The Fall of an Empire

Chapter 8 The Fall of an Empire

POV Alan

Let's recap the whole shitstorm I'm in, first I'm in my apartment about to go to sleep when a light appears out of nowhere and the room becomes a mess, when everything around me changes and I find myself together with other people in front of a throne, my arrival shocks those present.

"Another hero has been summoned"

"The gods heard our prayers"

"Hero, we need your help to defeat the evil demon king who wants to destroy the world!" An obese person with a crown yells, I guess he is the King, wait a minute Demon King? Save the world? Hero? Just when I'm processing everything, the same light from before reappears and I disappear.

Everything around me changes again and now I am in the middle of some kind of destroyed city with numerous undead around me.

"Kyaaaaa" I scream in panic as hundreds of these things rush in my direction, before they reach me the same light reappears and I disappear just in time.

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Elsewhere where the gods were gathered

"That was close," Hitogami says.

"It's not my fault that you distracted me twice when I was sending him to another world (Isekai)" Ser X says while sending a message to Gil.

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This time I appear on the outskirts of a half-destroyed castle next to a forest, quickly looking in all directions so that no strange creatures attack me out of nowhere.

When I breathe a sigh of relief, some kind of flying girl appears above me, pointing a rifle at me.

"In the name of the empire identify yourself or we will open fire!" The flying girl tells me, now that she is closer I can identify some features.

"Gil... did you turn into a girl?" I ask in a daze

Next thing I know I'm locked in some kind of dungeon suspected of being a spy for some enemy kingdom or whatever.

Another thing I realized is that I don't have any special abilities, I'm just a normal human, Gil told me that when we go to other universes we'll have administrator powers, however it's not working.

"You have to listen to me. I have no idea how I got here," I yell from behind my cell.

"Silence, prisoner, the commander ordered you to be locked up and that is what we will do" One of the other soldiers answers me. How is it possible for a girl to be a commander? What kind of sick world is this?

The days continued to pass in my little dungeon, I'm so hungry... at least they gave me some rations with a little water.

Night comes and the sound of loud explosions wakes me up from my sleep, sounds of gunshots are heard everywhere, I quickly get out of bed and watch for any movement.

From what I hear outside there is a battle taking place, when I hear several footsteps coming in the direction of my cell, my heart starts beating wildly thinking that I am going to be shot when the figure points in my direction.

Instinctively I flinch back as my prison clubs fall from their rafters, I'm amazed at what I see, it's Gil in a military uniform and a rifle.

"Gil, is that really you?" I ask hoping to be rescued.

"Gil? You could say a little bit, now take my hand if you want to live." I can see the smug smile he's wearing.

I take his hand without a second thought, then Gil blows up the wall and carries me on his shoulders like a sack of potatoes as we're now flying through the skies.

When we are a distance from the castle a loud explosion takes place above the castle, after that no more shots are heard, Gil stops and takes aim at the castle, I can see a smile on the curve of his lips as he aims his rifle with a single hand.

"Oh god give me the power to destroy all those who defy us" She sings as a large amount of magic circuits or something similar to magic is formed. "In the name of Emperor Gil I declare you to death." A great light shot out from Gil's rifle in the direction of the castle as a huge explosion wiped out both the castle and the surrounding forest.

"The ones above are going to be so upset fufufu" Gil says as we take off at full speed through the night sky, shortly after he pulls out a radio.

"This is number 2, from the B-753 team we have located Alan, I repeat we have located Alan, proceed with the plan"

"Good job as always, everyone return to the new capital of our empire" Another Gil's voice is heard on the radio. Another Gil?

"Yes, your imperial majesty" Says Gil? Responding with a giggle.

Given this, I can't ask again "You... Aren't you Gil or are you?" He just gives me a smile as he keeps flying, it's all so confusing.

POV GIL

1 week ago.

I appear in the middle of a street full of people and soldiers.

"Is he a wizard?

"It appeared out of nowhere, it must be a new magic, it's impressive!"

"Child Please identify yourself in the name of the empire"

Well I can destroy this whole world with a simple snap of my fingers, but that would kill Alan who currently doesn't possess the administrator powers because the stupid gods sent him to this world. I try to locate Alan with my admin powers and I get a warning.

**Due to the interference of the gods, it has been agreed that you cannot use your admin powers to locate Alan~ We are sorry for the inconvenience**

So plan B.

World conquest and in the process finding Alan, he must be somewhere in this world together with Tanya, I plan to take my time to have fun in the process anyway.

Now what process do I use to dominate this primitive world? Without Alan dying in the process...

Zombie invasion? No, they could bite Alan and turn him undead.

A deadly plague? Same case as above

Almost all my options lead to Alan's death, there are some easier options but they would be extremely boring for me.

I think... this can work. A joyful smile spreads across my face.

What better way to find Alan than myself and to do that there is nothing better than to clone myself muhahaha, but to make things more fun I will only limit the clones with abilities of this world, only with magic to fly and shoot, like wizards, obviously making them stronger than the average in this world.

Just when I am in the middle of the street receiving numerous looks and some soldiers start to approach me.

I snap my fingers and above the city where I am, copies of myself begin to appear, floating with a rifle on my shoulder.

"Total world domination!" I shout with open hands and a fluttering red cape.

"They attack us"

"Evacuate civilians"

"Inform the higher ups"

"there are too many"

In the imperial capital.

Erich von Rerugen, a high command of the imperial army, was in the headquarters of the capital when reports began to arrive of multiple cities of the empire being attacked.

"How is this possible? What country is attacking us? Erich asks the radio operator.

"We don't know sir, the reports are not accurate, they only mention that they are under heavy attack."

"They are rapidly approaching the capital, in a few days they will be here, prepare the defenses and contact all available troops, contact Commander Degurechaff, they must return immediately from their mission"

"We have lost contact with Commander Degurechaff sir, since yesterday"

"God help us all"

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Last text found in the diary of Erich von Rerugen

Chronicles of the fall of an empire.

Input 1

The capital is in chaos, we have received messages from all over the world... a peculiar enemy army is destroying our armies, the countries that hated each other to death now fight together against this common enemy, the only thing we know is that they have a only objective and it is the domination of the whole world, we are reinforcing our cities and the capital with all our available soldiers and magicians, a pity that Commander Degurechaff is missing.

Input 2

Just two days…. Only two days was the time it took for the enemy troops to reach the capital, for the first time we are under siege, from my position in the emperor's palace I can hear the artillery and the large number of explosions that take place inside the city, it is only a matter of time until the empire falls into enemy hands, we will fight to the last man if necessary.

Input 3

The enemy has broken through all the defenses, they are a few minutes from the imperial palace, for every enemy we eliminate hundreds of our men die. It was a pleasure to serve my country and my comrades.

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POV Gil

I find myself sitting on a throne made of swords as I watch the reconstruction of the city by my new slave 'subjects', my lovely clones have already taken control of almost the entire world and we have already managed to locate Alan, as a result he was being held captive in the dungeons of a castle in a remote region near the border along with little Tanya.

I have finished with the military force of this stupid world, the war games by them are over, all my clones are already on their way to the imperial capital, what happens next with this world matters little to me.

Now that I've got Alan back, there's only one thing left to do.

Final boss fight, if all went as planned Tanya should be on the brink of death, but Ser X won't let his toy die and will give him enough power just to piss me off.

I see one of my clones arrive with an Alan on his shoulder.

"How was your trip my friend Alan?" I tell Alan from my throne.

"Gil is that you? I mean… is that you Gil?" Alan asks me hesitantly

"Yes, the others are just clones of me without even 0.001% of my power in this universe"

"Can we go home?" Alan comments dejectedly

"I'm waiting for the final battle" I hum

"What final battle?" Alan opens his eyes

"That final battle" I say pointing to the sky, however Alan doesn't understand… but from my position I can clearly see that a figure is rapidly approaching in the direction of the city.

"Number 2, take Alan and get him out of town, things are going to get a little hot."

"Wait what do you mean by?" Alan says just as Number 2 picks him up again and carries him on his shoulders as they head out of town.

I just sit on my comfortable throne while I wait for my guest.

POV Tanya

They all died… I am the only survivor of my company, I look around and everything is destroyed, the castle is gone, the surrounding forest is gone… everything is destroyed. Why am I still alive?

'Come on Commander, we believe in you'

My thoughts are confused, I feel weak… I'm bleeding, I've never felt so weak… my vision slowly darkens as rage fills my entire being, it's all his fault.

I will not stop until I kill the damn apostle, he is the only force that keeps me alive.

I start to feel a sensation that I have felt before, everything around me slows down when I hear a voice that I know well coming from some crows.

"Everything you have fought for until now has disappeared. How do you feel?" Damn Being X has the nerve to show up. "I can give you the power to stand up to my apostle"

"You just have to have faith"

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POV Gil

"Huh interesting," Gil says as he enjoys his chocolate ice cream cone as he sees Tanya approaching in the distance.

The city is deserted at this point, everything is prepared while the night covers the city.

***Due to the interference of the gods his power has been considerably reduced to be on equal terms, yours sincerely the gods***

I'm not surprised at all, it was something that was coming, a one-sided battle is extremely boring. I finish eating my ice cream and fly over the city, Tanya is coming at full speed towards me, then it's time to reciprocate as I lunge at her.

"Tanya Degurechaff let's dance together" I tell her when we both collide.

A fierce battle ensued when he grabbed her by the hair and threw her against a building.

"Bastard" She says spitting blood and shooting at me, that won't be enough.

"Is that all you got? Even with my nerfed admin powers I can easily take you down." I say with a smug smile.

"You're not a god." He lunges at me again flying through the air and doing weird somersaults and tries to kick me which I easily catch with a smile, however he uses the momentum to kick me with the other leg, making the release.

"Wow, not bad" I exclaim with excitement when I feel a little blood coming out of my mouth.

"Let's fight with all our might" I tell her as I open my hands and charge at her without mercy

The battle seemed to last for hours, however it was only a few minutes. On the ground in a small crater was Tanya covered in numerous wounds, just in front of her with a foot on her chest was Gil with some minor injuries and a satisfied smile on her face.

At that moment Tanya Degurechaff closes her eyes.

POV Tanya

Am I about to die again? I have failed everyone and most importantly I have failed myself. I watch as the apostle of Being X puts his foot on my chest with that stupid arrogant smile on his face when I close my eyes, memories of this life flashed through my mind.

'Get up Commander!'

'We believe in you Tanya!'

'We will follow you to hell if it is for you commander!'

'Commander Degurechaff I am proud of you'

'By the empire, lead us to glory commander!'

It can't end this way, this can't end. With a strong will to survive I open my eyes tightly and feel drops falling on my body. When did it start to rain?

I get up quickly looking in all directions and what I see makes my skin freeze.

Hundreds, if not thousands of apostle clones litter the street, watching me from building windows, rooftops, and even as they float above the city. All with the same smile.

They form a kind of path, I ignore them while I go to the one that interests me, the apostle is sitting on a throne made of swords now with black glasses and a crown. How long was I unconscious? I limp until I'm a certain distance away from him, when music starts playing in the background. What's that?

"Little Tanya Welcome" He says standing up with a dark smile "We miss her" after this several lightning strikes nearby "What do you think of the changes?"

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After a few moments of silence, he brings his hands to his stomach and begins to laugh out loud.

"HAHAHA Did you never see the Matrix before you died?" He says her waving her hands, while I just keep looking at him seriously.

"Anyway, I think we've reached the end of the schedule... you lost, face it." He tells her waving her hands dismissively.

"I will never give up, I will fight tooth and nail if necessary" I reply as I steel myself limping more and more.

"I must admire your will, a pity that it is wasted in this world" He mocks me.

I stop as I watch him, close my eyes and heave a sigh.

'Commander, we will be with you... together in life... as in death'

"Viktoriya… guys…" I whisper as I open my eyes with a great force of will and draw my pistol as I run towards the apostle and start shooting.

"You and Being X can go to hell together!" I scream with all my might as I feel my comrades join me in this last charge, it was a pleasure guys.

**Hours ago**

"Everything you have fought for until now has disappeared. How do you feel?" Damn Being X has the nerve to show up. "I can give you the power to stand up to my apostle"

"You just have to have faith"

"You can go to hell, I'd rather die than have faith in you." I reply while weak, but thinking of my comrades gives me the strength to stand up.

"Stupid girl you're going straight to the slaughterhouse, however I'll give you a little boost maybe you'll reconsider later, though you won't have any more chances later." It says Being X.

Back to the Present POV Gil

"You and Being X can go to hell together!"

**The gods have reset admin privileges to their standard role**

**Being X grants you authorization to eliminate Tanya Degurechaff**

Bullets ricochet off my skin as I stand still as she runs up to my position with a fierce look like she's possessed.

I heaved a sigh as numerous portals begin to appear in all directions completely surrounding her, from these portals come numerous weapons from swords, polearms, daggers, among others.

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Guns go off and Tanya von Degurechaff dies on her feet.