Second Battle of Damcyan

The Second Battle of Damcyan is a short engagement between Baron and the Kingdom of Damcyan. Though not expecting any major resistance, Dark Kain of Baron's Red Wings is surprised by King Edward Chris von Muir's stubborness. He refuses to cooperate, but is ultimately defeated after a brief battle, and Kain claims the Fire Crystal.

Background
Following a meteor strike between Damcyan and Fabul, an emissary arrives from Baron to inform King Edward that King Cecil Harvey requests that the meteor crater is left for Baron alone to investigage. Edward becomes suspicious, as Cecil would normally have delivered such a request personally, and decides to travel to Baron to meet his old friend. King Cecil is under control by the Maenads, but acts normally and is very polite with Edward during the visit. However, as they exchange gifts Edward realizes Cecil is not himself, as when he hands him a whisperweed he fails to recognize it from their previous adventures. Cecil's gift is indeed a trap; a Carnelian Signet in a box, which will explode whenever opened. With this knowledge, Edward returns to Damcyan to prepare for the inevitable encounter with Baron's by far superior military.

Battle
Although arriving with an expeditionary force, Dark Kain (who is identical to and mistaken for being Kain Highwind) meets King Edward alone. He demands Edward hand over the Fire Crystal, but Edward refuses. Kain is about to attack when Rosa Joanna Farrell intervenes, only to learn Kain also intends to kidnap her. Baronian soldiers arrive at the scene to intimidate Edward, but Edward responds by repeating his refusal before opening the box he got from Cecil, unleashing the Carnelian Signet. The explosion presumably kills the 11 Baronian soldiers in the room, but Kain just laughs before attacking Edward and Rosa. Although having held his own impressively well so far, Edward is a non-fighter and bound to lose; afterwards Kain departs with Rosa and the Crystal, leaving a wounded Edward in the throne room.