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What you have thought to be the end is just the beginning. A combat that last a few minutes can be an eternity for the participants. The end of all things while the beginning of their real lives. A life of a warrior. Every move, every sense, every moment. They have born for it and they die for it. However a battle never limits itself to the combatants. Non-combatants, adjutants and auxiliaries support their warriors, in this case they go with them, serving and living within the same War Engine. A battle of War Engines, especially Titans, so rare and so enormous, often decides the fate of others in the vicinity. And so it is suffice to say, that the following text, will describe nothing else but the fate of the sector, whatever the results are.
+++Vox channel open; Legate Tiberio connected+++
(...)
-That is the tactical plan Radgraglio! Only the perfect execution will grant us victory!
~Yeah, sounds like do or die to me, but we are the one capable succeding it, aren't we?~
-Orders received and understood Legate.
-On my mark, we shall begin the assault!
3...
2...
1...
Mark!
*The pair of loyalist Battle Titans took the initiative and made the first steps. COLERA was their target. Their combined close range firepower may be good enough to deal with COLERA before MALIGNIS FORMA realizes what's going on.*
-Overload Reactor! Show them our real might! *The heat within IGNIS TURBINE incresaed rapidly. Sweat drops apperaed upon Radgraglio, which means that the larger part of the crew is very close to boil! Power unimaginable, the princeps rarely used it, yet the current situation was most dire, requiring such a risky decision.*
-Mark COLERA as target.
-Full turn to target.
-Manouvre to target, Speed 2.
-Defense Lasers! Aim target head!
Fire!
*VOCE RUGITUS also made its move and similarly to IGNIS TURBINE, attacked the head of COLERA. Like a illuminative cavalcade of spears they thursted against their prey, who haven't hesitated defending itself with it's hyacinthine glowing shield.
COLERA wasn't a slumberous, and effectivily concentrated all it's Void Shield power to it's head. A test of strenght, faith and machinery! Gigantic forces clashed in a tiny point of the universe! Blindingly flashing, tirelessly shizzing (the weapons), none of the combatants seemed to give up and just kept tighting against the other!*
-Confirming hit! Target is not-destroyed! *Moderatii of the Defense Lasers reported. Radgraglio's analyzer panel showed him that IGNIS TURBINE sensory detected large amount of COLERA's Void Shield, depleting.*
~Well that's something. Next salvo will hurt the beast!~
*Both Titans Defense Lasers overheated for a brief moment, they need some seconds -as a matter of fact, some vexatious seconds- to cooldown and be used again.
While unable to strike, the princeps hastily spent a glimpse on the situation. COLERA wasn't shaken at all, on the contrary he was accelerating directly against IGNIS TURBINE, readying and powering his terrifying close combat armament!*
-ARM2! Get ready!
*The situation get worsened by the one ignored. MALIGNIS FORMA. Instead of getting close and help out COLERA, he instantly turned its legs away and began flanking manouvre against VOCE RUGITUS! His position suddenly become very hazardous for the Legate!
Tiberio however didn't react to it, still kept facing COLERA, preparing for the next salvo of laser burst!*
-Mark2!
*The legate's well prepared plan received it's sign to proceed!
Radgraglio manually turned his Void Shield ON. Also he applied trasnfering it within close proximity. Close enough to share it!*
-I'LL DESTROY YOU, VOCE RUGITUS! *Shouted MALIGNIS FORMA and unloaded all it's main armament. One greater, rustier and older than the other. The ancient and accursed firepower smashed into VOCE RUGITUS, engulfing it with its terrible flames of destruction!*
Dfummm, Dfummm, Bflammm *Impacts, punches, so large that they shook the earth and each could demolish blocks of buildings!
But what is this?!
VOCE RUGITUS haven't fall! Stalwartly hold it's position, not giving up even an inch of space. Previously the duel, Legate Tiberio regenerated it's shield to full potential, but as it would not suffice, IGNIS TURBINE gave it's own combining the two!*
*The regular units from both sides just stopped fighting. Seeing such an transcendent level of battle, they just felt their pathetic gunfights matters so little that is pointless wheter they win it or lose. Those within 1km have felt the godly clashes as they got blinded, flown away by the shockwave, and earache as their ant size body experienced them. Their souls got shattered, wavered but all in glow just by watching this awesome battle.*
-Void Shield depleted, my lord!
+++Warning! Heat level exceeded hazardous thresold!+++
-Recieving error signals from Reactor!
-Defense Lasers ready to fire! *Sounded the crowd of reports, the princeps had hard time to pay attention for all of them, especially as his rival COLERA were up to swing its right arm, which looked like a missile launcher, now acts as a fist, since it is large and massive enough to cause mentionable damage.*
-ARM2 NOW!
-Torso! Rapid turn right then left!
*IGNIS TURBINE left arm with chain fist have finally risen up, it's moderatii struggling to aim for COLERA's gigantic fist. The torso making a "quick" right, then left turn resulted a massive backhand sweepaway punch, preciely aimed to parry away the traitor Titan's attack!*
GRgsvckjvxjxijvogfekjokfkf!!!!!!!
-Waaaaaaarhhh!
*A huge impact. The large drumlike metal flown straight into the surface of the chain fist which have driven the mighty block of rust away. The two broad metal weapon scratched each other, the sounds they conjured was like a chore of sirens screaming!
*Radgraglio now streaming in perspiration, couldn't respire, his pupils slacken large staring at his monitor. COLERA quickly prepares a second attack with it's other, more gruesome and properly designed close combat weapon.* ~The pincer?!?~
-My lord, ARM2 stuck!
*The fiendish arm of COLERA projected some unidentifable material which trussed the chainfist, holding it back from parrying the second attack! Radgraglio heard the laugh of his enemy... or so he thought in his head? It was too hot in there.*
-ARM1, rise up! For the Emperor's sake, RISE UP!!! *Within few moments, the sprawling pincer dashed right into IGNIS TURBINE's right arm, ARM1 the Apocalypse Missile Launcher.*
Trrhhhhhhhzzzzzzzzz.
*The devilish pincer easily ate through the missile lanucher and then tore out a large part of it!*
CRACK!
-Ughhh! My arm! *Radgraglio's right arm got paralysed, or so he felt like it, as the health monitoring did not show any deteoriation in his sanitary condition.
+++Unauthorized disconnection: ARM1, moderatii+++
~Damn, his mind got roasted! So brave he was! That pincer could tear directly into the reactor! Farewell! A...arrhhh.~
*The pain Radgraglio felt -since his mind designated IGNIS TURBINE as his own body- almost floated his awereness away, but Legate Tiberio's voice (still in contact) pulled him back into reality.*
-Fire! Fire! Fire! Fight back this beast! Princeps Radgraglio!
-Ugh... Defens Lasers! Fire!
*Another thurst! The two wounded, shieldless wild machinegod warrior, as their last effort, their last moment, compiled up their firepower, and laid death upon COLERA's head!
Or so they thought.
The devil escaped it's fate as it released IGNIS TURBINE, and focused all it's remaining power to back out!
Though receiving formidable damage, it's stout frontal armor saved the traitor.
COLERA disengaged and put all effort into retreating. He could done nothing else.*
+++Reactor Heat level critical! Shutdown Imminent!+++
-Just a few seconds! Come on! Old lady! Now or never!
*IGNIS TURBINE stopped moving, it's whole structure suffering from overheating. VOCE RUGITUS has fired away it's power too. Their only remaining opponent MALIGNIS FORMA were still in the duel. He wasn't attacked so he could preserve more power, but it was shot away as all it's main gun ate a lot of energy. Also, no matter how diabolical the traitor Titan was, the long march prior to the duel, tolled him too much!
With COLERA falling back, MALIGNIS FORMA didn't want to continue the 1 on 2 battle, and decided to use its remaining power to retreat aswell.*
-COWARDS! INCOMPETENT FOOLS! *There was a Battle Titan very far from this battle, still in line of sight. A traitor, who wanted VOCE RUGITUS dead. An opportunity good enough to finish off the shieldless and damaged Warlord.
FISTULA targeted VOCE RUGITUS!
With the vox-link still going, IGNIS TURBINE very close, Radgraglio didn't hesitate to outcry!*
-Legate Tiberio, my leader, I humbly ask you to take a step back. We can not afford that you will fall in vain, I will defend you with my metal body, I will defend you with Ignis Turbine. I will be your shield, my lord!
*And so VOCE RUGITUS took the cruical steps in time, but was still targeted!
The Morbus Cannon got fired.
IGNIS TURBINE was in the way, and soaked the hits!*
Blrammm, blrammm, blarrmmm
*IGNIS TURBINE, standind still relying only on it's frontal armor albeit mighty and thick, got penetrated. Each hit cracked it's metal body, aggraveting it's condition. Internal systems got wrecked. Loads of servitors and techpriests killed, moderatiis injured and or killed. Radgraglio got unconscoius!
Fires started, the remaining servitors urged to cease it! But still...
The smoking, wounded Battle Titan, projecting heat like a volcano, but still...
STANDING!*
The battle was over. The remaining units continued to fight, but mostly consolidating their own position. No more assaults and manouvres were made, unless falling back to resupply. None of the sides possessed the strenght for another round of combat, and entered into a deadlock for some time.
IGNIS TURBINE's surviving crew got rescued by support valkyries and transported to the nearest battlefield hospital. The Battle Titan remained in it's place moitonless, like a statue.
+++Open secret file+++
Code accepted: 54367 Inquisitor Thorrax Ecentis, Ordo Hereticus
Operation: Important personell inquire
Subject: 4511932 Princeps Radgraglio
Subject status: Active (in service)
Execution: Examination of subject via personal contact
Notes: None.
Authorized note added; 54367 Inquisitor Thorrax Ecentis, Ordo Hereticus
Before proceeding, I have made precautios divination with the Emperor's Tarot. The results were a two edged sword and a number indicating 7. Upon reading the subject's files, his loyalty seems unquestionable, but we know too well that the Dark Powers are capable to use this to their needs and alter the circumstances so twisted, that the most loyal act would cause the most heretical deed in conclusion.
+++Secret files closed and sealed+++
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Epic Commander of the Prassium Invasion Troops 214th Regiment
***Action is our prayer. Victory is our offering.***
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*SERMONE IGNEUS have just joined the lines, pairing up with IGNIS TURBINE. Radgraglio was glad to have him at his side, albeit the thought of getting helped out displeased him.
