A.N Welp. Another chapter, another infusion.
Welcome to the third chapter of this story. I just have to say, surprised a lot of people like this story. That or they just like to read it, but who am i to judge.
Just a heads up to those who think this will be on some kind of schedule or something. Don't get your hopes up, i really can't stand doing a restricted time frame for a story, so these will basically come out when they come out.
Remember kids, hope is the first step on the road to disappointment
And with that. ON WITH THE STORY!
Chapter 3: From worlds apart, we angels unite
Date: 007 M30
Operation Parameters: Crusade
Current Imperial Forces: 19,300,000 Est Troops
Current Enemy Forces: 105,380,000,000 Est Troops
Casualties:
Imperial Forces: 1,001,000 Est Troops
Enemy Forces: 149,120,000,000 Est Troops
The ork horde was relentless, yet the first company of the Shadow foxes would not let such a force stop them from their duty. Such a force of heroes was rarely seen together as one entire unit.
To be one of the first company one must be willing to not let a single enemy pass their gaze, no threat to be left unchallenged. And no one to be abandoned. This mantra was of such importance to their company that all who are tested to be in this company must first not only be a veteran of countless campaigns, but must also test themselves before the captain in mortal combat.
To stand against this man will show you worthy of walking along your brothers and sisters in arms. And none were more stringent nor as commanding as the Captain of the first company.
Standing before a horde of ork nobs in full cataphrachi terminator armour, the captain did not carry any ranged weapons. In fact he only carried a single hammer. This being a gift given to him from a captain from a fellow legion, as the ork mob of nobs closed in on him he extended his arm.
The effect was instant as sand swept the orks into a vortex, his hand closed into a fist as blood rained upon the unfortunate orks that had seen this horror unfold before them. Their morale shattered as they bore witness as a sea of sand and blood flooded into their line as the orks were swept away in a river of death.
An Ork warboss had called out a great battlecry as he charged the captain, his massive power claw coming in to strike him. He was surprised and shocked as a literal shield of sand stopped his swing cold. Trying to yank his arm out, the warboss was panicking as his arm as being crushed by the force of the sand. All the while the captain gripped both his hands upon his hammer. With a mighty rush of speed he delivered a titanic swing into the body of the warboss. His body exploding back into the mob of orks as his entire frontal body was crushed from the impact of the hammer, the orks arm was ripped from his body as the sand faded harmlessly back to the earth.
His gaze brought dread upon those orks who had seen such brutal devastation. Even the leaders of the horde were panicking as this man walked towards them with an unflinching gaze.
"Boss! weeb cant scrap dis uumie, ee iz a monsta! ee in't roight!"
"Ya wanna tell dat ter da big boss? No? well den git stuck in! WAAAAGH!"
Hesitantly, the orks rushed the captain and his company. Yet none in the first company took one step back. Instead they readied their weapons of war and charged once more into the fray.
"Strength to stand!" the Captain yelled through his vox
"Courage to fight!" was the rallying call of the first company.
They had faced enemies that would rout even the bravest of men, faced horrors with an unflinching gaze and fought against the most hopeless of battles.
They were the first company
'The Unyielding bulwark' as they were called
Date: 518 M23
Operation Parameters: Unknown
Current Location: Ekkou Stronghold 'Port Antemurale', Elementia Sector
It had been years since that day Hinata ascended to an astartes, the first of her kind.
The journey for her had been difficult and painful, yet she had help every step of the way. Her organs had started to do their work as she had started to grow into a mighty astartes. She was still short compared to her male counterparts but was just as willing and able as any others from the legions.
Where male astartes turned into hulking men, Hinata's transformation was much more subtle, instead of bulging muscles, her organs instead focused on compacted muscles, where the men were giants among humans, Hinata had grown to be much more proportional and more striking than her male counterparts, yet she still showed the traits of an astartes that was being made for battle.
Already she had shown that her speed,strength and reflexes were sharpened to beyond superhuman, her chakra had dramatically grown to accommodate her new body, even the organs that provided her with benefits showed their fruits as she was able to stay awake for days on end, to best even normal elementians and standard humans in bouts of strength, intelligence and dexterity.
In terms of the stabilization of her organs, the process was requiring less stabilizer to maintain, a byproduct of the adaption gene from the elementians. Her genetic test showed promise each and every day, even the emperor was surprised and exited that the years of genetic research and hard work from not only him but also everyone who worked on this project had living proof of it's success.
Hinata, along with Naruto were trained by the Emperor and the other primarchs. Each instilling them with their knowledge and philosophies upon the two. Hinata took to the lessons with gusto while Naruto took their lessons to heart about what it is to be a commander of the Imperium. Yet the two of them embraced this as lovers can.
Their romances were not something foreign to Naruto's fellow brothers, already they had been interrupted in their own 'personal' sessions by nearly all of the primarchs that had stayed at elementia. Even the Emperor had seen one of these moments as he had taken a blood sample from Hinata to compare to a weekly genetic testing.
To the both of them, they drew strength from each other and in return empowered themselves in the process. Now after many years it was finally time to harvest the first female progenoid gland from Hinata.
The process was fairly simple, and the results gave the Emperor, Malcador and the Ekouu promising results. Already the 'second' iteration of the female progenoid gland showed a much higher stability rate then the first iteration. Going from a 55% chance of rejection to only a 32% chance of rejection. A progress they said was a great success.
They calculated that if the genetic stability continued this trend then by the fourth iteration the gene seed would be ready for mass production, this of course would mean that the legion will take quite a while before it can be at full operational strength.
So with this in mind the Emperor decided that this legion will be a 'support' legion, being a supplementary force to existing legions and expedition groups until full legion strength can be achieved, whenever that is.
"I think it is a wise idea father." Naruto said as the Emperor explained his plan to Naruto, Sanguinius, Horus and Magnus. "This would also mean that this legion can be trained to handle multiple scenarios that other legions have specialized in"
"A legion that would be able to cover all battlefield roles will indeed prove to be quite fruitful father in campaigns where adaptability would be needed" Horus said as he agreed with Naruto "To allow such training will also make the legion able to spread their operation parameters and would be able to respond to more battle zones"
"Indeed" Magnus said "Already I could see many legions thanking the additional resources where conventional troops would be stretched thin as they are"
"Then we have an agreement" Sanguinius said "Until such a time as Naruto's legion can be mustered at full strength, his legion will shadow others in other key combat roles"
"Shadow" Naruto said, pulling everyone's attention "That is a pretty accurate description of what we will be."
"Ohh" the Emperor said as this pulled his interest
"a legion which will learn and adapt to others, like the shadow of a person. I think i have a name for this legion"
"Then what will your legion be called my son?"
"How about..."
The shadow foxes
With the name finalized for Naruto's legion. He walked among the planets of elementia to find able bodied recruits to be the first initiates for the astartes legion. Already he had many volunteers, many of those of people Naruto had helped in his life. Where Naruto had given them strength or resolve to save those of them who had abandoned hope, they in return answered his call to arms.
For the female recruits; the first recruits were close friends of Naruto, each one showing Naruto that what he had done for them they could never ever truly thank him for, wherever that was saving their home, saving their world or even giving them a chance to be treated as a normal human after years of abuse and fighting for equality.
For the men; he found people who had drawn courage from him, from his liberation of their homes from evil to those that had drawn a friendship with Naruto even after all the bloodshed and violence. He was a beacon for all the worlds, already his actions had returned full circle as entire communities and people flocked to his call.
One of those was one of his oldest and most dearest friends. Garra no Sabbaku, the kazekage of wind had been the first to volunteer to become the first male astartes of the legion. Naruto welcomed him as a brother as Garra repaid Naruto's kindness tenfold.
The first initial recruits were trained by the other legions as thought they were neophytes, each one taught in the arts of war that made their legion feared in their realm of combat. This lead to many going across the galaxy, fighting alongside those whom they learned their craft.
From the blood angels, with their shock tactics and legendary status as vanguard forces, to the Imperial fist, with their applications of siege warfare and defensive tactics. To even those who learned under the Ultramarines; paragons of both open style and guerella warfare. Each legion gave their own unique style of war to the shadow foxes, style's that would prove vital for the battles to come.
It had taken many years, but eventually they would stand on their own. A legion who walk among the many paths of war, their tales of courage and understanding would make them many relationships with the other legions, and many of those friendships would extend far beyond those whom served with their fellow legion brothers.
They would be a legion whom all parts would have their relevance in war, with unity they will show all enemies of the Imperium that they will defend the dream of the Imperium among the stars. Along with Naruto, their primarch; they would defend this way of life so that all of those who live in the Imperium will live in safety, and they will never forget anyone who took this oath to defend what is precious to them.
Date: 815 M27
Operation Parameters: Unknown
Current Location: Ekkou Stronghold 'Port Antemurale', Elementia Sector
Standing before his legion, Naruto couldn't help but see the faces of those who had taken his offer so long ago, where each person who had taken that oath before were young and inexperienced, he now could see that the many years of combat and training had refined them, where he had seen senior fighters from his home he now could see veterans of countless battles. There had been many lost through the years, but even so he can still tell that their memories are firmly planted into those that are beginning their journey into this legion.
He can see many of his friends from the worlds of Elementia and even her sister planets from sectors that he had helped create, those whom he saved and helped taking up the oath to defend the Imperium, like his friends before him.
The Captains of his legion stood in front of their companies, each one of them friends of Naruto. Each one of them those of the first recruitment whom shadowed his brothers legions so long ago, whom learned their arts of war from his brothers and had made friendships with the companies that they followed.
The Captain of the first was a man whom had striking red hair, a tattoo with the writing for love etched on his forehead, a long scar ran down from the side of his face to his chin, a wound from one of his first battles with the Imperial fist; he would of died in that battle had his senior captain hadn't save him by smashing the foe with his mighty hammer. This was Garra no Sabbaku, pillar of the shifting sands, in his hands was that same hammer that saved his life; it's previous owner giving it to Garra as a gift, from one captain to another.
The Captain of the second company had black hair, his attire reminiscence of samurai warriors from his home world. To his right was a distinct chokuto that was carried behind his back, his face showed the results of many battles as it was chiseled with various battle scars, his left black eyes looked towards Naruto as his right eye was vastly different, instead of a black eye he instead had a ripple pattern. This was Sasuke Uchiha, the 'wandering hermit' as he was called. His company had followed the Blood angels, their tactics of a vanguard and shock attack company were firmly etched into their battle style and they took to it enthusiastically.
His time with the sons of Sanguinius left Sasuke with a profound sense of admiration for the blood angels, this in turn empowered him with such mindsets as he would regularly smash feet first into the enemy battle lines, like an angel descending from the heavens to invoke justice among the wicked. He had made many jumps with his legion brothers, some even into hostile enemy batteries and anti air encampments, yet each time he would not take a jump pack. Indeed it was a known thing among his own battle company and those he fought with in the blood angels that he would regularly jump from a thunderhawk without any safety gear, instead his enemies would serve as his landing as his full body would crush the enemy quite literally.
The Captain of the third company stood at attention with a staunch discipline, from their face the astartes was a female, her black hair and eyes striking against her red trimmed armour. This was Kurosuchi, Tsuchikage of Iwagakure and captain of the unflinching guard. Her Company had learned from the masters of defense and siege warfare, the Imperial fist and Iron warriors.
Kurosuchi had jumped at the chance to travel the stars, her calm personality being a stark contrast compared to her fellow captains. This made her one of many perfect candidates to study the intricacies of siege warfare, both offensive and defensive. With her upbringing among the hidden rock village, a village that prided itself in having a stalwart defense against enemies it was a perfect match.
She learned her craft from Rogal Dorn and Petrurabo as they taught her the intricacies of siege warfare, this in turn honed her skill set and made her one of the most adaptable captains when dealing with heavily fortified encampments and such. She even created tactics that surprised the legions in both their unorthodox means of execution and the pure destructive force of these well placed strikes. Tactics that were still being used by the legions to this day.
When her company was at full strength she took it upon herself to fortify Elementia and her sister planets in the ways she learned, earning her the title 'the lady of the fortress'. This was a title she was very proud to have and was elevated as the first captain of the third company, which she named the unflinching guard.
The Captain of the fourth company was a man who had short,tufty blue hair and dark eyes. He had on his head a pair of oddly placed ear protectors as he looked at his captain through a pair of rimless lenses. His posture was straight and true as he looked at his Primarch with a sense of honour.
This was Chojuro, Mizukage of Kirigakure and Captain of the Paragons of Honour, his company had followed the thirteenth legion, the Ultramarines.
Initially, Guilliman was opposed to the idea of his legion having others learn his ways of combat, in his mind this incited chaos among order and would lead to cases of insubordination and conflict within his legion. Naruto had tried to convince Guilliman at the benefit that this would give to the Imperium but Guilliman blatantly said to Naruto that allowing his legion to be out of his command shows that he is a coward when it comes to leading his own troops. This in turn lead to Naruto having a hot topic debate against Guilliman which nearly culminated into a fist fight between the two primarchs.
To both Naruto and Guilliman, their conflict stemmed from a different ideology, where Naruto emphasized a legion that could stand with all it's parts separated, Guilliman had the ideology that a well disciplined and well coordinated legion would ensure victory, rather than splitting his forces into self sustaining groups which are much weaker then the whole group together.
This clash of opposing ideologies was going to boil over until the Emperor decreed that this is how Naruto's legion shall be for the time being. Guilliman; not wanting to deny his fathers request, begrudgingly agreed to this as the first recruits to the Ultramarines were trained in his style of warfare.
The training for these first recruits was harder than most, for the Ultramarines looked at them as a 'necessary' thing. This made them try to excel in everything that was thrown at the new recruits, eventually; within the legion at least. They earned the respect of their seniors and those they worked under, all except Guilliman.
To Guilliman, to admit to these recruits and the co-operation to train them personally was to admit that his ideology was wrong, something he stubbornly refused to show to his brother. Eventually when the company returned they had been changed dramatically. Unlike their other battle companies, they were tempered in disciplined warfare that heavily emphasized on each element of combat as a part of a bigger picture on the battlefield. This style of warfare earned them the title of paragons of honour; for both their discipline in combat and their unspoken honour against their enemy.
The Fifth Company Captain looked at Naruto with a sense of familiarity, to him Naruto was a man who changed not only the world but also made friends with his former master and in turn made himself a friend to this man, his dark tone skin contrasted with his white hair as he looked at Naruto with his dark eyes.
This was Darui, Raikage of Kumogakure and captain of the fifth company. Originally signing up with Naruto as a repayment to a friend, Darui would initially find the concept of traveling the galaxy as a pretty dull thing, with his personality and such being the case. Fortunately or Unfortunately in his perspective he was assigned to the two companies that specialize is stealth warfare and infiltration, the alpha legion and the Raven Guard.
Alpharius and Corvus Corax weren't going to settle on his lazy if unmotivated personality and so trained the habit out of him, this didn't sit well with Darui at first, but over time he had to thank them for this approach as this allowed him to excel at what the legions were teaching him. Through the years of training he honed his stealth to levels that are rarely seen except in the most senior officers of both legions, with regards to stealth and infiltration he was seen as the most exceptional stealth expert apart from the two primarchs themselves.
Darui would then lead his company when they returned to the shadow foxes into shadow wars that would cripple or destroy the enemy before they even had a chance to muster up their forces, his company got so good at destroying the enemy that rumors spread of ghost who would strike at those who defied the Imperium, these rumors usually followed a major crippling event to rebellions or alien offensives, but the results would be the same; their supply caches gone, their food supply destroyed and their convoys sabotaged without a single person being seen.
This earned them the title of the silent ghost, a company who are usually not seen, even for people as large as astartes in fully decked power armour, it has brought them many people who fear and respect them for their craft.
The Captain of the sixth company was a fairly giant man, his white hair and goatee was a distinct contrast with his black toned skin, attached to his power armour was eight different swords, each in an individual sheath, he looked at Naruto with a look of familiarity and saluted him with a fist bump.
This was Killer Bee,captain of the sixth company. His company was assigned to both the Iron hands and the Emperor's children.
Perfection and resilience, this is what would best describe what the Sixth company faced when training under these two legions. Considered the most interesting combination to learn from, this company had trained under the two legions that personified perfection and persistence, the idea was that a company that was taught under these two companies would be martial perfection, but also be resilient under any sort of pressure.
As for Bee, he was considered vastly different than his astartes counterparts. For one thing he didn't receive any of the genetic modifications to become an astartes because of his age and the incompatibility to accept such organs.
Instead, he was one of the few unmodified humans to be in the astartes legion, taking rejuvenation infusions and relying on his strength as a jinchuriki of the eight tails, Gyuki. But that has not stopped Bee from showing why he was considered for the position of captain, indeed he has shown time and again why he was the most qualified out of all the recruits to become captain, being perfection and resilience on the battlefield with his perfected sonic blade style.
At first, Ferrus Magnus and Fulgrim looked down on Bee for being only human, indeed they tried to break him at every chance they got to tell Bee that he had no business being in the astartes when he only had the strength of a human. This backfired on the two as they realized later on that Bee was nothing if not resilient and that he proved time and again the fact that a normal Elementian was as close to an astartes you can get without being one.
Through the many years of training, Bee showed them his resolve and the two eventually tested him as warriors should be tested,in battle. Bee didn't back down and had actually fought the two primarchs to a standstill for three days straight. To both Fulgrim and Fenrus he was a man possessed, using his powers he fought tooth and nail with the two primarchs.
The two primarchs after this battle saw Bee in a different light after proving his place in the legion astartes, where they saw a weak human they instead see a man who may even prove to be stronger than themselves.
The two primarchs, as a show of respect re-forged two of the blades that Bee used during the fight, each of which were badly damaged from the long fought battle. These blades were the two Bee usually fights with during his battles. A reminder of his status as one worthy of an astartes.
The Sixth company kept close ties with the two legions they trained from, it was not uncommon to see the company attach themselves to these two legions in forwards operations, insurgencies and rebellions they had to fight. Bee would be seen with either Fulgrim or Ferrus as he had built a friendship with the two primarchs, the other two seeing him as a little brother in all but blood.
The Captain of the seventh company looked a little off to most astartes. Instead of a hardened battle stature the captain instead was looking forward with a strong sense of enthusiasm, indeed his black colored eyes and striking haircut and brows made him stand out from most other captains, if his infectious optimistic attitude didn't stand out enough.
This was Rock lee, Captain of the sixth company, he and his fighters learned from those who had never been broken by the enemy, the Death Guard.
Mortarion was interested in how his brother's legion would fair to the toxic environment of his home world and saw fit to introduce them on this very planet. He was not disappointed when he had seen that these recruits were just as immune as his own warriors. In fact he had seen first hand the effects of the known 'Adatation' gene that made Elementians interesting to the Imperium as he had seen these warriors change in front of his very eyes. Where he had seen even his astartes slightly struggle in the toxic conditions of his home, he saw none of that with these batch of recruits.
And so he trained him in the arts of self independence, to ensure each one of the recruits was able to hold their own with their most basic weaponry. In a show of respect to his brother's legion he allowed them to use their own weaponry which included a wide variety of different and fascinating weapons. But much like his own legion he made strict ruling of how they will conduct war.
For one, they would not rely upon any specialized or 'unique' modes of combat, instead it was to be only the power of their own feet that would deliver them to the enemy. This combined with the self reliance nature of his legion ensured that this company was to be trained for any scenario with only their guts, skills and themselves to ensure victory.
Rock lee was one of the few recruits that took this philosophy one step further, where even normal astartes would still have a combination of ranged and melee weaponry, Rock lee took this to the extreme as he would only have his fist to guide him and to fight against the enemy. Many in the legion called him foolish to only rely on one form of combat, but this didn't hinder Lee one bit, indeed he showed exactly how devoted to this style of combat he was as he would rush into the thickest parts of the battle and decimate his enemies only with his fist.
To those who he would liberate, they would attribute him to an warrior of justice, who would destroy his enemies with his bare hands. The sight would demoralize even the most staunchest of enemies as they watch their forces literally be ripped apart from a one man army.
Mortarion had seen the potential in this recruit and had him trained by his captains as an eventual captain of this company, Lee was trained by many captains in the legion, the most noticeable were Calas Typhon, Ignatus Grulgor and Nathaniel Garro. Lee in turn learned and honed his craft of close quarters assault from these men as they trained him thoroughly in the art of war.
His company reflected his fury on the battlefield and were named 'the strong fist of rising justice' this was a name they made for themselves as they would fight alongside their allies even when the enemy would outnumber and outgun them. Even then with justice in their minds and with the power of their own fist they would claim victory from such a hopeless situation.
As an additional way for him to train at all times and to surprise his enemies at any point when needed, Lee had asked that his suit of power armour be specially modified, this being that he can toggle the servo's working his armour at any point. This was shocking to most people as Lee usually had these servo's turned off most of the time, even now while moving normally the servo's in his armour were actually disabled, a testament to how much strength Lee had even when his very armour was hindering him.
He had only re enabled the servo's of his armour three times, and each one of those instances showed him destroying not only his enemies but also anything that was in his way. It was even shown that when the enemy deployed a 'super heavy' classified vehicle, Lee enabled his servo's and destroyed the entire vehicle in a single punch, ripping through it's adamantine structure in a destructive wave of pure energy.
These were the original seven Companies, each company was the size of a chapter within the original legions which also included their own commanders, these being the 'captains' within the chapters of the other legions.
Naruto still roughly followed the outline with the other legions composition except in a few area's. For one the squad sizes for the legion started with four person 'strike' squads which would then either be assigned a senior sergeant or act independent within the battle perimeters, the higher iteration would allow a ten man 'combat' squad to be formed from these strike teams with additional specialized or heavy support and each of these squads would be under the jurisdiction of a commander which oversees the operations, this commander would be appointed and approved by the senior advisers of the company with the captain giving the final say in how the company will fight in the coming combat and also be the one who would lead the key elements in the campaign.
Each part of the chain can act independent of any other part of the chain so long as they stick to the mission objectives or need to act immediately because of changing conditions that high command could not respond to, this resulted in the companies being constantly stretched all across many active battle zones but also gave them the advantage of being able to respond to dire situations, situations that had changed potential allies destruction into decisive victories.
Naruto couldn't help but think about different scenarios and situations if he had changed things within his legion. Every time he would doubt himself if he is truly able to lead these fighters into victory while living with the mistakes he had made along the way.
But in the end this just made Naruto's resolve all the more stronger, but the one thing that always was the most priority to his legion was that all who serve it be remembered.
He still remembers the days of his youth, being ignored and hated for something he had no choice in, to be considered non existent for most of his life placed a high emphasis on those who had gladly taken up the chance to fight for the dream of the Imperium. To him, to be forgotten was a fate worse than death, because it shows that to die when no one would know of what you did would leave a lingering doubt in ones mind, and this can grow and consume a person completely.
So he ensured that no one in his legion will be forgotten, he had the memorial stone in Konoha be expanded and upgraded to include all of those who passed while fighting for the Imperium and serving in her forces.
What was once a small memorial is now a colossal monument, the names of all of those who died were recorded on hallowed stone and would be seen by generations that would become astartes or auxilia, their tales and fates would be told in story and praised for their duty, and the families of those whom passed would be shown all the feats their family member did to ensure the Imperium dream could be realized across the stars.
All of these things he though of as he saw his legion stand before him. He waved his hand as pure silence settled in the great hall, looking at his legion he can see countless people look at him.
"Brothers and Sisters of Elementia
We were born in a time of unrest and war. Throughout our lives we have all felt it's bitter sting, we have bleed for our country, we have bleed for our world and we have bleed for our survival, but this is different.
This war not only concerns us, but also those who wish for hope in this day and age. In this galaxy there is but no peace for mankind.
But we must not give up, for we have been given the means to fight against this war, we have the means to fight this encroaching darkness
We might have been found by chance but this purpose we have been given is not, in this time of strife we shall be the ones to hold the banner of peace. In this age of war we shall be the ones who endure.
So I ask of you all, not as your primarch. But as a brother and a friend. Will you stand and answer the call ?
We will stand!
Will you endure the hardships and sacrifice to hold on to this peace?
We Will endure!
Will you face the darkness with courage in your hearts?
We will not fear!
Then all I ask is that you never falter. That your courage leads you to fight for those who cannot. That your strength allows you to stand against even the most hopeless of battles.
Strength to Stand !
Courage to Fight !
Yes brothers and sisters, this shall be our call. Our answer to a galaxy of war, that we all never forget this purpose. And I will swear upon my code that all of those who hold this to their hearts will never be forgotten. This I swear!"
The hall was filled with the battle cry of a legion, it's sound reaching to the furthest reaches of the room. Naruto looked at all who were in this room, in his mind he had found his resolve.
He will fight so long as he had the strength to stand
Date: 007 M30
Operation Parameters: Crusade
Current Imperial Forces: 19,000,000 Est Troops
Current Enemy Forces: 100,380,000,000 Est Troops
Casualties:
Imperial Forces: 1,301,000 Est Troops
Enemy Forces: 154,120,000,000 Est Troops
The Ork forces holding the far ridges were bombarded with repetitive orbital fire as massive drop ships broke into the atmosphere, each ship was colossal in size as ork anti air fire was pummeling the intruders.
A few drop ships engines exploded in flames as the colossal ships plowed hull first into the planets surface, parts of the ships going up in a massive fireball as the weight and explosive ammunition of the ship ripped it apart. The cries of the dead and dying filled the air as countless people were set alight within the closed compartments of the ship.
Thousands of doomed souls cried out for help as they were trapped behind debris and huge clumped clusters of metal, dozens of men and women trying desperately to free the trapped captives before the inferno's within the ship swallowed them or killed them through the thick plumes of smoke and ash.
For the other drop ships that landed on the planet, the front doors that lead into their main cargo compartments opened and out poured millions of people. They were wearing military clothes of a pale white and blue as they marched towards the enemy. With disciplined movement and their standard issue firearms in their hands they walked towards the battle zone as the sound of cannons and explosions roared throughout the battlefield.
Dozens of these drop ships had entire compartments of nothing but vehicles. These were of course mass produced military vehicles with a distinct difference, instead of tread-ed vehicles these were instead on anti gravity systems as their main cannons fired into the ork lines.
These vehicles were reminiscent of the baneblade chassis, however were much smaller then their big vehicle counterpart, nonetheless they packed an impressive array of weaponry as their main 180mm smooth bore 'fast-strike' battle cannon packs quite a punch, this was supplemented by no less than four other weapon systems, these ranged from multi lascannon batteries to heavy bolter platforms that rained a devastating line of destruction to small and light targets.
They were named banegliders, because of their similarity to the baneblade except that they used anti gravity means of movement and propulsion, which allowed them to traverse even the most hostile terrain without needing to ever touch the ground. The adeptus mechanicus, after the constitution of chakra, had overseen the development and deployment of these specialized 'dust' vehicles, initially there were some in the order that had seen these as techno heresy by the highest degree, however, since the means of producing these specialized vehicles was incredibly new and that no STC template could be modified to handle this new energy source they had to come to a compromise. This lead to Elementian technicians developing technology from existing STC templates and implement the new engine and system designs to use dust as both fuel and means of ammunition. The results had surprised even the mechanicus and the means of producing them actually was created as the first custom STC template that the mechanicus had ever seen.
As more dust worlds had been created, the STC templates that were created using these new innovations spread throughout forge worlds, each one following the designs and creating even their own variants upon the original schematics.
These tanks proved to be brutally effective at engaging the enemy through any battle zone, able to traverse the battlefield effortlessly and provide a heavy punishment of firepower on such an armored platform, the baneglider was a staple for most auxiliary armies as they were more numerous and much more reliable than their big brother baneblade counterparts.
The line of banegliders pushed forward into the ork lines, their guns blazing as they cut a trail into the battle zone, behind them came other dust vehicles, these ones an adaptation of the rhino chassis to use dust energy and also to be converted with anti gravity technology as well.
These carried specialized 'suppressing' squadrons that would provide a stable battle line until the main battle force reached the designated safe zone. As they disembarked from their transports and set up their firing nest, they readied their weaponry for the ork counter charge.
Already they could hear the roar of ork mobs flooding back to the lines. The baneglider companies had fallen back to provide long range support and to mop up any survivors that had not fallen back with the ork mobs.
As the ork lines drew closer, the roar of heavy weapons blazed across the battle line as orks by the thousands were destroyed. The ork lines had been stalled as heavy artillery from mortar and basilisk crews were launching devastating bombardment to the enemy as the gun line held.
Walking out from his command tank and looking across the battlefield was a man with a white and gray coat, his hair being black with parts of silver and gray to show his age, he also looked to be quite clean shaven and also has a distinct silver piece of metal above his right eyebrow, his pure black eyes were looking at the battlefield, looking for any weakness or opening the orks could give him.
This was James Ironwood, Lord commander of the first Elementia expedition force. He was to give much needed easing of the ork lines from the astartes legions by pushing the ork lines from a third strike position, this one was to be designated the safe zone for any and all imperial reinforcements and act as the supply line for current imperial forces on Ullanor Prime.
"General, reports show that the ork lines are advancing due west, possibly due to heavy resistance from astartes personnel fighting there. There are also reports of a massive encampment three clicks due east from the area. What are your orders sir"
"Have the baneglider companies provide fire support for the astartes, platoons alpha, delta and foxtrot will advance upon the ork encampment with supporting artillery companies providing suppression fire. The rest of the platoons will dig in and hold for further reinforcements to arrive"
"Understood general"
Ironwood looked at the active battle zone, already he could see that the baneglider companies were blazing towards the main ork lines as their guns blew massive chunks into the enemies flank, on the other side he saw the transports carrying the platoons towards the ork encampment, each squad armed to the teeth and ready to law low some ork scum.
"General. If I may have a moment of your time"
Ironwood looked towards the person next to him, she was a small person compared to the general, yet the most interesting thing was that she had nothing but parchments and a ink pen. This was one of the remembrancer's that was escorting the first Elementia expedition force and writing about the deeds and story of both the fighters but also of their lord commander.
"Indeed you may Merial"
"You had told me about the various offensives this force has faced before Ullanor and parts about your home world, however you haven't actually told me anything about how Elementia had first made contact with Remnant. Would you like to explain this story to me please?"
Ironwood looked on in contemplation as shells rained down upon the enemy, he was gazing towards his troops as they marched on the enemy, their weapons blazing across the battlefield as they fought tooth and nail against the green skins.
"I suppose telling the story of how the Elementians came to our world wouldn't be a problem. What would you like to know?"
Date: 420 M23
Operation Parameters: Unknown
Current Location: Mistral, Anima - Remnant, Elementia Sector
It was a rainy day
The defenses of Mistral struggled as a tide of darkness flooded the main barricades leading towards the city market, already the sounds of the dying and panicked citizenry were heard all across the city.
They came from the eastern hills, through the mountain passes that dot Mistrals landscape, already the huntsmen and huntresses that were responsible for guarding the gates were overrun.
These creatures showed no mercy as hundreds were slaughtered by a tide of black and blood. Hundreds of these things called 'grim' flooded the streets as no one was safe.
Civilians within the city were being evacuated to haven academy, the massive palace like structure in the heart of Mistral, but the tally was growing ever larger.
Atlas, through limited communication waves had received a distress call from Mistral about a grim invasion assaulting the city, and Ironwood could only watch on as his forces were stretched to the limit fighting both the enemies on the ground and the enemies in the air.
Since the events in Beacon, the use of automatons was suppressed so long as the enemy had a means of hacking into their network and controlling their systems again, Ironwood still remembers that event when Vale and beacon were assaulted by both his own automatons and the grim that were lured by the white fang and others that sought the destruction of the kingdoms.
Even now his air fleet were playing a defensive game as Nevermore's and griffins swarmed his airships, these beast would attack vital gun points and aim for vital systems within the ships as a means of destroying them, their hatred of humanity a testament to their ferocity.
"All ships. Report"
"This is vector squadron, we've lost half our company and we are trying to hold off the flying swarm as much as we can"
" This is Gamma squadron, we are being overrun, most of our shielding is down and our gun batteries are running dry!"
" Alpha squadron, we have sustained heavy casualties and damage. We cannot hold our position general"
James looked on in frustration, already he could see his fleet being teared to pieces at this rate, there are just too many air units to both deal with them and assist the units on the ground.
"re-group to the western part of the city. We will scour the skies before assisting the ground units"
"Yes General"
His ships maneuvered over the skies of Mistral with a precise efficiency, overlapping fields of anti air fire pummeling the bigger nevermore as gun crews established on the deck of the ships opened fire upon the much smaller griffins.
James knew that if Mistral were to fall then there would be no chance for the other kingdoms, cut off from the rest of the world they would be slaughtered. Ironwood knew that he had to make a stand at Mistral or all will be lost.
"They just keep coming"
This was the call that a young girl said as a tide of grim flooded the street. She was a fair skinned girl with black hair with red tips that had a distinct pair of silver eyes, swinging around her weapon, a massive scythe in her hands as she sliced through a horde of beowolves, massive werewolf like grim that rushed towards the young girls position.
"Just keep fighting Ruby. We just have to hold out"
This was said by another girl, she was also fair skinned, her long blond hair flickered behind her as she grabbed a creep grim that tried to surprise her, she ripped it apart showing that her right arm was a cybernetic arm, she punched at another grim, this time an Ursa, a massive bear like grim. A shotgun blast appeared from her wrist as she wore a pair of gauntlets that fired dust filled rounds into whatever target she decided to punch at.
There were two others that were with the pair, these two being a girl with white pale skin and silver hair, a distinct scar crossing over her left eye, wielding a rapier with a revolving barrel she stabbed the blade into the ground as a flood of ice smashed into a horde of pig like grim, these being boarbatusk.
The last girl was a fair skinned lady, her black hair contrasting with her yellow eyes, on her head were a pair of black cat ears as she unloaded a clip of rounds into a charging creep, she used a graceful ribbon as she pulled a stray beowolf with the end of her gun like a sickle. The beowolf stood no chance as it was hacked into dust by the other end of her weapon, which held a small wakizashi blade.
"Is there no end to this?"
"Blake, we'll need to fall back!"
"You heard Weiss. Fall back!"
The four girls started to retreat, falling back towards the inner barricades of the marketplace. They leaped over the barrier as the huntsman defenders formed a firing line to suppress the horde.
"Ruby! Weiss! Yang! Blake! Over here!" Yelled out a person, this was a teenage boy with tanned skin and blonde short hair, he was wearing a set of armour as he carried around a bastard sword. The sword itself was a silvered blade with a golden frame surrounding it.
"Jaune! They're breaking through the eastern side!"
"It's the same all across the city Ruby, they're surrounding us."
"Is there any word from the atlas fleet?"
"The general had called back his air units to deal with the flying swarms, were on our own for now"
Ruby looked on as the civilians within the market were huddled together, you could see the hopelessness in their eyes and the fear that today might be their last day in this world. Across the street you can hear the roars of grim as the defenders held the defense points with their limited ammo supplies.
Due to the planning of their enemies, their supply of dust was limited and ammunition would run dry long before new stock could be found, in a way it ensured that the kingdoms themselves could not survive the horde as wave after wave of grim flooded the capital.
To the defenders, victory was a faraway dream, and only surviving the day would count as a victory in their minds.
"Nuckelavee! On the right side!"
"Take it down! Take it DOWN!"
"Goliath rush, coming through the central gate!"
"Help us!"
All around them, team RWBY and the rest of JNPR could only watch as Mistral was being overrun, already they could see the Nuckelavee trample the initial defense line as the screams of people filled the air. The Main gate leading towards the market crumpled as a massive Goliath smashed into the reinforced gate. Sending defenders flying.
"Is this it? Guys?" Ruby said as they readied their weapons for the inevitable
"General! I am receiving an unknown signal"
"Is it friend or enemy?"
"That is the thing sir. We can't tell. But it's moving over the city"
"Do we have visual?"
Signal appears to originate above us sir!. The signal should be in vie..."
The bridge was silent as they bore witness to something frighteningly new.
In front of them, descending from high orbit. The Battleship Talon of Humanity descended upon the battlefield, it's colossal size stunning the crew into silence. From it's flight bays descended a hail of steel as massive floods of drop pods descended towards Mistral. Each drop pod lighting up in a ball of fire as they descended towards the surface of the planet. Thunderhawk drop ships and gunships along with raptor and storm raven gunships descended towards the swarm of grim as all hell broke loose.
The defenders were trying desperately to hold back the tide of grim, already many huntsmen were dead trying to hold out for just that little bit longer.
The grim roared their success at finally destroying one of the five kingdoms when suddenly huge clouds of dust covered parts of the battlefield, whatever impacted the ground struck like a thunderbolt as grim were sent flying from these dust clouds.
When the dust settled, the defenders and grim noticed the odd shaped pods that littered the city, each of these were blood red in colour as a single tear drop painted in black with a pair of wings was in the middle of these metal things.
A sudden explosion sounded from the metal contraptions as the doors slammed down into the ground, and walking from the pods came out armored soldiers.
These soldiers dwarfed over the normal civilians and huntsmen, their armour was painted in the same colours as their pod contraptions. Yet their helmets looked reminiscent of ancient knights of Remnants past.
These giants descended upon the grim with a ferocity that was legendary, their ranged weaponry ringing out with a thunderous bang as grim were slaughtered by the dozens.
"For the glory of Sanguinius! For the glory of the Imperium!"
Like a prayer answered, the armored warriors pushed back the tide of grim, already clouds of darkness faded as grim were being slaughtered. The defenders were celebrating in both cheers and crying in joy at the much needed reinforcements.
From a pod that impacted near the nuckelavee came a giant of a man, he was in a golden armour as he walked towards the beast, the most distinct thing about him though were the pair of majestic white wings that were upon his back.
The beings in the market whom had animal features on their bodies were stunned, was this man a faunus?
Either way they saw the man advance towards the nuckelavee as the beast gave out a frightening roar, the man showed no fear as he withdrew his mighty sword. The beast charged towards him, it's massive arms ready to cleave the warrior in half. The man merely parried the arms away as he cut through one of the extending arms, slicing it clean off.
The beast gave out a cry of pain as it rushed towards the man, yet he merely extended his wings and with a mighty leap cleaved the beast in half. The Knucklehead twitched once before it split in half and faded into a cloud of darkness.
From the same pod came another man, his armour a suit of both gold and orange, his blonde hair looked similar to the other man, except this mans eyes were blue and he did not have wings. He walked towards the other man as he gave him a solid pat on his shoulder.
"It seems these creatures cannot stand against the might of your legion Sanguinius"
"It seems that way Naruto"
A Goliath rushed the pair, hoping to take out both men in one fell swoop, the beast was massive compared to the two men, yet the one named Sanguinius was not concerned one bit. Naruto instead extended his hand as a ball of pure energy appeared before it, pointing it towards the beast the orb flew towards the Goliath, obliterating it in a blaze of blue light. After the light faded there was nothing left of the grim.
"It seems that we had just arrived in time to save this city. Come brother, let us rid of these vile creatures"
The two men walked towards the horde of grim that were being pushed back by the armored warriors in red, already the grim were faltering as these warriors fought with superhuman ferocity.
"Fire Raptor alpha, in position to unleash payload"
"Payload authorized, you are cleared to engage hostiles"
The skies above Mistral were filled with the sounds of guns and roars of monsters. The Blood angels unleashed their weaponry into the grim enemy as ground forces pushed back the tide of darkness from the market central.
Already, three points in the city were being held by the angels of death as they continued their renewed assault into the grim hordes.
"Targets to the right!"
"Concentrate fire!"
"Priority target, left side!"
"Bring down the beast, BRING IT DOWN!"
The grim were still swarming the enemy, already there were reinforcements flooding through the three points as the blood angels held the line, a line of finely tailored steel against a horde of horrors.
From the back of the grim horde came massive Goliaths, each of these were hauling carriages that carried massive cauldrons full of what looks like blood. The cauldrons bubbled as they shattered, and from the blood poured out a horde of beowolves and Ursa's. These ones were bigger than their normal grim counterparts as they have extended armour and more hellish looking masks.
"any available air forces in position alpha 225 east gamma, please respond"
"Thunderhawk bloodborn in position, state target priority and position"
"Priority absolute, targets in sector 228; description of large transport vehicles carrying containers of blood, please advise"
"Confirmed visual of priority targets, initiating bombing run, purification spread"
From the skies above the grim horde came the thunderhawk bloodborn, from it's wings dropped five lots of bombs, each one carrying a twenty thousand ton payload.
The effect on the grim horde was instant as one of the area's where a carriage was and the resulting grim were instantly vaporized as a massive explosion leveled the terrain. A huge cloud of darkness dissipated into the air from the explosive force.
All around the battlefield the Imperium forces were pushing back the tide of grim as they had been driven into a frenzy into the astartes lines. A few dozen astartes had been injured from the grim as swarm tactics and their ferocity proved to be an annoyance towards the battle hardened marines. Yet the grim tide still persisted as more hordes appeared onto the battlefield.
The fight for Mistral had just begun.
Ruby, Weiss, Yang and Blake couldn't believe what they were seeing, unlike the civilians that were being escorted towards haven academy after these 'knight warriors' came flying in from the sky, they were with the group that was acting as a rearguard for these warriors.
At first, the groups of huntsmen were a bit on edge when these massive people landed within this city and started to kill all the grim, at first they were panicking that these people were coming for them next.
What happened however was that instead there were these two massive men who walked towards the huntsmen forces. They being both blonde men but one had wings.
"You can deal with this Naruto. I am going to support my sons"
"Good hunting Sanguinius. May you bring swift victory"
"Thanks Naruto"
As Sanguinius ascended on his wings, Naruto watched as a Fireraptor hovered above his position and from the front hatch appeared Gaara, Bee, Sasuke and Sakura along with Kakashi. The group of huntsmen looked on as these six people appeared from one of those flying airships. Kakashi looked at Naruto as Sakura was tending to the injured.
"Hows the situation Naruto?"
"The blood angels repelled the creatures from the city central and have pushed them back towards the walls. We will need to reinforce the streets in case any stragglers find their way back into the city. Gaara, Sasuke. Provide areas of earth walls for these groups to use as cover and choke points. Sensei, organize the survivors and those who are not injured to form squadrons to support the main lines. I will go to the front and help Sanguinius push back these creatures after I help Kakashi in organizing these people into battle positions."
They all nodded as they went to work in their positions. Kakashi noticed that these people spoke a language that was common in the elemental nations, particularly in the land of iron, so introducing himself, he organized the big group into three squads that will provide support to the blood angels.
"And how can we trust you?" One of the huntsmen said as others were agreeing to this statement
"You can't. But I can tell you this. No harm shall befall you, we do not wish to harm those who only wish to defend their homes. If you do not trust us, then trust us not to turn our backs on you"
A few of the huntsmen looked at him with suspicion, but Ruby and the others could see that Kakashi was only being honest with his words. So with a slight hesitation they followed Kakashi's plan and moved out towards the blood angels.
"Umm excuse me Kakashi sir"
"Yes... umm"
"Ruby Rose sir"
"Yes Ruby. What is your question?"
"Uhh" At this Ruby was a bit timid by the man in front of him as he looked much like her uncle, not only in looks but also in having that 'veteran' aura around him that tells people that he is much stronger than what he looks
"I was just wondering, where did you all come from?"
"Ohh well that's easy. We six are from Elementia"
"Elementia?"
"That's a planet that's considered your guys neighbor"
"So you guys are... aliens?"
"I guess... in a way"
"That is soo... cool!"
Kakashi gave an amused smile under his mask, watching this girl, Ruby go on about how awesome looking they all are brings a bit of a smile to his face. Watching the air fleet of the Talon of Humanity engaging in aerial dogfights with these creatures and hearing the sounds of firefights and bombing runs against the creatures that are pushing towards the blood angels tells Kakashi that this battle might not be as easy as the initial strategy council predicted.
More thunderhawk dropships hovered above the city as shinobi from Elementia descended from their main hatch doors. Setting up defensive positions around the city they dug in as best they could and started to provide long range support in the form of gun platforms, those who chose to instead formed strike teams and engaged the creatures in hit and run tactics while the blood angels provided the main offensive force against the enemy army.
The local airships took the opportunity that the blood angels provided in clearing the skies to once more station themselves above the city. An escort ship from one of the main airships descended towards the marketplace and from the main doors appeared General Ironwood himself, followed along by his personal guards. He walked towards Kakashi and Naruto.
"I am thankful for your help yet I am also cautious on the account of who you people are. I have not seen any of your icons in Remnant"
" I understand your hesitation... um"
"Ironwood, James Ironwood. General of the Atlas forces"
"Well General. I am Naruto Uzumaki, and this man is Kakashi Hatake. I am hokage of the shinobi forces of Elementia while Kakashi here is my previous master and former Hokage"
"It is a pleasure to meet both of you. But I have never heard of this Elementia you speak of"
"That is understandable. We are considered planetary neighbors"
"I see"
This was a surprise Ironwood wasn't expecting. He knew of the possibilities of life on other worlds away from Remnant, but did not expect other people on the planet next door.
" And what of the other forces that are currently pushing back the grim forces"
"grim?"
"The beast you lot were fighting just now"
"Ah I see. That is the Blood Angels, lead by my brother, Sanguinius"
"Your brother? But he has"
"Yes... Indeed he has wings. But I can assure you that we are indeed brothers by blood"
"I see."
"General. If it isn't much to ask, can your men standby as a rearguard for my brothers forces? This will allow us to push forward with the blood angels and ensure that victory against these grim will be swift"
"I see no problems with that proposition. I will have my men hold this city"
After the formalities between the general and Naruto, the shinobi forces provided flanking positions for the blood angels. The grim were being attacked from all sides by the combined might of Elementian Shinobi and the blood angels themselves. Yet the battle was still going strong as grim were still pouring through the mountain ranges into Mistral.
Date: 007 M30
Operation Parameters: Crusade
Current Imperial Forces: 18,000,000 Est Troops
Current Enemy Forces: 98,380,000,000 Est Troops
Casualties:
Imperial Forces: 2,301,000 Est Troops
Enemy Forces: 156,120,000,000 Est Troops
With the sound of gunfire ringing around her and her squad taking shelter on a cliff overlooking the battle zone, Ruby locked on to the head of the nearest Nob. Giving a few steady breaths as she aimed her sights with crescent rose. The gun gave out a massive boom as the Nobs head exploded in a ball of gore and blood.
The round then proceeded to explode in a huge ball of lightning as dozens of orks around the Nob were electrocuted alive as their brains exploded. The orks reeled back from such a surprise shot that Ruby cocked back the bolt of crescent rose and placed another round, this one a distinct purple rimmed round.
From within their nest she aimed down the sights towards one of the higher ranking orks, this one; judging by it's size and the amount of armour the beast had, showed it's rank as a warboss in this army. Again she steadied her breath as her gun produced that familiar boom that she had learned to love.
This ork also didn't stand a chance as the bullet pierced his skull, the round detonated as a singularity was formed within the warboss's skull. The resulting vortex sucking in the next few dozen mobs of ork boys around the boss as they screamed towards their deaths.
Ruby was now completely in her focused state. In this state only the mission mattered, her order was simple; break the enemy. Unlike others in this company, she was originally from the fourth company of the shadow foxes.
The training from the Ultramarines was brutal, more so than the other companies. Unlike their counterparts the sons of Ultramar showed no hesitation to tell them straight to their faces that they are not worthy of being called battle brothers.
Each drill, each combat scenario, each part of training was designed to break them at every step of the way. Many of the recruits did not come out of the training the same again.
The same was said of Ruby, each day they would push her to the edge of breaking over and over again. Each day was agony to the young girl as she was sent through the ringer of endless drills with no food, training scenarios where the numbers were clearly against them and even moments of training where they would beat her body to the point where she fell unconscious.
There were even some moments where they would take the training a little too far.
These were few and far between but every time she would feel excruciating pain as they tried to get her to break under the pressure of their 'interrogations'
These ranged from simple truth serums to even exposed torture. All to make a point that they are superior to them because they are not 'one of us'.
This left Ruby very emotionally scarred. So she found solace in the one thing that she had in that whole time, her very own weapon.
She trained with this weapon, honing her craft to the point of obsession. At first the training officers of the Ultramarines were telling her that she was wasting her time, but she soon got so good with her weapon that she could take on an entire tactical team by herself. At this point the officers were shocked at how she maintained a calm demeanor in the middle of full on battle.
Yet as time went on, they saw that the things they did took their toll on her. When she was in the middle of a combat scenario she would shutdown and only the orders given to her would remain. In essence they made her into the perfect soldier.
They realized their mistake too late when she froze in the middle of an offensive against a previous ork incursion when her sergeant was temporarily incapacitated. His last orders he gave her before he fell was to kill them all.
So she did just that, gliding through the orks and reaping them with her weapon, she became a true angel of death that day. And it was only when she was covered in the blood of countless orks, her scythe dripping a full bloody red as her silver eyes were completely unfocused, that they had seen the error of what they had done.
In proving that they could break them, they had created the ultimate killing soldiers. Emotionally dead to all the happenings of battle.
As a means of repairing their shattered personalities, those who were effected the most in the company were given over to other companies to mend these broken psyche's. Yet one cannot just fix those who are so completely broken.
"Ruby"
Again, Ruby was aiming at targets, each one a threat. Each one part of her mission.
BANG
"Ruby"
The sound of gunfire was her friend, each commander in the field in front of her was a target.
BANG
"Ruby?"
Kill the targets, finish the mission. Kill the targets, finish the mission.
BANG
"Ruby!"
She snapped out of her trance as she looked at Sai, he had a look of sadness on his face as she was gazing at him with dead, cold eyes.
"Were going to fall back now Ruby. Lets go"
"Yes Sir!"
Sai had to give a sobering thought to Ruby, for someone to go through such a thing and only come out as she was. She had withstood things that any lesser man would go mad had they gone through the same fate.
He hoped that he could at least fix the broken pieces that were left.
Date: 420 M23
Operation Parameters: Liberation
Current Location: Mistral, Anima - Remnant, Elementia Sector
Three weeks
That is how long it took for the offensive to reclaim Mistral. The Blood angels fought like warriors possessed as Sanguinius and Naruto pushed the lines forward at every chance they could. Yet the tallies of grim they killed seemed like nothing against the unending tide of darkness.
Each blood angel proved time and again their dedication and zeal in those days. Yet even these superhuman soldiers felt the stings of battle, their enemy was relentless.
They did not need to eat
They did not need to sleep
and they feared nothing.
As soon as an area was cleared of the grim taint, shinobi squads and huntsmen squads formed fortified positions. Each being heavily guarded as convoys and supplies made their way to the front lines. Yet even these places were under the constant attacks of the grim. Where the blood angels pushed the line forward, the others held the line with all they had.
Ruby and her group had been in the first major squadron that tailed behind the blood angels, she was exhausted as she and her friends tried to catch any amount of sleep they could. The sound of grim roaring hatred keeping them on their toes. Even now she could hear the blood angels fighting on the front lines as the sound of battle cries, boltguns, plasma weapons, chainswords and thunder hammers ringed out towards them.
They had ran out of dust supplies in the first three days, but the blood angels supplied them with standard boltgun and volkite weaponry to defend themselves. Others in the companies were even supplied standard issue Auxiliar Lasrifles. These were put to good use as the sounds of weapons fire roared all across the battle zone.
They had pushed out the grim from Mistral city, where the majority of supplies and reinforcements arrive from. From there they traveled across the mountains of Anima as they continued their quest to destroy the main grim installations that were scattered across Anima's mountainsides.
But like a disease that keeps on persisting, the grim were not giving up their hard fought grounds without a fight. Grim from all parts of Anima were gathering to join in the fight, their smelling of blood lust and battle spurring them on into an uncontrollable frenzy.
Ruby looked around, already she could see a change in her friends. Instead of being happy and cracking jokes with each other, they instead watched the terrain with an anxious look. Their nerves sometimes even getting to them as some had just started to begin breaking down. Only for others to break them out of it, others kept firing down range at the grim charging them, anything to keep their minds busy at the horrors they had witnesses for the past few weeks.
They had seen villages and settlements become massacred by the grim tide. Watching as the blood angels engaged them with blade and gun. Watching as some people were ripped apart when they tried to flee to safety, of others firing into the horde to try and save those who were being eaten alive. And even of the times where the sounds of fighting ringed over horror scenes of shinobi medics and normal medics trying to save those whom had bleeding and missing parts of their bodies. Their cries of pain and suffering giving way to the hectic sounds of full, unrelenting war.
Ruby found very quickly that she hated it's sound.
She had seen some horrific scenes, such as a little girl being ripped apart by a pair of beowolves as she was still screaming. The pair eating her two halves like a snack. Or the time she saw a mans torso being eaten as a blood angel slashed at the body of the grim with a chainsword, the sound of roaring machinery and the cries of the man in pain coming together in a symphony of death.
She had watched as blood angels, huntsmen and shinobi fired towards a line of grim that got progressively closer and more vicious as they were cut down by the dozens.
She had walked aimlessly into an area where she had seen a medic try and amputate a mans arm, the wound being gangling and black as the medic held him down, a saw in their other hand.
She had seen these and many more scenes as she tried to get the sounds of death out of her head, but each time she would almost break down as it became too much for her mind to comprehend.
Yet she would see the two figures of Sanguinius and Naruto fighting side by side as they destroyed the grim horde. Sanguinius would appear on wings of white as he delivered judgment upon the grim and saved those whom were about to be overrun. Naruto would also defend key points by himself as others evacuated, his hands brimming with barely restrained power as he obliterated his enemies in great orbs of blue energy. Each time they appeared at a point in the line they would rally the courage of all of those whom fought and would rally them with their charisma and determination.
Twice, Ruby had been saved by Naruto. Each time she thought she was going to die a horrible death, yet every time she would be saved by the golden blonde as he looked at her with his blue striking eyes. And each time he would say the same thing.
Don't you die yet Ruby, I Believe in you, you are a survivor.
Yet now it seems all those weeks of constant fighting were about to come to a conclusion. According to Intel provided by vanguard scouts there were three major grim installations where their numbers were being replenished. The first two were destroyed in the first and second week, it was only this last installation that proved to be the most difficult to reach.
She was with the strike team that will be responsible for taking out this installation as her speed would prove to be a big factor in planting the demolition charges required to level the facility. She had looked at her team as both team RWBY and the rest of team JNR were selected as part of the strike force, along with a company of terminators and Sanguinius that would lead the initial attack while Naruto and his shinobi strike team will provide them with support while their team would plant the explosives.
These explosives were a combination of dust bombs and melta charges which would be planted in major parts of the installation. Which would be detonated remotely when all teams have cleared the target zone.
Terminators from the first company blazed the entrance of the compound with extended autocannon and melta fire as a hole was made from the initial assault. From this tide came another wave of grim that pushed into the blood angels with a renewed frenzy. Sanguinius skillfully dodged the wild attacks as his blade cut through the horde, his sons following in his steps with sword and axe.
Entering the main compound the groups split up to accomplish their missions. Naruto and his shinobi provided them with support as they navigated towards the main spawning chambers that housed the grim.
Appearing before a massive chamber that housed entire sectors of blood pools they planted the initial charges as grim swarmed the shinobi.
Strength and courage pulled them through that gauntlet as the blood angels held the main entrance from the unrelenting horde of darkness. Sanguinius had re grouped his men time and again as his finest warriors never faltered. Naruto had journeyed with them to ensure that the mission was successful, yet they were the ones that the entire plan hinged on.
When they arrived at the second chamber, there were people there to meet them. These being Cinder fall and her companions Mercury Black and Emerald Sustrai. Cinder looked upon Ruby with a look of pure hatred as she summoned a horde of grim to occupy the shinobi forces, leaving team RWBY and JNR to fight the foe.
" You all have ruined everything!" Cinder said as her eyes glowed with a fiery flame "We were to be the true kings and queens of this world, but you all had to go and ruin our plans that we had spent decades on creating!"
Pure flames flowed from her hands as the group scattered, Weiss and Blake were intercepted by Emerald while Yang, Nora and Ren were intercepted by Mercury.
Ruby looked at Cinder with a sense of disgust and pity as she could see that whatever she had done to her at beacon left it's mark on her.
"Twenty years! This plan had taken Twenty years to fulfill! Gone in less than three weeks!"
She had started unleashing flames from her body as Jaune and Ruby tried desperately to dodge out of the way. She could feel a bead of sweat run down her face as the heat almost touched her.
"All our plans. Ruined! Not even Ospin knew of the scale in which we had planned for this world. To make it a paradise for us. To ensure we were given our fair share! To make sure that these governments that wished to enslave us were destroyed under our heels!"
"You mean to make us live in fear!" Ruby said "You just wanted to make us all cower in fear while you take our freedom and lives away. You wanted us to live as slaves!"
At this Cinder stopped for a moment, then the room was filled with the sound of hysterical laughter as she looked upon the two
"Would it not be such a simple life? One of Solitude? No need to feel hunger, no need to feel fear, no need to worry about what you need to do day after day? Instead all would be planned out for you. And the only thing we ask in return is your so called precious freedom"
At this Cinder raised her hands as fire flowed out from her, illuminating the room in a violent blaze of red
"Would it not be so sweet as to not worry about the future? To only care for one thing, making sure that the servant loves this way of life."
"We would of provided you all with everything. Food, warmth, all the luxuries you desire, and all we ask in return is that you lay down your arms and accept us as the true lords and ladies of this world. To be truly united without the concept of government or countries"
"To only love the lash that we place on your shoulders"
"That is not right!" Jaune said as he looked at her with anger "Because of you! We had to see our friends perish. Because of you we had to see the horrors of this war. Because of you!"
"I see... Jaune ark. She thought very fondly of you. When I ripped out her soul" Cinder said.
The results of that were instant as Jaune gave a battle cry as he rushed Cinder, Ruby tried to stop him but Jaune was already running towards her, tears on the edge of his eyes. Cinder smiled maliciously as she covered him in flame.
Jaune lowered his shield as the metal was being super heated. Already he was screaming in pain as the metal was melting through his gauntlet. But he didn't stop advancing towards Cinder. She could not believe how foolish this man was but soon regretted it as a super heated shield slammed into her body, pushing her into the floor.
Jaune detached the shield from his arm, it's tip digging into the ground as his hand was smoking from the heat that the shield had given it. Through the haze of pain he could see that Cinder was looking at him with a sense of dread. He stabbed his blade into his shield as he formed the claymore version of his blade, the outer edge a fiery red as the blade was still hot to the touch.
Cinder has flicked a fireball at him as he cut the projectile in half, his fury focused on that single target of his ire, with pure adrenaline and his sheer fortitude to guide him, he rushed towards Cinder as she frantically unleashed fire upon the boy.
As Jaune came in to deal a killing blow, she unleashed another stream of fire, he staggered as the pain from this fire was almost too much for him to take. Already he was screaming as his armour and blade were burning him alive, yet he did not falter.
With a mighty swing, he cut straight through Cinder, her eyes in disbelief as she felt nothing below her arms, looking down she noticed that the blade had cut deep. The sizzling of her flesh a reminder that a hot blade had just entered her body, she also noticed that her chest had been cut open as massive cauterized cut in her chest exposed her beating heart. She collapsed onto her back as she was groaning in pain.
Jaune had not fared so well, his body had been seriously burned as his armour continued to burn his body, his face had suffered burns as his skin was red and swollen. Already he was giving out short breaths as he could feel his lungs on fire. Ruby was at his side as she looked on with a look of pure horror.
"SOMEBODY HELP US!"
Date: 007 M30
Operation Parameters: Crusade
Current Imperial Forces: 17,800,000 Est Troops
Current Enemy Forces: 92,380,000,000 Est Troops
Casualties:
Imperial Forces: 2,501,000 Est Troops
Enemy Forces: 162,120,000,000 Est Troops
Jaune drove his blade into the skull of an ork, it's blood reminding him of that day, many years ago.
He felt nothing but a burning pain that day in Mistral, yet he could still hear the words that Cinder spoke to him before his blade cut her down
She thought very fondly of you. When I ripped out her soul
He couldn't remember much of what happened with the operation, he could only remember the pain and the touch of fire that day. It had changed him, tempered his soul and set his purpose, it was in those moments when he was about to embrace death that he had heard her whisper to him.
Not yet Jaune, I'll see you soon. But not yet
In that moment he decided that he will refuse to die, not until the people who started this war were brought to justice and answered for their crimes.
When Remnant was liberated from the tyranny of the grim queen and was established with their new found allies in both Elementia and the Imperium, he had thought that now was the time he would finally rest, but as he was told there were far more things happening outside of their own little sector of planets.
The Galaxy was disordered, chaos and isolation had plagued humanity through all the galaxy and the Imperium was trying to re unite all of mankind's lost sons and daughters into a single united empire.
Jaune at this time had fallen under the teachings of Killer Bee, one who not only perfected his swordsmanship, but also gave him another reason to fight.
He remembered what Bee had said to him when he said that the Imperium's fight wasn't about him
Your wrong kid. It's everyone's fight
What do you think is going to happen to our home if we don't stand up and protect it. What would happen to those that we don't protect ourselves, we can't just assume that we all are going to be living sunshine and rainbows all the time,we can't be ignorant anymore now that we know that we are not alone out here.
We gotta stick together. Personally; If my helping the Imperium ensures that we don't have to suffer through a war that we didn't ask for, I'll be dam well glad that I had taken up the cause.
Remember kid, in this day and age. It's everyone's fight, question is; are you willing to fight for it
Jaune had remembered to pain of losing someone precious to him, and he realized that he wouldn't want that to happen to anyone else.
So he decided to sign up for the legion astartes, being an initiate under the teachings of Bee and training alongside him in the Sixth company.
Sakura had healed his burns on his face and arms, but there were deep scars from his armour melting into his body, those she tried to heal as much as possible, but the scars gave him another reason and another purpose to do this.
To save many, sometimes you had to be the martyr.
Silent, efficient, surprising and decisive.
These were the things that Blake Belladonna learned when training under both the Alpha Legion and the Raven Guard.
She had drilled herself on these four basic principals that were taught to her, each one emphasized in the line of workthat she did for the legion.
Silent; like her sneaking up to this ork commando that was sent to track her team.
Efficient; Like her gutting the ork while holding his jaw shut.
Surprising; Like the look of shock and fear the ork had as it's watching his chest as a blade dug into it.
And Last of all, Decisive; like the blade slicing through the orks neck as his body fell to the ground, it's head still in her hand.
She still remembered the days in which the Imperium fought for them at Mistral, fought for them on Sanus and Solitas, fought for them on Dracona and finally secured their victory against the grim queen and her army.
She still remembers the day when emissaries from Elementia came to Remnant to talk of a treaty that they were planning with the Imperium.
She still remembers the day when Naruto stood up for her kind; the faunus, and gave them the one thing they so desperately had wanted all this time.
To be treated as equals.
She still remembers the day when she had seen the old Human aristocracy of Remnant wish that Faunus keep their status as a 'sub par' ab-human race with some of the more radical in the Imperium agreeing with them.
She still remembers that day
Date: 424 M23
Operation Parameters: Diplomacy
Current Location: Vytal, Sanus - Remnant, Elementia Sector
Salem's army of grim were no more.
After years of brutal fighting, Remnant was liberated from the grim armies that would of doomed it. The four kingdoms were thankful to their new allies, the shinobi of Elementia and the armies of the Imperium.
What started as a shaky relationship soon gave way to bonds of friendship between the three factions. Stories and tales from all over, from small towns and villages to the great kingdoms themselves were told of how 'Angels of red descended upon fire and drove the darkness away'.
The grim threat had been severely reduced but not completely eradicated. This was acceptable to the kingdoms as it allowed them now to expand their borders without the threat of massive grim retaliation.
When the Emperor touched down on Remnant with Malcador and an escort of his own personal guard, the emissaries of Remnant knew that this man was responsible for their sudden and well needed aid. Members of each council took it in turns to introduce themselves to the Emperor and expressed their deepest gratitude to the support that he provided to them.
The Emperor had told them of what was happening in the wider system and told them that the threats they faced in Remnant were but common sites among the entire galaxy. And that others would see that we as humanity would be destroyed and our species scattered and isolated.
The repairs to the cities and the restorations of the Cross Continental Transit System became a smooth process as the Emperor was greatly interested in this technology. He could see that this system could allow for a massive Communication array that could encompass entire sectors.
One other thing that was more interesting was the fact that when the Imperium defeated the grim queen she was in possession of three distinct artifacts that were unlike anything anyone had seen, the Emperor had literally felt the energy within these three artifacts and found it to be most peculiar.
Naruto had also felt this energy but to him it felt distinctive, like he had felt this energy before.
"It's interesting that something so small could be the cause of so much conflict" Naruto said as he hovered the three objects over his hand.
The items were the most unique gem like objects they had ever seen, the three of them had swirls of pure energy flowing around them as one had two streams of black and gold, while the other had a stream of blue and orange, the third one a striking red and green. Their refined sphere shape and size was deceptive of the amount of energy that they produced.
"These objects are only known to a select few people Naruto" General Ironwood said "Those three orbs are one of remnants most closely guarded secrets"
"It does concern me the power possessed by these artifacts. I have never seen such a concentration of power in something this size"
The Emperor looked upon the three orbs with a scrutinizing look as he expanded his senses towards these gems, indeed he could feel the overwhelming energy locked within their core and how that power does feel like chakra.
"You said that there were four of these, correct Ironwood?"
"Yes. The last one however, Professor Ospin of Beacon knew of the location."
"Then where is this professor"
"He is dead"
Naruto and the Emperor looked at Ironwood as he said that with the most straight face he could have, they were incredibly suspicious at how the general said that without any hesitation or even any hint of sadness at the passing of one of his colleagues.
"I'm guessing there is a 'but' that is going to happen"
"You would be correct Naruto. Indeed Ospin had died but his aura passed on to another who he is instructing and guiding."
"May we be able to talk to this individual?"
"I have already arranged that"
A knock on the door was all they heard as a young boy opened the door, he was a small kid, with black hair and distinct heterochromia eyes, this being a ring of inner yellow to an outer green. To Naruto and the Emperor he looked more like a farmer than someone who fights grim for a living.
He was escorted by a man who looked every bit as a veteran of combat then most people they have seen, his black hair and red eyes were striking to both the Emperor and Naruto. Even though they could tell that the man was drunk he held himself like a true fighter, to the both of them he was an interesting individual
"So James. Care to tell us what this meeting was soo important?" the man said as he staggered towards them.
"Qrow. I see the fighting hasn't tempered your drinking one bit"
The one named Qrow just pulled out a flask and took a long gulp of it's contents, to Naruto he could smell the heavy scent of hard whiskey.
"Remnant went to shit and now we have these 'super soldiers' walking around the place. I would think that this would be the exception to my drinking"
"Lord Emperor, Naruto. This is Qrow Branwen, he was one of Ospins most senior fighters and was the man who supplied us our main intelligence against Salem, the grim queen"
"Nice work on getting rid of 'her majesty'" Crow said as he said the term with disgust "Crazy bitch had the nerve to try and lead genocide against us"
"While I would love to discuss the matters of defeating a crazed sentient grim that wished the utter destruction of our species, lets keep to the matter at hand shall we?" Ironwood said as the boy walked towards the two large men, a shy expression upon his face.
"Umm... hi... there"
"Hello there young?"
"O..Oscar, my name is Oscar Pine"
"Oscar. I am Naruto, and this is my father"
"I...I think I know why you are here, Ospin is telling me that your here for the jewel"
"Can you speak with Ospin?"
"Y..Yes, it was weird at first but now I can hear him clearly"
"Can you help us Oscar?"
"I... I can try"
Walking towards the elevator in beacon, Oscar had inputted a special combination into the elevator itself, the four men looked on curiously as the elevator descended far below the normal levels as they watched the elevator dinged on floor 'SB-1'
When the door opened they had walked into a massive corridor, everything looked normal except for the one fact that the entire room was made from crystallized dust. All around them they could see the multitude of different colours and varieties of dust used for the architecture
"Ospin says that the jewel itself did this. He says that the dust itself hides it from scanners and from grim, since they cant tell the energy of the jewel from the dust that surrounds it"
"Incredible" The Emperor said as he felt the huge amounts of energy within the room.
In the middle of the room, surrounded by two arches of pure clear dust crystals, was the object they were looking for.
This jewel was a clear crystal, however it had a bright white light within the middle of the gem. The group looked in awe of the crystal arch and the podium that the gem was floating from, all the product of dust. In fact they could see dust forming at the bottom of the podium as though it was growing.
The jewels in Naruto's hand started to resonate with each other as their cores started to glow a bright yellow. Naruto could now feel the energy these four gems were creating and suddenly realized what he was sensing.
"Father"
"What is it Naruto?"
"This energy... this is my energy"
"Are you sure Naruto?"
"I am positive, ever since I started studying this energy I felt a familiar connection to it. Now I know why"
"But how is that possible?"
"Maybe the Ekouu would know about this? I would suspect they would of known about something of this nature"
"They might know something"
"Thank you Oscar, this means a lot to us" Naruto said as he gave Oscar a pat on the shoulder and a smile. Walking up to the pedestal with the final gem, it floated towards Naruto's hand as the four gems hovered in his hand, each glowing a vibrant yellow.
Now the group proceeded to travel towards Vytal, where the different councils of both Elementia, Remnant and The Imperium were gathering.
" This meeting will be called to session"
This was the words of the head moderator in this first meeting between the Nations of Remnant, the Nations of Elementia and the Diplomats and Leaders of the Imperium.
The Colosseum was packed with civilians looking upon the session, already the arena had been changed into a massive council floor, each significant figure on each planet were given a seat as a head moderator sat in the middle to ensure the proceedings run smoothly.
All the different seats and such all had microphones and the whole arena was wired so that all in the arena floor could be heard by the crowd.
Those of the Imperium also had seats, chief among these was the seat of the Emperor who was sitting directly opposite the moderator of this session. His seat was given the most priority due to his status as master of the Imperium. To his right sat Malcador and sitting close to him were his sons, this included Naruto as he watched the meeting start.
The Councils of Mistral,Vale,Vacuo and Atlas were seated on the left side while the Councilors and Kage of Elementia sat on the right, in the middle were people from both Elementia and Remnant not from either the great hidden villages or from the kingdoms.
These included many of the smaller villages and such from both Remnant and Elementia, yet the most noticeable of them would have to be Ghira and Kali Belladona, Leaders of Menagerie.
Ghira Belladona is a tall man, even to astartes his height put him toe to toe with them, he is very muscular as his black hair and yellow eyes looked upon the meeting with a look of added caution and optimism. His wife Kali looked much like their daughter Blake, she also had black hair and yellow eyes but also had a pair of cat ears upon her head, she was looking at the gathering with a small sense of excitement and optimism.
The Head moderator knocked his gavel as the crowd started to quite down.
"Representatives of Elementia and Remnant, as moderator I welcome all to Vytal. This meeting has been called forward to discuss the treaty proceedings with the Imperium of Man, this resolution, which shall be called the 'Vytal' amendment to the constitution of chakra, shall hereby commence. These proceedings shall be done in a civilized order unless I deem it disruptive. I will give authority to those who wish to speak on behalf of their council unless the Emperor or those of the Imperium wish to object to the current topic."
"As they are the first to draft this treaty, the representatives of Elementia have the stage"
And so it began, the councils of Elementia had discussed the conditions, settlements and agreed upon conditions of the first draft of the constitution, each council gave their feedback on which parts of the treaty were part of their councils decision.
The treaty was extensive and well thought out, each part addressed either a current or future problem that Elementia or indeed other planets under this constitution would face.
The councilors of Remnant were listening to the conditions that Elementia had placed in this treaty, many of them found the conditions to be greatly acceptable or even better than they hoped for given the leverage the Imperium had against both their worlds. Yet there were a small group of people who had frowns as a few parts of the treaty would seek to harm their way of business.
"Moderator. I wish to speak"
This was a man from the council of Atlas, he was a well off man as he had a fell furbished suit of white, his white hair showing his age as he looked upon the crowd with his blue eyes, the crowd whispered in silent talk as remnants civilians knew this man quite well, and also the distinct snowflake symbol upon his suits back.
" This session will now acknowledge Jacques Schnee, a member of the council of Atlas"
Jacques stood up from his seat, his posture rigid but also ready for what he was about to propose. Already he could see the gears within his mind working to turn this proposal into part of the treaty, for it will help his country and his business after all.
" Honored guest of the Imperium. It has come to my attention that this treaty has in place certain 'criteria' regarding the rights and freedoms citizens from these worlds will benefit from. Yet it is to my understanding that the Imperium is founded upon the belief of Mankind. If I am correct"
At the confirmation from Imperial officials, Jacques proceeded
"Then I ask this to those whom govern the Imperium. Wouldn't this treaty violate this foundation if there were conditions that violate this founding?"
At this mutterings among the Imperial officials started to go around, The Emperor however knew exactly what this man was referring to.
"Moderator"
"Yes Lord Emperor"
"I wish to speak"
"Of course my Emperor."
The Emperor stood up as he looked upon Jacques Schnee, Jacques looked upon the man with a bit of Intimidation.
"Jacques Schnee. I know that you wish to do something regarding this part of the treaty, but I will tell you now that this right is held for others that wish to include themselves within the domain of this Imperium."
"I see my Lord Emperor. Then maybe there can be a compromise to this treaty regarding that single part"
"Explain your proposition then"
"I wish that these rights and freedoms not be extended towards the faunus race"
And with that pandemonium flooded within the arena, some in Remnant that were so adamant against the faunus voiced their opinion since someone had addressed the elephant in the room, while the faunus within the crowd were both shocked and outraged that just like that their rights that they had only wished to have would be completely stripped from them if this goes through.
Some civilians in Elementia, those who agreed with the hard leaning non faunus believers sided wholeheartedly with Jacques proposal, while others saw this as a form of slavery over a species, pure and simple.
For the Imperium, the debate was also quite polarized, some whom served in the Imperium usually saw those of the faunus as an 'abhuman' race, to allow them these rights would mean that there might be other planets who would wish for the same, while others within the Imperium believed that to deny these people their rights due to chance would mean that they would be no better than the injustice they had been fighting against.
"Order!... I will have Order!"
The moderator hit his gavel upon his stand as the crowd started to simmer down, yet the cluster fire had just started to get steam. The Emperor looked upon Jacques Schnee with a more scrutinizing gaze.
"This is a serious proposition you bring to this meeting Schnee, by what accounts should these councils confirm this idea?"
To this Jacques gave a haunting smile, he had been given a golden opportunity, and he will capitalize on it greatly.
"Remnant has always treated the faunus with the most respect they could give to a species, we had given them homes. We had given them a country to call their own, and yet they had the audacity to undermine these councils of Remnant with their terrorism and so called scare propaganda"
At this a majority of the faunus in the crowd booed Jacques at his very one sided view of the struggles that the faunus race had to endure due to the cruel nature of some humans.
"I mean they have been given a great gift from all of our kingdoms and yet they tarnish and ruin it be preaching about this so called 'equality' and 'we are suppressing their rights'. Yet they have shown time and again that they cannot be trusted with such things as their own people and their own problems, what makes them think that we should entrust them with something as serious as their rights among the stars when they'll most likely rebel against this system?"
At this, Ghira couldn't stand another minute of poisonous talking that Jacques was spreading to this meeting.
"Moderator, I wish to speak"
"There is no room at this moment to speak Ghira Belladona. The rules are very specific abo.."
"I will allow it"
The crowd looked upon the Emperor as he allowed Ghira to speak.
"Very well. This session will acknowledge Ghira Belladona. Chieftain of the nation of Menagerie"
As Ghira stood up, he gave a scowl to Jacques as he gave him a smile.
"Council Members of Remnant and Elementia. I must speak up against these accusations against my people. Jacques Schnee claims that our people wish to undermine the authorities of Remnant, yet that cannot be farther from the truth. We as a people have been denied many things that ordinary people take for granted. We as a nation have been discriminated and oppressed because of us being different to other citizens of Remnant."
"Yet your people would instigate terror attacks in our cities and kingdoms just to prove a point" Jaqcues Schnee said as he looked at Ghira "Your people would endanger the lives of innocent civilians because of this freedom. Was it not the terrorist group known as the white fang, which if my memory serves me right, the group responsible for not only terror attacks around all of Remnant, but also were the main culprits that allowed the grim to invade Vale?"
"The white fang were acting on their own accord, their actions do not reflect the faunus as a whole. To place such a blame on a race because of a small minority group within it's ranks would be a gross generalization. I will admit that the white fang, in their misguided attempts to achieve equality with others in Remnant went about their crusade in an entirely misguided way. And I will be the first to say that their actions are unacceptable, but to put the entire Faunus race into the same pool as these acts would be truly foolhardy and arrogant."
"Yet. Your people still committed these acts of terror to the people of Remnant. And do you know what we do to Normal people who commit these crimes? We cage them and end their so called 'rebellion' to ensure that we are at peace"
"Yet you would condemn people to a life of slavery for the mistakes of a small part of those people. The same people who had no relations to these crimes would be treated and put down like animals because of their looks. Because they were different"
"These so called people are guilty by association, they cannot be trusted. No matter how trustworthy they become"
The crowd at this point were in different stages of either self vindication or abject horror at what Jaqcues Schnee was saying, the Faunus were a barely seething rage at the audacity of this man to justify enslaving an entire race because of a small minority of their people wished to fight for their equality, even though they ways they achieved it were not of the peaceful kind.
"So you would condemn us all, because we cannot be trusted?"
"Why would I ever trust a filthy Animal?"
Protest from the faunus spread like wildfire at his declaration, even those who supported the faunus or had friends with them also yelled out in outrage. The others that supported Jaqcues yelled in total relief at what he had just said, reflecting their mindset towards those around them.
Naruto watched as those in the crowd were yelling at each other because of the polarizing ideologies and such, seeing Faunus protest about the fact that they were denied their rights as a people and that they were going to be caged because of their race. The others that were against the faunus being given equal rights were saying about not trusting these animals, and the fact that their not one of them.
This reminded him heavily of his childhood, of the abuse and mistreatment that drove him to be acknowledged by the people that hated him. In a way, the faunus reflected his struggles and the fact that he wouldn't wish such a fate to anyone.
As the arena around him erupted in protest and angry talk, he stood up. A few in the crowd were hushed as they noticed Naruto walk up towards Jaqcues and Ghira, the crowd from Elementia were surprised as the Kage of Konoha and son of the Emperor; Naruto Uzumaki, stepped forward towards the moderator.
"I wish to speak moderator"
At this time, Naruto had been given an exotic suit of specially made power armour, it's armour plating's were a pitch black with orange trims. His suit hummed as the power generator behind the pack was tailored towards his body. His chest plate had an intricate design of a nine tailed fox carved out with gold, and within it's center lay four gems. These being the artifacts that were recovered from both the grim queen and from Beacon.
The crowd was starting to silence themselves as they saw one of the two men who lead the effort of fighting against the grim queen. Many stories of how Naruto had liberated towns by himself from grim or pushed back a grim horde that threatened the lives of countless people. From these people who he saved from the grim horde owed him their lives, yet he would say to those he saved that he was but doing what was right.
Many groups saw him as a man of honour, integrity and valor, and he earned many allies with the people he fought with. As the main leader of the shinobi forces whom supported the blood angels, he was given the nickname 'The angel of valor' to local remnant forces as he would be the first into the fighting and the last to leave it. To the people of Remnant he was a hero.
To the people of Elementia he was a legend.
To those who knew him best, he was Naruto
"This Session will acknowledge Naruto Namikaze Uzumaki, hokage of Konohagakure no Sato and son of the Emperor of man"
The crowd was silenced as Naruto walked towards the two men, Ghira had a look of respect on his face while Jaqcues was sizing up the primarch.
Naruto could feel the emotions of the two men, from Ghira he sensed a feeling of despair and anger under a cover of calm. While on Jacques he felt a range of different emotions, from a cold calculating feeling to a sense of smugness, but the main one he felt at this moment was a sense of satisfaction and self righteousness.
He could feel that Jaqcues had convinced himself that his plan will work and that he would benefit greatly from this deal, before he had walked into the session Naruto had looked up all of those representatives who were with the councils of Remnant.
Jaqcues Schnee in his eyes was a sleazy man, looking for the most profit out of any situation, even if those methods were outright heinous or devastating. His history shows how he manipulated the laws of Atlas to essentially create slave mining operations where Faunus were worked like dogs in unstable and dangerous dust mines, how he only gave them the bare minimum amount of wage to work in these mines and made it nearly impossible for those who work for them to find no other means of work. How he constantly made the wages in atlas as small as possible to ensure that their profits from all the dust would be the highest.
All of this while preaching to others that he was but a simple, humble man who only had the Faunus well being in mind, yet still held on to the belief that humans were the 'superior' race, if there was a more hypocritical, narcissistic, slime on Remnant Naruto would be hard pressed to find them.
It was no wonder why the Faunus rebelled as they did, to be placed under such hopeless conditions and then being told to be happy for the 'opportune' life that they were given would even make him see red in time. This was more than just the freedom of the Faunus as stake if he didn't help them, this would force them into a way of life that would be the worst thing imaginable to Naruto.
He would never let that happen, not if he has anything to do about it.
"Councils of Remnant and Elementia"
Naruto started as he walked around the two men, his poise and posture showing a sense of respect and wonder, already he could see that he had the attention of not only the members that were in the middle of the arena, but also all of those in the stadium.
"I wish to ask you this one question. Why the Faunus?"
The crowd were confused at his question, those who supported Jaqcues were confused when they thought about that question.
"Why is that relevant?" Jaqcues said
"Because if you cannot tell me the reason why you decided to single out a race that have the same problems as anyone else in this galaxy, nay this universe. Then I see no reason why this amendment should ever go through"
The crowd were stunned, none more so than the Faunus, to them this looked like a hopeless battle against the entrenched majority, but to have one of the heroes of Remnant ask such a difficult question that would be incredibly hard to answer without being the least bit biased put Naruto in a different light for them.
"Well... Just like I said before, the Faunus were given many things by our kingdoms for their services and their efforts in the great war, yet they..."
"You have already said these things" Naruto said, but unknown to everyone one of the artifacts on his armour was glowing faintly "Yet you haven't answered my question. Why the Faunus?"
Jaqcues stumbled a bit at the way Naruto blatantly pried the topic from his hands with no regards to the
etiquette of what it means to be a representative in this meeting.
"I am merely stating that the Faunus, given their clear lack of responsibility to deal with the problems of a small minority of their people, in my opinion shows a clear disregard"
A burst of Naruto's power silenced the man, looking at his face and the way his expression was not amused made Jaqcues Schnee break into a bit of a sweat.
"Stop dodging the question with these half baked excuses. Tell me personally, from your own thoughts. WHY THE FAUNUS?"
At that moment the gem glowed a brilliant shade of blue. Naruto had only now noticed the power coursing through the gem responding to his thoughts. To the others at the session, they had seen the blue light from the gem create a beam of energy towards Jaqcues Schnee, the man shielded himself with his arms as the beam harmlessly passed through him.
Yet that was not the only thing that happened, the beam expanded into a massive hologram like screen, the image was a pure blue before like magic the screen showed a clear, perfect image of Jaqcues Schnee sitting in his chair at his mansion in Atlas. Yet the image started to move like a movie, and sound emanated from the gem and went from the microphone attached on Naruto's breastplate into the speaker system of the stadium.
"So we have a deal?"
Jaqcues Schnee said to the person sitting in front of him
"If you can deliver upon this agreement, then yes we have a deal"
The image panned out towards the two individuals and sitting there, in his mansion within plain sight of the screen was the grim queen herself; Salem
"I would have to say, I was skeptical at first about this arrangement of my dust supplies being re-directed from the major kingdoms. Yet you have convinced me quite thoroughly, your majesty"
"Yet" Salem said as she looked upon Jaqcues "Why do you wish for the White fang operatives under my command to personally 'steal' your supplies I wonder?"
"Ahh that is rather easy. With these so called 'robberies' being broadcast all across the kingdoms I can place a face on the people responsible for all of these troubles. I doubt that Ghira and the sentimental parties within the fang would be able to stop the amount of backlash this would have between Faunus and humans"
"Very clever Jaqcues, using your enemy to sow discord among the population. But I have to wonder what is your endgame in all of this?"
"Well my lady, that is rather simple. I wish to only serve you my queen, but to have the entire enslaved population of Faunus as a potential workforce for my most ambitious projects would make me foolish not to take this agreement."
"Does anyone else know about this?"
"No, they do not. Not even my servants know of this meeting between us. I personally made it so that all ties to me would be nicely cleaned up"
"What of those Faunus that escorted me to this place?"
"They wont be bothering anyone anytime soon"
"Well Jaqcues Schnee. It seems that the rumor of you being thorough with any deals you make seem to have some form of truth to them. Quite exciting really"
At this Jaqcues stood as Salem turned towards the door, a pair of beowolves guarding the door as Salem walked towards the door. Before she walked through it she stopped.
"Jaqcues... I have only one question, if you would so kindly answer"
"Of course my lady"
"Why the faunus?"
At this Jaqcues left out an unnerving laugh, as though he found the question quite funny. This perked up the interest of Salem as she looked at the man.
"It is quite simple my queen"
"All Animals deserve to be caged as pets. I am merely doing what was intended. To ensure that these animals are nothing more then pets to their masters"
The stadium was shocked in silence when the video ended, the crowd of people could not believe what they had just seen. Those of the Faunus were horrified and shocked at what was said while those whom had animosity to the Faunus were also shocked at the turn of events.
Jaqcues Schnee was sweating bullets at what was revealed, already he could see that his fellow council members and representatives of Remnant were looking at him with a barely restraint anger, while those of Elementia were also looking at him the same.
But it was the figure in front of him that he feared the most. In front of him, with a golden cloak all over his body, was the very man who revealed to everyone his darkest secret.
"You... you traitor"
Holding Jaqcues throat in his hand while lifting him in the air, Naruto was at that moment looking at Jaqcues with pure hatred. This was a man who sold himself to the enemy to have a claim at this planet, and if The Imperium with Elementia didn't arrive to turn the tide of the war, then he would of enslaved an entire race to his whim because he found them to be nothing more than pets.
"I... can... explain"
"explain? What can you explain traitor. That you sided with the enemy to take dominion of this planet? That you sided with the enemy so you could own a race as your pets? That you sided with the enemy to commit genocide?!"
At each question Naruto's aura increased exponentially, huntsmen and shinobi were going to intervene when they were waved down by the Emperor. He was looking at this moment with a calm, calculating look and at this moment he could not help but see what Naruto would do in this moment.
The others in the Imperium were a bit intimidated by the sheer power that Naruto was pouring out of him. Even Russ, whom fought him before he was changed in this cloak form could tell that this form was much more powerful than the last time they did battle. Sanguinius was looking at Naruto, seeing how he would act in this pivotal moment, while Magnus the Red looked on at the sheer power Naruto was expelling.
But the one whom was most interested out of the primarchs was Horus, in his eyes he is seeing the power of his brother first hand, and could tell that behind that veil of anger was the eyes of someone whom would seek justice for all that he would call friend.
In his eyes, and in this moment. Naruto was not seeking vengeance or retribution.
But he instead was delivering justice.
"I should destroy you here and now where you stand. But I can see that would not be the way of justice. Instead, I will give the people of Remnant the chance to see justice served this day"
placing him on the ground, a sealing array flashed before everyone as a cage of pure golden energy captured Jaqcues Schnee, the man was coughing out loudly as Naruto looked upon the crowd.
"Citizens of Remnant! As one who is not of these lands, I show you a traitor among your midst" he said as he pointed to Jaqcues.
"He is a man whom sided with the enemy you all bled and died fighting against, he had agreed to sabotage your kingdoms so that the grim hordes would slaughter you all in a tide of blood. And he had the audacity to submit a race to an existence of servitude"
"He is a traitor to all of those whom call this planet home. Yet it is your right to judge this man for his actions. Will you see justice served this day for all of those who died to protect your homes? Will you see this man be sentenced to death for the betrayal and chaos he had caused to you all? Will you see justice served this day?"
The arena looked on as Naruto said these words, already he could see the resolve within these people to see Jaqcues die for what he had done to the kingdoms. He had heard the sound of the crowd scream out yes with all of their might. He could see that the people had enough of this man and his heinous ways.
"Then I. Naruto Namikaze Uzumaki, will carry out the sentence of the people"
Naruto stood before Jaqcues as all of the council members and those of the Imperium watched.
"Jaqcues Schnee. You have been found guilty of treason with an enemy of Remnant, an Enemy of Elementia and an enemy of the Imperium of man. By a jury of your peers you have been convicted for this treason. Your sentence is death, and I shall be your executioner"
"Do you have any last words before this sentence is carried out. As it is custom"
Jaqcues looked onward towards Naruto. Already his face had changed, no longer was he the calm looking man whom the crowd had seen before, but he had become a man whom lost all objectivity, he smiled before Naruto as others in the council seats looked at him with a sense of uneasiness.
"This wont be the last time this will happen. And I wont be the last person to do this. I die knowing that all we hold dear wont last long. Remnant? Elementia? These planets are insignificant towards the bigger picture."
"Even this so called Imperium will not last long. Time takes all things, wherever we like it or not, and mark my words. The day when your way of life is taken right out of your hands. I will be smiling, laughing at you all trying to stop the Inevitable."
At the end of this Jaqcues started to cackle as Naruto walked up to the man, with a show of force Naruto thrust his hand into Jaqcues. The hand melded into his body as Jaqcues was still cackling. Yet they could see that the man was starting to scream as veins of golden energy appeared upon his body. His eyes started to burn as golden light flooded his eye socket. His mouth then opened as a beam of golden light burned his throat.
Jaqcues Schnee died as he was bathed in holy light. His body was smoldering as Naruto released his golden form, the last of the golden energy leaving his eyes as he looked upon the body not with satisfaction, but with the face of a man who accepted the responsibility of ending a man whom committed a crime that is unforgivable.
Naruto believed in redemption, and the fact that someone could be redeemed because deep down they could find themselves back on the right path. But with Jaqcues Schnee, a man who would trade everything for power he was beyond the point of redemption. He was a man who craved and desired power, with nothing else to stand in his way. And he would ensure that no force on this planet would stop him from achieving that goal, even if he had to side with the devil to do it.
"Moderator"
"Yes lord Emperor?"
"I believe that the amendment that Jaqcues Schnee set forth in this session shall be decreed null and void. And I shall place this amendment instead"
As lord Emperor of the Imperium of Man, the rights and liberties of these worlds shall extend to all people, no matter what race, ethnicity or background. Know that these freedoms shall extend to the Imperium and her domains for these worlds, and no person, even myself, shall not revoke these rights. So shall I decree, so shall it be done.
Date: 424 M23
Operation Parameters: Unknown
Current Location: Menagerie - Remnant, Elementia Sector
Blake Belladona was rarely in a joyful mood.
Yet she could not stop smiling as her family, along with her friends were being airlifted towards Menagerie, she still couldn't believe what had just happened a few hours ago. To her it felt like a dream.
After the Emperor declared his amendment for the treaty, the arena exploded with the cheerful shouting of the Faunus. Many of the older generation of Faunus in the crowd were crying tears of happiness while the younger generation were shouting words of praise for the Emperor.
To Blake, it felt surreal. She couldn't believe that this had happened at first, yet the tears within her eyes as that amendment was passed would not stop flowing. And in the middle of it all, looking at his father with a look of thankfulness, was Naruto.
He was the man whom convinced Remnant to look past it's animosity of the faunus, all with but a simple question that carried so much weight for the Faunus.
Why them.
People had started to ask themselves this question and they started to see what Naruto was truly trying to say. If they could not answer to themselves why they singled out the Faunus, whom had the same problems as them, then maybe they would need to change themselves.
To the Faunus, this was something that was beyond a debt, this was far more than the lives of their people, this was a way to protect their way of life without any form of discrimination, persecution or tyranny that could stop them. This was a debt that they couldn't fathom.
Yet they knew that Naruto did this selflessly, that he would be caring and trustworthy to all.
To the Faunus, that sealed the deal for them. For a man to look at them with compassion and care without asking for anything in return, the Faunus people then and there knew that they would follow Naruto in anything that he would stand for.
For he stood for them.
Now she felt the craft starting to land as she could see Kuo Kuana in front of her, the sight of her home left her with a sense of happiness. Already she could feel that Remnant has changed for the better because of Elementia and the Imperium, and that this is only just the beginning of this change.
Walking out of the craft into the sea salt air left Blake with a sense of homecoming, she felt so empowered yet vindicated. Sure, she started this journey on the wrong side and left many regrets across her life, but now she felt that all that hardship was well worth it since now the Faunus were truly equal.
"Blake? Are you okay?"
This was said by Yang as she was looking towards her, her robotic arm waving in front of her face. Shaking herself out of her dreaming, she looked at Yang with a small smile as she hugged Yang.
"I've never been better Yang"
"Woah... what's with all the sudden emotions Blake?"
"I just... I still can't believe that this is still happening"
"I think a lot of people share that same sentiment. I mean it was only a few months ago that we were fighting grim in the middle of Mistral and now were here. I think Remnant hasn't seen this much change in like... forever"
"Makes you wonder what's going to happen now don't it?"
Yang nodded with a smile as the group were escorted to the Belladona mansion within the center of Kuo Kuana. The group consisted of team RWBY and JNPR, Ghira and Kali Belladona, Sun and Neptune, And a group from Elementia and the Imperium, chief among these were Naruto, The Emperor, Horus, Sanguinius, Leman Russ and Magnus the Red.
"As Chieftain of Menagerie" Ghira said as he opened the door to his mansion "I welcome you all to Kuo Kuana"
"This tea is Excellent Kali Belladona" The Emperor said as he took a sip of tea, Kali gave a bow as she addressed the Emperor
"I thank you for the compliment lord Emperor"
"Now then my lord. Why is it that you wished to visit our small island?"
"I wish to discuss about a certain problematic issue you all have on this island"
"Ohh?"
The group, other than the Imperium's and Elementian's were surprised at what the Emperor was saying, Ghira however was looking at the Emperor with an interested look.
"I would like to ask which problem you were referring to, as there are quite a few problems on Menagerie"
"The problem that I wish to discuss is the aggressive wildlife within the desert lands of this island"
This perked up the groups interest, more so than Blake as she thought this day wouldn't get any more better for them.
The Emperor took another sip of tea as he looked at Ghira "You see. I had been asked from a certain person about the problems of the Faunus. I had my informative s gather as much Intel about Menagerie's problems. From the intelligence we gathered about Remnant and her kingdoms, the issue of Menagerie having such hostile wildlife is the main reason why the entire island is not used to it's fullest"
"Well... it seems that this is unexpected that someone of your stature would be concerned with our nation."
"Well... when your son wishes that the people that he just helped gained their freedom be given the chance to thrive in these times. I could not fault him for helping those he cares for"
"So... Naruto wished for this?"
the group from Remnant were looking at the man as Naruto was looking at Ghira, a small smile upon his face
"Yes he did. He said to me ' All those who call this world home have the same chances, the same opportunities that we in Elementia have. I will not let those who were oppressed to suffer because of the petty decisions of people who decided they were worth less than human. I have suffered through the same fate, and I will sure as hell make sure that others not follow in my footsteps. So long as I can change that for the better.'"
The others looked at Naruto as he nodded at those words. To him, this was more than just Faunus livelihood at stake, he made a promise that he would change history for the better, regardless of what stands in his way.
And to him, seeing the Faunus being reduced to sub human drove home the fact that these people have had it just like him, yet he can change things to give them a better future, a more brighter future in this world.
"I... see" Ghira said " But even if the wildlife could be controlled, the desert would still prove to be a problem"
As the Emperor and Ghira were discussing the problems of having nothing but desert for hundreds of miles, Naruto started to feel the gems within his armour start to react again, this time however he focused on the power, he meditated, trying to understand why the power was doing what it was doing. It wasn't until 30 minutes had passed that Naruto was filled with a sense of clarity.
He stood up, while the others were still discussing about the desert problem and started to walk out towards the main door, Sanguinius and Horus looked on as Naruto ignored all of them, a glazed look in his eyes as he walked towards the front door
"Naruto?" Horus said as the others noticed him walking towards the door.
As he left, the others started to follow him, wondering why he was moving in such a way.
The group were standing at the edge of the desert expanse on top of the mountain pass, all they could see was sand for miles. The arid air and humid temperatures were affecting the non astartes in the group. Naruto was standing in front of the group, a blue cloak of energy drifting off his body.
"I understand now. I can see what this means"
This is what Naruto said as he pulled out the four gems from his armour, the gems were glowing a mellow blue and green as Naruto's chakra was doing the same.
"What is Naruto doing?" asked Sasuke as he was looking at Naruto with the rest of them
"I... I don't know" Kakashi said as they watched.
The others watched as the blue chakra started to gain swirls of green, yet they started to notice things.
Sanguinius noticed that the ground under Naruto, where once is was only sand started to grow the smallest amount of grass, the air started to become more humid, as they could feel a sudden wetness in the air.
"Grass?" Sanguinius said as others started to notice.
Naruto in the meanwhile continued to produce this unique chakra aura as it started to become more intense by the minute. Pretty soon his power was too much for normal people to even look at him, his power being blinding.
Yet the group watched on as rain clouds started to form over the entire expanse of desert, like an abnormality that suddenly appeared. Thunder struck as the heavens opened up over the sands, the water flowing from the clouds that appeared from nowhere.
Soon the ground started to rumble as the group balanced themselves from the shaking. Confusion gripped the group as they could still feel the rumbling becoming more profound, yet others were more interested in the massive buildup of energy that was coming from the planet itself.
The Emperor had not seen such a phenomena in his lifetimes of existence, the closest he had felt to this was of a time of ages past. Yet the group were not prepared for what happened next.
Massive geysers of water shot out from the heart of the desert, the water pooled together, forming a small lake. From this water rivers were carved out from the center and stretched like snakes across the desert sands.
Next came the sudden wave of grass, it's origin starting from the lake and spreading across the desert, covering the sands with a sea of green. Massive tropical trees shot up from the ground, a jungle sprouting from the center in which all matter of plant life sprouted from the sands.
But the greatest surprised were the formations of great trees, these were wholly unique because of their composition. The tree's were made from the purest crystal.
Like a scene from a foreign world, the tree's grew higher than any other tree's within the area, their trunks a clear crystal as leaves of all different colours sprouted from them.
These were all different colours, yet the amazing things was that each colour created it's own personal effect. From the blue leafs; streams of the purest water flowed from each leaf, from the red leafs; A burning glow provided illumination to the plants under their branches, from the yellow leafs; sparks of electricity arched across the surface, and finally from the brown leafs glowed a bright green aura, which gave the land a peaceful, serene type of calm.
The clouds parted as the rays of sunlight made these tree's glow with a pure light, while all around them the plants had drastically changed the landscape.
Naruto had finished with his moment, his energy receding into his body as he looked upon the work he had done. Turning around he was greeted to the looks of disbelief and intrigue as the group were still looking in awe at what had just happened.
"Naruto... my son. How did you do this?"
The Emperor said as he had a look of pure interest on his face, in all his time he had never seen such a phenomena occur, the means by which was standing right in front of him. Naturally this perked the Emperor's curiosity as he could find many uses with this ability if Naruto could control it.
"It was the power of these artifacts father. They helped me to understand what they wanted. I merely guided the power, but as you can see" Naruto said while gesturing to the vastly changed landscape "This is what it can do"
"Incredible"
Blake had to blink several times, the desert that she had seen for most of her life. The one thing that plagued the Faunus ever since they arrived here was gone.
Instead it was changed into this paradise of a landscape, she could see the varied lands around the place. From the wide grasslands to the east to the jungle to the center of the expanse to the forest to the west, all the while those massive tree's dotted the landscape, bringing a wide variety of colours to the land.
She could see the wildlife within the land, already she could tell that a drastic shift occurred, where there were vicious animals that were surviving in a harsh environment, now she could see groups taking shelter among the crystal tree's, the green leaves bathing them in a green aura as they had lost their aggressive nature.
She had seen the more peaceful animals start to graze upon the open lands, great herds of herbivores running along the planes, unafraid of the predators that used to stalk them. In the forest, great beast of fur roamed, their massive bodies allowing them to graze upon the leaves of the tree's.
Yet in all of this, she saw the massive lake within the center of the island, surrounded by jungle and at least eight crystal trees.
The Faunus that were in Kuo Kuana were rushing across the mountains, when they saw the other sides some were in complete shock, others fell to their knees, tears in their eyes at seeing such beauty.
Naruto looked upon the land with a satisfied look, he could see that the Faunus indeed loved the change of scenery from such a dry, arid desert to such a island paradise.
Date: 007 M30
Operation Parameters: Crusade
Current Imperial Forces: 17,800,000 Est Troops
Current Enemy Forces: 89,380,000,000 Est Troops
Casualties:
Imperial Forces: 2,501,000 Est Troops
Enemy Forces: 163,120,000,000 Est Troops
Menagerie had changed drastically after that single event. Not only were it's deserts a thing of the past, but it was found out that the 'great crystal tree's' were in fact pure dust.
Naruto had said it was an act of kindness towards all Faunus, and that he felt that for ones home to be a reminder of their struggles that he would change it to make sure that they have a bright future ahead.
Entire Faunus populations migrated towards the many parts of Menagerie, out of all the places in Remnant it had seen change the most, with their own forest of dust and the means to expand their homeland, the Faunus set forth on building great towns across the now named 'Dust Planes'.
Such acts of selflessness were rarely ever seen by the Faunus, but to them this cemented to them that Naruto is a person worth following. His two first acts for the Faunus gave them not only the means of thriving in these new times, but also a way in which they as a people can grow.
Years later, after the completion of the Constitution of Chakra. Naruto has sent out a request asking for any able men and women to help build an astartes legion, one that would call Elementia and her worlds home.
The faunus answered the call by the thousands. To them, service to a man whom gave them so much was never an issue. Most would consider it their pleasure to serve such a selfless and humble man.
Blake had been all aboard when Naruto had given out the call. Eager to repay the kindness that Naruto had given to her people in kind. She was found to be quite adaptable in stealth based operations and so was assigned to the 5th company to be trained in the silent ghost.
She excelled in all of her combat training, even going to far as to silently take down all her assigned targets without making a single sound. This impressed her officers and saw her promoted to sergeant of squad alpha, one of the most senior groups in the battle company.
And now, she was staring towards a group of at least two hundred orks, these brutes were painted in a very crude rendition of camo gear, their gear showing an array of crude knifes and bayonets of ammo suggest that they were a tracking group.
Her team were silent, watching as the orks sweep the area, their guns pointing forward as their red eyes were scouting.
Nighttime had fallen on this planet, and Blake knew that they had the advantage in this fight, yet she only had two strike teams at her command, so she would have to make sure that the enemy was dealt a staggering blow before finishing them off.
She watched in hiding, as an ork Nob stood still for a second. He took a few seconds to smell around him.
"Du ya smelie dat?"
"Wot ya mean boss?"
"Meeb smelie... uumie stench"
"But der iz no uumies 'ere boss! weeb looked awl ober da place"
The nob looked at the small ork, his gaze a sharp red in the night light. The smaller ork got his face caved in as the Nob used his gun as a impromptu club
"An i kan tell ya roight nows. Meeb KAN SMELIE UUMIE!"
An ork suddenly fell over with a cry as the other orks noticed his neck, the sight of glinted steel with blood suddenly putting the orks on high alert. A few dozen ork boys started to fire indiscriminately into the surrounding fauna, while others in the squad pulled out a set of primitive rocket launchers. Their rockets had been fired into the fauna as the sounds and sights of explosions were seen through the place.
Yet the ork patrol heard nothing as they saw more orks fall dead with holes or knifes lodged in their throats. Some had even seen the blackened blade glint in the air before the ork fell to the ground, the others in the group responded by peppering the spot the knives came from. Yet they still heard nothing.
The night was thundering with the sound of gunfire as orks were being killed, when one ork dropped to the floor, either with a blade in their throat or in their head, the orks would peper where the blade would of come from but each time they were met with silence.
Now there were only three orks left out of the original two hundred, these being the Nob and a couple of commando orks. The nob was twitching with his gun while the other two orks were panicking.
"Boss... dis ain't roight, theyz uumies are too much"
"Shut yer traps ya gits, jus' keep on shootin'"
Two screams made the ork nob pause as he looked behind him, the bodies of his two orks lying on the ground with a blade each in their head.
The Nob yelled a warcry as he peppered the area around him. Bashing his gun into the ground while pounding his chest, he gave out a warcry.
"Cumz on... ya stoopid uumies. Scrap meeb! scrap Meeb ya pansies"
A figure walked in front of the ork, this being Blake herself. Her helmet was removed as she was staring at him.
The ork gave out a loud warcry as he unloaded all of his ammo into Blake, but each bullet simply phase through her as she was staring at him with a neutral stare.
"Die uumie. DIE DIE DIE!"
The Nob heard the sound of clicking as his gun ran out of ammunition. The ork was pulling out a stick bomb when he felt his arm not responding. Looking down he noticed a blade poking out of his chest as blood started to pool in his mouth
"Your already dead, greenskin"
This was what Blake said as she sliced his head off, she walked away as the Pin in the bomb was pulled, a sudden explosion tearing through the clearing as Blake lead the two squads further onto the primary objective.
The Emperor held his sword in his left hand, blood was pouring from his right as he looked upon Urlakk Urg. The ork himself wasn't fairing much better as his armour had massive chunks ripped from it and blood was flowing from his head and arms. Yet the beast was still looking at the Emperor with his toothy smile.
Naruto and Horus were not so great either as both were suffering from severe brain trauma and a case of severe disorientation. Their bodies were littered with gashes and cuts as blood flowed from their bodies, the stress of fighting three days straight was getting to the group of fighters.
"Nub Bad uumies. But loike i said before, it'll take mor'un a few love taps ter take meeb owt. Im nub so easy ter kills"
With a war cry, Urlakk charged towards the Emperor, he parried the first three swipes of his power claw. Yet his stance faltered as the massive claw tried to dig past his blade, he was forced to one knee as Urg kept pounding his blade. The Emperor parried the claw to the side as he thrust his sword into his torso. Yet Urg just held onto the blade and gave a toothy smile as green arks of lightning flowed from his eyes.
With a mighty yell, he flung the Emperor to the side as he walked upon his lying form. The Emperor was crawling towards his sword, trying to recover as Urg stood over him.
"Loike i said uumie. Dis be mi woild"
A sudden flash of pain overcame Urg as he looked to his left side. Destroyed beyond recognition and with his arm blown off from his torso, stood Naruto and Horus. Horus had his claw grasping at the Ork's arm while Naruto had a spinning ball of energy, while underneath him was the destroyed parts of the power claw that was on that arm.
"MI ARM!. YA UUMIES TOOK OFF MEEB ARM!"
The Emperor regained his feet as Urg was screaming in pain at the sudden loss of his arm. They tried to capitalize on this but a flood of Ork nobs screened them from Urg. All the while the warboss was walking away, blood pouring out of the wound
"DIS AINT OBER YET UUMIES. DIS PLANET AN AWL PLANETS WILL STILL BE MINE. DIS MEEB SWEAR"
As the battle companies pushed the orks back, a sudden horn was blared. The effect was instant as the orks started to fall back from the main fight, some were gunned down as others started to tend to the injured and dead. While Naruto, Horus and The Emperor took a moment to catch their breaths.
"The ork is getting away!" Horus said
"Wait Horus. Trying to catch up to him now would be suicide, we need to re group and recover from this fight first" Naruto said, Horus looked at him in disbelief
"Re group now? We have him on the Run. He is missing his arm. Lets take the fight to him and finish this!"
"Look around Horus" Naruto said as he pointed to the massive casualties and injured on the battlefield
"Urg is down but look at our state. We are barely holding on as it is. And trying to catch him now will just incite unnecessary death. He is wounded and cannot leave this planet. His armada is destroyed and his forces are dwindling. Now is not the time to rush recklessly into what could be our death"
"Naruto is right Horus"
"Father?"
The Emperor had taken a knee as the fatigue of fighting finally caught up with him. He had to shake his head a few times as it was still ringing from the mind attacks from Urg
"If we rushed them now, we would just make it worse for us. Now is the time to take a step back and assess the situation. We know that the closest stronghold they have is the Hive city that is a few miles from here. From that information we can tell that he will make that his final battleground. Assaulting a hive city at this moment needs to be planned and decisive. We cannot do that is we rush in"
"I... I understand father"
Horus relented, yet even he was forced to a knee as the constant fighting made exhausted. Naruto even fell to a knee as he inspected his body, his healing factor kicking in as the wounds he sustained were sizzling closed.
"Lord Horus, Lord Emperor, Naruto"
This was the sound of the Captain of the First company of the Shadow foxes. Sabaku Garra, behind him were the two other commanders of the other forces, Ezekyle Abaddon and Constantin Valdor
"My lord" Constantin Valdor said as he bowed towards his lord "What is your command?"
"Have the legions re group and re supply. We are going to lay siege to Hive city Hades"
"As you command my lord" Valdor said as he gave a salute, his task set out before him.
Abbadon was looking as his father Horus as he called for Apothecaries to tend to his fathers wounds, while Naruto looked at Garra with a look of curiosity.
"So... Garra, what happened with you guys?"
"Well Naruto. It's a long story"
"I've got time, my old friend"
All around the Planet of Ullanor, the Orks were retreating on mass. Their destination; hive city Hades. While this was going on the entire system was beating to the sounds of battle, as legions of astartes faced against an unrelenting horde of orks across the entire sector. The siege of Ullanor, and the battle for the sector. Had just begun.