[center][h1]~ Chapter 134 ~[/h1]
[sub]The Wartable[/sub][/center]

	The crew made their way back to Tech-Mo as quickly as they could. With the help of Jeff's newest airship, it was child's play. They made it back to Tech-Mo is less than an hour, and met up with Bruce back at Jeff's hero guild. With everyone together, the preperations could go underway.

	Before the final stages of planning were set into motion, Jenso made contact with Luke and the diver's paradise, giving Luke a spot at the war-table for the battle at hand. He arrived quickly, with his repaired lightning rifle at the ready, along with a selection of artefacts for use in the future. To Jenso's surprise, another face showed up at the war-table meeting. Ross! He was eager to join in on the fight, even if his energy was only a fraction of what it was before the tournament. He would do what he could.

	When everything was prepared, the war-table was complete. At the front, sat Jeff, overlooking the massive oval-table with Jenso on the opposite side. In the middle, a massive hologram of the beach where the tower of chaos was located popped up. Thanks to Jeff's robotic scouts, they were able to get a detailed layout of the battlefield...

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	Thanks to a discussion between Mikey and Jeff, it became clear that Mikey's knowledge of strategy was to be respected. As the meeting began, Mikey took the podium, as co-owner of the hero guild, and prepared his announcement.

	"Thank you for coming, everyone..." Mikey started. He looked down at everyone that was present.

	Jenso, the golden hero. Their most powerful asset they had, and the reason they were all sitting together, against the order of chaos. 

	Jeff, the wind sage guardian. Head of the tech-mo science and robotics division, and the hero guild's leader.

	Bruce, the wandering earth sage, a resolute force against the evils in the world that seek to enact wretched destinies.

	Alvios, scion of light. The shining hero of Corona who's morals and power fight for justice and righteousness.

	Oswald, the fist of Kario. A man who's strength seeks to crush darkness and pave a way for peace.

	Luke, Paradise's paragon. A man who seeks to do whatever it takes for the greater good, the leader of Diver's paradise, and Jenso's father.

	Geode, Golem Origins Deity. The creator of all mankind, trapped in the body of the servant who betrayed him, with knowledge of the void that greatly benefits their efforts. 

	And Ross, of course, with knowledge on Gaians, and their abilities.

	And of course, Mikey, their official strategist.

	"Before we discuss anything, let me review what we already know." Mikey pointed forwards to the hologram in the center of the table, which dipped down into an overhead view. "As you can see, the tower of chaos is positioned on the top of this large patch of lang that stretches off the edge of this beach, into a chasm. It's the high ground, literally, and overlooked the surrounding area. The tower itself is..." He paused and gulped. "It's at least 100 stories high, and nearly a kilometre thick. From what our scouts could discern, the walls are made of some... Alien stone. We don't know how strong it is, or what its properties are. Long range attacks might be effective, but there's no way of actually knowing."

	"Next up, the terrain surrounding the tower," Mikey pointed against, moving his finger across the field. "There is a large, open field with several patches of trees scattered across it. The field seemed war-torn, and it meets the edge of the forest, here. From here, there is plenty of cover. It's likely that if we strike, it will be from the forest itself. Overall, we'll be at a disadvantage if they choose to fight outside of the, as well as if we fight inside of their tower, which we have [i]no[/i] information on. Their homefield advantage is, to be frank, overwhelming as it stand."

	"Next up, let's review our resources. First off, we have the new and improve Tech-Mo castle. Jeff has been uh.. Pretty cryptic on its capabilities, but it's mobile, and has several weapons lining its ramparts. As far as weapons go, it's our [i]fortress[/i]. The city also has thousands of guard robots, as well as the hero guild members that number in the 100's. They are all perfectly willing to fight for us. We'll be able to scout with them as well, since everyone will be equipped with one of these." Mikey lifted his communicator, and showed it to everyone.	"These communicators can be used to speak with everyone in the hero guild. They can also be used to leave messages, scan your surroundings for Arcane energy, among other things. Review them with Jeff if needed."

	"In terms of trump cards, our most powerful members are Jeff, Jenso, Alvios, Bruce, and Oswald. Their abilities will improve in the coming week, but as it stands now, they will be assaulting the tower once a path is clear. If possible, they will be the only ones fighting, seeing how the rest of our men can't compare to their power levels." Mikey looked down and sighed.

	"Luke has brought Jeff this, a book of artefacts researched by Bobba. Turns out, they were all arcane productions, and could easily be re-created with science! The only thing we're pulling from this for our trump cards however, are these." Mikey pulled a small pill out of his pocket and showed it to everyone. "Jeff has named it... The pilletainne. I prefer to refer to them as power pills, or PP for short. They can restore a person's Ki and Arcane energy in an instant. However, creating these is unexpectedly costly. We were only able to make 6. I will be keeping this one, and the rest will be distributed among the trumps. They are an [i]extra life,[/i] as far as I'm concerned. In the case anyone screws up, this will heal you completely. The rest of the artefacts are being made as we speak by our head scientists. They will be equipped to the guard robots as they come out of production. To my knowledge, they are all equally, if not more powerful than Luke's Lightning rifle."

	"Lastly, let us review what we've compiled on the enemy... As little as it may be."

	"It turns out, our trumps have all had run ins with the order, many times in the past. Aside from Prisma, who was defeated and killed earlier this month, there are 6 members in the order. Shadra, Ada, Nexus, Rajaka, Zelriane, and of course, Yzeira."

	"Shadra is a wraith-like creature, who's darkness seems to corrupt human beings. Geode has asserted that this is likely [i]sheer void energy sickness.[/i] Void energy overpowers weak Ki sources quickly, and cannot be cured. However, unless you are plagued with a severe amount, it will not affect more powerful beings. Regardless, she is dangerous, as she can disappear, reappear, and phase through attacks with ease. Alvios has asserted that she may have to [i]see[/i] things to phase through them, but this cannot be confirmed. Needless to say, she is possibly the most mysterious figure on their team, since we've never witnessed her do anything... Significant."

	"Ada is a matter-manipulator that conjures purple Goo. Her perception appears to be phenomenal, and she can speak through some kind of magic, directly into the heads of people, from very far away. From Jenso's reports, she is a trickster, a master manipulator, and does not seem to take combat seriously. Never-the-less, she is powerful, and can take control of people's minds by... Kissing them. In doing so, she creates a candle to keep them linked permanently, but must stay within a certain range of these candles to maintain control. Perhaps the most dangerous part of her arsenal is the newly accrued Gaian, Dacer. He, on his own, is comparable to our trumps, if not even more powerful. Without his one with nature form, he shrugged off both me [i]and[/i] Jeff while attacking Tech-Mo. With his OWN form... WE have no idea of strong he might become. Freeing him is one of our top priorities. Ada isn't likely to allow this, however. We need to find that candle, and destroy it, as soon as possible."

	"Rajaka is a big, muscle-bound titan. He's huge, arrogant, stupid, and... [i]Strong.[/i] Stronger than anyone in this room, by miles, from the sound of it. He effortlessly lifted our own Oswald's most powerful technique without breaking a sweat, and it's imagined that his strength has no limits. Taking a direct punch from him, [i]even once[/i], will spell your doom. But from reports, he is relatively slow. He can use ranged attacks with stunning properties, and has Ki mastery that makes my own Ki control look like child's play. We don't know much about him. Proceed with caution and take advantage of his stupidity."

	"Zelriane is the smaller, faster physical fighter on their team. He can break the sound barrier, and possibly, even break the [i]speed of light.[/i] His magic allows him to inflict severe pain that outright kills weaker individuals, and can incapacitate strong fighters. His punches are not all that strong, but they are fast, incredibly difficult to dodge, and inflict this magical poison with every strike. Not much else is known about him. He seems like the most intelligent fighter in their group, however."

	"Lastly.. There's Yzeira. We don't know anything about him, aside from the fact that his magic is very deadly. He wiped out the entirety of Alvios' village, and was able to kill Jenso outright, without breaking a sweat. His limits are unknown, his capabilities are unknown, and he appears to be... Incredibly intelligent. Defeating him is out main goal, but I've gotta be honest with you... I have absolutely nothing to go on here. It's something we can't really plan for, as far as I know.."

	"With all that in mind, this meeting is for the sole purpose of planning our offensive. We will be attacking their base in one week's time, and have these meetings every afternoon at 12 sharp. Today, we're looking for ways to improve, ideas, brainstorming, anything at all... Everyone has an equal voice here. Take advantage of our resources, combined intelligence, and power. That being said, does uh..." Mikey paused and scratched his head. "Does anyone have any ideas??"