Chapter 9 neighboring assault
A/n: a short chapter, But that's about it. Enjoy.
-dawn-
The SDF That was deployed at Alnus hill were busy setting up a base camp around the gate. The remaining imperials and Non-humans were waiting to strike at them again, However many of the troops were ready for them.
"We should be able to strike them at dawn" The imperial general stated "They won't suspect us then!".
The elderly imperial senator was unsure of the general's plan, He quickly requested for a horse to ride back to the capital. "I'll be the judge of that, General" the elderly imperial proclaimed as he watched the army carefully make their way to the hill, However they were instantly spotted by the tanks.
"Enemies in proximity!" One of the tank commanders called out to his comrades, This resulted in a second assault from the SDF soldiers as they fired with everything that they had at the last remaining large number of enemy units. This put the empire back, Making them lose over 60% of their military might. The imperial general was at a loss for words, As the elderly imperial just shook his head at him.
"As I thought, I knew this wouldn't work" the elderly imperial stated "I'll have to inform his majesty about this! If I were you, I would retreat before you lose more units". The elderly man then rode back to the empire to inform Emperor Molt of the situation. The imperial general was still standing there, In shock at how quickly they were defeated. He sighed as he also got on his horse and rode back to the capital.
The SDF had some breathing room for now, Jessica then held her Gatling gun on her shoulder. "Whew! It's over for now at least" she commented until Hitoshi Furuta, A chef and someone who had happily asked to cook with her dragon friend, Tohru when Jessica had told him that she was a maid walked over to her.
"You think this will give us time to set up, Lieutenant?" Hitoshi asked her. Jessica then turned her attention at the small little tent-like base that had the words "Shuffle Alliance" on the side of it. Jessica then smiled to herself as she looked back at Hitoshi.
"We'll have more than enough time!".
-the imperial capital, The senate-
The imperial senators as well as Corthal and Emperor Molt were all present for today's meeting about the invasion of the other people from the other side of the gate. The imperial general informed Marquis Casel about the loss of the Imperials military might.
"It was an embarrassment, Your majesty" Marquis called out to the emperor about the situation that was informed to him "The general that stood against the enemy informed me that we lost 60% of the empire's military might" he added, Needless to say, None of the senators were pleased about this.
Molt didn't let his emotions get to him after hearing of this information, But his son Corthal was outraged. Corthal stomped his foot as he tightened his fist.
"Impossible! The empire has been unopposed for 600 years! How can one group of barbarians destroy 60% of the imperial might that we have?! This is impossible I say!" Corthal shouted in fury until Molt calmed his son down.
"Calm yourself, filius" Molt spoke gently to his child as Corthal looked at his father with shock at how calm his father was after hearing about this shocking news. "mitescere! et cessabit quomodo possum LX% of imperatoria, cum exercitus abiit?" Corthal spoke out to his father in their native language. But before Molt could respond back to him, Marquis had to gain Molt's attention.
"What would you have us do? How will you guide the state?" Marquis asked Molt. Everyone then looked at Molt for his word, Corthal was even glancing at his father to hear what he was going to say as his answer. Molt then gathered his thoughts and gave an answer back to Marquis.
"Marquis, Think about how the people must feel" he answered "It is true, That our latest losses have cost us our military advantage. My son here, And some of my closest senators, All worry that the vassals of our state and the others may revolt and attack the imperial capital itself" Molt stated with concern in his tone of voice.
Corthal looked at his father with worry "Father...".
"Your majesty?..." Marquis muttered.
Molt then began to smirk, Destroying all of his concerns within an instant.
"How pathetic" Molt muttered proudly as he still smirked at the senators in the court. This caught Corthal and Marquis off guard as Molt continued his speech, "Every time our empire is in danger, The Emperor, The senate, And the people become one to confront the danger, And bring about even more progress. No war is won without some loss. Therefore, I will not hold anyone responsible for our recent losses. To think that another nation dares surround the imperial city...I trust that none of you will waste time in court on this matter" Molt finished smugly with a huge amount of pride in his attitude.
The other senators then began to converse with one another about the situation with the invaders, Corthal just then looked at his father as his father looked back at him.
"Corthal, You're still young, And have a lot to learn, Make sure to learn from this today, It could help you in becoming Emperor in your future" Molt spoke to him with joyous pride. Corthal just then smiled a bit at Molt as he nodded at him, "Yes! Of course, Father!" Corthal smirked excitedly.
"To pass over all responsibility..." Marquis muttered to himself quietly until the elderly imperial came forward. "But what shall we do, Your majesty?" He said "The Army we sent was defeated in just two days! And now the portam belongs to the enemy that has attempted to set up base around it! We did our best to capture the hill today and yesterday, But the enemies in the distance...I've never seen such magic sorcery before in all of my life!".
This made Corthal's ears perk up.
"Wait! Did you say that the enemy had magic?" He asked the elder.
"Yes! I did!" The Imperial responded "They were able to hit us without us even getting close to them halfway! And they were so quickly defeated so easily! The magic in their world must be absolutely powerful! Wait, You've been to the other side when you went with the army to gather slaves correct, Corthal?".
"I did" Corthal remembered "Now that you have reminded me, The General did mutter something along the lines of mages and an Iron Pegasus". However the conversation was then cut short by another imperial soldier, This one a lieutenant.
"We ought to fight them!" The Imperial Lieutenant shouted as he then stood up from his seat "If we do not have enough men, We need only to recruit them from our tributaries! And strike at the gate once more again!" He thought that was the best idea for this situation. But the others were not all muscle with that idea as they began to argue in the court.
"What good will brute force do?!".
"It'll be another godasen!".
"No! We must fight them with more numbers!".
"And risk everything!? That'll ruin the empire!".
"We should work out a peaceful treaty with them".
That last one made Corthal lose it again, "ABSOLUTELY NOT! HOW DARE YOU SPEAK SUCH WORDS FROM YOUR LIPS!" Corthal shouted at the top of his lungs "YOU CANNOT MAKE BARBARIC IMBECILES UNDERSTAND REASON! THEY ONLY NEED TO BE DRIVEN OUT OF OUR WORLD OR BE DESTROYED!".
This only made the pro-war senators rightfully agree with him as the pro-peace senators were shaking their heads at Corthal's childish outburst, He had a long road ahead of him if he was to be a rightful leader of the senate one day. Molt then raised his hand to gain order in the court, Everyone stopped arguing as they looked to their leader for his final word.
"I do not wish to sit idly by, Therefore, My son and the military commanders are right! We must fight!" Molt ordered. As everyone was surprised, Corthal smiled widely that his father chose his idea. "Send delegates to our tributaries and neighboring states. Ask them for help in defeating the continent from these people from another world" Molt demanded as he hen stood from his seat "We will lead the allied army of godu, Rino, And Gwaban in an attack on Alnus hill!" Molt ordered as his final word.
All of the senators then cheered for Molt's final word.
"For Emperor Molt!".
"Glory to the empire!".
Molt looked at the members of the senate as he then glanced at his son. "Corthal, You and Mathias will go to Alnus hill, I don't want the two of you to engage with the enemy, Just report what they are to me. We mustn't be too ignorant of this threat" Molt whispered to him. Corthal smirked as he nodded at his father "intellexerunt, Patrem" Corthal whispered back to his father as he then thought about the other states.
"nuntium ad caeteras mittam opem?" Corthal questioned.
"Sed meminisse officium secreti custodia" Molt told him. Corthal understood as he then took his leave.
-Alnus hill-
Alnus hill was still under construction as the SDF were almost halfway done with their base, Thanks to the help of the chaos dragons of course. The last of the SDF That had came through the gate was finished, They just needed to finish up base camp and then they could assign roles for the soldiers. As they were almost done, Corthal and Mathias were watching them upon a hill with their brass telescopes.
"What strange iron wagons they have" Mathias stated "Ah! That! In the sky! Is that the iron Pegasus that the general spoke about to us?".
"I believe so..." Corthal answered as he was looking as well at the enemy "It was a good idea of you to stay here after we sent the message for help to the other kings of Falmart. They won't see us here".
Mathias smirked as he kept looking as he then pulled out a quill and a blank book and wrote down about the enemy while still listening to Corthal speaking. "Well, After you told me that his grace wanted us to inform the other tributaries, But keep it a secret that we are here observing the enemy. Of course I had to work out a hiding spot for us, We can't let the other tributaries know that we are here, Then again...you and I both know what this really is about" Mathias glanced over at Corthal who was still looking at the enemy.
"The other tributaries are nothing more than fodder for the empire! We're just here to observe and understand how they are and how they work...".
"And how they took down 60% of our military might" Mathias added.
"Don't!...remind me..." Corthal bitterly responded back "But...yes, You are correct on that matter, My friend".
As Mathias and Corthal were hidden, One of the tributaries was on a hill observing the enemy as well. He was known as Duran, Duran was looking at the enemy until one of his soldiers came over to him on horseback.
"Your majesty! We have spotted what appears to be enemy scouts two hills ahead" his soldier reported. Duran looked at his soldier as he then turned to his large unit of soldiers who were making their way to the other kings camp. "Leave them be" Duran responded "We must meet with the other kings". Duran then rode his horse to the camp.
-kings camp-
The sun was setting as Duran and the other kings were in their base camp of operations. They were discussing up different tactics to take on the enemy threat, They were also waiting for the Imperial army commander as well to show up. However things weren't going as planned.
"The imperial commander isn't coming?" Duran asked the imperial soldier.
"Our imperial army is facing the enemy at Alnus hill as we speak. The commander cannot leave" the imperial soldier told them. The other kings looked at one another in confusion, "This doesn't make any sense, I didn't see that many on the hill" Duran stated to everyone until one of the other lords responded to his words.
"Duran, Sir, The Imperial Army is holding the enemy at bay in our place".
"Lord Ligu".
"We would like your armies to attack the enemy at sunrise tomorrow" The Imperial Soldier asked them. The other kings looked at one another until the king of Alguna stood up from his seat. "Understood, My Army will take the front lines" he boasted.
"No! It shall be MY army that takes the front!" The king of Mudwan argued.
"Wait! Let my army take the front this time!" Another king countered.
The other kings argued back and forth as to who's army should take the honor of the front lines, Duran just looked at the other kings as he just kept to his thoughts, Something about this felt off.
The imperial left after telling them that they would see them at sunset, As he left the kings game to an agreement to go in one fell swoop and attack all at once in a unit of waves.
"I can't wait for tomorrow morning" the king of Alguna proudly announced.
"My army shall decimate them singlehandedly!" The king of Mudwan also stated with excitement.
"They won't have a chance against us or the other vassal states that we have with us as well. Like the orcs and goblins. Heh! They'll think twice before invading our world!" Another king proclaimed.
As the other kings were discussing on what they should do for the spoils after the fight would be over, Duke Ligu and lord Duran were conversing with one another. "Unfortunately, My army could not take the front lines..." Ligu stated to Duran in disappointment, However something then pondered into his mind.
"Lord Duran...".
"Hm? What's the matter, Lord Ligu?".
"Why didn't you want to place your army into the front lines?".
Duran closed his single right eye and spoke "There are fewer than 10,000 enemies. Our armies combined together makes over 300,000 men, But tell me...Lord Ligu. Do you believe that the only path to glory is to be at the forefront?" Duran asked his old friend. Ligu was confused.
"But, Then why don't you want to be at the front?" Ligu questioned Lord Duran with concern. "I don't like the look of this battle, That's why" Duran answered him. Ligu could only laugh at his friends answer to his question "Ha ha! Apparently even Duran, Lion of the Erbe clan, Is no match against the passing of time" Ligu expressed jokingly.
-midnight at the SDF base-
Everyone had switched shifts in case the enemy attacked again, Their base was almost complete thanks to the dragons. However, The group of nerds were still short on one member.
"Fafnir...have you or anyone heard any news about my brother, Sean?" Shino asked Fafnir. Fafnir was writing on a large whiteboard with a black sharpie as he heard Shino's plea. "I haven't heard a thing" Fafnir said honestly "Not since I sent him out to gain his final task, You shouldn't worry too much, He'll be fine".
Shino just tightened her fists at him.
"Fine?! FINE?! It's been over two months now!" Shino told him in fury.
"Correction!" Fafnir countered "A month and two days. Nothing to worry about. If he has to take another month to complete the final steps of his training, Then so be it". Shino was really not liking how Fafnir was putting off Sean's safety like it was nothing. She was about to march over to him until Lucoa stopped her.
"Shino...I know that you're worried about your brother, We all are. This is just Fafnir's way of expressing his emotions, He's not big on showing sadness, But he expresses it in his tone of voice" Lucoa told her. Shino was still upset at Fafnir, But she started to calm down, "F-fine...I guess I understand that..." Shino admitted as she looked back at Fafnir Still writing "But...".
"He's not being cold to you, It's just his way of giving you hope" Lucoa corrected her "Come, Let's get something to drink, You've been out all day defending the base. And a hot bath as well".
Shino was about to protest, But what Lucoa was telling her did sound pretty good right about now. She sighed as she then agreed with her. "Okay, Lucoa" Shino submitted. Lucoa gave Shino her that familiar smile of hers to her as she took her with her to the mess hall. As they left, Fafnir looked at the finished sentences of his writing and walked over to his mild food and tea.
"-sighs- we have a lot of ground to cover once you've become keyblade master, Sean" Fafnir muttered to himself as he took some bites of his food.
-sunrise-
The sun had risen over the hills, And all of the kings minus Lord Duran were ready to head to the enemy on the frontlines. The king of Alguna would lead the charge, While the other kings followed. The goblins and orcs, As well as dragon riders were all set as well as they all waited for the king of Alguna to give the order. The king of Alguna was on his horse with his army behind him, The time was now.
"Forward!".
The king of Alguna and his army all then marched to the enemy in rows, Orcs and goblins and dragon riders all followed suit with him. The king of Mudwan followed next, And lastly was Lord Ligu and his men. As the three kings all set out, Lord Duran came out of his tent as the sun shined down on him.
"The time is ripe to go into battle hm?" Duran pondered out-loud until one of his soldiers ran to him with news. "My lord! The Alguna and Mudwan armies, 10,000 in total have approached the hill. The army of the principality of Ligu follows" he reported.
"And the imperial army?".
"Well...There's not a single Imperial Soldier near the hill, Sire".
"What?" Duran was shocked, The Imperial Soldier told them that they were there, This was now much more serious than Duran had thought. "Fetch me my horse! We must inform the other kings!" Duran ordered. "Sir!" One of his men responded as Duran pondered to himself.
'What is the meaning of this?'.
As Duran was going to inform the other kings, The other kings were halfway near the hill, Duke Ligu was wondering why no imperials were around. "Why is the Imperial army missing?" He asked one of his soldiers.
"I do not know, Sire" his soldier responded back. "They couldn't have...been defeated already...could they?" Ligu wondered in a whisper. As they were making their way to the SDF base, Jessica, Wataru, Hitoshi, Takeo, Akira, Shino, Mari, And Soichiro were on guard this time. Shino was looking through her binoculars.
"Enemy sighted! More than over 10,000 units!".
The others looked at Shino with a bit of surprise. "10,000 units? Jeez...sons of bitches got some sort of death wish" Jessica stated.
Takeo looked through his binoculars as well "We got dragons too!" He pointed out "Good thing we have the tanks here".
"Indeed, Or else it would be a problem for us" Soichiro pointed out "Lieutenant, Any ideas?". Jessica just pondered more and more on what to do until the others came. "What's wrong Mom, Are you having trouble with the enemy?" Kanna asked her mother.
The group looked over at the dragons as they were all present. Makoto and Elma looked through their binoculars "Wow! That's a lot of bad guys" Makoto stated "Think we can take them on?".
"We should be able to" Fafnir muttered "Thanks to our training this should be super easy, I'd say around hell mode, But we're all at level 200! Completely overpowered!". Fafnir was about to draw his Yamato until he then felt something.
"Wait! I sense a strong energy coming this way" he admitted causing everyone to look at him.
"Imperials or something else?" Kobayashi asked Fafnir.
"Something else" Fafnir said "Something extremely powerful".
"How close is it?" Tohru asked him.
Fafnir was then quiet until the bright blue sky then began to turn around everyone. This caused both parties to stop their assaults.
"All units! The sky is changing! Embrace for any sort of impact that comes!" Hazama called out over everyone's radio. Everyone including the dragons took battle positions, The Kings and their armies were trying to make light of the situation.
"What's going on here?" The king of Mudwan expressed in confusion at this sudden change in the weather.
"Is this the work of the enemy?" The king of Alguna thought out-loud.
As the kings were trying to figure out the cause of the weather change, Mathias was already up and he was just as confused. He then proceeded to wake up Corthal. "My prince! Wake up! You have to see this!".
"Mmmm, ahhh...Mathias..." Corthal groaned as he rubbed the sleep out of his eyes "What time is-ah!", Corthal quickly got to his feet as he looked at the sky in shock.
"What's going on!? What happened to the sky?!".
"I don't know...".
As everyone was looking to see what was going on, The clouds above them began to then twist and turn above their heads. That's when the dark clouds opened up, And a enormous blue glowing heart shaped moon appeared in the sky. It was so enormous than anyone could see it a mile away. Everyone was in both surprise and shock that they didn't even know what this shaped heart moon side is was working for. But Fafnir, Makoto, And Elma knew what it was, As well as it's alliance.
"What's that? A heart shaped blue moon or something?" Tohru asked Kobayashi. "Not sure, Tohru" Kobayashi responded back. Makoto adjusted his glasses as he looked in awe.
"That's not an ordinary blue heart!" Makoto corrected.
"Then What is it Then, Makoto?" Mari asked until Elma said what it was...
"It's...Kingdom hearts..." Elma muttered from her lips still in awe.
"KINGDOM HEARTS!" As in the actual kingdom hearts! You know! Like from the the game series?" Kobayashi, Takeo, And Jessica all questioned her. Elma simply nodded her head at them before turning her attention back at kingdom hearts. The armies, As well as Mathias and Corthal were just as in awe at this object in the sky.
"A...enormous blue moon, In the sky above the battlefield..." Mathias spoke in a whisper.
Corthal then held out his left hand to it as he then mockingly grasped it into his palm, A smile forming on his lips. "Whatever this is, It might be a gift from the gods to destroy these barbarians!" Corthal stated with joy.
The kings were in absolute surprise, Lord Duran made his way to the hilltop to see the bright object as well, He was just as in awe as everyone else.
"What sort of magic is this?" Duran asked himself, "Lord Duran! What is that?!" One of his soldiers asked him "Is...is this another gate?".
"I...I do not know..." Lord Duran spoke.
The SDF didn't know what to do as they were still in awe at this unidentifiable object, However, Everyone's awe quickly turned into surprise as something, Many things were beginning to fall from kingdom hearts. The first to fall were 17 random keyblades.
"Unidentifiable objects!" Hitoshi quickly yelled out as the SDF was about to fire until Fafnir then made a megaphone appear as he yelled into it. "Don't Fire!" He told them "That thing in the sky won't hurt us! It's on our side! Trust us! We don't have to worry about anything!".
"How can you be so sure, Fafnir?" One SDF soldier asked him. Fafnir then turned to kingdom hearts. "Because, We're missing a member!".
The 17 random keyblades then randomly landed on the open field, Some hitting some of the soldiers on horseback. The soldiers held their shields above them to block the unknown strange weapons, After that happened, Something else then came from kingdom heart: a human figure wearing all black. The figure was none other than Sean, Sean was falling the same way as Sora did in his dream in kingdom hearts 1. Everyone, Mostly the enemy soldiers couldn't make heads or tails on this.
"Is that...a human falling" Takeo asked as Akira looked through his binoculars. "Yes!" He said "A person wearing all black, Looks like robes. I can't make out any details in the face since it appears to be some sort of mask that the person is wearing" Akira detailed.
"That's Sean!" Elma shouted "Sean's back!".
Shino quickly called out to him in joy as she was happy that her brother had finally returned. "SEAN!" Shino was about to go and get him, But Fafnir stopped her from doing so.
"Hey! Fafnir!".
"Stop!" Fafnir ordered her "Let us see what he can do after his training. Makoto, Look at his back and see if his insignia had changed".
Makoto nodded as he then made a magic telescope come into his hand as he looked through it, Sean had made his way to the ground as his body then turned to let his feet touch the ground. Makoto then took this opportunity to look at his back.
"No keyblade wielder insignia anywhere, Fafnir. I only see the insignia of a keyblade master now" Makoto joyously spoke. Fafnir crossed his arms, As a tiny smile came on his lips. "Good" Fafnir said with satisfaction "Then this completes Sean's tutorial to becoming a keyblade master, He's on his own from here on out to pass on the knowledge that he knows". The SDF didn't understand what Fafnir was talking about but they went back to watching Sean.
Sean took one large sigh as he then looked at the surprised orcs, Goblins, And Soldiers. Sean had something in his right hand, A book, But to him it was extremely important. He dubbed it the keyblade order, A book written by him within a month that had the timeline, Documents, Notes, Magic, And everything else one could think of. He had made, Well tried to do this before, But that copy wasn't even fully finished and only had little information in it.
Sean made a promise to himself; That only keyblade masters can read the book of the keyblade order, Students would only be allowed to read it only if a master was present with them at all times. Sean also made the book indestructible as well, And treated it like the Ten Commandments; Clutching it ever so tightly.
"So we've crossed the gate have we?" Sean muttered to himself as he then looked up at kingdom hearts "I'll need your help with this one" Sean spoke to the glowing heart in the sky "Don't worry, I have no intention of abusing your power constantly. I'll only summon you and ask for your help if the situation desperately calls for it. I promise you that".
Then as if the glowing heart had heard him, Kingdom hearts then made something come out of it that was in the form of both light and dark as it then landed next to Sean's Open hand...
The X-blade.
Sean smirked under his helm as he then grabbed at the powerful weapon slowly as he then held it tightly in his grip, Corthal now wanted what the unknown person had within his grasp despite not knowing a single thing about it.
"Mathias!" Corthal expressed with excitement "Did you see that!? A weapon made of magic! And it came from that glowing object in the sky! I must have them both!" Corthal promised himself. Mathias just wrote down what he was seeing, Ignoring Corthal's lustful greed. Sean then uses his hyper speed and rushes at the enemy orcs and goblins and strikes them down with the X-blade in one swing. Before the enemy could react, Sean then pulls off a strike raid on them, Throwing the keyblade as it easily cuts through them all like butter as it then comes back to Sean's hand.
Sean then stabs the weapon into the ground as it then fades away back into kingdom hearts, As kingdom hearts then begins to disappear as the clouds then hide it away, The sky then turns back to what it originally was.
"Thanks, It was short, But that's all I needed from you, Kingdom Hearts" Sean responded happily as he then made his keyblade, The no name appear in his hand. However, Sean then decided to use one of his powerful created magic abilities on the enemies.
"Let's try time-crush!".
Sean then used his psychokinesis as he then made all of both king of Alguna and Mudwan, As well as Duke Ligu's men and vassal states all freeze within an instant. The soldiers could still speak, But not move an inch.
"Ah! W-what is this?!" Duke Ligu expressed with concern "M-my body! I can't move it!".
Sean only smiled under his helmet as he heard the concerns of the enemies, But he wasn't done just yet. He then used his psychokinesis as it then began to squeeze every single enemy with as much force as possible, Causing them to implode within an instant. Blood instantly came from their bodies as they were being crushed like grapes, The SDF almost let their jaws hit the ground. To them, This unknown figure just slaughtered the enemy for them without even touching them. Save for the first few.
Fafnir smiled a bit at how Sean had killed them, The others however...
"Fafnir I think you might have overdone it and made him around level 99 or more" Makoto expressed.
"Ditto" Elma agreed.
"That was incredible!" Kanna shouted with excitement, Making the SDF very concerned if she was able to do it too. The other soldiers were absolutely impressed...but extremely terrified of what they just witnessed from this unknown figure. Sean then teleported to the SDF base as he stood next to his friends.
"Sup guys, Sorry for being late. Had some things to do" Sean announced as he then took down off his helmet and shaker his hair. The nerds all glomped him with joy as Shino just walked over to them, Sean leaned his head up as he looked at her.
"S-Sean..." Shino worded out. Sean couldn't hear her voice, But he understood what she had silently worded out. "Hey, Sis. Sorry for-".
Smack!
Shino punched Sean in the face as he quickly glared at her "Shino!?", Sean was cut off as Shino then leaned down to hold him in a hug. "You jerk!" Shino muttered "You...you made me worry about you for a whole month!". Sean just stayed quiet as he then rubbed Shino's head gently embracing her. "I'm sorry" Sean responded to her "But don't worry, I'm staying".
Shino then pulled back smiling at him.
"Good! Because if you don't I'll drag your ass back to me!" She promised.
As the two siblings were embracing, Fafnir then tapped his shoulder. "We need to get started on our roles, Follow me" Fafnir told him as Sean got up and followed Fafnir and the others to their base of operations. Meanwhile, Lord Duran and the other kings had witnessed the ruthless slaughter by the unknown figure.
"That person just...vanished!" One of the Kings spoke.
"That couldn't have been some kind of magic?! Could it?" Another king asked "No kind of magic in Falmart could ever do something like this!".
Lord Duran was still silent, One person, A mage. Caused the death of over 10,000 units all alone. This was something that they were not prepared for. But they had no idea where this mage went, And now some of the kings were becoming paranoid.
"Y-you think that mage is still on the battlefield?".
"Forget the battlefield! What if that mage is already destroying towns? Maybe that mage is going after the imperial capital as we speak!".
As the kings were losing their minds, Duran then spoke up "We must still strike the enemy!" He said truthfully "Mage or not! The enemy must fall!". The other kings were worried about doing a second assault after what had just happened to the first offense, But they agreed to it.
"Forward!".
The remaining kings then launched a second wave, However the SDF were already prepared for it since Sean took care of the first wave. Just like when they first arrived, They were gunned down by tank fire, Rifles, Machine guns, Motors, The works. The second wave costed them over 40,000 dead. Mathias and Corthal then made this their move to head back to the imperial capital to inform Emperor Molt of the new threat.
-shuffle alliance meeting-
Sean, Makoto, Kobayashi, Jessica, Shino, Kanna, Tohru, Lucoa, Elma were all present in their chairs as Fafnir stood at the board. He had to discuss what each members role was while being in Falmart.
"Before we begin with our assignments, Let me be the first to say congratulations on becoming a keyblade master, Sean" Fafnir congratulated him. Sean smiled as he tapped on his desk. "Aww thanks, Man. It means a lot to me" Sean said happily.
"The way you murdered those lowly humans was incredible!" Tohru joyfully shouted "You must teach me!". "Oh no! Not you!" Kobayashi protested "You aren't learning THAT kind of magic, Tohru!". Tohru poured in disappointment as the other laughed at her before Fafnir regained order.
"Alright, All jokes aside, We need to talk about our side quests. Now! Everyone will be given a side quest, And they must complete it in any order that they chose. First, Guilds".
Fafnir then pointed to the three guilds that were drawn and written "Makoto and Elma, Your guild name will be known as the mystic blades! A team of people with skills in sword play and magic. Next, Kobayashi! Your guild is the Kobayashi maids: assassin maids that take pride in stealth, Infiltration, Spying and such. And lastly, Sean. Your guild is the keyblade knights: powerful keyblade wielders that shall pass on their knowledge to the next generation. I looked through that book you made, It's very well detailed. Good, You'll only be able to recruit units if you sense potential in them, Understand?". Fafnir finished.
Everyone understood their roles to the letter.
"Yes sir!" They all said in unison.
"Alright! Now that we have that out of the way, It's time to talk about romance! More specific, Relationship points" Fafnir announced. Everyone looked at one another until Tohru and Elma claimed Kobayashi and Makoto.
"Taken!" Tohru called out.
"Taken as well!" Elma called out.
"Hey! I'm not taken!" Kobayashi spoke out against Tohru as Tohru then forcefully snuggled up to her chest. "But you are taken! You have me, Miss Kobayashi! And I'll use my whole body to make you happy!" Tohru declared. Kobayashi just decided to not argue with the clingy dragon as Fafnir finished. "Well, I have heard of some love potions in a few video games If that helps anyone?" He suggested to them.
"NO!" Tohru and Elma declared as the final straw. Fafnir then sighed, "In order to make a guild, A harem is sometimes the best idea" Fafnir advised "Now, What kind of women are you into? Or men if you prefer? Are you into bizarre things like torture Lewds or spying on naked girls?" Fafnir asked so he could get as much information down.
"Who the fuck cares about a harem when I have a yandere on my ass!" Kobayashi proclaimed as Tohru was grinding against her sexually. Makoto then raised his hand.
"Yes, Makoto?".
"Well, I'm into the really cute girls for my guild" Makoto expressed happily as he was blushing "The most beautiful, Sexy, Perhaps maybe wears a tiny miniskirt-".
Smack!
Elma had borrowed Kobayashi's frying pan as Kobayashi had used it on Tohru to knock her out, Makoto leaned up with a new lump on his head, And a yandere smiling Elma. "You have any romantic relationship with any girl that's not me and I will. Rape. You. For. All. Eternity!" Elma promised Makoto as he just gulped hesitantly. "Y-yes hunny...!" Makoto stammered as Elma lovingly held him.
Fafnir then looked at Sean "Sean, I know that you have a fetish for elves. Could you elaborate on the matter?" Fafnir asked him. Sean then pondered at the question as Shino just looked at him in absolute jealousy. Fafnir then started writing:
"Type?".
"Normal and dark".
"Bust size?".
"Anything to a double d or more".
"How do you like your thick elves?".
"Big in the hips, Strong in the legs for cuddling. And yes that includes lewds. 100% must love to cuddle, And...well...".
"What is it?".
"I...heh, I like a little bit of Clingyness...".
Fafnir wrote this all down in his notes as he closed up his book "Alright and finished! That's it shuffles, This concludes our meeting. You shall be rewarded when you complete your objectives with loot crates. Who knows, It just might help you. Remember to be in pairs, Except you Sean, You work alone or with your apprentice" Fafnir ordered. Everyone then left as Shino was grinding her teeth in rage.
"I'm...way better than some damn elf...!" Shino claimed.
-kings camp-
The few remaining kings had retreated back to camp, The odds weren't in their favor at all. "We have less than half of the 100,000 men we set out with!" One of the kings made light of the situation "How could this have happened?".
"Where is the Imperial army? What are they doing?".
"No, Not even the imperial army could stand a chance against them".
"Should we retreat?".
"We cannot Leave now" Duran ordered "Not before I repay them with an arrow. Them or the mage in black robes" Duran promised as he glanced at the only thing that had remained of Duke Ligu...his helmet. "But Lord Duran! We hardly have enough might!" One of the kings explained to him, Duran knew this, But they had to try something, Anything to get back at the invaders. That's when Lord Duran hatched up a plan.
"Perhaps a night raid" he suggested.
"A night raid?" The other kings questioned.
"Yes, Tonight is a new moon. In this darkness, We should be able to the other side of the hill and ambush the enemy" Duran explained to them. They knew that they were out of options, But this was their last shot.
"Very well, We'll go with your idea" the kings agreed.
-nightfall-
The kings and what little men they had were making sure to move lightly towards the enemy on the hill, They were making sure to be quiet and move with little noise as possible.
"Move quietly, Don't make too much noise" Duran said to his men. Suddenly, As they were all making their way to the hill, A few flares shined above them, Catching them off guard. The kings and soldiers were in surprise at this light.
"What brightness!" Duran expressed his shock. However, That's when it hit him...
They were spotted.
"No!".
Duran then rode his horse forward at the enemy camp. "All units, Attack! Knights, Run! Footmen, Run! Everyone follow me!" Duran ordered. His knights quickly followed him as did the remaining kings as they all charged at the camp. However as they were getting close, A hailstorm of bullets greeted them once more. Killing them, Duran kept moving forward.
"We'll make it! Follow me!" Duran ordered as he made his way to a barricade of barb wire as his horse ran straight into it, Dying and launching Duran into the open field. "Lord Duran! We're coming! Shields in front!" The Soldiers yelled out as they pushed through the bare wire. They surrounded each other and got Lord Duran to his feet, Duran knew what they were doing was absolutely suicide.
"Run! Run now!" Duran ordered his men. But it was too late, As they were all gunned down by the SDF's bullets and mortars. Duran could only watch as his men were slaughtered by the enemy, Duran glanced down as he then picked up a longbow and a single arrow and fired it at the them.
"Bastereds!" Duran expressed in his defeat as he then just looked at the ground, "How...? How did this happen?" Duran questioned as he then began to laugh hysterically before being hit with a mortar shell, Losing his left forearm and leg. That's when Sean instantly woke up from his sleep as he looked out the window, He then glanced at his hand as he looked at it.
"I...I just felt a strong surge of potential from someone..." he said to himself. "Hmmm, It's probably just my powers playing tricks on me...".
-morning-
The sun was creeping from behind the mountain, Thousands upon thousands of vultures had gathered to the battlefield to collect their food. The area was covered in mass piles of bodies. The humans of the SDF walked out onto the field, The team stopped as they looked at the carnage they had left.
"Fuck..." Shino muttered.
"I hear that we killed 60,000 of them" Takeo informed them.
"60,000 of them...damn I actually almost feel bad..." Jessica admitted as she picked up an enemy soldiers helmet. Jessica then began to ponder "But...why...? Why send so many to die?".
"Strength in numbers I guess" Akira spoke up. Mari looked over at Jessica, Jessica was upset about this situation. Something felt off and it was eating at her.
"Jessica..." Mari asked "Are...you okay?". Jessica just looked over at Mari as she shook her head at her, "No...I want to figure out who would be this heartless to send out this many soldiers knowing full well that they'll be killed" she told her as she held the enemy soldier helmet close to her.
-meanwhile at the empire-
Corthal and Mathias had made their way back to the capital at midnight, They were now in Emperor Molt's private chambers. A place where he could speak with his family in peace or with his good friend and right hand man Marcus. Marcus was present with them as Corthal and Mathias told him about the enemy.
"Hmmm, So the enemy has Iron Pegasus's after all" Molt responded as he read the report by Mathias, Mathias was also known as an excellent artist, And hoped to expand his career with his art once the war was over. He had drawings next to his detailed reports so that Molt could see what each report mentioned.
"Yes, My lord!" Mathias expressed "However...I think that you'll find the next page...highly disturbing" Mathias warned. Molt looked over at Marcus as Molt then turned the page, He was the extremely small detailed report as follows:
~in the blink of moment...the clouds that were above the other kingdoms were quickly turned. Black and swirling they were, Then they parted. And an odd shaped appeared before my eyes! This strange shape then rained down strange odd looking swords, Swords that I've never seen before. Then, It Rainer down a man, Dressed in all black robes, Even his face was covered. Then the blue light in the sky conjured up a powerful strange weapon, And the strange robed man then struck down the neighboring armies. Then...it vanished, And the blue oddly shaped light then hide into the clouds and disappeared. Then this...mage...used some sort of magic to summon an ancient looking and strangely odd sword. But he then used the most powerful of magic! And killed over 10,000 units without even laying a single finger on them! Then in an instant, The mage in black robes vanished...~
Molt didn't show any emotion as he then turned the page, He was then greeted by a drawing of Kingdom hearts, Then the keyblades falling, Then the mage, And lastly, The mage's Power and disappearance. Molt then started to laugh, Surprising Mathias and Corthal, As well as peaking Marcus's interest.
"M-my Lord...?" Mathias stammered.
"Heh! Heh! Ha! Ha! My, I haven't had a laugh like that in ages. This report has officially made my day" Molt then handed the book over to Marcus for him to read "Mathias, You should take up storytelling, A report like that would make you rich!" Molt admitted.
Mathias was stunned, Did Molt really not believe him in his report? Mathias had to know "S-sire!" Mathias explained "That's all true! I swear to you on all the 12 gods that we saw this with our very eyes! Your grace I'm telling you the truth!".
Molt then countered his argument.
"Mathias, Please..." Molt stated "The first part of your report is already ridiculous enough! And now you're telling me, That a single mage in all black robes killed over 10,000 soldiers without even raising a sword or staff? Absolutely impossible! And not only that, But that a so called blue light shining in the sky, And a mage appears from it. And this so called light from the sky summons a weapon from the very heavens? I expected an ACTUAL report, Not some story!" Molt finished.
Mathias sighed as Marcus handed him his book back, "I must admit, Mathias. The last part of your report is very well done, You have a very good imagination" Marcus credited him. Mathias was infuriated by this mocking.
"But I'm telling you that it's all true!" Mathias countered back.
"Father! Marcus! Mathias is right. This is all true, I saw it for myself" Corthal defended Mathias. Now Molt was enjoying this morning show.
"Oh?" Molt expressed sarcastically "And tell me, Son. Did this blue light in the sky grant you the dragon blood that you so desperately want?" Molt mocked his son. Corthal then just looked away from his fathers mocking gaze.
"N-no..." Corthal muttered as he then looked back at his father "But we swear! This was-". Molt quickly interrupted him, "Enough! Since the two of you think that this war is nothing more than a game to you, Why don't you prove to me that this strange blue light in the sky is real, As well as this mage in black robes as well. Only then shall I believe your story".
The boys just looked at each other and agreed, Since Molt wouldn't believe them, They would prove it. "Very well, Sire!" The young boys said in unison. Molt nodded at them as he looked over at Marcus, "Good, Now then Marcus. I take you have actual news to give me?" Molt mockingly asked him.
"Of course" Marcus spoke as he gave the report that was informed to him "We expect over 100,000 casualties in total among the nations, The defeated armies have been left without leadership and are either returning home or becoming bandits" Marcus reported.
Molt happily sighed at this news "All according to plan" Molt truthfully admitted "Our neighbors can no longer threaten the empire. Burn every village and town from Alnus Hill to the capital city, Poison their wells and take their food and livestock. Enslave any villagers that you find, That will stop any army and leave the enemy vulnerable" Molt ordered.
The two young men knew this tactic well; scorched earth. They both were at least happy that their neighbors were taken care of at least, "scorched earth tactics, I see..." Marcus expressed with concern "However I worry about defectors and the loss of tax revenue".
"Defectors?" Corthal and Mathias questioned.
"Yes, There are motions to have your father recalled within the senate, Beginning with Duke Casel" Marcus stated. While Corthal expressed his anger at this, Molt just laughed again.
"Heh heh, This is a good opportunity to take care of the entire senate in one swoop" Molt expressed happily "Let us order the council to investigate".
"Your majesty!".
Suddenly the doors to his private chambers opened as Pina came into the room, Corthal was happy to see his sister, As he walked over to her.
"Pina, What are you doing her? Dear sister?" Corthal asked her. Pina looked at her brother as she then explained why:
"Why am I Here? It's about the situation at Alnus Hill, Of course".
Marcus and Mathias both looked at her, Corthal then waved his hand at her. "Oh that, What about it?".
"I have heard that an allied army has faced miserable defeat, And that the empire's holy ground, Alnus Hill, Is occupied by enemy forces. What are you doing at a time like this?" Pina questioned her father.
Corthal sighed at her "Pina, We will use this opportunity to get the hill back. Mathias and I-".
"What complacency! That will not help us in the enemy invasion!" Pina countered "Also, Theirs not only that, But something else!" Pina added getting everyone's attention. "I am now hearing rumors by our allied nations, Of a strange shaped bright blue light in the sky that had appeared and summoned a powerful mage in all black! As it killed over 10,000 units! Such a rumor is completely preposterous!".
Mathias and Corthal then looked over at each other then at Molt Who looked like he was slightly starting to believe what the boys reported by just a bit, But he was still unconvinced. "You are right, Pina. However we are far too ignorant regarding the enemy that occupies Alnus Hill. Perhaps using Mathias's notes could help you and your order with what they had seen so far" Molt told her.
Corthal quickly understood what Molt was doing, He was giving Pina hope that her order would be of use, Pinta expressed her shock with her fathers request.
"Me? And my order?" Pinta asked to make sure that her father said what he had said.
"Of course, My daughter. If your order is more than just your "plaything" Of course" Molt truthfully told her. This little jab made Pina upset, But she felt with it. "I understand, Father" Pina said.
"Very well then" Molt then looked at his children "Corthal, You and Mathias shall find this so called strange blue light in the sky. As well as this mage. And Pina, Your order shall investigate the enemies position and find anything else about them".
"Sire!" They Both said as they took their leave, Molt then thought about the report that Mathias wrote as he smiled.
A/n: done! Oh god this was much longer than I thought. Comments are welcomed. I'm going to bed.