"Indolass is under attack. Unity ground forces have reached the outer perimeter of the Temple grounds. Pre-establish protocols are defensive and have been enacted. We are estimating a thousand hostiles, possibly more.
Bravo Company made first contact with the enemy, and Charlie Company, which is protecting the hill that overlooks the temple grounds, and has repelled a flank attack. Alpha is moving into reinforcing the bunkers. All non-combat personnel have been evacuated inside the mountain.
Since the first American battle at Indolass, the Temple has been rebuilt with double stacks and thick Hesco bastions, reinforced with a Bremer wall. Bunkers were incorporated into the structure, and the thickness allowed for a limited amount of lunettes on top of the walls for additional protection.
Since the first battle of Indolass, when the Minutemen, Rangers, and 4th ID moved to secure Salva and surrounding areas, the 1st Battalion and 146th Engineer Combat Battalion, 1st BCT, 1st Astralis Division, were deployed to take over security over the Alagore Bridge.
The Unity forces thrust against the Astralis Battalion, hoping to capture the Bridge or prevent any reinforcements from reliving Salva. For the Americans, 3rd Battalion, acting as a Quick Reaction Force, has been summoned to reinforce the Bridge, but, in the meantime, the Astralis warriors will have to hold until reinforcements arrive from Earth or 3rd ABCT, 4th ID can repulse the Unity back to the beach." – Oracle
April 19th, 2069 (Military Calendar)
Salva, the former Confederacy of Daru'uie
Nevali Region, Aldrida, Alagore
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Hiding behind a crumbling building, Captain Mathew Ryder switched his rifle scope to 2D mode. He eased the barrel past the splintered wood covering the concrete wall, scanning the intersection ahead. Dozens of Toriffa soldiers, the spearhead of J'avais City-State in Nevali, swarmed the area, their silhouettes stark against the smoke-filled skyline.
The Toriffa had breached the city walls first, exploiting the absence of fire support from the 1st LBCT, 4th Division, and 4th MDTF. Outgunned, the Rangers fell back into J'avais urban sprawl. From the undercity, the Knighthood of Tornlado struck, crippling critical infrastructure—city-layer defenses, street junctions—to choke any counteroffensive.
The American and Salva forces scrambled to respond, but Colonel Hackett refused to yield. Two Ranger Battalions, 1st Brigade, 4th ID, the Minutemen, and USAM support units fought to halt the enemy's advance and reclaim the city. The first step: stop the Toriffa from carving through J'avais heart.
Through a drone feed, Ryder watched the J'avais—stocky humanoids with sloping foreheads and robust frames—drag civilians from Evac Bunker-7, chaining them for transport. The abandoned middle wall had left the bunker exposed, and now its occupants were captives. For the J'avais, war was a savage thrill, not a grim necessity. Ryder's Comanche team could only imagine the fate awaiting the Salva prisoners.
"Why target civilians?" Staff Sergeant Forest asked, crouching beside Ryder. "There are bigger objectives."
"Because they're J'avais," Fraeya, the team's mage, replied. "My professors called them power-hungry. Greedy."
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