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[url=http://i.imgur.com/x4IRi6M.jpg]Victoire[/url] interrupted her [i]'interrogation'[/i] momentarily as she heard the voice of an intruder who had just barged into her home, completely uninvited. She waited until he said his piece before replying, [color=ed1c24]"Do I even know who you are? I would advice against invading the dwellings of others without being invited, but I have no time for this."[/color] Victoire glared at the invading devil with obvious animosity in her eyes.

[color=ed1c24]"What I do or not with the prizes I looted is only of my own concern however, I am feeling quite elated at the present time. I will grant you request if you can prove you value during the skirmish that is about to begin at Ruthria."[/color] Victoire extended her hand, summoning a leather-bound map case which contained an old piece of parchment, before handing it to Slike. [color=ed1c24]"This is a map detailing the [url=http://i.imgur.com/CxwAkoS.png]Ruins of Lenuria[/url], I'm sure the Angels and the Machina must have a copy of it already. You can take that to the battlefield and instruct our forces, or keep it for yourself and ruin our chances of victory."[/color] Despite the obvious different in their height, Victoire didn't seemed fazed at all as she handed orders for Slike in her typical imperious ways.

[color=ed1c24]"This time the war will not be one of brute force, but of strategy and intelligence. We will be fighting over resources dominance. Now that you know of this, leave me alone. I have preparations to do and fun to have, before that fool of a King comes to claim what I have won with my own hands."[/color] Victoire turned her back to Slinke and began to walk back to her captives, [color=ed1c24]"Of course you are free to stay and enjoy my [url=https://public.etherpad-mozilla.org/p/War_Collab]games[/url], if you want. Otherwise, Garou will escort you back to the front gates."[/color]

[color=ed1c24]"Now, where did we stopped?"[/color] The young vampire had a wicked grin on her face as she walked to Bastion forcing the mismatched-eyed girl to gaze as her girl... friend was slowly roasted to a tasty looking, golden tan.
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Back at Hyperion, the mighty capital of the Machina and their allies...

[color=00aeef]"..."[/color] The High Queen of the Machina, [url=http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9jwtitbzh1qllvi7o1_500.png]Eos[/url], sighed deeply as she waited for the subjects known as Endian, Krieg, Hibiki and Shizuka, to arrive at her Audience Chambers, better known as the heart of the Machina mainframe, Alaya, which uses Eos herself as the core processor.

Even though the High Queen, who was said to be devoid of all emotion, just sighed in her throne of cables and holographic displays, it would be nearly impossible for anyone else to notice as Eos' movements were far too minute.

The first thing the four of them would notice upon entering the Core Chamber would be how cold it was. The whole place was filled with tubes pumping hyper-coolant fluids, to keep the sub-processors from over heating because to Eos' insane processing power. As the cold mist that took the whole floor of the Core Chamber parted before their feet, the visage of the High Queen, standing atop her elevated altar-like throne, would enter in their sight line.

[color=00aeef]"I see that Bastion has been taken."[/color] Eos said before any of them could say anything. [color=00aeef]"While your mission was a failure, it was not a total one. Instead of dwelling on it, we need to prepare for future conflicts, Bastion will be rescued in due time."[/color] Eos continued her monologue in a deadpan voice, summoning a larger monitor to display the info she needed to explain their next mission. [color=00aeef]"You'll be sent to the battle at the Sea of Ruthria, the command of the battleship [url=http://img06.deviantart.net/cb49/i/2010/301/5/7/carrier_battleship_by_waza8i-d31phcq.jpg]HMS Contender[/url], will be assigned to unit Endian. Unit Krieg is to be issued a rank promotion to battlefront commander and a new [url=http://img11.deviantart.net/538e/i/2014/203/5/4/nautilus_lol_wallpaper_by_77silentcrow-d7rromi.png]underwater battle frame[/url] in order to operate more reliably on this scenario. Units Hibiki and Shizuka are to have improvement on their equipment for long term underwater operations, whatever resources needed will be at your disposal."[/color]

[color=00aeef]"This will be a battle for the resources from the [url=http://iliketowastemytime.com/sites/default/files/atlantis_by_andreasrocha-d39j9w3.jpg]Ruins of Lenuria[/url]. Intelligence gathering and strategy will be crucial to our victory. Now that the briefing is done, is there anything you want to say?"[/color] Eos asked as she silently turned back to her administrative tasks, micromanaging the whole forces of the Machina spread throughout the Nexus with little to no trouble. Trlly, the Queen was a one of a kind machine...
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