Might of the Power Stone
Prologue
We first see the flashback to 30 BVE. The city was on fire. The light had stopped shinning. The army of Krin enter the palace to catch all the family - except a young Valus. He hide himself watching his family being executed by Dominus The Conqueror. He was barely escaped, and from there he's strayed. For a week of him standing alone, he finally reached out to one of his friend who gave him hand, and it's Parlov.
Fast-forward to the ending of the previous story. Valus is impressed by the Crystal Projectile his pal delivered, letting it be manufactured. Meanwhile, he gathered more mans. We can see his time during rebelion; Hold meetings. Discuss the next plan. Infiltrate the palace.
We can see the montage of Valus' designing the unit for the maximum combat efficiency. Once the weapon were introduced to his member, we can also see the training montage their troop inside and pick a good date to fight back. With the help of Tibus Sabrius.
Five years later, the weapon is ready, the soldier is ready, everything is ready. The problem is, when to start?
The Uprise of Purple Blast
The operation start around the middle of 15 BVE. A surpirse bomb exploded near the Val Forum bring police troop to investigate, and when they arrived, the group began to attack with bangs. As giadius could not defect all bullets or balls, troops died faster than they can reinforceed. And once their willingness to fight depleted, they fleed.
Eventually, they reclaims the Rondius Fort, The Wall, and most importantly, the Grand Palace, totally liberating the city in 5 days. Dominus however, turn out to be escaped, probably to Auqapus. It mean the next wave is fater than he thinks.
This is the start of what would become the War of the Sacked.
Marching of Gunner Legion
The news spread across the coast, inspiring more of the resistance.
Thoughout this part is the montages of Valus' legionaries fighting, besieging, and capturing towns upon towns, outposts upon outposts, back to Valus' power. We see the various type of guns and cannones to combat against swords, shields, and ballistas/catapults. Ironically, one of the town he liberated were building Excor Eulasir, the Kritus' victory monument.
We may see the result of each battles with various results. Some battle might be desicive while another yielded only small success. More troops are added and retrained, and horses are back to the kingdom's main arsenals.
We may also see Valus' various reactions to each population and his actions afterward. Some town are easily welcoming as if they wait for the savior, but some are against him. In fact, not every towns need hero when they have their own, and so willingly need to be self-govern. Even worse, some are completely full with Krins which is by far the most tragic. His super-secret and being isolated would be the main contribution. Nevertheless, the campaign goes on.
It took years to liberate all towns and unite the kingdom, desipte losing some. Now, the kingdom's comes.
The Kritus Strike Back
As time passed, the empire start to shrink as Valonian is getting closer to the capital. Meanwhile, the more further the army, the longer suppiles to be carried especially purple powders.
Valus' obsession over the victory is overwhelming until the camp is ambushed in the night. Not only his mention breakdown, he found out the supply is running low and maybe unavailable for the next battle.
Meanwhile, they receives the news that the army of Krin begin to garrison near Gigia. Valus realize it is going to be where the largest war will end up. Valus quickly move troop to the The Great Dam of Gios
Calm Before the Storm
The peak of the campaign is in this dam, one of the most valuable in the entire Kritus' economy. If the empire lost it there is no turning back.
The night before the battle, Valus start to lose control over himself. The war drained him a lot, and he start to go insane. Tibus calmed him down, which it work. When the dawn comes, he's ready. The army is ready.
Battle of The Great Dam
The Great Dam of Lake Gios have a fortification. It's there to operate the dam but also defense themselve. The soldiers are ovewhelming. This time, the enemies overwhelming manpower seem to make the fight tougher than they expected. They load with arrows, boulders, and hooks. They need to go back to a traditional ways of horsebakc a gladuis.
It's intense. It's sorrow, and nobody can stop it.
With his final decision, he order the cannones to fire at the tip of a dam without stopping. The moment dam can't hold itself anymore, everything start to collapse. Tones of water start splashing and wiping both armies.
He barely survive the flood. Even though he's shocked, but at least he witness the true power of the power stone. His hands now covered in blood of ten-thousands, but It is the moment he realize, he handle the power of god.
It isn't long before Knirk was fallen. We see Valus entering the palace like Dominus used to. This time he brought his head in front of Kolonus. Kolonus call out for a fight, and Valus agree. As you may guessed, Kolonus died by the hand of the rival.
And we discover that Domar is still alive. xD
Val's Hometown
Kolonus has been arrested with a fate Valus put in mind. And to celebrate the king Valus perform the second coronation on Knirk, unite both nations. This mark the new beginning of Valonian, or what we know for now, The Valonia Empire.
To honor all loss and sacrifice, he orders all the remaining purple powder to be poured into the special case. Once it reach halfway he cut his hand and give drops of blood, before filling up. And For the first time in 15 years, he returns to Vaone with the box which he names The Eternal Star.
Aftermath
Nothing wouldn't be as quiet as he used to know. After blasts of a thousand bullets, comparing to the chipping birds and low breeze of the bustling citizens, it's as loud as deaf. But the one thing he knew, and he always came up with.
The whole rebellion is just the beginning, but that's what the future him has to do. He want to write something for now - he has learned a lot about war.
Meanwhile, Valus invited Casto and Legna to the great feast and met Domar, reuniting the Expeditor. Casto talked to Valus about the personal victory monument, which he agreed.
Components
Goals
The Sacked wanted to not only try to break free from Kritus' authority, but as the time passed, they also want to take down the empire entirely. For Valus, he want to kill Dominus and Kolonus, redmpting his family.
Moral Quandaries
Is it fair to use the powerful weapon against the unfair enemies? It's the question Valus try to answer along the war.
Backdrops
Locations
Encounters
The series of wars and battles turn the west coast into chaos. The legion of the crystal guns march through cities upon cities face many warfare obsecles to solve, each war reports help enchanting their own development.
Past Events
For the past 15 years under the Kritus' rule, Valonians were being behaved like second-class citizens.
There was a first attempt of rebellion - lead by not other than the legendary hero Angus Iris. The group liberated cities upon cities, with the only place they need to succeed that was Valone. However, he underestimated its defense. And so when the reinforcement arrived, the rebel quickly dissolved in the outnubmered encounter, and Angus' symbol of not messing around with the empire.
This time, the rebel was formed in Valone itself. As long as they can keep themselves shut, Krin won't find them, thus hope remains.
15 BVE - 1 VE
It's going to be the longest episode in the Power Stone trilogy. In fact, this episode can be cut into more, but three sound cool to me. So the summary is going to be a lot tighter, only focus on plot points.
The war took 15 years to succeed. It's going to be tough, brutal, and sorrow. Valus may start to lose control due to these traumas he got.
Protangonists
Valus Rarmon
The leader of The Sacked, the fallen heir of the Rarmon dynasty, and the man full of feud and vengeance. His family was killed by the Dominus, and he keep his vengence since. For the past years he has planed, infiltrated, and even close to the uprising attempt, but stop when thing went wrong. Sometime he write about himself in the meantime.
We have seen him as a supporting characters, and now he is the protagonist in this chapter. The man who will conclude the saga.
Allies
Parlov Indus
The emperor's best friend. He's totally the arsenal changer. He led the team to make the weapon of destruction in the previous plot.
Tibus Sabrius
The infiltrator in military. From the family of Sabrius.
Adversaries
Kolonus the Terrible
The emperor of Kritus. He's the man who safe the empire from suffering among resources. The invasion of Krin, eliminate the authority of Valonian from the continent was his best work, until now.
After losing Arvarus, he became madder at Valonian. He order the more restrict control of each city. He also plan to invade Duris but stop when the uprising arose.
Dominus the Conqueror
The left-hand and brother of Kolonus. He governed the city of Valone as a reward , spreading the Krin's hatred toward its citizens. He led the war of the old lord and anihilate the royal family. For Valus, he's on top of the wanted list.
This is a great plot overview. I love that you have included important locations and things in it too. :D
Thank you for the feedback! It's always a fun thing to name new places on spot :D
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