“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
Both the Emperor and the Gold Justicar were astounded and overwhelmed by what they were witnessing. Though they couldn’t feel the energies that flowed through her, they could easily feel Orsethii’s growing presence. It threatened to choke both of theirs out of the room itself. The Gold Justicar p
The fighting down below was still incredibly fierce. The Sanguine Fundamentalists had concentrated on sections of a few walls and literally blasted short tunnels through them. Many had even begun to charge through the breaches, but typically met concentrated defensive fire from all of the security f