Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. ~Ephesians 6:11
"The Catholic and Christian world is under shock and complete distraught today as one of the most devastating terrorist attacks since 9/11 had happened today in Vatican City, as several heavily armed men in militaristic regalia who claim to be on behalf of the Skyhooked anarchy had detonated several bombs around the area before opening fire on denizens in the Sistine Chapel with automatic weapons, killing around 163 in the first bout before engaging in a gunfight with the Swiss Guard and Italian police. Several knights of Mare Nostrum who were also in the area were also killed in the attack as one was shot dead, while the other, present in armour, was murdered with an axe after being engaged in melee combat, followed by the terrorist fleeing to a nearby paintings gallery where another 10 people were murdered with an axe before the assailant was taken down by Italian counter-terrorist operatives. One of the unfortunate casualties in this was Pope Francis, who was shot and killed during an evacuation. This has outraged Catholics across the world, and many of the people are pressuring the Knights to call for a crusade upon Skyhooked in relatiation for the murder of the Pope and the decimation of Vatican City. the Grandmaster himself has officially made a decision on the solution to this conflict, and here he is now, at the St. John's Cathedral, about to recite a speech.
"Dearest Catholics across the world, citizens of Mare Nostrum, and faithful Christians across the world. A very, very horrific tragedy has occurred within the territory of the mighty Holy See, as earlier ago, some savages who claimed they had no gods or masters, and cried in the name of heathen anarchy, had deliberately, willingly and with beastliness of forethought, savagely attacked 180 people personally, and killed hundreds more, including the great Pope Francis, may peace be upon him. And I, in turn, have heard your cries of horror and rage, felt the tension and shock within your souls, and, by God's will, I, in my right, have responded in the one way anyone can expect to. And that, my friends, in short, is a mighty crusade. Not a crusade upon mere injustice, but the eradication of anarchic heathenry and sin that plagued the lands where a fellow Christian state once stood. These heathens had stood with hostility towards us, as they rape, fight and drug themselves and sin on scales more depraved than any loyal Catholic can bear, and the sheer gall they have to attack a site of Western civilisation for the sake of their own sickening definitions of righteousness and fun will be their downfall. After this crusade is over, the world shall revert from its' way of anarchy, and thus the curtains shall be opened on this utopian facade to reveal the rivers of blood they cast upon themselves. Deus vult!"
Moments after this speech was made, an order was given to mobilize battalions from the Nostrumic islands and sects around the Mediaterranean with around 3 amphibious assault ships gathering around to pick up many loads of troops to carry across to the Atlantic, from knights to archers, combat medics and odd stealthmen, towed ballistae and artillery, many horses and so on, as they then arrived in Gibraltar, preparing to make their move to move across the presumably undefended Atlantic Ocean to invade Skyhooked. Many kissed their loved ones goodbye and prepared in their armour and so on before boarding upon the ships, as they made their way aboard before the ships left the docks and began moving towards the sea.
