Volciste empire
"It's been a long night." That's what the entire high command had collectively thought since communications from the naval aviation group went silent when suddenly the doors of the room opened. "What are the casualties?" The Emperor asked loudly. "Here you are at last, Your Majesty." He said in unison.
A chill had fallen over the room as the Emperor sat back letting the officers slip him a report on the situation."How could it have happened so quickly?" He mused with an overwhelmed air.
We're still not sure, your Majesty, but the few accounts transmitted via the magiccom referred to a new type of weapon.
"A new type of weapon, interesting." He said as he rubbed his chin, suddenly the emperor hit the dot on the desk and stood up.
"A new weapon and you're telling me our spies didn't even identify it in time!"
"It's more complex than that your majesty." Replied the frightened head of the intelligence services."Then what is it?" Replied the Emperor."No agent has managed to penetrate German territory, either by sea or land.
"The Emperor breathed out a breath before calming down. "Didn't you try parachuting in our spies?"
"Of course we did, but no planes came back we only found the scattered wreckage of one of our aircraft."
The emperor sat back in his chair and thought to himself. "So none of our human spies have managed to penetrate this country, so why?"
"Their border is heavily guarded and prevents anyone without proper clearance from crossing, the reason is that there is an epidemic going on in their country and they don't wish to infect the population of other countries."
"That could work in our favour." Replied the emperor before continuing. "Given that getting into their country is a difficult task, there's a good chance that they'll export weapons to neighbouring countries.
You will therefore send the spies to the largest trading ports, where they will surely supply weapons.
Finally, the emperor turned to his general, who had remained silent. "General Akkaw, how is the front line progressing with the elven guerrillas?"
"It is no longer a problem, Your Majesty, our Peacekeepers have crushed the main pockets of resistance, allowing the rest of the soldiers to advance more easily inland."
"That is all very well." Replied the Emperor. "It would seem that I now have a tough opponent to face, in which case I'll give you three weeks to get the King of Elose to surrender, we must quickly redirect our forces there against these Germans." He continued.
4th January 20224th passage 1 Ogdea 1650
23 miles west of the coast of the kingdom of Elose
"What a beautiful morning." Dari thought to himself as he gazed at the horizon aboard the Sachsen-Anhalt.
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The land was not yet visible on the horizon, but the fumes from the coastal industries were clearly discernible.
A faint noise shifted his attention to the portable magiccom, which was beginning to sizzle.
One of the mages immediately rushed to the magiccom and began to adjust it by turning a few knobs. ~Harbour of Foureia, we are diplomats authorized by the royal family.
We are currently accompanied by a merchant convoy under military protection directly from the
continent, and we request berths for docking with ships ranging from 2 to 4 conufe.~
~This is the captaincy of Foureia the coast is not safe at the moment we are bringing a small group of ships to meet you.~
"These magiccom are impressive." The captain remarked.
"What do you mean by that?" Dari then asked.
"We were asked before we left to let you communicate with this magiccom because we thought we couldn't pick up the waves emitted by these magiccom, but the communication you've just made proves that any communication between a radio and a magiccom seems impossible at the moment."
"That could cause problems." Dari and his team realised.
The group of boats was very quickly detected by the radars. Finally, after about ten minutes, thirty or so dots appeared one after the other on the radar.
"Multiple radar signatures 160 km to the north-west." Report opz (cic).
"Did your country send these famous flying beasts?" Asked the captain.
The elves soon made a funny face as they observed the area shown on the map.
"There hasn't been a wyvern in this area for weeks." He replied.
"Call the other ships that are preparing to take on unknown aircraft."
30 minutes later
The sailors scanned the horizon, searching for the militarized convoy near their position.
"Do you really think that this convoy has ships ranging from 2 to 4 conufe?" Wondered some of the sailors.
"Of course not, apart from the demons no one has managed to exceed 2 conufe on the continent.
If you ask me that diplomat has just gone mad." Answer another sailor with a sneer.
"And if he was a traitor." Suggested another sailor.
"That's true why call on us if they're already armed, if you ask me the guy-s joined the demons." He continued.
Very quickly the chattering of the other sailors came to a halt after the shouting of the lookout. "Demon aircraft approaching starboard!"
Immediately the sailors rushed to their stations for the coming battle.
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"Still nothing." Complained the pilots of the bombers looking for the military convoy that was the source of the communications.
~Come on, guys, we're not far from their possible location. We need to find them and show them how futile their reinforcements are.~ Said the squadron leader.
~I see them!~ Exclaimed a pilot.
"What pretty little prey we've got here." Exclaimed the squadron leader, looking in the direction indicated.
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~I see more boats.~ Another pilot signalled.The pilots' faces tensed as they saw the appearance of the approaching convoy. "So big." Said the squadron leader. "Who could build destroyers." He wondered, before observing the approaching convoy more closely.
"I don't know where they got that destroyer, but their armament seems quite weak."
~I want 10 planes to continue on their way to deal with the elves, the others with me we'll sink his destroyers and all those freighters.~ He continued.
Shortly afterwards the squadron split up, leaving the small group to attack the elves.
Once in range, the planes dived towards the elves with a thunderous sound, the first delivering its charge on a battleship, blowing up the turret and the ammunition bay.
"They're good shots." Uknux thought to himself as he watched one of his colleagues being shot down.
At the same time, the rest of the squadron had already covered half the distance and were beginning to see some of the details of the ships clearly, until something caught their attention when a box on the deck of the military ships turned towards them letting out smoke coloured by the red of a flame. "Have they fired?" The pilots asked themselves before a projectile came into view heading straight for them.
"What is that thing?" asked one pilot as he dodged the object before it changed course and hit
him from behind.
The more than unexpected death of their colleagues left the other pilots shocked, before they realised that other objects were being fired at and were closing in on them.
"They're monsters." Projected a pilot climbing on a picket to escape the projectile before everything went white.
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"What's going on?" Uknux asked himself after the mysterious explosion of the plane lay before him, his eyes turned to the trail of smoke coming from the side of the destroyed aircraft. "By the gods what." He said, seeing others trailing, heading straight towards them, seemingly following their plane.
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No one had time to work out exactly what was happening as the speed of the smoke was so rapid.
~There, on the horizon.~ He said after observing a flash where the destroyers were.
His inattention ended up costing him dearly when his plane was severely damaged by anti-aircraft fire.
"What an idiot!" He bellowed as he tried to keep his plane in the air, but after a moment the engine burst into flames, forcing him to eject.
"What have we just been up against." He thought to himself as he watched his plane gradually fall, before seeing it too hit by one of his strange objects, leaving Uknux to fall slowly into the ocean.
Fouje battleship [https://img.wattpad.com/f8e98c11d28d6a46027c5ff03c5028fe844ccbaa/68747470733a2f2f73332e616d617a6f6e6177732e636f6d2f776174747061642d6d656469612d736572766963652f53746f7279496d6167652f74683352335238593359564758513d3d2d313339343035373638342e313739396165333664616362383430373437313237383639363339342e706e67?s=fit&w=1280&h=1280]
Fouje battleship
"What happened?" Wondered Commander Virric, who watched in horror as all the Volcist aircraft were wiped out in record time. "Bring the canals down and we'll pick up our comrades in the water." He announced.
He was quickly distracted by the arrival of a stressed-looking sailor.
"Sir a group of very large ships are visible directly ahead of us and they do not have the Volcist flag"
"Try to establish contact with them now that the jamming is no longer in effect." He responded.
German convoy
"This weapon is impressive." The elves said in unison.
The captain let out a small laugh. "You're right, with this we can hit an enemy without them having time to see us, even if I'd rather have shot them all with the Rim-116 than the last 10 with the Rim-162s." He declared.
The diplomats gradually emerged from their fascination after hearing the magiccom start transmitting again.
~This is the Fouje battleship, please identify yourselves as soon as possible.~
~We are the diplomats mandated by the royal family, the Germans here have eliminated the planes that were attacking you.~ They replied.
later on
It only took a few minutes for the city's harbour to become completely jammed with people after the appearance of the large ships approaching escorted by the Royal Navy.
"Get the public out!!!" Ordered the harbour master.
The ships had stopped on the horizon, leaving two ships to detach themselves from the convoy one was a complete grey and did not seem to contain many weapons, closely followed by a strange red ship with a lot of coloured crates and equipped with cranes.
As the tugs rushed towards the two incoming ships a messenger arrived with a missive turning the attention of the harbour master towards himself.
"Sir, we have received a message from the capital."
"Excellent we finally have the answer, and what do they say?" He asked, straightening the collar of his garment.
"We were awaiting the return of our diplomats, who have forged relations with the summoned German nation. We rejoice in their return accompanied by these Germans." The messenger continued to read the message while the harbourmaster concentrated on a single piece of information.
"Nation summoned, the Farossians are remarkable I thought they had summoned a nation of their level or at most that of the dwarves, but this far exceeds my expectations." He said before returning to what the messenger was saying.
Back home at last, the elves thought to themselves as they took a deep breath and walked up the steps to the port quay.
"Welcome to the port of Foureia, I'm the port captain and I notice that some of the ships we sent you are missing, do you know what's happened to them?" He asked in a nervous tone.
"We were spotted by a group of demon bombers, but if you want more details about this encounter, you'll need to check with a Farossians speaker with the officer managing this convoy." Continued Dari.
Shortly afterwards, a group of around ten people got off the ship and approached the small group.
"Hello, I'm Lena Bain, one of the diplomats assigned to meet your country's leaders." Communicated the Farossians interpreter, as Lena reached out in their direction.
"Pleased to meet you." He replied, shaking her hand in return.
"Our leaders have anticipated the possible arrival of an emissary or any other authority from your country, and have asked us to prepare for you one of the jewels of elven aeronautical engineering that we possess, although the dwarves are a great help to us." He admitted, pointing to an open area where several of what might look like airships stood.
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The diplomats looked with fascination at the aircraft presented to them.
"This airship is magnificent, but I'm afraid I'm going to have to decline this offer, you see we've already prepared our own aircraft." She said, pointing to the deck of the boat where a helicopter was already stored.
"What we need is authorisation to fly over your country as far as your capital." She continued.
He immediately signalled to someone behind him, who immediately started running.
"I pass on this request, you'll have an answer shortly." He declared.
Finally all eyes turned to the other boat which was starting to move.
"I almost forgotten, but the diplomat who travelled with you informed us that you were accompanying merchant ships, but I was able to see demon ships before their unification and they were nothing like what you have."
Lena turned her gaze to one of the people in her group as if to ask for help, which prompted the person to speak up.
"Excuse me for interfering, but this boat is a container ship, a very different type of cargo ship to what you've seen before, making it easier to transport certain cargoes that would be more difficult to transport in other conditions."
"That sounds convenient, but what is this one carrying?"
"This ship carries medical supplies as well as weapons and construction equipment." The speaker replied, pushing up his glasses.
The rest of the elves remained puzzled and thoughtful. "I wonder what kind of weapons he intends to trade."
As quickly as the questions crossed their minds, a container was unloaded, leaving before their eyes a panoply of weapons of a new kind.
"As was proposed at the Continental Union conference, our country trades some of our weapons in exchange for mining resources or mining rights, but this will be discussed further with your leaders at a later date. For the moment, the plan is to train your soldiers in exchange for agricultural resources."
The conversation continued until the messenger returned bringing with him the reply from the capital. "Sir the request to fly into our airspace has been authorised for the German envoys it has been requested that the diplomats sent to Germany guide them to Mangrove airbase"
"We have the green light." Lena signalled into a walkie-talkie.
Shortly afterwards the rotors began to turn leaving the Germans to separate from the harbour master finally closing the door of the first helicopter the group took off leaving the harbour town behind them.
Sky over the capital Zulle
30 minutes later
"Are you sure your air base is here?" The co-pilot asked, looking out over the immense valley covered by a dense canopy.
"Of course, head for this mountain, it'll be easier to see." Replied one of the elves.
As he approached the mountain, the pilot noticed a small paved track about thirty metres long with a number of vehicles and people piled up around the edge.
"Is this what you were talking about?" Asked the co-pilot, pointing to the small runway.
"Yes, that's where it is. It's informing us that there will be no take-offs from the rest of the runway."
The helicopter immediately approached the runway and parked above it. "We've landed." Declared the pilot as the sound of the rotors began to slow. "Let them know that the diplomatic mission will be arriving in another helicopter." asked the pilot.
The elves immediately exited the aircraft, giving the pilot time to unload the equipment they had brought with them, before being interrupted by the sound of the second helicopter
approaching.
"They were quick." Said the pilots as they watched the second helicopter begin its descent.
Shortly afterwards, the second helicopter touched down, allowing the diplomats to exit.
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Lena scanned the area where they had landed from left to right, from the air it might have looked like an old abandoned road but once on the ground it was only the visible part of a track 4 times as big which continued into the mountain.
The historians beside Lena seemed particularly excited at the sight of a group coming out of the tunnel.
Finally the small group approached them.
"So you're the ones who sent the Germans." Shouted one of the men emerging from the mass.
The man stepped forward as the crowd gave way to him before he was close enough to finally introduce himself.
"I am the First Prince Rotoris, please excuse my father's absence to meet you." He expressed.
"I am Lena bath my country has sent us to confirm the agreements sent to us by your emissaries as well as to sign certain mining rights and other urgent business."She said, shaking his hand.
"Great." He said, before inviting them inside the base, leaving the elf soldiers to tow the helicopters inside."
Once inside, the full scale of the complex was revealed, what had been an underground airbase giving way on the lower floors to a whole small town in terms of surface area.
"I welcome you to the second capital of our kingdom." He declared.
This left the Germans speechless.
"What exactly do you mean by a second capital?" Asked one of the ethnologists.
The prince turned to face his interlocutor.
Our capital is constantly being bombarded, and in the long term it ended up burning down a large part of the mother forest, destroying a good number of industries as well as most of the Royal Palace.
"To avoid having to rebuild every destroyed building we've temporarily transferred this below this base, so that now part of the population lives here to keep our production going 24 hours a day." He explained.
"But now with what Dari has reported to us from his visit to Farosse has given us a glimmer of hope."
Finally, the delegation was taken to an area where part of the administration was located.
The place was a maze of tunnels dotted with rooms of varying size before they were finally led into a large room, the room was not very wide, but its tunnel-like appearance covered in bricks could evoke the feeling of a wine cellar.
The space was lined with dim lighting emanating from a strange red orb levitating in midair.
The prince motioned for them to sit down on the chair in the room.
"Very well, now we can discuss your requests."