As the final hours pass by and the Zeilna Islands come into view for the fleet Yorun still in Golaniers body while being instructed by Golanier creates a thick fog around the fleet enough to pass over the islands and obscure vision for a period of time allowing for the ships to anchor at the islands, Yorun and the undead are able to see through the fog as if it didn't exist allowing for easy sailing. Soon enough the fog is enveloping the islands while the ship Yorun stands on drops anchor on one of them, Yorun quickly sequesters his body in the cabin of the ship and takes several soldiers with him to protect his body. Yorun then disembarks from the ship with Forina before Golanier takes control of Forina's body.
"Finally got a body again, it's an annoyance being just a soul for so long" Golanier said
"Didn't you curse soul to the land for a thousand years?" Yorun asked sarcastically
"In my defence I have admitted that was a terrible idea" Golanier said making Yorun roll his eyes
Yorun quickly gives the undead their orders plus some magic and the several ships make their way to the other islands while Yorun and Golanier teleport over to the other side of their own island using the fog as their cover still none see them however Yorun notices the port as well as waters between the islands in the middle of the islands actually have multiple magical barriers set up to force the fog back, Yorun and Golanier in their different bodies stand just outside the barriers enshrouded by the fog.
"Well that is useful, means we don't need to do that ourselves" Yorun said
"Indeed" Golanier responded
Yorun and Golanier sense the undead that are set to attack the port town are gathering outside from the back while they watch the port, Yorun sees the defences similar to that of Kelinrask however he sees some other weaponry he's yet to see, the weapons look like long metal tubes clearly newly installed given the cleanliness with engraved instructions on the back in a non-human language.
"Any idea what those are?" Yorun asked Golanier curious
"No idea but it not human made that's for sure. I'd wager it's Djelir made but their styles changed since I last saw their shit" Golanier said
"Djelir?" Yorun asked
"No time, we've got a distraction to make" Golanier said
"Fair point" Yorun said before walking out of the fog
As Yorun comes into view of citizens and soldiers alike he is immediately noticed by everyone due to the armour especially as he makes Raeknars scythe appear in his hands, as the people begin to wonder who the armoured figure before them is fear is quickly expressed by everyone as Golanier steps out in Forinas multi-armed body. Within moments the soldiers grab their blades hilts expecting the worst yet they see Golanier wielding several greatswords two real others conjured.
"Wh-" One soldier from the imperial fleet said before being cut off by Yorun already infront of the soldier slicing through him with the scythe adorned in black flame
As the first screams ring out from nearby civilians the soldiers quickly move to attack their new foes, from the nearby ships groups of soldiers quickly aim and fire arrows at the two of them and to their immediate horror they see their arrows hit against Yoruns armour and drop to the ground and despite some immediate happiness that their arrows aimed at Golanier hit and penetrated the skin the lack of reaction terrifies them. Yorun smirks a little under his helmet happy with the armour thus far, within moments the soldiers jump from their ship onto the docks and rush down Golanier hoping to overpower the multi-armed figure they know they can hurt.
"Oh thank you, been a while since I've had a good slaughter" Golanier said smirking as Forinas body took the slashes and stabs in the unarmoured sections of the body all the while Golanier feels none of it
Golanier quickly slams down the greatswords onto the group slicing them several of the soldiers clean down the middle while breaking the wood of the docks beneath them forcing those still alive to quickly fall down into the water, Yorun stops paying attention to Golaniers fight as his head is moved by a fireball hitting it with force enough to move it. Yorun slowly turns his gaze to the soldiers nearest to him but he senses no magic and sees the mages responsible are on the ships, Yorun not even saying a word as if the instincts of the body were affecting his magic quickly creates a large green fireball and without a second thought it then shoots towards one of the ships blowing a hole in the side and quickly setting the entire ship ablaze, the mages use their own magic to keep the ship from sinking and contain the fire but as they turn back to focus on Yorun again there's only the corpses of some soldiers.
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"Where'd he go!?" One of the mages shouted
Unbeknownst to the mages Yorun teleported above them and suddenly lands down on one of the mages snapping the mages neck with the force at which he is slammed into the ground, Yorun then walks towards the other mages who quickly shoot fireballs, ice spikes and lightning at him, one conjures crossbows to attempt to hit Yoruns eyes yet all Yorun does is put his arm onfront of his face and all of it doesnt hurt him or damage the armour only slows him down due to the force from the attacks.
"Fuck this!" One mage shouted before firing a quick series of bright blue fireballs into the sky all of them exploding in a bright flash, Yorun then killed him immediately after it
On the other islands the rest of the imperial fleet see the explosions far in the sky, even if the barrier wasn't there the bright flash would have pierced the fog cover, the soldiers are all in a state of confusion until their commanders quickly garner their attention.
"Everyone on the ships! Our comrades are under attack!" The commanders shouted islands apart to their own soldiers who began following their orders as quickly as possible
As the soldiers pile onto their ships and quickly raise the anchors they head for the island Yorun is on, Yorun and Golanier see this as their fights continue, Yorun then telepathically tells his undead army to attack with the fog cover still in effect non of the now sailing soldiers realised the very port towns they just disembarked from were under attack, the only soldiers who knew were the ones fighting Yorun and Golanier as the sounds of fighting and screams begin to emanate from the fog.
"Who the fuck are you!?" One of the mages asked hurriedly as they teleported onto a different ship
Yorun looks at that mage catching a fireball the mage quickly launches at him and shoots it over at the slowly incoming ships from the other islands to slow their advance.
"Doesn't matter, surrender or die, that's all you need to know" Yorun said as he continued to fight
The undead continue to attack the towns, the soldiers having left on the ships or being occupied with Yorun and Golanier make the attack go smoothly as the far larger forces take the towns usually more meagre defences especially through the fog cover, a few minutes pass and the undead find the conduits of every town, Yorun soon realises this as he feels his magic being used by the undead before feeling the connection to the defences. Yorun slices through another group of soldiers as well as the mast of the ship he stands on, he looks over at Golanier and sees a small sea of bodies around him yet many more soldiers remain, he then looks out over to the incoming ships and uses magic to make his voice audible even over the distance to them.
"Surrender or die those are your only choices" Yorun said
Moments afterwards the response comes in the form of thousands of arrows and lightning bolts raining down from the sky after being fired from the ships, Golanier as well as several soldiers and mages unable to protect themselves quickly become pin cushions then electrified by the lightning, the soldiers die while Golanier becomes too heavy to stand in Forinas body. All the while the arrows have no affect on Yorun and the lightning disperses through the armours scales as if it was nothing, the soldiers on the ships look around as Yorun suddenly removes the fog cover and they are horrified seeing the forces on the islands and far less of their own soldiers on the island they're heading too.
"Fear not men! We're the imperial navy! We shall win this day, now Mages!" One ships captain shouts
The mages across the ships following suit from the first ships to do so put up barriers around their ships to defend them from hostile magic and arrows as its all they anticipate, soon enough arrows and magic do begin to rain down on the ships but the barriers are effective which embolden the soldiers until some mages begin to scream.
"OH GODS ABANDON SHIP!" The mages scream with their voices full of fear
The mages jump from the ships using their magic to get away from the ships as fast as possible via flight or teleporting, the other soldiers and ship captains are confused until their eyes lay upon the defences of the towns from hostile ships, they're aiming at their own ships. The metal tubes Yorun say earlier begin to glow a bright green before what sounds like a few dozen explosions happen from the three islands as the objects fire out at blind speeds rocks that turn into golems with arms like that of drills piercing the barriers within moments and crashing onto the ships ripping holds in them and those that do not go through them entirely get up and begin smashing the ships and killing soldiers wrecking every ship. The ships all rapidly sink and the soldiers who are alive after the ordeal and in the water far from the different islands shores with weapons aimed at them, the same tall knights made of water form from waterspouts in the waters around the sunken fleet and they point towards the soldiers who know perfectly what they will do.
"Surrender or die. Final chance" Yorun said with his voice booming over the waters once more causing the soldiers to panic and look at the mages who ran
"SEND UP A FUCKING SURRENDER SIGNAL!" The soldiers all shout to the mages
The mages immediately shoot white fireballs into the sky which explode causing the mages and soldiers that remain on the island with Yorun and Golanier to quickly surrender, time passes quickly as the undead are sent on ships to retrieve the living soldiers and any of the dead from the waters then bring them to separate islands so they wouldnt get the idea to use their larger force even with the losses. Yorun about to call it a day suddenly gets blinded by another explosion in the sky, the original blue fireballs that had exploded in the sky did so once more and raced off in eastern direction exploding several times along the way, Yorun grabs the nearest mage by the neck forcing him to his knees.
"What. Was. That?" Yorun asked staring into the mages soul
"Emergency procedure, the mage who shot that into the sky never took it down so now those are off to tell everyone back home the message. The Zeilna Islands have fallen" The mage said terrified of Yorun by now
Yorun would normally be unable to hide his anger visibly but the helmet does that for him enough as he looked out to the east wondering what may come now that the islands have fallen...