NationStates Jolt Archive

"I can understand that. I will respect your decision", says the Admiral.

"C'mon, Four, come with me, I will show you your room, then I will take you to the meeting", says Elfira, grabbing Four by his arm. "The Admiral has many responsabilities. Do you have any questions?, You're looking different..."

I have a message from the TSD Grand Admiral himself.


"We need your support in the Capital, my Troops are being slaughtered.

Send as many troops as you can to the capital.

operation Dark Killing shall continue but without reinforcements we are doomed to destruction.

Signed Grand Admiral Junuua Rykov"

The small dropship flew away from Thelas as fast as Theallas could push the engines. “It will take several hours to reach Cyberutopia, you might want to get some rest”

They continued to fly until, at last, they reached the Cyberutpian border. “We should probably find this person called ‘Leader’, we might find a clue to where Aliria is, and what happened to Countess Rafiel. Have any ideas?”

As he said this, he was flipping switches. Then, to enemy RADAR, it disappeared, to visual, it disappeared. They continued to head for the new capitol where heavy fighting was now breaking out.

"As far as I know, the Nimloth is in orbit. Maybe we should try to send a message. The Admiral D'nan is an old friend of mine, he will brief us about what's happening now. Maybe he has some clues about Aliria", says the ShadowPrince, finishing donning his armor.

"As far as I know, the Nimloth is in orbit. Maybe we should try to send a message. The Admiral D'nan is an old friend of mine, he will brief us about what's happening now. Maybe he has some clues about Aliria", says the ShadowPrince, finishing donning his armor.

"Right, I think there is a Thelas fleeet up there too, we might be able to get fighter support."

Theallas piloted the ship out of the atmosphere, the crafts engines working overtime to clear the gravity feild. Eventualy they were able to see the Nimloth in orbit. "This iss Thelas shuttle MRC-253 on approach to Aelosian warship Nimloth. Requesting permission to land"

"Which purpose is bringing you to the Nimloth MRC-253?. I will transmit your request to the Admiral" says the launch bay controller.

Dekker and his fifteen men make their way towards the city, keeping out of sight. Three carry special W2000 sniper rifles, the rest are armed with M4 carbines. All fifteen carry H&K SOCOM's. Two soldiers carry bags of C4 plastic explosive, with the intent of planting them on enemy artillery and defensive emplacements.

OOC: Sorry for the delay in posting, figured I'd just jump into the fray. BTW Cyberutopia, there's a few more people in the Criminal Element thread.

"Which purpose is bringing you to the Nimloth MRC-253?. I will transmit your request to the Admiral" says the launch bay controller.

"We are seeking information that has a direct conection to the Impirial Chanselor."

The voice from the other side of the communicatore seems to be surprised "And who wants to know about it?. Right now that information is classified. I'm sorry, but you can find it out only with clearance of sapphire level"

Kithail grabs the communicator. "Shut up, this is the ShadowPrince on board of the MRC-253, I want to be on board of the Nimloth right now. What you know about the Imperial Chancellor"

The voice seems to be scared "Sire?...wait a minute, I..I need to confirm your identity...", after a few seconds the controller speaks again "Si...sire, the first launch bay is opened for your arrival. The Imperial Chancellor is on board right now, she arrived an hour ago."

Four let himself be led to his room by Elfira.

"Looking different? Perhaps it is my detached attitude. I generally become cold towards those I do not know, or when I am in a forgien enviroment. So do all Agents, for that matter." He says as they reach the room.

He opens the door and they step inside. Four looks around at the room, and smiles a little. He lays the katana and his pulse carbine down against a wall. The Agent slips a small pistol up his sleeve.

"No, no pressing questions as of yet, Commander." He tells her.

---

Communique to Grand Admiral Junuua Rykov of Soviet Trasa

We understand. Two full strength brigades are being dispatched to assist you, along with full support. Expect their arrival soon.

---

Dekker's squad can see a small anti air emplacement scanning the skies a short ways ahead of them through the forest.

"I will come for you when the reunion is ready, I will go and take a bath, I need to wah away all this blood", says Elfira, smiling. "And call me Elfira, you're not under my commands", she leaves to her room.

"Just respect between commanders, Elfira." Four said, walking into the bathroom.

A few minutes later, he is washed, clothed and ready to go. Noting that Elfira wasn't back, he ate a small meal and checked his weapons. He wondered when the reunion was, but shrugged. There was something to ask Elfira, at least.

'She seems to almost want me to ask her questions. She is obviously very proud now, but she was not like that when I first met her. I wonder what has changed her?' He mused while sitting there.

A single knock in Four's door. "Are you ready?", says Elfira's voice from the other side of the door.

A single knock in Four's door. "Are you ready?", says Elfira's voice from the other side of the door.

Theallas looked relived, “Thank you officer, we will land immediately.” The small dropship wheeled around, and headed into the docking bay. Theallas turning the ship so that it was facing towards the docking bay doors, he turned to Kithail. “Well it looks like Aliria did not go planet-side yet, that’s a lucky break.” Theallas stood up and opened the back hatch, “After you.”

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The mercenary Peter Zion lines up the head of an enemy soldier in his sights, squeezing off a .300 WinMag. The powerful rounds pops the man's head like a ripe melon, while the rifle's integral flash and noise supressor muffles the shot. The other two snipers finish off the remaining pair of perimeter guards. Dekker sneaks past the dead bodies, creeping up behind the last man. The final guard doesn't know what hit him; Dekker snaps his neck like a twig. He slaps a C4 charge onto the still-firing anti-aircraft emplacement, then charges for cover.

"FIRE IN THE HOLE!" Dekker shouts.

The Honor guard of the D'nan family was standing in the interior of the launch bay, formed in columns to greet the supreme ruler of Aelosia. Once Kithail and Thealls exit the shuttle, they raise their ceremonial blades, saluting to the ShadowPrince.

The Nimloth was a huge behemont. Only the launch bay was as big as the deck of a carrier, with hundreds of troops boarding or leaving the dropships, people reloading the ordnance of bombers and technicians repairing the fighters and the combat droids.

The Admiral D'nan was dressed with his power armor and the cloak that shows his high noble status. He waits for Kithail to get down of the shuttle and says "Well met, my friend, namárië. I can't remember when was the last time that you boarded my ship. Princess Aliria arrived an hour ago, in your personal ship. I thought that was strange, but now you arrive in a Thelasian ship...Can you give me a good explanation of what ¡s happening?".

Kithail hugs his old partner and friend, then he says "We have a lot of time for explanations. Let me introduce you to General Theallas, ruler of the nation of Thelas, and the only man who has defeated me with a sword and survived".

The Admiral turns to Theallas with an amazed look, extending his hand "Sire, It's a pleasure to meet you. I have heard a lot of stories about you, and now I see that the man is equal to the legend".

"What about Aliria?, did she said anything?", asks Kithail in an imperative voice. The Admiral breathes deep, then answers "She keeps talking about finding a Cyberutopian Countess called Lafiël. She don't look very sane, Kithail, at least she's not the same Aliria I have known all my life. Soon we will have a meeting with some of the survivors that we have rescued from the Death Camps, the commander of the commandos that we sent down there and the guy who looks like the commander in chief of the Cyberutopian rebels. Do you want to be there?".

"I will, and I suppose that Theallas too. Take me to Aliria now, I want to talk with her".

The door opened, and Four took a small step out of the room. He was dressed in a loose black tunic and plain black pants. His signature silver cloak followed his every motion. He smiled slightly at Elfira.

"Let's go." He said to her calmly.

The Honor guard of the D'nan family was standing in the interior of the launch bay, formed in columns to greet the supreme ruler of Aelosia. Once Kithail and Thealls exit the shuttle, they raise their ceremonial blades, saluting to the ShadowPrince.

The Nimloth was a huge behemont. Only the launch bay was as big as the deck of a carrier, with hundreds of troops boarding or leaving the dropships, people reloading the ordnance of bombers and technicians repairing the fighters and the combat droids.

The Admiral D'nan was dressed with his power armor and the cloak that shows his high noble status. He waits for Kithail to get down of the shuttle and says "Well met, my friend, namárië. I can't remember when was the last time that you boarded my ship. Princess Aliria arrived an hour ago, in your personal ship. I thought that was strange, but now you arrive in a Thelasian ship...Can you give me a good explanation of what ¡s happening?".

Kithail hugs his old partner and friend, then he says "We have a lot of time for explanations. Let me introduce you to General Theallas, ruler of the nation of Thelas, and the only man who has defeated me with a sword and survived".

The Admiral turns to Theallas with an amazed look, extending his hand "Sire, It's a pleasure to meet you. I have heard a lot of stories about you, and now I see that the man is equal to the legend".

"What about Aliria?, did she said anything?", asks Kithail in an imperative voice. The Admiral breathes deep, then answers "She keeps talking about finding a Cyberutopian Countess called Lafiël. She don't look very sane, Kithail, at least she's not the same Aliria I have known all my life. Soon we will have a meeting with some of the survivors that we have rescued from the Death Camps, the commander of the commandos that we sent down there and the guy who looks like the commander in chief of the Cyberutopian rebels. Do you want to be there?".

"I will, and I suppose that Theallas too. Take me to Aliria now, I want to talk with her".

Theallas saluted the Admiral, "Pleasure to meet you." Theallas looks at Kithail, "we better get going, I don't know what Aliria is up to, but by the admiral's disription, I think all of this has had a sligh unbalancing effect on her mind"

OOC: Cyberutopia, there are about 40,000 troops and K-Mags in our main city, please respond to that.

((Sorry, there are a lot of things going on in this thread, trying to keep up with them all.))

The capital

As soon as the Thelasian forces landed, the survivors of the ortillery attack retreated as quickly as they could. Ambushes and booby traps were set around the entrances to the city the Thelasians were most likely to use. All of the troops gathered there knew this would be the hardest part of the battle for the capital. Reinforcements began to flood in to bolster their numbers.

TSD Troopers walk back and forth through the BattleField, they walk in singlefile to avoid being killed easily. they fire upon any snipers that try to take them down.


at the TSD HQ in a building that's still standing Commadner Hyja and Grand Admiral Junuua Rykov stand near a map of the city coardinating Troop movments and reinforcing flanks


Junuua Rykov: reinforce the left flank, there are too few Tanks there

Iroa Hyja: aye sir, transmits orders for the third Panzer 9 Division to support that flank

((Sorry, there are a lot of things going on in this thread, trying to keep up with them all.))

The capital

As soon as the Thelasian forces landed, the survivors of the ortillery attack retreated as quickly as they could. Ambushes and booby traps were set around the entrances to the city the Thelasians were most likely to use. All of the troops gathered there knew this would be the hardest part of the battle for the capital. Reinforcements began to flood in to bolster their numbers.

High up in orbit, preperationss were being made. In the hanger bays of carriers and troopships, thousands, no, hundreds of thousands of soldiers were lined up, boarding fleets of transports. K-Mags and APCs. (OOC: Never call a K-Mag a Mobile Suit, please, people here tend to equate "Mobile Suit" with "Uber-Indestructabe Gundam" just say Mech, it will keep the n00bs off of my back)

Then, some other things, large tracked vehicals, massive in their size (Have you ever played the origonal Command and Conquer? They are the size of an old Mobile Construction Vehical) Boarded special transports, wrtien allong the side of each of them was a designation, Command, Comunications, Airfeild, Defences.

Then the fleet of transports left the docking bays, thousands of transports started to land. Soldiers began to set up defences, engineers started to look for traps.

It now dawned on the Cyberutopian soldiers, the first 40,000 were only a small part of the army that now was arriving, and army of 500,000 troops. The Thelasian First Army, veterains from the war in Knootoss, verterains from putting down Human rebels, had arrived.

The TSD Commander and admiral look at their troop placements and see that there is a small hole in the middle of their lines


Admiral Rykov:Send the fourth Panze 8 division to block that hole! they musn't break through, and tell Gamma Squadron to bomb this small enemy supply depot here points to a area on the map


Commander Hyja:but sir, that'll leave the right flank open to attack


Admiral Rykov:then send the twelve Panzer Eight Division to fill the hole while the fourth goes to the middle


the orders are transmited and the tanks roll out

Bump for Aelosia

"As you wish, we will start the gathering now", says the Admiral, calling his attendant. "Go and find the Princess Aliria, we will meet with her in the auditorium, and call the Commander Elfira D'nan and our guest. Pick three of the former elven prisoners of Cyberutopia, from different status, and bring them to the gathering".

"Yes, Sire", says the assistant, leaving quickly. The Admiral turns to the dignataries, "Now, if you are so kind of follow me"...

OOC:The Younger Rykov is the Admiral's son. just so you don't get mixed up.



IC:


Katan Rykov recives orders to go to the front lines. where all the action is


rykov:why send MY dropship into the hotzone ill never know... at least i got those elves off my ship even though we e part elven ourselves.


he calls for his 5 Crewmates to get onboard and to get ready for liftoff


OOC:if you need a dropship now's your chance

"As you wish, we will start the gathering now", says the Admiral, calling his attendant. "Go and find the Princess Aliria, we will meet with her in the auditorium, and call the Commander Elfira D'nan and our guest. Pick three of the former elven prisoners of Cyberutopia, from different status, and bring them to the gathering".

"Yes, Sire", says the assistant, leaving quickly. The Admiral turns to the dignataries, "Now, if you are so kind of follow me"...

Theallas nodds and follows the Admiral, I wonder if the main assualt unit has hit the city yet. By now, probably. Theallas looks at the Admiral, "Admiral, has the main part of the Thelas strike force been sent to the planet yet?"

"Four, Are you still there?. We need to go to that reunion" said Elfira from the other side of the door. "C'mon, don't make me wait for you".

In the bridge the Admiral D'nan turns to Theallas "Yes, the Thelasians forces are clashing against the loyal forces in the capital. When our reinforcements arrive, we will help them".

The door opened, and Four took a small step out of the room. He was dressed in a loose black tunic and plain black pants. His signature silver cloak followed his every motion. He smiled slightly at Elfira.

"Let's go." He said to her calmly.

---

As the thousands of Thelasian troops begin to land, the Cyberutopian defenders begin to panic. Some of those that were loyal to the former government but were forced to follow Cortez take the opportunity and retaliate against the others. Before the Thelasians even reach the capital, a massive firefight breaks out on the edge of the city. Agitators planted in the military by the democratic rebels incite their former comrades to help the muntineers. Glimpses of an Agent can be seen through the hail of tracers and rockets

---

In a darkened room in Solitaria, Agent One smiles coldly.

"We shall anihilate them from the inside out."

((How could I missed that post?...Oh, sorry :oops: ))

Elfira looks at Four, she dressed with her ceremonial uniform, a grey jacket, a black skirt and a pair of velvet boots "I want to say something to you before we enter that room, Commander Four. I don't know how, but I feel different when you're around. I don't know if this is good or bad, but I turn off my permanent bitch mode when you're near me", then she pauses for a moment, "another thing, the ShadowPrince of Aelosia himself is going to attend that meeting, so maybe it's more important that we think".

"I've wanted to say the same thing, Elfira. I find myself far less detached from the world when you're near, like there's something else for me in life than the military and the constant bloodshed." He said softly, looking into her eyes.

'Perhaps I'm just going soft, but I have a feeling it's more than that.' He thinks to himself.

"The ShadowPrince, you say? Yes, definitely important." He commented.

Elfira starts to walk down the hallway to the auditorium "At first I was thinking that I was becoming softer, because the incident with the little girl down there and that stuff, but...Now I'm in the Nimloth again, and I shouted a lot of orders and send a pair of lazy guards to jail in this little meantime. However, I feel more calm, more quiet, when you're around"

When they arrive at the gates of the Auditorium, a guard approaches them "Coronel-Commander D'nan, and Agent Four, the delegates are inside waiting for you". At the gates were three elves too, not dressed in the uniform of the Aelosian navy, and they cheer at Four when he arrives.

((They are several of the former prisoners freed from the camp, and the ShadowPrince asked them to be in the meeting. I should leave them to you, I guess)).

The Captial city, the ninth day of fighting


the Trasians lost 500,000 men and tanks and they only have about 1.5 million men and tanks left. 12 Fighters got shot down by enemy mobile AA and 3 Tie Bombers crashed into the palace in a suicide mission.


admiral rykov thinks that it couldn't get any worse until a dropship carrying his son get's shot down and his son is captured



Commander Hyja:Sir, the left flank is weakening again. i only have a Panzer 7 division to send. but we shall have no more tanks to spare after that

Admiral Rykov:Send them, i want you to call in a drophship and get the Shadow Wraith Infantry Division together. i am going to retreive my son!

Four nods to the three Elves, and they fall in behind him. The five of them enter the auditorium, and Four takes a seat, the silver cloak pooling slightly at his feet.. The three Elves sit beside him, smiling proudly. An aura of deadly seriousness emminates from Four as he looks around the auditorium.

The attack on the Trasians lets up drastically as more forces are rerouted to the muntiny on the outskirts of the capital.

As the Thelasian troops continue to secure the capitol, psychological factors begin to become apparent. Thelasian soldiers can scare most any one else they meet, the feeling of a dead silence from their ranks, when a soldiers is shot, not a word is spoken out loud, actually, the Thelasians are talking over a high bandwidth radio, but still, the silence can scare even the most battle hardened soldier. Then is the fact that all Thelasian troops look the same, in the same battle armor, only the coloring showing what unit they are (Either Shadow Guard or Space Marines, Shadow Guard are black, Space Marines are green). If you hold your ground to fire, and if you hit, you are not guaranteed to wound, in fact, only 1 out of 10 regular 7.62 NATO rounds will actually wound. Most will be stopped by the Kevlar and Titanium armor that the Thelasian combat troops wear. Psychological warfare was a Thelasian specialty.

In the mean time on the Nimloth, Theallas was waiting with Kithail in the auditorium for the rest of the people to arrive.

OOC: Correct any of this, I have been having a heard time keeping up with all the Personal RP actions

the TSD Soldiers Push foward with everything they have, they fire Motar in the city and use The Tanks to level buildings so the troopers can fight better.



in the sky about 500 Tie Fighters and 25 Tie Bombers attack the Palace firing Laser cannons and dropping Proton Bombs

The Cyberutopians fall quickly to the Thelasian onslaught. A large portion retreats deep into the city, and the streets are left deserted. An eerie silence falls over the capital, and only the muted sounds of combat can be heard in the distance. A lone figure walks out of the gritty smoke hanging over the city. The pulse carbine in his hands catches a bit of sunlight, and a glare flashes for a second. He stops, and the pale grey cloak following his movements halts as well, gathering around the black armor. He looks nonchalantly over at the massive army before him, and straightens the mirrored sunglasses that rest over his eyes.

Several K-Mags are destroyed by the return fire of the Cimians, but are soon reinforced by fighter/bombers that attack the mobile suits and dropships.

::Zaku Commander:: OPEN FIRE ON ANYTHING THAT DOES NOT SEEM FRIENDLY!!!!
::GM Commander:: Affirmative. All units, fire at will.
::GM Pilot:: Roger.

The fight rages on and several mechs are destroyed.

Accumulative Losses:
30 GM's
25 Zaku's

the TSD army shows no mercy on a enemy, they use lethal force to get to the palace, they fire grenades into every buildin, Kill enemy soldiers on sight adn they continue their Motar Bombardment.


the Army of 1.5 Million advances quickly

The defending forces take more losses, and the mutiny on the outskirts distracts the forces. The losses mount quickly, but an endless stream of reinforcements pours into the capital still. A massive wall of tanks guards the palace from the onslaught of the palace. "Not a step backwards!" Cortez had ordered, under penalty of death. The defenders didn't dare test him.

the TSD start to carpetbomb the Palace useing Proton bombs so soften the defences up.


about 2 hours later after the Tie bombers had passed over the palace and dropped their payload the Main army continues to push foward and gain ground on their enemy's.

the TSD Fire Long Range Artillery on the Power Plants and Hydro dams to knock out Power for their enemy's

Several tanks are destroyed, but they are heavily entrenched, and most are only slightly damaged. Missiles streak up at the TIEs as they pass overhead, intercepting the bombs and the bombers themselves.

5 Bombers get destroyed but the Bombers continue to destroy

The TSD pull out their Portable MK2 Panzerfausts and open fire

the Panzer 7 and 8 Tanks open fire with their Main Laser cannons and the Gunners also fire machine guns

The defending forces take more losses, and the mutiny on the outskirts distracts the forces. The losses mount quickly, but an endless stream of reinforcements pours into the capital still. A massive wall of tanks guards the palace from the onslaught of the palace. "Not a step backwards!" Cortez had ordered, under penalty of death. The defenders didn't dare test him.

The Thelasian forces began to move farther into the city, relentlessly moving towards the capitol building. The frontal units ignored the single man, but a squard moved up to him, “Who are you? Rebel or Loyalist (assuming Thelas supports the Rebels and Loyalists are loyal to Cortez)” The rest of the troops and K-Mags move on. Every building is searched, sometimes weapons fire followed by a scream can be heard as Thelas troops secure the building.

Now Grav-Choppers are sarting to be unloaded. 36 Anti-Tank choppers moved towards the capitol building. Behind them were 6 transports, loaded with 12 troops each (A total of 72). They had been ordered to capture Cortez and bring him up to the fleet for detainment until it was safe to bring him back.

In the auditorium, the ShadowPrince was sitted in the throne of the chief of the fleet, replacing the Admiral who was standing at his right, and at his left was the seat of Theallas. Around them several fleet captains and ground forces commanders were gathered, Elfira one of them, and the rest of the seats were occupied by the lesser officers, war journalists and other civilian personnel.

The mighty ruler looks into Four eyes, and slowly nods, as in approval of Four's proud attitude.

An officer announces "Princess Aliria D'Hyru, Imperial Chancellor"

A beautiful elven Princess, dressed in a red, simple robe, enters the room, followed by a pair of guards. Everybody except the ShadowPrince bows before her and many of the lesser officers cheer her.

The ShadowPrince raise from his seat, looking to the woman in the eyes, and says "Aliria, Why did you came here?, What are you looking for?. You escaped from me and Theallas in Thelas. Can you answer me now?"

The woman speaks in a very low tone, as in deep shame "No, I can't explain that to you, or to anyone, I just ask permission to go to the surface. I need to find someone, at least to find out if she died or is still alive".

"Is this related to the soul of the warrior that is confined in the Wraith stone embedded in your artificial hand?", ask the Prince, raising his voice.

"I won't answer that question. Is my right to go to Cyberutopia, I'm a free person and I can do with myself whatever I want. If I need to renounce to my titles to go there then I will", says the Princess with a very determined face.

As Aliria says her last sentences Theallas stiffens, after Aliria finishes speaking, Theallas speaks himself, “Aliria, if you do go down planet side,” he is say this under his breath, only himself, Aliria and Kithail, “let me go with you. It is a war zone down there, Thelas, Aeolian and allied troops are turning the capitol into rubble, forces layal to Cortez are goig to fight to the last. If you go down there, there is a high probability that you will get killed.”

Theallas leans back and looks at Kithail, “It is good to see that Princess Aliria is safe, but… she seems to be more determined than when I last saw her.”

TSD Commander (on radio): Admiral! we are being slaughtered in the northern area of the city! i need more men! No reinforcements availible? What do you mean by that? too busy in the eastern sector? well i don't give a darn thing about the eastern area, just send some dropships with Troopers for us!





he calles the Aelosians to see if they can spare any Troops


TSD Commander:To all Aelosia Troops, we need help i nthe northern area of the capital! we are being slaughtered by enemy tanks and we are starting to run out of ammo! send help!

TSD Commander (on radio): Admiral! we are being slaughtered in the northern area of the city! i need more men! No reinforcements availible? What do you mean by that? too busy in the eastern sector? well i don't give a darn thing about the eastern area, just send some dropships with Troopers for us!





he calles the Aelosians to see if they can spare any Troops


TSD Commander:To all Aelosia Troops, we need help i nthe northern area of the capital! we are being slaughtered by enemy tanks and we are starting to run out of ammo! send help!

OOC: I think that Thelas troops might pick this up

IC:

"This is Thelas First Army Command, Trasian troops , do you require assistance?"

TSD Commander:affermative, we need you guys to take out some enemy tanks that are entrenched, we cannot reach them but they can fir eat us, i already lost 2,000 Troopers and 3 Panzer VIII's to them. there are no reinforcements availible from Trasa due to somthing going on at Castle Wolfenstien, some important project.

"She's a fighter, I was raised with her. Her will is strong", he hushes to Theallas.

"So you're going to search for this Countess Lafiël after all. Well, I'm not going to stop you. But Theallas is going with you, as me and the ground forces of the Second Wrath Fleet. Admiral, prepare the dropships, we're going to invade Cyberutopia again, with an all-out attack against the capital. Prepare the armored columns and the standard troops. I will be in command myself. We will free Cyberutopia today from the tyrant Cortez!".

The Admiral nods and leaves the auditorium. The gathered officers cheer the decision. In the turmoil that follows the statement of the Prince a woman with the hands on her back approaches Four, her face marked by a strand of silver hair and a scar in her cheek "I'm just wondering, Are you coming with us?. The ShadowPrince wants to talk with you, and to fight with you", Elfira says at Four.

In the communication center of the Nimloth, the Trasian message was received. The controller was reading the invasion orders in the screen at the same time. "Copy, Trasian Forces, help is on his way. Just tell me where you want to deploy our forces" They will be surprised of how much help are we going to send.

As the Thelas troops were readied to help the Trasians, the gnships that had been earlier sent arrived. They opened fire on the tanks, shooting guided plasma missiles and straifing with armor piecing canons.

In the mean time, "Commander Janthri, I want you to take some 1,000 troops and 200 K-Mags and help the Trasian forces near the capitol building."

"yes Sir!"

1,000 troops and 200 K-Mags moved out to attack the capitol building.

Aboard the Nimloth, Theallas looks at Aliria, “we better get going. The more time we waste, the more opportunity the enemy has to prepare.” He turns to Kithail, “Aliria and myself will go alone, it will be much more difficult if any one else comes with us. Good Luck ShadowPrince.” Theallas bows and turns to leave. (I assume Aliria follows) “So Aliria, what possessed you to leave with out telling either myself of Kithail that you were going? It scared the two of us almost into our graves.” Theallas now looks lost, “By the way, which way to the hanger deck?”

"Wait", shouts Kithail behind Theallas and Aliria. "You're not going alone. I will send one of the best infiltration commandos in the navy with you. She have already seen action in Cyberutopia and know the terrain and the opposing forces. Maybe she can find the information you need more easily". He turns to one of his assistants "find me the Coronel-Commander Elfira D'nan. I need her services again"

Theallas does a heel turn, “Very well ShadowPrince. Can she meet us at the docking bay, I have some things I need to get in order.” Now Theallas asks his questions to Aliria as he walks out of the room, “So Aliria, what possessed you to leave with out telling either myself of Kithail that you were going? It scared the two of us almost into our graves.” Theallas now looks lost, “By the way, which way to the hanger deck?”

"In the communication center of the Nimloth, the Trasian message was received. The controller was reading the invasion orders in the screen at the same time. "Copy, Trasian Forces, help is on his way. Just tell me where you want to deploy our forces" They will be surprised of how much help are we going to send.


TSD Commander: send them to sector 19 in the Captial city, we are in Sector 19.02.


a TSD Trooper shouts "INCOMMING MOTAR!"


a explosion destroys a fual tank and it kills the TSD commander along with 63 Troopers

Two hundreds dropships left the Nimloth, to join the forces of the another ships. Ten thousands corsairs, almost one thousand aspect commandos, fifty Falcon Gravtanks and almost one hundred war bikes were on his way to invade the northern side of the capital, and help the Trasians.

Aliria looks away from Theallas. "I didn't want to give you more troubles, you both are important leaders, and have more important responsabilities than just take care of me. And I was angry, you were fighting each other, about me. I don't want you to be enemies. I wish that you could be friends, good friends. After all Aelosia and Thelas are allies. So I let the rage, the fear and the anger drive me, and here I am, trying to fulfill my fate alone". She points at a hallway "The launch bay is that way".

Four, who had remained silent and listened patiently, nodded slowly to Elfira.

"Of course I'm coming. To fight alongside you again is a great honor." He said, smiling. "I regret I must leave you for the moment, I believe the Princess could make great use of what I know. I shall meet you on the surface, correct?"

He walked briskly up to Theallas and Aliria.

"Princess." He said quietly. "I know of the location of the Countess Lafiël. As you will find, nothing goes on in Cyberutopia we don't hear about. However, I wish to inquire what reason you seek her for."

---

The tanks roared out of their fortifications, losing several more of their number to the gunship fire, and disappeared deep into the city. A few moments later, a massive armor brigade smashed through the nearby buildings, and opened fire upon the Trasians. Fanatical suicide bombers rode explosive laden jeeps into any enemy formation they could find. The source of this newfound attack was the forces hidden in the dense city and thick surrounding forests, invisible to scanners. This gigantic force surrounded the entire city, pounding anything they saw into dust. Infantry and large formations of powered armor troops pushed deep into the city, killing everything in their path. The Thelasian and Trasian troops could see that this was a last, desperate attack with everything Cortez had. Bombers soared overhead, firebombing everything, every building, every lasting patch of green that had survived, any standing structure they could find.

Deep under the palace, Cortez looks at footage of the ongoing battle with his generals as they instruct their forces.

"If I can't have Cyberutopia, no one can!" Cortez mumbles to himself.

Suborbital bombers scream across the sky, holding plasma explosives deep within their bomb bays. As the bombers pass over Solitaria, the center of the resistiance and residence of most of the Agents, they drop their payload, and the little packages of pure death hurtle towards the small city, exploding into bright bluish-white mushrooms. White flames leap into the sky, visible from low orbit. The plasma burns for hours into the night, lighing up the rocky ground. The Agents had already left the city, they knew this was coming, they knew everything. This fact rendered the plasma bombing a useless action, accomplishing nothing but making Solitaria just another statstisic.

---

"I am one of the Shadow Reapers." The dark figure told the squad. "You would do well to call your men back. There is a trap up ahead for you."

Four, who had remained silent and listened patiently, nodded slowly to Elfira.

"Of course I'm coming. To fight alongside you again is a great honor." He said, smiling. "I regret I must leave you for the moment, I believe the Princess could make great use of what I know. I shall meet you on the surface, correct?"

He walked briskly up to Theallas and Aliria.

"Princess." He said quietly. "I know of the location of the Countess Lafiël. As you will find, nothing goes on in Cyberutopia we don't hear about. However, I wish to inquire what reason you seek her for."

---

The tanks roared out of their fortifications, losing several more of their number to the gunship fire, and disappeared deep into the city. A few moments later, a massive armor brigade smashed through the nearby buildings, and opened fire upon the Trasians. Fanatical suicide bombers rode explosive laden jeeps into any enemy formation they could find. The source of this newfound attack was the forces hidden in the dense city and thick surrounding forests, invisible to scanners. This gigantic force surrounded the entire city, pounding anything they saw into dust. Infantry and large formations of powered armor troops pushed deep into the city, killing everything in their path. The Thelasian and Trasian troops could see that this was a last, desperate attack with everything Cortez had. Bombers soared overhead, firebombing everything, every building, every lasting patch of green that had survived, any standing structure they could find.

Deep under the palace, Cortez looks at footage of the ongoing battle with his generals as they instruct their forces.

"If I can't have Cyberutopia, no one can!" Cortez mumbles to himself.

Suborbital bombers scream across the sky, holding plasma explosives deep within their bomb bays. As the bombers pass over Solitaria, the center of the resistiance and residence of most of the Agents, they drop their payload, and the little packages of pure death hurtle towards the small city, exploding into bright bluish-white mushrooms. White flames leap into the sky, visible from low orbit. The plasma burns for hours into the night, lighing up the rocky ground. The Agents had already left the city, they knew this was coming, they knew everything. This fact rendered the plasma bombing a useless action, accomplishing nothing but making Solitaria just another statstisic.

---

"I am one of the Shadow Reapers." The dark figure told the squad. "You would do well to call your men back. There is a trap up ahead for you."

Aliria nods at Four "Who are you?, Are you a survivor?, if you know something about this Countess, I will listen".

She pauses for a moment, then continues "This is a long story. All I know is that I was captured by the Falthalians, one of our enemies, and they locked me in a escape space pod for several weeks. When I was rescued by an Aelosian vessel, my hand was too damaged, and the Kenkari priest aboard the transport amputate it and replaced it with an artificial one. The aritificial hand that I have now contains a Wraith stone, an artifact that contains the soul of a fallen elven warrior. The stone is what keeps the hand working, and the soul attached to it is strongly linked to my own spirit. The soul is the one of a man called Rafiel, and he demanded me to search for this Lafiel girl, and be sure that she's all right. He also wants me to take revenge on those who killed him. As his soul is linked to my own, I can't deny him anything".

Aliria takes out her glove, showing him her artificial ceramite hand. "That's why I want to find this Lafiel, to rest in peace. Maybe you could give me more details about that story, because as far as I know, Rafiel died in Cyberutopia too".

Suddenly Elfira appeared, donning her power armor and with a rifle on her hand "Hey, Count Rafiel?. That good-for-nothing Commander of the Shadow Weavers?. I didn't know that he died, he wasn't a serious warrior after all. And Princess...", says the commander making a deep bow "The ShadowPrince commanded me to stay at your side and protect you in your mission. And asked me if you could come with us, Four".

The tanks and soldiers of the Second Airborne landed near the city, quickly departing to aid the Trasians. Several ShadowDragon Assasult droids start to bomb with napalm charges the defense positions of the Cortez's forces. The line start to move, as a powerful hammer ready to hit the anvil.

Four glared at Elfira for a minute. When he spoke again, his voice was cold.

"You'd do well to hold your tounge, Commander. I watched him die, and he was the furthest thing from good-for-nothing until his last moments." He remarked, before turning away from her to look at the Princess. "I would be Agent Four of the Shadow Reapers. We are the military leaders of the resistiance. We were once the Cyberutopian SpecOps IET Team, loyal to the now defunct government. Lafiël, yes, I know of her. She left for Centropolis with the Grand Duke Cyrus shortly before the nuclear bomb went off in the capital. She is safe. Your story is an interesting one, and rasies several questions. One that piques interest is why your enemies did not outright kill a captive of your position and importants. Another is how you retrieved the soul of the Count Rafiel if his body was disintegrated, irradiated, and scattered among the winds in the middle of Cortez's territory."

A message crackles over the radio near Agent Four

"Dekker Bray to Agent Four. Come in Agent Four. We've destroyed the AA emplacements on this side of the city. Are any other groups requesting assistance?"

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- :evil: -

Four heard the message and brought up a small holomap from a wristband.

"Four here. Recommend you assist the Trasians in any way possible, they're pinned down by a large armor formation. Be warned this formation is composed of our most advanced weaponry, looks like Cortez is going down with a bang and everyone he can take with him." He said into the wirstband.

"Roger. Bray out." Dekker stows the mic on the portable radio on his person. "Let's move! Those Soviet bastards ain't gonna hold out much longer!" Dekker and his troops move in the direction of the heaviest fighting.

"Roger. Bray out." Dekker stows the mic on the portable radio on his person. "Let's move! Those Soviet bastards ain't gonna hold out much longer!" Dekker and his troops move in the direction of the heaviest fighting.

Aliria looks away from Theallas. "I didn't want to give you more troubles, you both are important leaders, and have more important responsabilities than just take care of me. And I was angry, you were fighting each other, about me. I don't want you to be enemies. I wish that you could be friends, good friends. After all Aelosia and Thelas are allies. So I let the rage, the fear and the anger drive me, and here I am, trying to fulfill my fate alone". She points at a hallway "The launch bay is that way".

"Listen Aliria, you are not a trouble, it is my duty in a way. When I talked to Commander Rafiel, I told him that I, not you, would fulfill his vengance, and find the Countess. The reason I said that Aliria, was that you are too pure to kill for no reason, while I," Theallas pauses and looks down at his hands, "I have killed. Killed in cold blood. You have a better chance of surviving if I am with you." He smiles. "We should get going" He turns to Four, "Where is Countess Rafiel?"

"The Kenkari retrieves all the souls floating over a battlefield, I don't know how they captured them, if they need a body or not, they're too creepy", she rubs her arm, as to recovers from a sudden chill, then she turns to the Thelas ruler "And Theallas, I know, but I love you, and I can't put you in trouble", she opens a little compartment in her artificial hand and takes out a bright blue gem, "Rafiel is inside here, this is his wraith stone. I will tell him that Lafiël is OK, I hope that he could hear me, and believe me".

Elfira opened her eyes wide, she had never expected such answer from Four, then she says, in a very low voice, as in shame "I...I'm sorry, I met him at the academy, and he was a lazy and soft student, I didn't thought that he could die with such bravery. Bad luck was around him all the time. But if he died in combat, I regret my words".

((It's Countess Lafiël, not Rafiel.))

"Countess Lafiël is in Centropolis, with the Grand Duke Cyrus." Four said, slightly perturbed at having to repeat himself.

He turned fully to face Elfira.

"I apologize for my harsh words, Elfira. I understand that first impressions are difficult to erase, but Rafiel changed. He died in combat, but not in bravery. I could feel his sorrow as he died in desperation for the Countess." He said gently.

the Trasians fight with bitter resolve, they fire all the weapons at the ememy tanks they have: Panzerfausts,Panzer VIII's and Grenades


the TSD Launch more Tie bombers to help root out some snipers

"Then that was why the Kenkari trapped his soul. The legend says that the Kenkari only keeps the souls of those who didn't fulfilled their destiny and died with too much pain, anger and desperation", says Aliria, "those who die in peace are liberated, just those who make a pact with the Kenkari remain in the stones".

Elfira bows again. "You don't need to go, Princess, I promise that I will find all about that Countess, and take revenge for the Count Rafiel. Just give me the stone, I will keep it, so he can see how we avenge him. That's the price that I will pay for understimate him. You're not a warrior, you're a Princess, and our people needs you to find the inspiration they need to keep on fighting".

In the outskirts of the city, the aelosian artillery launch a barrage against the Corte'z forces line, preparing the advance of the tanks and the jetbikes, that steps forward in a close formation.

"Commander D'nan, judging by the Princess' words, she isn't swaying in her decision. As much as I would prefer her to stay out of harm's way, I do not believe we have much of a choice." Four stated, glancing briefly at Aliria. "If we are going to the surface again soon, I suggest we have a plan. It is well known that if one charges into battle uncertain, he..." He looked at Elfira again, a shimmer of care in his eye."...or she shall surely die. If Theallas is joining us, then perhaps I should locate the Countess Lafiël, and you two would return to Cyberutopia. However, that leaves the question of the Princess."

"I'll go, it's my responsability, Rafiel is linked to my soul anyway. Theallas, if you want to come with me, then do it. And Commander D'nan, I will accept your petition of joining me, but I will keep the stone", says Aliria, then she nods with her head to Four, "your words are wise, Do you have any ideas about a plan?".

"I'll go, it's my responsability, Rafiel is linked to my soul anyway. Theallas, if you want to come with me, then do it. And Commander D'nan, I will accept your petition of joining me, but I will keep the stone", says Aliria, then she nods with her head to Four, "your words are wise, Do you have any ideas about a plan?".

Theallas nods, “I can get us a little bit of cover fire to distract the forces loyal to Cortez while we are landing. And what is this plan?” He says looking at Four


On the surface, the half a million Thelas troops begin to move towards the capitol building. By now artillery has been brought down from orbit. The artillery units start to shell the forests, where ever the circling fighters see the enemy. As they do so, 20 small units, about 12 men in each, start sneaking out of the city and into the forests. They are hunting the enemy supply chains so that the fighter bombers, artillery, and orbiting ships can shell the Cortez loyal troops.

At the capitol building, the gunships, now their numbers lessened by enemy fire, continue to pound the tanks. Then, they stop. A coded message goes out to all allied forces near the capitol building, “All Allied Forces, this is Thelas First Army command, we are about to commence heavy bombardment of enemy positions around the capitol building. Please withdraw to safe distances, any friendly fire incidents are not our fault”

As the message ends, a squadron of 24 bombers enter the atmosphere, they have a similar bomb load to a B-52 Strato-Fortress. The wait for the go ahead order from main command.

The group of drop ships finally reached the capitol building, they stopped, landing, and waited.

He nods to Aliria in the affirmative.

"I suggest that Commander D'nan and Theallas go to the Cyberutopian surface, whist the Princess and I go to Centropolis. Commander D'nan and Theallas should be down there, rallying their troops, and I am the one who knows where the Countess is. If Rafiel wishes to see the Countess safe, then he must come with you, which would mean that Your Highness would come with me. It would be most efficient that way." He explained.

The face of Elfira was red with rage, "Just one question, Do you want this Cortez guy dead or alive?, I'm going to hunt him all by myself", she says grabbing her rifle, then she bows to Aliria "Princess, you can trust in this man, he's an honorable and worthy human. He will protect you and do anything in his hands to help you".

"Go to Centropolis?", says Aliria surprised, "I don't even know where it is, but something tells me that I can trust you and that you're telling me the truth, please guide me"

((Hey, can anyone guess who Agent Four is based off of?))

"Dead would be good, alive would be better." Four told the Commander. "I hope to see you soon, Elfira."

With that, Four nodded to the Princess and spun on his heel, the cloak loosly following him. He walked briskly down a hallway that lead to the docking bay. A pair of mirrored sunglasses appear in his hand, and he put them on in a subtle motion. The other hand keys in a code on the wristband.

"Princess, do you have a ship waiting? Time is of the utmost importance." He said to her as they walked down the corridor.

---

Every available weapon turned towards the dropships near the palace and opened fire in a deafening cacophony.

The troops searching for the supply lines find only traces of an amzingly well hidden tunnel network crisscrossing the forest deep under the earth.

The forces that had remained loyal to the democratic government arrived en masse at the capital after being mustered by the RRDC. They numbered the entire 4,000 of the SpecOps IET Team, 50,000 of the Elites, 200 "Dragoon" attack helicopters, and several brigades of tanks and other armored vehicles. They surrounded the city out of artillery range, waiting for the Thelasian bombardment to end so that they might taste the blood of the traitors.

Every available weapon turned towards the dropships near the palace and opened fire in a deafening cacophony.

The troops searching for the supply lines find only traces of an amzingly well hidden tunnel network crisscrossing the forest deep under the earth.

The forces that had remained loyal to the democratic government arrived en masse at the capital after being mustered by the RRDC. They numbered the entire 4,000 of the SpecOps IET Team, 50,000 of the Elites, 200 "Dragoon" attack helicopters, and several brigades of tanks and other armored vehicles. They surrounded the city out of artillery range, waiting for the Thelasian bombardment to end so that they might taste the blood of the traitors.

The drop ships exploded in massive fireballs. But retribution came swiftly. The bombers opened their massive bomb bays and dropped their heavy loads upon the enemy. Hundreds of computer guided smart, plasma, bombs dropped towards the tanks around the palace.

In the forests, the scout units reported the locations of the tunnels to the awaiting ships in orbit. What was visible by Aliria, and agent Four, was the opening of bomb tubes on the front of some of the warships. Then, small 2,000 pound plasma bombs dropped on a controlled decent towards the tunnels, by now the scout crews had run away, for any Cortez loyal forces in or near the tunnels, they were about to find a fiery existence.

250,000, of the half a million, Thelas troops had moved to create a perimeter around the city, the rest of the men and K-Mags had now arrived at the capitol building.

Every available weapon turned towards the dropships near the palace and opened fire in a deafening cacophony.

The troops searching for the supply lines find only traces of an amzingly well hidden tunnel network crisscrossing the forest deep under the earth.

The forces that had remained loyal to the democratic government arrived en masse at the capital after being mustered by the RRDC. They numbered the entire 4,000 of the SpecOps IET Team, 50,000 of the Elites, 200 "Dragoon" attack helicopters, and several brigades of tanks and other armored vehicles. They surrounded the city out of artillery range, waiting for the Thelasian bombardment to end so that they might taste the blood of the traitors.

The drop ships exploded in massive fireballs. But retribution came swiftly. The bombers opened their massive bomb bays and dropped their heavy loads upon the enemy. Hundreds of computer guided smart, plasma, bombs dropped towards the tanks around the palace.

In the forests, the scout units reported the locations of the tunnels to the awaiting ships in orbit. What was visible by Aliria, and agent Four, was the opening of bomb tubes on the front of some of the warships. Then, small 2,000 pound plasma bombs dropped on a controlled decent towards the tunnels, by now the scout crews had run away, for any Cortez loyal forces in or near the tunnels, they were about to find a fiery existence.

250,000, of the half a million, Thelas troops had moved to create a perimeter around the city, the rest of the men and K-Mags had now arrived at the capitol building.

the TSD forces build up their forces until they have enough troops to make one huge push into enemy territory.

the Tie Bombers drop their payloads on enemy tank positions and the 181st Tie Fighter squadron (the best of the best in Trasa) make strafing runs on enemy troopers and enemy artillery units

((No, not a clue, but I want to know! :cry: ))


"I have security clearance for any ship of the Aelosian navy, my rank of Imperial Chancellor is even higher than the one of Admiral. We can use even the Nimloth if you want to, just pick one in the launch bay", says Aliria smiling.

Elfira cocks her rifle and kisses Four in his cheek "For good luck", she says. "I will meet you later, OK?, just take care of yourself". Then she turns to Theallas "Shall we go now?, my dropship is waiting for me".

Five hundred Falcon GravTanks form a thick line to lead the advance and to serve as a mobile fort for the attacks of the jetbikes and fast assault troops, so they can launch hit and run attacks and retreat to the back lines protected.

The corsairs regiments occupy the nearby buildings, ready to prepare a strong opposition to the newly arrived loyal forces.

In the command vehicle, a extra armoured Plasma Prism vehicle, the ShadowPrince give the order of advance.

Elfira cocks her rifle and kisses Four in his cheek "For good luck", she says. "I will meet you later, OK?, just take care of yourself". Then she turns to Theallas "Shall we go now?, my dropship is waiting for me".



Theallas smiles at Aliria, "see you later" He turns to Elfira, "Right, lets' go." He follows her to the launch bay, his manner is much diferent now, the air around him seems to chill, in fact, it does, his magical feild is creating a cold and dark aura around him, his mind has slipped into a track that he has used for over a thousand years, to see the enemy, not as a being, but as an obsticle, to see the enemies weapon, not as a threat but as a challenge. That was his mind set, he is cold and calm right now. And any one who got in his way, would be sorely pressed to stay allive.

"See you later?, that's all?", says Aliria, then she grabs Theallas and puts a well placed kiss in his mouth, a kiss full of passion, but full of gratefulness too. "There you are, please take care", and she leaves with Four to the Launch bay.

Elfira looks surprised at the Princess kissing Theallas, then she says "This way, Sire, please. You are a very lucky fellow. Princess Aliria will be the next Everqueen of Aelosia, and her love is one of the most prized treasures of our country".

"See you later?, that's all?", says Aliria, then she grabs Theallas and puts a well placed kiss in his mouth, a kiss full of passion, but full of gratefulness too. "There you are, please take care", and she leaves with Four to the Launch bay.

Elfira looks surprised at the Princess kissing Theallas, then she says "This way, Sire, please. You are a very lucky fellow. Princess Aliria will be the next Everqueen of Aelosia, and her love is one of the most prized treasures of our country".

As Aliria drew back, Theallas whispered, “Good luck, my love.” Theallas turned to Elfira as they walked down the hall way, after they had left Aliria's earshot, “She can be a pain at times, she never even told myself or Kithail where she was going, nearly scared us to death. Looking on back it, it is hard for me to see what she sees in me, we are so different. She is pure, white, as opposed to me, hell, I am an assassin, I have killed over a thousand people, many of them for no more reason that they were in my way. I have been killing people for about 1600 years now, and I am only 1614 years old.”

Elfira smiles "It's natural, people are usually atracted to their opposite. I have heard of your legend, Theallas. I studied your deeds in the Navy academy. Don't worry, you will have a good companion in me, I have dedicated my life to war. But remember, if something happens to Princess Aliria, you will have several thousands of enraged Aelosians looking for you, trying to put your head in a stake. She's the more important person in Aelosia with the ShadowPrince, because she's the soul and the inspiration of our people, and I even heard that they were raised together".

((Perhaps you'll find out soon or later.))

Four smiled slightly as Elfira kissed his cheek, gives her a small nod, and stole quickly down the hall, Aliria in tow. They came upon a small shuttle, and four ran a hand along it's side.

"This will do nicely. Just keep in mind this would be best to keep discreet. We're looking for the Grand Duchess to be of Centropolis, but no one but her needs to know that. It would raise suspicion, and as I'm sure you know, suspicion is never a good thing, even when directed against the most innocent causes." He spoke, not turning to face the Princess.

He rounded the ship and opened the hatch. He stepped in, and offered a hand to Aliria.

Elfira smiles "It's natural, people are usually atracted to their opposite. I have heard of your legend, Theallas. I studied your deeds in the Navy academy. Don't worry, you will have a good companion in me, I have dedicated my life to war. But remember, if something happens to Princess Aliria, you will have several thousands of enraged Aelosians looking for you, trying to put your head in a stake. She's the more important person in Aelosia with the ShadowPrince, because she's the soul and the inspiration of our people, and I even heard that they were raised together".

"And I will have a very angery ShadowPrince trying to kill me. When Aliria disapeared, and reappeared in Thelas, Kithail thought that I had kidnapped her. That was a duel to remember, we would have killed each other if Aliria had not turned up then. Ahh I see we are at the docking bay"

OOC: It's MS, I'm just to lazy to log out, then log back in again.

IC: Dekker's troops reach the Trasians, assisting them by laying down surpressing fire with their M4's and a few frag grenades.

Hundreds of Aelosian soldiers were boarding the dropships in perfect order, preparing to leave the Nimloth. In the corner of the launch bay, were a group of soldiers equipped with power armors looking like black scorpions, standing in front of one of the transports. "Those are my men, the Crawlers of Darkness, come with me". Once aboard the transport she says "So, you dueled with the ShadowPrince?, I would liked to see that combat. I dueled with him too, during the civil war we were enemies. Kithail Hyral defeated me, for the first and only time a man defeated me. That's why I follow his orders blindly, he earned my respect. And who won, the ShadowPrince or you?", asks Elfira, her features concentrated in recalling the moment when she surrendered her sword to the mighty fencer.

Theallas was trying to remember the duel, it all happend so fast, like all of his duels, "Neither of us really won. I was holding back, Aliria would never had forgived me if I had killed Kithail, and Kithail was not being rational. It all happend too fast for most people to see, even trained warriors would have had a hard time. I am currious, what is your battle rage like? When I fight, I never lose my controll, I am just diferent, colder, I only know an ally from an enemy by who can help me and who cannot."

"Oh, I was blessed by Khaine, the eldar god of war. I can raise a kinetic field, deflect bullets and break a man's spine with two fingers. But usually that only turn on when my death is near and I'm very enraged. Usually most Aelosia's berserkers die at the end of the rage, those who survive are saved by external causes, as somebody else rescuing them. I suppose that nobody saved Rafiel, he was a berserker just like me". Then she pauses, taking a deep breath. "But don't worry, I never attack friends or allies in a berserker state, Khaine always guide my arm to my enemies".

"Oh, I was blessed by Khaine, the eldar god of war. I can raise a kinetic field, deflect bullets and break a man's spine with two fingers. But usually that only turn on when my death is near and I'm very enraged. Usually most Aelosia's berserkers die at the end of the rage, those who survive are saved by external causes, as somebody else rescuing them. I suppose that nobody saved Rafiel, he was a berserker just like me". Then she pauses, taking a deep breath. "But don't worry, I never attack friends or allies in a berserker state, Khaine always guide my arm to my enemies".

"I wish it was the same with me. I prefer to work alone or in a pair so that I do not hurt any allies. It can be hard, very hard."

"I heard that your sword was forged in Angband, and that Morgoth himself ensorcelled the blade. Are these rumors true?", says Elfira, her features more hard as the dropship start to take off.

"I heard that your sword was forged in Angband, and that Morgoth himself ensorcelled the blade. Are these rumors true?", says Elfira, her features more hard as the dropship start to take off.

"Partialy, I never accepted the blade" He draws the blade slowly. "I know it was forged in Angband, and by the order of Morgoth, but I am not sure who enchanted the blade." At the mention of its' master, the runes on the side of the sword begin to glow a blak-red color. "It has certain elven marks in its' magic, I think that a slave was forced to enchant it."

"The one ring had elven runes engraved in it too, and it was forged by Sauron himself, says the legend. You should get rid of that sword, you deserve more than that", says Vorpalis, fasting her security belt as the dropship enters the atmosphere.

"The one ring had elven runes engraved in it too, and it was forged by Sauron himself, says the legend. You should get rid of that sword, you deserve more than that", says Vorpalis, fasting her security belt as the dropship enters the atmosphere.

Theallas smiles, "Yes it did, although many will argue wether Mordorian is elvish. I have used this blade for a long time now, I have figured out how to controll it, although it is a chalenge. I used this in my duel against the ShadowPrince, I was not too sure wether my other sword would brake."

After half an hour the dropship lands in the outskirts of the capital city. All the commandos form a line waiting for the orders of their commander. Elfira raises from her seat, then turns to Theallas "This are my men, but you are the highest ranking officer in this squad, and the Aelosian Navy law states that an officer from an allied nation can take command of an Aelosian unit under the permission of the officer in charge, many times our forces have been under the command of Tor Yvresse and Menelmacari officers. I'm the officer in charge now, but I offer the command of my forces to you, due to your merits. Do you accept?"

Theallas rased his hand, "No keep your command, no disrespect for your men, I have never worked with this unit before, a commander is best when they have a bond with their men, something I lack. I am here as an observer and soldier. Nothing more."

"So be it, please stand by my side. We are expecting heavy resistance and firepower, maybe you need something to help you deflect the shots", then she turns to her men and shouts "Take the armoured shields, leave your stealth equipment. No sneaking tactics this time. We are facing the enemy from the front this time. Show me why you are the elite troopers of the Aelosian navy!".

"Utulie´n Aurë!", shouted at unison all the unit, grabbing their armoured ceramite shields. The transport door of the transport opens and the troopers starts to enter the battlefield, the sounds of the artillery and the armoured cars hearing from the distance. "Here we go again, for Eru, Khaine and whatever god is watching us now!".

in the Captial city of Cyberutopia. the TSD Command Center

a Trasian Grand Admiral arrives VIA Dropship with reinforceents. (about 1,000,000 more Troopers/Tanks) Grand Admiral Desana walks inside the building and talks to Moff Sheck (Moff is the rank before Admiral and Grand Admiral).




Desana:is everything ready Moff Sheck?


Moff Sheck:Yes sir, the reinforcements are being deployed to the area where we are making our big push. it is only a matter of time before we reach the palace.


Desana:Excellent! i am authorized to place a ISD (Imperial Star Destroyer) at our disposial, it is commanded by Moff Needat (Formerly Capitan before he got promoted). the Iron Fist shall fire it's turbolasers points to a sector of the map near the palace Here


Moff Sheck:Why there? there's only some enemy Tanks and Troopers there.


Desana:That will weaken their fighting force enough for our Troopers and tanks to break through, where's Admiral Rykov?


Moff Sheck:he went with some members of his special squad to retreive his son, he was piloting a dropship when his son was captured by rebel forces.


Desana:a shame but the operation will continue as planned without my college, and friend.

"So be it, please stand by my side. We are expecting heavy resistance and firepower, maybe you need something to help you deflect the shots", then she turns to her men and shouts "Take the armoured shields, leave your stealth equipment. No sneaking tactics this time. We are facing the enemy from the front this time. Show me why you are the elite troopers of the Aelosian navy!".

"Utulie´n Aurë!", shouted at unison all the unit, grabbing their armoured ceramite shields. The transport door of the transport opens and the troopers starts to enter the battlefield, the sounds of the artillery and the armoured cars hearing from the distance. "Here we go again, for Eru, Khaine and whatever god is watching us now!".

OOC: are there enemies out side, as in, are they under attack?

Four smiled slightly as Elfira kissed his cheek, gave her a small nod, and stole quickly down the hall, Aliria in tow. They came upon a small shuttle, and four ran a hand along it's side.

"This will do nicely. Just keep in mind this would be best to keep discreet. We're looking for the Grand Duchess to be of Centropolis, but no one but her needs to know that. It would raise suspicion, and as I'm sure you know, suspicion is never a good thing, even when directed against the most innocent causes." He spoke, not turning to face the Princess.

He rounded the ship and opened the hatch. He stepped in, and offered a hand to Aliria.

Aliria takes the hand that Four is offering her. "Thank you, you're the more gallant warrior than I've ever met. But I have a question. Why are you helping me?, you're not going to win anything on this, not for you, not for your people", she smiles with a sad smile, looking at her prosthetic limb "sometimes I think that humans are better than us, we're still full of anger, resentment and pride, after all these thousands of years we haven't learn the lesson".

"No, I'm not going to get anything from this, nor do I expect to. Perhaps you have already seen this, but the best fighters are those who have nothing left. I'm helping you because you, like all leaders, have a purpose. War has no purpose, and therefore the ones who fight it have no purpose. Yet still we fight." He says, a bitter tone entering his voice.

The shuttle rises from the cold metal docking bay floor and blasts out into space. Four puts it into a curve that will bring it along the Earth's equator. Down below, massive fires can be seen in Cyberutopia, engulfing the once pristine forests. Occasionally, an explosion would rip through the ground.

"Good words. I have meet several warriors like you. The combat and the fighting are the the true purpose for you, not ways to achieve something else, you make me remember of my friend Kithail, seeing the sword as a way of living. I'm a ruler, that's true, but I don't even know my real purpose, I used to think that my purpose was to fight to defend the fairness and beauty of life, but I have discovered that the only way that I have to defend those things is detroying other lifes, other realities, other races", says Aliria, her gaze fixed in the infinite void of the outer space.

"My people says that I can read people hearts, that's why they see me as their inspiration. I see feelings in the eyes on those who see me. I read in your eyes that you lost someone or something very important to you, recently, and you don't even have the time to mourn about that loss. But you're not looking for revenge, you already had it, but revenge didn't filled the void that your lost left in your soul. It just left your heart empty, without any desire except the fight", she says, a remembrance of her own feelings feeling in her words.

Four sighed, following Aliria's gaze.

"Yes...yes, that is correct. You're either a master at reading others, or her lessons have certainly imprinted themselves in me." He said, a twinge of sadness in his voice.

"Her?. Now I understand better. I would say I'm sorry, but I know that these kind of words are useless. I lost my fianceé, the most beloved person to me in all the world, he was killed during the last coup. I couldn't do anything to save him. I think you're feeling the same. Usually I give good advises, but my heart is still broken and my soul is bleeding for the recent injuries, I want to comfort you, but I can't find the words".

OOC: I will reask my question, are there any enemies out side of the dropship that Theallas was on?

OOC: Not right outside, but two blocks away.

IC:

The Aelosian commandos form a line and charge forward, protected by their ceramite tower shields. As soon as they find the first Cortez's troops they begin to fire their light ShadowBolt machine guns, pouring a curtain of fire into the enemy lines.

Elfira commanded them with few words, the squads already accostumed to her orders.

As the soldiers charged forward, Theallas followed, as soon as they encountered the enemy troops, Theallas charged forward. As he did so, it seemed as if he disappeared. A soldier made the sorry mistake to trying to stop Theallas, in a flash, Theallas had passed by the soldier, and the soldier collapsed, his stomach cut open. Another soldier was killed by Theallas stabbing his sword up his chin (from below, so that his sword pokes out the top of the soldier’s head), another was killed by a blade piercing through his neck, cutting his spinal cord.

Elfira made eye contact were briefly, she could see that his eyes were sold blue, no pupils or irises, she could also see the total lack of emotions, a calm cold feeling. One enemy soldier had fallen down, he was about to ask for mercy, but before he could say anything, Theallas’ blade had sliced through his head.

"Don't bother then, heal your own soul. As much as I would like to break down and mourn, I cannot. I was trained to be emotionless, and I shall remain as such. Comforting words no longer reach me." He said, his voice growing more distant.

The formidible landmass of Centropolis came into view, and the shuttle shot down towards the surface. The brilliant daylight here was a shocking contrast to the everpresent night that now hung over Cyberutopia, the smoke blotting out the sun and moon, plasma fires being the only source of light. Four slung his pulse carbine over his shoulder and stepped out of the small shuttle. After helping Aliria out, he threw some greenery over the ship, obscuring the metal's sheen.

"Princess, can you move with stealth?" He asked her.

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Mine exploded all around the Aelosian and Thelasian troops, sending dirt up into the sky. Many of the soldiers were gunned down by the superior weaponry, and even more fell to the two powerful commanders. A flood of men just kept comming, however. There seemed to be no end to them. Officers all around shouted orders to their men, and the tanks' thundering barrels never stopped firing.

"I was a spy before I was honored as a Princess. I'm trained in the proper use of an Ellösar cloak, and how to avoid getting caught?. But... Why?, Aren't we coming in good terms?", says Aliria with a surprised look.

The mines killed the scouts, desmembering them and sending the bodies through the air. The line of Elfira's men close, looking like a greek phalanx formation.

The tank column, under the command of the ShadowPrince himself, charged against the enemy's tanks, trying to break their formation, pouring fire with their plasma prisms. A squadron of ShadowDragon Combat Droids makes a kamikaze attack against the Cortez's tanks positions, diving to impact the tanks, loaded with heavy Dark Matter explosives.

"We are." Four said to her. "But I don't know how many of Cortez's Hunter-Seekers followed Lafiël. Not to mention that most countries aren't too comfortable knowing an Agent is within their borders. This shuttle has an Ellösar cloak, correct?"

She nodded in the affirmative.

"Good, then get it on. We must move quickly, Centropolis' sky scanning systems may detect us soon." He told her.

"Yes, there's a pair of cloaks in the back but, let me find some weapons. If Cortez's men are still looking for you and for the Countess, it's better to be prepared", Aliria finds a little ShadowBolt handgun and a pair of Vibrodaggers. "Where are we heading now?"

OOC: Every one, can you put tittles on your posts to tell us who the post is directed to

IC: As Theallas and Elfira fought, Theallas could feel himself slipping, madness was starting to encroach on him, it was not a bloodlust, but it was instead a cold detachment from life, no not from life, but from love, light, he was gaining an attachment to darkness, he was cold as he killed, he asked for no quarter, and gave none.

Even though he fought with an ancient weapon against guns and lasers, he fought well. He started to fight towards Elfira, finally reaching Elfira, “We must get moving, your men cannot hold for much longer, we must move.”

"We should wait for the tanks", says the commander, a red stain of blood in the visor of her helmet. "These streets are mined and four blocks ahead is an entire armoured division of the enemy. Launching ourselves forward is plain suicide. We just need to create a perimeter so our tanks could manouver and charge against the enemy's line. But you and me have another mission. We need to get to the palace. I have some questions for that Cortez guy, and my rifle is eager to show it. We can left my men here. They can take care of themselves".

Four gave a small nod of approval to Aliria and keyed in several codes into his wristband.

"Four here. Current location of the Countess?"

"Satloc copies, Commander. Location of the Countess is..." Typing is heard. "-8926.56 4782.22."

"Thanks, Satloc. Four out."

"She's heading towards the Grand Duke's Palace." Four told Aliria, bringing up a holomap.

"Commander Four, we've got a situation." Came the transmission.

"What is it, Satloc."

"We have picked up a Hunter-Seeker on LocHunt, sir. A short ways away from the Countess and closing."

"Shit. Keep me updated."

"Roger, Commander. Over and out."

"Princess, we have to move quickly. Follow me." Four said, walking out of the clearing into the mass of concrete and steel that was Centropolis.

Aliria quickly follows Four, turning on her Ellösar Cloak, turning just in a silouette. "You have more men working here?, and what's happening now?, Is there some trouble?", she hushes on the man's ear.

"We can track pretty much anyone through their bioelectric impulses. There is one of Cortez's Hunter-Seekers after Lafiël, we believe. They're basically serial killers given a rifle and told to go kill troublemaking Elves. We have to get to her before the Hunter-Seeker does." He said quietly, melding into the shadows and becoming practially invisible.

"We should wait for the tanks", says the commander, a red stain of blood in the visor of her helmet. "These streets are mined and four blocks ahead is an entire armoured division of the enemy. Launching ourselves forward is plain suicide. We just need to create a perimeter so our tanks could manouver and charge against the enemy's line. But you and me have another mission. We need to get to the palace. I have some questions for that Cortez guy, and my rifle is eager to show it. We can left my men here. They can take care of themselves".

Theallas nodded, “I have a way to get us a diversion.” As he says this he stops his blade, letting it drop to his side, he holds out his left hand to the Cyberutopian soldiers, it starts to become encompassed in a blue flame, then, several soldiers in front of him seem to burst into that same flame, but do not burn. Then more soldiers seemed to burst into flame. Finally, they stopped burning, Theallas hand had now started to burn, then, the burning stopped as a massive beam of magic shot down the street killing any one caught in its’ path.

"We should wait for the tanks", says the commander, a red stain of blood in the visor of her helmet. "These streets are mined and four blocks ahead is an entire armoured division of the enemy. Launching ourselves forward is plain suicide. We just need to create a perimeter so our tanks could manouver and charge against the enemy's line. But you and me have another mission. We need to get to the palace. I have some questions for that Cortez guy, and my rifle is eager to show it. We can left my men here. They can take care of themselves".

Theallas nodded, “I have a way to get us a diversion.” As he says this he stops his blade, letting it drop to his side, he holds out his left hand to the Cyberutopian soldiers, it starts to become encompassed in a blue flame, then, several soldiers in front of him seem to burst into that same flame, but do not burn. Then more soldiers seemed to burst into flame. Finally, they stopped burning, Theallas hand had now started to burn, then, the burning stopped as a massive beam of magic shot down the street killing any one caught in its’ path.

A C-9 IFV flipped into the air, it's left side shredded from the blast. Dozens of men screamed and fell as the beam enveloped them, or didn't have time to scream at all. The remaining troops stared at Theallas for a moment. One turned to run, and soon fell to a bullet in his skull.

"If you don't fight, we'll kill you, and it's better to go down kicking and screaming!" Shouted the officer who had killed the deserter.

The soldiers, spurred on by fear, aimed their weapons at Theallas and opened fire with everything they had. Several missiles spiralled towards him as assault rifle fire filled the air.

just then Beta Squadron (12 tie Bombers) dropped their payload onto the Enemy's attacking the Theallas

Four of the shots hit Theallas in the chest, he staggered back for a second, then stood up, he looked straight at the officer for a second as weapons fire hissed around him. Then, he, for a second time, seemed to disappear. Elfira could see that he had launched himself at the commanding officer, every now and then striking a soldier that he passed by, when he reached the officer, he stabbed up, aiming to kill the commander by cutting through his wind pipe and his jugular.

Theallas swung around, decapitating a soldier as he passed, he ran until he reached Elfira and the relative safety of friendly lines. “If we want to get at Cortez, we should do so now.”

The officer fell, clutching the remains of his throat. The other soldiers looked at each other again, and a few more turned to run. The troops totally loyal to Cortez filled them full of bullets.

"Enough of this! We have been following the wrong cause for far too long! We fight for our country and it's people, not some fat Overlord! Attack!" Shouted an officer.

The troops that were forced to ally with the Overlord suddenly brought their weapons to bear on the loyalists, and a huge curtain of lead closed the small gap between the two sides. Men and women were instantly shredded by the close range fire. A tank on the muntineer's side turned it's cannons and fired, blowing people into the sky and showering both sides with dirt. The entire army soon erupted into anarchy.

Elfira was lying in the ground. The blast from one of the missiles fired at Theallas had launched her into the air, impacting against a nearby wall. Blood was pouring out of her ears and her mouth, and her helmet was broken by the impact against the bricks. She extends her hand to Theallas, babbling something.

Another missile hits the Aelosian formation, sending several men thorugh the air, dismembering several of them. The ceramite shields wasn't enough protection against that kind of firepower. However, the formation quickly reformed, now forming a wedge, preparing to charge through the remaining Cortez's forces. When they start to advance finally the first GravTanks of the Aelosian army appear firing their batteries against the armoured column at the other side of the street.

In Centropolis, the ceramite hand of Princess Aliria reacts to Four's words, instantly grabbing her handgun and raising it in the air. The movement seems involuntary, and takes Aliria by surprise. "Looks like Rafiel heard that. He's worried about the Countess, he's trying to sneak into my mind so he could force us to go and help her", says the Princess, activating her cloak and disappearing too.

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Four flicked on a sensor. Aliria became visible to him again, and he followed her silently.

"He doesn't need to force us." He whispered. "Let's go."

((I'm going to move this part of the story into the Countess Lafiël Seeks a Husband thread, ok?))

((Bump for Aelosia.))

((I thought we were going to move... :oops: ))

"Well, ok. Do you know where she is?", says Aliria, trying to spot Four, failing, her gaze trying to scout the surroundings. "Shouldn't we alert the local authorities, I mena, the police, or something like that?"

((Er...changed my mind. We'll move at a later date, when we reach Lafiël. Sorry, my mistake. :oops: I tend to bring things into play too early.))

"This is above the police. I would prefer that this remained clandestine." Four told her as they walked. "Yes, she is heading towards the Grand Duke's Palace in a taxi."

They came upon the fashion district, and passed the store where Lafiël was a few minutes ago, still clinging to the sparse shadows. Four stopped suddenly, and signalled for Aliria to do the same.

"Don't look up. The Hunter-Seeker is on the rooftop to our left, he can't see us, though. He's packing up his gear, from a stakeout, probably. This is good and bad. It's good, because that means we have a chance to stop the Hunter-Seeker. It's also very bad. Cortez must also have a spy keeping an eye on Lafiël. He wants her dead more than I thought." Four explained to Aliria.

She suddenly freeze, trying to focus her special senses to locate the hired killer, then she hushes to Four "Are you going to take him down?. Maybe I can do a little distraction so you can approach him and dispose of him", her voice worried about the outcome of this wierd adventure.

"I don't want you to put yourself in danger." Four said, cocking the pulse carbine. "Wait here."

Four scaled the building's side without a sound, and soon reached the rooftop. He silently stepped up behind the Hunter-Seeker. Leveling his weapon at the dark figure, he pushed the feelings of remorse at killing an unaware opponent from his mind. His finger tightened on the trigger, but the Hunter-Seeker spun around, aiming a kick at his ankles. Reacting quickly, Four lept back and drew his katana in one smooth movement. The Hunter-Seeker stoop up, drawing two shortswords. Her raven black hair fell around her shoulders, framing her cold amethyst eyes. She would be quite a catch, if it weren't for her well-known icy ruthlessness and tendency to kill things.

"Kira Jy-Xhuang." Four said icyly.

"Nice to see you again, Four." Kira responded, with deceptive coyness.

Four brought his katana up diagonally, and Kira blocked it with both swords. She twirled, her swords following her movements, and Four bent backwards, the swords slicing the air where his head was a moment ago. He aimed a kick at her ankles, and she brought both swords down. Four rolled, and one of the swords became firmly lodged in the concrete rooftop. Letting go of the stuck sword, Kira slashed at Four again. He blocked it, and kicked the hand that held the sword. It flew out of her hand to clatter on the pavement below. Kira kicked the stuck sword up, and caught it in her hand. Shw swiped at him again, and Four locked her blade with his. He chanced a glance below to look at Aliria.

Aliria was looking at the pair of warriors engaged in a dance of death. She was amazed as how them used the best of their skills to just slay the other, concentrating all their power. Her prostethic limb began to glow with a blue light, raising the gun again, trying to find a clear target.

Then Four turned to see her, distracting his attention from his opponent for a while. The sinister woman raised one of her swords, ready to stroke Four's throat. She instantly turned off her cloak and shouted "LOOK OUT!, behind you!", pointing at Four's opponent with her natural hand.

Elfira was lying in the ground. The blast from one of the missiles fired at Theallas had launched her into the air, impacting against a nearby wall. Blood was pouring out of her ears and her mouth, and her helmet was broken by the impact against the bricks. She extends her hand to Theallas, babbling something.

Another missile hits the Aelosian formation, sending several men thorugh the air, dismembering several of them. The ceramite shields wasn't enough protection against that kind of firepower. However, the formation quickly reformed, now forming a wedge, preparing to charge through the remaining Cortez's forces. When they start to advance finally the first GravTanks of the Aelosian army appear firing their batteries against the armoured column at the other side of the street.

Theallas knelt down next to Elfira and felt her pulse, then, he stood up, his eyes burned with the same flame that encompassed his hand as he cast the spell, now, as he stood there, he closed his eyes briefly. He said into his headset, “We need a med evac, multiple wounded.” Then, with a suddenness, he launched forward, his blade gleaming with the realization that it was about to become drunk with the blood of mortals once again.

Any one who got in his way, was doomed to die. Now, the power from his blade was visible, there seemed to be a wave of distortion around Theallas, much like the ripples above a street in summer. But any one near him did not feel the same heat that causes those waves, but they did feel a freezing aura, so cold it almost froze anything around Theallas. After two passes through the enemy, Theallas jammed his sword in the ground, facing the enemy. The sword began to glow, the magic in it stirring, increasing. Theallas brought the sword up to a vertical position, as he did so, a fissure in the ground formed, striking at an incredible speed, right down the center of the street.

Theallas was cold, on the outside and inside, his mind was numb to the killing around him, a safety reaction of his mind. He felt as if he had gone back to a great comfort after a long time of abstinence. The dark power on his blade was beginning to take over again. The Nos Dagnir was back (Nos Dagnir: Kin Slayer, Theallas’ title, it comes from the thousand years when he killed with out inhibition) and was not about to leave any time soon.

Elfira was lying in the ground. The blast from one of the missiles fired at Theallas had launched her into the air, impacting against a nearby wall. Blood was pouring out of her ears and her mouth, and her helmet was broken by the impact against the bricks. She extends her hand to Theallas, babbling something.

Another missile hits the Aelosian formation, sending several men thorugh the air, dismembering several of them. The ceramite shields wasn't enough protection against that kind of firepower. However, the formation quickly reformed, now forming a wedge, preparing to charge through the remaining Cortez's forces. When they start to advance finally the first GravTanks of the Aelosian army appear firing their batteries against the armoured column at the other side of the street.

Theallas knelt down next to Elfira and felt her pulse, then, he stood up, his eyes burned with the same flame that encompassed his hand as he cast the spell, now, as he stood there, he closed his eyes briefly. He said into his headset, “We need a med evac, multiple wounded.” Then, with a suddenness, he launched forward, his blade gleaming with the realization that it was about to become drunk with the blood of mortals once again.

Any one who got in his way, was doomed to die. Now, the power from his blade was visible, there seemed to be a wave of distortion around Theallas, much like the ripples above a street in summer. But any one near him did not feel the same heat that causes those waves, but they did feel a freezing aura, so cold it almost froze anything around Theallas. After two passes through the enemy, Theallas jammed his sword in the ground, facing the enemy. The sword began to glow, the magic in it stirring, increasing. Theallas brought the sword up to a vertical position, as he did so, a fissure in the ground formed, striking at an incredible speed, right down the center of the street.

Theallas was cold, on the outside and inside, his mind was numb to the killing around him, a safety reaction of his mind. He felt as if he had gone back to a great comfort after a long time of abstinence. The dark power on his blade was beginning to take over again. The Nos Dagnir was back (Nos Dagnir: Kin Slayer, Theallas’ title, it comes from the thousand years when he killed with out inhibition) and was not about to leave any time soon.

Elfira stands slowly, checking for broken bones and lethal damage. She was beaten, but her armor deflected the most of the impact, of course that the armor was useless now, but the hit had made her very, very angry. Just what I was needing, she thinks, feeling the urge of Khaine rising inside her chest, the urge of kill, maim and destroy.

She sees Theallas facing the rest of the job alone, his aura as a menacing shadow over the street One almost could mistake him for a berserker. Khaine is strong inside him. Anyway, he's not going to have fun alone.

Theallas was good, better than any of the enemy soldiers, but there were sure a lot of them, and he was getting hit, he now had 7 shots that he had taken to the chest, fortunately for him, none had been to either the arms or the legs. One soldier was able to shoot him in the back, he was not alive for too long. Theallas aimed for the officers, he could tell, the enemy were about to break, with out the leadership of their officers, they would fall. Theallas was slightly insane, but not mad, he was insane in an odd way, he was very ruthless now, and very dark, he could tell though, he was getting tired, there were only so many soldiers that you can kill before your arm gets tired. He had used a lot of magic in his last two attacks. He had fought his way back to Elfira, “I was worried about you for a sec.” As he says this he slices a private who had gotten a little too close, “How long till we move out?”

Theallas was good, better than any of the enemy soldiers, but there were sure a lot of them, and he was getting hit, he now had 7 shots that he had taken to the chest, fortunately for him, none had been to either the arms or the legs. One soldier was able to shoot him in the back, he was not alive for too long. Theallas aimed for the officers, he could tell, the enemy were about to break, with out the leadership of their officers, they would fall. Theallas was slightly insane, but not mad, he was insane in an odd way, he was very ruthless now, and very dark, he could tell though, he was getting tired, there were only so many soldiers that you can kill before your arm gets tired. He had used a lot of magic in his last two attacks. He had fought his way back to Elfira, “I was worried about you for a sec.” As he says this he slices a private who had gotten a little too close, “How long till we move out?”

She cleans the blood of her face with the back of her hand, raising from the rubble. A broken rib, I suppose, she says to herself as a sharp pain roams through her chest. "I'm ready, sorry for the delay".

She starts to mutter her prayer to the god of war again, concentrating her power to call her rage, to overcome the pain, to erase her sanity from her mind, to be powerful enough to protect those who deseve it, to be herself once more.

Khaine, I have never prayed to you before. I have no tongue for it. No one will remember if we were good men or bad. Why we fought, and why we died. What matters is that today few stood against many. Valor pleases you, so grant me this, grant me revenge!.

She felt the power of the god flowing through her veins, filling each inch of her body. A blue aura appears around her, glowing in the dark street. Here comes the berserker again. She breaks her rifle in two pieces with one hand, it was useless now, useless when you have the power of a god inside you. "Let's go, I'm ready, let's show to this wretches what a pair of real elven warriors can do. The ancient battlecry needs to be hear again this day", she says, in a cavernous and scary voice.

Four's attention snaps back to the blur of steel hurtling towards his neck. He held up a hand, stopping Kira's swing cold with three fingers against her wrist. She let out a small yelp of suprise, and the shortsword fell with a clang from her hand. She looked down at her ruined arm for a moment, utterly confused. Kira looked up at Four with a look of pure hatred right before he delivered a crushing roundhouse to her temple, and then another stong kick as she fell. She flew back, landing hard on the edge of the roof. She lay there paralyzed for a moment, looking up at Four with a pleading look in her eye. The Hunter-Seeker began to slip over the side. Four gave her a last look, and then sheathed his katana. Kira dropped from the roof, landing with a sickening crunch on the hard ground below. Four dropped down next to Aliria, and looked at her.

"You're alright. Good, let's go." He said darkly.

((Forgot to add this part. :oops: ))

The fissure Theallas created ripped through the ground, tossing friend and foe alike into the sky. A tank explodes, taking several troopers that were too close with it.

"Hey! Watch who you're attacking!" A muntineer officer shouts at Theallas.

Bombers soar overhead and drop dozens of heavy bombs, looking to extinguish the threats below.

Aliria was just standing inmobile, watching as the woman fall from the roof with her eyes wide open. "That was....awful and beautiful at the same time. The last thing I have seen like that was the duel between Theallas and Kithail. You're an amazing warrior indeed, but you're right, we need to go now".

"So I've been told." Four said as he walked with the Princess.

After some time walking, the majestic palace loomed before them.

"This is where they are." Four said, looking up at the palace. "I wonder what kind of defenses this place has..."

((Ok, now we move into the Countess Lafiël thread.))

OOC: So should Theallas and Elfira stay in this thread?

IC:

Theallas nodded, sheathing his blade, he dropped down, crouching, ready to spring. “So do we just fight through them, or something more subtle?”

"I'm going to that palace, no matter how", says Elfira, grabbing a soldier's head, punching through his face with her bare fist, spitting his brains out.

She starts to run, like an arrow loose from an elven bow. Anyone who gets in her way being killed in the most horrible and bloody way.

Theallas smiled, "Very well, lets go." Theallas ran, using the speed that was the trademark of his style, as he came upon a tank he jumped to the top breifly, as he bolted down, he planted a charge on the tanks roof. As he ran, he left a wake of destruction, he had drawn his wakisashi now, and was double weilding, his blades carving through flesh and steel with equal speed.

As they pasted the enemy lines, they found an empty square, empty exept for one figure, a lone elf, standing, two Ko-Dachi at his belt, he was smilling as he drew one (OOC: This guy is a less powerrful version of Aoshi). Theallas stopped, as he looked at the elf, "An assasin, one of my men." As he said this, the figure went into a stance, "Comeon, I can't wait all day, Theallas. I have to get back and inform Netari of my sucess". As the assasin said this, Theallas was in shock, "Netar iwould never, would he?"

"A traitor?, from your own ranks?. You will have to deal with him. I have a mission to accomplish. May Lady Luck bless you, General Theallas", says Elfira, leaving the square, heading to the palace.

the TSD army has orders to leve Cyberutopia and head for the Shuttles that lead to the YW system, they reluctantly leave their Command center and head for them, most of the TSD army is dead, only 200 TSD Troopers and 12 officers survived the battle with the tyrant

Thealas looks at the assasin, "Get out of my way, your going to get killed if you keep persisting like this."

The assasin charges Theallas, his twin Ko-Dachi held out like a sisor in front of him, Theallas ducks the attack and stabs up, impailing the assasin through both arms. The assasin dodges to the side, both his arms useless. Theallas continues that attack, he stabs and cuts, his final cut, splits the assasins stomach open. Theallas runs to where Alfira is running, "well that was easy."

((That would be correct, Theallas and Elfira stay in this thread. Oh, and you two keep alternating between present and past tense, please use past tense.))

A man, nearly invisible against the dark, smoke filled sky, looked through the scope of a sniper rifle. The Hunter-Seeker brought the crosshairs over Theallas' quickly moving form, and fired three muffled shots. As soon as the bullets left the barrel, the Hunter-Seeker disappeared, seeking another vantage point.

Elfira felt the bullets, flying through the air, trying to reach Theallas. But it was too late to stop them. She raised her face, trying to locate the hidden marksman, but no trace of him could be found. "Damn, I suppose I will be the next target", she said to herself.

OOC: Sorry, I have that problem with tenses, mainly because english is not my native language. :oops:

The defending forces take more losses, and the mutiny on the outskirts distracts the forces. The losses mount quickly, but an endless stream of reinforcements pours into the capital still. A massive wall of tanks guards the palace from the onslaught of the palace. "Not a step backwards!" Cortez had ordered, under penalty of death. The defenders didn't dare test him.

All the MS's have landed, but are bombarded by heavy fire.
::Zaku Commander:: DON'T STOP FIRING, THEY HAVE AN ENDLESS STREAM OF REINFORCEMENTS!!
::GM Commander:: How do we know any of them are not on the opposing team???!!!
::Zaku Commander:: WHO GIVES A SHIT?!!! JUST KEEP THOSE BEAM RIFLES AND LONG RANGE ARTILLERY GUNS GOING!!!! DON'T STOP AT ALL COSTS!!! IF ANYONE FALLS, SALVAGE WHAT YOU CAN FROM THEM!!!!
::GM Commander:: We sound like cannibals... HOLY SHIT!!!
Just then, a K-Mag landed right in front of him. He fires his beam rifle at its chest, but falls to a quick counterattack.
::Zaku Commander:: GM COMMANDER!!! NOOOOOO!!!
He unloads all his ammunition at the opposing force that seemed to have no limmits.

Accumulative Losses:
78 Zaku's
104 GM's

bump@@

The assault on the Cimians let up drastically as more and more forces were reassigned to attacking the Aelosian commandoes. Despite the horde of soldiers, they were rapidly being cut down by the obviously superior resistiance forces and Aelosians.

The rifle barrel glinted in the firelight of a far off explosion for a moment as it protruded from a nearby darkened window. The Hunter-Seeker fired several precise shots, determined to finish off his quarry.

Some Trasians are vollenteering to stay behind and fight under the command of Cyberutopia.


there are 150 Troopers and 21 officers vollentering

The main tank column started to move again, trying to found the weak point on the enemy's lines. Once they found it, they made a fortress with the tanks so the infantry and the bikes could launch quick hit and run raids to disband the core of the remaining forces, and launch the final assault to the palace.

Elfira saw the new bullets racing through the air, this time with enough time to project her kinetic field. She launched the psychic wave forward, to intercept the projectiles. Once the bullets froze in the air, she made them turn back to their point of origin, the barrel of the head-seeker's rifle.

Two of the bullets missed Theallas, the last one hit Theallas in the back, knocking him to the ground, "Damn it, I can't take much more of this fire, we have to get moving" Theallas levered himself up, standing, and then breaking back into a run.

A shrill cry of pain and suprise rang out in the night as the rifle's bullets returned to the Hunter-Seeker. The sniper rifle clattered to the ground below as it slipped from the sniper's lifeless hands.

"Hurry up, my rage doesn't last forever. If my rage finishes, I will be in mortal danger, so I want to meet this Cortez before that happens", said Elfira, running as fast as she can to the palace, through the last streets "We can't handle an entire armoured division all by ourselves, we need to find a back entrance".

Theallas nodded, "And I don't know how long I can fight with ten bullets in my back" He starts to look around, "Listen, leaders like Cortez tend to be paranoid, and ususaly build secret entrances. Too bad we do not have Four with us right now."

"I can climb those walls, at least in my actual state I can. Maybe I can carry you too, just hang on my back, ok?", says Elfira when they reach the palace's walls.

Theallas looked up the walls (how tall are they), "I could jump these" he looks up again, "Ya I could, take a bit of effort, but I could."

The assault on the Cimians let up drastically as more and more forces were reassigned to attacking the Aelosian commandoes. Despite the horde of soldiers, they were rapidly being cut down by the obviously superior resistiance forces and Aelosians.

Seeing the lightening defense, Zaku Commander decides to take a risk.
::Zaku Commander:: All units, close in on the capital as fast as possible!! Try and dodge all enemy fire while returning fire!!
::GM Pilot:: We'll never get there alive!! Even if we did fight!!
::Zaku Pilot:: Have trust in the old guy, he knows what he's doing!! Just do it!!
::GM Pilot:: Very well, but if I fall, it's not my fault!!
::Zaku Commander:: Just shut the f*ck up and get your asses over there!!!!!
As the thousands of mechas push for the capital building, more and more fall to enemy fire.

Accumulative losses:
146 Zaku's
187 GM's

((The walls are about 8 meters tall, and a half meter thick.))

Elfira's radio crackles for a moment, and the familiar voice of Agent Four comes though to her.

"Elfira, I am glad to know you have made it to Cortez's Palace. After the former government was deposed, the PR's place was razed, and Cortez had his palace placed over it. There is a sewer entrance near your positon, but expect it to be heavily guarded by automated defenses." He told her.

Theallas looks up the walls, "or maybe not, come on, lets find the sewer grate" After poking around for a little he found the sewer grate and opend it, "So, have any of those shields with you or do we have to do this the eold fassioned way?"

"Old fashioned. However, in my backpack is an EMP device, if we use it right now, we could turn off the automated defenses with the pulse. But I prefer the old fashioned way, if I don't destroy something soon, my rage is going to end", says Elfira, taking off her backpack.

"Old fasioned it is then" Thellas looked around, "If you need to destroy something, how about you go first, all follow" Theallas pulls out a energy pistol, small, compact, but it packs a punch.

Elfira climbs down the sewer entrance, ready to face any threats awaiting for her below. "This looks quiet..."

Theallas dropped down, crouching to the ground and looking around. He closed his eyes for a second, letting them adjust to the darkness. Out of his robe, Theallas took out a night vision set and put it on.

((elves have natural nightvision, as far as I know))

((elves have natural nightvision, as far as I know))

They do? I thought it was only Drow who had night sight, ohh wait, ya your right they do, I often forget that, mainly if I ever said that my men did not need night vision equipment, I would be IGNORED off of NS, ignore the part of my post about the night vision units.

Faint red beams shimmered in the dark sewers, and automated guns sunken deep into the walls gave off a small hum as their motion detectors scanned the areas before them.

Theallas held almost perfectly still, he slowly grabbed a rock, then, he threw it, and gaged the reaction.

As the rock passed in front of a wall gun, the gears whirred and a muffled shot echoed through the sewers, shattering the rock.

*Cyber, how bout me?? T_T!!*

((Oh, shut up, Lear. Haha, joking. :roll: Anyway, the battle is just going the way it has been, with more and more reinforcments going after the resisitiance forces and the Aelosian commandoes, while the troops elsewhere are left stranded without support. So, feel free to surround and wipe out remaining cells.))

Several of the K-Mags soar off to assist the loyalists in the main skirmish, and a few of the mechs fall to the unrelenting onslaught of the Cimians. The remaining mechs continued to fight despite their looming defeat at the hands of the superior forces and their rapidly dwindling supplies of fuel and ammunition.

((T_T!!! I guess I can destroy the palace/capital building thing then...))

Having wiped out most of the K-Mags and other units, the mecha forces push ever harder to reach their destination. Finally, after two horrible hours of fighting, the remaining fleet arrives.

::Zaku Commander:: All units, use your bazookas to fire at the base of the building!! I want it in ruins after the first volley!!
::Fleet:: Affirmative.

The 1500 bazookas fired at the building without hesitation. The smoke caused the fleet to unable to see the result of their onslaught.

Elfira takes notice of the angles of fire of the automated guns. "I have an idea, please stand behind me", she says to Theallas, throwing another rock in the exact angle of direct fire of the guns, hoping to make them destroy each other.

((Fine, be that way, Cima. :roll: ))

The two guns fired at exactly the same moment as the rock passed through their field of fire. Both sentry guns fizzled as the bullet penetrated their hulls, frying the circuts.

---

When the smoke from the onslaught of bazookas cleared, nothing but a thin layer of rubble remained. However, the palace had been long abandoned when it was first damaged, and Cortez and his lackeys resided far below thick layers of steel and concrete.

((whatever, Cyber..))

The fleet stood there wondering what happened to Cortez. But it was more important to help out the Aelosians who were being slaughtered. Off they went to find the resistance force.

::Zaku Commander:: Sh*t, I have no idea where that blasted Cortez is.
::GM Pilot:: Forget about him, just help out the resistance force.

Theallas ducked behind Elfira, ready to spring back out and make a run for it if nessesary.

OOC: Nothing like playing an adventure RP with LOTR The Two Towers playing on a widescreen TV with suround sound :)

OOC: Yes, I was playing the soundtrack from The Fellowship of the ring too :D .

IC:

Elfira ran through the underground hallway, her fine senses looking for more dangers. "Be aware, General, those automated guns were just the beginning. I think this place has more surprises to us".

In the surface, suddenly all the line of commandos retreat, breaking lines. Their withdraw is covered by the colum of tanks, then even the armoured column retreats to the outskirts of the city.

In the Nimloth, the Admiral was smiling. "The troops are retreating, send the bombers. We're going to hit hard those Cortez tanks, they will learn why we call it Black Naphalm".

A seemingly inpenetrateable maze of random laser beams crisscrossed the sewers, casting a foreboding red gloom over the dank walls.

---

The armored column pushed forwards and pursued the retreating Aelosians, intent on gaining back more ground. Though they gained a respite and a large amount of ground, they thinned their line, and opened themselves to a counterattack by the resistiance forces. The resistiance took this opportunity, cutting a large portion of the tanks off from their comrades.

Theallas took a look at the maze, and launched forward, to him, this was like dodging many swords, if he hit even one of them, it could mean death.

He jumped, dodged, spun (to slow down), and finally reached the other side. He crouched again, waiting for Elfira to make it through the maze. Theallas scanned the tunnel, looking, peering into the black of the passage, his elven eyes straining to see what could not be seen.

He closed his eyes, now leting his magic see for him, throwing it out, he felt for the magic, and where the magic was not.

OOC: Sorry about tense issues, usualy I get on NS after doing some ancient Greek, and I have Pluperfects, Imperfects, Perfect Passives (or is that Latin?) running around in my head.

Elfira just stand motionless, visualizing the beams inside her mind, closing her eyes. She felt as Theallas dodged the beams, making through the maze with matchless skill. "Namárië", she whispered, and just started to copy the movements of Theallas with clockwork exactitude, without making any mistakes, reaching to the side of the General in a pair of seconds. "Thanks, you guide me back there", she said.

OOC:Can I get a update on this?

Elfira just stand motionless, visualizing the beams inside her mind, closing her eyes. She felt as Theallas dodged the beams, making through the maze with matchless skill. "Namárië", she whispered, and just started to copy the movements of Theallas with clockwork exactitude, without making any mistakes, reaching to the side of the General in a pair of seconds. "Thanks, you guided me back there", she said.

Theallas smiled as he continued to look to more traps, "No problem, now, what is the next danger we have to face?" Theallas picks up a smal rock lying on the floor, he throws it down the tunnel, to see if it get vaporized or shot in any way.

The rock skipped along the hard stone surface, and broke a clear red beam. Without warning, barbed steel spikes jabbed from every direction in a part of the passage, creating a literal forest of razor sharp steel.

"well that was a bright idea" Theallas looked at the steel spikes, "Should we get going?"

"Please stand back, this time I will use heavy firepower", said Elfira pulling out an explosive charge from her backpack, programming it and throwing the charge in the middle of the spikes.

That's it, the rage passed, now I'm almost defenseless, Khaine left me, I didn't spilled enough blood out there.

"Theallas noted the change in Elfira, "This is my battle now." Theallas launched forward, once he got into the building, then, it would be a fight, but now he had to get there. He felt the heat of the explocive around him, then the cold of the tunnel, his mind had slipped into his assasin mode, his only thought was the trap ahead of him, and his target, Cortez.

The explosion ripped through the spikes, sending shards of steel flying everywhere. As Theallas charged forwards, more automated guns activated, filling the area where Theallas just was with a hail of lead. The guns struggled to keep up with the incredibly fast fighter, and turned their sights instead upon Elfira.

As Theallas ran, he dropped a small object to the ground, a beeping noise was heard as an EMP pulse shot through the walls, meant to disable the guns that were trained on Elfira.


OOC: how long is the tunnel? And how far down is Theallas? How far down is Elfira?

((Judging by the speed Theallas is going, he's about 50m from the end, and Elfira would be about 150m from the end.))

The guns suddenly froze, blue energy crackling over them in tiny arcs. Theallas could finally see a glimmer of light at the end, coming from a grate on the ceiling.

The armored column pushed forwards and pursued the retreating Aelosians, intent on gaining back more ground. Though they gained a respite and a large amount of ground, they thinned their line, and opened themselves to a counterattack by the resistiance forces. The resistiance took this opportunity, cutting a large portion of the tanks off from their comrades.

The fleet arrives to see a long line of enemy units.

::Zaku Commander:: Shoot them all!! I want them dead in two minutes!!!
::GM Pilot:: All of them? Are you sure??
::Zaku Commander:: Sure I'm sure!! I want all the tanks and anyone not with the resistance blown to smithereens!!
::GM Pilot:: Whatever you say...

The fleet begins firing their beam weapons first at the trapped tanks, then at the thinning line of opposition pursuing the Aelosians.

Accumulative Losses:
201 Zaku's
213 GM's

Suddenly, in the sky above the city appeared a perfect formation of DarkWing bombers, launched from the orbit, ready to drop their load. They made a dive bombing tactic, the bombs creating a huge wall of black fire that burst just behind the enemy lines, encircling them in a blazing inferno. Then they dissapear as fast as they appeared.

As the bombers made their raid, all the tanks and the rest of the forces of the Aelosian ground forces turned, forming a wedge ready to charge the Cortez forces. They launch a first barrage of fire, perfectly deployed to the enemy's vanguard.

"They fall into our trap, they bite our bait, amazing. I didn't thought they were going to pursue us", says the ShadowPrince, looking at the holoscreen inside of the command vehicle. "An elven General had forgotten more about warfare than the average human Commander has ever learned", answered his second in command "congratulations, Sire, that was a perfect movement".

A message was sent to the remaining loyalist forces "You're surrounded now, there's no chance of victory, or retreat. Surrender now, and you will be treated with kindness. If you don't , we will push you to the fires and clean the universe of your presence".

In the tunnel, Elfira closed her eyes, ready to receive the mortal barrage of fire. But nothing happened. The EMP stopped the automatic guns of firing, Theallas saved her for a certain death. She tried to run, now feeling the sharp pain of her broken rib shattering inside her chest. She made a last effort to reach Theallas position. She coughed, and blood appeared in her lips. "Shall we go?, Cortez is waiting for us", she said with a bloodied smile.

Theallas looked at Elfira, "You really should stop, if you continue, you wil die." Theallas smiled, the wear on his body still invisible, but quite obvious to him, "I will get Cortez, you stay here." Theallas took out a com unit, "If you want I can call for an extract, the shuttle will land at the start of the tunnel, they can get you, me and Cortez out." Theallas also took out his pistol, "here take this." He handed the pistol to her.

Elfira's expression hardens "I didn't all of this for nothing, I will follow my orders to the end. I'm wounded, but you're injured too. This is not the first time that I fight in unpleasant circunstamces. Please, don't patronize me, just go, I will follow you".

Theallas nodded, and stated to run twoards the grate, he focused his magic on what was above him, he felt for the magic of the guards, and the energy from the gun emplasments.

The thunder of the tank guns suddenly stopped as the formation was consumed in a huge wall of flames, destroying most of the armor. The resistiance forces stopped their fire as well, and ordered the Cimians to halt. The loyalists had been totally demoralized by the massive napalm attack.

"We...we will surrender." The commander sent out.

"TRAITOR!" Cortez roared as he heard the message.

He slapped his hand down on a small, bright red button. A series of massive explosions ripped through the remaining loyalists, tossing tanks hundreds of feet into the air, killing everyone in the formation. The explosions continued to shread the city, underground bombs exploding all over, shooting steel and concrete into the sky as if it were sand being tossed around by a child.

As the Thelasians recived the attack, personel dove for cover, K-Mags activaated jump jets, and soldiers rannonto helicopters that lifted off,

casualties, 20,00 Troops, 200 K-Mahs, 50 choppers.

As the explosions subsided, desolation reigned over the capital. Most of the buildings, once high and pristine, now lay in shambles on the ruined streets. Corpses and wrecked war machines littered the rubble, and the wounded cried for help.

---

In the sewers, as Theallas and Elfira regained their senses from the explosions, a few troops, heavily armed and in power armor, could be seen standing around from the grate, but Theallas could sense there were many more. He could also sense a sinister presence, one of pure malice, one that signified Cortez.

Theallas looked at Elfira, "There are a couple soldiers up there, how about we plant a plastique and then jump through an kill any one left?"

The thunder of the tank guns suddenly stopped as the formation was consumed in a huge wall of flames, destroying most of the armor. The resistiance forces stopped their fire as well, and ordered the Cimians to halt. The loyalists had been totally demoralized by the massive napalm attack.

"We...we will surrender." The commander sent out.

"TRAITOR!" Cortez roared as he heard the message.

He slapped his hand down on a small, bright red button. A series of massive explosions ripped through the remaining loyalists, tossing tanks hundreds of feet into the air, killing everyone in the formation. The explosions continued to shread the city, underground bombs exploding all over, shooting steel and concrete into the sky as if it were sand being tossed around by a child.

At the horrid sight, the fleet looked on in shock at what Cortez did to his own men.

::Zaku Commander:: THIS IS SICK!! ABSOLUTELY SICK!!! WHERE IS THAT BASTARD!?!?!?! I'LL KILL HIM ONCE AND FOR ALL!!!
::GM Commander:: Calm down, commander, we still have time to nuke this place, though it would not be wise as Theallas and Elfira are still in the tunnel. We must rush back to the palace and search for Cortez, even if it means tearing the whole place inside out.
::Zaku Commander:: Very well. All units, head back to the palace ASAP!!

The fleet leaves behind the Aelosians and the napalm-embedded troops and head back to the palace. On the way, they could see mounds of rubble and bodies of the deceased.

::Zaku Commander:: Oh my god!! What the hell has that bastard done?!

The fleet arrives a few minutes later at the palace and surround the place.

::Zaku Commander external speakers on:: CORTEZ IF YOU CAN HEAR ME, GET YOUR SORRY ASS OUT OF THERE RIGHT NOW!! OR I WILL TEAR YOUR PALACE APART! YOU HAVE THIRTY SECONDS TO COMPLY!

The front line of the Aelosian troops receive the blast, sending men, mechs and tanks to the air. Many men were lying in the floor, some of them dead, others with horrible injuries. The battlefield was covered with the sight of the corpses, the smell of burned flesh and the screams of the wounded.

The command vehicle was destroyed by the explosion, and several soldiers were rushing to the door. The ShadowPrince exited the vehicle, a little cut in his forehead, his armor burned and stained with blood, in his hands the body of the Aelosian General. An army medic approached him, ready to help him. "Not me, here are many men that need more help than me. This Cortez is a monster, just like Ma'El, the both of them didn't hesitate to sacrifice even their own men pursuing their twisted ideals. I will try to stop that madness by myself. No more elven blood will be spilled today". He took his energy saber, heading for the palace. Nobody followed him, the soldiers knew that it wasn't wise to approach the ShadowPrince when he was enraged.

In the tunnel, Elfira nods to Theallas, giviing him a little package. "Here is it. Use it wisely, it's the last one".

No one answers the Cimians from the dust that was once the palace.

---

On the island of Shikotan, Agent One looks over the other Agents before him. Two white coated scientists step foward.

One looks them over for a moment before asking, "It is time. Are the mirrors calibrated?"

"Yes, sir." One of the scientist answers in a shaky voice. "But, sir, Commander D'nan and General Theallas are well within the range of the Earthripper, even if we focus it as much as possibl-"

"I know that." Agent One responded, cutting him off. "If they do not succeed, however..."

"Yes, sir, we will fire the Earthripper." The two responded almost simultainiously.

"Fire both of them." Agent One told them.

"Both!? But sir, that will-" The other scientist, a petite woman with brown hair, said.

"I know what it will do, that is my goal." One said in a low voice.

"Yes...sir." The two said together, and went deep into the compound to make preperations.

No one answers the Cimians from the dust that was once the palace.

Seeing that there was no reply from the pile of rubble, the fleet uses their boosters and fly into the air, and fire their bazookas at the pile of rubble.

::Zaku Commander:: That should do...

Giant explosions can be seen at ground level and giant clouds of smoke rise up and cover the fleet.

::Zaku Commander:: Let's go back down... We'll see if he's out yet.

The fleet lands in their surrounding formation again.

Several significantly sized craters are in the armored foundation, but the thick layers of concrete and steel have not been breached.

A message comes into all of the military units in the capital.

"Be warned that you are in the target zone of a double Earthripper strike. If the cannons are to be fired, we will give you a 5 minute warning. After that, this city will be nothing but atoms." The message said.

OOC:Ok what important things have happened? I want to bring Dark back in

The front line of the Aelosian troops receive the blast, sending men, mechs and tanks to the air. Many men were lying in the floor, some of them dead, others with horrible injuries. The battlefield was covered with the sight of the corpses, the smell of burned flesh and the screams of the wounded.

The command vehicle was destroyed by the explosion, and several soldiers were rushing to the door. The ShadowPrince exited the vehicle, a little cut in his forehead, his armor burned and stained with blood, in his hands the body of the Aelosian General. An army medic approached him, ready to help him. "Not me, here are many men that need more help than me. This Cortez is a monster, just like Ma'El, the both of them didn't hesitate to sacrifice even their own men pursuing their twisted ideals. I will try to stop that madness by myself. No more elven blood will be spilled today". He took his energy saber, heading for the palace. Nobody followed him, the soldiers knew that it wasn't wise to approach the ShadowPrince when he was enraged.

In the tunnel, Elfira nods to Theallas, giviing him a little package. "Here is it. Use it wisely, it's the last one".

Theallas nodded in thanks, and placed the charge against the mettlle grate, he moved back after he set the timer.

BOOM

After the bomb exploded, but not before the soldiers recovered, Theallas jumped through the hole, slicing one soldier clean through grom top to bottm, he cut another in half allong the waist, and another was killed when Theallas cut the top half of his head off, the last soldier(s) were killed by a blast of magic that fried their brains, "Shall we get going?"

((General Theallas and Commander D'nan are going to try and assassinate Cortez, and the two Earthrippers are going to atomize the capital if they fail. That the really important part. You should probably bring Angel back in, too, cause if that 'Ripper goes off, both her and Siegy are gonna be floaty little molecules.))

The other dozen or so troops in the room turned as soon as their comrades were slaughtered, and opened fire with the heavy repeating slug guns that were attached to their power armor, filling the room with lead moving at hypersonic speeds.

OOC:Done and done. Lets play with some plasma!
IC: Angel grumbled as she sat up. "Hey you ok?" Dark asks her.
"Ya I'm ok. But what happened?"
"You hit a mine," Lloyd says as he jumps over the warthog's wreakage.
"Lloyd when did you get here and how fast can we get out of this area?"
"I got here afew minutes ago and the 'hog is totaled. All I could slavage was afew ammos boxes."
"Well then help me up and lets get the hell out of here," Angel says as she quickly grabs her plasma cannon and the charges and stands up and motions for the others to start moving out

Several significantly sized craters are in the armored foundation, but the thick layers of concrete and steel have not been breached.

A message comes into all of the military units in the capital.

"Be warned that you are in the target zone of a double Earthripper strike. If the cannons are to be fired, we will give you a 5 minute warning. After that, this city will be nothing but atoms." The message said.

::Zaku Commander:: Damnit!! What the hell!! Fire again! We'll pound their underground brains out!!!

The fleet continues to fire at the foundation.

Lloyd Angel and Dark began dashing from creater to abandond fox hole to other areas of cover to atempt to get to any friendly forces.
"Damn it Angel why the hell do you cary around that cannon?" Lloyd asks her as they rest in a crater.
"It already as totaled 3 trenches in one shot."
"Good enugh now lets hurry up."

"Great, two mines in one day." Seigfried grumbled as he got up with the help of a random piece of debris.

As he stood up, he felt a sharp pain shoot up his leg, but grimaced and bore the pain. This wasn't the place to tend to injuries. He slung his CR-305 over his shoulder, and picked up a few magazines of ammo.

"You're alright, Angel? Good, let's move."

As they move around, ducking in craters and alertly watching for enemies while looking for friendlies, it seems as though the city is totally deserted. And eerie silence hangs over it, like the quiet before the storm.

"Looks like your boyfriend finaly woke up," Dark says smugly "I wa hoping to leave him behind."
"Shut up befor I cap your ass."

The other dozen or so troops in the room turned as soon as their comrades were slaughtered, and opened fire with the heavy repeating slug guns that were attached to their power armor, filling the room with lead moving at hypersonic speeds.

Theallas crouched and raised his hand a nearly invisible sheild formed, temporarily blocking the rounds, Theallas launched forward again, still holding his sheild up, his blade slicing through metal and flesh like they both were paper.

Damnit, I can't hold this up for long, Elfira, I hope you have some tricks instore

Cortez nearly fell out of his seat in suprise at the sudden appearance of Theallas and Elfira on the camera as he sat in his reinforced office.

"What the hell are they doing here!? Kill them quickly!" He shouted to his men over the intercom.

More men flooded into the area from the only door out of the room, and opened fire.

---

"We don't have time for your bullshit, Dark." Seigfried said, glaring at the Royal Sniper. "Something's wrong here. You'd think we'd be in the middle of a massive firefight right now..."

This is going to be my last trick, Elfira reached the hilt of her energy whip with her left hand, pulling out the gun of her belt with the other. "Theallas, duck, NOW!", she shouted as she turned on the whip, a long stream of energy with tubular form ((looks like a light saber but has the consistency and form of a whip)).

She just hoped that Theallas heard her order as she spin the whip over her head, the energy beam decapitating two of the soldiers as she dances through the room, using the whip to mutilate the bodies of the soldiers in front of her. One slug bites deep inside her thigh, but she forgot the pain almost instantly, concentrating in aiming the gun at a soldier at her side, shooting three times at his chest.

Finally she turned to face another one, kicking his guts, then placing the gun under his chin and pulling the trigger. The whip was still flailing around the room, cutting armor and flesh alike.

As the soldiers were cut down at unimaginable speeds by the commander, the stream of reinforcements stopped. Corpses lay around the two, mutilated beyond description by the whip. It seemed as though Cortez had finally run out of men to throw at them. The door out of the room remained open, almost as if it were beckoning them to come through.

"Shut up budy I'm the ranking officer here," Dark says "And we are going to find anything that can help speed thing up."

"Current status of the mission?", asked Elfira through her wrist communicator. "It's strange, no more guys coming, I smeel a trap over here".

She grabs one of the agonizing soldiers by the neck, pointing the gun to her forehead. "Where's the command room?, Where's Cortez?".

Theallas had obayed Elfira's order, after the men were killed, Theallas stood up, looking at the door, "Cortez, you must think we are idiots, Elfira, should we go through the door?"

"It's the only way out, unless you wanna go back." The soldier croaked, coughing up some blood. "It's not hard to find him, just follow the maniacal laughter."

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Seigfried stopped arguing, he wasn't going to get anywhere with Dark.

"Hmm...an EO-5..." He said, to those around him, pointing at a scout buggy nearby, abandoned by it's crew.

"Yes, let's go", said Elfira, trying to run but only walking with a limb, the hole on her leg dripping a trail of blood. She checked her gun. "Five rounds left, and the rage's over. We will need a lot of luck on this". She picked up the rifle of a fallen soldier "Good weapon, rude but effective. I will trust in human technology this time".

The remaining TSD Troopers take cover from enemy bombardments in the Sewers and most do not survive the bombs and the enemy troops.




only 25 Troopers and 4 Officers remain of the once proud TSD army

OOC:did the earthripper go off yet?

"I call shotgun!" Lloyd shouts as he dashes over to the buggy and jumps in the passenger seat.
"I'm driving!" Dark shouts as he run towards the driver seat.
"Ah damn it I hate the back," Angel curses under her breath as she walks towards the buggy

"How could you hate the back? It's got rocket launchers." Seigfried said with a wicked grin.

He stepped up on the buggy and held onto a rung.

Theallas looked at Alfira, "You should stop, you will get yourself killed you know"

(OOC: I expect a "I am going to go on responce")

Theallas nodded and ran through the door, raising a sheild to block the expected attacks.

"It's just I never get to drive," Angel says as she quickly mounts her plasma cannon as Dark reves up the buggy

Theallas rushed into a circular stark white room. As he looked around, he could see that there were no troops here, or automated defenses. Doors, pure white doors, covered every part of the room, even the floor and ceiling.

((The Earthripper will only go off if Theallas and Elfira fail.))

Elfira entered the room, the blood from her wound staining the white floor with red drops, she held the rifle over the Theallas shoulder, cover him, prepared to fire if anything moves. She heard as her broken rib stabbed her lung with the violent movement of her arm. Too much pain. If I don't enter rage soon, I will pass out. But if I enter it I will die, that's the price Khaine demands for his favours. She fixed her gaze in the room, trying to find Cortez.

A chilling silence filled the room, and the doors seemed to beckon them towards them.

Anothe figure stepped in the room, just a power armor sealed with a full helmet. The once bright mithril of the helmet was now burned, but in the hand of the man an ensorcelled blade was shining with a green light, contrasting with the white of the walls.

"I thought you could need some help, specially now that you have minutes before this palace, this city and everything in several kilometers is obliterated by a weapon of mass destruction. Now, Where's the Cortez guy?", says a metallic voice from behind the helmet.

Anothe figure stepped in the room, just a power armor sealed with a full helmet. The once bright mithril of the helmet was now burned, but in the hand of the man an ensorcelled blade was shining with a green light, contrasting with the white of the walls.

"I thought you could need some help, specially now that you have minutes before this palace, this city and everything in several kilometers is obliterated by a weapon of mass destruction. Now, Where's the Cortez guy?", says a metallic voice from behind the helmet.

Theallas just looked at the new figure, "Who ever you are, and right now I do not care, thanks for the backup." Theallas looked at the new set of doors, "Well, lets go"

Theallas opened them and ran through, crouching again, to avoid and weapons fire.

Theallas walked into a void, even whiter than the room that he just came from. The walls were so bright it was almost blinding, blurring the lines of the walls and floor. Theallas felt as though he was falling, though it was obvious he wasn't going anywhere. At least, it didn't seem that way.

Theallas closed his eyes, this cannot be real, let us get to th bottom of this throwing his magical sences out, Theallas felt for what was happening, what really was going on, as well as wether there was any way out of the room.

A hand grabbed Theallas from the edge of his cloak, making him stop. "Don't enter there, not yet" said the metallic voice, in front of him the mysterious figure took off his helmet, showing the face of Kithail Hyral, the ShadowPrince of Aelosia. "You forget your friends too easy, I hope that you don't forget your enemies in the same fashion", said the Prince, smiling at his companion. Instantly Elfira bowed, her face looking to the floor, "Majesty, we..."

"We don't have time to idle ceremonies, Commander D'nan, we need to get rid of that Cortez's guy really quick before the agents blow this place to bits, we included", interrumpted the Prince.

A door on the other end of the room became visible, and the blinding light faded before Theallas' magic, showing a simple room.

A hand grabbed Theallas from the edge of his cloak, making him stop. "Don't enter there, not yet" said the metallic voice, in front of him the mysterious figure took off his helmet, showing the face of Kithail Hyral, the ShadowPrince of Aelosia. "You forget your friends too easy, I hope that you don't forget your enemies in the same fashion", said the Prince, smiling at his companion. Instantly Elfira bowed, her face looking to the floor, "Majesty, we..."

"We don't have time to idle ceremonies, Commander D'nan, we need to get rid of that Cortez's guy really quick before the agents blow this place to bits, we included", interrumpted the Prince.

"Ahh ShadowPrince, I could not recognize your voice" Theallas smiled, "Now let us proceed into the room infront of us." *this goes before Theallas steps into the room, the Forums seem to be acting up right now*

((Ok, I understand.))

"Ah, General." Theallas' radio crackled, it's reception staticy. "We have detected...my god, he's mad. A massive quantity of fusion explosives have been detected in the complex you're in. Stay alert."

As Theallas didn't stopped, quickly Kithail and Elfira entered the room too, their senses attuned searching for any dangers.