Summary/disclaimer: Time for another chapter of Flames and Sparks . Enjoy the 900-word chapter. I don't own Fire Emblem, Nintendo, Intelligent Systems and a few others do
(Adrestian Empire)
Damascus crouched on the cliff, he turned around to the other Black Eagles.
"I don't see that many soldiers outside the gate." Damascus said before he tapped Corvus on the ground.
"Damascus, go with Caspar and deal with the front guard. We're handle the rest of the soldiers in the fort." Edelgard ordered while Damascus looked at Edelgard.
"Hmm, I don't think it's a perfect idea, but I can handle 8 or so soldiers… Keep up, blue boy." Caspar said before he leapt down the slope and slid down it before casting a glance at the others.
He pressed the switch and Corvus flipped open while he walked towards the soldiers.
Caspar leapt down as well while Damascus rested Corvus on his shoulder.
2 of the soldiers drew swords and charged, Damascus hummed. He parried the first soldier's sword with a swing of Corvus.
He stabbed the soldier in the chest before ducking under the swing of another sword before elbowing the man in the head.
He slashed the man across the stomach with a spin of Corvus before he pushed the man to the ground.
4 more soldiers with axes rushed at Damascus while Caspar angled at the archers. Damascus was kicked back and growled.
"Damn it." Damascus said while he took a step back while another soldier swung at his head.
He grabbed the axe before yanking the man forward then slashed him before she spun Corvus and parried 2 of the axes. He turned his head away from the sparks while the 2 other soldiers slashed at him with swords.
Damascus felt another slash on his back, it hurt, but it was still didn't hurt. He then backed away before he spun around another slash at his chest.
"Hmm, good, but ganging up on me isn't wise." Damascus said, seizing a sword before he stabbed it into a soldier with an axe before roundhouse kicking another to the ground.
He parried another sword before wrapping a hand around the man's throat and squeezing. He heard a pop and pushed the man into his friend.
He killed the man with a single slash. Damascus looked at the 2 other soldiers who looked at him with uncertainty.
"Come, unless you are too cowardly to test your skill and mettle against mine." Damascus said before the 2 soldiers turned and retreated.
Damascus huffed in disgust and cleaned off Corvus before he spun the glaive and sheathed it on his back. He hummed and cracked his neck and turned to Caspar who pulled his axe from the back of one of the archers.
"They turned tail and ran. They were outmatched, I think we're done here." Damascus stated, he heard shouts and cries inside the fort and he rested his hand on his weapon.
A minute later and the shouts slowly fell away, Damascus cracked his neck and turned to Caspar.
"What was the point of fighting them head on if they were just going to sneak inside to assault the fort? I also want to know want to know why this fort has a way inside that they didn't keep guarded." Damascus said, he wasn't much of a strategist at the moment.
He could guess why they couldn't hold the fort. He suspected they had recently captured the fort and didn't have the numbers to fully staff the fort.
"You sound like your mad they didn't stay." Damascus heard from Caspar and he shrugged.
"Combat is human nature, it's through battle that we evolve and grow… They were unprepared for battle, there is no organization due to the mismatched weapons, the swarm tactics… They weren't expecting a counterattack so quickly." Damascus said while he turned over one of the bodies and looking him over.
"So, these were Blue Lions?" Damascus said, studying the symbol on the shoulder of the man's necklace.
He knew where that symbol came from, it was from Faerghus.
"Let me see." Caspar said while he rushed over, Damascus pointed an unexpanded Corvus at the symbol and then turned to Caspar.
"What are Blue Lions doing here?" Damascus asked while he walked up towards the gate and knocked on the door.
"The front guard has been routed." Damascus said while he looked over the soldiers behind him. He walked over to one of the soldiers and lifted the man onto his shoulder before walking back to the door.
"Hello?" Damascus asked before the doors opened and Damascus carried the soldier inside before he dropped the man in front of Edelgard who looked at Damascus.
"This soldier has a symbol of a Blue Lion on his shoulder. Caspar expressed surprise at him, so I believed you should know." Damascus said.
Edelgard looked at the soldier and then to Damascus while she looked at another soldier.
"It would seem the Blue Lions are here firmly." Damascus heard from Edelgard.
Damascus looked at the bodies.
Author Notes
Phew, another chapter done! I want to point out that Damascus isn't supposed to be overpowered, he's just very skilled and experienced. Next chapter will be on Saturday or so next week and will show Damascus talking to Edelgard and Damascus talking about the battle and their next move. Until then, Lighting Wolf out!