"My lord, Carlos Rodríguez of Nerio's Army reporting for duty."
"Herman Fernández greets the lord of Hellsend."
I returned the salute and took a mont to look at the two South Aricans. The last ti I saw them was when they taught about various things in Hellsgate. That was barely a few weeks ago. It sohow felt nostalgic.
Compared to their soul depths then, their signatures were truly on par with Specters. They lacked strength before due to South Arica's soul tattoos. These tattoos were how South Arica dealt with malice.
"Thank you for coming, you two. I will be relying on you."
"Yes, my lord." X2
The three Specters leap off the stage and take their seats. I looked at the other people who arrived and saw people whom I haven't seen in a while.
"Hey Boss, you're still raising hell everywhere, huh? I saw the brief; things are about to get really crazy!"
"Ami! Are you really sure about the things in the brief? It's too much!"
Mike Walker and Isolde Drache. Along with them, were four pairs of Wyverns and their riders. I was familiar with their faces, but they didn't talk much to . Sohow, the only ones that tried to speak to were the ones I t on my own.
"Yeah, I am. You want out?"
At my question, both Mike and Isolde shook their heads.
"Na, I'm ga." "I go where Tristan goes!"
I chuckled at the carelessness of my people. If you heard them, you would not think they were about to throw a country into civil war. Of course, there were other people as part of the reinforcents.
Mike and Isolde used to be part of the Wyvern Air Wing. But they were reassigned. They were likely the flashiest among the Siren squads, surpassing even Vela's wolves. And for good reason. They were testing a concept Jasmine and I cooked up.
A large Asian and African Arican ca forward. They both saluted before giving their greetings. A handful of people in similar outfits stood behind them.
"My lord. It is good to see you." "Sup, nigga!"
"Joshua, Warren. Are you guys ready for actual battle?"
"We have been training for a while now. I believe we will be up to the task."
"HAHA! Our niggas can even shoot the guns off Mike's riders! Hell yeah, we're ready!"
"I see. Then I look forward to it. It's nice to have you all. Take your seats."
Jasmine's unit, the Seraphs of Satis, was ford as our fire support. Unlike Sabel's role, they operated defensively. Inspired by her {Program} [Guardian Angel], the Seraphs aim to protect, not to kill.
Mike and Isolde led the Wyverns and acted as our anti-armor group. Their main task was to take out things that gave the enemy an advantage. Joshua and Warren were, on the other hand, healers and debuff snipers. Their priority was to keep our guys fighting.
Jas and I ca up with the idea as we cuddled in bed.
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"Sothing on your mind, Jas?"
"I was thinking about what to do with my personal unit, Husband. Lilly intends to make hers for logistics, Aki's for assassination and recon, while Robyn's an Elite unit. The wolves, wizards, and the bulwark are for assault, command, and defense."
Jas was on her belly resting. I got on top of her and began to kiss her neck. Pressing my body against hers felt really good. My little brother was already ready to go; it was just that Jas needed a few minutes to rest.
"Mmm… Husband, stop teasing so much; my body is still worn out."
"If you weren't so wet, I would have believed you. Are you worried about what your group should focus on?"
"Yes."
"I think it's fine for them to overlap roles with soone else. But with your {Fates}, an elite unit of long-range snipers would be best," I said after so thought.
At that, Jas went silent and buried her face in a pillow. Sensitive to her emotions, I kissed her shoulder blades as I asked.
"Wifey?"
My chocolate-skinned lover raised her face and looked at . The corners of her mouth were low, her jaw and forehead were tense. Even her eyes looked glassy as if she were on the verge of tears.
"Forgive , Husband. I do not want that," Jas said curtly.
She made a downcast expression. I pondered for a bit. A sniper's best contribution to battle was taking out key targets or leadership. If Jas didn't want them to function as snipers, what were they even made for? I held my tongue and embraced my lover.
"…"
"…"
"You aren't going to ask, Husband?"
"Only if you are ready to tell . I adore you, Jas; I never want you to do sothing you don't want to just because that is what the world expects. Live for yourself. That includes how you want to use your unit."
"The girls all think I am making a mistake. That my unit should be for long range assassination. That the only thing we can do is to kill."
Initially, that was how Jas used her skills to aid . But as she got stronger. She created another path. The path of guardian sniper. With her soulgear and {Insight}, Jas began to snipe to protect rather than destroy.
I hugged her tighter. "What do you think?"
"I want to defend our family, Husband. I know it's naive, but after looking at the Akashic records, it beca harder for to kill. Of course, I will still do so, but only for those I feel deserve it. But tactically, I know that my choice is wrong," Jas explained.
She turned her body as she gazed at with a face full of worry.
"I have made a lot of mistakes, Husband; is it foolish of to want to turn over a new leaf? I-I know it's unprecedented but…"
Seeing my Wifey worry so much about this, my heart grew full. I pressed down her lovely body as I silenced her mouth with mine. After a short exchange, I finally answered.
"Wifey, you do not have to explain. My army is yours. Even if we do not have offensive snipers, I am okay with that. We will make do. I do not want you to regret anything. Do as you wish, and I will handle the rest."
"Really? You don't think it's stupid?" Jas asked adorably.
"No, I do not. We can have your unit shoot {Restore} rounds to heal our people. And we can make [Interceptor] rounds to stop attacks. We can make your entire squad float or fly to give them vision. It will be like having a flying dic squad."
My words caused Jas to smile; she kissed gently as a result.
"What would be a good na for them, Husband?"
"Since you are our family's [Guardian Angel], how about Seraphs? The Seraphs of Satis."
"That sounds wonderful, Husband. Thank you for indulging my selfishness. I was worried over nothing. I love you."
"Anyti. I love you too, Wifey. Now open up. Ti for round 12."
"Haha, Husband, your desire really is endless. Co. Etch your love into my womb."
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Seeing the Seraphs here made wonder what exactly the Sirens ca up with. If the goal was rely assassination, Aki's unit would have been better. While I did say that I wanted to overturn the situation in Africa, I didn't exactly know the specific steps.
Bella then clapped her hands together as she continued.
"Alright, now that everyone is here, let us proceed. We will now explain how we will plunge Africa into absolute chaos for the next 24 hours."
Hearing my Honey's words, I took a deep breath and steeled my will. By this ti tomorrow, we either would have succeeded, or we would have failed. There could be no higher stakes than this.
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