Chapter Twenty-Eight:
Full-Out Graveyard Warfare
From what SMG3 knew about the realm, there had never been a war in the Internet Graveyard. Aside from instances of Dead Memes fighting one another, this world had known peace, even when it was a messy backwater jungle of sorts.
But today, this was when the Graveyard's history of having no war changed.
When one thought about world history, it was known that when leaders sought to expand their nation's borders, or when one's sovereignty was threatened, the expanding nation or threatened civilization in question would take arms against it's neighbor or tormentor. And during such a crisis, war always followed.
SMG3 had never seen a true war. In the years he'd been SMG4's enemy, the rogue would-be YouTuber had fought small-scale battles. The war that had been fought between the two SMGs had been a different tale, especially compared to the one that was unfolding.
The Gravediggers of Chaos had threatened him, and they'd been backed by a Graveyard city whose leader and people had deceived the realm's number one celebrity.
Having studied history, the ropes of leadership, and military tactics, SMG3, commander of the Allied Meme Forces, knew what had to be done. He was more than happy to lead, even from his command post positioned near the edge of the great ridge that overlooked the slightly-barren landscape of Meme Coffin Valley.
Wearing military-grade armor, and the polished helmet he'd worn during his address to the memes, SMG3 studied the map on the table, observing where the labeled spots where the enemy forces would be waiting.
Many of his agents had notified him of where the Gravediggers of Chaos' allies and forces had positioned themselves, and he was prepared with his agents scouting for certain enemy encampments. Once he had the right intel, SMG3 would give the order for his forces to attack. The trick was to catch the opposing side by surprise, an important strategy in war.
A cactus meme serving as a scout soon arrived at the command post with a few frogs accompanying him. SMG3 faced the arriving cactus, and the meme scout reported; "We found them. A few clicks north, just by a creak. We saw a battalion of Troll-Face memes and rogue Ugandan Knuckles. They had banners with the Gravediggers of Chaos' symbol on them."
"Very good." SMG3 smirked confidently.
He picked up his walkie-talkie phone, and relayed the command to the 64th Company; "Begin your advance!"
"You know da wae!" An Ugandan Knuckles replied on the other end.
SMG3 stepped out of his tent, walked onto a guarded ledge, and held up a pair of binoculars as he observed the valley below. His forces, which had discretely set up their positions near the base of the hill, began their movement towards the Enemy Meme battalions.
The 64th Company, consisting of oddball Goombas, Ugandan Knuckles, Sanics, Annoying Orange-esque human-faced fruits, and wacky robot memes, began their advance with polished weapons ready.
A pair of tanks from the 96th Grave Corps piloted by several soldier emoji memes rolled down a nearby hill, their guns fully loaded, and taking aim at the enemy's positions. In warfare, while the opposing side struck first, the other side always struck back. And when that side struck back, they often struck first, just as the enemy had beforehand.
Meters away, in the closest of Gravedigger encampments, a pair of scary-looking Squidward memes and rogue Ugandan Knuckles heard the sounds of marching and engines rumbling. They looked around, wondering who was coming, all confused.
"Fire!" A soldier meme on SMG3's side ordered.
Fingers pressed down on each and every trigger, walking motions quickened, and tank rotors creaked. The first few tanks fired, and the whistling sound of artillery filled the air. The acolytes of the Gravediggers of Chaos raised their heads, and their hearts fell as they realized too late what was happening.
The ground on which a unit of Troll-face Gravedigger memes and wonky cat memes stood upon exploded, and a couple soldiers screamed as they were blown to bits in a manner of seconds.
Dust plumes rose into the air, and dirt scattered, along with a few body parts. Machine guns began firing round after round, and a grenade flew, tossed by an Ugandan Knuckles toward a pair of Gorons sporting the GoC symbol. One Goron dove in to intercept the grenade, but his weight impeded him, and he tripped before he could even stop it.
Another explosion shook the valley, and more screams filled the air. The GoC soldiers positioned near rocks, bushes, and trees grabbed their weapons, and ran in to fight back against SMG3's forces.
Each soldier recalled their hours of training, which proved to be vain as they fell in battle, with bullets piercing their skulls or the tanks' guns blowing them to smithereens.
SMG3 continued to watch from above, smiling with a hint of confidence. Time passed, and the fighting continued across Meme Coffin Valley, with many memes falling in battle as the valley became their resting place as meme blood tainted the very sect of land they fought on.
With each passing moment, SMG3's forces bore down upon the battalions of the Gravediggers of Chaos, with the former's numbers proving to be stronger than the latter's numbers. As his forces gained more ground, SMG3 moved his command post, following the action of the ongoing battle.
From time-to-time, a scout would report that enemy reinforcements were coming, and SMG3 gave the order for heavy artillery to be unleashed. Cannons roared, and bombs came down.
The scent of gunpowder filled the air, along with the stench of the dead, and the soldiers wounded in battle were given medical attention by the most caring of SMG3's memes.
SMG3 smiled gleefully as he listened to the occasional report from his forces on their advances against the enemy. No matter what those scummy Gravediggers of Chaos threw at him, no one stood a chance against the Lord of The Internet Graveyard.
And anyone who attempted to bring him down would be destroyed, just like those soldiers fighting for the Gravediggers of Chaos.