Nemo me Impune Lacessit 2.11
No plan survives contact with the enemy, Piggot remembers that quote from history, all the more so applicable to the predicament she finds herself in, Miss Militia and Armsmaster had begun to report about an attack at Medhall, possibly from the Witcher and his group. It was the same during the New Wave grand offensive, certain plans would often change base on the whims of Khalid or because of complications that made them reassess and redo their plans on the field as they were now in contact with their enemies that is.
Khalid did teach the kid that is, Piggot thought as she took a sip from her coffee and sets it down once more. "ABB was said to have attacked Medhall we should be sending the Protectorate and the PRT to stop the attack against the only legitimate busine-" Piggot cut Armsmaster off.
"We have known for a long time that Medhall has been an Empire 88 front, its no surprising that someone would attack them villain or hero" the PRT Director dismissingly said as she looks evenly at the Protectorate Tinker "and there has been no call for help on their end concerning the fact that their base is being attacked so why should I care about their building being set on fire?" she took another sip of coffee once more as Miss Militia tried to make a report but was cut off by Assault opening the door wide followed by his wife.
"Aegis, Gallant, and Glory Girl had left the base!" Assault rushes inside Piggot's office who was talking with Armsmaster and Miss Militia.
"What?" Armsmaster would have jumped from a seat if he wasn't sitting in a chair.
"I was just checking around the Wards rooms and when I went to check on the area where Aegis and the other two often stay in they were gone" Assault said as he began to calm down.
"They must have heard about the attack at Medhall" Armsmaster said as he looks at Piggot "Director, we have to go there and try and put to a stop to whatever is happening at Medhall, I don't care if its an Empire 88 front, lives are at stake" Piggot was about to give her point that was until a PRT trooper went inside the office, looking as if he had just made a marathon that would have made it funny if not for the frantic look on his eyes.
"Ma'am! The Empire 88 had attacked the Boardwalk they are led by Gesellschaft cape, Ullr, and Rune!"
"Has the BBPD been given a heads up?" Piggot demanded as the trooper nodded frantically.
"The BBPD phone systems are on overload ma'am and as much as possible they can't respond to so many calls" the trooper reports as Piggot looks at the Protectorate capes gathered in her office.
"Armsmaster assemble the Protectorate and confront Ullr and Rune" the Protectorate tried to argue.
"But Medhall-"
"It will take care of itself" Piggot insists as she drinks from her cup of coffee only to find out that it was empty.
(The Throne, 2015 OST: Manjosanhaewonkyeong)
"Tinkertech rifles..." mutters Oni Lee as he tosses a stun grenade in the air, blinding the Gesellschaft thugs before charging in with his sword, he teleports between Fenja and Menja before taking care of the troopers at the roof of the Medhall parking lot, the screams of human pain and agony can be heard a block away.
"Come on let's move, Quick!" Lung shouts to Theo who nods and they both charged in, Lung giving him a literal covering fire while Theo began to beat some of the Gesellschaft thugs with his lightning baton, a gift from Faultline, Theo thought as he quickly clashed to Menja.
"Theo!" Menja shouts, shocked as she almost hesitated but was then hit at the stomach by Theo which made her give out a yelp of pain. Theo quickly disengages before her twin sister could hit him with her sword.
The Gesellschaft muscle were more like bowling pins on Theo's opinion, they might look like Nazi stormtroopers but they don't have their organization or even discipline, he thought as he finishes off the last of the punks who were screaming incoherent German. Triss and Philippa had already arrived, helping them against the Inglorious Bastard extras, and are now tossing fireballs and lightning bolts at Fenja and Menja who are now larger and are taking in half of the damage they inflict on them.
"Our spells are not working!" Triss shouts to Lung who grunts as he breath out a shot of fire at the twins direction.
"Its their ability! They went to a so-called Breaker state where they change in size and all damages against them are halved!" Lung began to transform into a dragon and began to charge in towards the twins.
"Why have you betrayed us?" Fenja called out to Theo as he stopped from his charge.
"Your father would have been disappointed in you" Menja states as Theo only spat.
"I'm not here for him, I'm just here for Aster!" And for Kayden, Theo then charged and would have been caught by the dual blows of the Biermann twins if not for his ability, time slows as sword and spear seem to move like honey, slow and Theo quickly dodged out of their reach.
"Mover!" Menja called out as Theo looks at the people with him.
"Keep Fenja occupied!" he calls out as the four nods and did so, the sorceresses doing their best to keep the other twin's attention on them. Theo glares at Fenja and Menja's breaker state and then charged in.
I was practically raised by the two, so I know them, I know their weaknesses, their strengths, what makes them tick, what makes them hurt, Theo thought as he dodged a blow from Fenja's sword and then a lunge from Menja's spear, they have already used their breaker state to beat Lung in his dragon form, but they didn't count on Theo's Mover and Striker ability.
He remembers the smiles the Biermann Twins would give to him, they would often play with him, often times take care of him when Max wasn't available to become a parent, and then came Aster and Kayden, the only family he truly had and the two became busy becoming the flunkies of his father rather than relatives and close friends, no, now is the time to fight, they are in my way, I need to get to Aster, familial connections or not Theo wouldn't hesitate as this was no time for hesitations.
"You think getting big and halving the damages inflicted on you makes you strong?" Theo mutters as he dodges another kick from a ten foot tall Menja "you don't seem to know that you two are too slow!" every strike he does may have been halved but repeated halved attacks could hurt too, he did so again and again, running around and then striking again with his lightning baton.
"Menja! Sister!" Fenja cried out as she quickly tried to swat away Theo only to be blasted by Oni Lee's bombs and the bolts of lightning and fire thrown by Triss and Fringilla assisted by a charge of Lung's dragon form.
Menja is now out of the fight, already shrunk and unconscious, and so Theo turns to Fenja who is now trying to defend her sister's unconscious form. Time to end this, Theo thought as he quickly meets up against Fenja with a roar.
"This feels like running around in a maze" Margarita remarks as she cast a blast of fire which burnt a security guard to cinders, "why aren't the people of this world build their houses in a simple manner"
"Because this isn't a house but a business building!" Greg explained as he dodge a blow from a stun baton and then slice off a man's arm before knocking the other with his pommel "they are expecting us with all this muscle" Greg remarks as he casts an Aard and then quickly charged into the fray, cutting limbs while pummeling anyone with the pommel of his sword.
"I thought they were people living inside this castle not soldiers" Margarita said as she cast an electrical current which shocked some of the men behind them.
"Like the Witcher said, Rita, this isn't a castle but a merchant house" Philippa states as a blast of electricity knocks out another thug.
"This is quite heavily armed for a merchant house"
"Like he said they are expecting us" Taylor said as she cast a ray of light which blinded a man, that's got to hurt, she thought to herself as she quickly cast a barrier encasing her and the other sorceresses as a hail of bullets began to be shot in their way.
Good thing barriers still works against bullets like it did against arrows, she dispels her barriers and then looks at Philippa and Margarita who both decided to take a quick munch of bread "really?" she thought out loud as a snort came from Rita.
"Casting spells are making us hungry so why not a nibble of bread" Philippa said, she is right though, Taylor couldn't agree as she went to a candy bar machine and then cast a shock spell before taking two chocolate bars and nibble it.
A snort came from Greg who had just went back none worse for wear, he looks cool too with the blood and grime and sweat, Taylor thought as she handed a candy bar to him which he took with a simple "thanks" before they began to move further in.
A shot of Igni blasted the Medhall security bunched up at the hallway, Taylor could smell burnt skin and flesh as Greg finishes them off with swipes, thrusts, and slashes that she could only imagine the headlines calling this the 'Medhall Massacre' they are in our way, innocent or not, they are trying to stop us, she reasons with herself as she makes a blast of wind against knocking off a group of ambushers towards an office room, the force was enough to knock all of them out, injured but not dead.
Doesn't mean we should be accumulating a body count, she thought as she watches the two senior sorceresses with them and they seem to be unhesitant whenever they toss a lightning bolt or a fireball, although occasionally they would often use an electric blast which would often knock over any surrounding thugs rendering them unconscious but not quite unharmed.
"So the Witcher and his whore have arrived..." two figures appeared, Victor and Krieg, Othala must be nearby, Taylor thought "Kaiser has already expected your presence" Krieg said as he approaches them, a tinkertech bayoneted rifle in hand and his breathing seemingly echoing under his gasmask.
"Where is Danny? Where is my father?" Taylor asked as the two men looked at her.
"Main office, top of the building, unharmed that is" Krieg said as he took a battle stance "but you have to go through us if you want to reach your father, girl" lightning began to cackle and Witcher and sorceress initiate turns to the senior sorceresses.
"Go" Philippa states as she moves forward with Margarita "we'll fight them ourselves" she simply said, a feral smile on her lips "been awhile don't you think?" she looks at her colleague who simply smiles.
"Indeed it is, Philippa" Margarita said smiling ferally as well, Greg nods into Taylor and she could only give them some advice before they fight against two of the Empire's heavy hitting capes.
"Look out for Othala, she can grant temporary abilities to her allies..." Taylor states as a cloaked woman finally appear on her hood and mask was an Odal rune, Othala glares at her direction but she just ignore her "Victor can absorb and give back his opponent's abilities, so you have to watch out with your spells and Krieg-"
"Girl, don't mother hen us, we know what to do, just go and save your father" Rita said as she looks at her "we fought and survived the Wild Hunt, a couple of court jesters should be simple for us"
"You should heed the warning of your student, witch!" Victor snarls as he took on a fighting stance as well "this is Earth Bet! Not your-" he was cut off by a fireball which he was forced to dodge.
"Is that so?" Philippa remarks as both Taylor and Greg began to go past the Empire capes "from what I have seen this still feels like home"
Author's note: so sorry for the late update, I was busy with stuff and closely reading this chapter, and also my other stories that is since I need to finish some of them. Anyway we are getting near the end of this arc so rest assured this arc will be finished by the next two weeks since I will be doing the next chapter the same day I will be posting this.
Criticisms and Praises are appreciated!
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