26 War (1)

D Day, Hydra base. The hydra base are now busy. The paratroopers are entering the C-17 Globemaster III, the plane engineer are loading the cluster bombs to the A-10 Warthog, and the F-35 Lightning II are already waiting the go order on the runway. While on the new base. The ground vehicle are already on their way toward the enemy Border base. The two XLR250R and two KLX250 Reconnaissance motorcycle are the lead vehicle. Followed by the M1A2 Abrams tank, the IMI Combat Guard, the Tardec RST-V, and at the back is the GAZ - 29651 Punisher Troop Carrier.

Then at 0600 in the morning, Al give the go sign to the hydra base. First, the F-35 taking off, followed by the A-10. After that, the C-17 taking off with the paratroopers inside, followed by AC-130H Spectre for extra air support. In just 10 minutes all airplane is already on air. After that the Helicopter is the next. After the airplanes is already in half of the trip, Al then spoke on the radio.

"Ladies and gentleman, this is the Prince speaking. I know some of you wondering, why we are attacking Seren. My answer is, because king Thomas are dangerous person and I personaly affraid of him. Not because what he can do to our Kingdom, but what we will do if his reign got bigger. I know my answer is strange for some of you, but all of you still trust me and follow me to the battlefield, for that I thank you. I have no other word to express my feeling of gratitude for you. My only order for you, my soldiers, is to survive. This stupid war is not worth your live, but sadly must happen."

Al then took a breather and continue. "Now, soldiers, sailors and airmen of our beloved Eldia Kingdom!! We are about to embark upon the great crusade, toward which we have striven these many month!! The eyes of the people back home are upon us!! And in this moment!! To the ending of the world!! We in it shall be remembered!! We lucky few!! We band of brothers!! For he who today sheds their blood with me!! Shall be my brother!! Now I will play a song, dedicated for you, my brothers!!"

Al then play the "Minstrel Boy" song. At first the sound of war drums can be heard. Then the violin, and guitar. Then a humming sound following the instruments tone can be heard. And finaly a singer start to sing this lyric.

"The Minstrel Boy to the war is gone In the ranks of death you will find him; His father's sword he hath girded on, And his wild harp slung behind him;" Land of Song!" said the warrior bard, "Tho' all the world betrays thee, One sword, at least, thy rights shall guard, One faithful harp shall praise thee! The Minstrel fell! But the foeman's chain Could not bring that proud soul under; The harp he lov'd ne'er spoke again, For he tore its chords asunder; And said "No chains shall sully thee, Thou soul of love and brav'ry! Thy songs were made for the pure and free, They shall never sound in slavery! The Minstrel Boy will return we pray When we hear the news we all will cheer it, The minstrel boy will return one day, Torn perhaps in body, not in spirit. Then may he play on his harp in peace, In a world such as Heaven intended, For all the bitterness of man must cease, And ev'ry battle must be ended."

Not long after the song ended the A-10 and F-35 can see the target objective. They then ask permission to engage to Al. Al then immediately approve it. The A-10 then start droping their Anti-personnel cluster bombs to the dragon stables outside the city wall. Anti-personnel cluster bombs use explosive fragmentation to kill troops and destroy soft (unarmored) targets. With this world simple iron armor, will only make the Anti-personnel cluster bombs more deadly. The explosion alone can make the armor dent, and the person wearing it died of suffocation.

When the bombs hit the dragon stables, some of the riders are lucky to survive. They starting to ride their dragons. But that didn't last long. The F-35 starting to shoot at them using their GAU-22/A 4-barrel rotary cannon. The riders and their dragons become mince meet while on the air. The F-35 also use their AIM-132 Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile (ASRAAM) to shoot the dragons down. The ASRAAM heat seeking ability, made the dragons easy target, because their massive heat signature.

After the dragon stables outside the city wall are cleared, another group of dragons start pouring out from inside the city wall. The air to air fight then startet. The F-35 ability to vertical flight made them have easy kill. But the A-10 pilots also manage to kill few hundreds dragons. Using their GAU-8/A Avenger rotary cannon and AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles, the dragons are being shoot down from the sky. In just 20 minutes they manage to have complete control of the sky. After that the A-10 use their JDAM bombs to blow up the north, east and west city gate. Now it's the paratroopers turn to do their job.