Birth of a Tyrant Chapter 9

Chapter 9: Humanity's Fall

Tyrannos made the journey back to North America, a trip that took three days. When he finally arrived, he did not hesitate to join the battle as he ordered his men. "Open the ramp."

A ramp lowered from the back of the troop transport. The Tyrant Knight jumped out, along with Simba, Shere Khan, Crusher, and his personal legion. As they landed on the ground, Tyrannos sarcastically said, "Another happy landing."

They charged towards Tyrannos' own palace, cutting down human soldiers in their way. As Tyrannos ran through a wall, shattering it, he muttered, "This is where the fun begins..."

The three big cats split off from Tyrannos and his troops, slaughtering humans with their claws and jaws. The Tyrant Knight had brought his best men with him, a group of men fifty strong, that had only faced three casualties. They massacred their way through halls, Tyrannos unleashing his full hatred towards humans. He violently slashed and stabbed his victims, blood staining his armor and sword.

Tyrannos navigated his way through his massive palace, his men slowly being whittled down. At one point, they encountered a group of humans who had a turret inside the building. The tyrant somersaulted forward, dodging a blast from it. At this point, he had ten soldiers left. One of them tossed a sticky grenade at the turret before shouting to Tyrannos. "Get out of here!"

Tyrannos watched in horror as a large portion of the hallway was destroyed in the blast, along with his men and the humans. It was a brutal site that haunted him, but he shook his head and continued on, easily killing humans with his mastery of the All-Encompassing Energy, as well as the raw might of his own technology. He eventually got to the doors of his own throne room, which was blocked by two of Derek's personal bodyguards. Tyrannos stared at them through the lens of his helmet. "Before we get started, does anyone want to get out?"

The two guards threw their spears at him, but he caught them and impaled them simultaneously. "All too easy."

Tyrannos pried the doors open with his raw strength, seeing Derek sitting on his throne. Derek looked up at him, chuckling. "You have no idea how long I've been waiting for this moment."

The Tyrant Knight was confused. "Nani?"

"Ever since you killed my father in India, I've been waiting for the day I would be able to take revenge, Tyrannos."

"You know me?"

"I do," Derek replied. "You're not the only one cursed with knowledge."

"My only curse is you."

Tyrannos raised his arm, firing a missile at Derek, who tanked the explosion with the power of the AEE. The Tyrant Knight flew forward, his sword drawn, as Derek drew his. They engaged in a brutal duel, each displaying their master swordsmanship. Derek pinned Tyrannos down, pressing his blade against his armored chest. Tyrannos kicked him off, tossing him through the ceiling as they emerged on the roof of the palace. They continued fighting as explosions formed in the distance.

The Tyrant Knight smashed Derek's head through a concrete pillar before cutting his cheek with his sword. Derek felt something warm and wet drip down the side of his head as he raised his hand, looking at the blood. "All that for a drop of blood."

He knocked Tyrannos down, pinning him with one foot as he stabbed his sword into his armor multiple times. This created a hole in Tyrannos' helmet as he was thrown back by an energy blast. The Tyrant Knight still kept fighting despite blood dripping down his head as his mask was shattered. However, he was already exhausted, as Derek slowly gained the upper hand. He impaled Tyrannos through his chest, the Tyrant Knight grunting in pain as he was thrown down, blood pooling around him. Derek watched him, saying, "I hope they remember you."

"I do, too." Tyrannos suddenly jumped to his feet, drawing his own sword as he raised it. Derek's sword was still embedded in his chest, and he could do nothing but watch as Tyrannos' blade was plunged into the top of his skull, the tip going thorugh his neck and impaling his heart. Derek was vomitting blood as Tyrannos pulled his sword out, circling him as he dropped to his knees, hands on the ground.

Derek struggled to breathe before he was decapitated. Breathing heavily, Tyrannos pulled Derek's sword out of his chest, looking at it. "A fine addition to my collection."

Looking around, he saw that the humans were all dead. Homo sapiens was now extinct, and Earth belonged to the Tyrannians. Tyrannos began rebuilding Earth, allowing the natural world to recover from the damage caused by humans. Slowly, the carbon dioxide built up in the planet's atmosphere dissipated as the entire planet was blanketed in green. Endangered species returned from the brink of extinction, even the Giant Panda, as Earth became a new Tyrannia.

Tyrannos met up with his parents and Oraculus, who all congratulated him on the conquest of Earth. Their species would be allowed to survive into the future. Everything seemed good, and Tyrannos actually began to enjoy life. A new era of peace was ushered in, or was it...