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CCCXI "Trial and Error" The Human Catapult
The siege had been going for days. A legion from the Dragon army had been sent to take Fort Crowley, a Lion stronghold at a strategic point along a road. But spies had informed the Lion King's generals, who had dispatched a small garrison force to bolster the men stationed at Crowley. Nevertheless, the Dragon forces, undaunted, had decided to lay siege anyway. Arrows and spears flew and sometimes struck home in brief skirmishes before the Dragon forces would eventually retreat back to the siege camp. And it would repeat over and over. It seemed a stalemate. The Dragon general, in desperation, decided to try an idea one of the kingdom's inventors had thought of. Although he thought it to be crazy, he decided it must be tried. If they could;t go through, they'd go over. The engineers, covered by large wooden shields held by soldiers, a catapult was rolled for ward. The Lion soldiers on the wall prepared to retaliate, but none seemed anxious. All attempts with catapults had failed, the rocks glancing off the wall, and any that managed any higher failed to hit the Lion soldiers, who were protected by the battlements. (The Dragon army was not provided with the most high quality of catapults). As this new attempt rolled forwards, the Lion defenders grew slightly uneasy as it drew closer to the wall than before. The dragon general stepped out from behind a shield and, in a loud voice, proclaimed, "Heed my warning! This your last chance to peacefully surrender the fort! If you do not listen, then we will unleash our secret weapon on you!" The defenders glanced among one another, but said nothing. "Very well! You will not surrender, so… fire!" A Dragon soldier hopped into the catapult, the engineers pulled the winch loose, and…nothing. "What?!? This isn't supposed to be happening!" As the soldier climbed out of the catapult bucket , suddenly, with a crack and a splintering creak, the bucket broke loose of the arm as the arm shot forwards and upwards tossing the unfortunate soldier high into the air and slamming the catapult arm into the frame, collapsing the machine. "NOO!!!! screamed the general as his men, demoralized, scrambled back and the Lion knights attacked with renewed vigor. The would-be catapult soldier picked himself up and scrambled for his life among the hail of arrows and spears. The Lion Kingdom had won for today, due to faulty planning and low-qualtiy catapults.
CCCXI "Trial and Error" The Human Catapult
The siege had been going for days. A legion from the Dragon army had been sent to take Fort Crowley, a Lion stronghold at a strategic point along a road. But spies had informed the Lion King's generals, who had dispatched a small garrison force to bolster the men stationed at Crowley. Nevertheless, the Dragon forces, undaunted, had decided to lay siege anyway. Arrows and spears flew and sometimes struck home in brief skirmishes before the Dragon forces would eventually retreat back to the siege camp. And it would repeat over and over. It seemed a stalemate. The Dragon general, in desperation, decided to try an idea one of the kingdom's inventors had thought of. Although he thought it to be crazy, he decided it must be tried. If they could;t go through, they'd go over. The engineers, covered by large wooden shields held by soldiers, a catapult was rolled for ward. The Lion soldiers on the wall prepared to retaliate, but none seemed anxious. All attempts with catapults had failed, the rocks glancing off the wall, and any that managed any higher failed to hit the Lion soldiers, who were protected by the battlements. (The Dragon army was not provided with the most high quality of catapults). As this new attempt rolled forwards, the Lion defenders grew slightly uneasy as it drew closer to the wall than before. The dragon general stepped out from behind a shield and, in a loud voice, proclaimed, "Heed my warning! This your last chance to peacefully surrender the fort! If you do not listen, then we will unleash our secret weapon on you!" The defenders glanced among one another, but said nothing. "Very well! You will not surrender, so… fire!" A Dragon soldier hopped into the catapult, the engineers pulled the winch loose, and…nothing. "What?!? This isn't supposed to be happening!" As the soldier climbed out of the catapult bucket , suddenly, with a crack and a splintering creak, the bucket broke loose of the arm as the arm shot forwards and upwards tossing the unfortunate soldier high into the air and slamming the catapult arm into the frame, collapsing the machine. "NOO!!!! screamed the general as his men, demoralized, scrambled back and the Lion knights attacked with renewed vigor. The would-be catapult soldier picked himself up and scrambled for his life among the hail of arrows and spears. The Lion Kingdom had won for today, due to faulty planning and low-qualtiy catapults.