Introduction
Pandemonium’s Gate
Role-play Information
Okay, so in this role-play you will likely be taking the role of a member of one of four factions in a conflict for the world or realm known as Aurelia, the factions being; the nation of Ventera, the nation of Advara, Demonic Forces, and the lastly the Justicars. The center of conflict in this role-play revolves around a land known as Pandemonium; a once holy place turned tainted and evil by centuries of war and dark magics at work and now holds host to the demonic and hellish armies that seek to kill and cause pain to all the living creatures of Aurelia. One thing allows the demons to enter this world; a structure known as Pandemonium’s Gate …
But the question is will the factions and nations be able to put aside their differences and even the rivalry stemming centuries of war or will their stubbornness and unwillingness lead to the destruction of all things in Aurelia.
All these factions play their own roles and have their own histories of how they came to be and all have an impact on the role-play overall… I will now explain the factions a bit more.
(Let it be noted that there will players need for all factions, excluding the demons as if it comes to it they could be “self-lead” for role-play purposes. Also this rp takes place exactly one year after the “gate” opened allowing the demons to enter the realm)
Ventera
The nation of Ventera is one of the two large nations that take dominate Aurelia’s landscape, Ventera consist of mainly the western and northern parts of the realm giving it quite a variety of terrain. The lower portion of the nation borders Pandemonium while the eastern part of their border borders Advara.
The western part of Ventera has a multitude of terrains and hosts many of the nation’s cities and urban areas, while the north is for the most part densely forested and mountain terrain where only the strong survive. Ventera overall has is a much tougher place to live and prosper. The nation is divided the western part of the country being ruled by a handful of lords and generals; the north having some tribes that are lead by tribe leaders and elders. This causes a great deal of power struggle and some fighting within the nation.
The inhabitants of the country culturally differ from their rivals to the East; they are very warlike and power-hungry people. They value victory by any means and complete domination of their enemies. They believe there destiny is to bring all of Aurelia under there iron fist. They believe this will bring ultimate peace and had always seen Advara as an obstacle in this goal.
Advara
The nation of Advara is the second nation that dominates Aurelia’s landscape; the nation dominates the southern and eastern parts of Aurelia. Pandemonium borders the nation’s most western area while there rivals border the more northwestern and northern part of their country.
The terrain of Advara is vastly different as the entire country has a variety of cities spread diversely throughout the country. But it also has dense thickets, woodlands, even a few mountains in the north where the border is; overall a much warmer and hospitable environment, but still dangerous in the wilds. Throughout the nation there is a monarchy style government where one person's word is law, the people of Advara normally respect the monarch and abide by the rules unquestionably.
In Advara they differ greatly from Ventera, the people are content and peaceful. They value prosperity and honor above all else. They also but a very heavy emphasis on justice… and this is why they fight; they feel that they have been wronged by the Venteran people as they constantly have their border encroached upon and their settlements raided. So this had given the people one purpose, to bring to justice to the nation Ventera; a nation as they saw as evil and a danger to Advara.
The Justicars
The Justicar are not a nation but an order of the elite of both Venteran and Advaraian soldiers, mages, assassins and other useful professions. While some of the members of this order may have so old minor resentments towards each other they have all put aside their savage rivalries in the name of brother/sister hood.
They have seen the atrocities and have realized how dangerous the demons are, they know that if not stopped they will undoubtfully achieve their goal of eliminating all life in Aurelia. So they often lead campaigns into Pandemonium to hold the dark creatures at bay, but at great cost as their numbers already dwindle.
They know that unless the get outside help from the two feuding nations then they will eventually be crushed. So now they are for the most part given the massive burden of getting two nations that absolutely hate each other into fighting side by side to drive the demons back to wherever it is they came from…
The Demons
Very little is known by the others about the demons. They are creatures born of sin, death, and most of all war. They currently have corrupt the land of Pandemonium to almost beyond repair; rivers run black with darkness, the ground is barren and tinted a dark black crimson color, and wildlife and earthly vegetation are none existent instead replaced by some evil blood covered vines and plant life that seem to live and breathe themselves.
It is said that the demons came when they land they now claim was corrupted by years of war, greed, and suffering. After so many centuries of bloodshed and death the once hallow ground became evil and tainted and the demons came along with this…
One thing does stand out in this land though, a large black metallic structure known as Pandemonium’s gate. It appears like a giant gate having large closing and opening doors; these doors cover a portal to some strange plain of existence that none have been but the demons. It is thought that humans could enter and possibly somehow destroy the gate…
But this is only a theory and to this point the demons endlessly come and it appears they won’t or can’t be stopped… only time will tell if humanity can survive there onslaught.
What will you do? How will you impact the realm? You decide!
Prologue
"Evil had always been present in the realm of Aurelia... from the very creation of the place to the present, and it will forever be even in the future. The evil existed in a multitude of forms both physical and spiritual, but there was nothing touched more by evil than humanity. Even in the earliest days of humanity there were two things that made humanity different from the creatures of Aurelia that made them more susceptible to evil. This was the morality of humans and their capacity to act in cruel and harsh ways. This often showed itself in the form of jealousy, envy, cruelty, vengeance, or any multitude of emotion or concepts but none of these were as evil as war...now is was through these actions and war that humanity slowly would start to corrupt any place they went."
-Excerpt from the Journal of King Valeric I
After many many years of growth and expansion the human race became dominant in Aurelia triumphing over nature and the other creatures of Aurelia. Nearly all the humans lived in the sacred place that was pandemonium and from the group of humans living in pandemonium two prominent figures emerged. Their names were Valeric and Daedriaus, these two men were great philosophers and leaders of the time and they were also sworn rivals. The two men fought and argued constantly about the direction that the humanity should progress towards. Valeric saw the evil in the world around him and sought to stop it, he thought that they needed to stay in Pandemonium to protect themselves from the evil that hid in the hearts of men. Daedriaus on the other hand thought that humanity had to expand and that their destiny was to conquer and control all of Aurelia no matter the cost...
This caused a massive difference of thoughts and beliefs throughout the populace and caused a growing tension between the two men and their followers... This was until one day when the two men were having a heated debate this resulted of this was bloodshed as the followers of both men fought; Daeddriaus would have no idea what his actions had done. As blood was shed on the hallow ground it became tainted. The land of Pandemonium had taken its first step on its long fall into darkness and corruption.
Daedriaus left Pandemonium with his followers and went Northwest where he established Ventera. Here he had his people thrive and waited as one day he planned on dominating all of Aurelia. Valeric and his followers stood true to their beliefs as they stayed in Pandemonium for many years practicing and maintaining the ideas of justice, honor, and other concepts of this nature. 40 years after Daedriaus left he turned his sights back on Pandemonium and his old rival. He sent his armies to the land, Valeric and his men being unprepared were driven back deep into Pandemonium as Daesriaus' men burned and destroyed everything in sight as they drove Valeric's men back. There was one decisive battle in which Valeric was finally able to rout the invading armies but the aftermath was worse than any could have imagined. Both sides suffered terrible losses and Pandemonium was left in ruin. The grounds were burnt, cities raised, and rivers ran red with blood.
Valeric was forced to abandon the once holy land as he took the survivors East and Northeast, there they quickly established cities and grew immensely, the people called their new home Andara and know they were given two new purposes. Firstly, they sought to reclaim there once scared homeland and somehow cleanse it of all its corruption. Two, they wished to bring judgment onto Ventera and it's denizens. From that point on the nation had a deep set hatred and the rivalry reached its peak. The two nations fought for generations, after centuries of fighting the borders of the nations formed and they appeared locked into a brutal stalemate. Years of war had their effect on both nations as the warriors on both sides started to become more ruthless and their sense of what was right and wrong started to deteriorate. The warriors of Advara now sought vengeance instead of dealing justice, and the warriors of ventera now sought only to cause pain and misery to centuries old rival.
Now both nations being stuck at a stalemate on the borders turned their eyes to Pandemonium. Both nation sent nearly their entire armies to the land, the sides fought brutally. For 15 years for the once sacred land, but every year they fought the pandemonium grew darker and darker. The land started to go barren, the wildlife started to disappear, and the weather became constantly stormy. Both sides now fought for the worthless place, both sides now so driven by vengeance and hatred they refused to back down. This was until terrible day...
Several years ago one a fateful day something happened. The barren ground started to turn the color of ashe with patches stained with the crimson color of blood, the ground started to shake violently, and suddenly bolts and ball of hellfish fire rained from the sky. Both nations watched in horror as it appeared like the end of the world was occurring. Then a dark metallic object started to raise from the ground and a gate opened and demons poured out...
Thank you for taking the time to read my very long prologue.
PS: Below I have added a map of Aurelia, it is handdrawn so dont not laugh lol
Character Sheet
Full Name: First and last. (Include nickname in parentheses or brackets)
-Picture of Character-
Gender:
Age:
Height: Feet preferably
Skills:
Faction:
Equipment:
Weakness(es):
Description:
Personality:
History: Please outline social status as well as birthplace.
Anything Else:
Role-play Information
Okay, so in this role-play you will likely be taking the role of a member of one of four factions in a conflict for the world or realm known as Aurelia, the factions being; the nation of Ventera, the nation of Advara, Demonic Forces, and the lastly the Justicars. The center of conflict in this role-play revolves around a land known as Pandemonium; a once holy place turned tainted and evil by centuries of war and dark magics at work and now holds host to the demonic and hellish armies that seek to kill and cause pain to all the living creatures of Aurelia. One thing allows the demons to enter this world; a structure known as Pandemonium’s Gate …
But the question is will the factions and nations be able to put aside their differences and even the rivalry stemming centuries of war or will their stubbornness and unwillingness lead to the destruction of all things in Aurelia.
All these factions play their own roles and have their own histories of how they came to be and all have an impact on the role-play overall… I will now explain the factions a bit more.
(Let it be noted that there will players need for all factions, excluding the demons as if it comes to it they could be “self-lead” for role-play purposes. Also this rp takes place exactly one year after the “gate” opened allowing the demons to enter the realm)
Ventera
The nation of Ventera is one of the two large nations that take dominate Aurelia’s landscape, Ventera consist of mainly the western and northern parts of the realm giving it quite a variety of terrain. The lower portion of the nation borders Pandemonium while the eastern part of their border borders Advara.
The western part of Ventera has a multitude of terrains and hosts many of the nation’s cities and urban areas, while the north is for the most part densely forested and mountain terrain where only the strong survive. Ventera overall has is a much tougher place to live and prosper. The nation is divided the western part of the country being ruled by a handful of lords and generals; the north having some tribes that are lead by tribe leaders and elders. This causes a great deal of power struggle and some fighting within the nation.
The inhabitants of the country culturally differ from their rivals to the East; they are very warlike and power-hungry people. They value victory by any means and complete domination of their enemies. They believe there destiny is to bring all of Aurelia under there iron fist. They believe this will bring ultimate peace and had always seen Advara as an obstacle in this goal.
Advara
The nation of Advara is the second nation that dominates Aurelia’s landscape; the nation dominates the southern and eastern parts of Aurelia. Pandemonium borders the nation’s most western area while there rivals border the more northwestern and northern part of their country.
The terrain of Advara is vastly different as the entire country has a variety of cities spread diversely throughout the country. But it also has dense thickets, woodlands, even a few mountains in the north where the border is; overall a much warmer and hospitable environment, but still dangerous in the wilds. Throughout the nation there is a monarchy style government where one person's word is law, the people of Advara normally respect the monarch and abide by the rules unquestionably.
In Advara they differ greatly from Ventera, the people are content and peaceful. They value prosperity and honor above all else. They also but a very heavy emphasis on justice… and this is why they fight; they feel that they have been wronged by the Venteran people as they constantly have their border encroached upon and their settlements raided. So this had given the people one purpose, to bring to justice to the nation Ventera; a nation as they saw as evil and a danger to Advara.
The Justicars
The Justicar are not a nation but an order of the elite of both Venteran and Advaraian soldiers, mages, assassins and other useful professions. While some of the members of this order may have so old minor resentments towards each other they have all put aside their savage rivalries in the name of brother/sister hood.
They have seen the atrocities and have realized how dangerous the demons are, they know that if not stopped they will undoubtfully achieve their goal of eliminating all life in Aurelia. So they often lead campaigns into Pandemonium to hold the dark creatures at bay, but at great cost as their numbers already dwindle.
They know that unless the get outside help from the two feuding nations then they will eventually be crushed. So now they are for the most part given the massive burden of getting two nations that absolutely hate each other into fighting side by side to drive the demons back to wherever it is they came from…
The Demons
Very little is known by the others about the demons. They are creatures born of sin, death, and most of all war. They currently have corrupt the land of Pandemonium to almost beyond repair; rivers run black with darkness, the ground is barren and tinted a dark black crimson color, and wildlife and earthly vegetation are none existent instead replaced by some evil blood covered vines and plant life that seem to live and breathe themselves.
It is said that the demons came when they land they now claim was corrupted by years of war, greed, and suffering. After so many centuries of bloodshed and death the once hallow ground became evil and tainted and the demons came along with this…
One thing does stand out in this land though, a large black metallic structure known as Pandemonium’s gate. It appears like a giant gate having large closing and opening doors; these doors cover a portal to some strange plain of existence that none have been but the demons. It is thought that humans could enter and possibly somehow destroy the gate…
But this is only a theory and to this point the demons endlessly come and it appears they won’t or can’t be stopped… only time will tell if humanity can survive there onslaught.
What will you do? How will you impact the realm? You decide!
Prologue
"Evil had always been present in the realm of Aurelia... from the very creation of the place to the present, and it will forever be even in the future. The evil existed in a multitude of forms both physical and spiritual, but there was nothing touched more by evil than humanity. Even in the earliest days of humanity there were two things that made humanity different from the creatures of Aurelia that made them more susceptible to evil. This was the morality of humans and their capacity to act in cruel and harsh ways. This often showed itself in the form of jealousy, envy, cruelty, vengeance, or any multitude of emotion or concepts but none of these were as evil as war...now is was through these actions and war that humanity slowly would start to corrupt any place they went."
-Excerpt from the Journal of King Valeric I
After many many years of growth and expansion the human race became dominant in Aurelia triumphing over nature and the other creatures of Aurelia. Nearly all the humans lived in the sacred place that was pandemonium and from the group of humans living in pandemonium two prominent figures emerged. Their names were Valeric and Daedriaus, these two men were great philosophers and leaders of the time and they were also sworn rivals. The two men fought and argued constantly about the direction that the humanity should progress towards. Valeric saw the evil in the world around him and sought to stop it, he thought that they needed to stay in Pandemonium to protect themselves from the evil that hid in the hearts of men. Daedriaus on the other hand thought that humanity had to expand and that their destiny was to conquer and control all of Aurelia no matter the cost...
This caused a massive difference of thoughts and beliefs throughout the populace and caused a growing tension between the two men and their followers... This was until one day when the two men were having a heated debate this resulted of this was bloodshed as the followers of both men fought; Daeddriaus would have no idea what his actions had done. As blood was shed on the hallow ground it became tainted. The land of Pandemonium had taken its first step on its long fall into darkness and corruption.
Daedriaus left Pandemonium with his followers and went Northwest where he established Ventera. Here he had his people thrive and waited as one day he planned on dominating all of Aurelia. Valeric and his followers stood true to their beliefs as they stayed in Pandemonium for many years practicing and maintaining the ideas of justice, honor, and other concepts of this nature. 40 years after Daedriaus left he turned his sights back on Pandemonium and his old rival. He sent his armies to the land, Valeric and his men being unprepared were driven back deep into Pandemonium as Daesriaus' men burned and destroyed everything in sight as they drove Valeric's men back. There was one decisive battle in which Valeric was finally able to rout the invading armies but the aftermath was worse than any could have imagined. Both sides suffered terrible losses and Pandemonium was left in ruin. The grounds were burnt, cities raised, and rivers ran red with blood.
Valeric was forced to abandon the once holy land as he took the survivors East and Northeast, there they quickly established cities and grew immensely, the people called their new home Andara and know they were given two new purposes. Firstly, they sought to reclaim there once scared homeland and somehow cleanse it of all its corruption. Two, they wished to bring judgment onto Ventera and it's denizens. From that point on the nation had a deep set hatred and the rivalry reached its peak. The two nations fought for generations, after centuries of fighting the borders of the nations formed and they appeared locked into a brutal stalemate. Years of war had their effect on both nations as the warriors on both sides started to become more ruthless and their sense of what was right and wrong started to deteriorate. The warriors of Advara now sought vengeance instead of dealing justice, and the warriors of ventera now sought only to cause pain and misery to centuries old rival.
Now both nations being stuck at a stalemate on the borders turned their eyes to Pandemonium. Both nation sent nearly their entire armies to the land, the sides fought brutally. For 15 years for the once sacred land, but every year they fought the pandemonium grew darker and darker. The land started to go barren, the wildlife started to disappear, and the weather became constantly stormy. Both sides now fought for the worthless place, both sides now so driven by vengeance and hatred they refused to back down. This was until terrible day...
Several years ago one a fateful day something happened. The barren ground started to turn the color of ashe with patches stained with the crimson color of blood, the ground started to shake violently, and suddenly bolts and ball of hellfish fire rained from the sky. Both nations watched in horror as it appeared like the end of the world was occurring. Then a dark metallic object started to raise from the ground and a gate opened and demons poured out...
Thank you for taking the time to read my very long prologue.
PS: Below I have added a map of Aurelia, it is handdrawn so dont not laugh lol
Character Sheet
Full Name: First and last. (Include nickname in parentheses or brackets)
-Picture of Character-
Gender:
Age:
Height: Feet preferably
Skills:
Faction:
Equipment:
Weakness(es):
Description:
Personality:
History: Please outline social status as well as birthplace.
Anything Else:
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Akuma strode through the streets of Freymere, her boot heels clacked on the cobblestone street as she made her way to the hall where her meeting was to take place. She tried to ignore the stares she received from the Ardaran citizens. Today she didn't have time to be stealthy and take her usual back alley pathways but she didn't want to fly overhead and cause a panic either. So she walked as quickly as possible and tried to blend in as much as she could, being a 6 foot tall demon in a city full of humans. She made her way into the building where her meeting was. It was large and well decorated, to her it looked more like a church than a meetinghouse but then again she had never really had an eye for decor. She pushed open the large oak doors that led to the central chamber and strode in just to find herself alone. She had expected this, she was early, just the way she liked it. Akuma scoped out the room and mapped every possible exit in her mind. The Ardarans were usually very civil but one could never tell when it came to war. In the center of the room there was a large, oval shaped table with many chairs surrounding it. She took a seat in what she thought was the most strategic position and left the head of the table open for her guest. Speaking of her guest she wondered how she was to address her. She couldn't just call her by her first name, humans were so touchy about titles. She eventually thought of a title that she hoped wouldn't be offensive and sat back to wait.
Lauryn walked down the street rather hastily hand on the hilt of her Rapier and her ornate golden colored circlet gleaming from the sunlight, behind her a small group of 8 men followed in an orderly formation of two lines of four. The citizen talked amongst themselves and some cheered and bowed as she passed them. She being humbled would occasionally wave to the onlookers. But she continued down towards the palace; a almost cathedral looking structure that was quite decorated and large. As she entered the building the gates shut behind her and the guards stood sentry making sure no one intruded or entered the palace.
Lauryn stood outside the door if the large room as she inhaled deeply gaining her composure, she then ran her hands down her clothing making sure it looked spic and span. She pulled her mantle over her left shoulders a put her right hand on the hilt of her rapier once more as she motioned for the guard to open the door and entered.
She looked to the round table looking to the chair that was larger and bulkier than the others; she sat down and observed the features and traits of the woman her height, appearance, anything she thought important. She sat silently looking at the woman with her a very calm and slightly welcoming expression waiting for the woman to say or do something.
Lauryn stood outside the door if the large room as she inhaled deeply gaining her composure, she then ran her hands down her clothing making sure it looked spic and span. She pulled her mantle over her left shoulders a put her right hand on the hilt of her rapier once more as she motioned for the guard to open the door and entered.
She looked to the round table looking to the chair that was larger and bulkier than the others; she sat down and observed the features and traits of the woman her height, appearance, anything she thought important. She sat silently looking at the woman with her a very calm and slightly welcoming expression waiting for the woman to say or do something.
Akuma sat there, silently for a moment or two. She should have bowed when the woman entered but she was more focused on charting new escape routes since her guest had brought armed guards with her. She had heard them coming from all the way down the street. Her guest seemed like a "no-nonsense" kind of person so she finally decided on a course of action. She stood removed her cloak and hood and bowed, spreading her wings as far as they would go given the limited space. "Good afternoon, Lady Auriol. My name is Akuma Sayako and I represent The Justicars. Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to meet with me." She stood up straight, closed her wings and put her cloak back on; however she did leave her hood off. Akuma could feel Lady Auriol tense up when she realized Akuma was a demon but she continued to talk as if she hadn't noticed. "As you surely know the demon army grows stronger every day and if Pandemonium's Gate is not closed soon they will surely overrun this world." She began chanting a spell and then runes on her armor glowed faintly, dark magic swirled around her fingers and soon it enveloped the entire room. Suddenly they were no longer in a meeting room in Freymere, they were in the Demon's camp and the Gate could be seen not far off with more demons coming out of it every minute. "Do not be alarmed Lady Auriol this, all of this, is nothing more than an illusion." She passed her hand in front of a nearby demon and it went straight through him. "I have projected this illusion to give you a better idea of just what you're dealing with here. I realize that I myself am a demon but I assure I am nothing like my kin. You see I can actually control my blood lust." She pointed over to Pandemonium's Gate. "As you can see, my lady every day the demons grow in numbers and if we do not do something soon it will be too late to do anything at all."
Lauryn sat as she observed with a deep sense of disgust and disapproval as Akuma spread her wings, now her look of welcoming slightly faded instead turning to a stone set face nearly emotionless. She let the woman finish speaking then once she finished she sat thinking for a moment. She put her hands together and set them on the table. "The Justicar's sent a demon as a messenger to me?" She laughed slightly "It's a bit ironic to be honest". She looked down to her hands then back up to the woman "I know the demon threat is all too real, I spent the majority of my adult life fighting them. But in all respect my kinsmen have held the border since the invasion of the demons and our great walls have stood strong to many demon sieges."
She stood up and walked to a decorative glass window and put her hand on it as she looked out towards the land of Pandemonium
. "I do understand they are a danger but at this point Advara has remained safe and gods willing will remain safe, I can not afford to take immediate action against the creatures other than defend do to risk of invasion to Advara."
She stood up and walked to a decorative glass window and put her hand on it as she looked out towards the land of Pandemonium
. "I do understand they are a danger but at this point Advara has remained safe and gods willing will remain safe, I can not afford to take immediate action against the creatures other than defend do to risk of invasion to Advara."
The Angel of Death was losing ground, quickly. She would have to say something to convince Lady Auriol that it was in her country's best interest to fight alongside their worst nemeses, and she'd have to say it soon. "I understand that you and your people have been able to hold your own for the time being but you must listen. I have walked among the demons in their camps and I have heard them speak. They expect their numbers to triple over the next three months. Now tell me, my lady can your forces handle that many demons coming at you all at once?" Her illusion of the demon camp faded as she spoke and they were once more in the great hall in Freymere. "Please remember that the Justicars are an order composed of both Advaran and Venteran soldiers. They saw that the only way to vanquish the demons was through cooperation, so why can't you see it too?"
She strode up and down the hall as she spoke, her voice growing more and more urgent, her wings spread wide. "[b]Have you ever heard the phrase the enemy of my enemy is my friend? Well if it is true that makes the Venterans your friends and friends work together. Please, my lady I am certain that if you gave me your seal of approval I could surely get the Venteran leaders to join in an alliance and rid this land of the demons once and for all!/b]" When she had concluded her speech she closed her wings, slowly walked back to her seat and awaited an answer.
She strode up and down the hall as she spoke, her voice growing more and more urgent, her wings spread wide. "[b]Have you ever heard the phrase the enemy of my enemy is my friend? Well if it is true that makes the Venterans your friends and friends work together. Please, my lady I am certain that if you gave me your seal of approval I could surely get the Venteran leaders to join in an alliance and rid this land of the demons once and for all!/b]" When she had concluded her speech she closed her wings, slowly walked back to her seat and awaited an answer.
She sat down in her chair once more and set her hands under her chin. She sat deep in thought for a few moments and looked forward at the middle of the table as if fixated on something. She had come to her conclusion. "Currently the brunt of my armies are on the border of Ventera, as we expect an attack soon. If you can talk to someone of authority in that god forsaken mess of a nation, perhaps a chieftain or lord as there are many different ones all controlling their own armies and get them stop the encroachment of my border. If you can't then I will simply have to retaliate against Ventera and trust that my men will hold the Border of Pandemonium as I trust they can". Her eyes shifted now to The angel of death once more. "This is the only way I can support the Justicars without jeopardizing the Advara's security"
She now stood up and walked over to a different part of the room; a room full of boards with maps and a large rectangular table with a map of all of Aurelia and on it were little pieces that represented armies and the estimated amounts of enemy armies. She had forgotten about her guest and said. "I wish I didn't have to put you in a position like this but it is necessary, but if Ventera can be convinced you will have Advara's full support... so long as Ventera stays in check."
She now stood up and walked over to a different part of the room; a room full of boards with maps and a large rectangular table with a map of all of Aurelia and on it were little pieces that represented armies and the estimated amounts of enemy armies. She had forgotten about her guest and said. "I wish I didn't have to put you in a position like this but it is necessary, but if Ventera can be convinced you will have Advara's full support... so long as Ventera stays in check."
Akuma saw a glimmer of hope in a sea of despair and she grasped at it. If she could get the Venterans to move their men away from the Advaran border and towards the gate the humans could definitely overpower the demons that had come through the gate and find a way to stop more of them from coming through. She didn't smile, she hardly ever smiled but her eyes and her words showed her gratitude. "Thank you, Lady Auriol for giving the Justicars a chance, I am sure that we will be able to get the Venterans to move their forces away from your border and finally put an end to the demon invasion. I will return when I have the Venteran leaders' approval and we can all work out a plan of action."
Akuma put up her hood and returned her cloak to it's normal position over her wings. She now looked more like a tall human than a full-out demon. She bowed and exited the room, her heels making even more noise now that she had a job to do. As soon as she left the building she moved the cloak aside, spread her wings wide and took off. Ignoring the shouts of the guards below her she hovered over the city. She had heard that the Venteran leader Sergei Kottorov was in Freymere at the moment and if she could convince him now they would all be able to discuss how best to deal with the demons. She used her excellent eyesight to scan the streets in search of him. It didn't take her long to find him, he was accompanied by troupe of guards but they were nothing she couldn't handle. She dove towards him and hoped this meeting would go as well as her last one.
Akuma put up her hood and returned her cloak to it's normal position over her wings. She now looked more like a tall human than a full-out demon. She bowed and exited the room, her heels making even more noise now that she had a job to do. As soon as she left the building she moved the cloak aside, spread her wings wide and took off. Ignoring the shouts of the guards below her she hovered over the city. She had heard that the Venteran leader Sergei Kottorov was in Freymere at the moment and if she could convince him now they would all be able to discuss how best to deal with the demons. She used her excellent eyesight to scan the streets in search of him. It didn't take her long to find him, he was accompanied by troupe of guards but they were nothing she couldn't handle. She dove towards him and hoped this meeting would go as well as her last one.
Having finished the small mindless business he foudn himself doing in Freymere he was set for home. Him and his troop walked through the back alleys as to not attract attention from the advaran guard the was on the occasional patrol. His mind was set on the borders. and the endless violence that came between them. The demons pressed strong and threatened to overwhelm, he didn't care much for the tribes in the north and was willing to have them hold the demons off for him for now. It was his own people he worried for they may be strong in number but the demons have proven relentless, constant raids on his own land have left some regions in ruin. He had the brunt of his forces mashed on the Advaran border because Advara decided to amass a host of troops. Now there is even more Bloodshed coming to his mind, it was then, that they turned down yet another alley that it appeared. At first it wasn't something he could make out, but when he heard the sudden outburst of "Demon!" by one of his guards his weapon was drawn, the troupe following by drawing theirs aswell. With The Angel of Death appearing infront of him he was combat ready, but disalarmed when she landed unarmed and almost 'peaceful'. "What is your business here!" He demanded with an almost Nordic accent. Two of his newest and more trigger happy guards rushed for the demon, one with blade in hand. the other unarmed. "Enough!" He shouted to them as they rushed her. the two of them stopping almost dead in their tracks. Sergei stood with sword in hands. Waiting for his reply.
She stood before the leader of the Venterans and his company of guards with her arms crossed behind her back. In her mind she smiled, the two that had rushed her had no idea how close they were to being dead. She slid the poison tipped dagger back into it's sheath in her armor and spread her arms wide, showing that she had no weapons in hand. She swept her cloak aside and bowed before the leader, spreading her wings as far as the alley would allow. "Good day Lord Kottorov, I trust you had a pleasant visit to Freymere." She stood up straight and removed her hood. "I apologize for my rude intrusion I believe you already know of me, I am the Angel of Death but you may call me Akuma Sayako. I had hoped to catch up with you before you left Advara because I need to discuss with you some very important matters concering you and your people and I have a proposal that can bring bring an end to your wars with the Advarans and with the demons. But here is not the place to discuss such things. Follow me and we may converse in a proper setting. She began to walk away towards the hall where her last meeting had taken place, confident that he would follow.
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He looked sternly at the demon, scoffing at her request. " I will not follow a beast such as yourself anywhere. I had very private business to attend too here, none must know of my pressence. I am leaving." He stated as he and his guards turned and were quickly gone. "If you want to talk, find me in Venterra beast! If you can survive that is." He chuckled behind his back. Soon she was in silence, Sergei was gone and she was not going to find him in the city again. Sergei had spies in Advara and was meeting with them that day. Once he had gotten his new intelligence he left, back for home. Back to his wall of troops. The war was coming to an end, be it his side, the demons, or Advara to win. It is ending very very soon. He intended to be on the winning side. No matter who's side it was.
The setting changes from Aurelia to Pandemonium's Gate
Phoenix moved in the shadows of the demons' camp, staying out of sight of the others. She had been called recently from the Demonic realm to come and battle with the humans once more, a call that had violently pulled her from her protective hole that she called a home. However, now she was hiding from other demons in the human world at Pandemonium's Gate. The only reason she was in camp and not on the outskirts of it was because the leader of the Demonic Forces wanted to talk with her, most likely to give her the two he wanted to be plagued.
The little demon crawled on the ground her legs in a crouched position and her her hands grabbing at the dirt. She found that if she stayed low she had a greater chance of being ignored. Phoenix made her way silently to a large circle of dead trees, marking where the leader was talking with a big crowd.
With a muster of courage, or rather a wave of renouncement, she stood up and made her way through the crowd, her feet feeling the ground gently before setting down. The crowd, though they didn't fear her, made a path for her. It was cloudy out, it was always cloud at Pandemonium's Gate, meaning it was just dark enough for Phoenix to make out the silhouettes of the demons.
"Well, well, well," a grating, growling voice came through, "Looks like the rat has finally decided to show its pathetic face again. Come closer."
"The Rat is no dog and she thinks she is close enough," Phoenix retorted. This got her to be violently pushed forward with a roar of jeers and spit, an arm gripped her's till there was blood starting to drip.
"Now you listen here Rat, no one wants you here, but we do have a job for you to do. Now listen closely because if you mess this up you're dead," the leader's voice hissed, "There is a forest Northeast of here and in that forest is a base camp of do-gooder humans. I want you to spread a plague for them there. Then once that's done and they all lay dead from your disgusting plague, head East and there's a town called Freymere. This place is your main objective, kill them and I'll let you off the hook for the next three wars, got it Rat?"
"The Rat understands," Phoenix said.
"Good. Now go ahead and start before the human's get too close," the leader said, shoving her into the mud. Phoenix scrambled as objects started being lobbed at her. She climbed up a tree and sat staring at the blurry lined branches. "She understands, but she doesn't comprehend," Phoenix said. When the demons below started quieting down, Phoenix made her way away from the Pandemonium's Gate and in the direction she was told to head. The land was barren as she crossed it, at first her pace was quick as she scuttled across the ground, but as she felt she was more alone she took to walking like a human; her pace slow and peaceful with her feet sinking into the death ridden dirt.
"The camp must suffer a plague, but which Phoenix wonders? Yellow and pussy, have them rot from the inside? Torturous and have them tear at their own skin?" Phoenix smiled to herself, she could feel any form of life back away from her, the demons might not fear her, but others knew where the great plagues had come from.
The little demon crawled on the ground her legs in a crouched position and her her hands grabbing at the dirt. She found that if she stayed low she had a greater chance of being ignored. Phoenix made her way silently to a large circle of dead trees, marking where the leader was talking with a big crowd.
With a muster of courage, or rather a wave of renouncement, she stood up and made her way through the crowd, her feet feeling the ground gently before setting down. The crowd, though they didn't fear her, made a path for her. It was cloudy out, it was always cloud at Pandemonium's Gate, meaning it was just dark enough for Phoenix to make out the silhouettes of the demons.
"Well, well, well," a grating, growling voice came through, "Looks like the rat has finally decided to show its pathetic face again. Come closer."
"The Rat is no dog and she thinks she is close enough," Phoenix retorted. This got her to be violently pushed forward with a roar of jeers and spit, an arm gripped her's till there was blood starting to drip.
"Now you listen here Rat, no one wants you here, but we do have a job for you to do. Now listen closely because if you mess this up you're dead," the leader's voice hissed, "There is a forest Northeast of here and in that forest is a base camp of do-gooder humans. I want you to spread a plague for them there. Then once that's done and they all lay dead from your disgusting plague, head East and there's a town called Freymere. This place is your main objective, kill them and I'll let you off the hook for the next three wars, got it Rat?"
"The Rat understands," Phoenix said.
"Good. Now go ahead and start before the human's get too close," the leader said, shoving her into the mud. Phoenix scrambled as objects started being lobbed at her. She climbed up a tree and sat staring at the blurry lined branches. "She understands, but she doesn't comprehend," Phoenix said. When the demons below started quieting down, Phoenix made her way away from the Pandemonium's Gate and in the direction she was told to head. The land was barren as she crossed it, at first her pace was quick as she scuttled across the ground, but as she felt she was more alone she took to walking like a human; her pace slow and peaceful with her feet sinking into the death ridden dirt.
"The camp must suffer a plague, but which Phoenix wonders? Yellow and pussy, have them rot from the inside? Torturous and have them tear at their own skin?" Phoenix smiled to herself, she could feel any form of life back away from her, the demons might not fear her, but others knew where the great plagues had come from.
The setting changes from Pandemonium's Gate to Freymere
Lauryn Auriol
Setting: The night when she was confronted by Akuma, In the palace; her private chambers.The time Roughly Midnight.
Lauryn sat looking down from the large battlement of Freymere's fortified city walls. She looked upon a massive demonic army; the grotesque creatures coming in all shapes and sizes... they seemed as endless as the sea that often smashed against the docks and piers of her fair city. Yet her mind noticed the little and less important things around her...
Her eyes shifted to the horizon at which point she had a flashback of her looking at the beautiful yet seemingly endless expanses of green fertile land full of trees and teaming with wildlife. Now she looked with sadness in her heart as she saw the once fertile and vibrant place stained with blackness of corruption and watched as fire blazed intensely.
She then looked out towards the many cities that once dotted Advara's landscape, even from so very far away the sheer amount of smoke rolling of from the places were a clear give away that the once lively and populated places where no more, she knew in the back of her mind the foul creatures before her wouldn't have spared any of them. She then looked in the direction of Advara's mortal rivals. She knew that she couldn't see the country but she knew in the pit of her stomach that they country had to have fallen to the creatures.
Lastly her eyes shifted to her immediate surroundings of the her men and behind her the capital and its inhabitants. Behind her she saw the denizens of Freymere. They were all reacting to the realization there there doom was imminent in many ways. Some sat praying to the gods that they felt had abandoned them, while others panicked running around the city attempting to flee to the docks or lock themselves within the churches and their own homes. She noticed some of the inhabitants already dead, there corpses covered in sores and puss with looks of agony froze on there now cold, still bodies. She looked away from this as she could no longer stand to witness it. Her gaze now shifted to what remained of the once great armies of Advara. Men and women surrounded her, many were injured covered in cuts and bandages some hardly even to hold their weapons. Some lined the wall armed with bows and other projectiles and the greater amount behind the great gates below. She watched them all, and she could tell that they were scared and had lost all hope. What was there to be hopeful about though?
All of these things she observed had taken their toll on Lauryn, tears started to run down her cheek and she knew deep in her heart that on this day that she and all these innocents would die. She knew that there was no hope of victory against such odds. So she sobbed quietly not letting her men see her like this. Only one thing went through her mind though as she sobbed and prepared to face her imminent death.If only I had known... What could I have done to stop this!.
Then the ominous sound of thunder echoed and balls of fire rained from the sky; the demons shrieked and screamed hatefully as they charged the gate brandishing the weapons madly. Lauryn stood atop the wall blade in hand as she shouted "For Adava-" she stopped speaking and grew in a labored breath as she looked down blood running down her torso, a demons arrow had founds it way into her heart and she awoke from the terrible dream...
Setting: The night when she was confronted by Akuma, In the palace; her private chambers.The time Roughly Midnight.
Lauryn sat looking down from the large battlement of Freymere's fortified city walls. She looked upon a massive demonic army; the grotesque creatures coming in all shapes and sizes... they seemed as endless as the sea that often smashed against the docks and piers of her fair city. Yet her mind noticed the little and less important things around her...
Her eyes shifted to the horizon at which point she had a flashback of her looking at the beautiful yet seemingly endless expanses of green fertile land full of trees and teaming with wildlife. Now she looked with sadness in her heart as she saw the once fertile and vibrant place stained with blackness of corruption and watched as fire blazed intensely.
She then looked out towards the many cities that once dotted Advara's landscape, even from so very far away the sheer amount of smoke rolling of from the places were a clear give away that the once lively and populated places where no more, she knew in the back of her mind the foul creatures before her wouldn't have spared any of them. She then looked in the direction of Advara's mortal rivals. She knew that she couldn't see the country but she knew in the pit of her stomach that they country had to have fallen to the creatures.
Lastly her eyes shifted to her immediate surroundings of the her men and behind her the capital and its inhabitants. Behind her she saw the denizens of Freymere. They were all reacting to the realization there there doom was imminent in many ways. Some sat praying to the gods that they felt had abandoned them, while others panicked running around the city attempting to flee to the docks or lock themselves within the churches and their own homes. She noticed some of the inhabitants already dead, there corpses covered in sores and puss with looks of agony froze on there now cold, still bodies. She looked away from this as she could no longer stand to witness it. Her gaze now shifted to what remained of the once great armies of Advara. Men and women surrounded her, many were injured covered in cuts and bandages some hardly even to hold their weapons. Some lined the wall armed with bows and other projectiles and the greater amount behind the great gates below. She watched them all, and she could tell that they were scared and had lost all hope. What was there to be hopeful about though?
All of these things she observed had taken their toll on Lauryn, tears started to run down her cheek and she knew deep in her heart that on this day that she and all these innocents would die. She knew that there was no hope of victory against such odds. So she sobbed quietly not letting her men see her like this. Only one thing went through her mind though as she sobbed and prepared to face her imminent death.If only I had known... What could I have done to stop this!.
Then the ominous sound of thunder echoed and balls of fire rained from the sky; the demons shrieked and screamed hatefully as they charged the gate brandishing the weapons madly. Lauryn stood atop the wall blade in hand as she shouted "For Adava-" she stopped speaking and grew in a labored breath as she looked down blood running down her torso, a demons arrow had founds it way into her heart and she awoke from the terrible dream...
The setting changes from Freymere to Wintercliff
The tavern was full of soldiers waiting to get dispatched to the front lines agian and women who are trying to get free drinks.Biorn sat down at the counter and ordered his usual drink a bowl of hops mead, he wasnt in Wintercliff for over 6 monthes, he was assigned to a camp near the Ardara border and was place with the task to strategies the attacks,mange the troops and of curse to take part of said attacks.But lately the demons attacks grew more frequent and the demon force seems to be growing by the day,Ventera's leaders began to worry more about the south west border then the east one.So he was called back to the capital in order to get reassigned to a camp near the Pandemonium bordar in order to strengthen their defenses. He was told that he will be dispatched in two days giving more then enough time to drink as much as he could.He finished his bowl of mead and called for another round,few seconds later a messenger entered the tavern, he was breathing heavly and sweating like a pig you could tell that he was told to deliver the message as fast as possible.The messenger took a second to catch a breath and then yelled "Is Biorn Bialfason is here?!". Once he heared his name he knew what it was about he turned towards the messenger raised his hand and said "im Biorn Bialfason"in a tired and disappointment voice,he only arrived at the capital earlier today. The messenger approached Biorn and handed him a letter sealed with the general's offical seal "I was asked to deliver this letter to you immediately" said the messenger,Biorn nodded in gratitude and the messenger left. The letter contained orders for Biorn, instead of being dispatched in two days he was ordered to leave immediately. he sighed of disappointment that he couldnt drink more as the second round he ordered arrived he chuckled and then drank it in one gulp slameing the bowl on the table, he left some silver coins on the table to pay for his drinks and left towards the barracks.Where his escort was waiting for him, a high ranking men such as himself are not allowed to travel alone and must be escorted by arm guards out side of Wintercliff. He waited while the guards prepared their horses and then they were off towards the Pandemonium border where he knew he is going to face things that were literally out of this world,he didnt know what to expect but he knew its nothing good.
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It had been a long walk for Phoenix across the dead land of Pandemonium, long with no food or water and it was starting to take a toll on the small demon. Her walking had slowly turned into dragging and it wasn't helping that the further she got out the brighter the sky became and the more she became blind. While she isn't an entirely elegant demon, she isn't one to stumble or run into things, that is until now because that's about all she did. Her blood lust was all but gone besides the want for blood, or food, in her case.
A strange silhouette appeared in the distance, a tall human shaped shadow. Phoenix smiled and stumbled a little quicker shadow shouted something incoherent as if there was someone around.
"The Rat knows you're alone," Phoenix said as she got a little closer.
"The Rat? Wait your...your a demon!" the man said, "Demon! Demon!"
Phoenix took out one of her knives from where it was hooked under her sack-like dress and sliced his chest, "He said to start a plague, you shall be first. Now plead to her until she bites." The man scrambled, punched and kicked, fighting back and undoubtedly bruising the small demon, but she lashed at him with her knife, slice after slice. When he was nearly dead and hoarse from yelling, Phoenix raised his arm and bit deeply when she dropped his arm the veins around the bite were already starting to change color, pumping the new plague into his body.
"Now where's your food and water? The Rat needs sustenance." Phoenix grabbed the sack the man had been carrying and quickly ate and drank everything he carried.
The sun peeked through the clouds and spotlighted the disastrous scene below. Phoenix yelled in pain and scuttled off towards the shadow of trees she spotted in the distance. Shade and safety, she ran blindly towards and collapsed in the cover the trees provided rubbing her arms to make the burns go away.
"It's been done, Phoenix did good, she started the plague for the camp of humans," she reassured herself, "Now Phoenix should heal herself before going any further."
She crept along the forest floor, the forest itself was unnaturally quiet with her presence there. The little demon came across a stream, something to heal her burnt arms. Phoenix took her hat off and splashed in the stream, rubbing her arms with cool water and mud and splashing the water on her face and in her mouth. If someone had seen her from a distance they would think she was more animal than demon, which in retrospect can often time be debated.
A strange silhouette appeared in the distance, a tall human shaped shadow. Phoenix smiled and stumbled a little quicker shadow shouted something incoherent as if there was someone around.
"The Rat knows you're alone," Phoenix said as she got a little closer.
"The Rat? Wait your...your a demon!" the man said, "Demon! Demon!"
Phoenix took out one of her knives from where it was hooked under her sack-like dress and sliced his chest, "He said to start a plague, you shall be first. Now plead to her until she bites." The man scrambled, punched and kicked, fighting back and undoubtedly bruising the small demon, but she lashed at him with her knife, slice after slice. When he was nearly dead and hoarse from yelling, Phoenix raised his arm and bit deeply when she dropped his arm the veins around the bite were already starting to change color, pumping the new plague into his body.
"Now where's your food and water? The Rat needs sustenance." Phoenix grabbed the sack the man had been carrying and quickly ate and drank everything he carried.
The sun peeked through the clouds and spotlighted the disastrous scene below. Phoenix yelled in pain and scuttled off towards the shadow of trees she spotted in the distance. Shade and safety, she ran blindly towards and collapsed in the cover the trees provided rubbing her arms to make the burns go away.
"It's been done, Phoenix did good, she started the plague for the camp of humans," she reassured herself, "Now Phoenix should heal herself before going any further."
She crept along the forest floor, the forest itself was unnaturally quiet with her presence there. The little demon came across a stream, something to heal her burnt arms. Phoenix took her hat off and splashed in the stream, rubbing her arms with cool water and mud and splashing the water on her face and in her mouth. If someone had seen her from a distance they would think she was more animal than demon, which in retrospect can often time be debated.
The setting changes from Justicar Base Camp to Freymere
Before Akuma could even lead the Venterans to the hall she sensed that something was wrong. She could feel the souls of every living being and she kept a special watch over the demons' souls and their locations. Now she sensed a demon had left its camp near the Gate and was dangerously close to the Justicars' camp. The demon soul had encountered a human soul, most likely a Justicar and shortly after she could no longer feel the presence of that human. The demon was now even closer to the camp but it had nt made a move to enter it yet. Normally she would have ignored it. One demon against a whole camp of Justicars was hardly anything to get worked up over but this felt different somehow. This demon did not travel as a normal one would. A normal demon would tke the direct route to its target, killing anything it met along the way. This demon however always seemed to stay away from the direct path, it traveled erratically, almost like it was trying to avoid any living thing.
An alarm sounded in her head and she knew something was afoot. She had to get back to camp as soon as possible and deal with this demon herself. She sighed, her peace making mission would just have to wait. For now she had to save her own people and ensure their safety before she could try to stop these nations from destroying each other. She stopped walking and turned back to the Venterans, speaking quickly. "I'm terribly sorry but it seems that something has come up at the Justicar camp and I'm needed immediately. I beg your forgiveness and hope that we can organize a proper meeting sometime in the future." With a hasty apology and a hastier bow she spread her wings and took off towards the camp. She had a bad feeling in the pit of her stomach, this demon was going to be trouble, she could feel it. While she flew she kept her senses tuned to that one demon as it grew ever closer to her camp. She hoped she would make it in time to stop whatever the demon was planning from happening and save her people.
An alarm sounded in her head and she knew something was afoot. She had to get back to camp as soon as possible and deal with this demon herself. She sighed, her peace making mission would just have to wait. For now she had to save her own people and ensure their safety before she could try to stop these nations from destroying each other. She stopped walking and turned back to the Venterans, speaking quickly. "I'm terribly sorry but it seems that something has come up at the Justicar camp and I'm needed immediately. I beg your forgiveness and hope that we can organize a proper meeting sometime in the future." With a hasty apology and a hastier bow she spread her wings and took off towards the camp. She had a bad feeling in the pit of her stomach, this demon was going to be trouble, she could feel it. While she flew she kept her senses tuned to that one demon as it grew ever closer to her camp. She hoped she would make it in time to stop whatever the demon was planning from happening and save her people.
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With Sergei's return to the border and his war camp there was a new mood upon the camp. The attack was soon to begin, and Advara's border was finally going to be crushed. Sergei had united Eastern Venterra and some of the stronger western lords to the same cause, the demon's border wasn't the biggest thing they worried of at the present time. Sergei looked out over the hill of his tent. At the thousands of men armed and waiting to march. The men cheered, talked, and drank before the march. It was an attack at Dusk so they had a small amount of time to wait. "Hopefully Biorn will hold that border. When this one falls we will be able to take Advara swiftly." He told his higher rankings officers. Soon the battle horns blared and catapults launched their loads. A large battle cry rang out over the land as the masses of men rushed the Advaran border and camp. "It is time they see the true hand of the north!" He shouted as he lead is men into the fight. Arrows were loosed upon the battlefield and Sergei had to do everything to react fast enough to raise an ice shield. The sounds of battle rang out everywhere something Sergei truly felt was home. With that, the battle began.
The setting changes from Aurelia to Justicar Base Camp
As the camp came into sight and she saw all the familiar faces of the humans she knew she had made it in time. Some called out to her as she flew but she didn't have time to stop and talk. She knew what they would ask, they wanted to know how her meeting had gone in Advara. But right now she didn't have time to think about the Advarans or the Venterans they could all go to hell, they all would go to hell if not for the Justicars peace making efforts. Akuma was all for saving the lives of the warring nations but only if her people's safety was ensured first. When she was sure the camp was safe she continued her flight towards the demon. She landed quietly a short way away from it. It was in a crouched position and for a moment she couldn't tell if what she was seeing was a demon or a small bear-like creature. But then the smell of decay reached her nose and when she looked off in the distance she saw it. It was a man's body, although you couldn't tell at first glance. He had only been dead a short while but he had already decomposed to the state of a body dead for months. What was left of him was green and swollen the way the face of a hanged man swells and puffs. Despite the strong odor there were no signs of flies or even scavengers around the body. It was like the animals could sense that it wasn't safe to eat or even be near and they avoided it like a, plague.
She didn't have time to pay too much attention to it though, right now she had to deal with the source. She turned back to where the demon was and started walking towards it. She made a considerable amount of noise, she wanted it to know she was coming. Maybe if it heard her or saw her it would go back to its own camp and leave her people alone. If not, well she always had her crossbow and one demon this small couldn't be too much trouble. Just in case, she kept the dagger in her sleeve ready.
She didn't have time to pay too much attention to it though, right now she had to deal with the source. She turned back to where the demon was and started walking towards it. She made a considerable amount of noise, she wanted it to know she was coming. Maybe if it heard her or saw her it would go back to its own camp and leave her people alone. If not, well she always had her crossbow and one demon this small couldn't be too much trouble. Just in case, she kept the dagger in her sleeve ready.
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Lauryn Auriol
Upon waking from her nightmare of the previous day Lauryn Auriol had come to a grave realization... something had to be done to change the horrible future foreseen in her dream, so she collected her personal army known as the Steadfast Vanguard; a collection of roughly 500 elite Advarian soldiers. She marched her men to the border with intentions of meeting peacefully in an attempt to negotiate with the Venteran Forces she would be at the border soon...
The men at the border had been well aware and ready on the border. Upon the walled fortifications archers lined the walls firing volley after volley of arrows, the occasional ballista bolt being fired from a tower. The men were overall in the more defended and tactically secure location. As the archers fired from above occasionally having to disperse only to regroup do to catapult fire while the greater brunt of the warriors held the gate in tight formation waiting incase the gate was breached. The men sat defensively waiting as there strong fortifications and position would kill roughly a few hundred men peeling away at the Veteran forces.
On man on the wall a marksman whose job was to target high value targets set his gaze upon Sergei and smiled formed on the corners of his mouth as nocked an arrow on his large bow and fired an arrow at the man. He cursed as the man had brought his shield up right in time to block the arrow. The man had found himself a target and would no focus on this man as he ran down the wall to get a better position.
(For future reference please do not start an attack and assume your are going to be victorious, this battle will be done of the course of a few post. So do not make post that I can not counter such as "venteran forces kill all the soldiers in a matter of minutes" or something as I will ask you to edit it.)
Upon waking from her nightmare of the previous day Lauryn Auriol had come to a grave realization... something had to be done to change the horrible future foreseen in her dream, so she collected her personal army known as the Steadfast Vanguard; a collection of roughly 500 elite Advarian soldiers. She marched her men to the border with intentions of meeting peacefully in an attempt to negotiate with the Venteran Forces she would be at the border soon...
The men at the border had been well aware and ready on the border. Upon the walled fortifications archers lined the walls firing volley after volley of arrows, the occasional ballista bolt being fired from a tower. The men were overall in the more defended and tactically secure location. As the archers fired from above occasionally having to disperse only to regroup do to catapult fire while the greater brunt of the warriors held the gate in tight formation waiting incase the gate was breached. The men sat defensively waiting as there strong fortifications and position would kill roughly a few hundred men peeling away at the Veteran forces.
On man on the wall a marksman whose job was to target high value targets set his gaze upon Sergei and smiled formed on the corners of his mouth as nocked an arrow on his large bow and fired an arrow at the man. He cursed as the man had brought his shield up right in time to block the arrow. The man had found himself a target and would no focus on this man as he ran down the wall to get a better position.
(For future reference please do not start an attack and assume your are going to be victorious, this battle will be done of the course of a few post. So do not make post that I can not counter such as "venteran forces kill all the soldiers in a matter of minutes" or something as I will ask you to edit it.)
The setting changes from Aurelia to Justicar Base Camp
Something landed not too far from where Phoenix was in the stream. She froze on the spot and looked up, her sight only so-so, but she knew this wasn't just some common human...it was a demon, the demon that liked humans. The Angel of Death. Her small body crunched up into a small ball, getting ready to run, or much rather hide as she was better at that. The Angel of Death looked to the dead body, the one that was now brimming with a plague ready to spread, but then she turned and looked at Phoenix and walked towards her. The ruckus that tall demon made as she walked set Phoenix on edge and she had half a mind to run for the trees, though not back to camp not with her mission still unfinished.
"She must spread the plague before going back, but the Angel will surely kill poor, poor Rat," Phoenix whispered. She looked towards the body and then towards the advancing demon. The plague infested body was too heavy for Phoenix to carry, but then again the entire body was infected meaning she didn't need the entire thing.
Phoenix made a run for the body, pausing only to grab and arm and tear it from the rotting corpse before running off into the trees. She would never be able to completely out run the Angel of Death, but if she stayed in the wooded area the Angel wouldn't be able to fly which would slow her significantly down and plus there were so many hiding holes that Phoenix would be able to stay in if need be. For the moment, she was going to try her best to outrun the Angel and get the arm to camp where it could do it's job and have its victims rot and peel alive until they lie dead.
The little demon could see the camp up ahead, and wondered why the Angel hadn't stopped her yet, but whatever the case she couldn't stop her plan now. She threw the arm towards the camp and took off in another direction. The Angel, though fast, couldn't be in two places at once so she could either get rid of the arm or get rid of Phoenix, but not both. Phoenix prayed that the tall demon would go for the arm because all it took was one other body to start another plague.
The little rat stopped next to a tree, breathing heavily. She stepped back ready to tear away again, when her foot fell into a rather large hole, obscured by a bush. Phoenix wasn't sure what had lived in it, but Phoenix now slipped down the hole. It was cramped, only large enough for her to stay curled up in and no room to wiggle around, but honestly Phoenix was so used to this that to her it was quite comfortable.
"She must spread the plague before going back, but the Angel will surely kill poor, poor Rat," Phoenix whispered. She looked towards the body and then towards the advancing demon. The plague infested body was too heavy for Phoenix to carry, but then again the entire body was infected meaning she didn't need the entire thing.
Phoenix made a run for the body, pausing only to grab and arm and tear it from the rotting corpse before running off into the trees. She would never be able to completely out run the Angel of Death, but if she stayed in the wooded area the Angel wouldn't be able to fly which would slow her significantly down and plus there were so many hiding holes that Phoenix would be able to stay in if need be. For the moment, she was going to try her best to outrun the Angel and get the arm to camp where it could do it's job and have its victims rot and peel alive until they lie dead.
The little demon could see the camp up ahead, and wondered why the Angel hadn't stopped her yet, but whatever the case she couldn't stop her plan now. She threw the arm towards the camp and took off in another direction. The Angel, though fast, couldn't be in two places at once so she could either get rid of the arm or get rid of Phoenix, but not both. Phoenix prayed that the tall demon would go for the arm because all it took was one other body to start another plague.
The little rat stopped next to a tree, breathing heavily. She stepped back ready to tear away again, when her foot fell into a rather large hole, obscured by a bush. Phoenix wasn't sure what had lived in it, but Phoenix now slipped down the hole. It was cramped, only large enough for her to stay curled up in and no room to wiggle around, but honestly Phoenix was so used to this that to her it was quite comfortable.
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Arrows rained down upon the masses. Soldiers fell to his left and right as Sergei stormed towards the wall. He knew he picked up an archer's sights. and he planned on keeping he defense up. The Siege towers were rolling towards the wall as the catapult pelted the enforcement. Sergei could see Advara was well prepared for the raid this time, with this some panic overtook him. He closed in on the wall and into the blindspot of the archers. He kept his head up for any sort of counter attack below the wall.
He watched as large amounts of the Venterran forces were picked off by the steady rain of arrows. All he could do was pray teh siege towers would arrive, and if not it would be a full retreat. Something he couldn't afford at this point. His eyes then turned to the gate, and the men working to break it. If that opened, they had the advantage of outnumbering them from what he understood. He found breathing room for the moment but he knew a hardfought battle was ahead of him, wether he were to survive or the north be captured. He was here to finish this god forsaken war. "A tower approaches!" He heard shouted among the men with him below the wall. With the first of what seemed to be very few towers left at this point landign on the wall. The first wave of men set to a skirmish with the defenders.
He watched as large amounts of the Venterran forces were picked off by the steady rain of arrows. All he could do was pray teh siege towers would arrive, and if not it would be a full retreat. Something he couldn't afford at this point. His eyes then turned to the gate, and the men working to break it. If that opened, they had the advantage of outnumbering them from what he understood. He found breathing room for the moment but he knew a hardfought battle was ahead of him, wether he were to survive or the north be captured. He was here to finish this god forsaken war. "A tower approaches!" He heard shouted among the men with him below the wall. With the first of what seemed to be very few towers left at this point landign on the wall. The first wave of men set to a skirmish with the defenders.
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As Akuma walked towards the small demon she knew she had been spotted, good. Maybe the little thing would scamper back to wherever it came from and leave her people alone. That hope vanished as she saw the demon dash off in the direction of the corpse. She ran after it as fast as she could but the demon was small and could navigate the woods more easily than her. When she got out of the woods she could see it sprinting towards the camp with one of the corpse's arms in her hands, still trailing puss and blood.
It was then that she knew its plan. It was going to spread whatever horrible disease had taken that man's life to the rest of the Justicars. The Angel couldn't let that happen, if the Justicars succumbed to this plague it would ruin everything she had worked so hard to achieve in this world. She flew off after the demon, getting lower and lower the closer she got. Just when she was almost close enough to snatch the arm away the thing tossed it towards her camp and ran in the other direction. Akuma thought fast, she grabbed the arm in midair before it could reach the camp and quickly summoned a small dragon. "Destroy this." She said to the dragon, dropping the arm at its feet. "Once you're done go back down this path and you will find a body in a similar condition to this arm. Destroy it as well and report back to me once you're finished. Make sure to destroy every single piece of it and bury the ashes."
She took off after the demon once the dragon had its orders. It may have been smaller but on open ground Angel had the advantage of longer legs. She could sense the demon was nearby in a small copse of trees. This time her approach was slower, quieter. She could see the demon now, not too far away resting against a tree. It began to take off and she was just about to fly after it when it suddenly disappeared. She raced to the spot only to find a big hole. She couldn't see it at first, it was blocked by a bush but once it was out of the way the hole, and the demon inside, became quite clear. The demon didn't look too bothered by the hole but Akuma could change that quite quickly.
She stood over the hole, weighing her options. A simple rain spell and she could drown the thing. If it tried to climb out it would be no trouble for her to slay it. In the end she decided it wouldn't hurt to try and reason with it. She might even be able to get the it to tell her just what the demons were planning. They usually didn't resort to biological warfare to get their killing done. And even if they did, why would they send such a scrawny looking demon, it seemed like a suicide mission to her but then again this demon had killed one of her men. She was on her guard when she spoke to it. "Give me one good reason why I shouldn't kill you right here, right now."
It was then that she knew its plan. It was going to spread whatever horrible disease had taken that man's life to the rest of the Justicars. The Angel couldn't let that happen, if the Justicars succumbed to this plague it would ruin everything she had worked so hard to achieve in this world. She flew off after the demon, getting lower and lower the closer she got. Just when she was almost close enough to snatch the arm away the thing tossed it towards her camp and ran in the other direction. Akuma thought fast, she grabbed the arm in midair before it could reach the camp and quickly summoned a small dragon. "Destroy this." She said to the dragon, dropping the arm at its feet. "Once you're done go back down this path and you will find a body in a similar condition to this arm. Destroy it as well and report back to me once you're finished. Make sure to destroy every single piece of it and bury the ashes."
She took off after the demon once the dragon had its orders. It may have been smaller but on open ground Angel had the advantage of longer legs. She could sense the demon was nearby in a small copse of trees. This time her approach was slower, quieter. She could see the demon now, not too far away resting against a tree. It began to take off and she was just about to fly after it when it suddenly disappeared. She raced to the spot only to find a big hole. She couldn't see it at first, it was blocked by a bush but once it was out of the way the hole, and the demon inside, became quite clear. The demon didn't look too bothered by the hole but Akuma could change that quite quickly.
She stood over the hole, weighing her options. A simple rain spell and she could drown the thing. If it tried to climb out it would be no trouble for her to slay it. In the end she decided it wouldn't hurt to try and reason with it. She might even be able to get the it to tell her just what the demons were planning. They usually didn't resort to biological warfare to get their killing done. And even if they did, why would they send such a scrawny looking demon, it seemed like a suicide mission to her but then again this demon had killed one of her men. She was on her guard when she spoke to it. "Give me one good reason why I shouldn't kill you right here, right now."
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The marksmen that had been hunting Sergei had lost sight of him and his brow furrowed in rage. Then he had suddenly heard a large crashing noise less than fifty meters to his left; it was the large door of a siege tower opening and releasing a small yet steady stream of men. The archers kept calm under these circumstances do to the famed discipline all members of the Advarian army had as they put their bows away and pulled out their shields and blades and defended themselves from the onslaught.
The invaders were making progress from the siege tower slowly but surely, but there was one thing that the Venteran Armies had not noticed, the ground in front of the gate was slick and oily in a semi-translucent black pungent liquid. With knowledge of this a captain on the wall saw the threat the tower was and ordered his men to shoot flaming arrows at the oil and it would combust and burn intensely incinerating or catching ablaze everything at the base of the wall. Chances are this would catch the tower on fire from the bottom as it would likely slowly burn upwards.
On the opposite side of the gate the men sat and arranged in a well known formation used by the Advarians; They had a line of with swords and large shields, behind them they had a row of pikemen, and behind them a line of archers. This made an effective formation that was very hard to charge upon and was able to consistently cause maximum devastation if not dealt with quickly somehow. While they gate hadn't fallen yet they were preparing incase it did or for possibly something else...
The marksmen that had been hunting Sergei had lost sight of him and his brow furrowed in rage. Then he had suddenly heard a large crashing noise less than fifty meters to his left; it was the large door of a siege tower opening and releasing a small yet steady stream of men. The archers kept calm under these circumstances do to the famed discipline all members of the Advarian army had as they put their bows away and pulled out their shields and blades and defended themselves from the onslaught.
The invaders were making progress from the siege tower slowly but surely, but there was one thing that the Venteran Armies had not noticed, the ground in front of the gate was slick and oily in a semi-translucent black pungent liquid. With knowledge of this a captain on the wall saw the threat the tower was and ordered his men to shoot flaming arrows at the oil and it would combust and burn intensely incinerating or catching ablaze everything at the base of the wall. Chances are this would catch the tower on fire from the bottom as it would likely slowly burn upwards.
On the opposite side of the gate the men sat and arranged in a well known formation used by the Advarians; They had a line of with swords and large shields, behind them they had a row of pikemen, and behind them a line of archers. This made an effective formation that was very hard to charge upon and was able to consistently cause maximum devastation if not dealt with quickly somehow. While they gate hadn't fallen yet they were preparing incase it did or for possibly something else...
Biorn could all ready see the camp from a distance it looked quite small for a military camp and as he could get a batter look at it he was amazed by how smell the camp is "if the demons attack we have no chance of denfending this border.Sergei must be crazy if he thinks sending me here would do any good"Biorn thought to himself.he looked at his men at least they were real men they were warriors you could tell just by looking at them that they fought countless battles and they are still here thats for Biorn means a good warrior.He went to the command tent as he walked in he realized this is the first time he will be commanding up untill now he did the tactics and strategy and fought the battles but he was never the one to give the orders, he chuckled to him self as he sat down and started reading the latest scout reports on the demons movement Biorn didnt know much about the demons except what every one knows, they werent his enemies there was no reason for him to study them but now they are.One report peeked his intrest it was about a gathering of demons near the gate it looks like there was a leader some one who order every one to come and issued orders to the other demons this scared Biorn up un till now he thought the demons structure is some what close to the tribes in the north where every group has his own leader and they some times even fight them self he thought that was the only reason why the demons didnt prevail yet, now he thought that the demons maybe scared for some reason from the humans but he knew that wasnt the case "there must be a reason for why they didnt go all out on us,their numbers are all ready big enough"Biorn couldnt figure it out so he just thanked the gods and hoped they wont invade soon since right now they are far from ready.
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Phoenix closed her eyes, but after a little while she could hear the other demon breathing above her. Phoenix hissed a little, she had hoped that the demon would go after the arm and save her precious humans rather than her. It seems she had mistaken on how much this demon loved her humans.
"Give me one good reason why I shouldn't kill you right here, right now," the demon said.
Phoenix crawled out of her hole, much to her discomfort, but still sat on the edge looking straight ahead rather than up at the demon. "The Rat was just following her orders. She follows her orders because on both paths is death, but the dead road with shadows is longer than the living road," Phoenix answered. Phoenix was never one to tell lies and manipulation, her level was survival not controlling others.
"It doesn't matter much to Rat if you kill her, your killing would be swifter than the others," Phoenix said after a long pause, "What happened to the arm? Do you really not care for your precious humans that you would leave them to die by Rat's plague? I thought the Angel of Death's humans were to be taken care of not ignored while you come kill a rat."
"Give me one good reason why I shouldn't kill you right here, right now," the demon said.
Phoenix crawled out of her hole, much to her discomfort, but still sat on the edge looking straight ahead rather than up at the demon. "The Rat was just following her orders. She follows her orders because on both paths is death, but the dead road with shadows is longer than the living road," Phoenix answered. Phoenix was never one to tell lies and manipulation, her level was survival not controlling others.
"It doesn't matter much to Rat if you kill her, your killing would be swifter than the others," Phoenix said after a long pause, "What happened to the arm? Do you really not care for your precious humans that you would leave them to die by Rat's plague? I thought the Angel of Death's humans were to be taken care of not ignored while you come kill a rat."
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Alastor Raguel
" Give me a challenging opponent, failing that give me payment" A demon who loves nothing more than to fight
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Hate people that bother her, loves the dark, and watching from afar. She will usually practice with her bow to make people mad.
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"why would i chose blood and death over girls and drinks?" a tactician for Ventera
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"For Advara!" An impressive soldier, tactician, and Sovereign of the nation of Advara
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Hate people that bother her, loves the dark, and watching from afar. She will usually practice with her bow to make people mad.
Alastor Raguel
" Give me a challenging opponent, failing that give me payment" A demon who loves nothing more than to fight
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"You'll be dead before you see me coming." She's a demon working for the Justicars...for now.
Sergei Kottorov
High General of Wintercliff
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"why would i chose blood and death over girls and drinks?" a tactician for Ventera
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" Give me a challenging opponent, failing that give me payment" A demon who loves nothing more than to fight
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Aurelia ↪ Justicar Base Camp Owner: Riles
The camp where the Justicars stay, hidden from the demons on the border of Pandemonium.
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This is the location that you post ANY event that take place throughout the wilds of Aurelia. (Ex. Woods outside a city, or a Mountain in Ventera)
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