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The war for the wall

"Hey John wake up...JOHN!" John was jostled out of his slumber, he jolted up to alertness, the first thing he noticed was that it was dark out, it was cold, the wind was stinging his face causing him to look away. John looked up again from his saddle on Adelaide's back and looked into her eyes with annoyance. She was facing him yet still flying in a straight line, her wings beating in a soothing rhythm. "Its about time you woke up John, we are almost at the boarder" she says, turning her head to face to front again. John looks at her and shrugs "I'm only human Adelaide, I need to get my sleep before battle" Adelaide chuckles, her heads bobbing up and down in the air. "You humans are all the same, half of your life is spent sleeping" she laughs again. Johns sighs and squints in the dark, searching for everyone else, John could only just make out 13 other dark figures. He shivers, hugging Adelaide's warm neck, snuggling against it to stay warm. John closes his eyes slowly drifting off to sleep, the beating of Adelaide's wings a lullaby to his ears.

A horn shatters Johns rest and he sits back up again with a start, looking frantically for the cause of the horn, he looks at Adelaide and yells over the wind "Adelaide, what was that horn for" she answers just as loudly "we're there John, hold on", John has barely any time to grab the saddle as she tucks her wings to her side and drops like a stone. Adelaide plummets towards the ground at a frightening rate, Adelaide then flared her wings, filling them with air, Johns head was slammed forward, Johns eyes flashed and his ears rang as his helmet struck a spike, stars danced in his eyes. John reached up and felt his head feeling a nice dent in his helmet. John looks up and sees Adelaide looking at him with concern "are you alright John" John looks at Adelaide, "yes Adelaide, I'm fine." John looks around taking in his surroundings, before John, is the great Kanata wall, massive and strong, it had many towers shooting out of it's top, john could see hundreds of soldiers manning the wall, ballistae drawn and ready. John looks down and sees a sea of tents and moving troops, all in the same armour.

"The Royal Army must be here" yells John over the wind.
"Must be, how many do you think"
"100 000, I'm thinking."

Adelaide finally spots the rest of the group, she flaps fast and circles the them waiting for a place to land. John again starts to familiarize himself with the area. The sky was clear, with white fluffy clouds moving slowly across the sky, *the battle zone* was flat, about 10 miles behind John was the Arthagon(Are-th-a-gone) River, from there to the Kanata wall which rose high above all else, was marked with trees, and then was the camp, thousands of tents. Row upon row followed all the way up to the wall, John could also see a massive gate, barricaded shut.
Adelaide finally finds a spot to land among the 13 dragons and slowly came in, she landed softly and lies down on the ground so John could dismount. John looked around and saw many tired faces on human and dragons a like. John slowly slid down Adelaide's side and hit the ground hard, but keeps his balance. John looked at Adelaide and she leaned in towards John and he hugged her head, they heard Captain Smith yell, "1-1-3 Platoon form up." John reluctantly lets go of her and heads towards the Captain, Adelaide grins and joins the rest of the dragons at rest by the wall.

John looks around as the dragons move to gather themselves by the wall, John finds himself in the middle of a dirt Plato, nice and flat, around it is a maze of tents and bustling troops, the noise was great, the clang of metal, the thud of thousands of boots and the murmurs of voices never ceasing. "John!, over here" John wheels about and sees Rhett, standing in line with the rest of the platoon, John hurries over, careful not to bump into anyone, John takes his place behind Alex. Captain Smith yells loudly to make himself heard over the consent din. "1-1-3 Platoon, attention" John snaps to attention and looks to the front, not focusing on anything in particular.
The Captain starts to continue but is interrupted by a officer, the officer was tall and well built, he was well dressed in clad armour. Captain Smith wheels around and salutes, after the officer returned the salute, the officer said with obvious authority, "stand, easy" in step we bring our foot up and down, now our feet are spread out and our hand behind our backs. Captain Smith stands aside letting the officer take his place, he addressed us, "men welcome to war, I am Pety Officer Pertard, I have been given order to look after you in the coming battle". John frowned, confused, what battle, he thought. John was about to speak up when Smith asked for him, "Sir, what battle, our orders where to stop here for a rest break then move on?"

"I know your orders Captain, but things have happened that will change that", he looks at us and says sternly, "for the past week an army of 250 000 troops have been attacking our wall, but with little success, they cant climb the wall and they cant knock it down, and neither can they just march on the gate as they would lose thousands in minutes thanks to our defences." "What we are afraid of is the dragons, they have massed in some hundreds near the empires camp, on the other side of the wall out of our range, we think they are going to attack from the air and from the ground, the dragons will attack the gates allowing for the empires troops to flood in, we have better troops, that much is apparent, but they have more. Now" he rubs his hands together, "we expect them to attack tomorrow at dawn, you guys will be on the wall above the gate and your dragons will be in the sky. Do not hesitate to kill the dragons, it is what it will take to win this war."
"What about our dragons, how will we know who's who?" pipes up Cody.
"Our dragons will have armour on them, so it will be easy to see them." "If we all live to tell the tale after this you may move on, and complete you orders" with that he gave us a salute, and we returned it snapping to attention. "Men have an good day" with that he marched off into the sea of white tents. There was an awkward silence that issued after the officer left, which Jink broke with a low mutter "We're fucked, our first mission and we will die without getting close to the mountains."
John heard some mummers of agreement form the rest of the platoon, Rhett yelled silencing them all, "Quiet in the ranks, if we think we will die we WILL die, so no more of that shit".
The Captain looked just as concerned, his moustache quivered in the wind, "Alright!" he yelled suddenly he passed back and forth thinking hard, "we will fight tomorrow, but not where he said." John grinned, glad that Captain Smith was thinking up a better more safer plan "Archers you will be on the wall, spear men and sword men will be on top as well but here's the change, you will team up, with each other and work together to bring down the dragons. That is what you will do, they will attack one of the towers, stop this and we win, now go set up your tents same as before and sharpen your swords and spears, tomorrow will decide whether we are worthy of taking on the task the king has set for us." Captain Smith nodded to Rhett and then smartly left heading towards the back of the camp. Johns guts were twisted, he had never before been in a war this big, and not with the odds so not in there favour, John new, if we did not win here we would lose the war. "1-1-3 Platoon, dismissed." John sighed, resting his hands on his hips and breathed in the fresh air, John looked around at his comrades in arms and saw the same expression, fear, scared or worried. John was disturbed by Rhett who grabbed his bag and turned him around, "You and me need to talk," he said with meaning,
"Wha-"
"No questions John, follow me we will set up then we will talk."
John was confused but followed Rhett keeping a good hand on his sword, they walk past hundreds of white tent, most of them empty, the camp was like an ant hill, men scurried around to complete tasks and tend to the millions of tasks needed to tend for an army. The Du Edoc'sil Army was made up of hundreds of small platoons, each with their own number, John did notice one thing that was different from a N.C.P. to a regular platoon, each man had the same armour, they were fully encased in armour, except their joints allowing for movement, their armour was silver with a blue marking on it. Each man had the same weapons as well, and reserved training for them, each had a double edge sword, a spear that they carried on them, a bow on there back, and a rectangular shield on there arms. They came in all sizes and age, but John did notice that the army training made them all very strong and fit.

Rhett finally found a nice lot underneath a tree, Rhett sighed and undid the straps holding his rucksack, it fell to the ground landing with a solid thump. John slid his off and set it down, rolling his shoulders. They quickly set their tent up, and stored their stuff on the inside. Rhett sat down on the ground, flatting the grass beneath him, John sat down opposite him and waited, it reminded him of when his mother would stare at him before telling him his punishment, Johns eyes water from the unexpected flood of emotion, he sniffed and wiped his eyes, before Rhett spoke in a serious tone.
"What the hell are we going to do with you John."
"Nothing I hope."
"That's is what will kill you, have you yet to notice how every dragon you meet stares at you like a prized goat, and how you now have two dragons that have sworn to get you back, its really weird mate, what have you done to get their interest?"
"That's what I have been trying to find out Rhett, I don't know."
"Yah, well I think you do, its kind easy to see that you get special treatment everywhere you go, the first, that blue dragon that nearly tore you apart, she definitely wanted you." He smiles and winks before returning to his series composer. "Then that red dragon Raide, he seemed to look out for yah, Ade-"
"Is a good friend" John interjects "you know that.""Fine I'll let that go, Saphira too, ... oh there was the king-"
"Your running dry mate, you know how I met the King."
"But still-"
"Get to the point Rhett." John yells louder then he intended
"You John, need to stick close, all those dragons on your back will make you a fancy target."
"What are you proposing I do?"
"Stay close, and let me stay close to you as well."
"Fine." John lies down on his bed taking off his helmet.

"Great got that settled." Rhett lays down as well resting, he mumbles in a softer tone keeping his eyes shut, "We should sleep, it will be a early rising tomorrow."
John smiles and responds "First one snoring gets the beer afterwards," Rhett laughs and starts snorting like a pig, John picks up his pillow and whacks Rhett on the head, "I said snoring not snorting you moron." Rhett shakes his head and turns over facing the tent wall.
John lies awake for a long time, unable to find rest, his mind is filled with thoughts of death, life, victory, and defeat. John slowly starts to drift before he finally falls asleep.

    "ALRIGHT EVERYONE UP AND GET TO YOUR ASSIGNED POST NOW!" John rolled out of his bed and dawns his helmet, rubbing the sleep out of his eyes, he has never felt so alive, every muscle was tense. Rhett stirred as well getting up taking a swig of water from his canteen. John grabs his shield and straps it on. He walks out of the tent with Rhett following. John joined the huge mass of troops flowing towards their posts, it was still dark out, the sun not yet ready to rise above the land. John marches along a dirt road with a never ending stream of soldiers, following the group in front of him, John had no trouble seeing as the soon-to-be-battle-zone was well lit by millions of torches. They make their way to the wall, the sound of marching boots and moving metal never giving up, they find the base of a tower by the massive gate and quickly make there way up its dark interred, step after step of stone stairs kept John busy from getting distracted by his guts. John and Rhett reach the top and stop to look around, John guessed that 75 000 troops manned the wall for about a 1 mile stretch, most of them with bows or crossbows, the rest were on the ground defending the gate. Since the wall was 50ft thick, there was tons of room to move around, John found the platoon in formation between the gates, two towers near the back facing the out the where there attackers would come from, John found his place and waited and watched, his heart pounding against his chest. Their army stood in lines of 5 all along the wall, the first three were of archers, and the last two would shoot there arrows until otherwise then they would fight the dragons that landed on the wall.

Silence, all the men were in position, ready to defend till the end, no one moved no one spoke, John waited for what seemed like years, just wanting to get it over with, his hand grabbed his sword tightly. A horn broke the silence long and deep, followed by two more, then came the unmistakable sound of thousands of men marching. "Archers ready" as one, archers reached out behind them and pulled out an arrow and fitted it into there strings. John tensed up, wanting to see what was happening, but unable to due to the wall of men in front of him. Finally the sun rose above the earth and coasted down its warmth and light to the land below, but John was looking to the sky in both awe and fear, "DRAGONS" the alarm rang and John heard the sound of wings and saw there 13 DP dragons take off to the sky and circle the waiting to meet there prey in the air, ballistae took there aim at what John could only guess about 200 dragon, all of different size and colour, there scales sparkling in the early sun.

"What the fuck?!" John turned and saw an officer with a telescope, he ran off to a hollow cone that amplified your voice and shouted, "Dragons incoming, with what appears to be 6 soldiers on each dragon, SHOOT THEM DOWN" "What!" Rhett yelled, "that's not fair their using the dragon like fairies." "Ground targets incoming fire when in range, prepare to fight." Yelled a voice from the speaker. John Pulled out his sword, and hit the gear on his shield, his arm vibrated as it jolted into place, all around him men, and woman, pulled out there swords, axes and hefted their spears.
"Fire" John watched in awe a thousands of ballistae released their load, and after that came the twang of bow string, and the yell of men charging, coupled with the Roar of dragons nearing there targets.
   The first wave of dragons neared, they had no one on their backs, but came at them with terrible speed. John realised what they where doing, "Strafe, duck and cover." he yelled at the top of his lungs. Everyone scattered, John ducked behind his shield just as a bright red flame passed over the top of him. John stood up and saw about three men on fire, withering in pain as medics tried to dose the flames. John watched as two more dragons dived down, one green the other black, each going separate ways sweeping low and with their deadly talons using them like knifes, cutting down their troops clearing an area for the dragons to land their own troops. John started to run to the safety of the tower, now dragons landed in there areas and started to drop their troops, one was shot in the chest by a shaft and fell to the ground crushing who ever was beneath it. The green dragon was average size, it neared John cutting down three more troops with its bloody talons before a brave soldier charged it, dodging its talons, and slashed at his wings cutting one clean off. The dragon howled in pain and crashed to the ground and stood back up facing John with a snarl, blood pulsing out off where the wing used to be. John hefted his sword and crouched moving slowly toward the green dragon, "Kill it now" John watched as five men charged at the dragon, swords drawn, yet untested. The dragon shot his head forward his head forward and snatched one up, shaking him like a dog would a squirrel, the dragon threw the broken body into the air letting it fall to the ground, pieces of it landed around it. John charged forward yelling trying to get its attention, while the other swords men fought on hard, another was claimed by a claw, the dragon lost a toe by one of the soldiers who later died by being crushed under its foot.

John ducked as a tail flew over his head, the dragon snapped his head forward mouth gaping, teeth bloody. John jumped to his right sliding on the stone surface now covered in blood, the dragons head filled the place he was a second ago, John raised his sword to cut off its head. When the dragon rushed forward, using his head like a battering ram and slammed it into John sending him flying through the air, and into the walls stocks(those famous square thing that are on the castles tops that look like grave stones.) John lands hard, the dragon roars as another soldier cuts off a bit off his tail, he inhales and shoots flame at the moving figures before a red dragon covered in armour rushes at him and tackles the dragon falling of the wall to the ground below, Rhett rushes over to John and extends a hand, time seemed to slow, amidst the noise of swords on shield, the yell of the wounded, and the roars of the dragons. John sees a figure behind Rhett it raises a sword to cut off his head, John grabs his swords and stabs underneath Rhett's legs hitting his attacker in the shin. Rhett spins around and beheads him, his two swords dripping with blood.

John got back up and surveyed the battle, what was left of their organisation was finally broken, the Dragons owned about 100ft of there wall, just left of the gate, the men in the towers where doing there best to shoot down the dragons with the ballistae, and anyone with a bow was either shooting at the dragons, which unless they hit a wing or the face would only bounce of there scales, the Empire was banging at the door with a battering ram. The dragons seemed to have pulled out for the most part content on getting more troops onto the wall. The rest were involved in the battle in the air. John cringed he looked around, torn, bloody, and twisted body's, and body parts littered the ground, the blood pooled together.

John knew what the empire was going to do, they would try and capture the closest tower and break the gears that operated to massive doors, allowing for the Empires troops to storm in. John looked at the Empires troops slowly nearing, the Du Edoc'sil were doing there best forming walls of shields and pikes, but were broken by a dragons intervention. John yelled to Rhett so he could be heard over the battle, we need to stop them, quickly grab as many men as you can and get them to the fight. Rhett nodded sliding one of his swords into its sheath, and running off grabbing a soldier and pointing to the far tower, where we were trying to hold the line. John slowly made his way towards the line, taking a breather. John looked to the tower entrants and saw a steady flow of troops from the ground making there way up, but it was not enough to counter the high number of Empires troops.

–green scales vs. blue scales-

Adelaide watched the battle posed, the scent of blood was thick in the air, along with burning body's and other thing better left unsaid. Adelaide kept a eye on John and an eye in the air searching among the hundreds of dragons for one in particular, a female named Jynxy.      Adelaide searched the sky letting the other dragons deal with themselves.
She glided on heavy wings due to her dragon armour, she used her tail like a rudder on a plane flying in large circles. A blur of blue got her eye, she shot towards it and got the scent, "It's her, I know that scent from what John smelled like, that bitch of a dragon is back for more." Adelaide eyes brightened with rage that built up before she had to spend it, she roared a challenge to Jynxy, a challenge to the death. Adelaide heard a roar of acceptance from Jynxy she came to her slowly, they circled one other, up in the clouds Adelaide was a slower flyer then most dragons, but made up in strength and strategy, but her weakness was intensified by the heavy armour she wore. Adelaide circled Jynxy, snarling fangs bared, "You will die today for what you have done." Jynxy growled, smoke billowed out of her nostrils, "I have no quarrel with you Dragon, let me pass."
"No quarrel, NO QUARREL, your that dragon that tried to eat John, he told me everything, you will not get pass today you bright less scaled beast." she hissed (having shiny scales is a big thing in the dragon world)
Jynxy growled "I'm not here to kill you or John, I'm trying to stop this war."
"I don't believe you." Roared Adelaide charging at her releasing a stream of fire, flapping hard to gain altitude.

------ the battle for the gate -----

Rhett finally arrived with 10 more troops in toe, he stood beside John and the rest did like wise, forming a line. John looked to his left and saw Alex, her eyes were alive with the energy of battle, her two swords stained red, past her was Frank, he was calm and concentrated, his shield dented and sword nicked, armour stained with others blood. John looked over the rest seeing Rhett had chosen good fighters to join them. John smiled and got ready to charge. A pile of dead was rising on the other side of the Du Edoc'sil troops, the empire just kept getting more men to replace them, John watched as a warrior clad in red and black armour jumped up on the pile of his dead comrades and collided into the wall of shields knocking down their owners, the man was quickly stabbed, but the damage was done.

With battle cry, they broke through the line, charging at the new line, they were cut, bleeding, an undisciplined. They all had swords stained red, and wooden shields splintered and broken. "Ready" John yelled to his comrades in arms, as one they raised their shields and places there swords to the rims. "Intimidate and march!" John yelled, they slowly started marching forward, banging swords against swords, and swords against shields, each bang meant step forward. John concentrated on the first soldier in front of him, the troops caddied in red slowed down a bit confused, 6 fell down wriggling and yelling in pain as archers in towers took aim. 20ft, 15ft, their eyes hardened and renewed there attack, countless troops ran at them swords raised to the sun, blood splashing up from their feet. John took one last look at his troops, each with fierce expressions, Johns eyes hardened and he bellows, "kill them!" John sprinted forward with great speed, the soldiers nearest him raised his sword for a two handed blow to the head, John ducked under his shield and then slammed his shield up into the soldiers arms, forcing them up, John then stabbed his exposed stomach cutting trough it with ease. John knocked him to the ground and blocked a slice to the ribs with his shield, springing around and cutting his leg in half, he fell to the ground crying in pain . John looked at Rhett and smiled at his progress, they were tearing through them, Rhett had a line of body's behind him already, he blocked one mans sword and with the other, slashed his ribs, as that man fell blood pouring from the wound, another came. Rhett stepped back as he attacks with fiery stabbing and lunging with his sword, Rhett ducked under a blow and jump back for another, the soldier lunged forward to stab his chest, Rhett twisted to his side and grabbed his arms, karate chopping then his elbow snapping it before punching him in the face with his metal hand, Rhett pounced on the next man while smiling and snarling the whole time. Alex jumped before John and kicked a sword out of a soldiers hand and slew him with a upper cut under his arm. John got ready again and joined Rhett in the battle, nailing a man in the face with his shield, ducking under another blow, and slashed up, renting him in too. John got along side Rhett, it was a mass of confusion, body's flew everywhere littering the floor the red clawed troops far outnumbered the silver and blue, but we were better.
"To your left" John yelled to Rhett warning him of an attack, Rhett kicked to his left and nailed him in the neck, the soldier crumpled to the ground gasping, John lashed out and cut off the top of a shield reviling a soldiers cowering head, John brought his sword back and beheaded him. Rhett back handed a soldier nicking him in the chest. John and Rhett found themselves surrounded by red and black troops. "This is not good" shouted Rhett, arms a blur as he stabbed, blocked and slash and anything he could, John nodded and ducked waved and blocked, using his shield as much as his sword, John was now covered in blood his armour getting dented as hundreds of swords were attacking at once, John was overwhelmed, he felt an sharp pain in his wrist as it was cut blood leaking from it, he then got a hard slash from a axe under his arm sending him to the ground gasping as the axe dented his armour, he hit the ground hard, blood splattering onto his face. John covered his head with his shield as it was pounded again and again by swords, he heard Rhett snarl in pain, an he was stabbed in the chest and pushed forward, one of his swords clattered to the ground and he tripped over John, falling to the ground, his chin cut, John looked to his friend face with fear, him and Rhett had one last trick up there sleeves.

---- The fight for the sky----

Adelaide was dazed, that damn blue dragon was better in the air in all aspects, Adelaide chased after Jynxy, shooting balls of flames at her, but she would always dodge them with ease, Jynxy suddenly made a tight backwards loop shooting back at her, Adelaide flared her wings to a stop, a grin appeared on Jynxy face and she shoot pass Adelaide's right wing and with her talons slashed them to ripens. Adelaide yelp in pain as her wing was shredded, she lost her hold on the air and started to fall fast Adelaide flapped hard trying to stay in the air but it was in vain. Adelaide watched the ground rise up rapidly as she fell, her tail wiped back and forth, the armour like weights on her back, her wing bleeding fiercely. Adelaide saw she was going to land on the tower, the soldier on top manning the ballistae completely unaware of the danger. 100ft and falling fast, Adelaide felt a sudden tug on her armour that protected her back.
Adelaide was suddenly jolted up, she glazed up and growled, there was Jynxy, she was smiling an evil smile as she started to slow down and she's agile too, so she would land right on the towers centre. With a crushing blow, Adelaide collided with the tower, the entire foundation rocked as she hit it, three unlucky soldiers were flatted by her, the top of the tower now had millions of cracks in it. Adelaide gasped for breath, as her armour that made contact with the tower flatting it, making it hard to breathe. Her left leg was numb and the pain from her wings was unbearable, she cracked her eyes open, blinking to clear her vision, the sound of fighting was all too audible in the background, Adelaide stood up weakly, her legs shaking, she panted, chest heaving to get more air. See looked around searching for Jynxy, but that blue dragon was not in her sight. 12 shocked and wounded troops stared at her in awe. Jynxy suddenly flapped into view, her wings covered the sun she landed carefully on the top of the tower which is 50ft square. Adelaide stood straight ignoring the pain all over her body. The five soldiers cried out in alarm and pulled out their swords while the rest rushed to get the wounded out. Jynxy growled a warning as the five men charged her, Jynxy swung around sweeping the ground with her tail knocking all but one off the tower, letting them fall the 130ft fall to the ground, screaming all the way down. Adelaide reared up on her hind legs and roared, shooting more fire at Jynxy charging forward, Jynxy let the fire pass around her she crouched and pounced at Adelaide tackling her by the shoulders to the ground, they rolled around kicking and biting at each other neck, Jynxy rolled onto and kicked hard on Adelaide's chest, Adelaide Roared loudly biting Jynxy shoulders freshly, biting a chunk out of her shoulder, Jynxy growled in pain and swiped at Adelaide's head knocking of her head plate. Jynxy stricken again and again, cutting Adelaide's face, leaving deep and bloody furrows. Adelaide looked past the pain, the humility, and the blood. She looked Jynxy in the eye and snarled, Jynxy snarled back, "You lose" "not yet" Adelaide swiped hard at Jynxy face, and got her right eye with her talon, cutting a deep furrow down her eye. Jynxy Roared loudly and anger in her face, she slammed Adelaide's head down on the hard stone floor, stars dazed in Adelaide's eyes and her eyes dimmed, she managed one last word, "Your time will come, and you WILL die." with those last words, Adelaide's eyes dimmed losing their brightness, her now torn and bloody form went limp. Jynxy got off her, regretting that such a thing had to happen, she walked over to the edge of the tower, and sniffed the air, trying to catch his scent. Jynxy eyes were drawn to a cuddle of soldiers of the empire, stabbing two human again and again, even after they stopped moving. Jynxy eyes jumped out of her sockets(not really) in shock, "Shit, they're killing him." Jynxy Jumped off the tower with her hind legs and roared a warning to the troops below.

     The evil takes its tole-

John focused on staying still and keeping his mouth shut during the brutal beating, he was stabbed and stabbed, again, John eyes were clouded with tears of pain. All around him was yells of pain and the loud bangs and dings as swords hit shields. He was glad his shield was think and strong protecting his head, John body was in pain from all over, he had lost count of all the blows his armour took, denting and renting it before the deadly blades reached the skin, cutting deep blood seeping out of the wounds. John eluded, his side was the worst, where that damn axe hit, he was cut in both legs, back, and arms. John could feel Rhett's body pressed up against his legs, taking blows as well, but all he had was a helmet, John dared not to look. John thought this was his end, they had lost, the gates had been opened and the Empire would pour through, smashing through our depleted ranks. John was interrupted by his depressing thoughts by a mighty and bone chilling ROAR, from a beast in scales, this one was close, John noticed the relentless pounding on his body had stopped and he could hear the splashes of boots hurrying to get away. "Shit" John thought, "The dragons are coming". The Ground jolted with the impact of a dragon landing hard, showers of blood rained down from John, he tensed his muscles, his arms hurting, John tried to shift his leg but found the pain unbearable. John raised his shield off the blood covered rock, so he could see under it. John looked at horror at what he could see in the red reflections, a dragon, battle scared with a cut on its eye and a bloody chunk missing from its shoulder. John got ready as he saw a blood red talon click beside him, just beside his head, John slowed his heart and breathing. The dragon extended its neck over him and tabbed his thigh with its snout, John winced in discomfort, the dragon sniffed him, John prayed as Rhett stood still, hoping he was not dead. John waited until the dragons head was above his shield be for he acted.

With all the strength he could muster he slammed his shield into the dragons head, Johns arm jolted as it made contact, the dragon growled and stepped back subbing its now bleeding muzzle, John sat up, the pain unbearable, but he ignored it. The first thing he saw was Rhett's battered form laying on his chest. Rhett was in worse shape then John, he had hundreds of gashes on his back and side, arms and legs, his armour, now resembled swish cheese. The next thing was a scaled paw with three bloody talons, John looked up and almost screamed in terror. There was Jynxy, her blue scales dyed red, her face resembled two emotions, she looked like half a snarl, and surprise. She stood there staring at him almost dazed.

The battle was still going, dragons carrying more, and more troops kept landing, men marched passed not bothering to look at them, knowing we were about to be dragon meat anyway, they marched by, toward the battle that was now right in front of the tower. The sound of the fight was easily noticeable, John knew not how many of his platoon had survived. John focused on Rhett, then kicked his leg up sending Rhett's head down to the ground hard, his helmet producing a loud bang on impacted, Rhett jolted up, yelling in pain. He eyes widened as he stared at Jynxy, he got up slowly, reaching for his swords. John stood up and grabbed his sword from the bloody ground, body screaming at him. Jynxy shook her head and looked at the two of them and announced, "Will you go peacefully?" "Never!" Rhett yelled, he took a stance his arms extended, swords bloody. John got ready as well. He raised his dented shield, and blunted sword.

Jynxy snorted, smoke rolling from her nostrils and roared challenging, "Die then" she, crouched and shot forward at Rhett and John, claws ready to pin them both to the ground. "Not today" John thought and rolled his left, while Rhett dived to his right, Rhett landing on hands and knees. Jynxy's claws scraped the ground where the just were, Jynxy swung to face Rhett, swung her tail at John as well. John jumped over the passing tail and was about to stab it when, out of the corner of his eye he saw a black finger swing something in his direction John ducked as a sword swung over his head, John swivelled about to face his new opponent, he was tall and strong, his face came with knowledge and experience, he had brown armour in all the right places but not over board, his uniform hinted at a rank higher than Johns, John snarled knowing this might be a long battle.

Rhett backed peddled as Jynxy quickly closed the distance on him, he was slowly pushed back towards the edge where he could go no more, Rhett losing all his sense, yelled at the top of his voice and charged her, sword swinging in all directions, Jynxy backed up, she swatted at him with her claw, Rhett and John jumped up and rolled off her scaled hand and ran under her arm bits slashing hard at her light scales cutting deeply into them. Jynxy roared in pain and kicked behind her, sending Rhett to the ground. He grunted, "Shit" he remarked as he found himself under Jynxy's descending paw, he rolled in the sea of red blood, just missing as Jynxy paw slammed on the ground splattering Rhett's face in blood, Rhett spurted, wiping his eyes clean.
John deflected an under hand blow, his sword vibrating, his arm stinging, he spun around upper cutting the commanders wrist, only having them blocked by the swords hilt, John snarled and started pressing his attacks, swords a blur as he attacked from all angles possible, the commander, frown concentrating, and started sweating, unable to keep up. "One more min and I'll have him." John thought as he danced back and forth exchanging blows.Rhett spun up and charged again, his eyes fierce, his face set to kill, but he unfortunately was unable to see a bloody sword stained red on the ground he stumbled falling forward, Jynxy took advantage of his mistake and swatted him with her paw before he could regain his balance, Rhett was hit hard on his side, he flew, springing out of control in the air, his swords falling to the ground like he was a rag doll, his back slammed hard into the side of a unseen tower, Rhett was winded by the impacted of his head hitting the wall, his eyes blurred. Rhett fell to the ground limp, eyes rolled back into his head.

John finally got the upper hand, and with a smooth cut, beheaded the man, his headless truck skirting spout of blood before falling to the ground, where it would stay. John swivelled around just in time to see Rhett slide to the ground and go limp, blood dripping from his mouth. Johns anger boiled over as he circled Jynxy, she stared at him with anger, annoyance, and impudence. She snarled and rushed him, mouth gaping teeth dripping with blood, John jumped backwards just a second before Jynxy's jaws snapped shut in the space he was before, John, like in slow motion, cut on an angle towards her cheek, his sword angled just right and made contact and it was like it was cutting butter, shaved of a bunch of blue scales, leaving a thin layer of blue skin underneath. John fell on his ass, he rolled backwards and got to his feet as Jynxy's scales cluttered to the ground. John glared at Jynxy smirking, his heart going a mile a minute. Jynxy hissed and slowly walked forward, forcing John back to the edge, "No you don't." he thought and charged towards her wings hoping she would try to get him with her teeth again. She did snapping forward, John soundly stopped and turned around and stabbed at her eye.
But John underestimated her speed, and instead of stabbing her eyes got his sword stuck between her horn and neck spikes, lodging it firmly. John was then slammed hard in the chest by Jynxy's snout, Jynxy stopped and John fell off her head, he landed on his back, igniting pain all the way up his spine. Jynxy pined him the ground holding is sword hand painfully against the ground. Jynxy brought a bloody claw up and brought it down, John raised his shield and blocked it, her hard claw making a hole in the shield. Jynxy growled loudly and grabbed the shields edge with her teeth and yanked it violently off his arm sending it spinning over the wall. John closed his eyes in defeat, this was it, they had lost, the wall will be taken soon and John would die in his first battle. John's wall that blocked the pain seemed to shatter all at once, Johns eyes watered in pain, he gritted his teeth as he felt all his many wounds go hot, like he was being branded, John cracked his eyes open and found himself face to face with Jynxy, her snout inches away from his face, John stared deep into her hard eyes, she opened her mouth, John winced, and Jynxy roared loudly into his ear drum, John swore he was deaf in his one ear, John looked past Jynxy and looked at Rhett, he was awake, but barley, he was unable to move, he could only watch as his best friend met his doom.

Jynxy tilted her head to one side and inspected him, she said menacingly, "You John, are a dead man." she snarled giving him a grimy grin. John looked straight into her eyes and said with no emotion, "So what…" he lashed out with his right hand and punched her under her jaw. Jynxy growled and snapped her head forward, slamming her bloody snout into John's helmet, Johns head was slammed to the ground. His vision flashed red, and he went limp all his energy spent, John gave up. Jynxy sensing her victory, grabbed Johns helmet in her teeth, her warm and moist breath pressed into his face. Jynxy yanked his helmet off and sent it clattering across the ground landing against a body. Jynxy then whispered into John's ear, "I'm sorry John, but you give me no choice." With effort he looks at her with fear in his voice and eyes, "Please, have mercy Jynxy, please." She snaked her head to his feet and said sadly, "It's the only way you will be any good to me now." Tears leaked from John's eyes as he truly realised that this was the end, He closed them as he felt his feet get lift up and clang against something hard, his toes got a bit warmer as well. Jynxy suddenly jolted her head both forward and up, (like a snake, or a snapping turtle), John was yanked further into her mouth, now up to his chest, warm moist breath leaked from her maw, and something wrapped around his leg and pulled him forward, John slowly entered Jynxy mouth, saliva already washing of the blood on his pierced armour. Johns head entered next, his head got covered in saliva instantly, Jynxy's tongue pulling him in deeper, John dared to open his eyes. The first thing he saw was the roof of Jynxy's mouth, red with hard ridges across he top, then were her blood stained teeth, fangs were right against his head, his body could only just fit entirely in her mouth, Johns nose got plugged, as it filled with the scent of bad breath and burnt flesh. John then looked back to her throat, he noticed a red tongue wrapped around his leg, and his other foot already pressed into her tight throat. Jynxy gulped as saliva poured into her mouth getting John thoroughly lubricated, John slowly began to slide toward her throat, and his doom. John looked back one last time and from his height in Jynxy mouth, he saw Rhett, face red and a single tear line on his cheek. John smiled and slowly pulled out his dagger as high as he could.
Rhett looked in both anger, regret and fear as his best friend and comrade was devoured, Jynxy as if to mock Rhett, tuned to give him a full view, she stood there amidst the flow of troops that dimmed down as dragons got tired from the relentless flying of troops and lower her head, Rhett paid no attention to the fight for the gate that was so close, yet so far away. Rhett saw John, his armour cut, dented, and rented, now gleaming with saliva, John was totally covered in it, Rhett gulped as he saw John raised something into the air, Rhett smiled as John griped his dagger tightly. Jynxy as if reading Rhett's eyes, suddenly snapped her jaw close. "Noooooooooooo!" Rhett winced as her mouth snapped shut, a sickening crunch was heard of teeth crunching both metal, flesh and bone, followed by a yell of pain then silence. Rhett watched as John's hand, sticking out of Jynxy's mouth, bent to an unnatural angle went limp, and the dagger clattered to the ground. Fresh blood dripping from her teeth. Jynxy angled her head to the sky and opened her maw, allowing the broken body of Rhett's former friend slide down Jynxy throat. Rhett watched, sick to his heart as a lump on her throat fell all the way down, and stopped at her chest where it disappeared. Jynxy looked at Rhett with victory, while Rhett stared at her with hatred, he tried vainly to move, but his legs would not move.

Jynxy shivered as she felt the lump of flesh and metal enter her tummy, she knew he wold be safe now. she stood up on her hind legs and roared as loud as she could, announcing her victory and a message to her followers. As soon as she finished, she jumped into the air wings flapping to gain altitude as about 50 dragons answered her call, dragons of all size and colour soundly turned on there remaining battering, attacking any dragon that they accounted sending men that were on their backs plummeting to their death. Three dragons in line came around to the Kanata wall and could see the serving troops of the Empire still fighting for victory, the dragons opened there mouths and flew low, sending flames billowing from there mouths, setting all the troops on the wall on fire before veering off and flying after the rest of the dragons, leaving some 80 behind.

Rhett got to his feet using two spears and crouches as medics rushed passed him to answer the cry of the wounded, it had all happened so fast, as soon as the 50 dragons left, there was no longer enough dragons left to press the attack, the dragons called it quits and flew away leaving all their wounded where they lay. And with out the support of the Dragons, what was left of the Empires army retreated. Rhett looked around, but not really caring to what he saw, hundreds of thousands of dead all with a face of fear and pain lied stiff in the blood, a dragon here and there added to the carnage, Rhett looked up to the top of the tower and saw the limp figure of Adelaide, still as death. Something had died in Rhett, sorrow now blossomed there, sorrow for the death of his friend and everyone else whose pride of calling themselves Du Edoc'sil, but a rage had formed, a rage full of hatred that would fuel his motive to continue on the mission, with or without every one else. Rhett clenched his fist and yelled into the air. His voice deep and loud.

The sun has set ending the death of the day but leaving the suffering of others, still lying awake waiting to be healed.