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The footsoldiers pt 2

After the approval of lambanor, leot started to teach his followers and aspiring necromancers the ways of death, after 5 years of teaching at the school of undead the first batch of 500,000 skeleton soldier was ready for war

After another 95 years of advancements of technology, new weapons were crafted the rifle and bullet, with the knowledge and talent of the dark dwarfs the war machine gears started to spinn and new creation where made, tanks and airplanes where in production, mighty war ships and moving humanoid robots piloted by living races where throw into the battlefield

All the dark races not counting the undead where safe behind the front line acting as high command and supporting roles

But you may ask then who is fighting, the answers skeletons, zombies where to slow and week physically, with very bad coordination, and in the damp, wet conditions of the trenches. and expose to the elements they decay very fast, so skeletons where more useful and cheaper

After an skeletons is made the are send to the armory, they are gear with a combat uniform helmet and weapon, usually an kar55 bolt action rifle with toxic bullets and a standard granade, with daggers, knifes, axes, shovels as mele and support item, because skeletons don't fell cold or warm they are perfect cheap units, skeletons make most of the ground and sea force only needing a officer to guide them

The holy coalition also has footsoldiers members of the church are like brainwashed fanatics that do not mind dying in the battlefield, so this war is a deadlock of who has more units and fire power not minding friendly fire from the dark army and fanatic that can heal them self with and almost unlimited number of healing potions from alchemists

Because of the blessing of the mother the holy coalition ot HC for short after 150 years they jum from 45 billion to 689 billion members, and the Unholy Marauders or UM for short from 12 billions to 100 billion not counting skeletons

Because almost all UM members are not involve directly in the war they are able to grow, the most commun jobs in the UM is necromancers for each skeleton depending on the quality and race or mix of races you get pay more or less

For a human skeleton woth average quality bones you get pay 5 Death Silver coins wich is 100 Skull coins, Skull coins being the most common currency in UM above DS (Death Silver) are DG (Dark Gold) which are 1000 DS

So necromancers are always making more skeletons purchasing bones form bone workshops, the Bone canyon is a government own area so the only option is purchasing bone form workshops but bones have quality too a dragon bone is more expensive then a human or goblin bone, you can buy a whole set of human bones forn 1 Silver and one toe from a dragon is 500 DG soo only mighty and very knowledgeable necromancers purchase and revive stronger skeletons.

But what does a better quality skeleton offer, better intelligence a commun quality skeleton has the mind of a 5 year old kid, that takes everything literally and is loyal to the end, tell a regular skeleton to grab a c20 explosive, charge at the enemy line and explote it self with enemy and he will do it no questions ask, that was until a faithful day

The day that the Father's and mother did the first terrorist attack to the UM. A day when skeletons gain a soul and a mind where the UM lost his mindless footsoldiers.

The battlefields extended then self for thousands of miles of no men land a war of attrition, the faction with most meat for the meat grinder might win

Light forces and dark forces lock in a brutal physical war in the middle of no man land, skeleton soldiers kamikaze there way to the light forces fanatics, ganging on top of light soldier 5 to 1 shoting or stabbing them, exploding them self with the enemy, ripping them apart with there bony hands,mighty beasts in rampaging in the battlefied, the natural fauna of the dead continent also attacking both sides, giant dead worms, vermin rats, abyss hounds, and savage hubting dogs living in no mens land, airplanes shoting each other down piloted by Harpys, and hobgoblins, skeleton tank crews slowly advancing while shoting at enemy tanks, artillery field with thousands of cannons shoting shell full of dead attribute, at sea, colosal ships and submarines sinking each other on the deeps on the ocean, sea dwellers boarding ships and engage in close combat.

But we cannot forgot the special units assassinating, infiltrating and sabotaging high value targets, factions of nomads, bandits, mafias, clans, gangs blooming like no tomorrow, corruption officials and black market tycoons

That's the entertainment the world wanted, but now seal in a slumber paying for it biased choise by the universe

The civilians of the light faction enjoying them self and just joining the war out of hatred or glory if there's any, meanwhile the civilians of the dark faction suffering, working in factorys, trying to survive bombardments and the crime ridden cities, hoping for the end of the unjustified war they where throw into

While powerfully organizations and leaders enjoy the benefits of war