The Book of Abbadon

Battle for Moriarch (Part 3)

Suddenly, the surface of Aria begins to rumble and a few of the structures that Aatu was looking at within the kingdom begin to crumble apart. Then, a multitude of gaping holes inside the kingdom walls begin to appear from the ground caving in. You peer out into the kingdom below and what you see coming out of these dusty craters leaves you in shock. Just like Aatu said, you see at least one hundred sets of familiar mechanical claws digging their way out of the surface of the planet in every direction around you, and these machines let out a supersonic roar, crumbling even more of the surrounding buildings with Morian citizens inside of them. You get flashbacks to when you were in the Czar of Voldoor’s Mind Mirror facility with Tom as you look at what just emerged and you immediately feel a sense of panic, thinking about the massacre that's about to take place.

“ Tarragons… “

You murmur to yourself as you watch these titanic mechanical monsters tear through the kingdom’s buildings like they're made of paper and massacre the civilians within the kingdom's walls with their antimatter lasers and claws. The Champions that were stationed inside of the kingdom to protect the citizens and the archers within the kingdom's border wall all immediately jump on the threat, trying to stop these colossal beasts, but they only manage to distract a few of them as the Champions and archers begin dying to protect the civilians.

Before Aatu can act to handle the Tarragons running rampant inside the kingdom and sowing destruction, the enemy cruisers resume their bombing runs over the kingdom to keep Aatu occupied. Aatu teleports the antimatter bombs out into the horizon where there are no allies and they explode in the middle of the enemy forces in the distance. He remains focused on protecting the kingdom from the thousands of bombardments that are all coming down onto the kingdom at once by redirecting their attacks and destroying any cruiser that gets too close.

“ I'm going down there. “

Roary says with conviction as he looks over the edge of the tower at the Tarragons fighting below him.

“ So am I. “

The King says as he unsheathes his sword and walks up beside Roary. Sir Gerard follows suit, obviously fulfilling his duty to protect the King, but the King stops him by putting his free hand gently on Sir Gerard’s wrist, preventing Sir Gerard from unsheathing his sword and speaking to him in a heartfelt tone.

“ No, Gerard. You stay up here with Aatu to command our forces. You have done your duty with diligence, but I require your blade no longer. It was an honor to have you by my side throughout all these years. “

“ But… your majesty… I have a sworn oath to protect you until the day I die… “

Gerard says confusedly and with a sorrow stricken voice. King Errol then looks down at his sword in his other hand as he responds to Gerard assuredly.

“ Without a commander, our forces will lose their strength. I'm sure you remember that this blade has been passed down through King Mori’s lineage and hasn't tasted blood since the first ages. When wielded with a pure heart, its legendary power is unrivaled to the likes of even the most formidable of foes. I should be fine, old friend, and I thank you for your service. “

The King then turns towards Roary and speaks to him with a noble gaze.

“ Together? “

Roary smiles back and responds, nodding his head.

“ Together. “

You watch as both Roary and the King jump off the edge of the tower, Roary catching himself by surfing on a jet of magma and the King taking flight with a pair of glowing golden wings that shoot out of the armor on his back. Once they reach the fight down below, Roary collides directly into the side of a Tarragon’s head and it explodes violently, leaving half of the Tarragon’s face molten and dripping off before the Tarragon flips upside down and crashes into one of the neighboring buildings. The King's sword glows radiantly as he comes down on top of another one, sinking his sword into the Tarragon’s back before a glowing golden light begins fracturing the Tarragon from the inside, bursting into an explosion of holy light and leaving it in pieces. Sir Gerard nods his head before continuing to shout commands at Moriarch’s forces in order to keep them organized.