Event || Strategy

[melodiesmods]

Characters: All the Heroes of Light and some NPCs.
Where: Aqures Ixen, Castle.
When: January 25th, Afternoon
Summary: All the Heroes of Light were formally invited to a meeting in the Castle of Aqures Ixen, in the conference room. They will be able to discuss strategy with their peers and the allies amongst the NPCs. This is the final preparation before endgame.
Warning: N/A.

Mingle Thread
The Meeting

Comments

[shinrasfinest]

The conversation receives a side-slip of a scowl in response to the mention of military and distractions. Still even though Sephiroth didn't really want to hear it there would always be that small part of his mind, that everyone had, that wanted to hear it even if he might not like it or particularly agree with it.

It was important to gain as broad a spectrum of ideas as possible, it might be the last time that all Heroes and various leaders of Crystallis were all within the same room.

"I might refer to the latest of Palitutu's reports." Sephiroth made an effort to relax his stern posture and even drop his folded arms before turning to those that might listen to him.

"You might consider Garland as the harbinger of Crystallis' will, of its will to go on regardless of the fact that its story should have ended thousands of years ago. In that regard, it seems that Crystallis also created the Calamity."

Words often read sat just behind Sephiroth's eyes, where he could see them like a watermark across everything but no one else could. 'Crystallis is like a black hole. It takes everything. And in return it gives nothing.'

"Unless it's completely unavoidable, I will not allocate any military might for the sake of a distraction. Sending denizens of this World against Garland is sending them to certain death. There are other duties that can be allocated within other locations around the World-" Part of him didn't believe he was about to have to say this-

"We win this fight, or there is no coming back at all."

[dammit_flynn]

"I wouldn't suggest using the military as a decoy or anything either. Our goal is to survive and throwing away people's lives meaninglessly is not part of it. It may seem idealistic but I'd rather we survive with minimal losses if possible."

Yuri replied as he crossed his arms, glancing at Sephiroth's scowl. He would too if something about his guild came up.

[zodiac_brave]

"If we choose to confront him that way, I will volunteer myself to stand against Garland. I would not ask anyone else to take on such a dangerous and likely fatal task if I were not willing to do it myself."

Besides, it felt...inevitable, after the Sage's vision.

"It is true, the military could not hope to stand against Garland. But we can use them elsewhere. The men and women of Crystallis deserve to fight for their homes as much as we do. Once this battle is over, they will no longer be able to rely on the Heroes of Light to save them. They need to be ready for that."

[melodiesnpcs]

Our military forces might help you in another way.

[ The General was the one to speak and pointed the former imperial provinces and in particular, the Imperial City. ]

Following the de-crystallization, we sent intel teams to the source of the Calamity's spread. According to our reports the former Imperial City, now known as Pandaemonium, is crawling with monsters. They all appear to be either crystallized or contaminated by the Calamity. Furthermore the very structure of the city has changed, it is to be expected the place itself will try to fight you.

[ A pause. ]

Whilst our soldiers cannot stop Garland, they can secure the area. Rather than tediously fight your way through Pandaemonium, our troops might clear the path to Garland for you. However, how you choose to help the military help is up to you ultimately, President's order.

[shinrasfinest]

As Varaha spoke up, the lesser-Colonel tried to make himself seem less negative and straightened his posture up just a tiny bit where it had slouched. Where Sephiroth hadn't come to this meeting as a part of his job, some habits were hard to banish completely. That he hadn't known anything about Esdham's movements within the former imperial territories made him feel very silly, regardless that he'd had his attentions elsewhere.

In the end he offered a subtle nod to the General.

"So, provided whatever strike-team of Heroes might be formed to the climax with Garland at least we can be assured a clean pathway in. That would be beneficial."

[dammit_flynn]

"That sounds doable and I agree. The people here should be given a chance to protect their own world. They'll need it when things are over and done with. Who knows what will happen after this battle."

Yuri nodded his head to Ramza's words. He's not about sacrificing the innocent but this he can stand behind. The plan seemed simple enough in his opinion and it gives every person something to do so that they didn't seem like they were sitting on their asses and doing squat.

"I'd suggest them preparing for any first aid that's necessary. We're not sure how this will all pan out. Chances are we might end up biting more than we can chew and we don't have enough White Mages to constantly heal. We should use what we have wisely."

[damn_juicebox]

"Do we have any intelligence on the area?" Rukia asked, now far more invested now that the military was being discussed. That, at least, she knew more about than the other topics. "I'd like to review the reports and see what we're likely to go up against once we press the attack."

If they still lacked information about the area, then she could take her small fleet to the south and scout around. They would be far less vulnerable in the sky than on foot, she was certain. But if they already had all the intelligence they needed, then there were other suggestions she might be able to make.

[shinrasfinest]

Rukia's next input was followed with a quick nod from Sephiroth as he snap-looked in her direction. Always keen to pool their combined aerial and ground forces towards a common goal even if the missions might differ in their specifics.

"I could lend my assistance to that, whether it be scouring reports or running additional reconnaissance."

[damn_juicebox]

Rukia's gaze locked on Sephiroth's, and a confident smile spread across her face. "Excellent. One of us may be able to draw enemy attention away from the other." In other words, Team Military was ready to roll out, and the matter was decided with a friendly slap of her palm against his. Aw yeah.

[dammit_flynn]

"That'd be a huge help if we need additional information. I like that suggestion."

Yuri replied with a nod of approval, "In any case I can grab information by other means, but it depends on how we all want to go about it."

Sneaking around seemed more typical of Yuri than spending his time asking the military, but that was just him.