War Of Forces: Chapter 2, The Alexis Directive

[froofmyster]

Kardin stamped his foot as he always did when making an announcement. He viewed all his members. Vars too was there. He hadn't officialy joined. ...Yet. "Listen hard, men," he said grufly, "this is a huge, not to mention dangerous, mission." he noticed a look of hesitation in many members eyes. "A high paying one, I may add. The Roshum, a group of Kel Nu'ur, are trying to summon a God. Alexis, according to my mythology book, the creator of Kel Nu'ur. If they succeed, our cause, along with any signs of peace, will be washed destroyed. we cannot, and as long as I live, will not allow this to happen. Their base is located somewhere in the western slums. We have to find it, break in, and thwart the Alexis Directive."

[slightly aboveaverage man]

Magnus listened intently from the back corner of the room, near the exit. He had recieved many odd looks as the others had entered, being one of the few humans in the group, and the newest face. he was perhaps the only one standing with all the weight granted by military dicipline. Upon contemplating the mission he called to Kardin.

"What sort of time-table are we working with here? How long until they can summon the god, I mean." he asked. "And how shall we go about stopping them?"

[froofmyster]

"Most of these things happen at midnight. We have approximately 2 hours. They have to kill one person at excactly midnight. Not a moment later or sooner. We have to find their location. Once we're there, delaying, or even preventing the killing shouldn't be too hard."

[slightly aboveaverage man]

Magnus pondered this for a moment,

Or kill the person before the time is right, if it comes to that. he thought mournfully.

His mind returned to it's tactical state. "And what course of action will we take once we find their location? shall we blindly charge in, hacking and slashing anything that isn't us, or shall we devise a more silent attack upon locating them?"

He knew he was prodding, but he had to know exactly how this Gorbonwitz thought.

[froofmyster]

"Silently. Barging in will do us nothing but harm. Kel Nu'ur are well armed at all times. I can't tell you anything more until I know how their base in constructed." He signaled towards the door. "Move out, we've no time to lose."

[cruelty13]

OOC: How do I bring my character back in?

[Mephisto]

Hey, foof said I can join so...

Name: Areine (are-een)
Age:251
Deity: Meri'ik
Sex: Male
Race: Elf
Magic Power: He manippulates water and ice
Weapon: A blue wooden staff with a floating orb of water at the top.
Blessed: yes
Apperance: He has long blue hair and deep blue eyes.
He wears robes with a dolphin emblem on the chest.
History: He was raised as a preist in a lakeside village,
he was a very talented healer and devoted hi life to Meri'ik. One day when he was relaxing by the lake he saw dolphin in the water, and from that day he had the power to control water and ice. He is now traveling, looking for a place where his services are needed
Class: Preist/Mage

Areine walked through the gates of fernar, inspecting the "great" city.
"So much death" he sighed "looks like i've found a place to work."

[Jaguar]

Vars frowned. "I'm openly opposed to thwarting this action, considering I'm a Kel Nu'ur clanner. As for the killing, they make a living sacrifice by burning the victim alive. I've seen it done before. I cannot allow you to do this. My daughter is there." Vars came up to Kardin and grabbed him. "You do this if you want to, but mark my words; if any of your men so much as lays a finger on Cecelia, I'll kill them." Vars stormed out of the room.

[froofmyster]

OOC: Jaguar, it's not Kel Nu'ur in general. It's a sub-faction known a Roshum. I have difficulty believing a four year old has joined a sub-faction.

[Mephisto]

Areine Had been in the city five minutes and had already seen over a hundred bodies lying in the street. After asking around he had found out about a local peace-keeping organisation. Deciding this might be worth a try, he headed towards their headquarters.

[Jaguar]

OOC: She didn't join. She's there because she came with Vars from Noham and needed a place to stay.

[froofmyster]

OOC: Ah.

IC: "Right then. Stay away from little girls of you value you life." Several of the troops looked scared. Scared of the mission, and most of all, Vars. "What are you still doing here?! Out!" Kardin led them out of the mansion down the hill and into the streets. "Head towards the slums. Let's go." He started running, accompanied by his troops towards the western slums.

[Jaguar]

The sacrifice can only be made properly if the sacrifice is burned alive. Vars left Cecelia in her room and assumed a sniper position in a clock tower. He drew his bow and waited.

[froofmyster]

OOC: Who are you talking to? They've already left.

IC: As they arrived in the western slums, they found they were surrounded by at least 50 Roshum. Crap, I didn't know they were so numerous.

[Jaguar]

Vars had a clear view of the battlefield. A bead of sweat ran down his face. He could either shoot at the Marlag or the Roshum, who were, even if only a sub-faction, part of his clan. He guickly decided on the Roshum and shot one in the head. The rest looked up to see a mass of black shapes racing down the wall. Vars drew his blades. "Wrath of Kel Nu'ur!" He leapt down and slashed two Roshum. "Go ahead," he yelled to Kardin. "I'll hold them off." He then stabbed another and continued swiping, his fingers and swords a blur as Roshum fell around him. The Marlag quickly ran ahead as Vars made short work of the Roshum. He then raced around the corner and saw a human Marlag disappear into Cecelia's room, followed by three of his companions, who barred the door. "Shit!" Vars hastily began to climb the clock tower.

[froofmyster]

"You! Get out of there!" Damnit, man, if you're trying to do something heroic, this is not how one goees about it. He ran the tower and began racing up flights of stairs. Vars has lost enough in his lifetime. If he loses his daughter...

[Jaguar]

Vars reached the door to Cecelia's room and heard the four humans arguing. "Let go of the girl," yelled one. "Never! It's ours now," said a second voice. A third spoke. "What about the father?" Vars then kicked down the door and flung a sword into one of their necks. Two more attacked. Vars parried their blades and slashed one, pulling a vial of acid out of his cloak and throwing it into the other's face. He turned on the last one, who was holding his brutally assaulted daughter. Vars pulled out a flask of oil and grabbed his daughter, throwing the oil onto the last one and unbarring the door. He tossed the man outside and grabbed a torch, his face contorted with anger. Vars pulled a torch from the wall and stepped outside. Twenty Gorbonwitz, including Kardin, watched. Vars threw the torch at the last one and watched him burn relentlessly. Vars listened as the man screamed and continued to watch him combust. Soon, the man was dead. Vars then reentered the building and closed the door.

[froofmyster]

Kardin's eyes turned red as he twirled around to face his troops. "Did anybody know about this?!"

[Mephisto]

Areine had been watching from a distance. How can someone kill so relentlasly, truly this place needs me. He walked towards the building "Excuse me, does anyone know where I can find the marlag."

[froofmyster]

Kardin was focused on his 'loyal' troops, waiting for someone to answer.

[Mephisto]

"You appear to have wounded among you, perhaps I can help, I am a preist of Meri'ik."

[froofmyster]

"You may be helping a traitor. It's your choice." he turned towards his troops, "SPEAK, DAMN YOU!"

[Mephisto]

"A traitor you say, what do mean" he said, ignoring the fact that the gorbonwitz was preoccupied.

[cruelty13]

"Not another battle!" Melandie almost screamed, as the battle was happening only 200 yards from her house:"Now I've had enough!" She had been painting that day after the last battle happened. She was painting a picture for a noble just out side the town. But now she was sorming down a flight of stairs and into her kitchen. She puleed open a drawer and grasbed a breadknife into her hand. Her patience was done. She had never felt like this before, burning with rage. She hid the knife in her apron pocket. Furious she went outside and strted heading for the noise. A brief moment later she had reached the clock tower. As she had noticed the warriors outside she stopped and thought. A gorbonwitz, that she had noticed yesterday(?) was screaming at about 20 other gorbonwitz while a man was standing up at the top of the tower. He had a girl in his arm. Melandie had also noticed him earlier on. What the heck is going on the elf thought as she noticed a burning corps at the bottom of the stairs. Another ef was behind the screaming gorbonwitz saying something. Melandie creaped closer to the wall of the closest building. She crawled closer to the battle scene.

[froofmyster]

Finally, a young gorbonwitz, about 6 (24) spoke. "I knew about this. I organized it." he said proudly. Kardin had had enough. He drew his dagger and threw it into his head, killing him on the spot. Kardin said nothing. He just removed his dagger.

[cruelty13]

Melandie watched in awe, as the gorbonwitz threw the dagger into the head of a gorbonwitz before him. This time she had heard what the gorbonwitz had said. It was something about organizing. She creaped closer, clutching to the wall.

[froofmyster]

He noticed his troops staring at him in horror. "Nothing justifies attacking a child. Nothing."

[Mephisto]

Areine ran over to the soldier "Dead, I hope you can justify your actions" he said to the knife thrower.

[slightly aboveaverage man]

As the other Gorbonwitz stared in horror, Magnus heard the sound of several feet shuffling through the dirt. He stepped to the corner of the building just in time to see about fifteen Roshum leap out of the shadows, various blades drawn and charging the Marlag with a loud battlecry. Magnus lifted but a hand to the attackers, growing magnetic fields pulling the knives, spears and swords from the hands of the Roshum, then reversing direction to plant themselves within the hearts of their former masters. The group sprawled into large puddles of their own blood, as Magnus turned to Kardin.

"I will not deny that what they did was against every ethical standard of every God, but that battlecry must have alerted other Roshum to our presence, and staying around here will just result in our being hit with a counter-attack."

[Mephisto]

Areine, who had been prepared to do battle with the Roshum, said "Go then, I will meet you at your HQ to discuss some things" and with that he formed the floating orb of water on his staff into a disc of ice, which he steped on to and dissapered over the rooftops.

[froofmyster]

"I say we leave. Now." He ran off into a dark alleyway, looking for clues as to where the Roshum hideout might be. After half an hour of searching, still he could find nothing, except for ambushes. They're toying with us. Kel Nu'ur, Roshum in particular, are not that easily defeated.

[slightly aboveaverage man]

Magnus lead his group down the alley, sword drawn in peparation for any attack. Endless searching had brought up nothing, and his patience was wearing thin.

Without warning a group of five Roshum leaped out from their places of hiding and struck at Magnus, who was at the head of the group. He parried several of their attacks, slashing down and leaving a fatal gash across the throat of one, then turned to block another attack, while arrows and throwing knifes from his group impailed two of the other attackers. Magnus struck behind him in a horizontal slash, disemboweling the Roshum that was about to him down with a mace, while using his free hand to catch the arm of the first attacker, which prevented his blade from reaching Magnus' eye. Bringing his sword about, he slashed the limb that clutched the knife, forcing the elf to rear back in pain.

Using magnetic fields, Magnus lifted the Roshurm from the ground and pinned his remaining limbs/stub to his body with his own armour.

"Tell me where the sacrifice will take place and I will let you live."

[froofmyster]

The elf refused to speak. It took a lot to get information out of a Roshum. This, obviously, was not enough.

[slightly aboveaverage man]

Magnus' eyes narrowed at the elf. his outstreached hand closing slowly into a fist. The elven armour began to constrict, huge dents formed as the metal folded inward and began crushing it's wearer.

"Speak you murderous dog!"

[Mephisto]

After waiting for roughly an hour, Areine decided to find the one who who he was now certain was the leader of the Marlag, for himself. he remounted his ice disc to try an arial search over the slums.
when he reached the slums from above he saw 50 or so Roshum converging on the Marlag leader and his powerful friend, who seemed to be holding one of the Roshum captive. I must help them.

[Jaguar]

Vars reopened the door and tossed out the other three corpses, followed by a Gorbonwitz who had blood flowing down his face, having evidently been punched. What many also noticed was that one of his arms and his tail were missing.

[Bombshell]

"Uh... wha happened? Oh yeah that so called Vars hit me in the head. Where am I? Uh... I'll just go to... a battle again after that battle before what everyone is set on destruction I bet. Huh? A dead child... who... why...? I need answers but first. Hm... where's a good place to remove poison?"

[Mephisto]

Areine formed a dozen or so shards of ice out of pudles of water from his vantage point. He aimed them at the closest of the approaching Roshum, aiming for non-leathal points on their bodies. After giving those on the ground some time he lowered himself to them. "You have to get out of here, now."

[cruelty13]

Melandie had been walking behind Magnus, keeping in the alleys so she woulden't be noticed. It took about an hour. She knew she couldn't just storm in and kill someone. She had to know who's fault the battle was. Then Magnus spoted something. Ack. He might have noticed me Melandie thought and quikly slided into an alley. But that was a mistake. There were three Roshums in that alley. Melandie noticed them exactly on the same moment as they noticed her. She turned around and put her hand into the pocket of her apron and produced the kitchen knife. And then, without realizing what she was doing, she twisted time slower. With that she lunged at the Roshums. She grabbed one by his neck and practicly sawed through it,
Then turned away from him and plunged at the hearth of another. The third was slowly getting closer, but Melandie had the knife ready and stabbed it between his ribs.

and then time went back to a normal rate. And realization dawned. Melandie had killed three people.God. I'm a monster. And jet she had the will to move back and see what was going on . She saw the interogated Roshum squirming in it's armor.

[Jaguar]

Vars fell down from the top of a building beside Melandie. "Don't think of yourself as a monster just yet," he murmured, showing her his bloodied gloves. "My kill conunt is now 4,231 people."

[cruelty13]

"Ack!" Melandie coughed, when Vars landed beside her. "Hey, I think I noticed you before. You were the elf at the top of the tower, weren't you." She strangely wasn't scared at all. Some inner peace floated inside of her, making her nerves calm and relaxed. "That kill count is... impressive." Melandie suggested.

[Jaguar]

Vars looked at her calmly, as though her presence was soothing to him. He slowly removed his hood, gloves, and the cloth that covered his face. He held out a hand as a greeting. "I'm Vars Kaslerr. Have you heard of me?" Vars wouldn't be surprised if she had. He was one of the world's most wanted criminals.

[Bombshell]

"Hm... maybe the so called Vars has something to stop the poison." Bombshell walked on and on. Bombshell stopped at a wall to listen to two people who were talking. "Huh? So he is the Vars I was looking for." Bombshell turned. "Hello Vars. Give me something to stop the poison. You remember me right?"

[cruelty13]

"Nope, never heard of you." that said Melandie handed her hand to Vars:"Nice to meet you, Vars. My name is Melandie Bell, artist." While saying that she gave a small smile for a moment. "By the way, could you tell me what is going on around here?"

[Jaguar]

Vars smiled at the artist, shaking her hand. "I've heard of you. Love your work. I just never expected to meet you in person. Here........" Vars handed her a pouch that clinked with gold. "As for what's going on, it's a clan war, ma'am."

"Ah, yes, the hopeless thief with no brain," Vars said looking at Bombshell. "I take it you want the antidote. After all you've only three minutes left." Vars smiled maliciously.

[Bombshell]

"What the... I... only... have three minutes left? The antidote now. Oh no feeling weak everything wobbley. Can't ... only see doubles... Uh... ouch."

[cruelty13]

"Oh, hello. Another person, who appears to need an antidote. this night is getting weirder by the minute!" Melandie impliedwhile stepping over a corpse and closer to Bombshell. "Oh and thank you, for the compliment" She said to Vars´taking the gold. "But why are you giving it to me?"

[Jaguar]

Vars pulled out the antidote and opened the vial. He grabbed the limp thief and forced him to down the whole vial of antidote. "There," he said, letting go of Bombshell and trurning back to Melandie.

[Bombshell]

"Uh... you... you helped me? I was told you help no one. Hm... then... I'm very confused. Vars are you wrong or is the man that hired me wrong. This is the worst night ever."

[cruelty13]

"The priests of Rowt haven't said anything about some clan war. They aren't involved are they." Melandie asked her new aquientence.

[Jaguar]

"I'm not sure. The main two warring factions are Kel Nu'ur, my clan, and Tramph."
Vars glanced at Bombshell. "Your employer told you a half-lie."

[cruelty13]

"So that's what the dispute yesterday(?) was about. Now that I think about it, you were there too, weren't you? You lit that wall of fire." Melandie said to Vars. Turnng to Bombshell she asked:"By the way, who are you? I haven't seen you before."

[Bombshell]

"I'm Bombshell as Vars said I'm a thief. Also I go on assassin jobs if I get hired. I'm prbably the only Gla'en who is against anti-peace. Um... who are you?"

[Jaguar]

"Always speak to a woman with respect, you insolent fool," Vars said, lifting Bombshell off of the ground by his collar. "Especially one of nobility and beauty such as this one."

[cruelty13]

"Thank you again for the compliment, Vars. But it really dosen't matter to me how he talks to me." Melandie said to Jaguar, blushing a little. "My name is Melandie Bell, artist. i'm on the side of Rowt." She said to Bombshell. "By the way, what are we going to do now?"

[Bombshell]

"Don't know I'm still quite confused. You're an artist? That was unexpected."

[Jaguar]

Vars roughly dropped Bombshell on the ground. He sat down and pulled out a whetstone and one of his serrated blades. "I don't know."

[cruelty13]

"Wait, there was someone torturing a Roshum just outside this alley. I remember he said something about a sacrifice. We might look into that." Melandie suggested to Vars, barely noticing the human.

[Jaguar]

"Possibly," replied the assassin, standing and following Melandie.

[cruelty13]

OOC: Her name is Melandie not Medaline :D

[froofmyster]

OOC: Sorry I haven't been posting much. I'm on summer vacation and haven't been able to use a computer these last two days (been traveling a lot. My dad dragged me over to his college reunion.) but I should have more frequent internet access from now on.))
Kardin walked around town deep in thought. They have spies everywhere. That's how they've been traking us. They love death so torture won't work... Dammit, how do we get around these people?! He then bumped into Vars. "Oh... crap. Vars? Er... what did my men do to your daughter?"

[Jaguar]

"For your information, they brutally assaulted her, raped her, and murdered her! Damn!" Vars punched a wall. "Those bastards deserved death!"

[froofmyster]

Kardin's eyes flickered red and back to normal. "They did. Deserve death, I mean. I killed their leader." He heaved a deep sigh. "Seems wherever I go somebody near me gets killed."

[Jaguar]

"Now my family really is dead. I spent all those years murdering, and then I found them. Now, I've no purpose."

[froofmyster]

"As surprising as this may be, I know what it feels like to have no purpose."

[Jaguar]

"I must tell you something. I believe in fate. My name, Vars................. it means 'the avenger.' My family was fated to be killed."

[froofmyster]

Kardin raised a brow. "That's what 'Kardin' means in Gorbonwitz."

OOC: Seriously. When I started writing a language and list of Gorbonwitz names several months ago when I first thought up the species.

[slightly aboveaverage man]

Magnus and his group of rapscalions approached the two, grim determination eched into his face.

"I've had no luck finding the location of the ceremony as of yet, they are incredibly difficult to break." He said, then jestured to the elf. Its armour had been crushed to a quarter of its original size, many internal organs could be seen, having been squeezed out of its body through breaches in its skin, many of which were still hemmoraging.

He looked between the two. "Oh, I meant their minds, their bodies are quite fragile.
Have you had any luck so far?"

[Mephisto]

Areine walked towards the group "Excuse me, master elf, you seem to be in much pain, allow me to lighten the burden of greif" he said, with a wave of his hand.

[cruelty13]

"I'm very sorry to hear your daughter was murdered, mister Vars." Melandie said grimmly. "And who are you? I think I noticed some of you before by the clock tower." she said turning to the other people who had appared around.

[froofmyster]

"Kardin Aeronech, leader of the Marlag." He stood in thought for a moment. "I've figured out how to find the Roshum. Obviously, they embrace death, the only way to find them is to hide and follow them. Anybody capable of hiding in shadows, follow me."

[Mephisto]

"So you are the Marlag leader, very well, I will assist you. Even though I am a preist, after seeing what these people do, I cannot let this continue. If any of you are wounded, please come to me for assistance. Unfortunatly I am not one to hide in the shadows, however, I can follow from above and avoid being seen."

[Jaguar]

Vars stood and began to walk away. "I don't need anyone. I'll kill them on my own."

[froofmyster]

Regardless, I have a score to settle. He jumped to the rooftops in search of Roshum. He spotted some walking towards the outskirts of town. He followed two building behind them.

[Jaguar]

Ten minutes later, Vars stood in an old, abandoned mansion. Knowing that this was the Roshum's base, Vars had immediately gathered four more elven followers of Kel Nu'ur, and together they made a new Kel Nu'ur sub-faction called the Band of Brothers.
He and his friends had gone to the headquarters of the Roshum, their first goal being to wipe out the other sub-faction for treason against their clan.

The were met at the door by twenty armored Roshum, one of whom was instantly stabbed in the face by a serrated sword. The door then collapsed, and the five elves rushed in, toppling any guard who opposed them. Soon, the floor was littered with Roshum bodies, and the Band of Brothers rushed down a spiral staircase, revealing a large underground structure where the Roshum leaders were based, along with their own small army of guards. The other four members of the Band of Brothers; Vector, Vincent, Verdi, and Vakder (see the coincidence?), took one passage to distract the guards while Vars took the other.

Vars sprinted down a passage and fond six Roshum. After killing them, Vars emerged into a room with a large pool at it's center. At the bottom of the pool was a hatch that couldbe opened. Vars dove in and opened the latch, descending into the living quarters of the Roshum leader and his High Three, all of whom were sleeping. Vars smiled and brutally stabbed them all, dragging their corpses back to the hatch. He opened the hatch again and tossed out the bodies, allowing blood to spill into the pool. The Band of Brothers drenched the headquarters in oil and ignited it. They were walking away when the whole mansion went up in flames. The five thieves turned and looked at it burn, grinning, and then left.

[froofmyster]

Maybe I should have mentioned that Kardin ALSO means "The Cursed". That's when the fire started and the clock struck midnight. "Oh SHIT. Vars, we have to get whoever they were going to sacrifice out of there or Alexis will be summoned. The curse. he ran into the flaming building.

[Jaguar]

OOC: I don't think you read my last post.

[cruelty13]

OOC: You didn't mention a sacrifice.

Melandie had followed Kardin, as he slided into the grounds near the mansion. Unlike Kardin, she hadn't jumped on the building, but had walked on the streets, trying her best to look unsuspicous and ordinary. As ordinary as she could be, being an ordinary looking woman on the streets at midnight. God, I hope no one I know sees me walking on the roads at this time, she thought walking on.

By the time they reached the mansion her legs had started hurting from the long walk. I knew I shoulden't have come. It's not my war. But it's quite interresting.

They waited for a while, when the building suddenly ignited, the fire starting from the right wing and engulfing the house in flame in less then 6 minutes. "goodness..." she said gaping. Then Kardin ran into the house. "Wait! Whose Alexis?" Melandie yelled at Kardin. He would take no notice. So Melandie picket up the hem of her skirt and followed him for a while, running as fast as she could in the dress.

[Jaguar]

"Alexis is the father of Kel Nu'ur," said Vars. His cold, gutteral tone made Melandie jump. He was standing behind her, his cloak wrapped around him. Behind him were four other figures who were about his height.

[cruelty13]

"Oh! Um... Thank you for replyning. I didn't notice you when I was running this way. By the way, who are those others behind you? They seem new. I don't mean to be inquiring, but how could you finish up a building so fast. And why are you opposed to summonig Alexis?" Melandie said as soon as she had regained herself.

[Jaguar]

"My companions the Band of Brothers, the newest sub-faction of the Kel Nu'ur clan. Them and I are the members. As for why we are opposed to summoning Alexis, we're not. We only despise the Roshum For the treason they committed." Vars gectured to his companions, and the stepped forward. "These men are Vector, Vincent, Verdi, and Vadker."

[froofmyster]

OOC: Jaguar, the sacrifice is still in there. The building is burning down. Midnight. Burn the sacrifice at midnight and you get Alexis. Cruelty, Kardin can't hear melandie from inside a burning building.

IC: Kardin ran through the winding corridors of the mansion in search of the sacrifice. He heard somebody shouting for help from behind the door at the end of a corridor. "I'm coming!" he shouted in response. As he was about to open the door, a wooden support fell in front of the door, setting it on fire. he turned around to see that he was surrounded in flames. Shit!

[cruelty13]

"Oh, nice to meet you all!" Melandie exclaimed:"my name is Melandie Bell, I'm an artist, also a believer of Rowt."

[Jaguar]

Vars glanced upward when Kardin yelled. He grabbed his grappling hook and climbed to the window, removing the sacrifice and Kardin from the building. The sacrifice, who was a young human girl of about 17, was shivering when exposed to the cold night air. Vars kindly draped his cloak around her and secured his weapons to his belt.

[cruelty13]

"Oh my god!" Melandie stred as the events unfurled around her. As Vars emerged from the building Melandie rushed over. "Are you allright?" she asked the young girl.

[Mephisto]

"There's still someone in there, I'll stop the flames, someone go in there and get them."
Areine quickly drew water from any nearby source he could and made it fall on the burning buliding as a heavy rain. "Anyone, quickly"

[cruelty13]

"Well I might as well as go!" Melandie saied and ran into the new opening. The smoke was piling in her face adn she barely could see. And then a cracking noise came from above, as a supurt beam had broken of and was falling on her at a fast speed. She felt her legs fall numb, as the pillar was heading for her.

But suddenly, the pillar stopped moving.

What the hel... Melandie thought, as she quickly composed herself and walked away from underneeth it. The pillar imediately fell down.

She continiued running. Suddnely she smelled a diferent smell, fhile at the same time she heard a scream. She ignored the weird smell and ran throwards the scream. While she was running the smell became more evident. Then she realized her dress was catching fire. She acted swiftly, tearing that part of her dress away. She ran on.

OOC: Who the devil am I supposed to find there?

[Mephisto]

ooc: crap, i just read a little closer and saw vars rescued kardin, sorry.
perhaps its another character.

[cruelty13]

OOC:Oh god. Now I'll have to introduce another character.

Melandie ran deeper. Suddenly she made it to a room on the second floor. There was a Roshum there, whos legs had been crushed by another of those support pillars.

I ran all the way here because of a Roshum? Well, now I might as well as save this guy. Melandie thought quickly.

"Please help! I don't want to die. Please miss!" The Roshum begged at Melandie: "I was put here because the last of the Roshums found out my treason and put me in here. I am actually one of the Relt." It was quite obvious, as he had produced a insigna of that clan.

"I'll try to help." She knelt down beside him and using all her force she couyld she tried to lift the pillar. She could lift it enough for the mans legs to be free.

Oh god! I cant hold it for long. What will I do. I can't cause this man more harm, then he is allready in, by droping it on his legs. But suddenly, time stood still once again. again! Melandie thught. Then she realized what she had to do. She grabbed the man and pulled him out from underneeth there. He was baddly crushed.

The pillar fell down again and the man gaped in awe. Melandie on the other hand had no time for questions and ran to the window, to shout for help. She broke the window and shouted: "Hey, Vars. Could you please come up here and pull me out of the house again. I have a man disguised as the Roshum, but who is actually a member of the Relt."

[Mephisto]

As vars made to run towards the building, Areine held him back "wait, I can do it faster" he said, as the orb of water atop his staff formed into a disk of ice and rose to the window where Melandie and the relt follower were calling "climb on, don't worry it's quite safe" he called up, seeing her reaction.

[cruelty13]

"Oh well, better this then anything else!" She swiftly stepped on the hooverng piece of ice, taking the man along.

They slid safely to the ground and slowly walked up to the rest people. Once there Melandie collapsed out of sheer exhaustion.

OOC: Won't post for three hours.

[Mephisto]

"Don't wory, she's just tired" said Areine, when the others rushed forward to help " I think someone should find her a place to rest. This one, however, will take some time" he said turing to the follower of relt. Areine knelt over him, a look of deep concentration on his face. Slowly, the light sraches and cuts on his body began to heal, then the deeper ones and finaly some bones were heard cracking into place. "He will also need to rest, anybody know of a place nearby?"

[Jaguar]

"I'll give him forever rest," Vars muttered, loading a crossbow. The follower of Relt saw the sign of Kel Nu'ur engraved on Var's chest and struggled to get up and attack, but Vars swiftly put a boot on the man's stomach and pinned him down. "Relt and Kel Nu'ur are hateful enemies," said Vars, nodding his head towards the man lying on the ground. "He'll try to kill me if he gets the chance."

[Mephisto]

"Do you realy think he could kill you now, he's to weak to even stand. Let him go today, maybe you will meet another day but I'll not let you kill him today." He then surrounded the cringing man in ice to protect him.

[Jaguar]

"Very well. Trust him if you want to." He began to walk away, but then turned back. "Once you've healed him, I'm gonna turn him in to the Council of Kel Nu'ur. They'll hang him from the nearest tree." He grinned and continued walking, gently grabbing the human girl and kindly leading her away.

[Mephisto]

Areine rmoved the ice "Come with me, young one" he said too the man on the floor.
"No, please he'll kill, NO!" The man scrambeld away form the preist, a look of panic on his face. He was gone before Areine could stop him "they'll only kill you faster" he sighed."
ooc: new chapter, methinks?

[froofmyster]

OOC: Good idea.

IC: Kardin, who had lost concience somewhere before Vars had gotten him out of the building due to inhaling too much smoke, woke, immediately breaking into a coughing fit. What the hell just happened? He asked himself, rising to his feet. The sacrifice! Alexis! Crap, was I too late?! He saw Vars lead the girl away, and there were no bodies covering the ground. All is well. He led his remaining troops back to headquarters, hoping the next few days would bare rest.