The sanguine virus was slowly but surely becoming increasingly rampant inside Rebecca's body, and indeed this beautiful but traumatized young woman seemed more like a ticking time bomb than anything else, ready to explode at any given moment as she got ready to assist the Governor in this upcoming quest for vigilante justice!

The Governor wasn't just going to rush into battle by randomly attacking Terminus without rhyme nor reason either, so instead he sent a few of his best scouts ahead to check out Gareth's place before making any further combat decisions, because his aggression was always tempered with great patience and only a fool would blindly fight people like that. Several days passed but in the meantime Philip had a nice, long talk with Rebecca and after asking her some more questions he finally decided to make the young brunette fourth in command, behind Merle and Martinez but sometimes she'd have much greater authority than that, due to those two men often going on supply runs and also other missions as well. Every now and then she would actually be the second in command behind the Governor, which simply blew her away that someone trusted her so much, but she was very thankful and also humbled by such an amazing opportunity, and without question Philip knew that the twenty two year old would never let him down either. Finally his scouts returned with some very useful information regarding Gareth's Terminus compound, so he kindly thanked them for their much needed and highly appreciated help, before leaving to go look for his good friend whom he now loved dearly like a brother, none other than Rick Grimes himself. Both men had gotten into several misunderstandings with one another much earlier, but after working through those disagreements they'd formed a strong bond which nothing could ever break no matter what. Rick was far from a saint however, because he'd shown absolutely zero remorse for those two Terminus trackers which Philip and Rebecca had so ruthlessly tortured and executed! This was a very harsh and cruel world and Rick could care less about what happened to evil people in general, so after the Governor explained the situation he slowly nodded before smiling at his close friend.

"Well Philip, I can definitely respect that because this is something you and Rebecca have to do yourselves, so trust me I understand because the same thing's happened to me before, and no one can blame a man or woman for wanting to take matters into their own hands like that. Hey no problem and you don't even have to ask me either, so we'll keep Woodbury safe until you finish what that piece of shit asshole Gareth started!"

Rick smiled again then hugged Philip tightly, while also wishing him the best of luck before leaving to gather up all the members of his own closely knit group. Rick knew that very few words needed to be said right now, and he actually owed the Governor a huge favor because Philip's group had kept the Prison safe while Rick's people left to fight a war of their own. The Wolves had invaded Georgia and murdered numerous innocent civilians who were trying to reach the relative safety of the Prison, all in an attempt to lure Rick's group out so they could slaughter everyone else inside the compound before completely destroying it! However, the Governor had utterly ruined those plans by using his fighters to defend Rick's place from harm, and after many Wolves were killed the rest quickly fled in terror but were all caught in a truly vicious ambush by Rick's returning group, so between both heroic forces the Wolves stood absolutely no chance whatsoever! This time Rick had snapped like never before as he slowly tortured then killed several Wolves who tried to surrender, so in many ways he and the Governor had far more in common than most people thought! Now Rick would be returning the favor as Philip's people left to attack Terminus, so the next morning Philip and his male and female soldiers departed from Woodbury, eventually reaching an area which was located nearby, but not too close to Terminus. He had a clear goal in mind and after going over strategy with Merle, Martinez, and Rebecca they all came to an agreement regarding what to do next, but this battle might not go exactly as planned but that's where Rick came in, because his group was ready to confront any of Gareth's survivors who might attack Woodbury out of revenge. However, rather than openly assaulting Terminus with his soldiers the Governor had one very nasty little trick up his sleeve, because he no doubt planned on using all fifteen Woodbury prisoners to do the dirty work first, before making any further moves in this upcoming battle for ultimate supremacy! Philip then spoke in a loud, harsh tone because he was clearly not in the mood to play nice today.

"Alright you fucking assholes, get going or you'll be the first ones to die! Now move on out because Mister Gareth and company are expecting you pathetic pieces of shit!"

The cold blooded murderers and thoroughly disgusting rapists wanted to rebel against the Governor just then, but they knew that some of his soldiers also had silencers on their weapons, which meant every single one of them would be shot dead without Terminus even hearing it either, so they glared at everyone before making their way forward to almost certain death. Armed with simple and crude weapons, for the most part their job was to provide a greatly needed distraction while the Governor got ready to unleash carnage and destruction upon Gareth's people! Martinez positioned the tank far back enough to not be easily seen even from a distance, while the convicts began literally running for their lives as the battle between Woodbury and Terminus now commenced!

Philip snickered because there was always that one asshole who couldn't fucking follow orders no matter what, so after the cowardly prisoner turned and started running back to where the Governor and company stood, the Woodbury leader simply grabbed a 12 gauge shotgun before proceeding to blow yet another convict's head off, splattering gore and brain matter everywhere while the attack on Terminus continued!

"Alright, fire that goddamn tank and let's wake Gareth up right now!"

Martinez quickly nodded then got inside the heavily armored vehicle and began firing at only certain Terminus buildings, ones which were of strategic importance because Philip already knew from his scouts where Gareth's fighters resided, so there honestly was no need to waste valuable ammunition by destroying everything in sight. Most of the other fourteen Woodbury prisoners were quickly slaughtered by Gareth and his people, yet a few made it to the inside of Terminus and managed to kill several fighters before they too, became human Swiss cheese as hundreds of bullets literally tore them apart right then and there! Between the convicts attacking and the tank firing multiple rounds upon the rather large compound, this in turn gave Philip enough time to begin his main assault as everyone else rapidly moved forward, yet Gareth was not about to go down without a very serious fight, because the sudden explosions all around the Governor's soldiers meant that some truly nasty rigged bombs had suddenly gone off, killing and wounding several Woodbury warriors while also buying Gareth precious time as well! Philip cursed out loud but now he saw another opportunity to at last win the day, so he and half a dozen others ran over to the train car doors and opened them, while his tank continued firing at the high walls in order to take out Gareth's snipers. Using weapons gathered from the dead Terminus people, the Governor then took a huge risk by quickly going inside each train car, reassuring the frightened and nervous captives that he meant them no harm whatsoever, because he was here to rescue them and they could also take these guns and join him in the fight, which a dozen of the twenty people agreed to do at once. These terrified men and women somehow trusted Philip because they had nothing to lose, and at the very least they'd been saved from becoming Gareth's next victims, so they joined the Governor as he kept up the pressure on Terminus. Gareth's rigged explosives had been a very effective counter to Philip's massive tank, thus more or less evening the playing field between these two determined groups of combatants. Suddenly another powerful explosion destroyed the tank while also wounding Martinez, but as he exited the burning vehicle one of Gareth's snipers blew his brains out with a well placed head shot, which now left only Merle and Rebecca in charge under the Governor! Revenge for the brave and fallen Caesar Martinez came swiftly however, as Gareth's mother Mary was brutally disemboweled by Rebecca's long and sharp butcher knife, as the young female gutted her alive while also pulling out Mary's intestines for good measure! Meanwhile the Governor and those recently freed train car prisoners attacked from the left, as everyone else moved in from the right which no doubt tightened the noose around Gareth's neck, yet this vile and cowardly young man willingly sacrificed more than a few of his own people in order to escape through the nearby woods, by using those fellow cannibals as human shields until most were shot to death, although several others followed him as they also escaped as well. Gareth's brother Alex was then shot in the back by a remorseless and vindictive Governor, before being dismembered alive as Philip began chopping the helpless man up with an ax, easily severing body parts until finally decapitating Alex with one final swing of the weapon! Rebecca's speed and extremely violent nature proved fatal for many Terminus fighters, which meant that this abused and traumatized female had done a considerable amount of damage on her own, thus proving to be one of the Governor's top soldiers and someone he greatly admired and respected! All reanimated corpses were quickly put down by the surviving Woodbury fighters, but this also gave Gareth and the other human flesh eaters who followed him more time to get away, yet after everything was over Woodbury had indeed emerged victorious. Fifty of the sixty Terminus cannibals were now dead, while the rest fled into the woods and ten of the sixty Woodbury soldiers had died during battle, but another ten were injured including Merle Dixon. All fifteen Woodbury prisoners were massacred as well, in addition to ten of the twenty Terminus train car captives perishing during the vicious and brutal fight. The cost of victory had definitely been high indeed, because were it not for those convicts and poor Terminus captives assisting the Governor during battle, surely many more Woodbury people would have been killed or injured. Philip decided to hold up for awhile before pursuing Gareth any further, because there was no reason to get in any hurry right now, and besides his injured people needed medical attention and also some well deserved rest for sure. Rebecca stood alone amidst the seemingly countless butchered corpses, basking in all the carnage which had just happened as she looked down upon her own blood covered body, and the indescribable feeling of extreme satisfaction she now felt was something which would no doubt foreshadow future events, because this fiercely determined young woman knew that things were not over between her and Gareth, but perhaps Rebecca's ever increasing lust for blood meant that she wasn't a completely normal human after all!