Battle of Aruni

**Battle of Aruni** is the battle where between the Seventy-Three Country Allied Forces and the Parpaldia Empire where Seventy-Three Country Coalition Army and Riem Kingdom Army begin to invade the local city of Aruni in the northern region of the Parpaldia country.

* Rapid Response Force Captain Risca
* Coalition Army Supreme Commander Meego
* 21 wyvern lords
* Land dragons (details unknown numbers)
* Magic cannons
* Large Riem soldiers
* 350 horsemen and cavalry
* Heavy soldiers dead and injured
* 21 wyvern lords
* Several land dragons
* Less than 100 casualties
* 50  Riem wyverns

## Background

### Rebellion

On the Central Calendar August 25, 1640 during Parpaldia Empire's war with Japan, Queen Lumies of the Altaras Kingdom incited a rebellion over a magical broadcast. After which the seventy-two territories of the empire revolted with all governing board offices having already fallen into the rebel armies’ hands. All of the former territories, such as Kurth, Kooze, Marta, and Aluke, took part and participated. With Altaras, the seventy-three country, formed a coalition army and declared war on the Parpaldia Empire.

## Battle

### Plains Battle near Aruni

After the rebel armies took the Kurth territory, stemming from the declaration of war from the Alliance of the 73, the front lines of the war had now come to the northern region of the empire, near Aruni. The northern military ground base was filled with people running around in a fluster.

They first noticed that morning. The dragon knights on patrol spotted over 5,000 soldiers gathering near Hill Weeth, one of the holy sites in the Kurth territory. It was a mystery how they managed to assemble such a large force in just a single night. Papaldia’s dragon knights considered launching an attack at them from the air, but since they were near the holy site, they decided to instead meet them in the plains.

On the nameless plains north of Aruni, 2,000 Papaldian soldiers were spread out in waiting. Situated before them were land dragons flanked by soldiers wielding guns. In the back, there were soldiers manning magic cannons spaced at regular intervals. The formation was their pride.

Rebel cavalry, infantry, and archers came charging into view in that order. Their formation was very disordered which these soldiers seemed to lack discipline.

At the same time the command was bellowed, the magic cannons flashed, and the sound of detonations echoed throughout the battlefield. The multinational alliance that was forged to defy the empire surged forward like an avalanche. Shells from the empire’s magic cannons exploded in the middle of the infantry, sending soldiers flying everywhere, but the rate of fire was erratic and could not stop the momentum of the invading army.

Of the 350 horsemen from the coalition army, about 50 emerged unscathed, firing arrows at the land dragons when they were about 350 meters away. The coalition soldiers shot the volley of arrows tore through the sky by compound bows (Japan's modern bows were lent by Riem Kingdom). The volley of arrows were raining down the gun-wielding infantry and then the arrows shot sunk deep into the land dragons’ heads, and they fell over one after another in death throes.

At that command, the empire’s soldiers aimed at the coalition’s infantry and shot them. However, none of the coalition soldiers took any damage. The Riem Kingdom had debuted a new invention in this battle, a composite shield made of two thin layers of metal between which they inserted another material imported from Japan: Kevlar fabric. These shields were capable of defending against Papaldia’s bullets.

The infantry panicked. Their formation began to crumble, which triggered Captain Risca calling the base to request air support from the dragon knights.

### Dragon Battle

Twenty-one Parpaldian wyvern lords flew over the battlefield Kurthing the coalition soldiers to instinctively stiffen in fear. They descended on the enemy soldiers and released numerous fire blasts, burning soldiers to death. The coalition army’s ranks crumpled.

From within the low-hanging clouds, Riem wyverns came diving out of the sky. All hundred of them with fire blasts already prepared to fire. The dragon knight order from the Riem Kingdom let out a storm of fire blasts that ravaged the imperial forces. Their surprise attack shot down 12 wyvern lords from the empire’s dragon knight squadron. With so many fire blasts being aimed at the Parpaldian dragon knights, many of them were off target, and those stray shots hit the coalition army, burning many of the infantry to a crisp.

The battle continued. The surviving imperial dragon knights tried to regroup and sent a report back to base via their magic communications. Fire blasts spiraled through the air, and dragon knights dodged them. The number of wyverns versus the number of wyvern lords was unfolding high up in the sky.

Unable to hit the empire’s dragon knights, the Riem dragon knight order steadily decreased in number. However, in the end, Riem’s numbers proved too great to overcome for the prideful Papaldia Empire’s dragon knights. After all of the imperial dragon knights had fallen from the sky, Riem’s dragon knight order only had 50 remaining.

Without their aerial support, the imperial forces continued to lose ground to the coalition army before finally being wiped out. That afternoon, the northern city of Aruni in the Papaldia Empire surrendered to the Seventy-Three Country Coalition Army.

## Aftermath

After occupied Aruni, The seventy-three country coalition army made an advancing move toward the Imperial holy city of Palneus from Arunie, intending on capturing it.

The subordinate reported to the Supreme Commander Arde in his office that the northern city of Aruni was attacked by the seventy-three country coalition army and has surrendered and also the Riem Kingdom fought against Parpaldia Empire in the battle with them as their side. Arde was so shocked and his anguish did not abate.

The Third Foreign Affairs Department Head Kyeos got worried after receiving the report and made his decision to contact with Japan on the communication device. He got plan to accomplish with the coup d’état was to imprison the emperor, take Remille captive and hand her over to Japan, and facilitate reconciliation with Japan. The coup d’état began to occur over Parpaldia imperial government with his soldiers and the emperor Ludius has been deposed.

At afternoon on September 14th, the seventy-three country coalition army and Riem Kingdom received the words by magical communication that the march has been canceled. The new, temporary government is suing for peace with Japan, and they have agreed. Japan is also calling for the coalition to accept a ceasefire. Currently, no one wants to defy Japan’s will. The seventy-three country coalition army and Riem Kingdom ended their march into the Papaldia Empire within sight of the holy city of Palneus. They also evacuated and withdrew from the city of Aruni.