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Chapter 65 - Crusade of Eostia 34

Eostia has stood for many years, plagued by barbaric monsters and gods of darkness. It has only seen destruction and death with so many battles fought over the supremacy of the continent. The Dark Elves and their monster minions fiercely fight against the High Elves, Humans, and Halflings in a war that lasts many lifetimes. Through the power of the Shield Princesses, the Dark Elves could never terrorize the rest of the continent. But soon the shield princesses face a greater threat than that posed by the Dark Elves.

In the crumbling Dark Elf stronghold, the Corrupted Men of the Black Dogs have conquered the Dark Elf Queen Olga, allied with their monsters, and declared the formation of the Sex Empire. One by one, the kingdoms fall before Volt's might. And the numbers swell to outnumber the whole continent.

Volt stared evilly as his armies storm the cities and rape the women. Cries and moans of agony filled the city as Volt found his plan for a nationwide orgy to be successful. The men and monsters were then seen moving in masses, leaving no town alive from their onslaught as they raped, pillaged and burned all in their path. They spread their seed and multiplied like a plague.

But new adversaries arrive on the shores of Eostia. The Crusaders, coming from the lands of far beyond, have set a foothold in the city of Thore and have declared their crusade on the Black Dogs, and with their faithful men holding the line, they shall never falter. United under one banner of religion, they conquer the land with no fear and no surrender.

Haru stared down at his city as he announced all his plans for the city. His knights were then seen fighting off the Black Dogs as they held the line against such massive numbers. The sound of catapults and trebuchets filling the air as cavalry rushed through the crowd of monsters. They held the line with such strength that the Black Dogs broke off in fear.

But lurking deep in the heart of Eostia are the Anthrosaurs, sentient lizards who have been awoken by the arrival of the Crusaders. Now they seek vengeance against those who sealed them, and they will stop at nothing to achieve that.

Anthrosaurs were seen swarming the Black Dogs, using their superior strength to beat them. Some of them resembled the small lizards that you would find in your house, others resembled a more fierce looking lizard as they bared their teeth, the largest ones resembled bipedal crocodiles. There were giant lizards tearing through infantry, resembling giant Komodos and Iguanas. But other monsters more closely resembled bipedal lizards, thrusting giant jaws and long arms for grabbing and tearing.

Now Dragundaala has risen from its isolationist state. Now that the kingdoms have finally made their moves, the time for inaction is over. Xiaolong and her subjects will now make their agendas known, and will achieve them by any means necessary. 

Rene held his shield up as he prepared himself to face a giant, serpentine dragon. Meanwhile, multiple men wielding rapiers and bucklers moved through the city as they stood strong against the Black Dog onslaught. The commander women stood back and rained spells on the monsters as the men fought each man individually.

But deep beneath the surface lurk the Murmeks, giant insects whose purpose is only to serve their Queens and their general. But the general has sensed a greater threat that lurks outside their territory, and when there is a threat to the nest, the swarm is sent to eliminate it

Antonola rises from the nest on the back of a giant winged Queen ant. She held her spear up high as swarms of worker ants attacked the Black Dogs, biting and spraying acid on them. The larger minotaurs and trolls come in and crush the smaller ants, only to be overwhelmed by the groups of soldier ants who use their giant jaws to slice their enemies. A large shieldwall tries to hold them back, but an elephant sized ant rushes forward and breaks the lines, with Nola shouting in victory.

Meanwhile, all is not calm in the Far Eastern lands of Shenkitaiyo. The Taiyojin have sensed the presence of the Black Dogs in their country and they will stop at nothing to keep them out. Even if that means facing them on their own turf. And they will need allies.

Satsuki pointed her naginata to the masses of monsters charging. The ashigaru immediately obeyed and set up their spear wall. They keep back the hordes of monsters as they stay in their chokepoint. Meanwhile, Weiss comes charging in with barbarians behind him as they flank the monsters, crushing them against the ashigaru spears. Samurai scouts are seen dealing with the onslaught of monsters in other places.

Up north in Gridastadur, the Norsku grow restless. Descended from the legendary Vikings, they have carved out an isolated home in the harsh weather. But now, the sons of the All-Father beckon the call to war. The monster onslaught has only caused more and more deaths and the Chief was hesitant to declare war. But the conquest of the Crusaders has served as a waking call for the Chief to finally stand against the Black Dog threat.

The monsters tried to climb the hill, but were only met with a mass of charging men with shields and axes. The Black Dogs are intimidated but try to push forward. But suddenly, men wearing chainmail masks and horned helmets rose from the snow and attacked. They attacked with so much rage that the Black Dogs could not counter, resulting in a full rout as the monsters were then chased down by horsemen and men riding bears.

In the forests south of Gridastadur, the Amazon tribes are dying. The tribes have not seen suitable women for breeding for nearly centuries. Each day, the tribes loom closer to the threat of staining their own bloodlines with incest. Now Volt has come to them, promising that they will get their breeding women if they join his cause. The Amazons fight not for the Black Dogs, but for the very survival of their clans. 

Multiple muscular women come in charging with their swords and round shields. They carefully hid as they spotted a Norsku patrol. They carefully aim and fire their bows, disorienting the Norsku and giving them time to ambush the Norsku quickly. In classic fashion, they combed the convoy for any women before dragging those women back to their camps.

Roaming the grasslands of the heart of Eostia, the Beastpeople grow tired of their nomadic lifestyle. And now with the Black Dogs on the prowl, they swear themselves to the closest source of power, the Crusaders. And now, their abilities will be fully used in battle. And their potential is limitless.

Cat-girls and Bunny-girls were seen roaming the forests at high speeds, seemingly spying on the enemy, they were graceful and stealthy to hide from the people they were spying on. A Fox-girl was seen wiping the blood off her dagger, presumably from an assassination. Wolf-girls and Bear-girls stood beside the knights as they braved the incoming hordes of monsters. With their advanced senses and great strength, they fight on equal terms with their knight comrades. But one Bear-girl gets overwhelmed by a group of monsters, but the stress causes her to collapse before arising and transforming into a giant bear, swatting aside enemies with her giant size, before shrinking back down and collapsing being brought back behind the lines.

The Dark Elf kingdoms have split but have not fallen. Though they have scattered after the capture of their queen, they refuse to surrender. They are willing to fight to the last man.

Multiple types of Dark Elves, dark-skinned, pale-skinned, purple-skinned stood together, with dragons, hellhounds, and even a Hydra in their ranks as they fought bravely against the Black Dog hordes.

But new powers await hungrily as they silently observe the inevitable conflict. The Vampire Countess of the Western Isles view the event with great interest, and the Crusaders with greater interest. She considers invading the continent for a single reason, one that many others would find mundane.

A pink-haired, voluptuous woman with demon horns, demon wings and demon tail sat in her throne, staring into a crystal ball. She was bored with the usual antics of men and their love for sex. But she found a different one, one who looked delicious to her eyes. She licked her lips as she then summoned her zombie and skeleton army to try and get more information on this man. The crystal ball showed one image and one image only, Sir Rene Antoinette.

The Conjurers of Meridion see this as a chance to test their new creations. For years, they have spent blood, sweat, and tears to craft and create the perfect soldier. Though they have come short in making the best, they are still eager to test out the failures. For a conjurer's work must always work towards perfection.

Dark-skinned mages casted their magic on specially made statues, charmed with a special stone on their forehead. There were a large variety of statues, ranging from giant, house-sized stone golems, to large stone lions, to human-sized clay statues. They were accumulating a large number of them, getting a lot of them ready, presumably for the storm ahead.

Though much blood has been shed, and already many sacrifices made; the true war for the world has yet to begin. The slaughter at the start shall only become a massacre at the end.

Pope Gregory sighed as he closed the book. There were too many factions to keep track of. At least back in Europe, there would be some form of obedience from fellow Christians. Here, there would be no such thing. He needed a way to gather information of the other kingdoms' activities and also protect his own streets from spies from the outside. This was not just for the sake of the Duchy, but for the survival of Christianity in this new world as well, so he needed to take precautions. And apparently, a cardinal had just the thing in mind. Pope Gregory turned back to the young cardinal as he sat down.

"So Father Galilei, what is your proposed solution?"

"Well Your Holiness, back in Europe, we have always been good at scouting out heretics." The cardinal humbly said.

"Yes?"

"We just need to transfer that same effectiveness here. The same ability to extract, collect information while scouting out spies and tricksters in our midst. This may seem impossible for us, but there is one organization that has proven throughout the years that we can form an Order dedicated to this."

"What is your point?"

"Your Holiness, I propose we revive and revise the Inquisition."

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