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Annabelle, Saraphina and Farryn are touching Magnum's hands, the mystics eyes glowing pure white as the same goes for the three women touching him, Vanessa and Sabrina see their looks shifting... they are experiencing what they did, when they interacted with Magnum's memories. Eventually the sharing ceases, the ladies let their grip go as tears stream from their eyes and then they embrace the mystic canine with Magnum returning their action. Annabelle and Saraphina are just taken aback by all of it as Farryn relives some memories of her own, the rabbit and mare give him a kiss as the wolfess nuzzles her son, all while Elvo is amazed by what just happened as it is quite a feat.

Magnum gives them a weak smile "Thanks for letting me share with you."

The mare nuzzles him "Anytime love." with the bunny and wolfess sharing a nod.

The ladies break off their embrace as Magnum looks over the documents sent by Elvo, the reports of the sent automata alone bring a quite a grin to his face, along with the effective strikes... though he now sees the issues when it comes to Ukraine and Russia which earns a sigh from him... this definitely throws a wrench into his plans. An idea comes to the mystic, he asks Elvo how the new power armors are coming which earns looks from everyone, the a.i. informs him that Annabelle's and Sabrina's suits are complete with the others extremely close, the ladies can all see the gears in his brain turning as the grin never leaves his features.

"So... they are wondering which side I'll choose it seems... too bad I won't play their game." he has a map appear in front him "Elvo, I need a target in Ukraine and Russia, military with little to no loss on the civilian side."

Elvo scans both and comes up with two great targets, on the Russian side she dictates that Belogorsk is an excellent option as it is important to the eastern military district as it has the headquarters of the 35th army which consists of three mechanized brigades, one artillery brigade, one missile brigade and one flamethrower battalion. For the Ukraine, Elvo chooses a very critical target, a tank factory that is heavily defended that working on repairing and fabricating tanks with most being captured tanks from the russian forces. Magnum inquires about available automata and his sister informs him that they have substantial numbers and supplies for them, but air and armored support still doesn't exist yet.

Magnum forms a few plans of attack in his mind and he decides on them pretty quickly, he assigns the operation in Ukraine to Sabrina and that she can take a minimal force, her mission is to destroy the facility along with any tanks they find and other materials. Annabelle is given the mission to Russia, her orders are simple, wipe everything out, all military forces are valid targets, the mystic also tells them to leave some survivors as he wants the fear to spread of what is to come. Another objective is to secure any intel they can as it can prove useful for future operations...

Magnum and Elvo lead them to where the two powers armors are as Elvo had them moved to the deployment area where her automata and his Throne is, the two new power armors get their attention instantly. Sabrina's power armor is the Boudica, it's mostly green armor giving a nice sheen as it's light green eyes stare off, it's wings baring a purple 'eye' on both sides, the suits weapons are off to the side, a power sword, it's sidearm which is a beam machine pistol and a particle beam weapon which Sabrina calls the Eye of Death, which is a very scaled down version of Magnum's buster weapons. Annabelle's power armor is far more imposing given it's sheer size alone, the suits designation is Mephisto, it's colors being black, white and red with it's eyes golden yellow, both of it's shoulders baring plasma missile launchers, the legs having similar launchers and on either side for the suit to wield are twin-beam gatling guns, each set equipped with a mighty shield.

The crusader grins as he sees the reactions ladies faces, he moves around them "Sabrina and Annabelle, you have your orders... let's give them a taste of my blitzkrieg! They face an Heer that they can't even come close to matching, the sooner they realize that the better, if they want to learn that resistance is futile the hard way, then I will happily oblodge them!"

The ladies see the fire in his eyes, there really is no turning back now...

Annabelle salutes him "We won't let you down High-Errant." with the others joining in her gesture.

He returns the salute "I know you won't my Errant's. Strike at zero hour!"

The ladies return the cry "Strike at zero hour!"

They all stop saluting and with that Sabrina and Annabelle gear up for their first deployment in their new power armors, these are nothing like the combat armors they adorned before when they did their trails and some small skirmishes to build up their experience, these are full knight suits through and through. The fully armored mare takes her weapons just after she has the helmet seals and moves towards the deployment area where dropships and her assigned forces await. As for the doe, she carefully checks her sidearm and sword before storing them, she takes her rifle and begins to move as her helmet forms a seal, making way to the dropship assigned to her and her taskforce.

The dropships are based on the previous ones used by the mystic crusader, but these are more then just automated transports with some weapons, these are full-scale airships, equipped 2cm autocannons on the nose, several missiles that are effective against aircraft and armored vehicles and their armor is designed to shrug off even tank rounds for a time, it's slopped armor being it's greatest asset in this regard along with a coating to absorb radar.

The stage is set, now the ladies and their forces launch, more then ready to do what must be done. Magnum informs Bensen of what is taking place and tells the skunk to make sure his bodyguards are ready should they have to fight... he even tells Bensen to adorn his power armor.

Magnum looks to Terra "Break the civilian morale the militaries will keel over, destroy the enemies shield and sword, their body falters, in either scenario the brain panics, I will show them what I have done to achieve victory!"

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Sabrina's forces land as the cool night provides the perfect cover, the doe and several gypse units advance from their dropship, the Boudica's key feature activates, cloaking the power armor entire as the automata holds position. The doe finds a firing position, the complex is heavily fortified, she can the factory producing armored vehicles and off to the side are T-72's that are damaged and undergoing some repairs, they still bare Russia's flag with a few starting to have them scrapped off. Infantry fighting vehicles and several tanks are part of the defense... the tanks are challenger 2, the prime tank of the british armed forces.

The doe sends information to the automata and orders them to get ready as she aims her weapon at one of the challenger tanks... Sabrina fires her beam rifle, the tanks armor is no match for the advanced weapon, the weapon cuts straight through and a second later the ammunition stored in the tank detonates, destroying two humvees and killing a number of the guarding forces. The automata leave their positions and open fire, most are amed with what ressemble mg3 machine guns, a few with 88mm launchers and the commander unit is armed with a 10 gauge shotgun. Sabrina fires again and takes out the enemies com tower, she undoes her cloak and begins to advance, firing aimed shots while on the move, her attention on the heavy armor.

The defenders open fire with everything they have, but the tanks can't bring their main guns to bare due to how fast the automata are moving and with how quickly Sabrina is destroying them. A humvee tries to flee but an 88mm rocket finds it's mark and obliterates it, soon the automata force the defenders deeper into the complex, Sabrina fires a few shots into the facility, the suits augmented vision helping her strike the lines inside, cooking off ammunition, fuel, tools, tank hulls and so on.

The doe has the rifle collapse and stores it on the back of her waist, she readies her sword and machine pistol as she advances. One of the defenders fires an anti-tank launcher which hits one of the gypse machines in the chest, the damage has left a mark but hasn't breached the armor, the machine returns fire which takes him out. Sabrina fires a few sprays which cut down a few infantry fighting vehicles and personnel, she swings her power sword which cuts down a shotgunner with ease.

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In Russia, the area that is Belogorsk is in total chaos, jager automata are zooming through the air as they unleash their firepower, a T-14 advances as it tries to get a shot off, a jager fires a rocket from the new glare launcher, the 95mm rocket hits the new tank and annihilates it in a storm of shrapnel. The miniguns that many of them are armed with shred through infantry and lightly armored vehicles with ease as those with launchers make short work of the enemy armor, from infantry fighting vehicles to tanks.

A spetsnaz crawls from his downed hind, he looks up to see the armored mare leading the charge, the eyes aglow as the night is set on fire...

He twitches as fear overtakes him "These things... they are... d-demons!"

The mare raises her beam weaponry and fires, bringing down another hind before sweeping the area and leaving the soldier to his fate, firing plasma missiles which consumes the area. Annabelle keeps switching from firezone to firezone, the beam weapons quickly laying waste to all in their path, the mare is beyond amazed at the sheer power both her armor and the jager automata have, the artillery forces and flamethrowers were destroyed instantly and they are mowing down the rest with ease.

The same spetsnaz watches on as he is completely frozen in fear, it's as if the very gates of hell had opened, the Russian forces present are no match for the forces sent against them as all they can do is try to hold their ground before being destroyed. There is no where to run to, no where to hide... they are completely at their mercy and the enemy knows it.

A jager carrying a 2cm autocannon flies around and opens fire on a squad, the flak gun tearing them to shreds instantly while another with a giant bazooka fires and obliterates an armory in a single well-placed shot, the red eyes of all the automata glowing against the darkness as they continue to advance and attack, nothing can outrun them or even fight them on equal footing. The few medics that try to help their comrades are swiftly cut down, the local church is set ablaze and command building is stormed, raided for any intel that Annabelle and her forces can find.

In 13 minutes the entire area has been destroyed, every building is leveled and up in flames, the proud vehicles of Russia's ground forces and hinds are all wrecked and an estimated 95% of all organic targets have been extinguished. Annabelle contacts Magnum, to which she is given the order to return with her forces as their mission is accomplished, the mare gives the order and soon they all return to the their dropships and set course to the dreadnought.

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In Ukraine, the complex is nothing but ash with the few defenders that are still standing trying to find shelter from the onslaught, Sabrina looks around as some gypse units bring out some computers and hard drives, with all vehicles destroyed and the facility now nothing but burning ruins with a handful of survivors as Magnum requested she declares the mission a success and after confirmation from Magnum she gives the order for her forces begin to head back to the mighty vessel in orbit.

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Thirteen minutes... it took that long for Magnum's forces to take out two key targets on Earth, the mystic has quite a smirk on his face as all the data comes in, the Errant's that are present are beyond stunned and impressed at the sheer destruction and ferocity shown.

Elvo looks to him "Bensen is hailing us, he has the leaders of Ukraine and Russia on the line."

Magnum nods "Excellent, put them through."

The three appear on the big screen so that everyone can see, the two leader barking that they have lost contact with their respective areas, Bensen blinking as he looks between them and Magnum.

Magnum's eyes glow which forces them to stop, the eyes cease their light as he keeps his smirk on "That was but a taste of my forces, I will not get into your piety war... but now you both know full well what I will do. If my example isn't good enough I can just reduce Kyiv and Moscow to ash and dust... which I can do with just my dreadnought."

The two leaders are just at a loss for words, soon they get reports from the solders that did survive and it paints a grim picture, they now know the lengths that the knight will go and it's up to them if they wish to survive or not.

The leader of Russia sighs "I will sign the treaty of the Iron Covenant and recall all forces from Ukraine."

The one that leads Ukraine raises an eyebrow at him, but he nods "I will sign the treaty as well, all Nato forces will be removed."

"Excellent, Errant Bensen will gather both of your signatures to show your fealty."

The connection to the European leaders ends, Bensen is beyond bewildered but he nods as he realizes that Magnum likely had no other choice "I will ensure they sign." bowing his head and his transmission ends.

Magnum chuckles but it quickly turns to a cackling laugh which catches everyones attention "It's all coming together!"

Farryn looks to her son "This is quite a turn of events High-Errant, though what if word spreads into the news and so on?"

The mystic looks to his mother "Given how the two operate, they'll likely lock any information down, though if word reaches the European nations, they'll capitulate under the pressure at the show of power.", he looks back to the globe "If they haven't and their populations see what has taken place, they'll be demanding that they be folded into the Covenant, we really can't lose in either scenario."

Vanessa nods at him "It does sound pretty solid, though it sounds like we can take Terra without much issue as is."

The blue marked wolf circles around, explaining that while it is true they can actually take on the globe as is, he wants the result to be simply overwhelming as the fleets are close to being finished as more of the automata are being built along with weapons, ammunition and various other machines of war. Magnum explains that he wants to open multiple fronts as per-nation as possible to bring as swift of a victory that can be achieved in a scope of combined arms and forces.

The wolfess hears every word her son speaks, tactics and strategy was always a strong suit of his and now she's seeing how far it has come. Farryn also thinks back to when Magnum rejoined the battles going across the stars and how memories were returning to him, after some sessions with Annabelle it turns out her son was hypnotized after she was forced to leave his side back on Terra... it turns out Brom had forced their son to the office of a hypnotist to alter some of his memories, when she and the others learned of this they basically flipped as Magnum had basically been living a bit of a lie, as far as to his prior leaving Terra years ago, believing that his mother had some kind of scorn towards him. To be fair, she had kind of forgotten a few things on her end as well until fairly recently with both mother and son remembering memories that had been lost at one point.

Farryn silently sighs to herself... she did try to spare their son having a bad perception of either of them, Brom just didn't want to go along with what she suggested, Magnum does miss his father, but now his feelings have been soured and when they all saw Magnum shut down after all of that became clear... words cannot express any of it.

Her gaze goes towards her son as he moves to his command chair, she's cried so many times with what Magnum has gone through... he has become far stronger from it but sometimes she wonders if it was worth all of the pain.

Magnum takes a breath as he smirks "It won't be much longer before we launch the crusade and with it, both Terra and most of the Sol System will be ours and then we'll be busy reforging it into something more appealing.", he looks to Elvo "How long until the remaining power armors are ready for deployment?"

The coyote looks to him "I estimate that the remaining power armors will be finished within a few days, Saraphina's should be completed late tomorrow, however Farryn's and Vanessa's will take a little longer given their implemented technology."

The mystic nods to his sister, she also confirms that the Iron Covenant's remaining forces and fleet will also soon be completed from the various resource satellites and secret stations he's gathered over time. A little while later, confirmations of Russia and Ukraine signing into the Iron Covenant is confirmed while Magnum looks over the data gathered from Annabelle's and Sabrina's deployments, speaking of which the two strike forces return and the pair enter the bridge...

The two ladies salute the mystic as he approaches them "Errant Sabrina and Annabelle returning as ordered."

"At ease ladies." the mystic giving a grin, giving a quick salute before they relax completely, his features full of shine "The both of you were fantastic, the two nations are now part of the Covenant and your performance was on point."

The ladies grin at him, the mare bows her head "Thank you High-Errant." followed by the doe "We have a great teacher."

Magnum gives a slight yawn "Alright, I think we have all had enough excitement for one day. Get some rest everyone, once the chaos hits we are going to be very busy."

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Sadie is back at her place having a smoke near an open window as she has the news on, the wolfess can't shake her mind off the events of today and how all of it has played out. Kyra comes in from the kitchen with dinner in her hands, just some take out for a quick meal after a whole afternoon of racing, the wolfess quickly finishes her smoke, thanks the raccoon and they both start to dine on their food. What really catches their attention is this update that Russia has backed off and that Nato forces are leaving Ukraine... all after Magnum just showed up in system? That can't be a coincidence...

The two nation leaders don't give any comments aside from they were persuaded to go into another direction... many interviews come up where just before this, people claimed to have heard a warzone behind the frontlines taking place... and not just in Ukraine but Russia as well.

The wolfess blinks, she looks to Kyra "That's pretty convenient if you ask me."

Kyra nods "I'm with you on that, with how this conflict has been going, pulling the plug is something I don't think either one would do willingly."

While it is possible that Magnum might have intervened, it is also possible that when realizing the mystic knight was in system and after the hyena's warning from the last time he was here, that the two could have also worked it out as well... they aren't sure but either seems plausible.

Eitherway... the world is really changing again, though neither one has a clue what would come with it... but if Magnum is behind this... what else is happening behind the scenes? The wolfess takes a breath as she thinks about it, she wants to challenge him to the race she is planning, though she isn't sure if that would be a good idea, knowing him he'll be refining that car beyond what any of them can do.

Sadie sighs "If he's as straight as he appears, maybe he can just give us an answer."

Kyra raises a brow "And that's if he is willing to explain himself."

The wolfess glances to her "Yeah, he has no reason to tell us the truth, but he has no reason to lie either from what I can see."

Meanwhile a black hearse is just sitting outside, the person inside the vehicle is eyeing Sadie's residence with binoculars and soon the machine drives away.

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Back in space aboard the Howling Crusader, Magnum is double checking a few things before he lays down to get some rest. His mom enters to see him still at work, she blinks a few times before forming a grin, she moves over to and hugs him from behind, earning a grin from her son, his blue eyes glancing to her.

Farryn kisses her sons cheek "As busy as ever.", she happily sighs "Some things never change."

Magnum closes his terminal as he lightly nods "It comes with the trade."

The wolfess brings her son over to the bed and the two lay down with Magnum not even bothering with the blanket as he gives a yawn, Farryn embraces him and begins to hum to him as she rubs his back, the mystic holds onto his mom as he lays into her, his right ear over where his mothers heart is. Farryn can see just at glance how tired he is... when the wolfess talked to Elvo about it, the coyote confirmed that this is how he has been for basically his entire time in space.

To be fair, her son has had a pretty solid track record of doing things non-stop once he gets into it, though she has had a few concerns of her own with it when he was growing up, sometimes he wouldn't eat and hardly drink anything, especially during his teen years. The wolfess sighs to herself as she continues to hold him, she knows once this is all over he'll finally relax and pace himself again, she just can't help but worry about him as he can go a little too far.

Farryn kisses Magnum's forehead "Get some rest hon, tomorrow you get to show off your new car." with a warm grin.

The mystics smirk only grows "And it's one I have been wanting for a long time." he glances up to her "And I can't wait to race with it either."

To be continued...