>>45840784
>>Summon the Legions Immediately, and have them meet you at your border

>>45840784
Ayyyyy, glad it's back
Hope I got some good responses like that one I posted before I went to bed.
hmmmm
>Summon the Legions Immediately, and have them meet you at your border
Time for us to push back, also, start bringing in more trainee men/women from our country, get them some combat experience. We will take this country, take over the biggest palace, give our LTs each their own. And redistributes a little bit of the wealth, so the people love us and help solidify our position in charge.

Also, we should see if there are any demons available/

>>45840908
You tell the three Generals to summon their men as soon as possible, and have them march east to meet your forces. They salute in traditional Theon fashion, placing their flattened palms over their hearts, and moving them as fists to the side of their cheeks. They scurry out of the training hall together, in perfect unison. You turn to Vanessa, who is all roses and sweets.

"I did good, daddy?" she half asks, half declares, tilting her head toward you. You confirm as much, and pat her head as a reward. Now with a total of seventy-thousand battle experienced troops, you might have a fighting chance against the enemy's forty-thousand, including siege weapons and any unknown threats they may have.

You keep your troops on mend for a few days, and are visited by Duncan in short time. He comes bearing his own gift, the rotting head of General Magnus of the First Legion Blood Wolves.

"I'm sorry it took so long, my dark lord, but on top of my duties as conductor of the spy network, my time was stretched thin. This man is, or was, the most feared leader in Theon. Without him, his Legion will splinter, and with any luck, fragment. Our most powerful adversary in this war is fallen, though for how long until a new General is elected to lead them, I cannot say."

Quite good. Duncan was even smart enough to place the head in a bowl before dripping blood and viscera all over your clean carpet. Perhaps a reward is in order for him as well.

>A pat on the head
>Three days leave
>A kiss on the lips
>Other

>>45841186
>give him a big hug and let him know you're proud of him
bonus points for calling him 'son' or 'boy'

>>45841186
>>45841228
>Other
You did well, boy.

>>45841228
Bone crushing hug it is.

>>45841228
You reach around Duncan's back and pull him in for a hug and a pat on the bicep, congratulating him on a job well done. He blushes fiercely, but does not resist. You send him back out to work in high spirits, and return to planning your next move in the war.

You have ten thousand men and women ready to fight already in your lands. You have sixty thousand more two months away. The enemy has forty-thousand troops ready to enter your lands, and potentially fifty-thousand more either in training, or being drafted. They also have a second border that is about to lose the bulk of it's defenders to defection. There must be a way to play this to your advantage.

>Make a false declaration of peace, ready to stab Theon in the back
>Ask for an audience with the kingdom beyond Theon, ready to stab THEM in the back later
>March the men you have toward the Capitol to distract them from the three Legions approaching them from behind
>Other

>>45841457
>Other
Send the traitor legions into their homeland and destroy the capital, burn everything.

>>45841488
Won't work, they won't kill their family and friends just on orders. The best you can do is convince them that the Senators and other Generals are traitors to the nation.

>>45841457
>>March the men you have toward the Capitol to distract them from the three Legions approaching them from behind

>>45841457
Seconding >>45841698

>>45841650
>>45841698
this
also
>>Won't work, they won't kill their family and friends just on orders. The best you can do is convince them that the Senators and other Generals are traitors to the nation.
sounds like a fine plan

>>45841698
You send word across your lands, all fighting men and women will report to the border for one last march. It takes three weeks to gather them all, and you are forced to fend off several raids from Theon in the meantime, but eventually your entire fighting force is gathered. Seven thousand foot soldiers, two thousand armored troops, and one thousand cavalry, trained to fire bows astride their mounts. With yourself, Legion, and Shen at the head, you march forth into hostile territory.

You are contested every step of the way, if not by the enemy, then by the terrain and weather. Rain slows you with thick mud, and the rolling gusts of the plains make communication a nightmare. You lose a fair number of men to ambush and head on skirmish, but your men are galvanized by you presence, and press on despite the trouble.

Finally, you can see the Capitol on the horizon. You let the men rest along a river, fully encouraging them to shit into the water which flows toward the city itself. In the meantime, you send Duncan and Kyle to perform reconnaissance and espionage.

>Have them stir up trouble in town
>Have them kill a few officials
>Have them steal some of the enemy intelligence
>Other

>>45841912
>>Have them stir up trouble in town
Get Duncan to commit crimes and such around officials, time to make them look corrupt and incompetant
and when they scramble,
>Have them steal some of the enemy intelligence

>>45841912
>>Have them stir up trouble in town

>>45841912
This is good
>>45841938

>>45841912
>Have them stir up trouble in town
>Have them kill a few officials
Both at once, make it look like officials are killing other officials
Corruption is rife

>>45841938
You order Duncan and Kyle to infiltrate the city and make some noise to confuse the defenders within. They go with all haste, vanishing into the night like shades. Within hours, you hear the bells and klaxons of danger on the wind, and can spot at least two large fires. Fire is always so handy. By morning, Duncan and Kyle are returned, black with soot and wheezing, as well as splattered with blood. They also have with them a guest, bound in rope decorated with strange runestones that hang off like baubles.

"My dark lord. I spoke of potential defectors before, and here is my primary contact. This is Gilbert the Rabid. He is a master of rune magic, and has agreed to trade his freedom from the dark cells beneath the city for service to you.

You look over the man, ragged, hairy, and missing an eye. A proper mage is ever you've seen one.

"He claims to have plans for a weapon we might use, if not here, then in the future."

>Ask about the weapon
>"Stow him away, we march for th capitol."
>"Untie him. Let us see his mastery."
>Other

>>45841912
>Have Duncan stir up unrest in the town.

Have him start some riots. Cause maximum discontent and ferment rebellion

>>45842092
>>Ask about the weapon

>>45842092
>"Untie him. Let us see his mastery."

>>45842092
>Ask about the weapon

>>45842092
>Ask about the weapon

>>45842122
You ask Gilbert about this weapon of his. He seems more than happy to share.

"It's a radical design I've toyed with my whole life. Using a single Maximized Rune of Force, and a rifled barrel intricately carved with Maximized Runes of Haste and missiles specially designed and built, and also absolutely covered in Minor Explosive Runes, we can create a weapon with the power to blow open gaps in fortifications and even collapse tunnels in a single blow!" He cackles manically, so much so that he begins coughing. When he's done, you ask what the catch is.

"The catch? The catch is that it's a terrible idea! Imagine the collateral damage! The loss of life! Thousand dead in a mere moment, why it's down right evil! Not to mention the fact that the thing would take months to build, and materials that are so rare in the mortal realm a single one would cost the price of a small country!"

>"Then why would I employ you?"
>"I like the cut of your job. You're hired."
>"You're mad."
>Other

>>45842409
>"Then why would I employ you?"

>>45842409
>"Then why would I employ you?"
However, this weapon sounds like an excellent thing to have in our repetoire

>>45842409
>"I like the cut of your job. You're hired."
>>Other
Ask him if he can create similar contraptions for our use.

I mean come on anons, OP is about to give us guns

>>45842409
>"Then why would I employ you?"
Let's see if we can worm out any of his other talents before we offer a job, it would be just like a wizard to be hiding his healing abilities or forgery skills so he can name a price later.

>>45842448
You ask him why you would bother employing someone who claims to be able to build a theoretical weapon out of materials you don't have to do something so mad.

"Because you're the only one who can make this weapon a reality! You have contacts that can obtain the materials and tools we need! Sulfur from the Pit of Fire, Aetheric Diamond to reinforce the barrel, Ironwood to build the base! You can make my dream reality! I can finally prove to those stupid savages that magic is not about what we 'should' do, it's about what we 'can' do! All the greatest minds of magic were cast as villains in the stories of barbaric heroes mindlessly swinging sword and axes to bring some ill conceived sense of balance to a world that yearns for innovation! What of the great sage Morioh? He was the first man to assemble a golem of flesh, and imbue it with sentient thought! Think of it, a living, thinking, feeling creation hewn from the blood and bone of the dead, a new form of life walking the earth, and they would slay such a beautiful creation! Burned it, and scattered its ashes to the wind and for what? Because it killed a useless girl? Because it ate human flesh?! What new idea has no faults? Has no cracks to be filled by generations of thinkers? And Morioh, why the man was slain in his own home, and left to burn with his notes and findings! Decades of research, gone! Because the ignorant masses can't wrap their heads around what true genius is!"

By now Gilbert is rolling and kicking in the dirt, but his point does make some kind of sense. You look to Duncan, who shrugs.

"He's a bit stir crazy sir. But I assure you, his work is skillful."

>"Take this madman from me, he is disgusting to look at."
>"Very well, store him away for now."
>"Untie him. He may be useful."
>Other

>>45842857
>"Untie him. He may be useful."
Finally, an evil genius

>>45842857
>magic is not about what we 'should' do, it's about what we 'can' do!
I like him! Unite him and let's see what ideas he has to help us in the fight. Worst comes to worst we can order him to the back so we can pick his brain later.

>>45842857
>Untie him. He may be useful

Morals hold back our advancements. I fucking love this mad man.

>>45842907
You order Duncan to remove Gilbert's bonds. He does so gladly freeing the old man and allowing him to shake out years of dirt and grime. The smell is nearly unbearable, but you don't need him to smell good to work. You ask him if there's anything he can do for you at the moment.

"Eh? Oh, of course. I'll need something to write with." You have someone fetch a pen, which he takes giddily. He picks a soldier at random, and has him lift his helmet so that he may write something on his forehead. When he is done, he caps the pen and excuses the subject.

"A mark of courage. Minor, but still good. have each man come to me, and so long as you have enough ink, I can bestow one on each of them. Might take a while, but without components I'm left with few options."

>"There's no time. We march tonight."
>Have him mark all the armored troops, taking up all of today and tonight
>Have him mark only the cavalry, taking up the morning
>Have him mark everyone, taking three days
>Other

>>45843199
>Have him mark only the cavalry, taking up the morning
Will give the group even a placebo positive effect

>>45843199
>Mark of Cavalry

We have an edge and can't let it go to waste.

>>45843297
You tell him to mark each Cavalryman, and he gets right to work. It only takes about an hour to see the upswing in mood from the entire fighting force, not just those marked. It seems having allies bolstered by magic makes even the common footman feel more confident in his ability to win. Ten pens later, Gilbert is done, and the sun is on the decline in the sky.

You'll have no reinforcements for two more days, but the sentinels and troops within the city will no doubt be readying themselves for battle now. The chaos caused by Duncan and Kyle will also subside before long, so you must decide your course of action quickly.

>Begin a siege, blocking all supply routes, but stretching your men thin
>Attack the gates, you'll lose men, but you will shake the enemy
>Hold back, risking a preemptive attack
>Send Vanessa in to lower morale until the Legions arrive
>Other

>>45843358
>Begin a siege and block the supply routes or at the very least raid any we leave open.

I wanna send our daughter in... but I wouldn't risk it at this point.

>>45843358
>Send Vanessa in to lower morale until the Legions arrive
Start starving them too, cause civil riots as well. Have Duncan start a civil revolt against the corrupt army who is forcing this against them.

>>45843358
>Begin a siege, blocking all supply routes, but stretching your men thin
If need be we can use Duncan and ourselves (And Legion? I don't remember where he's at) to hold back the enemy forces to fall back into a defensive position if they manage to come up with a counter attack.

>>45843358
>>Attack the gates, you'll lose men, but you will shake the enemy
Bad bad bad idea to stretch our men thin when the point has been made time and time again that we're already very VERY outnumbered until the reinforcements arrive

>>45843262
second this

>>45843358
>>Send Vanessa in to lower morale until the Legions arrive
this seems like the best idea. Causes problems for them but not sacrifice men so early.

>>45843391
You divide your troops into three, assigning yourself, Shen and Legion to lead each, and sending them to block the main roads into the city. On the first day, you stop ten wagons. On the second, fifty. On the third, twelve. You let the drivers live, but confiscate the contents. You are not attacked by the enemy, and in fact they do little but post guards on the walls. It takes you some time to realize why they would merely let you block their food and goods, but then it dawns on you. They believe the three Legions approaching from the west are allies, coming to sweep you away like so much dust. They must believe they can simply wait you out.

Knowing this, you have the upper hand for once. When the three Generals are near, they each send a messenger to declare their readiness for battle. You shouldn't waste this chance at a surprise.

cont

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>>45843610
The city of Theon, Capitol of Theon, is built to withstand attack. Outer walls house sturdy defenses and troops, as well as protect the commoners. Breaching them will be difficult, but you have three routes to do so from. Past the inner walls, houses and businesses are built, and beyond them is the second wall, which is built on a hill, and houses sentinels and elite guards. Beyond this wall are the homes of the rich and powerful, as well as the military facilities. Finally, there is the citadel. A fortress of stone, with halls built to aid defenders in their duty. This will be the last push, and taking it will end the war.

>Have each Legion join one of your forces and charge the gates
>Have the Legions infiltrate the city before attacking, risking the defection of the men to their home, but potentially gaining aid on the inside
>Have the Legions join the siege, starving out the enemy but giving them time to plan
>Other

>>45843793
>Shitty map
More like the accurate map of Titan cartoon

>Have the Legions infiltrate the city before attacking, risking the defection of the men to their home, but potentially gaining aid on the inside

>>45843793
>>Have each Legion join one of your forces and charge the gates

>>45843793
>Have each Legion join one of your forces and charge the gates
They've shown their too smart to let them have time to plan.

>>45843793
>Have legion join the siege

Can we like we design or build siege engines or rams btw?

>>45843793
>Have the Legions join the siege, starving out the enemy but giving them time to plan
Host big cookouts
Poison the water supply. Also, what is the chance of undermining?

>>45843837
You order each Legion to join one of your divided units, and ready themselves for a full on charge, taking the enemy by surprise. It takes them a few hours to get into position, and only near the end do the enemy realize they are not attacking you, but assembling with you.

When all is prepared, you give the signal, and all three gates are met with the force of thirty-thousand plus men. The gates hold for a good while as the defenders of the city rush to pour pitch and stones down onto the heads of your troops. You lose a good number, but in time the wooden gates splinter, and you are into the city.

>Kill all soldiers, but spare the citizenry
>Capture the soldiers
>Kill any who resist, and prepare to attack the Wall of Augusta
>Other

>>45844116
>Kill any who resist, And move for an attack on Wall of Augusta

>>45844116
>kill all soldiers who do not surrender, leave citizens alone
Don't want our soldiers to turn on us

>>45844116
>>Capture the soldiers
We don't need to kill possible recruits
however, if that proves unfeasible
>Kill all soldiers, but spare the citizenry

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>>45844116

>>45844116
Kill resisting soldiers, spare everyone else. Citizens will most likely simply be defending their homes.

>>45844211
Yeah
>>45844201
Kill any enemy soldiers who don't throw down their weapons, but spare the citizens. Let's destroy that inner wall.

>>45844116
>Kill all soldiers, but spare the citizenry
>>45844260
Seconding this. Soldiers that return to their homes and leave their weapons have them and their families spared.

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>>45844246
You order the troops to kill any soldiers who do not throw down their arms and surrender. The battle continues to rage for four hours, with soldier and citizen alike caught in the crossfire. Houses and businesses burn, blood flows in the street, and by sundown, the city is dead silent. Those who were not killed hide away in their homes, frightened and confused.

The men are tired and hungry, in more ways than one. The enemy within the second wall will be fresh, but frightened. You still have over fifty-thousand men, but none of them will be ast full strength.

>Attack the second wall tonight, give the enemy no time to prepare defenses
>Rest the troops and reorganize, risking them giving into their baser instincts
>Rest the troops, but keep them under strict watch. The Legionnaires will not like this
>Other

>>45844373
>>Rest the troops and reorganize, risking them giving into their baser instincts
Organise soup and food for the citizens, put out fires, that sorta thing. Show them that we are the 'good guys' here.

>>45844373
>Rest the troops, risking them giving into their baser instincts.

Can we use this as bait to lure the enemy out into 'saving' the civilians and then rush the opened gates?

>>45844458
I doubt the fat cats on the hill will risk their safety for the taxpayers'

>>45844450
This, this is good.

Tell the citizens that we'll help with rebuilding. Make it clear to our troops that no citizens should be harmed, any who disobey our word will be executed. Gotta keep up appearances, both for the citizens and in the face of the legion.

>>45844373
>Rest the troops and reorganize, risking them giving into their baser instincts
I do like the idea of possibly setting up ambushes at chokepoints around the second wall, see if we can lure them into a trap doing this. Let the troops know that they are not here to pillage their homes though, trust that they wouldn't.

>>45844492
>>45844515
Second these. need to keep ourselves as the "good guys"

>>45844588
I love that you agree with me, but we all need to remember to link to the post, so he can keep track of votes

>>45844605
oh okay. sorry about that. I'll keep that mind in the future.

>>45844450
You tell the troops to rest, and once night comes, to begin helping the citizens harmed by the conflict. They rescue those trapped beneath damaged buildings, and feed the hungry. Though the citizens willingly take your kindness, it is clear they do not trust you. Still, they do not rise up, and for now that is enough.

You let the men get a good night's sleep and eat their fill, all while keeping close watch to make sure no enemy spies approach. You do inf act catch one, thanks to Duncan's sharp sense for espionage, but you can't be sure he was the only one dispatched. Come morning, all the men seem hale and hearty, and you march them onward, to the second wall.

Wall Augusta is high and strong, with gates reinforced by iron. Taking it will not be as easy as the first. You will need to either scale the wall, limiting the flow of men terribly, or find some way to breach the gates.

>Have the men scale the wall. Nobody expects the worst idea
>Ram the gates, even iron bends
>Send Duncan to open a way in, putting him at great risk
>Send Vanessa to open the gates, putting her at great risk
>Starve the enemy out, taking potential weeks, and risking morale
>Other

>>45844696
>Other

Do we or our daughter have any large scale AOE explosive magical abilities? We either blow the gate open or a hole in the wall.

If not, >Have men scale the wall at night

>>45844696
Ram the gates, can we use ice magic for this? make it faster
Also, have archers ready and shooting volleys at the people who will be waiting with things like boiling oil etc.

>>45844696
>Other
First let's check with that wizard we picked up, maybe he can think of something or knows a way in. Otherwise
>Ram the gates, even iron bends
Hope those shields and armor we got with that iron mine are worth it.

>>45844696
>Other. Attempt to parley with the remaining forces. Make then aware that you have the ability to wait them out while they can only remain within the walls and starve.
>If they surrender now they will be spared and the people of the city will come to no harm.

if they refuse ram the gates

>>45844116
>>Capture the soldiers
Down with the Corrupt Warmongering government!

>>45844822
>>45844850
You summon Gilbert to your next meeting, and ask him if he has any idea for a way into the second wall. He scratches his tangled beard and thinks for a moment.

"I could blow the gates open with enough runes. Let's see, they're about this tall, so thick, and maybe...hm... Yes, about thirteen gallons of lamb's blood and a pound of gold dust should be plenty potent."

You begrudgingly ask why he would need these items.

"Lamb's blood makes excellent ink for runes, and gold naturally conducts magical energies. Most folk would tell you to use ink from a whitewood tree, but it flakes easily when it's dry, and this work will be slow and careful. Give me those two things, and some men who aren't afraid of heights, and I'll have those gates open in two days time."

Ramming the wall is no doubt faster, but this might be safer.

>Ram the walls
>Get Gilbert the supplies
>Other

>>45844696
>>Other
Ask our mad scientist if he has any bright ideas. Maybe also ask the allied legion generals if they know of any potential weak spots? Since this is their home city, they should know more about it than us.

>>45844969
>>Get Gilbert the supplies

It's time to SCIENCE!!
Or I guess magic.
Spend the next two days demoralizing the enemy troops somehow, maybe catapulting dead enemy soldiers over the wall or something.

>>45844969
>Get Gilbert the supplies
In the meantime get the soldier's ready and alert for possible threats, and start offering incentives for a dangerous job in three days time. Feint a extended siege being set up if possible to throw them off guard.

>>45844969
>Get Gilbert the supplies

>>45845045
Actually lets not throw dead bodies through the walls, I just realized how badly that'll backfire in the long run. Bu still, demoralize.

>>45844969
>Get Gilbert the supplies
Continue to revitalise the citizens around us
Get some archers ready, and have Duncan scout around and start fires in the enemies camps

>>45845099
You agree, and tell Duncan to help Gilbert gather everything he needs. In the meantime, you prepare your forces around the twin gates of the second wall, to ensure the enemy doesn't get any ideas about slipping out. You do not allow anyone in or out, even civilians, though you suspect some may be finding ways to get word through the wall somehow. At any rate, Gilbert gets to work, taking a few men to paint runes on the twin gates, first at the base, and then higher up, suspended by ropes secured with Duncan and Vanessa's help. The men are brave, and finish the work on schedule, before retreating back to camp.

On the morning of the attack, you behold he gates, decorated in blood and glittering gold taken from the city's treasury. The people are upset, though you're not sure why, since the gold was never theirs to spend, but no matter. You order the troops to ready for the charge, and give Gilbert the order to begin. He stands before your men, just out of the range of arrows and slings, both of which rain down missiles at his feet.

"Long ago, there lived a man called Patric of Lemant! A Pyromancer by trade, and a lover of the fine arts! He dreamed of a world consumed in flame, flickering and dancing in proud imitation of our glorious sun, and though he was cut down by those who bore him ill, I stand here today to show you what the passion that burns in a man can give to us!"

As the wind plays with Gilbert's messy hair, he raises a foot, and brings it down hard on a rune at his feet. It flashes, and scatters in the breeze. The runes on the gates flash as well, and suddenly there is a thunderous boom that knocks nearly all nearby on their backs, and causes your ears to ring fiercely. The gates themselves break and splinter like to much plywood met with a sledgehammer, making way for your men to charge, and they do.

>Lead them in, slaying all opposing forces
>Bring up the rear to inspire them from turning back
>Scale the walls and work your way down

>>45845319
>Lead them in, slaying all opposing forces
>Bring up the rear to inspire them from turning back
Can we sorta do both? Us in the rear and Legion in the front.
Where is he anyway?

>>45845319
>Lead them in, slaying all opposing forces
Fuck yeah

>>45845319
>Lead them in, slaying all opposing forces
People are led by example. We don't want to be THAT general that just goes "go on, boys!"

>>45845319
>Lead them in, slaying all opposing forces
Lead by example. Show the soldiers we are a strong leader.

>>45845319
>lead them in

>>45845319
>Lead them in, slaying all opposing forces

>>45845434
You rush to the head of the charge, and are the first to cut down an enemy. A large man, screaming with rage, and wielding a warhammer. He lasted all of three seconds, and dies quietly.

The men troops follow you fearlessly, killing all who dare to raise weapons, often distracting them while allowing an ally to impale them from the rear with their spear. You're quite proud of such a fine display of teamwork. You yourself are able to kill just over a hundred, while Legion and Shen boast three hundred and two hundred twenty respectively.

By sundown, you are at the citadel, with a little over forty thousand man at your back. They are exhausted, but fiery.

>Make the final push
>Rest the troops
>Raid the facilities for coin, weapons, and supplies
>Order the final enemy to surrender peacefully
>Other

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>>45845649
Forgot this

If the drawings are too distracting let me know

>>45845649
>>Make the final push

>>45845649
>Order the final enemy to surrender peacefully

>>45845649
>>Order the final enemy to surrender peacefully
If they do not, then
>Make the final push

>>45845649
This
>>45845719

>>45845719
i approve of this

>>45845649
approve
>>45845719

>>45845649
>>45845719
I'm fourthing this.

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>>45845768
>>45845793

>>45845649
voting this >>45845719

>>45845719
fuck me where did all those replies come from?

>>45845719
You give the remaining forces within the Citadel one last chance to give up, and live. There is no sound from within the Citadel for a time, which you can only take as either a sign of deliberation, or refusal. Either way, you don't have time to wait and decide to simply take the last step toward conquest. You order your men to march forth, and they do.

Ten by ten, shoulder to should they advance, ready to break down the gates of the citadel and slay those who would oppose your rule. However, as they approach the gates, you hear chains and cogs from the other side, and see the wooden doors swing open slowly. The men back away from something, and make way for you to see what has emerged.

Two women, each tall and robust, decorated in silver and gold armor respectively, stand outside the now closing doors. The first, blonde of hair with golden wings protruding from her back, holds up a mighty tower shield and plants the butt of a lance firmly in the ground. The second, hair white as the moon, has not two but four arms, and holds both a greatbow and twin sabers. They peer around, and eventually their eyes settle on you. You feel a tingle as you sense the sheer density of magical energy permeating their bodies.

"Ye who would lay waste to this nation that has lasted a thousand years!" shouts the golden one.

"Begone from this place, or die by our hand!" shouts the second.

Your men look to you for an answer.

>"Get fucked!"
>"Do the leaders of this nation cower behind idols, then? How appropriate."
>"Ha! I am the eternal shore! Come, crash the ship of thy faith against me, and be broken!"
>Other

>>45846168
>>"Get fucked!"
And then we added them to our harem.

>>45846168
>"Ha! I am the eternal shore! Come, crash the ship of thy faith against me, and be broken!"

>>45846168
>"Ha! I am the eternal shore! Come, crash the ship of thy faith against me, and be broken!"

>>45846168
>"Ha! I am the eternal shore! Come, crash the ship of thy faith against me, and be broken!"
Short BEG response, perfect.
Where have I heard this before? It sounds familiar

>>45846236
Shhh, it's fine don't look it up

>>45846168
> "Lay waste!? The Only change Occurring to this nation is in leadership! A war brought on by the hubris of old men, lay down your arms and end the bloodshed or die for nothing"

>>45846168
>Other
Lay waste? Nay, I am to control, even the wealth among the populace. I met the 'great leaders' of this place, opulent and residing in palaces. On my way here I passed the starving farmers and peasentry who scrambled for scraps. Judge me in any way you want, but do not accuse me of mere destruction. Power is my vice, one of which I am also eager to share and see grow. I was attacked at my boarders, my mine killed, my forts sacked. From no agression on my part, only retaliation.
I see a frightened nation grown fat, lazy and vicious of newcomers, how else could my small force hold fast from their attacks?
I have come to bring this opulent nation under my control.

>>45846347
fuck, my men killed*
and
From no aggression on my part, I only bring retaliation.

>>45846347
Second.

>>45846347
I like this.

>>45846347
I like this backing this

>>45846347
You taunt the idols, and though their faces show no sign of impact, your men get pretty hype and start throwing shade like you wouldn't even believe.

The two idols step forward and level their weapons.

"I am called Juno, Strength of the Wall," recites the golden idol.

"I am called Augusta, of the Eternal Vigil." responds the silver idol.

You would tell them your name, but you sold it to a fiend for your sword, so instead you merely summon it, and let the fiery blade be your announcement. The idols brace themselves, but you are cut off from them as Shen and Legion step forward. Shen cracks his knuckles, and Legion draws his sword.

"My Dark Lord, do not give these cowards the satisfaction of seeing your power on display. Allow us, your servants, to dispatch them." Legion levels his weapon and singles out Augusta.

"I don't much care who wins the war in the end, but I know a powerful opponent when I see one, and I'm always glad to accept a challenge." Shen moves into a combat stance, breathing in, and taking not only crisp night air, but potent energies that pool in his belly and then flow to his limbs.

>"Very well. Do not fail me."
>"Stand down. I will handle them alone."
>"You do me proud, both of you. I give you my blessing."
>Other

>>45846347
I think it's clear which one we want.

>>45846493
>You do me Proud, Both of you. I give you my blessing of the true god. MYSELF!

then evil laughter.

>>45846493
>"You do me proud, both of you. I give you my blessing."
Give them some more confidence.
>>45846501
I am surprised so many like my response, last night was like that as well. I get overly wordy, but it is nice to use the >Other
when we have it

>>45846493
>"You do me proud, both of you. I give you my blessing."
>>45846542
Yeah no, Fuck that veto.

>>45846493
>"You do me proud, both of you. I give you my blessing."

>inb4 they die jobbing to show how strong the two idols really are

>>45846591
pls no
I like Legion, and Shen has to die to us

>>45846542
This and if things get bad lets sneak attack them ourselves and tell our minions to bum rush them.

>>45846493
>"You do me proud, both of you. I give you my blessing."

>>45846591
I always hated that shit when they do it in games or novels or whatever, It's so forced and complete shit.

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>>45846248
you like x men, don't you OP

>>45846679
yeah, jobbing is the worst in general

>>45846679
I remember seeing it for the first few times on tv shows and it really felt like it made an impact at the time. But it's something that's so heavily overdone that by now it's just annoying.

>>45846544
>>45846555
>>45846591
You give them both permission and encouragement to fight. They step forward, and the troops around them step back. Soon a grand circle is made, with the four combatants at its center.

Juno positions herself opposite Shen, and Augusta does the same with Legion. Shen begins reading Juno's every movement, planning a route of attack. Her shield no doubt presents a challenge, but his speed should make it possible. Legion on the other hand fights purely with power and instinct. Dodging arrows on the approach, and then two swords with his one will not be simple, but you do not doubt his ability.

Shen is the first to move, dashing at Juno with the speed of a hunting hawk, testing her guard with a powerful kick that is taken dead center on her shield. He bounces back, landing on his feet just in time to narrowly evade a powerful thrust from Juno's lance that creates a gust of wind strong enough to knock over a row of troops around the inside of the circle.

Legion attacks as well, coming in for a thrust, parrying arrows one by one. his speed is not quite enough though, and he takes a shaft to the leg, though it does not stop him from charging.

Juno toys with Shen for a short while, allowing him to attack her shield, and merely pushing him back before following through with a good thrust. You think they are evenly matched until suddenly, after a strong punch knocks aside her shield, Juno flaps her great golden wings and sends Shen rolling back. He recovers in time to see her taking to the air, wings beating against the night sky.

She dives like a bird of prey, lance pointed, and manages to cut Shen's side as he evades, planting her weapon firmly into the stone floor, at least two feet deep. Shen dances away, clutching his side, and gritting his teeth.

>Step in
>Stay back

>>45846846
>Stay back
>Look like we have the utmost confidence in them
>Start cheering for Shen and Legion
I assume our troops will cheer also if we start.

>>45846846
>>Stay back
Oh shit, he is doing it.
>>gritting his teeth.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLUBnJuhVlU

>>45846846
MINIONS! CHARGE!

>>45846889
Second.

>>45846889
This, encouragement can go a long way.

"You must defeat her Shen, otherwise how could you ever hope to defeat me?"

>>45846921
That's a good way to needlessly Slaughter good men. If we ever do interfere, us alone will be enough.

>>45846918
>>45846889
>>45846961
GRIT THOSE TEETH AND DEFEAT HER!!
YOUMUST DEFEAT HER, OR YOU WILL NEVER DEFEAT ME!!

>>45846846
>Stay back

>>45846846
Let him fight, but keep a watchful eye to step in if he's really about to die

>>45846889
You tell Shen to get his ass in gear, especially if he ever hopes to stand a true chance against you. He hears this, and freezes. As Juno yanks her lance from the floor, shaking the soil from its tip, the troops begin shouting for Shen to finish her off. She comes at him again, a thrust so perfect it would make a horseman cry, and catches him in the stomach, penetrating before he can evade. You think he might be done, until you see both of his hands gripping the lance's tip tightly, preventing it from digging more than an inch deep. His feet struggle to keep traction on the floor, and he himself seems to be giving everything he has to stand firm, but Juno gives him no chance to rest. She beats her wings again, and drives Shen backward, up and into the stone wall of the citadel. He collides, cracking the brick and crying in pain, but still his strength holds, and the lance does not kill. Still airborne, Juno brings back her lance with Shen still attached, and proceeds to thrust seven more times, smacking him into the side of the building and sending bits of brick and blood all about. You can almost feel the pain Shen must be enduring.

Finally, on the eighth thrust, Shen brings his feet up and plants them on the wall, using the strength of his legs to prevent himself from hitting it again. Juno is unimpressed, electing to merely withdraw her weapon and let Shen fall to the ground. Juno lands as well, and levels her weapon once more, ready to go in for the kill. Shen raises a hand to halt her advance.

"Before you come at me, let me ask you something," he says, panting. Juno tilts her head. "How do you feel?"

She is confused, as are you to be honest. You can't tell where he's going, but you're eager to see.

"I only ask because I've been drinking from you for the last minute. If you plan to attack me, do not do it with a weapon made from pure magical energy, you shining woodpecker of a woman."

cont

>>45847201
>>HE IS EATING HER MAGIC!!
I FUCKING LOVE IT!!

>>45846846
>Step in
>summon up a shield and start to bash our sword pommel into it.

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>>45847201

>>45847201

Juno's eyes finally betray an emotion, and she looks down to take stock of herself. You didn't notice it yourself, but now that it's been pointed out, you can see that her luster is no longer the equal of her twin. She is still a brilliant gold, playing against the deep blue of the night sky, but she is an ember of her original self. She must know it too, for she bares teeth against Shen, and cries in anger as she thrusts her lance once more.

This time Shen takes a deep breath, parry's the lance, and steps in with full confidence. His right hand, still doused in his own blood, begins to burn a brilliant gold, and collides with Juno's tower shield, bending it and knocking it from her grasp to clatter on the ground. She is shocked, as are the men, and does not see his knee rising up to collide with her chin, sending her flying backward toward you like a helpess ragdoll.

>Catch her
>Let her hit the floor
>Go for the assist
>Other

>>45847288
>Let her hit the floor
No killstealing.

>>45847288
>>Go for the assist
Body slam her

>>45847288
>Let her hit the floor
Shen knows what he's doing.

>>45847288
>>Catch her
Set her back down in the ring

>>45847347
But don't kill her

>>45847288
>Let her hit the floor
A neat sidestep, or small teleportation.

>>45847350
+1

>>45847288
>Let her hit the floor
Let Shen do his thing

>>45847288
>Let her hit the floor

Honestly, Can we corrupt them?

>>45847288
>Let her hit the floor
Eh I imagine she's durable so she won't die.

>>45847446
That sounds like a good idea. Evil is a ever expanding business.

>>45847446
Well....They ARE strong females....Hint hint nudge nudge.

>>45847544
We have to take Vanessa's choices first- her super-competence is the reason this campaign exists at all.

>>45847601
True enough, But I think she'd be happy either way.

>>45847601
>>45847627
I don't think so, She'd just want a little brother and she's earned one.

>>45847627
We can give her all the siblings she want's.

>>45847288
>Go for the assist
Catch her, then throw her into the floor with all your might. Preferably while shouting a cheesy one-liner.

AND HIS NAME IS JOHN SHENA

>>45847350
You step aside and let Juno crash into the floor with a great thud. She seems to be breathing, but unconscious. You brush her aside a bit, and turn your attention back to the others.

Shen, now kneeling and breathless, calls to Legion, who is still clashing against Augusta.

"Dead man! I've finished my meal! Hurry up now, so we can be off!" Shen's taunt hits home, and Legion seems a bit frustrated. Augusta looks over just long enough to see her ally in a heap on the ground. Her eyes go from stoic to furious, and using both hands she throws Legion off of her. He stumbles but regains his balance, coming at her again.

"My sister! You will not have fallen for naught!" cries the silver idol, swinging her sabers wildly as Legion approaches. His speed allows him to parry both blades, but he cannot attack, and in time his guard fails and he takes a cut across the chest.

He leaps back and clutches the wound, which seeps green mist instead of blood. He looks at it, then at Shen, and scoffs.

"I had hoped to conceal this trump card from you, eastern man, in hopes that I might use it to defend my master. But if it is his will that these warriors fall, I cannot hold back."

Legion plants his sword in the ground and raises an arm, facing the palm toward Augusta, who moves her sabers into a defensive position and knocks and arrow.

"Feel relieved. Your training bore fruit. Just not the fruit you intended to plant." Legion lets out a cry of pain, and suddenly wounds rip open in his forearm, spewing more green mist which coalesces into a stream, thickening until it resembles an orb of heavy smoke. Just as the smoke approaches Augusta, with the speed of an arrow and then some, you are able to see it form into the rough shape of a face, screaming in torment, before it collides with her and engulfs her. Augusts begins coughing and sputtering, distracted long enough to allow Legion to approach.

cont

>>45847749
>Poison Gas attack

>>45847749
Legion is upon her like a predator, and bashes the pommel of his sword into her head to send her off balance. Then, with such blinding speed you think you may have blinked and missed half of the action, Legion slashes the idol, rending her armor and weapons, reducing them to scraps. She collapses, still coughing, and receives a hard stomp to the side of the head as Legion slides his blade home on his back. his wounds still seep green mist, but he doesn't seem overly concerned.

Legion turns back to you, bows, and rises.

"Your will is done, My Dark Lord."

>"Well done. You have earned a rest."
>"Take these woman and hold them before the gates, that their charges may know the futility of resistance."
>"Good. Now open the gates for your master."
>Other

>>45847841
>>"Take these woman and hold them before the gates, that their charges may know the futility of resistance."

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>>45847841
>"Well done. You have earned a rest."
Is Vanessa with us still? If so tell her to take these two and make them subservant.

>>45847841
>"Take these woman and hold them before the gates, that their charges may know the futility of resistance."

>>45847877
Second.

>>45847841
>"well done, you have earned rest."
I'm so proud of all of them. Everyone's really shone through on this one.

Is Marigold just taking leave or something?

>>45847841
>>"Take these woman and hold them before the gates, that their charges may know the futility of resistance."
Then after take then to Vanessa and tell her to make them subservant.

>>45847841
>>"Well done. You have earned a rest."
If you feel so inclined, and Shen, don't forget to heal your wounds with your magic, and tie these prisoners up. Vanessa might like them.
Let's go see what waits for us in the Citadel.
>Kick open the gates with our boot.

>>45847864
Agreed

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>>45847905
Marigold has been at the mine all this time. She's doing her own thing, fighting off banditos and such. We'll get to Marigold.

>>45847910
>>45847877
They aren't human though. Will it even work? Feels like it'll just endanger Vanessa

>>45847927
Yeah let's gift them to our daughter.

>>45847962
Eh let's just tie them up with supernatural tough chains first then and supervise while vanessa does it afterwards.

>>45847962
Nah she's inhuman herself. She'l consider it a challenge and make daddy proud.

>>45847962
She should get practice with outsiders

>>45847946
My bad, completely forgot.

>>45847841
>Other
How about we split them? Legion got Augusta, so he can consume her soul. Juno's soul will be a special treat for our favorite daughter in the whole world.

>>45847841
>Take these women and hold them before the gates, But not too closely to risk there death.

We can use these.

>>45847893
Shen and Legion each scoop up their once opponents, and drag them to the gates of the citadel. They hold them aloft, and announce to those within that their final defenders are fallen, and further resistance will only prolong the inevitable.

There is no sound from within, and after so many minutes, you grow tired, and merely have your men force open the gates.

On the other side, there is a dark stairway that leads up. You lead the troops up, and follow the torches on the walls. What you find within is quite a spectacle.

Hundreds of bodies lay scattered on the carpeted ground, each pale and splayed in agony. Beside each is a small cup spilling wine onto the floor. It doesn't take magic to know what occurred here.

Each and every room is filled with these corpses, all the same in death, save for one in the central chamber, a solar that looks up at the night sky. There, a babe lay in it's blood, in the middle of a ritual circle the size of a tennis court. You cover it with a sheet, and look away. Even babes deserve dignity in death.

The men search the citadel and find none left alive. The idols Juno and Augusta are held in captivity, robbed of their weapons and armor, and the men are wobbling on legs made of jelly. You yourself are a bit worn out, but to sleep when the men may not is at the very least rude.

>Tell everyone to rest for the night. The city isn't going anywhere
>Go to interrogate the idols
>Have the citadel cleaned, you can't sleep in blood and shit
>Other

>>45848217
>Tell everyone to rest for the night. The city isn't going anywhere
>Go to interrogate the idols
With Vanessa!

>>45848217
>Have the citadel cleaned, you can't sleep in blood and shit
Bury/burn the bodies. Depends on the funeral rites of the area.
Sleep for tonight, rest. Tomorrow the real work begins, the rebuild effort, and fortifying our new larger boarders.

>>45848217
They've done their job. Bedtime for them and me. Don't fuck it up anons.

>>45848217
>Other
Have the men sleep, take shifts on guard duty so they know they're safe from any sneaky shenanigans

>>45848217
approve
>>45848265

>>45848217
>Go to interrogate the idols
After that
>Consume their souls, one for Legion and one for Vanessa

>>45848340
>>Consume their souls, one for Legion and one for Vanessa
VETO!

>>45848355
Y tho? Legion was loyal enough that he wanted to save his trump card for when Shen inevitably betrays us. Strengthening him only helps our cause.

And we already know Vanessa loves the souls of the pure and righteous. This is a treat like one she may never have again.

>>45848403
Let's not decide on that right now. See what they have to offer us first.

>>45848217
Voting this >>45848265

>>45848418
I agree. Maybe they can be good allies, no need to let potential underlings die just yet.

>>45848467
Maybe Vanessa can get two baby brothers.
we could enter their magical realms

>>45848265
You tell the men to set up camp and get some sleep, being sure to set up watches in case any uprising begins. With them busy bedding down, you bring Vanessa with you to the room where the idols are being held.

It is merely a storage space where two chairs are placed against the far wall. The woman slump over in their seats, unconscious. Vanessa locks the door behind you, and you approach the women, shaking them awake.

They peer up at you, confused, and suddenly realize what has happened.

"Foul conqueror! You do not even give us the dignity of death by combat! Slay us now, or we shall never cease to resist your evil grip!"

Or so Juno shouts, but she cannot even summon the strength to break free of simple chains. You turn to Vanessa, who seems to be sniffing the air.

"Hmmm. Daddy, these two smell funny. Bad funny. It kind of turns my stomach." She chews her fingernail a bit as she ponders the implications. You too have no sure idea why these two should be special. They still seem to be fused with powerful magic, but something about it is off.

>Have Vanessa try to eat them
>Offer to free them if they'll serve you
>Kill them
>Have Vanessa enthrall them
>Other

>>45848580
>Other
Tell Vanessa to calm down, take a deep breath and explain what this "bad funny" smell is or what it
>implies

>>45848580
>>Have Vanessa enthrall them
no child was ever conceived without lewdness.

>>45848580
>Other

We have gilbert and that necromancer to give a call too. We can get them looked at for the time being, find out what the hell is going on here.

>>45848580
>Other
I speculate they were created using the souls of all those we found in the tower, even the baby. Not unlike Legion, they are a powerful amalgamation.
Seemed like a like of ritual magic. They may be dangerous to consume or enthrall, but you can try if you wish. But for now, let's see if they know of their creation.
>Strikes Juno with a backhand.
Silence, tell us of your creation, or the death you seek will be far into your future, but exquisite pain will consume your life.

>>45848636
seconded
>>45848580

>>45848580
>>45848621
Samefag, before anyone calls me out.

I forgot to add: also call in Legion to see if he has a comparable sensation.

>>45848580
Does Gilbert or the necro have comment on this?
Surely he'd enjoy another chance to show off his brilliance.
Until they get word back on that, "So, Vanessa, you were talking about that younger sibling you wanted..."
>Implying implications just to screw with them

>>45848580
>"Hmmm. Daddy, these two smell funny. Bad funny. It kind of turns my stomach.
Absolutely not having her try nothing with them.
>Offer to free them if they'll serve you
>Other
If there's anyone that we can call to research the magic they have we should do that, see what's up. Could just be she's unfamiliar with whatever they've got. Gilbert, the necromancer, maybe Vanessa's godfather if he can come? Funny stuff is bad when you're a BEG.

>>45848621
>>45848636
Second

>>45848580
>"Calling me so foul, yet when i stride into the gates i find naught but corpses and dead babes, Pray wench what makes my conquest so foul compared to the lengths your people have gone to prevent it."

>>45848621
>>45848636
You assemble a council of your most knowed men. They each take a turn inspecting the idols, but none have much to say.

"They don't smell like regular souls. They're like, totally gross. Like garbage." Comments Vanessa.

"Indeed, I sense the presence of multiple beings about them, and not just two. My senses are dulled from the fighting, but even I can tell they are something beyond mortal," says Legion.

"The flow of energy within them is so smooth, and yet I doubt that they have spent decades meditating on their bodies. Even I cannot force the life force within me to remain so constant," Shen points out.

"My expertise is in runecraft, but I have heard rumors about an experiment that resembles this phenomenon. The ritual circle in the solar is surely connected, but I would need days to decipher its more intricate patterns," advises Gilbert.

"Um, I guess they're pretty?" says Kyle, to finish.

It seems none of your men know the first thing about what to do with the idols, but each can provide a piece of the puzzle. You should give one of them time alone to see what they can discover.

>Shen
>Vanessa
>Gilbert
>Kyle
>Legion

>>45848903
>Gilbert
>Legion

They both know shit.

>>45848903
>>Gilbert
We can't leave Kyle alone with them, they could fuck the life force right out of him.

>>45848903
>Gilbert
(Lightly) smack Kyle on the back of his head. If we wanted his opinion, we'd have given it to him.

>>45848903
>Gilbert
Not without protection though just in case
Do we not have any contacts from hell that could help?

>>45848903
>Gilbert
>Legion
>Pinch our nose, Look a Kyle and just sigh

>>45848903
If Shen has any techniques to check out their life force more in depth see if he can do it and get more information about them. Definitely set Gilbert on analyzing that ritual circle while we get his supplies for making boomsticks.
Make it clear that Kyle is not allowed anywhere near them.

>>45849052
You forbid Kyle from coming anywhere near the room, which seems to actually depress him a bit. Meanwhile, you let Gilbert have run of the place, examining both the idols and ritual circle to his heart's content.

During the three days he needs to analyze things, you must take action within the city. Though the enemy forces have either routed, died, or joined you out of fear, the citizens are still dismissive of your authority. When you have your heralds announce all of your new laws, they even go so far as to hurl stones and fruit at the men, injuring them badly.

>Suppress dissent with force
>Try to convince them through actions, such as charity and public aid
>Ignore them, they'll get tired of struggling
>Other

>>45849220
>Try to convince them through actions, such as charity and public aid
Violence will just make them hate us more. If we show them we're on their side, at lest more so than the greedy senators, then our job will be a whole lot easier.

>>45849220
>Other
Do the same thing we did in the last city we conquered: ban pants, introduce mandatory sunday orgies. If that doesn't make them love us, I don't know what will.

>>45849220
>Try to convince them through actions, such as charity and public aid
>Other
If they keep it up or attack our public aid workers, We take them for punishment by hanging them from spears on the walls.

>>45849220
>>Try to convince them through actions, such as charity and public aid
They get the weekly orgies and shit now, right? If not, that will win their approval.

>>45849220
>Other
Find the most outspoken people among them and have Vanessa convert them to our side. Then use them as a tool to spread our propaganda and calm the people.

>>45849264
That's what they're upset about

>>45849220
Seconding >>45849264
>>45849279
As well as public aid.

>>45849287
>This

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>>45849331
>Banning pants makes them upset
I hope there's a special place in hell for these cretins.

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>>45849331
They can learn to wear kilts.

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>>45849331

>>45849331
You ever play Civ? Well these fuckers have built a city in a very inconvenient spot, and we happen to have a buttload of happiness to spare.
In more serious tones, tone down the laws a bit (miniskirts and hot pants, and raves over orgies) for now, but they are our subjects and they will listen to us. See if there's demands that they want that don't let them choose how the city is run (lower food prices, new wells, cleaning up the shit of our soldiers from the river) to help build good faith.

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>>45849331
Purge them, PURGE THEM ALL!

>>45849258
You tell your men to stay their hands, violent though some of the people may be, and instead lend themselves to rebuilding, and aiding those stricken by the war. You feed the hungry from the food stores, pay workers to rebuild houses and shops, and reimburse shopkeepers for stock lost in the conflict. After three days, things seem to be settling down, and Gilbert has made a discovery just as promised. You meet him in the solar at midday.

"My Dark Lord, I have finished puzzling out the language of this ritual. I suspected it from the beginning, but now I have proof that this circle was intended to sacrifice the essence of the babe we could at the center. It's body was left, and it's soul was used to call down the power of the deities of the nation, Juno and Augusta, for which the very walls are named. Those women, chained in that storage room, are but projections of a collective will. There are two ways to release them, that I know of. One, we convince the people of this country to stop believing in the goddesses they've worshiped for centuries. Or two, we kill them outright. Sadly, this will kill the two vessels used to host the goddesses, but it will rid us of them. I must warn you, their wills are immovable, even through magics. Either we keep them prisoner, or they will rise against us, potentially with the citizens on their side. The choice is yours, or course."

Gods are also so meddlesome. But what must be done must be done.

>Order Shen to kill them, he is less susceptible to their power
>Order Legion to kill them, he might be able to take the souls of the warriors
>Order Duncan to kill them, he's been lazing about lately
>Other

>>45849514
>Other
Let us try to breed with them first? See if that works.

>>45848903
>Legion
Mayhaps his dulled senses will sharpen with time.

>>45849514
>>Order Shen to kill them, he is less susceptible to their power
Duncan's doing fine. He's the first of two sons we never had but could still have .

>>45849597
Changing to
>>45849580
If that doesn't work, then let Shen kill them.

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>>45849514
>Other
What if... hear me out here... what if... Kyle can break the possession by the goddesses through the greatest power known to man?

>>45849514
>Order Legion to kill them, he might be able to take the souls of the warriors
Do your soul thing, my African

>>45849580
Ohgod
This is a horrible idea
But i'm backing it anyway

>>45849514
>Order Legion to kill them, he might be able to take the souls of the warriors

>>45849629
You'd... let fucking Kyle have first pick? What is wrong with you anon. We are top dog here.

>>45849514
>Order Legion to kill them, he might be able to take the souls of the warriors
SOULS FOR THE SOUL GOD!

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>>45849708
His time has come, anon.

Sorry, will be bac asap, serious problem happened

>>45850351
It's okay, take your time.

>>45850351
Good luck, questman!

>>45849659
You order Legion to finish off the idols. He bows and heads to their holding room with all haste. You stay a bit longer and converse with Gilbert about some potential projects in the company's future, and after a few minutes Legion returns, though not with two severed heads, but one very afraid young boy.

"My Dark Lord, I discovered young Kyle among the condemned. I attempted to carry out your orders, but he protected them. I will return to my task, but shall he suffer punishment as well?"

"Wait! Stop! Don't kill them! Just untie them and let me take care of everything!" Kyle flails his arms frantically, trying to sound more grown up than he is. Gilbert chuckles.

"The boy is foolish. They have tricked him to their side. Be done with them, or they'll come back to bite you, My Dark Lord."

All this arguing is giving you a migraine.

>Hold Kyle for punishment, and kill the idols
>Have Kyle kill them, to teach him a valuable lesson
>Hear Kyle out
>Other

>>45849580
YES YES YES YES YES!!!
VERY THIS!

>>45850696
>>Hear Kyle out

Don't untie them though.

>>45850696
Other. Fuck the idols. Vanessa wanted a brother right?
And defiling gods is so much more fun than just their temples.

>>45850727
>>Hear Kyle out

>Don't untie them though.

then, if nothing speaks against it >>45850754

>>45850754
THIS
H
I
S

>>45850696
>Hear Kyle out
>Other
Have Legion on standby, if the idols try anything at all kill them immediately. Let Kyle know if he doesn't have a very good reason for this he will kill them himself to teach him a valuable lesson as he disobeyed orders (we will still need to punish him for this regardless, we can't have soldiers not listening and this was a very direct order we gave him).

>>45850696
>Hear Kyle out

>>45850800
Second.

>>45850754
This get pretty magical realmy but damn, I'd like to see what Vanessa thinks of that. Even if we don't actually plan to go through with it I'd suggest it to her for the lulz.

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>>45850696
>Other
Let him do as he pleases

>>45850800
>>45850754
>>45850778
You have Legion drag Kyle back with you to the holding room. Inside, the idols sit in their chairs, still chained, still slightly glowy. You seal the door, lock it, and have Legion drop Kyle on the ground. you tell him you will not free them, but you will give him a chance to explain himself before his inevitable punishment. He stands, dusts himself off, and takes a breath before beginning.

"I was listening to what Gilbert said. I think I can help, but you have to believe me! If you're worried about them attacking you, just untie one, and I promise you'll see I'm right!" You think, but the dangerous look in the eyes of both idols make you too nervous. You refuse. He stomps on the ground and ruffles his own wavy hair before sighing.

"Fine. Then just let me show you." He turns around and faces the idols. They look at him with mild disdain, but say nothing as he takes a deep breath and lets out his singing voice. You cover your ears reflexively. Legion seems unaffected.

Kyle sings an angelic note, holding it for as long as he can. While he does, the two idols seem to grow tired, slumping over in their chairs. At the same time, their auras fade, and their gold and silver clothing begin to turn a dingy white.

Kyle runs out of breath and clutches his stomach, turning back to face you.

"See! I told you I can help!"

>"I see. Very well, free them Legion."
>"I don't care. I need them dead."
>Backhand him for talking like that
>Other

>>45850990
>Might be a trick, Continue till we know for sure, It's to dangerous ot let them go right now.

>>45850990
I'm voting for this >>45851038

>>45850990
>Backhand him for talking like that
Emphasize that from now on, every sentence coming out of his mouth will end with "sir". Then this:
>>45851038

>>45850990
We'll use this opportunity to double-team them while they're still bound.

>>45851038
Second.
>>45851094
Veto.

>>45851094
VETO

>>45851094
>>45851038
You remind him that you are his Dark Lord, and will be addressed as such. He complies. That said, you tell him to try his trick as much as he wants, but refuse to free the idols. He nods, and thinks for a moment. Suddenly, something comes to mind.

"Okay, we might not have to free them. But I need Vanessa's help for this."

>"Agreed."
>"No, you've cause enough trouble."
>"Ahem?"
>Other

>>45850990
>Other
So.. They temporarily lose their powers and conciousness. What purpose would this serve?

>>45851193
>>"Ahem?"

>>45851094
No need to be a fucking asshole, jesus

>>45851193
>"Agreed."
Stay in the room though. Make sure our little girl stays safe.

>>45851193
>Other
What exactly IS this plan, Kyle?

>>45851193
>Ahem?

>>45851038
This for now. As soon as its save i want see what Vanessa does when we suggest one of them her brother mother

>>45851193
Didn't
>>45851094
Get vetoed twice and nobody supported it? O_o

>>45851283
OP probably saw the number of replies to the post and assumed they were agreements.

>>45851231
>>45851261
You cross your arms. He seems to catch on, flinching and bowing his head.

"My Dark Lord. Please, grant me Vanessa for just a short while, and I promise I can save these women." You don't really feel like it, but you're bored enough to let him have one last chance. You snap your fingers and summon Vanessa, who appears in a puff of smoke. She is dressed in her suit again, and nibbling on a bit of candy from the town.

"Daddy!" she shouts, wrapping you in a hug. She pops the lolli from her mouth and offer you a lick, but you refuse for now, and ask Kyle what he's planning.

"Okay, I need you to hold Vanessa like a baby. Cradle her. Vanessa, close your eyes and relax." Vanessa's face lights up.

"I think we should do it Daddy, Kyle seems like he knows what he's doing."

You feel a bit odd about doing this in front of your thrall and a young boy, but...


>Cradle Vanessa
>Refuse, this is absurd
>Tell Legion to leave the room first
>Go the extra mile
>Other

>>45851319
Fuckin' dammit.

>>45851381
>Go the extra mile

THIS WILL WORK, BECAUSE I WILL IT.

>>45851381
>Shrug
>Cradle Vanessa

>>45851381
Go the extra mile. There is no shame in a father loving his daughter. Not even for evil overlords.

>>45851381

>Cradle Vanessa
might as well do it.

>>45851381
>Cradle Vanessa
>>45851431
Remember when we tried to go the extra mile in our first meeting with Duncan? We embarrassed ourself.

>>45851381
>>45851431

>>45851381
>Cradle Vanessa

>>45851381
>>Go the extra mile
If we're going to do this, we do it RIGHT

>>45851464
Sure but i guess the kid tries to stockholm them and needs vanessa as a blueprint

>>45851381
>>45851431
This! What could possibly go wrong?

>>45851431
>>45851460
>>45851466
>>45851507
>>45851532
I swear if this backfires and Vanessa regresses to a baby I will fucking murder you lot.

>>45851550
Ouch... does someone feel his waifu is threatened?

>>45851464
You scoop Vanessa up and hold her just like when she was a girl and scraped her knee on the thorny bloodstone outside the house. She coos in your arms and wiggles about until she's in a comfortable position, with her arms tucked in and her head resting on your chest. You lean your head down and plant a soft kiss on her forehead, which makes her blush, and hide her face in her hands as she stifles a small laugh. Even Legion feels his teeth begin to hurt from this amount of saccharine affection. Kyle claps his hands and shakes himself off.

"Okay, now I just need you to sing to her. A lullaby. Like to make her sleep."

You turn a bit red, but when you look down and see Vanessa's eyes looking back, full of love and adoration and anticipation, you cannot help it. You clear your throat, and sing her favorite song from her infancy.

The notes aren't as easy to hit as they used to be, but Vanessa doesn't seem to mind. Her breathing begins to steady, and suddenly Kyle joins in, mimicking your words and patterns. He learns the lyrics quickly, and soon you go silent and allow him to continue alone, singing in his heavenly voice.

The two idols slump over completely, and their auras fade to nothing, along with their gold and silver clothing. They transform from two doll-like creatures to two women, tall and fair, with gold and silver hair. When Kyle finishes, they are totally asleep.

When you look down, you find Vanessa peacefully dozing as well. Legion seems fine. Kyle exhales and bows to you.

"There you are sir. The soul of a babe bound them. Babes only need to be comforted." You notice something in his eye that he wipes away. In any event, the two seem utterly harmless now. Perhaps you should take some time to see what they know.

>Wake Vanessa and let her go before questioning the women
>Carry Vanessa to bed
>Other

>>45851675
>Wake Vanessa and enjoy this as a parent daughter bonding session

>>45851675
>>Wake Vanessa and let her go before questioning the women
Does the one chick still have four arms? Because breeding a four armed woman seems pretty kickass.

>>45851675
>Carry Vanessa to bed

>>45851607
Not him but she's our daughteru, that's different. Daughterus are for cherishing and for embarassing in public by being an overbearing parent.

>>45851675

>Wake Vanessa and let her go before questioning the women

>>45851675
>>Carry Vanessa to bed

>>45851675
>Carry Vanessa to bed
>Other
Tell Kyle he did a great job. Give credit where credit is due.

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>>45851752
>embarassing
>Vanessa

>>45851675
>>45851806
Seconding. Do remind him that he will still face punishment for disobeying orders and meeting with the idols after we told him explicitly not to; discipline is the backbone of military, regardless what the results he's gotten us are.

>>45851752
But even in that case getting to have your baby girl all over again cant be that bad.
Imagine how much emberassment we could milk from that!

>>45851752
You tell Legion to keep an eye on things while you take Vanessa somewhere more comfortable. He agrees, eyeing Kyle with more than a little distaste.

You bring her out of the room and up some stairs to a bed chamber you'd been using to keep an eye on the city, gently placing her into bed and pulling a sheet over her. She curls up under the covers and hugs one of the pillows tight to her chest. You brush a bit of hair from her face and go back to work.

When you arrive in the holding room again, Kyle is gone, and the women are awake and alert. You'll deal with Kyle later, but for now you need to learn what you can from these two. You approach them carefully. The first, once Juno, still retains luxurious blonde hair in long curls, as well as blue eyes that seem quite stern. The second, once Augusta, has silvery hair and dark skin, as if she'd spent her whole life in the sunlight, and keen eyes that seem to take in everything. Both are quite striking in their own way, and neither seems afraid. You ask their names to start.

"I am Sophia, and my shield-sister is Caela. We are the generals of the Second Legion Sun Tigers and Fifth Legion Lunar Bears. We were to give our lives to defeat you. I take it by your presence and our predicament, we were not successful."

Seems like a good place to wrap for the week. Really sorry for my long pause earlier, had a bit of an accident. Thanks to everyone who cam today, I'm always grateful for each and every one of you who take the time to read my writing and participate with the others!

Remember to check the twitter and vote for us in the archive, and please come back on Saturday for more, and potentially the beginning of our quest to form babby.

Have a good week everyone!

>>45852130
Not like this, OP, not like this!

>>45852130
Thanks for fun weekend OP! Be safe and this is still amazing!

>>45852130
you magnificent bastard, always leaving us with a plot hook.

>>45852130
First time doing something like this. Was fun. Thanks OP

>>45852130
This was great, OP, really liking it so far.

>>45852130
Thanks for running OP. What was the big problem by the way, if you care to share at least?

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>>45852210
Well I have to make sure you guys come back somehow

>>45852243
Injured child, needed attention. Admittedly I panicked a little.

>>45852287
Is she alright? You came back so I assume it was nothing serious.

>>45852394
Yeah, just a scraped knee and wounded pride

>>45852420
So are we done for tonight or not?

>>45852453
Yes

>>45852130
Thank you for running