Her breathing increased and escalated as she imagined bearing down her full fury on the devastated city. As her pace quickened and her heart thumped, she adjusted her disintegration beams and pointed them downwards. But before she could fire, a comms alert brought her back to the present and out of
Taloren Prime, Throne System, Imperial Domain of the Boundless Drogar The skies above Lacroseth City were beautiful and clear, while the streets far, far below were abuzz with activity. There were throngs of drogar going about, busy as bees and living their lives. Some of the streets were rife wi
“Apologies, emperor,” he said. “We’ve been pushing to end our Advance, but the vote’s still in a deadlock. Konleth whipped up his loyalists and pushed back against Paveloth yet again.” “Are there any senators still undecided?” Retholis asked. “We know we can’t move Konleth and his people… that’s im
“Goes like this: think about old drogar legends, back when Taloren Prime was a lush planet. Stories about emperors and empresses, gods and devils, heroes and villains. We’re supposed to be that.” “I get it,” Retholis said as he rubbed his chin. “Idealized drogar.” “Idealized, sure. We Reborn are s
As Retholis and Orsethii argued far above, the crowds grew wilder down below. To the alarm of the numerous security forces posted up around the towers, the protest groups grew larger and larger in size. More and more Sanguine Fundamentalists poured into the lines and packed the streets. More signs,
Those who were already on the street when it began to rise up either fell back, or ended up stuck on top of it. They couldn’t do anything but fall to their knees as it rose up further and further, until it reached about 20 meters high in the air. And once it was done, the entire 5 meter wide roadwa
The rest of the drones flew down to the street below, and flanked the Fundamentalists from the side or from behind or from above. Of course, these fired multiple bursts at the terrorists, and tore into as many as they could. Dozens and dozens more Sanguine Fundamentalists were ripped apart as they
The Gold Justicar swallowed back any fears she had and advanced towards Orsethii. Although she had extreme reservations towards facing off against a Reborn, her duty overrode everything else. Decades of conflict had honed her into a deadly and powerful combatant that few could rival. Of course, her