As Crigil and Burgo finished preparing and pointed out the targets they needed to capture for this mission they readied the rest of the Cenives and Drions. They split apart the group into two at this point. One would attack from the south of the Oguls and the other from the North with the Drions from the East and West to completely surround the Oguls.
The goal here was to capture the Oguls of this party as they had special members in this particular party that had higher ranking leadership roles in the Oguls social hierarchy. It was also due to this higher role that these particular Oguls were more intelligent and could better communicate with the Drions and Cenives so it was with this in mind that they readied their attack for this particular party. Now that they had found this party and it had moved a safe distance from the Oguls hive they proceeded with the plan!
"GO! Surround the Oguls and prepare the tightly woven nets! Remember not to kill any of them!" Shouted Crigil and Burgo simultaneously from each side as they commanded their troops to start the fight.
With this the troops roared a battle cry that only the Cenives were capable of, jumping into the frey they proceeded too beat down the Oguls while doing their utmost best to avoid those deadly and powerful and jagged claws that could shatter boulders like dried twigs.
(CRUNCH!!!!)
Just as the fight begun Crigil heard a loud crunching noise and saw one of his fighters go down with a crushed leg and the Cenive howling in a distressing pain!
"Pull him out! Get him to the back lines and ready the nets! We knew we wouldn't be able to handle a prolonged exposure to these Oguls! No more can fall! We have to accomplish this mission!!!"
Crigil screamed as he continued to beat down on an Ogul in front of him that continued to try and snap his body and legs as well.
The Cenive who's leg was crushed was just pulled out and Burgos side was preparing to launch the nets when out of nowhere the Oguls just stopped simultaneously and huddled in together to form a cocoon of hardshells with sharp mandibles all surrounding it.
There was a total of 10 Oguls here and they covered this formation well but just as they had done this a Drion using it's Golem launched a large boulder too large to outright crush the formation! It was at least three meters wide in circumference and when launched it even intimidated Crigil and Burgo!
This was the power of the Drions! Pure raw power with their Golems! This boulder landed just as the net had been flung by Burgo and with the net covering the Oguls the boulder had landed on one side of the net pinning it down and deep into the soil! The other Drion followed suit and launched it's own boulder on the other side of the net and now the Oguls in formation were effectively stuck between two massive boulders and a large tight net on them.
This net was special in that the weaving process was so tight and rigged it was nearly impossible to cut with a pincer method that the Oguls employed. Struggle as they might they were helpless for a moment against the net! However this was just when the Specific Ogul who lead this group wormed his way to the front of the net where the boulders gave space to see out from.
The Ogul along with all high ranking Oguls carried a specific and unique trait that only the high rankers had. Acidic Saliva that could be discharge in large concentrations a few times a day!
This was even unknown to the best intelligence of the Cenives and the Drions as this was a weapon that the high ranking Oguls normally saved for dire last resorts! But this was just such an occasion! The Ogul couldn't afford to get killed here and it immediately shot it's acidic bullets towards the tightly woven netting and within moments the netting was dissolved into nothing!
This was truly an unforseen circumstance by both Crigil and Burgo! The well laid plan they spent weeks on perfecting was undone in just a few moments! However this only spurred Crigil on further to complete his mission even better now!
"Cenives! Drions! Prepare yourselves as our battle doesn't end here! Today we must subdue these Oguls at all costs!" Just as this was said by Crigil the Oguls busted forth through the missing netting at the front and attacked towards Crigil only this time. They ignored the rest of the Cenives and Drions!
"ROOOOAAAAAAARRRRRRR!!!" Crigil roared in response to seeing this! This was a roar of rage and fear! He knew the leading Ogul must have realized he was their leader and proceeded to focus all attacks on him! Crigil as he caught himself mid roar called back out to the troops "I'll be bait this time! it's been a while since I've had such a challenging fight! You lot better do your jobs and start detaining these one by one before I die!" He screeched this and lept headfirst into the battle and by doing so every Cenive that was apart of this party that was secretly working for his father felt touched and even gave some respect to this brave but foolish Cenive who was risking his life for a suicide mission.
The Cenives and Drions started to pick off the outside Oguls and knock them out by bashing them behind the skulls but even this took time. Time that Crigil didn't have. The Oguls were intelligent and were surrounding him with four Oguls to start but a fifth was fixing to move in and with that He would be completely surrounded and unable to defend. Hell he was barely defending against four now! His pole had already been shattered by these Insectoids large mandibles within the first few seconds and now Crigil was relying on his strength and agility to stay alive and dodge the incoming attacks!
"CRIGIL!!!" Burgo screamed and lept up into action jumping across the Oguls backs risking his legs and ran across them he smashed into the closest ones head that was fixing to crush Crigils leg and saved it by mere millimeters and then launched into the air somersaulting over Crigil and landing back to back with him!
"Sir if you die here then I die with you!" We can take these Oguls on together and the rest of the party will be here soon! But as Burgo said this he was panting heavily and had already exhausted himself from the previous fighting and this last stunt didn't do much to help that either.
Heh thanks Burgo! You're a welcome sight even if you just added to the suicide counter. As Crigil said these words another two Oguls joined the encirclement with six surrounding the two of them. It was not easy to subdue the Oguls from the outside as even with three remaining trying to subdue them and keep them Alive without causing massive damage was truly difficult for the Cenives!
As Burgo and Crigil continued fighting Burgo spoke to Crigil a last sentence. "Sir if just once may I call you something?" What is it Burgo don't go getting sappy on me now! We will make it out of this I swear it! Burgo smiled and just asked, "Sir can I call you my brother. Just this once as you've always been the brother I've wanted!" With this Crigil roared! Fool!! You've always been more of a brother then they useless groveling twin brother has been! You are much more then just a brother to me too!
With this Burgo smiled and usurped every last bit of strength he had and roared with all his might! He grabbed an Ogul and picked it up overhead by the creatures large mandibles. Then using it light this he slammed it down onto another Ogul and then swept it across side to side clearing a path! Then with the last of this explosive strength he grabbed Crigil by the arm and threw him out of the encirclement into the other Cenives who quickly caught him!
"BURGO!!!! NOOOOOOOOO!!" Just as Crigil screamed this it was too late and the sharp mandibles tore through Burgos flesh and bones and within moments he gave his last breath and words!
"For Crigil! The true and rightful leader of our Kind!"
With Burgos final scream he fell.