The Way of the Future: Age of Machines(Completed)

The Paladin vs The Knight

"Fuck," a sweaty Count Tyrian was sat on his throne. Both hands over his face, both elbows on his thighs. 

In his throne room laid the bodies of the knights that were supposed to guard him. But the moment they heard of the rebellion that had begun outside of this castle, they drew their swords and tried to take down Lady Ava and seize the count.

(Getting some Star Wars vibes here. Execute Order 66, wing any bells here?)

But Lady Ava was a knight, although she was a disavowed knight from the Empire's Knighthood, she was still a formidable paladin.

But Lady Ava, despite her strength of a peak A-rank and the time in the Empire's Knighthood, did not, for the love of all things knightly, have good common sense. 

Instead of trying to break their way out through one of the tunnels, she thought that making a stand and defeating the leaders of the rebellion would allow them to get back into power.

But, she forgot that she was going up against Reinhard and his new liege. But she did not believe that there was a new liege, instead, she thought it was a farce made by Reinhard to fuel rebellion so that he could crown himself king over the surrounding land.

They both are in A-rank fighters and have nearly the same level of strength, speed, and power, she could defeat him with ease, they fought before but she always gets the victory even without her powerful armor, now this time, she'll face him with her armor that was made a few weeks ago.

She was smug. Thinking that she could easily defeat Reinhard because she was paladin with great armor and that Reinhard was a mere knight commander.

She wouldn't need to fantasize her death battle with Reinhard for long because the castle's gates had been breached and Reinhard's detachment was now running rampant all over the halls.

Screams erupted all over the castle's halls as most of the noblemen's retainers rebelled and blood was being shed. 

But Artemis needed the nobles alive to be judged and so, ordered the detachment to stop the violence and capture the nobles. 

Reinhard was now the only person coming with Artemis to face the Count and his mistress in the throne room.

The Door that lead to the throne room was large and several bodies laid on the floor around it. 

They were the knights that did not rebel but were killed by their allies by surprise. 

The door behind them was the final boss. The final person to take down and if they do so, the uprising would be successful.

Artemis raised his right palm facing the door and his palms began to glow red.

-BOOM!

He blew the door open. Breaking the door into many large pieces. The Count flew from his throne and hide behind it. Lady Ava drew her sword emblazoned with gold and magic crystals. 

"Hello there, Count Tyrian and Lady Ava," Two figures emerged from the smoke. Reinhard and a man in black that stood beside him whose eyes glowed through the cloud of dust.