Queen Sabradia stares at the wall for a moment after he enters, resisting the urge to snap at her bumbling nephew. She then turns, adopting a pleasant tone of voice. "Saban, dear, there you are. What a lovely surprise."
Saban: "A-a-a l-l-lo-ovl-ley s-surp-p-prise?! Wh-wh-what f-for...?" -something tells me Sabradia may bring a humiliating task to her bumbling distant nephew, or make him finally useful for once instead of being the screw-up he is. Hopefully she has forgotten about his... treasonus element swapping, of course you can hold that over his head with a threat and he'll do just about ANYTHING for you.-
-...Akward, no response from the Queen mother herself... well no worries, Saban is off to do something maybe a little Speedor drive around the Arctic won't hurt... nothing can possibly go wrong with THAT idea, right?-
Saban: "Mmmnnghh... b-b-being i-i-ig-gnnored b-by m-my Q-Queen... H-HMPH~!! Wh-what-t e-ever... g-g-gotta c-clear m-my m-mind o-of th-those H-H-HOR-R-RIB-BLE m-memor-ries o-of l-lead-ing th-the t-tri-ribe..." -he'd grumbled, shakily walking over to a local vehicle hangar, finding his old blond-painted speedor he once escaped with, dunno how it got back here, maybe it was found and recovered by some scout team or something.-
-He'd hopped on and the large icy doors opened as some crews above see Saban, they let the Sabertooth roll out and head off in the vast arctic snows, headed meandering to the south, his flawed sense of direction making him think he was heading out west-
{Jammers Sabretooths only} *Frosar prepares 300 warriors to head down through the Ice Mountains to the Outland Mountains.* Shamrock where can I find what gear the sabretooth warriors have?
{Jammers on - Batonmaster } I don't think I ever properly described it. I'd say as standard they have:
- body armour - a ranged weapon (either a pulsor or one of those chi-energy crossbow blasters some of them use in the tv series) - a hand-to-hand weapon (a sword or a spear) - a dagger - a small shield - some chi.
You can add any other stuff you think they might need for this mission, and if you want to take any other equipment or vehicle like speedors, a few Sabretooth Walkers and biplanes/helicopters or anything then that's fine too.
IC: *Frosar takes a few walkers, but no vehicles other than that. He and the three hundred warriors start off through the Arctic Mountains, heading towards the Outland Mountains.*
Saban: "A-a-a l-l-lo-ovl-ley s-surp-p-prise?! Wh-wh-what f-for...?" -something tells me Sabradia may bring a humiliating task to her bumbling distant nephew, or make him finally useful for once instead of being the screw-up he is. Hopefully she has forgotten about his... treasonus element swapping, of course you can hold that over his head with a threat and he'll do just about ANYTHING for you.-
-...Akward, no response from the Queen mother herself... well no worries, Saban is off to do something maybe a little Speedor drive around the Arctic won't hurt... nothing can possibly go wrong with THAT idea, right?-
Saban: "Mmmnnghh... b-b-being i-i-ig-gnnored b-by m-my Q-Queen... H-HMPH~!! Wh-what-t e-ever... g-g-gotta c-clear m-my m-mind o-of th-those H-H-HOR-R-RIB-BLE m-memor-ries o-of l-lead-ing th-the t-tri-ribe..." -he'd grumbled, shakily walking over to a local vehicle hangar, finding his old blond-painted speedor he once escaped with, dunno how it got back here, maybe it was found and recovered by some scout team or something.-
-He'd hopped on and the large icy doors opened as some crews above see Saban, they let the Sabertooth roll out and head off in the vast arctic snows, headed meandering to the south, his flawed sense of direction making him think he was heading out west-
Two guards tail Saban at a distance on speedors of their own. It seems the Queen Mother recalls what happened last time Saban has allowed out unsupervised.
Sabre Mountain quickly becomes a hive of activity as the Second Army prepares to march. Workshops, smithies and factories ring and clatter, producing more vehicles, weapons and armour, whilst hundreds of heavily armoured vehicles begin to line up in the courtyards, laden with supplies for a long journey. In the mountain's east wing, the Mammoth Battalion formerly led by Maulisa prepare to leave their temporary home, Mammoth Stompers forming up alongside Sabretooth Walkers.
The Gates of the Mountain swing open as a full armoured division of the Sabretooth Army marches out under Major General Silas Lackfang. The notoriously reclusive general is glimsped climbing into his modified Sabre Walker before he is concealed by its bespoke canopy. The division, accompanied by the Mammoth Battalation, wastes no time moving south.
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Post by Shamrock on Jun 6, 2022 14:53:10 GMT
Sabre Mountain quickly becomes a hive of activity as King Finglor returns with a large force of soldiers and the huge quantity of Chi seized from the Sacred Pool. As the Chi is divided between storerooms and transport vehicles and the wounded are taken to the hospital, the King and his generals convene in the council chamber.
"The Lackfang's forces should reach their destination in another day or so, and the Queen's plan can be out into operation," explains General Sabrion.
"Good," Finglor affirms. "In the meantime, we need to to move quickly to suppress the rest of the Inlands. We still have hundreds of warriors in the tunnels abducting prisoners from the south - I want their focus shifted specifically to military targets. Small patrols outside their outposts, off-duty reservists, as well as anyone in a senior leadership role in a southern tribe. I want their armies as depleted as possible before we launch our final invasion."
After murmurs of assent, the King continues. "We will also be dispatching a task force to implement Protocol 41 without delay. General, you will take command. Leave by sunset; we cannot afford to delay. Time is of the essence. Now, has anyone seen my mother?"
"The Queen Mother is in the lower caves, sire," a councillor volunteers. "She has given orders than none may enter; I understand some sort of delicate experiment is in progress."
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Post by Shamrock on Jun 6, 2022 14:56:56 GMT
* * * * * * In the deepest bowels of the mountain, where few ever have cause to tread, are the private laborotaries of Queen Sabradia. An assortment of sabretooths and mammoths - acolytes trained in the magical arts Maulryene and Sabradia - were scattered throughout dozens of dark chambers, busy at work.
In the deepmost room, lit by pale flames on candles of pure ice, Sabradia herself was sealed behind stout wooden doors hewn from the forests centuries before, bolted shut against all intrusions and insulated entirely from sound or disturbance.
The chamber of filled with evidence of spellcasting; bookcases lined with thick tombes and scrolls, glass cases holding ancient artefacts, and a small wooden chest in pride of place at the very back of the room. At an oval table in the centre of the room, Sabradia sat, palms held up; an orb of Fire Chi floated in the air, sparking as it resisted the elemental energy that permeates the mountain.
The Queen Mother had studied the arcane for years; she been at Maulryene's side when the old arts were first unearthed, and after the Queen of the Mammoths she was the second being in all of Chima to have learnt the old ways. The Phoniex feared her power, but she was undaunted by their creation. It was almost bent to her will...
The orb exploded.
Its shattered fragments fell to the surface of the table, joining the remnants of five other orbs. Sabradia rose, going to a cupboard in the corner, pulling on a glove and withdrawing another orb from the shelf. The last one; one by one, her experiments had burned through every orb they had taken from the southern prisoners. The conflicting energies of Fire and Ice continually assailed each other, destroying the orbs before her work was begun. Was there no way of subduing the elemental power within her long enough to discover the orb's secrets?
But of course. How could she not have thought if it sooner?
Going over to the chest at the very back of the cave, Sabradia took from it a hollow tusk, glowing her energy as her hand touches it, and returns to the table. Setting both objects down, she removes the glove from her left hand.
The seventh orb rose into the air, revolving slowly. As she had done half a dozen times before, Sabradia concentrated her magical power upon it, not to destroy but to penetrate. And this time, she took up the tusk of Maulryene in one hand...and plunged its tip into the fiery sphere.
Red and white energy filled the chamber, lighting up every crevice and every shadow, as the combined power of Sabradia and the magic which Maulryene poured into the tusk conflicts with the orb. The tusk's greater energy sought to overcome that of the orb...but that was not her aim. Rather than allowing magical power to flow from the tusk into the orb and destroy it, Sabradia focuses with all the precision she can muster on drawing the energy backwards. A tiny streak of red runs down the side of the tusk as elemental power is sucked out of the Fire Chi, mingling with the magical energy already there.
With a sharp crack, the orb shatters. But this time is different, for the shards are entirely drained of all colour, and the tusk is glowing with the power of the Phoniex, yet it does not burn her.
Fire and Ice are caught within the artefact, not fighting but entangled, their combined power blazing. The tusk radiates heat, but it does not clash with her cold. Slowly, the Queen Mother calls out to the power within, commanding it to hear and obey.
A wave of pure fire flows outwards, swirling into shapes. She sees the Isles of the Phoniex, the City of the Leopards and the homes of the Tigers. She sees the warmth of the sun, she sees the tiny orbs of fire, and she sees them. The Fire Wing harnesses, their elemental energy shining like beacons across Chima. The Illumination's power is hidden no longer, for it hears the fiery energy she now commands and it calls out in reply. Like is like and fire is fire; she perceives each and every one, and exactly where they are.
Sabradia sets the tusk down upon the table, and the flames recede into it.
-...Akward, no response from the Queen mother herself... well no worries, Saban is off to do something maybe a little Speedor drive around the Arctic won't hurt... nothing can possibly go wrong with THAT idea, right?-
Saban: "Mmmnnghh... b-b-being i-i-ig-gnnored b-by m-my Q-Queen... H-HMPH~!! Wh-what-t e-ever... g-g-gotta c-clear m-my m-mind o-of th-those H-H-HOR-R-RIB-BLE m-memor-ries o-of l-lead-ing th-the t-tri-ribe..." -he'd grumbled, shakily walking over to a local vehicle hangar, finding his old blond-painted speedor he once escaped with, dunno how it got back here, maybe it was found and recovered by some scout team or something.-
-He'd hopped on and the large icy doors opened as some crews above see Saban, they let the Sabertooth roll out and head off in the vast arctic snows, headed meandering to the south, his flawed sense of direction making him think he was heading out west-
Two guards tail Saban at a distance on speedors of their own. It seems the Queen Mother recalls what happened last time Saban has allowed out unsupervised.
-There, Saban doesn't realize his following, he seems to be headed in the direction of the Northern Outland Mountains, sure he doesn't know where he's going, but he's just wanting to get away from his tribe for a bit to relax.
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Post by Shamrock on Jun 22, 2022 12:30:31 GMT
A small group of Sabretooths stride through the mountain: King Finglor, The Queen Mother, and Prince Sabran, escorted by a handful of guards and the general who will be acting commander of the garrison here in their absence.
"And you are sure you know where it is?" Finglor demands of his mother, eagerness flooding his voice.
"Precisely where, I have seen it, and I see it even as we speak. A Peacock is carrying it south."
"Not for much longer! Guards, unveil the prototype."
A dozen Sabretooths drag a huge sheet of canvas of a hulking object...revealing a massive triplane standing beneath. Far huger than the standard biplanes used by the Sabretooth Air Force, it has powerful engines adapted from stolen southern technology, tough steel armour and a substantial weapons array. Surely, this is the most powerful vehicle the Hunters have put into the sky since the war began.
"It is fully fueled and ready for launch, Your Majesty. We only await the return of our best pilot."
"We shall pick him up on route. I shall pilot the maiden flight!"
Finglor, Sabradia, and the adolescent prince, along with several copilots and gunners, clamber into the plane's multiple cockpits. The massive hangar doors slide open, revealing the clear northern skies outside. The ground crew set the front rotors in motion...and the engins roar into life, the triplane bursting out of the side of the mountain and climbing skywards, turning towards the south. In the Queen Mother's hand a hollow tusk glows with elemental fire, its tip moving to point in the direction of the nearest Fire Wing Harness.
IC: *A sabretooth messenger runner arrives at the mountain. He hands a note to one of the guards at the gate, leaning against the wall to catch his breath. The note reads..*
Need backup. Outpost is a fortress. Send air squadron to attack and create a distraction.-Frosar
IC: *A sabretooth messenger runner arrives at the mountain. He hands a note to one of the guards at the gate, leaning against the wall to catch his breath. The note reads..*
Need backup. Outpost is a fortress. Send air squadron to attack and create a distraction.-Frosar
'Former' Mammoth Princess Maulisa looks out over the small force of Sabertooths and Mammoths here, that she was left in command of.
Maulisa: "Hmph, from a royal to a lowly commander. This is insulting. Though...it seems the Sabertooth royal family has not returned in a long while, and they have left me in command here... Heh, I could use this to my advantage... Those of us here are now the only group in the Arctic, and this region will need a ruler..."
Maulisa tightens her grip on Saber Mountain, declaring herself Acting Queen of the North 'until the Sabertooth royals return'.
The Frozen Tusk soon approaches, however.
Maulisa: "What the...?"
The Mammoth Army begins firing on Saber Mountain, and the forces stationed in the HQ are left baffled and hesitant to fight their former allies.
Maulisa: "Malgus II, son of the false king! The Sabertooths needed to recognize you as Mammoth King in order to get the rest of the tribe on our side, and now you attack us?! Well then...there's no longer any reason for me not to retake leadership of the Mammoths from you! Mammoth-Sabertooth Army, protect the mountain and try to minimize casualties from your fellow Hunters! They are misguided, being led by a traitor! I'll stop Malgus II and retake control of the Mammoths!"
Her forces cheer and arm Saber Mountain's defenses, fighting back against Malgus II's attacking force. Meanwhile, vulture scouts observe this through binoculars, and fly back to the Golden City to report this development to Vamprah...
'Former' Mammoth Princess Maulisa looks out over the small force of Sabertooths and Mammoths here, that she was left in command of.
Maulisa: "Hmph, from a royal to a lowly commander. This is insulting. Though...it seems the Sabertooth royal family has not returned in a long while, and they have left me in command here... Heh, I could use this to my advantage... Those of us here are now the only group in the Arctic, and this region will need a ruler..."
Maulisa tightens her grip on Saber Mountain, declaring herself Acting Queen of the North 'until the Sabertooth royals return'.
The Frozen Tusk soon approaches, however.
Maulisa: "What the...?"
The Mammoth Army begins firing on Saber Mountain, and the forces stationed in the HQ are left baffled and hesitant to fight their former allies.
Maulisa: "Malgus II, son of the false king! The Sabertooths needed to recognize you as Mammoth King in order to get the rest of the tribe on our side, and now you attack us?! Well then...there's no longer any reason for me not to retake leadership of the Mammoths from you! Mammoth-Sabertooth Army, protect the mountain and try to minimize casualties from your fellow Hunters! They are misguided, being led by a traitor! I'll stop Malgus II and retake control of the Mammoths!"
Her forces cheer and arm Saber Mountain's defenses, fighting back against Malgus II's attacking force. Meanwhile, vulture scouts observe this through binoculars, and fly back to the Golden City to report this development to Vamprah...
Mammoth in the Frozen Tusk's bridge: "S-Sire, I must ask that you call off the attack! We're fighting our own people--!"
Malgus II: "Those Mammoths are traitors who follow the old puppet monarchy, that my father and I had broken away from for a reason! Even now, Maulisa oversees the Sabertooths' base and 'commands' their troops. Hah, I bet Finglor is dictating her every move over the radio. They've been pathetic servants to the Sabertooth royals ever since Maulryene's 'friend', Sabradia manipulated her into an alliance, 179 years ago! It was because of said alliance that I lost my family, and continue to, to this day! My father was right... I was a fool to ever restore our alliance, but I will now rectify that mistake, and save these poor saps from themselves! Their souls will be glad to be free from under Finglor's boot!"
The Frozen Tusk bridge crew look around at one another helplessly, as the mobile HQ continues firing on Saber Mountain. Both HQs sustain heavy damage with every missile strike, each missile first freezing itself onto its target upon impact, before detonating. Suddenly, both armies are fired upon from the south, as Vamprah's force soars into battle.
Malgus II: "Urgh! The Vultures... You were ahead of the curve when it came to leaving the Ice Hunters, but you should be on my side right now! ...Then again, you've been just as manipulated by Leodus, as Maulisa has by Finglor! Ice Hunters, Fire Tribes, Empire of Balance... I'll wipe you ALL out! Chima would be better off without any of you!"
Maulisa speaks to all present forces through the radio: "To all Mammoths: don't listen to Malgus II. He is clearly mentally unstable, and needs to be detained. We can end this battle peacefully if you agree to capture him and reunite with the rest of us. Ask yourselves: should you follow this deranged false king who's attacking his own people, or me? To the Vultures: I humbly request your aid in capturing Malgus II and ending this fight as soon as possible. In return, you have my word that I will end the Fire-Ice War, or at least the Sabertooths' and Mammoths' part in it; I have taken over leadership of the Sabertooth Tribe in light of their royals' disappearance."
Vamprah signs to his forces: The Leopards are currently wrapping up their battles in the south, and can join up with us here. We'll play ball with Maulisa for now; if she turns on us after we've helped to deal with Malgus II, we'll call in the full might of the Empire of Balance for a surprise attack, to annex and blockade Saber Mountain while its defenders are in this state of disarray.
The Vultures nod, and focus on trying to breach the Frozen Tusk.
Meanwhile, a long-asleep being awakens within the mobile HQ; former Mammoth Queen Maulryene, the First Witch, finally regains consciousness, mostly recovered from the mysterious ailment that's incapacitated her for so long. She hears the fighting outside, and bursts out of her bedroom near the bottom of the Frozen Tusk.
while the fight goes on, the ET troops reach the battlefield , ryzarlian orders to surround the battlefield with the ships. artillery is installed on the ships and the soldiers quickly start reinforcing the ships.all tanks are used as artillery as well and the bikes and speedors are stored in or on the ships.all infantry boards the ships and starts shooting at the frozen tusk with all canons at the ships outer side moved to the inner side, for optimal firepower.tilas orders all airforce but the phoenixes, who start melting the ice around the ships, to bomb the tusk and enter in any breach