War Of Forces: Chapter 2, The Alexis Directive

[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.

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.

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."