The antlered beast came to a crashing halt as inertial carried its weight sliding across the forest foliage. The giant wolf deer with a pair of impressive looking antlers let out a last grunt before the light went out of its eyes. Blood seeped out from its side and soaked into the forest floor as heavy footsteps approached the hunted beast.
"Nice shot!" A happy cry came from the female to...
2021-04-29 04:14:21 +0000 UTC View PostThe Old World, UN Expeditionary Force, Forward Operating Base, UNS Vengeance
"There are a total of twenty two micro villages scattered along the coastline within a hundred kilometer radius of the cove," Dr. Sharon addressed the meeting room. "Majority of them are sustaining themselves from fishing while the rest which has more access to forest regions survive more on hunting and small sca...
2021-04-25 15:34:45 +0000 UTC View Post"Git outta ma God Machine!" The goblin helicopter crew hissed at the Marines who hurried off the rear ramp of the hovering Griffin. The cargo helicopter was hovering at the edge of a jagged shard of rock, its pilot expertly hovered the Griffin's tail end just a foot off the edge. The Marines quickly disembarked and fanned out to cover their sectors.
The Marines had ridden the helicopter u...
2021-04-24 14:13:46 +0000 UTC View PostRaucous laughter echoed out from the ship that was slightly listed on one side. The lights from the party that was ongoing on the ship were enough to highlight the other five similar sized sailing ships that were anchored next to each other bobbing gently to the waves in the dark.
Several dark shapes slowly drifted into the cliff cove where the walls of the cliff formed a 'U' shape. The l...
2021-04-22 15:03:33 +0000 UTC View PostSteel crunched against white sand as the Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel with UNMC in white bold letters emblazoned on its side ran up the beach. The forward steel ramp dropped with clang and Marines double time out and quickly held the beach around the sleepy fishing village.
Villagers do their daily chores around the village paused in their work and stared in fright at the sudden intrus...
2021-04-21 14:09:51 +0000 UTC View PostThe Old World, ???
A head burst out of the ocean's surface and the boy shook the water from his head sending drops of water glittering under the scorching sun. He heaved a small woven net made out of grass onboard the tiny catamaran canoe that was filled with his harvest of the day's shellfish and seaweed.
The boy climbed onboard his body lean and tan from the constant toil under th...
2021-04-20 05:34:49 +0000 UTC View PostArtificial thunder rumbled out from the patch of calm in the middle of the field of endless storm clouds. The port side of the UNS Vengeance was in a hive of activity as her crew manning the guns sent shell after shell towards the giant wiggling sea monster that was forced to the surface by a barrage of depth charges.
The open mounted 3.5 inch guns barked as the firing lanyard was jerked....
2021-04-18 07:45:28 +0000 UTC View Post"Attention all hands! Attention all hands! Entering the End Zone in five minutes!" The public announcement system blared out. "All hands to secure themselves in their designated locations! Repeat! Secure yourselves for rough weather! Entering the End Zone in four minutes and... forty five seconds counting now!"
The excited and nervous crew and passages had long prepared themselves for thi...
2021-04-16 15:17:52 +0000 UTC View PostThe entire area around the naval docks was jam packed with people. Banners and flags fluttered in the sea breeze while sounds of a concert could be heard over the din of the crowd. Stalls lined the streets of the naval docks and merchants hock their wares to the crowd. Colourful balloons drifted into the skies were a dozen VF - 2 Vipers buzzed overhead with streams of coloured smoke trailing be...
2021-04-13 12:53:27 +0000 UTC View PostIt was pitch black in the streets after an uneasy peace that had settled over the First City of the Fleet after a chaotic day of rioting. The streets were sewn with litter and even a couple of naked bodies that had turned blue in the cold. None of the city workers dared to come out and light the glow lamps and even the rows of buildings along the streets did not even leak a sliver of light as t...
2021-04-11 13:45:38 +0000 UTC View PostFour more cockatrice appeared bobbing their heads like terran chickens as they walked out of the mist. The lead cockatrice had a spiny comb on its head, indicating that it was a male and the alpha of this pack of cockatrice. Their appearance stunned the UN troops and Mills whispered to the Major, "Sir, I think we should fall back into the building..."
"The doors and walls won't be able to...
2021-04-09 17:51:05 +0000 UTC View PostUN Army Major Stephan was a veteran of the Empire War and also took part in the reclaiming of the New Kingdom of Mecca from the Protectorate. He and his battalion of the 1st Rifles had been shipped off from the NKM and dropped here to the Isles to perform peacekeeping operations. Upon arrival, his first important mission was to secure and provide security for the House of Law, where an importan...
2021-04-08 13:23:11 +0000 UTC View PostUnited Nations, The Isles, First City of the Fleet, House of Law
Disposed Fleet Master Akron was standing next to a shaken Tediore in the middle of the arena like chamber. A row of seven magistrates sat on a raised platform that looked down at Akron and Tediore who had their arms and legs in heavy chains. The entire House of Law was dark and only Akron and Tediore were lit by a beam of su...
2021-04-07 14:41:39 +0000 UTC View PostUnited Nations, Hope Naval Station, UNS Vengeance
Dozens and dozens of large cargo containers occupied both the flight decks of the Vengeance, so much so that they prevent the decks from launching and recovering aircraft. The stacks of cargo containers were further strapped down and secured with steel cables to prevent them from slipping or falling overboard in bad weather.
The Veng...
2021-04-05 08:35:12 +0000 UTC View PostUnited Nations, Sawtooth Mountain Air Base
Air Force Commander Tommy held on to pair of binoculars as he tracked the airship drifting across the runway of the airbase. Spectators lined the hangars at the side as ground crew and servicemen paused at their work and stared in wonder at the massive ship made out of metal doing its aerial trials. Fire and rescue teams in their black and yellow...
2021-04-03 15:58:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe City of Hope was the second largest populated city of the UN. The majority of the inhabitants were refugees from the surrounding kingdoms that flooded into the UN for safety. Those same homeless refugees were also the ones that built up an entire city from the ground up and now living in high rise apartments or houses.
The refugees who were mostly farmers was once unskilled and uneduc...
2021-03-31 13:18:56 +0000 UTC View Post"Wait!" Saphia cried out as she ignored Blue Thunder and instead she came up close to Rastraz who backed away from her. "You have two eggs?"
Rastraz nodded, her eyes narrowed in suspicion at Saphia's sudden excitement. "Yes! With that... thing!"
"Really?" Saphia suddenly reached out and grabbed both Rastraz hands making the red dragon rear back in surprise. "That's wonderful!"
The Isles, First City of the Fleet, City Guard Barracks
The parade square was lined up neatly with hundreds of Isles Guardsmen, each wearing a light blue armband over their left biceps. A raised platform was setup in front of the waiting soldiers and not long, a Un An soldier wearing a mottled uniform climbed up the steps of the platform and addressed the crowd.
"Good morning, gentl...
2021-03-26 16:39:00 +0000 UTC View PostUnited Nations, New Kingdom of Mecca, Sky Mountains Valley
The sun has dipped behind the mountains and the valley was cast into darkness as night came. A shepherd retreated back into his hut after securing his flock of cloud deer, and a warm glow came from within the hut as a fire was made. All around, light could be seen from the few scattered huts around the village.
Many of the h...
2021-03-23 18:31:55 +0000 UTC View Post"And you must be the Dragon Princess, Sophia?" Blake said after he was finished with Blue Thunder who was trembling together with Plee. His sudden focus on Sophia made her turned pale with fear and it clearly shown on black scales.
Blake and Ford were both surprised by the colouration as the timid dragon seemed to shrink into herself as she replied in a very small voice, "Y- yes"
"W...
2021-03-22 13:03:29 +0000 UTC View PostBlake sat silently in his seat as he half listened to the members of the Council argue their points and views. Some were against becoming a member of the UN, while others pushed for it. Finally, the time to cast their votes came, several officials, wearing some fancy red yellow coat carried in a large wooden box together with a tray filled with wood tokens and Lady Gloria announced the voting t...
2021-03-21 05:22:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Rough sketch of Dijon seated on the steps of the Council Chamber undergoing some recharging with an UN tech crew for comparison.
2021-03-19 15:34:23 +0000 UTC View PostThe throaty cough of the engines died down as the flying boat was laid next to the pier. Waiting deckhands quickly secured the lines and stood at attention as the side hatch cracked out and a soldier in a black military trench coat stepped out. He gave a quick scan of the area before he moved aside for a tall gaunt looking hooman to exit.
The newcomer walked with a slight limp and the dec...
2021-03-19 15:02:52 +0000 UTC View PostTask Force Flag, UNS Vengeance, Command Bridge
Commander Ford watched the command staff move tiny figurines representing different squadrons of the Vengeance's 1st Attack Wing on the tactical map against the cluster of figurines representing the ships of Megan.
"1st Attack Wing coming into attack range of the enemy fleet," A command staff recited from the side as information was pas...
2021-03-17 04:49:53 +0000 UTC View PostTask Force Flag, 3rd Flotilla, UNS Braveheart
The small corvette bobbed up and down among the wreckage spewed all over the ocean together with its motor launches. A shimmering layer of oil covered the water's surface as the crew of the UNS Braveheart dredged the waters for survivors and anything that could provide a clue to what they had just blown up underwater.
"Attention all ship...
2021-03-15 17:58:36 +0000 UTC View PostThe New World, United Nations, Haven, Fortress Singapore
"So until now, Megan still can't be found nor does anyone know of her whereabouts?" Blake seated behind the conference table together with the other senior officers, asked the image of Commander Ford on the display. "Not even one person in the entire Isles has any clue?"
"No, Sir," Commander Ford replied. "We are currently tra...
2021-03-14 08:38:55 +0000 UTC View PostTask Force Flag, 3rd Flotilla, UNS Braveheart
The 3rd Flotilla of the Task Force had been assigned to SAR duty and the UNS Braveheart, a goblin class corvette was combing the waters for any signs of survivors on the flotsam that covered the greater part of the ocean around the ship.
All available hands onboard the ship was lined up along the railings and were trying to spot any surv...
2021-03-12 05:31:20 +0000 UTC View PostThe battered airship came drifting down from the skies to the beach and for a moment, the airship appeared to hover just off the crashing waves before dropping down with a mighty splash on the water. The airship's forward momentum ploughed its hull through the wet sand before coming to a halt. Smoke and steam hissed out from cracked piping and armour plates while hatches sprung open on all side...
2021-03-10 04:41:44 +0000 UTC View Post"What is the meaning of this?" Akron snarled as he glared at the Un An soldier. "Are you attacking your own allies?"
"No..." A disembowelled voice came from the crimson War Jack. "It is... I... Dijon... Here to... claim my... dues!"
"What?" Everyone present in the Chamber was dumbstruck as they stared at the huge metal golem. "But Lord Dijon had disappeared for over a year already!"...
2021-03-08 18:25:19 +0000 UTC View PostFleet Master Akron, Tediore and the rest of the Council sucked in a collective breath as they witnessed the side of the Un An giant ship belched flames and smoke. Several heartbeats later, the boom of the explosion rolled over and a shocked outburst of conversation erupted from the Council members as they discussed what just happened.
"What happened to the Un An ship?"
"Did they ble...
2021-03-07 06:48:48 +0000 UTC View Post