Chapter 122: Two-Front

Giliath demands your power stones!

I dropped a couple Northern War characters in the last chapter so if you haven't watched it don't look em up.

[Insert picture of Shirley Orlando here!]

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"Can I play with that guy who beat Dolphy, Daddy?", The young fiery red girl asked as a very tall ogre-like man over three times as big as her looked down. The smile he had previously turned into a grin.

"Gahaha! No need to ask me that, Shirley. If you want to go and play, then get on out of here.", The man responded with a bellow. "I won't let you go alone though. Take squad one and two with ya. They got a decent sniper on their side for being capable of taking out a few of ours in just one shot.", The man continued to say.

"Oh? Even Daddy's eyes caught someone to be praiseworthy? It seems that Zephyr lot has some talents too.", The girl named Shirley said.

"Yeah. We have orders to cause a ruckus here, so that's what we'll do. We'll turn this place into a wasteland, even though it is one already, haha!", The man replied.

Sure enough, this man was the vice-commander of the whole Red Constellation, the War God himself, Sigmund Orlando. The little girl beside him was his own daughter, Shirley Orlando. Right now, it appeared Randy was missing from this operation. He brought Shirley along, as it hadn't been long since she became a member of the corp.

Ever since the War God raided Chancellor Osborne's villa under a disguised contract with the DG Cult six years ago, there was no mention of Shirley as she was still in her infancy. Yet despite being in her infancy back then, the War God was already giving her training very similar to Randy.

And now, despite being ten or eleven years old like Sylphid, Shirley was already an active member of the Red Constellation.

The only difference now was that she did not have any S Class weapon at her side. Despite having enough strength, Shirley's current frame was still too small to wield her favorite weapon in the future, her orbal chainsaw blade, Testa-Rossa. In place of that right now were a pair of red gauntlets over her arms.

After Sigmund said that, Shirley collapsed her foldable orbal telescope, placing it away beneath one of her breast pockets. She then placed her hands behind her head, and gave her acknowledgment.

"Fine. It is a bit of a shame Dolphy ain't here to watch me fight that guy though. But that's not without reason, right? You got him under your eye already to become the next War God.", Shirley replied, revealing a smile.

"That's right. Randolph's currently going through the wringer in preparation to take on the War God's Trials in a couple years.", Sigmund said, answering Shirley. After saying that, Sigmund pulled out a giant war axe which almost was as large, if not larger than he was. It wasn't his more compressed version either, as half of the war axe was a silver blade.

"And if Randolph succeeds in becoming the next War God, he'll get this axe of mine, haha!", Sigmund said, letting out another bellow.

With a quick motion of his arm, Sigmund placed his war axe on the ground. As the weapon was quite massive, it caused the ground around them to quake a tiny bit. The black and red Jaegers nearby felt the ground rumble. However, none of them said a word. Each one appeared attentive as Sigmund spoke. Sigmund did an about face, and now had his back against the rocky terrain.

"You hear that you bastards? It's time to start the next wave!", Sigmund declared. "Destroy everything and everyone on sight. You know our motto, leave a blazing path that'll lead right into the pits of Gehenna!", Sigmund roared, letting out a war cry to get everyone's blood pumping.

""Ja!"", All hidden black and red Jaegers behind the trees replied, echoing their voices. However, thanks to the density of the trees, the voices didn't escape beyond it. No one was able to hear these yells.

After everyone acknowledged Sigmund, one large swift shadow dropped down from one of the tree branches nearby, revealing to be a more fancy Jaeger clad in black armor. A rather big assault rifle could be seen strapped on his over his shoulder.

"You really know how to rile up our squads, don't you, War God? Well, that's a Vice-Commander for you.", One of the black Jaegers, assuming to be their Commander, said as he approached Sigmund. "However, as much of this so-called fun you see this as, do not lose sight of what we were contracted to do. You remember, don't you?", The Nidhoggr Commander asked.

The moment he asked that, Sigmund revealed a grin, letting his teeth bare at Nidhoggr's Commander.

"Of course we do. That's what we're getting YOUR mira for. You did reach out to us after all, haha!", Sigmund replied. "Leave that old buffoon to us. His days are already numbered. Tonight will be the last day the Main Commander of the Northern Jaegers will breathe his last. After tonight, Colonel Valestein will no longer exist.", Sigmund continued to say, only to brandish his war axe in front of Nidhoggr's Commander. And despite doing that, Nidhoggr's Commander didn't even flinch.

After Sigmund said that, everyone suddenly heard a single clap of thunder streak across the murky clouds in the sky, it would appear them turning darker and darker by the hour.

"Heh. Looks like we'll have to work for it. It's gonna be raining tonight.", Nidhoggr's Commander replied.

"It looks like the Red Constellation is dead set on having a clash with Zephyr and the Northern Jaegers then. We'll take some of our squads and go around the back and assist Prince Balmund.", Nidhoggr's Commander said.

"That works for us. I didn't think that prince would still be alive, let alone have the funds to try and take back his capital after the disaster struck North Ambria twenty years ago. But even then, there's still that crazy lady who gave him the push to do so, haha!", Sigmund acknowledged with a laugh.

"For once I can agree with you there, War God. And to think that woman is a vice-commander of the Northern Jaegers. She's been putting up quite the front. Still, between yours, hers, and the Prince's fund, this contract came to be, so we'll see to it.", Nidhoggr's Commander replied back, nodding his head to give his consent.

After Nidhoggr's Commander said that, he let out a very low frequency whistle toward his fellow Nidhoggr Jaegers, giving them the signal to move out. It didn't even take a couple moments before the sounds of ruffling leaves to shake the forest area the two Jaeger corps resided in. Before long, over half of Nidhoggr vanished, along with their Commander. Only a few squads of black clad Jaegers were left with the Red Constellation.

Seeing the other side leave for the moment, Shirly took this time to speak to Sigmund.

"Is it time?", Shirley asked Sigmund. Hearing that, Sigmund turned back around and looked down at Shirley before responding to her.

"You can take your squads to go have some fun, Shirley. However, for us, it is not yet time to strike. After all, the main character of tonight's party has yet to arrive.", Sigmund answered.

"Ahahaha! Thank you, Daddy. I can't wait to go fight that guy who beat Dolphy!", Shirley said, letting excitement appear in her eyes.

She soon got ready with several red clad Jaegers supporting her back before quickly vanishing into the darkness of the night. As Shirley and the couple of squads she took with her left, a couple more thunderous booms struck the clouds above.

It appeared the next wave of battles were about to begin, one at the outskirts of North Ambria while the other front lead into North Ambria's Capital, Haliask.

However, at this time, no one knew in the Red Constellation that the candidate who was in motion to become the next War God, Randolph Orlando, was already creating a plan to break ties with them and leave the corp, thanks to a rude wake up call he received from facing Naoto back then...