Chapter 19: Wutai Fights Back

Ramiel and Alexandra didn't really press the attack, just standing on the water, menacingly. "Damn, the captain and his sister are the stuff of nightmares." One of the 2nd class commented.

The ships of Shinra hit the shores of Wutai and bullets began flying everywhere immediately. It was pure chaos, soldiers running around everywhere.

The 2nd class were the vanguard of the normal soldiers and they thought that the first battle would be a pretty easy win. But armored troops from Wutai that were wielding spears and axes appeared. Being led by one person that was decked in decorative armor, looking like a samurai.

"Protect your homes! Shinra will not prevail!" The leader shouted out and brandished his sword. Soldiers from Wutai focused on the obviously elite warriors of Shinra that wore unique uniforms.

Suppressive fire was given to the regular soldiers of Shinra. While the best gunners and fighters gave focus fire at the retinue of SOLDIER.

The 2nd class quickly huddled up and cast a collective spell of shields with their artificial materia. They slowly advanced until melee was inevitable.

"Charge!" Both sides shouted out and a clash of weapons immediately was heard in the battlefield. "Wooh, those guys are quite brave." Ramiel whistled as he saw the soldiers of Wutai enter melee combat against SOLDIER of all people. Not that they were many to begin with, but still.

"Yeah, they're pretty tenacious. I think that we won't have any problems prolonging this war for a couple of years. Unless we get involved that is, let's just act like a slightly better 2nd class then." Alex shrugged and ran to the shores with sword in hand.

She just helped the normal soldiers push through. But the heavy gunfire caused many casualties on their side. Especially because Wutai has fortified the place heavily. With the shore being the only place where Shinra could land many troops.

"I guess it's time to do my thing as well." Ramiel sighed, waving his hand with the purplish energy sword.

He quickly sabotaged the bunkers and heavy guns that were suppressing Shinra. Or they will be accused of incompetence and suspicions will arise. Especially because everybody knows that they have insane mental faculties that could calculate the battlefield with a glance.

His nether blade cut through the reinforced concrete like butter. Steel and guns were sliced apart. Disarming Wutai's heavy fire support quite easily. Quickly decreasing the amount of casualties from Shinra's side.

"Advance! Captain Ramiel and Alexandra are with us! With them, we're unstoppable!" A squad leader shouted out, hyping the soldiers and boosted their morale.

Ramiel analyzed the battlefield and calculated the perfect balance so that Shinra could advance. But they would still have some losses so they wouldn't just stomp through Wutai's forces.

He then felt a fast object cut through the air and was aimed right between his eyebrows. He caught it with two fingers and looked at it. "A Kunai? Hmmm, so the ninjas are here. What are they capable of I wonder?" Ramiel was quite impressed and could even smell poison on the blade of the weapon.

Smoke bombs then suddenly exploded in the vicinity of the SOLDIER 2nd class. They didn't think much of it at first. But the Wutai troops began wearing face masks.

"Don't breathe!" One of them shouted out, but they already inhaled some of it. And it was a pretty potent paralytic poison.

"Now's the chance! Attack!" The leader of the elite troops of Wutai gave orders and their morale skyrocketed.

"Not on my watch." Alex swung her blade and a tempest of wind cleared the poison. Funneling it upwards to the sky instantly.

"Now, that was quite the serious trick. It would have been bad if we weren't here." Ramiel clapped at their tactics and was impressed.

"Don't celebrate yet, Shinra dogs!" The leader who looked like a samurai furrowed his brows. The battle between the two elite sides was about to begin in earnest, but landmines and claymores suddenly started exploding when the soldiers of Shinra began advancing further.

Ramiel quickly counted the injured and casualties. Shaking his head at the amount that they've lost, though Wutai did lose a lot of fortifications.

"Let's retreat for now. Make a base near the edge of the shore. Don't go into the woods if you wanna live." Ramiel announced as their weaker troops would surely be wiped out due to the home field advantage of Wutai. A few SOLDIER 2nd class were also KIA or injured. Which is a heavy blow to Shinra.

"You heard the captain! We fall back for now!" The Shinra troops retreated while Ramiel and Alexandra just stood there.

The Wutai side gulped audibly as the twins stared at them. Their presence, a deterrent that would make them think a lot before comitting a chase.

"You guys are pretty good, nice job. I hope you keep this up for as long as you can. Because Shinra has a near endless supply of troops." Ramiel advised the commander and he was in the plan as well.

Ramiel then created a hole on the ground and gave them some supplies. Mostly guns, bullets, explosives, and rations.

"You used up a lot right? Don't worry, this is the courtesy of Shinra. Don't be shy now." Ramiel laughed and he left with Alexandra.

After they left, the commander made the troops prepare for the next battle. He then stayed at the area and inspected the goods that Ramiel left.

"This will be a damned bloody war. How ironic, the one who is helping us right now is Shinra's top soldiers." The commander sighed and felt sheepish.

After the battle, Shinra's troops set up a temporary camp and of course. Alex and Ramiel had their own.

Ramiel gave a call to Lazard and wanted to check on their operations, mainly the dissemination of the smartphones so they could immediately begin an information attack on Shinra. But the other important one is if Lazard was able to gather uranium so they could process them for fuel rods.

"So? How's our operations going?" Ramiel was curious and Lazard grunted. "Hmph, of course it's going well. Shinra's been pouring all their time and effort for the war. The slums of Midgar are receiving their phones nicely. And they absolutely love it." Lazard was ecstatic that their plan was going smoothly.

"How about you guys? I'd reckon that the front lines of a war is pretty miserable, no?" Lazard felt complicated about kids leading an army as their general.

"It is, a lot of casualties already appeared. Though more came from Shinra's side. Wutai is pretty talented in tactics. I guess being an island isn't the only reason why they're never been invaded before." Ramiel sighed and massaged his temples. The lives that were being lost weighing on him a bit.

"But don't worry about us. One death is a tragedy, many is a statistic. This is only natural, this is war after all." Ramiel uttered and Lazard was speechless. He then cut off the call so he could relax and unwind for a bit.

"Nii-san..." Alex went up behind him and hugged his waist. "It's worth it, I know it is." Alexandra closed her eyes and knew that the ends will be for the best in the long run.

"Yeah, it will." Ramiel clapped his hands and prayed for the fallen ones in battle that will be forgotten. Promising to at least make the planet a safer place for them. Feeling the deceased return to the lifestream. As he was pretty close, unlike Ifalna or Aerith that were more sensitive to the lifestream being natural Cetra.

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Thanks for reading everyone, anyways. Ciao.