As the battle rages outside and above the city, with the critically outnumbered Lions locked in combat with the Primordium armies, it is unlikely that anybody would hear a tiny scuffling sound in the Throne Room. Any civilians sheltering in the Temple of Chi would notice, however, when the mighty waterfall that flows into the room turns to solid ice.
The frozen chi-water shatters outwards, sending tiny shards spraying everywhere. Finglor, King of the Sabretooth Tigers, Lord of Sabre Mountain, Commander of the Legions of the North, Shield of Scarfell and the Vengeance of Argennville, strides into the innermost sanctum of the tribe he so detests, dozens of warriors streaming in after him.
Sabretooth warriors, coming from behind the Temple, somehow bypassing every layer of defence to emerge with the heart of the Temple. King Finglor walks directly into the Sacred Pool, its water turning solid and opaque beneath him as he barks orders to his warriors.
"Freeze every Lion in this building! Captain, find their Fire Chi storage depot, and blast it into oblivion! You four, brace those doors! Everyone else, enact the plan!"
Sabretoothes pour out of the Throne Room into the rest of the Temple; some hasten to secure the perimeter, whilst others begin searching for the Lions' Fire Chi stores. Within the main chamber, more Sabretoothes arrive carrying pickaxes and form a ring around the Sacred Pool.
*The Phoenix guard the Fire Chi stores. Drop bombs on the Sabretooth tigers.*
OOC: The Phoenix are outside the temple, and aren't on the Lions' side.
As the battle rages outside and above the city, with the critically outnumbered Lions locked in combat with the Primordium armies, it is unlikely that anybody would hear a tiny scuffling sound in the Throne Room. Any civilians sheltering in the Temple of Chi would notice, however, when the mighty waterfall that flows into the room turns to solid ice.
The frozen chi-water shatters outwards, sending tiny shards spraying everywhere. Finglor, King of the Sabretooth Tigers, Lord of Sabre Mountain, Commander of the Legions of the North, Shield of Scarfell and the Vengeance of Argennville, strides into the innermost sanctum of the tribe he so detests, dozens of warriors streaming in after him.
Sabretooth warriors, coming from behind the Temple, somehow bypassing every layer of defence to emerge with the heart of the Temple. King Finglor walks directly into the Sacred Pool, its water turning solid and opaque beneath him as he barks orders to his warriors.
"Freeze every Lion in this building! Captain, find their Fire Chi storage depot, and blast it into oblivion! You four, brace those doors! Everyone else, enact the plan!"
Sabretoothes pour out of the Throne Room into the rest of the Temple; some hasten to secure the perimeter, whilst others begin searching for the Lions' Fire Chi stores. Within the main chamber, more Sabretoothes arrive carrying pickaxes and form a ring around the Sacred Pool.
Lion guards from the Throne Room pull back, running to warn the higher-ups of the tribe about this. By the time sabertoothes find the fire chi storage space, Lyndis and the lion guards stand in front of it.
Lyn: "I should've seen this coming."
Lyn and the guards plug fire chi.
***
On the wall, Lycor's radio at his hip gets a call as he continues to fight Galvanor.
Lycor, while still fighting, says to the lion on the radio: "You may speak."
Lion: "Your Highness, the Sabertoothes have launched a surprise attack from behind! They've breached the temple!"
Lycor: "So that's how it is..."
Lycor looks up to see Leopard and Bear forces approaching from the north and east, respectively.
Lycor: "I'll deal with you later, Galvanor."
Lycor dodges a gauntlet swing from the gryphon, and delivers a roundhouse kick to his enemy's jaw, sending Galvanor rolling across the wall. The Eagle King leaps up with a snarl, but Lycor has already jumped down from the wall. Galvanor looks around, seeing Leopard Mobile Commands and Rumble Bears ramming through Wolf vehicles on the ground, as fire chi transformed and Leopard-piloted Vulture aircraft swarm into the fray, aiding the Lion Air Force against the Phoenix and Eagles.
Galvanor: "Hmph. I could retreat and let those Sabertoothes do the job for me, but then there's the matter of Cavora..."
As the battle rages outside and above the city, with the critically outnumbered Lions locked in combat with the Primordium armies, it is unlikely that anybody would hear a tiny scuffling sound in the Throne Room. Any civilians sheltering in the Temple of Chi would notice, however, when the mighty waterfall that flows into the room turns to solid ice.
The frozen chi-water shatters outwards, sending tiny shards spraying everywhere. Finglor, King of the Sabretooth Tigers, Lord of Sabre Mountain, Commander of the Legions of the North, Shield of Scarfell and the Vengeance of Argennville, strides into the innermost sanctum of the tribe he so detests, dozens of warriors streaming in after him.
Sabretooth warriors, coming from behind the Temple, somehow bypassing every layer of defence to emerge with the heart of the Temple. King Finglor walks directly into the Sacred Pool, its water turning solid and opaque beneath him as he barks orders to his warriors.
"Freeze every Lion in this building! Captain, find their Fire Chi storage depot, and blast it into oblivion! You four, brace those doors! Everyone else, enact the plan!"
Sabretoothes pour out of the Throne Room into the rest of the Temple; some hasten to secure the perimeter, whilst others begin searching for the Lions' Fire Chi stores. Within the main chamber, more Sabretoothes arrive carrying pickaxes and form a ring around the Sacred Pool.
Lion guards from the Throne Room pull back, running to warn the higher-ups of the tribe about this. By the time sabertoothes find the fire chi storage space, Lyndis and the lion guards stand in front of it.
Lyn: "I should've seen this coming."
Lyn and the guards plug fire chi.
***
On the wall, Lycor's radio at his hip gets a call as he continues to fight Galvanor.
Lycor, while still fighting, says to the lion on the radio: "You may speak."
Lion: "Your Highness, the Sabertoothes have launched a surprise attack from behind! They've breached the temple!"
Lycor: "So that's how it is..."
Lycor looks up to see Leopard and Bear forces approaching from the north and east, respectively.
Lycor: "I'll deal with you later, Galvanor."
Lycor dodges a gauntlet swing from the gryphon, and delivers a roundhouse kick to his enemy's jaw, sending Galvanor rolling across the wall. The Eagle King leaps up with a snarl, but Lycor has already jumped down from the wall. Galvanor looks around, seeing Leopard Mobile Commands and Rumble Bears ramming through Wolf vehicles on the ground, as fire chi transformed and Leopard-piloted Vulture aircraft swarm into the fray, aiding the Lion Air Force against the Phoenix and Eagles.
Galvanor: "Hmph. I could retreat and let those Sabertoothes do the job for me, but then there's the matter of Cavora..."
"Yes, you should, Lioness!" Captain Sabrin, a young warrior who once acted as Finglor's ambassador to the Ice Bears, plugs chi, as do the sabretoothes behind him. They charge at the lions, ice-blue auras flaering above them.
Meanwhile, in the Throne Room, the Sabretoothes with pickaxes start hacking at the frozen waters of the Sacred Pool, cutting it into small blocks.
****
Outside the city, Galvanor hears a sudden roar from the edge of the forest, and sees a massive wave of chi-auras flare from beneath the trees. Hundreds of Gorilla landcruisers and mechs surge forwards, engaging the Wolves, with infantry following close behind.
In the skies, Gorilla fighters and helicopters break from the cover of the clouds, bombarding the Eagles and Phoniex from behind.
Lion guards from the Throne Room pull back, running to warn the higher-ups of the tribe about this. By the time sabertoothes find the fire chi storage space, Lyndis and the lion guards stand in front of it.
Lyn: "I should've seen this coming."
Lyn and the guards plug fire chi.
***
On the wall, Lycor's radio at his hip gets a call as he continues to fight Galvanor.
Lycor, while still fighting, says to the lion on the radio: "You may speak."
Lion: "Your Highness, the Sabertoothes have launched a surprise attack from behind! They've breached the temple!"
Lycor: "So that's how it is..."
Lycor looks up to see Leopard and Bear forces approaching from the north and east, respectively.
Lycor: "I'll deal with you later, Galvanor."
Lycor dodges a gauntlet swing from the gryphon, and delivers a roundhouse kick to his enemy's jaw, sending Galvanor rolling across the wall. The Eagle King leaps up with a snarl, but Lycor has already jumped down from the wall. Galvanor looks around, seeing Leopard Mobile Commands and Rumble Bears ramming through Wolf vehicles on the ground, as fire chi transformed and Leopard-piloted Vulture aircraft swarm into the fray, aiding the Lion Air Force against the Phoenix and Eagles.
Galvanor: "Hmph. I could retreat and let those Sabertoothes do the job for me, but then there's the matter of Cavora..."
"Yes, you should, Lioness!" Captain Sabrin, a young warrior who once acted as Finglor's ambassador to the Ice Bears, plugs chi, as do the sabretoothes behind him. They charge at the lions, ice-blue auras flaering above them.
Meanwhile, in the Throne Room, the Sabretoothes with pickaxes start hacking at the frozen waters of the Sacred Pool, cutting it into small blocks.
****
Outside the city, Galvanor hears a sudden roar from the edge of the forest, and sees a massive wave of chi-auras flare from beneath the trees. Hundreds of Gorilla landcruisers and mechs surge forwards, engaging the Wolves, with infantry following close behind.
In the skies, Gorilla fighters and helicopters break from the cover of the clouds, bombarding the Eagles and Phoniex from behind.
Lyn and the guards engage this group of Sabertoothes in battle.
Led by King Lycor, Lions charge into the temple to push back the Sabertoothes.
***
Galvanor puts his hands on his hips and shakes his head.
Galvanor: "And the Gorillas too?? Maybe we should indeed re-- Wait, no. No one stays frozen in this world, myself included! I need to take Lycor out of the picture for good, before the Sabertoothes can freeze him!"
The young gryphon jumps down from the wall, gliding into the Lion City.
"Yes, you should, Lioness!" Captain Sabrin, a young warrior who once acted as Finglor's ambassador to the Ice Bears, plugs chi, as do the sabretoothes behind him. They charge at the lions, ice-blue auras flaering above them.
Meanwhile, in the Throne Room, the Sabretoothes with pickaxes start hacking at the frozen waters of the Sacred Pool, cutting it into small blocks.
****
Outside the city, Galvanor hears a sudden roar from the edge of the forest, and sees a massive wave of chi-auras flare from beneath the trees. Hundreds of Gorilla landcruisers and mechs surge forwards, engaging the Wolves, with infantry following close behind.
In the skies, Gorilla fighters and helicopters break from the cover of the clouds, bombarding the Eagles and Phoniex from behind.
Lyn and the guards engage this group of Sabertoothes in battle.
Led by King Lycor, Lions charge into the temple to push back the Sabertoothes.
***
Galvanor puts his hands on his hips and shakes his head.
Galvanor: "And the Gorillas too?? Maybe we should indeed re-- Wait, no. No one stays frozen in this world, myself included! I need to take Lycor out of the picture for good, before the Sabertoothes can freeze him!"
The young gryphon jumps down from the wall, gliding into the Lion City.
The group of Sabretoothes go into a u-formation; Sabrin, in the centre, tries to cut his way through the guards to attack Lyndis, whilst the two flanks drive forwards, staying close to the wall on either side of the storeroom door, hoping to push the lions away from the door and thereby surround them.
The Sabretoothes sent to secure the Temple meet Lycor at the outer doorway; aiming their pulsors down, they create a large lump of ice on the ground. When the Lions Fire Chi melts the ice, the ground beneath them is suddenly awash with water; any that continue charging are all but guaranteed to slip and fall to the ground; the only safe way of continuing is to slow down and move carefully.
Within the Temple, Finglor directs his guards to use explosives and ice to bring down the ancient statues that line the hallway. Two of them are dragged into the Throne Room are used to barricade the doors from within, whilst the others are used to form two barricades of stone and ice, cutting the hallway into three sections.
**** On the ground, the Gorilla mechs and landcruisers are now entangled with the Primordium ground forces, whilst the infantry behind them stick together in ordered ranks, trying to push their enemies slowly backwards and pin them against the city walls. "Find me Lobo!" Gorvan booms into his radio, spearheading the attack in his mech, eyes constantly searching for the Wolf leader.
In the skies, where the Eagles' and Phoenix' Skyborn talents mean Primordium still holds the advantage despite the two sides now being roughly equal in number, Air Marshall Griselda directs the Gorilla Air Force to avoid dogfighting with the enemy; instead, their squadrons remain in formation, using their combined firepower to punch holes in the swarm of enemy craft and darting through them, then beginning to form a ring of demarcation around Mount Cavora.
A moment or two after the initial Gorilla attack, multiple bomber wings join the battle. Moving in erratic zigzag manoeuvres, they fly low beneath the aerial confrontation and rain explosives down on the Wolves.
Lyn and the guards engage this group of Sabertoothes in battle.
Led by King Lycor, Lions charge into the temple to push back the Sabertoothes.
***
Galvanor puts his hands on his hips and shakes his head.
Galvanor: "And the Gorillas too?? Maybe we should indeed re-- Wait, no. No one stays frozen in this world, myself included! I need to take Lycor out of the picture for good, before the Sabertoothes can freeze him!"
The young gryphon jumps down from the wall, gliding into the Lion City.
The group of Sabretoothes go into a u-formation; Sabrin, in the centre, tries to cut his way through the guards to attack Lyndis, whilst the two flanks drive forwards, staying close to the wall on either side of the storeroom door, hoping to push the lions away from the door and thereby surround them.
The Sabretoothes sent to secure the Temple meet Lycor at the outer doorway; aiming their pulsors down, they create a large lump of ice on the ground. When the Lions Fire Chi melts the ice, the ground beneath them is suddenly awash with water; any that continue charging are all but guaranteed to slip and fall to the ground; the only safe way of continuing is to slow down and move carefully.
Within the Temple, Finglor directs his guards to use explosives and ice to bring down the ancient statues that line the hallway. Two of them are dragged into the Throne Room are used to barricade the doors from within, whilst the others are used to form two barricades of stone and ice, cutting the hallway into three sections.
**** On the ground, the Gorilla mechs and landcruisers are now entangled with the Primordium ground forces, whilst the infantry behind them stick together in ordered ranks, trying to push their enemies slowly backwards and pin them against the city walls. "Find me Lobo!" Gorvan booms into his radio, spearheading the attack in his mech, eyes constantly searching for the Wolf leader.
In the skies, where the Eagles' and Phoenix' Skyborn talents mean Primordium still holds the advantage despite the two sides now being roughly equal in number, Air Marshall Griselda directs the Gorilla Air Force to avoid dogfighting with the enemy; instead, their squadrons remain in formation, using their combined firepower to punch holes in the swarm of enemy craft and darting through them, then beginning to form a ring of demarcation around Mount Cavora.
A moment or two after the initial Gorilla attack, multiple bomber wings join the battle. Moving in erratic zigzag manoeuvres, they fly low beneath the aerial confrontation and rain explosives down on the Wolves.
The Lion Forces stop as the remaining ice falls apart, and the water flows.
Lycor: "Hm. Don't go fast. Throw your speedorz."
Lion: "W-- Your Highness, I-- What??"
Lycor: "You heard me. You're all strengthened by fire chi right now. Those of you on speedorz, pick them up and throw them directly at the enemy. Then proceed on foot, slowly."
The lions do so, and sixteen speedorz, with fire chi in their sockets, are hurled into the doorway of the Lion Temple, tumbling into any sabertoothes who din't jump aside fast enough. In their wake, the lions aim their fire pulsors at the sabertoothes as they walk forward. Lycor raises his shield against any returning firepower, in case his fire chi fizzles during the charge. While doing so, he sheathes his Valious and radios Rex.
Lycor: "Ambassador, I know we're not technically allies, but I think we can agree that the chi falls must be protected. The Sabertooth Tigers have infiltrated the Temple, and have likely already frozen the Throne Room over. However, the chi will be safe as long as the falls and natural basin are protected. If I may ask for a favor, focus on defending the falls."
Rex: "Right, but what if Primordium takes Cavora?"
Lycor: "Certainly wouldn't be as bad as the Sabertoothes freezing it while we run out of fire chi. For now, ignore the political threat, in favor of the existential one."
Rex: "...I suppose you're right. Yes, the Bats will defend the chi falls."
Acting on the Lion King's suggestion, Rex flies out of the embassy after blasting away some eagles with a fire chi enhanced caw. The raven takes half of the bats on Cavora down to the chi falls, where they surround the natural basin above the Temple with a circle of Wing Strikers, and unfreeze the falls (if they got frozen).
The group of Sabretoothes go into a u-formation; Sabrin, in the centre, tries to cut his way through the guards to attack Lyndis, whilst the two flanks drive forwards, staying close to the wall on either side of the storeroom door, hoping to push the lions away from the door and thereby surround them.
The Sabretoothes sent to secure the Temple meet Lycor at the outer doorway; aiming their pulsors down, they create a large lump of ice on the ground. When the Lions Fire Chi melts the ice, the ground beneath them is suddenly awash with water; any that continue charging are all but guaranteed to slip and fall to the ground; the only safe way of continuing is to slow down and move carefully.
Within the Temple, Finglor directs his guards to use explosives and ice to bring down the ancient statues that line the hallway. Two of them are dragged into the Throne Room are used to barricade the doors from within, whilst the others are used to form two barricades of stone and ice, cutting the hallway into three sections.
**** On the ground, the Gorilla mechs and landcruisers are now entangled with the Primordium ground forces, whilst the infantry behind them stick together in ordered ranks, trying to push their enemies slowly backwards and pin them against the city walls. "Find me Lobo!" Gorvan booms into his radio, spearheading the attack in his mech, eyes constantly searching for the Wolf leader.
In the skies, where the Eagles' and Phoenix' Skyborn talents mean Primordium still holds the advantage despite the two sides now being roughly equal in number, Air Marshall Griselda directs the Gorilla Air Force to avoid dogfighting with the enemy; instead, their squadrons remain in formation, using their combined firepower to punch holes in the swarm of enemy craft and darting through them, then beginning to form a ring of demarcation around Mount Cavora.
A moment or two after the initial Gorilla attack, multiple bomber wings join the battle. Moving in erratic zigzag manoeuvres, they fly low beneath the aerial confrontation and rain explosives down on the Wolves.
The Lion Forces stop as the remaining ice falls apart, and the water flows.
Lycor: "Hm. Don't go fast. Throw your speedorz."
Lion: "W-- Your Highness, I-- What??"
Lycor: "You heard me. You're all strengthened by fire chi right now. Those of you on speedorz, pick them up and throw them directly at the enemy. Then proceed on foot, slowly."
The lions do so, and sixteen speedorz, with fire chi in their sockets, are hurled into the doorway of the Lion Temple, tumbling into any sabertoothes who din't jump aside fast enough. In their wake, the lions aim their fire pulsors at the sabertoothes as they walk forward. Lycor raises his shield against any returning firepower, in case his fire chi fizzles during the charge. While doing so, he sheathes his Valious and radios Rex.
Lycor: "Ambassador, I know we're not technically allies, but I think we can agree that the chi falls must be protected. The Sabertooth Tigers have infiltrated the Temple, and have likely already frozen the Throne Room over. However, the chi will be safe as long as the falls and natural basin are protected. If I may ask for a favor, focus on defending the falls."
Rex: "Right, but what if Primordium takes Cavora?"
Lycor: "Certainly wouldn't be as bad as the Sabertoothes freezing it while we run out of fire chi. For now, ignore the political threat, in favor of the existential one."
Rex: "...I suppose you're right. Yes, the Bats will defend the chi falls."
Acting on the Lion King's suggestion, Rex flies out of the embassy after blasting away some eagles with a fire chi enhanced caw. The raven takes half of the bats on Cavora down to the chi falls, where they surround the natural basin above the Temple with a circle of Wing Strikers, and unfreeze the falls (if they got frozen).
Lycor's tactic succesfully scatters the first wave of defence; the Sabretooths hastily fall back to the first of the barricades established in the main corridor, clambering over it through a slightly lower section at one end, which they seal behind them by fusing several shields and small pieces of stone together with ice.
The Sabretoothes then turn their attention back to the Lions, using pulsors and crossbows to bombard the stretch of corridor between the outer doorway and the first barricade.
Within the Throne Room, which is deep enough inside the Temple to be unaffected by the Bats' unfreezing of the upper Falls, Sabretoothes continue to cut the frozen waters of the Sacred Pool into blocks and start passing them back into their tunnel.
The Lion Forces stop as the remaining ice falls apart, and the water flows.
Lycor: "Hm. Don't go fast. Throw your speedorz."
Lion: "W-- Your Highness, I-- What??"
Lycor: "You heard me. You're all strengthened by fire chi right now. Those of you on speedorz, pick them up and throw them directly at the enemy. Then proceed on foot, slowly."
The lions do so, and sixteen speedorz, with fire chi in their sockets, are hurled into the doorway of the Lion Temple, tumbling into any sabertoothes who din't jump aside fast enough. In their wake, the lions aim their fire pulsors at the sabertoothes as they walk forward. Lycor raises his shield against any returning firepower, in case his fire chi fizzles during the charge. While doing so, he sheathes his Valious and radios Rex.
Lycor: "Ambassador, I know we're not technically allies, but I think we can agree that the chi falls must be protected. The Sabertooth Tigers have infiltrated the Temple, and have likely already frozen the Throne Room over. However, the chi will be safe as long as the falls and natural basin are protected. If I may ask for a favor, focus on defending the falls."
Rex: "Right, but what if Primordium takes Cavora?"
Lycor: "Certainly wouldn't be as bad as the Sabertoothes freezing it while we run out of fire chi. For now, ignore the political threat, in favor of the existential one."
Rex: "...I suppose you're right. Yes, the Bats will defend the chi falls."
Acting on the Lion King's suggestion, Rex flies out of the embassy after blasting away some eagles with a fire chi enhanced caw. The raven takes half of the bats on Cavora down to the chi falls, where they surround the natural basin above the Temple with a circle of Wing Strikers, and unfreeze the falls (if they got frozen).
Lycor's tactic succesfully scatters the first wave of defence; the Sabretooths hastily fall back to the first of the barricades established in the main corridor, clambering over it through a slightly lower section at one end, which they seal behind them by fusing several shields and small pieces of stone together with ice.
The Sabretoothes then turn their attention back to the Lions, using pulsors and crossbows to bombard the stretch of corridor between the outer doorway and the first barricade.
Within the Throne Room, which is deep enough inside the Temple to be unaffected by the Bats' unfreezing of the upper Falls, Sabretoothes continue to cut the frozen waters of the Sacred Pool into blocks and start passing them back into their tunnel.
While ducking behind his shield to reload his pulsor with fire chi, a lion in Lycor's forces sees someone approaching from behind out of the corner of his eye.
Lion: "Your Highness, look out!"
Lycor turns in time to block a knife that was launched out of Galvanor's right gauntlet. The gryphon slams down on Lycor's shield with a snarl, back-flipping even as Lycor throws him off. Galvanor then soars straight to Lycor with knives protruding from each gauntlet; this time, Lycor blocks the assault with his Valious.
Lions: "Your Majes--!"
Lycor: "I'm fine here, focus on the Sabertoothes! Don't let them get to the fire chi supply! That is your top priority!"
Lions: "Yes sir!"
Galvanor: "Heh. You didn't think we were finished already, did you Ly--?"
A roaring engine is heard overhead as the Bat Javelin bursts through the clouds from the west, followed soon after by an army of bats. The command ship zips through the air, shooting down Eagle and Phoenix aircraft one after another. Legions of Wing Strikers, headed by the elite Gold Squadron, assist the Chima Alliance and Imperial air forces in tearing through Primordium's aircraft, focusing on clearing out the skies directly around Cavora, and overwhelming any enemy jets that dare to approach the mountain now. The new Bat reinforcements swarm furiously into their invaded embassy, like black clouds clogging up every door and window of the building, and sealing the fates of the eagles inside.
Galvanor: "Why... WHY?! Why do nearly all the tribes in Chima side with you?!"
Lycor says, as he sees Scorpion forces entering from the east: "Because you're the one trying to monopolize fire chi, Galvanor. You thought that would push people to join you because of the Ice Hunters, but you underestimated the Chimians' defiance. Perhaps the tribes were weaker 800 years ago, in your time, but now, we never surrender without a fight."
Lycor's tactic succesfully scatters the first wave of defence; the Sabretooths hastily fall back to the first of the barricades established in the main corridor, clambering over it through a slightly lower section at one end, which they seal behind them by fusing several shields and small pieces of stone together with ice.
The Sabretoothes then turn their attention back to the Lions, using pulsors and crossbows to bombard the stretch of corridor between the outer doorway and the first barricade.
Within the Throne Room, which is deep enough inside the Temple to be unaffected by the Bats' unfreezing of the upper Falls, Sabretoothes continue to cut the frozen waters of the Sacred Pool into blocks and start passing them back into their tunnel.
While ducking behind his shield to reload his pulsor with fire chi, a lion in Lycor's forces sees someone approaching from behind out of the corner of his eye.
Lion: "Your Highness, look out!"
Lycor turns in time to block a knife that was launched out of Galvanor's right gauntlet. The gryphon slams down on Lycor's shield with a snarl, back-flipping even as Lycor throws him off. Galvanor then soars straight to Lycor with knives protruding from each gauntlet; this time, Lycor blocks the assault with his Valious.
Lions: "Your Majes--!"
Lycor: "I'm fine here, focus on the Sabertoothes! Don't let them get to the fire chi supply! That is your top priority!"
Lions: "Yes sir!"
Galvanor: "Heh. You didn't think we were finished already, did you Ly--?"
A roaring engine is heard overhead as the Bat Javelin bursts through the clouds from the west, followed soon after by an army of bats. The command ship zips through the air, shooting down Eagle and Phoenix aircraft one after another. Legions of Wing Strikers, headed by the elite Gold Squadron, assist the Chima Alliance and Imperial air forces in tearing through Primordium's aircraft, focusing on clearing out the skies directly around Cavora, and overwhelming any enemy jets that dare to approach the mountain now. The new Bat reinforcements swarm furiously into their invaded embassy, like black clouds clogging up every door and window of the building, and sealing the fates of the eagles inside.
Galvanor: "Why... WHY?! Why do nearly all the tribes in Chima side with you?!"
Lycor says, as he sees Scorpion forces entering from the east: "Because you're the one trying to monopolize fire chi, Galvanor. You thought that would push people to join you because of the Ice Hunters, but you underestimated the Chimians' defiance. Perhaps the tribes were weaker 800 years ago, in your time, but now, we never surrender without a fight."
Galvanor: "Well... me neither!"
The gryphon continues striking at Lycor.
OOC: Should I make Lioness soldier and add her to the action? =P
While ducking behind his shield to reload his pulsor with fire chi, a lion in Lycor's forces sees someone approaching from behind out of the corner of his eye.
Lion: "Your Highness, look out!"
Lycor turns in time to block a knife that was launched out of Galvanor's right gauntlet. The gryphon slams down on Lycor's shield with a snarl, back-flipping even as Lycor throws him off. Galvanor then soars straight to Lycor with knives protruding from each gauntlet; this time, Lycor blocks the assault with his Valious.
Lions: "Your Majes--!"
Lycor: "I'm fine here, focus on the Sabertoothes! Don't let them get to the fire chi supply! That is your top priority!"
Lions: "Yes sir!"
Galvanor: "Heh. You didn't think we were finished already, did you Ly--?"
A roaring engine is heard overhead as the Bat Javelin bursts through the clouds from the west, followed soon after by an army of bats. The command ship zips through the air, shooting down Eagle and Phoenix aircraft one after another. Legions of Wing Strikers, headed by the elite Gold Squadron, assist the Chima Alliance and Imperial air forces in tearing through Primordium's aircraft, focusing on clearing out the skies directly around Cavora, and overwhelming any enemy jets that dare to approach the mountain now. The new Bat reinforcements swarm furiously into their invaded embassy, like black clouds clogging up every door and window of the building, and sealing the fates of the eagles inside.
Galvanor: "Why... WHY?! Why do nearly all the tribes in Chima side with you?!"
Lycor says, as he sees Scorpion forces entering from the east: "Because you're the one trying to monopolize fire chi, Galvanor. You thought that would push people to join you because of the Ice Hunters, but you underestimated the Chimians' defiance. Perhaps the tribes were weaker 800 years ago, in your time, but now, we never surrender without a fight."
Galvanor: "Well... me neither!"
The gryphon continues striking at Lycor.
OOC: Should I make Lioness soldier and add her to the action? =P
OOC: Sure. Make a profile for her first.
IC: With the Lions, Leopards, Bats, Bears, Gorillas, and Scorpions fighting together, the Primordium tribes are outnumbered three to six. With the Eagles in and around Cavora now dealt with by the Bats, the Phoenix above the city being bombarded by the Bats, Leopards and Gorillas, and the Wolf ground forces being surrounded on all sides by the Bears, Scorpions, Lions and Gorillas, the tables have been turned.
Galvanor: "Urgh! Maybe I've no choice but to retre--"
The gryphon sees something suddenly zooming down toward him, and quickly dodges. Bliston alights next to Lycor, having jumped out of one of the Bat Javelin's cockpits.
Lycor: "King Bliston, you're here to lend your strength?"
Bliston: "That I am. I should've taken Lycan's warning about you to heart, Erdrik, or should I say Galvanor. He was right about you all along."
Galvanor: "He was not! I only wish to save Chima from the Manta Ray Empire, a real threat! Lycan used me as a scapegoat to rally everyone against, and his obsession with exposing my necessary disguise lead to his undoing!"
Bliston: "And yet... The fact that you were the one to end him proved his point."
Bliston spins his fired-up ax, and leaps at Galvanor with Lycor. The gryphon blocks both of their weapons simultaneously with his gauntlets.
Galvanor: "Honestly, I'm baffled that you didn't ally with me, King Bliston. We want the same thing!"
Bliston dodges a swing from Galvanor, and swings his ax, shattering the knife that was currently "deployed" in Galvanor's right gauntlet. Another knife protrudes to take its place.
Bliston: "No. You exposed your inner thoughts through your speech, without realizing it. I want to defend the mainland from the Mantas' possible invasion, and have been taking steps to prepare, in case. You want to use the tribes of Chima to attack and destroy the Mantas for revenge. We are not the same."
OOC: Should I make Lioness soldier and add her to the action? =P
OOC: Sure. Make a profile for her first.
IC: With the Lions, Leopards, Bats, Bears, Gorillas, and Scorpions fighting together, the Primordium tribes are outnumbered three to six. With the Eagles in and around Cavora now dealt with by the Bats, the Phoenix above the city being bombarded by the Bats, Leopards and Gorillas, and the Wolf ground forces being surrounded on all sides by the Bears, Scorpions, Lions and Gorillas, the tables have been turned.
Galvanor: "Urgh! Maybe I've no choice but to retre--"
The gryphon sees something suddenly zooming down toward him, and quickly dodges. Bliston alights next to Lycor, having jumped out of one of the Bat Javelin's cockpits.
Lycor: "King Bliston, you're here to lend your strength?"
Bliston: "That I am. I should've taken Lycan's warning about you to heart, Erdrik, or should I say Galvanor. He was right about you all along."
Galvanor: "He was not! I only wish to save Chima from the Manta Ray Empire, a real threat! Lycan used me as a scapegoat to rally everyone against, and his obsession with exposing my necessary disguise lead to his undoing!"
Bliston: "And yet... The fact that you were the one to end him proved his point."
Bliston spins his fired-up ax, and leaps at Galvanor with Lycor. The gryphon blocks both of their weapons simultaneously with his gauntlets.
Galvanor: "Honestly, I'm baffled that you didn't ally with me, King Bliston. We want the same thing!"
Bliston dodges a swing from Galvanor, and swings his ax, shattering the knife that was currently "deployed" in Galvanor's right gauntlet. Another knife protrudes to take its place.
Bliston: "No. You exposed your inner thoughts through your speech, without realizing it. I want to defend the mainland from the Mantas' possible invasion, and have been taking steps to prepare, in case. You want to use the tribes of Chima to attack and destroy the Mantas for revenge. We are not the same."
Outside the city, the Gorillas keep fighting, focusing primarily on locating Lobo.
* * * *
Within the Throne Room, more than half of the Sacred Pool is empty, its frozen water - and the many Chi orbs within - being passed steadily down the tunnel, whilst the axemen continue splitting the remainder of the Chi-ice into blocks and lifting it out of the pool.
In the outer corridor, meanwhile, the Sabretoothes' spring their trap at last. While Lycor, Bliston and Galnvanor focusing on each other, and small force of Lion Guards are trying the break through the barricade, smaller doorways open in the walls of the corridor close to the outer gateway. Dozens of Sabretoothes, having moved through servants' corridors rather than the main passage, now stream out from both sides in an unexpected pincer manoeuvre. In this way, the Lions sent to retake the Temple suddenly find themselves surrounded, under attack from both the front and the rear. Around half of the Sabretooth detactchment in the flanking group focus on attacking the trapped Lions, whilst the others charge towards the ancient Lion Gate, moving to seal it from behind and prevent any reinforcements from entering the Temple.
OOC: Should I make Lioness soldier and add her to the action? =P
OOC: Sure. Make a profile for her first.
IC: With the Lions, Leopards, Bats, Bears, Gorillas, and Scorpions fighting together, the Primordium tribes are outnumbered three to six. With the Eagles in and around Cavora now dealt with by the Bats, the Phoenix above the city being bombarded by the Bats, Leopards and Gorillas, and the Wolf ground forces being surrounded on all sides by the Bears, Scorpions, Lions and Gorillas, the tables have been turned.
Galvanor: "Urgh! Maybe I've no choice but to retre--"
The gryphon sees something suddenly zooming down toward him, and quickly dodges. Bliston alights next to Lycor, having jumped out of one of the Bat Javelin's cockpits.
Lycor: "King Bliston, you're here to lend your strength?"
Bliston: "That I am. I should've taken Lycan's warning about you to heart, Erdrik, or should I say Galvanor. He was right about you all along."
Galvanor: "He was not! I only wish to save Chima from the Manta Ray Empire, a real threat! Lycan used me as a scapegoat to rally everyone against, and his obsession with exposing my necessary disguise lead to his undoing!"
Bliston: "And yet... The fact that you were the one to end him proved his point."
Bliston spins his fired-up ax, and leaps at Galvanor with Lycor. The gryphon blocks both of their weapons simultaneously with his gauntlets.
Galvanor: "Honestly, I'm baffled that you didn't ally with me, King Bliston. We want the same thing!"
Bliston dodges a swing from Galvanor, and swings his ax, shattering the knife that was currently "deployed" in Galvanor's right gauntlet. Another knife protrudes to take its place.
Bliston: "No. You exposed your inner thoughts through your speech, without realizing it. I want to defend the mainland from the Mantas' possible invasion, and have been taking steps to prepare, in case. You want to use the tribes of Chima to attack and destroy the Mantas for revenge. We are not the same."
IC: *Needless to say, Brakket keeps piloting the Bat Javelin and fighting the Phoenix and Eagles. (or doing something else if Bliston left him with a different mission.)* =P
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