Tuesday, August 31, 2004

   Merdeka!
Thats what we Malaysian shouts when we are celebrating Independence day in our country. So its holiday today and I have the time to continue with the story. Its quite a serious one...

Eve of the Eternals
Part 18: This means War!

After while some time of peace, Vinedia had received news from the scout that the Calcaem army have already arrived on Elvennia land. It seems that the Calcaem have started to invade the nearby village and towns near Elvennia. Quickly Gelweintall ordered all the scouts to return to Elvennia city. In the castle, Vinedia sat on her throne looking stressed, Her ministers kept quiet but tension could also seen on their face while Gelweintall just standing still waiting for Vinedia to say something. “So it has finally started…. My dream about the invasion has come true…” Vinedia closed her eyes. “They are still preparing and from the scouts report they are trying to surround the city.” Gelweintall explains the situation to Vinedia then he continued, “Its best we stay low for a while, we don’t want them to know we have soldiers here in Elvennia, if they found out about this we will be facing a strong resistance from them.”.

Vinedia stands up from her throne, “Still, I need to see the enemy army myself... I’m going for an undercover.” Looking quite shocked Gelweintall tries to stop Vinedia from trying to spy the Calcaem army, but instead he ended up following her in the undercover operations. Felimor, who heard about this also decided to join them.

But the undercover ended in failure because Vinedia decided to help a dragon demi human child who got caught in a trap made by the Calcaem army. “The Dargunon race… the race of human-dragon creature. Never expect to see one of them, I thought it was only a fairy tale.” Vinedia looking at the little Dargunon smiling. “A dragonmen tribe eh? Better send it back to its place before the Calcaem army realize that someone had disturbed their traps.” Felimor suggested to the others. “Looks like we can’t go for the undercover thing anymore since we need to send this Dargunon pup home.” Gellweintall said with a sigh of relief.

And so they send the Dargunon home to its tribe but they never entered the valley where the Dargunon resides since they afraid the Dargunon won’t be that friendly with humans, they just left the small Dargunon near the valley so that it could go back on its own.

In Elvennia, Miene is walking with his brother Galcalivern at the market district buying items to cook for dinner. Galcalivern as usual wear his hood that hides his face, the only thing you can see is his green eyes. “Brother, the enemy is getting nearer day by day and sooner or later we will be on the field fighting them... to tell the truth I’m kinda scared….It’s not that I’m a coward or something but I’m scared of killing people, I’ve never kill anyone before….” Galcalivern looked at his sister who is looking quite confused. “Then don’t get yourself involve in the war. Like me I’m not thinking of fighting. Maybe I just run away somewhere when the war starts.” Miene is quite annoyed by her brother’s response. “What I expected from an idiot, a stupid advice. I have my reason to fight and I’m not backing out, besides I’m the Queen’s standard bearer. Unlike you I’m not a coward!”. Galcalivern just laughed by his sister’s comment “Well looks like you are still going into the battlefield, then you still have to kill, it’s the rule of being a soldier fighting for his country.. Kill or be killed, survival will determine the winner. If you are fighting in your current state right now, its better for you not to fight at all understand?” Miene kept quite for a while then gave a back hand chop on his brother’s neck. “Yeah, I need to be ready mentally. The Queen will fight and so will I! But still, why aren’t you fighting too?” Galcalivern looked at the sky, then he said, “
I haven’t found my reason to fight, that’s all...”

In the castle Vinedia is visited by representative from the Calcaem army which is their general and his bodyguards. “We have come to inform you that this land is now part of the Calcaem empire possession, you must obey all the rules and provides resources that your country produces. You have no longer the power to rule as the only one who can rule is the Lord of the Calcaem Empire. Instead you can become minister in providing better communications with the residents here. Any resistance would lead to severe punishment”. Vinedia was quite angry upon hearing this so was her minister. “I never said that I would accept your terms and I never intended this city to become part of Calcaem.” Vinedia said trying to control herself. “Yes, you never agree as like the other leader also said, but when the lord has decided that the land belongs to the Calcaem Empire, there is no need for agreement”. Vinedia said Elvennia is an independent nation and there is not need for outside interference and she won’t let the Calcaem take the land. Upon hearing that the Calcaem general quickly draws his sword and gave a cut on Vinedia shoulder. “That is the souvenir for resisting, if we can’t take it peacefully than we will take it by force, two moons from now we will be coming with our soldier to take the city and you will be beheaded in front of your people as an example of resisting the Calcaem Empire.” After the warning the general left the castle. “Vinedia lie back on her throne holding her bleeding shoulder. “That man, he is the metal man that I saw few years ago. So he finally came back to conquer this land… These Calcaem people are getting very arrogant, its time to teach them a lesson.”


Two days later the Calcaem army indeed arrives to the city but to their shock they found out soldiers wearing blue armor are already waiting them outside the city fully equipped with weapons. “I never knew that had an army of their own, I thought we could just take our army easily into the city.” The General of the Calcaem army looks very surprised. “So, what do we do now? Our army here are only for the purpose of giving fear to the enemy.” . “Continue the invasion, we cannot return empty handed; besides these people here don’t really have the experience in real battle. They are just pretending.”. The army general said confidently.

The throne room in Elvennia castle was quite, Vinedia was alone sitting on the throne wearing her blue armor, thinking. Then her mother entered the room and with holding a sword with her. She approached Vinedia and handed her the sword then said, “My daughter Raynear, take this sword with you into this battle.”. Vinedia took the sword and felt a very strong power from it. “Mother, where did you get this sword? Quite beautiful and I could feel a strong power coming from it.” Then her mother told her that she would want to be able to help her daughter in defending Elvennia but since she was old she do not know what to do to help her daughter. Then one night she was greeted by a person who calls himself Thelmerias, the Celestial of Weapons and Forgery and he offered to make a sword for Vinedia and Vinedia’s mother lend him a hand in making the sword. That is how the sword comes into existence, a sword forged of the love of a mother to her daughter. “This is Fairlandis, a sword that can only be hold by the blood of the Raynears. When sheathed this sword looks like a normal sword, when unsheathed Fairlandis shows its true self, if hold by others Fairlandis remains a normal sword.” Vinedia hugged and thanked her mother, she then attached Fairlandis on her belt, bids her mother farewell and move out from the castle.

From the castle she could see her soldiers are already in formation. Wearing her helmet she rides on Vilvendi, her horse. She rides her horse to the front of the formation. Gelweintall and Miene was already there waiting for her. Standing 15 000 strong, she commanded her army to move to the battlefield. Her mother watched from the far praying to the Eternals for her daughter safety.

The army came face to face with the Calcaem Empire soldiers. Vinedia noticed Felimor and some of the soldiers are missing. “Felimor been missing for many day, the last time I saw him is when we left him at the valley where the Dargunon lives. I hope nothing bad happens to him.” Said Gelweintall when Vinedia asked him on Felimor’s whereabouts. “Queen Raynear, the Calcaem army is marching forward! We should be preparing too!” Miene shouted. “This is it, sound the trumpets! Unsheathe your swords! Hold up your shields! To be strong we must not fear the enemy!” The Elvennia soldiers shouted in response. “Good moral booster Queen, now remember make it quick a long battle would be problematic. I’ll go take my position now” Gelweintall said smiling leaving the queen. Vinedia looked at Miene who was holding the flag of Elvennia, Miene made a signal that she is ready and not to worry about her.

The Calcaem army then stopped, the general commanded the army to charge and the archer units to fire, and the Elvennia army did the same too. Many soldiers fall victim to the archer attacks from both sides. Vinedia quickly rode Vilvendi to engage the enemy followed by Miene. While charging Vinedia shouted something in an ancient words of Elvennia, “Meierfillhen Elvennia! Vielfillhen Elvennia!” (For Elvennia we live, for Elvennia we die). “So the leader is the Queen herself charging stupidly in the front, she won’t last long and we will win easily.” The Calcaem general smiled. “Whoever manages to kill the queen will be handsomely rewarded!” shouted the enemy general. He watched the queen carefully behind the army line, waiting confidently for the queen’s demise.


Upon charging an arrow flew towards Vinedia, quickly Vinedia takes out her shield protecting her face, and then another appeared. Vinedia bend her body to the left, and the arrow missed her. She then took out her bow and fired the arrow which instantly killed the archer attacking her. She straightens up her body and fires three more arrows simultaneously hitting another three. Miene, also proved to be a great fighter, attaching the flag to the horse seat fights her way to the front with her spear defeating soldiers standing in her way. Both armies met, sword clashes and each soldier fighting their best to win. The Elvennia soldier prove to be an efficient fighter, carrying bow and swords, an Elvennian swordsmen could instantly turns into an archer on the battlefield unlike the Calcaem who only specializes in certain weapons. Still, lack of experience of the Elvennia soldier is inferior to the Calcaem soldier. The battle starts to take quite a long time and it’s already near night. “Elvennia, its time for you to protect yourself too right?” Gelweintall looking at Elvennia city. Suddenly the land started to shake and to the Calcaem soldiers disbelief Elvennia city starts to float and went up into the sky! “I can’t believe what I saw, Elvennia city floats in the sky!”

“Elvennia always floats to the sky when it’s nearly night. Luckily you didn’t saw this when you were here two days ago.” Gelweintall said smiling and then sounded the horn trumpet. Instantly after the trumpet sounds, fireballs came falling towards the Calcaem troops. These fireballs are fired from the catapult positioned on Elvennia city. “Damn it! They are breaking the army apart!” Then another horn sounded from a hill near the battlefield. From there appeared Felimor and other soldiers followed hundreds of large humanlike form also wearing blue armor and carrying large axe and hammer. It’s the Dargunon race who decided to help Elvennia! “Reinforcements! This is getting out of hand...” The Calcaem general started to lose his confidence. “Vinedia saw this chance quickly tries to break through the Calcaem army to reach towards the enemy general. She jumped from her horse. Above air she shouted “Raycrusher!” giving impact on the area she lands that sends many of the Calcaem soldiers flying. She gives signal for Vilvendi to move forward and she quickly runs forward throwing off her helmet. On the way she defeated soldiers trying to block her way. She then took a helmet from on of the enemies and wore it, and then she stabbed one on the way, takes off the mantel and covered her body with the mantel. Enemy soldiers that saw her thought of her as one of their friends since they could only see her wearing the same helmet and mantel and could not clearly see her armor since its covered by the mantel.

Then she runs to the place where the Calcaem general located. When the general saw her, he said “Are you running away from battle soldier? I will have to kill you!” Vinedia throws the helmet and looked at him “Sorry I’m not running away, but I’m charging forward!” Vinedia quickly ride back on Vilvendi which arrives at the same time she arrived at the location and with a flash cut off the general’s head. With the enemy general dead Vinedia commanded that the Calcaem army to stop fighting and throw away their weapons and surrender. The Calcaem army, already too shocked by the events during the fight against Elvennia soldier obeyed Vinedia’s command. Miene then appeared behind Vinedia, “You were going too fast, I can’t keep up with you! This job as the standard bearer is really tough.” said Miene who is out of breath. “Don’t worry you did a good job out there.” Then Vinedia points Fairlandis to the sky and shouted victory. “We did it, we won!”

Finally the queen efforts for 8 years have finally paid off. With her experience, knowledge and friends she was able to defend her land from being taken by the Calcaem Empire. Now the Queen task is to make sure her people live in peace and harmony and to make Elvennia a glorious land to live in.

The End?

Actually the battle scene should go more longer, really I tried to make it simple since I myself confused with how to exactly say the actions properly. I think it would be clearer if I draw the action be that would take quite some time unless I am drawing a manga/comic of it.

Ehhhh?!! The end? Hmmm... what do guys think? Is it really the end? And I wonder how do you think about this story?

And to tell the truth this is actually a framework for the comic.... that is if I become a comic artist ^_^ so I can say that I'm not actually good when it comes in writing a story *sweat*

The art of Alten is still on progress so maybe you will be seeing it on next week. Just hope I'm not lazy.

Anyway I will visit you guys later. So see ya!

Raynear: Hey Thelmerias! My name is Raynear too, so that means I can wield Fairlandis right?

Thelmerias: You have no Raynear blood. In fact, you just borrow the Raynear title and its not your real name. Sorry to say, no you can't wield it. *dissapears*

Raynear: >_< !


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