"Leave him alone Roland." Said a voice from behind him. "It's me you really want."
Roland turned around. "Marshall..."
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The necrodragon began to smash away at Aterra, crumbling down the buildings, nothing standing in it's way could stop it.
The only upside is that the guards were actually able to take out the entire Kandarin force heading towards them, the wall had suffered severely, but these soldiers clearly weren't as skilled as Roland's were on Geif.
The gun turrets spun around to shoot at the Necrodragon. A series of magic blasts began to rain on the undead creature but it only caused it to roar in annoyance and head towards them. One by one it smashed away at the gun towers.
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"Why are you here Roland!?" Marshall asked demandingly. He had his MagiPistols pointed at Roland, however his hands were noticeably shaking. He was nervous. This made Roland grin.
"Oh for a number of reasons." Roland replied, he lowered his sword and stepped towards Marshall. "One, there is the bounty on Ein." He stepped closer. "Two, I can't allow anyone who entered Asgarnia to leave alive." He then lifted his sword a bit higher. "And three, I've come for you. We need you."
"Why?"
"Because you are still...fresh...alive. You still have the pure memory of the Blue Minotaur." Roland answered; he then spoke again before Marshall could reply. "What do you know about...the spirit?"
"Nothing much." Marshall replied. "Just that, he's the ghostly and godly spirit of the blue minotaur, who gives us our power and has assigned us to protect Gaian."
"Is the spirit real?"
"I honestly never believed in it. I thought it was just a story to give us moral. I believe in the Revolution now anyways. Haraldur is my new godly spirit."
"Ptt.." Roland spat. "Haraldur. Anyways...Apparently, this spirit may actually BE real, and it may be a single part of another spirit. Well, we need you to help us find it! Before me and the elder's 'evolution' we read that only a true follower of the Blue Minotaur could ever contact this spirit, the elder may have been able to but he's a senile old zombie now. We need you, alive, we need to find out were it came from, find out were the others are..."
Marshall lowered his weapons as Roland was talking; as soon as he was finished the undead general pointed his sword at Marshall's throat. "Come with me, and I'll let your friends live."
Marshall looked at were the dead man was lying and then back at Roland...
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The armed peasants and guards of Aterra eventually got the point that there feeble attempts were useless on this mighty Necrodragon. They were all desperately wishing that Haraldur was here, only he could help them...
But it was too late, Aterra had been completely levelled, the necrodragon had destroyed ever building in the small mountain village.
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"No!!" Marshall yelled, he then kicked at Rolands gut, causing both of them to fall back.
As Roland picking up his balance he was shot by a fireball and a bolt of lightning from Marshall's guns, he was knocked to the ground. He then got back up and looked at Marshall with deathly glare.
"You little..." Roland ran at Marshall. The summoner shot two more blasts but Roland blocked them with his staff. He then did an upper cut swing with his sword yet Marshall backed out of the way.
Roland pointed forward his staff and the shot a gel monster right from the gem. The monster then grabbed on Marshall's chest. He pointed one of his guns at it, and shot it off with a fireball. Just then he was smashed in the face with Roland's staff and fell to the ground.
As Marshall was lying on the ground. Roland looked outside at Coriko, he glared at him and closed the door and locked it. Marshall then holstered his magipistol with the yellow gem, and then held on to his amulet and quickly summoned a vampire bat then flew towards Roland and began to bite at his face, causing him to drop his weapons.
Marshall ran into the kitchen, and began panting.
Roland ripped the bat off his face and tossed it onto the ground, and stomped on it's neck, killing the critter, he picked up his weapons, and began walking around the house.
"It's sad Marshall. You hide behind our creatures and have them fight for you. Yet I only use my creatures to help me fight, or use them as a weapon. That is why you are a coward and a weakling. I always thought that."
Marshall sighed. He was getting upset, but he had to remember that's not Roland. Roland is dead.
"Come on Marshall. Be a man." He put his weapons down on the floor. "Tell you what. I'll fight you unarmed. Let's go."
Marshall sighed again. He had to fight him soon enough. He then stepped into the living room were Roland was. He then holstered his other gun.
"Ah, you're putting away your weapons. Finally."
Marshall then ran at Roland and swung a punch at his head, yet his wrist was grabbed and twisted before he could hit him. The pain caused Marshall to turn around. Roland then let go and then kicked Marshall in the back, knocking him the ground and began stomping on him. Marshall then gained his strength back and then rolled over avoiding another stomp. He then kicked at Rolands legs, hopping knock him down, but all it did was annoy the undead man.
Marshall quickly crawled backwards and got back up. Roland slowly walked towards him shaking his head. Marshall saw that Roland was clearly stronger then him and this fight was unfair, so he picked up Rolands staff from the ground and swung it at him. Roland avoided the swing by backing up. He then strafed around him, and then picked up with sword and swung it at Marshall. He blocked the blade with the staff, and the two weapons locked. Roland was pushing back Marshall, it didn't seem like the young man could win. Unless...
Marshall focused his magical energy into the staff, and the gem began to glow.
"Hey! What do you think you're doing!" Roland yelled, as he backed away. Marshall pointed the staff at Roland. He sheathed his sword and then ran at Marshall and grabbed his staff. "Don't you use MY staff!!" He began to pull the weapon away from Marshall, put the man was determined and was able to keep it away from him. Roland began to focus his magical energy into the staff as well.
"Don't!" Marshall yelled. "The monster will go rouge!!"
Summoned from the gem was a multi-coloured wyvern with four wings, apparently the two summoners had a different idea of what to summon. The roof of the house was smashed and the creature screeched and looked at Roland and Marshall. And the two looked at it as well. Marshall let go of the staff and then backed away.
"Amazing..." Roland said, looking at the mutant creature. The wyvern then dove down at Roland. "Noo!!" The creature grabbed him and it flew away with his prey.
Marshall then leaned back on the wall and slid down to sit on the floor, breathing deeply...
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The forces of evil had taken over the entire continent, not a single free city.
In the distance, good ole' Mister Firstman could be seen. He saw that all hope for Aterra was lost, but not all hope for Gaian. He would seek out others, and together they would form a resistance...
Many people of the revolution may be dead, but the battle for freedom will never die.
To be continued...
