[b]OOC :[/b] [@Lorddiviness], here, behold the Cakemaster, for he has returned from his journey of school and romance... And sorry for the wait, hehe ^^ [@Trackten], Ohh yes, I can totally feel you, boy. I have a lot to catch up and to reply as well... [@Lurking Shadow], it's time to lure the hivemind into the playground... "It's play time!" -- Brute [h1][b]===============[/b][/h1] [quote=@Lasersquid112] The demons in Ice's mind hadn't gone away. In the years and years of his hypersleep, they had assailed him. Attacked him without mercy. No light had shown - all was darkness, darkness was eternity. But suddenly, light broke on the horizon. He didn't know how, he didn't know why, but his training in the Marines had told him - in hypersleep, run for the light. The enemy was legion and he was running out of ammo. His mind only was so powerful. But he gathered up his willpower and charged the enemy. They were many, skittering and howling their rage at their foe. He brushed them off, firing without heed to his own safety. If he got to that light, the light of consciousness and escape from hypersleep and entry into the Materium, then the nightmare would be over. He crested the last bank before the light and leaped at it, eager to be reunited with his comrades and take up arms again to fight the ene- He opened his eyes. This was not his drop-pod. [@Kuchenlein] [/quote] "[color=fff200][i]Tengoklah! Deh Budak sudah bangun![/i][/color] ([color=green]Look! This boy has waken up![/color])" said the voice of a man in a soft voice. "[color=fff200][i]Ahh, lamenye ni Tungguan...[/i][/color] ([color=green]Ahh, it was such a long wait...[/color])" another man spoke in response. As this otherworldly marine opened his eyes, he would find himself surrounded by strange Asian dudes in spiked helmets. One of the men, an old serene man that seem to emit a presence of wisdom, approached the outlander calmly. "Greetings there, s-s-..." He ran out of words and embarrassed himself. "[i][color=fff200]Alamak! Wa tak pandai dalam Ingrishi. Apekah deh Kate bagi jatki Pendatangi dalam Ingrishi?[/color][/i] ([color=green]Shit! I am not proficient in English. What is the word for a newcomer in English?[/color])" "[i][color=fff200]Uhhh...[/color][/i] ([color=green]Uhhh...[/color])" a Battlemage in fancy armor replied, "[color=fff200][i]Wa ingat dalam Ingrishi ade tu Perkatakan 'alien'... Tapi wa tak pasti ape Maksudkan ni Kates...[/i][/color] ([color=green]I recall there is a word 'alien' in English... but I am not sure of the word's meaning![/color])" "Aha!" the old man smirked after getting help, "[color=fff200]Greetings there, alien. We Whampoans say safely arrival to here, our Reich. But we must ensure you headly.[/color] ([color=green]Greetings there, alien. We Whampoans welcome you here, in our Reich. But firstly we must identify you.[/color])" The old man continued with his broken English, but with some fancy flavors added in, "[color=fff200]Spacely rockship yours fell from cosmos and hit soil close to Kwongtsou, nationally capital ours.[/color] ([color=green]Your spacecraft have came crashing down from space and crashed on our lands close to Kwongtsou, our national capital.[/color])" "[color=fff200]So, what happen? Why come down from cosmos in spacely rockship? Why heard the warlike screams from recording spaceship's yours? We want know how you come here, we also want know background yours and spacely rochship yours.[/color] ([color=green]So, what happened? Why did your spacecraft came crashing down from space? Why are there screams of war from the recordings of your spaceship? We would like to know how you came here, and we are also curious of your background and your spacecraft.[/color])" [h2][b]==========[/b][/h2] [@Lurking Shadow] [quote=@Lurking Shadow][color=green] They can’t interfere now, if the ritual were to be interrupted at this stage…[/color] But before finishing his thought, he directed his Ghasts to incapacitate them without bloodshed as their unpurified blood may taint the spell. Well, at least that was the plan before one of them left the camera flash on. While a flash is merely annoying to most, to the Hive Priests (which are adapted for dark environments) this sudden change in light is painful causing one of them to fumble and miss the sacrifice. This would prove disastrous, and with Nuthrix and the Hive Priests briefly were at varying degrees of shock. The red mist in the center, which have been feeding off of the essence of the sacrifices, was now interrupted much like a blood vessel clotting and the heart is unable to pump blood. After a brief period of inactivity, the mist began to fluctuate wildly before condensing into a miniature storm with blood red clouds. While it lasted briefly, it was no less terrible and electrocuted the remaining sacrifices and a Hive Priest to death rather painfully before dissipating.[/quote] "Suka blyat! Look what your camera has d-d--" "Arrghh!!!" [quote][Color=green] You ignorant humans made a mistake coming here…[/color] Nuthrix communicated mentally[/quote] "Mommy!" "What the fuck? Am I hearing voices in my head?" "You- we must be too high on our vodkas!" "W-what do you mean, creature?!" [quote][color=green] Interrupting a [i]uln’vulgtm[/i] as demanding as this has dangerous effects, it was fortunate that it was relatively harmless this time around. Not that it matters much as I don’t intend for you to leave.[/color][/quote] As Nuthrix whispered through the minds of the humans, the humans also recited what they heard from their minds. But suddenly, a massive fear struck their very hearts and souls. "Ahhhhhh!!!" [quote]Sensing a change in Nuthrix's mood, the Ghasts altered their gait. Switching from intimidating (like a beast growling) to a more offensive charge. While the humans had the advantage of range, they did not get to make much use of it due to a combination of being outnumbered and fear. In the chaos, it was clear they needed to choose either fight or flight but the result was the same. After a few minutes it was still 15 Ghasts but the Humans fared poorly, being reduced to little more than several piles of discarded limbs and organs, some even being chewed on by a Ghast. Although one of them managed to elude his pursuers presumably with the camera as well. Time would tell is this would amount to anything...[/quote] The humans would try to fight with massive gunpowders and martial arts, but ended up failing miserably, with only one human surviving the encounter... The lone survivor fearfully rushed for his jeep and dashed away as fast as he could. [h2][b]==========[/b][/h2] [@Lorddiviness] Pherith has been seeking for more trade partners and perhaps even new allies, as the storms of war are now brewing. One particular small, but fancy and advanced organization, has caught the attention of Tikiyachod. And yep, it was the Volcron Initiative. Tikiyachod was very impressed by the Volcron Initiative's marvelous techs and also the society there. There was no slavery, but there still were many followers faithfully serving a master and these followers were well-treated in return. Tales of Volcron's love story with Risaya, along with rumors of Volcron's ties with the Akastenix Family, has only served to ignite his interest even more. And so, Tikiyachod conjured a solid, marked illusion of himself and headed to the north, toward what was once the lands of Eiramond. And he was accompanied by seven other Pherithian elites. "Greetings there, I am Tikiyachod, the Emperor of Pherith and the Third Cakemaster. I am seeking for an audience from Volcron Akastenin, the Head Felgineer of the Initiative." [h2][b]==========[/b][/h2] [@BirdofParadise] [h2]Southern Wars (continuation)[/h2] The Pherithians gladly helped the Lanceliners regroup and reinforce. Besides that, they have also brought along quite an impressive number of skyships and battlemages as well. Anticipating any sudden attacks from Aranor, the Pherithians quickly built six force field generators, conjuring a shield blanketing most of the free Lanceliner lands from hostile artillery. Afterwards, the Pherithian agreed to take the lead of the Lanceliners with pleasure. *** [quote]By the time the Pherithian reinforcement came in Articia, it has already fallen to the Aranorian Confederacy. Arriving from the west, they were spotted by a Griffegus patrol group, a few kilometers before the Griffegus blockade fleet. They warned the rest of the occupying force in Articia before they came closer. Seeing the Pherithian flag, they warned them. "Ahoy! Pherithian mainlanders! You're in the territory of Articia, a member nation of the Aranorian Confederacy! Continue your approach or we will be forced to fire a warning shot regardless of our situation. Continue to do so, and you will have declared war against Articia, and the whole Aranorian Confederacy." A loudspeaker voice came from one of the patrol group's three cruiser frigates.[/quote] "What?" the Pherithian fleet responded with a loudspeaker of their own, "Since when did Articia become a member of the Aranorian Confederacy?!" "Articia was fighting against the Aranorian Confederacy, no? Is this a puppet regime of some kind? We await your response. We kindly ask you to prove that Articia voluntarily joined your confederacy, without any military or economic pressure." ... ... *** Pherith issued an ultimatum to the Aranorian Confederacy, demanding the Confederacy secede from Articia and Lanceline, while also restoring Articia to an indepentent nation. It was also said that the Articians were forced against their will to kneel down before a puppet regime backed by military might. Otherwise, Pherith has expressed its intent to go for a war and put an end to its "Nazism". [h2][b]==========[/b][/h2] [h2]Shady Wooers[/h2] [quote]The Aranorians agreed with both Peiyangese and Indian's trade agreements. They also asked what their relations with the Revital Whampoans are. This aside, new trade routes opened, and like that of the Revitals, the economy strengthened for the Aranorians. This had great effects as well to Articia. With it being one of the Aranorian Confederacy, it was included in being open for trade, although its economy is still monopolize by the Confederacy.[/quote] The Peiyangese and the Indians expressed their pleasure and anticipation, upon hearing Aranorian response. "Our relations with the Whampoan Reich are going not too warm, but not too cold either. It is somewhere in the middle, with some cooperation and silence. We are generally normal trade partners with Whampoa, sometimes we work together but sometimes we have conflicts of interest with Whampoa." replied the Peiyangese diplomatic team. With the entrance of Aranorian presence in Peiyang and India, the economy in these two nations greatly flourished and thrived. The sudden spike of interactions and trades across both planets of Earth and Vestroya, has also greatly pushed the world economy and culture as well.