Chapter 6: What Kind of Alliance?!

"You might want to get inside lad." The guard on the wall above said.

"Naw I'm good." I said as the Halfling army marched closer.

"You really shouldn't be out..." he was cut off when he had to dodge a rock thrown by the Halflings.

"Really? Rocks are the best these guys have?" I asked.

Then, as some stones flew at me, I ignited my Lightaxe and swung it with precision cutting ever rock in half without letting even one get close.

"What kind magic is that?" a second guard asked.

Then five Halfling spearmen charged at me. Swinging my Lightaxe to the left I cut all of their spears in half. Then I swung right and removed their ugly heads from their short bodies.

Several soldiers charged with their sword, which were only about the size of daggers. One attacked from my right, but I gave him no time to strike as I swung my blade leaving a large gash in his chest. Then I spun around and cut the one on my left completely in half (guess he is a quarterling now).

Then I quickly turned to face in the direction of the army again and I saw one swordsmen thrusting his sword right at me. I had no time to use my Lightaxe or to dodge so I threw my hand forwards and released force energy at him sending him flying back into three others.

"Amazing skills master." I heard Gnarl's voice say. "I am speaking to you telepathically through the Tower Heart."

"Cool, like a com link." I said.

"Com link?" Gnarl asked.

"Never mind." I said taking down three Halflings with one strike.

Then I jumped up into the air and blasted a ball of Force energy into the center of the Halfling forces clearing out that spot which I then landed at.

"Amazing!" said one of the many villagers who had gathered on the wall.

Then two Halflings with spears charged at me from both sides. At the last second I jumped out of the way and let the Halflings skewer each other.

One sword wielder tried to sneak up behind me, but I spun around and stuck him down.

After a few more minutes of taking down Halflings I heard a roar. I turned to see a tall, very fat creature stomping across the field towards me.

"Be careful master," Gnarl said, "Trolls are rather hard to kill."

"Sure." I said with a grin.

"Nova, what are thinking?" Gnarl asked.

Then I charged straight at the Troll. It threw it's right fist at me, but as it neared me I swung my Lightaxe and cut it's hand off at the wrist. Then I jumped onto it's left shoulder and onto it's back and swung my Lightaxe again cutting it's head off. I then jumped off it's back doing a backflip as the Troll fell.

The crowd of villagers who had gathered on the gate cheered.

"So, who's next?" I asked the Halflings.

Then the Halflings dropped their weapons and went into full retreat, but were blocked off by the arrival of an army of my minions.

Nordburg Fortress

The place that had once been called Nordburg had been completely transformed into a fortress, the whole wall and as well as all of the buildings had been covered with Netherworld Rock. There were two guard towers on either side of the front of the wall. A Netherworld Rock Giant stood in front of the gate as a guard.

All of the citizens were in the center of the town being forced to build weapons and armor for the ones who had enslaved them.

What had previously been the town hall was replaced with a fortified building which had a tower in the center from where Terreck overlooked the whole village.

Terreck walked inside from the balcony into a well furnished study.

There were bookshelves and some expensive looking furniture (you know like those wooden chairs with red cushions that you would see in the home of a rich person). In the fireplace burned a fire of black flames (purple colored actually).

Terreck sat down in a chair and took a bottle of wine from the tray that a servant girl was holding.

Then the door opened and Torrock stepped in. "My lord." He said with a bow.

Terreck took a drink of his wine then placed the bottle on the tray and signaled for the servant to leave.

"You may speak." Terreck said.

"It seems that our sister is preparing her troops to march to the Dark Tower and find the new Overlord." Torrock said still bowing.

"That foolish Fairy, I never understood why mother liked her best, Torrock prepare the troops, Elise must never reach the Dark Tower."

"Yes my lord." Torrock said standing and turning around to leave the room.

"It's time I delt with you little sister." Terreck said.

Evernight

Lady Elise stood next to her brown horse stroking it's black mane.

She wore a green robe with armor attached to the front and back. She also had a bow and a quiver full of arrows on her back. She also had a small, golden, ring shaped crowm in her beautiful flowing black hair.

"Milady, are you sure you want to do this?" asked her guard, "You will be in danger even with half of our army with you."

She nodded her head, "There we have no other option Towen," she said, "This Overlord is our last chance." then she mounted her horse and rode up in front of her soldiers(all of which were also on horses).

They walked along the path in silence for almost two hours.

"Your majesty, are you even sure that this hero exists?" Towen asked.

"My visions have not been wrong before." she said.

"True, but why would an Overlord help us?" he asked, "I remember many times when an Overlord has slaughtered our people."

"Yes, but do you not recall the predecessor of our previous Overlord who ruled from the Dark Tower? He was a truly kind lord. If not for him our race would have surely perished under the Dwarves."

"It seems that your wisdom truly does not know any bounds." Towen said, "I hope that you will always be able to lead our people. You have proven to..." he was silenced by a black arrow shooting from the trees into his chest.

"Towen!" She shouted.

Then more arrows began raining from behind the trees onto the Elven soldiers. Then Dark Elves jumped out from their hiding places and began striking down the Light Elves.

Spree

"You've saved us twice now, thank you lord!" Said one of the members of the crowd of villagers which had swarmed around me after I had entered the village.

"Just call me Nova." I said.

"Your so amazing how you swing that glowing blade around and jump high like that." said a teenage girl.

"It's nothing really." I said looking in her direction which caused her to faint.

"People, please disburse," a voice said then an elderly man with a cane walked through, "This young man is probably tired after all that."

Then the people began to walk away.

"Greetings." The man said, "I am the mayor of this town, my name is Archibaldamius Methuselah Wobbleboard the 3rd but I prefer to be called Archie. Judging by the way your dressed and the fact that those are your creatures," he pointed to the minions who were tieing up the Halflings, "I would guess that you are the new Overlord."

"You know who I am?" I asked.

"Indeed." Archie said, "There was once an Overlord who ruled around here. He saved us from the Halflings and returned the food supplies that the Halflings had stolen from us. I has been about 30 years since he dissappear."

'So not all of my predecessors were evil.' I thought. "Well I think I should be going now." I said.

"Wait," Archie said, "Things have changed these days, we cannot just become friends with any ruler just because he saved us, we need to have a lasting contract and something to make it permanent."

"Like what exactly?" I asked.

"Well around here any time we wanted to form an alliance with a lord or king we would hold an alliance by marriage."

"Well I guess..." then I realized what he had just said, "I don't think that would be a good idea. I mean, I am only fourteen. Isn't there like some other way, like a festival thrown in oner of someone or something like that?" I was not exactly ready to have a wife.

"Afraid not." He said, "There is only an alliance by marriage or, like the most recent Overlord who brought down the Glorious Empire, complete and total tyrannical rule."

My second option didn't sound much better, "Uh..."

"Don't worry." He said cutting me off, "We will give you as much time as you need to decide."

"Uh, I guess I will have to think about it." I said.

I then walked over to the Tower Gate near the village and teleported back to the Tower.

Centurion Hawk

Akio was still sitting next to where Yuka lay.

Akio Skycutter had been seen and done many things, he had fought in the war, absorbed the Dark Side Stone for power, been banished from the Jedi, become a bounty hunter, and brought down the entire army of the Unknown alongside his small group, but none of that filled his mind with as much fear or gave his heart more sorrow than the thought of losing Yuka, the young girl from another galaxy who he met only by chance.

"Yuka." he said, "I don't know if you can hear me right now, but there has never been anyone else who I have cared about more." he said, "I don't want you to die, not after we had finally started to be together." then tears fell from his eyes, "I love you."

Dark Tower

"Hm, this is a most uncommon predicament." Gnarl said, "I have served many Overlords, but I don't think any of them ever had a problem quite like this."

"Yeah I didn't think so." I said sitting down on my throne (which is really uncomfortable).

"So what do you plan to do Nova?" Gnarl asked.

"I don't know," I said, "I definitely don't want to go to war with the people of Spree, but I don't think I am ready to be married, especially not to some girl I have never met before. I thought you might have some idea of what to do since you're my advisor."

"I have a perfect plan." Gnarl said.

"What is it?!" I asked glad to have some alternative plan.

"You should form the alliance through marriage like they suggested." Gnarl answered, "This tower definitely could use a lady's care to get it back to it's old magnificence."

"So much for you being a great advisor, I'm starting to see why so many of my predecessors met such terrible ends."

"Why do you have such little faith in me master?" Gnarl asked.

"Where's my list of reasons?" I sarcastically asked.

After that I remained there in silence thinking about this problem.

"I guess I have the answer." I said.

Then I walked over to the Tower Portal and opened the gate to Mellow Hills and stepped in.

Evernight

The Dark Elves had effortlessly defeated all of the Light Elves.

"Have you found her yet?" Torrock's voice boomed.

"No sire." a soldier said, "There is still no sign of the Fairy's body. It is possible that she escaped."

The tall Dark Elf quickly grabbed the soldier's neck and raised him into the air. "The king does not accept excuses and neither do I." Torrock said before throwing the soldier eight feet through the air and into a tree.

"Spread out and find the wench or you will all be next!" Torrock commanded.

Deeper into the woods in a small trench with a small stream in the center was Lady Elise and her injured guard Towen.

Elise's hands were glowing green as she tried to heal Towen's wound.

"My lady, you must tend to your own wounds. Ignore me." He said.

Lady Elise, paying no attention to his words or the cut on the upper part of her right arm which had blood running down it, continued to heal Towen.

"Lady Elise, please." he said, "Do not waste your power on saving me. My wounds are beyond even your skill to heal."

"I can't just let you die." she said pouring more energy into her spell.

Then Towen placed his hand on her's and she stopped.

"My life is done my lady." Towen said, "You must carry on. You must find the Overlord. Like you said, he is our last hope."

"Towen, please..." she said with tears in her eyes.

"Lady Elise, ever since we were children I have vowed to protect you with my very life." he said placing his hand on her cheek and wiping away her tears with his thumb, "Even though I knew that your heart belonged to my brother Oberon I never forgot that vow." his voice was slightly weaker now, "Now I have fullfilled that vow."

"Towen." Lady Elise said.

"Elise, I love you." he said.

Then they both brought their faces closer to each other and then they kissed.

When they parted Towen spoke, "Goodbye Elise." he said laying back down and closing his eyes for the last time with a peaceful look on his face.

Spree, Mayor's Office

"I accept you're terms for a treaty." I said careful to hide the slight bit of reluctance.

"Alright then." Archie said, "We have already found someone for you to marry."

"Who?" I asked.

Then Archie walked over to the door and opened it to reveal a familiar face.

"Allow me to introduce to you the finest young lady in our little village, Rin Korrotoe."

"You!?" both me and Rin said in surprise, then we both turned to Archie, "I have to marry him/her!?"


Well, that's an awkward way to end a chapter. What does fate have in store for our Overlord in the next chapter... I am pretty sure you have a good idea (here comes the bride, here comes the bride).

Well anyways, the offer for a preview of the next chapter for the first reviewer is still in place. And there is still a chance for you to have your own OC featured in this story. So stop reading this and write some reviews or pm me.

Also, I will not be able to write any more updates for this story for a while because I am going on vavacation for the holidays.

Well that's it then, happy holidays to all of you.