Jan and his unit was thier way to the capital of Maletta, Untide. Unknown to them, their next battle would be one of their biggest.
Hyle just made it back to Untide to send warning to King Demuth about the on coming forces. Until
he finds Kierkess wating in the walls near the castle.
"Kierkess! We must hurry, the Grandall forces are coming!" he said.
"I know." Kierkess said with a smirk, "I also know about your treason against Maletta."
"What?!"
"Heheh. So it is true."
"H-how?!"
Kierkess threw a bloddy Mooncalf on the ground. Hyle was full of shock and fear.
"I found her near the castle walls and I knew she had something to do with you. I then tortured her and she then revealed the plans for your treason." Kierkess said.
"Dammit!"
"I can't believe my best man would betry me." said a voice.
"Huh? K-king Demuth."
"Seize him!" ordered Demuth.
But the soldiers didn't move. Demuth was shocked by the disobedience.
"I said seize him!" he yelled.
"It's no use, Demuth." said a voice.
"Chester." said Kierkess, "You're late."
"I know. I just wanted to do some redecorating in the castle." said Chester.
"My castle?!" yelled Demuth.
"Not yours, anymore but mine."
"WHAT?!"
"Everyone in Maletta has found their true king. You are nothing to their eyes!"
"But I am king! King I say!"
"There's nothing more you can do. You are left here to die, and heres a parting gift.
Chester gave a wine bottle to Demuth. Demuth then drank it in anger.
"I swear, I will have my vengence!"
"Look at that, a few glups and he's already drunk." Chester laughed.
Chester and Kierkess left the drunk ex-king, Demuth, the traitor, Hyle and the soldiers who are still loyal to Demuth out to die.
After that has happened, Jan and his unit has reached Untide. Only to see Demuth, Hyle and the soldiers waiting for them.
"Isn't that King Demuth?" said Riese.
"Yeah, but what is he doing here?" said Aeneas.
"With such a small army and that Hyle guy, no less." said Meiga.
"You don't think something happened, do you?" said Eurydice.
"It is odd for the king of Maletta to be part of the defensive squad." said Xiaoxin
"I thought he would the last line of denfese of move him somewhere safe." said Ailian.
"It doesn't matter." said Jan, "We can beat him."
Jan's unit moved towards Demuth as Chester and Kierkess were watching.
"So that's the Grandall force Hyle was warning us about? Ha! They don't look that tough." said Kierkess.
"I would say that. Before when they were only four, they actually defeated me." said Chester.
"Hmmm." said Kierkess as he starts to walk out.
"Where are you going?"
"I'm going to send a 'gift' to the Grandall force."
"Hmmm, this should be interesting."
Jan and Demuth stood face to face against each other.
"King Demuth of Maletta. I, Jan, will take you down!" Jan said.
"A pathetic little cur like you. D-Dares to take on me?! The king?!" yelled Demuth.
"He's drunk." said Eurydice.
"It could be an easy win." said Leraje.
"Not exactly." said Jan, "Despite the drunkness, he can still move very good making the fight equal."
"Well that sucks." said Riese.
"Leave him to me. Take out the rest."
"Right!" said everyone.
Jan and Demuth redied themselves into battle.
"Do you actually think you can beat me?" said Demuth.
"I don't think, I know." Jan said.
"Die!"
Demuth unleashed a wind slice then a burst of fire aiming at Jan. Jan hit the wind and reflected at the fire burst creating an explosion.
"WHAT?!"
As the smoke cleared, Jan was gone.
"Where is he?"
Demuth didn't know Jan was behind him until Hyle yelled out, "Behind you!"
"Huh?!"
"Take this! Soul Strike of Justice!"
Jan unleashed ten fast slashes upon Demuth. The spped was so fast the only thing that was seen was the streaks of light going through Demuth. After the attack, Demuth fell.
"H-how can this b-b-be?!" said Demuth dying, "I am king! KING!"
Demuth then exhaled his final breath. Hyle was shocked but not afraid.
"You have defeated Demuth but you have not won the war!" said Hyle.
"Without your king, you have no ruler to help you." said Jan.
"He is not our king anyone."
"He isn't?"
"Apparently, two men have overthrown him and I and left us out to die."
"Looks like you deserve it."
"GRRR! I'll make you pay for what has happened!"
Hyle and Jan engaged into another battle while Jan's unit has taken out all of the Maletta soldiers.
"Well, that was easy." said Aeneas.
"Well, it was a small army." said Jinkai.
"Hey, what is that?" Kanon said pointing to a body near the castle doors.
Jan and HYle were contiuing their battle but Hyle was beginning to lose his strength. He hasn't rested from the damage earlier and the running to the capital. Jan found an opening and striked on the side of his breastplate, causing huge damage unto Hyle. Hyle then fell and was left dying.
"Looks like I lost." said Hyle. weakly.
"You have been a pretty good opponent for me." said Jan.
"But without me, Maletta will..."
"Hmm?"
"F-Forgive me, Leelia." Hyle said as he breathed his last breath.
"Sad."
"Jan!" yelled Eurydice, "Over here! Look at this!"
Jan hurried to the castle walls and found Jan's unit looking a the bloodied body of Mooncalf.
"Mooncalf?"
"She's dying, she suffered from torture and a fatalistic blow from someone in that castle." said Girardot.
"I'm sorry." said Mooncalf, dying.
"Sorry?" thought Jan.
"I"m...sorry I could...n't be with you...Luna."
Mooncalf's eyes turned pale. Her last words were her last breath.
"What do you think she is talikng about?" said Riese.
"It has something to do with that Luna girl we saw earlier." said Ailian.
"How pathetic." said Kierkess.
"Hmm?!"
"Wondering over a dead woman. That's just pathetic."
"So you were the one that killed her?" asked Jan.
"You can say that."
"Grrrr!"
"Jan, wait!" said Kanon.
"Huh?"
"Careful, he has Hell's Design Grieve Edges. Those are very dangerous."
"But in order to face me you must face my army!"
"What?!"
"Come army of the Hellgenoss Elite! Take them to the darkness!"
An army of 12 elite Maletta soldiers then arrived behind Kierkess.
"Just try and beat them." said Kierkess.
The Elite charged towards Jan and his unit. Jan immediately came up with a plan.
"Aeneas! Girardot! Run and charge!"
"Uh, right!"
Aeneas and Girardot charged towards the first two of the elite but missed and only managed to hit the last two leaving only ten left.
"Meiga! Jinkai! Hit the sides! Eurydice! Leraje! Take down the first two! Kanon! Riese! Attack from the sky!"
Meiga and Jinkai moved a tfast speed and clashed with two of the elite warriors. Eurydice smashed the ground with her Hercules Sword causing the soldiers to lose thier balance while Leraje used the oppotunity to take down the first leading soliders of the elite. Riese and Kanon jumped into high air preparing to attack but the soldiers saw it coming an defended themselves but Ailian attacked the distracted soldiers and knocked them out one by one leaving Kanon and Riese to put the finishing blow. With that, Miega and Jinkai just defeated thier opponents thanks to thier high speed. After the dust cleared, all of the elite soldiers were taken down. Kierkess could not belive what he saw.
"H-how?! How could a unbeatable force be defeated by such a weak force?!"said Keirkess.
"Because we are not weak." said Jan, "We are the greatest Grandall force to ever walk on this land."
"That was very dramatic." said Riese.
"Thanks!"
"How dare you mock me with such a conversation! I will send you to the pit of darkness!"
"Just try." said Jan with his ready fighter stance.
Kierkess charged towards Jan with anger and fury. Kierkess then sent a fast flying right kick but was avoided by Jan who was about to strike. But Kierkess stopped the attack by stopping the sword with his hands by pushing the side plate. Jan made a slice towards Kierkess legs but was dodged by a jump then Kierkess was about to send a fiery kick down to Jan's face. Jan then made an automatic move, he used his sword handle to stop the kick but missed and the handle crashed onto Kierkess' groin. Kierkess felt unspeakable pain that he can only scream words that made no sense.
"G-GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!"
"That had to hurt." said Ailian.
"AH? It was an accident." said Jan.
"Gah! I won't lose!" yelled Kierkess.
"You just did." Jan siad as he swung the SoulCalibur and smashed his head leaving Kierkess unconscious.
"Well that's over with." said Jinkai.
"Let's hurry on the castle!" said Jan.
"Right!" everyone said.
Jan and his unit made it through the castle walls and into the Maletta castle. Inside it was empty only a huge room with windows at the side.
"All right, All right." said a voice.
"Huh? Who's there?"
"Chester." said Girardot.
"Heh, surprised? As you can see, I must protce this country, because I am it's new king."
"King?! You?!" said Jan.
"Yes. It is all part of my amazing plan."
"What plan?"
"I had this brilliant plan of putting Grandall and Dalkia into war against each other, then rise to power during the resulting chaos, but..."
"But?..."
"But because of you and your unexpected meddling, my plan is now in ruins. You will pay dearly for this."
"We'll see about that!" said Jan, charging.
"Jan, wait!" said Ailian running with the others chasing Jan but then there was a magic barrier created the moment Jan stepped in.
"Wha? A magic barrier?" said Girardot.
"Like it? I had some people make it so that way there would be no interference between me and the blue one you call Jan."
"Jan!"
"Don't woory I can handle him." said Jan.
"It won't be that easy!" said Chester throwing a bomb.
Jan dodged it before it exploded.
"Bombs?!"
"That's right." said Chester, "I have an advantage in both close range and long range."
"Don't think your advantage will help you." said Jan.
"Let's see what you got then."
Jan charged in and then clash between Jan's SoulCalibur and Chester's Kingslayer had started. Chester's movements were fast leading to a huge barrage of slashes that Jan barely dodged. Jan tried for a big double slash but was stopped by Chester injuring his left foot. Jan held then pain and tried to attack again but Chester jumped back and threw a bomb. Jan couldn't move because of his injured foot so he could only try defend himself using the SoulCalibur. The explosion made damaged to Jan's right arm, Chester then came out of the smoke and attacked him from the side. Jan was on the ground, both arms hurting, right injured. Jan couldn't move.
"Jan!" yelled Eurydice.
"Get up!" yelled Aeneas.
The words blurred into Jan's mind and remembered a promise to himself. He would protect his friends and his kingdom no matter what the obstacle.
"Jan. Is this it?" said the SoulCalibur.
"N-no." said Jan, struggling to get up, "It's...not...over!"
The SoulCalibur then glowed and Jan's arms shined.
"Wh-what is this?" said Chester.
"My arms. What's happening?" said Jan.
"It appears you have been given the chance of recovery. Something that never happened before to my past weilders." said the SoulCalibur.
"My foot still hurts though."
"It seems I don't have enough power to recover your full body."
"That's all right, I can do this!"
"What a delusional idiot. He's talking to himself and thinking of victory."
Jan then moved fast despite the pain on his right foot. Chester then moved back again and threw a bomb. Jan saw it coming and swung the SoulCalibur and hit the bomb right back at Chester. Unfortunatley for Chester, the bomb created a big explosion dealing huge damage to him. Chester was then flat on the ground the magic barrier faded and Jan walked towards the fallen Chester pointing his sword at Chester's face.
"You lose." said Jan.
"You may have beaten me and conqured this kingdom but still ahev ways to go." said Chester.
"What?"
Chester then released a smoke bomb from the floor causing the room to be filled with smoke. After the smoke has cleared, Chester was gone.
"Dammit, he's gone." said Jan.
"It's alright Jan." said Girardot, "You have conquered the kingdom of Maletta by your own hands."
"I-I did?"
"Amazing Jan!" said Eurydice.
"Not many people can do something like that." said Jinkai.
"This is really special moment, isn't it?" said Ailian.
"It is!" said Kanon.
"Hey Jan, you're not gonna take all the credit all by yourself?" asked Riese.
"Hehe, don't worry Riese. If it wasn't for you guys I wouldn't have made it this far." said Jan.
"Well, looks like we can rest now." said Girardot.
"Thank Goodness..." said Jan, then fell flat on the ground.
"Jan? JAN!"
"It's alright." said Girardot, "He's just resting. Let's all head back to Grandall."
Jan and his unit was heading back to Grandall on horses waiting for a well deserved rest.
"Hey, Girardot." said Ailian.
"Yes?"
"What about us? We're not part of Grandall."
"Well then, let's see what we can do about that when I talk to Emperor Stife."
"Thank you very much, sir." said Kanon.
"Looks like we have some new Grandall friends, huh Jan?" said Riese.
"Shh, Jan is still sleeping." said Kanon.
"I don't think he's sleeping." said Aeneas.
"Huh?"
"He passed out."
"AH?!"
"Don't worry. He'll be fine when we get back to Grandall, besides we're almost there." said Girardot.
"You know if had horses like these we could've made to Maletta faster instead of walking." said Riese.
"Then you pay for it. It's your idea."
"What?! No way!"
"I'm just joking."
"MEANIE!"
"Those kids never change even after a battle do they?" said Xiaoxin.
"Like I said it's worth it." said Girardot.
Jan and his unit was almost on their way to Grandall and finally get some rest after months of fighting.
Writer's Comments: Thank you all for reading my story and supporting it.
The battle between Jan and Kierkess was kinda odd, I wasn't sure if I wanted to put in the "hit the groin" part. But in the end, I decided to put that.
Be sure to check out Chapter 11 - The Klessirpemdo's Final Battle.