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The convoy slowly continued forward. And within a few distance away from the town, the Prince and some of his soldiers disembark from their vehicles.The Prince is now sporting a battle dress for the royalty, mostly white and decorated with some ornaments. It is far more different from the woodland BDU's or Battle Dress Uniforms the regular army are issued with.A dozen soldiers along with the Prince are marching ahead of the convoy, with the one in the lead carrying the Royal Cardonian flag.People from the town quickly spotted them. A considerable amount of soldiers can be seened gathering up on the town walls. They seemed to be in a panic, bewildered by what are they seeing. A very mysterious envoy will be knocking on their gates.The convoy stopped short at the towns outer walls. They are a stone throw away from them. But the Prince and his soldiers continued their march towards the heavy wooden gates of the town.A soldier then knock. The thick wooder doors began to creak open. A
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Bewildered and surprised, the troops outside of the town walls have their sights aimed at the now hostile townsfolk."HQ! Are you hearing this?", 1st Lt. Crowall asked through his radio, in which HQ is now tapped in.The supposed Princess then said, "Until my demands are not met, your Prince is in the mercy of mine.But the Prince then uttered, "You sure about that Princess? My troops there could take you all out in a jiffy.""Big words, Prince, as long that knife is touching your neck. I wouldn't think your soldiers would assault us. Mere arrow would not hit us that easily.", the Princess replied confidently. As the man holding the Prince tighten his grip on him."See that green speck of light in you chest, Princess?", the Prince then asked.As the Princess look for the said light. She tried to shrug if off her but it won't budge."What is this? Get it off me!", she then demanded.Knowing that it could get ugly real fast. The Prince shouted, "Under my control! Hold your fire trust...
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The troops that was left outside the town's walls dispersed to smaller groups and began to encircle the town. They have every entry point sealed, small UAV's now guards the town 24/7, watching everything they do. They've enforced a blockade, this is a formal declaration of something short of a war.A surveillance plane was also stationed to monitor the situation. Reinforcements from the border has been called in. A company sized mechanized infantry with a company of tanks and artillery are now beginning to make their way. An equipment cache and a special forces platoon was also then airlifted towards the town.They have now have the tools to either rescue the Prince stealthily or go in guns blazing."Reinforcement will arrive this night. We got tanks and self propelled artillery along with another dozens of troops, I've been told they are hastening their pace. It's a full Combined Arms company from our battalion and of course air support will provided by both the army and the air forc
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The quiet open fields beyond the border of the Cardonia was rattled by the sound of diesel and gas engines. A massive convoy of military vehicles are rushing in towards the towm where the Crown Prince is held hostage.A whole company sized are tasked to supplement the troops that the Prince bring with him. These are the from Prince's Battalion, the stationed troops from the town of Celeb were quickly assembled. The whole company consist of two platoons of mechanized infantry along with a tank and artillery platoon.The APC's lead the way followed by tank platoon and further back are the artillery battery and the command section, in command is Lt. Col. Jhames Choro. He personally asked to make him the Command Officer for the reinforcments.They made their way om the grassy plains and overcome hills. It was as easy task for their vehicles, even with the absence of roads the vehicles made it through.It was past midnight when they've arrived on the outskirts of the town. After a few obse
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The massive army lurches towards the town. The massive fireball has left a big gaping hole on the town walls, the townsfolk are now in disarray and are trying to form a defensive line on the breached wall. The whole brunt of the army made up of beast are coming from the North of the town, the forward base is on the Western side.They are outnumbered by a good margin. From atop a hill, soldiers are giving the Prince and the officers intelligence on what is going on. The afternoon skies are covered by ominous dark clouds a sign of an impending thunderstorm."Should we help?" the Prince then asked the officers with him."We can engage them in a good distance, we could help them your Highness." 1st Lt. Crowall then said."But we don't have a good reason to help them, besides we need clearance from the top to engage them." 2nd Lt. Macres then added."In situation like this, the Prince has authority to give his command. Any kinetic actions now are justifiable, considering human lives are on
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Hours have passed since the attack. The rainy afternoon had passed and the bright sun returned, for a few hours left. Cardonian soldiers are helping in treating the wounded soldiers of the town of Brancel in the Kingdom of Archesia. Everyone is still astonished on what just happened, the blackened land full of craters are full of the mangled bodies of different beasts.Goblins, Orcs, Wolves, Lizardmen and other demihumans have their bodies littering the blooded soil. These creatures are unknown for the Cardonians, they observed and examined the corpses, from afar they can't believed what they are shooting at but seeing it up close brings them chills.The men in olive green dresses storm them and began to help them in every possible way. Some are treating the wounded and some are attending to the corpses. What surpised some of the townsfolk is that instead of killing the monsters they treated them fairly and was taken away, probably as prisoners.It will be passed down as a story for g
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A day ago before the Battle of Brancel, the Coast Guard ship Diana was patrolling the dangerous waters of the East of the country. Her mission is to scout and police the area and clear off local fisherman.This 100 meter vessel is only a decade old and is the largest vessel of the Cardonian Coast Guard. She is equipped with various rescue equipment, a flight deck and hangar with an embarked AS365 Dauphin, twin RHIB's are also hanging from her sides. She is armed with a Bofors 57mm cannon on the aft and 25mm autocannons on each sides. She is well equipped for Coast Guard duties.She previously served on the coast of Africa, helping poor African nations to patrol their waters. That be said, her crew is well experienced in sailing through different oceans and now they currently are.The oceans beyond the coast are surpringly dangerous. They are hitting Sea State 4 on what is supposed to be a calm bay.The day is slightly clear, apart from the prevailing winds from the West and the monstr
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The discovery of the patrol ship Diana immediately became a state secret. Top military officials are beginning to devise a plan for a defensive countermeasure. This is hours before the Battle of Brancel took place. The Navy was put on a high alert and has summoned respective crews of their ships.Half of the Cardonian fleet are stationed on this Eastern side of the country. A good number of Frigates and Corvettes are stationed on the naval base of the City of Cleos in the region Coigor. This coastal city is located at the North East of the country, known for its vast iron ore deposits, together with some mineral deposits and wheat fields, it is one of the most important provinces of the country.The wealth of the province could be seen at the city of Cleos. This is also where the patrol ship Diana is based at, thus when they've arrived, the crew of Crelant wondered at the city full of tall glass buildings. It size cannot be even compared to that of their Capital of Archesia. They were