Hanasia, Queen of the Saiyans

3.34 Manual Artillery Reinforcements

Corrne was bringing his troupe of Saiyans towards the capital. The battle had already started. He had accepted the Tsuful contact bracelet, which in effect made him the equivalent of the Queen's counsellor. It was a big responsibility, and he intended on using it wisely.

What are those lights in the sky over there? asked one of the villagers who was flying next to him.

Those are full moons that will transform you into Ozarus. Don't look at them for now. When we'll be close enough, they'll have as much impact as a full moon, and I want all of us to transform at the same time, for the effect of surprise.

Watch out!

A lost fireball rushed in their general direction. They went to the side, but in the end, it passed far off. It hit the ground behind them and created a large crater filled with smoke. It was much too powerful to be from a Saiyan.

Isn't this great? I've never seen the capital before, said a Saiyan girl, a little too young in Corrne's opinion to participate in a war.

If it's still standing... said the story-teller. And if you survive, he finished in his head.

The balls in the sky were getting bigger and bigger. Likewise, the diverse impacts were increasing in number. The groupe noticed bright boxes broken on the ground as well as cadavres of invaders.

Everyone get down! Corrne screamed. From now on, we run of the ground, we stay discreet, and above all else, we don't look up!

His orders were repeated amongst the crowd to reach everyone, because despite the powerful voice of the story-teller, he couldn't be heard by the one hundred and eighty seven Saiyans that followed him, from different villages, with several elements of the army who had returned to their homes, now ready to fight again.

A few kilometers further, his bracelet beeped. A deformed voiced informed him that they were close enough to be influenced by the balls in the sky and that furthermore, there was a small hill to their left, which would allow them to see almost all of the combat area.

Corrne made them run up the hill, and regroup. He gave them a few seconds to enjoy the view, reminding them not to look at the sky.

No tactician, knowing the nature of Saiyans, would have bet on such a surprise tactic. It was a given that on such a population, at least three of four would have eventually looked up and giant apes would have grown like mushrooms, and would have been spotted.

However, the plan worked. All wanted to make a difference in the fight, and were ready if necessary to follow the bothersome orders of a Saiyan the time needed for the plan to work. Also, they were submerged by the strange spectacle that none had imagined. Great apes everywhere, in the light of day. Craters, dead bodies, in dozens, in hundreds. Small dots were flying towards them: enemies. A light was flying around: their Queen.

One lone Saiyan, just one, had his eyes follow one of the dots and his gaze reached one of the moons. Instead of immediately looking elsewhere, like he could have done, he stared at it, contemplating it. Then his eyes went white. A female Saiyan, near him, immediately recognized the characteristic tensing before the transformation into Ozaru. Promptly, she threw herself on him, and ripped his tail off.

From the admiral vessel, in space, the group had of course been detected. And the information relayed by radio.

Reinforcements, so what? the general said to himself. I'll take care of them later.

He had already won the battle because most of the survivors were running away in every direction - except towards the sea. Some Saiyans, trying to be discreet, had cut off their tails and were keeping low to the ground. That made it a whole lot easier for Hanasia who could worry less about them. But General Chatterton was still killing many on the go.