Fantasy From The Ashes We Rise - IC

[FireMaiden]

You awake, in a clouded daze. You are,unsure of what's happened to you, or anyone else because at first, you can't see much. And you hurt, wherter you're injured of not. But then you remember everything you witnessed. Last night was a complete massacre. From outside what use to be a large city, the dust and thick smoke made it look as of it was just a foggy morning. Nobody passing by could see the crumbling corpses which use to be the buildings that lined the streets of Arcadia. A large city, which use to surround castle Moore, a castle no longer; it's marble archways and golden walls reduced to a rubble and smodering ash. It's people lay dead in the streets, their blood smeared and stained, running down the cobble stone streets. The air was thick, smoke and dust threatened to choke those who wereleft, those few who managed to survive the onslaught one way or another. And they could only think one thing, Verdian. The kingdom to the west they've been at war with for centuries. They must have attacked once they knew the guards were spead thin as most went home to their families. This thought would fill the surviors with rage, and they knew what they would have to do. But the answer to the destruction wasn't as simple as they thought. It never was.

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[FireMaiden]

The Ruins of Arcadia​

The sun was just peaking over the horizon, small rays breaking through the thick, gray smoke hanging in the broken streets of Arcadia. Among the rubble, the bodies of it's citizens laid cold and unmoving, their blood staining the once perstine cobblestone streets, kept clean by strict laws set in place by the pile of blood and bones that was once King Alistar. The attacks did their best to take care of everyone who held any power, of who had the potential to topple them. But their work was sloppy and unfinished as they left an hour before the sun rose. They knew that not everyone was dead, but they didn't have the time to make sure. This proved to he what saved the lives of the few who managed to make it till dawn.

In the rubble of an unnamed building, a woman lay face down, and unconscious. She groaned as she woke, her head throbbing. She was sore, but managed to pull her self up, and with the sudden rush of blood, she swayed, groaning again. This wasn't how it was supposed to go. A simple recon mission, that's all this was. But Shirke couldn't focus on anything that happened, she just needed to get out of there. While looking around in the room she found herself in, she took a few steps to retive her mask. With those few steps, a pain shot through her left leg. Her ankle was sprained at least, broken at worst. Yet again, that wasn't something she needed to focus on.

Leaning down, she grabbed her mask, quickly putting it on, before glancing around the room again. On the floor further away, was her bag and bedroll. That's odd, who attacks and doesn't take any loot? But again, she didn't focus in that, and just grabbed her bag and continued on. She slowly made her way out to the street, trying to avoid looking at the bodies, but that was a hard thing to do. Especially once she was out on the street. Once she was there, that task became nearly impossible. A disgusted sound passed her chapped lips as she slowly walked, limping as she did. Her first priority was to get out of the city, her second, look for surviors. Safety Hammer Bakuyoshi Jellyon Mercy_J (here we go!)

 

[Mercy_J]

Chaos and destruction lined the streets of Arcadia Bork the Ork slammed his heavy foot on the cobblestone path crushing a dead body under its massive weight a few goblins standing next to the towering figure covered in light armor that belonged to humans. The armor barely fit on the goblins and all of it was too big for them but it was the only armor they had as they gripped their small daggers like mighty swords. Bork looked down at his right-hand goblin and let out a roar "LOOT!" the roar echoed across the empty streets like a warning sign as the goblins split into two groups one started climbing what little buildings remained to get a better view, equipped with their small makeshift bows they would rain fire on anyone still alive. The second group of goblins started running into different buildings looking for gold all while trying to stay in eyesight of Bork while he slowly marched down the street dragging his ax along with him and kicking bodies out of the way searching for loot.
FireMaiden Safety Hammer Bakuyoshi Jellyon (Also anyone else at the moment)

 

[RaidenJK]

Waking up to a sudden sound of a collapsing building a man jolted up with a confused expression.Looking around he realized what happened a slaughterhouse is what surrounded him.Dead bodies piled on top of each other and buildings falling over and just in rubble.Realizing he might end up just as worthless as the corpses around him he quickly started to pick the rubble on him.Looking at the sky he roughly say he was out for an hour"Damn lets hope I still have my stuff"suprisingly he found all of equipment intact somehow.
"So what now"he thinks to himself"Well guess I'm not getting paid for my services"he says slightly angry.After loudly cursing out whoever did this he started looking for survivors"Somebody has to remember who did this cause I need answers now!"he thought to himself.While looking he felt a quick,sharp pain on his chest"Damn a broken rib probably hate those".Stopping himself from searching for survivors he quickly starting looking around for something to treat his rib.Looking around he realized he should probably get out of the streets there enough loot here for 3 armys"Damn a hangover right now"he thought while hopping in the alleyways"What a day".

 

[Bakuyoshi]

Darius's eyes shot open and he looked around trying to get out. But he looked down to see the lower part of his body was covered in rubble and he only felt pain in one of his legs. "OK that is weird. I'm pretty sure I got two legs. Gah screw it, Hey! Is anyone out there? I need some help getting out of this Rubble!" Darius attempted to get out with no luck yet again. He sighed before giving up and waiting for someone to get him.

FireMaiden Safety Hammer RaidenJK Mercy_J Jellyon

 

[FireMaiden]

Looking around at the sound of not only a roar, but a cry for help, Shirke stopping limping down the street. Scanning the buildings, the woman was trying to find where the voice came from, only to find nothing. So, she headed towards the direction of the yell, still limping, but it was gradually getting better every little bit, so it was just a minor sprain. As she crossed over to where she heard the boice, the woman nearly tripped over a small pile of bodies. She sighed, seeing a child among them, whoever attack could've been no less than monsters. Though, when her attention turned back to helping whoever cried out, she sighed in realizing that she was close. Close enough to see him.

"Hang on, I'm comming," She said, her voice hoarse from lack of water and smoke, though it held a certain softness. And the unmistakable accent of Verdian. Bakuyoshi

 

[RaidenJK]

Hearing someone yell out help Xion decided to turn back and start searching again"Well at least I'm not the only one alive".Looking around in the distance he saw a moving figure looking closer it was a women and the voice he heard was getting closer every step."So is she the one calling for help or..."getting cut of by the sight of a man trapped in the distance he started slowly jogging over to the two people that were probably the only ones alive other than him.
Bakuyoshi FireMaiden

 

[Mercy_J]

Bork slammed his ax on the cobblestone pavement when he heard voices signaling the goblins to stop looting and regroup, the goblins put a tarp over the pile of trinkets and gold that now laid out in the street. Goblins that were on the ground circled around each over making a death ball ready for battle against any remaining humans while the goblins with bows stayed far back and high above the ground ready to fire on Bork's order. Bork marched forward now carrying his ax on his shoulder looking for the human when he heard another shout Bork the Ork beat his ax into a body on the cobblestone pavement multiple times the first strike of the ax caused the man to scream in agony and he was dead by the fifth swing. Bork ran towards the sounds of the voices shouting like an animal filled with rage as the goblins broke rank following him yelling all the way there shouts of battle drowned out by Borks.
FireMaiden Bakuyoshi @RAIDEN

 

[RaidenJK]

Hearing the scream of a mostly likely orc and a man getting slaughtered by it Xion was now running over to the man and the women"Damn right now come on man".Getting over to the man he quickly helped him out"Yo we don't have time to talk but can you walk"he asked as soon he looked over at the women"You too cause that leg aint looking to well"he winked at her with a almost heavenly smile.
Bakuyoshi FireMaiden

 

[Jellyon]

Lothric Van Aulen
Noble District​

It was if he woke up in a middle of a nightmare. The putrid smell of dead, rotting corpses and thick, dark smoke produced by the now ruined city enveloped around him like a snake wrapping its helpless prey. Lothric sat inside an empty demolished building silently staring at the kindled flame, watching as its embers escape into the open air with a bright red like colour. The only sound produced in the room was that from the crackling fire as it slowly disintegrated the burning wood. He'd had been sitting there for what seemed like forever. At the point where he'd lost track of time. It didn't matter. None of it mattered. Everything that he ever cared and cherished for was swiftly stolen from underneath him. Friends, family, all of it... There was no point in living. The only thing he deeply regretted was why their enemies didn't kill him like the rest. Wasn't the idea to kill all survivors? Cut loose ends? If so, they did a shitty job of it. Maybe he could do them a favor and end it all right here and now. With that in mind, Lothric leaned over to his side to pick up his weapon, holding it out in front of him. While rotating his hand, inspecting it, he couldn't help but sigh. The hilt of a shattered sword wasn't going to cut it. Yet it was the only thing he had left. Having the exception of his ring of course. He then placed the sword into its original sheath and fell back into his arms, wanting to forget everything that came to be. As moments of silence came to pass, he began to hear distant shouting coming from the lower districts. This caused him to completely disregard the noises, doing without much so as moving an inch. Silence took hold afterward. With a brief period of peace and quiet, something else had caught his attention. A terrible, horrifying shriek. It almost sounded like the words.... loot.... Wasn't there enough for them to take? Were the lives of many innocents not good for them?! He was at his breaking point. Tightly gripping his hand, he abruptly stood up from the piles of stone bricks. He had grown tired of this game. Gradually stepping out of the open-faced building, he started to descend from the hilltop, traveling towards the source of the noises at a moderate pace. There will be death.

FireMaiden
Mercy_J
Bakuyoshi
RaidenJK
Safety Hammer

 

[FireMaiden]

(Right, donkeep in mind not every action is immediate. If Darius could have gotten out with only one person, he could have freed himself. Further more, It isn't obvious Deliah is a woman right off the bat, she has a hood and a mask.) RaidenJK

Shrike looked up at where she sound was coming from. Which it was now clear as the hulking mass that was charging at them, was an orc. She likes the orcs, theybwere cool but when outside a village, most of them were like this. She quickly joined the man who just showed up to free Darius. Though when that man commented in her leg, she shot a glare at him, though it was unseen due to her mask. Bakuyoshi Mercy_J

 

[Mercy_J]

Bork came into view of the humans from which the yelling originated from and stopped charging standing still and let out a roar, there was a pause of silence before the goblins caught up to Bork twelve small goblins came running past Bork almost comically charging towards the humans and a volley of arrows flew over the orks head flying towards its mark. From any trained archer the arrows looked poorly shot as if only one or two would hit but the goblin archers were carpet bombing the area with arrows. Bork slowly started walking towards the group a deathly smile growing on his face as he started spinning his battle axe.
FireMaiden Bakuyoshi Jellyon RaidenJK

 

[RaidenJK]

"Ah daaaaaaaamn"he saw the sky fill with arrows and saw the orc charging at them"Look whoever you people are we gotta go"."If ya can't run then I'll hold them off but if you can move it"he said putting on his gauntlets.
FireMaiden Mercy_J Bakuyoshi

 

[Bakuyoshi]

"Look instead of Bickering I'd suggest we get me out so I can lend a hand!" Darius struggled to get out of the rubble and failed. But he could only tell that one side was tougher to move then the other. And for some odd reason one of his legs did not want to work.

FireMaiden Mercy_J Jellyon RaidenJK

 

[FireMaiden]

"Hey help me get him out, we'll focus on the fucking orc in a minute!' Shirke barked, the rubble starting to slowly move as she worked in moving it. Again, her voice would hold a clear Verdian accent, and it would be clearer as her voice got louder." And you could use your arms!" Bakuyoshi RaidenJK Mercy_J Jellyon

 

[RaidenJK]

"Aight damn just make sure I don't get hit with an arrow"He says lifting up the rubble"Aight get up now if you can walk get out of here if not then lets go".Looking over at the other person"You I don't know who you are but if he can walk go with him".
FireMaiden Bakuyoshi

 

[Jellyon]

Lothric Van Aulen
Lower District​

The sound of falling rock echoed throughout the barren streets. A gentle breeze was blowing past, picking up dust and dirt. Each step Lothric took was met with the ringing and clanking of his steel boots hitting the cobblestone beneath him. His body was slowly leaning side to side as he continued aimlessly through the black smoke. Out of the corner of his eye, the see the resumed devastation left by the massacre. On either side of the streets, dead bodies were scattered. Many faced down to where they have fallen, others lying against the walls covered in their own blood. He pitied them. They never stood a chance. Turning his head back forward, he saw that the street he was on beginning to open up to the town square. But as just he seen it all, he had come across a sight that would forever be embedded in his memories. In the center of the square where the kingdom's iconic water fountain laid, many tall wooden poles were placed around the fountian itself. Lothric stopped for a moment while he scanned the area for any sign of danger. Once confident that there was no immediate threat, he pressed onward. As Lothric drew closer to the poles, a feeling of uneasiness began to surface. The atmosphere was of the place was.... off. Getting closer to the poles the fog was slowly fading away, unveiling what laid up top. Not a second sooner, he saw something he wished he hadn't. Bodies. Dead bodies. They were nailed to the poles with their arms spread across as if they were made into a cross. Cuts, bruises and the shafts of arrows covered their bodies in a horrific scene of a display. He couldn't bear the thought to look at them. He'd had almost puked. Leaning his head over the fountain to clean himself up he noticed that the crystal blue water was replaced with blood. Jumping back away with panic, Lothric shook his head. His breath was at a fast pace. Shutting his eyes closed, he wanted to forget. He couldn't tell the difference if they were regular humans or savages. No one deserved this. Briskly walking away, he finally dropped down to his knees. He was now afraid to produced onward. Only more death and despair could follow. He then lifted his hand and smacked it against the ground as he screamed in frustration. He could have prevented this. He could have stopped it. So why did he fail in the end? He smacked his hand again with more frustration with tears. Weak. Helpless. Coward. Moron. The thoughts were building up. Finally, he took a couple of deep breaths. He knew is was losing his sanity. He needed to be strong. Coughing, he lifted himself up. More importantly, he needed to kill whoever caused this. Just then, more screaming occurred. Looking back, he saw a barrage of arrows flying in the distance where the screaming was coming from. Although, one of the screams was sounding like a Verdian. Lothric gritted his teeth with anger. 'Verdian....' He dashed off into the thick fog over to where a supposed battle was taking place. He was getting close.

FireMaiden
Bakuyoshi
RaidenJK
Mercy_J

 

[Bakuyoshi]

Darius attempted to get up but then his other leg from the knee down just came off. Darius was horrified to see that somehow his own leg was removed by some rubble. "Oh gods no. Look just try and hold him off. I'll try and figure out a way to get out or walking."

FireMaiden RaidenJK Mercy_J

 

[FireMaiden]

"Oh god, your leg... that sucks," Shrike said, trying to show a hit of empathy, though she really didn't care. The woman pushed the remaining rubble off to the side, and turned to face the charging Orc and his many goblins. why did the orc have goblins? the world may never know. All she knew was that they'd have to work together to subdue him. With that, she drew her sword, and got into a fighting stance which suggested she came from welth. An ancient technique which many rouges used. "Just keep your head down." Bakuyoshi Mercy_J Jellyon Safety Hammer RaidenJK

 

[Mercy_J]

Bork slowly marched towards the group as the infantry goblins stopped dead in front of them and started to cluster together in their battle stance with large cooking pot tops as shields and daggers as swords. The first volley of arrows landed all around the humans and second soon followed as the goblins slowly moved closer to the humans forming a ball of spikes and shields Bork walked calmly he knew his goblins would weaken them even more and Bork would then clean up the rest and have all the loot in this town.
Bakuyoshi Jellyon Safety Hammer FireMaiden RaidenJK

 

[Jellyon]

Lothric Van Aulen
Lower District​

Lothric kept a steady fast pace as he ran through the various streets and alleyways. His vision started to turn into a huge blur as he sped up. He carefully synchronized his breathing pattern to the rhythm of the very steps he took to save him from fatigue. While this slowed him down in regards to speed, it was a careful calculation for coming fight. No man exhausted would win a battle. However, Lothric's mind was currently preoccupied with hatred and purpose to even consider his immediate surroundings. He wanted to find the Verdian's and give them a long fulfilled death. 'Mark my words. I WILL have revenge for my brother.' Their deaths would be the least thing he could do to avenge his former home. But he knew deep down inside that this would not change the outcome. Therefore all of them had to die. Turning the next corner, he had found where the disturbances were coming from. Lothric halted in his tracks, stunned with bewilderment. An enormous raging orc commanding a small army of goblins was attacking a group of people. One of whom was missing a leg. 'Where did he come from?! And who were these people?!' He didn't have time to find his answers, however. All that mattered as that the orc needed to be slain before letting him go rampant throughout the city, or what's left of it. Snapping out of it, he quickly examined the field to get an understanding of the situation. From what he saw, the goblins were pinning the group down with a volley of arrows while a secondary force was slowly pushing up as a whole. The orc in the meantime was pushing forward with the group, chuckling as he anticipated their demise. After instantly unsheathing his broken sword, he broke into a full run as he charged directly at the beasts. Screaming and yelling a mighty battle cry.

(I know this is a bit shit, but I literally can't think of any other way of doing this.)

Mercy_J
FireMaiden
Bakuyoshi
RaidenJK
Safety Hammer
@ and anyone else that I've missed in the area

 

[RaidenJK]

Seeing the Goblins start to move in he got in his basic stance"These goblins aren't that strong so don't be intimidated"He stood in front"Since I'm probably the most durable don't hesitate to use me for a meat shield"then seeing a man charging head head first with a broken sword he sighed"Well I see who woke up on the wrong side of the bed".
Bakuyoshi Mercy_J FireMaiden Jellyon

 

[FireMaiden]

"Oh, yeah, sure. Use the halfling as a sheild, that's a good idea," Shrike muttered sarcastically. And then, about time say some other rather rude remark, before her attention was immediately drawn to the charging man. "Hey! Whoa, that's not a good idea!" she called, again, her accent very present. Jellyon Mercy_J Bakuyoshi RaidenJK

 

[Mercy_J]

Bork hear the humans yelling to something he couldn't see and looked in the direction that they were yelling seeing a man charging towards the ork. Bork faced the man and started charging towards him with his axe in the air ready for combat.
Jellyon
(Sorry didn't know what else to put)

 

[Prrrgadilly]

Altair awoke with a start and fright. He'd been dreaming that he was drowning in a sea of blood, which was unfortunately nearly case as Altair had woken up in a veritable pool of blood. So much blood, that none of it had even begun to congeal. Not that Altair allowed the blood or mutilated corpses bother him, in the slightest. His normally white robes were stained red and his white hair pink, Altair absently pushed a lacerated arm off his chest and rose to a kneeling position. Oddly enough, his horns and skin were completely pristine.

"Master?" His pitiful call range hollow in the demolished ruins. There was no point in even calling out though. Sitting in front of Altair, was the severed head of his moat recent master, eyes and mouth agape with shock. "My master is dead. Wh-what will I do now?" Tears began to flow freely out of his eyes as he stood up and looked around the wrecked estate of his late master. There were several curved lines slicing through building and flesh alike. All originated from the pool of blood with Altair at the center. With nothing to keep him, and nothing to retrieve, Altair left the wrecked estate behind and wandered the body laden streets of Arcadia looking for two things: a way to remove the bloodstains from his hair and clothes, and a new master.

He'd been walking aimlessly for a few minutes, when he heard yelling voices and decided to follow the sounds. Maybe a new master lay among them. After a second of thought, Altair stopped to pick up a broken lamppost. The dull, ash covered, iron lamppost began to stretch, straighten, and thin as the blackness of Altair's hands propagated along it's length until the lamppost became a long thin black staff with a hollowed half circle at the back end, and an arrow in the front end. ((just like in the picture)) Now properly armed, Altair sat on his staff sidesaddle and flew up over the streets until he had a clear view of the ruckus in the ruins.

Seeing the group of humanoids under assault by goblins and an orc, made sure he was outside or arrow range, and began reciting his Magic Missile spell with the intention of calling forth a Rain of Light.
(( FireMaiden I just realized that I forgot to add my gifs for his abilities in the CS, so y'all have no idea how I wanted them to look. i'll edit things after work.)
@ everyone involved