(Present)
As their sabers clashed, the sky was lit up by lightning. The emperor tried a jab to which Will dodged and returned a kick to the emperor's face. As Will went for a blow the emperor's quick reflexes caught his hand and pushed Will away. Will realized his opponent was well matched.
"You have been training, my old friend." spoke Will.
"After how you humiliated me, how could I not? You stole my love away from me."
"I did no such thing. You KILLED Valentina. And now, I will make you pay."
And Will charged this time. He was thrown into a blind rage and began striking the emperor with all his might, the sheer power knocking the emperor's saber out of his hand. Will had disarmed the emperor and was preparing to strike when he was sent back with a strong force push, causing him drop his saber.
"Let's settle this like men then." And the emperor charged with his fists raised.
He threw a jab at Will's abdomen. As if striking a mighty oak, the blow was useless, and Will returned it with a hook to the emperor's face. But the emperor was cunning and sweeped Will with his legs, causing Will to smack his head on the ground. Bleeding badly, Will cauterized his wound, and got up but only long enough to see the emperor flee into his shuttle.
"Come back and fight you coward!"
(Austria)
Will's sword plunged through the heart of a Trojan warrior. Instead of being on his honeymoon right now, he was at war. Austria's dominance and personal vendettas by the empress' suitors had prompted an alliance to form against Austria. James, who had ascended to prince of Troy commanded an army of Indians and other Arabian peoples, and had convinced them of victory in Europe. Will assembled the allies of Europe, and the massive war raged on.
Will's blade clashed with a soldier. A side slash, a diagonal block before a quick swirl of the wrist struck the soldier in the wrist, disarming him. Then, it was a simple matter of disposing the helpless victim. In his heart, Will pitied the soldier. Loyalty is an important virtue. It was just a shame that he chose the wrong side, but really what choice had he had? Will's thoughts were interrupted by a charging brute, about twice his size. He swung a mighty mace and tried to crush the mighty Italian. Before Will could cause the brute to trip and break his own skull with the momentum of his fall, an arrow pierced the brute in his skull, and he collapsed right before Will's feet. He turned around and saw the empress riding in a stallion and clutching the bow that had saved Will.
"Jump on!" she yelled, and Will gave a mighty jump, flipped in the air and landed right behind her on the horse.
"I thought you were in Vienna?" he asked rather angrily.
"Oh please, like you honestly think I could stay away from you, handsome. Plus, this is my country. It's my war. And I thought you came from a time with changing gender roles?"
Will simply smiled held on to her waist as they galloped forward with the cavalry. The cavalry had been late and Will's infantry were desperately in need of support. Like an ocean wave, the Austrian cavalry flanked the Trojan infantry and crushed the Eastern assailants. Seeing their empress rallied the Austrian soldiers and they reformed their brigades and charged forward. The day looked like it would be won until Will saw a huge behemoth looming aboard the horizon.
It was more than fifty feet tall, had horns like a bull, was on fire, and carried a mighty axe. It had wings as black as the night and it reeked of death and blood. And on its back was James standing upon its shoulder cackling like a hyena.
"Well, well, champion of Michael, the angel's lackey, and mistress of the empress, or is there a better title you prefer?"
Will realized that darker forces were at work and hopped off the horse. To Valentina he said, "Get out. These are forces darker than I've ever seen."
"I'm not going anywhere. You need me and you know it." And she touched his heart. Will became filled with strength he had not felt before. A great light emerged within him and the shadows of the world disappeared. Before him, he saw a monstrous beast roughly ten times the size of him, but he took courage and charged, igniting his sabers he had hidden for years. The beast swung his axe at Will, but Will caught it with his telekinesis and brought it down to the side. The beast tried again as Will charged, but again, Will merely pushed it aside. Then, Will jumped onto the face of the beast and jammed his sabers into the beasts' eyes before leaping down with his sabers in the beast, slicing it as Will continued to fall. As he was doing this he called down lightning and overloaded the beast with thunder of the heavens. Will gracefully leapt off and the beast came crashing down. Will smote his victory but only to still hear the mad cackling of James. Angered, Will grabbed him with his telekinetic grip and brought him to his position where he held him by the neck.