"It's you isn't it Chris?"
Havoc looked to Sarah, but as he turn to face her the momentum almost seem to be to much for him, swaying almost like a drunk.
...
"Alesia." He mumbled as he rocked forward beginning to collapse.
Boom!
A lightning bolt struck the ground in front of Havoc, where it hit now stood the Ashen skin beauty catching Havoc as he was mid fall. People began to move forward worried for their leader, but Alesia Held up her hand as she glared at everyone present.
"No one come any closer or chance my anger!" She announced in a cold voice. "Marielle give me a hand." In a moment the black dragon who helped Havoc earlier dropped down from a tree above. "We will be taking him inside the castle." Alesia hoist Chris onto the dragon's back, she herself then leaped onto the dragon. Once it knew they were both on the dragon leaped over everyone's heads heading towards the castle. The dragon's stride was so large that it was no longe
"Huff Huff." Christopher sat in his bed sucking in air as if he had just ran a marathon, every breath he would feel a sharp pain piercing his chest, the pain almost unbearable."You brought this on yourself you know. What kind of fool opens a gate to one of the four hells? The amount of magic it takes to maintain it would have drained an army of mages." Alesia."Oh come on something like that shouldn't be problem for one such as Havoc." Christopher grumbled looking over at his mask that was resting on the night stand. The mask of Havoc, his mask. "I refused to allow him to slip through my fingers again. This is just the beginning after all.""You may be Havoc, but you are still awakening to your old powers. They're just a fraction of your past self.""Yea guess dying for a little while will do that to you." Alesia rolled her eyes glaring at him. Clearly this was not the proper response she was looking for."First he leaves me behind when he l
"You know all joking aside Chris, you may have a small problem." Alesia mumbled as she sat on the bed next to Christopher. Both of them were quite wet and one would almost think Albert Einstein's Hair style had suddenly become a trend because both Alesia and Christopher's hair looked very much like his. "Do you mean the princess?" Alesia Nodded. Elise also sat in the back of the room wearing a pensive expression. Originally she honestly wouldn't have cared what became of Sarah, whether she became empress, was robbed in an unfamiliar city, or killed, but now after spending some time traveling with her she had grown quite fond of the girl. She was sweet, caring and always had an upbeat attitude, completely different from the many different royals and nobles she had met throughout her lifetime. It was quite the breath of fresh air honestly, especially considering they had been pursued by multiple different groups with different kinds of motivation and intentions. Now? N
"So where would you like me to begin?" Sarah bit her lip as she tried to sort her own thoughts that were stirring in her head. She had rushed into the Castle expecting her questions to be answered, but her mind had been in such chaos she didn't take a moment to sort through all the different questions she had for him. "What are you?" "Well, I guess history calls us Demons." Christopher let out a sigh. "Just another example of people fearing what they don't know." "I've read about Demons before, they're supposed to be blood thirsty monsters, completely lacking in any kind of humanity. It was a great victory for Humans. The great kings of the past put aside their differences to unite and hunt down the demons that menaced the world. "Oh it was a great hunt alright." Christopher's Eye's turned sharp as he glared at Sarah for the briefest of moments. He closed his eyes taking in a deep breath before slowly exhaling. 'She doesn't known calm do
"Wait... So let me get this straight, You... Of all people are royalty?""That's what I'm told, although I don't quite believe it.""That would be one fucked up kingdom with him on the throne. What's with those looks! I'm just saying what we're all thinking ." Everyone simply stared with a look of contempt. There was a big difference of thinking and saying. Garrett Rubbed his chin day dreaming of a of kingdom over run with monsters, and blood thirsty killers ransacking every village within their reach."Is it bad that I actually agree with his sentiment?" Christopher raised his hand looking around for affirmation. 'Shit my own life is in shambles. Place me in charge of an entire kingdom I can't even begin to imagine how that would turn out.'"This is simply too much for me to handle all at once." Vanessa grumbled slumping into an arm chair sitting in the corner of the bedroom." All in one day I'm discovering I slept with a legend and royalty."
"Ah! Y-You're!! Did my father send you to help me?! Quick I haven't seen any guards! If we go now we could probably escape!""Please keep your voice down your highness, it's a pleasure to see you again. Don't worry I'll have you out of this cell soon enough and we will set things straight."Halbert's mind finally began to relax, he felt as if he was borderline madness. Since being forced to crawl off the battlefield joy began slowly seeping into his soul. The warmth of tears began slowly flowing down his face, he could taste the saltiness when they touched his lips. Silently, just this once, he would allow himself to cry in front of another just this one time."I thought I was done for, It feels like it's been weeks down here without a single person to share this endeavor with. I'm not sure how much more I could take!" Halbert half cried out the last part."Shhh shh Prince we have to be quiet. Anything to loud could bring the guards down on us at any time
"Do you think it's true what they've said?""About Havoc being gravely injured in the battle?""I did see him get blown away by that one famous knight."It had been five days since the battle and Havoc was carried into the castle. Very few outside his inner circle had been able to catch a glimpse of him since the end of the battle. Rumors quickly began to spread about possible outcomes, some saying Havoc had been seriously injured, some saying he was afraid of retaliation and fled the area.Angela strode through camp with her loyal attendant/servant. Alfred by her side as she listened to the spreading rumors."Lady Angela maybe if you tell me what it is that has you vexed so, I can help alleviate your anxiety."'Alleviate my anxiety!? How! My closest friend, the man that I've come to love is the enemy of most the known world!' Thinking of the events from five days ago flashed through her head.She had sat in the back of the group enjo
"Havoc.. If you really are Havoc. I'm not going to bother asking how you are able to broadcast directly to my Proxy stone, what is it you want?" "Robert I'm truly hurt by your hostility, why are you being so rude. Here I heard you were looking for your useless son, me being the good citizen of Albrael I was going to inform you of his whereabouts." Robert glared at Havoc. 'There's no way he's contacting me doing me a favor, real or fake no one would take up Havoc's mask and be friendly to the kingdom.' Robert eyed Havoc skeptically not responding. "I have to admit I always hated Halbert, but it turns out I was completely wrong about him. He's so much fun to have as a guest. We've been reminiscing of the old days together." Shock swept over the throne room, this both confirmed the army had been defeated, and Halbert was captured by none other than Havoc. Panic began quickly taking over the men surrounding the king, rapid whispers spread through the room
Present time. Robert could only watch on in horror as his son spilled every dirty detail of their dealings with The Black Guard, Them bring in The now deceased General Grevael, Deciding on the best plan of action, gathering The Black Guard under the guise of Protecting peace talks, then the act of the betrayal itself, and every single detail, every nasty deed Halbert, and the regular army had committed during the purge. How Robert, Andrew and Halbert had all drank and celebrated the deed. How they would use their country's loyalty against any remaining members that had escaped the purge. "HAHAHA and it worked! All these useless insects residing in our borders, no the entire world! All of them ate up every word we said, a little pressure applied in the right places and everyone fell in line almost no questions asked! HAHAHAHA" Halbert began cackling like a monologuing tyrant about to kill his arch nemesis. "Halbert stop!" "What a bunch of clowns! Not o
"They used siege magic on the rear line?" Alexis asked with a furrowed brow. "Why would they expend so much magic on the rear line?" To Alexis this didn't make any sense. If they were using it as an opener to an attack from the rear, it would definitely be justifiable. Have your men rush in taking advantage of the destroyed lines and chaos. But using siege magic alone and backing off, would be like someone taking a shotgun to kill a spider inside their own house. Beyond overkill. If they had struck the center of their lines, their commanders, or even their supply train, Alexis could understand the expenditure. Most magic users could fling spells they specialized in for a majority of the day. But siege magic? The average mage could use it four times in one day, but be severely weakened for the next couple of days. Sure they could use siege magic again the next day, but each day without a proper recovery time the power of the attack would be cut in half. "Well sir it seems the rear l
Inside Helenfel. "Right here." Cassandra pointed at a section of her map sprawled out on the table. "This will be the perfect place." Andrea walked around the table to stand next to Cassandra looking down on the map. "Hmmm good call. When they emerge here they'll be in a bottleneck." "That's not all. They'll be coming around a corner too. They wont be able to see our army waiting for them until it's too late. We'll also have archers along the cliff tops. that can shoot down on them." "Why not have our archers continue firing down on them the entire stretch? That's miles of cliff ledge we could use to thin them out." Garrett asked retracing the path on the Albrael army was taking. "Because we don't want to give away our archers. The reason we've barely had our men harass them the past day was leading up to this moment. Most of all we don't want them to double back, leaving the kill zone we've set up." "Isn't there a chance they sent men to the top of the cliffs too though?" "We
Multiple days had passed in the City Of Darkness following the surrender/purge of any still resisting dissidents. And life had begun returning to normal little by little after the bodies were removed from the streets. Havoc's army had upheld their orders. Those who surrendered were allowed to return home without any recourse for fighting against their new host. Neither the members of The Black Guard, nor their militia counter parts caused any unnecessary damage, nor did they loot and pillage the city. Frankly apart from the angered nobles who's homes had been bombarded during the siege, the city was peaceful and upbeat. The stalls were open, any artisans were back to their crafts. The children ran and played in the now cleaned streets that had been soaked in blood not long ago. Guards were posted on every wall and street corner. Christopher and the other leaders involved weren't fools. Though they had been merciful, eventually there would be some who would try fighting back. They e
Just a little earlier"This is big! This is really big!" Brisia grinned ear to ear as she paced back and forth hardly able to contain her excitement. Her little walk even leading her up the walls and onto the ceiling dancing, and skipping, somehow defying gravity."Shit! Shit Shit!" Alesia growled through grit teeth. "I knew something was coming, but even I never imagined this!" Alesia's current mood was about as close to polar opposite of Brisia's as it could get. 'This is the last thing we need currently! If they find out, especially in the middle of this war, we're seriously fucked! Like fucked on the level I was when all the other gods betrayed me and had me cast from the heavens! Perhaps even more fucked!'"I still can't believe it! I mean I suppose when you look at his track record it would make sense, but holy shit!" Brisia exclaimed. "Not just immortal but he's turning into a god.""I know... More so a god of death." Alesia groaned. The completed 'tattoo' pretty much confirme
Thunk.... Thunk..."Riggy... Any day now..""Y-You d-don't rush perfection!" Mortis groaned as his nerves were being grated against by a rather pushy spirit. "E-Elise if you think you can do better, by all means t-take over!" He snapped back.Thunk! Thunk!"Well look Riggy.. I don't mean to be pushy... BUT PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO FUCKING KILL US!" Elise roared flapping her arms up and down like they were wings.Fwee!As though on cue an arrow zipped between their faces, mere millimeters from giving Mortis a nose piercing he didn't wish for....."S-See not that bad.." He stood his ground glaring back at Elise who could only return his gaze with wild eyed disbelief.Thunk! Thunk! Thunk! Thunk!"That's because there's a wall of shields protecting you and your wrinkled ass!"Thunk! Thunk! Thunk! Thunk! Thunk! Thunk! Thunk! Thunk! Sure enough the members of The Black Guard had formed a wall of shields covering the pair as Mortis went to work claiming he had the means to bring down their gat
Christopher walked to the giant hole in the wall he had created when trying to incinerate Markous looking out over the city breathing a heavy sigh, hanging his head low and shaking it. "What's wrong? At this rate the city is as good as yours? Shouldn't you be happy?" Brisia asked walking up the wall before hanging upside down looking out of the hole too. "See your people are already working on the third gate. Isn't this what you wished for?" "I'll admit.. I wasn't expecting to get that old bastard's approval, but this didn't pan out as I had hoped." He shrugged watching balls of fire rain down upon the noble district from the trebuchets outside the city. "Sooo you didn't want the city?" "Pftt I could give two shits less about the city. I wanted the power that dwelled down here. On that note I suppose you could say this was a success. But by the gods the more I was stuck in the presence of that asshole, the more I want to feed his head to a thousand small animals. Just gotta hope th
"HAHAHA JUSTICE SHALL BE DELIVERED!" Vale cried out as though she were a poor soul who had been denied justice by the courts for far too long.BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!The ground erupted all around both the twins and the behemoth of a Vampire. The girls quickly turned their backs to one another taken by surprise, readying themselves as best they could considering their injuries. Their eyes caught a glimpse of a creature emerging from the earth, and it was almost instant. The pair blinked and by the time their eyes opened the massive beings were already hovering well above their heads."You've got to be shitting me." Lala mumbled."If she could do this, It would've been nice of her to have done something sooner." Laura huffed her arm dangling limp by her side.Though still on edge the twins felt they could finally breathe a sigh of relief. The pair took several steps back returning behind their friendly lines. While the Vampire they had been battling constantly had a very differe
RAAAWR! A roar ripped through the caverns as the ground beneath their feet began to shake violently. Many people from both sides of the battle looked around trying to find what kind of ferocious beast could emit such a blood curdling sound. "I haven't heard a roar like that in thousands of years." "I've never heard that kind ever!" Their eyes scanned the surroundings. Looking side to side, up around the cavern ceiling, only to find nothing. The monstrous sound was far to loud for anyone to mistakenly assume they had just imagined it. The rumbling earth began shaking harder and harder although you couldn't physically see any movement, the people could feel the movements underneath their feet from whatever was coming, like a slithering serpent snaking it's way through the grass. It felt as though the very earth beneath their feet may collapse at any moment. If anyone in the vicinity were to claim the gods were angered and unleashing their fury on the city, many wouldn't doubt the w
This day and age when someone says an army they think professional soldiers, fighting and killing is their bread and butter, it's what they train for, it's what they're paid for. Their job consists of nothing besides honing those skills. Training and searching for a way to improve upon the ability to kill, to take the life of another human being. But there's times where an army consists of ordinary people, every day people. Bakers, smiths, teachers, sometimes even the students, people you who have never seen combat, mix these people in with some trained soldiers who're willing to advise and educate these people, and at times these armies can be just as dangerous as the professional ones. When you have a reason to fight, whether it's for a better life, to protect someone, to make a name, for your country, even if for a moment it places you at odds with it, you can become a force that's mighty. With no identifying uniform, the enemy will never know when they're about to strike. A man,