Rebuild Capital Wasteland.

Chapter 14: The battle and new beginning

The alarm went off immediately. Soldier who were sleeping woke up, put on their armors and grabbed their rifles. The one on duty went into the drill they had practiced the last days. The gate was closed and the sniper went up into the towers. Rest of the soldiers stood at the fortifications, with the rifles aimed at the open field. TLW grabbed his weapon and went up on off the position where he could see the open field. He only could see silouttes of soldiers, but they were marching down. In perfect order. Infront a man went with a banner of the bull waiving at front.
"No one fires until my command" TLW said. It was seen as the legion wanted to talk first. The man that walked infront of the Legions soldiers were wearing a redish uniform and a hat from a wolf. The soldiers that walked with him were only in a number of 50. It was not an attack squad, just a protection group. The soldiers stopped just before the start of the bridge after the wolf-man raised his hand in a fist. A signal to stop. He then walked two paces infront of them. It was total silence. Even though he had 100 soldiers aimed their weapons at him, the wolf-,man was calm.
"My name is Ignarius Decurus. I represent the Eastern army of the Legion of Ceasar, the son of Mars. I want to talk to the commander of this settlement."
"Dont do this, its a trap" Reilly said. TLW agreed but if it was a little chance for keeping the peace, he would take it. (It was clear that TLW did not fully agree the ideology of the Legion.)
"Okay, this is what we will do. I will go out there. Keep the snipers target the first row of the group. When they fall i will have a spare second to get behind cover. I will take care of this Ingarius guy. Open the gate and close it, but not lock it." Reilly nodded and went to effective the order. TLW pointed at two of the soldiers not on the barricade. "You and you, come with me."

Half a minute later they walked with short paces through the bridge. Knowing that there were 200 people watching them. He passed what was the former foundation of a toll-booth. It was a concrete block not more than half a meter tall. It would be enough cover while the snipers took care of the escort group. He looked at Ignarius Decurus. A middle height man with brown hair and a nose that had been broken once, and not been properly healed. Except of that the man would have slide in into every environment.
"Hail Ceasar. I am Ignarius Decurus, second of Command og the commander of the East, Malpais Diabolous. I am here to give you a proclamation of peace and opportunity to join the legion."
"You can call me The Lone Wanderer. I am the representative of the Pitt."
" Ahh yes. You reputation proceeds you. I heard that you are the one that brings civilization to the degenerates. I am here to give you an offer to join the ranks of Ceasar."
" So basically you give us the opportunities to join you and what you do. And that is after you blow down a ship and kills 6 people." The wreckage was still burning, barerly visible from the bridge.
"You have to forgive us for that. We saw it as a threat against our armies and made action to protect our soldiers."
" Let me just say that, we have talked to many people that have escaped you and your soldiers. People that have seen horrors and tells stories about slavery and no respect for the human life."
The smile on Ignarius grinded. "You dont see our vision of life. Society need order, not anarchy. Our mission is to protect the best way of life, and protect that we builds. We will not let the world go into the anarchy it had gone trough the last 200 years. I will give you an offer to join our ranks and you and The so called Mall will be yours to govern, as a loyal subject to Ceasar himself."
"Tempting, but i have a better suggestion. I will give you 2 hours to turn around, walk away and never come back. If not i will fill this field with your soldiers blood and there will never be another army of your like again."
"Ahh, a sadness that we need to solve this in blood. But be aware, the wrath of Ceasar and Diabolous, no buildings or man can withstand. You will beg for death, and when it comes, your ashes will be spread and your name will be removed of the record, with all that you build up."
Ignarius Decurus lifted his hand and turned around. In a practiced move the soldiers moved aside coordinatly to let Decurus go infront and they started marching back, over the hill. TLW turned around with two of his men and started walking back.