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(( I really need to figure out just what it is i've been left in charge of here... ))

Kami sent the shades he brought with him into the fort, and gave orders to begin reinforcing the defenses. One of the Rooks that followed the monk this far picked up and helped the battered Hakan back into the fort. Others set about inside to tend to the wounded, using whatever was available. Kami started to walk in himself when he looked over at the straggler from the battle. The monk narrowed his eyes for a moment and scratched his chin before finally recognising the fellow. A flash of recognition caused him to mutter a quiet curse under his breath. He cupped his hand to his mouth and shouted, "Hey, Vahn isn't it? Skedaddle would ya? We're a little busy here."

((You have five archers, 1 armoured shade, and at least 4 other shades. Plus what you brought with you.))

Flare was content to let a shade begin working on her wounds. She was vaguely aware that Vahn was making some sort of scene, but her fire couldn't harm him, anyway. If it got serious, she'd run. She intended to live through this, and not traumatize Owle or Sun by killing their lover, thank you.

She wondered if the shades had painkillers. That would be nice.

"Nng-h...h...!"

His head was lowered, even as his left hand clamped down onto his right bicep. Too long... without... the medication... His teeth were gritted to the point that he was likely to grind his teeth to dust, even as the heat continued to build up around him.

Small gusts of wind travelled out from him, even as he bent forward, the shout of his name going unheard.

The stitches all around his right arm glowed a dark hue, even as the Fang shined a dull and bleak black. "Yaits...!" He couldn't stop his arm even if he wanted to, as it began to hang back.

While the destruction of the dam had been under his own free will, what was happnening at the moment couldn't be attributed to that, and allt he blood on the right side of his face had already begun forming into something else... masking whatever human side was left.

There was something... or someone in those ruins that Vahn's body was resonating with.

The armored Commander shade recognised Kami's signal and began distributing orders to the others. The three who were heading to the roof worked on finishing their crossbows. The Rooks took to moving whatever heavy masonrary they could and began reinforcing the walls. Both of the Ice Bishops began to channel their spells in tandem, filling the gaps in the walls with thick walls of ice (While strong, they will only last out another hour, -5 min for any fire spell that hits them). The Null Shades took up position on the battlements, each poised above the entrance. The 3 shades with swords and shields took up position at the entrance defensively, the remaining one without a sheild began working to fashion it's sword into a nice and burly two-hander. The original five archers retained their position.

Kami sighed and shook his head at the freaky guy losing his cool in front of his new charge. Several more small paper men fell out of his sleeve and caught his backpack as he shrugged it off. They would continue to carry it into the base and begin dispensing medical supplies, two of them having been program with the knowledge of how to actually use them. In a short whlie most everyone should be in fighting condition.

Kami meanwhile brought his hand out of his sleeve and produced in it a fistful of paper wards. "Even if your reputation didn't precede you, you leak fire energy like a seive."

With a flick of the wrist he flung the Ofuda at Vahn, causing them to slice through the air like thrown daggers until they reached him, at which point they would circle around him in fast, yet lazy circles. These were some of the fire reflection wards he was working on, and while they were present they would work to suppress any flames he might try to produce.

Rocky Lake ->

The four UGH soldiers spread out as they crossed the bridge, taking cover on either side of the ruins with the main 'street' in the center, two to each side. They'd hold their fire for now. It appeared that one man, by description, the one who had destroyed the dam, was trying to take down the fortress by himself. They'd wait.

Hakan was brought inside the fortress and set aside, out of the way, as the little healers moved in and began thier work on him. Painkillers, wounds tended, bandages with fast healing...

...it'd take a little bit, but Hakan would be able to fight again alot sooner than expected. Good thing, too. He'd have hated being useless for the rest of this.

Flare saw it coming. Ah, death. At least she had the pleasure of knowing Vahn's mind would be ripped apart by hundreds of little golden snakes sometime if she died here.

Being upstairs, and still having a hole in her wing, Flare moved as far away from the blade as she could get while still staying within the fortress.

The little paper men continued to mend her wounds. By now they had all the bullets out, but they had to scurry to keep up with her to try to bandage her up.