//------------------------------// // Chapter 18: The Great Battle part 2 // Story: Guardians of Harmony: Rise of the Knights // by Postwarmonkey50 //------------------------------// From the large circle from within the courtyard, everyone stood their ground and surrounded Lord Dainn. Thorin’s company surrounded the mad ruler, whilst the Knights of Harmony stood across him, whilst also standing next to both Thorin and Lizzie. None of them ever lowered their guard, not to the one tyrant who made everyone’s lives a living hell after so many decades. “So the coward prince finally returns.” Said Dainn. “And you’re still fat with pride in your old fashioned mindset.” Said Thorin. “You destroyed everything that we held dear.” “Save your pep talk.” Said Dainn, “I will not be intimidated by a bunch of monkeys.” “And we won’t be intimidated by a pretentious king.” Said Bolt. “Pretentious?!!” bellowed Dain in anger. “I am the rightful ruler of this kingdom, my birthright, and all of that was stolen from me!!” “It wasn’t stolen,” said Silver, “You were the one who lost all right to be the next heir to the throne because of what you attempted to do.” “I merely wanted a prize…” said Dainn before he was cut off. “You tried to rape Princess Luna!!” said Genus, which shocked Thorin’s Company. “And because of you, you nearly started a war. This is exactly why your father banished you long ago.” “And then you had the gall to gain the powers of Grogar and Salazar, their most hated enemies for your own selfish gain!!” shouted Bucky. “As long as there are those who side with the powers of Harmony, they will stand against you!!” said Frosty. “We shall see.” Said Dainn. He then saw Beau slowly taking a few steps forward. “And who are you?” “My wife calls me Beau,” said Roland, “But if you really must know, my name is Thomas Rohan, descendant of Achilles of the House of Rohan.” Dainn was a little surprised by this, and said “Ah, so the descendant of the once feared family has finally returned.” “I have once denied of my birthright a long time ago from the people I once thought was my family, but all of them took that for granted, shaming the family legacy even further.” Said Beau. “But no more.” He looked straight at him and said “I have finally learnt of my birthright. I have finally realized the true importance of the Rohan name. Therefore, as the heir to the Rohan family. You will be stopped.” “Your feeble words mean nothing to me.” Said Dainn, “For once I claim the crystals, I will break the barrier and be free of this kingdom, so that one day, I will rule this world with an iron fist.” “You mean these?” said Bolt as he held them in his hand with a smirk, which shocked Dainn, for those were the ones he had in his vault. “How?!!” shouted Dainn. “That would be me.” Said Frosty, “Learned that trick from my wife. She can do the impossible too.” Thorin used his power to send it away, with Emily saying “And it’s well hidden, where you will never find it.” “I will find them again, and I will ensure that all will…” said Dainn before a piece of stone was struck at the side of his head, surprising him as he looked that it was none other than Thorin, who then walked towards him and stood near him face to face. “The time has come for you to shut the hell up, Dainn.” Said Thorin. He then walked back and forth and said “You enslaved your own people and other races who had been our friends for decades for profit and your own selfish gain. Stole from our dignity. Our history. Our culture. Our ancestors left a precious gift to us ever since our kingdom was founded. And instead, you exploited it, cheapened it, sold it out for your own personal gain, all because you acted like a spoilt brat.” He stood still and said “The history and true love of our country and people. You nearly made us forget all of that. Almost.” He walked a bit as he was in front of Dainn. “But today, you will no longer silence us. For we, are a free people.” Thorin pulled out his sword, which shocked Dainn as he saw he wielded the sword of Brisingr. “From the singing of our blades through your flesh, to the pounding of our fists into your skulls.” He turned around and said “For the honor of Caribouria. For the freedom of its people. And for the glory…OF IT’S HARMONY!!!” Beau and the others gave their own battle cry, whilst Dainn placed his helmet on and prepared his sword for battle. Within a split second, everyone around him charged, determined to end the reign of Dainn, once and for all. Dainn pulled out his sword, ready to put the so called rebellion down, once and for all. From each warrior, he fought to a standstill. Balin used his mace and Dwalin used his axe to fight, but Dainn kept blocking them with his sword as he attempted to strike back. Though right before Dainn could strike, he was attacked by both Kili and Fili, both using their sword and dual swords. But Dainn merely used his sword to instantly slash them away. Though thankfully they weren’t killed, they were launched backwards and made them crash hard onto the ground and stone. Glóin, Oni, Ori and Dori attempted to try and take Dainn head on. Oni charged and used his battle staff whilst twirling and striking, but so far, no effect. Glóin enchanted his large axe and struck the ground hard, causing a massive rock wave to appear, which knocked Dainn away whilst Dori struck from behind using his bolo whilst Ori jumped from the air and used his sword to unleash a gust attack from above, knocking Dainn hard onto the ground. However, Dainn wasn’t going down without a fight, he used his sword to send out two energy whips, wrapped them around both Glóin and Dori, and tossed them hard against the wall, whilst Dainn sent out a rock wave against both Oni and Ori, knocking them hard against the wall too. Nori attacked using his large mace and attempted to strike, until Bifur jumped from behind and struck Dainn on the shoulder, with Bofur striking Dainn on the back using his axe/mattock before Bombur tackled him over, which made him fell flat onto the ground. Dainn got up and grabbed Bombur before throwing him hard against Bofur, with Dainn grabbing Nori and Bifur and knocked them out by bashing their heads and tossing them aside. “Daisy,” said Bucky, “Take Thorin’s Company to safety. Make sure they’re safe.” “Got it.” Said Daisy as she quickly ran off to help them. At the same time, Beau and the others, along with Thorin and Lizzie, stood at the ready, ready for their fight. “You might as well give up!!” shouted Bolt. “For we are the Knights of Harmony!!” shouted Emily. “You’re finished Dainn!!” shouted Lizzie, “You have no one left to fight for you!!” Dainn yelled in rage and shouted “I don’t need anyone!! I’ll destroy you myself!!” Within a split second, Thorin, Lizzie, the Husband 6 and Emily, all attacked head on whilst Dainn kept firing his attacks using his energy sphere attacks. But with every blast, every one of them kept on missing. Dainn jumped in the air, with Thorin doing the same. Both of them clashed blades, causing them both to land. As they fought, both Silver and Bolt attacked using their swords, with Dainn deflecting them as they attacked from both sides. However, just as he swung around, Bucky attacked head on using his Boar Bombers. HARMONY BOAR BOMBERS!! HONESTY STRIKE!! Bucky struck so hard, Dainn literally went flying backwards and crashed against the wall. But it didn’t deter him, on the contrary, it only made him angry and attack, despite there being cracks in his armor. That being said, Frosty and Genus decided to take their chance as they used their hammer and axe to try and strike him, whilst at the same time, Emily jumped from behind and did the same thing. She and Dainn struck left and right, trying to outdo one another, but so far, to no avail. “Time to kick it up a notch!!” shouted Frosty as he charged up his hammer. HARMONY BUSTER WAR HAMMER!! LAUGHTER STRIKE!!! Frosty struck his hammer hard onto the ground, causing Dainn to end up flying in the air, making him soon come into contact with Genus. HARMONY BUTTERFLY AXE!! KINDNESS STRIKE!! Genus struck hard, allowing Dainn to be smacked hard towards the ground. Dainn however, was not going to go down without a fight as he shouted “I will kill you!!” Dainn jumped in the air, with both Frosty and Genus jumping in the air too. However, they weren’t fast enough to block his attack, causing Dainn to strike the both of them, making them crash hard onto the ground when they landed, which they ended up groaning in pain. Dainn continued to the attack as many others continued to fight around him, but he was truly gifted with a sword, whilst at the same time, he kicked Beau at the chest so hard, he landed hard against the wall. Bucky once more came and attempted to strike, but Dainn somehow saw that and ended up doing the unthinkable, he broke Bucky’s arm, making him scream in agony. “Bucky!!” exclaimed Daisy before Dainn kicked Bucky until he landed next to her. Bolt, Silver, Emily, Beau, Lizzie and Thorin fought against Dainn all around with their own unique weapons whilst Dainn used his sword to block them, as well as using his cape for a distraction, whilst also during the fight, Dainn ended up kicking Thorin hard, causing Thorin to crash back first against what appears to be a broken pillar. “You’re done Dainn!!” shouted Bolt as he summoned his blade. HARMONY SHARK BLADE!! LOYALTY STRIKE!!! Bolt struck against Dainn’s armor hard, causing it to crack in half, whilst at the same time, Silver attacked from the side as he jumped up in the air whilst raising his sword in the air. HARMONY RAPIER SWORD!! GENEROSITY SAW STRIKE!! Silver began to spin like a saw, allowing him to deal some damage to Dainn when he came into contact, with Emily running towards Dainn whilst she began to spin her sword, whilst at the same time, Lizzie did the same as she charged alongside her. “Double combo?!” shouted Emily. “Double combo!!” confirmed Lizzie. Both of them stopped and aimed their weapons at Dainn. HARMONY DRAGON HALBERD!! HARMONY FROSTBANE SWORD!! ACCEPTANCE FIRE/CARIBOURIA ICE STRIKE!! Both of them launched their attacks, causing it to combine into one massive beam, hitting Dainn so hard, more of his armor was destroyed, even his entire helmet as he crashed against the wall. Dainn got up and growled in anger. “This isn’t over by a longshot.” Dainn charged again as Emily, Silver and Bolt fought again whilst they clashed their blades. However, when he clashed blades with Bolt, he knocked Bolt’s sword out of his hand, cut the chest by his armor as sparks began to fly, grabbed him and tossed Bolt so hard, he flew in the air and crashed against the wall, then hard onto the ground, nearly injuring his back as he groaned in pain. Emily pulled out her sword and shot fire bolts at Dainn before he knocked Silver away in the fight. Both of them continued to fight, even had to engage fist to fist, if need be, until Dainn kicked her hard, sending her crashing against another object as she clutched her ribcage. Silver and Lizzie fired their abilities at Dainn, only for him to fire an energy wave at them, making them both crash against the wall and collapsed onto the ground. Before Dainn made a move, he felt a sharp arrow onto his shoulder, making him yelp in pain. He slowly looked behind and saw Beau, holding his bow before turning it into a spear and twirled it until it was behind his back. “So, the descendant of the House of Rohan has finally returned.” Said Dainn before turning towards him. “I thought your kind ran away long ago.” “We didn’t have any other choice.” Said Beau, “I never even knew about my lineage, my legacy, but now, now I remember everything. My ancestors may not have been around to stop the madness in this world, but I sure damn well will make sure that you never reach Equestria or everywhere else.” “We shall see.” Said Dainn as he prepared his sword for a duel. The two of them stood still for a few moments, staring at each other down, trying to figure out their next move. Then, within a split second, both of them charged. Beau jumped in the air when he avoided Dainn’s attack. Beau struck the tip of the spear towards Dainn, but he blocked it easily. Beau began to fight like a Shaolin Monk, trying his best to get past Dainn’s defense. Though Dainn was able to block most of them, Beau was lucky enough to cut Dainn a bit, showing that he is not invincible. But not being able to get past it, Beau automatically summoned his shield, allowing him to attack head on and fought like Achilles. He struck his spear left and right, and blocked Dainn’s sword using his shield, even used his shield to bash the Caribourian warlord in the face. Dainn swung his weapon at Beau, but he easily outmaneuvered him and jabbed the spear once more. Beau ran towards Dainn, jumped up and jabbed his spear into Dainn’s shoulder, making the Caribou warlord grunt in pain. Before he could get the chance, Beau swung his spear like a baseball bat with all his might, causing Dainn’s face to be scarred in the middle. Dainn ended up knocking Beau’s spear away, causing Beau to pull out his sword Magicalibur, and the two continued to clash swords in the process. Beau charged up his sword and struck with all his might, with Dainn striking from above, as the two of them were locked in place. “To think, you are supposed to be the descendant of Achilles.” Dainn pushed Beau until he had one knee onto the ground, with Beau struggling to keep up with him. “Perhaps they failed, after all.” Said Dainn. “Dainn!!!” Dainn immediately turned around and saw Thorin, staring down at him angry, holding his sword in his grip. “This is between you and me.” Dainn turned around, allowing the both of them taking a few steps towards one another, with Beau standing up and quickly to check on both Silver and Lizzie. As everyone was either winded, wounded or exhausted, Thorin stood firm, facing Dainn, with the dark lord facing him in return. Both of them gripping their weapons, either of them waiting to make a move. “You still need to answer for your crimes, Dainn.” Both of them continued to stare at one another down, waiting for both of them to make their move. Dainn ended up roaring in anger and attacked, with Thorin attacking back. Dainn attempted to strike, but Thorin deflected it and swung back, only to hit the ground when Dainn dodged it. Dainn used his body to bash against Thorin, making him fall on the ground as the mad conqueror attempted to strike back. Only for Thorin to block him and push his attack aside, allowing him to kick Dainn in the face, taking the mad Caribou off guard, allowing Thorin to stand up. Dainn tried to strike against Thorin twice, but Thorin dodged it left and right, but at the third, Thorin deflected Dainn’s attack. He struck the mad Caribou at the chest twice, cutting his armor to small shards, leaving only half of his armor standing. Thorin attempted to punch Dainn in the face, only for the mad Caribou to grab his hand and blocked his attack. “All I did!!” shouted Dainn as he kicked Thorin, making him skid on the ground and looked at the dark lord. “I did!! For Caribouria!!” As Dainn, struck, Thorin simply blocked him and grabbed him whilst throwing him over his shoulder and crashing against a large rock. “You failed Caribouria!!” shouted Thorin as he charged back. Both Thorin and Dainn clashed blades once more, until another swing caused Dainn to have a scar on the side of his face, causing him to be angry and threw his blade at Thorin, which only caused him to deflect the attack. He was suddenly caught off guard when he saw Dainn jumping in the air and punched him. Then he grabbed Thorin by the shirt. “I was the rightful heir to the throne!!” shouted Dainn before punching Thorin away, making him drop his sword. Dainn tackled him over and punched him a few times in the face as he shouted “I was supposed to be the ruler!! To receive the blessing!! To pick up!! This!! Country’s!! Pieces!!” He grabbed Thorin and lifted him in the air and shouted “This!! Kingdom!! Failed!! MEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!” He tossed Thorin hard against the wall, but Thorin was able to land on his one foot, before slowly on his knee in order to give himself some breathing room, as many of his allies slowly stood up, worried for their future king, friend and brother. “You…like your father…” said Dainn, “Never did have the strength. Of a true warrior.” “I, do not rely on strength alone, Dainn.” Said Thorin as he slowly looked up, with his eyes glowing, “My power. Is all, around you.” Thorin instantly gripped his left fist, generating fire from it and punched so hard, Dainn was launched into the air, whilst Thorin used his wind attack to grab Dainn from the air and used it to thrust him hard onto the ground, with Thorin charging and grabbed Dainn by the head and threw him hard against the wall, with Thorin bashing himself against Dainn. He then continued to beat him mercilessly over and over and over until Dainn’s vision were only half good. Thorin grabbed Dainn and tossed him aside. But the moment Dainn landed on the ground, Thorin used his elemental powers to turn the rocks from the ground into a hand and used it to grab Dainn so that he would never escape. It grew tighter and tighter, with Thorin struggling to get himself free from the grasp. “My father!!” shouted Dainn, “Made me into what I am!!” “No, Dainn.” Said Thorin as he stared right at him, “You chose your own, destiny.” Thorin raised his hands in the air and summoned a large cloud formation above him. Within a split second, Lightning began to strike from above so hard, Dainn screamed in pain as he was engulfed by it, whilst everyone else began to cover their eyes, trying to avoid the massive bright light. When it faded, it revealed Dainn was still kicking, but he groaned in pain when the lightning had been too much for his body to handle. Thorin released the rocks that were holding him, making Dainn collapse onto the ground on both his knees. Thorin slowly approached Dainn, whilst Beau and the others gathered at the same time. And through some miracle, the leaders of the different Houses also arrived with their elite guards as they all surrounded him. “It’s over Dainn.” Said Thorin, “Your armies have been vanquished, your lackies have abandoned you, and you no longer have anyone to help you.” Dainn looked up as he had anger in his eyes, with Thorin motioning everyone all around him. “Every creature you see before you, had lived in Caribouria ever since our people have founded it. They wish to live in peace with us, to help thrive, to help built a better tomorrow.” He looked back at Dainn and said “Our family had been the wisest and most just of leaders, watching over every creature and protecting them from danger, as was the sworn duty of every member of our family. But you…” He slowly pointed his sword at Dainn’s neck, which caused Dainn to look at Thorin with a death glare. “You have squandered and destroyed everything our family stood for. Your anger and your lust for power have darkened your mind into a different mindset. And in the end, you have become the very thing we were sworn to protect our home from.” “Don’t lecture me, you weak-minded coward.” Said Dainn. “I have seen through the lies of my family. I do not fear the darkness like you. For because of me, I have brought Order to this kingdom by becoming a king that everyone deserved.” Within a split second, Thorin grabbed Dainn and shouted “You sided, with the very kind, we swore to fight against!!!” “And yet you’re too blind to see it!!” said Dainn. “The only reason why I took over, and want to take over, was to ensure that not only would everyone be enslaved under my rule, but to ensure that weak-minded fools, whom everyone kept saying that they were tyrants and monsters, would be locked up or killed and so that no one else would dare to challenge my power if given the chance.” “Maybe.” Said Thorin as he released Dainn and took a few steps forward. And suddenly, with one swift motion, Thorin struck with one big slash, with everyone watching in shock over what had happened. However, none were more shocked than Dainn. He slowly lifted his hands and placed them on his head, and to his shock…no horns. His very horns were on the ground, laying there motionless, with Dainn letting out a mighty cry as he felt his honor was now gone for good. “But now this kingdom has a bright future with one less snake in it.” Dainn look at Thorin in shock. “You, Dainn.” Said Thorin as he pointed at Dainn. “Are no longer welcome here in Caribouria. For my first act as King, by my right as the last line of the House of Oakenshield and the Descendant of the first King of Caribouria. I hereby strip you of your title, your lineage, your legacy and your powers of light and dark, and forever be banished from the lands of Caribouria. But I won’t stop there. For the curse I place on you, you will no longer see you will no longer hear, you will no longer speak your filthy tongue to every corner of the world. You will forever wander beyond the kingdom deaf, dumb, blind and mute and be forever labeled as Dainn, the fool who thought he could rule a kingdom that was never his.” “No!! You can’t!!” said Dainn as he stood up, but he was suddenly wrapped in chains, which was produced by Thorin’s sword. “I already have.” Responded Thorin as he used his sword to blast Dainn with energy, whilst the dark lord disappeared at the same time. “I HATE YOU!!!” shouted Dainn whilst he was slowly disappearing. “Join the club.” Said Thorin once he was gone. When all of a sudden, far away, the Grand Tree of Harmony glowed very bright, and within a split second, Thorin and everyone and every creature from within the fallen capitol were suddenly teleported, taking them by surprise. Within a split second, all of them had been teleported to a grassy plain next to the ocean that none had ever seen before, whilst the Tree of Harmony shot a powerful beam from its spot and flew straight up towards the skies. “What’s going…?” said Bolt before they saw a bright light. The Bright Light flew towards the plain and continued to shine among it. Within mere moments, a massive city had been created as it slowly began to raise itself from the ground. Every wall, every building, every district, the citadel and the palace, all had stood proud and tall once the beam had faded away. Everyone was taken aback by what they were seeing in front of them, for none had the words to speak. “What…?” said Thorin as he had no words. “What’s all this?” “A new home.” Thorin and the others turned and saw Brightstar walking towards them with her staff and stopped near them. “Like the Tree of Harmony in Equestria that created Princess Twilight Sparkle’s Castle in Ponyville,” said Brightstar, “The Grand Tree of Harmony of Caribouria had created a new capitol, one that every creature can live together for the future of Caribouria that is to come.” “A new kingdom,” said Brightstar as she placed her hand on Thorin’s shoulder, “A new beginning.” Thorin couldn’t help but smile whilst he watched his new kingdom. “What are you going to call it?” asked Beau. “New Carinthia.” Said Thorin, “It is fitting. For as the capitol is new, so too is our unity.” Thorin then turned to the creatures of Caribouria, even the ones that were teleported from their homes whilst being surprised by this new kingdom. He walked close to the people and spoke with pride. “Citizens of Caribouria!!” shouted Thorin with his own royal voice, “Lord Dainn has been defeated!! The reign of darkness is over!! For now!! Victory belongs to us!!” Thorin raised his sword as he shot his magic in the air, whilst every creature near the new capitol cheered with joy with their weapons held high, whilst across the kingdom, every creature celebrated as all of them were greatly happy as they can be. For from this day on, marks a new beginning. ************************************************************************ ***************************** However, far away from Caribouria’s borders, in what appeared to be a desert, Dainn had been teleported to the outskirts and landed hard on the sand. He didn’t move for a few moments, but then he finally moved. True to Thorin’s word, Dainn was truly blind, he couldn’t hear, nor could he see. He slowly began to panic, not knowing where he was going. However, unknown to him, both his axe and his sword, were teleported in front of him in the form of an X. He placed them on the weapons, causing the power to surge through him. At first, he was silent, until he screamed in rage when he lifted his head sharply. He soon calmed down and picked up both the weapons and placed both the sword and axe on his back. He looked ahead, revealing his eyes, ears and mouth had been restored, with his eyes burning with vengeance. “I will find a way to return,” said Dainn, “And I will have my revenge.” He soon walked off into the desert, to parts unknown, and to find any of his forces that we’re building outside of Caribouria.