Chapter 10
Vaerysia's Aftermath
Author's In-Chapter Public Review Responses and Acknowledgments
AlexanderD: Alex, from the very beginning that I informed you of my story, you've kindly responded by utilizing your highly-valuable professional knowledge serving with the USA's Army Special Operations units to critique my chapters 8 and 9 with the Furling Armed Warfare Services's (FAWS) various branches carrying out military operations. I felt endowed renewed enthusiasm to continue writing the military scenes. Frankly, I was extremely disappointed that I'd written over 10k words for Chapter 8's ground battle and not one single reader, until you came along, whether civilian or military, had been willing to donate a comment. I thought then that maybe I sucked at writing battle scenes. But you, having belonged to two of America's most brilliant combat units and greening it, convinced me otherwise-that I really didn't suck so much at all at said task, lol. Much thanks for your generous positive reviews and for your indispensable professionally-based consultations. BTW, you putting my story on the top of your last chapter to recommend, I believed, contributed ten more readers per day than usual to the traffic stats in the first two days after you put it there. Tnx for raising the odds I'd get reviews. In light of the fact that you wrote your own very high-quality story which takes up a good amount of your free time, appreciate all the more that you spent some more of the rest of your free time looking over and evaluating the story content.
GYY: You graciously spent your time and effort to review when you came upon my story. I'm always feel highly encouraged when a reader notices a fact that I'm implying not-so well and shares my opinion concerning that fact. Yup, seems just about everyone else in the Stargate universe tries to solve the problems the Ancients left behind and then washed consciences of after they ascended. That would be us (Earth), the Asgard, in my story the Furling, and every other capable race who believes great power generates great responsibility. B/c of another specific event which our friend Moros causes, the Asgard and the Furling will be chewing him out for a good ten minutes. :-D
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I suggest my readers to also read AlexanderD's Stargate fanfic story New Dawn.
Vaerysia's Surface
Three Hours After Battle's End
Lekilis and his subordinate officers were moving all over both sides of the Mountaintop battlefield, lending a hand wherever they could to help the assorted Military Medics from all different services to move the numerous wounded soldiers onto a Hover-Stretcher. The long, taxing fight for Vaerysia was finally over, but no soldier, whether officer or enlisted, was sitting idly by resting. They were also helping to quench and feed the hunger and thirst of the Terrestrial Engagement Soldiers, who'd already exhausted their own supply of food and water available and stored inside their armor. Military Physician-Surgeons, Military Nurses, and Military Medics scurried all around frantically to provide care for the wounded, moving and working at the fastest and safest possible pace they could.
Hundreds more of Furling Terrestrial Engagement Service (TES) soldiers were arriving at Vaerysia per second, passing through by way of the giant Furling-built Stargate emplaced on the mountaintop battlefield. The Furling race, having reached a similar level of scientific and technological development by the time of their first contact with their age-old Alterran allies, were well possessing of the skills needed to construct their own versions of the wondrous device allowing instantaneously transport themselves across entire light years of distance.
Now many, many Furling vessels, were descending from the sky and landing where one earth hour ago, the Furling hold on even their own half of the mountaintop had been solidified. First to reach the ground were Medical Vessels, carrying more Furling Armed Warfare Services medical personnel who were very eager to assist in preserving the life and well-being of the wounded heroic Furling defenders of Vaerysia.
Sleek Furling Navy Corvettes were landing in select spots all over the large planet's mountain. The vessel's huge doors slid open, and units of another service branch of the Furling Unified Republic's soldiers, clad in dark-blue, maroon, and dark gray armor, marched out down the ramparts. Their armor looked fancier and more elite than that of their Terrestrial Engagement Service counterparts. These Ship Stationing, Boarding, and Deployed Strategicals and Tacticals (SSBDTs), who filled many similar duties to that which the United States Marine Corps fulfilled, had a similar 'vibe' to the Furling navy and other navies of the world. These two services or sub-services, depending on the point of view of their ultimate civilian administrator, emphasized formality and tradition more than any other services. These service-specific designated attires also reflected these adherences to formality.
The SSBDT Conventional Operations and Special Operations soldiers nodded in a fairly friendly way to their Terrestrial Engagement Service (TES) counterparts passing in rather the opposite way. It was important that these two services, at times feeling great rivalry towards each other generated by overzealous officers belonging to each, were showing good gestures of faith inter-service cooperation.
Two different cultures of human-looking soldiers also were arriving on the planet in large numbers.
The first group of human soldiers, judging by their hairstyles, apparel and equipment carried, looked as if they were not too far off from reaching the civilizational level of the corporeal Alterrans themselves. These were the Adenians. A group of Ancients, deeply concerned with the survival and well-being of their human 'offspring' had accelerated the evolutionary development of a select group of their progeny and placed them in the care of their Furling allies. This group of humans had, over time, prodigiously developed into their present amazing civilizational level.
The second group of human soldiers, less advanced than the former, but by these same criteria, seemed to be possessing at least what would be eightieth century Earth civilizational levels, also, by conservative estimates. Dave Patterson noticed that these soldiers seemed to carry two of both their primary and their secondary firearms. They for some reason also looked like they were berserkers. These were the Roh'rrians. This also-powerful race had split off from the
Ilrias, sighed a deep breath of infinitely-feeling relief that he'd been able to lead his company and contribute to the overall victory instead of being forced to surrender right then and there and being at the mercy of the Ori. The Temporary Terrestrial-Captain eyed the huge number of reinforcements and took an accurate guess that the Ori wouldn't be trying to take this planet again so soon. There was no point to them trying to take Vaerysia once more and losing another whole two armies in the process. After all, the Furling force totaling 80,000 had defeated their Ori enemy's outnumbering force totaling 480,000. The recent activating of as many units as possible from of the five service branches had allowed the pouring in of reinforcements of soldiers, combat vehicles, star-vessels, and flight-crafts to this immeasurably valuable planet. Additionally, tuning into the Furling Armed Warfare Services (FAWS) Central datafeed section specifically fopr Vaerysia and its viinity, , the elfman found out that automated defense platforms had been emplaced and activated to help guard and defend the surface, It was vital to the defense of the races belonging to the Triangulum Galaxy Alliance.
"I wish to see the Ori attempt to occupy the planet's surface at this particular moment in time." Ulias challenged confidently. "Well, I retract my previous thoughtless statement in light of our history; one shouldn't ever desire the occurence of warfare."
Yet more starships materialized in the high skies. These ones were bulkier by comparison with the Furling ones. They were Adenian military starships recently arriving from the Furlings' powerful Triangulum allies, the Adenians. As soon as each kilometers- long troop transport vessel landed, its door opened to allow a a long and wide rampart to come down and the first of tens of thousands of occupants streamed down the slope to fulfill their designated parts in this grand enterprise. These Adenian Land Engagement Service (LES) soldiers were well-disciplined, professional, and dedicated to their task of defending their people and their people's allies. Some of them dressed differently belonged to the LES Special Operations units. Special Methods Reconaissance Rangers (SMRR), and Land Designated Advanced Warriors (LDAW) came marching down the ramps, alert and showing remarkable discipline in theri movements. The Adenian Naval Shock Assault Infantry (NSAI) then descended from their vessel. Their rugged, robust physiques were evident.
To help fight off any later Orisian fightercraft whose pilots were trying to manouiever their planes close enough to the surface to inflict damage on personnel and ground installations, the Terrestrial engagements Service had placed anti-air artillery in vital palces all over the surface.
All four of the armed warfare services had set up mining facilities with automated mining equipment, refineries containing extremely efficient automated refining equipment, and automated factories to turn out additional hardware that each of them typically used.
Vaerysia's Orbit
Three Hours After Battle's End
Many more Furling vessels than had been present were showing up and positioning themselves over the expanse of the masively-sized resource-ruch planet.
The Stellar Interstellar Galactic Naval Service had also placed Furling versions of a supergate, now positioned optimally to allow many more star vessels to transport themselves here instantaneously in order to reinforce the planetary naval defense if they ever needed to do that. Furliya's greatest software experts had been programming the gate to not allow any singals to come from an Ori-based Stargate should
The Navy was also emplacing different-sized spacemines in key locations where they could inflict severe damage on Ori vessels which their commanders would be unknowingly directing to be moving right into the path of.
Vaerysia's Atmospheric Layer
Three Hours After Battle's End
Unlike during the Battle For Vaeryisa, ASFCS flightcraft were now filled and continued to be filling the [ ]sphere skies and slightly higher level spheres. A good number craft were stationed on the ground in secure locations, in order to spring out and surprise any Orisian craft which still might managed to make their way downwards into Vaerysia's atmosphere.
Besides the mostly interceptors featured earlier, much smaller scout flightcraft much larger commander flightcraft, bomber flightcraft, and repair flightcraft had also arrived.
Many Furling versions of drone flightcraft -Unmanned Scout Aerial Vechiles (USAVs) and Unamanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAVs) also hovered around in the air to supplement the efforts of ASFCS pilots trying to drive off any possilble invading Ori fightercraft if they should be so bold as to attempt to assault the lpanet again.
Vaerysia's Surface
Five Hours After Battle's End
"General Aelerothi, please respond." A request came in on his planet-wide communicator.
"Yes-Alelerothi here."
"Sir, I've been instructed to ask you to please come down to the Infirmary; specifically The Terrestrial Engagement Service Infirmary, please. The person requesting for yout to be present wishes to remain a surprise, so I can't disclose who this requester is ."
"Alright. Thank you, I'm heading down this this moment." Lekilis speed-walked down to the infirmary, wondering just who the heck
An elfwoman with a long ponytail of auburn-blonde hair clad in the uniform of a high-ranking Warfare medical officer was briefing her assistants in the lobby.
Lekilis's eyes widened. This day really couldn't get any better for him. Mischeviously, he used his skills learned in the military to slowly and steadily make his way right next to her without her noticing him in the process.
"Good evening, Phylaie Aravansel of the Terrestrial Engagement Service " he greeted her mischeviously and saluted her crisply.
Slightly startled, Elryn turned around to view who it was that had so discretely managed to position themself in front of her.
"Ohhhh….I'm sorry I didn't notice you General Aelerothi, sir." she replied him flirtatiously. "Well, it's only my first day and I've already blundered horribly at keeping with the military protocols. I suppose I've taken several steps away from gaining a promotion with the Terrestrial Service. I'm supposed to salute a superior officer first, right? Though I might be able to escape consequences since you manipulated it you troublemaker. Still, other than the deserved lack of promotion." She looked down disappointedly with her joking pouty facial expression which Lekilis had always found very attractive.
Lekilis only chuckled back. "Well, Elryn, I'm sure
"Oh, stop using High Daughter—oh wait, I apologize—you used it only for the first time."
"I'm more of a higher-ranking officer overall, though not necessarily more skilled concerning the field of Military Critical Care medicine which you specialize in." he smirked and shrugged.
They covered the remaining distance in no time and Lekilis spryly lifted her up into the air as she put her arms around his shoulders and then lower on her back.
"Pleasure to be able to rightly interact with you on duty." They commented simultaneously.
'You look as pretty as ever, and even with your regulation hairstyle, still uniquely pretty." Lekilis pointed out.
"Awwww; thank you! You've always been able to give me some compliment that brightens up my day." Elryn replied.
The closest lavatory's door opened and from it an elfman, clearly a military officer, more specifically of the Terresttrial Engagement Service, stepped out with a bearing that indicated he prided the position of a general. He was wearing the
It was the famous, or rather infamous, if you didn't like his overall military philosophy, Nerilis "The Hammer" Aravansel.
"Ah, come to visit us, have you, General Aelerothi?"
"Well, I can't dress like a messy, uncultured simpleton, can I? I am a military officer after all." He retorted with a curled lower lip.
"You know what we mean, brother." Elryn retorted.
'I suppose so." Nerilis retorted.
"Well, we'll have to continue agree to disagree, for a good part of the time." Lekilis conceded with a wide smirk. "There may be hope for this one yet." he fired their facvorite line to use on each other back at Nerilis.
"Aelerothi, General Aelerothi I wish to say this in front of both you and my sister." Nerilis told them in a stern tone, which he mitigated with a supportive smile. "I officially approve of you courting my sister. Of all the elfmen in the past who've tried courting her, I found none of them suitable for her. You on the other hand, despite our strategical and tactical differences, are a soldier who is able to rarely be on par with myself."
Elryn just rolled her eyes."I wish to remind you, brother, that I, not you, are the sole decider of that condition."
"Oh, have you not a sufficient sense of humor, sister?" the brother distastefully and irreverently retorted.
Legislatorial Grand Component Headquarters
Aravansel-Aeleothi City
The three chambers of what the Furling government termed the Legislatory, for short, had all convened in an emergency setting to respond to the unprovoked Ori invasion of a planet clearly designated to be a joint-jurisdiction planet of the four great Triangulum powers comprising the Western Galactic Region Defensive Pact. Within less than six hours, all three chambers had unanimously deliberated and ratified the Consuls' request to declare war on the Ori and their corporeal orisan followers. . They had no doubt that the Furling nation needed to at least go on a strong defensive for the time being, as the Ori clearly had . In the meantime, the [[[[nation's]]]] military intelligence and civilian intelligence agencies would be intensively gathering intelligence to determine what the Ori intended to do in the near future.
Executorial Grand Component Headquarters
Aravansel-Aelerothi City
The Consulery had summoned the Furling Prime Executor, Deputy Prime Executor and an Assisting Deputy Prime Executor, along with the Executors of various Executory Departments to request their help responding to the highly surprising undeclared Ori military action. High Consul Aelerothi, Deputy High Consul [ ], and one of the four Ordinary Consuls, Eltaor [ ], were present inside the massive building purposed for the various 'excutory'departments' personnel to carry out their respective tasks.
The Furling people for millions of years since they existed as a single nation had cherished the ideal of peaceful coexistence with and abhorred the thought that they'd ever. They especially, of all the civilizations in the known universe, had had to endure the threats of annihilation and subjugation by their various Triangulum galaxy. Sometimes in order to preserve a safe haven for their way iof life when the enemy was such a ruthless, unpacifiable group didn't cherish the same ideals, they had to wage war in defense of their territory and it speople.
"The governmental departments are able and enthusiastically coordinating their efforts to prepare for the upcoming war in whatever possible form " the young Prime Executor Cohnal [ ] announced to the three Consuls. "We have no further requests at the moment to make to the Legislatory Grand Component at the time being, as we feel they've given us very ample legal guidelines to work within to carry out our tasks to prepare for this absolutely inevitable war. I've compiled a formal outline of war-plans. At the moment, we're still able to effectively combat the Ori without having to wage total war, and I'm hoping that we never have to before we defeat them."
Executor For Extranational Affairs nodded and proceeded. "I feel we've kept open our alliances with friendly nations-economic, political, and military very well. We can count on every single one of our Triangulum Galaxy allies to back us on this undertaking of resisting the Ori, especially when they know that if the Ori succeed in , and goodness forbid that they even come close to doing so, the Ori will turn their attention to them next."
Newly-appointed Executor For Military Defense Affairs Tran'duil Aelerothi pitched in. "The citizenry feels very strongly about putting their full support behind the They're feeling very wary. The Department is also exploring methods by which we might end the war expediently, before we risk even more than our current standard Furling ideal of not having to go to war." Tran'duil had fought in more wars than most of the and so had his Il'ras. Their highly-esteeme ancestors Than'nuil Aelerothi and Il'rahnd. They'd had a few opportunities during some of those wars to win by ingeniously acting in way which swifly reduced their enemy's
Furling Consulery Building
National Recognitions Ceremonies Designated Auditorium
Aravansel-Aelerothi City
The High Consul himself waited with anticipation to award the returned combatants of Vaerysia with their due military awards for their magnificent performance during the epic Battle of Vaerysia.
Il'ras went over his intended introductory speech again sitting on an empty stage.
Finally he started."The Furling Nation has faced and endured many internal and external threats during our millions of years as a unfiied people. This very day, we faced an enemy who, aso so far yet, inexplicably made its way into our otherwise secure part of the Triangulum Galaxy. This enemy, a group of corporeals serving ascended religious fanatics known as the Ori, entered our galaxy armed with knowledge of. We do not yet know of how the Ori found this out, but please rest assured the responsible authorities in intelligence services will investigate away until they find out. And when they do, they will attempt to . But we are at the point in which we have the luxury to do so, because of the courage the defenders of Vaerysia from alll three branches of the armed services who valiantly put themsleves in harm's way today at Vaerysia-on the ground, in the various stratospheres of the precious planet, and in space around the planet essential to the upcoming war effort. Each enlisted soldier shall receive the Sacrificial Bravery Medal for holding their ground and not retreating under what might easily have been a defeat-inducing set of circumstances. Your names are all jointly commemorated on this plaque, and an official from the Military Defense Affairs Department will be issuing you each a Steadfast Courage Medal. You all earned it for not retreating from what might may have been a stance that meant ultimately each and everyone of your deaths."
The High-Consul continued, showing evident pride in his voice. "And now we must acknowkledge the contributions of the officers. I'm proud to say that I've felt heroes and heroines are not necessarily born in the sense that they know from an early age that they will one day go on to achieve great feats that will save organic beings from invading force for example. I believe they're made-a heroines and heroes rise to the occasion when they encounter a situation. And neither do they think of their own glory to gain, or at least they shouldn't, but they think primarily to put themselves in harms's way so they may prevent their comrades-in-arms from falling into harm's way. And so we will start from the lower ranks and move up the higher ones."
Consul Aravansel smiled with a happy grin as if to let them know he knew something really plesantly surprising they didn't. "This morning, Ilrias Arren, your rank was Terrestrialelf-Enlistee. That generally means the elf soldier is responsible only for conducting herself or himself to contribue to the current battle, both when acting of their own accord or when acting on orders of a higher-ranking soldier. When you'd already performed well by conducting yourelf and you suddenly found your entire company isolated and unable to receive instructions from any officer, you courageously led those elves to take initiative and hold your part of the line. You deserve no less than the Valorous Character Medal and the permanent rank of Terrestrial-Captain. You seem very surprised. Do you feel you are ready to take on this leadership mantle?"
The stunned Ilrias slowly nodded his head yes, firstly at receiving the armed warafre service's highest possible medal and then .
Il'ras smiled in approval and gestured with his head slightly to a high-ranking Terrestrial Enagagement Service officer previously sitting on a hover-chair on the massive stage. The officer stood proudly and walked toward a large box that a mid-ranked officer of the TES was holding. He removed the TES Captain's insignia as well as the unifrorms, presenting those to Ilrias. [[[Using technology gifted to them by their longtime Asgard allies, they disapparated the box.]]]
Ilrias's proud grandfather, General Ilriahn Arren, was the first to rise from his auditorium seat and heartily clap his hands in recogntion of his grandson's achievement. This only further confirmed that Ilrias had absorbed the strategy and tactics lessons of the TES that the elderlty retired general had , and rather otustandingly too. The gathered soldiers all made the connection instantly, as the elderly general was one of the current retired elderly generals who hadn't yet ascended and left their coproreal plane of existence.
"Attender Aldir Haell of the Terrestrial ELW , we award you the Valorous Character Medal. Despite the undisputed fact that you suffered from earlier occuring politcal persecution because you refused to affix your name to a document, you never ceased contributing your efforts to waging war and waging battle against our nation's numerous aggressing enemies, and one can rightly argue that. We know today that if you could have, you would have You deserve no less than for us to to promote you to the rank of Secondary Adjuter in the TES Elite Land Warriors, along with us placing your military career on the beginning of an accelerated track to becoming a Primary Adjuter of the TES Elite Land Warrior , and yet further on."
"Captain Allina Braegen of the TES ELW, you showed courage in the face of overwhelming bloodthirsty enemies, yet you guided your unit to courageously stand your grand so that others could live. Even when the enemy had surrounded you with no other soldiers t support you, you reamined defiant until you could no longer lift your limbs to deliver " Such determination to do whatever you can, even if it means only taking down a few more of the and focusing their attentions on you, rather than some personnel from other units. We award you the Valorous Character Medal ."
"Regarding the Naval Service's heroism today, we also have much to praise."
Every single personnel of all ranks who risked their lives today to will receive the .
"Coordinator, your rank may not be so exalted but you manouevered your relatively small vessel to help inflict an overall decisive defeat of "
"Issuer Dirik Ash, despite the fact that your vessel, over the course of the battle, perhaps suffered the most damage out of, you persisted, with the consent of your vessel's crew, to continue putting your vessel at peril to hold the front. And you ingeniously did so while keeping your vessel, for a long duration of time on the verge of being nonfunctional, still intact and after some major repairs, functional at this very moment. We award you the Naval Strategical-Tactical Excellence Awars and offer you the rank of Naval-Captain."
"Captain Eliit Siltaril, during the time as which the Ori utilized whatever medium they did to execute the severing of the lines of communication between Admirals Elid and Andrir and yourselves, we we may have very well lost that inital first order-of-battle. Despute the fact that you weren't oficially responsible for leading the crew of yout own battleship own line of vessels, you chose to assume temporary leadership of You today acted the role of a Commodore, and for that we wish to award you with the Naval Strategical-Tactical Excellence Award and offer you the rank of Commodore with the position of command of the newly-formed 300th Commodery."
"Admiral of our esteemed Earthan allies' United States Navy, William O'Connor, despite having only recently experienced , you demonstrated your amazing ability to engage in naval battle by recalling what allegedly is solely a wet-navy-era-usage tactic-perpendicularly attacking an enemy vessel. But you, with your inventiveness, translated the concept into space-navy battle tactic by calcualting precisely how to manuever so that Admirals Elid and Andrir could bring their dreadnoughts into position to take advantage of momentary Orisian disadvantages in positioning. We are proud to offer you,the first Earthan, the Naval Strategical-Excellence Award."
"Tertiary Admiral Fey'rial Elid and Tertiary Admiral Cirlon Andrir, one commonly hears among the naval officers and enlistees that you two are among the most imaginative of the navy's strategist-tacticians. Today, arguably, you two faced the most daunting challenges. Weaward you each the Naval Strategical-Tactical Excellence Award and offer you each the rank of Secondary-Admirals."
"Craftelf-Enlistee [ ]"
"Colonel [ ]"
"Intender [ ]"
Lieutenant General Jack O'Neill of the Earthan United States Air Force, it is truly fortuitous that you were
Quarternary Craft-General [ ]
Tertiary Craft-General Anduril Riven
After the ASFCS personnel had also recieved their highly due awards and promotions, the personnel of all the three services attending this cermeony hurried off to the Armed Warfare Services Central Command Headquarters, inside which the participants of Vaerysia would share theri experiences with their same-service colleagues who hadn't been there and with their other-service colleagues. The Ori had brought war to the Furling and the Furling were now planning for a war they couldn't accurately predict the end of yet. They would be able to participate in very few of these pleasantries for a long time to come.
Furling Armed Warfare Services Central Command Headquarters
Aravansel-Aelerothi City
Newly-appointed Furling dual National-Executor for Military-Defense Affairs/Supreme Warfare Officer High Admiral Tran'duil Aelerothi, and newly-appointed Furling dual Deputy national-Executor for Military-Defense Affairs/ Deputy Supreme Warfare Officer High General Ettrian Duirsar, were sitting sat besides each other at a four-person-sized in the middle of the large auditorium-like room of the Furling Armed Forces Central Command Building. These two heroes of the Furling Unified Republic didn't care too much for ostentatiousness ever in their careers.
The atmosphere was welcoming of all attendess' opinions and as such, participation was highly encouraged. They glanced around themselves, noticing from the central life-signs detectors of which officers they'd requested to attend this session had arrived, so they could start to initiate discussion around those Marshals, terestrial- Boardment-Generals, Craft-Generals, Admirals, Phylaies, Commodores, Intenders, Columnars, Commanders, Chiefs, and Naval-Captains that did manage to arrive, in addition to their aide-officers who would be able to make it within the time-frame. Requesting an emergency meeting to respond to a virtually unpredictable invasion by the likes of the attempted Ori fanatics at best yielded the result of being able to fill all the designated seats all at once, a few units of time after the optimum. But, achieving this second scenario was still much better than not achieving any at all.
"Tran'duil-it's a record high attendancewise; we're only missing two officers- most likely traveling through hyperspace at the moment. Some of their staff who were closer—" Ettrian smiled appreciatively and nodded graciously at the generals were geographically closer or and had therefore already arrived.
"I hope you all accepted the request to refresh yourselves a good bit after rushing to this event even after working more than the typical 80 lekka we Furling military officers already do." he continued. We're still waiting for four particular officers and their associates to arrive from Vaerysia, we're they've been overseeing the defensive preparations.
A few seconds, several high-ranking officers judging by the decorousness of their service uniforms
"We apologize, despite the fact that all of you will graciously pardon us, for being late."
"We won't this time" Tran'duil commented slyly with an exxagerated tone of crossness but looking the late-entering offcers in the eye to indicate he was just jesting around.
The lead officer who as none other than Lekilis himself raised one eyebrow"Very well then. I'll take full responsibility for us provoking everyone's displeasure."
The room burst into a gracious laughter at the sarcaism and welcomed the late arrivals.
Ettrian grinned warmly, stood up and looked around the room, trying to make eye contact with as many of the gathered officers as possible inside the vast-sized room. "Thank everyone present for rushing, sometimes at uncomfortable, to in order to collectively discuss, in real-time, the Ori ambition of subjugating the entire universe, which has manifestedin our corner of the universe. While all are aware of a few facts, under these circumstances some of you will more familiar with the nature of, so we've configured the discussion today so that everyone regardless of their previous level of knowledge concerning the Ori Armed forces will be able to follow comprehensively. I kindly request each service, to please, at all times, listen to the currently commenting service. All services will help to coordinate this effort, so we will later be consulting amongst each service. Without further ado, I suggest the Terrestrial Engagement Service begin."
Marshal Galan Irian, the Supreme Terrestrial Officer, rose from among the Terrestrial section's tens of seated high-ranking officers. "I'd like to ask General Aelerothi and his officers who fought on the ground at PLX-356 to brief us on what they've most valuably learned today. Please feel free to mention anything you believe would be helpful. He nodded curtly at Lekilis to start.
Lekilis stood up and paused in the room. "Today, before the battle began, I spoke with General Patterson , General Revven, General Tas'cil, and now-General Hamilitia. We felt that the Ori, if they were even, even lowest minimum tactically intelligent enough, should be improving their previously-known ground soldiers, then perhaps we should too to keep the balance. We deduced, though, that they most likely didn't have ample time to completely modify the attributes of their basic soldier, the Footman, they did have time to modify the armor, their soldiers' abilities—everything but their weapons. We also were aware of the fact that the Ori High Command, if they have one, were constructing something to enhance their fighting abilities. These somethings—we label them the Ori Terror-Knights, we discovered at an opportune time for the Ori, special-operations warriors which possess physical and strategical/tactical abilities very similar to in caliber to our own Elite Land Warriors, and had we not deployed our ELW's today, I'm certain they would have overrun our positions. If I may be so bold as to suggest it, I'd encourage the recruiting of more Tererstrial soldiers who've demonstrated the potential to adequately learn the Warrior skills. In future ground battles, these special operators may be essential to prevent an Ori force overunning Furling forces early on."
Hacathra continued on to contribute ideas for waging war from the Terrestrial Branch. "At least on the ground,Initially, Attack inferior Ori positions using direct engagement with superior Furling numbers, and then attack superior Ori positions using inferior numbers but superior tactics to gradually ween their numbers. We will only successfully execute this asymmetrical warfare as long as the enemy doesn't predict, and then therefore, doesn't prepare at all or doesn't adequately prepare, so I suggest of course to "
Al'vik also had a rather clever idea. "Also, I suggest upgrading the proposed Anti-Ori-Alliance's non-Furling soldiers to utilize their unique ways, exploiting the element of surprise—the Ori High Command can't be so familiar with their tactics at the moment. If possible, we might even utilize mixed-forces in as many battles as possible." He paused for a split-second. "I should inform you all that Phylaie, er I mean, newly-promoted General Hamilitia currently is in the field devising what I predict confidently will be mroe strateguies and tactics on many possible levels to deal devastating blows to the Ori forces in upcoming battles.
"Very well; thank you for contributing these invaluable pieces advice, General Aelerothi. Now, may we please hear from the Lead Officers of all Terrestrial Sub-Services their ideas for boosting the potency of the TES?" Ettrian Duirsar requested.
The Lead Terrestrial Logistics Officer (LTLO) reported in. "Logistics will begin supplying the extra housing and support-equipment as soon as possible.". We've approved the construction of hundreds of factories as of this moment to produce all. During the interval years in which our nation was prospering, we managed to secure a 'prudently-purposed emergency fund' to gather money for this current undertaking."
The general currently serving as the Lead Terrestrial Personnel Officer (LTPO) updated everyone. "We're currently mobilizing all our reserves as quickly as possible. I and my staff have also begun working with terrestrial training to utilize selected reservists to. In conjunction with the National Provincial Militia (NPM), we'll be recruiting many new soldiers to join the TES combat personnel. I've been reviewing the performance of the Militia in battle over the past few years and they've actually performed wonderfully, sometimes even exceeding the
The Lead Terrestrial Offensive and Defensive Technology Development Officer (LTODTDO) then spoke up. "After I heard the Ori corporeals had innovated their techniques and strategy so much today, I immediately ordered my staff to begin to produce new, improved-function weapon and shielding designs which we did not planned originally to release for use. We'll also be developing new weapons ideas in order to counter the currently improved Ori combatant shielding.
The Lead Terrestrial Combatant-Training and Education Officer (LTCTEO) filled everyone in concerning the task that was her specialty. "We'll begin catologuing Ori strategy and tactics and publishing detailed training manuals to distribute amongst Terrestrial Engagement Service combat personnel. We'll also conducting highly-realistic basic training and then conducting rather highly-realistic wargames. Chance favors those who are prepared, and I believe we can't truly prepare enough if we we want to maximize our chances of gaining victory over the Ori invading forces."
Supreme Boardery Officer (SBO) Evindal Arren gave his assessment of the Ori counterparts.. "I believe it's very valid to predict that the Ori Heavy Footmen would likely be used to carry out boarding and anti-boarding actions of vessels. The Naval Intelligence Office (NIO), along with our civilian colleagues in the External Intelligence and Threat Counterance Agency (EITCA) has determined based on the depth of information we possess, that the Ori don't have any soldiers trained specifically to do what out own Ship-Stationing-Boarding-and-Deployed-Tacticals train specifically to do. Because of this lack of specified training, I believe that they can only perform inferiorly to our Boarderelves. So I suggest we carry out as many boarding attacks as possible to shorten the duration the navy must fight a vessel-to-vessel battle. In fact, if you can get us to within a few astronomical units to the Ori vessels, we can save you some trouble of having to finish the fight. Not that you and your service branch lack the competence at all, Admiral Amaralith; sometimes defeating a ship from within it is much easier than defeating it from without and will result in far less casualties. And, after we've successfully stopped the enemy vessel from assaulting our own, we may even turn. If you can provide enough Naval Overall terrains Trained Expert Regiments (OTTERs) to aid in seizing control and then operating the Origas vessel, we may multiply the effect of overtaking their vessels."
Supreme Naval Officer Gil'vas Amaralith nodded as well. "It never crossed my mind that you thought so, General Arren. Our two service branches have indeed a long hsitory of inter-service cooperation, for excellent reason, the two have and should continue to collaborate to mutual benefit and our military's benefit. You truly know how to think like an admiral."
They both laughed heartily.
"I now turn over the floor to our valiant admirals Elid and Andrir."
Cirlon Andrir gestured with his head to Fey'rial Elid to speak for both of them.
"We wish to emphasize foremostly among others, that while the Ori vessels have very strong shielding and powerful primary and secondary weapons, they have a very weak metallurgical composition. Hence, once we deplete a vessel's shield, we can then penetrate its weak hull with only a few units each or all of our different armaments. I've also been conferring with our Earthan allies concerning the nature of Ori naval warfare and I must say that presently they show very little creativity either using single-vessel or vessel-group combat. They also don't show much creativity at utilizing surroundings or being aware that theie enemies are attempting to exploit the surroundigns for their own benefit."
Supreme Craft Officer Gaelin Elian gestured for General Anduril Riven to claim the floor.
Riven started sharing his thoughts as he looked around the large room. "Ladyelves and gentleelfmen, today we faced what was either the Originas equivalent of either our Naval Aviators or our Fightercraft Pilots. Or perhaps the Orisians maintain a single service which does both aerial and spacial-type craft-fighting. I did notice that they tend to only execute manuevers which utilize very little risk in order to achieve great craft-craft victory."
Gaelin Elian "Could we discuss the TES providing on-base security for the ASFCS's fighters and bombers?. We could lose adequate air defense if any Ori fanfatic feels enthused enough to be attempting to sabotage our crafts. "
Tran'duil stood up to conclude the meeting. "Everyone, please take care to keep in your minds that firstly, the enemy is capable of adapting, no matter to what extent they do they improve their odds of defeating us in any given battle. It is particularly important to anticipate them doing so as long befoer the actual battles as possible. We will be awaiting our potential new allies to respond to our requests to ally with them. If we can, we may modify for an overall better effect when battling our enemies every instance. So keep in mind please that we should maintain a well-coordinated effort so that our military machine runs as smoothly and effectively as possible."
Internal Surveillance and Criminality Thwartation (ISCTO) Main Headquarters
Aravansel-Aelerothi City
Furliya One
All-Agency Director Edwyrd Berethryl and Deputy All-Agency Director Lwellyn Deltyis were addressing the highest-ranking agents of the msot elite Furling civilian Law Enforcement Agency inside the most prvate meeting room. Included were several high-ranking Field Agents.
The famous and highly-respected All-Agency Director paused a moment before he began addressing the conference room of the agency's highest-rankling agents,. "Ladelves and genltleelfmen, at this moment the Furling Unified Republic has rightfully declared war on the Ori Nation. Our brave Armed Warfare Services soldiers in uniform will be engaing the enemy on battlefields hopefully away from here. The External Intelligence and Threat Counterance Agency (EITCA) will be undermining the Ori/Orisian cause also as far away as possible from out national territory. We, on the other hand, are responsible for stopping what the they believe they will be taking as ingeniously devious shcemes which are both secretive and highly insighful on how to disrupt and demoralize our in order to, right inside out territory. We specialize in dealing with those attempts whether they are. Even if the Orisians do succeed in setting foot inside our hallowed territory, we will make every single effort we elvenly can to stop them before they even have a sufficient chance to succeed. In order to do so while at the same time truly avoiding making our own citizens feel we're harassing them, we only need discriminately discern when an Orisian disguised as a Furling they're already living under the threat of and they most certainyl don't deserve their own people adding more of that kind of stress to their daily lives.
External Intellignece and Threat Counterance Agency (EITCA) Main Headquarters
Aravansel-Aelerothi City
Furliya One
All-Agency Director Neldor Ilbaererth and and the Deputy All-Agency Director were addresing the highest-ranking members of EITCA. "We do our best work to undermine the politcal status quo within the Ori Nation. The Orisian Nation is a way to. We'll intricately sew distrust amd jealousy into the Orisianhigher-ranks towards one another within the, to the point in which they sabotage each others' efforts to glorify themselves and ultimately sabotage the Ori ambitions. Those who are more devout-minded and can transcend those differences in order to fo Then we will also be working with their civilians in order to obtain military information which the Ori will be attempting to maintain complete secrecy of to outsiders. Not least of all, we have the ethical as well as a practical obligation to ensure the safety of all our defector-informants within the Orisian populace. So let's fulfill that obligation too with all diligence. Make every effort possible to relocate Orisians who sympathize with us to safe heaven far from the boundaries of their nation and within the boundaries of ours. "