Chapter 355 - Chronicle of War II

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15th September XX89: Duke Mundy sought for help from the Pope. 

18th September XX89: Civil war reached the capital. The bottom floor was turned to ruin and flames. The few people that lived escaped, a revolution with an unsteady rule.

19th September XX89: Forces from Kreston arrived in Arda. The fighting soon took to the forest and around. Bloodshed, the rebels killed without mercy. The platoon that arrived was led by Erna, she took to the streets and hunted many. The revolt for finding the dungeon ended in naught.

23rd September XX89: The Civil war ended with many casualties. Duke Mundy assumed his place on the throne.

24th September XX89: A new council was formed. One that only hosted the General and the Lizardmen tribe. Tobira the Dryad didn't consent to the duke's demands and left for the forest.

29th September XX89: Forces from the south gathered at the Capital to march into Noctis's Hallow. The duke wanted to eliminate the rivaling faction of Nightwalkers. 

2nd October XX89: Many who lived the torture of the Saint's rule fled North. They came upon an outpost with the Blood-King's Crest. A refuge hidden in plain sight. Julia Fawn of the Sabbath clan was stationed to lead and guide the refugees.

5th October XX89: A force of 4 thousand compromised of Lizardmen, mercenaries, and holy-fighters, marched forth. 

7th October XX89: Prince Consort Ernis flew to the Empire to negotiate with the emperor. The topic at hand was the debate on why he supported Kreston.

10th October XX89: The diplomatic effort ended in naught. The Emperor had one thing to say, "-those who ally with a province that alienated my rule shan't receive help." A reference to the Alliance between Arda and Hidros. "Go, you're a nuisance. Hidros has been freed from our control." 

11th October XX89: Hidros was ousted from the Wracia Alliance.

12th October XX89: Queen Gallienne declared independence while Kreston pledged to the Emperor on the same day. Oxshield, Arda, Plaustan, and Totrya, were alienated. No support from the Empire. 

13th October XX89: Many nobles from Oxshield defected to the emperor. Marquess Jeffrey Hart, Count Charle Gaulle, and Viscount Harry Flaire. A combined force of 8 thousand, took to the main-continent by ship. It left Oxshield's East and southeast without occupation. 

18th October XX89: Duke Mundy appointed Count Henry III as Marshal. 

19th October XX89: Count Henry III called for all the nobles to join forces. An army of 7 thousand. He called for a campaign to invade Oxshield from the East. An opportunistic play since nobles had defected.

22nd October XX89: Spies reported the plan to Queen Gallienne. 

23rd October XX89: The army headed by Krask, made good progress on traversing the land. 

24th October XX89: Count Henry III began their march into Oxshield. It would take approximately five weeks to reach the border. 

29th October XX89: The General of Hidros's army proposed to willingly give land to Henry III. A fight would only serve to break their failing rule. No nobles to provide funds, no nobles to raise an army. 

30th October XX89: The airports were full of planes taking off. The continent turned for the worst, merchants, traders, and tourists left without a second thought.

1st November XX89: Krask's army were taken in an ambush on the outer edges of Noctis's Hallow. An army of undead ghouls took them by the cover of night. Food poisoned and supplies burnt, a tactic to force them into a war of attrition. The 4 thousand strong armies lost a platoon of 200 and almost all their supplies. The journey until the destination was around 6 days long. 

3rd November XX89: The General's orders to give land was refuted by a single man. The same who had calmed Gallienne a few months ago. 'Let's form an alliance,' he proposed.

4th November XX89: The Blood-King's faction declared independency as their kingdom. Noctis's Hallow and the Alps, ruled by the Winged-Wolves, transferred to their rule. A play that had the entire North-East region under the Vampire's rule. 

6th November XX89: King Staxius Haggard and Queen Gallienne Riverty formed an alliance and created a new rule: The Argashield Federation. The regime was focused on one thing, warfare.

7th November XX89: King Staxius Haggard declared war on Duke Mundy. 

8th November XX89: Emperor Paradus sent a force of 5 thousand men to Kreston by sea. It would take around 7 months for the fleet to arrive.

9th November XX89: 3.7 thousand exhausted soldiers made it to Noctis's hallow. They were subjected to hits and runs at night. Food ran low, morale plummeted. 

10th November XX89: Alaric of the Onyx's clan and Gabrielle from tied by blood took to the front-line. The area before Noctis's Hallow was named Hallow Ends. 

11th November XX89: The Battle of Hallow End commenced. It would go down as the most brutal encounter by far. The Nightwalkers, with a force of 1.5 thousand – many fighters who rejoined because of the cure, met the 3.7 thousand without fear. No death nor tied by the sun, the massacre began.

16th November XX89: The Battle of Hallow End ended. Krask Jok, Bishop Libra, and Baron Stanley were captured. The three figureheads of the army. The remaining seven-hundred lizardmen were given the chance to surrender or fight. 'Never.' Rumor has it that a lady with dark-black hair beheaded each personally. The bodies were burnt to not cause maladies. Vampires suffered no loss. 

17th November XX89: Duke Mundy's total force of 34 thousand took a major loss leaving them with 30 thousand.

18th November XX89: King Staxius appointed Serene Balthazar as Commander of the Nightwalker's army.

20th November XX89: A platoon of 200 fighters from the Winged-Wolves arrived at Noctis's Hallow. Headed by Oenus, the fighter came with a message of a pledge. A pledge to assist the Blood-King in War.

21st November XX89: Henry III's combined army arrived at the border. It split into two of 3.5 thousand strong. One headed to the southeast while the other headed for the northeast. 

1st December XX89: The South East Regiment reached the Fortified Town of Ela in the County of Charle Gaulle. A military town erected in a valley which leads to the Azure wall. It had to be fortified to stop monsters from escaping.

2nd December XX89: The South East Regiment led by Viscount Mie, walked into the fortress. 

3rd December XX89: Henry III's North East regiment was close to Claireville Academy. 

4th December XX89: Combat began at the Town of Ela. All 3.5 thousand entered the fortress to be locked. A siege from an unknown force began. 

5th December XX89: Henry III's force was ordered to retreat. A message came from Duke Mundy. The apparent threat was of Queen Gallienne sneaking past their forces and entering Arda. A pincer move with King Staxius from the North and Queen Gallienne from the South. 

6th December XX89: On the verge of seeing combat, Claireville Academy stood with Sophie at the helm. However, Henry III's forces made a U-turn. Supplies were low and the threat of an invasion lingered. Advancing too much would result in utter disaster. 

10th December XX89: The battle of Town Ela raged. The forces trapped inside ran out of food and water.

11th December XX89: The area felt quiet at dawn, no sign of the enemy. In the distance, a squadron of planes was seen approaching from the North East, in the direction of Rotherham. 

12th December XX89: Reports of Viscount Mie's forces being annihilated reached Duke Mundy. 3.5 thousand men wiped by what witnesses say, a barrage of fire and explosion. A mushroom-shaped cloud was seen. 

17th December XX89: Henry III's Regiment encountered the supposed army marching into Arda. It was naught but a decoy. Duke Mundy never issued the orders to retreat. With supplies low, the combined army returned for they were outsmarted. 

20th December XX89: The vampires marched ever so close to the capital. They flew instead of walking; the trip was cut significantly. 

21st December XX89: Henry III crossed the border into Arda.

22nd December XX89: The representatives, Mieshre, Haru, Skokdrag, and Ryul, came out of hiding with their individual army of 5 thousand strong.

23rd December XX89: Mieshre captured the castle of Elbo. One that stood in the way of Henry III's army. Haru and Skokdrag took to the East whilst Ryul led a special force of mages. 

24th December XX89: The armies joined with King Staxius Haggard. Mieshre met combat with Henry III. 

25th December XX89: Duke Mundy raised his army and called for help from the Pope. He was met with no response as the Saints fled out of Arda.

26th December XX89: Guild Leader Mieshre won the battle of Castle Elbo, she suffered a total death-count of 1 thousand. Marshal Henry III was the only noble captured, the rest were killed. 

27th December XX89: The Battle for Arda commenced. The forts around the capital were under siege by factions of warriors. King Staxius took to the battlefield. 

28th December XX89: Duke Mundy marched out the capital to meet the king on the battle-field to the North. Around 20 thousand fighters against King Staxius's force of 10 thousand. 

31st December XX89: The Blood-King Faction won the battle of Arda. Witnesses say that the fight was one-sided. The king wielded tremendous power, ones on part with death. A dark-hemisphere covered part of the battlefield where he fought – Xenosious. In addition to that, a lady with a firey red-hair named Intherna reeked chaos. Reports said the King summoned a legendary beast to aid in the fight. Duke Mundy did well to move his force and fight. The defeat came when Mieshre marched from the South, she ambushed their outpost and ended the fight. Forests turned to a desert of blood and bodies.

1st January XX90: The Blood-King took his rightful place as Monarch. The dungeon was uncovered and those who lived were saved. Kreston's attempt at conquering Arda ended in defeat. 

2nd January XX90: The rebuilding process began with the aid of workers from the Dwarves. 

3rd January XX90: Mieshre, Haru, Ryul, and Skokdrag got given titles of Baron as well as land to rule over. Oenus and his team were Knighted. Serene chose to forgo the opportunity to be noble to serve her king.

4th January XX90: Queen Gallienne retakes the County of Eldo, Dukedom of Yolda, and Viscounty of Ilon. 

5th January XX90: The Goldberg's are given the Dukedom of Yolda. Baron Luther Remington is awarded the Viscounty of Ilon. Duke Edmundy is given the County of Eldo. Prices for their efforts in taking Castle Garsley. 

6th January XX90: The Nonaggression pact between Kreston and Oxshield ended. 

10th January XX90: The Goldberg's army marched into castle Garsley with a force of 2 thousand. 

13th January XX90: The Pope orders Archangel Erna to march into Arda from the North since the Blood-king faction has moved to the capital.

14th January XX90: Shockingly the Eastern and Western Kingdom of Easel Run-Gard came to peace. The difference in culture vanished on the verge of war. Rumors of Kreston planning to invade had reached their ears. The child-monarch of the Western Kingdom was married to the princess of the Eastern Kingdom. It was made possible by the intervention of the underground, mainly, Godfather Renaud who pressured the rule. The latter only did so as it was requested by a man he absolutely adored, Shadow. 

18th January XX90: The newly established rule of Easel Run-Gard sought out for the famed Blood-king. 

20th January XX90: Contact is made. An envoy came to Hidros via escort from Phantom. He came to the purpose of joining the Argashield Federation. It came with conditions for they wanted assurance that Easel Run-Gard would be allowed to run freely. An attempt at finding allies since the Emperor had rejected Hidros.

21st January XX90: After a long debate, King Staxius and Queen Gallienne welcomed the continent of Easel Run-Gard into the Argashield Federation. Weak compared to the Wracia empire, the risk of war being declared had them in fear. However, behind closed doors, Phantom worked tirelessly to have Staxius's dream come to fruition.

22nd January XX90: The Universities of Arda were transferred to Rotherham where a massive base for research was built. Construction ended early since Cake took the liberty of employing engineers and intellects from other countries.