Post by Bastard Warlord on May 13, 2021 14:47:50 GMT -6
Silverton Casino Hotel: headquarters of the Bastard Warlord
Day after the finals.
The Bastard Warlord may have been defeated in battle against the Viking jarl, but it was just one fight. The Warlord looks at the long haul of things. It’s funny with this being Vegas, as Bull is like a street magician mixed with a thief: while you are watching one hand make a pen disappear, the other one is making your wallet disappear. Misdirection. It’s one tool the Bastard now utilizes. From inside his personal tower, Bull watches the skirmishes. Most of the troops he called in have returned to his territory. Jabberwock troops discovered Bull has been using the railroad out of the south to bring in supplies and troops, Bulls Black Hare. Those soldiers were quickly silenced before they could be a problem.
Monitors have now replaced what was once a customer service desk on the upper levels of the connected casino and bass pro shop. A few younger guys, most of them mid teens, run the screens.
“What is the report Mason?”
A young man turns, the one whose team hacked all communications into Vegas.
“All of the BLA have returned to within the borders. We lost 2,480 internal soldiers, just under 1% of the in-Vegas army. All our Chameleon and Diehard units remain standing and have assembled at the Royal Gardens. The remaining military units from the US military side have remained concealed.”
Bull looks at the monitors. His face is filled with compassion.
“Any loss is unacceptable, regardless of how many we took.”
“The DCI 2.0 armor kept many alive. Raven sent several sets down to the manufacturing area below and already a more improved version is being tested.”
Bull muses a moment.
“Have Thriller, Lockout, and No Joy called up.”
Mason nods and walks to his computer. Meanwhile, Voodoo has walked up to Bull.
“What’s the word on Operation 25/8?”
“He is 72% complete. Mentally he has returned in full and is asking for you. Physically, the Zombie Serum is rebuilding him. We have added the hardware and it hasn’t been rejected. At the flick of a switch, you will have total control and loyalty.”
“Get him all the film from BPW and everything we played on DCI Network as it pertains to Vegas. News clips, reality shows, The Shaggy Show, all of it. Bring him up to speed and let him know I’ll be down soon.”
Voodoo bows.
“As you wish he who is most unholy.”
Voodoo leaves and Mason returns with three members of the Chameleon unit.
“Mason, how many of the dead have we retrieved?”
“Our number comes from the bodies we have collected. We have not located any other members missing. All our corpses are outside next to what used to be Deans Place.”
Bull walks to a set of windows and looks past the parking lot to the large area filled with black bags and tarps. He turns back to his men.
“Thriller, grab 20 Diehard members, get all those bodies and tarps placed into a larger pile. Lockout, we need tires and large amounts of wood, get 20 members of the Diehard Corps to help. No Joy, get about 100 gallons of fuel. We are gonna honor our fallen with the burning of their bodies. Send out a message. All of the Bastard lands will be here at 8 tonight.”
All three Chameleon members nod and take off. The warlord's eyes return to the scene across the parking lot.
“We don’t care what it takes, we will be ready. We want us prepared for anything. Dukes isn’t done with Vegas. And neither are we. Our men did not die in vain.”