Final Fantasy - All Series Fan Fiction ❯ Ultimate Final Fantasy ❯ Takeover With No Remorse ( Chapter 3 )

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Chapter 3: Takeover With No Remorse
Location: Paramekia CastleOnce again the hellish army emerges from nothingness within the walls of the enclosed city. No one had known of the Mages plan to take over this realm, so no defense had been set up. No warriors had been marshaled and ready, and no one was prepared for the attack.Quickly the Blood Dragon and his armies secured vital positions. They took over key weapons caches in the castle, they secured the outside of the throne room, keeping any and all from going in or out, and they had attacked the barracks swiftly and mercilessly. However, due to how unprepared the Paramekia Castle had been, and the efficiency of the Red Mage's forces, less blood was spilled here than at the Coneria Castle. Once the castle was fully under the control of the Red Mages forces, his skeletal warriors and Black Mages guarding the areas of importance, he made his way quickly into the Throne Room. Their, the king sat, with his handsome wife, and beautiful daughter. "Hello my Liege" Was the Blood Dragons open. "I have come for your kingdom"The king, unaware that the battle was already over replied: "Kill me if you must, but you will never win over Castle Parame...."He never finished his statement, for there appeared in his chest, a hole in which a blast of deadly fire from The Dragon had erupted into. He turned slightly, and faced the queen. "I am sorry for your husbands passing, here, why don’t you join him?"And with that, the woman was vaporized with but a hand movement of the powerful mage. The little daughter, no more than 10 it looked, looked like she was about to cry. "Now, now. Don’t shed tears my dear. Your parents have gone onto a better place now. You should be happy for them." And then the girl disappeared. Sent to the same place as the crown prince of Coneria. "Gods in hell. I love this Job..." Said the mage to no one in particular. Seconds later The Blood Dragon’s newest minion arrived to make his report. He bowed low to his master. "Sir, the barracks have been cleared out. Those who offered no resistance were taken prisoner, and those who did resist were slaughtered as an example to the others."He certainly seemed to be enjoying this WAY too much, the wicked smile on his face nearly challenge The Blood Dragon’s."Your black mages have also finished sealing off the areas you sent them to. Our army is waiting outside, simply awaiting your next order, master." After finishing his report his insane grin had disappeared and the Red Dragon gave his orders."Very good my servant. Now, I have an assignment for you. I want you to take a compliment of warriors and mages, and conquer the Second Realm. I would do so myself, but the realm is only a conglomeration of a few villages. Will it be a problem for you or will you be able to handle the situation??"With that, the Blood Dragon ceased speaking. His lips formed a wicked smile at the edges, unseen however through the mask that covered his face. He knew this warrior would do his bidding, no one could resist the allure of evil, and the pleasures it brings. It had been a simple feat to turn this warrior... And perhaps, the prisoners could be turned as well...Without waiting for an answer from the warrior, the Mage turns on his toes, and makes as if to leave... As his foot takes the first step, he disappears, into the realm of nothingness once more. Solarius left the throne room, and made his way to the courtyard, where he found the small army that the Red Mage had promised him. He leapt on his new horse, a black horse, with a mane darker than midnight. Wheeling about, he rode off, but not so fast that the skeletal warriors would not be able to keep up. He was ready to bring this land to its knees, all for the Blood Dragon. He spotted the first town not far off, and, raising his spear, he charged into the town, followed closely by his entourage of skeletal warriors and wizards. /-/-/Location: PhinSolarius rode up to the town, thundering through it on his black horse, followed by hordes of the undead. Turning around, he held his spear over his head, and then let it drop into a relaxed jousting position. "People of Phin! The Blood Dragon has commanded me to bring you to your knees. Come quietly, and none of you will be harmed here."People were now beginning to peek out of windows, listening to Solarius' speech, but not one of them made a move to exit their homes. "Why should we listen to you?" One of the villagers asked, and Solarius made a quick gesture to one of the skeletal mages. The creature began chanting in its frightening, monotone voice, and soon the house caught fire."That is why," Solarius answered. "I have an army of skeletons behind me, and I can raze this town to the ground if you do not obey the command of the Crimson Dragon." Solarius rode around in a circle, meeting the eye of everyone in the town. "Those are your choices. Either come quietly or be burned in the fires of hell!"It took a few moments, but slowly, people began exiting their homes. Solarius grinned with sick satisfaction as the entirety of the town, a few hundred, sat before him. Motioning to the wizards, they began chanting. Soon, the people of the town grew translucent, then transparent, and finally disappeared altogether as the wizards sent all of the townspeople to the Crimson Dragon's humble abode. Solarius was ready to leave, when he heard a single voice yelling and footsteps approaching quickly. A young man came forward, pitchfork in hand. He charged at Solarius, intent on killing him. Solarius turned aside the makeshift spear with his own, and impaled the boy. The boy looked up at Solarius, sadness in his face before he slumped over. Ripping out his spear, Solarius turned to his skeletons. "Search the village, make sure that no more remain."After a bit of waiting, the skeletons returned with a few stragglers. With a motion from Solarius, the wizards sent these few along to the home of the Red Mage. Satisfied, Solarius whirled around, riding in the direction of the next town, the knowledge of its location seemingly imprinted into his mind. /-/-/Location: GateaSolarius rode on with the skeletons following him, approaching the town of Gatea. He saw several lookout towers, and as he approached, he found that a small band of fighters had gathered themselves in front of the gate to the town, almost as if trying to deny them entry.Solarius, seeing no need to waste his skeletons on a small, unequipped force such as this, leapt quickly down from his horse, his spear at the ready. He approached the group of men, about twenty of them, and got his spear into a fighting position. The men saw this, and readied their weapons, which ranged from axes to spears to nothing but their fists and feet. The first of them ran forward. Solarius impaled him, then ripped out his spear and decapitated the next that approached. The remaining realized that their opponent was not a push over, and attacked in full force.Solarius changed his tactic, now fighting with the flat of his blade instead of the edge. He took down the first two quickly, batting one in the side of the head before swinging over and hitting the next one. He pulled his spear toward him, the butt of it hitting an attacker who was approaching from behind. Using the butt end as the main attacking part, Solarius hit another, crumpling him over.He took a small gash to his arm, and responded by slamming his spear into the throat of the man. Using his spear like some sort of fishing instrument, he pulled the dead man toward him, and using his body as a shield while still lashing out with one-handed spear attacks. He caught a man in the face, widening his smile all the way to his ears. A volley of arrows came from the towers, and Solarius almost smiled as they pierced the body of his human shield, and a few strays took out two of the remaining defenders. "Now that just isn't fair," Solarius said. "Hey mages, take out those towers."As his mages began their work on burning the towers to the ground, Solarius shoved the corpse forward, catching the ten remaining defenders off guard. While he had this advantage, Solar impaled one, and slit the throat of another with the tip of his spear. With only eight left, they dropped their weapons, asking for surrender. Solarius nodded, having the mages send them to the Red Mage. "People of Gatea. Open your gates. I have destroyed the puny force that you set before me. You will open these gates, or your town will be burned to the ground." As soon as these last words were uttered, the gates began rolling open.The people filed out, the skeletons watching them with their eerie, eyeless sockets. With a bit of chanting, these people were, like the villagers of Phin, sent off to wherever the Red Mage was currently. Bandaging his flesh wound, Solarius ordered the skeletons inside, finding any who may have remained behind. However, this time they returned with no one. Well, that suited Solar just fine. He mounted up on his horse, laughing evilly as he announced to his skeletons. "Only one more town need fall before our might. Come, warriors!" With that, he headed for his final destination./-/-/Location: AlteaAltea was the last town that Solarius had to bring to its knees before his task was finished. He hoped they had some sort of resistance set up. The last scuffle with the rag tag band of defenders had made his heart pump with adrenaline. He loved the rush of battle, and longed only to fight again.As he approached the town, a smile spread across his face as he saw that archers had lined the simple town walls, and a force of fighters was waiting outside. The smile grew into a grin as he spun his spear around, pointing it forward. The skeleton warriors rushed past him, while the mages hurled bolts of energy at the archers. Solarius himself waited for a few moments, before noticing a particularly strong opponent who had defeated several skeletons. Intrigued, the dark knight rode down there, seeking out this strong opponent.It was a large man, with several cuts and bruises lining his body. He held an axe in one hand and a sword in the other, and he roared barbarically from time to time as he ripped through the skeletons. Solarius leapt from his horse, running to do battle with the large warrior. He rolled out of the way of an axe strike, and shoved his spear into the man's stomach. The warrior knocked him away with a huge fist, the spear tearing out chunks of flesh as he flew backward. He hit the ground on his back and rolled up to his feet. The man seemed to be slowing down some, and Solarius ducked underneath a clumsy swing and shoved the spear deeper into the same wound, twisting it around so the tines would catch onto some organs. And it did. The large man trembled and fell, nearly on top of Solarius himself.After retrieving his spear, Solarius looked around, and grinned. The skeletal army had decimated the forces, and the archers were little more than charred corpses, thanks to his mages. He leapt upward, climbing the wall to the town deftly, then stood upon it, glaring down at the townsfolk."Townspeople of Altea. Your forces have fallen to the undead horde. I suggest you surrender quietly and not meet your death at the hands of my skeletal warriors. I show far more mercy than they." With that, he leapt down from the wall, landing beside his skeletons. In a few moments, just as Solarius was getting impatient, the doors opened, and those in the town filed out. Solarius sent the skeletons inside, and rounded up a few more stragglers. The magic users, near their end in magic power, sent the villagers to the Red Mage.Having completed his mission, Solarius, with his skeletons in tow, began his long ride back to Blood Dragon.
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