Episode 11

The **eleventh episode** of Songs of War is the first episode of the second season of the series. The episode was not released as an animation, but was canonized by the series' script.

## Plot

### Return of Ingressus

„*Deathsinger. I should have soon you were responsible for this sinister plot.*”
— Hadion Mendoris after Ingressus enters the present.
It starts off with seemingly unrelated scenes and flashbacks, such as fighting in the snow, Achillean fishing, Ingressus Voltaris killing the masters and almost killing Aegus Nestoris. Ingressus, now the Deathsinger turns and goes towards the portal. Through it you can see Tygren, Hadion, Zulius, and the other Ardoni from present time watching with awestruck eyes. Eventually, we return to the present when the Deathsinger is entering the time travel portal and enters the present day. He and the Voltaris kill the remaining Ardoni, including Zulius, Hadion, and Galadar. Ingressus then asks Lucidious and Tygren the current situation of Ardonia. He is angered when it is revealed that they do not have the Prime Songs or the dragon eggs. The scene ends with Ingressus watching the portal closing behind him, and looking out over the world from the cliff face.

**Note that the whole Velgrin battle scene was planned to be cut had SoW been made by Black Plasma Studios, as David stated in his Season 2 commentary video.**

A title card appears and a text saying 'Six Months Later' with Ataraxia looming in the background.

### Senn's Training

„*Because we have the unique ability to harness their power. To deny their usage is to deny the very thing that makes us Ardoni.*”
— Senn explaining to Galleous why Songs are important.
Senn and Galleous Sendaris are training, Galleous teaching Senn how to spar. It is shown Senn going through all his tasks, like fighting or reading or lifting heavy objects or blacksmithing and so on. They have a conversation about Senn's song, where Senn says something similar to what Thalleous would say about Songs, leading Galleous to remember his lost brother. Galleous is slightly shook and goes back inside to his workshop where he looks through some papers and calls Merlin, a messenger bird.

### Hunting the Unyielding Legion

„*I'm beginning to grow tired of all the trouble you've been causing us, girl.*”
— A Legionnaire expressing his annoyance at Abbigail.
The scene switches to Havenshire, where a few Unyielding Legion bandits are sneaking around a boat dock, carrying a chest. Suspense is created by showing shadows of some figure, until one of the members is shot with an arrow, and dies. Abbigail appears and fights with the two remaining members, killing one of them. During the fight, a sword slashes the chest, revealing a strange light emanating from it. The remaining has some dialogue with her, revealing that Abbigail had been hunting down Unyielding Legion members for a while. Suddenly, Luna, Abbigail's dragon that hatched in Episode 10 appears, now much larger than before. They both fight the incoming reinforcements, Luna accidentally setting a barn on fire with a torch (she can't breathe fire yet). The Legionnaire with the chest manages to get on the boat by throwing the chest at Abbigail, and takes off, escaping narrowly. An Eye of Ender pops out of the chest, floating, and Abbigail looks at it curiously as it cuts to the next part of the episode.

### The Felden-Necromancer War

„*I don't take orders from you, Kiyoshi.*”
— Niika defying Kiyoshi's orders.
We return to the Felden arc where Lucan, Kiyoshi and Niika as well as other soldiers try and defend against the undead in Fort Zuka, Kiyoshi unwilling to let up the strategic fort. Niika explains that she found the Necrolord and goes to try and retrieve his staff, since they realize that's what he controls the undead with. She runs off against Kiyoshi's orders and the captain runs to protect the front gates.

### Aren the Fletcher

„*Some call me Aren, others call me the Fletcher. Those who dislike me find other clever titles.*”
— Aren the Fletcher introducing himself to Igneous.
Igneous arrives at Meridian in the desert, where he is met with suspicious eyes. He eventually finds a doorway with the sign 'The Fletcher'. He walks inside and meets Aren, explaining that Galleous sent him as he could sneak Igneous across the borders of K'arthen. Aren doesn't believe that Galleous sent him, so Igneous showed him the gold that Galleous gave him. Aren smiles, and cuts to the next scene.

### Merlin meets Abbigail

„*I beg your pardon, madam, would you happen to be Abbigail?*”
— Merlin the messenger bird.
Abbigail walks with Luna, expressing her annoyance that Luna is not subtle enough, burning down a barn and risking her being revealed to the world. It is clearly shown here that Luna, or just Ender Dragons in general, can understand speech and express some form of communication. Suddenly, Merlin, the messenger bird that Galleous sent, arrives next to Abbigail. He tries to get his message across, but Luna scares Merlin, and also expresses narcism and boastfulness, calling himself the best. The camera fades away, not revealing the message that Merlin has for her.

### Back in Ataraxia

„*This Song will protect you in some way, but you must remember it is not infallible- it will not always save you. You cannot let it control you.*”
— Galleous to Senn.
Senn is in bed looking at his Protisium Song when Galleous comes in, telling Senn to come with him. They walk as Galleous explains that he has not wielded a Song in 200 years, and the only Song left with him was the Supporium Song that could be seen in the background of Episode 10, and had given all the others away. He continues by explaining that his new mentor will be one of his former students, and to go to the shrine in the days to meet them.

### Niika's Indoctrination

„*Just relax dear... and look into my eyes.*”
— The Necrolord hypnotizing Niika.
Niika drops down into tunnel, killing some undead and meets the Necrolord, who states that he had been waiting for her. A Wither head pops into the room and explodes, sending Niika into thick smoke. The Necrolord raises his staff, and hypnotized Niika, ending the episode.

## Appearances

### Characters

* Achillean Nestoris (Appears in flashback)
* Ingressus Voltaris
* Tygren Voltaris
* Lucidius Voltaris
* Zulius Kaltaris
* Hadion Mendoris
* Senn
* Galleous Sendaris
* Thalleous Sendaris (Vision)
* Merlin (First apperance)
* Abbigail
* Luna
* Mystery Legionnaire (First apperance)
* Lucan
* Kiyoshi
* Niika
* Necrolord
* Igneous
* Aren (First apperance)
* Galadar Mendoris
* Unknown Voltaris

## Trivia

* Although spoken about in Episode 8, this is the first time we have seen a messenger bird speak.
* It is shown that Ender Dragons can understand speech and can express some form of communication.
* This is the first instance of the Unyielding Legionnaires working together.
* It is also revealed that Abbigail has been hunting them down for some time now.
* This is the first time that a humanoid character has been hypnotized, specifically Niika.

## Script

* https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CAEx-lECGUIPtqvVhIH4RSasc-GoEj7C/view

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