A small sacrifice
Demon Nation of Lescatie
Two months later
Military campsite
Approx. 5 miles away from the Alnwick Village
A large campsite, filled with numerous small black tentages arranged neatly in groups of ten. With an exception of one large dark purple tent bearing the Lescatie emblem. There were numerous types of mamonos staying there but the majority of them were trained soldiers from the Order of the 'Knights of the Dark Ice Flower', hailing from the city of Salvarision Castle.
Their main army consists of:
Dark Knights. The main backbone units in the main army serve as frontline soldiers; some ride on demonic horses that can serve as 'shock troops'. They wear black armour but only have an exposed 'sexy appeal' in the front. But don't be fooled by their 'slender' armour. Forged and made of demonic silver similar to their weapon counterpart which gives a light, rigid and contains 'magical' defensive protection. Either sword or spear was the weapon of choice.
Dark Warriors. Shock troopers of the frontline. Choosing to sacrifice some part of armour for some more 'sexy appeal' in exchange for raw, powerful attacks on their enemies. Unlike the Dark Knights, they are more lustful and tend to follow their instinct in favour of satisfying their sexual appetite. Favour the use of heavy weapons such as axes or greatswords.
Dark Musketeers. Main support units that used guns from a distance, wither down the enemy's number while easing pressure for the Dark Knights and Dark Warriors. They can also be used as scouts as their superior sense to detect an enemy's movement. Guns were limited before the fall of Lescatie. But today, with the help of gremlins of mass-producing rifles, it becomes plentiful and able to recruit mamonos to form a corp.
Witches. Though not part of the Lescatie's main army, they still act as support by providing healing and other magic as well.
All of them were made of demonic realm silver which deals non-lethal damage and produces demonic energy as well.
Inside the highly decorated tent, an alp stands up beside the succubus commander. She has dark purple short hair, exposing her large horns and pointy ears. On her back and on top of her hips, exposing her pair of demonic wings and tails She wears a black underboob (to cover up her large breasts) which is attached to her cape and a mini-skirt. Her long sexy legs are covered in hip-length black stockings and high-heels shoes. She uses her arm-length black gloves. She appeared to place the cup of hot demonic tea on the commander's table.
"Why, thank you, Shea." The succubus commander thanked Shea for the tea.
The succubus was wearing black long sleeve shirt but unbuttoned and exposed her large pair of breasts. Heart-shaped belt protecting her groin area. Hip-length long boot and stocking as she crossed her legs. The succubus picked up hot tea and drank slowly.
"It is delicious." The succubus commander gives her a compliment to Shea.
"Thank you, Commander…"
"Honey… Call me by my name, Luciana."
"I apologise… Lord Luciana." Shea corrected her mistake.
"Oh my, how are you doing? I heard that you are working on a minor expedition." A lady with a kind tone spoke out as she entered the tent.
She appears to be slender and voluptuous but unlike other mamonos, the majority of her body has tentacles and looks…grotesque with a different shade of purple. Her notable part of her is a large squid being upside down and attracted to her …groin area. Some tentacles have been stained with the mysterious white, gloopy liquid. She gives her an alluring smile.
"Thank you, master Hilda." Shea accepted her praise from her superior.
"Good to see you, Luciana," Hilda said politely in a professional manner as she slightly bowed to the Dark Knight and right hand to Lord Wilmarina.
Hilda is Mindflayer. Unlike other common mamonos whose diets are either through food or humans' semen or both, the human mind is Hilda's choice of diet. Also due to Hilda's unique ability, she is the perfect mamono for knowing the enemies' mindset and bringing their advantages to the demon's side to win the war.
"Indeed." Luciana put down her cup.
"Now, let us begin. First of all, did the scouts come back?" Luciana asked in a serious tone.
"No, my lord," Hilda replied.
"What?! It has been two days since I sent them. I expected them to come to our camp by now." Luciana becomes concerned.
"Indeed, it is." Hilda shared her worries as well.
"Should we dispatch another group?" Shea suggested.
"No. I already dispatched four groups and I don't want to risk sending another group. Also, we don't have much time left. The Forth Princess of Demon Lord needs to get it done as soon as possible. There are a lot of reports that a mysterious group attacked some villages and towns within our territory." Luciana refused Shea's suggestion.
"I can understand the situation, but we may be at a disadvantage without gathering enough information about our enemies. Furthermore, we may spark a war with the Nurenth Kingdom if we assumed to be the culprit needlessly." Hilda argued.
According to the reports, this mysterious group known as the 'Brotherhood of Nod' terrorized the population in Lescatie. Their methods were similar to Order but there is a big difference between them. Despite the Order condemning mamonos, they still allowed some mamonos to live in their territory. On the other hand, the 'Brotherhood of Nod' were ruthless and mercilessly murdered the civilians, whether the humans or mamonos. What's even worse is that they seemed to process advanced weaponry that may be a threat to Lescatie's security and sovereignty.
"True… Can you cast the recognition spell now?"
"No, not yet. It is still early to cast the spell. We need to get closer to the village." Hilda explained.
"Then we need to leave NOW. Order all our force to make haste to the village." Luciana gives her order to her Dark Strategists.
"As you command." Both Shea and Hilda obeyed her command before leaving the tent.
Luciana takes another slip of tea before she finishes it.
'Ho! Ho! I wonder how these rebellious groups fare well against my army. I will enjoy savoury this moment.' Luciana gives a lustful smile.
Four hours later
Approx. 2 miles away from Alnwick Village
Luciana's army makes haste to the village where it was reported to be recently attacked. As soon as Luciana noticed the outer surrounding of the village, she gives her order for the army to stop. Luciana turns to both Dark Strategists.
"Are you able to cast the magic?" Luciana asked.
"Yes. We can…" Hilda said before being interrupted by her apprentice.
"Master. Can I try the spell?" Shea begs her master.
"Are you sure?" Hilda worried.
'Large Area Magic Recognition' is a powerful spell that can recognize the positions of many people within a large area. Unfortunately, Shea was an apprentice for less than three months. She will be confused by the flow of information and will not be able to figure out what, how, and why.
"Yes, master. Please let me try for once." Shea eager want to cast the spell despite the risk.
"Alright, then."
"Thank you, master." Shea bowed down in response.
"Large Area Magic Recognition," Shea shouted out the spell. She slowly closed her eyes and allow the flow of information into her head. However, it won't take long as she started to show signs of struggle.
Hilda immediately takes notice of Shea's face and places her hand on Shea's head and visualises what Shea has seen. What Hilda did not expect to see was something horrifying.
Hilda's thought
Alnwick Village
Hilda awaken and immediately recognized the village's buildings, now being ruined with blackened and severe damage states. Some of them were marked with a triangle emblem and scorpion tail in red paint. She could smell a putrid burning and rotten odour as well.
Hilda was shocked but it begin to worsen as she saw humans in black or red hoods and carrying strange muskets or a tube-looking appearance. She is roughly estimated to be in a hundred or more staying in the village. Most of them were idling and chatting among themselves while a few of them disposing of the dead bodies. She could identify some dead bodies as both humans and mamonos. It was unbearable for Hilda to see this gruesome vision.
"Gathering around." A man spoke out to his fellow soldiers.
The majority responds to the leader and gathers in one place. Confused about what happens, Hilda has no choice but to observe the leader's actions. What happened next shook Hilda.
Hilda sees the leader stand behind the four pillars with mamonos being tied to them. This realized the mamonos are one of the scouting parties. Hilda questions how they were caught but she knew the leader's plan.
Execution.
"Please help us."
"Let us go."
The human leader ignored the cries of these 'mutants', pleading for their lives to be spared.
"IN THE NAME OF KANE, WE STAND BY IN FRONT OF YOU TO WITNESS THE GREATEST MOMENT! BURN THESE WORTHLESS MUTANTS!" The leader yells to his fellow soldiers in a mood of bellicose jingoism.
A few soldiers take out the bottles of mysterious liquid and light the clothed wicked. The flame started to show and with immediate effect, they threw the bottle at the pillars to where the mamonos were tied to. Soon, the pillars caught fire and started to burn the victims. Mamonos screamed in agony and pain as they felt the heat and smoke. The soldiers cheer as they watch mamonos slowly burn to crisp.
"IN THE NAME OF KANE!" The leader shouts in a fanatic tone as he raises both of his hands with his fists clenched.
"KANE LIVE IN DEATH!" His fellow soldiers yell in response and follow the leader's movement.
"PEACE THROUGH POWER!"
"PEACE THROUGH POWER!"
Both the leader and his fellow soldiers yell and repeat these three words over and over again.
Hilda couldn't believe it. They are at different levels compared to the Order. She never experienced this antagonism to an extreme. Just who they really are? And who is Kane? Why are they praising his name? How did he turn his followers to be …aggressive? Many questions will be popping into her head.
The leader suddenly stops yelling as another soldier comes in and whispers in his ear. The leader instructed his fellow soldiers to stop yelling.
"It appears these 'mutants' come to our doorstep to challenge the might of NOD." The leader announced the enemies approaching them.
Hilda is surprised to hear the leader's announcement. How did the leader know that we are coming? Come to think of it, the leader seems to be familiar. Is he the Legendary Insurgent? Hilda heard a rumour about this commander leading a group of militants. If this is true, then the Brotherhood of Nod will fall. But Hilda needs to capture him before confirming her theory.
"Come, my brothers and sisters. The oppressors shall fear the might of NOD! TO OUR BATTLE STATION!" The leader commands his soldiers and every one of them immediately heads off.
Hilda decided to end her vision since most of the Brotherhood of NOD insurgents were stationed at the main gate.
Return to present
"What happened? Both of you turn pale." Luciana becomes concerned with both Dark Strategists.
"I will make it short. They are here in the village and killed the scouting party. And worse of all, they knew that we were coming." Hilda briefly explained the situation.
"Curse…" Luciana bit her lip.
"How many of them?"
"About one hundred. More or less. They had no armour but carry strange muskets only. Mostly in the front gate, my lord." Hilda replied while maintaining some composure after experiencing the vision.
"Hmm…"
"Shea, order the three hundred Dark Knights and fifty Dark Musketeers to be deployed immediately. They will be accompanying me and I will be leading the charge. Hilda, stay behind until further instruction." Luciana gives her command to Shea and Hilda.
"At once, my lord." Both Shea and Hilda obeyed Luciana's command.
Twenty minutes later
Temporary campsite
Once mobilised, Luciana immediately headed to the village and brought along her troops to confront the enemies. While Hilda organized her remaining troops, Shea …needed to take a break after the 'vision' and distanced herself.
Shea was sitting down, with a big cup of the finest ale in the middle of the campsite (temporary). She couldn't have imagined that she witnessed the horror of human brutality. She admired Hilda for staying calm at a crucial time. Maybe she is a failure, she thought.
"Oh my. Why is this little alp doing here?"
"Why do you hole up in there?"
"You girls… What are you here?" Shea was surprised to see both of them.
The first mamono is the beautiful girl's face with bright emerald eyes and fair skinned complex. Her golden long ponytail hair tucked tightly on her helmet. While she had a slender body, actually her bottom half is a horse. A Dark Knight (centaur) equipped her bow on her back and held a spear in her right hand as her preferred choice.
The other mamono is a slender and busty body in Dark Warrior attire with a wolf, fluffy tail behind her armour, holding her massive axe. She has grey hair with dog ears and amber eyes. She is a kikimora which is unusual for a Dark Warrior as the kikimora is known to have a gentle personality.
"We heard that you left alone so we are concerned about you. Are you alright?" A kikimora concern to Shea.
"Well… I…" Shea stammered.
"Filomena, our dear Shea is having a rough time." A centaur tries to comfort Shea.
"But, Arianna… I am trying to help her." Filomena said.
"I am ok. Nothing too serious." Shea gives an awkward smile. She still did not worry about them to worry.
"Since we are here, why not share a drink with you? Like drinking buddies…" Filomena tries to cheer and hug sideways on Shea.
"But…"
"Try to limit the amount of ale this time. Remember we are on a mission or risk being ambushed." Arianna reminded Shea and Filomena.
"What could possibly go wrong?" Filomena shrugged off. All three of them laughed and chatted casually.
Unknown to this Lescatie's army, they did not expect to be attacked soon.
Somewhere
A group of vehicles and infantry arrived at the hillside, monitoring the remaining Lescatie's army. They already knew the main army as one group heading to the village while the other stayed behind. So far, nobody in Lescatie's army detected their presence. They could attack it right now but choose to wait until the opportunity arises.
Luciana's strike force
Outside Alnwick Village
Luciana's troops were eager to engage these foolish rebels. Most mamonos were unmarried as they sought to find lovers during the expedition. Oh, they are going to be dead wrong as they learn the hard way.
Luciana on her horseback noticed something strange in front of her and she immediately halted her army. She noticed a strange triangle thing in the middle of the gate. At first, she and her troops are confused about that thing until they hear something.
Something dropping. From the sky.
All of a sudden, five fireballs were aimed at them. Luciana and her troops try to defend themselves with their shield but they are too slow to respond and it hits hard. Really hit hard. The impacts are so powerful that it makes some Dark Knights fly causing a disorder among the rank. Some of the troops caught on fire, desperate to put it out while others were knocked out cold. To make this worse, Luciana was caught in the blast and later hit the ground hard. So hard it knocked out Luciana causing confusion among the troops.
"THERE THEY ARE, GET THEM…"
"WE FIGHT FOR NOD!"
"HOLD YOUR WEAPON HIGH!"
NOD militants coming out the main gate, firing off their rifles at disorganised mamono troops. Bullets are being sprayed that kill a certain number of troops.
"Form up on the defensive position." The captain rallied her surviving Dark Knights and they formed a shield wall.
"Oath of the Dark Knight."
"Legion of Demons."
Dark Knights cast their boosting spell on themselves. They should be able to absorb the damage. However, they are unable to get closer to their enemies as NOD militants constantly barrage bullets against the Dark Knight's shield. What's even worse, the NOD militants have other weapons besides their rifles. A few militants take their Airburst rocket launchers and aim at them, causing explosions for the troop to handle. Other militants throw the molotov cocktail at them to burn them. Despite inflicting burn injuries and constant threats, they still persist and press on in their defence.
"Magic Ghost Smoke Bullet"
"Scattering Bullet."
"ARGH!"
Dark Musketeers had no choice but to try to hide behind the Dark Knights. While Dark Musketeers had some success in protecting them with the smokescreen and shooting some NOD forces in retaliation, they are still in a disadvantaged position as there are not enough bullets to handle the relentless assault.
Moreover, more NOD militants swarm in all directions to continue their assault. If they don't find a way, they are going to be toast.
Approx. ½ mile away from Alnwick Village
Hilda sensed a dangerous threat nearby after she heard the explosion in the village. She immediately gathers a small force and makes haste to reinforce Luciana's army. She entrusted Shea to safeguard the temporary campsite.
"Battlefield Transference." Hilda cast the spell to teleport her and her allies inside the Alnwick Village.
Alnwick Village
NOD militants still continue pressing on the attack on Luciana's force. Unknown to the backline, Hilda's force appears out of nowhere.
"What the - Arghhh.."
A Dark Knight calvary throws a spear at the militant's neck before fainting. NOD militants try their best to kill the ambush force.
"Demonic Barrier." Hilda cast her defensive spell on her force.
A large dark purple barrier surrounds her forces. Though this protects her troops, the shield gets smaller while taken hit by the NOD militants. Hilda immediately realises that the militants are using physical tools instead of magic against her. Demonic Barrier works well in defending against magic attacks but not physical attacks.
"Demon World." Hilda cast her spell as she charged her demonic energy which enhanced her troop's combat abilities.
Since Hilda casts both Demonic Barrier and Demon World, the barrier bursts and releases a demonic energy attack which causes all the NOD militants to push back by a massive force and be knocked out. Hilda finds it odd as none of the militants ever turned to incubus. But her priority is to save Luciana from falling into the enemy's hands.
Meanwhile, Luciana suddenly wakes up from the explosion and she is shocked to see her army is completely disarrayed. She immediately grabs her demonic sword and charges toward an unexpected militant.
"What the… Urgh…" The militant was stabbed by Luciana before she threw his body.
"Shit… Kill that bitch…"
Four other militants immediately take notice of Luciana and try to kill her. However, with her superhuman speed, Luciana easily dodges all the bullets. Within a flash, Luciana charged and stabbed the first militant. While the three militants are caught by surprise, Luciana quickly pulls off her sword and kicks the first militants. With one full swing of her sword, she slices off all three militant's necks, causing them to be unconscious.
Luciana tries to catch her breath after this. Seeing the frail state of the battle, Luciana decided to end this, right now. Luciana softly chanted and channelled her demonic energy into her sword.
"STOP HER!" A few NOD militants take notice of Luciana and fire off their weapons.
"NOT SO FAST!" A Dark Knight charged furiously, used her shield and bashed the NOD militant.
"Take this." A Dark Musketeer fires off her musket at another militant's chest.
"ARGH!" A few militants feel pain from the unexpected duo of Dark Knight and Dark Musketeer.
"Great Magic Sword." Once Luciana charged fully, she shouted out her spell and unleashed her powerful spell onto her enemies.
All the NOD militants have been taken by surprise. Before they respond, they have been blasted off by Luciana's magic spell, knocking all of them unconscious. While Luciana is glad the battle is over, she is confused about why the NOD militants did not turn into an incubus.
"My lord. Are you alright?" Hilda arrived with her reinforcement.
"Yes, I am alright. Are there any enemy forces left?" Luciana feels a bit tired after casting her trump card.
"Don't worry. We wiped out the remaining force. I can assure you, my lord." Hilda reassures Luciana's worry.
"Good. Help those who are wounded and heal them. Later on, do the count of the remaining troops left." Luciana commands Hilda.
"As you wish." Hilda and her troops obey Luciana.
"Hilda, I need to talk to you," Luciana spoke in a serious tone.
Hilda's subordinates nod and leave Hilda to have a private talk with Luciana.
"Is there something concerning?" Hilda asked.
"Did you see this?" Luciana points to the unconscious militant.
"Yes, I know. It is strange indeed."
"Our spell should instantly turn into an incubus. Why did they turn into it?"
"I don't know. We may have to report to Sabbath about this. They want to know why it did not work."
"Indeed. It is becoming troublesome. Princess Druella and Lord Wilmarina need to know this. In the meanwhile, have all the remaining troops to the village to bring the POWs to our capital." Luciana becomes concerned.
"As you wish…" Hilda is about to accept Luciana's command when she takes notice of the Dark Knight on a demonic horse rushing toward them.
"My lord… There is trouble…" The Dark Knight notified her lord.
"What happens?" Luciana asked.
"Our campsite was attacked by NOD. They also bring in 'metal things'."
"WHAT!" Both Luciana and Hilda are shocked to hear it.
Temporary campsite
"What… is… happening?" Shea was terrified to see another NOD group coming toward her and her comrades.
"THE OPPRESSORS MUST DIE!"
"MAKE THEM SUFFER!"
"IN THE NAME OF KANE!"
Over a hundred militants rushing toward the campsite, fired off their weapons at the mamonos troops.
Shea was wondering how the NOD army suddenly appeared but this is not the time to seek answers. Instead, she came to her senses and commanded her troops: "Troops formed a defensive formation."
Her troops respond to Shea's command and form a shield wall. Before they were about to cast their stat-boosting spell, they were mysteriously bit by an explosion.
"WHAT?!" Shea was dumbfounded.
And that 'thing' appears.
Out of nowhere, a three legs black interior with red lines metal golem. The front side has substantially sloped, with a metal tube on the right side and an orange-coloured glass on the left side.
"What is that thing?" Shea was shocked at that 'thing'.
And it was not alone. 5 more of the same thing appear from nowhere and are fired off their cannon. The mamonos took a significant amount of damage and some Dark Knights flung out of their shield wall formation. An unfortunate Dark Knight just landed on the ground, only for that 'thing' approaching her.
"Oh, cra-" Dark Knight said her last word before the 30-ton Scorpion tank flattened her, leaving a bloody trail.
A few Scorpion tanks rushed toward the shield wall, crushing the unfortunate Dark Knights before realising and dispersing immediately to save their own. Shea wished that she should not see this …gruesome scene.
The situation was getting worse when Shea heard some buzzing sound but ominous on her left. She saw two types of 'things'. The first one is the four-wheel thing with a human riding in it. A cannon on the top right attracted on the thing. The other one is a two-wheel thing with a box on each side at the back wheel.
6 Raider Buggies and 6 Attack Bikes rushed to the campsite before dispersing into two routes. One group supports the Scorpion Tanks and the other group heads to the tentages.
"Oh no. Someone stop them." Shea commands her troops to stop the incoming things toward the tentages but it is too late. These things were too fast to catch up. A few of the Dark Knights and Dark Musketeers were killed before they mounted their horse, trying to chase these things.
Shea could hear the cry of the unfortunate witches and other mamonos troops being killed by bullet barrages and explosions around the tentages. Shea found herself pushing into the corner. She was hoping that her remaining army will hold on to NOD's assault until Lord Luciana and her master came to her aid. But in the current state, they cannot make it. The commanders asked Shea what to do and Shea could do nothing but stare in horror. She almost shed tears until…
Something falls off from the sky. Everyone is shocked to see the damaged Raider Buggy with the driver being stabbed. Screams could be heard but instead of their allies, it was the NOD forces. Shea sees Arianna coming out from the tents. Attack Bike immediately sees the centaur and launches the missile at her. Arianna throws her spear at the Attack Bike while charging and dodging the missiles. The driver couldn't react to see the spear flying toward him and got impaled afterwards, knocking off his vehicle.
Maybe there is hope.
"TAKE THIS!" Filomena slams her massive axe on a surprised driver, destroying the front of the Scorpion Tank.
"Filo… Aria…" Shea admires seeing her friends fight despite a losing battle. Within an instant, she gains confidence and rallies her troops to defend against the NOD.
Regaining their morale and vigour, all the mamono troops charged toward the NOD. But NOD militants won't back down either.
Arianna takes back her spear from the NOD driver and rushes toward the enemies. She switches her spear for a bow and arrow. She quickly aims and shoots as many NOD militants to soften the blow. Raider Buggy tries to intercept the centaur and attempt to kill her. Arianna takes notice of the incoming vehicle, she swiftly aims at her bow and shoots the arrow at the exposed part in the front. The driver instantly gets a headshot which causes the vehicle to spiral and go off course before overturning itself and damaging itself.
Meanwhile, for Filomena.
"KILL HER!"
NOD militants constantly fire off their rifles at the rushing kikimora but Filomena used her 'Beast Instant', which increased her speed tenfold on herself. NOD militants were surprised before they were 'sliced' off and instantly knocked out. Scorpion Tank noticed the kikimora and fired off the AP shells. It hit her and caused an explosion. The driver thought it killed her but he was mistaken. Once the smoke is clear, not only is she undamaged, but she is enraged and set sight on the Scorpion Tank.
The driver panics and continues to fire the cannon at her. With her inhuman speed, Filomena dodged or parried the many shots from the cannon before she swing her axe like a boomerang. The axe destroyed the cannon before Filomene take back her axe and charged toward the Scorpion Tank. The driver panicked after he saw the weapon as he had no choice but to accelerate at full speed and charged toward her, attempting to crush her.
"Devilishly Powerful Strike."
Her strike is so powerful that her attack 'blew' the Scorpion Tank away for at least 8 feet. A few seconds later, the Scorpion Tank landed and crushed the unfortunate Attack Bike.
Shea had cast the 'Demon World' on her troops and tried her best to motivate her troops to defend against the NOD militants until reinforcements arrived. Even on the thinnest thread, she prayed for hope.
All of a sudden, Luciana flies with her pair of wings as soon as she receives the dire news. Luciana is completely shocked at how devastated her army is against the NOD. She wastes no time.
"Great Magical Sword."
She comes in time to snatch the victory as she casts her trump skill on the NOD militants. Every militant couldn't dodge this powerful spell from Luciana. They screamed in anguish as they received the demonic energy from the succubus commander before they were unconscious in an instant.
However, all vehicles were immune to Luciana's skill and changed their target to her. Luciana used her inhuman speed to dodge all the incoming attacks and sliced off each vehicle until there were none left.
All vehicles were completely destroyed as some of them were on fire, producing a pungent weird odour that made mamonos uncomfortable while others were damaged in many pieces.
Luciana looked down at the battlefield and she was displeased and disturbed with the result. She saw many bodies of NOD militants and mamonos. Witches who survived the temporary campsite helped out the other mamonos by tending to their wounds. A battle ended in victory but at what cost? Though they captured many militants, she was saddened by how many mamonos got killed. Luciana used her wings to get down to the ground. Her master should be warned about this latest threat.
"My Lord… You came…" Shea is about to cry to see her lord.
"As fast as I come… Sadly, I came here too late…" Luciana shared her sadness with Shea.
"Is my master, alright?" Shea asked.
"Don't worry. She will be fine. I can assure you that." Luciana gives a sad smile.
Hilda stayed behind in Alnwick Village to help her mamonos, attending to wounds and carrying the unconscious militants.
"What should we do…" Shea was shaken. She was about to unleash a pool of tears.
Luciana quickly hugged Shea's face onto her chest as she started to cry loudly as she had been trying so hard. Arianna and Filomena could watch as their friend cried in tears. They were also saddened as well.
Unknown to Luciana's army, something is watching afar. Two Stealth tanks. One was near Alnwick village and the other got closer to Luciana's army. Both of them recorded and monitored everything. Once they are done, they send their recording to their main base and leave quietly.
NOD Base
NOD Operation Center
Legendary Insurgent POV
"Seems to be that we can't use our regular militants against these 'mutants'." I felt awkward after seeing the entire battlefield as I watched the recording.
It seems that I had underestimated Lescatie's army. I thought these 'whores' were driven by libido so that regular militants could deal with them easily. What an unexpected surprise as these 'mutants' had some strength against our militants. To be honest, magic is the most ridiculous thing that I have ever seen.
Like the mamonos' armour protecting them quite well from the constant bullets barrage that my militants fired off their rifles. The sudden army appears out of nowhere behind the line. An AOE spell that can instantly knock off my men. A spear that pierces through the fast-moving Attack Bike. One of them slammed and blew up both Scorpion Tanks with her superhuman strength.
This makes me cringe every time they show their 'magic' or their 'inhuman abilities' against my troop and it is sickening to watch that they defy logic and the laws of physics. It seems to re-evaluate how to deal with these mamonos.
Though we suffered some losses, their army isn't great. Judging by how many casualties the Lescatie's army had, more than half of them were killed. Also, they used the material known as 'Demon realm sliver' and according to TWS (The Wandering Scholar), it does deal non-lethal damage to humans but it will absorb demonic energy that may turn into monsters and incubus. So it is a win-win situation that my militants will be alive and most mamonos are dead. Though they would rather die than be captured and later 'raped', they are going to be fine as long they stay loyal to our religion and cause. Still, I may have to worry about their betrayal since I almost forgot they have a brainwashing spell but it's alright. Most militants were restricted to the lowest level. So even though they have been brainwashed, the mamonos won't learn much of our organization and secrets.
"It seems that your men failed the mission." A female voice expressed her disappointment.
I seem to forget that I am having a meeting with some commanders and other guests. However, I frowned at someone. And her name is Galina. Vizer Galina Griffith.
"Madam, they are just doing their best on defeating these 'mutants'," I argue respectfully.
"Well, It is not enough." Discontented Galina.
"Just a reminder, I only sent a small amount of our army, using only basic units and no upgrade to deal with these mutants. Results do not matter as we are only interested in these mamonos' combat ability. And let me tell you, they are much STRONGER than us." I reminded Galina.
"That's ridiculous."
"Ridiculous, indeed. You had seen how these mamonos dealt quite a significant damage to our troops. They displayed their so-called 'magic' that can surpass any human capabilities. Even your elite soldiers or sending a million troops could even make a dent if we launched a full assault against Lescatie. Not only Lescatie but other demon realm nations."
I can see Galina become frustrated as she bit her lips. This would her keep quiet for a while.
"Is that anything we can do to fight against these 'things'? Another commander asked.
"No. But do you?" I replied back.
The commander flabbergasted at my reply. Not only him but the rest of them including Galina were completely speechless.
"Despite the loss, we learned some valuable knowledge about these mamonos." I brought out something interesting while watching the recording.
"Such as…"
"First of all, they can't detect stealth. Their detection is so weak and limited range that even our Scorpion Tanks with Cloaking Field Support can crush them within a short distance without realising. Next, we can use long-range weaponry against them since these mamonos had close combat range. A good amount of long-range vehicles and aircraft should be enough to deal with them. And finally, vehicles were immune to some of their 'magic'." I pointed out some important weaknesses of Lescatie's army.
"Immune?"
"Yes, to some degree. To be specific, demonic energy. Completely immune to demonic energy as long as their vehicles had not taken too much damage as I had observed."
"Then, what is our plan?" Galina decided to speak out, eager to hear my opinion.
"Abbess Elisa." I called out Elisa.
"Yes, commander," Elisa answered her call.
"How many of them partake against these 'mutants'?" I asked.
"According to our data, there are 232 followers who went on the mission. The majority of them were MIA and 8 of them were KIA." Elisa reveals the statistic from her tablet.
"How many of them are female?"
"Five. Only one was KIA and the rest of them were MIA."
"Last question. Did every follower take their dosage of Tiberium Infusion?"
"Yes, all of them. Including the drivers who partake in the mission."
This confused all of them in the meeting room.
"You may sit, Elisa," I said.
"Thank you, commander." Elisa thanked me before sitting down.
"What is going on? You know the drivers don't need Tiberium Infusion. Why did you give them such unnecessary dosages?" Galina questioned my decision.
Galina is right. Tiberium Infusion is given to infantry which gives immunity to Tiberium for a limited time. Drivers don't need to as their vehicles protect them from exposure.
"Settle down. I will explain." I said in a calm tone.
Everyone remains silent as they want to hear my explanation.
"I want to test something."
"Test? For what purpose?"
"Testing whether these mamonos will be affected by Tiberium toxicity through mating. According to TWS, mamonos rarely fall ill. Since they enjoy their sexual desire so much, why not give them our 'gift'? Like STD or AIDS through mating."
"It does make sense but will it work?" Galina was dumbfounded about my decision.
"Who knows? We will have to find out. Also, our females turn to mamonos for our spying purpose. But that if they remain stable after turning into one." I casually replied.
Galina frowned immediately on not taking things seriously.
"I suddenly got a great idea. Need me to explain my great idea?" Something came into my mind.
"What is so great about this idea of yours?"
"Scholar, is it true that all dark demon realms have rich nutrients in their land?" I asked The Wandering Scholar.
"What?!" The Wandering Scholar is surprised to hear from me. He was either daydreaming or too scared to talk to me. Should I punish him? Nah. That will wait as I am thinking of a suitable punishment for him.
"I am asking you a question. Is it true that all dark demon realms have rich nutrients in their land? Do not make me repeat it twice. Otherwise, hell await you sooner than you thought." I threaten TWS.
"Yes, it is true." TWS immediately replied.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, I am completely sure. Miss Saphirette told me about it while I collaborated with her." TWS hastily replied in panic and nervousness.
Saphirette Spherica. A bright and talented human research elemental and holder of all four element spirits: Ignis, undine, gnome and sylph. Trying her best to restore back the barren country of Polove. Unfortunately, the Order was a bitch, refusing to help her to save her county. Having no choice, she travelled to the Demon Realm in order to increase her elemental's power.
After being monsterized by allowing the dark matter to fuse upon her, she returns to Polove and turns it into a bright green demon realm with the power that she was given. Thus, she founded the Elementalist Association whose sole purpose was to restore desolate lands.
That TWS said about her character when he met her. To me, she is a huge threat to us. Not only did she 'convert' barren lands, but she may also ruined the monopoly of Tiberium resources. That if her 'magic' overcome the properties of Tiberium. Regardless, she is a top priority on the hitlist later to come.
"Good. LEGION…" I turn my attention to LEGION. I immediately stand up and look at the large monitor screen
"Commander?" LEGION response to my call.
"I want to know how much reserve of Liquid Tiberium we have," I asked.
"200 million barrels of Liquid Tiberium stored in Tiberium silos as a reserve."
"Good. Where is the Royal Demon Realm?"
"Location right here." LEGION point to the location as displayed on the large LCD. The Demon Realm area is huge in land mass. Darkness covered everywhere within the demon realm through an array of white pearls appears in the darkness, indicating there are lifeforms in there.
Our engineers completed building a satellite and launched it into space two weeks ago. This makes it easier to know everything and everywhere about our enemies and plan ahead of time. Seeing how far the distance from our base is, it is completely impossible to send aircraft to travel due to extremely long distances. Invading the demon realm is also impossible because of the large concentration of demonic energy that can …change humans.
"Find me suitable places near the demon realms. Preferable either Order or unoccupied territory."
"Acknowledge. Standby… Analytics completed. I found three islands suitable for base building. Unoccupied and not affiliated with any faction." LEGION is displayed in suitable places on the monitor screen.
That will do. Only two problems. Distance is too far from our main base. And transporting MCVs and large quantities of Liquid Tiberium to the new bases.
"Deploy the bases of these islands ASAP." I give a green light to LEGION despite some risk involved.
"Acknowledge."
"What are you trying to do?" TWS asked, expressing concern.
"That simple. We are going to give our 'gift' to them."
"Don't tell me…" It won't take long before TWS notices something sinister.
"Yes. I am going to introduce Tiberium to their lands. Not only to Demon Lord's land but to every demon realm including Lesciate." I give a wide smile, wondering how these mamonos adapt to Tiberium exposure. They are going to love it.
Author Notes:
To be honest, this chapter is a pain in the ass to write as I have to rewrite it quite a number of times for me to be satisfied with this chapter. There are a few notes I need to address.
All the skills are based on the MGE wiki, now on Miraheze site.
Some skills do cause humans to be converted into incubus or monsters in an instant. However, converting incubus requires two cafeterias: A desire for sex and demonic energy. All NOD followers are completely indoctrinated into Kane's philosophy and trained to be aggressive. But that doesn't mean they are completely immune from it. It will take a long time to be converted.
All skills are based on their unit, not based on individual mamonos' abilities.
There are more units in Lesciate's army but these three units are the most common for an expedition.
Most skills do make the mamonos to be horny, especially for Dark Warrior, however, they had never experienced such an aggressive group and the majority of them lose their libido instead.
I am not sure how the 'magic' protection works for Dark Knights' armour (demon silver) but I doubt it will save them from falling or being crushed by some heavy. Furthermore, there are not many useful mechanics in most skills so I take some creative liberty.
Will the gremlins or Sabbath witches create vehicles from the wreckage? That is a good question but I doubt that they will do it since most mamonos are very comfortable with their ability rather than riding them.
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