Chapter 1: The Storm is Coming

A knight in black armor strewn across the rubble of houses. Dead bodies were everywhere, they were all killed in the most tragic way. He held in his right hand a dark sword with two parallel sharp blades. As he walked, he said:

"The storm is coming."

He dug into the ground the flag of the Kraton Empire and glared over with the depths of war-flame eyes. Suddenly Eva woke up in a panic on her bed, panting from the fear of the nightmare. Then Eva looked outside, the whole kingdom was still very peaceful and all the daily life of the people was still active. It had been a year after Eva defeated Urizen and they were still waiting for war to break out when the enemy invaded. Soldiers guarded and defended the fortresses on the coast every day in case of intruders. Eva sighed and said:

"It is morning already."

Eva put on the dress and started her daily activities. First breakfast, then started with the tax, social, economic, political and educational paperwork. Caught in a complicated pile of papers, with only the servants passing to hand over and transfer the papers and then pour tea, Eva wearily said:

"When it will over?"

Meanwhile The Dream Workshop was opened with Elastor and Julia moving in. They were happy running the shop like Zed had been. Rather, Elastor himself took over The Dream Workshop to stop living in the forest. After saying goodbye to a customer, Julia hurried down to the basement and below was Elastor, who was staining Zed's rusty weapon with silver. They continued to scam customers like Zed. Julia said:

"How many weapons have we got? Hurry up we have left."

Elastor brought a barrel of weapons dyed silver and said:

"Hurry up we need to rearrange them."

Elastor and Julia hurriedly arranged the weapons on the weapon racks. They then smiled as if nothing had happened in front of the customers buying new weapons. The fact that Julia used the scent of The Helper to lure the men into buying Zed's fake weapons to clear the inventory and she and Elastor would open a new shop. Alata and Sansa started their day with the orphans at the "Orphanage of Friendship". They ate breakfast together, played happily together, and didn't have to worry about anything. Alata used the wind to do a lot of fun for the kids, like letting them fly and juggling the kids into the sky. Suddenly two kids got into a fight. Alata and Sansa hastily stopped them. Sansa pulled one out and said:

"You shouldn't be fighting."

Alata held the crying child in his arms and said:

"It's okay, it's just a small wound."

But only after that they were playing happily together again. In the Sandx kingdom, Lamalia was the one who was always on the lookout for invaders. The new law of the kingdom gave the criminals proper punishment. But traditional activities like praying and watching gladiators fight still took place every day. Lamalia sat on top of the castle with a telescope looking across the ocean. Around her were a bunch of snacks to eat. Lamalia stuffed a pile of fried dough into her mouth and said:

"You think you'll be able to come here? Hahaha, don't you realize I'm here watching all of this."

Lamalia's figure looked a bit fatter, then she stood up and said:

"Enough observation, let's go for a walk."

Immediately Lamalia's belly fat receded back to her lean and muscular figure. Lamalia then joined the battles in the Arena of Champions where she was the strongest fighter. Next she prayed at the temple of her ancestors, she left a wreath in front of the statue of the great King Zenhector in his honor. Lamalia also went to see King Avator to check on the weapon preparation process. And finally Lamalia brought a bucket of water into the glass pyramid where Zed and Edengaz's coffins were kept. She watered the vineyard here and gently kissed their coffins. In the kingdoms of Newlaphaine and Lanxter, Grim and Belle sat on the grass and played chess together. Grim looked at the board and moved the queen up. Belle simply used the bishop to eat the queen and said:

"Checkmate."

Grim sighed and grumbled:

"Why do you and I play chess, I can't understand how to play?"

Belle replied calmly:

"Playing chess is easy, it's like fighting, but you have to use tactics instead of swords."

Grim said wryly:

"Haha, that's interesting."

The life of the Dark Elves has developed very well, from a small village to a small city. People's lives are also more prosperous than before. Although Grim still did not understand much about love, he still held her hand and said softly:

"I like this better."

From afar Emanda had watched them through a magic ball, she sighed and said:

"Hah, what the love of youth."

Laura passed by and almost tripped over the messy furniture in the room. Laura said tiredly:

"When was the last time you cleaned your room?"

Emanda laughed and replied:

"I don't remember, probably when I drank the first bottle of wine."

Even though the entire Highland Continent looked peaceful, they never forgot to stay alert to the danger that was still there. While life was going on as usual, from far beyond the ocean, a black storm was approaching the Highland Continent. Suddenly Eva's cup of tea vibrated, all the weapons in The Dream Workshop fell onto the rack to Elastor and Julia's surprise, the wind suddenly blew stronger, blowing away the clothes at the orphanage to Alata and Sansa's anxiety, Lamalia felt the strange vibrations of the rock, Grim and Belle sensed it from afar. Suddenly, Exos closed the book and whispered:

"There will be a storm today."

Emanda and Laura turned to look at him, and Emanda curiously said:

"What did you just say?"

Exos replied:

"They're coming, all."

Laura and Emanda's faces became tense at Exos's words. Soldiers were observing the ocean from afar, when suddenly they heard a huge roar startling everyone, everyone suddenly heard it. A soldier hurriedly took a telescope to look further, and suddenly he became frightened, sweating and swallowing saliva. He said to his teammate next to him:

"Light the signal now! They're coming."

The soldier immediately took the torch and lit the pile of wood they had prepared to signal war throughout the kingdom. The beacons were lit to the surprise of the people. What the soldier saw was horrifying and indescribable. A fleet of more than a thousand iron battleships, thousands of small ships of soldiers preparing to land, and thousands of the most advanced zeppelins were making their way to the Highland Continent. The flag of the Kraton Empire fluttered forward and brought with it a deadly storm. Crusadia team immediately got into battle position. All the people in the four kingdoms were immediately evacuated into the secret tunnel and moved to the east coast of the Continent. Everyone took everything they could get to run away. Even the nobles fled too. Alata said to Sansa and the kids:

"Everyone has to go now, I have to stay and fight."

Sansa replied:

"Promise me you'll be alive."

Alata nodded and confidently said:

"I will always come back, because I already have friends."

Then Sansa took the children away. More than one hundred thousand soldiers of the four kingdoms had put on their armor and were ready to fight. The prisoners were also equipped with weapons and light armor to fight with the army. Infantry, cavalry, gunners, witches, archers and wizards all formed into battle positions. The dwarves moved to the place that guarded the Eye of Horux and took a position to defend it. The zeppelins were then flown into the sky to prepare to attack the enemy. The cannons, catapults in position to prepare to fire. Our ships had sailed to defend the beach. All of them had been preparing for months for this important and fierce battle. Crusadia team put on their armor and went to their location as planned. In Gloria kingdom would be entrenched by Eva, Elastor, Julia and Exos. In Sandx kingom would be entrenched by Lamalia, Alata and Laura. In Newlaphaine and Lanxter kingdom would be entrenched by Grim, Belle and Emanda. Eva went to the top floor of the castle to observe and order the entire army to fight. Elastor went up to the fortress to fight while Julia fought on land. Elastor said to Julia:

"Hey, stay safe."

Julia replied:

"You too."

They kissed and then returned to their positions. Exos stood waiting at the bottom of the castle steps as if preparing to confront someone. Lamalia went to the fortress, she said as she walked:

"Please great ancestors, help me in this battle."

She looked over the graves of Zed and Edengaz and said:

"Wish me luck, my love and big brother."

Lamalia put on her helmet and went to the fortress with Alata. Laura went with the shamans to cast the spells against enemy attacks. Belle prayed at the Temple of Horux, she prayed:

"O God of Horux, give us the power to be victorious and bring you glory."

She then got up and went with Grim to the fortress. They walked while holding hands, waiting for everything to come. Emanda persuaded the giant white butterflies and all of them to fly and fight with them. The flag of the four kingdoms alliance of the Highland Continent was raised as if it was ready to confront the Kraton Empire. Eva looked towards the enemy and said worriedly:

"The war has already begun."

Meanwhile, in the biggest and most powerful Zeppelin, there was an alchemist with a half-mechanical body probing our defenses through a large screen. She used four robotic arms behind her back to examine and examine it more closely, then she calmly said:

"Yes, that's our technology. Although it's very new and hasn't improved yet, it's certainly prepared for today."

One big guy said loudly:

"Let me go to battle first, I will destroy their defenses immediately!"

A female knight with heavy armor passed by and said:

"Be patient, and we will burn them down for the glory to the emperor."

A female gunner with a musket on her shoulder and said:

"Ha, it looks like they're not like the previous kingdoms, I'm getting excited."

A Ronin warrior in light combat clothing, he nodded in agreement with everyone. A blind artist was drawing in full and detail the fortress of our army, he smiled proudly and said cheerfully:

"Another new work of my art. When we successfully land, I'll show you the way away."

And finally the knight in black armor that Eva dreamed of. He sat majestically in his chair and seemed to be looking over the battlefield from afar. He spoke calmly:

"Burn them all, no mercy. And bring back to our emperor the Eyes of Horux."

Those were the Grand Generals of the emperor Everest, the most powerful and royalty warriors in the world and only they were called his children by the emperor. They looked wickedly at the Highland Continent as if they were about to invade it. The storm was coming.