A Guardian
I own no one except Blade Jin Ishikawa. All other characters are property of Sega, Sonic Team, Archie or whoever else claims legal ownership of them.
Enjoy, and remember- It is not within the star that hold our destiny but within ourselves-William Shakespeare
Chapter 7: The War of Fate
Knuckles didn't know what to do. He was told by a god to take the Master Emerald and leave the island. How could he abandoned his own people and leave them to their doom? It wasn't right, but Knuckles was a guardian and this decision was out of his hands. He placed his hands over the large green emerald and whispered some words. The emerald shrunk down, he fetched it, and vanished into the night.
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"Where is he?!" Spectre asked as Knuckles hadn't reported in for military call. The Dark Legion was on the move and fast approaching.
"We must forget about the boy." Blade said coolly.
"What?!" Spectre asked in shock.
"He is right." Luger added nodding with his younger twin brother.
"Knuckles has a reason for leaving and taking the Master Emerald. When he returned from seeing the Chaos Pool he had a look in his eye. He wouldn't tell us what had happened but there was something there. He is fulfilling fate as of which we cannot interfere."
Spectre looked about the room and all present agreed. "Fine. Blade."
"Yes Master Spectre?"
"Since Knuckles isn't here and you have the best military skills in ambushing we want you to be General of our army."
"I will crush my family." Blade said bowing. Inside Blade's soul cried out. How could he fight his own family? He was a man of the people and they came first.
"The army will be gathered in thirty and you shall have an hour to muster them up with all our weapons and your tactics."
Blade bowed and left to gather his things.
Two hours later the army of Echidnapolis had gathered north of the Angel Zone where the Master Emerald had been. The army stood firm in their gold and silver armor. Not all in the army were covered in full armor though. All the troops had the daisho set of samurai. Many had their katanas drawn while others had pole arms ranging from spears to pikes, halberds to nagitas. Out of the seven thousand men and some women, two hundred had arrows, one hundred muskets, and fifty were assigned to cannons. Any carrying nagitas were mounted along with officers of the colonel rank and up.
On the other side was the Dark Legion on the march. Their spears flashed in the high noon sun. They carried the daisho set as well. They also drew cannons and shouldered muskets. In the back would be the arrows and other such pole arms. The Dark Legion was moving ten thousand men and women.
Just as the Dark Legion came near the forest of by the Angel Zone muskets shot off into their ranks and removed ranks. General Blade smiled on his horse as they had entered his first trap. The plan worked too as their front ranks became confused and lost formation. "Bring cannons to bare! Set for fifty yards!" Blade heard his second-in-command yell the order out again. In seconds the cannons were brought forth and set for the ordered trajectory.
"Cannons ready sir!"
"FIRE!" The cannons fired from right to left and hurled twenty five cannon balls into the air into the mid ranks of the Dark Legion. Dirt, dust, and bodies flew in the air in the distance. "CHARGE!!!" The mounted nagitas spurred their horses forth into the enemy lines ready to unleash hell.
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Day 27
Ambush of Mushroom Forest
"It's good to see you hear Prince Elias." Blade said bowing. Blade's ranks had thinned too far for his taste. He had troops ready in the city but he had word sent to Knothole Village who immediately deployed their own troops.
"We would gladly help you if it meant the death of the Dark Legion."
"Thank you. Hopefully with you here the fighting won't be so hard on me."
"I'm sorry to hear that you are fighting your own family."
"I'm sorry to have to fight them. At least I have my brother, niece, and grandnephew."
"Truth be that General Blade. It's also good that you fight for us as we have had the ability to hold them back thanks to you."
"The gratitude should go to those that have given their lives and those willing to."
"So what's the word?" Elias asked.
General Blade and Prince Elias walked to a large table with a map of the surrounding area. "We drove them out of Hydro City three days ago and shall meet them on the field of battle south of Nack's Nook. Our reports indicate that they are camped west of it."
"Good, good."
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The echidnas in their armor and Knothole's army in their blue military garbs marched in a column of five men across and thirty men back with ten feet between each column. Blade and Elias marched in the middle of the army of fifteen thousand. The army had just reached the center of the forest when bombs blew at the front of the army ripping apart fifty men or so. Blade and Elias were about to call a halt when muskets shot off from both sides of the forest. One of Elias's officers near him fell of his charge with a hole in his chest spilling blood over his nice blue uniform. Blade looked to the front and saw his men being charged from both sides by long spears. Those on the edge fell and those in the center caught a single kill each before falling.
"FALL BACK AND REGOUP!!!" General Blade bellowed over the battle cries. He was gesturing the troops with his katana while Prince Elias did likewise with his rapier.
Soon the two officers had lost all command of their men as orders no longer seemed logical to the troops. They retreated on their own account. "We must retreat Prince Elias! Order no longer exist! We have to live to fight another day!"
"Yes." They two turned their chargers about and kicked them into a charge. Blade suddenly felt a sharp pain in his right knee. One glance and he saw the bullet that had found its mark in the gaps of his armor. He then took a glance out of the corner of his eye to see Elias slumping forward in the saddle. Blade reached over and lifted him. In the left side of his neck angled so that it went into his skull was an arrow. Blade pulled him off the saddle and placed him in front of him. He would send the body to the Acorn family so they could bury him.
When Blade and his army had left the forest they had gone from fifteen thousand to 6,253. Blade looked back to the forest and shook his head. The battle had just gone against him. He could tell by the redding sky as he looked west to the dying sun.
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Day 42
Sekigahara at Angel Zone
-Author Note. Before reading on I would like to inform any one about Sekigahara. Sekigahara was the one of the bloodiest battles of Japan. It was also one of the greatest battles the world would see until Napoleon's loss at Waterloo. Thank you and please continue.-
Blade sat on his command stool in front of the Chaos Emeralds. He looked out upon the field of battle. Guards stood by him and below him with yaris and others with nagitas. He held his command fan lightly. Clouds gathered over head. They blocked the sun out in their gray color. The land was plagued with darkness. Soon it would be drenched in blood. Below the altar was the camp of his army. Across the now open field was the Dark Legion in their camp. Blade could tell his men were praying for victory. He had many men and women requesting for seppuku. He refused all the request.
This was it. He had a new set of words set in his mind. He then said them out loud with out meaning to nor care to keep them within, "May we win or may dear sweet Aurora forgive me for the course of action I shall take in order to save the people a horrid and painful death".
Blade looked at the picture of Amy Rose in his hand and placed it back into the chest plate of his armor. Blade's eyes focused on the field and fate.
End
Please Review
I own no one except Blade Jin Ishikawa. All other characters are property of Sega, Sonic Team, Archie or whoever else claims legal ownership of them.
Enjoy, and remember- It is not within the star that hold our destiny but within ourselves-William Shakespeare
Chapter 7: The War of Fate
Knuckles didn't know what to do. He was told by a god to take the Master Emerald and leave the island. How could he abandoned his own people and leave them to their doom? It wasn't right, but Knuckles was a guardian and this decision was out of his hands. He placed his hands over the large green emerald and whispered some words. The emerald shrunk down, he fetched it, and vanished into the night.
*************************************************************
"Where is he?!" Spectre asked as Knuckles hadn't reported in for military call. The Dark Legion was on the move and fast approaching.
"We must forget about the boy." Blade said coolly.
"What?!" Spectre asked in shock.
"He is right." Luger added nodding with his younger twin brother.
"Knuckles has a reason for leaving and taking the Master Emerald. When he returned from seeing the Chaos Pool he had a look in his eye. He wouldn't tell us what had happened but there was something there. He is fulfilling fate as of which we cannot interfere."
Spectre looked about the room and all present agreed. "Fine. Blade."
"Yes Master Spectre?"
"Since Knuckles isn't here and you have the best military skills in ambushing we want you to be General of our army."
"I will crush my family." Blade said bowing. Inside Blade's soul cried out. How could he fight his own family? He was a man of the people and they came first.
"The army will be gathered in thirty and you shall have an hour to muster them up with all our weapons and your tactics."
Blade bowed and left to gather his things.
Two hours later the army of Echidnapolis had gathered north of the Angel Zone where the Master Emerald had been. The army stood firm in their gold and silver armor. Not all in the army were covered in full armor though. All the troops had the daisho set of samurai. Many had their katanas drawn while others had pole arms ranging from spears to pikes, halberds to nagitas. Out of the seven thousand men and some women, two hundred had arrows, one hundred muskets, and fifty were assigned to cannons. Any carrying nagitas were mounted along with officers of the colonel rank and up.
On the other side was the Dark Legion on the march. Their spears flashed in the high noon sun. They carried the daisho set as well. They also drew cannons and shouldered muskets. In the back would be the arrows and other such pole arms. The Dark Legion was moving ten thousand men and women.
Just as the Dark Legion came near the forest of by the Angel Zone muskets shot off into their ranks and removed ranks. General Blade smiled on his horse as they had entered his first trap. The plan worked too as their front ranks became confused and lost formation. "Bring cannons to bare! Set for fifty yards!" Blade heard his second-in-command yell the order out again. In seconds the cannons were brought forth and set for the ordered trajectory.
"Cannons ready sir!"
"FIRE!" The cannons fired from right to left and hurled twenty five cannon balls into the air into the mid ranks of the Dark Legion. Dirt, dust, and bodies flew in the air in the distance. "CHARGE!!!" The mounted nagitas spurred their horses forth into the enemy lines ready to unleash hell.
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Day 27
Ambush of Mushroom Forest
"It's good to see you hear Prince Elias." Blade said bowing. Blade's ranks had thinned too far for his taste. He had troops ready in the city but he had word sent to Knothole Village who immediately deployed their own troops.
"We would gladly help you if it meant the death of the Dark Legion."
"Thank you. Hopefully with you here the fighting won't be so hard on me."
"I'm sorry to hear that you are fighting your own family."
"I'm sorry to have to fight them. At least I have my brother, niece, and grandnephew."
"Truth be that General Blade. It's also good that you fight for us as we have had the ability to hold them back thanks to you."
"The gratitude should go to those that have given their lives and those willing to."
"So what's the word?" Elias asked.
General Blade and Prince Elias walked to a large table with a map of the surrounding area. "We drove them out of Hydro City three days ago and shall meet them on the field of battle south of Nack's Nook. Our reports indicate that they are camped west of it."
"Good, good."
*************************************************************
The echidnas in their armor and Knothole's army in their blue military garbs marched in a column of five men across and thirty men back with ten feet between each column. Blade and Elias marched in the middle of the army of fifteen thousand. The army had just reached the center of the forest when bombs blew at the front of the army ripping apart fifty men or so. Blade and Elias were about to call a halt when muskets shot off from both sides of the forest. One of Elias's officers near him fell of his charge with a hole in his chest spilling blood over his nice blue uniform. Blade looked to the front and saw his men being charged from both sides by long spears. Those on the edge fell and those in the center caught a single kill each before falling.
"FALL BACK AND REGOUP!!!" General Blade bellowed over the battle cries. He was gesturing the troops with his katana while Prince Elias did likewise with his rapier.
Soon the two officers had lost all command of their men as orders no longer seemed logical to the troops. They retreated on their own account. "We must retreat Prince Elias! Order no longer exist! We have to live to fight another day!"
"Yes." They two turned their chargers about and kicked them into a charge. Blade suddenly felt a sharp pain in his right knee. One glance and he saw the bullet that had found its mark in the gaps of his armor. He then took a glance out of the corner of his eye to see Elias slumping forward in the saddle. Blade reached over and lifted him. In the left side of his neck angled so that it went into his skull was an arrow. Blade pulled him off the saddle and placed him in front of him. He would send the body to the Acorn family so they could bury him.
When Blade and his army had left the forest they had gone from fifteen thousand to 6,253. Blade looked back to the forest and shook his head. The battle had just gone against him. He could tell by the redding sky as he looked west to the dying sun.
*************************************************************
Day 42
Sekigahara at Angel Zone
-Author Note. Before reading on I would like to inform any one about Sekigahara. Sekigahara was the one of the bloodiest battles of Japan. It was also one of the greatest battles the world would see until Napoleon's loss at Waterloo. Thank you and please continue.-
Blade sat on his command stool in front of the Chaos Emeralds. He looked out upon the field of battle. Guards stood by him and below him with yaris and others with nagitas. He held his command fan lightly. Clouds gathered over head. They blocked the sun out in their gray color. The land was plagued with darkness. Soon it would be drenched in blood. Below the altar was the camp of his army. Across the now open field was the Dark Legion in their camp. Blade could tell his men were praying for victory. He had many men and women requesting for seppuku. He refused all the request.
This was it. He had a new set of words set in his mind. He then said them out loud with out meaning to nor care to keep them within, "May we win or may dear sweet Aurora forgive me for the course of action I shall take in order to save the people a horrid and painful death".
Blade looked at the picture of Amy Rose in his hand and placed it back into the chest plate of his armor. Blade's eyes focused on the field and fate.
End
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