98 This is war! 2 Breakou (1/2)
Bruma inhaled sharply as he took in the scene before him. He had seen all manner of terrifying things in his career as a soldier, once even having to fish out an ally from the mouth of a savage sea king! Nothing over the course of that particularly gruel few decades came even close to the terror that he felt now.
A huge wave of water rumbled to the sides of the circular island, silhouettes of massive feral creatures could be seen on the shadows of the mountainous outcrop that surrounded the fragrant island. The cacophony of loud cries deafened him as a host of soldiers rushed past carrying men on stretchers, their mounts not being as lucky.
The front wave swimmers had been neutralized almost too easily, it was surreal!
Next to him the squad leader took a deep breath, gasping at the weakness that she had suddenly been forced to acknowledge. The foe before them was too violent, brutal and savage. The air itself seemed to vibrate with the wrath of the wave of sea kings, alone their bloodlust was already palpable, together it was an overwhelming momentum that proved to the islanders why the creatures were called sea royalty.
The morale of the men on the island had taken such a massive hit, and the two groups hadn't even met in open combat yet!
(A/N before you start trying to chew me out, this isnt because of some strength that the main character has, I am merely trying to look through the eyes someone that has never faced something being forced to feel the suffocating pressure all of a sudden in a massive scale. Think Rome vs elephants. )
Bruma sighed before turning around to look at the keen eyes of the information executive on the front lines. He was the one in charge of reporting the entirety of the situation on the front lines to prevent the control room from being too swamped to deal with the scattered reports from each unit.
”Wing advisor Bruma, orders from head quarters are ordering you to assume position as the temporary head of the Left wing, effective immediately! We're glad to have you on board sir!” He said as he looked over at the squad leader beside Bruma with well hidden curiosity.
Bruma nodded quickly. ” Summarize the situation for me soldier! Since my role as advisor was substituted with the leading post, I am lead to believe that my predecessor is currently incapacitated for some reason.
I want your briefing to give precedence to the information provided by recon, the state of the soldiers and the conditional reports of the one that engaged that,” he motioned harshly to the lazily advancing enemy. ”In that order. I also want to be given a direct line to all the Brigand leaders under my supervision.” He said walking briskly to the outpost of the left wing.
The man quickly nodded before hurrying over to the information tent, no doubt to summon the various men and to compile all the information that he had revealed.
Alva looked concernedly at the men and women around her, quickly getting Bruma's attention and requesting to be dismissed, she had to return to her own squad.
With a swift nod Bruma parted ways with the brown skinned women. Pinching the bridge of his nose he tried to calm down. He had forgotten the pressure of the seat of command, now he could almost feel the mountain like presence that the sea king's emitted. They weren't something a single ordinary man could beat.
As the door to the outpost opened, the heaving informant walked in. Bruma looked at him sharply waiting impatiently for the information that the man would provide to him.
”Left wing leader, Most soldiers are fine save for those that had been placed at the gateway in from the hollow mountain and a small elite unit of swimmers that previous left wing leader Ifrit had led to gain a preliminary understanding of the situation.
He returned hurt, while the entire unit suffered light but incapacitating damage. The Yuda mounts on the other hand were ripped apart with extreme prejudice. None survived, I am afraid to say.
No information has been pervade from the gate guard save for the tolling of the warning knell. Most of the soldiers on land are either too shaken up by the attack or filled with a sense of bravado that would prove damaging if they were deployed. Only a select few squadron leaders and all the brigand leaders are truly serious of the coming events.
The morale of the armed forces are at an all time low with conflict rising between some of the lower units in favor of a destructive 'competition' that seriously undermines the overall cohesion of the wing.
Right Wing leader Rapunga has chosen to reinforce the rear guard and promises to provide forces to reinforce the mid guard as well.
Secondly with regard to recon, though it was placed on a higher state of importance, I believe that it ties closely to the summarized situation, particularly of the swimmers. ”
Bruma nodded in understanding motioning for the man to hurry.
”The enemy seems to comprise solely of sea kings with a single exception being the man that leads them.” here Bruma could not help but interrupt.
”Soldier are you trying to make me believe that these savage beasts are answering to someone, let alone that that someone is a human?!” He asked, a sinking feeling assailed his gut when he nodded.
”A Human he may be, but as per the information that Ifrit provided, he was a monster all on his own, singlehandedly dealing with the entire human aspect of the unit all on his own. Luckily however no one save for the gate guard have lost their lives, and even with the latter no conformation has been provided.
The assailing wave comprises of close to two dozen strong, with no confirmation of whether that is the full strength of the force.