The Ptahn War

Trinity's Conquest

The **Ptahn War**, or sometimes also called the **Mechanical War** or the **Ptaho-Magdorish War**, is a war that was caused by Trinity the Great's conquest. The Empire of Magdorland went against the mechanical robot race of the Ptahns, thought to be long dead and dysfunctional. The war takes place after they'd colonized the desert planet of Psamathe and founded the Herendon Kingdom, and it lasted for about a year.

## Prelude

### Backstory

After the colonization of Psamathe and the founding of Herendon, the Kingdom of the Desert, many people come to live and urbanize the place. The first immigrants chose to settle near the mysterious pyramids present on the planet. They terraformed the place, making man-made rivers and lakes, as well vegetation. Furthermore, many scholars from New Magdorland and beyond come to study these pyramids, forming a new branch of study, Psamathology (Silent Winds' equivalent to Egyptology).

More and more Psamathologists enter the pyramids more frequently, seeking the knowledge and truth of the pyramids' history. They often get together to read papyri, trying to understand its ancient dialect. These Psamathologists unearthed many truths. The pantheon of the Psamathean gods, the language of its alien species, as well as translating the language written in the papyri, the found out in time. They also unearthed many special relics, which some scholars claim they're really ancient Ptahn technology. And they were right. Years and years of human presence awoke the Ptahns, alerting them to activate again.

### Opposing Forces

#### Magdorish forces

Following their service in the Algean War, the Algea Legion were once again dispatched to combat the threatening opponent. As in that war, the Algea Legion possessed 15,000 spaceships, altogether 0.5x the Sisyphus Legion Emperor Theseus had. The 15,000 spaceships possessed an anatomy similar to the Sisyphus Legion. However, when once it lacked EMPs and had an abundance in flamethrowers, this time it was the opposite. The EMP supply was rapidly increased, and flamethrowers were sold in order to fund it. It is also worth noting that it still had a hot pink color, compared to the Sisyphus Legion's reflective gold coating.

#### Ptahn forces

The Ptahns are a species of formidable machinery. The Ptahns possess a variety of shapes and sizes, prominently made up of triangular plates of metal. The Ptahns have a hierarchy of types of bots, though they are all commanded by one consciousness shared throughout a mechanical hivemind. The variety present in the Ptahns are huge, starting from small triangular drones similar in size with a basketball, to towering megalobots whose heads reach the skies. Their ranks include the lowest tier, Ptahn Incendiaries, then Ptahn Anachronisms, Ptahn Medusae, Ptahn Berserkers, all the way to the big bots, Ptahn Hecatoncheires. The Ptahns are commanded by a long dead body of a Psamathean humanoid alien controlled by a robotic endoskeleton connected to the mechanical hivemind. This dead body was in fact the same body the expeditioners found during the colonization of Psamathe. This undead body was dubbed the Corpse Warrior by the Empire of Magdorland.

## Events

### Disturbance

The mysterious pyramids were a rare sight to behold. All television channels and newspapers were talking about the edifices during the day of their finding. After the formation of the Herendon Kingdom, high ranking scholars from all over the Empire of Magdorland were permitted access into the ruined halls of said pyramids. Over time, more and more scholars visited the buildings, making a community that settles around the giant cenotaphs. But little did they know, the more scholars enter, angered the seemingly dead Ptahns.

One day, Psamathologist Howard Carter and his team were given a chance to enter the pyramid ruins. Once inside, they wrote down and researched a lot of the papyrus writings on the walls as well as its conditions to figure out how long they'd been around and what happened in that time gap. They examined the place very thoroughly as the more they went deeper, the more they were able to construct a story of Psamathean history. Later, they made it to the labyrinth that guarded what was in the center of it all. Following the wall cuts of the expeditioners during the colonization of Psamathe, they eventually made it to the end, to the tomb that housed the alien corpse. To preserve the body, the tomb was sealed shut, so they could only observe its outside and surroundings.

After taking all the notes, photographs, and information they needed, they decided to leave. However, a slight nudge opened the tomb. It was sealed with very advanced technological locks, and everybody in the room seemed to be distanced from it. A sense of dread ran cold through everybody's veins. Not long after, the tomb opened completely, its lid sliding to the floor, shattering because of its old age. The Psamatologists examined the body inside, only to see its eyes open, frightening everyone there to the core. As the scholars were fleeing due to fear, the body woke up. It grabbed a nearby spear and shield and went on a rampage against the team of scholars. The gory scene was witnessed by Howard, leaving him the sole survivor that managed to get outside. He reported the incident to the police, in which then the news reached to all corners of the empire.

### Terrorism

Shorty after, the Corpse Warrior emerged from the entrance of its pyramid, followed by an army of Ptahn Incendiaries. These triangular pyramid-shaped mini-drones received orders from the Corpse Warrior telepathically, and immediately went to Herendon civilization. They wreaked havoc in the streets and cities, destroying homes, setting things on fire, but most importantly catching the attention of Empress Trinity. The police force in the area were not enough, this battle that was once local thus became national. The Empress sent the Algea Legion, who two years prior had served her in the Algean War.

The Algea Legion arrived on the desert planet, ominously looking over from above. The Ptahns suddenly stopped their terror briefly to observe the foe in the sky. They soon exchanged eye contact, the blue-lighted mechanical eyes of the Ptahns with the cold transparent light blue windows of the Magdorish spaceships. All this was accompanied by a gust of wind, coupled with a song of inaudibility. Everyone was silent in that very moment. That is until, the very next one broke that silence with the sound of warfare. Unlike all the other previous wars with the Magdorish Empire however, this time the enemy attacked first.

### Mechanical War

The Corpse Warrior ominously pointed his hand toward the legion. In an instant a portion of the Ptahn Incendiary army flew up to the sky to reach the hot pink hued ships. To counter this, Skirmisher Jets also came raining down to combat them, thus a battle in the sky happened. While all of this was going, Supply Jets landed on the Psamathean surface and sent soldiers to the towns of Herendon. They were tasked with fighting the Incendiaries that are still continuously tormenting the Magdorish people and evacuate civilians nearby. To counter them, the Corpse Warrior sent Ptahn Anachronisms, who appeared from within the sands. These Anachronisms are humanoid Ptahns, made up of triangular shaped all around their bodies. These Anachronisms are the equal Ptahn counterpart of humans at worst, the average Anachronism would best a soldier on any subject. Many lives were lost in the battle, machine and human alike.

It turns out, the Magdorish and Ptahn forces bested each other so far. Knowing this would get anywhere, the Corpse Warrior awoke Ptahn Medusae and Berserkers. The Medusae were Ptahns that looked like jellyfish, comprised of the same triangular-shaped plates. They were massive and had arms that could extend and trap enemies, frequently killing them in the process. The Berserkers on the other hand, looked like jumbo sized Incendiaries, with a red eye that could shoot energy beams from within its pupil. However, the Magdorish people had something up their sleeves too. They sent Bomber Jets and sent EMPs raining down to render these bots useless. The Magdorish people fought fiercely against the coming horde of genocidal machinery.

### Rise of the Behemoths

In the year 100 IE, the war seemed like it was coming to an end. The Ptahn forces were losing against the Empire of Magdorland, led by the great Empress Trinity. Knowing this, the Corpse Warrior played his last card. Suddenly, the ground shook, the winds stopped and the clouds greyed. Something big was coming, and it wasn't good. Shortly after, the three pyramids that many Psamathologists have come to study, gained height. It was not long after that it was clear, the pyramids were heads, and humanoid bodies attached to its bottom. These humanoid robots were huge, unlike anything the Magdorish forces had ever seen. Their tops touched the sky, and their every step felt like thunder manifested in the ground. It's also noteworthy that the humanoids looked far from human. Apart from having a pyramid for a head, they each had a hundred hands, varying in length and sizes, thus they were named Ptahn Hecatoncheires. In addition to these Hecatoncheires, the Corpse Warrior too engaged in battle, wielding his extremely powerful shield and spear.

The tables turned very quickly. The Magdorish forces were shocked in awe and fear witnessing the gargantuan robots. The Hecatoncheires seemed invulnerable to Magdorish attacks, even EMPs didn't seem to work either. They were ordered to retreat, leaving Psamathe to be temporarily ruled by their old sovereigns yet again. Emphasis on the word "temporarily", though, as shortly after, the Magdorish forces appeared again. Now, with the combined forces of four Makhai. Equipped with mechanical wings, the Makhai each engaged in battle against different foes. The water Makhai, fire Makhai, and wind Makhai, each took upon themselves to combat a Hecatoncheiris. Meanwhile, the thunder Makhai attacked the Corpse Warrior.

To the dismay of the Magdorish Empire, the might of the four Makhai wasn't enough to combat the four Ptahn abominations that lie in their wake. Each overwhelmed by the sheer strength and size that the Hecatoncheires and their leader the Corpse Warrior had. This continued until even the Knight of War was put into battle. Equipped with the same mechanical wings the Makhai were given, as well as wielding her legendary Xiphos of Peleus. She gave the Makhai the only thing they didn't have, leadership. The Knight ordered the Makhai to temporarily retreat and recover. Shortly after, they came back with a new strategy. They attacked one of the Hecatoncheires, together as one.

### Fall of the Hecatoncheires

They were able to destroy one of the Hecatoncheires with this strategy. The Knight of War distracted it, using her majestic mastery over whip and blade using her Xiphos as an instrument of light. The Hecatoncheiris charged at her, forcing her to fly away. But this was only to buy time, as the water and thunder Makhai charged their attacks. They attacked with waves and lightning, effectively stunning the giant mechanical beast. Being idle, it let the fire Makhai to tear a cut though the Hecatoncheiris' chest. Then, the wind Makhai conducted the finishing blow by stabbing and tearing out its mechanical heart. Its once lifeless body was even more lifeless now, falling to the ground, creating a massive crater on the spot it made contact with the sand.

The other two Hecatoncheires and the Corpse Warrior were visibly shocked by the scene of the deicidal murder of their kin. They charged against the five who dared to defy them. The Knight of War, alongside some chosen troops combated the Corpse Warrior on the ground. Meanwhile, the wind and water Makhai teamed up to cut the legs of a Hecatoncheiris, and the thunder and fire Makhai teamed up to ruin the pyramid head of the other. Ultimately, the fire and thunder Makhai were first successful in defeating their portion, and soon joined the wind and the water Makhai to help with theirs. The Magdorish forces fought valiantly, until there was only the Corpse Warrior left. Knowing he had been defeated, the nanobots acting as his endoskeleton scurried out of his body. Little specs of mechanical metal washed out of him from his ears, noses, even eyes. It continued until there was none left, leaving the corpse lifeless and barren once again as a skeleton-less lump of flesh.

## Aftermath

> How the hell did we not detect those Ptahn hordes beforehand? I mean, they're machines, right?
>
> Knight of War Kayla Stoner

Soon after the supposed death of the Corpse Warrior, the Magdorish people cheered, and the Herendon Kingdom was ordered to be rebuilt. However, not all were content, as the Psamathologists protested that the war resulted in the inaccessibility of the pyramids. The scene of the four Makhai and Knight of War fighting an enemy together made Empress Trinity question the power of the Makhai, thus she made a fifth, the Plant Makhai.