"Recent events have gotten me troubled. Things just... seem to be moving so fast. Its as if I have no time to rest anymore."
He sighs.
"But, as they say, no rest for the wicked..."
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"I wish you could take a break... I really do, but the other Chaos Gods would just use that to attack..." [b]Astrid sighs and continues to hug him.[/b]
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"Yes. It is a train that, sadly, once engaged cannot be stopped. But, that is alright. Once it is all over... we can finally have peace. The other gods, typical of them, have refused to band together to assault me. I expected as much. While Tzeentch does nothing and Nurgle keeps to himself, Khorne has decided to launch an all out assault on me. I have no choice but to oppose him. However... the ensuing conflict will most likely fuel him further. If not finished quickly, this conflict could potentially last an eternity."
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"Yeah, he strives off conflict, even if it's against him. Wearing him down isn't a option..... Would... Hmmm...... What about some sort of trickery? There's a reason he can't beat Tzeentch, well besides Tzeentch seeing any possible attacks, he can't handle any sort of subterfuge."
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"That is indeed what I had planned. We will have to make use of ruse to get to him."
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"Alright, would you need help with any of it?"
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"Perhaps... but not quite yet." He looks down at her. "You should pay Ysac a visit. The Pontiff has been hard at work lately."
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"Alright, I love you...." [b]Astrid hugs him before walking out of the room.[/b]
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"I love you too." He returns to looking out of the window.
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[b]Astrid then goes looking for Ysac, wondering what he was working on.[/b]
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The search for the Mechanicus pontiff takes her to the lower depths of the castle, where the hold for the machines stood.
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[b]Astrid peeks her head in.[/b] "Hello?"
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Her voice echoes through the massive bays. The lights were extremely faint, yet she could see massive shapes lying in wait within the bay. Perhaps turning on the lights would help?
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[b]Astrid walks in and flips the light switch.[/b]
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The lights slowly came on one by one, revealing slowly the scene. Her first reaction would be awe. Before her stood rows of gargantuan Imperator-Class titans. These massive warmachines were as big and as powerful as they came. Although, these machines were theirs. They were covered in vegetation and dragon markings, with almost entire forests on their backs. They were armed with weapons of unfathomable power, armour worthy of fables.
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"Holy...... Wow....." [b]Her eyes widen as she looks at them.[/b]
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There was about five of them, and each had a specific loadout, prepared for any situation imaginable.
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[b]Astrid walks over to one and runs her hand across it.[/b] "Amazing...."
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Her hand was tiny in comparison to the gigantic beings. It's foot was already much, much larger than her.
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[b]She walks around it, looking at the large amount of vegetation on its back.[/b]
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From where she was, to even see the vegetation, she would need to be on top of it. Otherwise, it was out if her visual range. Simply looking up at the titan gave her vertigo.
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"Wow..." [b]She walks deeper into the area, looking for the Pontiff.[/b]
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Ysac was on top of one of the machines, working on it.
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"Ysac? You up there?"
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The shady being disappears from uo high in a plume of smoke, only to reappear in front of Astrid. [quote][u]You summon me, Your Highness?[/u][/quote] He spoke with his raspy, mechanical voice.
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"Yes, my husband has told me you've been busy."