The legend has wings

[snow_RAveN]

[Occ]ok ive got tired of waiting for wedges aprovial to use his charater so here i go !!!!! [Occ]

\"Heres the other half of the payment as promised\"

the dark clocked figure reached out a paw to grab the heavy crystal laden pouch, it juggled it in its hand to measure the weight of its contents then it untied the top of the pouch to futher inspect the contents.

\"Were you followed ?\" i asked
\"what do you think \" He looked at me funny through his mask
\"one can never be too careful these days \" i sighed at the figure
\"A question to you why did you send me to retrive the healer ?\"
\"ill tell you when our dear healer wakes\"

[Fanomatic2000]

Traitor

Panik broke out in Hydlaa, and the townpeople fled for their lifes with the undead corpses that was once their friends coming after them to, with a single bite, turn them into armies of mindless zombies. The streets was in chaos. the undeads were everywhere, and their number increased rapidly.
The local Clerics did their best to protect the temple from invading zombies, but they were many, and the Clerics too few. The magical circle they had created wouldn\'t last for long, and when it disappeared all would be lost.
In the middle of the inferno stood an Enkidukai, unearthly calm and with a horrid smile on his lips. It was obviously the necromancer who had summoned this horde of nightmare-creatures. If they could put him down, then all the zombies would most surely fade away as well.
One of the temple-warriors drew his sword and rushed at him while he seized a warcry. He looked like he was ready to split him in half, but the feline just stood there as if it didnt have a problem in the world.  Just when the temple-guard was about to end the Enkidukais life, it raised its hand in a quick sweeping motion, a dazzling light hit the guard and he was hurled away like a glove over the houseroofs, only to be crushed when he hit the ground.
This makabre scene frightened most of the audience, and they took a few steps back just in case the Enkidukai would begin casting more spells in their direction.
\"What do you want from us Necromancer?\" one of the priests asked. \"Why are you here?\"
\"I\'m searching for Moogie, perhaps you have seen her?\" He smiled at them scornfully.
The priest opened his eyes wide.
\"Se-seperot? But why?\"
Seperot continued \"I am also in search for a Kran who was with her recently. They have something I need. Tell me where they are, and perhaps I\'ll spare your beautiful town.\"
\"Seperot, you are a damn traitor! We will not tolerate this!\" The priest were red in the face with anger and fear.
\"Then you will die, and join my army of undead. No matter, you will help me either way.\"

Suddenly a boy came out from the crowd. He had a two-handed sword on his back, but didn\'t seem to be ready to draw it.
The priest shouted at him. \"Come back here Jadd! Foolish boy, you won\'t stand a chance against him!\"
The boy started to walk against Seperot, when a horde of undead came against him. He held up his hand, and the zombies stopped as if they had seen Talad himself.
He turned against Seperot, still without his sword drawn.
\"My name is Jadd, and I don\'t wish to fight you.\"
Seperot seemed quite unmoved by the incident, and waited for his next move.
\"I sense some kind of evil force within you Enkidukai. Perhaps I can help you get rid of it. But if so, you need to help me fight it.\"
Seperot hesitated. His mind was clouded, but still there was something deep inside him that told him the boy were telling the truth.
\"Why would I trust you, boy? You\'re just trying to trick me into my doom, besides, this \"evil force\" as you call it gives me power beyond imagination. Why would I want to get rid of it?\"
\"You already do. You\'re hesitating, and it means the living part of you is still there. I can only offer my help, but you\'re the one who must accept it.\"
\"Silence boy! You\'re nothing but a stripling! Why would I put my life in your hands?\" He drew his sword and pointed it at Jadd.
\"You know nothing! I have no reason to belive what you\'re saying. Now get out of here, or feel my wrath!\"
\"I\'m not going, not until you agree to let me help you.\"
\"Fine! Then you will die for what you are. A fool!\"
\"Damn you! He is nothing but a boy!  If you hurt him I\'m going to crush you!\" the priest shouted.
\"You keep yourself out of this old man! This will be amusing.\" Seperot laughted bitterly.
\"I want to help you, and if you dont belive me, then look around. Dont you see what is it doing to you? Can\'t you see it\'s eating your mind?\"
Seperot calmed down a bit.
\"I swear by Talad I won\'t hurt you. Please, you have to fight it, or it will tear your soul apart! Are you ready to accept this when you can resist it?
I\'m trying to help you, but you refuse to let me. Please, I can help you get rid of it. I can help you fight it!\"
Seperot didn\'t move a muscle. Then he began laughting.
\"You pathetic fool! Do you really belive in that yourself?\"
He raised his sword and started to walk against Jadd.
\"Nice try, but now It\'s time for you to die!\"
He did a lithe jump against Jadd who were quick to jump aside and draw his sword. Seperot was fast and agile and his eyes seemed to glow with hatred and anger.
Jadd went into battle-position and began casting a defensive spell, but Seperot were faster. A ball of fire exploded from his fingers and Jadd, who didn\'t succeed in blocking it, was hurled away a bit by the impact.

Seperot looked at Jadds body, but he didn\'t move.

[Thakaltas]

My first post, yay.

It\'s getting crowded down here...

Thakaltas was fighting for his life. He was backed up against a building in the Hydlaa slums, holding a group of twelve zombies at arm\'s length.

The Enkidukai ducked a zombie aimed for him in a flying tackle and swung his halberd through another\'s neck. That left a hole in the group of undead charging at him. Thakaltas took advantage of the hole in their lines, and sprinted through it, the studded leather of his armor hardly slowing him. He shouted back at the zombies, \"What did I ever do to-\" His angry tone turned into a surprised one as his feet fell on nothing, and as he fell, he finished, \"Youuuuuuu!?\" He hit the bottom of the pit, and by some miracle managed not to land on anything sharp. All the air whooshed out of his lungs. He made an attempt to sit up, which failed, and a few moments later blackness replaced his vision as he fell into unconsciousness.

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Edit: Yes, I know it was pitiful.

Edit 2: Fixed the beginning to reflect the edit to the post above this one.

[seperot]

bah! fanomatic i didnent whant it like that at all...


\" you have sealed this towns fate boy\" Seperot sayed to the uncouncious boy. a few townsfolk had already run away including the priest carriying the boy but everyone started runing once they saw what was above. fire was raining from the sky all concentraded on hydell and the enki standing in the midis whatching the townfolk who where not quick enough to flee, burning and screaming thouse who fled the gates where met up with zombies very few people stayed free of the event and hydell was reduced to rubble he felt the power of a crystal close by. With a zombie on each side moogie was trying to excape. the enki looking in horror as she saw who had caused all the death. \" Seppie? but-but why?\" The rogue dident replie he just grabed for the pendant around her neck. the crystal seems to almost meld into him. as moogie was trying to talk to him all voice of reason left Seperot heis hand rushed out and grabed moogie draged her sewer entrance. Moogie knew the drop whould kill her. he grabed her neck and dangeld her over the sewer while he was saying \" submit or die\" with dark magics flowing from his hand into moogies head.

 see what happens when you try to defeat me by yourself?

[snow_RAveN]

sepeort iam not a zombie !
and ive spent alot of time playing doom, house of the dead , resdient evil and other zombie games i know how to Get rid of zombies ! FAST !  - occ

taking aim balac drew his throwing knives tiped with deadly paralizing(sp) vemon that can take down a large beast within seconds, however there was no telling if it would work aginst the rouge .
holding the knife like a drat balac flung the blade towards seperots forehead. bullseye ! balac hit his target.

seperot droped moogie on to the floor street and wolbbled backwards. with a hand seperot yanked the blade out of his skull and the wound instantly healed. not a scratch or scar where the knive was before. he flunged the blade on to the cobbled street.

\"You ! \" seperot shouted at balac as he landed on the street, \" Miss me sortic ? hmm ... i see that you still have strange choises for hosts \"
seperot growled back \"thats none of your consern you cant stop me this time ! All life will end ! and you\'ve seen it happen in your dreams haven\'t you !\" Seperot grined
\"The future is uncertain Sortic ! Dreams are not reality And I will Not let  them happen \" balac shouted back
\"You cant erase ME Tarsis\"laughed seperot
\"No,no i cant sortic but it dosent mean i cant bind you ! \" and as soon as the words left balacs mouth seperot\'s crystal felt the vemon taking effect
\"It wont harm me tarsis\" sortic strugling to finnish the words
\"yes sortic , i know,i know\" clamly walking past the paralized seperot and pushes him off his balance. seperot on his back tried to shout out at balac
\"whats that sortic ? cat got your tounge ?\"balac grined cheekly at the fallen rouge. picking up moogie in both arms balac flaped his Wings and took off leaving the rouge behind




-edit sortic is the name of the crystal that controls seppie and yah go give your crystal names and if u want to change the name i gave the crystal go ahead sep

[Moogie]

(Hey, something\'s trying to happen here, so I\'ll step in and steer the story back a while so it can happen... then you can take it wherever you want again )


Balac flapped his powerful wings and the two figures rose through the air, heading away from the crazed Seperot who was now struggling back to his feet. He shot his sight upward- all his crimson eyes could see now was Moogie\'s pendant, and his mind screamed bloody murder as it escaped him. Lifting a paw, he shot a single ball of energy hurtling towards the sillhouette in the sky.

Moogie shrieked in suprise as Balac\'s grip on her was released, a loud impact and a painful scream ringing in her ears as she free-fell through the air. She briefly glanced at the Klyros\' body falling not far from her own. Although they hadn\'t got too high when they were shot down, the cruel impact of the ground knocked the girl unconcious. Balac, still partially in control, struggled valiantly to land without injury, rolling along the road several times before skidding to a stop, smoke rolling off his smooth reptilian skin from Seperot\'s attack.

It was a few minutes before Moogie stirred again. She slowly, painfully opened her eyes, and struggled to lift herself onto her elbows. Her entire right side was numbed from pain and she couldn\'t move her right arm. A pair of Enkidukai feet entered her vision as she stared at the ground before her, and she lifted her gaze as far as she could manage. She didn\'t have to see who it was. She already knew.

Seperot reached down his powerful paw and lifted Moogie\'s limp body entirely from the ground. His grip around her neck was suffocating. Moogie struggled, so weak, so much pain... gasping for air, she tried to talk to him.

\"S...Sep.. s... stop..! Let... me...g...\" But he squeezed her throat harder untill no air nor blood could pass through it. Moogie\'s vision started to fade, but she struggled untill all hope of life seemed lost. As her body silently began to relax, Seperot brought his other paw around to rest on her forehead. He began chanting, little more than an unearthly growl in his throat, as if possessed by a demon from the very pits of Hell.

Dark red swirls of mist began to twist down his arm. It circled Moogie\'s body and enveloped her in a thin layer of evil power. Seperot began to speak to her, over and over, saying \"Submit... you MUST submit...\" while concentrating his power to take over her soul. Suddenly, Moogie snapped open her eyes. But their colour had faded, replaced by two deep pools of eternal blackness. Seperot gazed at her for a reaction untill a thin smile spread across her lips.

It was done. The Enkidukai slowly placed the girl back on her feet, before ripping the pendant from her neck. Moogie no longer felt the pain- her body seemed healed. Yet her mind was trapped. It could think nothing, however hard she tried to understand what was happening. She tried to speak, yet no words came. Even her mind seemed to be changing, and instead of fighting this evil, she began to relinquish to it. It felt good, some kind of pleasure that her friend was channeling into her mind. Moogie surrendered to this overpowering feeling, and as Seperot turned to leave, she willingly followed. The former snowy white fur was already darkening to match her empty eyes.


[Edited: Checked, added stuff]  

[Thakaltas]

Thakaltas stirred, once, twice, and opened his eyes. Light shone into the pit he had fallen into, through the cracked boards that had once covered it. Splinters lay all around the Enkidukai, and his halberd had embedded
itself in the soft dirt of the pit\'s bottom a few feet away.

Thak sat up and instantly regretted it, as pain blossomed through his head. A quick glance upward confirmed that he had fallen around thirty-five feet, landed on his back, and survived. A quick glance at
himself confirmed that he had suffered no lasting ill effects from the fall. His head, however, pounded. \"Must\'ve cracked it off something on the
way down,\" he muttered to himself. He shook his head as if to clear it, and stood. A few shaky steps brought him to his halberd, which he tugged out of the ground. He smiled unconsciously; when he was armed, he could be dangerous.

Thak glanced around the pit, noting a few tunnels that led from it. He glanced up, and barely had time to blink at the zombie rapidly falling towards him. The undead creature fell directly onto Thak\'s halberd, and it quickly slid down the spear tip and over the blade before coming to rest on Thak\'s paw. The Enkidukai shifted his grip on his weapon so that his paw was above the zombie, and the creature slid the rest of the way down the halberd\'s wooden shaft. Thak moved his paw back to his normal grip on his halberd nonchalantly, pulling the end of the weapon from the zombie\'s body. He glanced up again, and this time danced out of the way of the next falling undead. He swung himself completely around once, and using the momentum built up, separated the zombie\'s head from its shoulders as it
stood.

A quick glance up confirmed that the undead beasts would not soon tire of throwing themselves down into the pit. Thak looked over the three tunnels that could accomodate a running Enkidukai, picked the only one that looked like it went generally up, and ran for it.

---Fifteen minutes later---

\"I\'m beginning to doubt the wisdom of coming this way,\" Thak said to himself conspiratorially. \"Actually, I think I started to doubt ten minutes ago. Now I realize I was wrong.\"

Thak was carrying on a conversation with himself as he ran through Hydlaa\'s sewer system. The smell was the least annoying thing about the sewers. Slightly more annoying was the prevalence of the citizens-turned-zombies in the dark sewer tunnels. Most annoying was the fact that he had not seen a single way out of the sewers for fifteen minutes.

A group of six undead pulled up one of the sewer grates ten feet in front of Thakaltas, and dropped through into the tunnels. \"Yet another annoying thing,\" the Enkidukai observed. \"They can get in much more easily than I can get out.\" He paused, and continued a few moments later. \"Six on one? Unfair.\" He offered a warcry at the group of six undead, and charged. The first one fell as it was impaled by the tip of Thakaltas\' halberd. The other five charged all at once. Thak took a few steps back, swinging down at two of them with the halberd\'s blade. \"Three on one. Still unfair,\" he said. Another zombie fell as Thak swung his halberd diagonally across the thing\'s neck. The last two had closed to ranges close enough to seriously hamper the Enkidukai\'s efforts to hurt them. One had moved into position behind him, and the other was in front. Thakaltas\' arm shot forward, putting the first zombie out of the fight, and then backward, cracking the second creature across the face. Thak spun quickly, and a moment later the fight was over. \"Unfair for them.\"


Five minutes later, Thakaltas once again faced a group of undead, this time only four. \"Persistant, aren\'t they?\" the Enkidukai commented. It took him a moment to realize how the zombies had entered-down a ladder. Thakaltas threw caution to the wind, running straight through the middle of the undead creatures. They seemed as surprised, at least to the extent a reanimated hunk of flesh can seem surprised. Thakaltas wasted no time in climbing the ladder.

An Enkidukai head poked up from a manhole, followed a moment later by the entire Enkidukai. All seemed clear in front of him. He turned, to see Moogie following Seperot away. Thakaltas saw Moogie begin to turn, perhaps hearing a footstep, so Thak brought the back of his halberd up to connect with the back of Moogie\'s head, hard. Thak found the resulting \'thunk\' oddly satisfying. He dashed into a closeby alley, and two minutes later, had scaled the side of a building. He lay flat on the roof, looking out over the burning city.

[seperot]

Seperot strolled though the smolding distruction with moogie trailing behind shaking her head. the rogue lept up onto the once proud statue in the center now broken in half and raised his hands. at first nothing happend then slowly the dead started to rise. an army of skeletons where rising all around hydellia. they all walked to the statue standing in 4 groups. The enki pushed his hand againced one of the groupes distroying it and using the bones to create a bone wyurm. Moogie walked taowards the beast as its lowerd its head for her. \" The kran or the shapeshifter are all you should concern yourself on bring me the crystal as soon as you get them.\" she nooded and signaled for the wyurm to take off. Seperot turned his attention to the army of Skeletons \"Go bring terror to the lands, let none survive\" the armys moved out to the neboring towns each going a differnt way

[Thakaltas]

And thusly Hydlaa had fallen...

\"It seems,\" Thakaltas said to himself, \"that this city has become even less safe than it usually is.\"

He leaped the gap between two buildings, moving towards the city\'s north wall. Smoke rose from most of the few buildings that remained standing, and skeletal armies marched towards the gates. Night was falling, and the bluish light from the Azure Sun gave everything a surreal quality. Thak shook his head. \"The master of understatement, I am.\" The Enkidukai jumped from rooftop to rooftop, until twenty minutes later he had arrived at the wall. Thirty seconds later, he landed on the ground outside the city walls and struck off to the north.

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ooc: Yes, I know, even pitifuler.

[seperot]

Seperot sighed...where the hell was he. he looked at the 4 steel wall and the red dirt floor he had to get out but the cage was too hevey for one person. a few hours ago he was charging into the wall clawing at it and generaly tring anything to get free but to no avile. the rogue begane to wonder what his body was doing while he was traped in the bizzare corner of his mind. he wondered if this was even his mind. he looked up and almost fainted is fright as he say moogie standing in the corner. she was looking around panic  ridden. seperot ran over to moogie but she ran away from him. \" moogie is...is that you?\" \" stay away dont kill me\" she replied backing into the corner \" it realy is you how did you get here? where is here? whats the crystals doing?\" the barage of questions seemed to calm moogie a little \" sep? it is you..the real you where.....where are we?\" the enki sighed and sat down\" i have no idea but atleast now i know im not traped in my mind...so whats been happening down there?\"

moogie brings seperot up to speed on events that happend after he she ran away from him hissing outside the tavern.

\" ......im sorry moogie if i knew the way things where gonna turn out...\" \" its no good worring about that right now right now we need to find a way out\" seperot nodded in aggreement as they both walked over to a wall and charged at the other side with full force they toppeld the cage. the looked around to see a barrne landscape of red  and a deep red sky. they dident talk for quite some time as they walked though the land both thinking on where they are whats happening and what the others thinking.

[seperot]

Seperot was in a playfull mood his magic was now unmached in the lands but he still craved the last 2. It decided it was going to do a bit of remodling to the city with the earth crystal and then fly around with the last crystals ordering all the land to bow before him. The beast smiled as he muse of the easyness of his plan the willingness of his host to collect himself and the armys he has already ammased. its ears perked it heard a sound coming from the tavern one of the few buildings still standing. he though about just burnng the tavern to dust then go see later but fragments of its host made it more interested and he whent to go see. inside he found a zombie barkeep cleaning a glass. \" useless creture \" he murmured and snaped his fingers to turn it to dust he snaped 3 more times before he realised it wasent he who  brought this one back. he then disposed of the zombie and felt a small wave of power... it interested him as he walked into the darkness grabed a diabloi by the neck and slammed him againce a wall. the mage looked stuned that the enki found him. \" ah good a toy just what i need while i wait for the crystals to come to me\" \"bu- but im no toy\" the mage stammerd this dident stop the Seperot speaking \" you have 2 minuets to run as far as you can if you excape you live if you dont you will be tourtued to death\" as he was talking Seperot took the mages staff shocking the diabloi again \"1.59...1.58\" seperot started counting as the diabloi ran. 2 minuets later seperot found him and started elctrocuting him untill he died.

[Thakaltas]

The board is set; the pieces are moving...

Thakaltas had managed to barely outpace the skeletal army that was heading north. He looked forward, and saw the first town north of Hydlaa ahead of him. He glanced backwards, and saw the skeletal army not more than ten minutes\' march behind him. His stride quickened, and he ran, then sprinted, towards the town\'s southern gate.

A few minutes later, he arrived. Rapidly, Thak moved towards the town square,  and announced after a few minutes to catch his breath, \"There\'s a skeletal army coming to kill you all! Run!\" About two of the people in the crowded square seemed to believe him. The rest of them fell silent for a moment, and laughed almost in unison. They stopped laughing, though, when thirty seconds later a town watchman ran into the square and shouted exactly the same message. Chaos ensued as the townspeople ran for their lives in every direction at once. A few armored figures percolated through the crowd towards the southern gate, and Thakaltas followed them.

At the southern gate was assembled a force of some one hundred men, all armed with swords and armored with chain mail shirts, leg plating, vambraces, helmets, and shields. All of them looked nervous. \"Which one of you is the leader?\" Thak asked.

One of the militiamen spoke up. \"Th\' Sergeant\'s not here yet.\" A moment later, the same man spoke again. \"Now he is.\" Thakaltas turned around, and up rode a man on a horse. He was wearing full plate armor, and was armed with a gleaming broadsword.

\"They outnumber you ten to one at the least,\" Thakaltas reported. \"I doubt you will survive this.\"

The man on the horse gazed down imperiously at Thakaltas. \"And who are you, Enkidukai, to make such predictions?\"

\"A nobody,\" Thakaltas replied. \"But a nobody who has been in his fair share of fights.\"

The mounted man continued to stare down at Thak. \"And will you perhaps, Mr. Nobody, fight for us?\"

Thakaltas\' response is quick. \"Four circles. Argue, and it doubles.\"

The man on the horse thought for a moment. \"Some would think it unwise to spend so much on a mercenary they have never seen fight before.\" After a short pause, he continued, \"Although someone who quotes such a fee at the beginning must think very highly of himself indeed to demand it at his first meeting. I accept your fee.\" To all assembled, the began, \"We will fight a delaying action! The citizens will escape through the northern and eastern gates and move to the forest! After they have abandoned the town, those of us who are left will move to keep them safe from further attacks.\" He might have had more to say, but it was not to be known. At that moment, the wooden gate rattled loudly on its hinges. \"They are here! Quickly, brace the gates!\" the man on the horse shouted.

A watchman came running, and reported, \"They\'re tryin\' t\'  surround the city!\"

The mounted man pointed at Thakaltas and a militiaman. \"Each of you, gather thirty men and hold them outside the eastern and western gates!\"

Thakaltas nodded, picked the thirty men closest to him, and set off at a run towards the west gate. Thirty men followed him.

A few minutes later, they were arrayed just outside of the western gate. At least two hundred fifty skeletons moved towards them at a rapid march.

Tune in tomorrow for our next segment: \'This day we fight!\'

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I\'d reeeeeeally appreciate it if I could write the second section of this too.

[neotepz]

*Thak i know you wanted to reply but it was 3 days later, and i wanted to put this up, i know its long but once i started i couldnt stop :S sorry for the length and my first attempt but i hope this sees some replies * OOC

The skeleton army had amassed on the West Gate, it was but a quarter of a mile from the gate, same with the East and Southern gates but the North gate still remained free as the citizens fled to the forests around the town. Sengoku watched from the hilltop, as the skeleton army marched towards the town, he sat down on the hill and slowly drew his katana blade, in awe he turned it around back and forth before pulling a large leaf from a nearby bush and he almost cleaned the blade as if it was dirty, it gleamed in the sunlight just the same as he stood up and looked towards the town, his mind was in confusion as to whether he should enter such a battle, although great honour would be his, it would not show loyalty to die so foolishly.

Thakaltas was atop the wall by now and watched the army as it marched towards him, around 30 of the skeletons seemed to be archers, and slowly barrages of arrows landed upon the west gate but non had yet damaged a man, Thak continued to watch and ordered the gate to be barricaded as he looked over them men who looked to him so badly for leadership and for a chance to keep their lives, he knew they weren\'t soldiers, they were farmers, masons, builders, towns men, and the officers were clearly well established gentry who had obviously left along time ago, more than likely before the citizens of this town. The men looked at him almost like a puppy waiting for the ball to be thrown a second time... he sighed deeply and shook his head.

\"What is the name of this town?!\" He yelled as quickly as possible.

\"Arth!\" shouted half his command back.

\"I have done many bad things in this life, and this it would seem is the first thing that could be good, but I say to you this, would it be so bad to die to day knowing that you had saved Arth and its people? Would it be so bad to know you stopped this army ravaging and pillaging this town, destroying you, your families and friends?!\"

The men looked to each other before turning back to Thak, they all raise their weapons and cheer valiantly as 30 arrows barely even cast a shadow above them, but his command is made 26 as 4 men drop from the wall, he quickly leaves this post and orders only archers to remain on the wall, but as he is about to run down the steps he sees the glint on the hill, he remembers something from his childhood, a mere myth, legend and folk tale but... he watched closely as the gleam was moving quickly towards the 250 skeleton army, as he watched he saw that it was a man, dressed in some kind of robe with a sword drawn, he was perplexed at this suicidal action but then he saw the situation they were in, this was suicidal, he looked back at the men behind him and around the town, he looked back out and quickly ran down the steps, he moved to the front of the men and looked up to the wall.

\"OPEN THE GATES!\" he screamed, he held his halberd with tight fists as the men who operated it looked confused, but the order came again, louder and more aggressively, they shrugged and opened it.

As the gate opened Thak charged towards the skeletons who were barely a few metres away, as he ran he shouted. \"DO OR DIE!\". The men followed gradually but eventually they all fell in and charged the enemy.

Sengoku smashed into the back of the unsuspecting archers, his katana leaving a hole in the skeletons skull as it dropped to the ground, he pulled it from the skull and grabbed the next archers shoulders and pushed the sword through its back, again this skeleton fell, now he had noticed the men who had charged from the town, he shouted to them \"THEY DIE LIKE MEN, DO NOT FEAR THEM!\" as he sliced the head off the nearest foe.

He moved almost like poetry, Thak watched in amazement as he ripped off heads of the unsuspecting from behind with ease whilst fighting with his blade, every move seemed choreographed and looked beautiful to watch. Sengoku cut down the last archer and pulled a sword which had bitten into the ground, he threw it into the back of the main column of spearmen, swordsmen and whatever weapon seemed to have been found, a skeleton crumpled to the ground as Sengoku charged into the back of the column, which had turned and he was now facing a straight on battle.

Thak\'s halberd rammed into the chest of another skeleton as it fell he turned, pulled it from the once again corpse and smashed the skull of a nearby skeleton, one of his men stabbed at a skeleton but as he did the skeletons sword was in motion and fell into his chest, he stumbled back gasping for air before falling dead. 13 of the men had already died and over 160 of the skeletons were left, although poor fighters there numbers would soon overwhelm them, he could also hear the screams of those behind him in the towns and those next to him as the man by his side was decapitated, the blood sprayed in his face, his own dirty hands washed the blood away just in time to move his head to the side to avoid being skewered by a keen spear jab, he drew his sword, cut the end off the spear, spins and jams the sword into what would have been the throat of the skeleton, it fell to the ground a pile of bones, his halberd again swung into action blocking a lunge from a sword before his own sword sung as it flew threw the air into the skeletons chest, Thak again charged the enemy with the halberd, skewering 4 before he had to pull it out, grabbing his sword again he began to defend himself as the men were beginning to become singled out.

Sengoku continued to fight alone, already having struck down 38 skeletons he felt he had earnt great honour, but still didnt understand where the voice that told him to help out this mercenary came from... but he had no time to think as his katana took the army, then leg of a skeleton, Sengoku moved with the movement of the blade and with his back turned to the skeleton he pushed the blade behind him, deep into the skeletons chest. He pulled it out as a spear pierced the back of his shoulder and tore through his muscle and came out the front of his chest, he groaned as he fell to his knees, the skeletons converged as he looked up, not defending himself.

\"Shamed at last, an honourable death...\" He muttered as he awaited death, but it didnt seem to come, infact it didnt come, the people watched as the katana that was in his hands was held infront of his face, it was glowing white, but more then white it seemed to be a holy glow, a force that was not himself pulled him to his feet and the skeletons seemed to freeze as the sword passed through one after the other making the skeletons piles of white dust on the ground, Sengoku began to take control again as he dealt out death to all those skeletons who were stupid enough to stay, yet skeletons aren\'t weak enough to run away so stay they did.

Thak dodged another stab at his gut, knocked the sword back with his own and pushed the halberd into its stomach, another spear was thrown at him, he moved back and it flew over his head, throw the chest of the man behind him, the man dropped to his knees and blood began to trickle from the corners of his mouth as he gasped for life, the men seemed to stop fighting... Thak moved back to defend this man, he seemed to be an officer or some important person, but before he could another spear landed in the mans chest and he was dead before Thak could defend him. It seemed the men had given up hope of victory as another 4 were slain soon after, now only 10 of them men continued to fight including Thak. Thak watched as the man in the robe cut his way though a further 15 skeletons to come to his side....

\"Who are you?\" cried Thak as he pushed aside yet another attempt to take his life, Sengoku sliced another arm off and parried a sword blow before answering.

\"I am Sengoku, son of Senako of....\" He was cut off as a skeletons sword slashed his arm, he grabbed the skeletons left shoulder and pushes his sword all the way through the skeletons chest and pulls it out, he steps back slowly and pulls the tanto from its sheath, although it\'s not adorned with such magnificence as the katana it\'s still impressive to Thak. \"I was told to come here, to save you, it seems your destiny is not to die today\" he finished at last.

\"My Destiny? I have no destiny!\" he replied, ramming the halberd into a skeletons leg and then rushing forward and using his sword, decapitates the skeleton, and it was over... The last skeleton fell to one of the men of the town and they looked around at the floor, 250 skeletons exactly and 23 human deaths, all the 7 survivors and sengoku were damaged in some way... Thak looked around and smiled.

\"I lived\" he screamed which was followed by a horn blowing which he knew was the horn of retreat...

\"Im told we must help the town\" said Sengoku

\"No, we need to get out of here...\" shouted Thak who was not happy about being commanded but for some reason he was beginning to want to go back.

\"There is something there for you...\" softly said Sengoku who seemed to be listening to something that wasnt there...

The men of the town turned to Thak and then looked back to the town, most of them were covered in blood, white dust and sweat, they began to move towards the town again, Sengoku stood looking at Thak who stared back...

[Thakaltas]

Madness has its place...but is this it?

Thak stood stock still, regarding the man carefully. The Enkidukai\'s eyes flickered to his halberd and then his sword. The latter he slipped back into its sheath, and the former he leaned on like a staff. His breathing was only slightly accelerated as he gazed at each of the seven survivors in turn. The horn sounded again, and to the north the retreat was visible. The skeletons looked as if they had multiplied; at least a thousand pursued the soldiers as they moved to cover the townspeople. Thakaltas ran a claw down the blade of his halberd, eyed it carefully. Finally, he turned to Sengoku.

\"What are the possible benefits?\" Thakaltas asked himself. \"I don\'t know,\" he replied. \"Then why follow the man? Perhaps he could be useful. Yes, useful, but useful how? That remains to be seen. There is no basis to trust him. There is no basis to trust me, either. I\'m different. How? In many ways. Name them. I can\'t. Then I\'m no different. Yes, I am different. No, in the end, I am not.\" His conversation with himself drew to a close, the seven survivors watching him cautiously, and Thak\'s eyes focused on Sengoku. \"I will follow you, though it goes against my better judgement.\" Thak speaks to himself once again. \"No it doesn\'t. You know I\'m my better side.\"

[neotepz]

*someone replied, wicked, heres more * OOC

\"We must go back to the town,\" said Sengoku as he sheathed his own Katana and Tanto blades.
\"Ok, are you sure?\" replied a slightly confused and seemingly insane Thak.
\"No, but the voice says we should\" muttered Sengoku as he began to trudge to the town.
\"Who\'s is the voice... your own?\" questioned Thak as he followed, the other 6 men of the town were already ahead and had entered the town and rejoined the fight to hold the army of skeletons back as long as possible.
\"The voice, is not my own but i seem to be the only one capable of hearing it which is worrying me,\" was the reply of the injured Sengoku.
\"You must find a healer soon or that wound will kill you,\" there was a slight hint of concern from Thak but nothing that could be called friendly in his voice.
\"We must hurry now before the town is lost!\" cried Sengoku as he ran towards the town, he entered in under the gate and stopped, he scanned the building before moving towards the biggest one.

Sengoku pushed the door open and stepped inside as an arrow landed in the door he turned to see Thak stabbing his halberd through the back of yet another victim, the skeleton crumpled and Thak ran inside the building.

\"This is suicide... Sengoku...\" Thak muttered to himself as Sengoku grabbed a torch from the wall and moved through the dark building, this section of it seemed to have no windows.
\"This is a... temple of some kind...\" Thak wondered aloud.
\"Yes, a necromancers templ...\" before he can finish his sentece, a huge pillar of wood swings from the ceiling, Sengoku throws the torch to the ground, grabs Thak and pulls him to the ground.
\"Get off me!\" screamed Thak and pushed Sengoku off.
\"I am sorry, it was necessary...\" said Sengoku as he bowed slightly.
\"Why are we here Sengoku?!\" cried Thak.
\"There is a weapon here, a weapon of legends...\" muttered Sengoku as he grabbed the torch and moved towards an alter, as long and thin as the strange man himself, Thak watched as his hand ran along the edge, almost as if he could read the ancient tongue.
\"weapon of legends... a strange man with a code of honour... will come from nowhere to help a battle of sure death, and will be the one to bestow the power of.... of light?\" it was as if he remembered it from his childhood, Sengoku stopped and turned to him.
\"Yes, that legend, that weapon is here somewhere, and it seems when needed most the voice has gone now...\" replied Sengoku as he began to push the altar forward, it begin to creek but moved little, Thak moved forward and with his help it fell backwards and smashed, inside it seemed to be some kind of spear... Sengoku picked it up and held it for a while before passing it to Thak.
\"There is the power the gods have granted to help you in this battle and I am to protect you until you get chance for your destiny to begin...\" said Sengoku as he drew his katana, and pushed Thak behind him, 10 skeletons entered the room and Sengoku charged forward, left and right when the strokes of his blade, smashed two skeletons, he spun and decapitated the third, the fourth couldnt draw his weapon as Sengoku grabbed his shoulder and pushed the sword through its chest, it fell to the ground but Sengoku couldnt draw the sword out of its chest. Thak\'s Halberd hummed as it reverbreted in the wall it had dug into, saving Sengoku from the fifth skeleton. Sengoku put his foot on the skeleton and pulled his sword out, he moved back towards thak and blocked a stab for his chest.
\"I need not you to protect me Sengoku\" cried Thak as the new kind of spear weapon smashed the school of the nearest skeleton.
\"This is not a choice you have\" cried Sengoku as his katana blocked an attack that would have killed Thak, he pushes the skeleton back before decapitating it, and the two skeletons left look to each other and charge towards the two men, Thak holds his new toy up, taking out one of the skeletons and Sengoku throws his tanto into the skull of the other skeleton ending the short fight.

After collecting their weapons Sengoku looks towards Thak.
\"I do not know how to get out of here...\" he admitted slowly.
\"I do, see that ladder?\" asked Thak.
\"Yes, follow me,\" cried Sengoku as he lead the w ay to the roof, there was a hatch of some kind that he opened and daylight flooded the room as the two men escaped onto the roof, as Thak crawled onto the tiles, Sengoku slammed the door shut and both men stood up to see the sight of the town, the whole town was overun by skeletons, over a thousand were swarming through the streets, houses, buildings were being burnt and searched for... well they didnt know what for but Sengoku suspected they had what was being searched for.
\"We need a miracle to get out of here Sengoku...\" whispered Thak.
\"Yes we do\" smiled Sengoku as he replied, sheathing his katana and his tanto....