Fantasy Swords, Sorcery And Whatever That Monster Torching The Town Is

[Juju]

Yuki looked down in horror as Kuto was stabbed by the lady-knight's blade. "Kuto!" she cried out, only for her words to decend into a feral growl. Seeming to mirror her anger, the bird shrieked and angled its wings down into a dive so sheer Yuki could see the wind trailing from the tips of its feathers.

On the ground, the wolves also reacted to their master's anguish and began to fall into a frenzy. The wolf that had attacked Sept laid upon the snow in two peices, the handiwork of his blade, but after a sudden twitch it began to thrash around again. Black icor seeped from its wounds, weaving the canine back together in a matter of moments. When it arose its fur looked half-melted and black ink was dripping from its eyes and mouth. Somehow it was faster than before and blindly rammed itself into the Knight of 7. RatKing

The wolf that had been sent to disarm Rinzler quickly recovered and lashed out at the back of Kai's leg, fangs seeking to rip the tendon below while Kai's hands were full. Gohan510

As for the alpha, her body began convulsing unnaturally and she growled in pain. In her hollow eyes a burst of ghostly flame sparked into light, quickly spreading along her back until she was wreathed in the foxfire. After taking a second to recover, the alpha lunged for Rinzler with flaming fangs. Amaya Himura Gohan510

Yuki's decent upon the clearing came as a powerful swoop, the force from the bird's wings creating a gust of wind that shook the trees below. She flew her beast just above the treetops, allowing Kuto to be in range for a flash-step. Then, they took off again at blinding speed.

"Kuto... you're bleeding really bad. We gotta find somewhere for you to recover." Yuki shouted to him aboving the rushing wind. His blood seeped into the bird's feathers, staining them in a deep crimson.

 

[Blood Born Angel]

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"Emissary of Oblivion"
Knight of Six

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The sounds of muffled complaints and a few groans of pain began to emanate from outside the field hospital, before a woman carrying two soldiers pushed through the entrance with a sour expression. The Knight of Six had one man's arm wrapped around her shoulder, and while he hobbled along as best he could the knight was practically carrying him on her own. One leg appeared twisted in an awful way, blood staining his torn trousers and all the leg armor removed from that side. The other man, while appearing a bit more lively than the other, was in just as bad shape. Nearly half of his body was blackened and scarred. He could barely close a fist with his right hand without the skin cracking, and his face and chest looked more like charred meat than human skin. Surprisingly the burned man was struggling against his commander's grip, trying to explain in vain why he was still fit for duty. However, Stigma's bloody grip was unyielding.

"Get your asses fixed up before you go dropping dead in the grave you just dug."

She helped the man with the broken leg into one of the few spots left to sit, and kept a firm hold of the second soldier's collar as he waited dejectedly for an available medic. Her charges were turning out to be nearly as stubborn as her. That was gonna be a pain.

ColdCash
(Short, but I'm at work so that's as much as I can manage. Dx)

 

[RubyZoo]

Skyler woke with a start as she heard the loud shriek but didn't know where it came from. She sat up, remembering the pain in her leg. She didn't dare take out the wood that is stuck in her leg. Hearing a low, menacing growl, Skyler looked up quickly, seeing one of the wolves. She stared at the wolf for a while, and soon, it's lips pulled back into a snarl, then lunging at her. Putting her arms up to block the wolf from getting to her face, it grabbed one of her arms and as tugging at it. She screamed in pain but quickly punched t with her other hand. She grabbed an arrow from her arrow holster and waited for the second attack. As the wolf leaped again, she struck it where it's heart would be. It fell back but quickly recovered (her arrows are made of stone). She saw it's eyes glow with hatred as it charged at her again. This time she was even more ready. She ducked down, making it hit the rock she was resting on, then grabbed it by the ear and yanked it down. It whimpered, but again quickly recovered. She was growing tired and thought it might be best to give in. It leaped at her and she stayed where she was. It landed on her and started biting her again. She screamed it pain and she saw it back away a bit but then come again. She had enough. She got up, limping, grabbed a large stick and whacked the wolf on the head buying her time to grab her bow and arrows. She waited again, letting it get up. She waited, ready to shoot.

 

[Freshet]

There was a crisp breeze blowing up the river. It was brisk, which was to be expected in this chilly environment, but not refreshing. It gave off the stench of the town, consisting of uncleared street wastes; animals and traces of smoke. The last bit was unusual but it didn’t overpower the usual smells so it was paid little mind.

As the ferry, if it could be called that -as it was little more than a raft with a rutter-, made its way to the town Sir Hahnenhorn kept a sober expression as he idly took note of the surroundings. It had the river on which goods could be smuggled, it was heavily forested leaving lots of spots to hide and ambush from and it was small enough to hopefully avoid unwanted attention. As the ferry docked the reptilian man eyed Maximilien Von Hahnenhorn knowingly.

“Truly.” piped up the Lord of Thieves in a bombastic manner as he waved his staff to distract from him pulling a silver piece from his coin purse. “‘Twas the smoothest navigations these rapids doth ever laid eyes upon.” With that Max flicked the coin over his head and into the reptilian’s hands. Hopping off the raft Maximilien Von Hahnenhorn gave a bow.

“May the shifting tides of fate allow us to meet once again with you as the servant and me as your patron.” With those parting words delivered Maximilien strolled to a nearby fishmongers shop and opened the door. The fishmonger, an ogress of a woman, with hands caked in fish guts stared incredulously at Maximilien Von Hahnenhorn. While Max was not sporting his regal coat he was still wearing a far too ruffled shirt.

“Lost stranger? Merchants usually don’t visit my neck of the river.”

Maximilien raised a single index finger as he declared, “The worm wriggles and writhes attracting the fishes’ gleaming eye. The glistening of coins draws many near who find themselves fleeced, all except...”

“The Lord of Thieves.” The fishmonger gave a bow before unlocking the door to the back room. She waited for Sir Hahnenhorn to pass through, which he did, before shutting the door.

“But before we can really discuss matters of business, there have been complications...” She timidly said.

 

[RatKing]

After cutting the wolf in two Septimus had looked up to see where Kai, who just a few moments ago was right next to him, had suddenly run off to at a great speed and spotted him guarding Rinzler from a pair wolves that had tried to attack her. Suddenly, the wolf that he had thought he slain began to convulse in the snow as a black fluid seeped from its body and quickly mended itself back together.

“What in Tiamat’s name?” he questioned as he looked at the wolf as it arose from the snow. Its fur looked like it was melting off and its eyes and mouth had the same black fluid that mended the creature back together dripping at a steady pace from them. Then in one quick movement the wolf bolted at Sept head on and rammed itself into him. The sudden impact would have nearly knocked the wind out of him if he had not managed to guard from the full force of the attack in the nick of time. Now with the wolf in close proximity to him and reeling back from colliding with his hard armor, Septimus bashed it with his shield before bringing his sword down upon it and cleaving off its head.

“You will not rise again” he said to the wolf as he drove his blade down into its separated head and followed up by breathing a plume of fire on the wolf's corpse in order to engulf the creature in flames.

Juju

 

[KnightOfNight]

In the middle of the Imperial Army's camp, a shimmering portal rips open and eleven homunculi come pouring out, perfectly human shaped except for a lack of eyes on them and the fact that they only stood three feet tall. Five of them take position to the left of the portal and another five take position to the right and begin blowing trumpets to gather the attention of everyone nearby. The final homunculus stands before the rest with a scroll in his hands and opens it.

"Presenting my Lord and Creator, Zharko Serafim Bogdan Miroslav Kostadin Gerasim Vaska Trajan Apostol Zharkov XXXVII, the Lord Librarian Of The Most Completed Sanctum Of Lore In This World And The Next, Most Honored Of Scholars, Shaper Of Reality, Bender Of Wills, Wizard Of Wizards, and Master Of Homunculi!"

A small woman exits the portal at the completion of this declaration and looks around and the appalling state of the camp, a look of utter contempt clear upon her face. The trumpeter homunculi all kneel as she walks past them to the lead homunculus with the scroll and touches the top of his head.

"My Lord and Creator, Zharko Serafim Bogdan Miroslav Kostadin Gerasim Vaska Trajan Apostol Zharkov XXXVII, the Lord Librarian Of The Most Completed Sanctum Of Lore In This World And The Next, Most Honored Of Scholars, Shaper Of Reality, Bender Of Wills, Wizard Of Wizards, and Master Of Homunculi wishes an audience with your boy king Izuru Mela Kamukura I and does not wish to wait. Retrieve him at once!"

The woman sits down on seemingly nothing, rests her staff on her lap, and picks her feet up off the ground. At once, the two closest kneeling homunculi step forth to wipe the dirt from the bottom of her shoes.

 

[Zerohex]

"Uuuh...yer shit outta luck, lass", was the quick response Zharko Serafim Bogdan Miroslav Kostadin Gerasim Vaska Trajan Apostol Zharkov XXXVII got after her bombastic announcement, delivered by a positively shiny Mickey McRory, Knight of Two. Still running around in his underwear as he had not found a proper replacement to his clothes, he had been given some simple burn ointment for his troubles and he had applied it liberally on his mostly naked self, giving him a peculiar sheen. He had helped with the mass graves, hardly a difficult task for him, and the work and soothing sensation of the ointment and cool air had helped with his humor some. Especially since he hadn't been accosted by eejits in a while.

"Erryone that wants t'be someone 'n this shitshow's busy runnin aboot doin who the fook knows away from ere", he continued for the sake of the newcomer. While some tended to the wounded or the fallen, saw to reorganizing the forces after their losses, took stock of equipment and the general current situation of the army, it seemed like all the would-be nobles and leaders had just...run off without any real proper warning, given reason or direction, let alone any kind of real order to their forces. For all anyone knew they had gone off to get themselves treasure and floozies or they could be at mortal risk and fighting for their lives, but the point is that no one really knew.

Mickey looked around, taking stock of the tired, battered men, the graves, the dire medical conditions and total lack of leadership, with the soldiers looking to anyone they could for some guidance. He made a vague sweeping gesture with both arms, as if to showcase the sad state of affairs. "Honestly in yer place I'd go and stay away, this ain't a good place for kids and lasses and the wannabe emperor boy is a real piece a shit truth be told. Might try n have ya killed to prove he got stones and can take anyone". He didn't even bother lowering his tone or hiding his feelings, why start now after all. "Name's Mickey McRory. Knight o Two, fer the moment".

KnightOfNight

 

[Freshet]

Trinity slammed the shovel deep into the earth at her side, as she finished piling up the dirt onto of one of the graves she had finished. She walked around towards her alpaca and uncorked the keg and began to fill it up with the booze. As it filled the mug with its frothy alcoholic content, she once again corked it before it drained much else. After all, she still needed that booze in case any camp or area she visited had none!

One would be surprised about the amount of dry areas, Trinity was at the very least.

"Whew." sighed out the girl as she wiped her brow from more sweat that had accumulated there. "I am going to need to get a long, hot, steam optional, bath... And make sure my stuff gets washed good." She mused to herself aloud. Of course she wouldn't, rather she couldn't worry about such trivial things until the all the dire matters of the camp were attended to first. Someone had to take care of the goings on here, and by the looks of it many had already disappeared in some presumed attempt to avoid the responsibilities of dealing with the aftermath of battle.

The ears of Trinity's noble alpaca perked up as it heard the sound of multiple trumpets. It appeared to have wanted to investigate the source of the noise as it began wandering off. Jumping up and down Trinity began whistling towards her alpaca. "Hey! Hey listen! Where do you think you are going Augusta Danielle Hermoine Daughter of 'Whose Alpaca Did This to Auntie Maybell's Antique Collection'!?"

Unfortunately for Trinity this beckoning did not seem to work on her alpaca steed, which had made up its mind. As such it began tromping towards the scene of the homunculi where Trinity began giving a frentic chase. As she finally caught her alpaca she began jumping up and down and proceeded to give it nipping motions at her neck. "You needed to listen and yanno, not leave me there."

At that point Trinity caught the tail-end of the announcement stated by Mickey McRory, who was addressing a sorceress of some sort. Well at the least it was probably one considering the eyeless abominations that surrounded her. It was a general rule that those things followed wizardly individuals.

Trinity gave a wave to the newcomer, "Hiya! Trinity Tercet Thricecoined, the Knight of Three! Uuuh I don't know what Mister Mickey said, I can probably vouch that it is true." She blinked for a moment before shaking her head.

"Unless it was about an incident with a horse; that one I just trust on face value."

KnightOfNight Zerohex
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"Complications?" bemusedly replied Maximilien Von Hahnenhorn as he sat in the one of the two chairs that was available in the backroom. It wasn't particularly spacious, which made since as it a fishmonger's shack that was too big would draw some unwanted attention, especially considering the fact that it had several barrels laying around with fish that was rotting into chum to be used for bait. He leaned his head over his staff, while crossing his right leg over his left. With a smile the Lord of Thieves waited for a response, trying to avoid gazing into the boils of the fishmonger, or as was previously established by them 'the contact'. But as he did not get a response immediately, as seen by the woman smashing together her sausage like fingers and looking down.

"I can assure you that while the temple of Bruscar while it attracts a few for pilgrimage like flies to honey, it is not nearly enough to warrant too much focus from any of the constables. I have scouted out the town and have hand-selected lines tha-" it was at this point the fishmonger spoke up.

"Burned to the ground. This very day. Apparently the work of a monster who was already stained in blood and those that followed..." she stated matter of factly. At this response, Maximilien immediately popped up and almost fell out from the chair. Grasping onto his staff he re-secured his position in his chair as he strategically cupped his face to keep from showing that his mouth was agape.

"Oooh." Maximilien spoke before lowering his hand from his mouth. He narrowed his eyes before waving his staff around, "Well, yes that would complicate matters regarding the expansion project there. I, do you have any other details regarding the matter of this ruination?" At that the fishmonger shook her head, as that was the only word that managed to travel so far to her. Maximilien frowned before tapping at his temple for a few moments before snapping his fingers.

"Well I trust that the deal with the Necromancer of Snowden is still on? While I hrhm, disagree, with those dark arts for the price he offered I do not mind diverting a few hearses to provide him materials so he co-" Once again the fishmonger interrupted.

"There was a huge plume of fire, whatever that guy wanted to do probably already happened. And I don't think it ended up well since there wasn't any skeletal creatures reported flying from that opening."

"I-" Sir Hahnenhorn began as he pinched the bridge of his nose and looked upwards. "So what you are saying is, all potential avenues for business I struck out here were wiped out in a single day?" The fishmonger wisely chose not to answer that question as Maximilien released the grip from his nose and slid his palm down his face. "Well then, this visit has been enlightening to say the least. Tell me we have at least come to terms regarding shipping duties from here?"

 

[RubyZoo]

Lunging forward, the wolf trued getting to Skyler's neck but Skyler shot it in the eye before it got to her. It fell back took the arrow out. She grabbed another one quickly. Her only chance of survival was that someone came to help. All she could do right know was shoot it so it wouldn't hurt her. She was already in to much pain, with the wood in her leg and her arm having deep bite marks in it, but she pushed through. She didn't want to die a death of knowing she didn't try to survive but knowing she did her best to savor the life given to her. The wolf leaped again but this time, Skyler wasn't ready. The contact made her fall, the wolf on top of her. She tried batting at it, punching and kicking, put nothing seemed to knock it off. She finally got her leg under it's belly. With all her might, she forced her legs up, propelling the fox away. She winced in pain, felling the burnt wood go deeper into her leg. She forced herself to get up and when she did, she was ready for the next attack. Pulling out an arrow, she aimed it at the wolf's head. The wolf and Skyler stood their, waiting for one to make a move. The wolf's lips went back into a snarl as it started circling her, growling as it walked. Skyler turned in circles, keeping the arrow at a point. Her hands were sweaty from the tension wich made the steing slip from her grip. The wolf dodged the arrow and lunged at her, making her fall again. She covered her neck with hwr hands, not wanting the wolf to get to her neck. She tried pushing the wolf off of her again but it didn't work this time. Know all it was about is if the wolf got through her hands and to her neck.

 

[Gaius Danius Griinia]

"We'll need to start heading north to find the mountain with three tips. Our best bet would be to find the Dunedain, the Northern Rangers. They'd know where to find it" Izuru then sneakily hid the corpse of the dead Dark Elf inside Baggy. Truth be told, that gauntlet of fights had drained a lot of his energy. So he'd restore it with some monster flesh. Izuru made sure to hide his craving for the flesh of his enemies quite well. Being known as an Emperor who feasts on his victims would just be bad PR. Walking out of the woods and back onto the frozen lake, Izuru checked the area. "Everything seems clear enough and we still have some light left" Izuru rummaged through Baggy again. "The nearest fortress of the Dunedain would be Estell. Estell is about ten hours from this exact location" Izuru said as he seemed to have found something. Upon seeing the concerned face of his companion, Izuru held up a strange wooden flute. Blowing it, the flute seemed to make next to no sound. "Though I have a way of shortening it" Izuru said with a stoic expression.

Suddenly, there was a loud "FREAAAAAAAAAK" coming from just above the clouds. Descending at them like a meteor was some kind of animal. "OH CRAP HE'S COMING IN TOO HOT" Izuru yelled as he leapt out of the way. Getting up, Izuru quickly regained his bearings and checked his equipment for damage. Sitting in a large crater and grooming itself was a snowy white Griffin. "FREAAAAAAK" It screeched as it flapped its wings. "Its been a while, Ghost" Izuru said simply as he walked over and petted the beautiful creature. It was larger than a horse and its wings were huge. Pulling a saddle out of Baggy, Izuru strapped their belongings to Ghost. Hopping on, Izuru took the reins and pulled Lucas up. Screeching again, Ghost took to the air. Rising into the sky, Izuru was glad to have an ally on his quest. Taking on a supposed King of Werewolves may be a big job for him, especially since everything he was touching turned to shit. "Ghost here was a War Griffin I raised myself. No one wanted him because his parentage made him unruly. His father was a Desert War Griffin, they're known for being stubborn and aggressive. His mother was a Northern Stealth Griffin, deceptive and feral they are. This made Ghost a wild beast who people couldn't tame. I took one look at him and thought that I could bring him under my control. Which I did after pushing him to the limit for months" Izuru said as if it were a simple story. Then again, it was good to explain why you had a Griffin that almost constantly shrieked.



The scenery below them was nothing but snowy tundra, snow capped mountains and white woodlands. Izuru kept his eyes on the ground below, just in case he saw any werewolves giving people trouble. While the creatures wouldn't be able to reach Izuru and Lucas, they would still be able to hound anyone below. Just as Izuru was scanning a nearby forest, an arrow whizzed past his face. Turning Ghost into a barrel roll, Izuru dodged a few more arrows. Looking down, Izuru saw a group of rough looking people dressed in fur armor with crude iron weapons. Seems one of them managed to shoot an arrow at Izuru and Lucas. Sending Ghost into a Dive, Izuru decided that these savages needed to be taken care of. Dropping them at the entrance to the fort these warriors occupied, Ghost circled overhead. Izuru pulled his axe off of his back. "Not as big of a threat as the werewolves but still a threat" Izuru began marching toward the fort...

DarkstarUchiha

 

[KnightOfNight]

At the approach of the large, shining, half-naked man, Zharko Serafim Bogdan Miroslav Kostadin Gerasim Vaska Trajan Apostol Zharkov XXXVII pulled her hat down over her face to hide how red it had gotten. Her mind went back to her study on humans and not once did she come across one like this before. Was it some sort of mutant? The lead homunculus stepped in front of the hulking man and spoke.

"My Lord and Creator, Zharko Serafim Bogdan Miroslav Kostadin Gerasim Vaska Trajan Apostol Zharkov XXXVII, the Lord Librarian Of The Most Completed Sanctum Of Lore In This World And The Next, Most Honored Of Scholars, Shaper Of Reality, Bender Of Wills, Wizard Of Wizards, and Master Of Homunculi wishes to thank you, Most Magnificent Specimen Of Humanity, for your most prompt answer, even if she is not happy with the facts. Boy King Izuru Mela Kamukura I should have been waiting after the most laughable request that she serve him as knight."

When the large man suggested the boy king might try to kill her, she begun laughing uncontrollably yet no sound escaped her mouth. She frantically kicked her legs and rolled through the air before finally stopping herself to retrieve a piece of slate and chalk from her robes and wrote a message for the man. "Even he is not foolish enough to try such a thing." The Wizard Of Wizards then took what appeared to be an attempt at a seductive reclined pose and the nearest homunculus begun to fan her with a small folding fan. It was at that time the animal and small child butted their way into the conversation. She glanced over at them and wrote the words "Who lost their child?" on her slate and showed it to Mickey. However at the mention of the horse story, the slate slipped through her fingers and floated just inches off the ground. Horse incident? What does that mean? What did this shining man do with a horse? Panic spread over Zharko Serafim Bogdan Miroslav Kostadin Gerasim Vaska Trajan Apostol Zharkov XXXVII's face as she pondered on what it could possibly mean.

Did he... With a horse? Why?!

Zerohex Freshet

 

[DarkstarUchiha]

Lucas nodded and listened to Izuru as he spoke of where they needed to go. Lucas was amazing as the griffon came down from the sky. It made Lucas smile and think about his own mount his fox. "I know kind of how you feel."
Lucas started to pet Snow. "Snow here was the runt of the litter and my father was going to put him down. I stepped in refusing to let him to take the life of a innocent creature. I told him that Snow had no control of what size he would be." Lucas started to laugh. "Turns out my little fox here could." Lucas smiled as Snow the fox started to purr.
Snow suddenly stopped, for arrow were being shot at them. Lucas then shouted, "Up!" Snow jumped up and soared to a decent height dodging arrows. One grazing Lucas's arm though. Snow roared with rage that his master had gotten hit.
Snow turns and its tail rises splitting into nine different tails. A force of ice and snow shard start to pelt down on the enemy. Blood exiting the body of those who were hit by these razor sharp shards of ice.

Snow than started to grow red on its fur for it was fully angry. Lucas watched as flames were at the tips of its tail now and it sent the fireballs crashing towards the enemy burning those that were left not dead by the ice shards.
Lucas started to pet Snow from upon his back, "Snow I'm alright I promise."
Snow nodded and reverted to his pure white fur.
Lucas looked toward Izuru and noticed two final enemies coming towards him.
Lucas raised one hand and manifested a shield in front of Izuru block the incoming swipe of a sword and the shot from a bow the arrow had also been blocked by the shield of light energy. "Izuru I told you I'd support you the best i could and I do not plan on going back on that yet."
Gaius Danius Griinia

 

[Gaius Danius Griinia]

"Thank you, my friend" Izuru graciously nodded at Lucas before picking the nearby swordsman up and throwing him into the faraway archer. The swordsman was dead, though the archer clung to life. An axe throw from Izuru got rid of that problem. More of the brigands came from the bushes around the entrance to the fort. "RAWRRRR" A few of them screamed as they ran at Izuru with their weapons. Izuru ducked under an axe blow before grabbing the weapon from its holder and killing his spear wielding friend with it. Slamming the blunt end down onto its owners head, the crude implement shattered, along with his skull. Grabbing the throat of another swordsman, Izuru used him to block the incoming arrows. Tossing the body aside, Izuru killed the last of the ambushers by grabbing him and chucking him at the fort where he snapped his neck against the stone wall. "We go forward" Izuru gestured for Lucas to follow as he began to run toward the fortress. An unarmed man tried to grab Izuru's axe. Izuru recalled it, which severed the mans hands as it returned to its owner. Izuru ran over and embedded the axe in his gut before kicking him away.

Ghost picked up an archer who almost shot at Izuru before dropping him from a high altitude. Izuru then found a spear in his side as a fierce looking woman growled like a beast at him. Backhanding her to the ground, Izuru pulls the spear out and stabs her in the heart with it. Flexing some of his remaining magical power, Izuru closed up the wound and dulled the pain. A group of archers and swordsmen gather in front of Izuru. Izuru throws his axe after charging it with a little magic and it ricochets off of most of the warriors. Knocking them to the ground, Izuru follows up by twirling his axe around before slamming it into the ground. The wave of force generated freezes them solid. Using his bare hands, Izuru shatters each of the frozen warriors. Hearing a familiar sound, Izuru sees a werewolf run at Lucas. Izuru tried to stop it but two more werewolves knock him to the ground, sinking their teeth into his arms. Howling in pain, he manages to throw them off. Whipping out his axe, he cuts into the mouth of the first werewolf before picking up the second and trapping it under his foot, decapitating the beast shortly after. An entire pack of werewolves step out of the shadows and descend upon Izuru and Lucas. Using his axe, Izuru manages to kill quite a few of them. Though they just keep coming and coming, trying to overwhelm the two with sheer numbers.

"Seems you two have intruded into my hunting grounds... big mistake" Said a gruff and hoarse voice. With wolves surrounding him was a large Demon of some kind dressed in fur armor. He carried no weapons, though his hands seemed large enough to crush a person with ease. Izuru got the sense that this was the leader of these bandits. Holding a snarling wolf away from his face, Izuru was running out of options to save himself and Lucas...


DarkstarUchiha

 

[DarkstarUchiha]

Lucas nods to Izuru and continues to ride Snow. "Snow back in the air!" snow starts to fly again as he wolf runs towards them.
Lucas quickly pulls out his bow and notches an arrow and shoots the wolf. Snow than continues to fly forward towards Izuru. Lucas looks at Izuru. "Go after the demon, Snow and I will handle the wolves."
Snow lands right in the middle of the pack of wolves and Lucas hops off his companion. "Snow use you snow shower." snow raises his nine tails and surrounds the wolves and Lucas in a blizzard.
Lucas charges with his bow in hand. Ducking and rolling away from the swipes from the werewolves. Snow coming in beside Lucas making sure he was protected from anyone that may get close.
Lucas soon puts his bow away and pulls his sword out. "I am Prince Lucas of the Eastern Provinces and I shall not be defeated ,so easily. Lucas uses his sword to block the werewolves from clawing and biting him. He would block one and kick it square in the jaw and Snow would pounce on it ,so Lucas could stab it. "Thank you, Snow"
Lucas couldn't see Izuru from the blizzard that Snow had created around Lucas and the werewolves, but he knew even from the little time he had with Izuru. That he could take on this demon. Soon with the Last wolf slain, Snow brought down the blizzard and Lucas turned to face the direction that Izuru should be with the demon. Lucas had put away his sword ready to cast any spells that he may need to. Weather is be healing or protection, Lucas was ready.
Gaius Danius Griinia

 

[RubyZoo]

The wolf suddenly stopped and looked into the forest and Skyler saw two eyes appear. The wolf that was attacking her quickly jumped away from her and went to the wolf in the shadows. Skyler waited a while and when they didn't come back, she headed in the direction she saw the wolves go. Sooner or later, she heard fighting and peered out of some bushes. Two men were fighting ogre like creatures. After all of them were killed, the wolves went out to attack, but then what seems to be the rest of their pack cam out along with them. Then a demon man came out. She stared in horror, remembering who he was. He killed her parents when he tried taking over their village. She shook the memory out of her head and raised her bow, aiming an arrow at the eyes of the demon. She remembered that if an enemy is stronger than you, blind them first to make you have the upper hand. She let go of her arrow, letting the arrow fly. It hit the demon in the right eye, making him stumble backwards. Right after, she let another arrow go, making it hit his left eye, completely blinding him. She smiled with satisfaction but didn't go out.

Mentions: Gaius Danius Griinia DarkstarUchiha

 

[Gohan510]

Kai kicked away the wolves that tried to attack him. When he put knight of 0 down he unsheathed his blade. While unsheathing it He watched the wolves as the blade shined blue while pulling it out. Once the blade was fully out in the same motion he made a slash straight across as it generated a blue energy slash which cut the wolves into nothing as the blast consumed them. “Good ridden.” Kai stated cracking his shoulders. He sheathed his blade back in. “They got stronger as that fox looking girl got angry for some reason. You alright, Rinzler?” He had just now heard of her name since the meeting. “Can we talk later perhaps?” His back was facing her as he looked at the destroyed forest. His fist was no longer balled up as he let the grip down, his eyes turned to normal, and his scales faded making his skin smooth again.

Kuto covered the wound with his hand stopping the bleed. “No worries I am fine.” He stated calmly. While the wind rushed over them he held onto the birds feathers so he wouldn’t fly off. Noticing a small village he pointed it out to her. “Let’s go down there they seem isolated from the world. They can help with my wound.” After giving her another command he thought to himself about Cypher, she’s grown up and is going to be a threat for him and Yuki. None of them saw Yuki’s face just her appearance, which was good. She needs to start listening and keep her mask on untik told otherwise. She’s the key for them getting around places and even able to get food from markets and such. If they seen her face at all it’ll be plastered all over the nation as criminal. She’s still learning though, this is the real world. No, the jungle. You fight to kill, you kill to live, you steal to eat, and lie to stay out of trouble. The life of a bandit. Any day you walk out into this world no one is safe as anyone could be attacked. Anything can attack you, and you are always on edge.
Amaya Himura Juju

 

[Gaius Danius Griinia]

Arrows came from seemingly nowhere and blinded the Demon. Izuru took this chance and kicked the werewolf off. Izuru asked Lucas to take care of the little ones before marching forward. Running at the Demon, Izuru grabbed a table and broke it over his head. Falling to the ground, Izuru got on top of him and started punching him in the face. Knocking a couple of his teeth out, Izuru was pushed off and kicked through a stone pillar. Getting up, Izuru was struck across the face with a few well placed punches. The Demon then pulled the arrows from his eyes and pounded his chest like a primate. A couple of these punches missed as a result of the Demons lack of sight, though the ones that connected proved he didn't need his eyes to fight. Ducking under his next strike, Izuru punched the Demon in the gut and tackled him through another stone pillar. With support pillars gone, the section of the fort they were in collapsed with Izuru getting out just in time. Breaking out of the rubble, the Demon roared at the top of his lungs. "I AM THE BANDIT KING KIET!!! NO MERE BOY WILL DEFEAT ME!!!" He yelled as he charged and grabbed Izuru. Throwing him into the air, the Demon leapt up and punched Izuru into the ground. Hitting the snow, Izuru's fall was more or less cushioned. Though it still hurt a lot due to Kiet's abominable strength.

Izuru got up and was immediately grabbed by Kiet. Tightening his grip, Kiet began to crush Izuru with his bare hands. Groaning in pain, Izuru felt his bones begin to give way before snapping completely. Even though he was a Demigod, he still had his limits. Headbutting Kiet, Izuru freed himself. Using Light Art: Recovery, Izuru restored his assets to working order, more or less. Pounding his chest again, Kiet ran at Izuru while screaming. Izuru dodged his first punch and struck him across the face. Pulling his axe off of his back, Izuru tried to kill him. Kiet knocked the axe aside and kicked Izuru in the gut. "You don't understand boy. Here... I am KING" Kiet got Izuru in a hold and started punching his face repeatedly. Kiet then tosses Izuru to the ground before kicking him into the stone wall. "I killed anyone who stood in my way, without hesitation" Kiet picked up a wooden beam and slammed it into Izuru's chest, causing the Demigod to cough up blood. "That's the way of the world... you take what you want or you DIE!!!" Kiet knocked him through another wall with the wooden beam. "That is why I was given the gift by Lord Lycaeus… because I am strong... I while you lay at my feet like the weakling you are!!!" Kiet walks over to where Izuru landed. Then something sharp pierces his back.

Falling to his knees, Bandit King Kiet howls in pain. Something then cuts out his recently regenerated left eye. Placing his hand on it, Kiet wails on the ground in pain. "You're a pathetic animal who gets his rocks off by hurting people. Though there is some truth in what you say. In this world, only the strong thrive. Weak beings like you are meals for us" Izuru says coldly. Kiet panics and tries to assume his wolf form. "Not gonna happen!" Izuru recalls his axe and uses it to cut off Kiet's hand. The pain from the wound prevents Kiet from focusing on his transformation. Holding Kiet up, Izuru sees that Lucas had finished off the werewolves. "Who... are you?!" Kiet asks with blood pouring from where his hand once was. "I am Izuru Kamukura. Emperor of Sumaru. You are not the one who controls this land. I AM!!!" Izuru throws Kiet in the range of Lucas's arrows. Barely alive, Kiet tries to escape. Izuru grabs him and drags him into the darkness. "I wasn't being metaphorical when I said that weaklings like you are food, Kiet" Izuru whispered sinisterly as he and Kiet disappear into the darkness for quite a while. A terrified shriek was heard before everything fell completely silent...

DarkstarUchiha

 

[DarkstarUchiha]

Lucas watched as the fight ended and Snow had lowered the blizzard barrier. Lucas ran to Izuru and said, "Your hurt please let me tend to your wounds." Lucas put both his hands on the back of Izuru. Lucas's hands glowed and the pain that Izuru felt was eased. The wounds were sealing themselves, as Lucas stood there healing Izuru Lucas winced. Snow came over and pressed his forehead to Lucas's back. Lucas looked at his companion. "I will be fine. Ill tend to my wounds after his."
Lucas winced again as more wounds sealed on Izuru. "After I finish healing you, I'm gunna need time to eat and restore my Magic and i'm guessing your gunna need a break too."
Lucas finished healing Izuru and fell to one knee. Luckily, Snow had caught him. Lucas placed on hand on his injured arm and started to heal himself. Lucas started laughing and laughing and looked at Izuru. "You know I ran away so I wouldn't have to deal with a war and now look where I'm at."
As soon as he finished healing he went to his pouch and started to drink some water from a water skin and to eat some bread ,cheese, and meat. He than gave some to Izuru. "Don't be difficult and eat."
Gaius Danius Griinia

 

[Amaya Himura]

A shriek came from above, and Rinzler soon found herself in the arms of the Knight of One. She'd melted her sword but was ready for anything as Kai flashstepped away. It was funny, she had barely poked the idiot before the beastfolk on the bird fainted from fear. She didn't notice him grimace or anything when her sword left her mark. He didn't care much, but she felt as though Kuto had smiled a bit at the newly created memory. But she couldn't say that for sure as she was whisked away from where she'd stood.

As Kai swiftly got out of the way, Rinzler looked up at him. She wasn't one for saying thanks all that often, but she was able to muster out a surprised "Much obliged."

Her eyes widened just as Kai stepped to another tree. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw a fireball launched toward them. Her now melted sword was thrown up in a makeshift shield and blocked the fireball before it could reach the two. She didn't want Kai to worry too much, but she did see that the Knight of One looked back to the tree where they just stepped. The shield was only big enough to make the fireball smaller, and the rest of the flames had engulfed the tree.

Howls came to Cypher's ears and she was ready to defend Kai and herself if there was danger. However, he'd beaten her to the punch after he'd set her down and dealt with the oncoming wolves. She smirked, "Once more... Much obliged, Kai."

She remembered that Kuto called her by her first name, fairly quietly; hopefully Kai and Septimus only heard her calling herself Rinzler. She hated that she didn't kill him right then and there, but it seemed like a cheap kill if that's how he was going to go. And his accomplice, she seemed so... something was off about her. That magic she pulled to create that bird and to call on the wolves seemed almost familiar. How strange. Cy was going to have to look into it later as the Knight of One spoke. She wanted so badly to chase down that idiot and end it for good, but it wouldn't do much good now. They'd other things to take care of back at camp. The mission with Septimus was to just come here, check on Kai, and get back.

After Kuto and the female beastfolk fled the scene, Cypher stood up and placed her hand on Kai's bare shoulder. "Yes, we shall talk later. Just come find me whenever you'd like to speak." she said.

After a pat on his shoulder in silent thanks, she trotted over to the Seventh. "Nice job handling yourself, Septimus." she said as she looked down at the charred wolf. Not spending another moment staring at the dead canine to even attempt to mourn it, she whistled for Alekzander to come get them. "They're bandits and it's no use if we're messing around with trivial matters as of this moment. I believe we should get back to camp and check on everyone. I'm in need of a break after today..." Cypher trailed off thinking about being able to cleanse herself in a bath. Shaking her head, she added, "I want to get started on training my men." As Alekzander approached, she grabbed hold of his reins.

RatKing
Juju
Gohan510

 

[Zerohex]

"Oy, that horse was dead and on top a me when I woke up, what was I s'pposed to do? Still dunno how I got like that..." was Mickey's shrugging answer to Trinity, which was something of a half lie because he knew damn well how he might wind up in such a situation. It had happened before. At any rate, he looked over the newcomer and smiled a toothy grin, obviously amused by her putting on airs. The Champion of the Highland did not like magic one bit, he thought it was an easy way out for cowards and weaklings to never have to actually face up to their limitations, but he could tolerate magic users if they didn't strike him as being shits and this one seemed okay for the moment. Talking shit about the boy helped.

"Right, Zharko, well the boy ain't much for treatin folks right. Don't seem much for doing the right thing at all, and he would try to do ya in 'cause he's an entitled prick and thinks he can bully erryone. Him and one of his did this to me", he pointed around his body, not to the old criss-crossing map of grisly scars and marks covering most of him but the fresh, tender burned patches that somehow seemed to be visibly improving already. Had it been an accident? Sure, you could call it that. To Mickey, it had been a gross, careless overuse of power, they damn well knew they had their own men there in the line of fire and if they didn't they should be considered blind and deaf.

"As fer Trinity, watch it now, she's a knight and she's got stones. Stones and a way with punching holes, the Knight o Three's alright in my book". Mickey gave an approving nod and put a hand on the alpaca lass' shoulder in an oddly paternal manner that seemed totally out of place with the gap-toothed brute. Real recognize real, so the saying goes, and after going through what they had together and watching her be proactive and dedicated in battle, Trinity Tercet Thricecoined had earned the Knight of Two's respect. Which was more than what could be said of this entire sorry bunch, save that mysterious church knight. "So, we about done with...errythin round here, I'd say, so if y'wanna stay make yerself comfortable I guess. But remember I warned ya: this is a shitshow".

Freshet KnightOfNight

 

[RubyZoo]

Skyler watched the fight commence, wanting to help out. When she saw the best defeated, she did a silent yell of joy. When she went in a circle, she felt something push her out into the clearing where the fight has happened. A wolf stood in front of her. 'Not again' she thought. She aimed her arrow at the wolf like last time, just to slow it down. It lunged at her, heading for her throat. She quickly shot it with an arrow. She backed up a bit, giving some space in between them. When it healed, it looked at her with a glow of menace in it's eyes. It leaped again, Skyler shooting again, making it slow down. Backing up again, she stepped on what looked like an axe made of silver. She smiled happily as she grabbed it. While she was distracted, the wolf jumped onto her back. Keeping her grip on the axe, she tried spinning around and slashing the wolf but missed. She was facing the wolf and put a grin on her face. She swung her arm toward the wolf's head, cutting it cleanly off. It skinned her arm though, cutting a piece of skin where the first wolf bite was, she laid on the ground, wincing in pain and holding her arm. She ripped off a piece of her clothing and rapped it around her arm quickly. She sat up and sighed, looking around her. She didn't know what to do know

 

[Gaius Danius Griinia]

Izuru saw his axe in the hand of a strange girl and immediately recalled it to his grasp. Having just eaten Bandit King Kiet alive, Izuru was feeling much better than he did a moment ago. Though he did take Lucas's food to keep up appearances. "Hey you! Wanna join us?" Izuru said to the girl who had managed to fight off a werewolf. Having an additional companion on this quest would make things much easier. Speaking of easier, Izuru contacted Erika through their bond. He have her specific instructions to keep the men armed and ready, they may need to be deployed soon. While Izuru was content to fight the Werewolf Menace with just his two companions. Having an entire legion of trained warriors was nice to have at his beck and call. Walking over to the girl, he crouched down and used the same recovery spell he used earlier on her arm. Then he realized she had been infected with a werewolf bite. Pulling out a few alchemy supplies, Izuru began mixing a potion to purge the infection from her bloodstream before she properly turned into one of those monsters. "You need that stuff to flush out of your system right now.... So keep pressure on your arm and try to keep it all in the same place" Izuru said as he mixed wolfsbane, rainwater and lavender. Holding it over her wound, he told her that "This will hurt...a lot". Steam comes off the wound as Izuru pours the bright liquid onto the wound. Izuru then picks her up and calls Ghost down. "Magic won't be able to properly heal this wound. If you don't want to be one of them, we need to find you a trained physician" The Griffin descended to the snowy ground with a thud.

"Lucas we need to get to Fort Trihaerd right now. The toxins in her blood may be gone. Though she's still in an unsafe environment to properly mend" He said as he jumped onto his Griffin. Speeding into the air, Izuru whispers apologies to his passenger. The landscape below became a blur of white as Izuru had Ghost fly faster so they'd make it to safety. Until finally he saw their destination. Built into the side of the mountain from sturdy rock and displaying red banners was Fort Trihaerd...

Izuru had heard the Rangers of the North were frosty and cool-headed. Though they were supposedly some of the greatest warriors in the region, with talented mages and scholars among them. Izuru hoped that they had decent healers as well. A team of sentries aimed arrows at the group. "I am Izuru Kamukura. Tell your leaders that the Emperor of Sumaru needs your help..."

DarkstarUchiha
RubyZoo

 

[RubyZoo]

When the man came up to her, she backed away but soon let him help her. She watched the magic go around her arm, then him mixing the mixture. When it touched her wound, she wanted to scream out in pain but knew she shouldn't. She kept pressure in that one spot like he told her to and when the griffin came, she stumbled backwards in surprise. As she was put onto the griffin, she felt the wood in her leg go deeper but she tried to show no emotion f pain, trying not to be of more trouble. Lifting into the air, the griffin started to fly. She watched beneath her as the world started to become a white blur. When they started to slow, she saw the fortress in the distance.

As they neared, she saw the people who seemed to be guards raise their bows at them. She reached for her bow, pulled out an arrow, and aimed at one of the guards, just in case they shot at them. When Izuru introduced himself, she stared in amazement at him. She has never been this close to royalty, never the less met one. She took back her arrow as the guards lowered their bow. Pulling her bow over her shoulder and chest, she felt the pain in her arm. Squeezing it, she waited to see what would happen next

Gaius Danius Griinia DarkstarUchiha

 

[RatKing]

“Oh, uh thanks” he said in reply to Rinzler’s compliment as she whistled for her steed. Though he didn't really feel that fighting off a single albeit unnatural wolf was all that worthy of a compliment. After all Rinzler had managed to restrain an opponent in mere moments and Kai even with injuries had protected the Knight of 0 from two wolves before going on to fight and defeat them on his own. In comparison to the other two Knights, Sept felt like he did not contribute much to the confrontation.

At the very least though Septimus did feel that he had made a good call of telling Rinzler about where Kai had gone and traveling with her to find him. If he had waited any longer Kai could have had very well died, been captured, or used as a bargaining chip against the Knights.

As evening approached and the three Knights readied to head back to the camp, Sept nodded in agreement with what Rinzler had to said. It wasn't worth giving chase to Kuto and his fox-like beastfolk ally especially when they were atop a fast flying mount. Plus it was probably best that they made their way back to the camp to check up on everyone before getting a well deserved rest.

“Thank you for your help. I couldn't have done it without you” he said to Rinzler as she grabbed the reins of her steed

Gohan510 Amaya Himura

 

[Juju]

Yuki lifted up her mask and glanced at the wound Kuto was now hiding with his hand. "Are you sure? I can grow some bloodmoss or cinderbloom to treat it, you know." She turned her head towards where Kuto had pointed and squinted her eyes against the wind. Nestled in the trees, the village was little more than a cluster of log hovels. There didn't seem to be any paths leading to it, either. Maybe they could hide there until the dawn? She scrunched up her nose at the thought. Being in a village of humans was disgusting, but having to communicate with them was worse. "Alright, let's go..."

A moment of silence followed, but it was easy to tell that Yuki wanted to say something. Her tail-tips were twitching. Finally, she couldn't contain it anymore. "Who was that woman? She was able to pin you down faster than a faepanther. I thought she was going to kil-.. uh.. I mean, not that I think you would die that easily Kuto. I-i knew you'd get outwhichiswhyimadethewolvesattackasadistraction... nevermind." Her voice trailed off and her ear twitched.

However, immediately after finishing one thought she began another. There were just so many questions boiling up right now. "And that other knight.. Kai... is he your brother? Why doesn't he look like a demon? Why does he want to kill you? Why do you want to kill him?" Fortunately for Kuto, any further questions were put on a standstill when she fell into a brief coughing fit. The day's excursion was catching up with her as well, it would seem.

As the bird landed, snow scattered below its wings in a frigid cloud that stirred the trees of the clearing. Yuki hopped off the bird and looked around the clearing, her ears swiveling in search of any sound that would be a threat. Nothing.

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