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*Imperial Citadel*
Empress Shaun: The twist of fate is so amusing isn't it Selena?

A.I Selena: Yes my Queen

Shaun: I need you to run down a detailed report of today's occupation activities

Selena: The Arkship "solace of the hated" has received minimal damage from anti air defenses of both factions. We have deployed a total of 260 mecha jet fighters all of which are proven effective on air to air combat against their Jet fighters, we have lost no Mecha jets in the battle. A total of 310 Cerberus dogs have been released as well and we have lost only 45. We have annexed the whole of Sanctum in 02 days and have succesfully secured dominance in Air, Land and Sea. We are only expecting some small pockets of resistance from the local population which can be extinguished easily. End of report My Queen.

Shaun: I am most delighted, how about him? (tinutukoy ang isang binata na tahimik na nahimbing sa isang frozen capsule)

Selena: His vitals show unremarkable results, would you like to commence awakening?

Shaun: Not yet, sleep well my Psion...

*Celestium Palace*
Lancolm: I know you're in there, come out and show yourself

John: ......

Lancolm: There is no need to fight anymore, tayo tayo nalang ang natitira, if you will come out peacefully I can assure you that we will not harm you

John: ....

Lancolm: I know malaki ang kasalanan mo samin and to be honest I wanted to kill you now but that will not be essential, in one of these days the Empire of the Iron Butterfly will be at our doorstep and we need your help!

John: Bakit ko naman kayo tutulungan eh kayo nga tong nag umpisa ng gulo!

Lancolm: Think of this as a repayment! You killed our Altark so you have to help us defend our homeland! Siguro naman alam mong wala ng Sanctum! Dahil annexed na kayo ng Imperyo! If the Cresentium falls aswell the whole world will bow to their will! We are your only chance to free Sanctum! We have to work together to repel their invasion forces back to their homeland!

**At lumabas ang nagtatagong John mula sa Communications room ng palasyo nakataas ang kamay, tinutukan sya ng baril ng mga Sundalo ng Cresentium ngunit sinigawan sila ng Viceroy at sinabing "stand down, he is one with us now". In all of a sudden ang dating mortal na magkaaway na faction ay naging magkakampi upang labanan ang mas malaking panganib na naka abang, ang Imperyo. Ang dating faction na Celestium na ipinipilit ang mga ideolohiya nito sa Sanctum ay siya na ngayong kumakapit sa lahat ng bagay na maaabot upang mapanatili ang kanilang kultura, paniniwala at relihiyon. Nagpunta sina John at Viceroy sa War Council ng palasyo at dito ay sumangguni sila sa mga war planners,.**

Lancolm: Gentlemen I know you knew him already but he is one with us, he has joined our cause to defend our freedom. In a few days, the Empire will begin their assault in Cresentium.

John: How can we stand against an enemy with overwhelming firepower and technology?

War planner: perhaps their strenght is their weakness itself?

Lancolm: Now that you mentioned it, napansin ko kaunti lang ang nakita kong organic sa kanila...

John: What do you mean?

Lancolm: Maaring di mo napansin sa monitors pero since I experienced it first hand I saw some of them upclose and I noticed that most of them are robots or machines kaunti lang ang totoong tao sa army nila!

John: but why? Why do they heavily invest in technology I mean its good kasi there will be less mortality on their side pero I don't get the essence of this.

War Planner: perhaps, it's because they cannot reproduce normally like we do that is why they are limited in numbers, relying their expendable manpower to technology. Now if only we have a huge stockpile of EMP.

John: EMP?

War Planner: Yes! Electro Magnetic Pulse it is the only way we can disarm their technological forces rendering them useless to the Empire

John: We do have a huge stockpile of EMP, but its at the command center bunker near the Northern wall, but I bet bantay sarado na yun ng Imperial forces

War Planner:  We may only need a few sample of the EMP bomb, if you can bring some maybe we can replicate it and reproduce!

Lancolm: Bakit di na lang tayo gumawa nun?

War planner: I'm sorry Lancolm but Cresentium doesn't have the blueprints to construct one, nawala na natin yun way back the great war

War planner: We only need a few samples that our scientist can work on, but how?

John: I have an idea (nakangiting tumingin kay Lancolm)

Lancolm: What? I don't like the way you look at me...

*End of Chapter 15*