it was night by the time the group arrived at Ataraxia with their dead on the horses and bringing home the missing Knights. so not many people were out and about at the time. a female Nestoris was tending to her crops when she heard the sound of many hooves on stone. she looked up from her crop work and saw the tired group at the city gates. she instantly ran to get water for the horses and food for the riders. her name was Aurora Nestoris, a skilled farmer, rescued by Arthulilia when she was younger from a Voltaris attack. when she heard that Skyleap had returned with a not but without her rider, she had worried badly about her savior. now that the group had been spotted at the gates, she had hope that some Knights had survived.
she came out of her house to find Galleous hoping down from Timber with a sleeping Senn leaning on the horses neck. Arthulilia jumped down from Skyleap and staggered from pure exhaustion. Aurora came forward with food for the tired riders while her brother, Orion Nestoris, came forward with water for the horses. they spotted some dead Ardonians on some of the horses and a grim looking Nestoris with an odd looking staff strapped to his back. Arthulilia murmered something to the male Nestoris but he shook his head.
"thank you, Aurora. we are grateful for your help upon our arrival. the horses also need shelter and we need to talk to the Masters." Arthulilia said wearily when Aurora gave her some bread.
Galleous walked past with Senn sleeping in his arms. somehow, he had managed to get the young Clanless Ardonian off Timber's back without waking him. Senn mumbled something in his sleep and Arthulilia shook her head.
"poor boy. he fell asleep before anyone could do anything. Achillean's a new member and we lost maybe 7-10 Ardonians. Deathsinger must be stopped at all costs and we need to talk to the Council on how it should be done." Arthulilia said before leading her horse away, the male Nestoris known as Achillean following on his horse.
Aurora finished settling the horses into the stables and froze, something clicking in her mind.
"Wait, Orion. did she say 'Achillean'?" She asked her brother.
Orion frowned and looked up from feeding Timber.
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Arthulilia lead Achillean with Hadion, Galadar and Zulius to the Council while the moon reached it's peak. she was tired but sleep had to wait till she spoke with the Council. if anyone else was tired, it was Achillean. due to his fight with Deathsinger, his strength was drained from the use of the Songs. and he had little sleep on the road. but he didn't show his sleepiness buut she could sense it off him. she walked up the steps to the Council and knocked three times.
Master Aurelius opened the door and saw the tired young female Sendarian and a few other weary Ardonians.
"i see you survived the attack. how many were lost on both teams?" Aurelius asked.
"8-10 on our side, 9 on their side. we acquired some help." Arthulilia said and stepped aside.
Aurelius looked in the direction she had moved from and saw his old friend Achillean Nestoris leaning on his staff wearily. Tidesinger looked up from the ground and saw Aurelius looking at him with a shocked look.
"150 years they said? feels like 3 days ago since i last saw you, old friend." Achillean said jokingly, smiling widely.
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an hour later, the group was in a Council meeting to decide what will happen.
"didn't Igneous go to K'arthen and Cydonia do unite them so we could have an army? if so, where would he be at by now?" Aurelius asked.
"he left 7 days ago to see Aren the Fletcher. he might not be back for another few days depending on what the condition is over there." Galleous said next to Amberilia.
Amberilia had been summoned with every weapon-smith in the city so they could receive orders, along with all the trainers and Generals, they were to receive orders from the leaders to pass down onto the troops. Arthulilia had seen just about everything in the battle on Mount Velgrin and had decided not to attack just yet.
"i got word that Fort Feldin were attacked by the army of the Undead a few days ago. we havve some survivours with word that Feldin Army were heading to the Necromancer base at the time of the attack." Aurelius said.
"what we need, an army of Felinas and Humans alike to help us. if the Voltaris have grown in numbers, we have no hope of defeated them AND taking the Necromancer Army without heavy loses to each battle." Zulius pointed out.
"I have been in contact with a........ friend of mine for the last two days. he's getting help from the Far Reaches right now. he said they have many entities on their side and are willing to fight with the Ardoni Clans." Arthulilia said with a air of uncertainty.
"and who's this friend of yours, sister?" Amberilia asked suspiciously.
"i can't tell you, for he said that if i told anyone, he will help the opposing side. we don't need that. so i prefer to keep it a quiet situation until he and his army arrives." Arthulilia said, glaring at her twin.
"ok. if you say so. go on with your report." Aurelius ordered
"i also go word that another army was seen moving this way a few days ago. a few boats with an unfamiliar flag, a blue sun looking thing with blue rays coming of it. i can't be sure who's side they are on, but i sense they have to choose soon." Arthulilia sighed.
"where was this?" Galleous asked.
" a bit far from Cydonia, actaully. and their flag isn't a Nether Flag so i hope they mean good." Arthulilia responded.
"what of the Enderdragon egg? how will the End respond to this? i heard it was a little farmer girl called Abbigail and hasn't returned home since a robbery in a small farming village. an elder there, Aaron Finch, said she left after a theif took the Egg from her village. she hasn't been back since." Hubris stated.
"we can predict an alliance from them, but either way, they will side with us due to the Nether obviously siding with the Voltaris." Hadion said, determined to face the threat.
"What of Achillean? he doesn't have his Songs anymore." Galadar asked, a bit concerned.
"we can find the Prime Songs before Deathsinger does. problem is, Thalleous hid them a bit too well. anywhere could very well be the hiding place for those Songs." Arthulilia responded, raising an eyebrow.
" the only one who knows where one of the Songs are is Senn. that Song, Senn said, was the Mobilium Prime. only Senn can find it." Galleous pointed out.
Amberilia sighed. "we have too few Ardoni, let alone fewer females. we can't get the females involved or we will be extinct for sure. we need to send word to our other allies. The End, the Humans, Feldin, Cydonia and K'Arthan. but the Voltaris has a vast Nether Army, Necromancer Army and the Voltaris themselves. we need more numbers." she sugguested
"we will send word to our Allies. Amberilia, Galleous, start making more weapons and start training the soldiers. Hubris, evacuate every Ardoni outside of Ataraxia with a group with you. don't take no for an answer and explain the situation. Hadion, Galadar, Zulius, send word to the capitals of our nearby allies. they'll send the word further. tell them they have 3 days to decide which side to take." Aurelius comanded.
Arthulilia left the Council with lighter shoulders. her orders were to monitor training and teach the soldiers how to use the Songs. Achillean was to assist her since he had longer endurance. but she sensed he was hiding something. something they needed to know from the past.
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Minecraft Songs of War Season 2 Battle for Ardonia (COMPLETED)
FanfictionSenn was told by Thalleous that his parents were killed in a Voltaris attack during the Great War. He knows that feeling where you're the only one who doesn't know the truth of your past and never will. Then the word comes that Deathsinger is back...
