Armored Core: Vengeance
Chapter 21 the end of the Agnus kingdom, dark truths revealed, the knight fights the hurting shadow
In the distance hiding in the shadows of the castle Mantis is seen watching Na'el brutally killing the guards and what is left the Agnus forces that are left as she approaches the throne room where the Queen resides.
Mantis: who would thought that Girl would do that any of those soldiers? Hehehe his blood truly does runs strong in her vains…
Na'el continues to walk through the halls of castle, her hands now completely covered in blood of those she killed that tried to stop her eyes full of hate towards the kingdom for making the cities miserable along with the lives that has been taken during the war.
Na'el: I'll end it… I'll end all of it… that sorry excuse for a Queen as well…
As Na'el continues on, outside of castle Shinck who is inside his A.C is seen fighting against the Corporations forces as he tries to get inside to stop Na'el before she does something very dangerous, but he wasn't the only one the Redguns led by Jaune is also seen fighting Corporations as well, one of there makes it inside and lands Matthew jumps out of it and started running through the castle to reach the throne room.
Matthew: I have to stop Na'el before she does something very dangerous!
As the chaos spread throughout the kingdom Jaune is contacted by Sun about Blake which was not good news.
Jaune: what? Blake is gone? Do you know where she is?
Sun: the last I saw her, she was heading to her A.C there's a possibility she is coming for you and the other mercenaries Jaune.
Jaune: … I'll handle it, after all this is personal.
Sun: … Jaune…
Jaune: I will get her back, but Sun you are the only one that can handle what she is going through ever since the Coral war back on Rubicon, not because you still love her, not as huntsmen, but as a person who cares about others.
Sun: …
Jaune: I'm returning to the mission.
Back inside the castle Shinck crashes through the wall so he can hurry and stop Na'el before it is to late.
(Scene change)
Na'el is seen in front of the door that leads to the throne room as she opens it she is face to face with the Queen of Agnus who seems to have a mask and just staring at Na'el not moving or anything.
Na'el: … nothing to say your majesty?
Queen of Agnus: …
Na'el: so nothing? You aren't going to say anything? Even as all of Agnus soldiers including civilians who are all dying in this stupid and pointless war!?
Queen of Agnus: …
Na'el: why don't you bloody say something!?
The Queen does not say anything not a word or anything she just looks at Na'el who is now at her breaking point, until she finally snaps and ruthlessly attacks the Queen with so much anger, rage and hatred, when Shinck and the others arrived they saw in complete shock and horror as Na'el brutally kills the Queen of Agnus in cold blood not caring for the consequences of what she has done.
Matthew: … Na'el… do you know what you have done?
Na'el: Matthew… I did what needed to be done…
Matthew: be done? Be done!? Na'el you killed the Queen of Agnus, without her the kingdom is going to fall apart and will make the war worse!
Na'el: we suffered too much Matthew! They had it coming and they have to pay for it!
Church then contacted Shinck about something important which surprises him.
Shinck: Guys the Queen of Agnus is still alive.
Matthew: huh?
Na'el: what? That's impossible I killed her, the body is right here!
Jaune: …
Jaune walked up to see the body and to his surprise oil was coming out not blood which means the Queen that Na'el killed was a fake.
Na'el: she was a fake? A fake!
Matthew: if this isn't the Queen then where is she?
Jaune: hmmm … I think she is underground beneath the castle.
Shinck: Church.
Church: don't worry I already have her location sending you the destination now.
Shinck: we'll head there right away.
Shinck boards his A.C and so do all the others, Na'el gets in Shinck's A.C then the group goes to find the path that leads further down once they found it they go inside.
(Armored Core 3 – on satelloid)
(Scene change)
The group arrived inside the underground tunnel that is beneath the castle where the real Queen is, as they go deeper the group encounter machines that is used by the unknown enemy that they ran into during the war.
Church: Shinck.
Shinck: yeah, I know it looks like those guys are really are connected to this war somehow which means… something has happened to the Queens of the two kingdoms years ago.
Na'el: …
Fatman: kid, keep an eye on her, something tells me Na'el is going to attack the Queen like she did with the fake one.
Shinck: …
The group continues on further inside until they finally reached the chamber where the Queen resides, once they opened the door and entered the chamber inside is the real Queen of Agnus who is inside a sealed capsule, Na'el jumps out of Shinck's A.C and was about to attack the real Queen but Matthew stops her.
Na'el: get out of my way Matthew!
Matthew: no Na'el, this is the real Queen of Agnus you can't kill just kill her, she might know exactly what is going on.
As the two argue Shinck fires his rifle above them revealing Mantis who watching them the whole time they were in the castle, Na'el immediately recognized who he is.
Na'el: you! You're the one who kidnapped me and was at our city!
Matthew: what? He's one of the people who attacked our city?
Mantis: it doesn't matter now, this place will be you all's tomb along side the Queen who is no longer useful to us anymore.
Mantis activities the bombs that are in the underground in order to bury them so that no one can know the truth of why they are fighting this pointless war, Jaune was quick and grabbed the capsule with his A.C.
(Armored Core 3 – Artificial line)
Matthew: Jaune!
Jaune: don't worry I got her, right now we need to get out of here now!
Matthew hurries and boards his A.C and Na'el gets back in Shinck's A.C and soon they started trying to escape from the underground as it begins to fall apart around them as this happens many of the unknown enemy forces attacks them so they won't leave the place alive with the Queen.
The group continues to fight through the unknown enemy forces that are trying to stop them from ever leaving with the Queen in there possession, as they get closer to the exit Blake in her own A.C crashes into Jaune but he quickly tossed the Queen's capsule to Matthew.
Jaune: Blake…
Blake: … Jaune… you murder!
Jaune: yeah that's right Blake, don't blame yourself just blame me.
Matthew: Jaune!
Jaune: don't worry I'll be fine, you keep going Matthew besides this is personal.
Matthew continues on while Jaune soon began fighting against Blake who is now just angry at who was responsible for killing her team.
(Nier automata – A Beautiful Song)
Both Jaune and Blake then started fighting against each other while the underground continues to crumble around them, Blake attacks wildly at Jaune wanting nothing more but to kill him for all the deaths of the huntsmen but more importantly her team mates.
Blake: it's your fault Arc! It's your fault that everything we fought for is gone!
Jaune: …
The fighting continues on as Blake blame Jaune more and more for the death of her team RWBY and the destruction of huntsmen who are no longer around anymore.
Blake: everything was fine back then… everything was great back then… we had peace at last…
Jaune: …
Blake: but all of that was taken away… by the corporations… and the mercenaries… including you Jaune!
Jaune: …
Blake : suffer… suffer… suffer and die for your sins!
Blake was about to finish Jaune off but sadly the leader of the Redguns cuts both her arms off and blasts her with his assault armor which heavily damaged Blake's A.C and making it unable to continue fight anymore.
Blake: I… hate… you… Jaune …
Jaune: … yeah I know.
Jaune pulls Blake out of the cockpit of her A.C and leaves to catch up with the others, meanwhile Shinck is seen now getting ready to fight Mantis as the try to escape.
Mantis: how strong you are against my psychic powers!
(Metal gear rising – stain of time)
The two began fighting through the tunnel as Mantis uses his abilities to control his special weapons more effectively this puts Shinck in a difficult situation as the attacks makes it near impossible to avoid.
Shinck: oh man…
Na'el: Shinck what are you doing? Hurry up and kill him!
Shinck: easier said than done…he's weapons are making it impossible to avoid them…
Na'el: then focus on him then don't worry about his weapons!
Shinck: right.
Mantis: intriguing, this mercenary is something else he could become a serious problem for us later, so I'll end him along side that girl.
Mantis's attack is now getting more dangerous as ever to end the two but Shinck started attacking at close range unleashing all his weapons on him, both takes more damage as they get closer and closer to the exit until they were finally outside Shinck uses assault armor to damage Mantis even more push his A.C to it's last leg.
Mantis: impossible!
Na'el: Shinck end him!
Shinck: RAAAAAAAAHHHH!
Shinck plunge his pulse blade through the cockpit killing Mantis and ending the fight as both machines crash down to the ground, Matthew also lands with them then Jaune arrived as well.
(Assassins creed 3 – Connor's life)
Jaune: guys we can't stay here the corporations will possibly find us including the Queen as well.
Matthew: yeah…
Jaune: we'r going to need you guys to comeback with us.
Shinck: … yeah that does seem like a good idea.
Na'el: are you serious?
Shinck: if you have better ideas Na'el I would like to hear it.
Na'el: …
Shinck: I'm taking your silence that you don't have any ideas, Church I'm sending you information on Rhodes Island ship so you can pick me up from there.
Church: got it.
Fatman: we'll see you there.
The group sees Rhodes Island's ship in the distance as the Agnus kingdom falls to the corporations, then everything fades to black.
(Attack on Titan – Barricades)
End of Chapter 21
End of Arc 2
Another Chapter and Arc done, I hope you all liked this Chapter and everything that happened in it, well that is all I hope you all have a nice day be safe and I will see you next time bye.