Liberators Army

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The Liberators Army is a hard trained army that have a surprisingly high amount of integrity.They cannot stand dictators and armys that slaughter innocents. With high sense of justice and having experienced the horrors of the first wars and battles, they fight bravely and justly.They also follow certain morals and ethics. Many troops would give their lives in order to protect civilians. They also fight for each other in battle as well, showing incredible self sacrifice. They began as a small peace-keeping force in the first seasons it appeared for. In later seasons, it grew and became more well equipped with improved Solider and vehicle units. It still maintains its image as a shield of the people and its allies, despite its growth. The Liberators wear their signature Orange Uniforms and paint their vehicles Orange to show their peace keeping status, so that people can identify them as a peacekeeping force. Because of their status as peace keepers, most hostile armys assume that the Liberators are pushovers. But once in battle with them, they are quick to realize just how determined and stubborn Liberator forces are to deny them their objectives. Even in the rare cases of Liberator units being pushed back, they never just let it go. They will come back to the fallen region to try Liberate it again and harass supply lines to the area (which really pisses off enemy commanders). And on the flip side, allied army troops find Liberators to be very helpful, kind and understanding people. Liberator troops would even go as far as to cover a grenade for an allied armys man. Even when these brave souls tire, they still do what they can for others. Some,however,can seance that some of the Liberators are depressed,frustrated and guilt ridden because of the constant cycle of violence. So much so, that Liberators may feel particularly unforgiving to comiters of the most evil and heinous war crimes, and ashamed of the deeds they do, or what they fail to accomplish in the their missions of mercy.

CO's

Captain Briano Franchesco Barillaro The main character and a representation of the member of the forum, Briano is the famed, well trained, decorated Captain of the Liberators Army. A well trained solider of the Liberators, Briano received extensive training as a cadet and a recruit. He had risen threw the ranks as a renowned individual, and was even offered the position of General in his military carer, but turned it down so that he can fight along side his men. He cares for the soldiers he commands in battle, and he is an experienced combatant. He hails from Surrey British Columbia, Canada. He fought hard in many battles, but prefers to use force as a last resort if given the chance. But if the situation calls for it, he will not hesitate to give the order to open-fire. He suffers from chronic depression due to the guilt of losing his men in battle, but trys not to let it distract him from his duties. His choice weapon are two Submachine guns and a switch-blade in the heel of his combat boot. He dose own a Bren Light Machine gun that once belonged to his uncle, but only rarely uses it. Another weapon he was recently seen with is a M249 Squad automatic weapon that was specially issued to him that is becoming his new favorite weapon. He also has some (if somewhat limited) knowledge on piloting aircraft. At first, he was a kind and just Captain, making sure POWs were treated fairly, but recently, he has become frustrated with how much cruelty and evil their is in the world, becoming agitated from time to time and occasionally wondering why he should show mercy to the same armys who blatantly murder innocents and his men with out any remorse or so much as a second thought. The rare, kind hearted or confused pow makes him re-think this new mindset, but makes sure that the pow in question sees what their actions and the actions of their army cause. Briano cares deeply about Vivian, his girlfriend and fellow comrade in the Liberators. To him, the love he has for her, and her for him, is the only thing keeping his innocence alive and his mind in a healthy state, claiming that: "...the only thing in this world that dose make sense anymore is the love I hold in my heart for you..." After this, the two of them shared a tender moment. Thowe while Briano was ready to take their relation ship to the next level, Vivian didn't feel ready yet. Briano respected Vivian's feelings regarding this and the two of them shared several kisses with each other. In part three of the grand campaign, Briano and Vivian finally got married, and adopted Maria 3 years after the events of that took place in the West Campaign.

1st Lieutenant Vivian Churchill

Briano's childhood friend and fellow solider, Vivian has become a well trained infantrymen. Like Briano, Vivian also hails from British Columbia. Vivian cares a lot for Briano. The two of them are almost always seen together, including on the battlefield. Vivian joined the Liberators becuse of her desire to protect people. She is a kind hearted tomboy, and in battle, a capable fighter. Her choice weapon is a AR-10 assault rifle with grenade launcher attachment, but also likes the FN P-90 which replaced her AR-10. She also wields a melee weapon called a Tonfa, similar to police issue nightsticks, except weilded in pairs. She owns a personal, computerized H.U.D. that was given to her by Briano. She is descended from British military great,Winston Churchill. Vivian is engaged to be married to Briano, this engagement happening in the Grand campaign. Near the start of the Grand Campaigns hiatus, the two of them were sharing in a moment as the StarFourge was being destroyed in earths orbit. When Briano said that he felt he was ready to advance their relation ship, Vivian was hesitant, saying she wasn't "ready just yet". Briano respected this and the two of them instead shared in a many passionate kisses together. Vivian once had a special ability she inherited from her grandmother, where she was able to astral project at will, but after Briano was trapped in Spawns illusion spell and Vivian projected her spirit into Briano's mind, she had lost the ability due to the large amount of demonic energy used to trap Briano in the spell.But some residual effects of her lost ability remain. Evey now and then, she can seance the presence of ghosts, but this power often comes and goes.

General of the Army Matthew Lim

Briano's close friend, Matthews strategic skills, military knowledge and bravery had allowed him to become the five star general of the Liberator army. Briano and Matthew had been thru many battles during their years as enlisted men. He's known to be able to analiys a battlefield for information thru forensics and deductive reasoning. He can tell the personality of a enemy casualty just by personal effects, what his shoe size was and his stomic contents. He earn the the Rank of "General of the Army" (the highest decorated rank of general) durring a covert mission against the Terren dominion (TD)with Briano and Vivian and a squad of Liberator troops. Durring the mission Matthew was captured with two other soilders under his command by the Vilot wolf army (VWA). One soilder was killed saving Matthew from death by leaping infront of a bullet from a VWA soilder. One of the automatons, touched by the selflessness of the soilder who was shot, turrned on his comrads and swore alligence with the Liberators. Matthew then orderd the remaining soilder and the droid (which introduced itself as Scythe) eluded capture and found Briano's and Vivian's squad. While inrout to a rondivue point with Liberator Rangers, they discoverd some VWA troops preparing to excicute civilian prisoners. The Liberators intervined and saved all prisoners, but sustained casulties. Fortunetly the Rangers arrived and nutrlized the remaining enemy forces. Briano, Vivian and Matthew were given comendations for General positions, but only Matthew accepted the position. Briano was promoted from Staff Sergent to Captain and Vivian from Sergent to 1st Lieutenant. After Matts parents are killed by a road side bomb,Matt attends the funeral, but keeps his feelings about their death deep inside himself, saying he cant afford to get emotional, as he is responsible for the army and the people under his command, putting lots of emotional pressure on him, and begins keeping everyone at a distance.

Screen shot showing Sam before and after her change in attire

Brigadier General Sam "Alie" Lim

Matthews Sister, Sam is a very brave and capable girl. She joined the Liberators shortly after Matthew did. Matthew trys to keep her out of harms way, for she almost died on a mission with him on hill 400. Once he was made General of the Army, he made Sam a Brigadier General to keep her safe. She, however insists on going into battle periodically. Sam deeply loves Matthew. She's just as smart as Matthew, thowe isn't as level headed or as calm as Matthew. After discovering that her and her brothers parents were killed by a road side bomb, Sam becomes more withdrawn and estranged, changing her look and taking her mothers first name after legally changing her name, making her old first name her middle name. She then is put in charge of commanding Luka, and she becomes even more attached to Matt then before, despite the fact Matt is starting to keep everyone at an arms distance. She confides in the other female CO's that her love for Matt is becoming more then a love between siblings. Because of Sam injury's on hill 400, she was given cybernetic implants and has a "Cyber-Jack System" surgically grafted to her head, allowing her to jack herself into computer terminals, robots and cyborgs, and also allow her consciousness access to cyberspace.

2nd Lieutenant Alexis Alexis joined the Liberators after she lost her family and a friend were killed in a artillery attack on her hometown. She then joined the Liberators and became a top solider and hand-to-hand combatant. Her drive and combat expertise allowed her to rise thru the ranks to become a 2nd Lieutenant.During her tour of duty as an enlisted solider, she met Dianna, whose personality resembled that of her old friend Jillian. They both became inseparable. She is ussually bad tempered, sarcastic and is ruthless in combat, was known to shoot the limbs of prisoners that anger her.Durring a combat mission with Dianna, both her legs were shot and she was dragged to safety while still firing her weapon at the enemy. Alexis and Dianna are currently a steady couple.

2nd Lieutenant Dianna After losing her brother to the war and conflict (her brother was a resistance fighter), Dianna discovered the existence of the Liberators Army and joined as an enlisted solider. With her passion to become as good a solider as her brother she managed to earn the position of 2nd Lieutenant. Soon after her commendation was made and she became 2nd Lieutenant, she met Alexis. They soon grew attached to one another and eventually developed a deep, romantic affection with one another. Aside from being a good soilder, she is also an accomplished mech pilot, and usully pilots a standard RK-56 walker. She is Alexis's complete oppisit, being kind, carring and sincer. She saved Alexis durring a mission in which Alexis took buillets to her legs. Dianna and Alexis are currently a steady couple.

Dorangonnosuke-san Developed by a top-secret, freelance, military hardware development facility, Dorangonnosuke-san was developed as a multi-role military robot, and is by far the most destructive, powerful force in the Liberators army. Dorangonnosuke-san is a Dragon Nosuke class robot with an advanced AI that is capable of leaning and evolving. Affectionately known as suke-san by the COs and the troops, Dorangonnosuke-san is one of the most predominant givers of morale in the Liberators army. Even when the soldiers of the Liberators are in the most seemingly futile battle, just by the sight of Dorangonnosuke-san can cause the morale of the troops to sky rocket wither or not suke-sanis laying down fire. The increased morale boosts Liberator ranks and combat efficiency. He is commonly seen with Briano and Vivian. He seems to have some connection with The Guardian (a.k.a. The Dark Guardian) of the Abyss of Darkness army (information regarding the connection is mostly speculation at this time). It's believed that the two were constructed together. Dorangonnosuke-sans evolving AI is so advanced that some abilities, found in humans may be acquired. (Its not confirmed nor denied that he can use a form of Berserker mode like the CO's can use). He remembers a girl that he was friends with in his past her name is Reina, a former employee of the military development facility that created himself and the Dark Gaurdian.

Scythe Scythe is a mechanized solider of the Liberators. He is a strong headed droid and is the leader of the all A.A.S.U. squadron: The 145th Droid guard. He was once a VWA Droideka series battle droid, but turned against his former comrades to save Matthew. Not much is known about his background and is infrequently seen.What is known is that he says little and is very unassuming. He's a heavily armed droid and possesses twin heavy repeating blasters, a Class 15 shield generator and has infrared visual sensors. He also has upgraded his bronzuim armor a total of three times, each being a different color.

Major Anthany An old friend of Brianos, Anthany used to serve three years as Navy SEAL and two years as a Marine. Close to the end of his second year as a marine, he was sent on a dangerous mission as 2nd in command of his platoon. Unfortunately, their situation was compromised during the mission and most of the platoon was killed. Only Anthany and one other marine, an old school chum of his, survived and were taken prisoner. They were then subjected to painfully unimaginable torture. Their bodies were strained beyond human endurance, and the both of them were slowly dieing after five days of almost non-stop torture. A special OPS team was sent to rescue them, although the mission was a success, Anthany and his friend were at an inch from death once they were taken back to HQ. A cybernetics surgery was required quickly if the two of them were to survive. The cyberization was a success. Anthanys body was reconstructed and given cybernetic equipment. He is well known in the Liberators as being an expert sniper and swordsmen, and holds the rank of Major.

Shane (Resigned) An old school mate of Anthanys, Shane joined a Marine Corps and after years of training and missions done, became an elite trooper. He was eventually reunited with his old school friend Anthany. They operated in several missions together, and soon became experienced marine troops. On the last mission as marines, their situation was compromised, resulting in their capture and the deaths of their comrades. Shane was given grueling torture, and during the second week was given horrendous damage to his hands, feet and face. After the special OPS rescued Anthany and Shane, the two of them were given the cyberization surgery as soon as they got back to marine HQ. The operation was successful. Shanes hands, feet and face were heavily cyberized. Now unable to use conventional weapons, Shane soon became an experienced hand to hand combatant, and is an Officer cadet, the lowest Officers position in the Liberators. Durring the Liberators Conflict with the SS, Shane resigned from the Liberators to live out the rest of his life in peace, as he was growing tired of the constant conflict.

Blade A being from an alternate dimension who has just seen peace from years of war, Blade was a top solider withen the "mon military forces". Once the war was over, he and his girl friend, Naiona, spent thier time working with science experiments. Upon discovering the universe in which the Sprite Wars has taken place, he at first didn't want to interfere with the goings on in the sprite war. But due to Naiona's persistant's, Blade decides to go ahead and join the fray with Naiona. Blade is a Scizor and is very warrior/samurai/ninja like in personality. Has insectioed characteristics. His skin consists of an unkown metal element, that provieds cosiderabule protection, thowe is susceptible to fire and heat. Has excalent combat reflexes and amazing speed. Thowe he can fly a bit, his wings are actually used for regulating body temprature. He can morph his pincers into hands but prefers to keep them in the form of pincers.

Naiona A being form a alternet universe. A usually gental and kind hearted individual, Naiona has been in many battles with Blade in their dimension. After the war in their universe and the many science exparaments they've conducted, they discover the Sprite War. Naiona sees Vivian in danger and insists that she and Blade help. After considering, Blade agrees. The two of them finally decide to try and aid the Liberators during this time of conflict. Naiona is a Gardivor, possessing physic ability's and can levitate above the ground. Naiona can also teleaport, see into the future, scence emotions and read minds, some of these ability's cause fatige when in prolonged use. She is a proficient user of side arms, thowe uses her phycich abillitys most of the time. They have prepared and are now ready. Her favorite sidearms are a Pair of Colt 45's, a Pair of Desert Eagles (or Deagles) and and a pair of Glock 18 machine pistols (Her only automatic weapons). She also owns a Colt Python Revolver, and recently came into possession of A Smith and Wesson 500 Magnum.

Luka Luka is an AI that controls the Liberators mobile weapons platform that possesses a cannon that can transform from a supper heavy duty artillery gun capable of hitting targets halfway across the world, to a heavy duty beam cannon that can down multiple capital spaceships in medium earth orbit. Other weapons include AA guns, missile tubes, rail guns and Luka also possesses advanced radar. Its also rumored that Luka possesses a wormhole generation drive in order to traverse contaminants, even other planets and star systems. The only problem with the system is that it uses naquadria (or liquid naquada) generators to do so, which can be highly unstable if not properly calibrated and calculated. Luka also has a shield system to protect him self from orbital attacks from space ships, but the protection it gives can only last 7 minutes or so. Never the less, Luka is a true force to be reckoned with.

Sergeant Major Tamara Barillaro Formerly a singer and piano player turned resistance fighter, Tamara used to stay in the states, even up to the point where it was invaded. She became a part of the American resistance fighters. Unfortunately, the people she worked with distrusted soldiers of other armys.When Liberators Under Briano and Vivians command entered the town that the American resistance held up in, they were met with hostility. Things soon escalated and a firefight seemed inevitable,but things soon simmered down when Tamara heard the commotion outside and saw her Brother, Briano. She then reunited with him and joined the Liberators and became a Sergent Major. Shes indipendant and an odd girl. Shes tomboyish yet girly at times. She also sasses and Back talks to her brother. She dislikes tanks, hates spiders and adores wolves. She want's to learn how to pilot mechs but her piloting is haphazard. She is well trained in hand to hand combat, and explosives. Tamara is good friends with Vivian and considers her a sister she never had, and believes that both Vivian and Briano are made for each other. She also plays the Violin from time to time. She also has a knack for making, handling and defusing explosives and IED's in particular (which makes her brother VERY uncomfortable)..

Officer Cadet Travis the Hedgehog A 23 year old mobian hedgehog who previously was a Marine First Sergeant before being given a chance to train for a commission. Travis's personality is actually quite ubiquitous of marines: typically tough as nails, gruff, blunt as a stick to the eye and often says "Who-oah", the Marine battle-cry, reply and catchphrase. Interestingly, he declines smoking cigarettes and instead is an alcoholic and takes stress relief medication(while most marines drink alcohol a lot off duty, they also frequent the use of cigarettes). He also has a soft spot for kids, often telling stories and giving out chocolate with ones he meets in Liberated towns. Travis's outwardly carry's a "tough guy" military bravado. Despite the tough guy front he puts up, he's really has a good heart. He carry's around standard issue Marine weaponry and equipment. Their are rumors between other marines that he's married, but when asked to confirm, he doesn't answer.

Officer Cadet Kasumi Asaki Kasumi is a Liberator Ranger who previously was a Rangers Staff Sergeant before given a opportunity to apply for CO training. She is 18 and half nekomimi,having only cat ears. Her human father married her mother, who was full nekomimi with both Cat ears and a tail. Kasumi is an eager girl and very willing to please her peers.She is also very agile, light on her feet, intune and amazingly limber, because of her cat girl nature. She often recalls the Liberators moto: "De-Opresso Libere!" which she utters to give her inner strength, or whenever addressed by higher ranking CO's (the latter because of her willingness to do her best, she feels compelled to speak the phrase.) Once in a while, because of her cat girl nature, she sometimes says "Nya" after a sentence,but it is infrequent because she is only half cat girl and able to curb it easier then full cat girls. (When it dose happen, its a source of embarrassment for her.)She is issued typical ranger gear, but atypically possesses an IAF modular firearm that was a rare Imperium surplus, being made from a Machine gun variant which was mounted on a firearms pole arm and came with a sword bayonet. It was unused and sold to a military surplus because the machine gun variant pole arm was heavy and rather unwieldy. Kasumi found it in the window of the army surplus and fell in love with it, surprising everyone by being able to wield it both easily and effectively. It can also be used without being mounted on a pole, but Kasumi often uses it while attached to the pole with sword bayonet fixed. When asked how she can wiled it, her comrades reply "She must posses amazing upper body strength...or something like that". She dislikes the rain, has a fear of drowning, and gets seasick easily on sea going vessels.

Recurring Charicters

Thier are several key charicters that show up now and again in the Liberators storyline. They are listed below:

Private Walter Braburn Private Walter Braburn is one of the Anti-vehical specalists in the Liberators Alpha company. He was born and raised in NewYork City and is an accomplished tank hunter. His primary weapons are made up of either a LAW Bazooka or an early model RPG-7, and finally his sidearm. He speaks with a thick Brooklyn accent. His closest friend is Private McKlowskie, whom he meet as a cadet. Against enemy infantry, Braburn often softens up large groups with his RPG-7, and finishes off any remaining troops with his side arm. Against many targets or heavily armored vehicles, he will use ambush and guerrilla tactics, taking cover and remaining hidden until he can re-load another rocket. And he often moves silently to a new positon to keep the enemy off guard. Sometimes he even uses his pistol and RPG-7 together in an Akimbo style (which, while impractical, is admitted to be quite impressive). Braburns helmet is made of Kevlar and has protective goggles and a headset mic. He often wears a Bandana over his face to protect himself from the heat of his RPG-7 and from inhaling smoke.

Private Sam McKlowskie Private Sam McKlowskie is a Support gunner who specializes in machine guns. He was born in Tenassy. His friend is Private Walter Braburn.He often lugs around a Minigun and serves as an ultra heavy infantry support gunner. McKlowskie often gets entrenched or dug deep into a flank or behind his advancing allies while in cover and lays down a ridiculous amount of suppressing fire. Because of the ammo capacity of his Minigun, he rarely ever uses his sidearm. The only draw back is that he often moves a little slow because of the wight of his weapon. The large ammo canister dose provide him with a small degree of protection, granted its in certain circumstances, and he wears a specialized helmet with a HUD and head set mic.

Tank commander Sergeant Welsh Welsh is a tank commander of a Bullchan class tank and as a part of the Liberators 111th armored tank divisson. Welsh was born in Londen Englind, comming from a family with a pristigus military history. He joined the Liberators Tank Corps and had become famous for his daring acts and that of his crew. One such case was when durring a tank battle the main gun and turret were distroyed and he and his crew were wounded, they continued fighting with a 50cal machinegun, sidearms and the machineguns on the tank, fending off light armored vehicals and infantry.Recently, Welsh and his crew were found driving a M1A3 Abrams tank, as seen in the Grand Campaign. Although unfamiliar with the new tanks workings, Welsh and his crews experience will put their new tank thru the test.

Tank driver Peas One of Welsh's crew members, Peas is the tank driver of a Bullchan tank. He drives the tank and operates the main cannon. He is a good driver but can be difficult to work with, under any circumstances. He tends to be Sarcastic and rude. He was born in a town in Scotland and speaks with a thick accent.The crew were found driving a M1A3 Abrams tank, as seen in the Grand Campaign. Peas often partakes in Scottish Entries and loves watching "Hells Kitchen". His favorite food is Haggis, and loves listening to Bagpipes.

Tank gunner Jack Jack is the 3rd member of Welsh's tank crew. He operates secondary weapon systems, Countermeasures and is in charge of repair and loading the main cannon. He has a wry, chipper attitude and speaks matter-of-factly, ussuly stating obvius facts. He was born in one of Ireland's outer townships. The crew were found driving a M1A3 Abrams tank, as seen in the Grand Campaign. Jacks grandfather was a former IRA member, and Jack is often uncomfortable about it. He usually trys and either avoid the subject or completely deny it (even thowe he's had received IRA training from his grandfather).

Reina A former employee of a freelance military weapons facility. Not much is known about her except that she was in charge of over seeing Dorangonnosuke-sans construction and that of the Dark Guardian. The only thing that is known is that she quit to become a singer, and serves as Suke-sans mechanic and friend.

Maria Rowena Angelique Maria is a 13 year old girl found by Briano and Vivian while fighting on the Liberators African Front, against FSA forces. Her life is one filled with tragedy: Her British father and French mother, were killed before she got to know of them, and she lost her Grandmother, Uncle and Aunt, who gave their lives to save her from Armex soldiers that were searching the house for dissidents. Alone in a world filled with Violence and hatred, she fled from her home in France, confused and afraid. It was revealed to her by her dying uncle, that she was in fact, a witch, one that inherited great magical power from her parents, and possesses magical technology left for her by her father and magical textbooks and spellbooks from her mother. She has but a rudimentary knowledge of magic and knows only 15 combat based spells (Theirs assumed to be over several hundred combat spells, aside from the hundreds of thousands of normal magic spells). She is however, highly talented in her magical ability's, and is a quick study. She also Possesses a highly rare Magi-Tech called "The Striker Unit".....

Commander Shadowsun A Tau commander who's Entire Fire Warrior Command force was merged into the Liberators in a joint Earth/Tau Empire Coalition, in order to solidify relations between the Liberators Army and the Tau Empire and officially become allies. Commander Shadowsun was sent to serve as a Tau Empire Liaison and Serves as the Interstellar Battle Tactician and Combat adviser. She is a battle hardened Tau Fire Warrior, an wears the prototype XV22 battle suite with integrated multi tracker advanced target lock. She also has a pair of shield drones for defense and a command link drone to aid her in commanding her Fire warriors in battle. And her primary armament consists of two fusion blasters, however, she is quite capable of using other Tau weaponry.

Special Ability's

The CO's of the Liberators poses unique spiritual powers, most of it the ability to tap into a individuals spiritual energy, increasing their natural ability's with spiritual power, becoming faster,stronger and over all, more powerful. Their are also a few other special abilities.

Berserker ability/a.k.a "The Seed" The Power of the Berserker is one that all CO's at one point learn to harness. Given the heat of battle, a solider may find himself reaching into himself for a power to counter his enemy. The "Seed" as it's known is a state of complete calm and clairvoyance on the battlefield, allowing and individual to anticipate the enemy's intentions on a primal level. A soldiers instinct becomes enhanced and ones reflexes and reaction time are doubled. Some NCO's and enlisted troops may unknowingly call upon this natural ability on the rare occasion. Its assumed that the Seed is simply an advanced form CHI discipline.

Monoshift A power that Briano and Vivian find thrust upon them, all thanks to a pair of Special Gems that became stuck in their body's after a battle. The Red Daimon Gems have their own special power and draw on even more power from other sources, becoming a focus of that power. When unleashed, the Spiritual energy is magnified by the Gem, so much so that it can change the appearance of both the user and any weapon the user holds, imbuing both with great strength. The gems need to be charged, however, after each use. Sometimes, Briano and Vivian can utilize a small portion of the Monoshift they have dubbed "The Eye of the Edge-fencer", allowing them to track the movements of an enemy fluidly and develop quick reflexes and reaction time, without using up much of the power being contained in the Red Daimon Gem, and shows no physical signs, other then the fact that their eyes glow bright red. They claim that everything appears red to them while in this state, and any person appears as a glowing white light with a red outline, but seemingly able to tell friend from foe by a means they don't fully understand themselves. They also claim that the world seems to slow down a bit from their perspective.

Magic This realm of power belonging to Maria. Magic comes in two distinct styles: Western (mostly European style) and Eastern (mostly Japanese and Asian style)Like CHI, Magical power is a natural energy accessible (in theory at least) to all living beings. The difference between the two is that Magic power is based in nature and drawn in by the users own ability's, while CHI is based more within the user and expended regularly as a sort of Life-fule. In other words: Magical power is an external and spiritual power, while CHI is internal and physical. Magic users like Maria, can use their powers to give them superhuman ability's, but using too many spells at once or using one or several extremely powerful spells, could tire a magic user and even having one's magical ability's sealed would make them no more dangerous then a regular person. Magical power and be enchanted into objects, including weapons and (via special magical contracts), can allow other people to borrow a magic user's magic power, even people who normally can't or don't use magic. Such magical contracts are called a Pactio or Magi-Contract. Such contracts revolve around the Witch or Wizard and a magic partner, known as a Magister Magi, mostly principled as a stable combat tradition, most commonly used by western magic users, (ironically, most people who initiate a Binding Contract of a Pactio usually marry each other. Probationary contracts are used by magic users who are too young to legally marry or used by those who don't wish to have a permanent, binding contract, and with the case of those in Probationary contracts, can form such contracts with multiple people to find the right "Partner", usually with close friends). On rare occasions, a few Mages have made several Probationary contracts at once. A Pactio contract is initiated thru a kiss, but a Pactio circle must be drawn first before kissing in order to solidify the contract, Probationary or otherwise. Magister Magi who enter a contract with a wizard receive a sort of card that contains the Magister Magi's "Artifact", which can be summoned and put away at the Magisters command (usually thru saying a magical phrase; "Adeat" to summon forth, and "Abeat" to put away). Its unknown as to how a particular artifact is selected for a Magister, but its assumed that the Artifact is embodied based on the Magisters personality. The Artifact card can also be used to summon the Magister Magi to the Mage and provide a means of communication, telepathically, between Mage and Magister Magi. Their are also small numbers of Magic users who can use both Magic and CHI together, providing a huge boost to both energies. However, it requires great skill to do so, as combining the two energies could be hazardous at best, and down right dangerous at worst. A other problem to using both Magic and CHI together is that it can cause a severe drain on a persons power if used for prolonged periods, not only draining ones magical abilities but also draining constitution, tiring and fatiguing a person.Finally, when it comes to a mages fighting style theirs two particular styles: Traditional Mage and Combat Mage. A Traditional Mages forward Defense is competently dependent on the Ministra (basically, if the mage is with out one, then it makes fighting a bit harder)and all the mage dose is create powerful spells from the rear. If the Ministra is incapacitated or not present, the Traditional Mage will be without protection and unable to fight well against opponents (if they can even get a spell cast at all). Its a stable style as far as it goes, and also provides more strategy to be planed out, used mostly by mages that prefer to stratagize in combat. Combat Mages use their magical ability to increase their physical ability's while they themselves are also entering the forefront of combat of battle to fight with the ministra. Its very versatile, but the speed of spell casting is paramount and also demands quick reflexes and good coordination. Most combat mages also learn a martial art or two to complement their fighting skills. Once a mage reaches a certain level in their magic ability, the two styles are almost indistinguishable from each other. Marias combat technique leans more towards a Combat Mages Style.

Pactio Cards? Some information regarding Pactio cards, as well as a few examples, can be found at this outside source. [1]

Striker Unit A pair of hybrid mechanical/magical propeller devices used by Maria for flight and worn over her legs. They are rigid, preventing much movement of the knees, but can be disengaged on the field if needed. When wearing a Striker Maria's power is vastly increased by a magic engine in the unit, resulting in the constant manifestation of her animal ears and tail. It grants her the powers of high speed flight, increased physical abilities, and the ability to raise defensive shields at will without need of incantation of a spell. Strikers require high magical aptitude and without such aptitude, the unit cannot be used effectively. Fortunately, Maria's magical aptitude is sufficient enough to bring out the striker units full potential. Her fathers schematics reveal other air based striker unit designs, as well as land and navel variants, thereby giving the three types different designations: Land Striker, Sea Striker and Air Striker. From the designs, Land strikers appear to be more flexible compared to the Air Striker, and would grant a user high speed running, jumping, endurance and hypothetically provide devastating kicking attacks, aside from increased physical abilities, and the ability to raise defensive shields without need of a spell. Sea Strikers are assumed to provide immaculate swimming speeds in any sort of aquatic environment. So far, Liberators are yet to see any Land or Sea Striker Units, but they assume that if Marias father designed theses units, that surely he may have made more for other girls like Maria. However, recent evidence shows that while Maria's father had knowledge of the inner workings of Striker Units and possessed many detailed schismatics, that in reality, he was not the original creator of the Strikers, as he had no knowledge as to the reason to the existence of these rare Magical Artifacts.The reason as to why is still being investigated...

Liberators Soldiers and Units

Intel regarding the Liberators Army strength are chronicled in files and kept in Intelligence Headquarters, and in Matthews personal file cabinet, under lock and key . While some information is common knowledge, the rest is classified or on a need-to-know basis. For what is known to all members other then the Liberators about their comrades in arms and their equipment, see the following file.

Liberator units[2]

The Strike Witch Program

****Highly Classified Intel can be found in the following file.....****
****WARNING!PASSWORD REQUIRED TO ACCESS!!!!****
**** Password: Armored Mage[3]***
****Password Accepted****

The Tau Empire/ Liberators Earth Coalition Caste

A Sub Faction of the Liberators Made up of Members of the TAU Empire's Fire Warrior Caste, Led By Commander Shadowsun. The TAU are, for the most part, a peaceful race of beings with large advances in technology. Liberators Made contact with the Tau Empire when they conducted an away mission through their Stargate and arrived at a Planet within the TAU Empire. Their they Made Contact with the TAU and welcomed to a peaceful offer of "Joining the Greater Good". Not Sure what "The Greater Good" was, but happy to make peaceful contact, the Liberators Offered the TAU a partner ship of sorts. Commander Shadowsun was sent with over several Thousand TAU Fire warriors as part of a good will mission to laern of Earth and the Ways of it's people, so to keep both Earth and the Tau Empire within good stead. While the Tau saw the Liberators had the best of intentions for Peace, they recognized that they needed help. As such, the Fire Warriors that were sent back to Earth, opted to stay and serve as aides to the Liberators and Liaisons for their home system.

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