Part 32: Chapter 22 – Revelations

Chapter 22 – Revelations



Welcome back. Today we are going to defend Braad against the army of Lord Ahab. Let's get started.





The Chapter is called: Old General Zachariah





: Why are you taking so much time?!



: What!? The reinforcements from Selba arrived already?

: No that doesn’t seem to be the case. The enemy forces came from the Liguria area and were moving southwards.

: Khh.. Those warriors.... This is bad. Order half of the corps to switch to defense and strengthen our guard! I will ask Lord Ahab for assistance. We have to resist somehow until the reinforcements from Old Castle Salia arrive!

: Yes, General Zachariah!

Sorry to burst your bubble but that ain’t gonna happen especially with the sorry troop you got there...



We start at the northwest corner just pass the river and Lionheart is basically in reach immediately although he barely needs any help. Anyway let’s look at the opposition.











Well… we are in no danger unless you are fully asleep or something. The only thing mildy dangerous may be the troops with repeater bows for their brave property but even then they won’t do any lasting harm unless you throw Mahter or Frau at them.



Zachariah himself is a bit more durable with good defense and a decent offense but he has only 4 movement due to being a general and no magical defense meaning Alicia will just laugh at him and eat him up.



Contrary to what I was saying in the vote, Lionheart is fully player controlled in this one as well. He starts out nicely but doesn’t have the best growths. Still he should outperform Shirou.



First order of business is promoting Alicia.





These numbers suit her far more than the ones before. Luckily her bad levels won’t matter as much given that the Sage promotion is pretty good.







Vega and Lionheart start carving up the opposition and the rest closes the gap.



Vega gets a good level as he gets shot by an archer.









Frau, Lionel and Sun have clean up duty for this turn and Sun receives a nice level from it although she could do with some strength.



We already took out about half of the opposing forces and just continue to steamroll them as we move into the town.



Atrrom cuts one of the armor knights in half.



After a few uneventful turns mostly armor knights remain (and the priest but since everything dies in one round he is irrelevant).





Lionel gets attacked and gets an ok level.





This isn’t how you stay relevant opposed to people like Samson and Attrom, Xeno…





Katri heals up Lionel and gets a good level from it.



Vega executes another fool…





Frau continues to be awesome and will still get thrown every magic sword I have.



And with this only Zachariah and the priest remain. The pries has working survival senses and runs like the wind to not get killed so I opt to take out the boss and finish the chapter.



Zachariah has no magic defense, no means of range attack and Alicia has Flurry which allows her to initiate 2 – 5 rounds of combat if her speed is higher (which is still great even if she hasn’t gotten the best level ups). The outcome is obvious...









What is this sorcery… A level with magic for Alicia?!





: I thought you were out of the ordinary, but if you’re Admiral Valce son, it’s no wonder... I realized it only recently though.

: The old man has nothing to do with me. Sir Lionheart, please stop talking about my old man in front of me, ok?

: If that’s your wish, then so be it. Holmes, I’m going to check out the rest of the city. I’m leaving this place to you so please wipe out Ahab’s remaining forces.





: Hey, that’s one of the enemies bosses. Leave him alone...

: Just a little more... Don’t talk, Holmes!

: Wha..?!

: Oh Goddess Utna, have pity on this man...

: Urghhh...

: Ah, you regained your senses? I’m relieved...



: I didn’t help you at all. It was all thw will of the Goddess Utna.

: ! Those Holy Traces are... it can’t be...

: Eh?

: You are the princess of the Kingdom of Salia, Lady Maria. The Holy Traces of Utna on your chest are unmistakable proof of that.

a) Where are you looking old man! And b) you didn’t think a mandatory unit wasn’t a lord did you?

: My chests birthmark is Utna’s Holy Traces?

: It happened dozens of years ago...

She is fifteen... dozen of years doesn’t work old man...

: Lord Ahab had gained control of Salia castle and suceeded in his revolt. Then he ordered me to kill the newborn princess. I went in the forest, carrying the princess, but I couldn’t kill her, so I left her in the care of a priest that I happened to meet in the forest. To think that I could meet her again... Is this Goddess Utna’s will? Lady Maria please forgive me. I could no trefuse Lord Ahab’s orders and thus I helped in the destruction of the Salian Royal House... This sin is without redemption.



: Katri, she.... she though that maybe her parents were still alive and was working hard with that single hope in mind! Priest Law did all he could to keep this a secret and you had to spout it out so easily!!

: But the King and Queen are still alive.

: Wha, what the?!

My thoughts exactly... why would you leave the parents alone and try to kill the princess.. that doesn’t even make sense

: Only I and Lord Ahab know of this.. but both are imprisoned in the dungeon of Old Castle Salia. Their lives are not in danger but due to being held captive for so long they are in a pretty weak state... I beg you, please save them. I too wish to use this life I once lost for the sake of the Kingdom of Salia, so please let me assist you.

: Whatever. You should have said that right away...

So to summarize. Ahab started a revolt to take over the kingdom, tries to have the Princess killed but only imprisons the King and Queen which has absolutely no benefit since nobody knows they are not dead and we don’t know about any secret treasures or something... Meanwhile Zachariah followed Ahab’s orders desite being a knight of the kingdom but now has a change of heart (or Ahab lost his advantage on him? who knows...) because the princess showed up again? None of this makes sense...



Anyway let’s sinply ignore this and go along with it…





: But we don’t know yet if what Zachariah said was the truth or not. You better no traise your expectations too much.

: I won’t. But I believe in General Zachariah. I dreamed about meeting my parents so many times that at the moment I’m so happy, my heart is about to burst.



: we should attack before Ahab’s troops have time to heal their wounds. Will you lend us a hand?



: After we recover Salia Castle and save the royal couple, swear your loyalty to them and Katri...

: That was my intention from the start. No need for requests.

: In addition, when the king ends his days on this land, you become the King of Salia. I want Katri to forget royalty and nobility and for her to become an ordinary woman. Sir Lionheart will you accept my request?

: That is not something I can promise on my own. The princess’ future is for the royal family to decide. But my opinion is the same as yours. That innocent princess Maria should not become a tool of political rivalries again. Princess Maria’s happiness is my foremost thought. I can firmly promise you this.

: Well, I’m relieved after hearing you say so. You’re a man worthy of my trust. I can leave Katri to you without regrets. Ok shall we hit the road then? I want to make this war the last one...







: That won’t do. This thief has slipped into my manor and stolen my fortune! After being captured and knocked around a little, he finally confessed. In order to buy medicine for you, he stole my fortune and sold it. As you surely know, theft is a grave crime. I couldn’t bear killing a child but the law cannot be disobeyed...

: Bud, is that true?!

: Soryy Rishel. I broke my promise.
: Lord Ahab, please wait a moment. I shall buy back the fortune this boy stole from you so please abstain from killing him.

: There is only one way to save this child. Follow my orders for one month in order to protect this kingdom. If you do that, I will pardon this child. What do you say Rishel? It’s not a bad deal, is it?

: ... I accept.

: Don’t, Rishel! Don’t listen to a word this guy says!!

: Then please come with me to the castle immediately. I will take care of this child for a month.

: Khh...



And that’s it for the chapter. Next time we will take care of the worst usurper ever...

Character Information

Zachariah



Character stats


General

Skills

City Fighter (starting), Big Shield (starting)

Zachariah is the last Armor Knight/General you get in this game. If you want to use one you can use him without a hitch as long as he stays clear of Armor Slayers and Magic. He rates slightly higher on the scale than the other armor knights since he is a prepromote and thus at least has 4 movement and needs no training. Still if you’re bent on using an armor knight you really should consider Norton for having a horse upon promotion or Billford for being far better than Zachariah could ever be. As it stands Zachariah can help you in a pinch but without decent growths and skills (not to speak of movement) he will be a burden against stronger enemies.

Lionheart



Character Stats

Mameluke

Skills

Plains Fighter (starting), Re-move (starting), Continue (starting), Heaven Saint (starting), Anti-Evil (lvl 22)

Lionheart is a promoted Nomad and as such one of the few units than can use both bows and Swords. His growths are weaker than Shirou by a bit but he has better skills and is already promoted. He is perfectly usuable in my opinion and his character kicks ass. He won’t be as strong as a lucky Rennie but also is at least more RNG proof than her and will have good movement no matter what happens.