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Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters here that belong to Ranma 1/2. The Ranma 1/2 cast belongs to Rumiko Takahashi. Nor do I own Suikoden 3 or any other characters that I put into this story except for my own OCs. Neither do I own any of the character in any of the crossovers I do. I'm just using them in this fanfiction and I have no money so don't bother suing me. You'll just lose money instead of gaining any.
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Help Wanted!
I still need a new co-writer. Ilikesecret has lost his writing muse. Till he get it back I be needing a new co-writer to help me with this fic. Anyone that wants to help keep good fics on the web email me for the job. Also you must have internet connection at home so there won't be days that I can't email you. And it also helps if you have knowledge of anime and manga.
Chapter 26 – First Strike
On the boarders of the Grassland and the Nameless Lands –
In the depths of the underground base the new Urukkins were preparing to show what they are made of. At the training areas of the base, legions of newly bred Urukkins had flooded into the barracks it took a day for them to fill. And anymore Urukkins who were hatch were put to work either building more barracks or go on work detail until the time came when they could take their turn training. As the base isn't fully operational yet and the workers needed as much help as they could get.
Some of the Urukkins are learning to work at the forges of those who had shown talent in craftsmanship. Those who showed magic abilities were given runes given what kind of element they were strongest in and were being taught how to use them by the female clown that Zomba had created before them who had become a general for the new Urukkin army. While engineer units are being trained by the guy with the drills in how to operate that field equipment once they're sent to the field. The other generals they were created by Zomba are busy training the units that would be under their command.
In one of the mess halls the fifty Urukkin made of two units that are going to show what they got are filling up for the upcoming raid. Some of them are gulping down bowls full of thick gruel of barley and ground meat fresh from the slaughter houses. Others are grabbing for the hunks of roasted pork that have been served to them. The two commanders of the units ate with their troops as they waited for the boss to tell them what target they're going to be attacking. The Urukkins traded information with each other as they talk about what going on around the base.
"I hope that you are all enjoyed your meal," Anarchy said as he walked into the mess hall and following closely behind was that dragon hybrid. Who had started following him after according to the rumors that the Urukkins and the workers heard that all of the generals but for her were defeated by a single woman who had wanted to talk to their boss.
"Yes sir!" both Ruk and Zest said standing up.
"Good once your units are geared up I tell you where to strike. I'll be waiting for you guys at loading dock 3," Anarchy said, "Once you troops are done with their meals first."
"Thank, you sir!" Zest said.
"We'll be there as fast as we can," Ruk said.
"See that you do," Starfire muttered.
"Now Starfire," Anarchy said facing her, "You shouldn't treat the troops like that telling them what you want them to do and wanting them to do it right now and then. The Harmonian Army does that to their troops and you heard how they do in a fight. That's why the people fighting under Ranma are beating them."
"I understand please forgive me," Starfire said bowing to him.
"There's no need for that, just keep that in mind," Anarchy said as he left the room Starfire quickly followed him.
"So that's the boss?" one of the new female Urukkins asks.
"Yes he isn't like any other leader that's for sure," Ruk said
"Well it beats having Zomba as the boss any day," Zest said all of the Urukkins nodded at that. As they all knew too well what he's like.
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Elsewhere in the base –
Zomba look down as the new power hitters of the army began getting the clinks out of their systems. Taking samples from Fangface he was able to create more of his kind. And like what he did with the Urukkins he had created two sexes. So that he'll be able to see what his creations descendents would turn out years after all of this fighting is over with, will change over the centuries to come as he will never die. They had just been release from their breeding tanks and they're hungry for flesh.
Currently they're feasting on the wild boars that were caught and had been place into pens and pits. The wild boars are one of the strongest types of monsters on the Grassland plains they're hard to kill even when they're outnumbered. But their powerful bites, sharp tusks and hooves didn't bother the Fossils as they grab the live boars as they fought back bringing them into their large mouths. Even the Gold Boars strongest of the boars in the Grasslands were no match for the huge dino hybrids. Their thick and dense skins are strong enough to stop the boar's attacks from wounding them.
"These are mine?" Fangface asks looking over the new fossils.
"Yes these new Fossils will be under your command," Zomba said to the dino seeing that he's staring at the females of his kind. They're less bulky then the males more slender and a whole lot faster then them. Also the females are colored a lighter color then the darker skin males. While the males are the power hitters the females are the fast attackers of the group. But all of them are much stronger then any humans.
"So if the dino gets his owned unit where's mine?" Blight asks who had gotten out of the healing tank a couple of hours ago. He's still working on controlling his new metal arm that replaces his old one.
"You get a unit after what happened in the last battle?" Zomba asks.
"Like you would have done any better dealing with the likes of Dark Hat," Blight said his body shaking remembering the battle. He had never felt so weak before not even that day he had watch his mother being gang rape he had never felt that weak ever before.
"Yes, I know of the Hats and for you to live through that kind of damage that Dark put you through just shows how well, I made you," Zomba said.
"So where's my unit?" Blight asks again.
"Don't worry they'll be ready very soon indeed," Zomba said as the first wave of the Berserkers were near their completion.
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In loading dock 3 near the surface –
The two units of the Urukkin strike force assembled in full battle gear. They'll be a raiding party so most of their armor had been strip down to leather so they'll be able to cover more ground. But since Anarchy didn't want to waste good fighters he had sprang on getting them 'Pale Moon Leathers' giving them good protection while keeping them light enough to move around fast. Their helmets are iron bowls cover with thick leather equip with a metal blade on the crest so that a head butt could prove lethal. The team carried with them the sword and shields that came from the forges. Some of them carried the crossbows ready to be used. While the more skillful archers carried with them the same type of bow that Zest carried with her.
The crowd of Urukkins quite down as they spot Anarchy walking up to the railing on the level above them, "Alright all of you are gathered here today to show the Harmonian Army how to win a war." The Urukkins gave out a loud roar stopping when they saw Anarchy raised his hand for them to stop, "There's a base that collects food supplies from the surrounding villages 30 miles northeast from Lake Castle that also serves to protect them from attacks. Kill all of the defenders and burn it to the ground."
The Urukkins all gave out a war cry as they got themselves work up. Before they all storm off heading for the surface with Ruk and Zest leading the raiding party. They're all fast runners that have the ability out run a horse so they should get to the base by nightfall.
"So you think they'll do well?" Starfire asks as she steps up to him.
"Yes they have been train well so they should be able to handle a couple of guards in the base," Anarchy said.
"What about the item that woman gave to you?" she asks.
"I'll save it for now but maybe its time for those Harmonian commanders to meet me now," he said as he walks back into the base with Starfire close to his heels.
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In Windia –
Most guys would find having girls sleeping in the same bed as them as a good thing. But Ranma wasn't like other guys. All around him were five of his six fiancées had once again taken up sleeping with him but unlike before sleeping with him in twos they're sleeping as a group. And what they're wearing to bed really didn't help him with his self control. Viki was still away with Lexx and his sister in Zero.
Chris is sleeping in that revealing red nightgown with a deep cut in the front and barely covers her hip showing off her panties. Tina wore an elaborately designed black silk kimono that she had gotten in his world that was opened a bit in the front showing that she isn't wearing a bra. Kasumi outfit, if it could be called that, was a robe that failed to even come down to her crotch and only wore green panties that covered up her privet parts. Kodachi wore a transparent nightgown showing she's wearing green underwear underneath it. Ranko is wearing the blue Chinese shirt that was long enough to be a short dress. But he never though it would be that short as it rode up her fanny showing off her underwear.
All of them had just showed up in his room and planted themselves on his bed. When he asks why they just told him they're protecting him from the other girls as with the new and improve Shampoo around they didn't want to take any chances. The only thing that had kept the girls from doing anything with him was the fact that Iris had came in since she had began sleeping with Ranma again after almost losing him, during his fight with Blight. She had just flop herself on the bed and crawled to his side before falling sound asleep. The girls just sighed as they were in the mood of making out but then smiled at Iris sleeping form and went to sleep around Ranma.
Ranma couldn't get any sleep as the girls around him rub against him in their sleep. And the parts are usually soft but firm at the same time and they grab certain parts of his body as well. Being surrounded by sharply young women who wouldn't mind one bit if he started grabbing certain parts of their bodies and having his way with them really didn't help him. The only thing that was keeping control over his sex drive was Iris who was sleeping next to him underneath the covers holding him like a stuff bear.
Ranma had fallen asleep but then woke up when he felt something entering the room. Sitting up making sure he didn't wake up Iris he saw it wasn't something but some people who had entered his room. All along his bed were the other girls that are after him all of them having dark auras around them.
"Ranma what's going on?" Mio asks seeing that the five girls with him were barely decent.
"You didn't!" Emily growled.
"How could you with all of them!" Sanae Y said as she started growling.
"Ranma you said you would wait," Sakura said along with the nods of other girls of her group.
"Hey since you slept with all of them that means you have to sleep with us then!" Sharon pointed out then saw that all of the girls are giving her weird looks, "I didn't think that through did I?"
"It's Orgy Time!" Branky shouted.
"Don't say that!" Mel shouted at her hand puppet causing the other girls in the bed to wake up.
"What you girls doing here?" Tina asks looking around the room finding the other girls that are after 'her' Ranma standing around.
"What are you girls doing in Ranma's bed?" the others girls shouted out.
"Hey what's all the shouting?" Iris asks sleepily climbing out from underneath the bed covers. The girls all blush seeing that with Iris in the bed that the other girls couldn't have done anything with Ranma.
"Come on, Iris lets go and let the girls work this out," Ranma said seeing a way for him to get out of here. He took Iris in his arms and took off before the girls could stop him.
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Meanwhile –
At the printing presses of Lake Castle, Kidd and Arthur were busy at work. With the new stuff that Ranma took with him back from his world they had all they needed to supply the manga trade for along time. Kidd was reading off what he had found out during the day as Arthur wrote it down for the printer press operators to follow. The fountain pens that Belle and her mother had made were a big hit. They weren't cheap but they did a better job then a feather pen. Also those typewriters that came out on the market are large and needed to press hard on the keys to work them but were selling like hotcakes.
"Meg has the bugs work out with those washing machines," Kidd said as he had visited her shop yesterday.
"Aren't they the hand crank ones?" Arthur asks.
"Yeah but she made those for household sale but the one that, I'm talking about are the ones that run on those stream engines she's setting up in Windia with the help of Kohran," Kidd said.
"Isn't Kohran working on that huge thing that she says will be able to move on its own with the power of stream?" Arthur asks.
"Yup, I think its crazy but with that boat that's powered by stream who knows what she can do," Kidd said as he had seen first hand the stream boat that Iris showed off showing what stream power could do.
"So what's the news on the war front?" Arthur asks.
"Well the supply bases and defense bases are all near completion and the roads are all under patrol. All of the villages have a small garrison station in them for protection against attacks," Kidd said reading off of his notes.
Is there any word on Lexx on help coming from the Zero Nation?" Arthur asks.
"He hasn't come back yet," Kidd said, "They must be still working on the details."
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In the city of Muse in the Zero Nation –
Much has change in the city since the war 15 years ago. For people who had been to Muse before the war seeing the people on the streets it seem to be less crowded then it was a few years ago. Many Muse soldiers who returned to the city often had no family waiting for them due to the fact that Luca Blight had sacrificed many of the citizens to the Beast Rune. Due to the massive sacrifice, Muse's population decreased by two-thirds by the end of the war and is still recovering from the lost of so many lives.
"So, Luca Blight is back and stronger then ever," Teresa Wisemail the current leader of the country said sitting at the table in the meeting room of the main building of Muse where the last mayor of Muse use to work at.
"Yes, Blight has been raised from the dead thanks to an old classmate of Crowley name Zomba," Lexx said. In the room with them are Nanami, Apple, and Shu who had met them when Viki teleported them here. Around the table were familiar faces that Lexx and Nanami hadn't seen for years.
Sitting next to Shu is Klaus who was the Army Strategist for the 3rd Highland Army and the son of the late General Kiba. He is mild-mannered, but his skill in strategy is highly acclaimed. Like his father, his loyalty was pledged to Agares Blight, and not Luca. He joined the Allied Army after he was defeated and captured by them, and told that Agares Blight was killed by Luca Blight. Later on, Klaus became a pupil of Shu.
Sitting next to him is Makai the plenipotentiary for Two River and represents the Human, Kobold and Winger districts within Two River. He is somewhat indecisive and this brings him trouble in the past. He has been working hard to close the gasp between the three races living in the Two Rivers.
Next to Teresa is Fitcher who acts like a fool, but that is only an act to deceive others into underestimating him thinking he's just a fool. In reality he has a pretty sharp minded guy and he also has an interesting ability to sleep with his eyes open. Before the Zero Unification War, he was in charge of Foreign Affairs for the City of Muse. After Muse was taken by Highland, he escaped to Two River, where he was employed by Makai. He then asked the New Allied Army to band together with Two River without their approval. This succeeded and Two River ended up joining the alliance movement. Throughout the rest of the war he helped the Allied Army in foreign relations which made him an invaluable asset. After the war he became the mayor of Muse and still in office.
Right next to him is Ridley Wizen is of Kobold nobility and is the General of the Two River Army as well as the leader of the Kobold section of Two River. He is highly respected by Kobolds in Dunan and is an extremely fierce general in combat. And he is now acting as one of the head generals in the Zero Nation.
Hauser is the Head General of the Muse Army. He is the archetypal soldier and follows orders dogmatically. He is a powerful warrior and helped the Hero's forces win by participating in many battles against the Highland Army during the Zero Unification War. He still serves as the Head General of Muse in charge of protecting the city from attack.
Standing behind Teresa is Shin her bodyguard who they heard left for a journey in the Grasslands. Now it looks like he came back and returned to protecting Teresa as he had done before. Everyone knew there's something between them and looking at the two there's something between them now that wasn't there when they last saw them together. Shin doesn't talk very much but he is very serious about his swordsmanship and takes great pride in his sword, the Ray Tarantula. He uses a sword-fighting technique called the Eight-Slash Sword, which allows him to use his Spider Slay attack Rune.
"Well even if you do bare bad news it's still great to see you again," Fitcher said happy so see their faces again.
"I heard about this strange powerful young fighter in the Grasslands," Shu said as he was a merchant before Apple and Lexx convince him to join the Zero Army. He still had a network through the trade routes, "I also heard that a castle had suddenly appeared between Lake Castle and Brass Castle under the command of this Ranma fellow."
"Yes recently those monster card games became a big hit in the New Leaf Academy. First it was those mangas then those cards Emilia is having a hard time in getting the students to study instead of reading and playing cards," Teresa said.
"Yeah one of the reasons why we went to Lake Castle was because, Nanami wanted to get the mangas from where they're coming from to get them cheaper," Lexx said making his sister blush, "And yes the new castle that appeared in the Grasslands is called Windia and is being run by Ranma."
"Those items that are coming from, Lake Castle are flying off of the selves at trade stores," Hauser said as he had his own collection of mangas hidden away in his room.
"So can we count on you guys to give aid to the Grassland forces?" Nanami asks after she had punch Lexx hard on his arm.
"We can't let Blight run around under Harmonian command," Ridley said.
"There's no telling what he'll do once he's done with the Grassland War," Makai said.
"If Harmonian wins the war in the Grassland then they will turned their attention back to retaking Higheast," Shu said as he had made some trouble in Harmonian during the invasion to get the attacking army to go back to quell the upraising back in their homeland.
"And he still harboring deep hatred for us and now that he has the 'Beast Rune' he has become much stronger then he was before," Apple said remembering what happen during Ranma's fight with him, "He has the power to transform into a werewolf thanks to the rune. The wounds that were dealt to him during the engagements healed as fast as they were given. When Hugo, Lucia son bearer of the 'True Rune of Fire' used it on Blight at point blank range it melted the Rage Armor he was wearing at the time but he acted like it didn't even hurt him. The only two people that actually hurt him during the battles are Ranma and Dark Hat."
"So the Hat family are real then," Shu muttered, "I heard of rumors of a family that wear top hats all the time with strange powerful abilities but, I always thought they were just tales. This Ranma person has gotten engage to Fight Hat the fighter of the family right?"
"And to Chris Lightfellow captain of the Zexen Knights, to Ranko the reborn girl of his female curse form, Kasumi a ninja woman who is a childhood friend of his, Kodachi who is also a ninja who was one of his fiancées before and Viki who had gotten to know him very well," Nanami counted out on her hand.
"Don't forget the other girls in the castle that are after him," Lexx added.
"Wait more girls?" Teresa asks with a questioning look as with the other people in the room.
"Well there's Freed Y and Yoshino daughter, Sanae Y and Meg's daughter Belle, Ronnie Bell and Mose both who had took part in the 'Gate Rune War' daughter Emily and there's Milia the new Dragon Knight Captain, daughter Sharon. Who are all after Ranma and the moms are doing all they can in getting Ranma to marry their daughter and give them lots of grandchildren," Apple said making all in the room who weren't use to the stuff that happens with Ranma give her weird looks, "And that's only counting the people we know. Most of the people in the, Windia Castle are made up of the girls that are in love with Ranma."
"And, I thought that our group was strange," Fitcher said speaking his mind out loud.
"His group beats ours," Hauser said.
"It must be real interesting there," Makai said to Apple and the others.
"Yes Ranma brings a lot of chaos with him wherever he goes," Lexx said, "But he does bare the 'True Rune of Chaos' on him."
"Wait he bares the Rune of Chaos?" Shu asks but then turned to his attention to the sound of a door opening.
The door of the small closet in the room opened as Hortez VII step into the room looking around, "This doesn't look like Windia."
"Meet Hortez VII who is Raura son you know, Jeane's friend who made Rune Scrolls," Apple explained before anyone could ask who he is.
"He has her sense of direction, I see," Teresa said as she knew all too well of Raura bad sense of direction. As she had made the mistake of asking Raura to show her where she could find Jeane when she couldn't find her at the shop and then she had followed Raura around. They ended up walking into the men's bath while Shin was in there and they had just went through the front door of Raura shop and manage to cover all of that ground with just six steps. She couldn't look at Shin for weeks after that without blushing like mad.
"This isn't Windia this is Muse lad," said an older sounding voice. Stepping from behind Hortez VII is an old man dress in armor that looks as old as he is. Hanging on his belt is a sword model that few people use anymore. White hair full beard on his aged face that that they all knew too well, "Ah it's nice to see you youngest again."
"Maximillian what are you doing here?" Apple asks seeing that he has aged well in over the 15 years since the war as he's been in three already. Maximillian is the ex-captain of the Maximillian Knights which had fought many battles during the Succession Wars in Toran. The group was disbanded by the Scarlet Moon Empire due to their complaints against the corruption of the Empire. During the Gate Rune Wars, Maximillian joined the Toran Liberation Army with his knights and proved the Maximillian Knights to be a formidable force. After the Gate Rune Wars, he also helped the Zero Unification Army, but his knights were already retired and significantly less effective than they were in the Gate Rune Wars as they're older then they were before. His grandson, Fred, had pick up the mantle left by his grandfather and continues to uphold the code of the Maximillian Knights along with Rico.
"Well, I heard that my grandson has ended up in a war in the Grasslands so, I decided to put on my armor one last time and teach Fred a few tricks that, I learned over the years of fighting," Maximillian said, "And Hortez VII here suddenly showed up at my front door asking where this castle Windia is. Then he told me he knows Fred and Rico so I told him, I follow him to the Grasslands and show how after going through the front gate we ended up here."
"Well since you're here sit down, I'm about to explain to everyone here what's happening in the Grasslands and since there's no way to stop you from coming along you might as well hear this as well," Apple said as she began telling them about Ranma that she has learned from him.
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In the barracks of Windia –
"So how's the training going?" Maria asks the newest person to join their group. A dark haired man with a buzz cut wearing a green drill sergeant outfit and holding a riding crop.
Jefferson is an odd man with an unhealthy obsession with assigning titles to anybody and everybody, with names like 'Blue Sky Baron'. His stubbornness in defending the legitimacy of his appointments cause him to get into many arguments and fights with various members of Lake Castle notably with Barts due to the above 'Blue Sky Baron' moniker given to Barts by Jefferson. He gave the title of 'Metal Head' to Cecile and 'Bandit King' to Juan when he first showed up at Lake Castle. He's now helping with the training with the recruits.
"Yup 'One Gun' they're all doing well in their training," Jefferson said.
"My name isn't, 'One Gun'," Maria told him again as he has given titles to everyone he meets and somehow remembers all of them.
All around them the men and women that had joined the fight trained hard as they readied themselves to fight off the Harmonian Army. Kenji is putting them through his training to get them ready for the harder training that they're going to do later. Fred and Rico were hard at work training their unit for the upcoming battles. Fred was still trying to get more people to form a new Maximillian Knights out of the recruits. There were already three people that are already interested in joining the new Maximillian Knights even if they're a bit young.
Melville who lived more or less on his own in Vinay Del Zexay, where he formed the Saint Loa Knights with Elliot and Alanis; in which he is the Swordsman of Rage. He's Kathy little half brother and son of Billy. They have been hanging out in the training areas picking up some pointers in their fighting skills. He's been getting better with his sword lately as he has been copying what he seen Ranma does in her training. And talking to Fred he's been thinking of joining the Maximillian Knights.
Then there's Elliot the Swordsman of Gale of the Saint Loa Knights who is the tracker of the group. His family owns a bakery in Vinay del Zexay, and he had often eats there with Melville and other friends. He wishes to be a treasure hunter, and his dreams are helped by his very acute sense of smell. He boasts that he once beat a dog in a smelling contest. He helps any party that he is a member of find treasure. Billy, Melville's father, inspired him to his treasure hunting dreams. He joined the Fire Bringer at Lake Castle with the rest of the Saint Loa Knights for a place for all three of them to play. He's not much of a fighter but he is showing some skill in using the new crossbows.
Then finally Alanis who's a kind-hearted little girl from Vinay Del Zexay who fulfills the magician role (officially the Silver Maiden) in the dynamic trio of evil-fighting power known as the Saint Loa Knights. She had joined up with her friends when her family was let out of the Great Hollow by the Lizards there to stay at Lake Castle. There her father is working with Scott at his shop to help with all of the business they're getting there. All of them have gotten to be friends with Iris and Yun after they had first met. She's taking lessons in magic from Piccolo in his classes in magic training.
"Well, I better be going back now and give the report to Ranma," Maria said as the only reason why she had left his side was because he wanted some alone time by himself during his training in controlling his beastform.
"You're in love with him aren't you," Jefferson said causing Maria usually cool face to break as she started blushing.
"What you mean?" Maria said trying to calm herself.
"Well, I seen how you shadow him wherever you go and how you stare at him whenever he isn't looking," Jefferson said.
"Well, I have you know that…" Maria stops as she felt something in the air. Ranma had taught her how to feel around her in case of danger. She looks around trying to feel where it was coming from.
"What's wrong?" Jefferson asks.
"There's something…" Maria eyes widen as she heard the familiar sound of a rifle going off. She felt a sharp pain in her chest as the round bullet struck her right side where her shoulder and arm connected. She felt herself falling as Jefferson caught her dragging her to cover as the soldiers around them took off from where the shot came from. Several of them threw themselves in front of them carrying large shields protecting them from anymore incoming fire.
"Quick someone get a medic over here!" Jefferson shouted giving orders to the soldiers, "The shot came from the guard towers search the area and post guards at the gates don't let anyone pass without searching them first!" He turned his attention back to the bleeding form of Maria as he tries to stop the bleeding.
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A figure dress in a white cloak took cover as a line of soldiers ran pass her. Making sure it was clear she took off running out of the tower and into the crowded streets. She calmly walked away as soldiers started pouring out of the barracker looking for the one that shot one of the commanders of the army.
She duck into an alleyway as the soldiers started searching the people near the barracker. Looking through wagons and looking for anyone that didn't look right. But staying out sight was something that she's good at even more so ever since Zomba had given her an upgrade. If anyone were to have looked into the alleyway they would have seen a cloak figure suddenly disappear in thin air. The only thing that came from the now empty alleyway was the sound of footsteps making their way out of the castle's walls. (1)
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In the Yaza Plains –
"So when do you think we should ship them out?" Yim asks the Zexen commander of the supply base. The supply base sat on a small hill giving the two lookout towers inside of the base a good view of the landscape. Around the base wagons full of food, water, medicine and equipment were ready to be shipped out.
"Well it's almost, dusk so let's just ship them out tomorrow," the commander said, "They're for the garrisons in those villages right?"
"That's right we wait till tomorrow before we ship them out. But most of the base defenses aren't even half-way built yet and its not ready yet to withstand an attack anytime soon," Yim said as the base was still being built as construction materials were all around the camp. Soldiers not on guard duty are setting up spike fences leaning downwards in front of the two gates of the fort to stop an enemy from just charging into the base once the gate doors fall.
"Yes, we're still building this base," the commander sighed, "Lady Chris sent us to over see this base about a week ago along with those other bases that are being set up all around here."
"Well Master Ranma does want to protect all of the villages in the area," Yim said as he's one of Ranma's students. He was hand pick to lead the supply train to the outposts that are still being built, "Setting up a base on all of the trade routes does give us an advantage in getting supplies around."
"What you mean?" the commander asks.
"Simple why do you think that, Master Ranma has supply bases and defense bases built so fast? Without supplies being sent up to the castles when we're under attack it's the force that has the most supplies are sometimes the one that wins," Yim explained.
"Well that's true, I heard what it's like in sieges before," the commander said as he had heard stories from traveling soldiers from other lands. When the grain runs out, the people turn to what they have. Treasured pets become soup-meat, rats are boiled or fried the horses in stables are eaten even boiling leather shoes for soup. Then the true horror of a siege hits, when all other sources are gone, there is but one thing left to do turn upon each other. As he heard what happen in Greenhill during the Zero Unification War, "But how do we hold off the enemy in this unfinished fort once they figure that thing out? I have only twenty men here not counting the ones that came with you."
"Well if the enemy attacks we just have to hold out till reinforcements come to our aid," Yim said.
The commander was about to say something when a zooming sound that Yim knew too well came close to them. The two lookouts on the towers cried out as two arrows struck them, sending one of them falling to the ground.
"We're under attack!" Yim shouted springing the men into action as they took their places on the fort walls.
They grabbed the bows and quivers that have been placed along the walls just in case this happened. Two men were already climbing the lookout towers ready to shoot arrows down upon the incoming enemy troops. But before they could even notch an arrow most of them, were shot down by incoming enemy fire.
"Quickly return fire before they…," Yim shouted just as the west wall which was nothing more then logs that have been driven into the ground came crashing down as a team of enemy troops pulled it down by some grappling hooks. Looking through the gasping hole, Yim could see dark armor clan enemy troops rushing into the camp.
Yim ran for cover as the front row of the enemy troops carrying crossbows open fire into the compound. The commander of the base wasn't as lucky as four crossbow bolts imbedded themselves into him.
"Come at me!" Yim shouted grabbing a sword and shield as he wouldn't go down without a fight.
Two soldiers rushed at him one wielding spike shields and meat cleaver like sword while the other carried a long pike. Yim blocks one of them with his shield pushing him away as he evades the pike thrust from the other. He rushed at the attacker with his shield knocking him to the ground and stabbed the soldier through with his sword. The other one came at him with his spear pointed at him. Yim jump to the side swinging down as the spear was thrust at him cutting it in half then moving quickly he swung his shield into the face of his attacker bringing him down with a busted jaw.
He duck under his shield as some arrows were sent his way. Ducking to the side of one of the towers he could see more troops coming through the hole. Looking around for a way to slow them down, Yim spotted a stack of logs standing upright next to him. He ran to them, shoving them down onto the path of the incoming troops slowing them down. The logs crush three of the soldiers as they block the hole but Yim knew that wouldn't stop them for long.
All around him the remaining troops under his command were in hand to hand fighting with the enemy troops that have already broken in. A large armored figure wielding a great spear cut down every soldier that stood in its way as another one was firing arrows from a large bow. Looking at the enemy troops coming into the base Yim knew there was no way they could hold off this many troops for much longer.
"Retreat! Everyone retreat!" Yim shouted out as he rushes past the enemy troops. He threw his shield at a crossbowman who was taking aim at him knocking him to the ground. He ran to one of the horses as some of the remaining men open the main gates. Yim ducks under the sword swing of a soldier bringing his own sword slashing at his side as he ran past.
"Come on let's…," Yim began as he mounted his steed but was cut off as an arrow hit him in his back. Biting down he tried to get his mount to run when he felt another sharp pain hit him as an arrow went into his chest followed by another. Looking over to the one that shot him Yim could see for the first time that the attacking force is made up of male and females. And the one who had shot him was a female but she looks like a human but there was something wrong with her. He could see her knotting another arrow aiming at him.
He never even felt himself fall to the ground as he felt his blood leaking out of him from the arrow as it struck him. There were crossbowmen that had been waiting outside of the gates and they shot down fleeing base soldiers down before they knew what had hit them. The last few remaining guards fell as they were quickly overwhelm by attacking force.
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Awhile later –
"So how many troops did we lose?" Ruk asks Zest taking off their helmets. All around them the Urukkins that survived the attack were picking clean the dead defenders. The wounded were simply killed for the fun of it by the Urukkins. The sun had already set and the moon started to raise in the night sky.
"Well my unit lost four and eight are wounded while your unit lost five and seven wounded. While they lost thirty-seven counting the wounded ones that the troops are killing," Zest said, "The wounded will be able to make it back on their own but we need to bring the dead back with us since the boss doesn't want any of ours left behind. He wants use to lay low before we show ourselves to the Grassland Army."
A scream rang throughout the destroyed camp as one of the male Urukkins found the base female cook hiding inside one of the empty barrels. She's one of Mamie assistant cooks who had been sent to help with the bases as an army marches on their stomachs. She's a young woman with short black hair. She started screaming loudly as she was held down by two male Urukkins as another started ripping her dress off.
"You three stop that!" Zest shouted as she made her way to them several of her female squad followed her.
"Please tell them to stop!" the cook cried out sobbing.
"Oh come on lets us have some fun with her," the one of the males said.
"No!" Zest shouted as she swung her heavy fist into the side of the males head sending him tumbling on the ground. She was made to be much stronger then the pit bred Urukkins.
"Thank you," the cook said as she crawled away from the two males that let her go seeing their commander angry. But then she stops when she saw Zest staring down at her.
"Since you guys had most of the fun killing these lightweights," Zest said looking at one of the dead soldiers, "She's going to be ours to do with."
The cook started screaming as two of the females took a hold of her arms and drag her off to their side of the base. The female Urukkins started laughing as they drag her away kicking and screaming. The males grumbled seeing the females getting the good spoils of the base.
"Alright guys while the girls are having their fun go and gather all of the base equipment and supplies I want to get out of here before any reinforcements get here," Ruk shouted making the males spring into action.
They began stripping the dead bodies of their armor, weapons, and any potch that they carried on them. They piled them onto the wagons that were going to the out lining villages and outposts one of the wagons was set aside to carry the bodies for their dead. The mules that were still alive from the attack were rounded up and hooked to the wagons.
"Alright rest for a bit then we're out of here," Ruk shouted as they're ready to go with the spoils of war, "And remember to cut off the heads of the guards. Ranma can bring back people back to life only if they have their heads on them."
"Only if he'll get here in an hours time of their death remember," Zest said as she had her fun already with her unit's new plaything, "But it wouldn't hurt to cut off their heads."
"And its fun," Ruk said, "So how was she?"
"Oh she's fun the girls are whipping her seeing who can make her scream the loudest," Zest said.
"So why you didn't let my guys have their fun?" Ruk asks.
"Well I find that sick," Zest said with a gruff look, "Besides my way is more fun."
"What are you going to do to her when you're done?" Ruk ask.
"I'm going to kill her," Zest smiled as the cook let out a scream as a snap of a whip was heard drowned out by laughter.
Cart after cart of plunder came through the destroyed base gates being lead by the Urukkins. Loads of iron ingots that were being sent back to Windia. And captured weapons and armor would be recycled into new weapons and armor. Great quantities of grain, salted fish and meat would add to their food stocks. In the background the base they're leaving behind burns brightly in the early morning sky. The smoke from the fire would alert people from miles around but when they would get there they would find nothing left but death.
The base after the fire had burned itself out left nothing behind but burnout ruins. Crows were already landing pecking at the dead guards as the Urukkins had taken their dead with them. The smell of death was heavy in the air as the sun rose higher in the sky smoke still rose from the smoking ruins. Flies buzzed around the camp as they began to gather around the dead still warm from the raging fire. One crow landed on the body of the cook whose body was covered with whip marks her body laid unmoving her body untouched from the fire. Her face was smash inwards as someone had punched it inwards with great force.
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In the Harmonian camp –
"So this person that Zomba works for who is it?" Sasarai ask the Mask Bishop as they sat alone in his tent.
"Well first it was Neclord the former holder of the True Blue Moon Rune but it seems that Ranma and his forces had killed him. But the new person I haven't seen yet," the Mask Bishop said, "But the letter I was given said he'll be joining us very soon."
"When I was at Zomba base I had the feeling that someone powerful was watching every step we took there," Sasarai said.
"Yes I was well aware of that," the Mask Bishop said wondering who Zomba was working with.
"So you sense me while I was watching," a figure said showing himself to them.
Turning they saw a tall figure standing at the front of the tent. His body was covered with a skintight black fabric that showed off all his muscles, reaching from head to toe. He wore a silver chest plate with a red trim that matched the silver wristbands going up from his wrists to his elbows with the black fabric still covering his hands. The same black fabric went down his legs where it was covered by sliver, knee high, metal boots that curved around his leg muscles. His feet were connected to the armored boots that made a metallic sound with each step. He wore a metal belt buckle with a crooked A with a jagged look to it. The black fabric went up his neck ending at the start of his head, which was a skintight metal facemask covering his head that's colored differently. Half of the mask is painted dark red while the other half is solid black. The black part of the mask is so dark that you can't even see the breathing or eyehole. The red part on the right side you could see the breathing holes (which are really just vertical rectangles) and the eye hole with a scar running across its surface, showing an eye underneath that is blue.
"So you're the one that Zomba is working with now," Sasarai said feeling great power coming from him.
"Yes and like you, I find that Ranma is troublesome so, I have a gift for you," the mask figure said handing Sasarai a green orb, "Use this on Ranma and he'll trouble you no more. But you need to time it right or you won't have a second chance."
"This is a spell orb isn't it?" the Mask Bishop said, "I heard of them before but, I thought that the only one that knows how to make them is Crowley. They can hold spells of great power unlike the magic scrolls."
"Yes once you use it Ranma will be gone from this world," the mask figure said.
"So if we're going to be dealing with each other what shall I call you?" Sasarai asks.
"Just call me Anarchy," he said as he eye began to glow red.
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Next Time – Maria stands at death doors as Ranma deals with the sudden attack on one of the supply bases. And Anarchy plan starts to take form.
Author's Notes
1 – A plan has been set into motion and the one who did it will be reviled later.
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