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14th day of prophecy. 03:20 pm, inside the surrounding forest of the forts, battlefield of Hrotio.

A part of you like to believe that you have some understands of the act of war; it’s inherent duality between those staying behind and the active soldiers killing each other’s and the leaders directing them and risking their lives was something you were forced to witness during the various armed conflict your short life managed to see time and again despite your best judgments and wishes; this crusade mark the third time you’ll be venturing forth in an armed squad with the express hopes of killing men and woman.

It’s certainly not getting any easier, even with all the battles you had to go through so far on this journey, nothing can truly be compared to a massed battled and the feverish encounters you are likely to face later today, a completely different and unique kind of slaughters awaits and it fills you with buzzing apprehension as fear rear its ugly head. This is no combat with bandits or adventure into a swamp of madness, everyone around you is ready to kill and die despite your best wishes and words; it’s time for you to garner strength from those strong, beautiful women and show your worth!

Glory and pain are ephemeral but victory is forever.

With the sounds of horns reverberating all across the citadel, a small squad venture forth into the portal following the first two vanguards; Athena is the third to disappear and you quickly follow, embracing Focus while clutching the teleportation scroll before letting go and concentrating on the matters at hand, everyone today will have their own battles to win.

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The distinctive sound of sharp metal cutting wind follows the dull wet spurts of blade-meet-flesh along with the momentary groan of metal as the weapons pierce through form fitting plate, sharp elegant spears protruding from the middle of her chest, the Inquisitor clutched the weapons to impede her foe however she could while her magical shields flared alive and dispersed just as fast, unable to concentrate, incapables of forming the words needed for the heretical use of offensive holy; her head was soon severed as the strong arm of the succubus performed a single slash decapitation and moved on.

To the left, the second agent fared even worse; she lay upon the fallen leaves of the soil, bleeding out from several wounds and already dead from the trauma of the angel halberd whose face was closed, trying her best to stifle her empathy in a strong dignified manner while Mylen was the opposite, a bloodletting grin adorned her bloodstained face and she took in a large breath, finally turning toward you and the emerging squad while Hadraniel literally floated closer, keeping herself afloat by constant wing flaps and magical projection.

‘’Scouts’’

The succubus informs you and Tsukiyomi as the rest of the girls emerge from the deep golden portal, the large oval think spell suddenly clear up and disappear into nothingness as everyone finally made it, the strong magical projection cease to exist just as well; you can’t be optimists however, the Church most likely sniffed this little stunt already.

‘’Subtlety is already over I see… We have to go east, it’s highly likely that we will run into an ever increasing resistance but if we’re lucky we might reach our destination and force the enemy out of position; make your peace and prepare for battle’’

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Tsukiyomi let out a heavy sigh after her words, grasp her pen in a solid fist to avoid dropping it, then hide her face and glowing tattoos with the near-comical mask of a fox that she kept atop her head all this while, allowing her ears to spring back atop her head while everyone else take positions, you feel a tad reluctant to stand in the middle but once you notch an arrow in your new bow, you welcome the protection and distance that’d allow you to make full use of your talent.

Your squad formation is as follow.

The frontline is divided into two part that will as of now be referred to as ‘’frontline Near and frontline Far’’. Hadraniel is on the outermost tip of the vanguard, a fair 3 to 4 meters ahead while Emeth is left standing midway despite clear reluctance from the blond fluffy tails, there is no denying this artificial girl spirit… at least that’s what you assured for your precious golem isn’t feeling much emotions, not even anticipations, she’s an almost perfect wall of calm platitude.

The first flank – West- is solely guarded by Athena. Placed a good 2 meters from the core group, she maneuver with surprising dexterity and speed despite the heavy armor and shield shining under her rain cloak, her large scaly tail occasionally kick up her clothes while slapping against some of the trees as she maneuvers with speed and grace, she take her role very seriously thank to her proximity to the frontline.

The second flank – East – is guarded by Belphegor, the newest addition sent to you by the Demon Lord. The Demon goat held some reluctance but was quickly compliant when menaced by a new hug from Vasuki; you can honestly say that she greatly downplayed her ability for, not only is she keeping up without winding herself (something you can’t reciprocate despite your best efforts), but her small stature and levitating scythe means that the occasionally densely packed trees aren’t a problem.

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Rolled 3, 1 = 4

Afterward come the reinforcement, the people meant to quickly respond to sudden crisis; Sylphis and Leila were perfect for this position, the Purifier is able to raise shield in a circumference of 7 meters reliably fast while Sylphis is quick on her feet and even faster of mind and reflexes. Putting the one person able to heal your group in danger may be relatively unwise, but Leila insisted in proving herself to ‘’her new hosts’’ (she put it like that herself) and in the end, Tsukiyomi allowed her to perform as she wished.

The rear guard consisted of Mylen exclusively, your first and only line of defensive with ambush, the safety of this entire squad rest upon her shoulders; a duty she is more than happy to fulfill.

And of course your, Tsukiyomi and the shaman Hero Vasuki Uruloki are safely guarded by these Valkyries in the middle, as befit royalty and mages (even if the elf was rather grumpy, as she, in her words ‘’preferred the thick of it’’)
Now, as you are about to set out, you have a decision to make regarding this information and what you think you’ll encounter on the way.

>Forward Arrowhead: Increase the distance between the vanguards and the rest of the formation [Much greater chance to detect scouts]
>Arrowhead: You current formation [Increase battle readiness if you were to encounter enemy squads]
>Half circle: Greatly reduce your speed, but combine the two bonuses, the formation remain largely the same.
>I’ll ask for 2d20 once you guys come to a consensus

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>>29468538

...What a poor display.

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>>29468538
And now that we're in a fight the dice decide to fuck us again. Wonderful...

Well we have a medic this time at least, she's gonna be in burnout mode by the end of this it seems.

Say, INH, can our lovely angel into healing? Because that'd really help us out. Also here it is.

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>>29468819

That roll was for the Church

Hadraniel can heal as well, given that's the very nature of Holy energy.

>>29468538
>Half Circle
We can't sneak through, and if they had already been able to send scouts to the location of the portal, then they're probably already setting up defenses at our target location.
There is a pitched battle already, so unless we give them a reason to think that this is actually important, I don't think the Church will divert their attention from the main battle.

I think we should go with a Half Circle because we should expect that the enemy scouts and squads are already in position.

>>29468538
I'd say go Half circle or stay in our current formation

>>29468930
See I'm going to go with current formation. The enemy may be setting up defenses so we best be there before they're up completely.

Forward Arrowhead would also make sense as if you kill the enemy scouts before they can report back your odds of encountering a squad are reduced.

Either way, we can't afford to slow down. Gotta go fast here folks.

>>29468930
Eh, why not. Seconding? Sure.

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>>29469024
>>29468932
>>29468930
>>29469111


So we've got 3 for half-circle, I tihnk it's safe to assume that's a majority. Roll 2d20 people

Rolled 11, 17 = 28

>>29469134
based double 20's

Rolled 16, 10 = 26

>>29469134

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>>29469280
Ok that was pretty good.

>>29469325
Not as good but hey, still high.

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>>29469134
where are the manticores

also, third set of rolls anyone?

Rolled 16, 6 = 22

>>29469134
check these 1's

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>>29469471

Manticute aren't native to Zipangu I'm afraid.

A third set of roll won't do anything now since I've already started writing.

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>>29469521
They can always be brought in, we have reinforcements from our former homeland after all.

The rolls were mid-high on the probability chart (if you're counting the total), and the best one involved a 17 (if you're taking them separate) so I hope that means something good happens.

They're building our confidence, waiting for the perfect moment to strike. Dice gods play the long game.

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>>29469521
>basically no manticute
a terrible shame, but I can live with it.

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>>29469690
>>29469624

Well I ahve a dragon in the work, if that's any consolation...

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>>29469796
Dragons... Dragons are good. Elder dragons can outfly the typical angel yes? Because if not she's not gonna last very long. You can bet high command will make it a high priority target because, fucking dragon. C'mon you just can't let that thing fly around barbequing your forces can you?

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>>29469945

Strong dragons got EX in flying, only oneEembodiment can outspeed and outmaneuver completely. I'm talking Great Wyrm level of speed and fuckery.

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>>29470006
Music to my ears. Great Wyrm you say, my this girl may have even been around when the first Demon Lord ascended to his dark throne to wage his/her war on all other sentient life. Storytime with her will be quite interesting.

>>29470097

Would have been a main character of the Human path

>>29470130
Eh, win some lose some. I do hope we get at least one conversation with her. Such an old, ancient being, a library of potentially lost knowledge inside her head, that she might tell you if you impress them somehow. Dragon's have always been proud haughty individuals when they have brains, tending to see most other beings as beneath them in some way.

Of course this is but the general trend. There could be a downright submissive or inferiority complex plagued dragon out there, they just don't show up very often.

The forest change from closely packed pockets of trees to properly sparse vegetation’s with the never-ending fallen leaves of autumns, add to that the constantly metallic clicks of weapons and your position isn’t exactly hard to guess and that is exactly why Tsukiyomi changed formation for something a little unorthodox, but doubtlessly safer; with the death of two scouts the enemy is bound to sniff you out sooner rather than later and you’d prefer to be prepared for the worst, the progress change from a run to walk as everyone in the squad stand a little closer apart from the vanguard, and in it with the oppressive echo of the war that you make a slow, steady progress toward your objective, confrontations doesn’t seem to have erupted quite yet but the forest isn’t enough to completely obfuscate the sound of blowing horns and feverish voices as soldiers screams and taunts each other’s into one incomprehensible brouhaha of bloodlust, sending more than a few chill down your spine as adrenaline start pumping in your vein despite the forced serenity and concentration of Focus.

Beside you, the taller elf is grasping her staff and Tsukiyomi vulpine ear suddenly perk up as you pass one of the rare glade, a little pocket absent of trees where colored flowers blooms than to magically infused nectars and insects, your entire company make an unanimous stop.

‘’Scouts come in fours, don’t they?’’

She suddenly ask, looking toward Leila, who barely flinch at the attention, the blonde is grasping the sword, already taking it out of its scabbard as you notch an arrow, keeping your attention forward while taking a few glances behind you where Mylen has turned around to guard everyone backs.

‘’Usually, yes but it isn’t rare to send a simple duo, I can’t begin to pretend knowing the planning behind this operation’’

‘’Oh, I believe I know’’

Tsukiyomi says and you squint to find some kind of movements around the trees surrounding the glade, then settle to find some kind of magical projection only to find yourself wanting; potent magical auras are already coming from the east in strong, potent wave, more than enough to obfuscate the entire region if you were to add the army.

‘’A trickery they’ve used back in the good old days, hmm…’’

Vasuki suddenly grasp her staff and you start hearing some cracking all around you, obfuscated movements and tree groaning as weight settles on branch, the girls raise their weapons and you squint harder, your aim and eyes having never betrayed you before, but you can’t see a damn thing!

‘’What the hell is going on Tsu?’’

You can help your nerves and the Tenko simply laugh through her mask, the enemies have already sniffed out that you were preparing to fight and your guts screams that dangers is lurking all around.

‘’I’ve led them right where I wanted, being slow and cumbersome has its advantage’’

‘’Everyone, take a deep breath and keep it, oh yes it’d be best if you avoid flinching’’

Something happen that nobody could possibly predict; from the battlefield westbound battlefield come a most horrific, potent echo of war that can only be described as raw thunder, a most terrific unearthly sound boom across the entire forest as –something- seem to explode one after another, incredibly cracking of never ending force cut short by the sound of screaming stones and impossibly strong impact; it’s beyond the sound of war and thunder, it’s almost as if an earthquake was roused in the very air.

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What in the world is going on out there!?

The shaman unleash her spell, her hand dancing across her staff suddenly seem to grasp something and she literally pull out a long tether of lighting from its forehead, the eyes of the skull alight in purple and gray, the tanned woman skin flare up with magical tattoos adorning her entire body, forming constant shifting tribal drawing, magical force surround her beyond the mere concept of ‘’full’’ or strong, she literally force the world to waver around her as two elements are forcefully pulled together – electricity and wind – and unleashed upon the world like a hurricane.

The entire circle around your squad is filled with crackling, moving sparks, electrocuting vegetation, barks, woods, leaves, even the dirt; potent crackling and spiraling wind erupt from the Eye of the Storm as Vasuki staff hover around her, the unearthly vision force your nearly overwhelmed squad closer together as the very air look deadly, but the magic was most certainly effective for out there, you finally see the enemy; human form appear out of nowhere, throwing down large magical cloak on the ground and huddling closer together to activate magical shields, 12 people lying in ambush having tried to encircle your squad only to get a rude, rude awakening and now, finally, the storm dies down as the elf forcefully kill her spell, shifting into another stance as fire crackle along her fingertips.

The prey became the predator.

>The enemy separated in 4 pockets of 3 peoples, one East, one West, one South and one North in order to strike you down simultaneously but have now been momentarily paralysed by Vasuki spell; how do you wish to approach this battle?

>>29470743
Can we see all of them? What condition are they in? Which direction brings us closer to our objective?

Best way is to try and overwhelm one of the squads then either move to crush the rest or try and lose them in pursuit.

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>>29470870

You can see them all, They seem unarmed but obviously shaken as the ywere forced to hudle together and raise shields to resist the electric air. You need to continue eastward, yo ucan change formation if you wish to focus in a single direction.

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>>29470743

Mylen and Handreniel as one team, engage the North team.

Siggy and emeth engage the East.

Slyphis and Athena engage the West.

Tsukiyomi, Leila, Vasuki and Bel engage the South.

The Eastern and Western teams only need to hold on and delay. Southern and Northern teams are likely to quickly overpower and kill their opponents, allowing them to move to help support the Eastern and Western teams.

>>29471001
If we have to roll on anything, can we keep this based 17?

Also, sounds like a decent plan. We do have to east though so it'll take the west team a moment to catch up.

Also, don't forget that Siggy's spells don't give a shit about holy shields. We should aim to put a spike in the healers head or otherwise incapacitate them before they realize that.

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>>29471001

I'll start writing and changes thing if need be if there's disagreements.

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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pO5iNCi8jHE

The advantage of the soul link show itself within second: your intention as the core pillar of the set of ligaments direct 4 women almost simultaneously and it take only a few horse command (quickly joined by Tsukiyomi who somehow manage to guess the pairs you wished for). The confrontatiosn are so fast, so sudden; you can only concentrate on your own battle. Hadraniel fly directly above the group and her presence disappear while literally uprooting trees with a charge of phenomenal, absolute strength and that’s the last attention you can spare as you start running, then quickly jump down and roll on the ground as you and Emeth (approaching from different direction) suddenly find yourselves fired at by crossbow, the robed Inquisitors pulled what appears to be one handed, personal crossbow and started peppering your advance, thankfully the first few bolts were concentrated on Emeth given her single minded, obvious charge; the girl didn’t even need to activate her shield, the moment you rose to your knee while notching an arrow she jumped and stroke their levered shield with a potent kick; but didn’t managed to break the defense and the women retaliated by firing bolts almost point blank which in turn, peppered uselessly off her shield as she landed back on the ground, than jumped sideway to spring herself off one tree and climb upward like a monkey, jumping while highlighting her entire form with a shield to land in a storng, potent crunch right atop the golden protective cube…

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All around you the sound of battle raged and the Church were being routed, at least form your feeling of the links; an uncharacteristic bloodlust emerged form Athena but you casted away the distraction while aiming for the trio of women who, by now, had pulled out their sword while forming a half circle, ready to trap the golem inside…

>Enchant your arrow to pierce the shield and snipe one of the woman
>Barrage of spell to overwhelm them as fast as possible while breaking their protection.
>Something else?

>>29471674
>>Enchant your arrow to pierce the shield and snipe one of the woman

>>29471674
Ice armor up, these are only the buggers we saw, that big boom will have drawn the attention of any nearby reinforcements and we don't want to relive the kidney incident (thankfully there's chain under our plate now, so they'll have a harder time of it).

Then I vote a barrage, time for combat synergy to show its stuff and keep them off balance so Emeth can knock em' out or cave their faces in, whichever the girl prefers.

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>>29471674
>>Barrage of spell to overwhelm them as fast as possible while breaking their protection.

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>>29471794

Rolled 7

>>29471674

>>29471765 here again. Actually, since we are in mentat mode can't we do both?

>>29471794
Oh God Damnit!

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>>29471794

fuck me

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>>29471794

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>>29471853

You can do both, it'll cost a bit more that's about it.

Seem like option 2 is the most popular choice so I'll start writing.
You guys better be damn grateful I didn't ask for a roll

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>>29471794
God damnit Puch.

>>29471765

Also just for precision, the big booms (there were several ones) came from the Fort, the main battlefield, not your battle.

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>>29471939
Thankful as all fuck. Praise be unto the based GM.

>>29471977
Well then I guess Kyron is about to get started on his kill quota. Hope he finds being in the mech with Gravitic Exhaust to be all kinds of fun.

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>>29472009

I'm going to have fun revealed what that was, oh yes...But enough teasing!

>>29472066
Let me guess: Orion ordered his A-Team of Angels to take the field, and they've given Kyorhn an ass-whooping.

>>29472176
Or Darm just whipped out Bahamut's Mega Flare or something similar.

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>>29472287
It's the other mechs.

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Magical energy flow throughout your body, heart pumping pure raw power through your vein, engulfing your very self in addicting sense of clarity, the air around you grows cold, trickle of snow inevitably falls at your side and you aim toward one of the enemy, time itself seemingly slowing down as spikes sprout to existence from the ether, turning on themselves slightly, five of them perfectly aligned, you enchant your arrowhead in ice and bend your bow as much as possible, grunting from the effort while trying your best to ignore the screams of agony from the one-sided battle, an explosion of magic followed by a guttural grunt of some unearthly beast tells you that Tsukiyomi is just about done mopping up; you let loose of your arrow almost simultaneously with Emeth intention, the girl jump down the protective cube toward the left while your arrow find – and pierce- the thick shield, penetrating two walls back to back to disappear and imbed itself in a tree and your barrage spew forth not a second later.

They fly like javelin, taking your foes completely off guard, the sharpened ice spikes sing though the air to find a mark, two of the woman are very unlucky as they were just about to launch their own offensive with swords raised, the wet ‘’thunk’’ of metal (or at least, something just as sharp and strong) meet flesh can almost be heard over the fight, two spikes pierced their heads and back, painting the trees in red and sending the body crashing down from the force of your spells, the last one had a bit more luck as she saw it coming and ducked down with the reflex to shoot her crossbow in your direction, the bolt sailed through the air fast, very fast and you rolled sideway to dodge, sense alerted and trained thank to a fight with a certain hateful albino.

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It’s a mess alright.

Hadraniel and Mylen battle had been the fastest; the corpses of the ambushed Inquisitors are literally strewn about uprooted trees and you don’t bother to look anymore, Sylphis and Athena appeared to have some troubles but they already left their battle, corpse of decapitated agents bleeding out on the floor, while Tsukiyomi and her large squad caused enough collateral damage to make identifying the corpse useless; your own little fight took longest but now, at least everything is over and your squad regroup without a hitch, something that send your alarm bells blaring as it is, quite simply, too easy.

‘’Alright, we have to continue fa-Ugh!’’

Tsukiyomi suddenly kneel over, coughing up a bile of disgusting black tar while one of her already shrunk fluffy tails disappear entirely in her body as her coughing feet worsen enough for corruption to run down her nose, Vasuki had the foresight of pulling her war mask away, everyone took a momentary protective stance around then Tenko.

‘’I don’t think our friends are doing too well…’’

Hadraniel suddenly spoke, hovering above the entire group as she scanned the sky for intruders. It’s obvious what just happened, Tsukiyomi just took a sudden loss of power from summoning a Hero.

‘’Tsu, what the hell were those… thunders?’’

You finally ask when the Queen-Mother stubbornly get back up on her feet, taking back her possession from her friend who huff in disagreement, Tsukiyomi ears fall flat on her head momentarily as she speak through the mask, voice momentarily trampled by the magical fabric.

‘’Knowing will only burden you with worries, but I’ll share the knowledge if you wish’’

>Take advantage of this lull to ask
>No need to know, onward, fast! [Decide on your formation]
>Something else?

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>>29472942
>>Something else?
Talk while we proceed.

Arrowhead formation. Sweep aside anything else we come across. We need to hurry, something has probably gone wrong.

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>>29473066
A 19! Hell yes! Good plan, we talk as we run for the objective as fast as possible. You are correct, something has most likely gone south, must make something go south for the Church to compensate.

A few thousand pissed off golems ought do that.

>>29473066
This

>>29472942
>No need to know, onward, fast!
Arrowhead formation.
Talking while moving will only distract when we need to concentrate on the inevitable ambush.

>>29472942
>>Take advantage of this lull to ask

>>29473271
You'd normally be right, but let's not forget what we are in focus mode. What are we? A mentat that's what. Talking while taking in everything the battlefield has to offer is child's play.

>>29472942
>are literally strewn
What a shit writer. Not even an amateur would make this mistake.

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>>29473271

We're still in the middle of the formation, the vanguards can deal with the initial meeting with enemy forces so we can take stock of the overall situation from tsukiyomi.

>>29473358

World English Dictionary
strew (struː)

— vb , strews , strewing , strewed , strewn , strewed
to spread or scatter or be spread or scattered, as over a surface or area

[Old English streowian; related to Old Norse strā, Old High German streuwen, Latin struere to spread]

Sorry for writing too fast, I guess.

>You have 74/75 arrows

Tsukiyomi let out a short sigh at your insistence, and then fasten her mask, fiddling with the strings holding it in place while bellow ‘’Arrowhead!’’, immediately motivating the girls back in in the previously agreed formation and you take your place as Hadraniel land loudly at the front, already jogging forward into the trees as everyone else take a more rapid, jogging pace after the fight.

‘’Pfah… ever heard of bombard, Siegfried?’’

She’s trying her best to talk and run despite the increasing fatigue of her summons, the usual grace or fearsome intimidation that surround her let go for something a bit more primal, Tsukiyomi is pissed off and she’s letting it known thrown sharp tone and fuzzy furs, her tails rest safely behind her, almost ballooning as every strand stand up, either scary or cute, you honestly can’t say.

‘’No’’

You answer flatly, concentrating on the path ahead; the trees are as weirdly picked as before and before long, the group in a lull as the sound of the battle echoes into the forest; the enemy is regrouping while you forge on as fast as you can without discarding caution.

‘’Think of a large cylindrical hollow object with all but a single big ball of iron as ammunition; imagine lighting a little spark on the surface of this strange object only for the exit to spit out the ball with the sound of thunder faster than any arrows and bolts you’ve ever seen, smashing into the wall with unearthly force, taking apart the fortified stones like tissues, without so much as a single push of magic.’’

‘’…’’

You would have stopped your stride if it weren’t for the little push of her fluffy tails; her next sentence is uttered with considerably less animosity, almost resignation.

‘’That’s the enemy we face today’’

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‘’Contacts!’’

A veritable barrage of bolts suddenly come from your destination; Hadraniel plant herself on the ground and flap her wings in earnest, creating a potent vacuum that send the projectiles tumbling down uselessly while beside you, the elf let out a sinister chuckle while your formation close in around Tsukiyomi, the woman pull out another tether of electricity and launch toward Hadraniel, zipping past her head and, just like before, electricity crackles within the fast gusts, almost setting the woods aflame as the smell of burning flesh and scream of pain barely trample over the near-hurricane of the Embodiment.

‘’Siegfried!’’

You’ve obviously reached the enemy who, just like before, were garbed in presence-concealed cloaks, both your flanks see the presence of stern, masked faced individuals running and engaging the guards, Athena already bisected one of her attacked as she whip out her deadly arm, completely catching them off guards while Belphegor is struggling against a shower of fireballs and bolts, the men and woman keeping distance of her scythe, the girl is fast and nimble enough to take cover with the trees, starting a fire.

Tsukiyomi took your hand while grasping at Leila‘s back.

‘’We need to push on! They’ve made a forward base at the stones and…!’’

Something literally explodes beside you, interrupting Tsukiyomi as you see Mylen charge forward, whipping out a second bomb, delving into the newly born uncontrolled fire. This is getting out of hand real fast, they aren’t kidding around!

‘’Take Emeth and follow me!’’

>Obey.
>Don’t stay behind.
>Something else?

>>29474370

>Don't, stay behind

Sorry for that, we'll expend on the options after a consensus

>>29474370
>Obey.
We need to get to the base and destroy it while Hadraniel, Athena, Mylen, Belphegor, Leila, and Sylphis keep the enemy occupied here.

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>>29474370
>>Obey.

No time for dissent. We have our orders.

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>>29474329
So they've just discovered gunpowder? Oh joy, good thing we have Kyorn in a mech.

>>29474370
>Forward base at the stones

Well I kinda expected that one. Clever fucks. How, exactly, are we to break through a fucking base with just us, Tsu, and Emeth?

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>>29474658
>So they've just discovered gunpowder?

I did say that the world was o nthe birnk of the Renaissance didn't I?

Also I hope I'm making some good actions, we'll be getting even busier soon. Seem like the consensus is to obey with Tsu plan

>>29474329
>bombard
good thing we have a rain storm on the way then

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>You have 74/75 arrows

The ringing in your ears doesn’t stop, the shower of sparks bounce uselessly off your plate armor as you try your best to navigate, the Inquisitors had their own alchemical weapons and by now the fire in the forest had grown into something akin to an inferno, twenty, maybe thirty highly trained inquisitor had encircled your position, this trap felt almost too perfect, but you can’t linger on how.

‘’Emeth!’’

You scream above the fire, summoning a jet of steam behind Tsukiyomi, cooking half the body of a man shielding himself in Holy, his scream was merely one above others but soon extinguished by a vicious haymaker, sending him crashing down on the bloody ground but you barely had time to react when the Shaman suddenly jumped on the ground, on her knees and literally vacuumed the majority of the fire in her hands. The atmosphere around her was so ungodly hot that you shielded Tsukiyomi with your body as you grasped Leila back toward you, the very air sizzled and the trees combusted, liquefied by the pure raw might of the magical flame as even the bolts sent her way melted. The Purifer was conjuring shields after shields to help out Athena who, with a quick help from Mylen, managed to get back within the safe zone of the squad, her entire body drenched in blood while Sylphis jumped from trees to trees, feeling archers after archers.

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Hadraniel suddenly rammed (there’s no better way to put it) into the eastern part of this battlefield, the wind surrounding her crashing with the hot, hot air of the shaman, mingling into something sinister while men and women were sent flying without a single slice of her halberd, trees were uprooted, patch of dirt sent crashing into incoming reinforcements, scream after screams of dying, bone snapping, metal slicing…

‘’Emeth, let’s go! Leila, cover us!’’

Tsukiyomi has already started to draw something with her pen, Leila seems positively overwhelmed by the sheer, raw might of your squad; it may appear chaotic, but the girls are pushing back 50 highly trained agents (no small thank to the summoned Hero).

‘’Right! Right!’’

With holy sword in hand, Leila closed your little 4 man squad and shielding you all with a nice, cubic golden transparent shield.

Now, the protection falls on you.

>Hold nothing back, fire javelins and arrows with wild abandon through the protection.[1d20, modifier]
>Be more conservative [1d20, no modifier]
>Something else?

>>29475499
>Be more conservative
We've still got the big rain storm to manipulate later.

>>29475499
So I take it we have to hold them off while Tsu charges up yes?

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>>29475499
>>Hold nothing back, fire javelins and arrows with wild abandon through the protection.[1d20, modifier
No reason to hold back at this point.

>>29475614

Hold them off while she charge up while marching forward to the forward base

>>29475686

>This entire sentence

Wow, sorry about that, I hope you understood that.

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>>29475499
>>Be more conservative [1d20, no modifier]

We've got the advantage in troop quality here

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>>29475632
We start run low on prana we just have Vasuki blast us with a fireball. Seconding.

>>29475719
Quality friend, not quantity. Numbers beat good if you have enough numbers, best get to reducing them.

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>>29475632

So I take it this the consensus?

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>>29475836
....I want to scritch those fluffy ears.

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>>29475499
>Hold nothing back, fire javelins and arrows with wild abandon through the protection.[1d20, modifier]

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>>29475908

What if, with the proper alignement of stars, Tsu daugtheru look exactly like this?

>>29475976
What parts of Siegfried's genepool will be part of that

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>>29475976
Provided everyone else lives and we get the peace ending. Happiest. Ending. Ever.

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>>29476014

Secret

>>29476265
no hint?

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A notched arrow fly, zipping through the air to imbed itself into the neck of a newly emerging Inquisitor, going through the shield like butters while three javelins filter out of Leila shield, going through trees and vegetation as you landed good, solid hit (unfortunately not lethal) onto three others agent activating their runic bolts, Sylphis rampage having forced them out of the trees, they were quickly shielded by comrade who, by now, were growing increasingly alert and conscious of your little game, scoring nearly five kills in such short notice isn’t going to go unnoticed and by now they were growing noticeably disconcerted at the apparent overwhelming force of such a small squad; the combination of two past heroes was more than enough to hold an army, adding that with four supremely trained operatives and the Inquisitors were losing ground, especially once a bitter, potent explosion busted from Vasuki position, the shaking of the earth uprooted even more trees, scarring the very ground fever as blob of magma burst out of the tears and cracks…

A second arrow flew out of your bow, skewering the wrist of a woman just about to throw a bomb, unfortunately two more were thrown behind you and Leila visibly strained under the pressure, the exposition nearly sent Tsu tumbling but she held fast, planting her tails on the ground for support as she continued writing her runes while running, your little group finally eclipsed the main battle while, unfortunately, earning you a fair share of pursuers who, by now, were much, much more careful abandoning the idea of shields and peppering your position with bolts as they used the trees for supports and covers, rendering most of you javelin useless as your near miss increased, you did manage to land a few lucky shot with your arrows, run & shot being a strategy you’ve grown increasingly used to thank to Gwynedd conflicts.

‘’It’s nothing’’

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Holding a shield for a long time; along with the steadfast defense against the enemies projectiles, is no small feat, your concentration was momentarily interrupted by Emeth frustration, but the girl flew out of the feverish pace of your charge finally rewarded you with vision of your objective.

You expected worse; the forward base was small, only filled with chairs and tables with some drawing thrown on the floors with only ten personnel left for defense who, of course, fired a concentrated, synchronised volley directly toward your group, each bolts filled with potent magic, you feverishly rose to help Leila defense, running toward the edge while a few electric filled bolts crashed into the golden screen, eliciting grunt from the Purifier and punching holes in the protections while an explosion of white light pulsed from the sword that had now grew angelic winds; steams suddenly the gaps, potent jet of hot air forcing the bolts off tracks, the rest of them plinked into Leila protection, each of them breaking it like glass and you, in turn, filled the gaps as she concentrated to keep you all safe.
Emeth suddenly covered her body in shields and, just as she was about to charge out despite your protest, Tsukiyomi masked face howled an order.

‘’ON THE GROUND’’

Warmth, hot, inferno; the inside of this cubic abode grew so hot, so fast you and Leila were suddenly bereft of breath. The Tenko body was literally burning. Flames escapes her sleeves to lick the golden protection, her set of eight puffy, loving fluffy tails now reduced to seven had changed into flames of gold, burning bright and intense as it melted Leila protection, forcing the girl to clutch her sword as she fell on her knees; jet of steamy fire escape the Tenko mouth, filtering directly though the mask as she hugged her shoulders.

So grand and utterly intimidating was the creatures that even your foe could merely watch at the majesty of this fire god.

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‘’BURN THIS WORLD TO CINDER, AZRUCHI’’

Ligaments burst forth from her form; a giant bird of pure golden flames exited the Tenko body; a body beyond comprehension flew out toward the Inquisitors and Purifiers, lines coming together to form a seemingly empty birdlike shaped whose bones, marrows, muscles and meat consisted nothing more than compressed fire that already started to pierced it’s measly form as the compression of the fire was too much for the puny protection of tis apparent flesh. The bird scream in pain and anger, rendered mad by the state of its body; its screamed loud enough to dwarf the battle, trample the bombards; bolts melted into its fragile form and its single minded charge crashed into the lone standing stone, men and women having long abandoned the camp…

The following explosion was beyond comprehension, a literal inferno of hell itself, glimpse of demonic fire swirled, rendering humans, metals wood, stone earth to cinder, digging into the ground as you huddled Emeth for dear life, protecting her body with yours but what saved your life was a specter of the past.
An angel of white fume burst forth from the magical blade, the woman of Faith herself floated toward the inferno, holding a single hand forward, elevating a circle around your group; flame licked uselessly at the walls, explosion of frustration didn’t even dent the screens… she held fast without a backward glance, her white, much too white body already dissipating in fumes as it went back into the sword while her halo momentarily flashed in gold.

There wasn’t a forest, a glade or a prairie anymore, merely a crater of cinder, everything burned to a crisp, with a lone standing magical stone glowering with renewed energy.

‘’What… were you going to kill…’’

Leila coughed; sweat pouring down her body form the heat and effort.

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‘’We don’t have time to argue’’

Tsukiyomi answered coldly while grabbing Emeth.

‘’I hope your strong enough’’

The fox-lady muttered, but your attention was soon taken to the sky as you felt a strange burst of magic, following the sound of a bell…

‘’Now then, do you believe in her, Siegfried? The fate of this country – and our lives- depends on the shoulders of this girl’’

Beneath the mask, Tsukiyomi sounded amused, even gleeful as she walked in the ash while Emeth kept glancing back at you, her expression none of extreme unease, perhaps even fear.
…she was sending a clear ‘’NO’’ thought the soul link.

What do you do?

>You have 68/75 arrows
>taking a 20 minutes break, we aint done yet folks.

>>29477696
Sure we trust herm hasn't led us wrong so far

>>29477696
This was the plan from the start, so I don't see any use in not going ahead with it.
We should catch up with Tsu and Emeth, and hold Emeth's hand, at least.

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>>29477696
We need her to power up the army but it seems she needs some emotional encouragement.

"I'm sorry Emeth, it's as you said yet again. I know you can do it, so please, activate the stone and end this tragedy here and now. For all our sakes."

Hope that gives her a modifier. We're banking it all on you not-Robo Girl, bail us out and we'll kit you out however you like!

>>29477696
Get up there and grab ahold of Emeth's other hand.
"Come on, Emeth. It might be frightening, but this is what we came here to do. All of our lives are now depending on you; I know you can do it."
Though the strange burst of magic and the sound of a bell are bothering me.

Does Siegfried remember anything about that magic signature or the bell? Is it related to Orion, or to Deruella?

>>29478184
It's an alarm obviously, signaling that the forward base camp has fallen. Enemy reinforcements will soon arrive at our position to see what the hell happened. We need the army to be activated before then so we can simply Cheese it when they arrive.

Seriously, the whole goddamned army is about to be shoved straight up our ass. As Stalin said, Quantity has a quality all its own. We don't want to find out why the hell he said that.

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>>29477912

Is Ika a Monmosu?

>>29478184

The Bell isn't something Siegfried remember, Church use whistling arrows and blowing horns as signal the majority of the time

>>29477696
Don't do it. Emeth doesn't want to.

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>>29478304

Seem like we've got 2 to let her go in, writing now.

Need to muster as much strength as I can to make this good. I hope you guys are enjoying yourselves.

>>29478272
Yes, she will conquer the world with her cute tentacle hair!

>>29478304
Which is why I said she needs emotional support. She's scared, that's good, fear is a human trait.

>>29478456
Very much so.

>>29478560
Or she's scared because of what this might to do her in terms of her individuality and personality.

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>>29478915
Again, why she needs the support. Ever watch Slayers? The reason Giga Slave is so dangerous is because it envelops Lina in a crushing, all consuming fear. If she falls to that the spell will go haywire and essentially destroy the world.

In that sea of fear she will only have our words, faith, and the presence of the link. If we leverage that she should be able to maintain everything without losing it. This rides on us as well, we have to flood the link with positive emotions of trust, love, and sympathy. We must be the light in her darkness, so she will see the path home.

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>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTn_NbOQWB8

‘’Emeth… Emeth!’’

You almost stumble forward into a face full of ash as you reach to grab Emeth hands, Tsukiyomi isn’t one to wait for sentimentality so the golem reach toward you while doing her best to resist her Tenko touch, her hand grab yours painfully as an array of bad, poignant emotions filter out of her unabated, painfully pinching your heart.

‘’It’s going to be scary I know, but if you’re scared… think about me, think about what we’ve done so far, you weren’t scared in that prison, you weren’t scared when facing the church in its camp, you’ve got more guts than I do’’

You must look pathetic, clothes ruined with ashes, sweating from every pore of your body while you hold her hand with both of yours, shaking it gently as you squeeze and smile, no doubt your face got some dirty grime too.

‘’Siggy…’’

You hear another sound of a bell, this time much stronger as a wave of unknown energy spread throughout the sky, the battlefield with the rest of the Inquisitor seem to have become one sided as the magical offensive have grown increasingly weaker, with Hadraniel potent, very, very loud wind magic cracking and echoing down your position.

‘’…I’m scared’’

Tsukiyomi grip her pen and follow a runic symbol in the middle of the big stone, Leila quickly join the three of you while holding her glowing sword both handed, keeping eyes on the trees that escaped the inferno; the forest is burning magnificently, but you can’t help a little pang of sadness at the thought of willingly your home aflame.

‘’We’ll be getting a nasty visit soon I’m sure.’’

*Driiiiing*

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Another toll, another burst, impossible to pinpoint in the vastness of the blue sky, you hear a potent crackle in the battle behind you while Sylphis, Athena and Mylen approach your position, the soul link telling of their eagerness to see this battle over and done with… well beside Mylen, she’s having the time of her life cutting up people.
A loud ‘’Psssh’’ bring you back out of your reverie, some kind of indent inside the very stone open up; a has silhouette constructed into the very core of the shell, tall and large enough to accommodate Emeth small frame with space to spare.

‘’Go!’’

Tsukiyomi push her in while snapping her jaw, breaking the handhold while you feel several potent burst of teleportation from the West; the church main camp without a doubt.

*Driiiiiing*

At the same time, sometime finally change in the sky; a cube of gold sprout from the ether upon which are drawn a great many runic symbols and images of triumphant angels, from winged folks battling wyrms to charismatic angelic army flying in the sky, these strange drawing are so potent, so clear despite the distance, it’s as if the very knowledge of their pride was meant to forcefully imprint itself in your brain.

From the flaming forest, Mylen, Sylphis and Athena emerge at once, the girl forming a line and sprinting toward your position as the cocoon of the stone close in around Emeth in another ‘’Pssh’’ then turning on itself and… slide into the ground, projecting a strong magical.

*Driiiiiing*

Hadraniel burst form the middle of the trees, uprooted everything in her path as she hold her dear friend Vasuki, bypassing all obstacle as she make her way toward you, both women completely and utterly drenched in blood, but otherwise fine. From the West, you hear the trees fall under the weight of machines, large constant steeps echoing down this prairie as your blood run cold, realizing the threat; however Emeth potent fear is enough to swallow your emotions.

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‘’Were in trouble’’ Mylen finally say in between breath, Athena cough out a disgusting glut of corruption, prompting Leila to try and heal to no avail while Hadraniel is already three quarter of the way there.

‘’….OooooOooooooOooooOOoo…’’

As if finishing a song, the bell dies upon this short lived voice; the cube cracks, the gold run dull and gray and the sky is finally freed of its arrogant occupants, a burst finally break it down like glass and a squad of brightly colored humanoid floats inside the depth of blue, all of them adorned in a single armor, all of them of the same weight, all of them with the same exact pair of steel-like wings; no individuality with the red armor, spear and shields, all face encased in metallic featureless mask showing their praise unto God, for there is no individual beneath the Eyes of the Father of Heaven.
10 of them float in circle, chanting this constant ‘’OoooooOoooOoo’’ while to the west, a squad of 5 magitek armors finishing lumbering through the forest, supported by twenty some men.

Hadraniel unceremoniously drop the Hero, but still remain in the air, flying and glaring at her brethren, momentary fury overcame her hatred of battle.

A message suddenly filter thought the link, appearing in your eyes in strange blue, running letter.

>Phase 1
>Execute
>Execute
>Execute
>Execute
Aaah… this distraction… is an eyesore!
>Execute
>Prepare for battle.
>Mainframe Unresponsive
>Execute
>Battle...Battle...Battle...

...What will you try to do now, Siegfried?

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Phew I think it might be best to stop here, I don't think I ahve the energy left to continue but... hm mthe situation hasn't been totally explained so I'd feel bad to leave you guys in the dust.

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>>29479720
Ok... Angels are trying a summoning ritual and I know who they're calling. That must be disrupted and stopped before it completes above all else or we're doomed! If Hadraniel has access to that NP now would be a *VERY* good time to fire it off, just saying, because we're well and utterly fucked right now unless something changes really fast. Vasuki's ultimate spell would also be a wise call here.

Second, inform Tsu about this and try for a command. We need them to make a big rucus to pull some of this heat off of us. I don't know what to attempt to enter however. Perhaps focusing on the link and supporting Emeth will enable her to solidify control of the mainframe.

And lastly, now would be an excellent time to call our mech in. We pretty much can't get into any deeper shit than we're in now. If the worst does happen we get Emeth out of there and make Tsu port us back to the fort. Failed mission, but we really can't take out Orion right now. Staying to fight him is suicide.

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>>29479930

I'm going to have to call it quit, so in exchange you can ask whatever you want and I'll answer to the limit of what's reasonable.

I'd like top make a thread within the next 2-3 days or so, to properly close this battle, but that all depend if its fine with you guys.

As for a course of action, you could also concentrate wholly on this battle, or try to reach Emeth through the soul link, both choices have consequence of course.

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>>29479977
Ok, first question, summoning, can Angels into that type of magecraft? Monsters can, elves can, humans can to an extent (eg. Slime Girls) so it only stands to reason they can too but I just gotta be sure.

And mainframe unresponsive? Oh bloody hell Emeth is refusing to connect to the system, like an inversion of Unit 01 refusing the dummy plug. Not good, we need that army, right now preferably so as to prevent us from ending up like Vlad's many victims. You know what I'm talking about.

Steel wings eh? These are Orion's honor guard aren't they, swell. I guess I can see Hadraniel's rage towards them. They threw away emotions, they threw away love, all for power.

Sad, moronic fools. They've become nothing more than monsters, and Alucard's speech on the subject I fully agree with. I'm sure she would too. Whether in the name of the divine or demonic you're still a monster in the end.

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>>29480250

Every angels can do what Hadraniel does, to a considerably lesser extend, of course.

They aren't summoning Orion

Emeth may be getting overwhelmed by all the informations, not quite tuning off the plug...

And we got 5 mechs to account for too, things are heating up. hope I'm writing action well enough to be exciting.

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>>29480321

Also don't forget that there is still Batrion scroll ready to go along with your warmachine, but you'Ve woken the Beast that is the church for certain.

>>29480321
>They aren't summoning Orion
Phew, that coulda been a real pain.

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>>29480630

He can come on his own perfectly fine

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>>29480649

>>29480649
Fuck we're toast. Also, this "trap" feels a little *too* perfect. A light guard with the heavy hitters coming in AFTER we shove Emeth in downing us one ally. It's almost as if... as if they knew we were coming.

Oh hell we've been played. Either Deruella's lackeys sold us out or Orion knows about the loops. Man oh man this day is getting worse all the time.

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>>29481118

Don't try to get smart dammit! Don't dare to read Hadraniel revised sheet for a hint either!

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>>29481178
Just did. Yep, he knows, at least some things. Fucker's likely inbound as we speak. The overwhelming power of this force plus him could mean something else entirely however.

He could just kill us all with himself alone, but that would mean killing us and potentially restarting the loop.

He, wouldn't want that. Instead, just capture us alive while a truly overwhelming force deals with/occupies our allies and lock our sorry asses in a dungeon in "heaven" Arcuied Style until he has completed his plans. Or place us in stasis for the rest of eternity if he's really paranoid. Manaphage will make that difficult but I'm sure he's been researching a way around it.

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>>29481332

I cannot approve of any scenario

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>>29481414
You don't have to. Thing is either he knows or has a vague idea. He wouldn't have to know about the loops for sure to have this trap so well thought out though. Deruella has lackeys in both camps very high up. A "leak" about the golem army and what's involved in the control system to the church is also very likely. Naturally, not wanting to face that, they booby trapped the mainframe with their finest troops. She can't have us winning too easily now can she?

Our best hope is that those 10 angels really are his damn honor guard or something similar and that he trusts them to "get the job done" and thus won't immediately beeline for our position. If we take too long in killing the buggers he might get curious about that and check it out. If the fighting's still going on (meaning we're still there) when he shows up well...

We are fucked. Brutally, from behind, without lube, for hours and hours and hours. Unless this is one big ploy to lure the bastard out so she can slide in the knife or use us to "gague" her opponent.

Like in a Grail War, helps your plotting if you know exactly what the opposing servants are capable of. Ah, the webs plotters weave. A thousand possibilities, and you don't know which is the truth.

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>>29481613

We'll be having a fine time next thread, about time to reinject some DESPAIR

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>>29481664
This isn't despair so much as desperation. We still have Jade yes? Because, those mechs, they won't be expecting the corrosive acid laser blast, the giant exploding spikes (i.e. fantasy missile barrage) or other assorted mech-scale ranged attacks.

Of course, doing that would kill us dead after 2 shots at best. That is, unless, we had a mana battery of epic proportions. And hey, what do ya know, we have one! In the form of a Demon Lord we just saved.

Not combat ready true but we'll just need a nice, steady source of prana to keep ourselves alive while doing the one thing they train you not to do in the mech. And, since we aren't actually calling her in we can be nice and discreet about this. Small portal, someplace hard to see, constantly feeding us spells. They won't know what hit em'. If we wait for a true overcharge we may even be able to reach into the chemistry set and not die. Say, what exactly are the mechs made of again?

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>>29481791

Who's to say Daiyu isn't having problems of her own?

>>29481833
Then I'm back to square one. The only surefire way I'm seeing out of this is sacrificing someone once Emeth connects to the army.

By "sacrifice" I mean leave them to hold off whatever remains as the rest of us cheese it through a portal (ensure nobody follows). Or, conversely, hold off Orion if he shows up because no matter who we throw at him if they're alone, they ain't coming back.

We could also use Tsu or Vasuki for mana if our mech blasters are somehow more efficient or faster than what they were planning to use to render a similar effect.

>>29481833
I'd be surprised if she wasn't. Siegfried and co. are always the ones reacting. Even when they're trying to not.

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>>29481914
>>29481907

Well yo ucan think of this situation as a little show of force of what your foes can really do, hope your enjoying, you've bee ndoing very well so far.

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>>29481955
Wait, I just thought of something. We can't "shoot" right? What about "Throw"? Because we could, maybe, just make a giant Explosive Ice Football and throw a pass to our "friends" in the Church. Kaboom!

>>29482034

Throw is perfectly fine inside a mech, shoot is not.

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>>29482055
Well then, it looks like Arnvidur gets to channel Liberty Prime next update. Big explosive spike/football is a go. They're gonna "love" us for thinking that one up.