The King’s last stand

As dawn broke the next day, Sairori have left on his own to inform the Kingdom on the new situation with Baronia. Alistor and party waited home with nothing more to do than relax. Taking some time off from battle for once a change.

Returning back to Baronia, the King goes to make an announcement to all his followers at the coliseum down below.

“Loyal machines of Baronia! The time is among us and Mathias is at its countdown. The age where machines rule draws near.”

An audience full of machines and monsters cheered on.

“So far many of you failed to destroy them. Which is why I’m stepping in to take charge of the battle against them.”

Dr. Page and Kafkinator were surprised from the sudden announcement, Questioning going on between the crowds.

“Isn’t it a bit too soon my lord?” Questioned Kafkinator.

“Are you sure you don’t want to reconsider my lord? There are still plenty of machines at your disposal to send down.” Said the doctor as he felt nervous about the king’s rash decision.

The King flicks his cape.

“I just gave the anti-water serum to you all not too long ago.” He reminds him.

“What’s point of sending another monster if they keep yielding the same result? I’ve made my mind and going in. If you want things done right, then you have to do it yourself.” Spoke the King.

“Daiyumasa will lead some of the fleets to attack on the Capital. I will lead the main force attack on Emerald personally.” He ordered.

“So another divide and conquer strategy.” Smiled Daiyumasa as the crowd continue to watch silently.

“You’re aware the risks of driving Baronia to a state of chaos if you fall my lord?” Questioned the doctor, still not supporting the plan.

“I don’t intend on losing doctor. You can batch some of our strongest monsters that were rebuilt if you’re too concerned.” The king snapped.

The doctor did as he told to batch up a select pool of some of the Empires best monsters. Daiyumasa took leave to prepare the fleet as the King follows from behind. Massive battle ships, spider tanks, and walkers are seen lined from side to side as they both came outside.

“Remember! No one moves till my call.” Reminded the King as Daiyumasa came to a halt after entering the ship with him.

He nodded to agree with the King.

“We got lots of things to do.”

Daiyumasa left to another room disregarding the King’s order.

“We’ll see about that.” Daiyumasa smirked.

Baronia prepares to set their next invasion in motion as engines starts up with pawns loading on each ship. They had to wait for the doctor’s batch of monsters the King ordered to bring down.

Back down on Emerald, Alistor and party had their morning routine of training and breakfast. By the time Sairori came back, everyone was finished with breakfast. A loud shaking sound was felt crashing down as they go check outside.

“What’s going on?” Alistor wondered as smoke piled.

Fleets of Gear ships and fighters passed by. Shots fired down, causing civilians to panic from another Baronia attack.

“Can we ever get a break? These guys are persistent. They waste no time, I give them credit. Comments Maigashi.

“Where are they going?” He asked.

The party moved to another side to get a better view from above.

“It seems they’re heading towards the kingdom.” Sairori murmured.

“Sigh…here we go again.” Maigashi felt unmotivated.

“They never give us a break just one thing after the next. We take out one of their monsters they just send another down.”

Alistor and party arrived on scene as battleships hover over the business district. Nothing happens till a few canons fired away at the castle walls. The victim’s starts to hesitate leaving town as walls crumbled. A flickering flash of green light teleports down by the party. Daiyumasa appeared before the team.

“We meet again. Lovely weather wouldn’t you agree?” Daiyumasa greeted them with a smile as pawns raided the streets.

“So you’re here to fight?” Alistor ask as he draws his sword.

The general laughs for a brief moment as he turned his back on them.

“My fight is not with you. My lord ordered me to not engage. But that’s not the case HA. I was sent here only to draw you out. Your precious home town will soon be next after my King finish dealing with the other villages.”

“Now if you want to get back you’ll have to fight them first.”

Baronia pawns of all three types attacks as Daiyumasa waltz away to explore the Capital a bit. He walked causally as the flames and smoke spewed across the streets.

“Such pitiful waste.”

He takes notice at a bakery downtown. The general came to a halt staring at the building. A few royal soldiers charged at Daiyumasa but he simply flicked them aside with one hand holding his blade. He continues to stare through the windows as flames burned from behind. Daiyumasa looks at his mechanical arm as he stared at his hand. A memory comes to him…

“What was this dream I once had?”

Blurry images of a one armed young boy is seen helpless as others pointed and laughed. No one wanted to play with him or talk to him. All alone within a dark corner on the school ground. Time passed as the boy grew older.

“I’ve been here before…”

The sight of a bakery always cheered him as the one place he was accepted by a couple who always welcomed him. The sight of pastry and sweets brightened his gloomy mood as the young mind turned to an ambition. As time went on the happiness soon died as the couple tragically passed on by the time he reached manhood.

“All despicable scum!!!”

The flashback fades away as Daiyumasa to senses. He shattered the windows of the building with his sword.

“Monsters! Destroy everything in this place.” He commanded as a few recognizable monsters crashed in.

Daiyumasa hacked away at the tables as chairs flew. He fired an energy attack at the shelves and glass display. Sweets and pastry’s scattered across.

“Hold it right there!”

Alistor and his party finally catch up to him as he surprised Daiyumasa with an attack leaving him no time to block with his sword at all.

“Star Breaker!”

Daiyumasa used his mechanical arm to block Alistor’s attack damaging it. He backed away from Alistor as the sword pulled out. His arm was slightly battered with a crease.

“Grh!!!”

“You’re not going anywhere.” Alistor pointed as the general tries to regain his ground from an injured limb.

Daiyumasa stopped in place as he pulled it out to reveal a weapon. The party hesitates for a brief second.

“A dirty trick!”

Daiyumasa begins spraying a round of lasers at the party forcing them to fall back. He brought out his sword with his other hand to clash with Alistor.

“You see both hands to me don’t really matter. Just one is needed to take you down.”

He laughed at the sight of him struggling while the other party handles the other monsters.

“I got you where I want. It’s inevitable! Surrender now!”

A call from the King interrupts their battle. Daiyumasa break away from the fight to answer his device.

“What in god blaze you’re doing? Head back so I can soon start the attack on Emerald. “Ordered the king.

“As you wish.” Daiyumasa sighed.

Daiyumasa and the monsters stepped back to retreat.

“We’ll meet again.”

He vanish away with the monsters. Alistor’s team suddenly hears an emergency distress signal. News about another village near Emerald needs assistance.

“It’s coming from Kaito village.” Maigashi said.

“It’s not far from the old power plant. We can make it if we leave now.” Auroa assured.

“Let’s go then.” Alistor nodded.

Zolhalla and Tannen followed from behind. The party heads off, exiting through the huge gate of Mathias.