Forward to Termination (Part II)
Posted: Wed Aug 07, 2019 3:13 pm
This year has been a very rough one for the URP, to say the least. The government, under provisional leadership due to President Sadow's absence, has been thrown into a deep public relations crisis since last year's fiasco on Vilnius. Unfortunately, most of the armed forces are busy defending the Eastern border from the Soviets or aiding allied forces in the wake of extensive ork attacks across the whole galaxy.
In the meantime, Chief Librarian Jerzy Durer began to investigate the nature of the strange portal that was dug up by Blinda's forces and ultimately captured by the rogue marshal Mazurek. It seemed like an exercise in futility, as neither the loyal URP forces nor the Order of Dobrzyń had any chance to examine the ominous construction in detail, forcing him to rely on eyewitness accounts alone.
Having ran out of any other options, Jerzy decided to seek the aid of the only people available for such a daring investigation: the Cavalry Squadron Lechranger, a group of young heroes who, unbeknownst to the habitants of this sector; had spent the last two years hunting down the extra-dimensional hordes of Zoltan. With their experience in fighting off otherworldly wicked forces , they seem to be the best bet for helping the Chief Librarian to take a closer look at the portal on Vilnius.
Thus, the Chief Librarian and the Lechrangers, including their newest member Jadwiga of Tarnów, boarded the ORP Kopernik and embarked on a mission to learn more about the arcane artefact. While Jerzy and Jadwiga were skimming through stacks of books for a lead, Witold Morawiec aka LechRed kept looking into Mazurek's biography to find out any possible motivation behind his sudden betrayal.
Witold Morawiec: "So, having delved deeper into the person of Marshall Ryszard Tadeusz Mazurek, I still can't make any sense of what might have driven him to execute the whole Lietuvan delegation on live TV and occupying their capital with his goons. Just when you thought things were about to go smoother with that maniac Blinda out of the way..."
Andrzej Górski: "Whatever it might be, I sure hope it was worth ditching his steep military career for."
Dr. Paweł: "This is what is bothering me the most. If you just take a closer look at his biography, it is nigh impossible to find any opportunistic tendencies like collaboration with the USSSR puppet government, for example. All the more worrying is the fact that he was able to cover up such a large scale conspiracy within the armed forces for so long."
Anita Kiedzierska: "Just what the hell is this guy planning to do with that portal? Does he even know how to make use of that thing in the first place, like Blinda's folks did?"
Dr. Paweł: "It is certainly not out of question, unfortunately! I would even dare to say that Blinda only made use of a fraction of the portal's true power while Mazurek is trying to untap its full potential. Jadwiga and the Chief Librarian are already working their way through several books about arcane magic as we speak."
Witold Morawiec: "But have you found anything that matches the description of that portal, though?"
Jerzy Durer: "Well, first of all, you have to consider the lack of information about it at hand. Since closer examination of the portal was handled mostly by the occupational forces on Vilnius who turned out to be Mazurek's renegade pack, all we got to work with are a few eyewitness accounts. Furthermore, I've already read through a ton of other books and archives these past few weeks and I still haven't found any lead on it or its origins."
Jadwiga of Tarnów: "Uhm, I think this book right here might have an entry about what we're looking for."
Jerzy Durer: "Wait what?! Lemme have a look!"
Jadwiga of Tarnów: "Right here at the entry 'Crown of Erebus'."
Jerzy Durer: "*reading* Oh yeah, that's likely the one... *reads further* mhm..."
Jerzy Durer: "*stops reading* Oh, oh no..."
Witold Morawiec: "What's the matter, chief?"
Jerzy Durer: "Yes, the description in the book does match the reports of our forces during the battle of Vilnius. The Crown of Erebus does open up a portal to another dimension with a sufficient blood sacrifice, which would extrude massive amounts of negative energy..."
Jerzy Durer: "However, records of a reversal of said effect are being mentioned in this book as well!"
Anita Kiedzierska: "Reversal? You mean like sucking in energy or..."
Jerzy Durer: "Not just energies but anything from our world can be sucked into the crown. Thousands of years ago, whole settlements have been sucked inside the portal within mere seconds, never to be seen again. Thus the population of what would be the Planet Vilnius decided to bury the Crown of Erebus deep into the ground, so no one would make any more use of its destructive powers."
Andrzej Górski: "But Mazurek can't be just after some random settlements, right?"
Jadwiga of Tarnów: "Oh, with the right amount of blood he can suck in whole continents or planets even!"
Witold Morawiec: "Whatever his endgame might be, we can't let this guy get away with that thing!We gotta head straight to Vilnius!"
Dr. Paweł: "Much as I sympathise with you, I can't let you carelessly waste our ship by venturing right into enemy territory, Witold! Who knows how big the renegade fleet above Vilnius and the surrounding systems truly is!"
Witold Morawiec: "If we don't act immediately we'll lose much more than this ship. Besides, I've already got a plan up my sleeves."
Andrzej Górski: "You mean like last time when you tried to use Jadwiga as bait for the giant-sized Hammerhead Zolt?"
Witold Morawiec: "Uhm, well..."
Anita Kiedzierska: "Or the one time we tried to call the space sheriffs to aid us by sending them an ACAB signal, which almost got our asses fried?"
Jadwiga of Tarnów: "'It would take them much quicker to respond than just asking for help!', you said. 'That's how it always went back at my department!', you said."
Witold Morawiec: "T-t-trust me, guys! This time it's gonna work out for real!"
Witold Morawiec: "I mean, with our Chief Librarian right here, it's guaranteed to work out!"
Jerzy Durer: "Wait, what exactly do you intend to do with me?"
Witold Morawiec: "You know how to pilot mechs and titans, rite?"
Jerzy Durer: "Yeah, I guess..."
Witold Morawiec: "In that case, lemme let you in on your part of the plan."
Jerzy Durer: "*to himself* Oh dear, I can't wait for whatever sick and twisted torment he's got in store for me..."
In the meantime, Chief Librarian Jerzy Durer began to investigate the nature of the strange portal that was dug up by Blinda's forces and ultimately captured by the rogue marshal Mazurek. It seemed like an exercise in futility, as neither the loyal URP forces nor the Order of Dobrzyń had any chance to examine the ominous construction in detail, forcing him to rely on eyewitness accounts alone.
Having ran out of any other options, Jerzy decided to seek the aid of the only people available for such a daring investigation: the Cavalry Squadron Lechranger, a group of young heroes who, unbeknownst to the habitants of this sector; had spent the last two years hunting down the extra-dimensional hordes of Zoltan. With their experience in fighting off otherworldly wicked forces , they seem to be the best bet for helping the Chief Librarian to take a closer look at the portal on Vilnius.
Thus, the Chief Librarian and the Lechrangers, including their newest member Jadwiga of Tarnów, boarded the ORP Kopernik and embarked on a mission to learn more about the arcane artefact. While Jerzy and Jadwiga were skimming through stacks of books for a lead, Witold Morawiec aka LechRed kept looking into Mazurek's biography to find out any possible motivation behind his sudden betrayal.
Witold Morawiec: "So, having delved deeper into the person of Marshall Ryszard Tadeusz Mazurek, I still can't make any sense of what might have driven him to execute the whole Lietuvan delegation on live TV and occupying their capital with his goons. Just when you thought things were about to go smoother with that maniac Blinda out of the way..."
Andrzej Górski: "Whatever it might be, I sure hope it was worth ditching his steep military career for."
Dr. Paweł: "This is what is bothering me the most. If you just take a closer look at his biography, it is nigh impossible to find any opportunistic tendencies like collaboration with the USSSR puppet government, for example. All the more worrying is the fact that he was able to cover up such a large scale conspiracy within the armed forces for so long."
Anita Kiedzierska: "Just what the hell is this guy planning to do with that portal? Does he even know how to make use of that thing in the first place, like Blinda's folks did?"
Dr. Paweł: "It is certainly not out of question, unfortunately! I would even dare to say that Blinda only made use of a fraction of the portal's true power while Mazurek is trying to untap its full potential. Jadwiga and the Chief Librarian are already working their way through several books about arcane magic as we speak."
Witold Morawiec: "But have you found anything that matches the description of that portal, though?"
Jerzy Durer: "Well, first of all, you have to consider the lack of information about it at hand. Since closer examination of the portal was handled mostly by the occupational forces on Vilnius who turned out to be Mazurek's renegade pack, all we got to work with are a few eyewitness accounts. Furthermore, I've already read through a ton of other books and archives these past few weeks and I still haven't found any lead on it or its origins."
Jadwiga of Tarnów: "Uhm, I think this book right here might have an entry about what we're looking for."
Jerzy Durer: "Wait what?! Lemme have a look!"
Jadwiga of Tarnów: "Right here at the entry 'Crown of Erebus'."
Jerzy Durer: "*reading* Oh yeah, that's likely the one... *reads further* mhm..."
Jerzy Durer: "*stops reading* Oh, oh no..."
Witold Morawiec: "What's the matter, chief?"
Jerzy Durer: "Yes, the description in the book does match the reports of our forces during the battle of Vilnius. The Crown of Erebus does open up a portal to another dimension with a sufficient blood sacrifice, which would extrude massive amounts of negative energy..."
Jerzy Durer: "However, records of a reversal of said effect are being mentioned in this book as well!"
Anita Kiedzierska: "Reversal? You mean like sucking in energy or..."
Jerzy Durer: "Not just energies but anything from our world can be sucked into the crown. Thousands of years ago, whole settlements have been sucked inside the portal within mere seconds, never to be seen again. Thus the population of what would be the Planet Vilnius decided to bury the Crown of Erebus deep into the ground, so no one would make any more use of its destructive powers."
Andrzej Górski: "But Mazurek can't be just after some random settlements, right?"
Jadwiga of Tarnów: "Oh, with the right amount of blood he can suck in whole continents or planets even!"
Witold Morawiec: "Whatever his endgame might be, we can't let this guy get away with that thing!We gotta head straight to Vilnius!"
Dr. Paweł: "Much as I sympathise with you, I can't let you carelessly waste our ship by venturing right into enemy territory, Witold! Who knows how big the renegade fleet above Vilnius and the surrounding systems truly is!"
Witold Morawiec: "If we don't act immediately we'll lose much more than this ship. Besides, I've already got a plan up my sleeves."
Andrzej Górski: "You mean like last time when you tried to use Jadwiga as bait for the giant-sized Hammerhead Zolt?"
Witold Morawiec: "Uhm, well..."
Anita Kiedzierska: "Or the one time we tried to call the space sheriffs to aid us by sending them an ACAB signal, which almost got our asses fried?"
Jadwiga of Tarnów: "'It would take them much quicker to respond than just asking for help!', you said. 'That's how it always went back at my department!', you said."
Witold Morawiec: "T-t-trust me, guys! This time it's gonna work out for real!"
Witold Morawiec: "I mean, with our Chief Librarian right here, it's guaranteed to work out!"
Jerzy Durer: "Wait, what exactly do you intend to do with me?"
Witold Morawiec: "You know how to pilot mechs and titans, rite?"
Jerzy Durer: "Yeah, I guess..."
Witold Morawiec: "In that case, lemme let you in on your part of the plan."
Jerzy Durer: "*to himself* Oh dear, I can't wait for whatever sick and twisted torment he's got in store for me..."
Jerzy's face at the end there lol
