Guild Wars 2

Rising
A fan fiction story by JojoDragonHero
Based on Arenanet’s Guild Wars 2
Inspired by the living story patch: Tequatl Rising

“We have arrived troops. Spread out and set up a perimeter.”
“Yes Commander, Sir!”
“Elder Tlacela, the troop support you requested is at your service. What is the situation?”
With a slow deep throatily voice, “You have not enough.”
“Excuse me?”
“You are only thirty, you have not enough. I was under the impression that Fort Trinity is the main base of operations in the area. Why have the Pact not sent more soldiers?”
“I assure you Elder Tlacela, all thirty of these soldiers are specifically trained to fight dragons.”
“I hope for all our sakes they are, but this is not a dragon… this is a monster.”
Raising his voice the Commander exclaimed, “A…monster? You claimed that a dragon was attacking your lands!”
Anger building Tlacela strongly spoke, “Claimed!? That sunless beast of the depths returns with vengeance…AND you Pact think I waste your time!”
“Sunless beast?”
“Tequatl!”
“No! That is not possible! Tequatl, lieutenant of the elder dragon Zhaitan has been dead for months. It was slained prior to the founding of Fort Trinity and the invasion into Orr.”
“Dead…the servant of the elder dragon of death? Fool! You will soon see. It comes every day at dusk, when the sun is at rest in the sky. The monster floods our lands, destroys all our defenses, and the filth swarms to attack our homes in the black of night. With each passing sunrise we count and bury our fallen with what honor we have left. If this continues…we Hylek will be forced to leave our sacred grounds.”
“I swear to you Elder Tlacela, it will not come to that. The Pact will silence this beast for…wait, what is the noise?”
Just then the Commander was interrupted by the far off screams of Hylek scouts.
“There is something in the water!!!!”
Turning toward the Commander, terrified Tlacela says, “It is dusk! Tequatl is here!”
Quickly addressing his troops, the Commander shouts at the top of his voice, “Now is the time! Soldiers of the Pact…draw your weapons…summon your courage…charge forward! All together now…ATTACK!!!”

The beast lunged out of the water at incredible speeds, forcing a tidal wave upon the defenders. Try as they may, they are powerless to stop the onslaught of undead falling from the monster’s wings. With each terrible scream, the beast instilled even the most battle hardened warriors with unshakeable fear. As the sun lowered fully behind the horizon…the outcome became clear. Tequatl has won.

“Retreat! Fall back! Protect the civilians! Get the Hylek women and children to higher ground! NOW!!”
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“Elder Tlacela…I…I am sorry. We have failed.”
In a saddened and sorrowful tone Tlacela finally speaks, “Yes…you have. You have allowed the sun to set upon the Hylek this day.”
“I…”
“…I must see to my people…and you must see to yours Commander. This night belongs to the sunless.”
With his head held lower than it had ever been the Commander addresses his captain, “Captain, report.”
“Sir…we lost half of our troops.”
“By the six…excuse me Captain; I…need to be alone.”

Walking along the northern defensive line, the Commander tries to make sense of the situation.

“How can Tequatl be so much stronger? I was there the first time Zhaitan sent this champion to attack; it was never capable of that kind of ferocity. How!? Zhaitan is dead at the bottom of the city floor of Arah. How can Tequatl have returned, where does the power come from now?”
A timid child’s voice interrupts the Commander, “Excuse me coo…um Sir?”
“Huh? Oh hello there little Quaggan. Are you from around here?”
“Coo yes. Quaggan is from Brooloonu coo. Are you here to stop the bad swamp thing?”
“That…was the plan, but the dragon proved to be too strong.”
“Dragon coo? Dragon is not bad swamp thing coo. Quaggan is talking about that shiny thing with voices; it washed up on shore several days ago coo.”
“Shiny thing with voices? No! It couldn’t be…could it…could an Orrian artifact be the cause of Tequatl’s return?”
“Coo?”
“Oh nevermind little one. Please, can you tell me if anything remains of the first attack that happened here a couple of months ago?”
“Coo…um coo…oh! That big shiny magic thing still stands; but it has not functioned since the little brainy people left. See it over there coo!”
Following the direction of the Quaggan’s pointing, the Commander’s eyes stop on just the device he needed.
“An asuran megalaser! Thank you little friend. If an Orrian artifact is giving new power to Tequatl, then the energies given off by that cannon should weaken it.”
“Coo? So does this mean you can stop bad swamp thing coo?”
“Yes little one, I think we can beat that bad swamp thing now…but we are going to need a lot of help!”
Pointing to the horizon the little Quaggan happily says, “Coo look, the sun is rising.”
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Quite concerned the Commander blurts out, “It is already midday, where are the reinforcements?”
“Commander, Sir! They are here!”
With a proud salute an asuran soldier declares, “Commander, Squad leader Norru reporting in Sir! Six squadrons of troops, three teams of combat engineers, and one advanced weapons tech krewe, led by yours truly, at your command; Ready for deployment, Sir!”
“Send the troopers forward on the beach, they need to learn where the ground is stable and here those sinkholes are. Tell those engineers to do whatever the Asura krewe needs to get that megalaser functioning!”
Norru shouts, “Yes Commander, Sir! Move out squads you know your jobs, now get it done!”
“Well look who it is Frostbite. My friend, you are looking good.”
Turning to see who was addressing him the Commander sees a familiar whiskered face, “What? Ah! Rox…why are you all the way out here?”
“Well, I am here to make sure those Iron legion combat engineers report back in one piece. Brimestone will never let Frostbite and I join his warband if I screw this up; and on top of that getting a chunk of Tequatl’s corpse will really impress the tribunes back home.”
Frostbite churps and shrills loudly.
“Haha, even Frostbite is all fired up. So where do you want us Commander?”
“You have a keen eye Rox, and Frostbite has excellent instincts…for a devourer. I want you two between the front lines and that cannon. Once Tequatl realizes the megalaser is functioning again, I expect every single Orrian will converge on that weapon.”
“Ay, Commander Osric! Let’s go Frostbite!”
“…Commander.”
Turning around once again the Commander says in a low but surprised tone, “Elder Tlacela?”
“The Hylek are with you.”
“I’m sorry?”
“The Hylek will not let you fight alone. We will stand by you no matter the outcome. This is our land, we live here, and we will die here if that is our fate. Your courage and resolve has inspired us…has inspired me to never give in to the torment of this sunless beast. We will rebuild our turrets! We will use our most powerful elixirs! Thank you Commander, no matter what happens this day, I thank you.”
“Elder Tlacela. I promise…the sun will rise over the Hylek this day! I feel it!”
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Frantically making sure every soldier, defender, and turret engineer was set and ready to act; the Commander takes a moment of breath. All that remains is for dusk to fall and Tequatl to reveal itself.

“Commander, the defenders are in position, turrets are fully stocked and armed, and the megalaser is primed and charged; we are ready Sir!”
“Thank you Norru. Elder Tlacela, are the Hylek ready?”
“Yes, every turret is loaded with our most deadly acidic elixir, it is designed to penetrate and burn through any kind of armor. I am sure Tequatl’s scales will be no match for this compound.”
“Excellent! Final positions everyone, stand ready…it is nearly time.”
Now with his head held high and his weapon ready, as he looks out across the battlefield at every single person ready to risk it all to end this beast. Taking a deep breath he looks out at the setting sun and confidently says, “There is something in the water…time to send it back!”

Please feel free to make any constructive comments you wish. I hope all you GW2 fans out there will enjoy my story. Thank you.

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