"Viceroy, again I must protest this." the Commodore repeated as I walked amongst the long, strong-postured grass.
"And again, I tell you to keep it down in that regard." I tell him as I stare up at the imposing mountain. An army at my back as the expeditionary officers down here with me spoke their professional chatter.
"Yes, Viceroy. Shall we commence firing on those who retreat or shall we soften them up for you?"
"Hold fire for now. I want to see their eyes as we wrestle this mountain from them!" I answer as I start to march forward. A pair of brilliant wings then sprouted from the back of my armour as I started to ascend into the air. And with a commanding but silent gesture, I had my army move forward.
A uniform mass of crimson that clanged and banged with heavy thumps into the earth below. What once was mighty was brought low and their path was a trampled scar upon the land. Yet, unlike my army, I could not contain the urge to fire. So I did.
I called upon the vast power of my armour and brought forth a fusion of crimson and emerald light. My pride-driven smirk hidden by the mask of my helmet as it built up. And, when it was but the size of a child's ball, I crushed it. Sending the power back into my right arm which I then cocked back and punched forth.
And as if one of our ships had fired, the sky suddenly changed to match the colour of the Lord's given power. A tremendous explosion was then not far off. With the power of its disturbed winds reaching as far back as here! Yet, I could only guffaw as the light quickly dimmed...
"Impossible..." I let out as I saw how unaffected the mountain was. Still there it stood defiant. Undisturbed and unharmed by this masterfully made holy icon that I wore. Had I grown too confident? Not pull in enough...?
But, no, I had... Its sensors were even warning me of how strained the system now was. My body wasn't just quaking from excitement! This mountain truly was the bastion of the Great Poisoner!
"ALL GOLEMS! DRIVE EVERYTHING BEFORE YOU!" I roared in fury from the sky as I suddenly shot down into the ground below. Making nothing but raw mud for so many feet about me. And with the power of my armour, I brought down the earth that curved sharply ahead of me. Creating a smooth albeit slippery ramp.
Yet, that was no problem when my claws easily cut deep into the earth below. However, when I reached the same level as my army again. I was met with more than just the wind. And I scoffed at it as it harmlessly bounced off of me.
"It really is tragic that the humans have discovered our greatest weakness." I comment as I casually stroll up towards the impromptu line the humans had established. Vehicles had become walls and all did their part. Even those that suffered had been propped up so that every gun could be fired.
Yet nothing they had would ever shatter such divine plate! Not even the lengthy barrels of their metal boxes could do much! Even as their fireballs raged around me with each precise shot they landed at my head. Even under this kind of pressure, they kept their aim.
"Go on, fire." I reminded the golems behind me as their arms unlocked un synch. And as if lightning had struck. Emerald power began to burst out in a distorted and inaccurate wave that blanketed the land ahead of us. Sharp whistles and bursting pops filled the air.
The quantity of firepower was so great that it was even becoming common to see our shot explode prematurely. The bullets of the humans hit with just enough force to set them off. Unlike with me, however. The golems faced problems relating to their durability.
While the smaller guns the humans had mostly pinged and got deflected. Those heavy machines of their mowed rows down without issue. Thick calibre ammunition that just tore mechanical limbs apart until the force of their heat lodged them in a later golem's armour. So, seeing this, I felt that it would be prudent to call in something heavier.
And, with a commanding roar tuned to their frequency. The engorged arms of the heavy golems struck the ground like the cannons we faced. A tremendous boom of power and accompanying shake. This power was also used to defend them and they quickly closed the gaps.
With frightening speed, the human position then crumbled in its entirety. Men who once stood side-by-side abandoned each other for a chance of escape. However, many of them seemed to be forcing themselves towards the mountain. And they were just disappearing...
"There are tunnels?" I curiously let out before I decided to interrupt a flying vehicle by blowing it up myself. Then, as the golems spread themselves out to hunt down those who had not fled into the stone giant. I approached the mountain to see the tunnels for myself. Yet, I restrained myself from taking one step more.
This place had withstood the full might of this armour... Not even a single pebble was shaken loose. It was unheard of for something to be this densely divine. Or rather, accursed in the case of this mountain. And now that I was no longer distracted by that brief, mostly pointless battle.
I could feel it on the armour. Strange distortions rippled from tiny flakes of gold that had been unearthed onto me. It made me fearful even from within the safety of this armour. I felt unclean and in far greater danger than I would've ever been otherwise.
"No..." I breathed as I saw that small pieces of lightning had started to spark across the gold on my armour.
"Viceroy?" the Commodore called through my comms as he likely saw my strange behaviour.
"DECONTAMINATION TEAM NOW!" I roared in fear-driven rage as I tried to reassert the presence of the Lord on this armour. The Great Poisoner would not corrupt this piece of his! This holy icon would remain holy!