The tall woman inspected her surroundings as if she was making sure of something. When she saw Marr's father, she looked at him as she said:
"Finally, after eons of searching, I found it, the last hope of the ancient dragon god."
She peered at the ancestor who had just walked out of the main hall, revealing an expression that betrayed her hatred towards them.
"I will destroy this clan and kill every single member of it. And you Artonak, I will make sure you won't ever oppose me again!"
The ancestor had an ugly look on his face, seeing these five dragons, he knew exactly who that woman was. Eons ago, he had escaped from her and, with the help of an ancient artifact and Bahamut, had established this clan. But now, the very same artifact lost its powers, revealing their existence to her. Twenty years ago, at the expense of the life of Marr's mother Tiamat's was sealed using the power of Bahamut, that day she saved the clan from extermination because Tiamat was about to discover where the clan was.
"Tiamat, is your hatred for my lord so great that you must persecute us even after such a long time has passed?"
The Gigantic dragon gave a deep sigh.
"You were sealed for over twenty years, the last Grand Priestess of the clan paid with her life for that seal, aren't you afraid something like that will happen again?"
"Humph! If it wasn't for my brother's interference and that priestess's sacrifice, nothing like that would have ever happened."
She looked at the five dragons by her side as she commanded them.
"Go! Destroy this place, leave no one alive! I will take care of Artonak. We cannot allow that old fool's plan to succeed."
As she finished speaking, Tiamat attacked the golden ancestor of the clan., Leaving the five dragons to attack the rest of the clan with their full force, each of them breathing fire, acid, poison, lightning and ice.
Marr's father looked confident despite everything that was happening, he calmly looked at the dragons and said to them:
"You five do remember me, right? It's time for us to settle some debts!"
The patriarch looked at the dragons as he made a grab for the great sword that was strapped to his back.
At that time, a resounding war cry was heard from the clan, a strong army could be seen coming toward the dragons, ready to fight. A strong resolution was burning in the eyes of the men and women of the army, showing that they were ready to die for the clan.
A huge red dragon stared at Marr's father, a deep disdain could be observed in his eyes.
"Daardeth, you ran away 20 years ago, leaving your wife to fight your battle. What is a little coward like you going to do?"
"I will do anything in my power to stop you all!"
The patriarch turned to the elders and his army as he commanded:
"Ioreab! Get ready for battle! Use the "Jlatak Wkardarastrixi" battle formation!"
A deafening "Aye!" was heard from the giant mass of Dragonborn that were behind him.
The army divided itself into four strong battalions based on their breath attack element and a fifth one which used their draconic heritage to project a fear-inspiring aura known as "Darastrixl'gra".
The four elemental based battalions were in charge of fighting the dragons head on, using their elemental affinity to their advantage. While the fifth battalion was to provide assistance when necessary, and deal devastating damage to the enemy, when and if possible.
The ancient red dragon showed an ugly expression, seeing the coordination of the members of the clan, and how his brothers were at a deep disadvantage facing the tactics of these puny creatures.
"Humph, you may be more powerful than 20 years ago Daardeth, but it's still far from enough to defeat me!"
The giant red dragon's chest swelled up and he emitted a powerful fire breath in the direction of Daardeth's small group.
As the fire breath came in his direction, Marr's father looked quite relaxed. At the moment the breath was about to hit its target, one elder took a giant shield out of nowhere and blocked the blast as he said a strange incantation.
"Troth udoka, jennu edar fethos!"
A complex magic circle appeared in front of the shield, completely blocking the fire breath.
"I by myself might not be enough, but today you are fighting against my whole clan! "
Marr's father finally took out the gigantic sword on his back. The blade of the sword caught on fire as he got ready to fight.
A hard battle began between Daardeth's group and the ancient red dragon. The dragon's power was overwhelming, but the elders and Marr's father showed incredible combat prowess and cooperation. They timed their defense and attack perfectly, not allowing the dragon to damage them too much.
As the battle went on, they slowly gained the advantage over the dragon, ultimately forcing him into a bitter defense.
Suddenly loud screaming was heard as the ancestor fell into the army.
Tiamat, looking triumphant was floating toward the armies. She extended her hand while chanting a draconic incantation.
"Ibafarshan ternesji de wer svant voenllyl sia relgr, ixentonash wielg"
Suddenly, in an incredible display of power, gigantic meteors fell from the sky, hitting the army head-on, destroying more than half of it in one fell swoop.
The heavy hit caused by the meteors could instantly be felt.
"My subordinates might be incompetent, but it does not mean I can't defeat all of you by myself!"
Tiamat stared at Marr's Father as she told him, - "Your wife spoiled my plans once, and I won't let such a thing happen again."
Things quickly started going south, Artonak was unconscious on the floor and the armies did not have the necessary power to deal with the dragons anymore.
Marrhosh was the last survivor of his battalion, his father, feeling that the situation became desperate, got close to him.
"Son, our clan, and our ancestor must survive. I need you to get to the ancestor and get out of here."
Marr looked towards his father in confusion.
"What do you mean father? You want me to abandon you here? I can't do such a thing!"
Daardeth looked into his son's eyes as he said.
"You have grown, my son. I hoped that this day would never come but, life doesn't always deal the cards that you want it to."
As his father took a deep breath, he gave Marr a strange looking bag.
"Inside this bag, there is a greater teleportation scroll. I want you to use it to get out of here with the ancestor."
Marrhosh stared at his father with deep determination in his eyes.
"I cannot abandon you here, father. We must fulfill our clan's mission and I can't do it alone!"
Marr's father looked at him proudly for a moment, then his expression changed as he became serious, he had a dangerous glint in his eyes.
"This is my last order as the patriarch of this clan. Io'Jalein Marrhosh you are to take the ancestor and leave this place. You must protect the ancestor and fulfill the mission given to us by the Great God IO!"
"No father I refuse I can't leave you! I already lost mom and I can't lose you too!"
Marr took out his axe and was ready to fight against the enemy in front of him.
Suddenly, Marr felt an absurd force grab him and throw him towards the ancestor.
Marr got up quickly, planning to go back to his father's side when a strong barrier appeared in front of him. Daardeth looked at the ancestor as he mumbled a few words in draconic. The ancestor nodded as he tore up the scroll and grabbed Marr.
Daardeth looked at the great teleportation circle above his son's head and his expression eased up a little. He then looked around as his clan mates were massacred in front of him. He took out a small necklace with a silver brilliance from under his clothes; he hesitated for a second before resolutely breaking the necklace.
Tiamat's eyes darted toward Marrhosh and the ancestor as they were making their escape. When she was about to stop them from teleporting away, she felt something was wrong as she could not block the teleportation or lock onto its coordinates.
Her eyes darted towardsDaardeth's direction as a strange brilliance, resembling that of the necklace, expanded around him and a voice that seemed to come from everywhere sounded out.
"Tiamat, it seems that it's my destiny to stop your plans."
A gigantic, platinum colored dragon could be seen in the sky as it plummeted down towards the Earth.
"BA-HA-MUUUUUT!!!!!…"
The hateful scream echoed by Tiamat was the last thing Marr could hear before the greater teleportation scroll took effect, taking him and the ancestor from the bloody scene.