Dragon Wars Book 1 Part 2.
Synopsis: A prequel to the Silvertree Chronicles. When the God known as 'The One' sent the Comet Dragon Heart through the Solar System at the behest of the Dragon God IO. Part of his price for the request; the most populous race of his followers in totality. The Dragonborn, would all cease to exist in the world.
Inspired by multiple RPG universes but not endorsed by the former or current owners of the franchise. © EmotionalStorm April 2021. This story cannot be transferred to any other site besides Literotica.com without the prior authorizations in writing from the author and EmotionalStorm must be credited for this work.
Author's Note: For those who have not read my bio, please note I write as a form of therapy for a Traumatic Brain Injury. I know the English majors will probably encounter issues that annoy them. If these are your focus, instead of the story itself, then this is not the story for you. I am not and will never be a professional writer.
I do it to tell the story, for those who wish to read them. I have worked to try and improve my writing style while struggling with this issue. I have added some editing software and written a few other stories. Now I am revising and editing this earlier work to try and bring it up to a higher standard from what I have managed to learn over the last few years.
Warning: Each book will have 1-3 characters, that delves into their bedrooms and their overactive and in some cases, over-the-top sex lives, possibly more. From normal to torturous. To better understand differences across species and social groups. Also, those that are outside the norm.
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Tallion rallied his troops, sent some to the various Academies, and ordered them to bring in additional mages to the level above the forge room in Clan Heart Stone lands. If they had teleportation circles and after they visited the rally point in the Dwarven Fire Axe land. Tallion's details had the locations needed.
Tallion arrived with his 12 arcane archers, 2 Battle and Healing clerics, and his three wives, Branina, Teresna, and Vilmora.
He pointed forward, "Those two support pillars, rock to mud on them, just 4 of you, 2 on each. He looked up at the stalactites above the area in front of the area. He cast 2 rock to mud spells on larger support formations. Tallion looked at everyone, "I want 6 earthquake spells, 3 around that entrance, two on these 2 walls, and a third on the floor in front. This should be over the forge room!"
There were hundreds of dwarves coming. "Arcane Archers and Branina, force walls to hold them back. We need time to do this!"
Tallion looked up and cast his earthquake spell on the ceiling as the other 6 went off. Large sections of the ceiling crashed into the fracturing floor as the archway sealed up. The floor collapsed under the weight of the ceiling above it and sent it all straight down and below.
Aftershocks shook the area. Tallion had a bunch of very mad dwarves, "We are here to evacuate you to Fire Axe lands. Sealing that tunnel buys us time to save your lives and the lives of your children.
King Heart Stone knew of this plan. We have 75 surface breaches with the Drow coming in and I have mages coming in to teleport you to Clan Fire Axe!"
Some mages teleported in behind the crowd of dwarves, "Some just arrived, to start teleporting your people out of this Kingdom. We cannot hold it. It is too small and too remote to save. Your King knows this."
One of them yelled at him, "How do we know this is true?! Our King was down below!"
The dwarven God Dumathoin appeared as the force walls fell, "I monitored the talks. It is sad your King refused to listen and refused to plan for this possibility. King Fire Axe has blown those lower tunnels. With the aid of 4 Ancient Adamantium dragons which we had no agreements with them to support us, they are killing off what got through. The elves are here to move you from this land.
The decision was tactically sound. King Fire Axe is getting Moradin's guidance on this matter directly now. I was present when Tallion Silvertree was made the Alliance Grand Field Marshal, though we remained hidden with no Dwarves being present. He is to oversee this conflict and the Champion to his God, Corellon. My Champion is with your people.
This was a lost battle from the start. Tallion saw it and it was a simple game of numbers and location. Clan Fire Axe is better located and much larger. He has other battles to fight today. Work with the mages, start with the women and children in case anything breaks through.
Congregate in the now empty throne room. King Heart Stone did not plan for a major Drow and Duergar attack, let alone Shadow Dragons. He foolishly rushed into combat knowing this plan was in the works. He expected the elves to be able to pick it up and face them without losing productivity. An idle fantasy and not true leadership.
The fact remains. Tallion saved more dwarven lives today than we expected he would be capable of because he toured both kingdoms with an entourage of mages and set teleport locations for this kind of response. Today the dwarven people could have been obliterated from this world. Go now and heed my word on this matter."
The Dwarven God disappeared immediately. Tallion sighed, "All of those brought in from the academies. Follow them to the throne room, get them moving. This will take days, find others to help if you can. To the dwarven fighters and sappers. Set these tunnels to blow. Let them try and dig their way to your people and then bury them even further. Make them pay for this foolishness."
Tallion gathered his contingent and went to one of the heaviest lines of fighting and worked to shore up the defenses. He forced them into Wild Elf lands and they, while not a part of the Alliance, worked to shred the Drow in the fighting with their archers.
The Dragons came in and strafed the area headed to seal the bigger breaches as Field Marshal Golden Sword coordinated with Tallion on the heaviest front lines.
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Crisna went to the market as she had on many days. This day she got stopped by a group of City Guards. A Gold Elf in gold-colored mithril chainmail, and a helmet indicating he was an officer of some type stopped her. He looked at her, "You, Abomination. You work for that Half-Dragon Tallion Silvertree?"
She nodded out of instinct and then spoke, "Until he married me last night."
The 3 guards laughed at her claim, though they spotted the ring. The leader of the trio looked at her, "I want you to poison the creature. I will pay you to do so."
Crisna was shocked and realized she was alone with these Elves at the moment. The other guards had cleared the area to corner her. She shook her head, "I won't do it. I will tell him about your plans. You know he is the Grand Field Marshal and Corellon's Champion!"
The Elf drew his sword and ran her thru and whispered, "Listen to me bitch. I don't fucking care who he is, I want him dead. He is just another abomination in the city as far as I'm concerned. I'm from House Goldeagle and the Captain of the City Guards. I am untouchable by him."
Crisna tried to scream and he pulled his blade and slit her throat. He looked at the 4 High Elves with him, "Hang her naked from the walls. Put a sign on her with the words 'Abomination thief and liar' carved into her pale skin. To remain for 3 days. We will see if Tallion has the balls to attack the City Guard."
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It was several hours later when Flora went looking for Crisna. She spotted what the guards did and contacted Tallion. "The city guards killed Crisna! They have hanged her from the walls naked next to several other Half-Elves on the inner wall at the main gate. They carved a message into her skin. 'Abomination thief and liar.' They all have it carved into them!"
Tallion roared out, "I am on my way!"
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Tallion looked at Teresna and Bramina who were in shock, "Assemble my team. Civil war at the gates is likely!"
His team gathered and they teleported to the main gate. Tallion looked at the High Elf guards, "Cut her down! Cut all of them down!"
The Guard shook his head, "Guard Captain Goldeagle forbade anyone from removing them for 3 days of public display."
Tallion picked the guard up by the shirt and asked, "Who killed my WIFE!"
The elf gulped as he pissed himself and spoke, "The Guard Captain himself. Stated she was caught stealing from a fruit stand."
Tallion tossed the Elf aside, "Get this Guard Captain, He a battlemage?"
The guard shook his head, "Blade Singer."
Tallion drew a circle while he waited. The Guard Captain arrived shortly thereafter, "I should arrest you for attacking my Guards."
Tallion yelled out. "Ready!"
All of the archers drew back and his mages were ready to cast. "You are a Blade Singer." He drew the small circle and created a triangle inside of it. "This is a trial by combat. You have disgraced yourself before the Gods. Desecrated my wife's body after killing her. By your orders or done personally by you.
I am the Grand Field Marshal. Tallion Silvertree, Champion of Corellon, Grand Master Blade Singer. My wedding to my wife was blessed by the Lady of Dreams. She was no liar or thief. Enter the circle or I will order my men to open up casting on you. Your guards for being cowards and attacking a defenseless woman. If your actions are just your skills will prove it. If not you will die here!"
The Captain stood defiant, "I am Captain Gordiana'Via Goldeagle, Captain of the City Guard and a Grand Master Blade Singer Academy Champion twice over before you were in diapers from a High Elf Academy! Charged with cleaning abominations from the streets of this backwater city we now call a Capital. I am untouchable."
Tallion glared, "Then you admit to being a coward incapable of defending yourself and renounce being a Blade Singer from today forward. Else get into the circle."
The crowds backed away as city guards were lined up against his military. If an attack happened it would be bloody. Flora was ready as well to attack as she finally stopped crying over the loss of her lover and new wife.
The Captain drew his sword and entered the circle, "Another Abomination for the wall."
Flora screamed out, "Begin!"
