by Squintz Altec » Mon Mar 24, 2003 10:13 pm
The computer paused. "In order to understand the Dragon Purges, one must understand the rise of Relti to power."
The room shimmered again, and a man appeared. This man...looked familiar. Because he WAS. This was the same man who threw the rock that sent them where they were. This was the same man they could remember that "hated dragons and the dragon lovers of Doma." This was Relti, the new King of what Doma used to be.
"Relti. Age unknown, Race unknown, though presumed human. Otherworlder. He harbored a great hatred for dragons for unknown reasons, and possesed a greater knowledge of technology than the current time period. He hid in the Far North with a group of ex-Rivan Dragoons, also dragonhaters. He found ample deposits of steel, silicon, and other metals. He created and trained the dragoons in the use of tools, and they formed an army of technology greater than Gaera had ever seen. In the year 1326, he began his war."
The room changed, to show Doma, as the group knew it. The castle, especially. Then, out of nowhere, there were...things...on the horizon. They were metallic, like the cars they had seen, but much larger. They were fully coated in metal, and they had large tubes on thier fronts. These tubes lit up, and huge blasts of what appeared to be fire magic struck the castle, only they KNEW it wasn't fire magic. The entire scene played out, and in the end, Doma Castle was a pile of smoking rubble.
The computer interrupted their musings. "Doma City fell in a day, due to their magic not being extremely effective against foes they had never seen before."
The scene changed, to show several mages, led by the Archmage Hakaril, firing spells off in a frenzy. Several of these "tanks" blew up under the assault, but they turned their weapons on the mages. Hakaril drew his swords, his mana supply empty, and began a charge. One gun turned to him, and fired. The resulting scene was far too gory to explain.
"There is some speculation that if the Captain of the Guard, Aliester Purvius, was there, Doma City would have fared better. However, he disappeared about 13 years prior, and never came back."
The scene shifted again. It showed the King, Queen, and her sisters on a platform. There were several men aiming complicated guns at them, with Relti in the forefront, with a sword. He smiled, and kicked the King to the ground. With one deft stroke, the King had lost his head.
At this point, the Queen lost control, and began to change. Her dragon form grew, and the men turned their guns to bear on her. They were unlike anything the group had ever seen. Instead of one bullet at a time, they fired a constant stream. Though Aya took out at least a dozen troops, she was no match. Eventually, she slumped over, and Relti grabbed a large device, aiming it at her. A smaller version of the missle that destroyed the town flew into the queen, turning her into messy chunks. Soon after, the two Princesses were executed.
"The Doman royal family was executed for harboring dragons, and Relti declared himself King. In the years that followed, all the dragons, or anyone with dragon blood, was gathered up into a small camp outside of Doma City, now known as Relti Capitol. All the dragons on this camp were killed, and there is evidence that shows there are no more dragons remaining on Gaera."
The images faded. "That is all. Next inquiry?"