The siege of Andoral's Reach:
While Anders was leading his small group in preparation for the counterattack on the Warriors, Solona along with Neria were left at the fortress of Andoral's Reach. Neria was busy telling Solona about what had happened since they entered this strange Dimension as Solona had already told them about what happened to her.
"It was when we reunited with Kallian that we realised that something had gone wrong" Neria admitted "She told us about the portal overpowering and then we realised that this will be harder than we thought. It was also when we learnt that Alexius was right about this world being dangerous. We got caught between the two factions."
"You said that you duelled a member of the Warrior Faction?" Solona stated "What did you think of him."
"Part of me says that the Warrior Faction is being misled by Meredith." Neria admitted "This man I duelled known as Cullen was so full of anger. He blamed the Spellcasters for what happened to his home and family because of what a Rogue Spellcaster did. Meredith took advantage of that and made him a weapon. He's being used and he doesn't even realise it."
"My father taught me that anger leads being into doing things they don't want to do without realising it" Solona stated "It was one of the things he first taught us but even I'm not immune to it. Just like the time when I duelled Banner after he defeated Daylen. Sometimes even the strongest take end up falling in their anger. This is why we must be careful."
"Hopefully we can beat this incoming army and then we can finish our job here by finding the others and then we can get home." Neria said
Solona looked at bit worried "And how will we do that?" Solona asked
"Alexius said that there are places in this world where we can duel to open a portal." Neria admitted "Maybe Urthemiel and Razikale can help us with that."
"I sure hope so" Solona stated "I don't want to end up being trapped here."
It was then that the door opened and the two of them looked to see Fiona enter "Hey" she greeted "I just wanted to give the two of you an idea on what's going to happen. When the Warrior Faction, this place is going to turn into a Battle Arena. Do any of you have any idea on how this type of duelling works?"
"Not really" Solona stated "I never actually did this back at Redcliffe. Teagan told me to help Evangeline lead the people to safety."
"Well this is a different type of duelling to how it's normally done" Fiona replied and she pulled out two crystals "In a Battle Arena Duel, you use these special crystals in your duel disk. They make the monsters you summon come to life. Most of the rules are the same involving summoning and cards you draw. But attacking is different. In a Battle Arena, there is no opponent, you send your monsters against any enemy monster there is and there are no turns. You start with five cards and as you use them, you can draw more but you can only have a maximum of five cards in your hand. Also if you can, you can attack an opponent while they have no monsters but they may have monsters to defend themselves. The objective in a Battle Arena Duel is to survive until the enemy is defeated. You have 8000 life points and when that runs out, then you're out of the duel."
Solona looked at the crystal that Fiona gave her and looked a bit worried "Don't these crystals have the souls of people trapped in them?" she asked "Won't using them kill them?"
Fiona sighed "Those crystals you saw when people are sealed into crystals don't work like that. These crystals used in Arena duelling are ancient magical crystals from the time of the Dragon Faction. We don't really know where they came from. Those crystals that the Warrior Faction sealed people in are used to power their Arena Duels but they don't kill people as those crystals recharge over time. These crystals however don't recharge and when an Arena Duel is over, you keep the life points you have in the next arena duel. Once the Warrior Faction had many of these but they quickly used them all up in their first onslaught and so they had to use this alternative crystal."
Neria looked at Fiona "Will we be able to beat the Warrior Faction?" she asked
Fiona sighed "I don't want to get cocky but we have a few advantages. Most of the monsters we use have long range attacks while most of the Warriors only have a short range. But with the numbers they have, we could be overwhelmed, our monsters are like people in this type of duelling and they tire out. But the biggest threat is that Dragon that Meredith took from Teagan. It may be weak in a normal duel but it has a flying advantage which is difficult to strike."
"But we have dragons of our own." Solona smiled
"They'll be useful but remember, Meredith is very smart" Fiona stated "You'll need a dragon that is stronger than hers to take out."
"And you have those Solona" Neria stated "Your blue Eyes are some of the strongest monsters around."
"Don't get cocky Neria" Solona countered "The Warrior Faction is still very strong and we've never seen their full strength. The only senior member I duelled was Rylock and we still have no idea on how strong they are with Synchro and XYZ."
"Hopefully we can learn these summoning methods ourselves" Neria stated
"The spellcasters and I can help you learn just as soon as we've taken out the approaching Warrior Army" Fiona stated.
Then someone knocked at the door and the three of them turned around to see Alain standing in the doorway "I'm sorry for interrupting but we have a problem" he stated
"What kind of a problem?" Fiona asked
"It's best that you all see for yourself." Alain admitted and he left the room with Fiona, Solona and Neria following him.
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They soon arrived at the courtyard and to their shock, they saw Anders who had meant to be leading the vanguard kneeling down and he seemed out of breath. Anders looked at Fiona and made a deep breath "Commander Fiona, I'm sorry to report that I have some very bad news." He stated
"What do you mean Anders?" Fiona demanded "What happened, you were supposed to be leading the vanguard."
"The Vanguard was ambushed" Anders stated "It was a trap, the Warriors came at us in extreme force, and we were unable to withstand the full attack. Most of the Vanguard was defeated."
"What about Evangeline and my friends?" Solona demanded "My brother was with you."
Anders sighed "Evangeline told me to get back here to warn you. The Warriors are stronger than we thought. She along with your friends were fine when they told me to, they said they would hold them off while I got back here."
Solona then stood up and began walking to the gate "Where are you going Solona?" Neria demanded
Solona turned around and looked at her "My brother along with Aedan Evangeline and Kallian are in danger. They helped me before so I have to help them."
"You'll never get to them in time!" Fiona shouted "By the time you get to where the Vanguard was they'd most likely been defeated. If you're lucky Meredith may have just captured them instead of crystallising them, but don't get your hopes up."
"Without the Vanguard, this battle is going to be even more difficult now" Neria added "We're going to need you here Solona, your dragons may be the key to winning this fight."
Fiona nodded "After this battle is over, we'll help you save your friends."
Solona sighed but she knew that they were right; going against the Warrior Faction alone was foolish so she looked at Fiona "I'll be on the Battlements waiting."
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Further North of Andoral's Reach, Dr Crowler, Sereda and Zane carried on walking down the path. The desert had changed into a mountain path but it still made Crowler annoyed "First we had to travel across a hot desert and now we have to climb up a mountain!" he groaned "Is this ever going to end?"
Sereda sighed "I remember hearing the people in Wycome talk that over the mountains is the Spellcaster Faction." She stated "Maybe we can find a place to stay when we get over there."
"Well we're not going to get anywhere just standing here" Zane stated "Let's get moving" and then the three of them started their walk over the mountain in hopes of finding a place where they can stay and find more information on Solona or the rest of the group.
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Solona and Neria stood on the Battlements of Andoral's Reach alongside Fiona and watched as the Warrior Army arrived. Solona had never seen such a large army as Solona saw many Warrior Faction soldiers with their duel disks activated and they had their own monsters summoned to make the army look bigger. Solona saw some Warrior monsters that Kallian used such as Marauding Captain and Command Knight as well as many other Warriors. Solona watched as three people came forward, one was a woman and the other two were men. The woman had long blond hair and a mad look in her eyes, one of the men had a bald head and a thick grey beard while the other had light brown hair.
"Grand Enchanter Fiona!" The woman called out "You and your Spellcaster people are to surrender imminently and face punishment for the crimes you have committed against this world."
"The Crimes we committed?" Fiona hissed "How about the crimes your people have committed Meredith? It was not us who started this war, it was you! You have no right to start ordering us to surrender!"
"I have every right!" Meredith snarled "You Spellcasters are plotting to take over this world; I intend to save this world from your kind."
Fiona laughed "Save this world, from what I've seen, your people are the true threat to us all. You've hurt so many innocent people when you raided the towns in the Bufferlands. They didn't even use Spellcasters."
"Those people stood against us!" Meredith snapped "They needed to be taught a lesson."
Fiona narrowed her eyes "You're just making excuses!" she snapped "Go back to your army Meredith; this battle will be in vain for you."
Meredith smirked "Well it seems I have something that will make some of you lose hope." She turned and looked at the bald man "Alrik, bring the prisoners here."
The man known as Alrik left and a short while later, he returned with a few other Warriors dragging three people along.
"Get your filthy hands off of me!" a voice growled.
Up on the battlements, Neria and Solona gasped and widened their eyes when they heard the voice. Solona knew who it was and looked to see Alrik dragging her brother Daylen along. Aedan and Kallian were with him being held by two other warriors, one of which Neria recognised as Cullen who was holding Kallian. Solona ended up being the one to shout "Daylen!"
Meredith smirked and looked directly at Solona "I take it you know these people well?" she questioned "Well luckily for you, I won't turn them into crystals as I have better use for them." She then looked at Solona a bit more "And you seem familiar to me." Then she remembered "Ah I remember, I've never met you but some of my men did. They told me about your dragons and how you were able to beat them in one turn. You were also the one who defeated Rylock; well she paid the price for her repeated failures."
Solona then knew what she meant "So you carded one of your own top men?" he questioned
"Failure has no place in the Warrior Faction" Meredith smirked "And I guess you're the other person Teagan gave the last Ice Barrier Dragon to."
Solona narrowed her eyes and pulled the card that Teagan had given her from her deck that was on her belt "You mean this, after what you've done, you don't deserve this card."
Meredith smirked "Well soon it will belong to me and the Spellcaster Faction will fall. When the day is out, the Warriors will be victorious, prepare for battle." Meredith, Alrik, Cullen and Karras took their prisoners back to the rest of their army and Solona knew that the battle was starting now.
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Meredith rode back to her Warriors and looked at some of them "Tavish, Take the prisoners to the back carts. Then I want you to escort them to Aeonar Prison. I'll have them interrogated later to see what they know."
"As you command Commander Meredith." Tavish stated and he along with two other Warriors grabbed hold of Aedan, Kallian and Daylen and took them to a prison cart and then the three of them left the army to head to Aeonar prison.
When they were gone, Cullen looked at Meredith "So this is it then." He stated "Once we win, this war will be over and the biggest threat to this world will have been dealt with."
"And we can work towards peace." Meredith added "Alrik, I want you to lead the army attacking on the left, Karras, you and Cullen will lead the army on the right. I'll lead the central army. But there is one thing, that girl who has the dragons, I want her alive, I'll deal with her myself."
"As you Command Meredith." Alrik stated and then he along with Cullen and Karras rode off towards the parts of the army they would be leading.
With all of the army in position, Meredith turned around to address them "Today, is the beginning of the end to an order that spreads disorder throughout this world." She spoke "But we are the Warrior Faction, an order that acts upon our strength to keep order. And while we were keeping order in our territory, the people of the Spellcaster Faction were plotting and performing dark experiments left over from the days of the Fiend and Zombie Faction. The Warriors wiped those factions and we will do the same. The army gathered here is the biggest ever seen." Now she began raising her voice "This fierce army will bring an end to the Spellcaster army gathered here at Andoral's Reach. And when we crush this place, all the remaining lands will bow to Warrior Faction and they will remember this, as the last day of the Spellcaster!" All of the Warriors cheered in response "And now, summon your monsters."
"Come on out, Noble Knights Drystan and Borz!" Alrik yelled and then two Warriors appeared on the field, one wielding a harp (Level 4 Attack 1800 Defence 800) and the other with a large goblet (Level 4 Attack 1700 Defence 900).
"I summon Satellarknight Unukalhai to the field" Cullen stated as a knight appeared on the field (Level 4 Attack 1800 Defence 1000). "And with her effect, I send Vega to the graveyard, now I summon Altair to the field." (Level 4 Attack 1700 defence 1300). "And with his effect, I resurrect Vega and use Vega's effect to summon Betelgeuse" two more Satellarknights appeared on the field (Level 4 Attack 1200 Defence 1600) (Level 4 Attack 700 Defence 1900).
Meredith smirked as her Warriors summoned their monsters "And I'll summon my Pilgrim and defender of the Ice Barrier." A Pilgrim and small hound appeared on the field (Level 4 Attack 1500 Defence 1000) (Level 3 Attack 200 Defence 1600). "Let's see how you handle this Fiona."
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On the walls of Andoral's Reach, Fiona watched as the Warriors summoned their monsters and now they would attack the fortress "Spellcasters!" she called out "The Warriors seek to conquer all. This fortress is all that stands in the way of their conquest of this world. If we fail here then the Warriors will take over this entire world. But we're not going to let that happen. Now they're fighting on our turf, use you're Spells and ready our traps, it's time for us to show the Warriors how we fight here."
The Spellcasters all cheered and they began to summon out their monsters. Fiona activated her duel disk "I summon Shaddoll Dragon and Shaddoll Hound in attack mode" a black and purple puppet dragon and Hound appeared on the field (Level 4 Attack 1900 Defence 0) (Level 4 Attack 1600 Defence 900).
Other members of the Spellcaster Faction began to do the same and Solona saw some familiar monsters such as Skilled Black Magician, Blast Magician and Breaker the Magical Warrior. Then the monsters began to fire at the Warrior's army of monsters and Solona watched as magical blasts impacted some of the Warrior monsters and destroyed them.
Neria saw an old face which was Cullen and he had summoned four monsters so Neria knew that she needed to do something and so she began her move in Battle Duelling "I summon Jain Lightsworn Paladin and Lyla Lightsworn Sorcerer in attack mode." Neria's white haired warrior and black haired sorcerer appeared on the field (Level 4 Attack 1800 Defence 1200) (Level 4 Attack 1700 Defence 200) "Now Jain, Lyla, tale out Vega and Betelgeuse." Jain jumped into the air and swooped down and struck Vega with her sword while Lyla sent a beam of light which struck Betelgeuse and both monsters were destroyed.
But now Jain was trapped on the battlefield with the Warriors. And Cullen was smirking "So the strange girl who I met before challenges me again?" he said to himself "Well let's see how well you handle this; I overlay Unukalhai and Altair to build the overlay network. When light becomes dark, a new and powerful knight will ride throughout the night. I XYZ summon Darktellarknight Batlamyus in attack mode" a black knight made up of different parts of the Satellarknights appeared on the field (Rank 4 Attack 2600 Defence 550). "Now take out that Warrior the girl summoned." Batlamyus drew a powerful sword and then slashed Jain who screamed before shattering.
Up on the balcony of Andoral's Reach, Neria screamed in pain and then she collapsed "Neria!" Solona yelled and ran over to her friend "What happened?"
Neria groaned "Jain was destroyed and I felt it!" she stated "This is like a Shadow Game; we feel pain when our monsters get destroyed. These people are use to it so they don't feel it like we do."
Solona looked at the battlefield, the Spellcasters had an advantage where their monsters could strike from a distance but the Warriors still had the numbers and they were powering up their monsters at the last minute to throw the attacks back at the Spellcasters. Solona watched as a Magician of Black Chaos was destroyed after its attack got reflected back and the explosion threw several Spellcasters off the wall. Solona narrowed her eyes and started her move "First I play Dragon's Shrine, now I can send two Blue Eyes to the grave. And by activating Dark Factory of Mass Production, those cards return to my hand." Solona's Blue Eyes returned to her hand "And now with Polymerization, I can fuse them together." Everyone on the battlefield watched in shock as two large dragons appeared on the field and were then sucked into a portal. "Now I fusion summon, Blue Eyes Twin Burst Dragon in attack mode." A large two headed blue dragon appeared on the field (Level 10 Attack 3000 Defence 2500).
The Warriors looked at the mighty two headed dragon in shock and then Twin Burst sent a blast of blue fire and began attacking the opponent's monsters.
"How are we suppose to beat that!" one Warrior asked "That monster is much more powerful than what we have. That thing will decimate us."
Karras who was in charge of that soldier suddenly appeared and struck the man with hi s duel disk "There is no such thing as no chance!" he snapped "You've just got to be ready like I was." He stared at his duel disk where he had a trap waiting.
Solona watched as her Twin Burst attacked the Warrior army's monsters all over. The Spellcasters were also watching in happiness as Solona's dragon was making the Warrior's army start collapsing. But then there was a bright flash which made Solona cover her eyes. When she reopened them, she stared at Twin Burst and gasped, wrapped around the dragon was metal wheel around the necks of the heads and the wheel was covered in spikes.
"It's Nightmare Wheel!" Fiona gasped "Now your monster can't attack!"
Neria smirked "Well it's a good job my Lyla has an effect" she stated "Destroy that Trap card." Lyla aimed her staff at Twin Burst. But just as she was about to fire, Neria screamed in pain and fell to her knees. Solona gasped and looked at Lyla to see that she had an arrow in her chest. The Lightsworn Sorcerer collapsed and shattered.
Solona looked onto the field and saw the monster that had fired the arrow. It was Amazoness Archer, now that monster wasn't strong enough to defeat Lyla alone but she also saw the spell card Amazoness Fighting Spirit which gave the archer and extra 1000 attack points when she attacked Lyla. She then ran over to Neria. "Are you alright?" she asked
Neria groaned and then watched as the battle went on "Solona, if we don't do something soon, the Warriors will gain the upper hand."
Solona looked at her deck "Maybe I can free my dragon myself" she stated and then she drew another card and smirked "I play Diffusion, now my dragon separates back into the two Blue Eyes which means Nightmare wheel is destroyed." The two headed dragon broke three from the wheel and the heads separated to form two dragons (Level 8 Attack 3000 Defence 2800). "Now attack the enemy" she ordered and both Blue Eyes began to fire blasts upon the battlefield.
Nearby, Meredith stared at the two headed dragon as it split. Those dragons could do some serious damage to her army, but she had an idea on how to deal with it. "This is it, I tune my Defender with my Pilgrim" she shouted and the Defender turned into three rings of light which surrounded the Pilgrim "Dragon made from solid ice, come and help protect my army, I Synchro summon Gungnir Dragon of the Ice Barrier." A large dragon made from solid ice with red markings appeared on the field (Level 7 Attack 2500 Defence 1700). "Now do your thing Gungnir!" she ordered and Gungnir roared in response.
Solona smiled as her Dragons began giving the Spellcasters the upper hand again. But then she watched as an ice blast struck her two dragons and froze them solid. Then the ice statues exploded. Solona looked and gasped when she saw Gungnir, which was the card that Teagan had given Evangeline and now it was being used against them.
Meredith smirked as the two dragons exploded, then she decided that she needed to make the situation even worse "Now strike the enemy Gungnir!" she ordered and Gungnir began attacking the enemy Spellcasters on the walls. The Spellcasters were losing the battle now and the Warriors were stepping up their monsters. Alrik summoned his Sacred Knight of King Artorigus and Artorigus King of the Noble Knights. Cullen had summoned his Satellarknights Delteros and Triverr and Amazoness Empress was now on the field as well so now the Warriors had several powerful monsters that was smashing the Spellcasters monsters apart.
Fiona had been able to summon out her powerful El Shaddoll Anoyatyllis and El Shaddoll Construct but both ended up being destroyed, Construct by a blast from Gungnir after Meredith activated her Ice Barrier Heart equip spell which gave Gungnir an extra 500 attack points and Anoyatyllis by a shot from Amazoness Queen. Now Fiona had lost some of her best monsters and had ordered the Spellcasters to fall back into the main keep when Gungnir blew a hole in the wall which allowed the Warriors to start pulling in."
"We're getting swarmed!" Neria yelled who now had Garoth Lightsworn Warrior and Celestia Lightsworn Angel on her field along with Wulf Lightsworn Beast who were currently fending off some of the smaller Warrior monsters until Garoth was destroyed in a fight against Alrik's Sacred Knight. "What are we going to do?"
"Get inside the Keep!" Fiona yelled "We might be able to hold them off in there."
Solona looked at the two Ice Barrier Dragons and she had an idea and then she looked at her hand where she saw one of the cards in her hand, it was Maiden with eyes of blue, the card had started glowing and she saw extra text on the card which called it a tuner monster now. On her field, she had her Alexandrite Dragon and Luster Dragon. Then she realised one of the cards she had and now she could summon it thanks to Maiden "Wait, I have an idea" she stated "I summon Maiden with Eyes of Blue to the field." The blue haired girl in the brown dress appeared on the field (Level 1 Attack 0 Defence 0). "And now I tune her with my two dragons." Maiden turned into a ring of light which surrounded Alexandrite and Luster Dragon and created a beam of light. "When the power of dragons is combined with a great power, they create an almighty Beast. I Synchro summon Trishula Dragon of the Ice Barrier in attack mode." A three headed white dragon appeared on the field (Level 9 Attack 2700 Defence 2000). "And now I can use her effect to banish that Gungnir" Trishula sent out an ice blast which engulfed Gungnir and caused the Ice Barrier Dragon to fade away. "Now let's do this" Solona added and Trishula took off into the air and just like her Blue Eyes, Trishula began to attack the Warrior army and took out Alrik's Sacred Knight and Cullen's Delteros.
The Battle seemed to be turning in favour of the Spellcasters again which Meredith and Alrik noticed when Alrik's King Artorigus was destroyed by Neria's Celestia. "The Spellcasters are gaining the Upper hand again, that Dragon is causing chaos for us." Alrik stated
Meredith glared at Trishula "That's the last dragon that rightfully belongs to me!" she shouted "I won't let it be used to destroy us." She looked at her hand and smirked "I summon Samurai and Cryomancer of the Ice Barrier and then I'll tune Cryomancer with Samurai." Cryomancer turned into two rings which surrounded Samurai and created another beam of light "Now I Synchro summon Brionac Dragon of the Ice Barrier." The Sea Serpent Ice Barrier Dragon appeared on the field (Level 6 Attack 2300 Defence 1400). "She may be weaker in attack points but just like Gungnir did, her effect will take out that Dragon."
Solona saw Brionac and gasped as she remembered seeing her effect when Teagan had shown her the card. Her fears were correct as Brionac sent an ice blast which blasted Trishula off the field. With Trishula gone, the Warriors gained the upper hand and Solona watched as Neria's Wulf and Celestia were then destroyed by Amazoness Queen. Neria collapsed in pain in Solona's arms.
"Get inside!" Fiona yelled and she ran over and helped Solona get Neria into the keep. When the Warriors began to close in, the doors were closed leaving some of the Spellcasters outside. Some banged on the door begging to be let inside while others accepted their fate and began to turn towards the Warriors waiting to make a last stand.
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Meredith smirked as she entered through the broken walls of Andoral's Reach. She watched as most of the Spellcasters made their way inside the main keep and was forced to abandon some of them outside. The Warriors quickly advanced on these Spellcasters and quickly destroyed their monsters and knocked them to the ground where they were turned into crystals. Meredith turned to Alrik "Now Alrik, it's time to finish this, prepare to break down that door."
"Understood Commander" Alrik sneered "I'm looking forward to ending this."
He then walked forward and several powerful Warrior Type monsters such as Gearfried the Swordmaster, Freed the Masterful General and Gilford the Lightning appeared on the field and began banging their swords against the wooden door of the main keep.
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Inside the Keep, Solona and Fiona placed Neria down on a chair and Solona looked around at the Spellcasters who had gathered in the main keep. A large number of the Spellcasters were in the Keep including Alain and Anders. Fiona walked over to Anders "What's the situation?" she asked him.
"Not good" Anders replied "We're trapped here now; the old escape tunnel is caved in so there's no way we can escape that way. I hate to say this, but I have no idea on how we're going to survive."
Fiona sighed "I have to admit, even I'm thinking that."
"Wait!" Solona stated "You're not just going to give up are you?"
"I never said I was going to give up." Fiona stated "I never wanted to do this but I can't see how we can win this. So the only option is to make a last stand."
Solona looked at her hand to see if there was anything she could do to help. She gasped at what she saw. "Hey Neria" she called "Do you think this would help."
Neria gasped at the card Solona showed her, it was Urthemiel Old God of Beauty. "That could help, in fact it could help win this fight, it's more powerful than any monster the Warriors have. But how are you going to summon her, she needs three sacrifices?"
"I can handle that." Solona stated "I summon Keeper of the Shrine and with Monster Reborn, I bring back Alexandrite." Solona's Alexandrite and the dragon like priest appeared on the field. "I can win this battle but you're going to have to let me go outside."
Fiona gasped "Those Warriors are banging on the doors!" she hissed "If we open those doors they'll storm in."
Anders knew that this may be their only hope of survival "I can handle that" he stated "I'll take out those monsters, as soon as you hear the explosion, then open the doors" he looked at Solona "You better be right about this otherwise we're all finished." He then went up a set of stairs while Solona stood by the door waiting for them to open with her Urthemiel card in her hand.
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Outside the main keep, the Warrior army cheered as their strong monsters banged against the door of the main keep. Meredith stood next to Alrik who had summoned his Ignoble Knight of High Laundsallyn. Meredith smirked "It won't be long now" she stated
"Aye" Alrik agreed "Soon the Fortress will fall and we will finish them off."
But the cheering was short lived as a huge lightning storm suddenly engulfed the field and a lightning strike destroyed the monsters banging on the Keep door. Meredith looked up to see Anders standing there having just activated Lightning Vortex. "Brionac, attack that Spellcaster!" she ordered but then as Brionac prepared to fire an ice blast, the Keep doors opened.
Solona walked out with her eyes narrowed and her duel disk ready. When she was outside she saw the Warriors staring at her in shock and wondering what she was about to do. When Alexandrite and Keeper were with her, it was time to put her plan into action "I sacrifice my Alexandrite and my Keeper which counts as three sacrifices altogether." Alexandrite and Keeper turned into glowing orbs which began to expand "With the power of three Dragons, I'll create a powerful beast that will end this fight, come on out, Urthemiel, Old God of Beauty." The orb took the form of Solona's massive dragon and it was indeed massive, the dragon was so large that is cast a shadow over the whole battlefield and the Warriors were staring at the monster in shock. "Now Urthemiel, end this." Urthemiel obeyed ordered and began firing blasts of purple fire at the Warrior army and quickly destroyed Brionac and Ignoble Knight. Other Warriors tried to summon their own monsters but they were nothing compared to Urthemiel.
Meredith stared in shock as the massive dragon quickly began taking over the whole battlefield. She had never in her whole life had seen a monster this powerful before, this dragon was destroying her army. Warrior monsters all over the battlefield were being destroyed and the blasts were throwing the duellists around. Alrik and Karras looked at Meredith "Commander, what are we going to do?" they requested "How are we going to take out that dragon, it's the strongest beast I've seen?"
Meredith looked at the Dragon which was now overwhelming her army. She now knew that there was only one option and she hated it. She had been so close to ending this war but now thanks to that dragon and its owner, the Spellcasters had won this fight. "Sound the retreat" she said reluctantly "We cannot fight that beast, we'll have to find some way to defeat it. And I have an idea on who might have an idea." She looked at Alrik "I want you to go to Aeonar and interrogate the prisoners there about this dragon. We have to find a way to beat it."
"Understood Commander" Alrik stated "Now let's get out of here before that dragon finishes us off."
One by one, the Warrior Faction duellists ran from the field and out of the fortress and soon the army was out of the keep.
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Solona smiled as the rest of the Warrior army made their way out of Andoral's Reach. With the battle now officially over, Solona called back Urthemiel and deactivated her duel disk. Then the Keep doors opened and Fiona, Anders, Neria and the rest of the Spellcasters made their way out. Then there was cheering as they had won the battle.
"It is over" Fiona smiled "We have won."
Neria walked over to Solona "You did it Solona" she said to her "We've beaten the Warrior Faction."
"We have" Solona smiled "And now I know our next step, they've taken Daylen, Aedan and Kallian somewhere and our next step will be to find them."
Solona looked upon the horizon as the Warrior army fled away from Andoral's Reach. Solona knew that their mission here had now gotten more dangerous but there was no way that they were leaving anyone behind. Friends and family stick with each other and that's what they would do. "Hold on Daylen" Solona said to herself "I'll come for you and I'll rescue you just like you did for me."
Chapter End:
Notes: I'm sorry for the long wait but this chapter was much harder to write than I thought and I'm not going to write one like this again. To think about how Arena Duelling works, think about the fight against the Duel Ghouls before Jaden duelled Marcel in Season 3 or the invasion of XYZ Dimension in ARC V. One more thing, I won't be working on my Fanfiction stories for a while as I plan to concentrate on my novels for a while as I feel like I've been neglecting them although I do have a chapter of Rise of the Divines in the works which I will still be working on but don't expect a chapter on this story or Mass Wars for a while.