The Hundred Years War

### Result

Millitary Stalemate, Aszuran Phyrric Victory, The exhausted Kingdom Tintor bends the knee to Aszura in exchange for peace after a hunder years of war, unifying the Kingdom once again.

the Hundred-Year War unfolded, a brutal saga etched into the annals of the **Hispadian Peninsula**'s history. This relentless conflict saw the Kingdom of Aszura led by the mighty **Balera family** pitted against the Kingdom of Tintor, led by the enigmatic **Arelon Taurón** and his formidable **lineage**. The war brought forth sieges, battles, and a relentless struggle that would test the limits of both kingdoms.

The conflict's origins lay in the mysterious banishment of **Arelon Taurón** from **Aszura** after a series of unknown event are said to have ocurred by the hand of Arelon's own, He then a charismatic and ruthless warrior, sought to create his own dominion after slaughtering the necromancer threat that the **City of Tintor** endoured alone, some stories whispered that the people of Tintor, recognizing Arelon's indomitable spirit and prowess, voluntarily dethroned their existing rulers, In contrast, other historical narratives suggested that Arelon spearheaded a rebellion in Tintor immediately following the defeat of the necromancers, taking control of the city as its ruler. Records, thus, remain cloaked in ambiguity, and truth might be a matter of perspective.

Regardless of the precise sequence of events, one thing remains indisputable: Arelon's dominion over Tintor marked a transformative chapter in the entire Realm's history. However, it also drew the ire of the Aszuran monarchy, which dispatched a formidable fleet to reestablish control over the wayward city as Aszura perceived Arelon's intentions as a direct challenge to their sovereignty and leadership in the Region. Tensions escalated, and the drums of war began to beat, heralding a relentless and grueling conflict.

As the Aszuran warships closed in on Tintor's coastal waters, they confronted an unforeseen and formidable obstacle. The Esqualo Coast, once the stage for Arelon's grim ritual, had become the dominion of dread sharks of immense proportions, some rivaling the Aszuran warships themselves in sheer size and ferocity.

These colossal predators, driven by inscrutable motives, laid waste to the Aszuran fleet. The denizens of the deep, their eyes like black pits of the abyss, descended upon the ships in a savage feeding frenzy. The wrath of these dread sharks, some said, was an endorsement of Arelon, recognizing him as their protector and provider. Others dismissed such claims, insisting that the motives of these enigmatic sea creatures would forever elude human understanding.

The Infamous Duel at the plains of Barea

###### **Duel between Alenia and Arelon**

During the first years of the war, the Old King of Aszura refused to meet Arelon in battle. He held his forces back, adopting tactics of patience and caution that confounded Arelon's relentless aggression, in the end, that would mean the old king's demise, as just after after the first defeats of Aszura in the battlefield a fiery uproar emerged in court and in the streets, forcing the old king to leave the throne vacant for a succesor and in a surprising twist of fate, the Aszuran nobles elected a new ruler, a fiery and determined princess named Alenia Balera.
In the 17th year of war, two years after her crowning, Alenia sought to end the conflict once and for all. She dueled Arelon in the battlefield at the plains of Barea, the clash was fierce and ruthless, accounts vary, but it's believed Alenia emerged victorious. Arelon's Squallo Knights intervened, extracting him from the battle before she could deal the final blow. but some others suggest it was the other way around and that Arelon spared Alenia, realizing her death wouldn't secure victory but only enraged a proud kingdom even more. Arelon then retreated to Tintor, determined to find a way to overcome Aszura's enduring might.

After the duel, Arelón delved into research and experimentation in Tintor. He created the powerful Dread Squalos a heretic mix between beast and man, and he enhanced the weaponry and armor of the Squalos Knights, and finally, he mysteriously gained control over the pack of dread sharks on the Squalo Coast and its surroundings.

Driven by ambition, Arelón saw it needed more power, to destroy Aszura so he set sail across the western seas in search of a source of strength to end the war. However, he never returned. Whether he perished in the treacherous western oceans or succumbed to unknown forces remains a mystery.

Nontheless, in the shadow of Arelon's mysterious disappearance, the kingdom of Tintor faced an uncertain future. Many anticipated the swift collapse of his Squalo Knights, but a surprising turn of events unfolded. A council was formed, composed of Arelón's loyal knights who remained resolute in their commitment to Arelon and elected Arelón's young daughter who he had with an unknown princes of Tintor, Mako Taurón.

Mako, at a mere eleven years of age, became the first successor of Arelón Taurón, shouldering the weight of her father's legacy and the kingdom's destiny. With the crown upon her head, and after years passed she stepped into the role of leadership amidst a kingdom at war. The conflict showed no signs of waning, and the clash between Tintor and Aszura persisted even with the change of leadership in Tintor.

   On the other side of the battlefield, Alenia Belara, queen of Aszura, proved to be an equally formidable leader. The war raged on, becoming a constant in the lives of both queens. The first phase of the conflict, known as the "Rise of Arelón," gradually drew to a close, paving the way for a prolonged era of attrition.

This second phase of the war became marked by the unrelenting grind of siege warfare and protracted trench battles. Decades passed as Alenia and Mako matured amidst the ceaseless turmoil, honing their skills and leadership on the battlefield. The realms they ruled knew no peace, and the war of attrition continued, each queen striving for an advantage in a seemingly endless struggle for dominance.

###### **Sieges and Battlefields: A War of Attrition**

The battlefields transformed into nightmarish landscapes. Trenches scarred the earth, fortresses bore the weight of relentless sieges, and scorched earth stretched as far as the eye could see. The war had become a war of attrition, each side determined to break the other's will.

**The Iron Guard**, renowned for their heavy armor and advanced war machines, clashed ferociously against Tintor's defenders, known as the Squalo Knights. The Squalo Knights, equipped with shark-like armors, displayed tenacity and resilience that defied all expectations. Their guerrilla warfare and amphibious assaults frustrated the elite Black Knights of Aszura.

Colossal battles ocurred all over the 100 years of conflict, like "The Storming of Marro's Nest" in which the **Iron Guard** executed a daring raid against a strategic Main Castle of the Squalo Nights , **"The Siege of Ironhold"** where the Squalo Knights relentlessly pounded the formidable walls of the ancient Aszuran Fortress, with manmade **beasts** taken from the abyss and the deepest dungeons of Tintor, "The Arráz Campaigns" , in which both sides spent decades a nightmarish metgrinder of trenches and fortresses.

The Arrival of the Unholy Force

Midway through the war, an unexpected peril emerged, casting a dark shadow over the warring kingdoms. The demon Akragos, a creature of malevolent power, led an army of reanimated corpses, wielding dark powers. These resurrected warriors posed a nightmarish threat, and the kingdoms of Aszura and Tintor were forced into an alliance, a desperate and tenuous pact against a common, otherworldly menace.

The Final Stand: A Battle of Legends

In a cataclysmic confrontation, the united forces faced Akragos and his death horde, a relentless and seemingly endless army of the undead. Victory came at an immense cost, with tremendous sacrifices made. Legends arose from this battle, as the Iron Guard and the Squalo Knights fought side by side in a display of unparalleled bravery and resilience.

The Aftermath: Endurance and Shadows

The Hundred-Year War concluded, not in triumph but in shared suffering. The lands bore the wounds of battle, and the people carried the emotional scars of their prolonged struggle. The war, a tale of ambition, fortitude, and unforeseen alliances, served as a haunting reminder of the toll of ambition and the strength found in unity against unimaginable threats.

The Hundred-Year War was a testament to the darkness that could overshadow even the mightiest kingdoms, and the enduring spirit that could arise in the face of relentless conflict. In the shadows and steel of that era, the echoes of its battles and sacrifices remained etched in the history of a dark fantasy world.