Elven Civil War (IC Closed, Aluvean Seas)

[Kingdom of Phoenixia]

"I seriously doubt my blood is sufficiently Vyshaan anymore to get in the back way. I fear we may have to go through the front door." He said with sadness.

Black Wing sighted. " I hate this but we prepared for this case." He nodded to the smaller races, often the younger Dragons but in some cases also evolution wise smaller dragons. They transformed in human form and moved to a point on the neck of each dragon where they could ride without problems.
In the meantime Black Wing dropped a second package and the different packages were delivered to the riders. Each of them contained something that looked like a strange rocket launcher.
" Magical enhanced, according to the old books it should be strong enough to get trough even the heaviest wards. If we don't have a entry door we will make one..."

[The Elven Imperium]

He chuckled. " You can ask her but I have better use for my body then to be hurt for a task like that. She will be safe because I will guard her and she like anyone here want to see this so called Sha Coronell suffer for what he had done to us..."

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Tova hugged her a last time happily before she retreated to bed. When Alanna went to her room she saw Ibrahim still awake and starring to the celling.

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Seeing his concerns Frederiks smile altered but didn't vanish. " I will take care for myself but trust me I fought larger battles than that and I won them. This time the battle will rage until the end, even if the commander grant me the chance for another fight..."

The generals nodded and carried out their tasks.

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Alanna smiled and enter the room. She walk beside him. "Song for your thoughts?"

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Akihiro smiled. "But I doubt your loved ones who like to risk yourself again. My wife was hopping mad when she heard you almost killed yourself. I expect the ones to love you would be just as upset." Akihiro suspected that the drow woman was his mistress, but typical Steel Elf politeness and loyalty to his brother in law prevented him from speaking his mind openly about the subject.

[The Elven Imperium]

"I seriously doubt my blood is sufficiently Vyshaan anymore to get in the back way. I fear we may have to go through the front door." He said with sadness.

Black Wing sighted. " I hate this but we prepared for this case." He nodded to the smaller races, often the younger Dragons but in some cases also evolution wise smaller dragons. They transformed in human form and moved to a point on the neck of each dragon where they could ride without problems.
In the meantime Black Wing dropped a second package and the different packages were delivered to the riders. Each of them contained something that looked like a strange rocket launcher.
" Magical enhanced, according to the old books it should be strong enough to get trough even the heaviest wards. If we don't have a entry door we will make one..."

Feren nodded. "Good plan lets hope we don't need it."

Kalanna moved back to her father. "Tiberius is up Father."

[The Elven Imperium]

Still knocked out from earlier, Marie couldn't do anything as Durunya had her men hold the line while herself and the others made a tactical retreat back up the fortified plateau. Out cold, Marie couldn't here the death screams or the firing of retreat fire as her own men held against suicidal odds to protect their leaders. With artillery cover and with air support coming to assist, Marie and Durunya and the rest of the command staff would manage to get to a more secure location at the cost of leaving all of Marie's 15,000 Steel Guards behind to hold the defenses.

Durunya cradle Marie head as they retreated. As they left the Steel Guard where hit by the tidal wave of Jade Elves.

[The Elven Imperium]

Listening to both Feren and Black Wing talk back and forth about how their plan was going to work now, Tiberius just sat down to get his bearings back before he would had his thoughts into the conversation. "I don't care how we destroy this damn relic or machine, let us just get this over with as this war has gone on long enough to get me pissed off at the Elves, and I'm married to two of them. Let us get our forces together and end this so we can all rest at peace and get on with our lives." As Tiberius finished, he waited for a response as his own wives were surprised by his sudden outburst.

Ardrelia came up and wraped her tail around Tiberius to calm him. "We will end this my love..please be calm."

[Kingdom of Phoenixia]

The generals nodded and carried out their tasks.

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Alanna smiled and enter the room. She walk beside him. "Song for your thoughts?"

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Akihiro smiled. "But I doubt your loved ones who like to risk yourself again. My wife was hopping mad when she heard you almost killed yourself. I expect the ones to love you would be just as upset." Akihiro suspected that the drow woman was his mistress, but typical Steel Elf politeness and loyalty to his brother in law prevented him from speaking his mind openly about the subject.

Christian turned to Vonlia. " We should get ready for tomorrow, I want to take the shipment myself. First they are still my people in some way and second it would suit Malvin to attack us there before we can use this weapons against him..."

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Ibrahim got up heavily. " It's just too much right now, all the dangers we are in, the problems that are lying on us. You know what I mean right ?"

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Frederik nodded. " Yes and that's why we will fight it the bloody way this time. I will not risk myself this time. Don't worry I have over a million men ready to defend myself, I think the alliance will double this at least..."

[Kingdom of Phoenixia]

Feren nodded. "Good plan lets hope we don't need it."

Kalanna moved back to her father. "Tiberius is up Father."

Black Wing shook his head. " I have the feeling we will need them. Even if we can take the easy way."
When Kalanna turned to him he nodded. " Good, we give him a hour or two then we should start, don't know how long until this position will be compromitted..."

[The Elven Imperium]

Christian turned to Vonlia. " We should get ready for tomorrow, I want to take the shipment myself. First they are still my people in some way and second it would suit Malvin to attack us there before we can use this weapons against him..."

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Ibrahim got up heavily. " It's just too much right now, all the dangers we are in, the problems that are lying on us. You know what I mean right ?"

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Frederik nodded. " Yes and that's why we will fight it the bloody way this time. I will not risk myself this time. Don't worry I have over a million men ready to defend myself, I think the alliance will double this at least..."

Vonlia smiled. "Good I'll wait for you in our tent." She said with a look that telegraph her intentions.

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"I know but it will soon be over. Now relax and let me take you mind off your troubles." She said droping her dress.

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"Good then take care of yourself Fredrick and good luck." He said with a smile.

[The Elven Imperium]

Black Wing shook his head. " I have the feeling we will need them. Even if we can take the easy way."
When Kalanna turned to him he nodded. " Good, we give him a hour or two then we should start, don't know how long until this position will be compromitted..."

Feren nodded. He was already working on what they might encounter there. Not even he knew what awaited them there. The forest was forbidden for centuries. Only the royal family knew its secrets and proabbly not all of them.

[Kingdom of Phoenixia]

Vonlia smiled. "Good I'll wait for you in our tent." She said with a look that telegraph her intentions.

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"I know but it will soon be over. Now relax and let me take you mind off your troubles." She said droping her dress.

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"Good then take care of yourself Fredrick and good luck." He said with a smile.

Christian put on a smile. " I will not take long trust me." As he promised he would return to their tend half an hour later with a team of 20 Guards that would accompany them tomorrow. He made sure that she was pre warned before he entered the tent...

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Ibrahim smiled and soon enough he truly forgot his problems, at least for this night...

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He nodded. " Yes we will need it most likely. After all this is still a war and in a war everything is possible..."

[Brotherhood Steel the 2nd]

Malin despite his own reservations to implants, did his best to ignore them. "Well with you guards back in the fight. I think I can intimidate the garrison to surrender finally. But Francis I want those men to never pull what they did again. Francis in my army if your troops pull a maneuver like that I'd have them all in chains or shot. Your men will have to learn to function without you sometimes."

Listening to Malin speak, it seemed that a plan was now to be set in motion to end the stalemate that was keeping this battle for the Imperial Capital to drag on for the months that it had. However, Francis was unnerved at the comment that Malin made about his men as he didn't take open threats to his own men or himself very likely. As Malin finished his comments, Francis leaned in and whispered to Malin. "Malin...while I respect your decisions here to limit causalities, but don't make threats against my men like that. I will deal with the commanders that didn't listen to you, but just remember that I could have done the same thing to your men back when I saved this city from Maximilian and I let your men live for trying to kill me. So let us just end this talk here and I will see you tomorrow for more planning before you implement your plan." With that said, Francis left the command building and soon headed back to the Imperium camp that was set up on the far end of the siege. Entering into an abandoned mansion that had been converted into the Steel Guard headquarters, Francis headed to the main bedroom and flopped himself on the bed as he wanted some alone time to ponder his thoughts.

[Brotherhood Steel the 2nd]

Selena shook his head. " It's not that easy, if we are just fly to them knock on their door and ask them friendly to open we can surrender right now. They will await us and they will prepare for us. No we need something different. I know it's hard to just wait but it will safe many of our lives." She tried to ignore the second part of the comment but couldn't guarantee for anything...

Ardrelia came up and wrapped her tail around Tiberius to calm him. "We will end this my love..please be calm."

Listening to both Selena and Ardrelia as he was wrapped up in the warmth of Ardrelia's dragon tail, Tiberius did manage to calm down a bit as he began to doze off and not listen to what the others were saying about the plan. For now at least, Tiberius would rest for a bit until it was time for the lot of them to head off to take down this fort and destroy this Elvish Superweapon called the Waystone.

[Brotherhood Steel the 2nd]

Still knocked out from earlier, Marie couldn't do anything as Durunya had her men hold the line while herself and the others made a tactical retreat back up the fortified plateau. Out cold, Marie couldn't here the death screams or the firing of retreat fire as her own men held against suicidal odds to protect their leaders. With artillery cover and with air support coming to assist, Marie and Durunya and the rest of the command staff would manage to get to a more secure location at the cost of leaving all of Marie's 15,000 Steel Guards behind to hold the defenses.

Durunya cradle Marie head as they retreated. As they left the Steel Guard where hit by the tidal wave of Jade Elves.

With the Steel Guards being hit by the brunt force of the Jade Elf attack, each man and woman that stayed behind would make sure to take as many of the enemy with them as they could to by the others time for the retreat. Between suicidal charges to strapping grenades and C4 to their bodies and charging into the enemy, the Steel Guards would make the Jade Elves pay for every inch of land as it soon turned into a bloodbath between both forces. Meanwhile, Marie was being to wake up from being knocked out earlier as she noticed that she was being cradled by Durunya. Still weary, Marie just nodded in and out of sleeplessness as Durunya talked to her.

[The Elven Imperium]

"It was quite nice," Alberrat replied, smiling back at the princess. "I'd imagine it would take a lot of practice to be able to dance that well, or just natural talent," he added pleasantly.

Sakura smiled. "A little of both. But I have practice quite offen in my youth."

[The Elven Imperium]

Listening to Malin speak, it seemed that a plan was now to be set in motion to end the stalemate that was keeping this battle for the Imperial Capital to drag on for the months that it had. However, Francis was unnerved at the comment that Malin made about his men as he didn't take open threats to his own men or himself very likely. As Malin finished his comments, Francis leaned in and whispered to Malin. "Malin...while I respect your decisions here to limit causalities, but don't make threats against my men like that. I will deal with the commanders that didn't listen to you, but just remember that I could have done the same thing to your men back when I saved this city from Maximilian and I let your men live for trying to kill me. So let us just end this talk here and I will see you tomorrow for more planning before you implement your plan." With that said, Francis left the command building and soon headed back to the Imperium camp that was set up on the far end of the siege. Entering into an abandoned mansion that had been converted into the Steel Guard headquarters, Francis headed to the main bedroom and flopped himself on the bed as he wanted some alone time to ponder his thoughts.

Francis sleep was undistrubed as no one wanted to bother the old warrior.

[The Elven Imperium]

With the Steel Guards being hit by the brunt force of the Jade Elf attack, each man and woman that stayed behind would make sure to take as many of the enemy with them as they could to by the others time for the retreat. Between suicidal charges to strapping grenades and C4 to their bodies and charging into the enemy, the Steel Guards would make the Jade Elves pay for every inch of land as it soon turned into a bloodbath between both forces. Meanwhile, Marie was being to wake up from being knocked out earlier as she noticed that she was being cradled by Durunya. Still weary, Marie just nodded in and out of sleeplessness as Durunya talked to her.

The Steel Guards made the Jade Elves pay a heay price every one of them fell, eight of the enemy fell with them. But in the end the waves of Jades prove to be to much for them.

In the Apc. Durunya continue to nurse Marie. "Marie I'm sorry but I couldn't let you die."

[The Elven Imperium]

Christian put on a smile. " I will not take long trust me." As he promised he would return to their tend half an hour later with a team of 20 Guards that would accompany them tomorrow. He made sure that she was pre warned before he entered the tent...

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Ibrahim smiled and soon enough he truly forgot his problems, at least for this night...

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He nodded. " Yes we will need it most likely. After all this is still a war and in a war everything is possible..."

The couple enjoy another passionate night together in peace.

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Alanna held tight to Ibrahim as they embrace for the night.

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With that Akihiro shook his brother hand. After they where done hugging the two return to the party.

[Demincia]

"Bloody Hell? What is this?" She had an idea, and drew the Sword, which made six replicas of her come forth. They all taunted "we can play the shadow game too!"

The Shadow assassins then turn to fight the images of Selina. The shot spears of pure shadow at each of the images at lightning speed from there chests. The spears where as solid as steel and just as deadly.

Selina looked at the shattering clones. "Well that isn't normal. Oh well. Since when did I have a normal life?" She grabbed a small golden orb from a pouch and held it up. It began to glow and reality around her began to twist. The enviorment changed, rocky outcrops raising everywhere replicating an urban enviornment. "Better."

[Kingdom of Phoenixia]

Feren nodded. He was already working on what they might encounter there. Not even he knew what awaited them there. The forest was forbidden for centuries. Only the royal family knew its secrets and proabbly not all of them.

When Black Wing paused he could see the distress in Ferens face. " Anything else we need to know about this fortress or the surroundings ?"

[Kingdom of Phoenixia]

The couple enjoy another passionate night together in peace.

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Alanna held tight to Ibrahim as they embrace for the night.

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With that Akihiro shook his brother hand. After they where done hugging the two return to the party.

Early at the next morning something disturbed their sleep, at first Christian didn't recognized the noises until his mind made the right connections. It was a lone long tone that consisted for nearly a minute...

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Again they managed to sleep without problems, without this relationship both of them would struggle with it for sure. Ibrahim knew this and he would repay fate for this as soon as he could. He would take this chance even if that would anger some people...

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When they returned they could see that the situation at the other side of the room was much calmer right now. Hopefully he could spend the last day in peace without any further conflicts...

[Constaniana]

"It was quite nice," Alberrat replied, smiling back at the princess. "I'd imagine it would take a lot of practice to be able to dance that well, or just natural talent," he added pleasantly.

Sakura smiled. "A little of both. But I have practice quite offen in my youth."

"Well, it's certainly paid off," the nobleman remarked pleasantly, looking at the princess and smiling. "So, what's the next event? Or is it a surprise I should just wait for?" Said Brinford.

[The Elven Imperium]

Early at the next morning something disturbed their sleep, at first Christian didn't recognized the noises until his mind made the right connections. It was a lone long tone that consisted for nearly a minute...

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Again they managed to sleep without problems, without this relationship both of them would struggle with it for sure. Ibrahim knew this and he would repay fate for this as soon as he could. He would take this chance even if that would anger some people...

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When they returned they could see that the situation at the other side of the room was much calmer right now. Hopefully he could spend the last day in peace without any further conflicts...

Vonlia also had a hard time getting up. She was enjoying resting in Christan arms. She stay there waiting for him to wake up.

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Alanna woke up and began to make breakfast for the family. This would become a morning ritual for the family.

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Fredrick could see that many of the guest began to form up in a formal ball waltz dance. The guest began to pick partners.

[The Elven Imperium]

Sakura smiled. "A little of both. But I have practice quite offen in my youth."

"Well, it's certainly paid off," the nobleman remarked pleasantly, looking at the princess and smiling. "So, what's the next event? Or is it a surprise I should just wait for?" Said Brinford.[/quote]

"Well in honor of both your country and Phoenix. We will now have a formal dance...a waltz I belive." As Sakura spoke that, the guests and host began to organize the room for a formal dance. She turn to Lord Brinford. "Would you honor me with a dance?" She said offering her hand.

[Kingdom of Phoenixia]

Vonlia also had a hard time getting up. She was enjoying resting in Christan arms. She stay there waiting for him to wake up.

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Alanna woke up and began to make breakfast for the family. This would become a morning ritual for the family.

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Fredrick could see that many of the guest began to form up in a formal ball waltz dance. The guest began to pick partners.

The noise still growing on when he woke up. " What's going on ?" He ask still half asleep...

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When the children came down for breakfast Alanna was allready ready, each of them seems to be rather late risers...

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When Frederik recognized what was going on he rather cursed his timing, he waited a few seconds, hoping that Amarkacha would release him in time...

[The Elven Imperium]

When Black Wing paused he could see the distress in Ferens face. " Anything else we need to know about this fortress or the surroundings ?"

"Unfortunately It is mostly legend and rumor. There was talk of the the trees around the forest coming to its defense and that the light of the sun raining death on those who seek to harm the fortress." Feren said annoyed with himself.