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7 yrs ago
Current If I was ever in a death or glory situation, I'd want The Trooper by Iron Maiden play in the background.
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7 yrs ago
Back on RPG for the first time in like, two years.
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9 yrs ago
Listening to some Aerosmith
9 yrs ago
Working on a new rp.
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9 yrs ago
Sick as all hell, freaking sinuses.

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In Young and Old 10 yrs ago Forum: Spam Forum




That's Patton btw.
In Young and Old 10 yrs ago Forum: Spam Forum
The Nexerus said



Man even as a kid he looks like an ass.
In Young and Old 10 yrs ago Forum: Spam Forum
Get one picture of a young person and another picture with that same person at least 10 years older.





Because I'm bored.
Will get a post up in a couple hours.
Um.....wut?
Holy shit there is a lot of people.
The full moon illuminated the night as about 200 Velites take up position among the trees. 70 Triarii behind them, and 300 Horsemen behind them. Horatius moved silently among the Velites, whispering to his officers, preparing to send the enemy running into the ocean. Horatius was bitter, the Senate sent him orders and he followed them. He was going to Syracuse to defend it, because any other engagement with an enemy of that size would've been disastrous. The only reason they won that battle was because of Syracuse's walls and the combined power of two legions. He had taken a small group of soldiers after the remaining forces to send them packing back to their ships, most of them slept and those on guard duty were nodding off. Our enemy is tired and battered thought Horatius, this final push will see them off. He had the Triarii several feet apart from each other, just enough to allow the horses to pass. They were about 10 miles from Ragusa, on the coast. Horatius nodded to one of his officers. The officer silently raised his hand and the Velites prepared to throw their javelins. The officer made a sweeping motion with his arm and the Velites let loose. The silent night was pierced with agonized screams and the pounding of man and horse as Horatius' small task force smashed into the enemy camp. He unsheathed his Gladius and mounted his horse and rode into the thick of it.

The Carthaginians were totally surprised by the night attack. The men ran around dazed and confused, and being slain by the Roman attackers. Horatius rode into the camp, Gladius raised. A half-naked soldier stumbled out of a tent and yelped as Horatius's blade sliced his face open, killing him. The attack continued for an hour and a half before the remaining troops jumped into the ocean, attempting to get to their ships. Some drowned, some were killed by a javelin, some were chased into the water where a sword pierced their throat. The survivors sailed away, with the Romans cheering and jeering at their backs. Horatius allowed himself a small smile before he pulled a scout aside and told him to search the surrounding areas for survivors with seven other men. The scout nodded wearily and rallied a search party, while the rest of the victors traveled back to Syracuse.

The Legion V Almeria reached Syracuse two days later and the story of the battle spread like wildfire through the city, and Horatius knew that his fellow Legate would know of the battle before the day was done. Meanwhile, he returned to his tent where he wrote a letter to the senate.

Consul Tiberius Sempronius Longus,

The enemy has just been drove off of Sicily, it was an easy fight, as they were still recovering from their failed siege on Syracuse. I've no doubt that there are survivors still, but they will be hunted down and killed. For now, Sicily is safe. As for my orders, the idea that we would be able to prevent the Carthage march before it got to Syracuse is an incorrect one. We would've been slaughtered, and they still would've had enough men to siege Syracuse. It was only because I went to Syracuse and joined forces with the other Legion that you didn't tell me about, did we succeed and prevented Syracuse from becoming a Roman graveyard.

Legate Aelius Horatius Servius
AmongHeroes said
@TheMusketMan-So I went ahead and posted from the perspective of the VI Legion in the Second Battle of Syracuse. It was hard not to take some liberties with the Legio V Almeria, but I tried to limit it as best I could. I was thinking that if you wanted, you could tackle the actual destruction of Hasdrubal's army in your next post. If you want that to be the outcome, that is. If you do, feel free to setup and use the VI Legion as you see fit. A collab would be great in this situation, but I'll admit I don't have a lot of spare time to do that. Lastly, and most importantly, if you have any issues with my post, just let me know and we can work it out.


S'all good.
Legate Aelius Horatius Servius read the orders with increasing incredulity. 10,000? 10,000 heavy infantry. He dropped the scroll and leaned back in his seat and rand a hand over his face. He felt a scar he had earned during the final years of the first war with Carthage. It went horizontally across the bridge of his nose and to the far edge of his right cheek. He felt the stubble on his face and knew there were flecks of gray, as well as his short dark brown hair. He leaned forward over his desk and read the orders a final time. His army was garrisoned in a small village about 2 days from Sicily. From there it would be another week to Syracuse. Horatius guessed that since they had no Calvary and only infantry, they would be a month at most, 3 weeks at least. The Legate sighed and put away the orders and went to tell his officers.
***
After 2 days of travel, they had crossed over into Sicily. It was a beautiful Island, the sea was Turquoise Blue, the white caps rising momentarily as the waves crashed into the rocks below. The third night, the Legion made camp and Horatius called for his officers. He had not yet told them of the enemy they were facing or it's size. They entered his tent, showing their signs of respect, before seating themselves. He sighed and said grimly, "We are travelling to Syracuse to defend it, 10,000 Carthaginians are marching toward it." The officers looked at each other nervously, but kept silent. Horatius continued "It seems my Uncle has been boasting to the Senate of my skill and they seem fairly confident that I will pull the greatest feat of military genius out of my ass." Several of them smiled, others did not. "The only positive thing I see of this situation is that they have no Calvary, which will most definitely improve our chances of survival, but not by much." He looked around at his officers, "In the first war, Carthage used mercenaries from the lands they controlled, they will almost undoubtedly do so again. But the problem with mercenaries is that they only fight for coin, and if they feel a battle is a lost cause or are scared enough they will abandon their employers." Horatius rose, as did the officers, "We leave first light tomorrow."
***
A week of traveling, the sunny weather remained ever present. They crested a hill and there stood Syracuse, looking battered and worn, the signs of a recent siege everywhere and panic rose inside of Horatius. Was he too late? He then spotted the banner of a fellow Legate and his worries subsided, replaced immediately with questions. He called for a messenger and told him he wished to talk to the Legate. The soldier nodded and hopped on a horse and rode off.
In Is it just me? 10 yrs ago Forum: Spam Forum
Or is Lord of the Rings really hard to read? I had to read a chunk every couple of weeks just to get to the last chapter of the first book. I was able to speed through The Hobbit no problem, but the first book is really hard to get through. Anyone else feel like this? It may be because I have all of the LoTR books in one massive book, but I don't think so.
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