by Brian Moon
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Colonel Tomain had just finished his inspection and inventory of what he had to work with when the fog bank rose into view and started moving up Victory Avenue. A runner quickly came from Lord Nemesis to tell him that Dark Watcher was moving up Freedom. This was a break he was hoping for. He may not be able to see what they were shooting at but at least they could shoot into it with out their own fears attacking them. He ordered his infantry to stand read and then called his eight Warhulks to move to the front of the jaeger group to for a charge. As the Warhulks built up steam, rain started to fall between them and the approaching fog.
“Attack!” Colonel Tomain shouted and the Warhulks started lumbering down the road, weapons at the ready. The wind shifted and swirled and the light rain changed into sleet. The Warhulks started to slide and shift and their legs seemed to go several directions at the same time. Colonel Tomain watched in frustration at this all the while the fog bank moved towards them. He was just about to give the command to fire, regardless of his dancing Warhulks when the wind began to pick up. It seemed to swirl around him, up and down the avenue. A block away the winds roared and suddenly the fog bank was sucked into a column of turning air. Colonel Tomain had never seen one, he had only read about them, had only seen their aftermath, but his heart stopped as the realized that he was looking at a tornado. Looking beyond it he saw Elementar standing legs spread wide and arms moving in a circular motion. He could see him clearly and yelled for his infantry to shoot him… but no one heard him over the roaring wind.
Colonel Tomain saw Elementar push forward with his hands and the tornado rushed down the avenue. His order choked in his mouth as the Warhulks were sucked into the tornado and spun around several times, bouncing off the buildings to either side of the road. The tornado picked up speed and intensity as it roared down the street. The Colonel didn’t have to give a retreat command as his men broke ranks and started to run, but it was too late. The tornado charged into the jaeger ranks and the air was filled with swirling metal.