Author Note: Hello everyone! This is my first fan-fiction so I will be welcoming any constructive criticism. Where I do start? I know Kuroinu is a hentai VN/OVA but I can't stand on how dumb the Seven Shield Alliance which lead to Volt's victory.

So I will be thinking what if any ROTR faction visit Kuroinu's world and make Kuroinu pay for their war crime and also show then the true meaning of war. And there will be no 'magical' gate like in the Gate fanfic series between both worlds but another type of 'magical transport'. Inspired by 'A Commander's Path: Road To Freedom' by foldguy24.

Disclaimer: I do not own 'Command and Conquer mod: Rise of the Red' and 'Kuroinu' except my OC.

Prologue

The capital of Ken was filled with smoke and helpless scream be heard. The city wall was supposed to protect the citizens from any invaders now crumbles by those so-called monsters that swept through the city.

Valiant defenders did their best to fend off against these monsters but their effort is very futile. More monsters pouring into the frontline. The defender formation getting weaker every time. The street will be filled with the corpse of either the fallen or enemies, blood, weapons, and pieces of equipment. Messages had been sent to the neighboring city such as Geofu, Rad, and Ansur seeking for reinforcements but no messages replied. They are on their own. Morales of the defenders were at rock bottom as each monster slain, more monsters replace them easily by a thousand. Other turned on their fellowmen to save themselves.

The citizens are not even spare by the onslaught. Men try to protect their loved ones will immediately slaughter. Helpless women's clothes ripped off and then raped by monster ignoring their cries. Even female knights 'The Dawn Templar' are not even spare by the monster's lust. Monster start pillaging on every citizen's home, stealing whatever treasure they can find and razed them to the ground.

At the top of White Citadel, a woman watched her city from the top of the castle. She has the butt-length blonde hair, dark emerald eyes, fair light skin-toned, pointy ears, and voluptuous body figure. She wears white clothes that cover her large chest and green leaves crown. Her bottom half of her dress is split into two thin long shawls that wrap around her hands and legs. In the center of her dress, a long black loin with a golden ornament covers her groin area.

That Celestine Lucross, the high elf queen and leader of the Seven Shield Alliance also known as 'Goddess Reincarnate'.

As she had watched her city burned, she could not believe her eyes that she was a failure. A failure to lead her nation to ruin and chaos. She wished that she could avert the disasters. All she can do is to watch helplessly while deep into her heart, she felt great sorrow and pity for her people. She wanted to cry in tears but choose to stay expressionless as any sign as shown as a weakness.

"My Goddess, you have to leave the palace now." the armored woman said.

As Celestine turn around to see the armored woman, she gave her a sad smile expression but at the same time, felt relieved to see her.

That woman has dark blue eyes, hazel brown short bun hair, and beautiful fair skin. She appeared to be wearing a standard knight armor with the exception that is no breastplate and faulds. Instead, there is a small metal plate which covers her nipples and skimpy thong. The rest of them exposed skin-naked with the majority of the breast and butt.

She is Claudia Levantine, the second in commander and the member of the Seven Shield. She is also a close-friend to Celestine.

"I am such a failure. I brought ruin to Eostia and now people are suffering because of me." Celestine replied sadly. Claudia frowned.

"My Goddess, how could you said this. It not your fault. It those damm MONSTERS that invade our city. They are going to pay dearly." Claudia angrily retorted.

Celestine remains speechless at Claudia's remark. Usually, Claudia has a calm personality but today is a rare time that she is not in a good mood.

"I apologize for my comment. I do not mean to say that." Claudia's honest replies on her previous comment.

"I will forgive u this time", Celestine's replies.

'She is right about one thing but why do I feel so much guilt'

Claudia raises her hand and holds Celestine's hand. "There is no time. We had to leave our palace and seek help from our neighbor nation." Claudia replied in her calm manner speaking.

Celestine gives a nod and both of them head out of the top level of the White Citadel. She turns around to see her city for final moments before she leaves.

Half an hour later

Royal Plaza

"But I don't want to leave you. You must come with me." Celestine plead.

"Sorry, my goddess. I need to stay. I will help you buy time for you to escape.",Claudia replied.

Celestine knew the risk of staying in the capital will be higher and Claudia might die or capture by these monsters. But she also knew that she doesn't want to lose her close-friend.

"You have to escort me as my bodyguard. You have sworn an oath that you have to follow my command. That an order." Celestine demand.

"Sorry I have to disobey your order this time. I have to defend this nation at the cost of my life. I know that you don't want to see your valuable friend in the place like this but you are an important figure. The fate of Eostia lies in your hands." Claudia replied in a calm tone.

"But...But…",Celestine shuttered on her disobedience.

"I will not be trounced. I will come back to see you once my duty is done. It will be the only thing that I can do for now as a bodyguard and your friend." Claudia gave a reassuring reply.

Celestine frown of her decision. She knew that she lied but given on her protective and robust personality, Celestine had no other choice but to agree on her request.

"Very well. Then I will bid my final farewell." Celestine sadly replied.

Celestine hugs Claudia and while she slowly shed tears but soon wiped it once done hugging.

Claudia sent in ten knights to accompany Celestine to escape Ken. While the rest of them set up a barricade to act as blockade with whatever they have. Claudia also gave Celestine a rugged coat so that it will not give unwanted attention for the monsters to spot her. Celestine agrees to put on and give a gloom look as she will be seeing Claudia as a final parting. Celestine and her ten knights left to escape the doomed city. She prayed for Claudia's safety and well-being was the only she can do.

Ten minutes later

2 km away from South-Western Gate

So far as escort goes, it is quiet. Too quiet for the street to be mainly in the war zone. Celestine finds it suspicious but dismisses it immediately as she is more concern of leaving the doom nation and find help from the neighbor nation. Knights did their best to stay vigilant and watch their back.

Until the monster narrow miss the shot of one of the knights.

"AMBUSH!" one of the knights shouted.

The knights perform a shield barricade protecting the goddess. Even they are outnumbered, they are willing to lay out their lives to defend and stall as long as possible. Only a few knights escort the goddess which leads through narrow alleys as a detour. Battles clashed and eventually short-lived as the monster perform a quick slaughter the knights.

While running as fast as possible, they will meet with more ambush and each time they are losing lives defending the goddess. Celestine was terrified to see more knights lost their lives while protecting her.

The last knight screamed:" JUST GOOOOOOOOO!..." was the final reply at the dazed goddess. Celestine immediately runs as soon as possible trying to avoid the main street and endless wander through the alley. Her heart is racing. Her only concern is to leave the city.

Even Celestine have a limit. She was exhausted from her running through the alley like struck in the middle of the maze till her legs started to feel pain and ache. Her mind will give ways to despair and on a verge of losing her sanity.

'I don't want to die but I am hopeless. I am going to be insane. My knights die protecting me. Am I worthless to do anything? Is this the end of me? All I did was to run away from the conflict. I am so sick of this. I just wish to escape from my fate': Celestine's confused thought rambling in her delusion mind.

She accidentally travels out of the alley and reaches the main street and her hood revealing the goddess's beautiful face. A group of monsters noticed her which was about two hundred meters away and immediately.

"Hey, guys! We got a rare prize for our taking. A virgin goddess ripe for our taking." one of the monster shameless said. The loud cheer for the rest of the group and they slowly approaching the goddess ogling their tongues with their saliva.

These groups contain big green-skin orc, red-skin imp and another type of monsters that will satisfy their lustful desire.

Her physical and mentally were extremely exhausted. It is hopeless. She is alone and nobody wants to help her. Her only option is to let these monsters do whatever they please.

[Position music - Carol of the bells]

SWOOOOOOOSSSHHH!

BOOOOOOOOM!

Celestine's eye blink at the sight of the group obliterates by strange fire and smoke magic. What left are some chunky pieces of the corpses, blood and char marks. Celestine was confused on what had happened until that 'thing' appear before her eyes.

Celestine's eyes widen and her jaw drop as she sees that 'thing'. A blue floating metal golem that looks like a horse. Its wings clap thunderous sounds that tremble in fear and dangerous whoever meet this 'iron pegasus'. Once the 'iron pegasus' spot their 'prey, it rained down with metal cylinder rod with smoke on the back at their enemies. In her lifetime, she had never witnessed these type of 'thing' before let alone it can quickly destroy anything that gets on its way.

Fortunately, these 'iron pegasus' ignore her and continue to fly away from her and starting hunting their 'prey.'

Celestine froze for a few seconds trying to process what it is going on. Before long, loud ramming noise toward the wall. She turns around to see where the direction goes and she froze at that another 'thing'.

The blue cover interior design of the golem almost the height of an Orc. It consists of two parts. The bottom part looks like an oversize block of iron that can fit a house with many wheels attracted. It may look like a wagon but it does not require a horse to move. The top part looks a smaller version but attracted by a long cylinder tube that can rotate in the horizontal direction. On the back on the golem, there is a block of some kind of magical blue energy. However, there is not the only surprise install for her.

A loud noise occurred and travel at fast speed follow by smokes and sheer force of the wind.

BOOOM!

These 'magical arrow' destroy one of the buildings so powerful that it will crumble so quickly. Her eyes widen as her face shows a sense of fear of this thing.

Worse of all, one brave (and foolish) orc charged toward the metal golem and ran in full speed and full strength. The metal golem did nothing to react. Unfortunately, the orc's weapon breaks instantly and knock down by the sheer force of this metal golem. Before the orc gets back on his feet, the left side of the wheels pinned down on orc's leg, he screamed in pain and agony but the metal golem continues to move forward crushing under its heavy weight. Slowly, it moves toward his tights, his stomach and finally his head crushed producing all the brain matter and other disgusting substances leaving a bloody trail.

Celestine's body trembles at the sight of the corpse in the worst way to die. Her face shows sweat bullet mixed with fear and disgust. She pukes all her lunch content as she had a weak stomach. Celestine thought to give the metal golem as "iron elephant" as she remembers that similar type of animal did the same method of crushing the enemies as that metal golem.

Suddenly more explosion and thunderous sound occur nearby. Celestine's instinct was to hide in one of the alleys and so she did. While she hiding in squatting position, she saw another iron 'thing' but a different type. It has two different sizes of an iron wagonless block. She thought it look a 'caterpillar' but she did not know that the back of the large block door open. She is shocked to see ten people coming out of the larger block. They are wearing a shade of blue and black long-sleeve uniform. Their armor is so strange with only helm and the so-called 'thick armor breastplate'. Celestine stare at their strange box-like staff although she has seen two of them carried a long cylinder tube.

BOOOM!

RATATATATA!

The soldiers in the blue shootout with the 'magical arrow' with fire and thunderous magic followed by the scream of death be heard. It is so loud that Celestine covers her pointy ear with her hands. It lasts for a minute or two. Celestine feels she going to be deaf but notice something as stare at the flag that attracted to the 'iron caterpillar' before leaving.

The flag has a blue background. It has a gold lining on the emblem. Left side consists of the wing spread with six unequal feathers sliding downward. The right side consists of the side-way of the lion head with sharp pointy mares. It has two circles mostly on the right side. The larger circle is the grey and inner circle is blue. In between the two circles are ten stars synchronize perfectly like a clock.

Celestine had never seen this flag. She also cannot remember any country that resembles on that flag in her lifetime.

VVVVVRRRROOOOOOMMMMMMMMMM!

She heard the loud noise again but this time it comes from the sky. As she looks up, she noticed at three of iron birds. The bird shaped like an arrow-head and produce two line of thinly smoke out of each side of their wings while the middle is the slightly thick smoke out of the iron bird. Unlike that iron pegasus, the iron bird travel at the faster speed like lightning.

'What am I seeing this? Is this for real? Iron Pegasus, iron elephant, an iron caterpillar with people in blue carry a strange weapon that shoots out with fire and thunder magic and iron birds that travel as fast as lightning. I am losing sanity. I hope I will get out of this nightmare.' Celestine's though turned into a spiral.

Once there is no loud noise, Celestine thinks it is safe for her to come out of the alley. She took a look at the surrounding and found most of the buildings were in ruin or crumble. As she heads toward to the gate, she notices something in which her face turn pale and fell off her butt. Her body trembles as she stared at the golden light pillar that can reach through the heaven surrounded by more iron beasts rushing through the gates.

However, vision turns black when a beam of light aim at her position.

White Citadel

The capital of Eostia, Ken

Present time

8th hour

Celestine's immediate woke up after her 'nightmare' occur. She felt relieved that she in the royal sleeping quarter but her loud scream attract the guards outside her room. Her guard is confused about what had happened but their only response is to rush in for Celestine's protection. Inside, Celestine's body shown the sign to breathe heavily. Her body trembles and face have shown sign of worry, fear and tired.

A familiar woman approaches the goddess concerning her well-being.

"My goddess. Are you all right?" a woman spoke in a calm speaking manner.

Celestine managed to calm herself.

"I am okay. Thanks for your concern. Claudia." Celestine replied on her close-friend.

"What happens? You saw to be frightened. Are you having a nightmare?" Claudia said in worry tone.

"Very well. I had a vision. But I don't know whether it is a good or a bad thing." Celestine replied.

Celestine explained in great detail of her vision from the nation was in crisis mode, Claudia defends the city leaving Celestine alone, how she was ambushed along the way, the strange iron creature that defeated any monsters in ease, the flag of one-winged lion emblem and golden light beam.

At first, Claudia is becoming severe as it is become a disaster to let the war drag on. The nation of Eostia was in the war with the Kingdom of Garan. Those damm dark elves and these monsters continually invading their nation, pillaging or capturing women to increase their ranks. Seven Shield Alliance had paid a lot of gold coins hiring mercenaries mostly from the framed 'Kuroinu'. One of the Shield, Maia, a former Kuroinu mercenary and ex-lover of the Kuroinu leader, Vault was in charge of the mercenary group either defending the border or lead the counterattack against Garan.

The current situation is Eostia winning against Garan. Kuroinu right now pushing the armies to the Black Fortress, the capital castle of Garan. If all goes well, it will take at least four months before the war end. So Claudia is not worried at the moment but should take note.

However, Claudia's face turns to confusion about these iron creatures. She had never heard of iron 'thing' that can easily defeat any monsters. Also, these 'thing' had greater speed, range, durable and strength than their military or any other nation. She doubts that these iron creatures that can fly or move without horses as these iron are heavy. These people in blue carry strange weapons that can shoot out metallic arrows at a rapid rate. The closest will be crossbow but it won't be the same as Celestine's vision. This reminds her of halfling's inventions but the progress is slow and costs more expensive.

She also could not recall any nation in the whole continent of Selenus that resemble the one-winged lion emblem. Who are they? What is their objective? So many questions about this mysterious nation and their goal. As for the golden light beam, it will be logical that it could a portal to travel through our world but it can't explain it can reach to the sky. Perhaps she may visit Geouf to see her husband for some answer to Celestine's vision

Claudia thought Celestine's vision be unrealistic but she can see the goddess's eyes that she is serious so she decides to take her word for it. However, one thing that concerns their nation's safety. Are they our savior, conqueror or doom? Only time will tell.

I am pretty sure which ROTR faction will be featured in the next chapter if you are the C&C fan. I already give two hints. Anyway, please leave a review and constructive criticism. I see you next time. Peace.

Edit on 11/10/18: Made some minor changes in grammar and adding single line breaks.