Wardog 1(Wearing a bulletproof vest):"This is it, the final confrontation between the good and the bad guys, did Yliana will survive its wounds and SRG1 will be able to put down their enemies for good or if the bad guys are going to win and succeed in their project, it's up to you to discover it by reading this chapter!"
SRG1:"For the sake of the author, Yliana must survive!"
Wardog1:"Yeah yeah I know...so get back into the story!"*Go to hide in a AMX30.*
Those who lives and those who dies
Narbonnia mountain cave
"Yliana no..."Says a helpless Lebeau holding the princess in his arms.
"I have to admit I wasn't expecting this."Says Kruger in a cold voice and surprised at the turn of events after pulling his sword off the princess' body."But I must admit that it makes me even happier, ah ah ah ah, to see the woman who eluded and cause several problems to me and my projects for so long bleeding to death like a ordinary pig and to see you, the so-called invincible warrior and knight-servant in this state, unable to protect her, this is so good."
"Shut the fuck up!"Louis screams in rage as he tries to put pressure on Yliana's wound with his own clothes that he has torn to stop the bleeding."Stay with me Yliana, you'll make it!"He says to try to reassure her and himself.
"Lebeau...it's gonna be ok." Says the princess who puts one of her hands on his wound.
"No, don't move, keep your strength!"He said.
"So it was so easy, I just had to hurt the princess so you wouldn't get in my way, what a disappointment I expected more from a warrior like you, Naiad really doesn't know how to choose its warriors."Keep saying Kruger with a smile of satisfaction, shrugging his shoulders and taunting the French.
"I told you to shut up, you're gonna pay for this!"Yells the captain when he feels Yliana put something in his hand.
"Oh, but don't worry about that, you won't have to listen to me when you're dead... "He said with a snap of his fingers, and five soldiers in black armor came out of their hideout, swords in hand.
"And your real face is your cowardice, you need help to killing two unarmed people!"
"Oh, I don't doubt that you can't defeat my warriors and go after me, but in that case you'll have to leave the princess alone."
"Tch..."
"The princess or me it's your choice, gentlemen these two are up to you but be careful, even a wounded dog is still dangerous when it gets trapped, it's been a pleasure captain, majesty I hope I never see you again!"Says Kruger with a demonic laugh as he steps back and disappears into the darkness of the cave as his five henchmen cautiously approach.
"You bastard, I swear you won't make it to heaven, I'll find you and I'll kill you this is a promise! "Yell the angry captain at him.
"We're going to finish you off, if you let yourself be, you won't suffer...normally. "Says one of the Rostians. "And then we'll have fun with the princess while she's still breathing."
"Come closer so I can get a better aim on you!"
"What?"
Hidden in his back he finally pulls out a pistol, those of Yliana's bearing the seal of the kingdom of Namesté and royal coat and pulls the trigger several times, the shots ring out and a few seconds later Kruger's henchmen all fall to the ground, putting the gun down he focuses again to keep Yliana conscious.
"Stay with me Yliana, you're gonna be okay, I promise you! "Said the captain as he searched their belongings for medical supplies with his free hand. "Where the hell are the others?"
"Louis, leave me alone, I'll be fine*khof khof* the most important thing is to stop Kruger from completing the ritual!"
"Yliana, I can't... "Noises of pain are heard behind him when he sees to his surprise one of the soldiers in black standing up with difficulty, visibly wounded by the captain's shot but not dead.
"Tougher than usual, these assholes!"
"I'm going to send you to hell, rrrraaaahh!" The Rostian screams in rage, but before he can seriously threaten them both a louder detonation sounds and the warrior falls down again with a 7.62 bullet in the skull, neutralizing him permanently to Louis' great relief.
"That was a close call... "Breathes out Lynette who is responsible for the shoot as she puts the gun down.
"Finally Karpunski, Newark, get your ass over here hurry!"Shouts the captain as he sees the rest of his team finally arrive.
"Oh my god, Yliana!"Realizes with horror Charles as he see her in this state.
"Captain, are you all right, Yliana? What the fuck has happened?"Ask for a very worried Geraldine who imitates its colleague, puts her assault rifle on the ground and takes out her medical equipment to heal her.
"Secure the area, Captain. Tell me what the fuck has happened?"Asked a worried Villier as he noticed Yliana's condition and the gloomy expression of his superior while the other secured the area.
"I was ambushed by Krüger and I don't know how he do that but he managed to get the upper hand over me, he seemed immune to my attacks, even the bullets and my magic didn't work..."
"Keep enlightening me, Karpunski... Well, the good news is that no vital organs seem to be affected but she has lost a lot of blood..."Says the British-man as he examines Yliana's belly.
"...and then Kruger managed to push me into a corner and he was about to finish me off when Yliana stood between me and his blade... and this is the result of my carelessness."He say angry by hitting the ground with his fists.
"Weak but regular pulse, the wound must be cauterized to prevent any more blood spilling."
Villier wants to comfort and try to reassure his friend.
"Yliana did what she thought was right, she saw you in danger and so she didn't hesitate to put herself in danger to save your life, in her place I would have done the same thing! "He said to réconfort him.
"I know but...I can't stop to feel guilty toward her, if she not survive."
"I can help to treat her wounds with my magic."Says Marianna as she puts her hand surrounded by a blue aura on Yliana's belly and concentrates, and manages with difficulty to control the princess' blood flow to prevent it from flowing while the two medics concentrate to treat the wound.
"But what took you so long? "Finally ask the captain.
"We were slowed down by enemies and other traps to delay us, and when we heard the first shots, Yliana didn't hesitate and rushed to join you, it took us a long time to reach you in this maze even with Brucue's sense of smell."Jacques explain.
"Sorry I didn't find you sooner, Captain. "Says the wolf man as he lowered his head.
"It's not you I blame but Krüger and myself."
Marianna, who despite her status as a demi-goddess has difficulty controlling her powers and turns angrily towards the Captain, is trident in hand. "It's starting to piss me off, take this! "She screams as she throws her trident, missing Louis, and will destroy a black and red stone located behind him.
"Hey Marianna, are you insane you almost killed me!"Say a scared Louis.
"Sorry, Captain, but I wasn't aiming at you, I was aiming at this look closer."She said by pointing to her trident planted in the glowing red stone. "What's with the weird stones?"He ask.
"Anti sectati sunt, or anti-magic stones, capable of completely or partially neutralizing a person's magic according to their level of power in a certain area, unless they possess an artifact capable of immunizing the wearer."The half goddess explain.
"I can see how he got the upper hand on me, the cheating bastard."Says louis, who crushes what's left of it with his dirty boots."Search the area, there's probably more of them."He orders and he and his teammates destroy the stones present with cross or trident blow, or by shooting at them.
"That's the last one sir."Simon said.
"It's okay, my magic's working again. "Says Marianna who continues to heal the princess.
"Same here, my sword is back to its usual glow, I can finally get it over with."Said the captain as he watched his sword regain its usual glow and looking at Yliana and the others he said to them."Take care of her until I get back, Geraldine, I'm borrowing this from you. I've got a certain Rostian to pay a visit."He said by taking the G36 from the German girl before following the path that Kruger has taken without waiting for the others.
"Hey Captain wait for us, ha what an idiot he's going to get killed for good if he continue like this."Grumbling Jacques who's following his boss.
In the hallways lit by a few torches hung on the walls some guards stand nonchalantly on duty, thinking that their companions left behind are in control of the situation when their attention is directed by quick footsteps coming towards them.
"Hey who's there, is that you guys?"Says one of the soldiers when this one is killed by Louis who gave him a diagonal sword blow, piercing the thin armor of the latter who falls to the ground.
"What the?"The second has no time to draw his sword as the Frenchman cuts his throat with his combat knife which he holds in his other hand.
"Krüger really doesn't know how to chose skilled soldiers."He said casually.
"The road ends here for you demon!"Screams a Rostian who unlike the others wears a thick armor and a shield as thick and an axe, Louis takes out his pistol and shoots at the shield but the 9mm bullets bounce off it to the surprise of the Frenchman. "This shield has stopped my bullets,it is stronger than I'm used to deal with, they're becoming smarter finally."
"This shield has been strengthened with a resistance spell, it could even withstand the breath of a flame dragon!"Says the confident warrior, goes towards his opponent raising his axe to kill him but the latter misses his blow and the heavy axe comes to dig into the ground." That was close."Says Louis, who stepped back to avoid the blow, shooting again, the warrior raises his shield, as Louis had expected.
"Thank you for making my job easier!"He says with a smirk on his face by using the Rostian's axe as a footstool he jumps behind his opponent.
"NO!"
"Your shield is reinforced, but this is the case of your armor?"He said by aiming its gun at the warrior's neck, the weak point of any knight armor, before the armored soldier has time to protect himself three shots resound and the iron mastodon collapses in a heavy sound of metal dropping his shield and axe on the ground.
"Another problem solved, how many of these poor guys Krüger is going to send to be slaughtered like this?"He thinks by resuming his walk.
"He's here stop him, we have to stop him from reaching the ritual room! "Shouts a spearmen.
"Take this!" Says an archer shooting arrows at the captain, dodging some and deflecting the others with Excelsior.
" You shall not pass...argh! "Shout one of the soldiers before succumbing to a sword well-placed in the belly.
"You're mine, gyaaagh!" Shouts another, suffering the same fate as his comrade.
"No, don't come any closer! "Says one of the soldiers holding his sword, trembling of fear. "I'm going to kill you, I warn you!"
"Try it. " Simply answers Louis, who dodges his opponent's blows without any problem before disarming him with his sword and placing his knife on his throat.
"I could kill you without any problem, but if you answer one of my questions nicely, I'll let you go, this is good for you?"Said Lebeau to the frightened soldier who nodded his head to say he agrees. "Well, as I see that there are many corridors you will answer this simple question, which way did your lord has taken?"
Hesitating for a moment, he finally answered him."The... the first one on the left, he went into the resurrection hall! "Answered the panicked soldier.
"Thank you, so you see it wasn't that difficult."Louis said to him as he put his knife back in his pocket." All right,get out of here before I change my mind."He said coldly, the soldier didn't wait any longer and ran away toward the exit when the captain noticed traces of blood following the direction that the rostian had indicated."A survivor, no doubt, which means I'll probably have some visitors soon."He notice as he checks and arming his G36C.
Cerberus Ritual room
Meanwhile in a large cavity where there is a lake of boiling lava as the only source of light and in the middle a platform made of stone connected by a bridge, Kruger wearing his black ceremonial robe bearing the emblem of Cerberus stands in front of a shrine, he is surrounded by a few soldiers protecting him, he looks around with a certain joy and a big smile when one of his wounded soldiers comes towards him in panic, Kruger annoyed asks him what is going on.
"Sir, it's that soldier from the other world, he's still alive and he's coming over here! "He said breathless.
"Humpf, I expected no less from him, so he decided to abandon the princess, but it will be too late to stop the resurrection of Cerberus, get the remaining men and hold off until I complete the ritual."
Order the Rostian as he takes the emerald out of its box. "He doesn't know it yet, but thanks to him Cerberus will soon be back among us."
"As you wish, my lord."Says the soldier who brings the others with him and go to confront, or rather sacrifice themselves to allow the resurrection ceremony to take place. Kruger with a calm step walks on the stone footbridge indifferent to the heat of the lava lake, arriving in front of the shrine of Cerberus where he places the stone while gunfire and cries of pain echo behind him.
"Looks like he's defeated my men, but I still have you two."Kruger sighs and then addresses the last two people present, two black haired mages, a brother and a sister entirely dressed in black. "Gurafus, Kargania, please greet our guest properly."
"Yes, master. "Answer the two mages.
"Kruger are you there?I'm coming for you!"Louis scream and ends up showing himself in front of his opponents, the latter with his eyes hidden by his black hair while his clothes are covered with dirt and blood, the latter coming mostly from the Rostian soldiers."Sorry for the wait, I've been delayed by some nuisance."He said sarcastically, removing the hair from his forehead and raising his sword whose blade is also covered with blood.
"It's not a problem, kill him! "Order Krüger.
"As you command, master."
The two mages move towards the Frenchman, seeming to levitate above the ground, the latter points his G36 towards the two and fires several rounds, but the elite mages manage to stop the bullets thanks to an improved red magic shields around them."Damn it, why do the most powerful opponents only show up last?"He said as he took up his sword while Krüger began his incantation to bring Cerberus back to life.
"Please to meet you, I am Gurafus Harbinger and I'm the one who'll defeats you, Dark sword."Says Gurafus as he makes 3 black and purple swords appear floating in the air. "Sorry, nothing personal, I hope you don't mind."
"Shit! "Cursed Louis by dodging swords that will pierce the ground or walls when the second mage raises his hand to the sky.
This time it's Kargania's turn to move."It's my turn, Spears of Darkness!"She said energetically, making 5 spears of the same color appear, Louis with his sword shining in blue managed to deflect two of them, while blocking the other two, but the last one managed to wound him in the left arm before disappearing."Arghhh, my arm! " Despite his injury he managed to get free of the two remaining spears and protect himself behind one of the stone pillars.
"He he he he...hah ha hah ah, it's been a while since I've fought like this, you two have nothing to do with all those helpless bastards I've killed with my sword!"Louis tells them while tearing his shirt to use it as a temporary bandage for his arm. "I must say this fight is exciting!"
"Looks like you're wounding him, my sister." Says Gurafus in a calm voice.
"But he's tough with his worldly weapons, we should finish him off quickly, my brother."Answers Kargania while playing with her black hair strands.
"Keep him busy while I continue the incantation, and you will be appropriately rewarded."Kruger said to the twin.
"Yes master."
"Krüger has them completely under his control, I wouldn't get rid of them by ordinary methods, but if I can control my magic too..."He stares for a moment at his pistol which lights up with a glow similar to his sword and says to himself. "Yeah, that should be work. "
"My sister, it's time to finish this, are you ready?"His sister nods her head in response."In that case."Again he raises his hand and swords and spears materialize and the twins send them to destroy the stone pillar, spanking some rocks from the roof and causing a cloud of dust, taking advantage of this opportunity Louis dives on the side barely avoiding the rubble above his head."Luminous bullets!"holding his pistol in both hands he shoots several times at Gurafus, the 9mm bullets embedded in a magic sphere manage to pass the magician's shield, succeeding in wounding him.
"Gyaaa, how did he manage to break through my shields? "He said as he fell to the ground with an injury to his chest and right hand.
"Hey hey hey, I sure knew that transferring magical energy into my bullets would get them past their shields! "He said.
"Big bro! " she shouts before turning to Louis, her passive attitude now turning to anger. "Damn you, you'll pay for daring to hurt my brother!"
"Great, now it looks like I have to deal with a mage with a Brother complex!"Lebeau sighs as he reloads his gun."One down, just the pretty one with the black hair!"
"Don't worry about me, just get rid of him for me!"He said before he collapsed because of his injuries.
"I'll do it brother, you'll be proud of me after this, prepare yourself rhaaaaa!"She screams in rage, creating a black and red katana, she then attacks Louis who just blocking her attacks in spite of his injured arm with excelcior, which shines with a bluish and white glow.
"You're not doing too badly, but anger confuses you. Unlike you, I can handle my anger, and I know how to use it to fight!"He said as he swung his sword several times, forcing the mage to step back.
"Shut up, I'm gonna kill you! "Is she screaming as she generates balls of dark energy "Nosferatu!"
"Mirror blade! "Shouts louis, which sends the spell back to its author, taken by surprise.
"NO!"Trying to generate a protective barrier, it does not have time to generate itself completely, its own spell, although attenuated the full force of the strike causing it to lose its position and fall to the ground, and temporarily rendering its powers inactive.
"Argh, no how is that possible, master?"She says as Louis stands above her, his sword a few centimeters from her throat.
"You lost."
"Master Vanguard, please help me! "She beg to him.
This one, concentrated in the final phase of his incantation sighs and respond."You both failed whereas you were supposed to be the best, why would I come and help you..."
"But master..."
"The lives of the men and women who serve you are definitely nothing to you."Says Louis disgusted by his answer.
"Exactly and once again I realize that I am surrounded by useless people, go ahead captain, finish her off or do whatever you want, I wouldn't lift a finger for her."He said laughing."Go ahead captain, kill them, you and I aren't so different after all, but if I were you I'd have a little fun with the girl first."
"Krüger, you traitor!"Says the brother who regained consciousness and heard everything and said to the captain."If you try anything with my sister I swear..."
"So, time to finish this."Said Louis as he raised his sword, thinking of his last moments, the girl closed her eyes before realizing that the Frenchman had stuck his sword in the ground.
"What the heck?"The twins said surprised.
"Let's be clear, Krüger, I am not and never will be like you!"Says Louis, who for a moment could see himself going toward to the dark side by killing unarmed people even if they are his enemies."Unlike you I care about my guys, but camaraderie, brotherhood, compassion and respect for the defeated are important things to me, which you seem to lack and it may be fatal to you, go away you both have a second chance at redemption, don't waste it."He said to the two mages.
"Thank you, but... why? "She says as she's still surprised by the turn of events, while helping her brother get back on his feet.
"Even among my enemies I know who is good and who is not, and I know who my real enemy is!"He responds by pointing the blade of his sword in the direction of Kruger, who seems astonished at what is happening.
"You spared us and despite what you did to me I thank you but, if we meet again one day I will have my revenge! "Said Gurafus.
"Well, I look forward to that day."He said to him.
"Yes, well, in the meantime I will have to have you heal my brother before you can take your revenge, goodbye warrior from another world and you Krüger I hope you will finally be defeated."Said his sister as she created a teleportation spell, disappearing together in a white light.
"Your generosity will be your undoing you know that, Captain, I don't need others to fulfill my destiny!"He said with anger in his voice.
"And it is your arrogance and the fact that you think you are superior to the other that will bring you down, and I will make sure that you are no longer a threat here and now! "He said as he emptied a full magazine of his G36C on the rostian, but even the 5.56 bullets loaded with magic are stopped by a powerful magic shield.
"Tsk, why am I not surprised? "He notices as he puts the weapon down.
"You really think I wouldn't be able to adapt to your technology, take a good look at it now..."
The return of the fallen.
AC7 Soundtrack:Alicorn
Kruger recites his final incantation in a old and long forgotten language when the ground begins to shake and a monstrous creature measuring at least 6 meters and having three heads emerges from the lava to appear before the astonished eyes of Lebeau and Kruger who exult with joy following the success of his plan, the black dog-like creature, with lava flowing from his mouth makes a howl that resounds throughout the volcano.
"What the hell is that shit?"Just said Louis when he saw this nightmarish creature.
"At last, after all these centuries of sleep, I Cerberus have returned..."Says the three-headed, black-skinned creature with piercing red eyes full of anger from years of banishment in the underworld.
"HA HA HA HA HA HA Admire Captain, the return of Cerberus our master of our world, who thanks to him I, no we will conquer the whole continent and then the world, even your powerful army will be unable to do anything against the determination of my god and our will, but I must say that all this is thanks to you!"
"What do you mean you damn psycho!"
"A few weeks ago I had sent my fleet to capture Naiad's domain, I knew they would not be a match for your men, so I gave a stone similar to this one to my admiral, a stone that can transfer the Soul of the Dead to help awaken Cerberus, when I think about it I should have thought of it earlier, don't you see Captain, ten thousand, ten thousand lives scarified to revive just one live, it was their salvation!"He explain with a teasing smile and maniacal laugh, explanation who just disgust the captain even more who respond."You monster, you conscientiously sacrificed your soldiers for this purpose!"
"I sent them there, it wasn't me but your comrades who killed them It was a brillant and elegant plan, and I thank you for that by using my enemies to help me to revive Cerberus that it what make it elegant that is true beauty, and now the only obstacle before me is you!"He says in a threatening voice and addresses Cerberus."Great Cerberus, this man is dangerous for both of us and our future conquest, he must be killed quick."
Looking at Louis with his six eyes he says."Yes, I feel a great and dangerous power in this person bearing the sword Excelsior."Said the fallen god in a cavernous voice, lifting one of his hand. "Prepare to die human by the hand of the great Cerberus, future ruler of the world."He said as he was about to crush Louis when a projectile hit him in the arm wounding him, looking for the origin of the shot, the captain saw a dozen silhouettes emerge from the shadows.
"That was close right buddy?"Says Jacques, who's carrying an AT-4 responsible for the shot. "Wow so that's what Cerberus looks like, he's even more horrible than I thought."
"Looks like the captain's in trouble again as usual... "Kuto sighs.
"If anyone's gonna kill that idiot first, it's gonna be me. "Says Geraldine a little jealous.
"It's good to see you too my friends, I was wondering when you were going to arrive, for a while I thought I'd have to do it on my own."He said when he saw his team, minus Yliana and Charles the doc, all present.
"We just had to follow the bodies you left behind, it wasn't hard to track you down! "Said Brucue.
"Other humans, and half-humans among them and the apostle of Naiad, this world really needs to be reshaped, I will crush you all, inferior as you are and then it will be the turn of that cursed Naiad!"Says Cerberus holding his slowly regenerating arm.
"Not as long as I'm standing! "Says Marianna in a serious voice who's ready to fight.
"Krüger, it's time to eliminate those awful beings, it's time."
"Yes, my lord."
At that moment a black aura surrounds the body of Kruger, which levitates above the ground to merge with the beastly body of Cerberus, under the stunned gaze of the members of SRG1, with the exception of Louis and Marianna who seemed to be expecting it.
"Oh merde..."Says Jacques.
"I really didn't expect this. "Says Scott as he prepares his M249.
" This bloody Krüger's sold his soul, literally! "Says Lynette.
"The merger with Krüger is complete and slowly but surely I will regain my full power through this mortal, but I give you one last chance, if you choose to surrender, I will spare you by making you my slaves! "Says Cerberus, whose arm has fully regenerated.
"We have to kill it before it regains its full power, if it gets out of here thousands of people will be in danger. "Says Marianna and says to Cerberus. "In your dreams, you bad dog!"
Louis then told both Cerberus and his companions in a firm voice.
"Kruger, Cerberus, I live, you will never get out of here, my friends, aim tho, no aim at the heads of this monstrosity, the battle will be hard, but we will win, SRG1 attack! "Shouts the Captain.
The final fight
FE Three Houses OST:Apex of the world
At these words a flood of bullets of all calibers falls on the creature in a great noise, however the skin of Cerberus, like the fire dragon that Itami and his friends had faced, does not seem to flinch, it is however disturb him at his eyes, however the shots of Lynette and Ulrich's Barrett M82 seem to be able to pass through the thick skin of the fallen god.
"You fools, your weapons are no match for me, this was your last chance but from now on I will show no mercy! "Cerberus screams as he throws a rock at the group.
"Eat this!" Screams Villier using another AT-4 hitting one of the monster's heads, disorienting him. "Now boss!"
"Well done!"Louis uses the creature's arm as a footbridge and jumps at the bleeding neck, hit by the rocket, activating the magic of his sword with a bluish glow he gives a powerful blow to Cerberus, cutting off the most damaged head that hasn't had time to regenerate, causing him to scream with great pain as the head fall and roll on the ground and dark blood coming from it."Yeah that work!"
"GRROOOOAARRR!"
"It worked, he's hurt! "Said Jacques happy has he prepare to fire another AT-4.
"Ah ah, well done captain!"Congratulate Brucue.
"Damn human, you're gonna die at my hands! "Said and very very angered Cerberus.
"One down, two to go! " he says, when Cerberus gives him a punch, he blocks it with the blade of his sword, which throws him several meters back, falling to the ground.
"Cough cough, he has a hell of a right hook, without my sword to protect me he would have killed me instantly! "He said wiping the blood off his nose and told his teammates over the radio the following orders. "When I tell you, you'll aim for the right side of the head! "
" Got it, boss! "Answer the others.
" Pitiful humans, how dare you oppose me!"Screams Cerberus who starts throwing fireballs at the team. "Ice wall!" screams Mariana who creates a thick wall of ice before the fire can injure or kill the team members.
"Thank you Marianna, a little more and we'd end up as a grilled sausage! "Said Scott.
"Stop saying that, you're gonna make me hungry! "Answer Tomas with a laugh.
"How can you joke at a time like this... "Kuto sighs.
"The boss's influence no doubt, well we keep distracting him so he can quickly get this shit over with!"Answers Ulrich, who continues to shoot with his M82 at the creature that is still fighting against Louis, makes a black sword appear. "You fight well for a human, but I'll show you what I can do too!"
"Oh come on, again?"Says Lebeau, blocking as best he can, despite its magic, the giant sword of Cerberus that he adorns with his own, which will stick into one of the stone pillars, shaking the cave and causing some rocks to fall from the ceiling."Fucking hell! "Cursed Lebeau dodging rocks and stalactites.
" Agh!" Shouts Ulrich as he gets a rock on his head and falls to the ground making him drop his rifle.
"ULRICH, scheisse! "Geraldine screams worriedly as she rushes towards one is straightened by the latter holding his head, half groggy he answers. "It's all right, it's the helmet that took everything! "He replies, but blood is still flowing from his head.
"Get the wounded outside, I'm not losing any more people today! "Louis screams
"I'll be fine, Captain. It's just... "Try to explain it the German.
"I gave you an order, soldier don't make repeating myself, Chris help him out!"Said the captain, raising his voice, which surprised his teammates, including Geraldine, nodding and without saying another word, the two Germans obeyed and Chris helped Ulrich who had received rapid treatment on his head to be evacuated outside, Louis redirected his attention again towards Cerberus, with an angry look, the latter did not refrain of teasing him.
"Your comrades are brave but they are so fragile...I could break them like twigs in my hands, it seems to torment you, that's your weakness, your friends!"He said with a chuckle.
"Perhaps, but without them I would be nothing either, they are certainly my weakness but they are also my strength, we never achieve anything great without companions to help us, if you have merged with Krüger it is because despite your status as gods you also need help just like other god like naiad with Mariana or Emroy and Lolirory, I mean Rory!"
"This fusion is only temporary, when I don't need him anymore I will reject him from my body and I will send him to spread my influence to his people!"He said as he raised his sword again, ready to strike him. "But enough talk Prepare to die! "Says Cerberus as he strikes again but Louis dodges as before and takes cover by screaming."NOW!"
As before, shots and a rocket fire are heard and hit Cerberus' right head, Louis repeats his action and gives a violent blow to the monster's neck, cutting Cerberus' second head in one blow."And two down, one to go! "Says a confident Louis.
"You think you have victory in you, I'll show you you're wrong!"At that moment, the last head of Cerberus, with a red stone embedded in it, begins to glow intensely and unfurls a protective amberish barrier around it, stopping the bullets and making the captain move backwards by reflex."So, how about that, humans?"
"Wow, what's this again? "Says the astonished captain."It's a kind of protective shield that the gods can use in an emergency, it allows them to heal their wounds, and to grow back the limbs they've lost! "Warn Marianna.
"Great, that means we'll probably have to do it again, and I just used the last AT-4!"Jacques complain.
"But if he continues to give repetitive and powerful blows, the barrier can be broken down before the regeneration is complete, it must be less powerful if he has to concentrate on regenerating his body."She add.
"You heard then, keep firing!"Orders Lebeau, who himself strikes several times with his sword, helped by Mariana who strikes the shield with her trident, which they press with all their might on the shield which begins to crack under the pressure of magic and gunpowder, and after several minutes of striking and dodging, finally shatters and surprises Cerberus, who staggers backwards under the shock.
"How, but it's impossible, no! "Screams this one, in a shock.
"Yes, it worked! "Said triumphantly Louis.
"The stone on his skull, we must destroy it now! "Said Jacques.
"She's mine."Says a female voice that everyone recognizes with surprise,Yliana Panchi, with her bloody clothes and bandages covering her wounds on her belly and her messy hair, wearing an M82 borrowed, against his will, from Ulrich,"By the blessing of Naiad, please let my bullet hit my target."Recites in a low voice the Princess, pointing the barrel of the weapon in the direction of Cerberus and places the red stone in the middle of the gun's scope before pulling the trigger, a loud BANG can be hear.
The 0.50BMG bullet moves at full speed, passing through a cloud of dust and rocky debris before hitting the red stone, which eventually shatters into a thousand pieces."GYYYAAAARRGHH! "Cerberus screams in agony."You bitch!"
"Ugh, I forgot about the recoil..."She said after firing before seeing Cerberus suffer from the shot, ejecting the cartridge still smoking and falling to the ground she said with a sly smile."That's for the knife wound you gave me earlier!"
"Bull's-eye, Your Highness!"Lynette congratulate her.
Yliana's arrival is followed a few moments later by that of Doc Charles, breathlessly coming just after."Thank you for your help, but Yliana for God's sake, you shouldn't have come in your current state! "Louis yells worried about her. "Charles, why did you let her go?"
"Sorry, she insisted to come... "he said, gasping his breath.
"And you let her go, just like this? "Add a bewildered James before noticing that the British holster is empty.
"When a determined princess uses your own weapon to convince you, it's hard to say no."He says that he was embarrassed to have his gun taken from him.
"Yliana, the princess of this damned kingdom, I'm glad you survived, Krüger is rather surprised at your resilience."Said the fallen gods arrogantly having calmed down.
"And you that you are still alive I won't be glad until you're sent back to hell..."Answer the princess without losing her self-control despite her wounds.
"What an indelicacy, as I wanted to make you one of my concubines, I'll never going back to hell, I'll simply be pleased to end the lives of everyone once and for all."Screams Cerberus attacking them once again.
"Lebeau, let's put an end to him for good! "Said the princess as she dropped the M82 and took her sword instead and joined him.
"Your wounds are not healed completely, you're in no condition to fight, leave him to us! "Replied a captain worried about Yliana's health while he dodge several attack from Cerberus.
"My state and my life is nothing if I can stop him from ruling the world and killing more innocent people, and didn't Naiad say that we were the ones who had to defeat him once and for all? "She argue with him."Not necessarily two, that's what she probably meant, but clearly I probably wouldn't be able to make you change your mind."Says the Frenchman, noting the determined gaze of the princess, ready to fight despite her wounds."Then let's get it over with!"
"Allow me to join you! "Says Marianna joining the two raising her trident, which both obviously accept.
The three, with the support of the rest of the team therefore attack Cerberus, while one blocks an attack, the second, under the protection of the third delivers fatal blows to their opponent, the black body of Cerberus begins to bleed more and more, seems to run out of steam and regenerates with difficulty, just like his two opponents, if Louis is still on his feet, Yliana's vision begins to blur and moves into retreat before returning to the fight.
"Damn you Cerberus why you want just die?"Louis screams as he strikes with all his might Cerberus, who protects his head and swords to the three of them to repel them.
"My goddess was right, Cerberus is really tough! "Said Marianna who deflects fire spells from this one.
"We must finish him off... Captain, the technique... "She said breathless from the fact that she has not fully recovered from her wounds.
"Are you sure you're up for this? "All he gets for response is a nod from her."In that case, let's go!"Louis and Yliana run towards Cerberus who gives a sword blow to crush them, the two warriors jump each to one side to avoid the giant sword which is stuck in the rocky ground, at this moment several ice spears appear in the air and go through the arm of Cerberus, temporarily immobilizing the latter.
"My ice spears won't last long in this heat, so please hurry! "Warn Marianna.
"No problem, Yliana it's up to us!"Says Lebeau, who like Yliana prepares their swords that light up in white and blue, jumps at the neck of the fallen gods.
"Parallel strike!"Both scream as they thrust their swords into Cerberus' torso, the magic contained in the blades overloading his body as he screams in pain trying to fight back, refusing to believe that he has been defeated by mere mortals so easily and so fast."This is the end of the road for you you dumb-ass!"He said to taunt him."Return to hell fallen god and never come back again!"Add a determined Yliana.
"NO IT CAN'T BE, I'M THE OMNIPOTENT CERBERUS, I CAN'T BE DEFEATED LIKE THIS, NOOOOO !"Howled in rage a helpless Cerberus before being consumed by a column of white light and disappearing as he had come, leaving only a large black mark where he was...and a human body on the ground that began to move, which everyone recognized.
"We finally did it, congratulation everyone!"Praise Louis to his friends before seeing the humain body on the ground.
"Looks like it's not over yet." Said Jacques when he saw Krüger on the floor.
"Krüger, you're not dead yet, you asshole. "Said the captain without emotion toward the man responsible of all this shit and even the war itself.
"It's impossible, no, I should have become all-powerful too, why did you have to stand in my way?"He says desperately, rising with difficulty, to the attention of Louis and his friends, who aim at him.
"It's over, Krüger, you've lost, accept it!"Marianna said.
"Krüger, you have chosen the path of darkness, but once again it is the light that has triumphed, the good has once again defeated the bad. "Said Yliana."Your soul is corrupt, you must pay for all your crimes against my people as well as your own, surrender or die."
"Stop you're going to make me cry, I chose this path of my own free will you understand this?And I lost everything because of your interference, no way for me to be judged by anyone, and if I have to die here I'll take one of you to hell with me, RHAAAAAAAA!"Screams Kruger, who in a show of insanity rushes towards the group armed with a simple dagger in a suicidal charge, he is stopped dead in his tracks by Louis' repeated shots, mortally wounding him in the chest, he falls from the platform screaming into the lava lake below before disappearing burned by the flames, leaving nothing behind.
"I told you, Krüger, I always keep my promises."He said as he lowered his gun and looked down.
"It's over, finally. "Said Yliana in a weak voice, watching where Krüger fell.
"Yep and I need a shower after that." Breathes a Lebeau exhausted by removing his helmet."It took a long time, but we finally managed to destroy Cerberus and the Illusive man." The rest of the team, tired from the fighting, literally falls to the ground, congratulating each other with handshakes and embraces.
"The fallen god is no longer a threat, Naiad will be glad when we tell her." Says a relieved Marianna.
"All we have to do now is to inform the others, let's get out of here to tell them about the situation and get you properly treated, Your Highness, there's nothing more we can do here. "Says Louis who's going to help her walk.
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"Yeah, Louis I don't feel so good..."Said Yliana before her eyesight blurred again and her wounds reopened, losing consciousness.
"Shit, that's to be expected!"Says Charles.
"Yliana! "Says louis, who runs towards her and catches her before she falls to the ground.
"Geraldine Charles hurry, Yliana stay with us, we didn't do all of this just to get you off us now, Yliana!"Louis said to her while he holding her.
The vision of the princess seems to be distorted, having difficulty recognizing the face of louis or his other friends and despite the fact that a flashlight illuminates her, her vision becomes darker and darker while the captain's voice seems to fade more and more, in a last effort she manages to put her hand on the cheek of the captain who seems desperate, leaving a trace of blood on his cheek and said in an almost inaudible voice."It's all right, don't worry Louis...thank you for everything you've done for me."She said displaying a smile, closing her eyes while the two medics did everything they could to treat her.
"She's lost more blood than I expected quick my oxygen mask, Marianna, I'll need your help again. "Said Charles has he put the oxygen mask on her mouth.
"You can count on me, doc! "Says Marianna, who's concentrating to help get the princess' blood flowing properly.
"Yliana, no, don't go, I beg you, I forbid you to die without saying...
"Leave it to me Captain, Your Majesty listen to my voice, you're going to make it out just like you did earlier!"Says a Geraldine who also seems to be on the verge of tears.
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"Yliana my dear,it time to wake up..."
"Huh?"She says surprised, waking up by the sunlight, she sees that the scenery has changed, the dark and oppressive cavity has given way to a green plain full of flowers of all colors, her wounds have disappeared and her outfit has also changed, her military fatigues have been replaced by a beautiful white dress and shoes when she feels a soft-skinned hand stroking her hair and the smell of raspberry perfume, she realizes that her head rests on the lap of an elegant woman with the same eyes and hair color as her, although shorter and wearing the same elegant dress.
"Yliana, I'm glad to see you again, you've grown so much, my darling! "Says the woman in a soft voice with a warm smile.
Yliana suddenly stands up, having difficulty believing what she sees, and finally recognizes the woman in question, the one who disappeared when she was 16 years old and was carried away by the disease, and who was there before her eyes.
"Mother?"
SRG1 Team:...
Wardog1 from his tank:"What, a problem with this chapter Cerberus has be finally defeated right?"
SRG1 Team and some followers:Looking to what has happened to the princess"So you has chosen... death."
Wardog1:"And who says she's dead, that's my story, isn't it?"
*An Eurocopter tiger appear loaded with hellfire missile.*
Wardog1:""At least wait till the next chapter before killing me!"