Evening gentlemen and gentlewomen, I would like to present this evening the fourty-fourth chapter in this story, that has been postponed for over a month now. I would like to apologize for my tardiness but I was just having a conflict, the way I see it is that this story lacks the lightness of the actual series of hetalia which is what probably turns it off for some people, but thing is I'm no good at writing that kind of stuff, So in turn I'm considering re-writing the story to one improve quality, and two lessen the serious war focused overtone I've set in this story, basically expect that changes will come, but I digress do enjoy. Oh and do remember I said consider, which does not mean I will, if you enjoy it in it's current for than just say so.
Chapter 44: Interlude to War part 2, Greco-Persian war.
(Not a good start to brightening this up, but I'll explain that later.)
Hercules was waiting on the border of the middle eastern land taken from him by the Persians after the Byzantine Empire fell apart. The Persians would stand to fight on a four front war against the Kingdom of Jerusalem, Saudi Arabia, The Ptolymic Kingdom, and the Greek confederation as well as aid being shipped in from the other African, and Balkan nations that were once part of the alliance.
Bi-planes could be seen flying towards the boarder landing in an airport near by preparing in wait for the intial invasion run. Dispite the fact that the Byzantine Alliance is but a fractured form of what it used to be it's might was not to be underestimated as they worked well together seeing how they were all under one roof for so long.
Persia could see from an outpost near the border of the Greek confederation a military gathering at the borders. "Well…" was all he said before the army started to move out armored cars and tankets rushing forward in surprise, but the army still stayed in mass as it moved together the tanks and cars leading the way, in a primitive blitzkrieg.(1)
The troops from all four borders of the nations struck in an scary syncranization fighting on all sides began as the war entered full force.
The Persian troops who were still setting up trenches were ran over by cars and tanks the few that were in pre-prepared trenches were being shot at constantly from the forward moving army, none of the opposing troops dared to stick their heads out of fear of being shot.
The same could be said from all sides of the war an unstoppable wave swarmed through the border lands of Persia quickly knocking the army back wards towards the edge of Iraq. (2)
Persia could only stand and gape at this, "But… they're a shattered empire! They shouldn't work this well together! It doesn't make any sense they should be fighting over a claim to succession!" Persia said as he threw rock at a hill that was near the town the Byzantine alliance was coming to.
Then over the hill came a line of tanks and other war machines charging down a veritable sea of infantry following them down the hill firing as the mobile vehicals moved forward to take down their enemies encampments.
The Persian army hid inside the buildings around the town several of them only able to fire blind into the mass troops and armor moving throw the town. Several of the troops invading the town fell to the ground, but the army didn't even falter they pushed further and harder, tossing grenades into the house that the enemy soldiers were in.
The many countries that made up the alliance stood at the top of the hill watching as their long time enemy was being smashed at the horde that swept through his lands.(3)
Persia was caught up in the town hall of the place which was heavly fortified with barbed wire and some expiremental mines laid on the grounds outside of it. The troops in the upper floors of the place had rifles while the lower floor was riddled with sub-machine guns and at the door was machine gun emplacement.
An artillery bombardment was launched towards them effectively putting multiple wholes in the building. The men inside of it flying out or ducking for cover in areas that were not already hit. Then the tanks charged forward towards the buildings.
A few of the rifles still at the top of the building managed to toss several specially developed grenades to handle tanks. One of the grenades was rolled over by a tank causing it to blow prematurely, but the explosion lifted with enough force to tear the treads and even flip the tank on its side, the troops on the inside were so surprised they didn't notice the fuel leak that was also created by this. One troop lit a match to get some light in the tank as their visors were slammed shut when they were rolled on their side.
The other tanks continued on and the infantry was right behind them charging forward, but then suddenly a heart stopping explosion with a plum of smoke so tall that no one could explain other than an act of God had just occurred. The Tank had been destroyed.
The men inside the building saw the unstoppable war machine of the Alliance had finally suffered its first defeat ever. They cheered loudly, and then the men on the bottom floor took their anti-tank grenades out and tossed them to the tanks that were starting to reach the first line of barbed-wire.
The grenades flew from the building some tanks being flipped others being stopped in there tracks, few however managed to get through the barrage of grenades. Those tanks trampled the wire in front of them as they moved into the minefield, which ended up halting the rest of the tanks by breaking their treads.
The infantry decided to continue regardless of their formerly dubbed unstoppable warmachines being beaten for the first time. One of the charged straight behind a tank which had a leak near him, but his adrenalin had clouded his judgment as lit one of the few outdated grenades that the alliance still had on them, lighting the fuel.
Another earthshattering boom ripped through the air as another tank blew up. The Persians cheered again this time charging through their safety path towards the alliance, getting their second wind.
Persia himself was at the head firing his sub-machine gun at several troops in front of him. The actual alliance member however were now moving forward, due to the fact that their war machines were being destroyed.
Persia's troops were still grotesquely outnumbered by the alliance troops, but they fought with a fury that scarred the alliance troops who were actually considering running away.
However before they had the chance to support had arrived in the form of the imported air fighters from the Americas. As they flew over head shooting at any troop in their way bullets riddling the streets as troops on the Persian side were floored in a matter of seconds, only for the town hall to be bombed at the end of the attack run, completely destroying it and the remaining troops inside.
However as unlikely as it was Persia still stood only hit once in the shoulder, many of his men and citizens laying dead around him, "Damn it how do you stop these bastards?" he shouted, "We beat one of their monsters and another rears its damn head ready to strike before we can even push them out!"
One of the troops turned to his leader, "I… Think we should wave the flag sir!"
Persia turned to him, his turban and mask torn his eyes and face clearly seen with a dark tan on him as shook his head, "Go out then, see if their take your rifle or shoot you in the head you idiot!" The troop lowered his head.
The four nations that were currently attacking Persia had moved forward towards the front lines to put the nail in the coffin, but before they did they would offer Persia a chance at peace.
The Greek Confederation shouted, "We'll give you one chance hand over your lands up to Iraq and we'll leave you be from now on!"
Persia answered him with a grenade being thrown at them.
The group quickly rolled out of the way, though some of the shrapnel hit them they weren't terribly affected by it.
The four then took up cover behind debrie that had been knocked off the near by buildings. The Greek Confederation was the first one to fire back using a semi-machine gun.
The Four nations and Persia exchanged fire for a while as the streets were clear and the town had all, but been destroyed by the fighting.
Persia however was the first to run out of ammo. He looked around seeing that there was nothing in reach he could use to fight back with except the old saber that most militaries keep just as a sign of honor or rank now.(4)
Persia sighed, "So it all comes back to the blade doesn't it." He stood up his arms in the air no gun near by and walked out into the open.
The four nations walked out their guns trained on him as he continued to walk forward.
Just as Saudi Arabia was about to grab him he kicked him in the gut tossing him to the ground taking his gun away smacking The Ptolymic Kingdom with the gun then dropping it tossing him into Jerusalem knocking them both to the ground.
He then pulled his blade out of its sheath and slashed Greece's gun in half charging him with the saber raised only to be tackled to the ground by Greece. The saber flung into a nearby rock.
Persia managed to lift Greece off him punching him in the face, then getting up and running to the blade only pulling it out.
When he turned around the four were all on their feet again this time the all had their blades out.
Persia did the only thing he could do and charged into them some how managing to block all four of their swings at once.
Persia pushed them away swinging his blade hard enough to break Saudi Arabia's in two, then returning with the hilt of the blade to the side of his head knocking him clear to the ground.
Persia then turned to the Ptolmyic Kingdom ducking under a swing and slashing him in the stomach. Then he threw his blade up in the air punching him in the chin hard enough to break it.
He turned and caught it now with only two foes left. He sidestepped a heavy swing from Jerusalem kicking him in the stomach causing him to rech on the battle field, then bringing his blade down on his skull sending him to the ground.
Then there was one left. The two nations staired across the battle field the tension so thick that you could cut it with a knife. Greece spoke up, "So this is why you were called the Bane of the Empire." Persia was not a foe to be trifled with, not after he had crushed the Byzantines some many times before.
Persia didn't reply but only charged forward where his blade was met with Greece's.
Greece then flipped his blade down slashing upward cutting Persia's arm then slashing again across his chest. Blood flowing from the wounds Persia feel to his knees.
Persia looked up at Greece and spat at him, then slashing at his knees only to have it dodged and his blade stompped on and kicked away.
Persia had lost the war.
A/N: Oh sweet lord almighty… I apologize again for how long it took me to do this, pure writers block from hell… and a slight lag in interest of the story, but I have an epic comeback planned for Triestan, trust me.
(1)I said Primitive because well, for one an effective Blitzkrieg is what I may have displayed, but know this they were very well known for going straight through cities with out a problem in fact I dare say that's where the Blitz excels, but as you saw this one had some problems doing that.
(2)For simpler terms I said Iraq so most people would know where it was instead of guessing where in the middle east they were.
(3)Long time enemy… Alright the Persians, The Turks, the Parthnians, all came from the same direction through the same route, the cultures also blended a lot. The Byzantines fought off the tide from the east many times. Plus they are fragments of the empire that fought along side Triestan so it would be their enemy as well.
(4)Sword play was outdated by this time in fact if a blade was issued at all it would have been to a commander or cavalry unit. The only infantry I know of that still used blades were the Japanese.
Now the whole comedy thing, it's difficult to come up with history humor when your doing an ahistorical story… I cant really do much about that either, plus I don't think I'ld be able to pull off humor at this time heck not even until maybe after the cold war. Romances… I can try but I've no freaking clue what pairing I'd do. I hope you enjoyed after the long wait.