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<blockquote data-quote="Undead_Lives" data-source="post: 112111" data-attributes="member: 5928"><p>Good, glad to see im not the only one crazy <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></p><p>btw...new info on the story.</p><p>so far i posted 2 parts, out of (i believe) 7.</p><p>so, i got some work to do, will post up parts 3 and 4 when done.</p><p></p><p>EDIT: part 3 is here <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>Part 3</p><p></p><p>~Beram</p><p>We had one day to prepare before the orcs arrived at our training camp. In that one day, we had to make it a fortress. It wasn’t easy.</p><p>As just another soldier, I had to help out with the creation of the fortress. Which was to say, I put large pikes in the ground around the training camp.</p><p>The work was endless. Dig hole. Put pike in hole. Fill hole. My shift ended a little after lunchtime, and I was ready to collapse. Partly from hunger, partly from exhaustion.</p><p>And then, they came.</p><p>It was like a solid block of orcs, the scouts said they numbered almost five hundred, which meant they outnumbered us at least by a hundred. The toughest part of the day was yet to come.</p><p>As I sat down to eat my lunch, the final preparations were made. Afterward, the orcs came almost in bowshot. They had had a hard day of marching, and were weary, so they decided to rest, and tomorrow would be the battle. Tomorrow decided many things.</p><p>I walked over to the general’s tent to see if I was to be given any more instructions. I wasn’t going there to see the general. The captain, Darkritch hung out there, and he gave the soldiers the orders.</p><p>From now on, we were soldiers. Or at least, that was what the general had said in his speech this morning…</p><p>“Men, we are all in this together. From now on, we are all soldiers in this war. We must stand together, or we will fall. We must remain undeterred in the hardships that I guarantee you will come. We must remain strong.”</p><p>That part really stuck out to me. I guess it was because that might well be my death wish.</p><p>When I got to the general’s tent, I walked in and automatically saluted.</p><p>“Sir, ready for more orders, sir,” I said.</p><p>“Ah yes, Beran Novum, you have no further orders. None of the men do. We must keep up our strength, so rest long and well. Tomorrow you will need it.”</p><p>“Yes sir.”</p><p>I walked out of the general’s tent, and headed for my own. It was time to go easy, though I would still spend the remainder of the day practicing with my sword. After all, tomorrow would be the fight for my life.</p><p></p><p>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p></p><p>~Hester</p><p>“Quite mature for such a young age, don’t you think?” I said.</p><p>“Yes, quite. Now, back to what I was saying,” said the general.</p><p>What he was saying were his battle plans. Right now, we were out numbered, and out matched, but we had the fortress. And quite a few good archers.</p><p>“We need some kind of wall, to give the archers some height advantage,” said the general.</p><p>“Well, we could start building right away-”</p><p>“No, it would take too long. We need a quick fix. Something that will do for the time being.”</p><p>“What about those tanks? They won’t be any help in the defense, and they are quite large.”</p><p>“Brilliant! Yes, have platforms made on top of them, and get them behind the wall right away.”</p><p>“Yes sir.”</p><p>As I walked out, I was searching for names in my head to use for the project. Working my way towards the soldier’s tents, I searched for the men I intended to use. This was going to be a long day.</p><p></p><p>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p></p><p>~Nevra</p><p>As Hester left, my mind wandered for a moment. I started to think about Beram’s father. I started to think about the day he died… It was a day I remembered well. I lost my best captain that day.</p><p>It was an ordinary procedure. The plan was to lure them in, and then flank them with the cavalry. But my opponent was very well trained. He saw it coming, and killed my cavalry before they could strike. That is where Teral Novum lost his life.</p><p>Well, it was no good dwelling on the past. Besides, there was an attack to deal with, here and now. Learn from your mistakes, and never repeat them. That day I learned to never underestimate my opponent. Ever.</p><p>Trying to get my mind off of old times, I looked over my battle plans once more. They seemed sound enough. The main objective was to secure the “fortress” so we could later lead an attack, when we were ready and training was complete. The way we would do this was to let them come at us, and let the riflemen have their way with the targets. They would aim for any ranged orcs first, then target the grunts. If all went according to plan, the orcs would be dead before they reached us.</p><p>Most generals would storm out, looking for a fight. However, with our current situation concerning experience, this was not optional. A victory today would be living to see tomorrow.</p><p>An old general once said “Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst,” So I prepared a backup plan incase they did manage to break through. This was all too possible. So, for this possibility, I had arranged to have the main militia force standby at the gate. The orcs would meet our full force if they tried to break through.</p><p>One of my sayings was, “the simplest plans succeed the most.” And so, I made a simple plan. The orcs would not find a weakness, and if they did, I prepared to station minor groups of militia all around the camp. They could hold the orcs off until the main force arrived.</p><p>This would be a long day. If the opposing general was smart, he wouldn’t attack today. He would simply wait to find a weakness, then come up with a plan to exploit it.</p><p>Now the rest of my time was consumed thinking about counter-actions to exploits…</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Undead_Lives, post: 112111, member: 5928"] Good, glad to see im not the only one crazy :P btw...new info on the story. so far i posted 2 parts, out of (i believe) 7. so, i got some work to do, will post up parts 3 and 4 when done. EDIT: part 3 is here :D Part 3 ~Beram We had one day to prepare before the orcs arrived at our training camp. In that one day, we had to make it a fortress. It wasn’t easy. As just another soldier, I had to help out with the creation of the fortress. Which was to say, I put large pikes in the ground around the training camp. The work was endless. Dig hole. Put pike in hole. Fill hole. My shift ended a little after lunchtime, and I was ready to collapse. Partly from hunger, partly from exhaustion. And then, they came. It was like a solid block of orcs, the scouts said they numbered almost five hundred, which meant they outnumbered us at least by a hundred. The toughest part of the day was yet to come. As I sat down to eat my lunch, the final preparations were made. Afterward, the orcs came almost in bowshot. They had had a hard day of marching, and were weary, so they decided to rest, and tomorrow would be the battle. Tomorrow decided many things. I walked over to the general’s tent to see if I was to be given any more instructions. I wasn’t going there to see the general. The captain, Darkritch hung out there, and he gave the soldiers the orders. From now on, we were soldiers. Or at least, that was what the general had said in his speech this morning… “Men, we are all in this together. From now on, we are all soldiers in this war. We must stand together, or we will fall. We must remain undeterred in the hardships that I guarantee you will come. We must remain strong.” That part really stuck out to me. I guess it was because that might well be my death wish. When I got to the general’s tent, I walked in and automatically saluted. “Sir, ready for more orders, sir,” I said. “Ah yes, Beran Novum, you have no further orders. None of the men do. We must keep up our strength, so rest long and well. Tomorrow you will need it.” “Yes sir.” I walked out of the general’s tent, and headed for my own. It was time to go easy, though I would still spend the remainder of the day practicing with my sword. After all, tomorrow would be the fight for my life. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Hester “Quite mature for such a young age, don’t you think?” I said. “Yes, quite. Now, back to what I was saying,” said the general. What he was saying were his battle plans. Right now, we were out numbered, and out matched, but we had the fortress. And quite a few good archers. “We need some kind of wall, to give the archers some height advantage,” said the general. “Well, we could start building right away-” “No, it would take too long. We need a quick fix. Something that will do for the time being.” “What about those tanks? They won’t be any help in the defense, and they are quite large.” “Brilliant! Yes, have platforms made on top of them, and get them behind the wall right away.” “Yes sir.” As I walked out, I was searching for names in my head to use for the project. Working my way towards the soldier’s tents, I searched for the men I intended to use. This was going to be a long day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Nevra As Hester left, my mind wandered for a moment. I started to think about Beram’s father. I started to think about the day he died… It was a day I remembered well. I lost my best captain that day. It was an ordinary procedure. The plan was to lure them in, and then flank them with the cavalry. But my opponent was very well trained. He saw it coming, and killed my cavalry before they could strike. That is where Teral Novum lost his life. Well, it was no good dwelling on the past. Besides, there was an attack to deal with, here and now. Learn from your mistakes, and never repeat them. That day I learned to never underestimate my opponent. Ever. Trying to get my mind off of old times, I looked over my battle plans once more. They seemed sound enough. The main objective was to secure the “fortress” so we could later lead an attack, when we were ready and training was complete. The way we would do this was to let them come at us, and let the riflemen have their way with the targets. They would aim for any ranged orcs first, then target the grunts. If all went according to plan, the orcs would be dead before they reached us. Most generals would storm out, looking for a fight. However, with our current situation concerning experience, this was not optional. A victory today would be living to see tomorrow. An old general once said “Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst,” So I prepared a backup plan incase they did manage to break through. This was all too possible. So, for this possibility, I had arranged to have the main militia force standby at the gate. The orcs would meet our full force if they tried to break through. One of my sayings was, “the simplest plans succeed the most.” And so, I made a simple plan. The orcs would not find a weakness, and if they did, I prepared to station minor groups of militia all around the camp. They could hold the orcs off until the main force arrived. This would be a long day. If the opposing general was smart, he wouldn’t attack today. He would simply wait to find a weakness, then come up with a plan to exploit it. Now the rest of my time was consumed thinking about counter-actions to exploits… [/QUOTE]
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