Battle For Rome

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Entry 160:

Nero Claudius POV:

As we stand upon the eastern gate wall, I see a large force assembled before me, numbering in the hundreds. Such forces do give me pause, but as if noticing my troubled mind, Ozias says, "Empress, do these forces intimidate you?" I solemnly nod as he continues, "Well, it is not as if we lack numbers as well."

This confuses me because while I hold a decent number here, the enemy's forces seem endless, but as I look in the direction Ozias is pointing, I see something impossible.

Hundreds of large humanoid men in suits of armor look as if they weigh hundreds of pounds. The armor is a clean white and red with piercing red eyes and a silver or gold eagles on the chest plate.

Each of them carries a large blade and spear with heavy bows strapped to their backs, and as my men notice them, they seem welcoming to them

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Each of them carries a large blade and spear with heavy bows strapped to their backs, and as my men notice them, they seem welcoming to them. I simply ask, "How is that possible?" Ozias simply smiles and says, "Who said we were all that arrived? Worry not, as while my Blood Angels may look real, they are merely walking armor, and while they can converse, they are not truly alive."

I look at them and see what he means while they move. It seems too fluid for an average human, and the way they speak while fluent is also robotic in a way.

But any help is appreciated, especially from ones such as those Blood Angels. Viceroy Ritsuka looks starry-eyed as she asks, "Oz, where did they come from?" He simply says, "I created them and had them on standby in my storage should we have need of an army."

I smile and say, "The surprises never truly end, Viceroy Ozias. With these men under us, the United Roman Empire is finished, umu." Ozias nods and says, "Do with them as you will, Empress, as they are under your command, and fear not unless all of their armor is destroyed, they will simply rise again."

This day cannot get any better umu! I then walk up to the gate wall and address the soldiers, and as they see me, they look at me and cheer as the Blood Angels salute with their blades.

"Do you hear that? The marching of our enemies right at our gates?! They seek to destroy all that we have built for the whims of dead men and pretenders to the throne! I stand here amongst you all, ready to fight not just for glory but for the future of Rome! They would have us bow to the past and lock ourselves in militaristic dogma, unable to express our culture! Our beauty! And our achievements! I stand here today in defiance of these false men, and I ask you, will you bow your heads and allow your lives to be determined by long-dead men?"

"We fight for Rome! We fight for the future!"

"For the Empress!"

"For Rome!"

"Today will be the day we deny these pretender's whims and show them all our might! Our strength! And our glory! Let all those who live through today be honored forever! For the glory of Rome! For the future of our great empire!"

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