Chapter 2: Pride vs Humility

## Chapter Chronology

**Pride vs Humility** is the 2nd chapter of **Armageddon: Death of a King** and also the 2nd chapter in the Armageddon Series. **Pride vs Humility** explores the rivalry and competition between the two houses, as well as the characters and the first round. As the chapter's title suggests, it may examine the conflict between pride and humility, perhaps as it relates to the fighters.

## Summary

#### ***Starting the Fight***

Jean-Jacques Dessalines then rode through the arena gates and laughed at Tell, thinking that Tell is an easy-to-kill opponent. Dessalines said *"I'm supposed to fight this old man? He's probably struggling to even lift up his crossbow right now." "I see you're quite prideful Dessalines, I hope it doesn't affect the fight,"* Tell said as he laughs. *"I'll never lose to the likes of you,"* replied an agitated Dessalines. Tell then declared, *"Well, today is the day you'll learn some humility."* An annoyed Dessalines pretended to still laugh as he brandished his cursed artifact, **Louverture**. Tell looked down at a worn-down crossbow that is revealed to be his cursed artifact, **Küssnacht**. Dessalines then started laughing at Tell, he then said *"Hey old man, do you expect to beat me with that broken thing?"* Dessalines dropped to his knees as he laughed, almost making him faint and getting disqualified.

Dessalines then got up and started by dashing towards Tell and performing **Horn of Revolution**. Tell had already analyzed footage of Dessalines so he deflected it with a perfectly timed **Tyrannicide**. *"That was just a fluke, you won't be so lucky against my next attack,"* said Dessalines. Dessalines goes in for another **Horn of Revolution** but Tell deflected it with **Tyrannicide** again. An angered Dessalines said, *"You must think this is so funny, well let's see if you can dodge this!"* Dessalines goes in for a third **Horn of Revolution**, this time impaling his sword into Tell's dominant arm, his left arm. Revere then comments, *"Wooah! Dessalines has impaled Tell in his dominant arm, what will Tell do now?"*

Tell was knocked away and incapacitated for a few seconds. Seeing that Tell was incapacitated, Dessalines started taunting him. Dessalines then gets ready to end Tell early before getting punched in the face, The punch broke two of Dessalines' front teeth and knocked him down. Dessalines got up and screamed, *"YOU BASTARD!"* Tell then stood up and continued to punch Dessalines. *"You'll receive the same punishment Gessler got,"* Tell remarked.

The silhouette that climbed atop one of the watch towers is revealed to be **Simo Häyhä**. Häyhä seems to be intrigued by both fighters fighting styles and is pleased that he got to see the fight to its fullest. Häyhä is seen conversing with a silhouette through a device, the silhouette said *"You better be careful, we can't have you die before your round."*

Tell started marking the ground with an X as he continued his barrage of punches. Tell then lured Dessalines into the middle of the X. A battered Dessalines "gained" the upper hand and stabbed his sword into Tell's left arm. Dessalines then said, *"Not so tough now are you?"* Tell then smirked and replied to the comment Dessalines had made by performing **Gessler's Death** shattering **Louverture** angering Dessalines. **Arnold von Winkelried**, who is revealed to be Tell's adoptive son and the person Tell talked to right before the fight had started, and **Ueli Rotach**, Tell's adoptive grandson, can be seen celebrating after **Louverture** shattered.

###### ***Backstage Observation (Cael's Entourage)***

*"What is Dessalines doing,"* said Hebi, *"Louverture is not supposed to break this early."* A silhouette commented, *"Tell most likely trained after his death and has developed new techniques that perfectly counter Dessalines' style."* The silhouette is revealed to be the Royal Strategist, **Karasu Acuti**. Karasu then continued by explaining, *"Gessler's Death made a gigantic shockwave that shook Louverture so violently that it shattered into thousands of pieces."* *"Hmm so that's* *the embodiment of the Dreadful Huntsman, Türst,"* Hebi stated, he then asked, *"What is Dessalines supposed to do then?" "Don't worry, Dessalines still has tricks up his sleeves,"* Karasu replied.

Karasu then contacts someone, *"Can you hear me?" "Loud and clear,"* replied the silhouette. *"Try to go for a peaceful and diplomatic approach for your round, if he denies it then we could rally the people to our side by saying that they are the ones that want blood,"* Karasu said. *"Noted, I'll make sure to do that, thank you for the tip, Wise One,"* replied the silhouette.

###### ***Backstage Observation (Terr's Entourage)***

*"Let's go!!!!"* celebrated Terr, *"This should demoralize them a bit." "My lord let's not get too cocky,"* said the silhouette. *"I know, I know, but it's still exciting to see **Louverture** shatter, it means they're down a weapon,"* said Terr. *"While that is true, Tell has to tread carefully from now on, that maneuver of his costed him a great deal of his energy,"* replied the silhouette.

###### ***Search Quest***

*"Kitsune, can you go get **him**?"* asked a silhouette, *"We can't afford to lose a fighter like him."* Kitsune then set off to find a fighter that wandered away from the colosseum. Häyhä overheard the conversation and wondered, *"I wonder who they are referring to."* Häyhä then went to go report his findings to Terr and his entourage.

#### ***Arena Explained Chapter 1***

*"The arena for Round 1 was hot and humid due to the customized side Dessalines had demanded. His custom gate and side of the arena gave him a home-field advantage but the illusion broke almost instantly just after the first few clashes. Thank you for listening to my ramble, Traveller,"* spoke a hooded figure.