Chapter 15: Win the battle but lost the war
AN: sorry is just a disclaimer, the scene below is from one of the fav movies that I try to recreate.
Leo Army will be between Lewyn Martell who fight on the right side against the Vale rebels, on his left would be the Tyrell army Lords that on his side. There should be a lot of space between, Lewyn Martell will command Dorne ten thousand while Leo commanded his 1500 Spartans and 1500 Amazonians.
Is a wide battlefield that should be near water, Leo 3000 is against 2000 infantry, 3000 horseman and 1000 Archers. Just like in the movie they will underestimate his armies and send thiere soldier in waves of attack.
Because I don't want to change to terrain, please just imaging it like the train of that famous scene.
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The Earth begins to shake and lift, rocks loosen and cascade down the cliff face. The Spartans and the other Amazonian warrior steady themselves as the distant rumbling grows...stronger...louder!
"Battle formations!", Leonidas shouted as he senses the approaching armies.
Without hesitation the Spartan/Amazonian guards and others move quickly, grabbing their weapons. Wearing his full armour, Leonidas runs forward, leading from the front. The Captain and his three thousand men and woman ready themselves to face the approaching Army from the Vale.
The sounds of hooves and horse, like distant thunder, growing closer!. Now, hundreds of horses are in a full gallop over the high grass. Riders lean forward on their mounts, eyes fierce, scanning for blood.
Leonidas settles himself as the rest of his men arrive. They form quickly facing the enemy, quieting their racing hearts and listen to his words over the Vale Army.
"This is where we hold them!"
The Spartans/Amazonians watch as the earth moves and undulate, heaves forward, alive with forms dressed in leather and cloth. They carry swords, daggers tucked into belts. Their infantry marches forward, their archers not far behind them ready their arrows awaiting a command to cover the sun with it.
"This is where we fight!"
The Spartans/Amazonians lower their shields into a perfect phalanx, a solid wall of bronze from one side to the other. Each man and woman protects the next, each with a spear extended towards the approaching soldiers.
"This is where they die!"
The Vale army charge toward them, as they kept running without fear in thiere heart.
"Earn your shields, boys.", Artacus lets out a battle cry that echoes off into the battlefield.
"Remember this day, men, for it will be yours for all time.", Leonidas told his men as then The knight of the Vale on horseback came forward to see the golden shields of Leonidas and his Warriors are revealed.
"Prince Leonidas!", the horseman shouted.
The air is heavy with the smells of leather, iron and sweat. Leonidas and his 3000 do not move, only their breath can be heard against each other's backs.
"Lay down your weapons!"
He told him and waited until it appears the slow arc of a single javelin through the air. It settles quickly into the chest of the Vale Horseman, toppling him from his mount, dead before he touches the soil. Leonidas narrows his eyes to his enemies.
"Vale... Come and get them!", Leonidas told his soldiers.
And with the defiance of the Gods themselves, Leonidas starts what many speak of but few have the heart for. War Begins! as the strange horns sounded and call to war lift from the Vale soldier ready as if to warn of the Apocalypse that will follow.
"Hold."- Artacus order them.
The Spartans and Amazonians phalanx snap to a perfect oak and bronze wall of defence, beneath the hammered bronze, eyes locked forward, towards the howling enemy.
The front rows of the Phalanx lower their lances of cornel wood and ash, eight feet from hand to razor-tipped end. This stand of men appears unworldly as if some breathing metal beast that lays coiled, ready to attack. The force of Vale infantry drops down the last open space and funnels straight to Leonidas and his army.
The Spartans and Amozinians brace for battle.
"Give them nothing.", Leonidas Look toward his army. as the Vale infantry thunder forward at the Spartan line.
"But take from them, everything.", Leonidas told him men and ready himself.
The Vale close within twenty yards of the forest of Spartan and Amazonian arms.
"Steady, boys.", Artacus shouted and Crash! East meets West. the Vale soldiers meet thiere bronze shield. The Spartan and Amazonian line grit its teeth against the massive Vale onslaught, thousands of them pushing forward against the wall of Spartan and Amazonian bronze.
"Push on!!!", Artacus ordered and they push on, never breaking their impenetrable human wall.
A Vale blade draws the first Spartan blood, grazing across the shoulder of a young Spartan. He cries out in anger, breathing hate into the Spartan and Amazonian will.
Leonidas and his men finally slow the tide of ragged infantry, steel and light skin. They find a foothold that stops their backwards movement, and all at once, thousand of Vale soldier eyes grow large with fear as Leonidas lowers his body, pushes forward, thrusting his gladius through the Vales soldiers two at a time.
Then Artacus rolls over the enemy without pause, piercing through their armour, puncturing their lungs with such power that the air escapes the chest wounds in great geysers.
"Push on!!!", Artacus shouted.
They push on, never breaking their impenetrable human wall.
"Aaaahhhh!", one the Spartan shouted and jab, cutting in the vale soldier throats. The cries of pain muffled as they fall under the trampling feet of Spartans and Amazonian advance.
"Push!!!!", Artacus shouted.
They push on ...The Spartans and Amazonian gather strength from Leonidas Magic as it strengthens them and heals them, the invaders fall upon each other, one after the other.
"Clear...to the right.", Leonidas said and looked toward the scared Vale soldiers, hearts pounding in hollow determination, fall quick prey to the skill of the Spartans And Amazonian warrior.
One by one the income infantry that the Vale has sent been slaughter by the Spartans and Amazonian killing the untrained and unskill warrior that easy to slaughter, they trust their spear to cut their limps and ending their miserable life to those who dare face Leonidas Amry.
"No prisoners!", Artacus shouted and in which the Spartan and Amazonian reply as one unit, "Haaawooo!!!".They step and thrust, killing all before them.
"No mercy!", Leonidas shouted and again they respond, "Haaawooo!!!!", a deafening advance, the Spartans and Amazonians repel the Vale Infintray with ease, forcing them backwards and killing them as Leonidas army advance forward.
The Vale infantry has been slaughtered by the near-immortal army of Leonidas, some of the vale soldiers are either dead, missing some limps or fled the battlefield while Leonidas Amry is in perfect condition.
"Hold.", Leonidas shouted as he just kills the last Vale soldier and watching some of them fled, with the King's voice, the Spartans stop and watch the last of vale soldiers fled and disappear from the battlefield.
"Hell of a good start.", Artacus said.
"Haawooo!", The Spartans and Amazonian replied.
However, from the distance, they can hear the sound of a horn that came from the Vale side. As they look up a thousand Birds screech and arrows cut loose toward Leonidas and his army.
"Tuck tail!", Artacus shouted loudly realising it was arrows that coming towards them.
The Spartans and Amazonian drop to a knee and cover their bodies with bronze shelter from the incoming storm. The first wave of bronze heads sinks into the ground around Leonidas and his men. Shaft after shaft rains into their shields, momentarily obscuring the sun with their volume.
"Recover.", Artacus said while looking at the number of arrows that they have released on them.
A cry erupts from the back of the Spartan and Amazonian formation. In the front position, Leonidas sees the mass of beast and men they now offer. His eyes widen to the sheer force and he sets his body for the impact.
"Today no Spartan or Amazonian dies", Leonidas ordered them.
Artacus nods softly to one of his men, a simple gesture of recognition that comforts his men before Hell arrives. The Vale knight has arrived with thiere horses charging toward Leonidas army, Artacus locks his shield into his body. One of the Amazonian fights back her fear, her breath quickening in time with the advancing mounts.
In V formation, they waited for the approaching armies to get closer, as their clash spear has been thrust into the Vale Knight and dismounted them from their horse. One by one the approaching armies knight has been slaughtered by the Leonidas army and bathing them with blood rising thiere morale even more.
They do what they were trained to do! What they ordered to do! What they were born to do! No prisoners! as they kill the Vale Knights and No mercy! will be given by his Spartans or Amazonian as thiere King Leonidas Order them to do.
As the Vale Knight retreated, nightfall has arrived and Leonidas has heard the news that Prince Rhaegar Targaryen has been defeated by Lord Robert Baratheon in a duel, while in the middle of the night he leads his 3000 toward his uncle Lewyn armies to Retreat to the east where his ships are waiting.
Aslan is with Lewyn Martell making sure of his safety and victory against The Tully Knights, by sunrise Leonidas and his men have reached his uncle camp and quickly lead them to his ships. Out of the 10,000 Dorne soldiers that Doran sends, only 7000 survive due to the help of the new armour they wearing and Aslan. There only two ships for 10,000 soldiers, Leonidas has already prepared this by making the rooms of the ship much larger by using his magic.
The Black Pearl who has been captain by Lady Kora has offered all the Amazonian to board her ships while the men will board the flying dutchman, Artacus wanted to protest but Argiris Lagides the commander of the Amazonian has accepted her offer and Leonidas didn't say anything and boarded his ships with Aslan and ready to set sail.
As the black pearls sail stealthily under the fogs that the ships have created, Artacus was disappointed to see the flying dutchman was filled by men's, some injured and some was still in a state of shocks. They ready to set off and the Dornes soldiers have been cared for and they ready to leave, the ships slowly set sail and slowly descend into the water. The soldier and Lewyn Martel were shocked but there is no water has come into the ships, Leonidas men were not worried as they have the same reaction before.
Artacus manage to explain to them and they slowly reach and open the water in the narrow sea, the ships ascended to see the sun and the sail gently back to Dorne.
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AN: Hope you guys enjoyed that.
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