Meanwhile, the eastern steppes, this was a wild, open region, full of huge tracts of grass, bushes and a few trees, it was now inhabited by wild horses and many steppe animals, and areas where jagged rocks formed mini-canyon-like regions, but this wild terrain was not was the main target of an unknown enemy and the farthest northern region where rust-colored mountains covered with snow the farthest north where high jagged mountains formed an impassable barrier except in one place where a broken mountain led to an unknown place where the past was to mix today with the present and the future and the unknown the enemy was headed right there.
Over the great steppes was moving a great terrible army, consisting mainly of barbarians, a formidable people of the east, a people who have always been fond of wars, but their conflicts were usually directed to an eternal civil war between the two strongest tribes, but recently much has changed, the two the tribes, the tribe of the wildlings and the tribe of the claws joined together when the siblings took over, brother and sister, and so today the marching barbarians and barbarians headed to the farthest north to carry out the plan of the past when the world was different.
Many black-and-red armor and massive shields appeared on the great steppes, barbarians clad in heavy plate armor with bear and wolf cloaks, mail and leather armour, forming the squads of the fiercest berserkers, headed at the will of their chieftains, towards the farthest north and the already visible diverse mountain, to a place from the past, a place about which old chronicles written on steel matrices wrote and they were led according to their will by brother and sister.
At the head of the savage army was the first Horgan, the golden-haired leader of the barbarians, his confident and ruthless blue eyes staring with great greed at the image of the broken peak, the black shield and scarlet sword in his hand gleaming in the light of the setting sun and In himself with black fur sewn on his back four wolves slightly rose into the air under the pressure of the air blowing in this place and walking next to him his sister in black and red chain mail, golden-haired Ressa, her blue eyes also stared at the view of the destroyed mountain with great greed and its switching on also shone against the setting sun both of them were realizing their great clearing today, but one thing was puzzling here, both Ressa and Horgan were not barbarians, they were refugees, exiles from the southern desert lands and the peninsula of Zwadish, and the kingdom of Lowaron, the kingdom of curved swords.
There were many questions, how, how did they take over the savage barbarian tribes, maybe they were strong, cunning, cunning, maybe all at once, but that doesn't change the fact that they came north, pursued by the guards of Lowaron, gave the barbarians their great ideas, gave them a chance for something more than an eternal clan war, and now they led the barbarians to the far north towards the rusty mountain and carried out their plan and promises given to the savage tribes, today their great plan was implemented and on many fronts, but the most important focus of their plans was they were already a few paces ahead of them behind the collapsed mountain where the central point of their plans was located.
- we are, so close, so close, now we can't delay. Horgan said, gripping the hilt of his red sword tightly.
- to the front, if anyone is there, finish them off. Said Ressa, drawing spears with a black blade herself having a heart black as night.
- soldiers, follow me. Said General Hatos, a bearded black-haired barbarian in black and red bone armor as an ornament on his black bearskin cloak, drawing two heavy axes and running with two reins to the broken burial.
The tribes of wildlings and claws growled, screamed, men and women, all wielding primitive but powerful weapons and shields, chewing foxes in their wild fury into battle, running towards and over the broken mountain, come running for another half hour, none and none of them, no one felt tired or even slightly welded, their muscles were still tense like steel and heavy armor and weapons were not a problem for them
Wild tribes led by siblings, two chiefs, a brother and a sister, exiles and refugees from the south burst into the great circle, strangely the place between the rust-colored mountains was perfectly preserved, perfectly enclosed, sanded and hewn, the place looked like a giant football stadium except that it was round and hewn, the earth and the rocks were perfectly gouged and perfectly smooth except for a few stones lying there, everything was perfect except for the heart itself, this was the central circle surrounded by five smaller circles that looked like great traps, this was the black steel built into the earth and Big enough to contain even rock giants with ease, and the black mechanism of gears and trapdoors worked even now, the barbarians looked at the strange place without curiosity, without asking, without thinking about what they had before them except for the general and a lady engineer in leather brown armor.
Hatos, still holding the axes, approached the main circle looking at the large massive black cages and the mechanism that worked as it had many years ago, as soon as the lever was activated, the gears and pawls were set in motion, the steel black pincers parted like a flower and the engineer, playing with the mechanism, black-haired Stella in leather brown armor turned her blue eyes to the central circle where there was no trap, where there was nothing but the same strange runes carved into the ground as the other five circles with black traps.
- So this is the forge of dark times. Stella asked, her voice strong and ruthless in the great circle, reflected by the rust-colored peaks surrounding the place.
- that's it, Stella, give me the stencils quickly and I'll show you what it's all about. Ressa said, extending her iron-gloved hand.
Stella, taking out a list of four steel tablets from her backpack, gave them to her leader, Ressa took four tablets, including two, giving her taller brother and was the first to transmit what was their greatest plan today, a plan regarding the work of the former emperor and focused on the four elements.
- the former emperor, when he created a great empire, when the whole world was in his hands, he wanted to reach for more, for the powers of heaven, but he needed the elements, the five primal spirits of the elements, he collected them and gathered them here. Said Ressa, looking at the gathered barbarians, also looking at the five cages in which the spirits of the five elements were once imprisoned, and when she fell silent, her brother continued passing on the remaining knowledge.
- all you see here is the work of the old empire that also ruled our lands, everything, but the old ruler was not enough, he wanted something more, he wanted immortality, he knew how to reach it, this place was stirred up by thousands of workers, and then hewn with a powerful focusing magic, each of these outer circles has a great focusing power to focus the furnace of power in the central circle, to draw down the power of heaven through it, which was unattainable until then. Horgan said, his blue eyes sparkling at the thought of what could be achieved here.
- so you want to reach for the powers of heaven. Hatos asked, folding his hands in front of him.
- yes, for all of us, thanks to this we will be able to reach for the sky-high power and soak it in our armor and swords, axes, spears, bows and shields, in this way we will create an invincible army that will conquer the entire known world, the old empire thanks to this forge will be reborn again and it's under our hand, the barbarians will rule over all! shouted Horgan, his voice trembling between the rusty peaks, and the barbarian tribes raised their axes, swords, shields, bows, spears, eager for battle, battle and something they had never had before, absolute power.
- just reach for it and everything will be ours. Ressa added, raising her spears high as everyone gathered in the great circle of power.
- but how to do it. Stella asked.
- and why the emperor failed to do so. Hathos asked.
Horgan and R furiously threw the steel plates smashing them forever and looked at their subordinates with a cynical smile anticipating that Horgan stepped forward first to present the old history of the past empire and what he found in the old ruins on the border of the canyon and the desert lands of the south lands of Zwadish.
- he failed because he was betrayed, there were snakes and vipers everywhere, his children from three marriages, his bilingual advisors all turned against him, the blades struck and to make matters worse someone sabotaged the cages, now they are empty and the emperor has lost, as well as his empire torn apart by his advisers and his children, everything crumbled before his eyes while he could still watch it, while he still had the strength to run, now that those times and days had become a myth and their only knowledge rested in the forbidden ruins found by me and my sister, now we will rebuild what was lost, just reach for it. Horgan said, clenching his right fist tightly.
- but how. Stella asked and her question was answered by Ressa smiling from ear to ear.
- it's simple, to do it we need at least four elemental spirits, the element of fire, water, air and stone and thanks to you Stella and your engineering skills we are able to catch this kind of creatures, even the element of wind, your blowers sucking in this creature, and we know where they are, our ears are everywhere. Ressa said, stroking her black-bladed spear contentedly.
- but how, where are they. Hatos asked.
- it's simple in the south in the Enchanted Forest, now you understand why we provoked Arendelle and the Kingdom of the Southern Isles into a mutual war, and best of all, we also have mentions of one more spirit living there, the fifth power of ice, just distract them, let them fight with each other and we'll take care of these ghosts for him. Horgan said, then began to laugh with great fervour.
- yes, I know, you like to fight, that's why we sent our commander there, Borus is already waiting there with his fleet of Drakkars and your inventions Stella, I hope that the harpoon and bolas throwers will not fail. Ressa said and Stella smiled wickedly giving a sense of confidence to herself and everyone around her.
- my inventions never fail, our fleet will sink the enemy when he fights in a mutual war, just wait. Stella said.
- so we'll wait. Said Horgan, looking and touching the black steel of the five great traps, looking at the runic words carved in the rock, and the central circle where the root of what was supposed to channel the powers of heaven was located, and everything depended on time now, but not everyone wanted to wait, much less play with the enemy, and that was Hatos.
- I would postulate not to play stalking, when their fleet is destroyed we can easily move to conquer the whole west, Arendelle and Enchanted Forest are not a threat to us, just finish off the wounded animal, just finish them off, I know always be careful won't hurt, but now that everything is at your fingertips, they are weak and no challenge to us. Said confident and his Hatos pulling out two massive axes ready to fight.
- Hatos, and where is the pleasure of slowly finishing the enemy, they must know, they must be afraid, a little finesse, let them tremble, and when we understand the five elements, nothing will stop us, then you will be able to unleash your fury on all who stand in front of you, but patience first. Horgan said, putting his right hand on the left shoulder of his subordinate's heavy armor, because there were never friends here, there was a tribe, principles and strength.
Hatos breathed heavily because his greatest pleasure and element was always fighting, and patience was his weakest point, yet Hatos agreed to his leader's plan, because many times Horgan and Ressa led the barbarians to victory, today they led them to this place and now led them to the indescribable power that was at their fingertips. The Emperor's design, his legacy.
A great circle made of five smaller circles with black cages and a central circle where the power of the heavens was to be concentrated, a power that had not yet been wielded by anyone or used until now, now two exiles brought the wild tribes of barbarians to this place realizing what the former emperor had never done He was not able to.
Both Hatos and Stella as well as all the barbarians agreed with their leaders' plan, and according to their will they left the forges of dark times, expanding tents, houses, building a large camp at the foot of the rusty mountains and the pass of the broken mountain leading to the forge itself.
So barbarians and barbarians built their houses and tents together, preparing for a great war, and as the sun went down, a raven was flying and cawing loudly, then Horgan, Ressa, Hatos and Stella left a relic of the past, then Horgan raised his left hand and the trained raven landed in his master's hand, clasping hard against the heavy black and red steel of heavy plate armor.
- is it a message from our agent, Stengard, what is he writing, tell me quickly. Said the reluctantly patient Hatos again.
Horgan pulled a small note from the gold ring on the left paw of the black one, which he slowly unrolled as if he was doing it specifically to spite the general of the savage tribes, but at last he began to read it, and when he had finished he handed the letter to his younger sister and spoke with great satisfaction.
- as I said, the pawns have moved, the board has been set, fives and even tops and all this with our hand. Horgan said contentedly, looking at the two subordinates with his blue contented eyes.
- that, and it doesn't tell me much, whether the fleets have set out, or whether the battle has already been fought. Hatos asked, nervously scratching his long black beard.
- yes. Horgan said happily, playing with the general in a malicious way again.
- if my inventions don't fail, well what do I write our agent Stengard. Stella asked, also impatient for an answer, and Ress, reading the letter, looked at the black-haired woman and her blue eyes with satisfaction.
- it's good, very good, everything is going according to our clearing, everything has started and it's thanks to our hand and Borus is waiting. Ressa said, giving a rather modest answer but an answer.
- so the battle hasn't started yet, it's a pity, I would like to know if my inventions work according to my tests and expectations. Stella said.
- you'll see tomorrow, because tomorrow there will be a great battle, and it will be at noon, so we must go west to the Enchanted Forest today, we must be halfway before midnight and rest, I will take care of it personally, I and you Hathos. Ressa said and impatient finally found the answer he was waiting for, his hands trembling as they stopped on the hilts of two axes ready to fight, to go.
- so be it, I'll take the warriors and female warriors with me and your inventions to intercept the elements, in a few minutes we will be ready. Hatos said and his big smile didn't disappear from his lips anymore, when he left he started screaming and, according to the will of the leaders, gather their forces, catapults with nets and a big blower whose purpose was usually to blow in the forge, but this time its purpose was to suck the spirit of the wind.
And the watching Horgan began to rub his hands and his gaze lingered on his sister, but he wasn't worried, on the contrary, he was suspicious, and frankly, he wished his sister hadn't come back, because he and Ressa had plans here and sharing gaining power was not their main goal.
- so be careful sister, remember, you have to catch them all, don't fail me and yourself. Horgan said.
- I never fail, never, in two days I will come back here with five elements, five spirits, they will all give us what we have wanted for so long, what we have not achieved in our home, when we return there they will all cry until the end of their lives days!. Ressa shouted, eager only for revenge, but her blue eyes shone with suspicion and lust for great power and power.
- well, then it is decided, today you will go west, and I will send a letter to our friend from the south, let his fleet smash the enemy while he fights among himself, Stella. Horgan said.
- yes it is my chief. Stella said, the black-haired engineer took her backpack from behind her back, a piece of paper, a small stylus from the south and quickly wrote a letter to Burus from the south according to the will of the chief, Stella with a big smile and a twinkle in her eyes wrote the letter because she too was looking forward to the battle and not only here, because her inventions were to be used the next day, and on two fronts, in the southern waters and in the western Enchanted Forest.
- please, letter ready, Borus can attack two fleets tomorrow when they fight, nothing will stop us. Stella said, handing her chief a letter to the general of the longship fleet.
- excellent, so tomorrow we will see if your machines are reliable, it will be really fascinating. Horgan said as he twisted the letter around the black raven's left paw and pinned it with a gold band.
Horgan released a black raven and it flew into the black sky according to his will to the hand of his second master in the far south where the great steppes ended in a region of broken rocks where the capital of the former empire was probably located, now this place was a pile of rocks and a road between the lands of Arendelle to the far south where the southern regions of the canyons and desert called Zwadish were located, usually avoided by sea, this place was now the base and production base of the barbarian fleet.
Ressa, watching the flight of the raven, looked at her brother, expecting many when he returned, she was ready for many knives in the back, just like her own brother when he also watched his golden-haired sister, they both knew that this alliance would not last forever, though they have always worked together, their ultimate goal was never meant to be a joint performance.
In any case, Ressa and Horgan worked together today, they worked together, but today you could already feel the rift coming, as Ressa left following Hatos, and the organ looked towards the collapsed mountain, the departing Stella saw nothing but her own great purpose, because her the purpose was only to test her new inventions in real combat, but there was someone who saw this day and that perfectly, this pretense, and the suspicion of brother and sister, but the mysterious observer was hidden far behind the broken rock, far from the savage barbarian tribes, he and his mount lay on the land of the great steppe behind the rock, the observer holding the telescope even before sunset saw clearly the conversation between the two barbarians and refugees from the south and his people, the nation of Lowaron, the home of the curved swords.
The mysterious watcher also saw Horgan release a raven with another letter that cawed over his head and swam south to Borus, commanding a fleet of longships to give him the order to attack, and every word he spoke was lip-read by the watcher, finally the mysterious the observer pulled the telescope away from the divided eyes, the mysterious observer stepped back from the rock, brushed his short white hair, adjusted his leather armor and quickly jumped on his mount, a brown horse, The horse rose from the ground and, in accordance with his master's will, ran towards the west, and the mysterious observer began something mumble under your breath.
- they are crazy, damned murderers, how can they, this can't happen, can't. Brandon said as his two curved swords gleamed in the moonlight.
Brandon, a man from the far south, a secret agent tracking the activities of the exiles, finally understood the enemy's entire plan, learned their secret and now he could only do one thing, stop the impossible, inform Arendelle and if there was a chance to stop the unnecessary war to rally both Arendelle and the Kingdom of the Southern Isles, but was it possible, was there a chance to change what was set in motion today.
It doesn't change the fact that Brandon was rushing his mount and the roar behind him meant only one thing, the wild tribes moved, Brandon looked back only once at the northern part of the horizon, he saw a hundred torches and marching wild tribes led by Resse and Hatos, two commanders, General and the leader led their tribal troops as well as four catapults and one great suction machine heading with increasing speed and ferocity west into the Enchanted Forest.
According to the great plan, Ressa was heading towards her goal with a bigger and bigger smile and her confidence in success did not disappear from her face, despite some suspicions about her brother, she was not afraid of anyone, because she knew very well that what she and her brother knew, only they knew, and no one was chubby, so she had no fear of a blade in the back in the hands of barbarians, that blade was in her brother's hands and no one else's, just like a dagger blade in her hands.
- you won't surprise me. Ressa said to herself as she led a great army of barbarians, men and women warriors in black and red plate armour, chain mail, and leather armour, each carrying heavy shields, two-handed weapons, and bows, their eyes blazing with great lust for war.
- that is, what won't surprise you and who. Hatos asked walking close to his leader.
- are the obvious spirits of the Enchanted Forest. Ressa said.
- and this, there will be no problems with them, our strength, determination, and inventions, they will not match our power. Hatos said confidently.
- but you have to remember, each of the elements is dangerous, each, fire probably the most. Ressa said and her interlocutor suddenly trembled but not from the horse but from what the barbarians were afraid of.
- all elements are dangerous, they have the gift of creating and destroying, except for one, the one from heaven. Hatos said and his voice suddenly trembled because what they were afraid of could strike anywhere in the world, and it was thunder, lightning.
Hearing this, Ressa shook her head, adjusted her mail and spears, and then looked at her subordinate and his brown eyes that trembled slightly.
- I don't understand why you are afraid of something like that, it's just pure power. Ressa said.
- this is not an ordinary power, when all the elements have a chance to create and destroy in their own way, this something, it only has the power to destroy, once I saw such a thunderbolt break a mountain top, once I even saw it converge into a thunderbolt spherical burning even lava!, that's no good. Hatos said and his fear began to reflect among the other warriors hearing the conversation of their commanders.
- yes, there is something in it, but as the power of heaven, they will soon serve us. Ressa said, revealing the last part of the plan that had been known all along anyway.
- just the power of the heavens, but how can you be sure that it is the power of thunder. said Hatos.
- yes, there is no certainty here, Horgan, my brother and I claim that the powers of heaven are more than just thunder, they are powers of light and dark, moon and sun, everything that appears in the firmament of heaven, I believe that there is power to be gathered but we need the five elements for that, I hope your people will not let us down. Ressa said.
- you have my words we will not fail, they are nothing, they have nothing to stop us and end us, water, wind, fire, earth, ice. Nothing will stop us!. Hatos shouted, and his announcement made the warriors and catapult-pushing and catapult-pushing warriors all raised their weapons and screamed full of desire to fight, battle, war.
- I know that you will not fail, just like we will not fail you, soon we will reach for great power and the whole world will tremble before us, all nations will bend under the pressure of our steel boot. Ressa said, striking hard with her right foot, crushing a small rotting stone.
So the barbarians headed for their destination in the west, the Enchanted Forest, and Brandon, riding out of sight, raced to Arendelle to stop a needless war, a war provoked by true evil.
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Finally, a real enemy appeared, a provocateur, the perpetrator of everything that is bad, barbarian tribes, led by power-hungry people who want to reach for the power of the sixth element, the power of heaven, the power of thunder and lightning, so I wonder why in the world of Frozen they never there was a mention of lightning, after all, lightning is also an element, and this is the goal of the former emperor from a thousand years ago, when he ruled the whole or most of the world in times now forgotten, as well as the Forge of Dark Times, also called the Forge of Elements now this future is the key to unimaginable power, power, and the key to that power lies in the Enchanted Forest, and secret spy Brandon must now race against time to stop the unimaginable.