The Flames of Battle

Campaign: Destruction and Domination

Chapter 12 / 1-1

The Flames of Battle

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Summary

Leonidas and Chelle combine their forces and march on the Halidom as the prince and his comrades mount a desperate defense. But when Leonidas and his pactwyrm Mars suddenly break ranks and engage, the prince is forced to meet him on the battlefield.

Dialogue

...... Young Leonidas has been standing there for quite some time now. One hardly need wonder why. Given this is his final farewell to his mother, I imagine it is difficult to leave the spot. And the poor queen. To think she left to offer succor to a village ravaged by heavy rains only to be caught up in a tornado. Honestly, these dragons! One would hardly think a torrent of rain would NEED be followed on by a powerful tornado, and yet, they saw fit to make it so. Aye, it is known the dragons who govern nature bring forth blessing and misfortune in equal measure. But to think such a fate might befall the queen of a nation so intrinsically tied to the blood of those very dragons...

...... (The dragons govern nature and mana... By their grace does the wind blow and the rain fall...) (Pah! People ought to have known better than to blindly accept such treacle.) (It would be more fairly said that we scrape and bow before the dragons in service to their tyrannical hegemony!) (We are slaves to their dominion.) Former Capital; Sol Alberia
Leonidas's Manor

Is something amiss, Your Highness? Are you unwell? It is no concern of yours. Busy yourself instead with informing me how our preparations for the attack are proceeding. They proceed apace, sire. Excellent. Then we should be off at once. Inform Chelle we will leave her behind if she opts to tarry overlong. Right away, sire.

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All of your dragons and pacts will not save you this time, Euden...

For if I am to break the yoke the wyrms have placed upon our necks, I cannot yield the world to you! Dragalia Lost: Chapter 12

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Destruction and Domination
Hoping to overthrow Morsayati, we massed our troops for an assault on Sol Alberia. But the Dyrenell Empire caught wind of our strategy and turned their forces our way. Now battle standards flutter in the wind, heralding the coming invasion. But if this battle is our fate, then so be it. We will do what it takes to cut through the enemy and make for the capital—and Zethia! The Wooded City of Rovetelle
Scouts are back, boss. Sounds like we got Dyrenell scum formin' up to the southeast. Half of 'em are flying Valkaheim flags, and the others look to be from Chanzelia. Meaning my siblings Leonidas and Chelle are here as well. We'll need to strike them both down if we have any hope of reaching the capital. We await your orders, Your Highness. We move now! FOR THE PRINCE!

I bring ill news, Your Highness. The vanguard's Fourth Division is being pressed by the enemy, and the Sixth will soon be surrounded as well. Tell Elisanne I'd like her to head over to the Sixth and help them escape before the enemy surrounds them completely. And the Fourth? I'll take care of the Fourth Division myself. ...Midgardsormr! Lend me your might! Chelle's Command Post
Hrm. The tides of battle ebb and flow, but we seem to be at a purrfect stalemate. My dear little brother and his friends certainly are fighting their hearts out. He's even employing appropriate tactics! That said, his methods are inelegant. Oh? How so? He deploys strong individuals to areas where battle conditions have grown unfavorable, just barely maintaining control. Er, but SHOULDN'T he make use of his strongest fighters in purroblematic areas? An interesting theory. Perhaps it's time I deploy you in a similar manner, Cat Sìth! Meowr hawr hawr! What a terrible thing to say to a weak, helpless dragon like me! Put your worries aside, my dear. I'll not be putting you to quite so dreary a use. As to your previous query, one must always consider the weakest soldier as the foundation of their strategy. To place all of your confidence in your strongest fighter is a fool's errand. For if anything befalls that one fighter, the entire battle will tilt out of balance. Though perhaps my brother simply had no other option—we DO have him terribly outnumbered, after all. And can I assume you're going to try to upset that delicate balance, mmm? Assume away! For I will... Hmm? Oh my, what have we here?! ROOOOOAR! Well, well! It appears my dear brother Leonidas has decided to charge straight into the fray. He always WAS impatient. Perhaps we should take advantage of his lust for battle to relax a bit, Cat Sìth. I do love a good catnap!

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ROOOOOAR!

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That's my brother's dragon, Mars! ...Damn. I was hoping we wouldn't have to tangle with him so soon. Darling, I fear Mars's mana reserves have grown even greater since we last locked horns. We'd best nip this issue in the bud as soon as possible. In that case, we'll deploy our main force and take the fight to him directly. To arms! All units, to arms!