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  • #16
    How's this for how Spamish went?

    Spamish surveyed the landscape of the battlefield. A formerly nice plain had already been ripped apart by the continuous wear of horses and the whole Earth, it seemed, had a naseous smell of body parts to it. His men, all young and not yet completely tainted by the horrors of war, waited anxiously for orders.

    Across the field, just in eyesight, Spamish saw an Ansar gut his spear into a nurse who was attempting to at least give the surviving wounded a blanket so that they would not be cold. A woman, running into the field of battle to help soldiers! Spamish did not know whether to be shocked at that or the fact that the Neu Demogyptican soldier didn't care if she was a combatant or just a citizen wanting to help. While the revulsion was still coursing through Spamish's mind, an arrow landed in the Ansar's eye slot, upon which his blood spilled out upon the field and then he fell off his horse to lay helpless--there were no more people helping the wounded. A shriek of agony roared across the field.

    Spamish looked at the sun. It was about noon. The Ansar Hordes had started to become tired already, and it was showing. They did not strike their spears with vigor; their arrows were more guessed than aimed. However, the Arabian commanders did not pause their assault; instead, they scaled it up. More Ansar units were brought into play.

    Spamish saw his fellow Spaniards desperately trying to hold back the Arab fiends. It was not an easy task. Although archers sniping men out from pre-built hills were supporting the Spanish defence, it was not enough to counter the massive assault. Spamish had to bring the Order of the Sacred Name into battle. "Men," he said, wiping a tear from his eye, "We're going to have to fight. However, know that you are fighting the good fight. We are not only defending Spain, but we are defending Christianity. The salvation of the world might very possibly depend on how we fight today." With that, a strong rallying cry was heard.

    The Order of the Sacred Name immediately had an enemy to fight. A strong formation of Ansars was galloping along; the men held their maces and assorted killing devices and then, on Spamish's word, rushed towards the attackers with a cry that had not been heard in the world before.

    The Ansars, at first, stood in dumb fear, unable to move. Then, as their senses slowly kicked in, they all attempted to turn 'round their horses and run like hell. However, their horses would just sit there and angrily snort at them. So, they started jumping off them and running, for our own infantry were charging them like the dickens. Finally, as the first Arabs were slaughtered, all hell broke loose. Infidels were running about everywhere, screaming, wetting their trousers--their horses clogged the field and occasionally ran a few of them over. However, God protected the Crusaders from any harm. Not a single man from the Order of the Sacred Name was wounded. Eventually, as things settled down, prisoners were taken and the bodies of the dead Arabs were picked up. Spamish ordered that they be returned to the Demogyptican generals through a neutral party so that they may be buried by their own customs.

    However, this was not the last of the fighting the day would see. Less than two hours before the sun would set, a heavily equipped division of Ansars came at us. This was nothing like the last unit we faced. They all had the look in their eyes as though the Devil himself were in each and every one of them, and they all let out a bloodcurdling, Ungodly roar. (Hey! They ripped a page out of our book!)

    The Order of the Sacred Name quickly mobilised and prayed for the best. At the front was Spamish himself, disregarding his age and getting ready to kick some Arab ass. The Order charged at the Ansars, with such a fury fiftyfold as had been witnessed earlier today. However, this group had been warned about the psychological warfare and held their ground. Eventually they started a full run toward us, and we toward them; the two sides met and the ground immediately became littered with bodies, both Arab and Spanish. Spamish plummeted my mace into the faceplate of an Arab; the mere force of the blow crushed in his helmet. Spamish may have disabled as many as five hundred heathens in this way--we can not know for sure, as his tale has already made him a hero of local folklore only years after, and conservative versions are always at least 100. We can only know that he was chopping through them like a fine, tender Squid.

    Then, as the Ansar formation finally started to retreat, a young Arab laid low on his horse, designing that an arrow land on Spamish. He carefully took aim, and, with a quick release, the weapon pierced into Spamish's chest. He fell from the battlefield, and immediately several Spanish men dropped their weapons and ran forward to him. Spamish had not but at most a minute left in his life; his shirt slowly soaked in blood. He told the first person to come to him to continue fighting for God, and then let his family know that he loved them...then, with his last remaining breaths, he carefully picked up a sword, took every ounce of strength that had been left in his body, and threw it into his slayer's heart. "Goodbye," he said to the small group of men that had been protecting him from more wounding. As his eyes closed, he smiled, and looked as though at an inner peace. His head slowly lowered to the ground, and all the surrounding soldiers started crying as they took his body up and brought it back to an army tent. They walked through the battle, but no one dare attacked them. Slowly word started to pass around the Arab infidels that Spamish Mitchell had been slain. The oldest man in the world, the last surviving citizen of the Ancients, was gone. The whole battlefield was silent for a second. Then, with a new gloom upon the day, sluggish fighting resumed. No one could say they hadn't seen the atrocities of war take place.

    Eventually, the day's battle concluded. Both sides suffered heavier losses than recent history recalled. The plain upon which the battle took place was astrewn with body parts, and the ground had a red tint from all the blood shed on that day.

    War has no winners. In war, both the loser and the victor lose immeasurable life. A generation's peace is snatched away from it by plotting officials of their own or another land.
    Is it too over-heroicised? I don't want to steal the glory
    meet the new boss, same as the old boss

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    • #17
      Well? I want someone to give me a or something before I post it; that way, I know for sure that it's not just me who is fine with it

      (A spamming oppurtunity guys! Cmon!)
      meet the new boss, same as the old boss

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      • #18

        I just am sad that Spamish mitchell died...this brings ill omen to the men at the frontlines.. should we hide the evidences of his death untill we have the upper hand?
        Pablo Winterius
        Señor Nuclearis Winterius the III,
        Diplomat with the Voxians, and also
        Señor Pablo Winterius, missionary Bishop and Archbishop of the Roleplay team

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        • #19
          Nah. We should release it. Better to let the neutral nations of the world cry now than after it might be too late.
          meet the new boss, same as the old boss

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          • #20
            Originally posted by mrmitchell
            Well? I want someone to give me a or something before I post it; that way, I know for sure that it's not just me who is fine with it

            (A spamming oppurtunity guys! Cmon!)
            I've been waiting for this to show up in the main forum...didn't realize you were waiting for a

            Here ya go -

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            • #21
              (A gasp in the dark chambers beneath the palace...thousands of files and old boxes line the labyrinth, lit only by a few torches...the walls are made of earth, and one man stands alone in the gloom fingering the ancient books...)

              The prophecy!

              Spamish Mitchell is destined to live for many thousands of years and to die in Spain's greatest hour...

              What does this mean?!

              WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?!!!

              Victory......or death?

              (a hollow moan shoots through the labyrinth...)
              Empire growing,
              Pleasures flowing,
              Fortune smiles and so should you.

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              • #22
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                (the gengisfart syndrome seems to be spreading )
                Last edited by LzPrst; August 3, 2003, 16:37.
                Diplogamer formerly known as LzPrst

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                • #23
                  Anyone mind that I quoted Señor Calamari to the public forum on that?
                  meet the new boss, same as the old boss

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                  • #24
                    Not a bit, old chap.

                    But hey... Did my unit just get killed?

                    Crumbs.
                    Empire growing,
                    Pleasures flowing,
                    Fortune smiles and so should you.

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                    • #25
                      What do you think of this one?
                      I am awaiting aproval to post it:
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                      Pamplona, Circa 90 AD
                      Commander Winterius rushed from place to place, from fort to fort, from battlement to battement, ralying the troops and giving orders for teh best placement of teh catapults, of the trebuchets, telling one stray engineer were to mount his boiling oil trap, showing how to best place the archers, teaching the peasants how to form the now famous ´´Shoulder of Pikes´´ formation, training the Swiss corps on command abilities... not a single moment would he stop. At the end of the day, when he finnaly sent out the night scouts forward, he finally managed to sit on a table in a cheap inn at the southernmost part of the city and have a beer. Most of the dwellers of the inn were soldiers, since that area had been evacuated for better allowing the moving of troops and the preparing of defensive apparatus. The citizens of that area were mostly in small tents mounted in Pamplona´s central square,were the mighty statue of King Togas the first laid. This statue was old and covered by mold in some parts already, but it only added to the air of power and greatness of it. It was like a father overlooking Pamplona, and his resolute eyes looking toward the gates were saying that none should pass. Winterius finished his beer and had the idea to start a talk with some of the soldiers to see how was the morale in the city. He in fact felt sorry for so many young faces, many of whom would die without ever experiencing true love, without having the joy to see their children grow, many fine young men who were faced such a terrible challenge before them... He aproached a young soldier, named Juan. He had been enlisted as an infantry soldier some weeks ago, and he seemed anxious to participate in a battle. Winterius noticed by this that he was yet to see real combat, for al who are eager to go to war are those who never faced the hell that a battlefield is. Yet, he admired his courage.
                      ´´Hello , young man, how are you ? Feeling ready for battle?´´
                      The young men quickly jumped form the table and payed continence to Commander Winterius
                      ´´Sure yes Sir!!!´´
                      ´´ No need for that right now´´ - smiled Winterius - ´´I am here merely as an old man having his beer´´. The young men sat down, and started to talk to Winterius. He seemed anxious but nonetheless, proud and determined.
                      ´´So, how old are you kid?´´
                      ´´Pardon me sir, I am not a kid anymore, I am already 17!´´
                      Winterius contained a smile, and continued:
                      ´´Oh well, mr young man, for how long have you been in training?´´
                      ´´10 months and a half, sir, I am being trained to be an officer´´
                      ´´Great, great. How do you feel about the battle?´´
                      ´´I feel like I can kill a thousand infidels, sir!!´´
                      With a lower voice, Winteirus asked him : ´´you are aware taht you may not return alive, aren´t you?´´
                      ´´Yes sir´´ Answered the young man witha resolute voice´´It matters not anymore sir. I don´t care if I die here, all that matters is that I will kill many before I go, and that I keep His Highness and His Holyness alive to continue the fight. And I am sure I can make them pay every single drop of spannish blood they shed!´´
                      After a bit more talking, Winterius left the inn. He had a duty to those boys, more than they had a duty to him. He was already on his 40´s, it didn´t matter if he´d die or live, but those young men were too young to die. He had to do something to save Spain. He had his brave Paladins of the Holy Cross on his side, who were a mobile force who could very well decide the battle. He had the trust of his superiors... but above that, he had a plan, a plan that could save Spain.
                      It was with these toughts in mind that Pablo Winterius walked his way through the battlements to the Siege Workshop of doctor Pinch.
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                      Señor Nuclearis Winterius the III,
                      Diplomat with the Voxians, and also
                      Señor Pablo Winterius, missionary Bishop and Archbishop of the Roleplay team

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                      • #26
                        *Bump*
                        I need to know if this tale sucks or if it is ok for posting!!!!
                        GRAAAHHH
                        Señor Nuclearis Winterius the III,
                        Diplomat with the Voxians, and also
                        Señor Pablo Winterius, missionary Bishop and Archbishop of the Roleplay team

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                        • #27
                          Well, I like it.
                          Empire growing,
                          Pleasures flowing,
                          Fortune smiles and so should you.

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                          • #28
                            I think I'm going to post part of the "memoirs" that Spamish wrote. I'm going to embellish the story of finding them though, turn it into a mystery per se...
                            meet the new boss, same as the old boss

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                            • #29
                              ...or something like it. I'll whip something up.
                              meet the new boss, same as the old boss

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                              • #30
                                Thanks HG, I´ll post it.
                                Señor Nuclearis Winterius the III,
                                Diplomat with the Voxians, and also
                                Señor Pablo Winterius, missionary Bishop and Archbishop of the Roleplay team

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