Talk:AIF/@comment-12161342-20140930130523

AIF alliance-held beachhead

''The new day dawns gray and cloudy, as work continues on the reconstruction of the AIF. Out to sea, a huge bank of fog draws slowly towards shore, but since it has slipped into the area Tato ordered cleared out yesterday, it is not expected to pose any visibility issues. Meanwhile, the low muffled growl of machinery can be heard, but this is considered normal due to the round-the-clock construction efforts. Shortly before the bank of fog reaches the shore, something changes. The low, muffled growl suddenly increases in volume tenfold and becomes a deep, throaty roar of immensely powerful engines underlain by what can only be described as the sound of a thousand tanks under way. The sudden change in pitch and volume seems to come from the fog bank and is followed almost immediately by constant small tremors in the ground. Stunned, many look towards the source of the sound and vibrations, just in time to witness a truly shocking sight. All at once, the fogbank seems to disintegrate into nothingness, revealing the monstrosity inside. A behemoth machine, four kilometers long, three and a half kilometers wide, and three kilometers tall, slowly makes its way to shore, gradually rising as it makes its way into progressively shallower waters. As it reaches land, 32 gigantic, heavily armored tank tracks can be seen, clawing at the ground, tearing up anything that isnt solid rock and some things that are. Accelerating once it hits firmer ground, it accelerates up to 25 MPH, smashing anything unfortunate enough to be in its way. It plows through forests, abandoned buildings, and burned vehicles alike. Even the carcass of an unidentifiable flying ship, burned beyond recognition, is crumpled like a beer can under this leviathan. The machine, looking for all the world like some god tore a volcano from the Earth and mounted it on giant tank tracks, follows the path Tato ordered clear the day before, inexorably headed for the first targeted PCAV superweapon. The A.N.F. Continent, the one of the most closely guarded secrets of Aneph and the uberweapon Tato promised, has arrived for its first combat mission.''