"A throne is just a name that others kneel to. Burn the name, and the throne crumbles."
—Inscription found in the ruins of Redvale Citadel
The Thronewalker moved like a funeral march.
Its chained throne scraped the ground, dragging iron-bound corpses that whispered the names of Stormwatch's dead. The figure atop the throne was faceless—its mask etched with a thousand runes, its limbs twisted by burning command.
[Boss Active: Thronewalker]
HP: 3000
Armor: Heavy (Magic Weakness)
Traits:
• Crownpulse – Drains morale from all units within radius
• Name-Eater – Kills permanently remove units from the system
• Echo Plague – Dead allies may rise as enemy shadows
The first wave of defenders met it beyond the second barricade.
The Nameless Prince stood at the front.
Once Jag Arclight, now erased from every living soul but those who fought beside him. His name was no longer on the roster. Not even in the War Table's logs. Yet, every soldier looked to him as if his command was carved into their blood.
[Trait Active: Nameless Bastion]
• +15% Resistance to Anomaly Skills
• -25% Enemy Morale
• Passive Skill: Echo Null – Prevents revival of fallen allies within 10 meters
The First Clash
Branwyn charged with a shield line.
The Thronewalker lifted one massive arm—and smashed the earth.
[Shockwave: -52 HP to frontline]
[Militia Casualties: 4]
[Branwyn: Wounded, but Unshaken]
Ashra blinked in from behind, daggers coated in shadowfrost oil.
[Ashra: -43 HP to rear armor]
[Thronewalker HP: 2957]
[Effect: Armor cracking, Minor bleed inflicted]
From the tower, the Mage Core unleashed a full Mana Spear volley.
[Magic DMG: +84]
[New Effect: Throne sigil weakening]
The cannon had fired once and required hours to recharge—but Rialt, watching from the inner wall, began preparing something else: Siegebreak Protocol: Manual Detonation Mode.
Thronewalker's Turn
Chains lashed out—ash-smoke limbs that coiled around Garron and two others.
[Effect: Morale Drain, Skill Locked – "Rally"]
[System Alert: "Name-Eater Engaged"]
Garron: -82 HP
Status: Wounded / Unconscious
One of the fallen militia twisted.
His eyes turned silver.
[Echo Plague Triggered]
New Threat: 1x Crownbound Shade
The Nameless Prince struck it down instantly.
[Ashforge Blade Passive – Purge]
[Echo Neutralized]
Ashra cursed. "We're losing them faster than we're killing it."
Command Skill Activated: Oath Convergence
A silver circle formed around the Nameless Prince.
All allies within 10 meters gained:
• +20% ATK
• Echo Immunity
• Burn Resistance
• Auto-Revive on First Death (1x)
He leapt onto the Thronewalker's back, blades clashing with rusted steel and bone.
[Critical Hit: -122 HP]
[Status: Left Shoulder Disabled]
[Thronewalker HP: 2835]
It turned, faster than something that size should move, and caught him mid-air.
Crushed him to the ground.
[Nameless Prince: -93 HP | Near Critical]
Ashra screamed.
Branwyn roared.
The Mage Tower overcharged.
[Mana Spear II – Overload Cast]
[Thronewalker: -141 HP]
[System Overheating – Tower at 17% Durability]
Rialt's Protocol
From the southern ridge, a flare fired.
[Manual Siegebreak Protocol: Armed]
Targets Locked: Thronewalker Center Mass
Requirement: Hero must activate at 10 meters
Rialt's voice came through comms: "If someone gets close, I can blow the entire lower torso off. Might cost them their life. But it'll cripple the beast."
Jag—no, the Nameless Prince—rose.
"I'll do it."
Branwyn grabbed his arm. "You're the only one holding the morale line."
Ashra said nothing.
She vanished.
10 Seconds Later
Ashra reappeared on the Thronewalker's back, slicing through its armor to jam the detonation shard into exposed furnace tissue.
[Manual Trigger Embedded – 5 seconds to detonation]
Ashra: Injured / Imminent danger
"Now!" she called.
[Protocol Triggered]
[Siegebreak Explosion – Point-Blank]
The blast ripped through the Thronewalker's spine.
[Boss HP: 2835 → 2014]
[Critical Structure Destroyed – Movement -50%, Left Arm Disabled]
Ashra fell.
Caught mid-air by a mage's levitation rune.
Barely alive.
Phase Two: Thronewalker Enraged
Its throne lifted into the air—no longer dragging behind it but now hovering, revealing the runes carved beneath.
The Crown Symbol glowed. The sky turned red.
[New Skill Activated: Ancestral Flame – Burn Aura Global]
Entire map suffers fire DoT unless protected
Mage Tower: Buff spell launched – "Rain Sigil"
All allies: Burn Resistance +20%
Still, units fell.
[Casualties: +9]
[Branwyn HP: Critical]
[Ashra: Unconscious]
[Morale: 65%]
The Nameless Prince stepped forward.
He looked at Rialt on the wall. "Charge the cannon again. Even if it breaks."
Rialt nodded grimly.
Final Moment
The Prince, wounded, blade dull from overuse, charged the crippled titan.
Its remaining arm struck.
He ducked.
Slid beneath the beast.
And drove his blade straight into the throne's base.
[Critical Point Reached]
[Crownbane Damage Scaling Triggered]
[Final Combo Activated – 4 Hits: -184, -221, -198, -277]
The throne screamed.
Not the walker.
The throne.
[Thronewalker HP: 2014 → 1134 → 800 → 570 → 293]
Runes shattered.
The cannon lit.
Wyrmbreaker Manual Fire Override: Engaged
Target: Thronewalker Heart
Result: Direct Kill
[BOSS DEFEATED – THRONEWALKER]
Total Time: 8m 13s
Final Kill: Nameless Prince + Wyrmbreaker
Silence fell.
Then cheers.
Screams.
Tears.
The Gates of Ash snapped shut like a wound finally stitched closed.
[Victory Achieved: Crownless Siege Repelled]
Stormwatch Upgraded: Fortress Rank B+]
New Title Unlocked: "Defiers of Flame"
Artifact Gained: Throne Sigil Fragment
Jag Arclight: Permanently recorded as "Nameless Bastion" in all logs