Board Thread:Role Plays/@comment-25389303-20160708180726/@comment-5999656-20160714042631

"... You're right. I'm not going to be able to deal with this using just the Syndicate."

"I appreciate your insights, Arcelia."

"It's something I'm responsible for, yes, I know. I've already made contact with several of the branches. We'll take care of it as soon as- when, exactly? Probably tomorrow or the day after. I'll let you know before we make a move."

Zanipher ended the call and leaned back with a long sigh.

Happy medium, why art thou so difficult to find?!

While the First Dragon was brilliant, she also had a penchant for teasing Zanipher constantly. It was stressful communicating with her, especially when she was a little annoyed. And rightfully so: it seemed Zanipher was still a relative novice to negotiations. She looked back up and clasped her hands with a small frown. What they were about to do - it was completely out of Zanipher's realm of specialty. But they had prepared years for such an eventuality. Time to make sure the machine worked as it should.

She suddenly swiveled the chair back around so she was facing the monitor. They'd been able to pinpoint the location of the Patched's hideout using some of their spy planes. The drones could get up in the air in minutes.

So we should lead with an air assault first.

There were more than enough fighters in the network, ranging from disposable thugs to elite assassins. It would be no hassle to obtain weapons from Narreau and Kaiser to arm these forces properly. Separately, they weren't unstoppable. But combine these factions, and suddenly you're multiplying their strength over and over.

''A direct assault would be possible, but a classic pincer move would have the same effect in less time and with less casualties. Meanwhile, the hitmen can squeeze through the cracks. It's their specialty, after all.''

This was going to require a lot of technology to carry out. Good thing the Dragons had been stockpiling reserves for such a situation.

If we can get our disruptors close enough, it should be possible to scramble their communication channels.

At the same time, her own people would launch a cyber attack to make sure their adversary's tech was effectively non-functional.

Arcelia had made it clear to her: the Dragons would gain nothing by allying with the Patched. So all her efforts had been a gesture of goodwill that were completely redundant. And Diaboli's behavior was painfully indicative of one thing: he had no fear or respect for the Dragons. A definite first for any faction. So what could they do in response but make their own intentions clear? Step into Vale and we will destroy you. They couldn't afford to allow the Patched to attack first.

Phase one would begin overnight.