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Chapter 38 - One man army

The first line of defense was forced to withdraw due to the massive numbers behind enemy lines. Their Black wizards initiated a coordinated Fireball rain that would have killed them if they hadn't fled. This Dalmacian first line comprised Dragoon Gregg Raines, White Wizard Jean Riovanes, Dark Knight Alonzo Gabriev, and the wielder of the Sword of Light, Legend.

The second line of defense was the bulk of the soldiers and knights of the Dalmacian army. They didn't manage to hold off the attack very long because they faced Merlin and Zeldrys from The Cabal. They annihilated Dalmacia's second line of defense and did so quickly. Before they concluded their slaughter, another squad went to reinforce the second line of defense: General Cedric, Richard, Alonzo, Nimrod, Jean, and Kohrr. They managed to hurt Merlin, but once the front walls came down, thanks to Kohrr's Magnitude skill, they realized that an endless army was still headed their way.

Alonzo: I must be honest. This is it for Dalmacia. We won't be able to hold the line much longer.

Jean: Have the troops sent to Lybia and Miranda been called back? If they could surprise the enemy from behind, that could give us a fighting chance...

Alonzo: I'm not sure that we can count on that... There is no time for them to get here quickly enough to aid us. We're on our own...

Nimrod: Hey, wizard lady. Is he still alive? – Nimrod was asking about Richard. Jean was looking after him. He had been burned with fire from the Dark Dimension. He was pretty lucky to be still alive.

Jean: The name is Jean Riovanes. But that would be Lady Riovanes for you. Richard is alive. I used Cure to heal his wounds. But he's unconscious now - she said in a slightly irritated tone.

Nimrod: So, let me get this straight... mostly all the soldiers are dead... there's an endless army pouring in to annihilate us... we have no backup coming to aid us... and I'm the only good-looking guy here? Who am I kidding? The Dark Knight's right. We're finished!

Kohrr: No.

Nimrod: Huh?

Jean: Your name is Kohrr, right? Do you have a plan? You seem to have something to say... Tell us quickly!

Kohrr: I do. Go back to the throne room. I will destroy the army. It's not safe for you here.

Alonzo: Oh… You'll just destroy the army… might as well end poverty and world hunger while you're at it! You're insane!

Nimrod: Buddy, I know you're pretty tough... But what could you possibly do to destroy an entire army?

Kohrr: After I'm done, tell Rachel to find me. NOW GET BACK!!! – Kohrr's intense demeanor made the others think he believed what he was saying. They didn't have much choice other than retreating... so in the end, they decided to do as he said.

Kohrr held the sacred weapon, Titan, in his hand. The weapon started to grow, and Kohrr with it. Once they saw he was growing tall, they all took Richard and ran back to the throne room.

Kohrr became a Giant. And even though the enemy wizards tried to cast elemental spells at him, nothing would faze him. Kohrr stomped the ground once with one foot and caused the equivalent of ten Magnitude 10's stacked up for maximum impact. Half of the enemy army was decimated just like that.

General Vortigen: Troops! Scatter around the field! Surround the giant and hit him from all directions with EVERYTHING YOU'VE GOT!!!!

Vortigen's strategy was sound. The only problem was that Kohrr's was way better. He raised both hands in the air over his head and was about to slam the ground as the enemy was heading towards him from all directions.

Kohrr: Titanic... SMASH!!!!

̴ Moments earlier, inside the throne room ̴

King Uther: I have felt several tremors... Each one seems to be stronger than the previous one!

Rachel: I think that's Kohrr's power. He will probably be the key to us resisting this awful attack.

Meg: There's something familiar about this friend of yours, Rachel. I must have seen him somewhere before...

Rachel: I know he will help us get through this... And he will protect Richard and Cedric as well!

̴ Now ̴

Suddenly, a violent earthquake shook the very foundation of the land. The tremors from before were nothing compared to this one. Rachel had to put up an energy field to protect everyone from falling pillars and boulders.

Gregg: What in Arkana is happening out there?!

As Dragoon Gregg Raines was wondering that, Alonzo, Jean, and Nimrod carrying Richard returned to the throne room.

Nimrod: He wasn't kidding! That guy really is a one-man army...

Alonzo: For the sound of it, he must have done what he said he would! I would have never believed it if someone had told me about it! Where did he come from?

Rachel: Rich! Is he alright?!

Jean: He will be fine, Princess. He's just unconscious.

King Uther: And what of the General and the rest of our forces?

Alonzo: Your Majesty... They're all gone... We alone survived... I'm sorry, Your Majesty. We were unable to help them.

Rachel: No! Cedric is...?

King Uther: I see...

Jean: Princess, you must not go out there! Kohrr said to stay here... It's dangerous!

King Uther: Alonzo. Restrain her.

Rachel: Father!? Don't do this! I can save him!

Alonzo: Forgive me, Princess...

Alonzo knocked her out to prevent her from leaving the throne room. Back outside, the entire eastern army had been wiped out. The soldiers... knights... wizards... none remained to antagonize Dalmacia. But those were only the forces that had arrived via airship. There was an entire fleet en route, and they were almost there.

Zeldrys later emerged from the ruins and the rubble of the outer castle. As Kohrr saw him, he threw a punch that would likely crush him with a powerful slam. Zeldrys managed to dodge the attack (that left a massive crater on the ground in the shape of Kohrr's fist). Kohrr then began a barrage of punch attacks that were all being dodged by Zeldrys. Each punch that hit the ground caused tremors and rearranging of the land. Merlin got up from under the rocks and rubble, looking pretty banged up.

Zeldrys: Merlin! Do something useful!

General Vortigen also emerged from the rubble.

Vortigen: The three of us will defeat the giant and take down Dalmacia. They are all but finished! The giant is their last defense. If it is alive, it can be conquered... and if it can be conquered, IT IS OURS! Today is the day the West shall fall to the Reach Empire!!!

Kohrr: You are wrong. The only one that will fall here today is you.

Kohrr began to grab a large amount of the rubble with both hands... He started to position himself as if he was getting ready to throw. While doing this, General Vortigen used the ability called Dark Spear, which launched a spear-like blast from his weapon; Zeldrys used his Secret Sword technique, Dance of the Shadow Blades, and Merlin completed the channeling for his spell Incinerate. All three attacks were thrown at Kohrr simultaneously, hitting him. They wounded him, but not enough to stop him from completing his move.

Kohrr: TITANIC... BLAST!!!!

A tremendous amount of stone daggers and debris flew in all directions, hitting all three of them and obscuring the field with a great cloud of dust. The attack destroyed the other parts of the castle that were still standing in close range of Kohrr. Dalmacia's castle was history.

By the looks of it, Kohrr had single-handedly defeated the first wave of the Eastern army.