Battle of Ziekden Fortress

The Battle of Fort Zeakden is a battle occuring during the plot of Final Fantasy Tactics. It pitted the Hokuten against the Death Corps. The battle followed an assassination attempt on Dycedarg Beoulve during which Teta Hyral was taken hostage. The main Hokuten force was led by Zalbag Beoulve, who was assisted by Algus Sadalfas. A secondary Hokuten force was led by Ramza Beoulve and Delita Hyral, who were attempting to rescue Teta.

Preliminary Skirmishes
While Zalbag and Algus marched directly on Fort Zeakden, Ramza and Delita attempted to breach the rear of the Death Corps lines. At Lenalia Plateau they encountered a Death Corps patrol led by Miluda Folles. They defeated this patrol, killing Miluda in the process. This enraged the Leader of the Death Corps, Wiegraf Folles who was Miluda's brother. He made a stand against Ramza at the Windmill Hut, but the Hokuten carried the day, forcing Wiegraf to flee into the mountains. Discovering that Teta was not at the Windmill Hut, Delita urged Ramza to continue toward the fort, approaching it from behind.

The Main Battle
Meanwhile, Zalbag and Algus engaged the main of the Death Corps force. Since Wiegraf was pre-occupied dealing with Ramza, the Death Corps units at the fort were led by Golagros Levine. The Hokuten were victorious, leaving Golagros vulnerable to capture, but he held a knife to Teta's throat, threatening to kill her or detonate the explosives inside the fort if the Hokuten came any closer. During the standoff, Ramza and Delita arrived. Delita called out to Teta immediately upon sighting her, but the arrogant Algus Sadalfas decided to end the standoff at any cost. He intentionally shot Teta with his crossbow, and before Golagros could react, mortally wounded him with a second shot.

Hokuten Infighting
As Teta collapsed, Golagros retreated inside the fort. Zalbag left to pursue Wiegraf, leaving Ramza and Delita with Algus unsupervised. Delita, furious at Algus launched an attack against Algus' unit, and Ramza sided with Delita. Algus summoned his small reserve force to assist him, but Ramza's faction won. Delita mortally wounded Algus, who collapsed to the ground cursing against Ramza and Delita as he breathed his last. Delita then ran up to Teta's body: the girl was still alive but barely. Just then, Golagros ignited the gunpowder within the fort, causing a massive explosion. Teta used the last of her strength to protect Delita, succumbing to the blast herself.

Aftermath
Ramza fled and quit the Hokuten, joining a group of mercenaries led by Gaff Gafgarion. This led him to be present when Princess Ovelia was kidnapped and resulted in his discovering the Lucavi plot. Meanwhile, an enraged Delita vowed revenge on those who had manipulated him, and set himself up as a Nanten double-agent who would infiltrate both the Hokuten and the Murond Glabados Church.