The World of Ioria

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Battle of Mesalin
"Protect the Chieftain!" yelled the captain of Movli's guard force as the Chaos scum opened fire. Hundreds of projectiles met the armored surface of the Boshan ships, with a few holes already noticeable in the ships. Those that are going to hit the Chieftain are deflected by the blades of the Kakrua surrounding him. Some troopers were immediately killed by the shrapnel from the explosions that rocked their ships, which caused the survivors to curse at the vile Chaos-worshiping scum.

"Retaliate! Purge the Chaos scum!" Orders were barked as Hundreds of crossbow shots were aimed at the Chaos cultists on the other side. Meanwhile, the Sheknu ballistae of the ships were fired at the enemy warships.

"Prepare the special shots! We need their ships dead!" Chieftain Movli yelled as he was ushered into the cabin of his ship. "All Hakrua, engage amphibious warfare protocols! Kill the Chaos scum!"

At the command of Movli, hundreds of sailors dived into the sea with their weapons at hand. Immediately after they are underwater, they dived into depths where they would be invisible against any enemy on the surface and moved into a seemingly chaotic and scattered formation. Meanwhile, within the Burning Dragon, the Fedkrua units were being activated. By the time the fifth volley was fired by the enemy, these metallic units would terrorize the enemy with their unnatural looks and sheer endurance. The Ayn'pstazas however, followed the Hakrua as they dived underwater.

On the land, the movement of the five thousand soldiers didn't went unnoticed. The units that were detected were forced to engage, while the ones who aren't hid themselves within the ruins of former buildings and the nearby wilderness. The Shekji units sniped important enemy figures cautiously from their cover to avoid detection. Their shots piercing the heads of some leading Chaos troops with ease. A few Shekji aimed th To make things worse for the enemy, the mysterious shots seem to come from everywhere at once, and each time they came, someone lies dead on the ground. Meanwhile, the captain of one of the hiding forces devised a devious plan and ordered for his troops to head inland covertly.

For the two bands that were engaged by the Chaos scum, things didn't really go well for them. A thousand Chaos-worshipers headed towards a small band moving to support the other forces at the docks. The savages were screaming as they charged towards them while projectiles were aimed towards them. The skilled Kakrua units easily deflected most of the them with their blades, those projectiles that managed to hit them mostly bounced away from the heavy Hnjjaar-forged armor. Some of the projectiles did manage to leave a dent or even penetrate their armour, but the causalities within the ranks of the Kakrua are relatively low. The Shekji however, aren't as lucky, as their weaker armor were penetrated by the projectiles hurled by the savages. After the first volley, the Kakrua lost their ranged support as their crossbowmen were nearly wiped out by the savages.

For the main band at the docks, they fared slightly better as the Kakrua were able to deflect, or tank most of the projectiles for the Shekji. However, some Commonwealth units still lay dead on the ground as the savages charged them. The surviving Shekji units immediately fired at the Chaos scum, mainly shooting at the ranged Chaos troops. The Kakrua however, swung their blades down to form a flash of white light that resulted in any enemies that are within the reach of their long and heavy Modao blades being turned into minced meat. Any shields they wielded are knocked off or even smashed into pieces by the sheer might of the strike. Even those who are well-armoured suffered grievous injuries that they are not likely to survive as the momentum from the blades allowed it to slice through even armour. If that isn't enough to immediately demoralize the enemy, the Kakrua immediately recovered from the sudden strike and unleashed yet another blinding flash of light, turning more of those who were charging them into meat paste.

"Ha, the Chaos scum are stupid! They are merely exhausting themselves against a superior enemy! Fight on, my men, victory is at hand!" yelled a Commonwealth captain as he sliced another Chaos trooper into half.

Troop Movement:
Navy: First volley of Sheknu fired. Second volley(Special shots) being prepared.Fleet slightly to moderately damaged, with the Burning Dragon suffering moderate damage. Casualties: 450 Hakrua, 50 Kakrua, 85 Shekji. All Ayn'pstazas are unharmed. 1050 Hakrua moving towards enemy fleet in concealment and in scattered formation, with the Ayn'pstazas mixed within.
Land: Main band(Originally 200 Kakrua and 100 Shekji) suffered low casualties: 20 Kakrua, 5 Shekji. Currently engaging enemy pikemen and spearman at close range and enemy ranged units at long range.
Second band: Ranged support nearly wiped out,casualties: 25 Kakrua, 64 Shekji. Standing ground against enemy charge.
Five bands(10 Kakrua,10 Shekji each) remain hidden and are engaged in sniping operations against enemy units. One band in concealment moving away from battleground for yet unknown purposes.

*Kakrua blades are long and heavy, so they could probably slice through armor and turn living beings into meat paste, especially when a group of them are swung down at once, but prolonged usage tends to tire the soldier. Their armor is also designed to survive some severe pounding. Although the enemy ships launched first, the catapulted rounds are relatively slow compared to the ballista shots, so the highly trained Commonwealth troops would probably be able to react to them.

Maron Redsirl and Blair Aran
"Ah, finally I could see Mesalin through the vast Tripar ocean!" exclaimed Maron as he stepped out of the ship(or rather, boat)'s cabin. The small sailboat he purchased in Nostu'poro had proudly served him throughout the expedition, remaining seaworthy even against the testament of time. Of course, it received some upgrades when Maron can afford it. It is now armored with metal, has a few ballistae mounted on it, a miniature magical engine(that is less efficient than the sail, but useful when there's no wind), and comes with a laboratory for Maron to conduct experiments. His bodyguard merely sighed as Maron began rambling on topics regarding the science and theories on the ocean and the things within, before picking up a fishing net, hooking it to the ship and tossing it into the sea. "I can't wait to see what forms of life live in the Tripar ocean!" He exclaimed in a cheerful demeanor as he rushed back within his laboratory to check on the results of his last experiment.

"It turns out that you can get this slightly slimy gel-like substance when you boil seaweed in hot water and let the water cool down for a while. I will need to perform further experimentation on this matter." Blair swore that she could hear the ramblings of her employer even from outside the cabin. Ever since the scientist discovered that his seaweed soup gelled when cooled overnight(actually, he just forgot to consume it), he had been ruthlessly experimenting with seaweed, seeking to discover the truth about the 'mysterious gel'. And that's just one of his projects, he has another dozen of scientific projects in progress.

As the ship got closer, Blair could see two fleets battling each other. A Commonwealth fleet was valiantly fighting against a fleet of unknown origin. Seeing their hostility towards the Commonwealth, she called Maron out just in case the unknown fleet attacked them.

"Welp, that's kinda dangerous. The unknown fleet might be pirates." Maron gulped as he rushed into the cabin, where the ship controls lay. As soon as Maron entered the cabin, Blair noticed one of the unknown ships moving towards them with their weapons armed and ready to fire.

"Uhm, Maron. You might want to prepare the weapons, especially the new stuff we got on the last island." Blair warned her employer as she continued to stand guard on the ship. "One of those unknown ships is moving towards us, and they are probably not friendly."

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Thalien Navy and Oceanian State Army​

How swords would be able to deflect thousands of shrapnel aimed at the lead ship no one knows, however what is certain was the considerable damage dealt to the enemy navy. 56 Ballista on each side with 10 scorpions on each side of the top deck and 2 catapults one in the back and in the front of the ship provided a deadly onslaught to the five very large ships. "Raise shields!" Captains shouted as sailors picked up shields or any other material to keep them from harm from the crossbow bolts. Many of them were saved but some were not so lucky as crossbow bolt tore through flash or weak material. Soon after the ballista bolts were shot into the ships decks with screams coming from below and above. Planes of wood, rope, and anything was used to cover back up the holes and the ballista bolts were salvaged.


On land the battle was almost at a standstill. From the village and houses snipers would start to take out soldiers as they searched for the enemy or engaged pockets of soldiers. However luckily for the Thalien troops the smoke from the burning houses caused The Commenwealyh soldiers to escape from the burning houses or die via smoke, fire, or being buried alive by debris. Once found Thalien soldiers would then engaged also tearing away parts of burning timber and throwing them into houses that were not yet on fire.

With the crossbow men nearly whipped out a few the majority of the ranged units aimed at the Kakrua as pike and Spearmen went to surround the foe stabbing when I they spotted a weak point. One handed and two handed Mille units engaged also matching blow to blow and trying to push them into a tight group where they couldn't swing there weapons or push them onto a pike/spear head.

On the docks projectile units once again aimed at the Kakrua seeing how they were taking the hits for there crossbow men. However that would be stupid of them because they wasted there elite infantrymen in place of ranged fire. Replacing the greatswords and one handed men spear and pikemen rushed to the front to use there great reach to push, stab, and pull them out of the way. But the force attacking the dock divided into half as the other thousands sprinted into the water from the beachhead to engaged the sailors and soldiers that dove into the water. Here Benito the ocean was where the true power of the state army would go as fins, gills, and knowledge of living and fighting in the water helped them speed towards targets using claw, tooth, and weapon to ram into the unsuspecting foe.

Troop Movement:
Navy: continued to fire rounds at the other ships. For every Commenwealh ship there was 20 Thalien. Sailors stopped to gain cover from the crossbow bolts and attempted to fix holes from ballista and catapult. Minimal casualties.

Land: Main Band: now using Pike and Spearmen to push the enemy infantry out of the way. Ranged units now focusing on enemy infantry after seeing them deciding to waste there infantry power for ranged power.

Second Band: now using Pike and Spearmen to surround the band while archers continued to pound away and Melee units pushed them into a tight circle or onto the pike/spear heads

Five Bands: use the edvantage of the fire and smoke to push the enemy out of hiding. One found just murder them.

Lone Ship ​

After seeing a small but somewhat armored and weapon equipped ship approaching a lone ship broke away from the blockade to possibly engage the ship. After coming alongside the ship the Thalien Warship would dwarf the sail boat with the sailors throwing down a rope so the passengers could climb aboard. From the top a few scorpions were aimed down with many archers having bows and arrows with a few having crossbows out ready to kill the passengers if they made any sudden movement. One yelled down "climb the rope up so we can talk without shouting!"
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Maron Redsirl and Blair Aran
"I'm sorry, but I don't really trust you here." Maron yelled at the top of his lungs. "I'd rather shout here than to risk the safety of me and my bodyguard over here by climbing up your ship."

"Blair, prepare to use that fancy magic of yours, just in case they attack us." The scientist whispered into Blair's ears while waiting for a response.

Maron took some time to observe his nearby surroundings, noting the plumes of smoke rising from the island itself, not to mention the fierce battle ongoing between the Commonwealth and the unknown fleet. To make things worse, the other leaders, judging by the lack of response from their ships, either decided to stay neutral, which is unlikely given the apparent situation of the island itself, but he stands to be corrected, or they are all slain by this mysterious fleet, and the Commonwealth chieftain is the next in line. The latter is more probable judging by the fact that a Commonwealth diplomatic fleet has no reason to engage in battle. The identity of the mysterious fleet is also of immediate concern, as who would be attacking a Commonwealth diplomatic fleet without some proper justification? There is also a small, but still existing chance that the battle is the mere result of a misunderstanding. If it is, Maron would have to step between and resolve this conflict as soon as possible.

"Might I ask, who are you, and which faction of the world do you represent?" asked Maron from his ship. Meanwhile, he mentally prepared himself to flee if the ship demonstrates suspicious activity. After all, he still wants to live.

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"It wasn't an option get back up here or-!" The man would be interrupted by getting hit in the head by a man dressed in full armor and holding a crossbow painted with the colors of the flag on the ship. "Quiet fool! I'm the captain here not you! Now go get a broom and help the others with the debris." Looking back down the captain would say "Sorry about him, as you expect were under somewhat stress with the whole battle and shit." Pulling up the rope until only the rope was hanging over the Captain of the ship would answer Marons question. "We are from The Kingdom of Thalien, King Fenrir Bloodyhammer brought The State Army of Oceanian and part of the Navy of Thalien incase there was trouble, good thing he brought us. The Commonwealth Bastards were attacking the town and razing it to ashes, they then proceeded to usher all the people to the docks. Armed guards were all throughout the party and when we told them to lay down there arms they denied and declared war. Now they are being massacred because of there foolishness. Who are you may i ask?" The Captain said now curious.
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Maron Redsirl and Blair Aran
"Maron Redsirl, High Explorator and Curator of the Tutsaton Scientific Guild. And I would like to call bullshit on your words. Commonwealth diplomatic fleets wouldn't engage in warfare unless provoked or threatened, since it's common sense. As for the declaration, you didn't even give the chieftain a choice as he dies either way according to your request. Laying down arms against a foreign nation during a diplomatic mission is considered treason in the Commonwealth, and I believe that the political climate of the Commonwealth in it's current state is far too tumultuous for the chieftain to survive the political storm that ensues if he complies with your request. So technically, they are not as foolish as you believe, as their actions are necessary for even a glimmer of hope in their ultimate survival. The burning and the ushering of people to the docks also sounds like Commonwealth counter-plague protocol to me, as invasion protocols would involve the people getting placed into concentration camps, or killed in severe cases. I would personally suggest a temporary ceasefire while a neutral party affirms the situation on the island, but that's up to you."

Blair visibly facepalmed as her employer went on yet another lengthy speech, this time on the subject of Commonwealth politics. However, she didn't let her guard down just in case the so-called Thallien ship decided to end their lives.

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