Dragons and Thrones: Final War – Doom Upon All The World
Chapter 26 of my crossover story, enjoy.
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Leliana
Leliana grimaced as she cut down two more Red Templar warriors with her daggers.
'Things are turning rapidly, are we...' She thought to herself, wondering, hopeful.
She turned a corner to see Cassandra cutting down one of the Red Templar horrors before spinning around to face her.
"Leliana!"
Nodding she smiled. "Cassandra, the Knight-Captain is dead, the chain of command is in disarray, we have a chance now!"
Cassandra nodded. "Hawke is already on his way, along with Merrill, to take the fight to their leader...But, the one who defeated the Knight-Captain..."
"I saw...He tried to fight on, but he was injured and..."
It was then they heard the sounds of battle up ahead and rushed onwards to give aid. When they arrived they saw it was indeed the very person they had been seeking, Fenris. Despite his wounds, despite clearly being exhausted, he was fighting through the Red Templars trying to encircle him, aided by Isabela and Iron Bull. Meanwhile Blackwall was leading a contingent of their forces trying to break through the Red Templars to aid the trio.
"We must help them, now!" Cassandra cried out.
Leliana nodded. "My sentiments exactly...We just need to hold out a little longer, until Hawke and Merrill defeat Samson. But we must keep as many alive during that time as possible, let's go!"
Cassandra agreed and, weapons at the ready they joined the battle.
It was a bloody fight, hard fought but eventually they broke through and were able to get Fenris, now barely standing due to his injuries, clear of the attack. Isabela and Iron Bull helped them escape and soon, with Cassandra, Blackwall and Iron Bull holding off any attacked. Leliana and Isabela got to work.
"We need to help the healers!" Leliana cried. "Help me hold him still."
Isabela nodded. "Alright, alright, just...he'll make it through this, I know he will."
Leliana did not reply to that, she just focused on the task at hand, helping the healers as they worked on Fenris' injuries. As the healers worked, Leliana looked around carefully, she noticed that fewer and fewer Red Templars were coming to try and attack them, only to be slaughtered by their defenders. In fact, the sounds of battle were starting to dim throughout the city.
More hope began to spring up in Leliana's chest. 'Can it be, it must be...we, we're nearly there… I just hope, the others, those in the Arbor Wilds and those at the Wall, have...'
She shook her head, trying to focus as finally, Fenris' injuries were treated. Glad he had recovered Leliana stood up and looked around.
"We'll all stay with him Leliana." Cassandra told her.
Iron Bull nodded. "We won't leave until he's fully recovered and back on his feet. You do what you have to do."
Leliana nodded, grateful and, leaving them to their task, she returned to the battlefield, quickly climbing the nearest building.
As she looked around from her vantage point, observing the docks and the area around she smiled.
'It has worked...' She thought joyfully.
Samson had to be dead, it was the only reason the Red Templars would flee. They were leaderless and attempting to escape. But they only got so far, for Hawke's plan had already been halfway finished, the ships were stranded on the water. Just out past the docks. Leliana shook her head however.
'Hawke was supposed to...something must have happened...' She noted worriedly.
Deciding to finish things off herself, she drew her bow again, readied the arrow carefully, notched it and then lit it on a nearby brazier. She took aim and fired. The arrow sailed through the air and struck the water in the middle of the Red Templar ships.
The oil they had set up there ignited at once and the Red Templar fleet was ablaze, even from here she could see the Red Templars themselves either burning, or falling overboard, where their armour pulled them deep into the sea. There was no escape, they had done it, they had destroyed their enemies and stopped the invasion of Essos at last.
But even though the battle was over and the cheering could be heard as the Red Templar fleet burned. Leliana quickly made her way across the rooftops, dismayed as she spotted Merrill, trying to tend to Hawke who was unconscious, clearly wounded.
'Maker please no...do not reward this victory with the loss of the one who pulled us all together!' She prayed fervently.
She just hoped, when she reached them, that there was something she could do, that it wasn't too late.
End of chapter, hope you enjoyed it, read and review please.
Well, there we go, one of three battles has ended in victory, the Battle of Slaver's Bay is over :)