The Last Battle
8/9/1945, The Atlantean Camp, Ryu–Hata
The warriors had all been preparing, each of them had been told that there was one of the last battles in this war, taking a breath, they had all started to prepare as they hit their spears onto the ground, onto their shields, “Na–Mor! Na–Mor! Na–Mor!” they had continued to chant out loud towards them all, making Namor take a breath as he had started to walk amongst them now.
The soldiers chanting his name and tapping his shoulders, they had loved their prince, they had fought beside him and as they had started to fight him, even Opistho had started to chant as well, glad that they had seen their champion right now who was there to fight with them as Namor walked up onto the podium and turned towards them each, “Warriors of Atlantis!” he roared.
They had all cheered at that before he had risen up his fist, making them all start to silence themselves with some laughs, “I know that you’re all aching for a warm bed and a companion!” he shouted to them, “You offering?!” one of them shouted towards him, making Namor smile, “Talk to ma after some pufferfish!” he continued towards them, making them all laugh louder as he had spoken.
“Naga may be The Immortal! But he is also The mad!” he continued to shout towards them all, “If we are to let him loose, he may very well release one of the old ones onto our land! They may very well bring danger to all of our family in ways we cannot imagine or fear to!” he continued which made them all started to nod and chant towards that right about now.
“I do not as you as a prince, I do not ask you as The Avenging Son, I ask you as a fellow Atlantean!” Namor continued, “Will you fight beside me? Will you lend me your strength!” he continued towards them which made The Atlanteans all start to chant towards that, “Ai! Ai! Ai!” They had shouted out loud now, “Then come on!” he said, flying upwards now, “Imperius Rex!” He shouted now.
“IMPERIUS REX!” They had shouted out towards him as each of them started to swim forward, their weapons at the ready or riding their warbeasts/vessels as they had all started to move forward, each of them ready to fight beside their leader and would he happy to die if it meant that they would be protecting The Future of Atlantis right now with every fiber of their being.
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8/9/1945, The Lemurian Camp, Ryu–Hata
The Lemurian warriors had all been at attention, all of them had been at the ready while Meranno had smiled with Brain Drain, at least until he had pulled out a horn that had been given to him by the Emperor, raising it up, he proceeded to blow the horn as loudly as possible right now, making the soldiers go and bang at their shields, creating a heartbeat towards his arrival now.
A throne had started to descend and on it, was Immortal Naga, looking down upon them all with a bored expression as he watched them all, smiling towards the little presentation, “NA–GA! NA–GA! NA–GA!” They had shouted towards him until he had proceeded to motion for silence, making the whole army silence in subservience towards them now, making Naga smile now.
“[I see before me proud sons of Lemuria.]” he said, his voice echoing loudly now as Naga had gazed upon them, “[Warriors that would fight for our kingdom, who will die for our kingdom.]” he had continued to say towards them with a smile, “[You shall be my mighty fist,]” The Emperor had told them, “[And as my fist, you will go forth and destroy my enemies.]” Naga continued, making them all at the ready.
“[Know that every warrior that falls here will be recorded in the tide of memory,]” he continued to tell them, “[Your families will know honor like no other,]” he told them standing up, “[So go,]” Naga continued, looking at them, “[Go forth and defeat every enemy you mind, my children, long live the Empire.]” he had told them all now, “[LONG LIVE THE EMPIRE!]” Meranno had repeated.
At that, they had each turned and started to swim forward, a determination and a readiness to die right about now as The Lemurians had swam with a speed and a passion that had been filling them, they were at the ready now, they were going to obey their master, they would fight, they would kill, and if need be, they would die for their Emperor in whatever way they could.
Meranno had looked towards them all, glad that he had such a legion while he had obeyed Naga, The Atlantean Traitor had started to get into his chariot, the sea beasts that he had wrangled snapping in hunger as Meranno had started to crack the reins, going forward now, he smiled with a grin as Meranno wanted to tear them all to pieces right now, Namor first and foremost.
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8/9/1945, Lemurian Front, Ryu–Hata
The two armies had swam towards each other, but now? Now they had each paused, glaring towards the other right now before they had paused, each on the cusp of No–Man’s–Land right now, each of the armies beating their blades to the ground, keeping their beasts calm right now and as they had done so, Namor had walked through his people, approaching the front now.
He had grinned towards them all right now while Meranno, the general of The Army, had went and landed from up above, his chariot had landed now and as he had dismounted, The Ex–Atlantean had raised up the blade that he had gathered, “IMPERIUS REX!” He roared as Namor did the same, lifting up his trident now, “Imperius Rex!” he had shouted as well.
“IMPERIUS REX!” The Atlanteans had all shouted back towards him as They had proceeded to swim towards them, The Lemurians doing the same as both armies had swam with a fury, The Atlanteans with spears at the ready while The Lemurians had charged with swords drawn, they had both gotten close and as they did so, The Lemurians had leapt upwards while The Atlanteans had acted.
“URCHIN!” Opistho had shouted towards them all now and hearing that, they had all went to one knee and lifted up their spears, roaring as the frontline forces had been skewered now, all of them trying to survive, all of them trying to kill their enemies, when their comrades had swam over them, shouting in rage as their warbeasts of alchemy had started to come to attack now.
The monstrosities had tried to devour them all, their large and numerous maws reaching out and snapping up whatever it was that they could acquire, the beasts going and trying to tear as many of the Atlanteans as they could apart as The Giganto that had been summoned by The Atlantean army had started to come forth, they may not have had the viciousness of The Alchemy beasts, by they had age and experience.
“Go!” Nammu had roared towards The Giganto Midnight had grabbed at a one with several heads and its body before it had started to pull and tear the creature apart, Lemurians firing upon the beast but he had felt nothing as Midnight had went and roared once more at his victory while one of the larger serpents had went to join Midnight with Dara there to assist.
As they had fought, Namor had been at the line, stabbing and tearing as Namor had went and backhanded one of them now with a wrath, The Prince had been stabbed and sliced in vital areas by the enemy, one of his ears had been sliced, but he did not care, he had only shouted towards them no, “[Meranno! Send me Meranno!]” he shouted towards each of them.
But they had only snarled towards him and kept trying to kill him, so he had instead went and decided to fly forward, through the line now, “SWORDFISH!” He shouted as a line of lancers had swam in a V formation with the Prince, all of them going and carving a hole that the line had started to fill in, gaining ground there while Meranno had shouted, “[Release The War machines!]” he shouted.
One of his bannermen had raised the flag upwards and as they had seen it, The War machines had started to blair out now, the machinery had started to charge up now and as it had done so, Meranno grinned, “[Aim towards The Camps!]” Meranno had shouted and the bannerman had started to give the coordinates now, seeing that, they had all began to charge, the whine large that even The Atlanteans could hear it.
“MOVE!” Opistho had shouted on his mount, moving away as blazes of energy had fired outwards towards the camps where the civilians and healers were all, seeing that, they had all started to scream, their loved ones and their friends, some of The Lemurians had done the same, pausing, shocked and angered by the sight before they had resumed their battle.
Namor was in the center of it all, slashing, punching, taking the brunt thanks to his skin as he had seen the banners that were there, “MERANNO!” He had shouted towards his enemy while some of the others had went and grabbed, pulling him back, but Namor would not allow it, he was going to go forth, he was going to– a black ball had been thrown towards his face.
It had hit him, exploding in his face now and making him scream in pain, Nammu and The Twins had seen this, they had each went and started to move towards the sound when Midnight had been attacked by a Pit Crab whose claw had grabbed at his throat, seeing that, Nammu had screamed in anger towards that, picking up a Lemurian sword she had won and leat off, landing on one holding him and stabbing.
“Kill him!” she shouted towards Namor as the twins joined, an ax and a blaster in their hands as they had went and fought, the two tamers having some trouble while they had given him a space as The Swordfish gave him the space, an empty field as Meranno had grinned towards him a sword with a handle long enough for two hands and as long as his body in one hand now.
“I am going to enjoy this, Namor.” he had said, his weapons tinged the color of poison now as Bobo with Opistho led their people, “Surround them! Don’t let any escape!” Opistho had shouted out as Bobo had made sure that the animals there were still alive and the operating war machines were working, “Someone get me Silverfish!” he shouted as the fight began.
Namor had attempted to pierce through his heart, but Meranno had deflected the attack now and smiled, “Good! I don’t want this to be quick!” the Atlantean told him, tearing off his mask and grinning, “I hope that you’re ready to suffer!” He told Namor who snarled, dropping his weapon, Namor had smashed the ground with his fist, making the shockwave get him unsteady.
Seeing that, Namor had flown upwards to tackle him, starting to go upwards, so in anger, he had tried to kill him with the sword, but as he did that, the Prince didn’t stop, he just kept flying upwards, further and further and further towards the surface, “What the Hell are you doing?!” Meranno questioned in confusion, grabbing a knife now and stabbing him, “Just heating things up!”
Naga had looked as Namor had taken his general away, “[What are we to do, Immortal Naga?]” one of his advisors had asked him, “[We will–]” he started to say before they heard a shriek, looking up, they saw that it was Silverfish being ridden on by Bobo, “[Assassins!]” Naga shouted as he and the soldiers he had brought all started to attack, his warriors gone to the field.
But Naga was not weak, in fact he was strong and could tear them apart easily, smiling, he got up and grabbed one that got too close, “[Food for the slaughter!]” he snarled, making the man panic while Naa bit into his throat, as he did so, the Prince Bobo had acted, grabbing at his crown and pulling as hard as he could, making the Emperor snarl at that, “[No!]” he had snarled.
But Bobo had kept pulling and pulling and pulling before he had torn it off, “[NO!]” he had snarled, making the Atlanteans starting to get away from it now and as they had done so, Naga had started to panic now, going and starting to reach towards him and as he did so, the scales started to recede now, making the man that had seemed more like a monster now more and more like a Lemurian now.
“[Stop them! Do not let them take my power!]” he shouted in panic now while Bobo had tossed the crown towards the Lemurians, telepaths that had been helping them and getting them to Naga this time, “Take it! Let no one find it!” he had ordered, making their separate getaways now and as they had done so, Bobo hoped that they would be able to win right now.
At the same time, Jaoc had taken command, “[Use the magnesium bombs! Burn whatever you need to!]” he had ordered, making the others start to grab at them before they had seen that there was a surge as Nammu with her fellow warriors had went and started to attack them, “[JAOC!]” she had snarled, “[I am going to enjoy this!]”
Hearing that, the warrior had snarled back towards the woman as they had went and started to attack him, he had went to stab her with his smaller blade and when she saw that, Nammu had punched him in the face with a snarl, “[I have no idea what my cousin sees in you!]” she told him, making the bleeding nose Lemurian glare as The Atlanteans had started to move now.
They began to shout out one phrase over and over now, “[Naga has lost his crown!]” they had repeated towards him and as they had done so, the Lemurians had started to look at each other, confused, scared, seeing that, the Atlanteans took their advantage now to go ahead and start to take them down while Namor had gotten closer and closer to the surface.
They were close to Nagasaki now, hopefully he was at a safe distance now as they had seen that there was a bright flash now, making the Prince smile now as he started to feel the venom that was on the blade seeping in now and making him drowsy, “What The Hell are you doing?!” he had shouted now and hearing that, Namor had smiled, “Boiling you!” he had shouted.
That made the man confused before he had started to feel the heat, the radiation boiling the water now, “Yaaargh!” He shouted in pain now, the boiling water burning him, his arms starting to get the pain now as he had started to hold him there, Meranno going and attacking him, stabbing and slashing at him now as Namor had made sure that the enemy was not going to let him survive.
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8/9/1945, North Field, Tinian
Namor had climbed up from the waters, covered in beads, jewelry and kiss stains as he had started to walk, leaning on a trident as he had approached the Invaders there, “I take it The Fat Man was dropped.” he had said towards him and hearing that, the others had started to nod at them, they all started to get a bit excited at the fact that they were going to be ending the war soon.
Namor saw as all but Doctor Spectrum seemed upset at something while things started to become blurry now, seeing that, he had begun to take a breath, “Hey… can someone send me to a medical tent?” he asked the others, making them confused, “The Lemurians like to play dirty.” he said before falling down now, gasping in pain as his mind began to fade to black.
Seeing that, The Invaders had went and grabbed at him, trying to get him somewhere safe now as they had all started to look around and not seeing The Atlantean warriors watching them, one going to Opistho, one to Dorma and one to Byrrah, all of them wanting to know of this, and all of them planning their own moves to take the lead over the other for their goals now.
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8/10/1945, The Royal Palace, Atlantis
Dorma, Argos, Beemer and Sandy had all been looking over the message that had been sent as quickly as possible, seeing it and how Namor had won, but he was poisoned, none of them knowing if he will survive since the pinklings took him, “I can go and–” “No.” Beemer said, “The commoners like you, and if you leave, Bryyah will never let you return.” the Prince warned.
She frowned, but conceded, “Nammu and Bobo.” Dorma said, “They’ve both been to The Surface, Bobo is used to the surface and Nammu fought with Opistho there, they can make sure that no one does anything and he might survive.” The Lady said, hearing that, they had all nodded, “I’ll go tell them personally.” he said, “I don’t trust that ‘comm’ thing.” he told them now.
That made the others start to nod at that, all of them started to look at the new banners that were there, seeing them, seeing how Byrrah had taken over now, it was dangerous for all of them, Beemer going and holding the arm of Sandy closely as they went to leave, Dorma all alone now and as she had looked towards it all, there waa a noise now that made her smile.
It was Magni and Modi, the boy going and grabbing at a toy with a laugh while Modi pouted, swimming to a banner that she tugged to tear down, seeing that, Dorma hoped that they both would be safe here right now as Dorma leaned forward a d taking a breath right now, with Namor down, there was danger, danger that she would have to work around and hope that Atlantis would not burn because of it.
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8/14/1945, Kendal Residence, New Canaan
Cass had heard the story, that The Japanese had surrendered, smiling at the thought, “Great! Now Lizzie’s friend Bobo will come home!” as she thought of this, Cass had seen that there was something in the woods again, seeing it, she had gotten up and walked towards it, curious right now at what it was as she had picked up a knife that she kept on her person ever since the attack.
As Cass had approached, she saw that it was a person, one that she remembered from the past, when she was flying in the woods, “Hello there.” she whispered, dropping the knife as it wouldn’t matter if she got her hands on the man, “Your wings are black, were they painted or stained?” he asked, making Cass lose her nervous smile right now, “Stained.” she told him.
“A monster took my ears and wings, and when they grew back, they looked like this.” she told him, making the creature scowl, taking a step forward and as he had done so, there was a pause, “ I promise, stains like these never last forever.” he had said and hearing that, Cass had decided that she needed a little bit of happiness as she had went to go and approach him now.
He had smiled in return now, the two of them glad at the moment as Cass and the strange boy had taken each others hands, they had circled each other, the boy knowing a waltz that she had followed, both of them were smiling, happy at this moment of kindness there and as they had done so, the two of them had started to go faster, enjoying the moment they had trapped themselves in.
As they had spun and danced, neither one of them had noticed that they were starting to rise now, up above, floating together, not one holding up the other, no words were needed fight now as they saw something inside each others eyes, in her, he saw a salt sea crashing, beautiful but dangerous to the foolish that were to dare harm the ones the sea cared for with all her heart.
In his eyes, she had seen a tempest, a hurricane that had blown from Autumn into Winter, making things so much colder but so much more beautiful now, seeing that, she saw a cleverness, but also a fierceness, like a wolf that plays nice, but would kill in a moment, the wind and the sea, the two of them forming to create a disaster that could destroy the world, neither one aware they were being watched with envy and wrath.