Legend of the Guardians: Metal Beak's Return

Chapter 1: The Reign Of The Eagles

Here is the sequel you've been waiting for! Enjoy!

About three millenias ago, there was a peaceful world, with lands of green and skies of blue… Every living thing, birds and animals alike lived together in peace and harmony. Time had never so good for these animals and their families as pride and joy were deep in their hearts. But none of them were aware that there was an insidious plot forming deep within the shadows of their world...in form of a great darkness.

In the land of Malachor, a land of barren wastelands and dead forests, that served as the homeland to all land was ruled by an evil dark lord known as… Nihilus… an eagle who wore a mask of evil and vast darkness, shrouding most of his face. The eagle, from the moment he hatched, was filled with hatred and lust for power, as he sought to rule everything within the aviary world. Through the expenditures of resources and his heart of cruelty and malice, the empire of eagles was created. From within the fires of their mountain fortress, the dark lord unleashed the claws of war and sent his forces to conquer everything in their sight, and destroy any resistance that stood in their way in their crusade for eagle supremacy.

One by one… the owl kingdoms fell, as both the land and skies now belonged to the eagles. For those who surrendered to them were forever bound by slavery...and death. It seemed that all hope was lost...till someone resisted them...a special group of owls, compiled of Barn Owls, Snowy Owls, Burrowing Owls, Great Grays, and many other owls as well as eagles who did not wanted to live in a world of oppression and evil. This said band of heroes confronted the empire in a battle that would decide the fate of all kingdoms...the Great Battle of Malachor.

The great battle was gruesome for both sides, as many lives were lost. Many of them fought bravely with all their might, and it seemed like the alliance's victory was assured…however… when the Dark Lord enters the battlefield… the battle took a turn for the worse, as the evil eagle unleashed an unholy power within him, as his body was shrouded with a dark aura, and in a flash, he began slaughtering owls and eagles alike with mere swings of his swords…feeling life leaving each and one of them as he slayed his enemies. Then, out of the nowhere, admist the battle-torn skies, a loud cry was made...the dark lord was able to pinpoint the source of the cry to two owls...Atem and Seto, barn owls, brothers. With light and hope behind their wings, they fought against Nihilus with their combined might. It was not before long that they manage to overwhelm the eagle, but the Dark Lord refused to say die, as he unleash a flurry of powerful swings and blows. Atem just narrowly avoided his last attack before the evil eagle delivered a vicious right hook to the owl's face, knocking him off-balance, allowing Nihilus to sieze the opportunity to send his sword through the young owl's abdomen. Seto only watched in horror as the Dark Lord tossed his baby brother's limp body aside, as the older owl caught and hold his dying brother in his wings. Seto felt tears strike his eyes, as he mourn for his brother's death...but in his mourning, hatred became one with his heart and his lust for vengeance became apparent as darkness seeped into the brother's heart. With his younger brother's sword in hand, he charged at the Dark Lord...

But the Dark Lord easily repelled his attack with a swing of his sword, severing Seto's sword in half and sending him into a free-fall, as Nihilus dived after him, intending to finish him once and for all...but thinking quickly, Seto, at the very last moment, stabbed what was left of his brother's sword into the evil eagle's black heart. His body fell, never to be found again...the dark lord Nihilus...the scourge of the all living things...was now dead. Once the Great Battle of Malachor was over, the owl kingdoms began to rise up once more, and along with them, a group of noble warriors that won that glorious battle, the Guardians, was born, and peace was restored. However, there was one last thing that needed to be taken care of...namely, the remnants of the eagle empire. Fearing that the eagles would pose a threat to their lives, the owls had no choice but to eradicate whatever remained of the eagle empire.

The eagles, easily outmatched by the Guardians and their alliances, were forced to flee their homeland, as the owls began to mercilessly slaughter their kind, even the ones that were innocent of all crime. It was not long before they had called off their 'witch-hunt', leaving only a handful of survivor...how they end up surviving? No one knew. As far as any of the owls were concerned, the eagles were no more, and that evil had perished, and thus peace was returned...but little did any of them know that the remains of the once great empire still lived...and that they had begun to rebuild...it would take millenias before they are back to full strength...but once they are...they will seek their vengeance on the ones who hunt them, and rule the lands and skies once more...

3000 years later...

In a faraway region...in the lands of the forbidden canyons, many eagles were forging armors and battle claws, most of them that were possibly salvaged from the dead bodies of other owls. They were forced to work double time due to the strict and cruel work ethics of their taskmasters. One of them in particular, a male Black-Chested Buzzard Eagle, who happened to be the commander, ordered them to halt for a moment (in which they did). The eagle examines the forge closely, and let out a growl as he flew away. He flew to what seems to be a throne room, as he kneeled down before the unknown figure.

"My lord," He reported, "The weapon and armors are almost complete...but there is a problem..."

"What problem?" The male eagle grimly asked,remaining in the shadows, as his voice obviously stated 'tread lightly'. The commander hesitated at first, how was he going to answer this? It will not end pretty.

"We…" He said nervously, "ran out of coals, sir..."

"WHAT?!" The lord screamed in fury as the commander flinched in horror. "How can this be?!"

"I don't know, sire..." He explained, "The coal miners are working at their maximum capacity...but we simply ran out of coals to use in our forge. And the blacksmiths themselves are growing exhausted. Just this week, we lost a couple of them due to the extraneous work conditions you ordered. With all due respect, they need their rest-" Before the commander could finish, the leader smacked him across the face, knocking him to the ground as the lord pinned him to the ground. The eagle felt his windpipes being crushed by his tight grasp. Everyone that were in the room looked on with horror.

"This is not acceptable, commander..." The lord sneered, gripping the eagle's neck tighter, "If there is no more coals here, then you must go out there and find some more! Take a hunting party and scour the farest reaches!" He then closed in on the commander's horrified face, "And if you dare try to squander your excuses on me again, I will end your life swiftly and without mercy. Do I make myself clear...Commander Tritan?"

"Y-yes, Lord Vadakes." Tritan gasped as the leaderreleased the commander's neck, prompting him to gasp for air. Vadakes was a male Bald Eagle, with white feathers and black feathers like most of other Bald Eagles, and his eyes are blue as the night sky. He shifted his head towards another eagle of his kind and said.

"Admiral Rieekan?" Lord Vadakes answered. The Male Bald Eagle steps up to him and bowed.

"Yes my lord?" He asked.

"Take commander Tritan and your best men to scour the lands for more coals so we can resume our operations...and be sure to salvage any more of them weapons you can find...we shall need every bit of metal if we are to avenge our great Dark Lord Nihilus..." He declared darkly, as the admiral gave a nod.

"Of course, my lord." He said with absolute. "I'll gather the troops and leave at once." With that, Rieekan and Tritan leaves the throne room, leaving the leader alone as he muttered darkly.

"Soon...soon shall we have our vengeance against those who had defeated us three thousand years ago, and killed our great father, Nihilus...we shall crush all forms of resistance, and finish what he had started...and we shall rule over all once more!" He bellowed, as he gave a sinister laugh that boomed throughout the canyons...

Whoa... looks like we had some sinister plotting going on. Thanks for reading the chapter, it means so much to me! And for whose's who didn't read the my LotG: Kludd's Son fanfic, I suggest you guys do first before spoilers of how the sequel is supposed to be for my main character on how he become the new villain or antagonist of the story, but idk, I suggest you all to read the first one before you guys read this on how it comes to play and all, anyway, thanks for reading and let me know what you think in the reviews and anonymous reviews are accepted!