The Realm War:Chronicles of Illirian Book 1

Chapter 12:Skirmish Over Gaenlin

"Her mind completely shut down. There is nothing we can do for her." "Are you sure?" "I wish I could say no. But I can't. It's too late. It is best we let her go now."

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"Admiral, most of the fleet left. Gaenlin is virtually undefended." "Then we take it back. Prepare for the attack." "At once, sir."

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As the battle group exited the tunnel, the remaining Dyrakos vessels opened fire on them. The allied warships struck back, surrounding the Dyrakos ships. The flagship's shields were gradually disabled, and Kilor, Kelja, Paellor and a group of allied soldiers boarded it.

Paellor faced a Dark Knight, while Kilor and Kelja led the rest out of the hangar, towards the bridge.

Paellor blocked a fire wave, and said "Kressureo", targeting the Dark Knight's armor. His foe dispelled the attack and retaliated with lightning. Paellor absorbed the energy in his aereol and spun, releasing it in a beam of gold light. The dark warrior absorbed the beam into its palm, but the power still staggered it. Paellor attacked with his staff, pummeling his enemy with flurries of fast strikes. His foe blocked every attack and retaliated with its dark energy sword. Paellor evaded the last strike and said "Kalkar", pushing the Knight back with a gust of wind.

"Eoren" aquamarine fire streamed out of Kilor's hand, burning the soldiers nearest to him. "Spular." 8 more fell, as he dispatched them with quick blows of his staff, blitzing them with his enhanced speed. "Lyran algre" said Kelja off to his left, sending a burst of silver lightning at another group, killing them all.

The remaining allied soldiers gunned down the rest. Of the original force, only 11 were left, all of them wounded and exhausted.

Kelja and Kilor drank what was left in their flasks, replenishing some energy. They then released some of it in a silvery cloud, spreading it between the 11 soldiers, healing some of their wounds, and partially restoring their strength.

They kept moving through the ship, eventually reaching the bridge. Eikyra and a squad of Dyrakos soldiers were waiting for them.

"Long time no see" said Eikyra, brandishing her staff.

"Too long" Kelja replied, as she and Kilor attacked her, while the allied soldiers engaged the Dyrakos.

Kelja sent out a torrent of lightning, which Eikyra casually repelled with her palm. She immediately retaliated with a volley of purple energy balls, followed by beams of light.

"Aoros algre" said Kilor, bringing up an earth wall. The wall cracked, and a fireball shattered it, sending the debris at them. Kelja spun her staff, and said "Kalkar", creating a windshield, and the debris fell to the floor.

The two Lidaeri Knights combined their power in a rain of ice, hurling thick slabs at her. Eikyra cracked the ice with a blast of purple lightning, and said "Teotaires", drawing on their life force. Before she could take too much energy, they attacked her mind. "Maera illiaras" they said simultaneously. The attack was not lethal, but it was powerful enough to disrupt her magic, saving them. "Teotaires illiaras."

Eikyra electrocuted them, and they writhed on the floor in pain.

The remaining four allied soldiers rushed to their aid, but were quickly taken down as well.

Paellor said "Eoren", burning his foe's face, and attacked with his staff. "Streokal", he said, and unleashed a barrage of over the head cleaves, hammering down on the Dark Knight's defenses. He poured more energy into the spell, and knocked the dark energy sword out of its hand, and shoved him back with a slam kick to the gut. Before his foe could strike with magic, Paellor closed the distance and thrust the head of his staff into the Knight's trachea, crushing it. He finished it with a metal disk to the neck, ending its misery.

The pain was almost too much. As it was slowly killing them, the flow of electricity stopped. Paellor sent Eikyra to the floor with a blast of wind, and finished her with a downward thrust to the neck.

"Heilas illiaras" he said, replenishing their strength. "We have to go. Another Dyrakos fleet joined the battle. We don't have enough to survive for much longer" he said.

"Admiral, we will take their flagship, and whatever else we can still use" said Paellor. "We scavenged a few support ships. We can't take much more" Admiral Rokal replied.

The remaining 9 allied capital ships, a few hundred fighters, and 6 Dyrakos warships jumped to ultra speed.