“Sowdiews of aww nations defend dis city, ABENGE DAH FAWWEN!”
[Words said by King Enoch of Motor, about the second defense of Nickel City and the avenging of the Equestrian Army. Who he believed had perished and whose presumed deaths had been used as a rallying cry against a massive Pandemon army heading towards the city]
For 3 days we headed southwest, only having brief moments of rest during the journey. But despite this, everyone seemed in good spirits. We were approaching the end of this war, and despite being surrounded and outnumbered we found victory very possible. Now as the third day came to a close we entered what had to be the worst of Pandemon’s destruction of nature, the sun still high enough to fully grasp what was infront of us. The amount of rot had turned what I assumed once was a beautiful forest into one of dense black repugnant marsh. As the wagons slogged there way through the heavily murky water, Safeer who was riding a Raccoon next to me speaks.
“You think we should set up camp soon? If general location and the amount of distance traveled is correct, we should be in LuuBar by tomorrow.”
After a moment of thinking I speak.
“Yeah… Shouwd get on sowid gwound fiwst, an’ hopefuwwy somepwace not easiwy findabwe.”
We begin to get out of the dense marsh and begin climbing a steep hill, just than I notice something… Smoke. Instantly the caravan comes to a stop, and everyone falls silent. Could this be a possible ambush? Safeer noticing this to, turns to a Talon Knight and gives an order as quietly as possible.
“Go see who’s up there.”
The Knight begins heading up, making sure to be slow so to not make a sound. When he gets to the top of the hill he stands there in silence, not moving for a few moments before suddenly speaking in a tone that was the complete opposite of quiet.
“You’re going to want to see this!”
We quickly make it up the hill and instantly I am greeted by it’s horrible presence. Miles away and towering over everything else I see a dark tower, and beneath it all of LuuBar…
If I were to describe LuuBar in one word it would be, oppressing. The entire city of metal foundries and lights had no color, nothing that made it look better than the desolate wasteland surrounding it. The City was a reflection of Pandemon itself, oppressing. Around the city was a wall of gagged rusted metal there only seeming to be a single entrance in the front, the gate looking like gagged black teeth. Even though I was far it was easy to tell most of the city was just workshops and foundries, if there were any residences they either were underground for the workshops themselves were also slave pens. Finally in the center sat the thin gagged tower, a spire made of black rock it went up so high in the sky it reminded me of the old white palace… And at the towers very peak I could have sworn if you looked hard enough, you could see what looked like a hint of a blue light. I speak, more and more soldiers coming up the hill.
“Whewe hewe…”
Sudden I hear Ix, me turning to see the rest of the Royal Guard and my comrades now on the hill.
“Sweet Mother Viltra…”
Charles finishes.
“It’s wike we awwibed at dah centah of dah undewwowwd itsewf…”
Let’s just say setting up camp under the hill was a very tense experience, we now rest under the capital of the enemy. Me, Safeer, and Eti agreed to discuss matter further in the morning, begin making a plan now that where here. And I rested surprisingly at peace, my old dread replaced by a sense of purpose and knowing what I had to do. I awoke to the sounds of someone running in my tent and shouting, nearly giving me a heart attack.
“FIWST COMMANDAH AWAKE, SOMEBODIES COMIN!”
WHAT!? I quickly put on my armor and rush out of the door, many soldiers doing the same thing I was as I walked out. “Somebodies coming?” They didn’t say anything about an army, what was going on here. I rush to the top of the hill where I see Eti and Safeer, us all surrounded by armies of our nations. Than I look to see what this “Somebody” was. The gates of LuuBar had opened and 3 figures were riding away from it, towards us. Eti speaks, sounding most paniked.
“dammit dey detected us, what am dis!”
Safeer speaks, sounding more logical.
“It’s obviously some sort of trick, what are they doing!?”
The figures were getting closer and closer, to the point I could almost make them out. And still we didn’t know what to do, I speak trying to see why Pandemon were doing this.
“We nee’ to send scouts out at once, dewe couwd be an awmy behind us wite nao an’ they-”
The figure in the front must have heard me, he shouts out and instantly I knew who I was dealing with. That voice, it was a fluffies voice.
“Oh nu kid youwsewf, dewe isn’t any awmy behind 'ou! Those foows couwdn’t chose down a towtoise… Wowah am weapons, I onwy wish to speak to 'ou!”
Safeer speaks.
“Only wishes to speak, what is going on here!? Who is this!”
Soon we would know, at the figure and his two bodyguards climb up the hill, and we get a good look at them.
The figure in the center had to be one of the most ancient decrepit fossils I had ever seen, he made Quin look like a young woman. He had what I assumed was what was left of a red coat, there so little of it left and what was left so matted and muddied it was disgusting. And his mane, well… I couldn’t see it at all. He wore a long black clock, on top of it thin black armor and a helmet in the shape of a screaming fluffy. The two bodyguards with him were Nuuk’s, them giving us nasty looks as as the central figure got off his malnourished and smean looking Raccoon. As his almost skeletal hooves landed on the ground, he gave a bow as he spoke.
“Pwessuwe meetin’ ‘ou on dis fine summah mowning. Names Nuew, Despot of Wuubaw and sewbant of gweat God-king’ Ewohim.”
Nuel gives a horrible smile and I see all of his rotten teeth. Safeer speaks, trying to sound as authoritive as possible.
“What brings you here servant of evil, does Elohim offer his surrender!”
The Nuuk’s look at us with rage, Nuel glances at them to calm down as he speaks again.
“Not exactwy ‘ou see… Gweat ewohim, noticin’ am couwage an’ skiww in battwe wishes to offah a mewcifuw peace. A tweaty in which we feew boff pawties wiww find agweement.”
A treaty? Nuel gives a signal to a Nuuk and it gives him a piece of paper, than throws it at us. Reluctantly I grab it, reading out loud.
[Peace for our time Agreement
-subjectification of all opposing parties. Opposing parties most provide resource and slave tributes, and if met the previous ruling party will be allowed to remain head of state.
-Recognition of Elohim as the supreme deity of all Biotoy religions.
-Total disarmament of all opposing parties, Nuuk garrisons to be permitted on all settlements.
-Recognition that once Earth’s true masters have returned, that all states must integrate into Pandemon as provinces.
-Recognition that once Earth’s true masters have returned that a biotoy’s place is subservience, limited rights allowed if service is adequate.]
Once I finish reading Nuel gives a smile, speaking.
“Agwee to gib dis to am weadews an’ ‘ou wiww be fwee to weabe Pandemon unhawmed, Ewohim’s mewcy.
Without even saying anything I rip this “Treaty” in half, throwing it on the floor as Nuel’s expression goes from a unnatural fake nice to a much more fitting rage. He snarls at us, speaking as he gets back on his Raccoon.
"Nuew sees how it am den! Dis aftewnoon ‘ou bettah be weady fo’ battwe, fo’ ouw wwath wiww be endwess!”
All 3 of them leave, Eti spitting in the direction of Nuel as we head back to camp. Me and my comrades sat in a tent as the morning went by, preparing for battle. Ix spoke, me finishing discussing the plan.
“So it’s just going to be us? You are sure you know what you are doing?”
I speak.
“Yes. We’ww deaw wiff ewohim, whiwe ‘ou two stay an’ fite.”
Charles speaks.
“Hab ‘ou tawked about dis wiff dah othah commandews? Sneakin’ in won’t be easy!”
I speak.
“Yes, dey know dah pwan…”
We all get up and begin walking out, Charles speaking.
“Otay’ den, I, Ix, an’ dah awmy wiww buy 'ou some time. Whiwe ‘ou an’ daw confwont Ewohim.”
We give each other hugs goodbye and just before heading out, Charles speaks again.
“Hey, just whewe am ‘ou sneakin’ into anyways?”
I look over in the direction of LuuBar, the tower. Even though I could only see it’s tip I speak, sounding ominous in nature.
“Emiwy thinks she awweady knows…” Fin
The beginning of the end, or of a new beginning? Part 8 will follow Charles and Ix during the battle that shook the world, and part 9 will follow Emily and Dar confronting Elohim and the secrets of long past. I expect both will be pretty long so it will be about a week when part 8 comes out, part 9 probably the same time to. Thanks for reading my story, and may you have a good day!