Amidst the ruins of a forgotten city, a colossal steampunk automaton lies half-submerged in a murky swamp, its gears rusted and its brass plating tarnished with age, surrounded by twisted trees and eerie bioluminescent fungi.
Inside - hidden from prying eyes - Ghuepecco is fully occupied by the production of his robot suits. The undersea uranium will be delivered any day now.
In the mean time Ariel is testing a prototype of the robot suit in the ruins of the citadel. Fit and movement are the main points of attention.
Another test that is going on behind the screens is the one of the first armed airship, constructed with rusted plates and cannons in the belly to avoid getting too much attention.
Weapons are being tested going from repetitive machine guns...
...over laser guns...
...to taser pistols.
In a distant defoliated tropical wood pilots are being trained to become aces in aerial combat.
But most importantly of all, Maximilian, in an unknown underground location, is informing a select group of Ariel's lieutenants of the plan to bring war to the Gorgons. And that he will need their support and that of their legions when the time has come.
During the meeting Maximilian is summoned by some of his engineers. They created an additional weapon, that can turn the chances of war: a donjon buster.
The donjon buster can help to smash the Gate of Heavens and the palace of the Gorgons., also offering protection to soldiers it precedes.
Inside soldiers can be transported too. And when a wall of the palace is breached they can immediately storm the inside of it.