Dragonspire Sovereign Ceris AU

Sieging of the Dragon Tower-1

Hundreds of years ago, the End was divided into several ender kingdoms, each one safeguarding an End Crystal.

These magical ancient artifacts brought unity among the Ender people. They powered our ships, channeled our sorceries, and provided sustenance for all. The crystals were life itself for the Ender Kingdoms, and each Ender Lord treasured them deeply.

Ceris, Sovereign of Dragonspire, spent most of her lifetime fighting for the unity of the Dragonspire Archipelago. After years of relentless struggle and brutal fighting, she finally brought the warring islands under her rule and secured an End Crystal of her own. It was then that she began to theorize-if combining these crystals could bring forth new and greater powers, might they not also bring prosperity and order to the End?

In her vision, the Ender people would live in harmony; never again would any kingdom feel the suffering or the chaos that once plagued Dragonspire during the reign of the Warlords.

But it was precisely for this reason that the Ender Lords kept the crystals separate. They, content with their own domains, believed in inward perfection and maintaining what they already had. The idea of combining the End Crystals went against their deeply held philosophy. When Ceris presented her vision at her first End Council meeting, she was mocked and labeled as naïve and idealistic.

Little did they know... Ceris was never asking for their permission. She had been preparing Dragonspire for war for decades, quietly biding her time.

Then, when everyone was at their most comfortable, Ceris launched her invasion. Her fleet of End Ships and Ender Dragons was like nothing anyone had ever seen. It blanketed the stars, raining destruction from above.

Her void whales, enderkin, and endermen plowed through the armies of those who opposed her. She was unstoppable. In just a few years, she had gathered more than half of the End Crystals and vassalized the kingdoms around her.

My family, my people, and the Lavender Kingdom, along with a few kingdoms in the far north, have remained untouched-benevolent lords and ladies who stand as the last legs of this warring realm.

Lauretta, Matriarch of the Lightborne Isles

The Arch-Aeromancer, ruler of the Aeromancer Enclave

Lance, Lord of the Void Isles

Apollo, Moon Lord of the Moon Kingdom

And finally, Skylor, Lady of the Gateways.

Skylor, in her wisdom and determination, gathered all the surviving kingdoms and formed the Ender Protectors-a coalition dedicated to defeating Ceris's tyranny.

Subjugating kingdoms, wielding the End Crystals as tools of war, and enforcing dominion-these are not the ways of the Ender people. Now, it is up to us to restore order and peace to this warring realm.

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P.O.V. Lord Vordus

Lord Vordus awoke to a world of chaos and pain. The once grand meeting hall of the Dragon Tower, where he had convened with the Dragon Tower Council just moments ago, was now a shattered ruin. Chunks of stone and twisted beams lay scattered around him, the aftermath of a devastating bombardment that had caught them all by surprise. He coughed, pushing debris off his chest, his mind struggling to process the suddenness of the attack.

The air was thick with dust, and the acrid smell of something burning reached his nostrils. Vordus groaned as he pulled himself to his feet, feeling the sharp sting of cuts and bruises on his body. His thoughts were disoriented, the steady routine of safeguarding the Ender Dragons shattered in an instant. This was no ordinary raid; this was something far more powerful and calculated.