The Chromatic Clash

Military: Battle

In this final battle of the Courting of EJiiri, the forces of Zukei, Miliim, and their allies clashed at Mlijabi Gate between Suorr and Miliim. This battle raged for over a day in land and sky. The Aerdan General, Leandra Maciel, successfully breached the gatehouse and led the footsoldiers into Miliir territory, but the advanced weaponry of Miliim's allies--supplied largely by Suorr--kept pushing Zukei's forces back. Emperor Otagi Nakomori, astride his tremendous purple dragon Raijinaes, sought vengeance in the face of his army's possible defeat at the gatehouse. He urged his dragon forward to meet King Murtay Mhiina in the skies. Their dragons clashed there, but it was ultimately Murtay's dragon that slew Otagi's. The king and emperor then battled one another on the ground, with Murtay again gaining the upper hand, disarming Otagi.  

While Murtay could have dealt a killing blow to Otagi, he instead dug his sword into the ground. He told the Emperor, even there in the moment when he could have killed him, that he had no desire to harm him or his people any longer. He swore once more that he had nothing to do with the assassination of his daughter and was disheartened that Emperor Otagi had so much distrust for him and that so much blood had been needlessly shed. Otagi, defeated and broken, surrendered to Murtay. Murtay would not conquer the emperor's territory, however. He simply asked that Otagi call for an end to the conflict, end his alliance with Fainarr, and retreat to his own soil. Otagi obliged.

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