Bodies of Skaven littered the ground, troops of Byzantine, Roman and the Shield Alliance marched. The fighting was fierce since the Skaven were know to be sneaky and dangerous, sometimes the fighting took a toll on the soldiers.
Troops would be diagnosed by Arcade, saying their suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD. "Fucking rats..." Cass muttered under her breath then took a drink of her whiskey, Boone sighed taking off his beret to wipe his sweat.
"Hey Six?" He asked, "Yeah?" Six replied turning to his NCR friend.
Boone wasn't good at holding conversations but spending time with Six helped him a lot, He no longer grieves over his Wife's death or hold a grudge against himself for what happened at Bitter Springs. "Six, do you really think we can win this fight? we're not fighting the Legion...We're up against army of Mercenaries, Fiends, Enclave and now this Vulpes bastard"
"I don't" Six says with a smile, Boone was taken back, "What?" He said.
How can Six say he doesn't know so casual? This wasn't Hoover Dam when they had strength against the Legion, "To be honest I don't but I know this, we can cause enough damage to them and possible get them to submit if possible" Six says with a snicker.
Six popped his neck then shoulder his rifle, "Come on Boone let's just focus on the fact we're still together and we got the band together heh" Boone couldn't help just chuckle a bit, he rarely laughed but sometimes it helps to laugh.
Constantinople, Byzantine Empire
Justinian and Augustus looked at the map of Eostia, "Justinian" "My Caesar?"
"How many Power Armor suits does your military have?" He asked, Justinian sip his wine "Roughly a thousand, still making more. We have two-hundred steam tanks and a few Mechs"
"Interesting" Claudia spoke, "What can the Steam Tanks and Mechs do Sir Justinian?" "Well Lady Leviathan, the Steam Tanks can punch through enemy walls even take out an entire unit in a single shot, as for our mechs well we use them to take out bigger enemies like golems"
Luu Luu kicked her legs in boredom then she yawned, "Awww I wish I was there with Six kicking some Rat Ass!" She says throwing her arms in the air.
"Lady Luu Luu I ensure they'll be enough to kick" Memor patted the Half Ling's head, "Oi Memor why aren't you fighting?" She asked.
"That's because I'm a Frumentarii, a spy I'm not meant to go to the front lines, my kind are meant for espionage, sabotage even assassination, I was Vulpes Inculta's apprentice but I have my own tactics" He says with a chuckle.
"Memor you said Vulpes Frumentarii are inside of Constantinople?" Augustus question which Memor nodded.
"Yes Sir Augustus, we believe their planning a assassination attempt" Grace said, Augustus nodded.
Justinian order his guards to check everywhere even inspect the Elites, "Damn you Vulpes" Justinian clenched his fist.
Outside of the war room, Rex walked with Prim wagging his tail as Prim smiled patting his brain jar gently.
"Pardon me my lady" One of the Guards said to which Prim smiled, "My apologises" She says however something was amidst, Rex was growling at the Guard.
"Sir Rex what is the matter?" She asked petting him hoping to calm the Cyber Dog down, Rex snarled and growled at the Guard who stared at Rex with disdain before walking away.
Prim could of swore she heard the Guard mutter something.
She resume to pet Rex who didn't stop growling until the Guard was out of his field of vision. Once Rex stopped, Prim looked at him and asked "What's wrong Sir Six" She asked, to which Rex responded with a whine.
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Celestine hummed a soft tone while children sat around listening to her voice as she sang. "Wow amazing Ms. Lucross" One of the children said, Celestine smiled.
"Thank you" She says, Celestine was happy to help the children of Neo Roma, just as she was about to continue to sing one of the Praetorian Guards approached Celestine and whisper in her ear.
"My lady, there's a possibly there is a spy within Constantinople, so I'm tasked with getting you to safety" Celestine nodded then smiled at children.
"Forgive me children but I must go for now, I promise I'll play with all of you more" She says, the Children whined a bit but understand. Celestine followed the Praetorian to her bed chambers, "I do hope everything is alright" She says.
"I ensure you my lady everything is fine" The Praetorian says clenching a dagger behind his back.
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"What happened to Lady Olga and Chloe?" Memor asked, Augustus rubbed his chin "Yeah...she's not here anymore" Suddenly a couple of Byzantine Guards stepped into the war room much to Augustus and Memor's confusion.
"What's going on here?" Memor asked, "For crimes against the Legion, you are hereby sentence to death" Then the guards drew their weapons.
Augustus beared his teeth in anger while Memor put himself between him, Augustus and the Spies.
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Celestine looked out of the window and noticed Neo Roman and Byzantine guards running to the palace which confused her.
"Due understand Lady Celestine I have no grudge against you but Caesar Inculta's orders were precise" Celestine felt her heart sank then she swallowed hard.
"I-I understand" She says, then the Frumentarii placed his hand on her shoulder, "Ave true to Vulpes" as fast as she could Celestine turned around and smashed a vase into the Frumentarii's head.
"Grah!" He held his head then Celestine ran.
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Memor slammed his industrial hand into the Frumentarii, a saw blade ejected from the gauntlet. The blade tore past armor and into the his flesh.
Augustus fired his pistol ending two of the Frumentarii, Memor swung his industrial hand as it slashed into another Frumentarii throat.
Just when they were about to overrun, Luu Luu dashed and swung her axe killing three Frumentarii. "You bitch!" The surviving Frumentarii aimed his gun at Luu Luu until Maia stuck both her blades into Frumentarii chest from back.
"Thanks" Memor said, Maia twirled her blades "Don't mention it"
"How the hell did they get here?" Luu Luu asked, "Their Vulpes's Frumentarii" Augustus told them.
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Celestine ran into Claudia, "Lady Celestine are you okay" She asked, "Claudia..." Celestine hugged her bodyguard tightly which Claudia was taken by surprise but return the hug.
The sound of growling and snarl grabbed their attention, they found Rex biting at the Frumentarii to which Prim doesn't know how to get Rex to stop.
The Surviving Frumentarii was captured and Interrogated.
Meanwhile
Málleus smashed his hammer into a Kuroinu Knight, then cracked it into a Ogre's temple, "I'm not surprised that the Black Dogs are here...but gives me something else to kill then Skaven rat super canem" He says.
Alicia reloaded her sidearm then slashed open a Skaven; Aiming her pistol and headshot a Orc with excellent accuracy.
"Unlock those cages!" "Yes my Lady!" The Romans and Byzantine soldiers broke the locks on the cages freeing towns folk, slaves, soldiers even children. Ignis kneeled down to one of the children whom had a burn scar on their cheek.
Ignis caressed the child's cheek then spoke in a soft yet shakey tone, "D-Don't worry...a f-face isn't something you should be s-sad about" the voice was a female's voice.
"My Legate please you don't have to talk!" her second in command spoke. Lizzie held her chain gun looking at Ignis, "Didn't know Legion let women fight now"
"We are not Legion, we are Roman" One of Ignis's fire troopers said. Lizzie rolled her eyes while one of the Rangers fired his/her shotgun into a surviving Skaven.
"Disgusting rats"
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Boone looked at his scoop and scanned the area and once he saw Clan Mors it almost made him doubt the odds; Storm Vermin, Rat Ogres, Warp-Throwers, Ratling Gunners and a Rat Mage.
Among them were Kuroinu Knights, Ogres, a few demons and leading them was Hicks who wore better armor with the Kuroinu symbol brandish on his shoulder.
Six watched with him and said "Holy shit...need a fat man or two to wipe out that force" Six and Boone made their way back to the main camp.
Alliance Main Camp
Ignis patched the child's burn scar as best as she could, Málleus looked at the map then said "If the NCR Sniper and the Courier were right then we need a new strategy" "Divide the enemy up, if we split Clan Mors and the Black Dogs, we'll have a fighting chance"
"But they have weapons and beasts that can wipe out entire battalions" Alicia objected, "Then we sabotage their forces" a voice says, Alicia and Málleus turned to see Olga and Chloe.
"How did-" Málleus try to speak, "I am a powerful magic user Málleus" Olga says with a smirk, "As I said we sabotage their forces, hmm I suggest sending a small force to sabotage their weapons and beasts, while in the cover of night"
Málleus sighed, "If Memor was here he would of think of a strategy" then West walked in and saluted.
"Ave, I overheard about Sabotaging the enemy so I volunteer my Legate" He says, Málleus itched his scars "Then I wish you Vale, and best of luck"
"My lady if I may I wish to accompany them" Chloe asked as Olga giggled a bit "Very well Chloe"
The plan was simply Málleus and Alicia would distract the enemy forces while Olga lay down magic onto the enemy. Ignis and her Fire troops would destroy any resistance while West and his unit sabotage the weapons.
Under the cover of night
West, Six, Chloe and Cass quietly snuck into the Skaven-Kuroinu encampment. Cass smirked a bit as she lay down some dynamite under the catapults "Give these shit heads something to think about"
Six snickered quietly, he motion for Cass and West to stick together while he and Chloe went to sabotage the Ratling Gunners weapons.
The pairs went their separate ways, Chloe never forgot how Six and Ulysses saved her and her Queen. Maybe...Maybe not all humans are best considering she's half Human.
"Okay" Six says quietly, "I'll give you a boost up and I'll find a new way inside" Chloe nodded as Six hoisted Chloe up as she clenched on the ledge until her face turned a deep red.
She looked down and noticed Six was grabbing her rear, "Tsh! sorry!" He said quietly and quickly.
"It's fine" She says but blushed more until she got inside, Six ran around the walls and pick locked a door allowing him to get inside.
Durning the battle, Málleus and Alicia cut the Skaven-Black Dog pact in half, Málleus and his troops attacked the Black Dogs while Alicia and her troops attacked Clan Mors even gotten so far that she clashed blades with Queek himself.
"Yes Yes! Knight of Iris, strong but stupid stupid!" Queek said but Alicia ignored his taunts.
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West tossed a explosive into the beast cages which killed them and Cass laid down slugs ending a couple of Skavens.
"And I thought they smelled bad on the outside" She says before punching a Skaven into the snout. "Hey Cass! I found something" West called out, Cass ran to West who held a notebook.
"Seems Volt wasn't planning to uphold his deal with Queek and Hicks was suppose to poison him and have the Clan be assimilated into the Sex Empire"
Cass read it then closed the book, "Maybe we can get the Rat bastards to fight the Dogs instead"
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Chloe gutted a Kuroinu Knight while Six made the gatling guns unusable, Chloe looked and shouted "Duck!" to which Six did as Chloe tossed her dagger into a Orc's throat.
Six took her dagger cleaned it and handed it back, "Thanks Ms. Chloe" "Just Chloe, Courier Six"
Six smiled behind his helmet and walked with Chloe, Six kicked open a door and fired his rifle killing a few Kuroinu and Skaven. Chloe dashed duel wielding her daggers as she hacked and gutted any of those who survived.
Removing his glove then conjuring a fireball, Six blasted a Rat Ogre engulfing it flames. " My Queen can teach you how to control your flames" Chloe told him, "Thanks Chloe"
Chloe blushed then looked away, "D-Don't thank me, besides I still have a distrust for humans" Six shrugged then tackled Chloe out of the way as Hicks fired a crossbow bolt.
"Damnit!" He shouted, "Shouldn't you be dead?" Six questioned.
Hicks held his smug look then motion two berserkers, Chloe and Six prepare for another fight.
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Alicia huffed while she battled Queek who laughed and clashed blades once again. Alicia fell on one knee then drew her pistol firing a few bullets into Queek.
Queek stumbled holding his wound then Alicia took the opportunity to decapitate the Skaven. "Queek has fallen no no!...Retreat!" One of the Skaven shouted.
Alicia held her bleeding arm then sighed, "Done...and soon will this forsaken war..."
"In due time Lady Artucus" Ulysses tells her, "In due time"
The Kuroinu Knights continue to fight despite the odds against them. Lily roared cutting a Rat Ogre in half while Raul firing his revolvers taking down two of the Ratling Gunners.
ED-E's battle music played while he fired his laser and Arcade killed a Kuroinu Captain, "We're kicking ass!" Veronica smiled while her powerfist was bloodied from punching a Orc to death.
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Six and Chloe looked at Hicks who snarled and cursed under his breath and ran. Chloe and Six chased after him until Hicks slammed a mace into Six's chest armor knocking him down.
Chloe twirled her dagger slashing at Hicks but a Rat Ogre clenched her wrist causing her to wince until she stabbed her dagger into it's eye.
The Rat Ogre roared then slammed Chloe onto her back, She coughed and winced. Six fired his rifle into the Rat Ogre gaining it's attention.
"Six no!" Chloe called out but Six rolled out of the way while the Rat Ogre slammed it's fists down. Then it clawed at his back almost ripping his duster in half, the claws scrapped his armor.
Six removed his duster and slide underneath the beast and wrapped his duster around it's throat and squeezed tightly while it struggled.
The more it struggled the more Six tugged until the Rat Ogre gave up and died, Hicks ran at Six with his sword until Chloe grabbed Six's rifle and fired into his leg.
"Ah! fuck!" Hicks shouted then Six right hooked Hicks into the jaw and grabbed him tightly, Hicks held his smug look and said "I'm not afraid of you Courier...besides your not going to kill me" "No...but they will" Six tossed Hicks into a small group of Skaven to which he order them to kill Six and Chloe.
"You you! betray us! Queek is dead...crossing Clan Mors...punishable by death death!" The Skaven looked at Six who helped Chloe up.
"Do what you want I don't care but stay away from the Byzantine Empire" He says, "Yes yes!"
Six help Chloe walked while the Skaven devour into Hicks for his betrayal.
Skaven War is over
Skaven: 20,000 KIA
Kuroinu: 700 KIA and 56 POW
Roman - Shield Alliance: 157 KIA, 1,000 WIA
The Roman - Shield Alliance collected their wounded, buried their dead and gather warpstones.
"These warpstones can create a portal" Málleus says, Six scratched his head "If that's possible then we need to get to the Mojave and get more allies, we need the NCR and others if we're going to stop Volt and his allies"
Málleus nodded, "Prepare a journey for Constantinople for today we are heroes!" Everyone cheered.
The Four Horsemen mostly Volt has lost Clan Mors assistance, Hicks is officially dead and good riddance, now with Warpstones, Courier can get back to the Mojave and get more help
Oh this is a message for Spartan 108, your dog was a male or female?