Kyle too was aware of the tight deadline well beforehand. He was also receiving the same reports from his observers, relayed through messengers and arctech radios serving as repeaters.
Generally, the Versian Military was smaller than all three Counts’ forces combined, but if they focused all their firepower onto Count...
2023-06-10 07:16:17 +0000 UTC View PostRiker fumbled his hands as he tried to pour the pellets into the canister from an ammo box, some of the pellets spilling out onto the floor. The small metallic pellets pinged off the rusted metallic sides of the machine gun, rolling towards a few cowering soldiers who held their helmets tightly.
A series of distant boom...
2023-06-10 03:44:09 +0000 UTC View PostThere were still a few stages in the plan that had to be sorted, but that was the gist of it. Feldon and Kyle organised the mercenary force under them to sortie out. A new name was given to the force as well to show a sense of solidarity amongst the people rather than just pivoting around Kyle as the figurehead.
“ADCO...
2023-06-08 23:47:20 +0000 UTC View PostJohan stood outside the office and watched as the armoured man approached, escorted by two guards. He noticed the armoured man hardly even gave a glance to those suffering from the effects of Agent Black, as though he was completely undeterred by such maladies.
"Some water perhaps? We don't have tea nor potions, sorry a...
2023-06-08 07:54:15 +0000 UTC View PostThe underground tunnel base of Desham was in a frenzy, with recruits gearing up and stocking up the stealth hovercrafts and mineral ants, preparing for the upcoming mission.
“Gas masks! Make sure you have your gas masks! Don’t forget your drills!” Feldon bellowed as he oversaw the movement, with the irregular mili...
2023-06-08 00:56:13 +0000 UTC View PostCount Leon fumed internally as he examined the war map. His generals were silent, afraid to antagonize the Count or fuel his rage any further.
“Explain to me again why we cannot pull back to Raktor.”
“Sir… our forces are already locked in battle at the front-lines towards Tenar. Giving up the invasion and ...
2023-06-07 04:10:33 +0000 UTC View Post[A slew of riots and gang violence has erupted all over Raktor – Enforcers are clashing with major gang members all over the various sectors.]
[Nobody knows the cause of this yet, but the civil unrest has been ongoing for more than a week, with more and more districts lost to gang control every day. We spoke to Bishop...
2023-06-06 23:53:59 +0000 UTC View PostSparks erupted as the lightning sword slammed against the arm shields of Nox, causing him to stagger backwards from the sheer force. Kyle did not give any chance for Nox to recover, hacking away as he swung rapidly.
The two fought across the raging battlefield, with the strikeforce under Kyle engaging in a brutal brawl ...
2023-06-06 04:45:42 +0000 UTC View PostKyle’s messengers never returned, throwing off alarm bells in his mind. It’s already been more than three days, and he had dropped them off at the border of the Yual Dominion.
He had handpicked the messengers to ensure that they would return. People with family in Desham or the refugee camp outside, with a slight un...
2023-06-06 02:57:41 +0000 UTC View Post“…and so the enforcers will like to fund a research project on the development of light-thrower paintings onto paper or parchment.” Mason explained as Keith sat opposite him in his office chair, looking at the proposal.
“Are the rented light-throwers insufficient?”
“They are sufficient but it is imposs...
2023-06-05 04:10:40 +0000 UTC View Post“For playing a significant role in stopping the escalating violence in the West Sector, we hereby award you with the White Heart Medal.”
A thunderous roar of applause erupted from the audience gathered while journalists filmed the scene with light-throwers, getting every angle they could as Kitana bowed to the Bisho...
2023-06-05 00:37:10 +0000 UTC View PostJust like this, over the next few weeks, Kyle had been boosting his own food reserves by attacking Count Leon’s supply routes, helping to stall the war.
However, he was a man of equality – attacking the Versian supply routes as well to ensure that he had a near monopoly of the black market nearby. This way, he could...
2023-06-04 04:17:42 +0000 UTC View PostThe seat in the driver’s cab jostled as the arctech wagon rattled violently, the wheels rumbling over an uneven road. It was clearly made very recently, a simple road built through a small valley for convenience’s sake rather than out of comfort for anyone using it. The wagon commander had already lost count of how many t...
2023-06-04 03:00:42 +0000 UTC View Post“Get out of here now!” Kyle ordered his men urgently as Rayner raised his rifle, aiming at the others.
“We can figh-“ Before one of the braver hunters could finish, Rayner fired a single shot, killing the hunter in the head immediately.
“No one leaves without permission from Mother,” Rayner spoke coldl...
2023-06-02 23:54:45 +0000 UTC View PostA week later…
In a bombed-out section of Ocra, Masir waited with five other men, geared up in their full military gear and waiting in a clearing. Seven others were sweeping the perimeter, ensuring that no one else was within sight. “All clear, boss.”
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Kyle returned to Desham, pondering over the question. Now that he had obviously found a market for the products of the factory, he needed a good way to fly them over, preferably stealth.
While the venom-spitting hornet was good, it had a limited range with a short flight time than what Kyle would like. It’s ability to...
2023-06-02 03:40:07 +0000 UTC View PostThe dry shattered ground cracked beneath the rugged sole of Masir’s boots as he walked through the city, where the heat of day washed over his skin, the daylight glaring. It was his ‘day off’, but the town of Ocra was a far cry from the glamorous tourist destination that it used to be.
Instead of casinos, gambling...
2023-06-02 02:27:31 +0000 UTC View PostToday is a public holiday, so I'm taking the time to relax a little. Chapter 127 will come out in two hours or so from this post.
The launch of my satellite is approaching pretty soon, which has left me with 12 hours work day. So the pattern is basically 10pm sleep, wake up 5am, write till 8+, go to work, come back at 8...
2023-06-01 23:27:29 +0000 UTC View PostKyle immediately flew out of the tunnel base again once he refuelled the hornet, this time wearing his Version 0 arctech exosuit, except it turned out that he did not need it.
By the time he made it back to the battlefield, the Versian Garrison had already managed to push the Yual forces out of the city and back onto th...
2023-06-01 00:14:09 +0000 UTC View PostThe hornet soared above Ocra, where the battle for the town was raging. Fighting in the streets spread like wildfire as Yual Dominion troops pushed in hard, ferried in by concealed boats that were only spotted at the last minute.
Right now, the Versian garrison was scrambling to defend every inch of the town as much as ...
2023-05-31 22:00:48 +0000 UTC View Post“Wha-“
Before the Raktor guard could even shout, Kyle lunged and crushed his windpipe in an instant, killing the man on the spot.
He grabbed the body before it could make a sound, instead gently laying ...
2023-05-31 04:41:21 +0000 UTC View PostMasir grunted as he blocked a bayonet strike from a Yual knight, the two of them brawling in the mud as the rain began to pick up, turning into a light drizzle.
Pools mixed with blood and grime began to form on the floor, the contents splashing while the soldiers fought back hard, their morale buoyed by the bravery of M...
2023-05-30 03:53:08 +0000 UTC View PostA bead of water rasped against the shoddy metallic helmet with a clear thud, prompting Masir to look up to the sky. Above him, a few tendrils of dark clouds drifted over, stemming from mountains of thunderclouds looming in from the horizon.
“PICK UP THE PACE!” The voice that had plagued Masir’s life ever since he ...
2023-05-29 23:30:56 +0000 UTC View PostA collection of both old and new weapons were in front of Kyle now. Kyle still had the lightning sword from Soren as well as the pulveriser that was a reward from the first Trial of the Horde.
2023-05-28 18:58:15 +0000 UTC
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Kyle furrowed his brows as he listened to the old Nest informant in the council building. “Repeat what you just said, clearly.”
“The war has begun. Count Leon is on the move, having already crossed the border three hours ago. His forces are poised to attack Ocra in a day, and, subsequently Tenar.”
Fast...
2023-05-28 17:37:24 +0000 UTC View Post“They killed our General?! But how!?”
“How dare those Versians do such a dastardly thing! We should beat them to a pulp!”
Emotions ran high in Raktor, as the lightcapturer film of the execution of General Xan by two random Versian soldiers was publicised everywhere on the streets and in every theatre. Even...
2023-05-27 19:44:09 +0000 UTC View PostThe next day…
Not all the council members and sergeants of the military were executed, instead hauled in secret to the council building, awaiting trial under the new rulers of Desham.
“Why are we keeping them alive?” One of the newly-appointed leaders under Diya remarked with a tinge of frustration,...
2023-05-27 18:08:23 +0000 UTC View PostThe soldiers were decimated in minutes, unable to fight against the sheer strength and prowess of Kyle. Kyle continuously moved through the battlefield like a shadow, picking up fallen weapons and using them at various angles, keeping track in his mind of how much ammo each position had.
The town council of Desham was in complete chaos, with frantic members running across the entire building which hosted all of their arctech phone lines, none of it which was working.
“What’s going on? Why can’t we call Tenar for help?”
“Sir, the radios are working fine when tested at short range, but any...
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