Oswald Taker was Admiral of the 1st Fleet and the commanding officer of a task force formed between the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Fleets that included all of their Airships apart from the stealth and reconnaissance type known as Wraiths which had been sent to Zephyr. He was responsible for forty airships and sixty strikers.217Please respect copyright.PENANAtJvr8BNS8D
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Oswald knew that everyone else thought him pedantic, inflexible, and obsessed with details. He didn't care - it made him a better Admiral, in his opinion.217Please respect copyright.PENANAhKtr1LMnwY
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Taker was not particularly fond of his commanding officer, Lady Sophie Exonault. He would have favoured the pragmatic and brutally honest Admiral Cosminè Raz if he was allowed to pick the Aeroadmiral of the Grand Fleet.217Please respect copyright.PENANAGiemSHwitC
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Nonetheless, he could do nothing to remove her - the woman had been prepared for a career as an Aeronautical Officer by the previous Aeroadmiral, her grandfather - and so he would serve and obey.217Please respect copyright.PENANA4CxfBV5JXw
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For now.217Please respect copyright.PENANACUAAMSl7VB
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To Admiral Taker of the First Fleet,217Please respect copyright.PENANAN8Ip6iPLuu
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Oswald, something needs to be done about the developments concerning the Grand Army`s Project Voltaire. It was bad enough when the High-Exarch of Luxequinox approved the initiative, but now both Elector Bremer Icicle of the North and Matriarch Vivi of Clan Yunta back the project. Those cryogenic beam projectors have been deployed to the freshly established Exarchate of Gaurd for testing.217Please respect copyright.PENANAU8dNCtjoct
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Our own Project Zanzi is being cast aside because of this. The Grand Fleet must not rest on past laurels unless we wish to lose resources to our friends on the ground. Therefore, I task you with assisting in the Seige of Demos. Take the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Fleets and crush Nwarth De Corsair`s massed flotilla in the name of Urlic IV & I.217Please respect copyright.PENANAf79wplKz8F
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Do not let me down,217Please respect copyright.PENANAiXbET24yRD
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Lady Sophie Genevieve Exonault, Aeroadmiral of the Grand Fleet 🜚217Please respect copyright.PENANAH7cqF4ElG3
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The combined UEGNA Fleets had massed above the city of Seaport in Central Province. The city was roughly three hundred miles from the mighty river Dekè - the longest and largest river by discharge in Empyrea. Oswald Taker`s forces were composed of six Super-Heavy Cruisers, twelve Heavy Cruisers, twenty-two Light Cruisers and sixty strikers.217Please respect copyright.PENANALDAYypUVHI
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The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Fleets had rapidly closed the distance between Seaport and Demos, the Regional Capital of the East, until they were interrupted around halfway there.217Please respect copyright.PENANAxMHmUUa7cl
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*Bzzt* "Admiral Taker, Sir?" came the voice of Aristo Sine, Admiral of the 2nd Fleet.217Please respect copyright.PENANAX2Q1IYYfw9
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Taker leaned into the æther radio to reply. "What is it?"217Please respect copyright.PENANAZFJ91rsp0O
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*Bzzt* "The High-Commander of the EDA Tolun reports radar contacts at around 35°E, 5°N!" He replied sharply217Please respect copyright.PENANAM9PMdn6V2B
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*Bzzt* "This is UAC Nika, sensors indicate airships with V.A.C and A.F.C identification tags. Repeat, hostiles nearby!"217Please respect copyright.PENANAw1PPlcplE0
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"Admiral, multiple airships off our starboard bow!" Warned the sensor officer, bringing the commanding officer back to the bridge of the GNA Egonault - a Super-Heavy Cruiser acting as his Flagship.217Please respect copyright.PENANAY7jP9VtlnH
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"Analysis Officer Katyr? Report!" Taker snapped at the shortish young woman next to the Sensor Officer. Bridge Lieutenant Zara Katyr had straight black hair and hazel, teardrop-shaped eyes.217Please respect copyright.PENANAdR9LqpPT8F
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"One Fleet Carrier, two Light or Escort Carriers, ten Gun Cruisers, ten Torpedo Cruisers, two Mark Five Vanguards, fourteen Corsairs, and seventy-two strikers. Enemy Fleet is comprised of one hundred and eleven craft, of which thirty-nine are above fighter class." Katyr intoned smoothly.217Please respect copyright.PENANAYC2izbdk26
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Oswald Taker racked his brains for a decent strategy to employ. And then it came to him.217Please respect copyright.PENANAje9U7rm5Iy
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A flying wedge of eight Light Cruisers from Grand Wings E and F led by the Heavy Cruiser UAC Ursa under the leadership of High-Commander Farren is to break through the circle of Torpedo Cruisers protecting the eastmost Light Carrier - which had already been identified as the VFC Nouveau - and neutralise it. Arlo Farren was to command the GNA Highbrow, Luxator, Holcroft, and Rosen - all names after High-Exarchs - in addition to the EDA Kunza and Askar and the UAC De Napton and Lunder.217Please respect copyright.PENANAygQOSMMHpP
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The other Light Carrier - the VFC Quintessencena - and its escort of five Gun Cruisers was to be shelled by a line of four Heavy Cruisers (EDA Xarai, UAC Tantina, EDA Enyo and UAC Delphine) protected by the firepower of the Super-Heavy Cruisers GNA Icaria and Magnus while the Light Cruisers GNA Worce, GNA Quil, EDA Temujin, GNA Victarine, GNA Onyx, and GNA Val from Taker`s Fleet launched Aerial Torpedo runs at the formation.217Please respect copyright.PENANA3UBWz0kfpz
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The Super-Heavy Cruisers GNA Egonault, Emeric, Seraphina and Aurum; the Heavy Cruisers EDA Zuri, UAC Vivienne, EDA Zainara, UAC Nika, EDA Samanthè, UAC Rumina, and EDA Scheherazade; and the Light Cruisers EDA Zultan, UAC Hessen, GNA Cha, GNA Melodia, EDA Tolun, UAC Occid, GNA Lux, GNA Regimè, EDA Jian, and UAC Jassau were to flank Narwath De Corsair`s Flagship - the EADC Meritorious - and its escort of five Gun Cruisers, five Torpedo Cruisers and fourteen Corsairs.217Please respect copyright.PENANAPT8xlG9t01
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The two Mark Five Vanguards were to be dealt with by anyone they attacked.217Please respect copyright.PENANAiLJ5UohOBU
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The UEGNA Grand Fleet`s 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Fleets took their positions. The Geirskögul Valkyrie Captain on board the GNA Exonault informed Grand-Commodore Saker that they were ready to repel any boarders.217Please respect copyright.PENANAvKDngGbqvl
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The 7th rank of the Grand Fleet was Bridge Lieutenant, above Aerospecialist but below a craft`s Lieutenant Commander / Executive Officer (XO). Super-heavy cruisers like the GNA Egonault had twenty (Æther, Analysis, Auxiliary, Aviation, Communications, Damage Control, Engineering, Gunnery Helmsman, Intelligence, Medical, Navigation, Security, Sensor, Shielding, Staff, Supply, Systems, Tactical, and Weather) and right now, all attention was on the Egonault`s Communications Officer: Ego Lieutenant Nyssa Luscan.217Please respect copyright.PENANANu4ubOAgJA
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She sweated as the dim red lights of the bridge bore down on her. "A-admiral Taker, the enemy Carrier is hailing us."217Please respect copyright.PENANAgQoOiu8Ofw
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The tired face of the Counter Admiral of the Combined Fleet appeared on a screen. Narwath De Corsair looked like he had gone without sleep for many days judging by the bags forming under his eyes - which had a dull, empty look to them.217Please respect copyright.PENANA1Eyz1iBN20
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"On behalf of the Aquilorian Council of Meritocrats, the Technocratic Directorate of Vorantis, the Cerulean Council of Celestial Seers, and of course of the Eastern parliamentary chambers known as the Ubiqtorate and House of Representatives...CEDA demands that the Grand Fleet cease all operations within the East and turn in the destroyers of Eyraelynine for trial!" He said, rising in volume with each word until he was shouting. 217Please respect copyright.PENANAAati3BUyS7
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"Failure to comply with these demands will result in.."217Please respect copyright.PENANAyh6qUVagLu
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Narwath De Corsair continued to speak, but the words fell on deaf ears. That puffed-up buffoon, Oswald Taker, lacked even the basic decency to let him finish, instead choosing to interject with "You are in no position to demand anything. I know you Narwath De Corsair - Rank four citizen of Aquiloria - and you will not win against the might of His Grace's Grand Fleet. Glory to UEGNA, glory to Urlic!" He retorted proudly.217Please respect copyright.PENANAuGtjTyF7Rk
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"Narwath, what should I do?" Asked the actual commander of the Union flotilla preparing for an aeronautical showdown with the Grand Fleet, one Rear Admiral Tangent.217Please respect copyright.PENANAgqa9H0j89t
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The Aquilorian thought for a moment. His foot slammed down on the down as he bellowed at the bridge crew and anyone who was listening for battle stations to be set across the Fleet.217Please respect copyright.PENANALbg0XZObFH
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Complete and utter chaos was already erupting across the skies near Demos. An informant in the Regional Government had reported infighting between the Ubiqtorate and House of Representatives.217Please respect copyright.PENANAbnW9gkMbph
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High-Commander Faren rubbed his hands together in glee.217Please respect copyright.PENANADMpQq3XGg3
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This man had a talent for inspiring terror in others. Secretly a sadist, Faren took great pleasure in bullying his junior officers - a frequent occurrence that the Grand-Commodore of Grand Wing F turned a blind eye towards because of the results he produced: Faren`s heavy-handed command style and short temper had resulted in the heavy Cruiser UAC Ursa becoming one of the most efficient in the Fleet.217Please respect copyright.PENANA7ilgc0hr3h
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Outside of the Heavy Cruiser, explosions and Ætherical fumes filled the skies. "Enemy Light Carrier in range, permission to fire, sir?" Asked the Gunnery Lieutenant, one of the few people on board who liked Faren.217Please respect copyright.PENANAiTwQSSsfUN
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The enormous guns spat death at the VFC Nouveau in a full broadside. The shells pierced the light armour and detonated directly inside the main hanger. The Union`s Light Carriers were not built to duel with the heavily armed Heavy Cruisers of the Grand Fleet and it showed.217Please respect copyright.PENANAVCXdIN3m3W
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The airships in front of the UAC Ursa - named for the sixth Erzherzogin of Umbracrest - were locked in intense dogfights with the carrier`s escorts.217Please respect copyright.PENANAF1ZfBSdTpL
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The flight officer shot the tactical officer a dirty look before delicately suggesting the launch of the squadron of ten strikers.217Please respect copyright.PENANAsJkGK6HEBT
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Faren lazily agreed and the strikers shot out of his craft`s hanger bay.217Please respect copyright.PENANA9qT1GhRb5e
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The sleepy sadist was torn from his daydream by the anti-fighter gun batteries going haywire.217Please respect copyright.PENANAxnBSIg0mwJ
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The Nouveau began to roll over and lose altitude, but the officers Ursa were not paying much attention to the completion of their objective.217Please respect copyright.PENANAEHFT0O1KsB
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They were too busy with the singular Vanguard-class striker leader flying directly towards the bridge out of the sun in an attack course.217Please respect copyright.PENANAWd1hCxPao6
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Faren`s blood ran as cold as the peaks of the tallest mountains in the Glacier Electorate as he realised what the Pilot was doing.217Please respect copyright.PENANAwHjCqZ3mB5
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The comms gave a high-pitched shriek of static before a posh, female voice rang out on the bridge: "Lorian Galen Faren, do you remember little ol' me?" It taunted.217Please respect copyright.PENANAMj2jLbltCQ
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A trickle of memories began to pour into his mind: The day he graduated from the Worcestershire Aeronaval Academy as an Ensign next to a cheerful-looking woman with striking blue hair. That same woman running away from his father...who was she exactly? 217Please respect copyright.PENANAFNJyCLbcjI
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Then it clicked. The pilot was Lividia "Livid" Faren. His sister. A disappointment to the family despite being the most talented trainee pilot that the Grand Fleet had ever had.217Please respect copyright.PENANAkNiOmm9SNR
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The one who had run away.217Please respect copyright.PENANA71HXUJozCM
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"S-sister?" The High-Commander`s trademark snarl collapsed into a weak smile at finally seeing her again.217Please respect copyright.PENANAdXfrkNFP9j
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"Proximity alt- oh forget it, I'm hiding under my station..." Muttered the sensor officer, who was finally tired of putting up with Faren for minimal praise and the maximum possible amount of being screamed at for no good reason.217Please respect copyright.PENANA8IzaiONW8L
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"Where is my AA?" Faren snarled at the Ensign acting as Shielding Officer.217Please respect copyright.PENANAhjbOJ2phP8
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The barely eighteen-year-old graduate gulped at the white-hot anger being turned on him. "I-I don't know, sir!"217Please respect copyright.PENANApdo7OGYBZ0
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"Do you want to die, boy? Because you will if that Vanguard rams into MY dammed Bridge!" He roared.217Please respect copyright.PENANAA1TINjCkyF
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The lone fighter zoomed towards the thick glass of the Ursa`s command centre.217Please respect copyright.PENANAV1Lm8Ekk4x
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"AA is online!" Announced the jubilant Ensign in triumph, earning him a round of applause from everyone on the Bridge as the automated defences kicked in and blasted the skies above full of flack.217Please respect copyright.PENANAmLfe8aukUU
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Faren`s small, cold eyes widened in horror as the Vanguard got ever closer to collision with the bridge.217Please respect copyright.PENANAKuVTdKq0OA
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"Helsman, take evasive action!" He shouted, but the Helm Officer was hiding behind the wheel casting terrified glances at the incoming threat. It was already too late to attempt to evade the Vanguard.217Please respect copyright.PENANAw4Gm3B6xqf
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One tiny craft was about to bring down a giant. A floating fortress of guns and armour sent tumbling to the ground by a pebble.217Please respect copyright.PENANAObRb1FiuoF
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Faren`s bloated Ego and inflated sense of self, already fragile from the previous betrayal from his sister, could not stand up to the impact.217Please respect copyright.PENANAbT3qSyhYWc
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"UAC Ursa? High-Commander Faren, respond! Oh for fu-"217Please respect copyright.PENANAFhucl3xzrj
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"Enough, everyone on that bridge is dead and the airship is losing altitude. Ignore that Heavy cruiser!" Snapped Taker, who was watching all his plans crash and burn magnificently.217Please respect copyright.PENANAS2JYtHSEYp
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Of the eight Light Cruisers in the flying wedge, four were fleeing to safety while a lone battle-scared Gun Cruiser perused them restlessly at full speed, one had been scuttled with all hands now being housed in the Geirskögul Valkyrie Marine quarters of the GNA Magnus. The other three had been destroyed. The Flying wedge had knocked the VFC Nouveau out of the sky and destroyed threw Gun Cruisers.217Please respect copyright.PENANAe3PWeeFVCG
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Meanwhile, the Line formation that had been tasked with destroying the VFC Quintessencena had managed to disable its Æther-based propulsion systems at the cost of being swarmed by angry Strikers. The Line`s command ship, Super-Heavy Cruiser GNA Icaria had sustained severe damage while a Heavy Cruiser (EDA Enyo) and three Light Cruisers had been forced to scuttle. 2 Torpedo Cruisers had been destroyed at the cost of wounding the gargantuan GNA Icaria.217Please respect copyright.PENANAF0qJcIQrtI
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But the main force had suffered the worst: two Heavy Cruisers had disengaged to avoid being overwhelmed by fighters while another had been lost. Four Light Cruisers had been lost - one with all hands. Corsair`s Flagship had taken severe damage while his losses amounted to one Vanguard, twenty-one Strikers, eight Corsairs, two Gun Cruisers, and one Torpedo Cruiser.217Please respect copyright.PENANAJD7uIUTgXE
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Things were not looking good for either side, to say the least.217Please respect copyright.PENANA1gOMqcQ67b
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A full salvo from the nearest Super-Heavy Cruiser`s secondary battery slammed directly into the machine shop. The damage control crews were hollering at the Counter Admiral to open the compartment doors he had been forced to close to prevent a large inferno from detonating a munitions store.217Please respect copyright.PENANAdB8NVATrt9
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Narwath De Corsair had watched in awe as his best pilot gave her life to destroy her brother`s Heavy Cruiser, before nearly crying when he noticed the damage indicted on the Quintessencena.217Please respect copyright.PENANAtnFht28b2n
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Now his attention was diverted from the battle by a coded radio transmission directly from the Regional Government itself.217Please respect copyright.PENANAq67FUUegtq
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"Counter Admiral Taker, you and your Fleet have fought valiantly to protect Demos. For this, you have my eternal gratitude." Came an infamous snarl.217Please respect copyright.PENANAyJlIAniOAU
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It was the authoritative, no-nonsense, biting tone of Catherine "The Red Tigress" Rawrchart. Leader of the party with a majority in the House of Representatives - Revolutionary Dawn, sometimes also known as the Aurora Party - and incumbent Prime Minister of the Second Pheasantine Republic.217Please respect copyright.PENANAwFonP08rXK
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"Your Excel-" He began, inclining his head humbly out of respect.217Please respect copyright.PENANA0gr2F9VN95
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"Do NOT start that wishy-washy title rubbish with me Corsair!" She chastised, pausing for a brief moment in which her voice softened in its sadness as she proceeded to add, "It doesn't even apply anymore, martial law has been declared and...and there's been a vote of no confidence!" She wailed.217Please respect copyright.PENANAgEsqFURjv5
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"I'm not Prime Minister anymore, and the East is being run by a provisional Council formed from Lateral Alliance and Sevitan Blood MPs. The only reason we are still fighting for the Union is the Ubiqtorate dismissing all the Sevitan Blood members and using Veto powers to block everything they attempt."217Please respect copyright.PENANALyTpcZKrqo
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"You want me to let UEGNA come blow you all to pieces? Better men and women have been reduced to red smears on flight decks to protect a bunch of snivelling politicians on the ground!"217Please respect copyright.PENANAPfQmi1elfX
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"Absolutely not! Beat Taker black and blue and send Sophie Exonault a love letter from me!" She laughed before hanging up.217Please respect copyright.PENANAFPxnTmy0jS
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Admiral Aristo Sine swore to destroy that Fleet Carrier even if it was his last act in Empyrea.217Please respect copyright.PENANAZYTHrgqCQJ
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The GNA Seraphina had used...unorthodox maneuvers to avoid a barrage of high-yield Aerial Torpedos: the airship was currently trying to pull itself out of a barrel roll that was making nearly the entire crew violently ill.217Please respect copyright.PENANAV0qz69B3bA
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"Helm! Stop that bloody barrel rolling!" Sine moaned as his face turned slightly green.217Please respect copyright.PENANAuoigHRlmGx
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Aristo Sine stumbled and fell over. While he was dusting himself off after getting himself to his feet, he noticed the targeting laser for the Super-Heavy Cruiser`s oversized Ætherical Beam Projector was aimed at where he suspected the carrier Core was located.217Please respect copyright.PENANATCIdeOyUDf
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"All power to the main weapon and set the AA to 100% alertness!" He ordered calmly. 217Please respect copyright.PENANAV0nQPMCOuC
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"The beam projector? But that will kil-"217Please respect copyright.PENANAQm1X4whCWk
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'Exactly. Listen, son, you don't need the blood of an entire Fleet Carrier`s crew on your hands...let me push the big red button.217Please respect copyright.PENANAVmtqsN5hJY
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"But-"217Please respect copyright.PENANArp8gGzFtR4
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Sine`s gloved hand slammed down on that big red button, causing the Admiral to howl in pain as the GNA Seraphina began to hum even louder than normal.217Please respect copyright.PENANAgW0ZJGbmUQ
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"Counter Admiral," began an anxious Boatswain, "What are they doing?"217Please respect copyright.PENANA50HY7eBLKU
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Narwath De Corsair knew exactly what that airship was charging up. He leaned into the microphone and said, "All hands, abandon ship!"217Please respect copyright.PENANAZhA9mh7iU9
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Wailing sirens sent arcs of angry crimson light sliding down corridors all over the EADC Meritorious.217Please respect copyright.PENANAJKL4cVx2Ww
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Corsair wasn't going anyway, though - He had gambled and lost despite this probably being a stalemate.217Please respect copyright.PENANAFwVLsqjrgY
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"Tell my son..." He asked the XO softy as he walked off the bridge.217Please respect copyright.PENANA2sHTCDnk39
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"I'm going to Sisi anyway so consider it done. It was an honour to serve under you, Counter Admiral Corsair." She replied, offering him a salute.217Please respect copyright.PENANAWSdv9RRWor
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He returned it.217Please respect copyright.PENANAkKMSFV3Jx8
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It was his final act before everything went very, very bright.217Please respect copyright.PENANAp8CbhnrMw2
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Oswald Taker sat in a chair in the Ubiqtorate`s Chambers.217Please respect copyright.PENANA6Ss5fzXKNd
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The east had given up. The Second Pheasantine Republic had fallen.217Please respect copyright.PENANAdbLsz14WTf
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And yet Lady Sophie Genevieve Exonault did not look pleased at all.217Please respect copyright.PENANABFBwWSKeeK
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"Admiral, do you know what I am holding?" She asked, her anger concealed carefully within her falsely sweet tone.217Please respect copyright.PENANA3Kc0RuoSfj
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"Care to enlighten me?" He grumbled back, too tired to come up with a witty retort.217Please respect copyright.PENANAMo2S48aIyX
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"It's a summary of the battle created by Analysis Officer Katyr. It tells me that the GNA Icaria, EDA Enyo, UAC Rumina, EDA Scheherazade, UAC Ursa, EDA Temujin, GNA Victarine, GNA Val, EDA Zultan, GNA Cha, GNA Melodia, UAC Occid, GNA Luxator, UAC De Napton, GNA Holcroft, and the EDA Askar were all destroyed. Of the forty airships entrusted to you, you somehow managed to lose forty per cent? That's excluding the unacceptable amount of strikers that were shot down!"217Please respect copyright.PENANASzKAUwXmTF
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Taker gulped.217Please respect copyright.PENANAC6xItVaQym
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"However, Narwath De Corsair is dead and the report also states that his Fleet lost twenty-two of thirty-nine airships and nearly all of its strikers. That's a much better percentage."217Please respect copyright.PENANAYwIHIZYPpm
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"Are you pleased, Exonault?" He sighed.217Please respect copyright.PENANALnn2oF1ZFy
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"I suppose so, but it is Harlo Grosso that will be taking the lion's share of the goodies up for grabs, much to my disappointment."217Please respect copyright.PENANAKny4CG8L7f
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"What he is getting?" He asked tentatively.217Please respect copyright.PENANAs06438Vq9z
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"Let's see...the title of Grand Duke or Großherzog of Greater Ashfyre and everything that comes with it in addition to the Hero of the Earldom Award. The question you should have asked is what are YOU getting?"217Please respect copyright.PENANA4ruOLcXU1q
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"Nothing?"217Please respect copyright.PENANAOefTyinLN1
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"Not quite. The Clans up north are pleased, you are to be made a Ritter."217Please respect copyright.PENANAo5SERIP4Sy
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"A what?"217Please respect copyright.PENANAv8hnJcPTWi
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"That's what I said. It means blessed one or something. It's derived from a similar title, Riddara, that the Ayerians had. Well done Ritter Oswald von Taker."217Please respect copyright.PENANAZ2VVcrS29K
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"I heard we have a spy of some sort. Faren was giggling about it. I'll admit that I laughed when I saw that Vanguard collide with his Bridge if you tell me who it is." He half-joked.217Please respect copyright.PENANACpI5iQJ5mT
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"I don't blame you but it isn't our Spy. He belongs to the Vizier for Diplomacy, Rector Olaris De Rio. Come, let's go meet this spy.217Please respect copyright.PENANA14nXQgfobs
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Aeroadmiral Exonault led her subordinate to the chamber of the House of Representatives, where a gaggle of worried-looking MPs watched a man in a dusty Band Corps uniform and a struggling woman with a muzzle.217Please respect copyright.PENANAPm698PSJWj
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"Meet Dorian Gemworth, Ego Lieutenant of the 3,251st Platoon and member of the Bandmaster`s Corps."217Please respect copyright.PENANABateW63M0B
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"It is an honour to meet you, sir." He said, bowing respectfully.217Please respect copyright.PENANAJcU1rdA6hA
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"Who`s the girl?" He asked in confusion.217Please respect copyright.PENANAOPSBjEB1tx
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"Her? You might not believe me, but that's the most dangerous woman in the East now that Catherine Rawrchart is swinging from a rope. Her name is Anya Orlè, former lover of Reinhart Narravo. The Brünnhilde Valkyries caught her stirring up trouble in Aurin."217Please respect copyright.PENANAXJEbFwJXIG
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"Ah yes, Anya." Dorian echoed sadly.217Please respect copyright.PENANAvmy55kQLTV
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"Is she as pissed at Navarro as I heard?" He asked bluntly.217Please respect copyright.PENANAzkpRToGpUp
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"Aye."217Please respect copyright.PENANAzNNClWpguh
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"Let her go, tell her she`s even with the Grand Fleet. One less Reinhart Narravo would make Empyrea a nicer place to live anyway."217Please respect copyright.PENANA6nn4bSCJa5
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"You always were a schemer, Oswald." Mused the Aeroadmiral of the Grand Fleet.
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Dorian removed the muzzle from Anya. "You're both going to let me go have a crack at assassinating a Grand Army officer because you don't like them? How very...Narcissian of you." She remarked wryly.217Please respect copyright.PENANAVQhtcjKoX5
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Lady Sophie Genevieve Exonault bent down to her level and smiled. "Pretty much. Welcome to the Grand Fleet, Ensign Orlè." She said, handing the Easterner a ring with her seal 🜚 on it.
"I think we are going to get along *very* well, don't you?"
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