Rabid Resolve

Campaign: Destruction and Domination

Chapter 12 / 2-1

Rabid Resolve

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Summary

Despite the party driving Mars off, battle conditions remain unfavorable. When the prince and his allies attempt to draw the enemy into the Mistholt to compensate for the difference in numbers, they learn they'll have to face Phobos units—soldiers enhanced with alchemy.

Dialogue

ROOOOOAR! *huff* *pant* He still...hasn't fallen...? Damn. We can't keep going like this. Fall back to the Mistholt! All units, fall back! Leonidas's Command Post
The New Alberian Army is retreating, sire. They appear to have been routed. A ruse. Nothing more. Look how careful their movements are. How organized. This is not the chaotic scramble of a defeated army. No, this reeks of calculation. Then you believe they intend to lure us to the Mistholt? They clearly think they hold an advantage in those woods—which proves only that they take us far too lightly. In that case, should we not give chase? Yes, let us crush their final hope. Deploy the Phobos units! Sire, are you certain?! I thought you did not wish to use them yet. Do not question my orders! Y-yes, sire! Right away! We no longer have the leisure of indecision. Hesitation is defeat. For the honor of Prince Leonidas! Haaaaaah! Well, this isn't good: Their mana levels just shot through the roof! And look how fast they are! That ain't natural. It can't be... Are those Phobos units?! You know of them, Alex? I have heard rumors of soldiers with a kind of magical piping running through their bodies that enhances their capabilities via alchemy. The same way Leonidas did with Mars! But how is that possible? Your frail little human bodies would snap like twigs under that kind of magical force. Yes. It's said that Phobos units burn through their lives in a single battle before dying on the spot. Okay, that's the WORST! You can't just toss soldiers out like a bunch of moldy fruit once you're done with 'em! Oh, Leonidas. What have you done? This inhumane behavior cannot stand. Ready yourselves for battle, everyone!