The Battle of Borealis
August 18, 29481 - Brad Talamer [Atlantean]
IRRK - Borealis (IRRK) - July 21st - The time for peaceful protests in Newland seemed to draw to a close, as Neutral forces fought ranks from both factions in a brutal battle in the city to mark an exclamation on their aim to reclaim the city.
The fight, unofficially dubbed as the Battle of Borealis, marked the end of an era where peaceful protests were the only weapon condoned by the neutrals. Once the unofficial capital of the neutral community, and more recently a place of protest since the occupation of the Unicorn Company, the city was the venue of the latest bloodbath, where the only red, blue & grey left was blood, weapon discharge and marks of melee strikes into the nearby walls and ground.
The event happened in the Main Square of the city, where the proceedings of the Neutral Rights Day were finishing off with a speech by Third Faction President Nohva. The large audience of neutral right supporters from all sides was soon joined by Borealis "administrator" Jessica Lonare - Who was soon followed by a heavily-armed Omni-Pol riot squad.
Initially assuming a passive approach, Lonare stood at the side of the large crowd while listening to Nohva's speech. It was with the "administrator's" presence where members of the crowd started to get rowdy - With neutral and clan hardliners goading the force. After the end of the speech, Lonare left for safety while the riot force attempted to get the crowd to disperse. Not willing to bend over for the occupying forces anymore, neutral & clan forces collectively resisted the squad, eventually coming to blows.
After blows started to be exchanged, the Main Square soon became a warzone as every side started to fight with each other - Omni-Tek forces were assisting the riot force, neutral forces were trying to eliminate the combined Omni-Tek forces, and a minority of Clan forces also took the opportunity to attack both sides while their respective forces were occupied with each other.
It is at this point where it's difficult to describe the events. The area soon became a death trap for anyone in the area not involved in the battle, forcing a small group of non-combatants (including resident DJs Veldron & Tarryk of Gridstream Productions) to retreat to a nearby area away from the Battle (although some were still injured from stray gunfire). The Battle lasted over an hour and reached approximately 100 combatants with the inclusion of pets, nearby Omni-Pol guards and reinforcements from all sides who'd received details of the battle.
With the riot force and Omni-Tek employees eventually killed, the fighting subsided - But did not end as Clan forces decided to have one last attack of the Neutral forces. Eventually, the Battle ended with victory for the neutrals, with one last speech from Nohva, the de facto leader of the fight's neutral forces, to end the day. In an interview with IRRK after the Battle, Nohva mentioned that, "It was quite obvious Lonare was prepared to send in an assault force on us, a peaceful gathering. I saw neutrals die today defending their own city. It brought tears of joy to my eyes and a gladness in my heart to see how valiantly they fought." Nohva continued on, saying that "We did not want open war, but the corporation has brought it to our door. Many have said that neutrals would be foolish to become embroiled in such a thing - But perhaps it would be the other factions, who have been deadlocked for ages, to incite the united rage of 17% of Rubi-Ka's population."
With the sudden and early retreat of Lonare, rumours have surfaced that Omni-Tek had invoked the fight to disrupt the celebration of neutral rights. Considering that the equipment & combat-preparation of the riot force was visibly higher than even veteran Omni-Pol forces, there is said to be ground to these rumours. Though in an expected response, IRRK received press statements from two separate Omni-Tek offices shortly before press refuting the rumours - Omni-Pol claimed that the riot force had been under strict orders to follow Lonare's orders and uphold the security of the city, while Lonare's office claimed that the "administrator" had left early due to injury after being hit in the head by a rock. Believe what you will.
In the meantime, neutral forces across Rubi-Ka are celebrating the win over what is considered their city. To quote the Third Faction leader's words on the result, "While the Lion and the Tiger have fought, they have now awoken a sleeping Bear in the neutral people". How the Omni-Tek Directors will respond to the recent defeat of their forces at Borealis remains to be seen, but one thing is sure - The time for holding placards and shouting chants may be far from over, but the time to pick up a weapon and fight for the city is just beginning.
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but somehow i fear in the end RPing might become totally ruined qua diplomacy cause of the pvpers just killing whatever runs around for a new title, as said with "and a minority of Clan forces also took the opportunity to attack both sides while their respective forces were occupied with each other." maybe some RPers joined along in teh confusion, but we should beware how to treat diplomacy between factions with the pvpers intervening (as was the case with the long-past yutto incident in borealis) ))
Originally Posted by playboyfixer
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