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423 - Hope

United Nations, Haven

The market square was packed with shoppers and roadside stores. Everywhere people were buying food or browsing wares at the stalls. Hitsu gave a disgruntled sigh as he carried several paper bags of stuff purchased by Billie who now looked so different from her tomboyish look after she had grown her hair long.

"Look!" Billie excitedly tugged Hitsu's arm as she dragged him towards another stall selling some grilled skewers. She happily sni...

422 - This is Madness!

The Isles, Port Sanctuary, UN Naval Base, Worker Dorms, Canteen

Claire cried as she rushed over to the smiling Professor as he walked into the dining room and hugged him tightly. Professor Hamlot patted her gently, "How are you, child?"

She sobbed into his clothes and after a while, she calmed down and answered, "I was alone all the time but I am fine..."

"They did not hurt you?" The Professor asked in concern. "Or ill treated you in any way?...

421 - Happy?

"What do you mean by taking back the probe?" Ford asked. "Do we have the ability to launch someone up yet?"

"We don't exactly need to go all the way up..." Lt. Tavor replied. "The probe should be in a decaying orbit. All we need to is meet the probe when it is at the lowest point of its orbit."

"Than, we reset its computers, reestablish its command link back to us," Lt. Tavor said. "Than we set its trajectory back to a stable orbit and we change some programm...

420 - Secret Meetings

United Nations, City of Falledge, City Hall

Titanna Rothschild twirled her hair with her fingers unconsciously as she sat on her desk reading the daily reports of the city. Her expression changed constantly, from frowning to wrinkling her nose as she pondered on the reports. Finally, she slapped the sheets of documents down on her desk and stretched her body in an unwomanly manner. 

"Ahem..." Miles cleared his throat as he stood at the half opened door, ...

419 - Coming For You

United Nations, Sawtooth Mountain Base, Command Center

Joseph adjusted his collar as he entered the Command Center of his new command. On his collar sat a shiny silver star, denoting him as a general. Since his return from the aborted mission of attacking Goblin Island, he was given an order by High Command to take command over the SDF and a portion of the Marines. Those units under his command will be absorbed under the newly formed United Nations Army.

His ...

418 - Depression

Sea of Clouds, The Innocence, Holding Cells

The sudden brightness of a burning lamp made Sherene's eyes water as she was half blinded by the sudden glare. She blinked rapidly but was yanked up by the chains binding her arms together before being dragged out of her cell. 

Takao protested wildly inside her cell, "Don't take her! Take me! She's with a child! Don't hurt her!"

Even Dijon roared furiously as he tried to move his weakened body,...

417 - We Can't Do Shit!

The Isles, Port Sanctuary, United Nations Embassy, Conference Room

The room was crowded yet quiet as a heavy atmosphere shrouded the occupants inside the conference. Commander Ford remained standing as he finished his presentation to all that was present which included a delegation from the Isles. 

Second Fleet Master Megan crossed her long slender legs and cast her cat eyes on Ford. She pursed her lips and asked, "Is this information reliable?"

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416 - Confusions

Goblin Island, Eternal City of Burns, Palace of the Burning Hill

Strurruilk, the Mighty King of All Things Under His Feet and Ruler From The Throne of The Burning Hill and Sea Master of Thieves and Giver of All Goblin Life and Conquerer of All Lands and Grand Lord of Magic and Happiness! and the Only Chief of Love and Destruction sat on his throne full of pokey bits and had a massive grinned on his pockmarked face.

"MUHAHAHAAHAHAA!" He chortled proudly. "None...

415 - The End Zone

The Isles, Port Sanctuary, Medical Tentage

Lt. Tavor sat on a folding chair with his legs crossed and holding a note pad in his hands. He occasionally scribbled something down as he watched the girl blabbering away on the hospital cot. Once and then, the girl cast a frightened glance at his direction before turning back to say something to Dr. Sharon on her side.

The universal translator Tavor was wearing hummed as its program ran algorithms to decipher the l...

414 - Taken

Goblin Island, Marine Expeditionary Force, 1st Battalion

Corporal Slow carefully seated the belt of munitions into the feed tray of his MG, as he laid prone over the tip of a small rise. Gunfire echoed all around him, followed by shrieks of man packed mortars and naval shells. 

The city or what remains of it was on fire. Crude dwellings made out of wood, mud, and rocks laid shattered and broken. Hundreds and hundreds of broken goblin bodies were scattere...

413 - Angel Has Fallen

United Nations, Haven, Fortress Singapore, Bridge

It was all quiet and tense in the Command Bridge. The lights were switched to operational red levels and everyone was glued to their stations. Senior officers stood at the tactical plot table, looking up at the main screen intently.

Blake stood in the middle of the table, his eyes were up, looking at the main screen too. He folded his arms over his chest and the red lights made him look sinister. The imagery o...

412 - Oh... Shit!

The Isles, Port Sanctuary, UN Embassy 

Commander Ford leaned back on the reclining seat on the balcony of his quarters. He wore a set of sunglasses, a pair of shorts and an unbuttoned shirt with his hands clasped behind his head. A glass of iced cococane juice and tray of cured meats sat on the side table next to his chair as he relaxed in the shade.

Outside his balcony, he could hear people playing a game of beach volleyball as the off duty personnel en...

411 - Bastards Must Die!

The Innocence, Bridge

"What flag is that ship flying?" The Captain of the Innocence called out to his bridge crew. "Which nation is it from? The Iron Kingdoms? Tri State? Or the Dragon Lords?"

"Sir, the flag it flies bears no resemblance to any known nations!" The First Officer replied. "It could be from some small country under the Loose Confederation. We spotted two demi people below."

"Then order the Sinner to destroy it!" The Captain orde...

410 - Flying Ships

Flagship Fury

A knock on the door woke Sherene from her nap. She yawned and stretched and teasingly poked the cheeks of Kaga who was sprawled next to her. Takao answered the door and soon appeared next to Sherene.

"My lady," Takao said. "The Islanders appeared to have found a strange... shipwreck on the island here."

"Lord Dijon is inviting you up to the top to take a look," Takao relayed the messenger's words. "He is on the top waiting for y...

409 - Land Fall

Sea of Clouds

"Lord Inquisitor," An elf in a gaudy dark crimson uniform greeted the masked man seated behind the desk. "May my Lord be worthy of his Judgement."

The man seated behind the desk nodded and made his finishing touches to the book he was writing on. On his face, he had an unadorned white mask on and worn a simple white long sleeved silk shirt and black pants. 

"We appear to have left the Sea of Clouds behind, my Lord," The off...

408 - Surviving in the New World

Goblin Island, Beachhead, Marine Expedition Force Defense Line

The echos of naval artillery fire washed over the tired soldiers as they remained in their dugouts. The terrain before them was originally a thickly forested land, but now it was replaced by charred remains of tree stumps and craters filled with minced body parts and bloody mud.

Joseph stood on a crate and watched the devasted land, seeing the filthy looking goblins rushing across the pockmarked l...

407 - Food Concerns

United Nations, Haven, Fortress Singapore, Captain's Quarters

"Three more weeks at least!" The image of Sherene pouted as Blake smiled. "I'm turning dark from all the sun!"

"Haha, remember to use sunblock then!" Blake replied. "Wear long sleeves if you stay out in the sun. If not, when you get sunburn, it's going to be very painful!"

"Yes, yes..." Sherene meekly said. "Alright, I got a meeting to go soon. I got a surprise for you when I'm bac...

406 - How Nice of You!

Coast off Goblin City

Corporeal Slow carefully climbed over the side of the metal ship, slipping his booted feet into the cargo net as he lowered himself down the net. He kept his eyes away from his feet, staring at the grey metal before him and he climbed down to the waiting boats behind. 

Suddenly someone grabbed his back and he looked down, seeing the chasm between the ship and the boat he was supposed to be on. Hands pulled him over as the waves rock...

405 - Port Sanctuary

Straits of the Isles, Port Sanctuary

Located somewhat in the middle between the mainland and the island nation of the Isles at 139 km southwest west of the Isles and 287 km east of the continent of the New World was a nondescript featureless island. A hive of activity was ongoing on that island for over a month, with sailing ships bringing supplies and materials from the trade ports of the Isles.

The sausage shaped sand covered island's terrain was mostly fla...

404 - Marine Expeditionary Force

Sea of Clouds

A loud pop went off as the blood red Protectorate ship fired its forward steam cannon at the running air skiff. The stubby cannon rolled back on its wheels along the track while the gunners stuffed a large wooden wad onto the muzzle. Another gunner holding on to a large mallet hammered the wad deep into the muzzle like a bottle cork. 

Once the cannon barrel was stoppered, the gun crew pushed the cannon forward into firing position. A steam ...

403 - The Alliance

United Nations, City of Haven, Fortress Singapore

"- tomorrow we will head to the Embassy," Spoke the image of Sherene over the communicator. "If all goes well, I will be back by the end of the month!"

"Okay, please take care! Remember to call me when you're free!" Captain Blake said and waved good bye at the image of his nodding wife on the display. He stood up and left his office and headed towards the Command Bridge. He waved the crew on duty back to their...

402 - First City of The Fleet

The Isles

A low mournful wail broke through the early morning hustle and bustle of the harbor. People stopped their work and looked out to the sea in surprise at the sudden strange cry. People started hollering as they saw the proud sails of the Isles' warships sailing in and behind them were four sailless ships that had thin wisps of smoke coming out.

One of the strange ships was huge, larger than their largest warship, which caught everyone's attention. Fis...

401 - A Coming Storm

Dense, dark towering storm clouds could be briefly seen in the entire horizon as flashes of lightning lit the overcast skies. Creaks and groans came from the strained wooden reinforced decks while the taut sheets of the sails cracked and snapped as the gale slammed against the full sails.

Another flash of lightning lit up the world followed by a crash of thunder and the girl holding on tightly to the helm wheel turned an anxious face to the stern of the ship. The flash of lig...

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400 - Rise of A Nation

United Nations. City of Orwell's Point, Penal Holding Compound

"TAKE AIM!" 

"FIRE!"

Gunshots echoed out from the back of the compound while prisoners sat around in defeat, uncertain of their future. They only looked up in surprise at the gunshots before minding their own business.

The black cladded officer strolled up to the two hooded bodies leaking blood and fired his pistol, the bullet jerking the hood and a dark stai...

399 - We Won!

The 155 mm rail gun shell traveled over hundreds of kilometers roaring like some avenging god. The passage of the shell shattered roofs and caused panic to all lives. Hundreds of feathered wyverns died beneath the shockwave and overpressure caused by the displacement of air by the hypersonic shell while animals, creatures and elves both weak and old suffered from burst eardrums or damaged internal organs.

Those unfortunate died as their hearts seized up or had ruptured organs...

398 - Number One Gun

Tyrier rushed up to the edge of the cordon made by the Marines as they surrounded the feathery ball wrapped in flames. He frowned as he looked upon the scene, it was like as if Special Weapons were doing a barbeque instead of killing the creature. 

"I don't think the flamers are working!" Hitsu pointed out as he watched the fiery scene. Searing heat flowed out in waves that kept everyone far back except for the team of Special Weapons Marines who donned protective gear.<...

397 - The Power of Exploding Stuff

The city of Silverton was built over a hundred years ago, its forefathers laid each lumber and stone firmly down to create a safe haven for the people. The foundation of the city had protected the people of Silverton from the threats of monsters and wars. Yet today, the once proud walls of Silverton laid in ruins and smoke as figures in camouflage ran through the city as they engaged with the forces of the Empire.

Suddenly everything changed as a bright flash burst out from t...

396 - The Eternal Emperor

United Nations, Fortress Singapore, Command Bridge

Captain Blake stood watching the UAV feed that was broadcasting the action hundreds of kilometers away attentively. He watched as part of the roof of the castle collapsed inwards and the tiny figures of Marines exiting from the castle in a hurry.

"That doesn't look so good..." He mumbled as he watched the scene. 

"Nope, it definitely doesn't look good..." Intelligence Officer Tavor stand...

395 - The Hunger

Bodies clad in metal dropped down with loud clanks as they were perforated by bullets. Blood spurt out over the crowd of terrified nobles, with some, injured or died due to ricochets and over penetration of the bullets. 

The crowd recoil away from the gunfire as the Marines advanced. They ignored the nobles, only targeting those with hostile intentions. The lightning fast movements of the Emperor's Lifeguards managed to cut down a few Marines before getting overwhelmed b...