The shuttle zipped over the streets, homing in on Hector's location. Zachary spotted the gathered Golden Mercenaries just two blocks before the main military camp, and he landed the shuttle behind them in the side street. Zachary opened the pilot door, poked his head out and said, "We decided that you would need some extra assistance for this final charge."

Hector's distant gaze snapped as he looked to Zachary and Yugeto from outside the shuttle with a soft sigh. "Aye, hermano. We need all the help we can get for this charge, we're lacking on hosts for this, our most important fight."

Zachary and Yugeto exited the shuttle to join the band of mercenaries. Hector turned his head to the crippling wall that had trapped the residents of Sovereign in their own little apocalyptia. "Betrayed by our government, thrown into world-threatening criss and sealed off, and still we have persevered. Through no other devices aside from the human need to push on, we have seen our souls glow gold." Hector looked to the mercenaries among him, all promising faces, with Kisheto, Vates, Zachary, and Yugeto among them. "And it is in this most auspicious day, made so by our efforts alone, that the rest of the world will see our glow." Yugeto clenched his fist and pumped it inward as a show of determination, and Kisheto nodded in a measured confidence. "My brothers and sisters, we have all converged at this apex for the sheer purpose of living on, and through this journey we have learned there is more to life than we could have imagined. I know that a few of us will fall behind on this day, and to be martyred is a gift most painful, but I stand among my family, and not even the greatest forces Aeritus has to offer will stop us from shining bright!" Hector continued on, the mercenaries rallying under the aurous charisma of their fellow comrade and teammate. "And I'll be damned if any wall can hold us down! We are the knights of salvation in the darkness of our kin's plight!"

Hector motioned for the rest of the troops to be called in, and Kisheto bravely stepped up to the front lines. "Are you prepared for what is to come, mi amigo?" Hector asked Kisheto, who replied with an air of courage, "I'm prepared to make a difference; I'm prepared to change it all."

Yugeto stood nearby the two along the front lines as well, looking to the Wall curiously. "I wonder what's out there...what awaits beyond this dark prison?" Yugeto wondered out loud. Hector tightened his fists, and thundered with a booming first step towards his brethren's salvation. "MARCH!" Hector proclaimed, and the unstoppable force that was the Golden Mercenary Battalion began its path of freedom. Behind them Zachary reentered the shuttle and lifted off, cannons armed and ready to help clear that path.

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[center][b][u]Outside The Wall[/center][/b][/u]

"Hold!" Victor whisper-shouted to his men as they ducked behind the cover of a few boulders.

"Hoooold..." he continued, raising his fist in the air. About ten yards in front of the group of six men, a small group of soldiers patrolled the perimeter of the base. Victor turned to his right, facing away from the camp and towards a M.A.T that was headed in the same direction.

"Alright, MOVE, MOVE!" he called, pointing two fingers at the M.A.T. 

The men instantly began dashing towards the next piece of cover, and continued to dash from cover to cover to prevent from being seen. They kept their minds two steps ahead, scouting out cover before even making a move, and flipping and jumping to reach the next available boulder or tree to hide behind. They stopped only a few yards away from the M.A.T, at which point Victor nodded to one of his men, Xavier. He dashed forward towards the M.A.T and crouched by its side, keeping low to prevent detection. Still crouched, Xavier rushed to the front of the M.A.T and jammed his Golden Mercenary blade into the rotating mobility belt. The Mobile Assault Tank lacked proper slotting technology, an instead, moved by using a rotating belt that dug into the ground. Having jammed the rotating gears on the side of the M.A.T., Xavier ran backwards and rolled behind cover.

The M.A.T hissed and whined as the engine shut off and two men emerged from its door hatch located on the top of the vehicle. They jumped off the side of the tank and began assessing the anomaly that caused them to stop. Upon noticing the sword, the first man gasped, only realizing what had occured a bit too late. Victor's dagger dug through the back of his neck as a crossbow bolt pierced through the second man's skull. The noise caused the third man in the M.A.T to pop his head out in curiosity, only to have it pierced by another loose arrow. 

Victor quickly gave a low whistle and the rest of his six man group rushed to the side of the M.A.T, dragging the bodies out of sight. When they were done, Victor pressed a button on his comms:

"We have the tank, get the package ready."