((You must forgive me for this chapter, I am utterly terrible at writing prolonger fight scenes. I cannot make them interesting and the last thing I want to do is bore the reader.))
Chapter 5
"At long last, we've come for your head, Gangrel!" Chrom's booming voice carried across the desert sands as the combined forces of the Shepards and Regna Ferox littered the vast sandbox before them. In the distance, the Plegian forces rallied around the courtyard, where Gangrel stood alongside one of his generals. High atop the cliff side stood Emmeryn with an armed executioner shadowing her.
"At long last, the dog of Ylisse has come for his bitch sister! Kill them ALL!" Gangrel's madness was clear in his hysteric voice. The Plegian mass moved slowly across the desert plain right towards the combined forces of Ylisse and Regna Ferox.
"This is it, Robin. Let's kill that bastard and go home." Chrom's eyes were glued upon the Plegian's as they advanced, his Falchion gripped firmly in his hand. Robin drew his blade from it's sheathe and held a tome in his free hand. The man quickly glanced up into the air.
'Cordelia...be safe.'
High above the battleground were the pegasus knights of Ylisse under Captain Phila's command, with Cordelia and Sumia mixed into the fray. All eyes turned to Phila as she issued the order to charge. The knights quickly dove into action, followed by the rest of the ground forces. Cordelia occasionally stole glances down towards the front line, knowing Robin was head first into the battle. Her heart was racing at the thought of anything happening to him. The crimson beauty looked up towards Sumia who flew ahead of her.
'She's probably feeling the same way.'
Just then, a flurry of arrows burst through the ranks, striking several of her allies, bringing their mounts to a swift fall.
"DAMN! ARCHERS! EVERYONE DIVE AND TAKE THEM OUT!" Phila screamed as she dove down towards the archers lining the castle wall. Her swift maneuvering gave her an opening as her lance stabbed right into an archer and her pegasus kicked two more off the wall. Cordelia and the others followed suit, striking swiftly behind the enemy lines.
Robin fired a volley of arcfire's into the Plegian forces, his eyes still stealing glances up to the sky. When the arrows began to fly, his expression went to horror as he witnessed multiple different knights and their mounts falling from the heavens.
"Stahl! Get us up to the castle walls NOW!" He cried out to his friend and cavalier. The knight charged ahead of Robin, clearing a path through the battlefield with Robin following on foot, swiftly engaging enemies from a distance with magic and striking with his sword when needed.
Cordelia and Sumia flew next to each other, hovering just above the castle walls to reevaluate their next action. Captain Phila was nowhere to be seen and most of the knights were now striking behind the walls while Gangrel hid.
"Cordelia look! It's Robin and Stahl! They're advancing on the castle by themselves!" Sumia pointed down towards the front gates where Robin and Stahl were engaging enemy forces.
"Come, Sumia!" Cordelia shouted as she yanked the reigns on her pegasus and dove down towards the pair of Shepards. Her pegasus came crashing down upon a dark mage just as he was about to cast a hex, ending his incantation.
"Cordelia! Sumia!" Robin shouted in relief while slashing away another Plegian swordsmen. As badly as he wanted to appreciate the fact that his love and his best friend's future wife were not among the arrow ridden knights, there were still Plegian's to deal with. Stahl and Sumia had engaged the enemies to Robin's back, giving him and Cordelia the chance to give them the same treatment and protect their backs as well.
"Thank Naga you are alright!" Robin stated while looking up towards the red head. His eyes were gifted with witnessing her smile warmly down towards him before she brought her attention back to the enemies ahead.
"Stay with me!" Cordelia yelled out as her pegasus took to the skies. Her attacks were swift and accurate, raining down upon foes who were too slow to avoid her onslaught. Robin launched different magics at his opponents, destroying them in no time and causing the stragglers to run in fear of his power.
A sharp cry of a familiar voice grabbed both their attention. It was Stahl! The tactician snapped around to witness him being speared off his horse and crashing down into the sand. Sumia was quick to counter the blow and killed the attacker immediately after and dismounted her pegasus to assess Stahl's wound.
"This isn't good Robin!" She cried out. The spear pierced straight through his armor with at least three inches of the blade inside his abdomen. Stahl shivered and clenched his teeth, releasing agonizing whimpers as Sumia dislodged the spear.
"Sumia- you have to take him back to Lissa and Maribelle NOW! Get him off the battlefield." Cordelia cried out as she pointed towards the woman's pegasus.
"W-will I m-make it?" Stahl asked, his mouth still trying to form his cheery smile. Robin nodded his head as he pulled Stahl up and balanced him on his shoulder.
"You will! And once this battle is over, you'll be eating good again in no time!" The tactician and Sumia helped him up onto the pegasus where she followed up and grabbed the reigns.
"Best of luck you two! Be safe!" With that, Sumia took to the skies and became a distant object, leaving Robin and Cordelia outside the castle. The tactician turned towards the front gate of the stronghold.
"Cordelia, can you take me over the wall? We need to lower these gates and allow the others inside!" Cordelia nodded, offering her hand down to the man.
"Hop on!" The two took off, vaulting the wall. The other pegasus knights were still engaged with the Plegian's inside the courtyard, however their numbers were dwindling. The need for reinforcements was dire. Robin hopped off and quickly cranked the lever to the gate, lowering it down and opening the funnel for the Ylissean and Feroxian forces.
Chrom and the rest of the army quickly advanced on the castle, taking it over in no time. The prince looked up to witness his sister being held at the end of the blade by none other than Gangrel himself.
"DAMN YOU ALL! I DESPISE YOU YLLISEAN DOGS! NOW WATCH YOUR WITCH QUEEN DIE!" The blade was quick to pierce through her back, protruding through her abdomen before the entire army. A roar of anger exploded from the Shepard's as their exalt was skewered. Chrom, being the loudest as he watched his sister's limp body fall from the cliffside.
"GODDAMN YOU GANGREL!" The prince screamed. His rage was fueled by adrenaline and tears as he rushed forward towards Emmeryn's body. He knelt beside her lifeless corpse, examining her body one last time. The prince then brought his attention back to Gangrel who overshadowed the courtyard from his cliffside stance.
"You're next, princey! Come up here and face me!" Robin witnessed Chrom jump onto the back of one of the pegasus knight's steed who still remained after the assault and quickly flew up to face the mad king.
"MILORD!" Frederick cried out as the prince battled with Gangrel alone. As concerned as he was, he knew well enough that Chrom was the only one who deserved to slay the monster. Robin rushed to Cordelia's side who was kneeling down by a slain pegasus knight- none other than Phila herself. Her face was at peace, neither in pain nor sad, but her eyes were devoid of any emotion and her mouth covered in blood. Cordelia sobbed silently over her body., no doubt bringing back painful memories of her other fallen allies. Robin kneeled beside her and gently placed his hand on her shoulder, remaining silent.
The Shepards and Feroxian warriors watched in silence from below as Chrom and Gangrel dueled atop the cliffside, until Chrom's superior swordsmanship gave him the upper hand and he cut the villains throat. The silence broke immediately as cheers erupted from the army below. The war had finally been won...
((This, to me, was more of a filler chapter I suppose. I gave my attempt at writing a battle, but usually stick to what I do best which is romance.))