Category : Books-Fiction

Sub Category : Fantasy

Chapter 6 The War begins

The death of the Sepulcher left everyone shaken, as the death of a leader left them low on morale. However with new meaning to her life, Illia sets out to fulfill her duty as the crown gets passed down.

(Renue is helping everyone who is injured from the medical bay incident)

Renue* Get the injured to a new medical bay, we need everyone to recover as fast as possible. We can't risk being defenseless right now.

Praetor soldier* Yes sir!

Renue* Lich what of the Princess?

(The Lich is staring at Illia from afar)

Lich* She is still in shock, but she already knows what she has to do.

Renue* I will rally some of my soldiers in the war room. When everything is done meet us there.

(The Lich nods. Renue then departs)

Lich* (The Praetorians are tense, Is it because of the Xurgan?) 

(Illia approached the Lich who appears to be deep in thought)

Illia* Lich!

Lich* Lady Illia... How can I be of service?

Illia* I need you to get Reaper and some of the Royal guards.

Lich* Reaper... Is unfortunately dead. And the Royal guards are nowhere to be found except Ava who is staying at Schrade still.

Illia* Then who can aid us?

Lich* I will return home and see what I can do.

Illia* I will be in the War room.

(The Lich bows as he slowly faded into the wind)

(In the war room)

Renue* These are our targets. First - The capital of the Humans, Almorica. This base is incredibly difficult to penetrate from the outside. Luckily we have spies in the order. The order has been split in two, one who chose to side with King Aramat. And the one who sided with us under the Styxian code. We will use our spies to gather intelligence from within while we plan our assault.

Xyphas* What do you plan to accomplish upon sieging Almorica?

Renue* We will hold the High general as hostage, Without him the Humans will not fight. And its very crucial that we stop the Humans from aiding King Aramat, The battle mechs will stop us dead in our tracks before we could lay an assault on Elauria.

Illia* What role shall I play?

Renue* Once we are inside the Capital city of Almorica; we will need you to lead the charge towards Belazel Building where the High General resides. It is crucial that you do not kill him. We will provide you with a distraction. So the focus is on us.

Xyphas* This seems plausible; However Battle mechs in the City will certainly stop Illias troops.

Illia* I can take care of them without a fuzz.

(Renue gives Illia a Tachyon Communicator and some soldier gear)

Illia* What are these?

Renue* This one is an FTL(faster than light) communicator - Also known as Tachyon communicator. We will be in contact with you the whole time. You will be able to talk through this tiny Object that you place near your ear.

Illia* And these?

(Illia plays with the Phase gun and a plasma grenade)

Renue* We can't have you running around slashing... You will be killed. You have to learn how to use a real weapon.

Illia* I am using a real weapon.

(Illia materializes a Scythe from the air)

Renue* Well... Aren't your weapons a bit primitive for your kind?

Xyphas* If you must know... The robes Illia wear are made from Galak Crystals. Absorbs grade A+ Lasers and Plasma. The Scythe she wields is made from Obsidian Dark matter, preserved by a Black holes event horizon. In other words Praetor, your weapons are primitive compared to hers.

Renue* I'm sorry for thinking you low your Highness.

Illia* Are we done here?

Renue* Yes, stick to the plan and everything will be fine. Once we are done we rendezvous back here. We will drop you off one click away from Almorica in the south, We will Begin our assault on the east. This will give you time to setup your troops and make way to Belazel.

Illia* Let's do it. Xyphas be my eyes as we enter enemy territory.

Xyphas* There will be no difficulty in doing so.

(Renue is announcing the schedule to everyone in the room)

Renue* Listen up, Tonight there will be no moonlight. So expect it to be pitch black, also we will cut power from Almoricas powerplants. There will be no light. The hunter vision of our suits will make sure we can see bright as day. Make no mistakes. The alarms are running on Ion batteries, Make sure no one gets to sound it. Now prepare!

(Night has arrived and everyone is ready, Night stalker ships are being prepped up for take off)

Illia* Xyphas what do you know about Almorica?

Xyphas* Well... Almorica is the first major city the Humans have built when they arrived here. The defenses of that city is no laughing matter. Antimatter cannons were given to them by the Styxians for protection. And one blast from those will eradicate anything. Take extreme caution.

(Illia looks around)

Illia* The Lich still isn't here... So there will only be 10 Praetorian soldiers following me.

Xyphas* It looks that way. But being you is enough to accomplish this.

(The platoon Illia is leading already boarded the Night stalker plane and soon Illia follows)

Xyphas* Look at you all grown up and going to war.

Illia* I'm doing this for Styx and my fathers wishes.

(As the Praetorian plane nears the drop off, Gunfire can be heard in the distance)

Xyphas* It has begun.

(Illia stands and rallied her troops)

Illia* Listen up, You all swore an oath to follow me until death. Now you will be able to prove it, The High general is threatening our survival, and he must be stop. This world that my fathers father built upon so everyone can thrive. It is now your home... Now get out there and defend it!

(The Praetorians cheered and loaded their guns. It was time to fly down,The Praetorian soldiers jumped off the Night stalker one by one, Deploying their boosters and gliders. Illia jumped down and opened her black wings)

Illia* We will land at the south entrance of Almorica. There will be a night patrol, don't be seen. Take every precaution necessary; I don't want any casualties.

Praetorians* Yes your Highness!

(Meanwhile a chittering static can be heard on Illias ears)

Unknown* C...an... hea...r... M..e?

Illia* The Tachyon communicator... (Presses the earpiece) Who is this?

Renue* This is Renue Illia... We have engaged the enemy. We have already felled 17 Mechs, our concern however are those Antimatter Cannons. Our ships cannot land because of them. Do you think you can shut them down on the way to Belazel?

Illia* I will see what I can do. We are descending still on the southern gates. And it looks like we will meet trouble soon. Several Battle mechs are patrolling the grounds. We can see clearly the signal beams they are transmitting. 

Renue* They must have sent several units to patrol the areas. We have cut the power from the plants, The city is only running on a Nuclear Reactor generator. Soon it will be out as well, its a surprise the alarm hasn't gone up yet. They must think we are mere terrorists.

Illia* Good let's keep it at that. We are almost at the gates 4 of my 10 soldiers have already landed and is setting a perimeter to support our descent.

Renue* Copy I will keep in touch! Out!

(Illia and the rest of her soldiers stealthy descended on the perimeter the other soldiers had setup)

(Towering Battle mechs can be seen patrolling)

Illia* We need to sneak in without being seen by those mechs.

(As the Praetorian soldiers mobilized, Xyphas appeared from Illias robes)

Xyphas* Illia... Behind that gate lies a hangar of Battle mechs. Do you think you can occupy it?

Illia* What for?

Xyphas* We can use that as reinforcement. We only have 10 soldiers with us, perhaps mounting them on the mechs will make things easier.

(Illia gave it some thought)

Illia* (he's right... This could make our assault easier. This will give us more time to assist Renues squad on the eastern gate) OK let's do it! Soldiers we will take the Mech hangar inside, kill only the pilots. We don't know how much mechs are inside.

Praetorian soldiers* What do you mean your Highness?

Illia* You will all mount a battle mech.

(The soldiers begin to murmur and fiddle)

Praetorian soldiers* We'll do it. 

Illia* Now let's go!

(Illia and the Praetorians melded in the dark as they advanced towards the gate. Human guards and 19 foot mechs can be seen holding a blockade)

(Illia orders the Praetorians to kill everyone without being seen)

(Dark matter bullets are loaded in each of the soldiers guns)

Illia* When everyone is ready... Fire!

(A gust of wind can be heard as the bodies of human soldiers fall, and mechs deactivating as their pilots die)

Illia* Now go inside... Err... arrr.. What should I call you people?

Praetorian soldiers* You can call us whatever you wish your Highness.

Illia* Very well... I will call the 4 heavy troopers, Desolators. The 2 flamers, Dragons. And the 4 snipers, Assassins.
Any complaints?

Praetorian soldiers* No your Highness!

Illia* Then let's go!

(As Illia and her group quietly sneaks in the southern gate, a loud alarm sounded and alerted everyone in the city)

Illia* What?!

Unknown* C...m...In...illia

Illia* Renue what happened?

Renue* The alarm has been sounded by an officer who patrolled. We have no more time get the general and immediately depart.

Illia* We haven't even gotten far yet.

Renue* That will be a problem, We can't land reinforcements anymore as the anti matter cannons are shredding us to bits- Can't talk anymore, taking fire!

Illia* Xyphas I need your help. I need you to find where the alarm is and where the antimatter cannons get their power. Cut it if you find it.

Xyphas* And how do you expect me to do that?

Illia* You can take control of a body yes?

Xyphas* A vile plan method... I accept.

(Xyphas then vanishes in the night of the sky while Illia marches forward)

Praetorian soldier* Your Highness, these mechs are neurally powered. Its very easy to use, however we wont be able to identity each Other, as the designs are the same.

Illia* I got you on this one.

(Illia envelopes the mechs in a black hue, making the 10 mechs stand out)

Illia* This is it, but be warned I just changed the color. Its not invulnerable.

Praetorian soldiers* We will march ahead and open the road.

Illia* Go I will follow soon.

(As the soldiers advanced forward, the echoes of battle spread throughout the city, Citizens run and hide for their lives as the fires of war claims everything)

Illia* This is getting bad... The entire city is awake. Renue come in over (static) no answer... We have to get to Belazel as fast as possible.

(Illia reached her squad and found them under heavy fire by other mechs)

Illia* Report!

Praetorian soldiers* We have intercepted a transmission from that mech. It is piloted by an officer, and he just pointed towards us the antimatter cannons.

(Everyone takes cover as a massive bolt of energy was fired at them, Disintegrating 3 of the Praetorian soldiers inside their mech)

Illia* Aaaargh!!! .... Is everyone OK?

Praetorian soldiers* 3 of our Assassins are dead, and it seems the Desolators mechs are hit with an EMP they are not responding.

(As Illia and her unit recovers from the blast she finds an old friend from the distance)

Illia* Guilin...

Guilin inside a mech* Illia it's nice to see you again, Its a pity you are with the traitorous scums.

Illia* I should have killed you when I had the chance. You dare trick me!

Guilin inside a mech* I didn't trick you, you were just easily fooled. Now you will die here as the animal that you are.

(Guilin orders another round of fire from the Antimatter cannons, The cannons fire and hits the ground near Illia and her troops)

(The blast destroyed the nearby mechs, Causing all of Illias Praetorians to lose control of it)

Praetorian soldiers* Your Highness, our mechs are not responding.

Illia* Eject now!

Praetorian soldiers* Some of our mechs don't work we can't eject!

(Illia then rips the Praetorians off of their mechs until the last mechs radiator overloaded causing it to heat up)

Praetorian soldier* Leave this one your highness I will open up a way!

Illia* Wait no!

(The last Praetorian drove his mech into the enemy forces and self destructed)

Praetorian soldiers* Nows our chance your Highness, get to cover!

(Illia was in a state of shock to what she has just seen)

Praetorian soldiers* Your Highness this way!

(Illia finally went back to her senses)

Illia* Yes let's go...

(The mech that self destructed caused a massive confusion in the enemy lines)

Guilin inside a mech* Where did they go?

Soldier* We have no idea sir. But we will do a search immediately.

Guilin inside a mech* Good. Notify me when you find them. I'm not finished yet.

(Guilin then takes for the sky and headed west to assist his men in repelling the Praetorian assault)