Bab 246: Tai Tai Shien the Catsaber
(General POV)
Location the Chaos Wastes/The Bloodfire Falls-Within Enzium, Throne Chamber
Once again they have returned from their home-dimension of the Warp.
Upon their returned to their throne room on Enzium's tallest tower, time began to flow and move once again.
All around the castlevania style throne room, were lesser daemons standing guard of them, with the damned specter which is the Speaker, Zxaie-xie, floating in the far corner of the room.
Having already planned their course and route for their campaign, they activated the crystal ball/core of Enzium, giving the living fortress their instructions to begin the march south pass the Chaos Wastes and into the frozen lands of Norsca, as they're now on route to Sylvania the lands of the Vampire Counts.
The Greater Chaos Daemon, roared and buckled as it started to move out the Bloodfire Falls, and head towards the Southlands.
During this the Warp Gods instructed Ixion to stand from their throne, and start making its way to the lower levels to call fort their reinforcements from the Warp.
As they passed the flesh hounds watched, while mortifinis bowed their heads to them as they'd made their way out the throne room, obviously sensing the anger, and animosity directed at them by Zxaie-xie, but they just perseved it as a annoying gnat buzzing around their ears...or in Nurgle cause a joyful melody, since he enjoys gnats...
But regardless with this the Southland Campaign along with the third trial of the Gods has officially begun.
Location the Chaos Wastes Eastern Region-Gharhar Territory
The Gharhar were a Kurgan tribe of Chaos Marauders encountered by Archaon, the thirteenth Everchosen of Chaos.
Inhabiting the Upper Shroudlands of the Chaos Wastes, the Gharhar had fallen on hard times by the time of Archaon's arrival, losing their warlord and a full quarter of the tribe to a flesh-melding pestilence.
When they attempted to sacrifice Archaon to the Dark Gods to reverse their poor fortune, they were defeated and the remnants of the tribe forced to join Archaon's own growing Chaos army, now their territories are left in much dessoray becoming a hunting ground for beastmen warherds, and enslaving/testing facilities for the dawi-zharr/Chaos Dwarves.
One such race that was created through the dawi-zharr vile experiments like the hobgoblins or the black orcs was the catsabers.
Catsabers are an anthromorphic sub-species of beastmen, using the combination of human women and felines, the original purpose was to make broodmothers for these new werecat like beastmen, to be fast, agile hunters and killers worthy of great trade for the various forces of Chaos!!
But just as their Black Orcs before the catsabers rebelled and escaped the clutches of the dawi-zharr, escaping to the wilderness and the Chaos Waste like now.
The catsabers divided themselves into small clutters, one of being the Shien Clutter that once was the largest of the groups and have cause great anarchy and chaos in the eastern regions of Cathay and even Araby.
But eventually their numbers were dwindled since only females are born catsabers in this clutter, cause of that they needed to raid and pillage to survive and expand their numbers.
Making them mortal enemies of the dragons of Cathay and the people of Araby, causing several mayor and minor wars which eventually lead to their near extinction and to survive the Shien returned to the west, which in turn alerted their greatest enemy the Chaos Dwarves of their return to the Chaos Wastes.
Cause of the Shien clashes against the people of the east they have hence made few culture adaptions and their unique changes such as reddish and sand colored fur, and unlike the other clutters the Shien retained some of their humanoid feminine traits while majority of the other catsabers or werecats have become more feral and beast like, while the Shien kept their feminine charms with exceptions of the cat ears, tails (multiple up to three per catsaber), semi-feline face and mouth, as well as elbow length large cat arms, cat feet.
They also developed bright red eyes, retractable large razor-sharp claws, and a unique adaptability to any surroundings making the Shien Clutter deadly hunters.
And the most skilled and brutal hunter in their kin is the young chieftain name Tai Tai Shien, a tradition made that every chieftain would gain or lose a name replaced with the name of the clutter, as a signal of power and authority amongst their kin.
She was very beautiful with tanned, shining skin, long, wild and spiky reddish orange hair, large round breasts and luscious curves, she is a tri-tail catsaber who is the literal definition of a vicious hunter, and a cat of prey.
Her face was one of few of the clutter that maintain most of the human like appearance with the exception of having razor-sharp serrated teeth in their mouths, these are called "Charm-whiskers" which can easily lure male prey for the clutter, but unlike the rest of these charm-whiskers, Tai Tai had no interest in weak mates, all she desires is battle and the thrill of the hunt.
Tai Tai Shien, wore a short special tribal hoodie in sand like colors with cat ear warmers on top of said hoodie, with orange paint of serated mouth cat on the hood as well.
Her hood was also connected to large, long sleeves that nearly covered her arms entirely with only her five large, sharp claws being exposed, like her fellow catsabers all of them wrap their breasts in cloth and expose their bellies, they use similar colored and style long pants with heeled pant legs to aid their footwork and leg claw-swipes.
Her face was always covered over, for clutter culture her face while still beautiful in a wild aspect, is its also covered in scars from past hunts and fights that she is proud of, it was just tradition for the chieftain to hide their face and for other catsabers to never stare at their leader.
Putting aside her looks, she and her clutter were busy stealthily killing straglers from Chaos Dwarves troops tracking them through the mountainous terrain.
If they haven't dwindled from thousands to a couple hundreds they could fight back, but the dawi-zharr with their chaos magics, weapons, and monsters they were clearly stronger and would be easily overwhelmed in direct combat.
The only saving grace, for Tai Tai and her clutter was with the recent rise of a powerful Chaos Lord that conquered vast amount of the west of the Wastes, the dawi-zharr have been careful and not send their strongest forces also making sure not to send a large army that might spark the animosity of this rising Champion, Ixion Daemonhart.
While quietly and stealthily climbing down the side of the mountainside, to stalk a pair of fireglaive guards scouting for her and her kin, she readied her claws and was about to pounce when another Chaos Dwarf with a great axe came rushing in.
While she'd enjoy the challenge, she grinned her sharp-teeth and lowered herself behind some rocks and boulders, as she waited for the perfect moment to strike at her prey, and by good decision she was able to listen in to what the new dawi-zharr came to say, (they're obviously are going to speak in dark tounge) "Listen!! An important report has arrived!!!" this caught not just her attention, but the attention of the two Infernal Guards.
The third Chaos Dwarf, then started to report to them what has happened on the west, a huge battle occurred on Bloodfire Falls, some days ago between the rising Chaos Lord, Ixion Daemonhart and the Herald of the Tempest, himself Kholek Suneater.
This peaked Tai Tai's interest more, but what the accursed dawi-zharr said next really shocked and gave the young Shien Chieftain, a opportunity.
The Chaos Dwarf said, "It was a great battle worthy of the Gods. Even the mighty Hashut was drawn in by the clash, between dark champions. And in the end, the Herald of the Tempest was defeated, now bound to servitude to the Chosen of the Gods!!!!" he went on further that the council has made it a priority to not anger the Chosen of the Gods, and earn his favor in anyway.
This was the best information Tai Tai could obtain, smiling wickedly she quietly return to her clutter's hiding spot and begin their track to the west after the Chosen of the Gods, originally the catsabers were either planing to join Archaon's services or try to survive on their own but serving this mighty champion of the Chaos Gods will benefit the Shien Clutter deeply, making Tai Tai chuckle, as she rushed back to her clutter.
Location the Chaos Wastes Western Region-Near the Site of the Norscan Wars
Enzium was skittering through the Chaos Wastes in great speed, easily reaching the edge of the western region of the lands of Chaos in under a week, currently heading south as it dark masters' commands.
They were heading to the ancient site of a mighty battle once held place between several Norscan tribes, at the very western shore edge of the Chaos Wastes still skeletal remains, and abandoned weapons and armors remained in the gruesome site, it shall serve as the exit/entrance point for the Dark Legion of the Damned to sail across the Sea of Chaos and onto Noscan itself from thr lands of the Graelings.
The Graelings being one of the major Human tribes of Norsca.
During the time of Archaon's quest to become the thirteenth Everchosen, the Graelings resisted him, using the Werekin of Fjirgard to combat him.
The Herald of the Apocalypse, Archeon, defeated them only after his own forces suffered heavy losses due to the Graelings' valor and stubborness, now they might once again condemn themselves of they resist the Warp Gods march to the south, and from Graelings they'll head further south to the Sea of Claws to enter and strike at Kislev.
Laharl convinced his brothers that striking Kislev would be the greatest move, once they destroy all the mayor forces of Kislev, Tzarina Katarin, Kostaltyn, and if the possibility presents itself Boris Ursus and Mother Ostankya as well.
With mayor defenders slain all the kislevites will go into despair, with Kislev itself open for all other Chaos forces to invade and also strike at the Empire becoming a distraction as they pass the lands of the Empire without much resistance and head to the eastern regions of those lands, to Ostermark.
Ostermark or as officially known as the League of Ostermark, but sometimes called the "East March of the Empire" is an province of the Empire that was formally founded only very late in Imperial history.
It lies at the far north-eastern corner of the Empire, hence with more Chaos invasions surging fort from the fall of the main guard of the Empire, Kislev they can traverse the imperial lands and head straight to Sylvania throught the Dead Wood.
While this route my seem long and filled with several battles against several factions...which Khorne completely approves of...it was the most direct and beneficial course for the Warp Gods, as they can eliminate several threats in one sweep.
After all after the Von Carsteins are defeated and Vlad Von Carstein's Ring is in their possession, the secondary target of Karak Eight Peaks will be in their sights at last.
Currently the Warp Gods have returned to their throne room on Enzium's tallest tower...
Location Within Enzium, Throne Chamber
Following their avatar was a dozen various daemons, knightmares, succubi, and rambunctious nurglings coming to serve and guard the throne room of their dark masters...not that anyone can even make it to said room with numerous traps, daemons, Chaos warriors, giants, dragon ogres and more stationed all over the humongous multi-Castlevania based castle fortress.
As they made their way pass the Speaker, still floating silently in the corner, the Warp Gods could clearly hear the malignant thought of anger and spite aimed at them, it was clear that their not soo obvious spy, was angered with the surge of reinforcements that they've so "quickly" obtained, but like before Zxaie-xie was just an annoying gnat for all they care finally the newest southern Chaos invasion has begun...
All the while Laharl could sense a soul...a woman...extremely touched by Chaos, and filled with soo much lust, darkness, and potential approaching their location.
Which sorta has him both curious and confused, apart from Valkia and some lesser known women from the books and novels, there aren't that many female Chaos character, which meant whoever this soul that is indirectly calling out to him is, is a unique variation of this alternative Old World.
This certainly caught the Dark One's, interest maybe he has found a potential candidate to join his Carnage army in this world, or maybe the Ninth Queen, smiling within Ixion, Laharl secretly told Aillia, to keep watch over this individual that seems highly feral to him and report to him, all events that occur or are caused by this woman, Aillia responded with a quiet, (Sure. Leave it to me my Lord. (*u*☆))
And with that all was ready to proceed on...
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