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Post by ‡§åkørü‡ on Jul 12, 2006 0:59:57 GMT -5
"Fuck." Myra swore, then dashed away to the supply hut, returning minutes later with bandages, herbs, and healing water, then giving it to her father. "Help Dray! I'm going to go get Trio!" With that, she took off, bolting through the forest towards Trio's house. She reached it, and pounded on the door. "TRIO!"
Kalor cursed, and both he and Seth darted over to Dray, then eased the blade out of the wound. "This is going to hurt." Seth warned, then unscrewed the healing water and let some fall into the wound. This was potent stuff, it healed fast and easily, but could only be used in small amounts.
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Post by BäŽë™ on Jul 12, 2006 1:04:55 GMT -5
Dray winced when the stuff was poured in, but did not cry out. "Seth go after him!" Zev could still be stopped, before he turned away for good.
Trio opened the door. "What?" She smelled blood all of a sudden. "Lets go." She turned into full demon, a large burgundy cat. "Hope on." Soon her and Myra were off and soon Dray was healed, but Zev was gone.
Zev ran through the forest, a great distance between him and the others by now. His tail flew behind him and his ears caught the wind.
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Post by ‡§åkørü‡ on Jul 12, 2006 1:08:15 GMT -5
Seth swore. "Shit. We need Cat or Kasari to do this!" He muttered darkly.
"I can do it." Myra's outline was wavering, she was bordering on changing form. Since she was a quarter demon, she could change into full demon form, but not for long.
"No, it won't last long enough." Kalor caught his daughter's shoulder, and kept her from going after Zev.
"What are we supposed to do then!? Let him go!?!"
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Post by BäŽë™ on Jul 12, 2006 1:16:44 GMT -5
Dray was now sitting, and Trio had gone off. "I guess we will have to."
One month had passed, leading into August. Small villages everywhere were being burned, people everywhere dying. Ace had been sent back to war, and everywhere death was presant. Every man over the age of fifteen was sent, so Dray, Kalor, Ajax, Seth, Zeki, and all the other men were sent out. Kikoto sat with Galia and Akili, nothing was calm. "I do hope they are all okay." Kikoto was distressed. "And my child started this all."
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Post by ‡§åkørü‡ on Jul 12, 2006 1:20:40 GMT -5
Galia rubbed Kikoto's back. "All we can do is hope that everything is going to be okay." She murmured quietly. They all missed their men, nothing was the same.
Erai stood outside, staring out over the mountains, on the highest cliff she could climb. She wore all of her weapons, for nowhere was safe anymore. No one could be trusted except one's closest friends. Nowhere, no one, nothing, was safe.
Kasari was in Cathari at the moment, listening to one of the tales about the war. She stretched her wings, then heard Zev's name, and took off, soaring over the Rukleio mountains, knowing the chaos this would lead to.
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Post by BäŽë™ on Jul 12, 2006 1:24:30 GMT -5
Willow sat beside Myra. "I hope there alright."
Dray hacked down another person, and another, but soon was back to back, fighting along side Ace. Zev's army was closing in on the two, when there came a yell and in changed....
Kikoto nodded. "Sev was such a good kid... Until that rotten blood showed."
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Post by ‡§åkørü‡ on Jul 12, 2006 1:31:21 GMT -5
"I think maybe Cat trained him a little TOO well." Galia remarked dryly, then sighed, still rubbing Kikoto's back. "It's not your fault, Kikoto."
Ajax whirled in, blade flashing, parrying, bringing down the soldiers around him. He found himself fighting alongside Ace and Dray, but didn't have the breath to say anything. His glinting, red blade sought another soldier to bite into, and found them. His name suited him at the moment: Strong Warrior.
Myra sighed, her face in her hands. "This is my fault, you realize that?" She didn't look up, imagining in her head the screams and cries of the dying and wounded.
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Post by BäŽë™ on Jul 12, 2006 1:36:30 GMT -5
Drays blade pivited and he took more and more soldiers down. Soon the order was a retreat, and the survivers rejoiced. Dray jumped. "HAHA!" "Dray, your one odd man." This was Ace, who was still standing beside him, smirking. "So? We have won for this time." "Doesn't mean its over, it isn't until the last man falls..." Ace looked away. "Which just happens to be my brother."
Suddenly someone pounded on the back door, Kikoto went over and answered it. "Yes?" It was an old woman. "RUN YOUNGINS! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!" She looked behind her, there was a black swarm of insects comming.
Akili gasped. "That can not be Zevs work." "Its not deary!" This only woman was crazy. "They be attracted to the blood and fire in your village." "The village is burning?" "It be worse then burning! They be attackin' and commin' here now, I say you run." Akili looked over at Galia then grabbed her sword. She had not changed into a dress sense the war started, none of the girls had, they weighed them down to much.
Kikoto had no sword, she had nothing to defend herself with, the Fireblade had been given to Zev, which worsened everything.
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Post by ‡§åkørü‡ on Jul 12, 2006 1:48:10 GMT -5
Galia grabbed up her sword, then paused. "Kikoto! Take my sword!" Galia exclaimed, giving her friend the light sword, then producing a dagger from her belt. "I'll manage. GO!" She bolted for the front door, and the three of them hurtled outside, straight towards the mountains, not one of them saying a word.
Ajax was quiet. His best friend was the opposition. "Know what we need? Some kind of god damn antiwar device." He muttered, his sword sheathed. There weren't many survivors, Zev was deadly.
Seth walked over to the others. He wasn't in very good shape, he had a bad gash over one eye, and was covered in blood, not all the enemy's. "Everyone alive and well, here?"
Kalor made his way over as well. "I think we need reinforcements. All the men are gone, though, which is useless." He rolled his eyes, having seen Dray jump up into the air.
Myra suddenly looked up from her spot on the log. "RUN!" She had seen the black insects, and she grabbed Willow's arm, jerking her along, then they shot away from the deadly swarm.
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Post by BäŽë™ on Jul 12, 2006 1:56:20 GMT -5
Dray crossed his arms. They were the last ones of the army left, he looked at them then noticed Zeki wasn't there. He looked around then saw something moving.
Ace crossed his arms. "Five out of four hundred people? We can't survive another attack!" Ace looked at Seth. "We should get something on that eye." He looked at all the others. "Everyone else need medical help?" They all shook their heads.
Willow ran, soon they were on the mountain, and they met up with the others. "You guys made it too! Thats great!"
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Post by ‡§åkørü‡ on Jul 12, 2006 2:05:03 GMT -5
Zeki staggered towards the others. "I'm alive!" He yelled at the top of his voice, which was a harsh croak. He finally made it. He was in the worst shape of them all, but he had survived. One eye was shut to keep the blood out of it. "I survived...everyone else okay?" He cracked a weak smile at the rest of them, then looked down at his leg, which had a bad gash on it. That was what had slowed him down so badly. He looked around at all the carnage. He wasn't in good shape at all, he had several bad gashes, and bruises, cuts, and scrapes galore.
Ajax looked at him. "We're all okay, but you and you definitely need some medical attention." As he said 'you and you', he looked at Seth, then Zeki. He looked over at Ace. Since Ace was the last army man left, he was in charge.
Myra looked around. "Okay, everyone we know here?" She asked, and looked around. Everyone nodded, then Erai arrived, and joined the circle.
Cat lunged up the mountainside in full demon form. "Don't stop running! They're still coming, and they're taking out everyone they can reach! Kasari is coming right behind me!" She was panting, it was a long ten mile run she had taken. "Hop on!" She indicated her back, she was strong enough to carry three people, even tired, for a long distance, and at a fast pace.
Kasari arrived soon enough, and landed beside the others. "Everyone alright?"
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Post by BäŽë™ on Jul 12, 2006 2:15:17 GMT -5
Dray walked up to Zeki and offered him his shoulder. "Here."
Ace nodded, then turned back to their village when a load crack was heard. It was in flames. "Its just a matter of finding them now." Suddenly there was a yell.
Kishajo yelled at the men before her. "GET MOVING FOOLS!' She pushed past them, her sword in her hand. "IF YOU DON'T YOUR DEAD!" Soon the swarm of bugs could be heard.
Asher had been fighting much further away from the others, there for they did not know he was still alive.
Kikoto nodded. "MOVE PEOPLE! YOUNGER ONES GET ON CAT!" She watched as Myra and Willow were put on Cat. "GO!" They all started to run.
Aulii ran through the forest, then stopped when she came across Natleah and Ribonde's dead bodies. She bowed her head then took off again. She ran until she almost smacked into Razortounge. "GET GOING!!!!!"
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Post by ‡§åkørü‡ on Jul 12, 2006 2:22:40 GMT -5
"GET ON THE HORSE!" Razortongue yelled, grabbing Aulii's wrist, and pulling her onto the powerful stallion's back. She kicked him into a gallop, and they surged through the trees, heading for Wateria.
Kineta caught up to the others, then ran alongside them, her feet pounding on the long grass.
Cat was strong, and she kept pace with the others. "MOVE! THEY'RE CATCHING UP!" She used her sharp fangs like a cattle dog, nipping at the others' heels to get them going. Annoying, yes, but hell, it worked.
Kasari would not be able to fly fast enough if she carried someone. Then she faintly smelled one particular person's blood. Zeki! She launched into the air, and veered aside, streaking for the battlefield. She reached it, then lit down alongside the group of survivors. "You all okay?"
Zeki gratefully leaned on his father's shoulder. His face was pale from blood loss, and he was soaked in blood. He had been in the front line, and sent straight into the thickest of the enemy, it was a wonder he was even alive. "Thanks, Dad." He whispered in a faint voice. He was staggering slightly even when standing still against Dray, and his knees threatened to give out.
Ajax stared at Kasari for a second. "Kasari?"
"Bingo. Don't yell at me, I'm you're only reinforcements." She looked to Ace. She had every intention of fighting, whether they liked it or no.
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Post by BäŽë™ on Jul 12, 2006 2:34:26 GMT -5
Ace nodded. "Your all we got. Where are the others?"
Dray smiled then picked him up. "Save your strength Zeki." He picked him up so he would not hurt any of his wounds.
Trio shot onto the batte feild, she was very strong, and very able to treat the others. Soon she came upon Ace's army. "Seth, get on." She looked at Zeki. "Put him infront of Seth, we have to get to Wateria!" Then she saw Ajax, the youngest, and most likely the shortest. "You, on now."
Dray put Zeki infront of Seth. "Make sure he doesn't fall off." Then watched as Ajax climbed on. Soon they all took off.
Kishajo literaly dove onto the Wateria territory, she lay there for a few minutes then looked around and got up, walking now. It seemed that all the animals had also fled to Wateria.
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Post by ‡§åkørü‡ on Jul 12, 2006 2:39:02 GMT -5
"They're safe. I'm the only one coming, Cat is carrying two of them, the others are on foot and running." Kasari murmured, then looked into the oncoming swarm of insects. "FUCK! RUN! There's no way to kill these except by water! They come from Cathari, I'd tell you more but you have to run! I can hold them off!" Suddenly the bugs stopped, still in a buzzing horde, and parted. "Shit." She swore. There was the army.
Seth nodded, keeping his balance on Trio's back with both legs, and keeping Zeki up with both arms. This was easy enough....so far.
Kalor swore. "We're going to have to fight again, Ace." He muttered blackly, drawing his sword. All the others did as well.
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Post by BäŽë™ on Jul 12, 2006 2:56:35 GMT -5
Ace shook his head. "There unarmed." He too drew his sword, and it was true, very few had weapons. "Keep running!" Suddenly Ace skidded to a stop, there was an army ahead of them as well. He looked to the sides, there two, was another army. There came a call: Drop your weapons! You are surrounded! Ace closed his eyes. "Do as he says, raise your hands." He dropped his sword and raised both his hands. Soon everyone's wrists were chained together and the cuffs were roped, they were all lead to a hole dug in the ground, and it wasn't small, it was huge! You could fit atleast five cities in it! Soon they were all locked in jail cells: Seth was with Dray, Kalor with Ace, Ajax with Zeki, Kasari with Trio, and alone, who they all thought dead, in the same cell as Dray and Seth, was Asher.
The girls all ran, but soon were forced to stop, the army had surrounded them. They got the same treatment as the men, and soon were all captured, all but Shy, Yangtwa and Kishajo. Razortounge and Aulii were captured as well by that time.
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Post by ‡§åkørü‡ on Jul 12, 2006 3:06:30 GMT -5
"FRICK!" Kasari muttered under her breath. She looked over at Trio. They had tied her wrists up to her elbows behind her back so that she couldn't slash her way out of the cage, and fangs wouldn't do the job. She leaned one shoulder against the bars of the cage, her red eyes shut, long navy blue hair falling over her face. Her wings were bound as well, though there was really no point in it, since she couldn't fly out.
Cat hissed, but could not do anything. She didn't switch back to halfway form, knowing that it was likely to be deadly. She was alone in a cage, in full demon form. She had been unable to stop in time, and taken an arrow in the shoulder, and that hurt. She growled at passing soldiers, but didn't move, her left front leg locked painfully. She kept her steady golden gaze fixed on Zev. She had trained him too well!
Zeki was slumped against the wall, his wrists bound together in front of him. He wasn't bleeding much anymore, but was still in pain every time he even took a breath, and his breathing was shallow, his eyes closed.
Shy stood just inside Wateria, behind the shelter of a massive tree. Beside her was Yangtwa. "Someone has to fight."
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Post by BäŽë™ on Jul 12, 2006 3:17:42 GMT -5
Yangtwa heard footsteps and grabbed the person running past. "Kishajo?" She looked back at Shy, letting Kishajo go. "I have no more people to send. And Cathari woun't help, we already know that." She now ruled Wateria, after her parents were killed two years ago in a war.
Ace shook his head. "We are all here exept Yangtwa, Shy and Kishajo." He bared his teeth when he caught sight of Zev.
Kishajo froze. "Shh..." Little did she know that they were surrounded, Yangtwa and Shy couldn't even fly out. Suddenly a sword was at her neck, she looked over, the others were bound. Soon they were made to set off, and soon they walked past the others in the cages. There were two soldiers forcing them to walk to their cage, and Kishajo elbowed one hard in the gut, blacking him out it was so hard, then she kicked the other in the head, killing him. She started to run, but soon the three were caught again and shoved into a cell.
Zev smirked. Everyone had been caught. He had his arms crossed, the gold cuff over his ear glinted. He walked along the jailed people he once knew and stopped at Seth's. "Hellow Father." His voice was hard and evil.
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Post by ‡§åkørü‡ on Jul 12, 2006 3:30:24 GMT -5
Shy's wings weren't bound. Shy being Shy, she spread them, keeping herself from being trapped inside, but wings weren't the strongest barricade, and she was forced inside, then the gate was slammed behind her. She walked over to Yangtwa. "I meant me, but I don't think it much matters now." Her voice was flat. At least they hadn't tied her wings. One, for whatever reason, had snapped a silver band over the crest of one wing, maybe it was some kind of tag? She had no clue.
Erai banged her head once against the cage bars, then looked into the opposite cell. There was Ace. You all right?
Kineta looked around, tense and anxious. She did not like this, not at all.
Myra watched down the aisle with some interest, not much, then that interest flared into life when Zev walked past. She shot him a hurt look, then turned away, and looked around. She had been tossed into a cell with Cat a moment ago. "You alright?"
"Think so." Cat murmured, then reached her head back, and jerked the arrow out, snapping it.
Seth looked at Zev flatly. "What?"
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Post by BäŽë™ on Jul 12, 2006 3:37:41 GMT -5
Zev grinned evily. "I always knew you were weak." He laughed. "So you will be the first to die!" Zev turned and motioned for some guards to take Seth. They followed him to where the others could see and unlocked his shakles, then put a rope around his neck.
Kikoto couldn't bare to watch. She turned tears falling from her cheeks.
Ace watched his Father be taken, the kept an icy glare on Zev. I'm fine.
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Post by ‡§åkørü‡ on Jul 12, 2006 3:43:51 GMT -5
Seth knew these two guards well, they were two of his friends from Shanaii. One winked at him when no one was looking, and he nodded back. Don't worry about me, Kiko. He murmured, his hands behind him, but not tied. One of the guards slipped his sword into Seth's hand. He immediately raised it, and slashed off the rope, then stood at ready position. "I don't go down that easily, and I do not watch my son being taken by the darkness." He growled.
Suddenly, a massive cheer erupted from the cells. Every last one of the captured from Shanaii Village joined in. They all yelled one thing.
"BRING HIM BACK SETH!"
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Post by BäŽë™ on Jul 12, 2006 3:50:47 GMT -5
Zev bared his teeth. "You old fool, don't you get it?" He backed up slightly, he may talk touch, but his face was scared. "You can't win!" He drew his sword and everyone gasped. It was the Fireblade, but it had grown darker, and it no longer glowed red, it glowed black. "Teaching me how to use a sword was your worst mistake."
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Post by ‡§åkørü‡ on Jul 12, 2006 3:56:09 GMT -5
"Not so." Cat's voice rose above the others. "And I forged that sword." She summoned her strongest, deepest Firemagic, and everyone turned to watch her. Black flames rose in a teardrop shape from her raised forepaw, then she changed to half demon form, where she had practiced her magic the most. Listen to me, Fireblade! The flaming blade flickered slightly. She shot her strongest fire towards it, and it wrapped around the Fireblade. This did not add to its energy, it was starting to weaken it. Not much, but just enough.
Seth smiled wryly at his son. "You are fifteen, you make some terrible mistakes...and this, was one of them." Seth readied his sword, then the cheer roared into life again after its dead silence watching Cat summon the flames. He shook his head. "You're afraid of combat with me."
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Post by BäŽë™ on Jul 12, 2006 3:59:32 GMT -5
Zev watched his sword then shook it, trying to get the fire off, then he got into ready position again and stared back at Seth. "Mistake? I see none!" He laughed. "Afraid? To fight YOU? As if." It was true though, he was afraid of Seth, he really was.
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Post by ‡§åkørü‡ on Jul 12, 2006 4:03:04 GMT -5
Seth was an experienced eye-reader. "But you are, I see it in your eyes. You give it away, in just the right signs. I can see them." He murmured. Indeed, Zev was tense, his face drawn and frightened, like the young teenager he really was. "Think of the others you knew before you became a demon." His voice was calm, not afraid or angry at all.
Myra really did fall over at that, and Ajax raised an eyebrow at her. She shook her head at him, then darted over to the bars again. "REMEMBER US, ZEV!" She roared at the top of her lungs, putting forth all her strength into that, trying to get through to him. The people in the cells started yelling their strength to him, trying to bring the old Zev back.
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Post by BäŽë™ on Jul 12, 2006 4:06:43 GMT -5
Zev looked up when he heard Myra, giving Seth an opening. "Myra?" He murmured, then he shook his head and glared back at Seth. "You think this is funny?!" The cuff on his ear shone. "Because I don't. Your end will comme soon enough, why don't you just die?"
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Post by ‡§åkørü‡ on Jul 12, 2006 4:10:34 GMT -5
"Because I still have someone to protect. More than one person." Seth's voice was level, and he watched Zev warily, not his face, his blade, which was slowly, very slowly, being drained by Cat's black fire.
Myra's wrists were still tied, but she gripped a bar before her with both hands until her knuckles were white. She gathered all her strength, all her courage, and waited, nervous, terrified even, but determined like only Myra could be.
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Post by BäŽë™ on Jul 12, 2006 4:14:39 GMT -5
Zev laughed evily. "We all die in the end! Why don't we start things off with you?" Suddenly the Fireblade turned white, it was at its weakest point, but Zev didn't know this. He raised his blade and looked at it. "Huh?" If Seth was going to strike, now would be perfect, he was distracted, and if he pulled out of it, the Fireblade was weak.
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Post by ‡§åkørü‡ on Jul 12, 2006 4:17:24 GMT -5
Seth lunged towards Zev, and wrenched the Fireblade out of his hand with some clever maneuvering with his own sword. He stood again at the ready, watching Zev warily. He kept the Fireblade on the ground with one foot, and the black fire withdrew from it. Cat collapsed in her cell, tired from the effort of keeping it up, but she had accomplished her objective: weakening the Fireblade.
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Post by BäŽë™ on Jul 12, 2006 4:21:08 GMT -5
Zev was caught completly offguard. He backed up and looked around, he was now weaponless, but not out. He spied a soldier, and comanded him to give him his sword, and he did, because for some reason, he was loyal. "I'm not out yet..." He looked from the sword, up to Seth. "Maybe your the one scared to fight me. Your not making any moves, nothing."
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