauradrost himself the Dragons had claimed this land and anyone that tried to build a power to challenge the Dragon's own would be consumed by Fire and Blood at the wrath of the great worms as they were dubbed by the people of the region. As such without a kingdom or central power to control the region what people that did live there either did so nomadically or in small townships each their own independent settlement and each small to avoid invoking the ire of the dragons. Of these settlements Sarda Relos was the best off and populated by a mixture of peoples from as far west as the Kingdom of Marne on western coast of Adonai and east as the Imperial heartlands, humans were common but Dwarves in small numbers lived there along with small collections of Hobgoblins that desired to not lead the nomadic lifestyle and Minotaurs that lived in exile from their labyrinths. Minotaurs were some of the few people that Tatsumi had mixed results diplomatically, some labyrinths were open and willing to throw their lot in with Tatsumi's alliance but others chose to stay out of the war hiding in their holdfasts and the best efforts of diplomats couldn't convince their lords to send much beyond mercenaries that costed a fortune to hire and were some of the best troops he could get. "I've tried my best to get what allies I can but time is running out, only two weeks remain before Volgoth unleashes hell on Eden and push is going to come to shove I can't hold off the final battle much longer otherwise millions of my people are going to die" Tatsumi thought to himself.
The trip to his current location though hadn't been unpleasant far from it he had actually been invited alongside Mine and Nymeria to visit Canallia Castle the current residence of Mine's family, Nancy was happy to see Mine reconcile with her parents and- well Tatsumi was quite liked by Mine's father and Mother, they were still disappointed with their daughter's choice to run away however that was more than made up for by Mine's choices afterwards and her choosing to marry Tatsumi who even though she didn't know it at the time would have been the best choice for a husband and both parents would have leapt at a royal marriage contract for her if it had been offered, they were likewise happy about Nymeria's choice to wed Tatsumi as well even though they were disappointed not to have been there for the ceremony. Also for Mine it was a very pleasant experience as for once she was in the spotlight in the eyes of her parents who held a grand feast in her honor, the only issue Mine had was that Tatsumi came out of that stop married to three of Mine's sisters: Kellia was of course one of them having been making preparations since their Melromarc encounter but two of Mine's other sisters Rema and Ishta had also to Mine's annoyance decided to tie the knot. Though it was a good experience for Tatsumi to get to know Mine's family though after the eating Mine had insisted on her and Tatsumi being in a room alone which had led to her having a sore ass the following day.
Tatsumi looked out the window of what was considered a suite and it was close to the mark and looked at the suns setting, the sky was a rainbow of colors as the night was closing in and to Tatsumi officially meaning that he now had only 13 days to save the world. The stakes were now as high as they could have ever been and while Tatsumi never gambled he was sure that the house was cheating as normal. With the prospects of death in his mind and the grim future ahead he was frowning, something someone noticed, and he felt a warm pair of hands wrap around him. "Thinking about what's ahead?" Chelsea asked, Tatsumi turned to face her.
"Yes, and the fact that I'm once more having to do the impossible tomorrow" Tatsumi replied.
"Tatsumi it's not impossible it just hasn't been done before, just because it hasn't been done before doesn't mean it's not possible to do; anyway you shouldn't think about yourself dying my grandmother once said that our fears can shape reality and that if you fear something the chances of it happening go up, so I gave up my fears of death years ago; focus on the now and right now I brought something special for you" Chelsea replied, Tatsumi turned she wore the same kimono and headdress she had worn in Tokorra for once she did not have a cherry pop in her mouth or hand, she however held in her hands an amulet. "This belonged to my Grandmother, she gave it to my Grandfather and he gave it to me as an inheritance after he died, my Granny told me that I should give it to the man I love most, I had left in Tokorra to keep from losing it and because I honestly didn't expect to find the man I would love and marry in my travels but I was wrong and I want you to have it, I love you more than any other person even my own sisters and it is a token of our eternal love just like the love my parents had and my grandparents had for each other" Chelsea explained holding to out to him, the amulet was made of gold and decorated with a ruby that had been cut into the shape of butterfly.
"Why have you waited so long to get it to me?" Tatsumi asked.
"Because Tatsumi I've been putting it off because- well I've been worried about what you'd think and when would be the best time to do so, so on the eve of the battle will definitely earn your title that you've given yourself that of Golden Dragon Emperor I think now is the best time" Chelsea replied and held towards him he allowed her to place it around his neck, both smiled and kissed, it was tender romantic kiss as the suns finally set behind them, Chelsea was the first to break it. "Let me take care of your needs my beloved, you must be weary after a long day, head over to the bed and let me tend to you" Chelsea said seductively in his ear; the two smiled and Tatsumi complied; Chelsea undressed herself first putting her clothes on a nearby stand in a nice folded pile before doing the same for Tatsumi both were left bare as the day they were born; Chelsea looked at his scars. "You know it really hurts me to see scars I remember our first time and the fact that your body has been marred by monsters breaks my heart" Chelsea replied then smiled as she had an idea she then brought Gaea Foundation over and- used it to change the appearance of Tatsumi's body to the way it had been before his battles with Honest and others had left it scarred. "There much better" Chelsea replied.
"Chelsea do you love me for the man I was or the man I am" Tatsumi asked, Chelsea frowned but knew what he was implying, she then whispered something and the illusion was gone she put Gaea Foundation back on the table and returned to him, she then wrapped her breasts around his length and began giving him head, Tatsumi moaned as tended to him.
Tatsumi didn't speak only moaned and let Chelsea tend to him; the others had been instructed to let them have time together courtesy of Aria and Esdeath, what Chelsea hadn't mention was that the date was her birthday and while he wasn't gift wrapped the time they would spend would be a present enough for her. To Chelsea the only thing better for sucking on then a cherry pop was Tatsumi's cock and this she did with skill unrivaled and with eager joy using her breast to similar effect she turned her body around placing her vagina over Tatsumi's face he pleasured her with the same skill as she was pleasuring him both smiled and when they released both eagerly licked up the result. "Would you like to take my ass" Chelsea asked, she prepared herself and Tatsumi nodded and entered her rectum his length all lubed up by Chelsea's mouth he then pulled her back against his chest and the two locked lips in a more passionate kiss then the last. Tatsumi's hands fondled her ample breasts both loved it and Tatsumi was gentle with his thrusts wanting savor every moment. As such he spent a good deal of time in this position and Chelsea was happy with it as her moans and smile suggested. Soon he released and he lay flat, Chelsea looked at him wrapped her hands around his length which was still hard but not erect. "You still have a lot of energy in you" Chelsea commented.
"I always do; just take it easy for the sake of our child" Tatsumi replied noting Chelsea's belly, she was near the end of the first trimester and that would mean he'd have to limit their encounters to anal and oral with him covering her body with his seed during the later.
"I will" Chelsea replied and slowly put the length inside her folds, she leaned forward and the two kissed and took the tempo slow before turning on their sides spooning; Chelsea's lovely red eyes looked into his own green eyes and kissed more their tongues not battling for dominance but locking in an embrace, Tatsumi's hands caressed her breasts before they broke the kiss and he put his head to the left one and began sucking on the teat. "Tatsumi" Chelsea moaned softly and wrapped her arms around him as night fell outside.
Tatsumi awoke the following morning entangled with Chelsea, the warm sheets were cold compared to her and- looking at her sleeping was a pleasant sight, Volgoth hadn't attempted to plague his dreams while he slept which was both reassuring and worrying because while he had slept fine that meant someone else was likely having their dreams tormented. The daylight of the two suns coming in thru the window invited Tatsumi to wake up and get out of bed but his desire to do so was- well not encouraging; the fact was he liked being where he was at the moment in Chelsea's loving embrace even as she slept but his duties were ahead and ahead was the dragon. "That dragon" Tatsumi thought, the fact that he would soon be facing probably the most terrifying of all monsters to ever plague Eden a beast so large that their wings eclipsed the suns in flight a monster that had laid waste to many a mighty nation and devoured many a would be hero; it was something out a story and while he had played Knights and Dragons with Makoto and his sisters back in Melitine on his off days the prospect of being one of those knights out to fight a dragon was something that- well frightened him, not because the Dragon was terrifying in itself though that had some deal to do with it no what Tatsumi was frightened of was the amount of damage that Glauradrost and his spawn could wreak upon his army, the amount of people that would have to die purging this monster some of which may be those he was close to or had fought alongside him since he first declared the Golden Dragon Empire as a nation state; the fact that those people would be at risk of dying which was highly likely and because of his rash decision to agree to right three great wrongs without considering what that entailed was what gave him fear. Tatsumi's ruminations were not unnoticed as Chelsea woke up to find him lost in thought.
"Good Morning Tatsumi" Chelsea said surprising him and bringing him back to reality.
"Morning my dear Chelsea, how did you sleep last night?" Tatsumi asked.
"Very good in fact, I had a pleasant dream involving you and a land of candy there were so many cherry pops and cookies too" Chelsea replied. "I'm guessing you didn't sleep well" Chelsea commented.
"No I did, I've just been thinking about- you know what's ahead of us soon; the dragon and the challenge that comes with it: I'm not sure how to deal with something so huge I mean the Tyrant was hard enough to fight but Glauradrost he killed and ate a full grown Tyrant in his youth most likely years before I was born Dragons live for a long time in fact I think they will live forever unless they are killed" Tatsumi explained.
"Well I'm sure we'll figure out a plan to deal with it, you have been thinking on one right?" Chelsea explained.
"Beyond the objectives not too much, I'm not exactly sure about the best way to kill it I need to end this monster in an effective manner and I'm not sure my swords will if you'll forgive my wording; cut it" Tatsumi explained.
"The best way to kill a dragon is well to find someone who knows how to kill dragons for starters but really the one thing not advised is to try and kill a dragon in their sleep especially if the dragon has more than one head the other head rarely ever sleeps so you have that to worry about too; but I think there is one rule above all the others remember that Dragons aren't just animals they are living thinking creatures smarter than the average human and the older ones in addition to being bigger are generally smarter" Chelsea explained, the two got out of bed and got dressed, Tatsumi then took his time to take stock of his current arsenal against the giant fire-breathing lizard ahead of him, he had his Teigus for starters and a massive army along with sword that had been forged by Clementine for him, and a host of other weapons from his army's armory and of course he had said armory but his best weapon was his brain at the end of the day and as such he put it to work.
Tatsumi first however went to go eat breakfast, there was no sense doing anything else until after he'd gotten a good meal in his belly and had time to ponder over breakfast the situation he found himself in, said breakfast was large and filling leaving Tatsumi with a full belly and the drive to start thinking hard; he was fairly certain the best strategy was to draw the dragon out into the open as much as that would be disadvantage as it would Glauradrost room to maneuver it would be advantages to him as it meant that the dragon couldn't just trap him and others inside the mountain and importantly denied Glauradrost the defensive advantage, the real question was how to go about killing Glauradrost when they met in battle; there were three heads to deal with along with an absurdly thick hide of scales, to add trouble Glauradrost had with the help their offspring forged a set of armor out of some of the Dwarven treasure to cover any gaps in their scales with that in mind that was a lot of armor to drive Valruost and Smaug thru and that was assuming the Teigus could get thru both the armor and the scales but also factoring in the fact that three heads that breathed fire and death in addition to being filled with more sharp teeth then the average shark was also to be factored in. He did however have an advantage a number of his wives had Teigus that would allow them to assist in the battle Esdeath foremost among them but there was also Sheele who could use the Teigu she had acquired from Boreth after their fateful dual to summon bolts of energy to strike at the dragon, she had used it to good effect while holding back the tide of war droids retaking Karak Uzgor, Shastavi and Sayo were also capable of assisting him in this fight, he wished he had Run and Bulat with him too but they along with Makoto and his sisters were finishing the last of Tatsumi's diplomatic missions to the north-west island kingdoms of Hallfrost and Vinderland which were home to stalwart people that were similar to the Northerners in manner of dress, weaponry and tactics but were of a completely different culture and way more civilized and more easy to negotiate with, they were also according to Dwarven records that Tatsumi had studied in Hammerdeep a stalwart people that had resisted conquest by any external power, none of the Emperors of the Empire or even the Tyrannical Priest Kings of Yeenkar ever managed to successfully invade and conquer the islands and while the warriors were independent they were however willing to fight alongside outsiders for the right price and Makoto was rather good at negotiating so Tatsumi expected some good results.
All that said he still wished he had more air presence the Dwarves hadn't loaned him any of their aircraft beyond those the clans seeking vengeance had brought and those were actually not designed with aerial combat in mind but for bombing the crap out of enemy ground forces; with that in mind he ordered those to be held back as they'd be more of a liability then an asset in this battle. Tatsumi then thought hard about the other dragons and the best strategy to deal with them, something that he had no counter for was the breath of the Dragons; the most he could do was to make it harder for the flames to catch something that was dealt with by issuing asbestos clothing to be worn under the armor of his troops, asbestos that was treated with chakhound slime of course. The Dwarves however saved him from having to think harder on this with the arrival of something Tatsumi has no means to express his gratitude for: a shipment from Karak Uzgor courtesy of Hold King Guldi Gunnison that shipment was of over 20,000 personal energy shield generators and several large mobile generators that could be used to generate large energy bubbles around the army; these generators rendered the fire of the drakes moot from the distance they'd have to come down and fight on the ground with tooth and claw instead of raining fiery death on his army from above, that meant that his troops could use their numbers advantage to swarm and surround the grounded enemies allowing one group to pin the beasts attention while another attacked from either flank.
With the enemy army problem solved the real issue of how to kill Glauradrost now was his focus and that was still a quandary of piercing that beasts hide and killing them in an expedient manner. That Tatsumi had to think hard about and after finishing breakfast he decided to take stock of the tools in his arsenal and went over his options in his room; he went thru his things and- well eventually noted something significant, the tools from his ancestor's tomb and he felt a hand on his shoulder. Tatsumi turned and found Aria standing behind him. "Thinking about the fight to come?" Aria asked.
"Yes, I'm trying to think of a way to kill the Dragon effectively" Tatsumi replied, Aria grinned.
"You know if what Umber told you in the Tomb of the Dragon Emperor is true you're holding the answer in your hands right now" Aria commented Tatsumi paused looked at the tools in his hand most notably a long needle shaped flask.
"I don't understand Aria" Tatsumi replied.
"Don't you see, the Teigus were made using the souls of danger beasts, Glauradrost may be smart and cunning but at the end of the day a Dragon no matter how mighty they are is still a danger beast and that means they are vulnerable to the means used to kill them; I don't know how Teigus are made Tatsumi but I do know what they are made from and that Soul Needle is the key from what Umber told you, all you need to do is find a chink in the Dragon's armored hide and drive that into it and it will suck the soul out of the monster; I'm sure it will work" Aria replied, Tatsumi grinned.
"I hope so because I can't think of anything beyond cutting of the heads of the monster with my swords which may not be able to do that" Tatsumi replied, Aria kissed his cheek.
"You can do it and you must do it, for the good of all Eden, to save our world and insure a future for us and our little angel" Aria replied, Tatsumi turned setting down his items and kissed Aria on the lips then knelt to listen at her belly.
"I'll do it for you and your mother and everyone else, don't worry my little angel you'll live in a peaceful world and we'll both be there for you" Tatsumi said, inside Aria's womb Tatsumi hoped their angel would grow strong and let their faces be the first sight on entering a brave new world: a world not of blood and lies but one of peace and truth.
Tatsumi picked up the soul needle and strapped it to his belt along with the hammer Tatsumi figured that if he had to drive the needle in the hammer would do the job. From there he moved to make final preparations he collected what was needed and left what was not in the room; Tatsumi believed that if he won he'd come back and collect his things if not well he'd not need them anymore. Tatsumi noted after Aria helped him finish putting on his armor the door opened, Clementine and Sayo walked in along with Cassandra and Esdeath with the members of three elite bodyguard units, correction there was a forth one now as after the defeat of Kaine Tatsumi decided to reinstate the former members of the Elite Seven those being Cornelia, Gin, Poney and Tsukushi along with Akame and Kurome to their positions as members of the group to create a secondary Elite Seven with the same duties entailed as bodyguards to him. "Are you ready to go?" Cassandra asked, Tatsumi walked over and kissed her.
"About as ready as I can be Cassandra, so much is at stake here; all of you know it, I just want you all to know that regardless of what happens I will always love each and every one of you and we will all survive this battle" Tatsumi replied, they left the room and soon the town, Tatsumi then took in the scale of what had to be the largest army he'd ever seen, over half a million soldiers were ready to fight for him, the only question on his mind was how many would they number by the end of this venture.
That night… Tatsumi noted the exhaustion of his troops as the automatons pitch camp, there was still a decent distance between his staging ground and the Golden Mountain and with that in mind he had decided thanks to his scout reports on an area to encamp his army; while the badlands stretched for miles there were some forests that remained, deadwood forests anyway; the petrified trees were bare of leaves and their trunks along with their mottled branches were grey, they were all dead but still these old dead trees offer some cover against the Dragons in case one decided to fly around in the sky in search of prey, the forests covered about 200 acres of badlands enough to hide an army once the local wildlife was dealt with not that anything beyond birds and small animals lived in the dead forest. The Trees loamed as silent sentinels and even if they were still alive they wouldn't tell him what they had seen over their centuries of life, that got Tatsumi thinking and he pulled out the Mirror of Time and found himself once more before Kronos who smiled to see him. "Welcome Tatsumi, it's nice to see you again wanting to learn more history thru first-hand experiences?" Kronos asked.
"You know it, I'd like to see what these woods looked like say 200 years in the past" Tatsumi asked, Kronos grinned.
"Well so you've asked so you shall receive" Kronos replied and Tatsumi found the world shift, instead of a burnt out forest Tatsumi found a lush woodland with all manner of wildlife around but also something else, a group of human hunters; they were different from average westerners as they wore warpaint and chose to wear fur garb instead of the standard western attire, Tatsumi watched them hunt a large stag and its herd, they managed to isolate a choice deer from the group and their arrows found their marks, the creature still lived but a pair of hunters drove spears inside the stag to finish it off. "Kotomay!" the Hunters shouted, Tatsumi did not know what the word meant but he guessed it meant something along the lines of victory. Suddenly the herd of stags ran off and Tatsumi heard a loud roar, Tatsumi turned to see the source a massive large cat that had the main of a lion but the jagged teeth and saber teeth of a Smilodon its hide was dark black with orange stripes. "Imagani! Imagani!" the Hunters yelled and notched arrows and readied their spears the creature easily the size of a tank was not intimidated and leapt towards them mauling a hunter's face off, two other hunters with spears lunged while another pair of hunters flung hunting javelins from atlatls at the best, these did decent damage piercing the hide of the Imagani as the hunters had called it forcing the creature to claw at the wounds, the hunters circled around and enveloped the wounded danger beast striking rapidly and drove their weapons home until it too fell to the ground.
"Kotomay! Igana Moki Imagani Vakor!" They shouted, and then their celebrations turned to panic as a loud roar was heard, the hunters hid under thick brambles and in other crags as Tatsumi looked up and saw- a Dragon but not just any Dragon the Golden Dragon Glauradrost in flight they flew over the forest into the distance Tatsumi took a good look at the Golden Mountain which he could make out thru cracks in the trees; the sight was- aweing and terrifying that was what Tatsumi was up against and Glauradrost only had grown larger in years since. Suddenly the Dragon looked downward as it flew in front of the suns darkening the sky whether they knew about the people in the wood below or were just being the spiteful they breathed fire downward setting the forest aflame. "We are Fire! We are DEATH!" the Dragon roared before two of the heads released more flame with the third joining in; the inferno was great as flames that were golden in color consumed the forest to Tatsumi's shock he saw two of the hunters one badly burnt with another one looking down and holding them, the hunter yelled something Tatsumi couldn't understand as it was again in a language he was unfamiliar with but while he couldn't understand the words he could tell what they meant "Don't Die" and then as if the Dragon heard it Glauradrost breathed fire down on their position incinerating both. "NO!" Tatsumi yelled and noted the flames; and suddenly the word shifted as he found himself no longer in the past but in his tent once again and his head hurt having been smacked hard in front of him was Cassandra.
"You were yelling" Cassandra stated, as if that had not been obvious.
"Thanks- I- need to stop looking in that Mirror it's just there is so much to learn about the past" Tatsumi replied, Cassandra kissed him on the cheek and wrapped her upper set of arms around him holding his hands with the lower set.
"The past is the past, there is no changing it, I can tell by your eyes and your yelling that you saw something horrible; try not to look for horrible things in the future that won't help you at all" Cassandra replied.
"I saw- the Dragon and- how am I going to beat that monster? I saw what it can do, saw the destruction it unleashes and- how callous and cruel it can be, this forest is dead because of that monster and- I saw people die consumed by the fire, that monster is fire and death and I'm afraid" Tatsumi explained, Cassandra kissed him again.
"Don't be afraid, remember what is at stake, you not only have staked the fate of the world on this coming battle but your honor, your word and the future of us all, you WILL win and you WILL kill that monster, if Glauradrost is as monstrous as you've seen then you know full well that while you can't save the lives it has taken you can still stop it from taking more lives and remember Volgoth is a worse monster then Glauradrost could ever be and you're not afraid of him; kill your fear Tatsumi, kill the fear and let your bravery come forth, be the man I married and love be the hero Eden needs even if you have to march into Hell itself" Cassandra reassured. "Now enough agonizing about what's ahead and what's behind focus on the now; now I'm horny and you need some reassuring joy and I can provide it" Cassandra concluded then planted a passionate kiss on his lips Tatsumi returned it.
Cassandra undressed him and soon he was naked she then followed suit Tatsumi picked her up and carried her to the bed, she used her hands to good effect making sure his length was fully awake before she sat on his face, Tatsumi began using his tongue, liking her clitoris before going into her vagina proper Tatsumi felt the warmth of Cassandra's mouth wrap around his length and they mutually pleased each other their tongues stimulating each other with practiced skill that came from having studied the arts of pleasure; Cassandra's mixture of sucking Tatsumi's length along with using her tongue as it was inside was something to experience and both enjoyed the efforts of it.
Both soon reached their peaks and orgasmed both eagerly lapped up the fruits of it before Cassandra moved up and took Tatsumi's length inside her ass laying back. "Take good care of me Tatsumi" Cassandra replied, she then turned to kiss him as Tatsumi began his thrusts Cassandra smiled as Tatsumi's hands fondled her breasts she undid her pigtails allowing her purple hair to flow to its natural length but during that time Cassandra's lower hands never loosened their grip on Tatsumi. Tatsumi's thrusts alternated from fast to slow but always gentle with his hands holding the soft breasts both kept kissing and Tatsumi kept going until he reached his peak once more and filled her rump up, Cassandra smiled and turned over straddling him as she took him inside her womanhood, Tatsumi began to drink from her breasts while Cassandra with blush and smile moaned "Tatsumi, Tatsumi, my Tatsumi" over and over along with a number of other things her nickname for Tatsumi which was Tatsu and a few other sounds that were a mixture of giggles and words in to Tatsumi's surprise Hadwana which was an old language of the Eastern Provinces that wasn't spoken in the Empire as much as it used to be but was widely spoken in the Eastern lands most often the Tsuwangdani. Tatsumi's thrusts kept going and going, he peaked, cummed, then kept going as the two rolled under the covers, more of Tatsumi's wives returned and the night became more heated from thereon.
The following morning Tatsumi awoke from a pleasant dream to see the beautiful face of Cassandra sleeping. "Tatsu" she mumbled in her sleep, Remus and Womyn along with Gin and Balluck were nearby with the former two holding his arms Remus and Womyn looked so peaceful while Gin looked happy asleep using Womyn's breasts as a body pillow while Balluck smirked in her sleep her body pressed against Cassandra's. The morning began with Tatsumi reenacting the events of the previous night followed by him being dressed by his wives, while he wanted to do that himself they insisted on taking care of him as part of both their duties to him as their husband and as their Emperor; also it was needed as in addition to his choice of day clothes they also helped him with his armor. Soon after he repaid the favor helping them in turn and soon he walked out of his tent Esdeath and Aria were waiting for him along with his protectors, the camp followers turned to his tent and rushed by to dismantle the tent and secure his possessions Tatsumi noted the camp was being dismantled and then gave orders that his baggage train be brought back a good distance to another forest to the southwest to prevent it from being caught in the battle that was coming once that was done he ordered his army to begin the march on Karak Gurkarak.
As they marched Tatsumi noted the mountain loom, it was a solitary peak but it was indeed made of gold, the rocks were all gold and he noted the large statues of Dwarves, the long road which had Gold laid into the sides, and the fact that the mountain had a large caldera atop it, but also the dragons flying about.
As they closed the distant Tatsumi noted the dragons were flying towards them instead however of attacking them outright as they closed a dragon landed in front of the column near Tatsumi with two more following after. "Mortals who dare trespass in the realm of the Dragon Empire you are being warned, leave this place or suffer the consequences state you purpose!" the Dragon in the center of the two declared, Tatsumi stared the dragon in the eye.
"I've a message for Glauradrost, tell them the true Golden Dragon Emperor is here and that he challenges them to a duel winner take all; I am not afraid of your kind" Tatsumi replied, the Dragon made a noise that sounded like a roar but was actually laughter something the other two dragons joined in.
"You challenge Emperor Glauradrost to fight? You a mere human? HA! You challenge the Titan of the Skies to a duel?! Very well then I suppose we will humor you, know though that our army will come forth and destroy your number and that you will fall to our lord!" The Dragon replied and took off followed by the others. Tatsumi then gave orders to prepare for battle, the Dwarves were ready to fight the Dragons out of deep hatred for their kind, Tatsumi noted the large force at his disposal and gave orders to spread out to avoid the dragon flames that were due to come their way. Preparations were swift and soon a loud roar was heard and Tatsumi steadied those around them as he noted the top of the mountain. Rising up from the mountain a massive golden blur flew upwards and the sky darkened as the suns were blotted out by the massive monster, Tatsumi took a hard look at Glauradrost, the dragon was massive even bigger then he'd seen in the vision, a true fact was that dragons never stopped growing and Glauradrost was massive, Tatsumi hadn't seen something so big since faced the last Tyrant and Glauradrost while not as big was still formidable in size; Tatsumi noted as the Dragon flew it descended landing in front of his army the monster was massive; a golden body with thick scales and covered in armor, a long tail with spikes protruding from them, four legs with thick heavy feet each the size of an elephant, but the most intimidating sights were two things, massive wings each the size of two fully grown whales that looked like those of a bat but the true intimidating sight were three heads each on a separate neck each had spikes protruding from the back of the skull and long horns that were as long as three pikes, each head was massive enough to swallow a man whole and each had terrifying eyes that were red and gold in color, Tatsumi's army trembled at the sight but the Dwarves stood stalwart.
"Who dares challenge us!" the center head of Glauradrost asked.
"I do I am Emperor Tatsumi and I challenge you to aerial combat Glauradrost the despoiler of Karak Gurkarak, slaughterer of souls, murderer of men, women and children devourer of kings. I Tatsumi Gildenstrom Son of Emperor Isshin II and Empress Akame I, Seventh of my family name last Emperor of the Old Empire First of the new Golden Dragon Empire! I am the Golden Dragon Emperor, I am the bane of Demons, Friend to Dwarves, Enemy of Evil, Bane of the Revolutionary Army, Bane of Petty Kings, slayer of Monsters both among my own kind and of nature, Tyrant-slayer, Ruler of the Empire from the Western Isles to the Eastern Sea and from the furthest North to the Southern jungles of the Green Hell, I am the Child of Prophesy, Son of Lost Emperor, Husband to many wives, builder of an Empire, Destroyer of the Ruins of Yeen, Lord of Melitine, Tokorra, Altan and of the lands of the Empire, Prince Consort of the Nova Atlantean Commonwealth, member of many Dwarven Clans by marriage, Bane of Orcs, and Terror of all Evil: But of all else I am the Golden Dragon Emperor and I suffer no pretenders to that title, I've seen your crimes in the Mirror of Time; you have killed far too many and today your reign of terror over the halls that you stole from the Dwarves will be ended: Let it be known if you refuse my challenge you will labeled Glauradrost the Craven, the Dragon who feared a mere man that he'd result to cowardice and bring shame on those of your line for centuries to come!" Tatsumi challenged, Glauradrost looked at Tatsumi all six eyes looked down on him mouths opened revealing rows of sharp teeth and all three heads felt in themselves rage.
Suddenly Glauradrost's tail crashed down on the ground shaking the very rock beneath them, Tatsumi was not intimidated; Glauradrost looked at him with contempt and hatred. "You dare challenge us!? Of all the humans we have devoured of all the kings, of all the princes, of all those who sought my right by conquest not one of them has ever dared issue me such a challenge. Golden Dragon Emperor!" Glauradrost began then let out a laugh that echoed for miles on end and even the other dragons felt a degree of fear at the sound. "How can you a mere human bare such a lofty title, a title unfit for a mere mortal; you and all of your ilk are vermin! Thinking yourself above your betters; you claim to have slain a Tyrant we killed one too and devoured him down to the marrow of his bones and I was but a young drake when we did so: You claim to rule an Empire from West to East and North to South but I too rule an Empire, all tremble before us for our Empire is mightier than any the race of humans could ever produce: Three heads we have Minds in each, Mourix, Deriolon, Lorathran we are and we are Glauradrost! We are Glauradrost; King of Golden Mountain, Titan of the Skies, eater of a thousand-thousand kings! We are the one whom all that walk the face of Eden should fear! Our armored scales are as thick as the mountain wall. Our teeth sharper then the strongest swords, our claws pikes! Our wings are a Tempest! Our Tail an Earthquake! Our Heart a furnace! Our heads harder then Starmetal! Our Roar a Cacophony! And Our BREATH! IS DEATH!" Glauradrost retorted all three heads lifted up at the end and breathed fire into the sky.
"So, You are also known as Mourix, Deriolon and Lorathran? Can I call your heads Hewy, Dewy, and Louis?" Tatsumi remarked Glauradrost glared at him and roared a horrid sound of primal anger.
"For that slight and every other insult calling yourself Golden Dragon Emperor when WE ARE THE GOLDEN DRAGON EMPEROR! You are no ambitious glory seeker you are a RIVAL! And for that we accept your challenge Golden Dragon Emperor! We are Fire! We are Death! And WE ARE THE GOLDEN DRAGON EMPEROR!" Glauradrost proclaimed and held breaths as all three mouths opened up fire glowing in the back.
"Smaug: Inferno shield!" Tatsumi declared and a massive barrier of fire surrounded those around him and not a moment too soon as fires of golden flame impacted the barrier which held.
Glauradrost roared in anger and took off. "Meet Me in the sky if you can!" and let out a roar that drew its offspring out of the mountain.
(Song Begin: Fires of War, Shadow of war Soundtrack) Tatsumi declared Dragon flight and took off into the sky after Glauradrost chasing them upwards one head looked back and breathed fire, expecting to see its foe incinerated but instead the red clad warrior emerged without his armor blemished. "EGGBREAKER! MURDERER! We know your blade and the armor: That armor belonged to our sire! You face a Dragon greater then he and we will avenge his death on the line of Emperors you descendent of the Eggbreaker Empress Merraid! You will die!" Glauradrost screamed and changed tactics instead of breath fire it tried to bring his left claw down on Tatsumi, Tatsumi drove both swords at the claw which was easily large enough to pick up a bull elephant and bring it to the Dragon's maws, the blades cut though not too deep as despite being Teigu weapons Valruost and Smaug had layers of tough scaly skin to cut thru but it was enough to make the heads roar. To make things worse for the dragon a loud voice boomed "Mursak!" and blast on green energy struck the Dragon causing it great pain, Tatsumi knew that voice as belonging to Sheele and he went for the opening past the claw towards the body it was not an easy attack as one of Glauradrost's heads lunged towards him the ugly head's golden eyes staring him down, a lesser man would have frozen in that gaze but Tatsumi was driven by something else still though he dodged as the head snapped trying to clamp down the massive jaw that likely had the bite force of a Dreadsaurian and Tatsumi was not inclined to repeat that feat with a much larger monster and one that could breathe fire.
As Tatsumi dodged he slid alongside the neck slicing with Valruost along it but the hardened scales held up and while many of them were broken off by the laceration but the hide remained unpierced, Tatsumi followed the momentum though driving Valruost into a chink and back flipping onto the dragon's neck one of the other heads snapped at him but Tatsumi flung himself off fast enough to avoid the bite but not fast enough for the Dragon to stop its head from biting the left neck, the head let go and breathed fire at Tatsumi who dodged the breath and flung the fire back at the Dragon while it didn't hurt the creature it did blind it allowing Tatsumi to fly into a blind spot behind a forged golden armor plate they alloy would have been sharp but Tatsumi had another target in mind and catapulted himself into the Dragon's right wing slicing thru the thick leather skin and severing a nerve Tatsumi then noted a salvo of light arrows impact near him as he saw Sayo flying towards him, the idea was solid while Glauradrost had been distracted by him his wives with Teigus that allowed them flight would attack the wings if the wings were shredded the Dragon could crash downward, it knew this an move its left head in the direction of Esdeath and Shastavi who were going right for the other wing. "Wiesschneil!" Esdeath declared and a large boulder of ice materialized she then kicked it as if it were just a ball and not a giant block of ice the size of a small house and that went flying into the wing at a lethal velocity tearing the left wing in half, the surge of pain caused Glauradrost to lose its aggressive plans and note that without that wing it lost its balance and now was descending downward like a meteor, during this time Tatsumi clung onto the back of the dragon which was unarmored; swiftly he drove Valruost into the scales tarrying deep and exposing enough flesh from there he lodged the sword in the wound and reached for his built securing the soul needle he immediately chose an area of expose flesh and drove it into that spot before grabbing the hammer and nailing it in; suddenly a surge of energy poured into the long needle shaped flask and Glauradrost let out one final roar. "EGGBREAKER!" as it died all three heads lost the luster of life in their eyes and Tatsumi yanked the Soul needle back our and strapped it to his belt again and grabbed Valruost but before he took off he alter the Dragon's wailing trajectory, the beast crashed into the mountain side as Tatsumi took off, its ruined corpse fell crushing four dumbstruck dragons who had watched the fall of their sire ending their lives, with Glauradrost's death the legions of dragons whom had sallied forth turned on each other in a blind fury some flew away in terror, the lesser drakes and even a few younger dragons amongst them; the thundering impact of the corpse of their leader broke them as would any army that lost its general in such a spectacular fashion.
So it was that the battle was won and hours later it took time to account for those that had fallen, a good deal had died in the fighting but many dragons had been slain too, the lesser ones that could not fly were slain to the last Wyrm while only a few of the drakes and dragons had escaped the wrath of Men and Dwarves, but still thousands of both men and Dwarves had fallen, 10,000 valiant souls in all, burned to crisp or devoured, fortunately for Tatsumi none of those fallen included either his friends or wives, but still he lamented the fallen. The dragon corpses were afterwards harvested the Dwarves collected the scales of the beasts for armor and their teeth as trophies, afterwards the bodies were gathered into a mound; ordinarily if these had been any other enemy that mound would have been burned but nothing save the fires of a volcano would destroy those corpses and as such the bodies were left as a warning.
Then came the clearing out of the Hold proper as there were still a fair few Drakes left inside, this led to more losses but numbers eventually overwhelmed the remaining number; Tatsumi and his retinue fought into a specific part of the hold of great importance to the Dragons; that being their birthing chamber, many eggs were about and Tatsumi ordered them all collected but not destroyed the Dwarves were annoyed at this but Tatsumi explained that he claimed these as wergild for the dead and as a trophies of his victory also that he did not want to live up to Glauradrost's final words and be an Eggbreaker.
After the hold was clear Tatsumi sent messengers to the High King, he also went to the body of Glauradrost, and took a good look at the dead dragon all three heads were lifeless but each still had a luster to them, with that in mind while the Dwarves had scaled and skinned the other Dragons they had avoided doing so to Glauradrost. "Are you thinking what I'm guessing you're thinking" Esdeath remarked, she had followed him to the sight.
"I think I'll make a Dragonscale cloak, also I'd like to collect as much of what I can from Glauradrost, you told me to never waste any part of my kill" Tatsumi replied, Esdeath smiled.
"Oh yes; oh, and don't trouble yourself with making the cloak I'll handle that for you" Esdeath responded.
As evening fell there was much rejoicing and the Dwarves had brought up a feast at which Tatsumi was the guest of honor, all sung his praises, and this was the song they sung. "The Dragon is Withered, his bones are now crumbled, his armor is shivered his splendor is humbled. Thru might he is broken thru skill he is slain, reforged shall hold that was broken, return once more our kin. The Emperor the Golden Dragon the man of a glorious name, he fought the Drakk and slew the Drakk as fought thru blood and flame! The Golden Dragon Emperor the lord of Imperial swords, the Lord of many nations will come unto his own. His crown shall be forged golden, his glory be restrung, his palace shall echo golden to songs old resung. The Woods will wave on mountains and grass beneath the suns, his wealth shall come in fountains when his war is won, the streams shall run in gladness for a nation proud and stern, all sorrow fail and sadness at the Emperor's Return! The Golden Dragon Emperor shall reign eternal" the Dwarves sang then went into another song which Gala lead them in. "We Sail upon the Sea, to fulfill our destiny! We sail to pay the score! We sail unto the Dragonshore! Dwarves out on the sea go to scourge your enemy we will purge the world and more conquering the Dragonshore. Come ye Dwarves of Hammerdeep our home was burned by Dragonfire for seven days these seven beasts we fought with dwarven ire we fought and made them flee, we sail to pay the score. Dwarves detest the sea we hate these Dragons more! We sail upon the sea to fulfill our destiny! We sail to pay the score! We sail unto the Dragonshore! Dwarves out on the sea! Go scourge our enemy! We will purge the world and more conquering the Dragonshore! Seven deadly dragons stand between our past and future peace, they drove us from our Sacred Lands we drove them to the seas. The Island where they spawn men say it has no wharf, there they think they're safe, but nothing stops a Dwarf! We sail upon the sea to fulfill our destiny! We sail to pay the score! We sail unto the Dragonshore! Dwarves out on the sea, go to scourge our enemy! We will purge the world and more, conquering the Dragonshore! A burning fire! A breaking bow! A howling wolf! A cawing crow! A flying spear! A crashing wave! A broken sword! A dying snake! The cattle die! Family die! You will die! I know one thing that never dies the reputation of the hero who has died. We came at day, our foes to slay asleep they lay with cunning and with biting blade we purged our lives of seven sinful beasts that day. We sail upon the sea to fulfill our destiny! We sail to pay the score! We sail unto the Dragonshore! Dwarves out on the sea go to scourge our enemy! We will purge the world and more conquering the Dragonshore. Smitten Dragon corpses lay in salty surf and Stoney cracks now Dragon scales we will take an armor for our backs. Our spoils of war we gain, a treasure for our hoard, with honor to our name and peace as our reward. We sail home on the sea, we fulfilled our destiny! We sailed to pay the score we sail now from the Dragonshore! Dwarves out on the sea went to scourge your enemy! We have purged the world and more conquering the Dragonshore! Conquering the Dragonshore!" they sung and then sung again for the song was especially relevant then they sung many more songs too many to put into writing all the while enjoying a great feast as the sounds of harps, drums, fifes and horns played to the music, Tatsumi downed many a drink of ale and ate many a meat, even roast dragon was on the menu as there was an abundance of it and Tatsumi thought it tasted amazing.
The following morning Tatsumi awoke in bed first with a massive hangover so his skull hurt like someone hit him with sledgehammer, secondly with many of his wives naked around him and he himself in the same state, and third questioning whether yesterday's experience had been a dream but the Dwarven room that he had slept in disputed that and after redressed and going outside the dead body of Glauradrost proved that he had indeed done what he thought a dream. "I'm a dragonslayer now" Tatsumi said to himself though the four Rakshasas perked up and giggled.
"You just realized that?" Kurome remarked, Tatsumi then laughed himself.
"I suppose I did! Still though isn't that amazing: Tatsumi the Dragonslayer, what a title I'll have to try hard to top that considering it wasn't just any dragon I slew but the mightiest in the history of the world" Tatsumi replied, he then took a look at the valley the smitten dragon corpses lay still in a great mound while a massive graveyard stood elsewhere he noted Dwarven stone masons at work erecting a monument to the fallen both man and dwarf alike that fell in the great battle which was now being called the Dwarves the battle of the Golden Dragons.
The rest of that day was spent bringing the rest of Tatsumi's forces those that had stayed with the baggage train into the Karak along with clearing the lower deeps which while not home to any dragons were home to a large clan of Skaven and while Tatsumi had enough of killing the vermin with righting the first Great wrong he was more than willing to slaughter the monsters both to gain more approval with the Dwarves and because he absolutely hated them as they by their very nature were the kind of monster he hunted so by killing them he'd be doing the world a favor. by comparison to the Dragons they were easy to deal with in fact the attack by Imperials and Dwarves had been a complete surprise to the rats who had been busy fighting another clan which Tatsumi and his force also saw to driving off and with that advantage it was easy to slaughter them all to the last rat with their warrens being burnt out by flamethrowers, not a rodent of usual or unusual size was left alive in Karak Gurkarak when they were done.
About a day later the High King arrived, Umber was with him along with her mother and siblings and the Leaders of the other clans both great and lesser had come too even those of the north and east with their kin too, also with them was both a massive army but also many dwarven civilians to repopulate the hold and to Tatsumi's shock a massive amount of all manner of materials, treasures and paraphernalia of such a huge amount that it was too great to describe.
Tatsumi was approached by the High King who looked at him, Tatsumi now wore clothing that had been made from dragon leather and scales along with ornate golden armor that was decorative and had been made from the armor worn by Glauradrost with three craved dragon heads engraved on the breastplate along with the crests of the Golden Dragon Empire and of Night Raid, clad in this garb Tatsumi looked like a true Golden Dragon Emperor. To Tatsumi's surprise the old Dwarf hugged him and smiled before taking a look of joy at him. "Come now kin my fellow Dwarves look upon this man; look at him, there can be no doubt he is the Eighth Khazakar, he is also without a doubt the greatest of Dwarf Friends even greater than his ancestors, for what you have done Emperor Tatsumi we must address you; we the seven Great Kings of the seven Great clans we who bear the names of our eldest and noblest ancestors the fathers of our race we have much to discuss" King Durin declared Tatsumi lead them inside and was brought to the great hall in the Seventh deep which had been undergoing restoration and had fortunately been cleaned of every remaining sign of the former Skaven inhabitants so it was that they gathered around a central table, Oathgold was brought out and placed on it but also the Dummaz-Kron was brought, the High King bid Tatsumi to sit next to him.
"Look now and witness this both honored Dwarf friend and Dwarven kings look now as I strike out the three greatest of grudges from the book and look upon the hero who has made it possible" Durin replied and turned to the pages. "The Rat-King Grudge: Righted by Emperor Tatsumi VI" Durin wrote in his own blood, then turned to the next. "The Hold of Death Grudge: Righted by Emperor Tatsumi VI" Durin wrote and turned to the final one. "The Grudge of the Great Golden Dragon: Righted by Emperor Tatsumi VI" Durin wrote, then turned to Tatsumi and the assembly.
"Look now and soften your hearts of iron and look upon the greatest of Dwarf Friends: Golden Dragon Emperor Tatsumi Gildenstrom Seventh of his family name I proclaim you the greatest of Dwarf Friends now and until the end of time" Durin declared and the room was filled with joy. "Now my kin the time has come a day we thought wouldn't come for many a lifetime of Dwarves, something I never thought what with all that I've endured would happen in my life, not in the 2000 years I've been alive have I ever known such great joy; let it be known from thus on the Friendship between the Empire and Dwarves is restored, the pact of Gold shall now be reforged bring up the Oathgold and let new oaths be made of undying friendship and joy" Durin declared and all cheered, a plaque was brought up, the writing was engraved Dwarven runes which Tatsumi couldn't read but written in the language of both Dwarves and the Imperial Tongue were oaths of friendship, kinship and alliance to come to each other's aid in times of strife and to treat fair and true in times of peace, engraved soon were the names of all those who signed it: High King Durin III Goldenbeard, King Ungrim IV Fireheart, King Frori V Icebeard, King Dwalin IV Stonehammer, King Thorgrim III Stonehelm, King Vrodi III Copperhead, King Fundin V Silverblood, the Kings of the Lesser clans all 200 of them, and of course the sole human, the Eighth Khazakar; Golden Dragon Emperor Tatsumi VI Gildenstrom. With these signatures in Oathgold the Pact of Gold was restored.
"Rejoice! The Pact of Gold is once more! Let Man and Dwarf be friends unto the end of days whenever that may be; let us hold no more our secrets from each other and treat with honor and kindness both our kindreds" King Durin declared and a great cheer rung up from the hall and horns were sounded. Durin then turned to Tatsumi. "For your actions Emperor Tatsumi we offer unto you our greatest gifts for your actions we will make known unto your people the secrets of forging the Great Arms and teach the greatest of your smiths in the craft, also for you actions and the reforging of the pact we have brought enough materials to forge 10 new Great Arms; in ages past it would have taken years to do so but with our advancements the process will only take a few hours: I sealed the first pact of Gold by giving your ancestor the bracelet you wear on your right arm, for you and the new pact we will forge a crown fit for the greatest of Emperors, a Great arm of great power we need only the soul of a worthy Danger beast for the work as while we have a good number you must pick the one for the work as it is for you" Durin explained, Tatsumi held out the Soul needle and handed it to the King and drew a sword, the one that Clementine had made for him and handed it too to the king.
"There are three souls inside that flask, from the dragon Glauradrost enough to forge three great arms, I want a mighty sword reforged from that blade made by my first love, a halberd to slay the greatest of monsters, a great shield that can withstand the strongest of blows and a suit of armor that can endure all blows and allow me to power thru any amount of pain I'm sure you can do this" Tatsumi requested, Durin smiled.
"Aye that we can do; for you we will forge a work worthy of the greatest hero of our race and our greatest smiths shall see that work what of the other arms?" Durin asked, Tatsumi looked at Esdeath who smiled and placed the broken blade that had once been her rapier on the table.
"I'd like that reforged into new blade a rapier that won't break and that can breach any defense along with ensure death of any foe struck and well anything else that is possible if you have it I'd like the soul of a Hydra to be forged into the weapon, also I'd like a suit of Teigu armor comparable to the set you will make for my husband if possible the hide of the monster of the Demon's blood should be used in the forging" Esdeath explained, the Dwarf nodded and took the offered blade.
"We shall see it done" Durin replied, Akame then stepped forward and handed the King her helmet Shingen. "I know this work, it was forged for a great warrior prince in ages past, why do you give it to me?" Durin asked.
"To have it reforged into a set of armor for me and sets for my sisters at arms, the protectors of the Emperor the Four Rakshasa Champions should wear armor as strong as their Emperor's and allowing us to fight by his side" Akame explained, Durin nodded.
"It will be done, now that this is out of the way we must make preparations for the union of my daughter Umber and Emperor Tatsumi, also I offer unto you this Hirdstone take it and I welcome you into the Clan of Goldenbeards, there is no higher honor for us to give to a human then adopting them into a Dwarven Clan in addition to marrying him to the daughter of the High King" Durin explained and a dwarf handed a large stone carved out granite to Tatsumi it had his name engraved in it in both Dwarven runes and the Imperial script. "Welcome to our clan Tatsumi, Dwarf in all but birth" Durin greeted.
The rest of the day took Tatsumi to the Heart of the Mountain which was a massive forge that was now relit Tatsumi met there the greatest of Dwarven Runesmith: Thorik the Grim, a dwarf who was ancient but still strong and stern his long proud white beard in full view and holding a special hammer and wearing an apron, he along with other smiths were there. From then on he watched the smiths work, he shed a tear as he saw his old sword melted with new metal being added to the mold as it was reforged, when the work was down his new blade was golden in color from the pommel to the tip of the blade which was a straight longsword about as long as Tatsumi's arm, the cross guard was decorated with emerald and peridots and carved in the shape of two crescents laid on their sides with one facing upwards and one downwards, engraved along the blade were Dwarven runes, Tatsumi picked up the finished blade and felt the pain of a Teigu binding and found himself in a strange place, Tatsumi had expect a dragon with three heads but instead a young drake with a singular head sat in a room. "Who are you and who am I?" the Dragon asked.
"I am Tatsumi Gildenstrom, the Golden Dragon Emperor and seventh of my name, you are an Imperial Arm with powers I've yet to see but you don't have a name?" Tatsumi replied.
"No, I have no name who am I could you give me one Tatsumi?" the Dragon asked.
"How about Michael: Sword of Truth" Tatsumi suggested.
"Yes: I like that name, Michael, the Sword of Truth, let us go forth Tatsumi and let us fight for Truth and Right" Michael replied and Tatsumi exited the world the sword gave him the power of golden fire and was scored with runes for slaying demons. From then on the construction created nine more arms: for Esdeath the sword Eskellon: Blade of the Hydra, an ornate rapier with the guard having the five heads of a hydra engraved in it, the blade was long with a green line down the center of the blade which otherwise was white in color while the handle and guard were ornately covered with gold and silver along with gems. Also, for Esdeath was forged Sedna: the Armor of Winter, a suit of Teigu plate that was ice blue in color and enhanced the powers of the Demon's extract while giving her protection comparable to Tatsumi's own. The armor for his four champions was ornated with crested Corinthian-Gallic hybrid helmets, plate harnesses that covered the body along with plated skirts the armor conformed perfectly to the users and had wings like those of an angel: they were called Gozuki's legacy by all four users in remembrance of their father who raised and trained them.
But for Tatsumi came the three greatest Arms in addition to his sword: First was Hadrous: the Halberd of Gods, a weapon that could lay low might enemies and granted Tatsumi the power of the lore of Heavens, the second was Enoch: Shield of Right, a large Aspis style shield that could withstand any strike and granted Tatsumi the power to redirect an opponent's strikes against them, and lastly came Glaurang: Crown of the Golden Dragon Emperor, a spiked crown forged in the shape of a Dragons head without a jaw and covered with the purest of gold and studded with the rarest of gems, this crown granted Tatsumi the power of Light and Golden Fire but also allowed him to dawn the Armor of God a suit of armor no enemy could break and capable of ignoring the strikes of other Teigus even the Darkblade as part of the construction and while the armor could be rent and torn it would never be destroyed and would both heal Tatsumi and allow him to ignore the pain of any injury and keep fighting until he either was a broken pulp or his enemy smitten with his sword. With these weapons forged Tatsumi stored Smaug and Valruost away, Smaug; Tatsumi had decided would go to his oldest child and Valroust- well he planned to give it Air when he had nothing left to teach her.
The following day preparations were concluded and Tatsumi found himself at the alter with Umber at his side, she was dressed in only the greatest of gowns made for Dwarven woman and while she was small compared to him she was large in beauty and heart; Tatsumi looked at her, her umber brown skin and platinum blonde bob-cut hair, her silver eyes, her ample bosom her soft hands, her slender nimble body, she was easily the most beautiful Dwarven maid to ever grace the face of Eden in his eyes, the Rune Priest spoke in the tongue of Dwarves and when he concluded Tatsumi picked Umber up and kissed her she kissed back and the crowd cheered as horns sounded in joy, then a great feast happened and Tatsumi ate and drank to his heart's content though remaining sober fortunately as he and Umber were soon sent to be bedded in a royal suite, the room's walls were covered with gold and the bed was covered in the finest of Silks, both helped each other out of their clothing and looked at each other Tatsumi studying Umber's ample breasts and maidenhood that were now exposed and her slender body with curves, and her feet the seven toes on each.
"Well I'll be, I never- this is something I never thought I'd experience Tatsumi, much less with a human to be blunt but you; your- handsome, amazing to behold in all your glory" Umber complemented, flustered her face shy Tatsumi picked her up.
"And I'm yours we'll be together the rest of our lives I'm not worried about what's ahead let us live in the moment and be happy; this night is young and our love will last even beyond the life we live" Tatsumi replied and kissed her arms wrapped around him and he carried her to the bed laying her flat. Tatsumi spread her legs apart and leaned his head at her virgin clit and looked at her. "Let me take care of you Umber, you need this after all we've been thru, and it's my duty as a husband to care for his wife" Tatsumi said soothingly and began to work with his tongue, Umber moaned as he did so, his tongue caressed her clitoris he placed his right hand on her breast and gentle caressed as he placed two fingers into her vagina parting it open his tongue going to her core and finding her barrier.
Umber's moans picked up in tempo the harder Tatsumi worked his tongue and after a few blissful minutes Umber experienced something she hadn't experienced before and orgasmed, the juices Tatsumi lapped up tastes like a salty ale, he then kissed up her body coming to her right breast and drinking while with his hand he guided his length to her and put it in, Umber moaned as it entered and pushed in till it came to the barrier; with a swift motion that snapped Umber moaned loudly and Tatsumi began thrusting into her moving from one breast to the other and grasping her rump pulling to press against him as he stopped drinking and kissed her. "Tatsumi- Valo my Valo, love me, kiss me, care for me" Umber gasped out Tatsumi held her softly their lips met and Tatsumi's tongue begged for entry, she obliged letting it explore her mouth offering no resistance. Umber simply let Tatsumi care for her and he kept thrusting and thrusting into her core and he did so for 14 minutes before he unloaded filling Umber's womb and sowing his seed.
"Umber turn over" Tatsumi instructed.
"Of course, Tatsumi my Valo I can tell what you've got in mind, though I may recommend I lube you up with mouth before you try anal" Umber replied and Tatsumi laid back.
"What does Valo mean?" Tatsumi asked.
"Husband, where Valla means wife, you're my husband and as your wife my duty is to care for you as yours is to care for me; I've never done this before but I've read more than enough books on the subject as part of my education on the matter and have seen the Imperial literature on the subject to" Umber explained then took his length into her mouth, she did actually know a good deal about it Tatsumi notice she even used her tongue to effective use and when she wedged the length in-between her ample breasts and rubbed them gently up and down Umber was good at doing so, and brought him to quick orgasm, she then lubed his length up using his semen for the job and laid on her back. "You ready?" Umber asked, Tatsumi grinned and took her anally, Umber had by far the tightest ass he'd ever found his length, it was also soft to the touch his hands caressed the backside tending to it before pulling Umber back against him hands on her breasts as he kept going, the tightness proved too much for him after three minutes and he released into her before turning her back over, she straddled him and their moans went on for ours.
The following day Tatsumi left Karak Gurkarak going outside to see a massive host that had gathered for war and looked east wards back to the Empire with one goal now at the forefront of his mind: Save the world, Save the people.
