Coastland Skirmish/Metrics

**Date Completed:**6/29/2021
**Previous Role-Play**:
**Users Involved:** User:Katokonia
**Setting:** An island near Kythos , Svarga
**Celestial Pirates Involved**:
* Crimson Regalia
* Orcus Celine (Kinda?)
* Saturn Rezka

**Kythonians Involved**:
* Petro Pallas
* Askalei Styx
* **Cicero**
* **Renti Castor**

**Kurzhen Involved**:
* Oskaire Kalico
* Kalico's Pontara

**Other Characters Involved**:
* Candor-5
* Empra Laurel

## Plot Summary

A Bit Large For a Skiff, No?

* Begins with Crimson Regalia complaining about being chosen to go on an expedition requested by Saturn Rezka and Empra Laurel, who finds herself bribed into doing the mission with the promise of food.
* Orcus Celine and Candor-5 enter the scene, being the other two designated for the task, which is a resource collection mission taking place on an island near Kythos where they will be searching for a particular type of flower for Rezka.
* Rezka explains the mission to the three, as well as the reason for it, and explains how they will get to and from the island, being by a small, yet fast Svargan Skiff (boat)

Prime for The Hunt

* The scene switches over to the perspective of Petro Pallas and Askalei Styx, who are on the island that the three from Svarga will be travelling to. However they are here not for some flower, but instead on a mission to hunt and bring back three True Manticores back to Kythos in a program where they (Kythos) will attempt to domesticate the creatures.
* Styx spots one of the creatures, and the two enter a hunt where they eventually capture a manticore.
* Before they can celebrate however, they come face to face with a scouting patrol of Kurzhen Legion, who had arrived on the island earlier that day. The Legion stand idle, not doing much of anything except for watching the two, and neither Pallas not Styx are entirely sure as to how to react to the situation.
* Styx spots an army of Kurzhen on the horizon, notably spotting Oskaire Kalico, who looks back at Styx, and in the blink of an eye reaches where the two are, startling the both of them.
* Short introductions are made, and Kalico states that the nation Pallas and Styx are from, being Kythos, is to surrender a tribute of goods or face invasion by the Kitetail Fleet, being the fleet of the Kitetail Hive that Kalico is the Scourge of.
* Pallas attempts to challenge Kalico in combat, however he is defeated in mere seconds, prompting the two to leave for Kythos
* The scene cuts, now taking place in the Grand Hall of the Kythonian Noocracy, where legislation and decisions are made. (Think Congress)
* Cicero, one of the Myridia, makes a grand speech and rallies the council to take the stance of meeting the Kurzhen in combat.
* After the speech, he mentions to Pallas and Styx that it will be their job to subdue Kalico while their army fights, knowing that her presence on the battlefield would be a chaotic disruption to their forces.

We're Just Here to Pick Some Flowers and Leave...

* Regalia, Celine, and Candor arrive in the waters around the island, but they halt their approach as before them stand two massive armies prepping for combat.
* The battle begins, and displays the tactics, mannerisms, and fighting styles of the armies of both Kythos and Kurzhen.
* A notable event occurs when the Stingbloods willingly fling themselves into the pikes of the Kythonian phalanx to clear a path for their allies, displaying a willingness to sacrifice themselves for their Hive.
* A notable event occurs when the Katarii arrive in combat, barreling through the Kythonian Center, however fended off by a mass of hundreds of warriors described to be able to utilize Warforms (a type of haki) in their mode of combat.
* A notable event occurs when three Kurzhen Hekatons charge and wreak havoc on the Kythonian lines, however with one being decimated in a single punch by a Kythonian Colossus.
* The Colossus jumps and sprawls itself onto the onslaught of Kurzhen forces, cutting off those engaged with the Kythonians from their reinforcements. In this time, **Renti Castor** displays the power of the Yari Yari no Mi by taking down one of the remaining two Hekatons, and the third is taken down in the distance by two unnamed Myridia.
* A break in the event occurs, as the scene switches to the events that had transpired between Cicero, Pallas and Styx, who had been attempting to fend of Kalico. It describes that the plan was interrupted by Kalico's Pontara guard, who had strength matching Styx as the two strayed from the fight, leaving Pallas and Cicero to a swift defeat at the hands of Kalico.
* The Colossus stands back up, ready to deliver another devastating blow to the Kurzhen forces, however is encapsulated by a rush of blue flame that spreads a gust of wind felt across the entire island, as Kalico flies up to it and destroys the being easily, delivering a psychological blow to the Kythonians, who view the being with pride and as a source of morale.
* Kalico wastes no time, and finds herself then rushing forth and easily striking down Castor, who notably lands a blow on her with his spear, however even though it was coated in haki it did no damage to her skin, which Kalico left completely unguarded as she sliced and killed the man.
* Kalico then flew up into the air, scanning the horizon. She notably makes visual contact with the Svargan Skiff, and interestingly, a few Navy ships in the distance, who seem to be watching the battle from afar.
* Kalico then displays a massive, brilliant, and bright ball of fire that she launches in the form of a large orb from her blades onto the ground below. This separates as a blue inferno on contact with the ground, and is blinding even to look at. This strike singlehandedly destroyed both the remaining Kythonian force, as well as half of Kalico's OWN force, which had begun to retreat by this point under Kalico's command.
* Kalico looks in disdain at the Kythonian army, muttering to herself how weak they are and how little fun it was to fight them, apparently bored, as she retreats alongside the rest of her army.
* The Kythonians contemplate giving chase to the enemy force that was in full retreat, rather, what was left of it, however Cicero and Pallas arrive on the scene, with Cicero sounding a retreat for the Kythonians as well.
* It is noted how few bodies there were to carry home, many burnt to crisp and ash upon the impact of Kalico's flaming strike.
* Ends with Regalia, Celine, and Candor opting to return to Svarga without searching for the flowers on the now battle-scarred island. Candor seems to be a nervous wreck, as he is in shock regarding what he had just seen. There is a short discussion regarding the presence of Kurzhen on the battlefield, something that has been something of a bane of Svarga's existence in both known history and forgotten.

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