Chapter 4: Faunus War Aftermath
{Authors Note: Sorry for the late upload because man the last two weeks were intense the Philippine elections along with my teacher that just surprised us students with umm. Let's say the last project she just suddenly announced when we all taught we were all over. Man that was intense but I would proceed with the schedule again every Wednesday}
{Mistral}
In Southern Mistral, as the People's Liberation Army Fang division marches towards Kuchinashi when a large armada meets them head-on, they were shocked. It was Servitor, as it arrived to repel the invasion of Menagerie on Mistral as General Ugandos and Ironwood led him. As legions of steel were unleased on the invading forces with terrifying efficiency as Servitor unleashed its droids and drones on the People's Liberation Army Forces. As tank droids bombard them to oblivion in the distance, air droids of varying sizes and types scour the skies and ground of aircraft and enemy armor vehicles. Then legions of droids advanced with no signs of halting or stopping as they marched onwards deeper towards southern Anima. The People's Liberation Army Fang Division was pushed back and driven back more and more towards the Southern Anima coast, taking heavy losses as they retreated. Then, as the relentless advance of Servitor seems destined to catch up with them. The Fang Division digs themselves up underground under the orders of Sienna Khan. They changed their strategy from conventional confrontation to Guerilla style tactics. They hid underground and avoided complete encirclement from Servitor. As they consolidated their positions, constructed a vast tunnel network on Southern Anima. Abandoning their previous open forward base, southern Anima in Favor of their new underground base Zion. As the fighting prolonged, Fang Division forces conducted shock and awe raids, then suddenly disappeared towards their tunnels before Servitor could respond. As the war on Mistral became nothing more than a whack, a mole situation. They conducted raids on supply routes to disrupt Servitor's logistics. As the fighting raged on, a conventional army would have shaken and exhausted from the prolonged guerilla warfare. But Servitor does not need emotion and morale he only responds and adapts according to the situation without frustration with extreme efficiency. As the days passed with either side not giving an inch. Sienna decided, along with her officers, to ambush General Ugandos and Ironwood as leverage for Servitor to fall back and retreat. Then, after some time, they ambushed both General Ugandos and Ironwood behind the lines as they tunneled underground and ambushed them. It caught them by surprise as the very ground beneath them exploded as it catching both of them and their men. They mortally wound both General Ugandos and Ironwood as most of General Ugandos's body was burned and half of Ironwood's body was missing. But Servitor responded swiftly as it swarmed the area as Servitor called upon the rescue droids to the heavily mortally wounded General Ugandos and Ironwood, along with their men, towards the nearest airships to be treated as the Rescue droids can only apply first aid. After some time passed, the Fang division awaited Servitor's response as they ambushed and heavily wounded its handlers. Servitor only responded as it continued as it has done in southern Anima. As the days passed, more and more droids arrived to reinforce Southern Anima guerilla tactics became riskier and riskier as droids and drones swarm about everywhere. The Fang Division decided to dig a very long tunnel towards Menagerie as they decided to stay low for now as they continued to digged a tunnel towards Menagerie. Going through Air and Sea is dangerous as Servitor swarmed the Southern Anima coast. As they were underground they could not contact Menagerie and The Claw division on Sanus as no news of them has heard as they were isolated as they hid below ground.
{Several days later}
After some time, they finally connected the tunnel and arrived at Menagerie. As they moved through the tunnels as they connected these tunnels to the deep mines of Menagerie. As they have finally arrived above ground as they cover their eyes as the rays of the sun hit their sensitive eyes for being underground for so long. They saw Menagerie at last. They have arrived on the outskirts of New Eden. The vast agricultural fields of wheat covered the outskirts in a golden hue. The sweet smell of home was welcoming compared to the stench of blood and dust on the battlefield. As they passed through the golden wheat fields, the Fang Division walked through many Faunus farmers. As the farmers greeted them after some time walking, they finally arrived at the entrance to New Eden. The gates of New Eden opened in response to their arrival. Then, as the gate opened, the Fang division expected cheers from the people as they eagerly waited for their return. But deep down there is no glory to be won as they returned with no victory but with the injured and the corpses of the fallen. Their assumptions were correct as they saw the atmosphere of the crowd at the gates was not out of celebration but concern and worry. The mob rushed upon them as they search for their families and relatives. The majority was happy as most saw their families alive and well, some injured but ultimately alive. The unfortunate ones searched among the living but didn't find their families among them. Realization on their faces as they rushed towards the back of the parade of soldiers as it carried the corpses of the fallen after some search and finally found their loved ones. Fathers, mothers, lovers, relatives, sons, and daughters cried in grief as they saw the corpses, as they all cried together in a massive outpouring of grief. Most of the Fang division soldiers who lived along with their families could not help but look at them in pity. After some, they scatter in all directions with their loved ones, leaving the grieving families alone as they continued to grieve. Then here lies Sienna Khan, glancing at the poor families as they cried. After some time, she proceeds to get away from the scene as she planned to visit the Tiger's Den, which serves as the main government building of Menagerie but ultimately her home. As she strolled on the streets of New Eden, she could not help but saw too many grieving families in a closer look. It seems they are not part of the Fang Division, but most likely the Claw Division that was headed by my father. If she were to guess, they suffered the same fate as them against Servitor. But they seemed to suffer more casualties as the trail of grief seems endless as she strolled more. Luckily, she avoided that fate as she ordered her troops to not engage the machine in conventional warfare but through guerilla tactics. She thought about her father of what happened a bad thought seemed to get through her head. But she shrugs it off instantly as she thought,
"Nah, Father is powerful. No way he'll lose against that machine and he's not that dumb to face it head-on, is he? He probably did the same strategy as me to ambush the handlers and, just like me, though it was fruitless, then retreated. After all, I know was taught by my father himself. I hope I could meet him again after months of not seeing him. I missed him."
Then she continued to walk until she finally arrives at Tiger's Den as the guards recognized her as they opened the gate. Sienna enters her home, it is seemingly quite as she saw her attendants and the guards in her home glance at her with pity. There were many people in the living room when she arrived. Then she walked further toward the crowd. Then finally saw two figures which she recognized as Uncle Ghira and Lady Belladonna, like the crowd in attendance, also wore a black attire.
Sienna, still confused, asked, "Uncle, what's the occasion? And also where's Father?"
It surprised Ghira and Kali as they turned their heads toward Sienna in surprise. They were in a daze as they stared at Sienna fiercely for a minute.
Sienna broke the silence, "Oh, uncle let me repeat. What's the occasion and also where is Father?"
Ghira and Kali broke from their stance as they analyzed her question, then glanced at each other for a moment. Then Kali signed her head towards Sienna and then towards Ghira. Gira understood and nodded as he speaks.
"Sienna... your...Father...is dead..."
Sienna interjected, "What!?"
As Sienna glanced at his uncle fiercely. Then Ghira and Kali only stepped aside as Sienna saw a coffin in the middle of the living room. Sienna's legs were shaking as she proceeds to walk slowly towards the coffin. Ghira and Kali could only look at her back with pity. Then as she took a step forward, albeit slowly and trembling. She was already in front of the coffin when she opened it to reveal her father's corpse. Then, as if involuntarily, her pupils water with tears as she was in a daze at her father's corpse. Then her legs gave out as she kneels in front of the coffin.
Sienna muttered, " Fa...fa...theeer..."
Sienna then yelled, "FFAAATTHEERRR!"
Then she proceeds to embrace her father's corpse as she outpoured her tears on the corpse of her dear father. As she embraced her father's body, which was cold and lifeless, lacking the warmth that she always experience in her father's warm hugs on the cold nights when she was a child. But now her father's body was as cold as those nights.
She muttered as she cried, " Father...You are not supposed to leave me alone... Mom already left me... As she died in the cold. You are all I have... Are you going to leave me too?.."
As she gasped for air, then muttered again,
"We are supposed to fish tuna together! Who will be there to eat my fair share of tuna with? Father...Father..."
As she shakes her father's body waiting for a reply but it was in vain. Kali saw this and wants to hug Sienna, then tell her that she has her and her husband to take care of her. But Ghira blocked her off and whispered to her.
"We should leave her alone to grieve love."
Kali argued, "But Love we must be there for her."
Ghira whispered, "Do it later. Let her grieve for now. We have things to do for now."
Kali replied, "I hope you're right, Love."
Then Ghira and Kali signed the people in attendance to leave. Then they all leave the living room as they leave Sienna crying on her own. As Kali was the last one left in the room as she closes the door, she could hear Sienna's mutter.
"Please...don't...leave me...alone...father...please...don't leave... me by myself..."
As Kali heard Sienna mutter and thought to herself, she should have made her feel that she is not alone, that she has her and Ghira. But she did not go by her gut as she closed the door, leaving Sienna alone to grieve. She only hopes that she could make it up to her later after this urgent meeting. After some time as Sienna grieved her father alone as her tears dried up. Sienna contemplated, then suddenly anger and fury replaced grief and sadness as she embraced her father's corpse tighter.
Sienna yelled in anger, "They will pay! The Humans will pay for all they did! For all the things they took from me and my people, they will pay!"
{After some hours}
In the Tiger's Den meeting hall here stands Ghira, Kali, Officers, Governors, and important people in Menagerie are here in the meeting hall.
Then Ghira spoke, "You may speak."
Then, as the people in attendance glanced at each other after some time, one finally dares to speak.
"Ghira, as you may have guessed, you will be the New chieftain now as your brother is no more."
Ghira replied, "Yes, I am."
Another spoke, "How about Sienna isn't she supposed to be in the next line to be chieftain?"
A governor spoke, "It is supposed to be the case, but she is still young and by our current affairs probably too emotional right now to lead not out of disrespect, Chief Ghira, but your niece is in grief."
Ghira replied, "Don't be worried. I understand we all lost loved ones from this war."
A General replied, "What war!? It's a massacre we should have never come there in the first place! The King of Vale never knew nor ordered the suffering of Menagerie in the first place! We should have talked about this to him! But I guessed it is already too late, isn't it? The deed has been done! Then now I have lost my son! My poor son...I should never encourage...you in... the first place..."
As the general in question cried in the meeting his facade of strength collapsed despite the people in attendance watching. He did not care as he continued to cry in grief about his son. Some officers patted the General's back in pity.
Ghira replied, " Yes, we all lost someone. But despite the tragedy, we all experienced as Menagerie grieved. for what we all lost, we can never grieve peacefully. Based on the reports, it seems the Grimm is poised to descend upon us as we grieved."
The Albain brothers spoke in unison, "Yes, Chief, not only are their amassing on land but seas too, as our fisherman are being attacked by droves of aquatic Grimm in the thousands. I and my brother suspended all fishing activities on the whole of Menagerie!"
Then a Governor spoke, "Their right Chief not only that we are facing a food crisis as our fisherman and farmers could not harvest safely. We are only staying afloat thanks to the stockpiles we have managed to store in preparation for the war. But if we don't do something about this our stockpiles will run out in a month or two!"
Ghira glanced at Kali, then Kali nodded in turn.
Ghira spoke, "You may not agree with this but I and Kali have decided to ask the King of Vale for help."
Then as what Ghira said was heard by the attending people in the meeting hall. They all replied suddenly in shock.
"WHAT!?"
Ghira interjected, "Project Servitor to be precise."
The General replied in anger, "Are you suggesting letting that thing that massacred our soldiers, my son, and the very reason hundreds of thousands died just to mine for the creation of that thing!? To be in Menagerie, are you out of your mind!?"
Another Governor replied, "Ghira are you saying they should occupy us once more!? Have you betrayed the principles your brother gave on Menagerie!? You have seen what that thing could do to our men! IF that thing will occupy us, we could never resist!"
Then suddenly a loud bang was heard as the people in attendance looked in the direction of the sound as they glanced they saw Kali pointing her gun upwards as smoke was still seen from her weapon Hansel and Gretel.
Then Kali spoke seemingly annoyed, "Gentlemen, please let Ghira explain!"
Then Kali faced Ghira, "Love, go on, explain."
Ghira coughed as he cleared his throat, then spoke.
"As I said, we will ask the King for help, and as the King is already informed of what happened to Menagerie. You all need to understand we can't deal with this Grimm crisis on our own. With the People's Liberation Army incapacitated and we don't have the time to rearm our army again to its previous state."
The people in attendance thought and analyze what Ghira said, then after some time, a governor spoke.
"We get your idea, Chief Ghira, but we still need to ask a question. How will you address the long plight of Menagerie? Even replied we ask for help from the king of Vale. It would not erase the tragedies that were caused by the humans building Project Servitor. How will we demand justice? It's the very reason we started this foolish invasion."
Ghira thought for a sec about what the governor said and then replied,
"I have decided that we will send an envoy to the King of Vale. The envoy shall carry all the evidence we have collected over the years. The names of those who need to be arrested. We shall demand the arrest of this aristocrat and nobles. We shall demand them to answer for their crimes not in their courts but by the courts of Menagerie. Am I understood?"
The people in attendance thought for a moment, then all nodded in agreement despite their disagreements before. Then the meeting was over as they all scrambled back to their duties. Then here lies Kali Belladonna as she proceeds to walk towards Sienna's room to comfort her. As she arrived as she stopped at the door. She didn't enter instead she squats beside the door.
Then Kali spoke, "Sienna... I know the death of your father weighs heavily upon you... To lose both of their parents is something no child should ever experience... I know you feel alone and lonely right now...I'm sorry for not their with you in your times of need... As duty calls, I must answer... But this time I and Ghira will be there beside you... I have decided that we will adopt you as our daughter... I know it is surprising, but it's for you to feel that you are not lonely anymore, that you are not alone. You have us and we will take care of you as if you are our daughter. Is it alright with you Sienna?"
As Kali waited for a response after five minutes have passed, still no reply. Then Kali spoke again,
"Sienna? Are you there? Sienna!? Sienna!?"
Then Kali opened the door through Sienna's room but only found an empty, messy room. All cabinets are open and empty of their contents or clothes.
Kali yelled, "GHIRA!"
Then after some time, Ghira arrived in a hurry then replied,
"What love!?"
Kali answered despite tears gushing out of her eyes.
"Love, Sienna...Sienna, she runaway..."
Ghira saw his lover's tears as he comforts her by embracing her.
Ghira spoke, "What makes you say that Love?"
Kali replied, "Don't get it Ghira. She took all of her clothes! We should have been there for her Ghira! We should have been there to comfort her when she was at her lowest as she grieved Genghis! And now she runs away!"
Ghira embraced her tighter as he comforted her by patting her hair.
Ghira spoke, "We may not be too late my Love. We shall search for her! Even if we need to look the whole of Menagerie if we need to!"
Then, the two called their guards to search for Sienna. Both of them, along with their guards, searched the whole of Menagerie for a month but to no avail.
{1 month later}
As the envoys of Menagerie arrived at Vale to deliver the evidence to the King of Vale. Then as the King viewed the pieces of evidence pictures containing mass forced labor, dangerous working environments of the mines, the slums, mass executions, and most of all mass graves. Then as anger rises as he looks at another stack of pieces of evidence containing files on who is responsible, captured mails of Nobles and aristocrats ordering General Lagoon and Christopher Cordovin, instances of rape, and killings by Mantle and Mistral soldiers. The anger of the King has risen so much that the aura of the king could be seen glowing in an intense golden hue. Then he smashed his table in anger as he walks out of his office.
Then the King spoke in anger, "Servitor!"
Then suddenly swarms of drones surround him, then suddenly a voice was heard,
"[Greetings Sir Arthur, this is Servitor. How could I be of service?]"
King Arthur replied, "Analyze all these files, get every single bit of data you could extract, and also call every one of importance to attend this emergency Vytal summit meeting tomorrow now!"
Servitor replied, "[It shall be done.]"
hall,
{Tomorrow morning}
At the Vytal Summit hall, everyone was tense at the hall as the King told them to come immediately without warning to attend the Vytal Summit.
Then, as they waited, the King spoke in a menacing tone,
"Do you know why you're all called today?"
The people in attendance glanced in confusion but after some time a Mantle noble spoke.
"Your majesty, if I may, I presume those silly animals' pathetic invasion has been halted."
Then, most Mantle and Mistral nobles and aristocrats snickered at the statement.
The King gritted his teeth in anger and spoke,
"Your correct, but also wrong at the same time. It's not about the Menagarian invasion. no no no it is about something else..."
The King snapped his fingers then suddenly loads of loads of Droids and drones entered, then swarmed the summit hall. Then suddenly they pointed their weapons at the attended Mistrilian and Mantlean nobles and aristocrats. The people in attendance were shocked at the predicament.
Then suddenly a Mantlean spoke. "Your Majesty! What is happening? Why are you doing this!?"
The King glanced at the Mantlean which he recognized as General Lagoon.
The King replied, "Oh? General Lagoon bold of you to show yourself. Just in time. Servitor! Show them!"
Then suddenly the summit projector turned on and Servitor showed all the pieces of evidence provided by Menagerie. Pictures, videos, and files of what happened in Menagerie. The people on the summit were in shock at what they have seen as Valeans and Vacuans repulsed in anger and disgust. But the Mantleans and Mistralians could only look in a daze as they watch evidence upon evidence shown in the presentation. Then panic kicks in as they started to sweat.
Then the King spoke, "Mantle and Mistral do you think of me as a fool!? For the last decade, you aristocrats and nobles are exploiting the nation of Menagerie behind my back! Aristocrats and Nobles of Mantle and Mistral you are all arrested to be shipped off to Menagerie for your crimes!"
General Lagoon interjected, "Your Majesty have mercy!"
The King interjected, "No, the time of mercy is over. Nobles and Aristocrats of Mantle and Mistral, all of your titles and privileges will be stripped, including your families! I declare the nobility and aristocrats of both kingdoms be revoked of their status and will be equal among their peoples! Now begone of my sight!"
Servitor dragged the former aristocrats and nobles out of the summit to be arrested as it carried them to be shipped off to Menagerie. The remaining people in attendance at the summit could only look in silence as Servitor dragged the Mantleans and Mistralians.
Then the King spoke, "The summit is over!"
Then all people in attendance left the summit hall.
The King in the summit hall spoke, "Servitor!"
Then a single drone arrived then it spoke.
"[How may I be of service, Arc?]
Arthur answered, "Scour Mantle and Mistral arrest the remaining nobles and aristocrats who are responsible who didn't attend and arrest the soldiers who have committed crimes in Menagerie according to the evidence. Then deliver my message to the whole of Mantle and Mistral."
Then Servitor replied, "[It shall be done.]"
The King glanced as the drone flew off towards the exit.
{1 day later}
It was a peaceful morning in the city of Mantle. Then suddenly swarms of drones and droids roamed the streets. The people of Mantle were in a panic, as the droid's suddenly arrested people in mass without warning. Then Servitor, with his droids and drones, searched every corner and speck of the city. Nowhere was safe to hide. Then suddenly the drones in the air amassed as they projected in unison. A large hologram of the King of Vale was formed, then the drone's speakers turned on as they heard a voice.
"Citizens of Mantle It is I the King of Vale. I have an announcement. Your nobles, aristocrats, and soldiers have done a great crime. They have avoided their responsibilities.
Then did a heinous crime as they occupied Menagerie. As they have exploited the poor nation for a decade. As punishment, they will be arrested and shipped off to Menagerie to answer for their crimes. We will strip their families of their status and will no longer be nobles and aristocrats. Mantle has disappointed me for the last time. As punishment, I declare that the Kingdom of Mantle will be no more. I will assign the huntsman school Alcaeus as the capital of a new kingdom. The Kingdom of Atlas. And that is all this, the King of Vale signing out."
Hence, the kingdom of Mantle was gone in its place the newly proclaimed Kingdom of Atlas.
{1 month later}
Legions of Grimm swarmed not only the coastlines and beaches of Menagerie but also the outskirts of both Kuo Kuana and New Eden. As the remaining forces of the People's Liberation Army bunkered themselves down on the cities as the Grimm besieged the cities themselves. Without access to their farmlands and seas, they could collect or harvest food for their people to eat. The stockpiled food is running out by the minute as the situation became hopeless. The people of Menagerie could not even grieve their lost loved ones properly for the last 2 months as the Grimm crisis ensues. Then, the PLA guard uses his binoculars to scout the skies for Aerial Grimm to eliminate being shot down. Then he saw on the horizon ships then he recognized those as he saw those on the battlefields of Vale as his PTSD kicks in. In a panic, he shouted to his fellow soldiers or guards that the Metallic horror was here to finish them. Like a plague, it also triggered the PTSD of his comrades as they acted in panicked hysteria. They began arming their anti-air weapons in a panic as they rushed to report this to their higher-ups. Then as they waited for the response of their higher-ups. They received a transmission from their higher-ups as it stated.
"Bravo one. Let it pass. Let it pass. Don't shoot. I repeat do not engage, they are not hostiles. It's the aid we requested from the King of Vale. I repeat, do not engage, they are aid..."
The transmission was on a loop as it repeatedly stated to not engage despite the shock of the soldiers. The observer who was in a panic before then ran back to his post again as he observed the approaching fleet with his binoculars. Then suddenly he saw multiple hatches opened on the large unmanned ships. He saw thousands upon thousands of missiles and rockets launched off the ships. Then he followed the trajectory of the missiles as they all came towards the Grimm horde on the outskirts of the city. The missiles all exploded as they obliterated the Grimm in droves. They littered the outskirts of the city with holes then Aerial Grimm start to fly off in mass to the skies towards the ships. Then the Observer watched again as plenty of hatches opened and it launched, this time thousands upon thousands of drones. Like a cloud against a cloud, the swarm of Aerial Grimm and drones battled in the skies. The Grimm ripped drone after drone in reckless, wrathful abandon while Servitor eliminated Grimm after Grimm in terrifying precision. As the battle in the skies continues, some drones begin to descend as they start to line up in formation and then began to bombard the Grimm below as they eliminated thousands of ground Grimm. Transport droids arrive as they landed on the ground as the droids they carry in all sizes. Then the droids activated as they begin to march to mop up the Grimm large droids bombarded the Grimm with artillery. The numerous small droids advanced to finish off the surviving Grimm. Servitor's droids advanced against the Grimm with no signs of stopping. The Observer could only look in fear despite knowing Servitor was not an enemy this time. He and his fellow soldiers couldn't help but fear. Cause the Grimm their trying to curb for 2 months was getting annihilated. Then, after some time, the large unmanned ships started to move even if the battle still raged on. The fleet has entered the airspace of New Eden then the Largest ship is probably the capital ship. Then the capital ship projected it then formed a large light into a large hologram of the King of Vale. Its large speakers then activated, creating a voice so loud that it could be heard from miles and miles away.
"Greetings from the people of Menagerie. This is the King of Vale aboard the Millenium. I have come to answer your call for aid. Your previous leader died at my hands, but in his last moments, he has revealed to me the plight of Menagerie for the last decade. I hereby declare I the King of Vale have never ordered your suffering but it was the conspiracy machinations of Mantle and Mistral. As their punishment aboard the Millenium is the nobles, aristocrats, criminal soldiers, and general of both Mantle and Mistral. I may have come too late, but I hope this will be the first of many apologies not through words. But by actions as I hereby that my creation. Project Servitor, despite the horrors you have experienced to mine for its creation, without my knowledge and the deaths it has caused through my orders to kill your soldiers. I hereby apologize not as King but as a person. I am sorry from the bottom of my heart."
Then the hologram moved as it depicted the King of Vale in all his majesty bowed and kneeled in forgiveness for all of the people of Menagerie to be seen. This shocked all who have seen it as the pinnacle of Human power its de facto leader bowed down in forgiveness for all Faunus to be seen. Some Faunus looked at the King with pity, but most could only look in a daze at the scene before them.
Then after some time even the battle between the Grimm and Servitor in all of Menagerie still raged on. The capital ship Millenium, along with many ships, landed at the airport of New Eden. It could be seen droids of all sizes moving out prisoners and relief goods for Menagerie. The King along with his royal guards and drones will meet. Ghira and an entourage of Faunus officers and officers. After some, they all go towards the Tiger's Den as Faunus line up the streets to get a look at the King. They arrived finally at their destination and they proceeded to have a meeting.
Ghira spoke, "Your Welcome King Arthur of Vale. Thanks for answering the call to aid Menagerie."
Arthur replied, "It is no issue. I only have to fix the mistake that Mantle and Mistral have created. I am also here to repair the relationship between our peoples."
Ghira replied, "Thanks your majesty for your aid. We have finally established a safe route on New Eden and Kuo Kuana and delivered the relief goods you have generously given. Thanks in no small part to Servitor."
King Arthur replied, " No thanks needed. I have also arrested all you have specified in the evidence you have provided including nobles, aristocrats, soldiers..."
Ghira interjected, "Lagoon. General Lagoon is he included?"
King Arthur replied, " Lagoon is included."
Ghira could not help himself but smirk.
Then King Arthur spoke, "Your coastal waters are packed full of Grimm to even navigate your waters. So I propose for a Servitor Server Core and Factory to be constructed here in Menagerie to begin the construction of aquatic droids to ease your coastal waters. Not only in Menagerie but I and my scientist has decided if this will be accepted aquatic droids may begin construction in mass to guard the waters of all of Remnant. Not only will that Servitor protect your fisherman on the seas so they may drastically improve their overall catch. Then we also propose a trade deal so Menagerie will be connected to the global economy in turn drastically improving the lives of the Faunus on Menagerie. We will also include Menagerie on the Cross Continental Transmit System it will be a project that will connect the whole of Remnant wirelessly like radios to be built here for the next 30 years massive changes will be felt across Remnant and I want Menagerie to be part of it. So do you accept or not?"
Ghira and the Faunus in attendance glanced around each other after some discussion Ghira finally spoke.
"We have decided to agree to your proposal, your majesty."
Arthur replied, "Good then let's shake hands."
Arthur and Ghira proceed to shake hands as all in attendance applauded. After some time as they proceeded with the execution of General Lagoon. As plentiful Faunus watched the Execution along with Ghira and King Arthur. Ghira and Arthur declared the reparation of the relationship between Man and Faunus as the crowd cheered in the celebration that at long last maybe peace is possible between Man and Faunus. After the execution King Arthur cornered Kali Belladonna then he spoke.
"Belladonna, I heard you're close to Sienna Khan."
Kali flinched at the mention of Sienna by the King but she replied.
"Why are asking?"
The King answered, "I would like to meet her I have a message for her."
Kali replied, "I am sorry to say this but Sienna is missing we are trying to find her for months now but to no avail."
King Arthur replied, "Is that so then I would like to give this to you if you ever find her please give it to her."
Then the King gave Kali a USB despite Kali's confusion.
Kali asked, "What does this contain?"
The King replied, "It's the last message of his Father or more accurate to say the last moments of her Father that I have recorded."
Kali replied, "Oh thanks then your majesty we will give it to her if possible."
The King gave her his gratitude then he left to do his task as a diplomat envoy despite being a King. Then Kali glanced at the recording curious about what it may contain as she rushed to go into her room and proceeds to watch it. Then after some time as she finished watching the recording she could not help but cry as she now recognized she failed as a caretaker.
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{General Ugandos}
A few months back General Ugandos was assigned to hold back the Faunus invaders of Menagerie along with Ironwood and Servitor. It was going fine as Servitor did most of the work. But suddenly in our forward base as we directed the Servitor the very ground beneath us exploded and I was caught in a blaze of fire and debris. As the debris broke my bones and the fire enveloped and burned my body to a crisp barely lived as my aura was only what was keeping me alive. The last thing I saw before my vision blurs as it was burned was a divine light I was filled with hope despite my apparent death as I passed out.
{Servitor}
Few months before Servitor carried the mortally injured General Ugandos and Ironwood along with their men towards its nearest medical ship. They are encased in pods to isolate them from the outside world from infection. While also preventing them from dying as the pods are preventing them from dying as tubes connected to their hearts applying first aid doing whatever it can to make them stay alive. Tubes are connected to their noses to do their breathing for them as their lungs are not functioning. Then as they arrive on the ships the large medical drones that are carrying them are placed landed on the ship. As they inserted the pods into a hole in the ship as the pods slide through the hole entrance. The pods were being transported so fast, yet so careful to not agitate the patients by Servitor. Then the pods finally arrived at the disinfecting room. Then Servitor opened the pod's Servitor began stripping them of all clothing in many ways other than through weak lasers or weak acid to neither burn off their clothes without the acid nor laser hurting them. Then tiny mechanical arms appeared as they picked off the burnt remaining clothing precisely leaving the patients bare naked. Then after their clothes were removed the pods were then transported to another part of the ship through the scanning room. Servitor then scanned each one of them so it could know what treatment they will receive.
[Patient name: Ironwood
Status: Mortally wounded
Injury: Right side of the body blown off
Treatment Recommended: Cybernetics
Cybernetic Replacements Required: Total Cybernetic of the right side of the body including organs and innards
Priority: Immediately]
[Patient name: Ugandos
Status: Barely Alive
Injury: Burns across the whole destroyed, destroyed organs and innards
Treatment Recommended: Cybernetics
Cybernetics Replacements Required: Total Cybernetic transformation except for the brain
Priority: Immediately]
Even while Servitor still scans the others Ugandos and Ironwood were priority number one as they are heavily injured and is needed immediate attention. The pods of both Ugandos and Ironwood were then transported to the operating room. Then aura booster was attached to their heads and some mechanical tentacles with injections injected them with aura boosting drugs. As their Aura barely flickering aura that kept them alive glowed with intensity as it was overcharged. Then Servitor begin operating as it used its massive overall computing power of the whole Mistral fleet to invent in an instant the cybernetic parts to be constructed. Its design is specifically suited to the individuals in question. Then Servitor begins to cannibalize its spare parts that are supposed to be used for the repair of its droids and drones. The cannibalized parts then knew this disassembled them to their basic components and then recombined again into the cybernetics parts needed. Then as the cybernetics body was constructed one was a full body along with the head while the other one was only half a body until to the neck. Then the cybernetic was transported out of the engineering bay into the operating room. Servitor began operating Ironwood and Ugandos as it proceeds to extract Ugandos' brain then connecting super-thin wires into the brain as it was connected to the Cyborg body. Then finally the brain was placed on the head of the cyborg body then Servitor poured a fluid to keep the brain healthy even without blood and the immune system. Then Ironwood open half was operated as Servitor cut off the organs that are too damaged then discarded them. Servitor then started to connect the half cyborg body to Ironwood's left side. As multiple thin and large wires were connected to his bones, nervous system, and neck. Then the cyborg organs were attached alongside the surviving organs in the correct order. Then after some time, Servitor connected the half cyborg body at last to the remaining body. The operation was done but it still left the patients naked. Then Servitor proceeds to carry them off using a mechanical hand as the patients were standing despite being unconscious. Then the platform beneath them descended as they were transported to the washing room. Servitor then poured soup and water then as he proceeded to clean them. After the bath Servitor then created clothes based on their previous clothes. Then after that, the platform descended again then both were pressed by a large presser as it pressed the clothes into them. They were not naked any longer the platform descended again then they placed a bench. Then Servitor using a mechanical tentacle scanned their eyes for consciousness. Then it analyzed that they will be in a coma for a month before waking up. Then the bench they were placed on turned into a slide as it transported them to another pod. The pod then was transported into the bedrooms then the pods were carried by a droid. The droid then proceeds to place both into their respective beds as they slept in a comma.
{1 month prior}
{Ugandos}
I am on a field of nothingness as float around in darkness then suddenly a light flashes through as I was taken by the blinding light. Then I opened my eyes to see a light bulb but something was weird about my vision. I was not affected by the blinding light despite my staring at it for minutes. Then as I stared at the light in focus suddenly my vision zoomed toward the light bulb. This surprised me as I flinched I jumped out of my bed in fright but I jumped so high that I hit the ceiling and fell to the floor. Then I heard a voice.
"Awake now eh Ugandos? Surprised too?"
I glanced at the voice in which I saw Ironwood as I observe his body then towards his right arm and neck. I saw cyborg parts on him.
I asked a question, "What happened to your body why is your right side covered in droid parts!?"
Ironwood glanced at his right body but glanced back at him.
"I think it's more appropriate that you look at yourself, my friend."
Analyzing what Ironwood said as I glanced at my arms and then saw it was a robot arm. I panicked as I stood up. But my body and legs were also covered in metal in a panic I looked around and then saw a mirror. As I rushed to see my reflection but what I saw was not my face it was a robot's face.
Then I screamed, "What happened to me!? Why am I like this!?"
Then Ironwood interjected, "We were ambushed by PLA as they exploded the very ground we were standing on injuring us off fatally. Luckily Servitor responded fast as we were rescued and taken care of immediately as you could look at our bodies. I say half my body has gone to shit. But from what I see you got the worst of it all of your body except your brain is unsalvageable. In other words, Servitor saved us my friend we are aboard a Field ship that is basically a large floating hospital."
Then I looked at my body I don't feel any different I feel light as if I'm born with a new perfect body. I feel no pain, I don't feel my bones and the most surprising thing is I just noticed I am not breathing. It feels weird to not breathe but also at the same time it feels normal on my new body as if every weakness I ever had was gone. Born a new and untiring being as I don't feel tired as I moved around the ship. So if so the divine light I last saw is from Servitor. No, it's more than a servant or machines its "DIVINE" it's a physical God-made manifest. Then a voice interrupted me while I'm in thought.
"[Greetings this is Servitor. It seems your both awake you have been called off by the King of Vale immediately.]"
I looked in a daze at the blessed machine I stared at it in awe of its magnificence. Then Ironwood shook me from behind and signed to move on. Then we walked towards the Comm chambers then a hologram of the King appeared inside the Comm room.
Then the King spoke, "Ironwood and General Ugandos what happened to both of you!?"
As the King glanced at their bodies in shock but shook his head off.
The King spoke, "Ah no matter I have urgent orders Ironwood the Kingdom of Mantle is no more."
Ironwood shouted, "What!? How!? Did the Menagerians succeed?"
The King replied, "No I arrested all nobles and aristocrats of both Mistral and Mantle it's much easier to show you why I have arrested them."
Then the King showed Ironwood the evidence given to him by the envoys. Then Ironwood understood and connected the dots on why the invasions began in the first place.
The King spoke, "So I have placed you Ironwood as general and head councilman of the newly named kingdom of Atlas."
Ironwood replied, "It is an honor, your majesty."
As Ironwood bowed in respect to the King then the King glanced at Ugandos.
The King spoke, "General Ugandos you are now promoted along with your status as general to be Head councilor of Mistral you may use Servitor to assist you."
I interjected, "No your majesty I resign from my post as general and I refuse your offer."
The King replied in surprise, "Why Ugandos?"
I replied, "I got something to do in life as I have already wasted my life as a general look at me and you have seen the results. I would like to retire to live my life to the fullest."
The King was in thought as he analyzed my statement and then spoke.
"Then so be it you are now removed from your post Headmaster Lionheart shall take your place."
I replied, "Thank you your majesty I must take my leave."
The King replied, "You may go. Servitor assist him."
A drone appeared and spoke, "[It shall be done.]"
I was assisted by the blessed machine but I could not help but get pissed.
Servitor? The blessed machine is more than a servant it is a "GOD".
Why could they not understand that it is a physical God made manifest.
A divine being no….The Omnissiah.
{1 month later}
In the depths of southern Anima lies Zion the forward abandoned base of the Peoples Liberation Army Fang Division. But the seemingly abandoned base was now in full operation again. As Faunus that has nothing left to live for. Sons without parents, parents who lost their sons and daughters, Faunus that lost their lovers, and many more are in the hidden base underneath Anima. Here lies Sienna Khan with her loyalist officers and operatives.
Sienna then spoke in a declaration, "My Father may have died, and you all may have lost your loved ones in this war! My uncle is a coward who bowed down to the humans and surrendered in fear! But here we are crying out that we will never bow down to the human hegemony! They say the war is over! No! I declare that it is not over! We will finish what our loved ones started and cry out to the heavens that they did not die in Vain! By the ashes of our loved ones and the battlefield in honor of the Fang division and my Father! I hereby declare that we are the White Fang and we will finish what needs to be finished!"
Then Faunus erupted in cheers of the declaration.
Sienna spoke again, "But for now we must lick our wounds and lay down to regain strength. In time we will strike and reveal ourselves to the world."
The Faunus nodded in agreement to their leader as they moved toward their assigned duties.
Despite the best efforts of the King lingering embers of hatred remain.
Waiting for the spark that ignites the embers into a raging flame that will consume all.
{Authors Note: Man writing this thing was too emotional and made me feel the emotions I was supposed to write. Sienna's grief as she lost her father was too emotional for me. Press F to pay respects death is no joke and in matters of war like in Ukraine pray for the Ukrainians who lost their loved ones. I hope that maybe love is more important than hatred and that their hatred against their invaders after it's over won't persist like embers of hatred in a grudge against the Russian people. Remember blame the government but never its people. This is your Author signing out see you next week.}
