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Small dust devils and tornadoes began to form from the mixing surges of precipitation and rising heat clashing together. "I will kill Takinowa and his armies, I will kill the Ryera, I will kill your daughter, and Luin I will slay with the utmost pleasure. But I am merely god's hand, if you should not fulfill our bargain you will deal with god in his entirety, and then you shall perish to deal with all of your enemies alone in the afterlife for eternity." Khastur counted on his fingers his demands "Ninety-nine soldiers to start, and when I am finished I am to retain dominance over half of the world which I will seperate with an impassable ocean." The blade in Khastur's hand began to sear his skin through his gauntlet, the blade designed for the sole purpose to kill Reinsen.

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Marley threw the robed priest to the ground, his fist clenched hard enough to turn coal to diamonds. "What have you done to my son....?" the priest coughed blood onto the ground, backing into the wall "We opened his eyes to the light! Khastur is now the right hand of god! And Serasai god's left!" Marley fumed, grinding his boot into the man's chest. "Bullshit...Bullshit! Where is Khastur!" the man gasped and wheezed in pain "Rei--Reinsen! Agh.." passing out he fell slack onto the stone floor.

Spitting on the floor, Marley left the abbey to get onto his gryphon, "The curse...These freak's doctrines...Which did it first? I must stop my son, no matter the cost."

"Issildia I never said we should abandon Khastur... but we can't just go rushing to our deaths just because you don't have the patience to wait for the opportune moment... Riensen is heading to the city in all hopes of attacking it, and if the battle goes any thing like that other city we were at then the chaos will be plenty. Then is when it will most likely be best to try and confront Khastur.... but right now they are playing with a rigged deck and if we try to deal with them we're gonna get wiped out..."

He sighed and looked at her as she looked to the east.

"And.... I make this vow to you Issildia... I will never betray you-"

He gulped as he spoke knowing full well the possible implications of his actions.

"-To hell and beyond I will watch you back..."

He paused for a moment and then looked at the castle then off to Reinsen's camp.

"I know we're running out of allies and that our leads are growing cold... but it will all be for naught if you choose to do something so remarkably stupid... and coming from me that’s pretty stupid..."

Issildia remained silent for a matter of moments after they spoke, her eyes downcast as she considered her actions and how they should best be paired with what opportunities still remained. There was a possibility she could make he way inside the larovian camp...but this idea was quickly discarded as she thought of the others. You mind is clouded by your own beliefs... If you have any hopes of achieving your ideals, you must simply let go of your past...Every last part of us will one day perish, except one...Integrity needs not a memory to exist, nor a past or emotion, yet even so it is all we are and all we will ever be...

Khastur was not her only comrade and companion; she had a responsibility to the others as well.


"Alright..." Issildia said resignedly as she looked at the others, defeated by both their words and recent events.
"We can track the larovian forces...and stay out of harms way for the moment...but when a chance presents itself we shall take it..."




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There was a brief hiss within the darkness as a number of armed Larovian soldiers appeared behind Reinsen in a tide of shadow; the entirety of them appeared kneeling, their heads bowed to avoid eye contact with their lord.

"Then we have an accord." Reinsen said in a slightly cynical manner as the soldiers suddenly stood to cross over to Khastur's side, immediately taking up a stance of attention.

"From this moment on, your are their lord and master, they will answer to you without question...though I expect you to use them to fulfill your part of the bargain, first and foremost."

Reinsen eyes darkened slightly as he smirked, "And do not so carelessly cast threats of divine punishment at me Khastur...You have little right to deal out death and judgment...leave such things to your god." Reinsen uttered disdainfully as his form was immediately consumed by ebony flames, leaving Khastur alone with the larovian soldiers to do his bidding.

Khastur waited until Reinsen had left before getting onto his horse again "I assure you...You are on God's hit list, Reinsen...He'd like very much to see you burn." Surveying the troops he struck up a right hand "Ranks of seven! We march to meet Takinowa in battle."

(Soo, where's takinowa?)

Grevious still felt the warmph on his body and knew Sin was somewhere close by, but it hadn't gotten worse yet so Grevious knew that Sin hadn't gotten any closer. Watching Khastur he stood off in the distance quietly watching them prepare to head off to the city.

"Time to make sure Reinsen isn't being stupid again."

Sin dismounted his horse and sighed looking about at the area.

"Well if we are to make camp lets make it a little further away... I'm still within the senceing zone of my brother...."

Kewaga and the stranger, Seishin, had followed them into the forest, dicussing certain matters between themselves until they arrived at the clearing. Seishin gazed towards Issilda blindly, though seeing her perfectly in his mind, hearing her words by way of kojin's pressure on his senses.

"Perhaps..." Seishin spoke in a calm expressionless tone, "Like Kegawa here, there was a time he was seperated from you that would have caused what he had done."

Kegawa gazed to Issilda then to Seishin curiously, then shrugged it off as he went to the edge of the clearing, towards the direction they had come, gazing aimlessly into the woods.

((Attack number 2. twisted Crow, you should know who this person is. I will have their profiles for you soon.))

~On the Plains of the Baledon region, the Maharan soldiers under an ancient banner had finally met up with the Larovian forces under Reinsen's banner. They wasted no time in swooping down from their positions in the sky and attacking this army in the name of their Lord, Azure of the Cold Fire. Their battle cry reflecting the anger and the sorrow of this race as they cut through his troops one after another. Their ability to fly aiding them greatly as they clashed. Meanwhile int he City of Baledon Sukiyo, the Trenian Forces which were hidden in the Forest of 1000 Souls, began their charge towards the Southern Wall.

They easily over powered the guard stationed at the gate and gained access to the city. They had expected some resistence, but they found only one man barring their path. This man was armed with a large scythe, and bore an armor that did not seem native to this world. His blue hair flowing as the moon began to eclipse over the city revealing the rest of his body. His silver eyes stared into the crowd of soldiers as if to pierce their very soul. He stood normally, the blade of the scythe closest to the ground, and its tip pointing to his rear. His image vanished, and the first five of the soldiers were cut down by an unseen force. As the soldiers looked around in shock, his body faded back into sight, atop of the very gate in which they had entered.~

How did he...

Is that the one they call the Raging Darkness?

All of you....

ATTACK!!!

Die. evil

~With that, the man's image faded once again, as a barrage of arrows were released at his being. The forces that Akurei had deployed to take Baldeon Sukiyo had found themselves quickly being routed as they fell with each strike....Five at a time. Their screams echoed throughout the city and even reached the highest point of the citadel, where the Lord of this keep had been perched overlooking the battles at hand. He was quite pleased with the results thus far, and he knew that it was a matter of time before his goals were achieved.~

Our time has come. May all those who stand in our path, receive the same fate as those who stood before them.