Right then, before I dive into it, there's an important thing you all need to know before reading this chapter. I had to rewrite the last part of Chapter 5. The reason behind that is because recently, I joined a Gate centered Discord, the one who created it is the author of Here We Go Again, another Gate fic. Not sure if I'm allowed to advertise it, but if your interested, then go on subreddit, looks for his name 15Zero and you'll find the link for the server. Right, so most of the people on the server is current and former military. When I was writing this chapter, I started to question if it was good idea or realistic to have Special Forces be a part of the invasion into the Special Region. So I asked on the server, and they explained that it's not practical or realistic to have Special Forces fight alongside conventional military units. So I changed the final part of Chapter 5, and luckily not very much for this chapter.

Like I said in the first chapter, I'm not military, so I will make mistakes. And yes, I know this is a fanfic, I have free reign, but I want to be semi-realistic, and coherent for this story.

That's all for that announcement.

Other than that, I'm glad I updated some stories before getting back into writing this. And thank you for being patient. The chapter is short though, but don't worry, longer chapter will be back soon. Chapter length may vary though, I don't want to burn myself out.

In Call of Duty related news, Season 5 recently came out, and guess what... Graves is alive and is a part of the season! Also the season centers around Shadow Company and Task Force 141, which is cool. Not sure if I'll incorporate anything from Season 5 into the story, but who knows.

Thanks for all the support, and enjoy the chapter! Also, I may have overdone it with the new opening, so listen to the full version of the opening song. Hehe my bad.

Also, my responses to reviews will be at the bottom of the chapter now.


(Sore wa Akatsuki no You ni - Kishida Kyoudan & The Akeboshi Rockets, Full Version)

The music begins with it showing the Gate in the middle of Ginza, it then blinked out and the Gate in the Special Region is shown, and it sits on top of Alnus Hill. The words to the title blinks in and out of existence, behind the word 'GATE', Lelei's staff and Tuka's bow was shown crossing each other. After the word 'GATE' appeared, there was a border that showed Frost on the left and Delilah on the right. Frost was shown to be loading a magazine into his M4, while Delilah unsheathed her sword from her scabbard and twirled it in her hand. Behind the words 'The Operator' was shown Delilah's sword and Haldor's Mk 13 MOD 7 Sniper Rifle crossing each other, after the word was shown, it showed the border again, with Frost cocking the Rifle and a round was shown with a glint. On Delilah side, she rubbed her thumb on her face, and she had her face paint on. The word 'And' was then shown, and behind it, showed Wolf's Sword and Rory's Halberd crossing each other. Finally the words 'The Warrior' appeared, with Frost and Delilah stand side-to-side, with Frost in full uniform aiming his M4 on the left, while Delilah, who a uniform that was a mix of American fatigues and her Warrior Bunny garments held her sword, ready to attack.

The words to the title blinked in and out of existence like a strobe light, before fully appearing with it saying 'GATE: The Operator and The Warrior'. In the background of it, were silhouettes of various people.

There are more shots, with a border showing two sides, with showing various scenes in rapid pace. The first shot on the left shows Team Metal in civilian clothes walking through the city. Frost, Truck and Grinch are laughing about something, with Grinch in the middle having arms around their necks. Sandman watches on in amusement. While on the right, Delilah is in the halls of the Formal Clans mansion; she is happily doing some cleaning with Griine and Mamina nearby doing the same. The next shot shows Lelei on the left performing spells, with Master Cato watching her near their home. While the shot on the right shows Tuka happily strumming her harp in a tree, while Haldor is on the tree limb above, he is admiring and aiming his bow. The next shot on the left, it shows Itami and Kurata are both reading and talking about something excitedly. Kuribayashi is near them, and she is talking about to Kurokawa who nodding and talking as well. While the shot on the right, shows Haldor hanging out with members of the U.S Marine's 1st Reconnaissance Battalion.

The next shot on the left shows 141 training, with them showing Wolf different close quarters combat techniques. While that goes on, on the right, Rory is shown looking at the moon at night; she is standing at the edge of a cliff. At the same time, Wolf attack the dummy, while Rory turns around and spins her Halberd and slashes.

The next shot shows Molt standing on a balcony, with his children and General flanking him on either side. With the shot panning out to show Imperial Legions standing at attention.

The next shot after that shows Hazama and Davis barking orders in full combat gear, in front of the Gate.

A shot of a column of the Special Task Force in the middle, with the camera speeding through them, goes through the Gate, and finds itself in the Special Region. Various shots show JSDF and U.S Military personal and vehicles in combat.

The final shots show four photos: the first was of Team Metal with Sandman in the middle and arms crossed. Truck is on his left, his arms are also crossed with a smirk, Grinch on the right, smiling with his arms crossed. Frost is standing next to Grinch, and he smiles a little at Delilah, who is side hugging him, and she holds her right hand out with a peace sign. The second shows Task Force 141, with Price in the middle, arms crossed, with the others flanking him. The most noticeable being Wolf smiling, and he is hugging Roach and Soap from behind. Roach laughs, while Soap looks surprised. The third photo had the Japanese members of Third Recon, with the most notable being Itami being pulled down by Rory and Tuka, who try to hug him from behind, while Lelei watched curiously. The final photo shows the American members of Third Recon and Haldor, with an LAV-25 behind them.


As the tanks rolled through what seemed like the never ending tunnel, Perez looked down at Chi, and said," Hey Rich, you got the housewarming present?"

Chi smirked, and said," Got the song boss. Here we go."

He took out his phone, and played a song that was already qued. The speakers outside of the tanks then started to blast 'Welcome to the Jungle' at max volume. No doubt it would scare the hell out of whoever was at the other side at Alnus.

"We're coming up on the wall. All Rhino and Olympus units, spread out once we make it through. Watch your sectors and maintain vigilance; we're not sure of the strength of the enemy until we see them. And make sure to leave a small enough gap for the rest of the convoy to follow through. Am I clear?"

Once he got confirmations, Perez then said, "Good. Chi, let's show them what happens when you don't show guests some manners. Load up an HE. And Machine, let them have it."

"Copy sir. Loading one HE." Chi said and loaded a shell. He then gave a thumbs up. "Ready boss."

"Machine, fire."

Machine smirked, he lined up the shot, which was in the middle of the fast approaching structure, and fired.


Legate Cletus El Magus was a man who would die for his Emperor and the Empire. He had fought, bled and killed people all throughout his time in the Military. Just like his father, and his grandfather, and his ancestors before them.

He even fought and led his Legion that was under the command of General Marcus and Prince Zorzal during Prince Zorzal's war against the savage Warrior Bunnies. And even if they were savage Demi-Humans, he had to admit he respected their fighting spirit. But like all enemies of the Empire, they soon fell under their might. And it helped that their bitch of a Queen surrendered herself to Zorzal. He found it amusing that she thought the Prince would keep his end of the bargain. The Empire didn't show mercy to their enemies, and even if they did, it was to make them Vassal States, or place them into slavery.

But Cletus had to admit, the Prince was one lucky bastard though, having that disgraced Queen to warm his bed. He was quite lucky to have his own Warrior Bunnies, one was a bodyguard for him, and the other was his Mistress. The latter he could see why the Prince kept his prize for so long, they made good bedfellows.

But for some reason, he felt a sense of foreboding. It was as if the Gods were trying to tell him something, he just didn't know what. He had felt it after Godasen had made him charge of the garrison and Legion's in the area around the Gate. The garrison here at Alnus was over 5,000 men strong. While Godasen himself was at a camp with the main army and was about a half hour away from the Gate. Cletus had also heard that the Emperor had called upon the Vassal States to be ready, and they were ready to be called at a moments notice. But overall Cletus knew that the Noble/Senator wanted to take credit in case Alnus needed reinforcements. And that would make him a hero, but he couldn't do anything about it.

All Cletus had to do was reinforce the surrounding area, including the hill and the Gate. Which he and the engineers had done, with trenches that would stop their war machines, some were to be lit on fire to deter and stop the invading forces. Guard towers, with archers or Ballistae's, wooden stakes in the ground, siege engines. And any other weaponry or defensive fixtures that could stop or hurt any invading force. He even had a large wall built, which was made of wood and some metal. They were getting ready to build the concrete part of it soon. Although the only issue was that concrete was something used for more important construction projects. But he had managed to procure some, so he had to use it wisely.

Cletus was currently walking around the camp, inspecting everything; it was his daily morning routine by this point. Unlike some officers who only looked around, gave orders and didn't do much. He was the type to help out when needed, and do things hands on. He was one of the few fair officers or Legates. The only times he wasn't, was when he suspected cowardice, those who spoke badly about the Empire and Emperor, or weren't performing at peak proficiency as a soldier of the Empire. Although the first one was something he felt, something he would never admit, was potentially justified. In order to prepare for the coming invasion from the Empire's new territory, he had to interview the survivors of the failed invasion. They didn't paint a pretty picture on what they could potentially be facing from the enemy. Granted, when he was there for that one interrogation, he thought the soldier was overreacting. And also was trying to make things seem a lot worse, and be a coward.

But after hearing the testimonies, he had gotten worried. He had faith that the Empire would drive these barbarians back, just like they always did. But he felt that the fight would be long and bloody. But he reasoned that this war would be like the war with the Warrior Bunnies. The war didn't last that long, but the Demi-Humans put up a fight that led to a lot of Legionnaires dead. But thanks to their superior numbers, their Queen saw that the war was lost, and promptly surrendered herself, and they were free to take the territory, and the Warrior Bunnies.

Also, their new territory was well, new. The Gods blessed them with it, but Cletus had to admit they should've sent scouting parties to probe the new world. If they had, they would've been more well prepared, and would have easily taken over their new territory. Not only that, but the expeditionary forces would not have been decimated and the Empire would've gotten more riches and slaves.

Those thoughts had sobered him, and had felt his confidence go up. The Empire will soon meet these troublesome barbarians on their own territory. And they would soon know the power and might of the Saderan Empire.

Cletus was busy listening to an engineer talking about adding more Ballista's, when he started to hear a strange sound. He knew he wasn't the only one, due to people around him looking around. The sound itself was starting to get louder, and he could've sworn he was starting to hear words that he couldn't understand. As it got louder, he realized the noise was coming from where the Gate was at.

Before he could even comprehend the approaching loud noise, the barricade in front of the Gate exploded. The Orc guards stationed near the structure were blown away, their limbs and bodies exploding as if magic had done it. Some nearby soldiers were thrown to the ground, and the what remained of the barricade that wasn't destroyed blasted everywhere. Cletus watched in horror when one large piece crashed into a guard tower. The tower crumbled with the two archers falling to the ground.

It didn't stop there, the loud noise was now louder, and whatever it was, it was giving Cletus a small headache, and he felt chills go up his spine. He then realized it sounded like music, but it sounded more horrifying, as if Hardy had composed it herself.

He soon felt horror when he saw where the strange music was coming from.

Armored Elephants!

Eight of them came out of the Gate, and they stood there like foreboding monsters. They didn't stand there doing nothing for long, when two of them in the middle spewed fire from their trunks. Cletus had to duck when a large explosion rocked nearby. He soon heard the cries of the wounded and dying in no time.

Years of being a soldier brought him back to reality. He turned towards his aide, who was shaking in fear, and said. "Sound the battle horns! Get everyone ready to fight! And send messengers to alert General Godasen and the capital! The enemy has arrived!"

"Yes Legate!" He yelled, and ran off.

By that time, the battle horns roared in the early morning. Men and Demi-Humans were the ones who weren't already trying to fight back, were scrambling to get ready for battle. Cletus saw a boulder being launched at the armored elephants, and one of them landed near it. But a couple of archers tried to fire their arrows, but they bounced off. The elephants then fired at the archers and they were nothing but a memory.

Cletus clenched his fists, the bad feeling he had seemed to multiply. He was starting to realize why the survivors of the first invasion were so afraid and haunted. But, he wasn't going to let his fear cloud him. He had a battle to win and an Empire to defend.

'May the Gods grant us mercy.' He thought, and then got to shouting out orders.


"Gunner! Guard tower at 2 o'clock!"

"Ready sir."

"Fire!"

Machine let another round loose, and he smirked when he saw the tower explode, with the Ballistae guy turning into dust.

"Beautiful. Keep at it." Perez praised.

He felt right at home, commanding this armored behemoth of destruction with his men. He thanked God and Lieutenant Colonel Collier for giving them another chance. And also thanking the latter for pulling some strings to get everyone their old tanks back. He should feel bad for the U.S Army tankers who no longer had tanks, but he didn't.

"Rhino Actual, this is Fox Actual, we're standing by, and waiting to bring the Marines over. How copy?"

"Solid Copy, Actual. Go ahead and bring them in. All Rhino and Olympus units, we're moving up to provide more space." Perez said into the comms, and snorted and said. "Man, these Roman fuckers are screwed. They'll learn firsthand how it's not good to fucking mess with United States Marines. Oorah?"

The guys in the tank gave an 'Oorah' back, feeling the same sentiment as their leader.

"Chi, load up an anti-personnel round will ya? Some of these smaller, faster little devils, and also some remaining Orcs are trying to rush us." Perez said, and watched in satisfaction as those things were torn to shreds by the Flechette tank rounds.

A large group of Demi-Human auxiliary troops, which were a mix of Orcs, Goblins and other creatures that Perez thought came straight out of hell had tried to attack the tanks. The tanks paid them back by decimating them, some of the smaller ones had tried to attack the tanks. All they did was bang on the armor, and they were blown away by either the fixed machines guns, or one of the tankers that popped open a hatch to fire a couple of rounds quickly. But apparently, they didn't get all of them.

"Hey boss, we got a small trench line approaching. No sign of enemy infantry." Jono said.

Before Perez could respond, some arrows zoomed in front of them, and hit the small trench line. The tankers were surprised when a line of fire erupted from it, and they stopped.. But they weren't bothered or worried, due to how heavily armored their tanks were. And something like that wouldn't be an issue, but it was better to be safe than sorry.

"Rhino Actual, this is Olympus Actual. What should we do, over?" Olympus Actual said.

Perez thought for a moment, and said," We wait for now, don't know if they have any more surprises. Fox actual, be advised, the enemy lit up a trench line on fire. We don't know if they have anything else. So be cautious. Out."

"Copy Rhino."

"Bastards are getting their bearings now." Jono said, and Perez agreed.


Coming out through the Gate were six American MRAP light armored vehicles, and the passengers inside were a Platoon of Marines. The Marines in question were elements of the I Marine Expeditionary Force, but to be more specific, the 1st Marine Division. Unfortunately, due to them coming, the Saderan's started to pelt the vehicles with arrows, and also ballistae's. And then it happened, a couple of ballistae's hit the lead MRAP, with the final one punching through the front passenger side. And the co-driver ended up getting impaled in the chest. This caused the MRAP's to stop, and the back doors opened, and the Marines sprinted out, and they all went took cover in another trench line, after they made sure there wasn't any accelerant. Or they kept their positions behind or near the tanks, and far enough away from the fires in the trench ahead. They also watched out for any incoming arrows from archers, boulders or whatever the enemy had in store for them.

A slightly tanned man in his mid thirties, who held the rank of 1st Lieutenant, and he was holding an M16A4. On his uniform his name said 'Hernandez'. He bit back a curse at what happened to one of the vehicles. He then talked into his earpiece.

"Command, this is Charlie 2-1, we've linked up with the tanks, and are holding positions at the top of the hill. One casualty after a couple of ballistae shots broke through the front passenger window of the lead vehicle. Over." Lt. Hernandez said.

"Solid copy. Damn, thought we could get out of this without any issues. Maintain positions until the tanks start moving again. Out."

Hernandez huffed a breath, and gazed at the valley below. He could see numerous people, regular or inhuman running around, or trying to fight. The tanks so far were doing a good job, but anything could happen.

But they were Marines; they could handle any type of shit the enemy threw at them. This wasn't Hernandez's first time fighting these bastards. Him and his Platoon were a part of the joint U.S-Japanese training, and were also called to help defend Japan once the Empire came. A couple of his men were injured, but luckily no one died. The worst injury was when they were clearing house to house during clean up to flush out Saderan soldiers, and one of them got the drop on a Private. He was fine, but he got his arm chopped off, before Hernandez paid the bastard back with a shotgun to the face. Other than that, the aftermath itself was something he wouldn't forget.

He had seen some things in the Middle East, but these Saderan's were another level of fuck up. Like seeing piles of Civilian bodies, with a flag at the top, or people impaled by spears. Those would haunt his nightmares, but he wouldn't let those people die in vain though. This Saderan Empire was going to get what was coming to them.

"Alright boys! Let's show these Roman knockoffs what happens when you mess with a United States Marine! Oorah?"

"Oorah!" Was the cry back from his men.


Yōji Itami thought that after being hailed a hero after his and Frost's action during Ginza, would be the end of it. But he was proven wrong; after he got the orders that he would be a part of the invasion into the Special Region. Itami fully admitted, and he wasn't ashamed at the fact that he only joined the JSDF to help fund his hobbies, and to also help Risa financially when needed. The latter was something Itami promised would keep coming when needed, after he went to talk and say goodbye to Risa before he shipped out. She was worried for him, but he promised he would be okay. It was nice they were still on good terms after their divorce, even though the only reason they got married was for financial reasons. But there was a small part of him that hoped they would get back together, and this time for love. Which was odd, he wasn't a romantic, but a guy could dream he supposed.

He even took out a life insurance policy on himself in case anything happened to him. So Risa would be financially stable enough after he was gone. He didn't tell Risa that though, and hoped she would be cool with it, if anything happened to him. Which he hoped nothing will, and he would get out of this mess uninjured.

He honestly did not expect to be roped in… no ordered to be a part of the invasion. Perks of being a national hero, he thought sarcastically.

If only Frost had the pleasure of being in the same boat as him. Then again, the guy wanted to be in the military, and would be for being part of the invasion force. But, he was Special Forces, and Special Forces didn't fight in conventional battles alongside regular military units. But he would probably be doing missions around the Special Region though. He even heard rumors of Task Force 141 playing a part too.

Another thought that crossed his mind was that he was surprised Delilah wasn't here. He didn't spend much time with her, but got to know her a little bit. But Shino and Mari had the pleasure of getting to know her more. Both women sung their praises of her, and found her to be their new best friend. Well mainly Shino, Itami got to know the small close quarter's specialist, and she apparently had a lot of the same interests that aligned with Delilah. And also Kurata, after he found out cat girls were a thing in Delilah's world. He basically asked her a lot of questions, especially about Delilah's friend Persia. Although that wasn't his total main focus surprisingly, he was interested in knowing what else the new world held. Itami was no different, he read enough fantasy Manga to make him curious and excited about what lied beyond in the Special Region.

Well, besides a bloodthirsty, militaristic, ancient Roman like Empire. Hell bent on enslaving, killing and possibly taking over their world. He wasn't looking forward to seeing them again.

But back to Delilah, like Kuribayashi, she loved a good fight, and had the same savagery. And he had heard and seen a little of the training she had to go through, which was pretty rough and grueling. When he had trained for Special Forces, he had also been trained by U.S Delta Force operators as well. Sometimes he still wondered how he passed though, he guessed he had the strength and ingenuity to do so, one he only used when it came to his hobbies. So her not being a part of the invasion was probably pissing her off right now. And he felt bad for her. He heard about her plight, and his heart went out for her. But he knew Frost and his team would keep her in check, mainly Frost. Itami wasn't the most perceptive type, but he could see that she and Frost had a thing for each other. And even if he hadn't noticed, then hearing Shino and Mari gush about it made him know of it. Neither told Delilah about acting on her feelings, they thought it was best for her or Frost to figure it out on their own.

It reminded him of one of those cliché Manga's where both characters had a thing for each other. But they were either too dense or outside forces kept them from realizing or acting it out.

"Hey Itami, you good?" Kurata asked.

Itami got out of his thoughts, and looked at Kurata, who sat across from him in the armored troop transport they were in.

"Yeah Kurata, I'm fine. Just thinking." Itami reassured.

Kurata nodded, although he did it looking nervous," Yeah… I'm sorta nervous as well. I guess it's good we have the U.S Marines and both ours and their tanks going in first, right?"

Itami nodded, and said," Yeah, we'll be fine. Especially if the Marines are fighting alongside us. You've heard the stories of what type of battles they've been in. And what they've accomplished."

"Yeah, hey, Tomita, didn't you say you were deployed the Middle East, alongside the U.S Marines?" Kurata asked.

Akira Tomita, a tall imposing man, sat next to Kurata. Even though he looked imposing, he was actually a nice guy. He was also placed under Itami's command

Tomita nodded, and said," I did yeah, but we were there in a supporting role, and didn't fight alongside them. Although it's important to stay vigilant and be aware, anything could happen. But it's like what you and the Lieutenant said, the Marine's and the armor will back us up if something happens."

That seemed to help Kurata, and Itami gave Tomita grateful nod.

The occupants in the room felt the vehicle, which was an American MRAP, lurch as it started to move. This meant it was their turn to go through the Gate, and everyone in the vehicle, and the others vehicles waited on bated breaths for the battle ahead.

'Well, no turning back now.' Itami thought. 'All I wanted was to go to the convention.' He thought the last part mournfully.


How did things go so wrong?

Legate Cletus could only stare in horror at the battle that had unfolded. Or however you would classify this, he would say it was a one sided massacre. The enemy kept on performing their deadly magic, and destroyed anything that moved. They even had war machines that dismounted their troops. Even with the complete chaos of the battle, the archers, trebuchets and catapults managed to fire their arrows and boulders at them. Even though they were soon destroyed by those armored elephants that continued to spew death, he was glad that some of them hit their targets. Although when the boulders and arrows did hit their armored war machines, it just bounced off. He took satisfaction though when one of the ballistae marksmen said they had punctured one of the transports, and got someone. But that had just made them madder, and pressed their attack.

But it didn't end there, when the Wyverns were finally able to take off, and try to attack them, more war machines had came. And they were able to spew more of their magic at a faster pace, and tore the Wyverns and their riders apart. Even their Mages couldn't do a thing, even with their most advanced spells couldn't penetrate their armor. And the enemy's magic completely destroyed the defensive shields that the Mages put up to defends themselves. And they too soon fell in a blink of an eye.

"M'lord! The enemy is advancing and we're being slaughtered. What shall we do?!" One of his subordinates frantically asked.

Cletus knew what must be done, and said," Send two more messengers. We have to alert General Godasen and the Capital… Alnus is lost. Prepare the men for a Calvary Charge, and any others to follow us. We shall go down fighting and with honor."

The officer looked stunned, but he nodded and took off to get the messengers, and to spread the word.

Cletus marched towards his horse, all the while, explosions, men running away, or running towards the enemy went around him. Even the screaming of the wounded and dying around him didn't make him stop. By the time he got to his horse, the rest of his men were mounted. He looked at one of his men who held the flag of the Empire proudly, and it flapped in the wind.

Cletus then unsheathed his sword, and raised it at the enemy.

"FOR THE GLORY OF THE EMPIRE! IN HONOR OF EMPEROR MOLT SOL AUGUSTUS! CHARGE!" He bellowed, and he and his horse took off.

His men roared back, and they took off after him.

Up on the hill, the troops saw what was happening, and what was coming towards them.

"Jesus Christ, they're just charging at us now?" One of the Marines said disbelief.

Marines and JSDF troops were watching in disbelief at what was coming towards them. A large Calvary Charge was fast approaching them, and even with the roar of battle, they could still hear the Saderan troops screaming in rage.

"Well, this sorta reminds me of the Ride of the Rohirrim from Lord of the Rings." Another Marine said.

"Yeah, except they won that fight, mainly thanks to fucking ghouls. These guys are making a last stand charge, and they ain't got no ghouls." The Marine next to him said.

"Shut up Montes."

"If any of you Americans make a Banzai Charge joke, then go fuck yourselves!" One of the JSDF soldiers yelled in English, and a round of laughter was heard.

Lt. Hernandez sighed, know how this was going to end. It wasn't going to be pretty, but they needed to end this thing now and secure the area. Or else things would harder down the line.

He went to his comms, and said," All troops, fire at will."

The sounds of gunfire, tank rounds and other modern munitions went off.

All the while, everyone forgot the drones that were hovering over the battlefield. The ones that were feeding real life/time of the battlefield.


Delilah had felt fear before, from the time she and her fellow Warrior Bunnies were left betrayed and not knowing what was going to happen. Fear of being killed after she fought Derek, and he had a gun trained on her. But right now, she was a mix of fear and somehow awe.

"We never… no, the Empire never stood a chance, didn't they?" She asked in disbelief.

Frost tried to come up with the words, but all he could say was," Afraid not."

Once the team got back to base, they went to one of the one observation rooms that were showing the battle across the Gate. It was thanks to the drones that were deployed after the LAV's carrying the Marines came in. And like they thought, the battle was favor of alliance forces. The Saderan's never stood a chance, sure they got lucky a couple of times, but they were losing overall.

Delilah sat down, she bent down, and held her head. The others went to check on her, but she waved them off. But it didn't stop Frost from sitting next to her, and placing a hand on her shoulder.

"You good kid?" Sandman asked concerned.

Delilah wasn't sure, a part of her wanted to feel sadistic glee that the Empire was now the ones being slaughtered, humiliated. And potentially destroyed… well that was up for debate. But, she didn't know how to feel now. Sure she had learned a lot of the military here on Earth, and how they were leagues ahead of the Empire, and any other military back in her world. She even saw videos of what modern weaponry could do. And she even used and trained with some of this world's weaponry herself. And yes, she did see a lot of the destruction and chaos when the Empire first invaded Japan. But she only saw a small taste of what they could do. But now, after watching the live video of the invasion, and the battle that followed, she fully realized how things were going to be now.

The Empire was seen and was top dogs for centuries, and no one was able to defeat them. But once the Gate opened to this world, the Empire thought it would be business as usual. It was at first, the Empire managed to kill a large number of civilians, cause a lot of collateral damage. And also kidnapped people to be enslaved, and also took a lot of goods and resources. But, no, once the Japanese and Americans got their act together, the Empire was defeated; they were given the same treatment and bloodshed they normally gave to their enemies. Except it was done by more superior forces, with more superior military that was leagues ahead of the Empire. And now, the full military might of this world's military was on full display and looking for revenge and retribution.

It was as if the Gods were finally punishing the Empire for their sins.

"It's just… a lot to take in right now." Delilah said.

Sandman nodded, knowing what she meant, and said," Yeah, the Empire sure has paid the piper now. Things could get worse, it all depends. Makes you glad you're on our side now, huh?" He said the last part as away to lighten the mood."

"I guess… but what does that saying mean? Does it have anything to do with the Pied Piper? Do you have intel that their under the Empires coin?"

All she got were confused looks.

"You mean you have a guy who can control rats with a magical flute?" Grinch asked with a raised brow.

Delilah shook her head, and said," No, it or she is a Shapeshifting Assassin for hire. She comes from a Demi-Human species called Dars, who can change into anyone. She's the most well known. She's manipulative, cunning, very good at her job and ruthless."

She raised a brow at the shocked expressions she got.

Sandman let out an agonizing sigh, and asked," Delilah, why didn't you tell us or anyone else this information before?"

Delilah's ears perked up, the tone Sandman used wasn't anger, but she felt like did something wrong.

Delilah raised a brow and asked, "Was I supposed to? You didn't ask, or it never came up in a conversation. I did speak about them when I was interrogated by your intelligence orders. I just assumed they told you. Also, is your Pied Piper like the one in Falmart? When I asked those who interrogated me, all they did was smirk and said yeah."

Sandman pinched the bridge of his nose, and said," No, no one told us. Pretty sure it's one of those 'need to know' things or the spooks at the CIA will probably be handling it."

Truck snorted, and said," If it's the latter, than I can only imagine what they got planned for them in the future."

Frost rolled his eyes, and said," Please, Truck. It's the CIA, of course they got something planned."


"What do you mean Alnus is lost?! It's barely been two hours, what happened?" Godasen asked in disbelief and anger.

Two hours ago, a messenger on horseback had given word from Legate Cletus that the enemy had breached the Gate, and was attacking. After that, another messenger on a Wyvern had went to give the news to the capital. After that, it was a waiting game for when news would come of the victory against the barbarian invaders. Or news that Cletus needed reinforcements, and Godasen would be the one to lead the charge, save the day and be a hero.

Even if they were far away, the men could still hear distant explosions, possibly from the enemies' magic, and their own magic. But no one put much thought into it.

It wasn't two hours later that two more messengers, both looking frazzled and beaten up, with bandages on ones head. And the other had bandages around his arm, or what was left of his right arm, had arrived. Godasen had also recognized one of them as one of the Legionnaires who took down one of the enemies machines a couple of months ago. They were both sent by Legate Cletus, saying that Alnus was lost, the garrison was destroyed. And Legate Cletus was leading Cavalry Charge against the enemy, and was going down fighting.

The messenger, who was Argus, shook in fear and disbelief, due to still being in shock. He thought it was a miracle or an act by the God's that he survived. His fellow soldier, who he had forgot his name, had just got on a Wyvern, so he could alert the Capital of the news.

"T-the enemy was far superior, their weaponry and magic… it wasn't like anything I've seen before. And even if we did hit them, their shielding spells blocked them. I mean for a time, I think some of the boulders dented the armor. We also barely hit their troops."

Godasen raised a brow at the last part, and said," So, their troops and war machines can be hit and damaged then? That's good to know, it seems these invaders aren't so invisible after all. We'll just have or artillery focus on their armored war machines until their shields disappear. And then we'll attack the troops when their out in the open. Legate Cletus was a good man and soldier, he went down with honor and dignity. Let my forces avenge him and the fallen by showing them the true strength of the Imperial military. We need to prepare for our march to our victory."

Argus winced at the declaration, after the horrors he witnessed, he wasn't sure if the Empire could stop these new invaders. He also wasn't sure if Romulus was still alive, the both of them were ordered to different positions. It pained his heart at the thought of his best friend, who he had known since they were children. He prayed to the God's that he was alright.


"Can you repeat what was said, Bouro?"

"Yes, your highness. Invaders have crossed the Gate, and annihilated the garrison at Alnus. Alnus has fallen to the enemy." Said the green furred Demi-Human, who was under the bed.

Tyuule sat in disbelief, but her face then morphed into a cruel mocking smile.

She felt something she hadn't felt in three years… hope. Hope that this long nightmare was coming to an end, and the Empire days were numbered.

She remembered feeling the same sense of mocking giddiness when she first heard that the Empire's expeditionary forces were slaughtered. It still amused her that the Empire thought it was a good idea to invade a land they had no idea what was on the other side of the Gate. If it wasn't that bastards Molt's idea to invade, she would've thought that foolish Zorzal had ordered it. She actually had to hold back her mocking laughter when she first heard it. Although she herself had faced the brunt of Zorzal's rage after he came down to see her, which revolted her to no end. But at the end, she still felt a sense of giddiness at the Empire's defeat.

Although the Empire didn't come back empty handed when they first crossed over. A large of number new slaves, who came from the other side of the Gate had soon arrived. Tuuyle had felt a pain of sympathy for them, especially the women. She knew they would face the same nightmare she was in. One of them looked like she hadn't been an adult for long. And she kept on asking for what she assumed was a name. Hoki... or Horoki, or something. She didn't care that much.

But now, apparently the same thing happened again, and this new threat had taken Alnus. Sure General Godasen's forces were going to meet them soon, but if the last two times were anything to go by, then he and his forces will fall. Which means whoever this new foe was, they were far superior force, one that could have the potential to raze the Empire to the ground.

Tyuule had been the Queen of one of the Kingdoms the Empire had invaded. Her tribe and the other Warrior Bunny tribes that allied with hers had fought bravely. But the Empire's numbers were too big. And the war would've been lost, and in the end they did lose. She was the one to foolishly believe that once she allowed herself to be taken as a slave by that bastard Zorzal. Then he would keep his end of the bargain, and leave her people alone. But he had went back on his word, pressed the attack and conquered her people's land. And due to that, her Warrior Bunnies were scattered, with no home, a lot of them killed, taken into slavery or just displaced and aimless.

All because she hoped her sacrifice would save them.

And now, she was paying for her sins.

She hoped was that her people would forgive her, because she could never forgive herself for her weakness.

But hopefully, the end was near, she would be free from this nightmare, and she will watch the Empire burn. By whomever these invaders were.

"Thank you, Bouro. Report back if you hear anything else."

"As you wish your highness." He said, and slithered back into the shadows.

Tyuule lay back down on her bed, relishing for a moment of this new development. Before reality came back to the forefront of her tired mind.


(Prism Communicate - Hisako Kanemoto, Nao Tōyama, and Risa Taneda, TV Version)

The name of the story flicks like a small fire, and then shows Delilah stretching, and beginning an early morning run. Frost soon joins her, and she smiles as they jog side-by-side. As they run, in the background in the sky, begins a small slide show that showed Ginza, Murakami's, Alnus Hill and then an aerial view of the military base Team Metal was stationed. They all transitioned in a pixilated fashion.

The background then showed pictures of people, which was of Team Metal. Sandman was first, then Truck, Grinch, Frost, and then finally a picture of them and Delilah standing together and posing. The pose showed Sandman in the front, with his arms crossed, Truck was to the right of them, he had his hands in his pocket, was smirking and leaning a little. Grinch was on the right and doing the same. Frost was standing next to Grinch, he also had his arms crossed and he was grinning. Delilah was leaning to the right of him, her left arm around his neck, and she held her right hand up in a peace sign.

The final shot shows Delilah and Frost stopping, they smiled at each other, and then looked at the early morning sunrise.


That's it for now, I know the battle scenes could've been a little better and longer, but like a lot of people, sometimes we aren't good at that. Also think of Cletus's final walk to his horse like the ending of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, where Beckett was making his final walk on his ship, while everything was exploding around him.

Next chapter will focus on the aftermath, Godasen's attempt to attack and reclaim Alnus, reactions, and possibly when the Vassal armies arrive.

Reviews:

TheMutatedNut: Thanks for the feedback, and I get what your saying, but like I said, I'm not military, so I won't know any military tactics. I am trying though to incorporate it.

BrianShooter672: Thanks for that, but it's fine. For one, I have plans for that, you'll just have to wait and see. For two, yeah, I wanted to include an Elf in the story to fight with the U.S Marines. I even thought about using Tuka's dad at one point, but decided to make an OC who was still related to Tuka. But I also have plans for the village. For three, I'll take that into consideration. For four, I also have a plan for that. For five, another thing to consider. For six, once again I have a plan/will be considered... I've been saying that a lot, lol. Thanks, but you missed who are a part of Perez's tank crew. But yeah, I'm thinking about adding them, but not sure if I will.

GETH Prime: It depends on my focus and how long planning and writing goes. Also about the last part, apparently the dude is back now. So ya!

Patricia Louise A. Pena: Soon, they'll meet Rory soon.

Gwynx: Glad you enjoyed it!

MarauderPrime12: Yep.

Major Simi: That what happens when invading an unknown land.

Divine Blizzard: You should though, the games are pretty good. If you don't want to play, then watch gameplay videos. And thanks, I'm glad that you are enjoying this.

rdawamindra: Thanks, after reading and researching about Warrior Bunnies, I thought they were pretty cool. And yeah, I do have plans or thinking of some though.

FireFox 2222: I'm planning on to for the first one. I'm just focusing on Frost and Delilah's growing relationship first. Not sure if I'll go that far about kids though.

RonaldM40196867: Yeah, I guess I didn't give a good enough answer, my bad. When I was looking up female characters, I found a lot of information on Delilah, which was pretty interesting. And when I watched her scenes in the anime, including her fighting Yanagida, I thought she was a good choice. That's why I gave her a bigger role.

Other than all of that, I hoped you enjoy and see you next time.