Putus Consilium

[Tee the Wicked]

Apathie was quick, as she whipped her braid around, catching the tie in her mouth. A small, magically charged blade was thrown skillfully from her mouth as she pulled it from her hair, cutting one of her arms free. She quickly cut herself loose, dodging the acid but getting grazed on the shoulder.
Tiska ran over to her "Sister, we must get out of here!" He ran over to the wall and charged it like a bull, bursting through it with sheer brute force. He led Apathie out by the hand, and held the red jewel as he embraced her "Hatsuraka!"  

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Sister Apathie quickly chanted a prayer "Oh Mother of holy spirit, Ren Eva, grant me the purest of your power, protect us and guide us to where we must be!" The two of them were surrounded in a white orb, which vanished. They reappeared a good 5 miles away, in the midst of the Evernight Forest. She knew that Father Raceh must be nearby, as she had focused her target of the spell on him. She dragged Tiska aside and quickly hid in a small outcropping of dead trees  

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Damnit! She grabbed Tiska and shoved him into a hollow buiried deeop within the brush "Stay here, and don't make a sound! I am going ahead, when all is clear, I want you to find Mr. Trace and assist him. Please, trust me, I won't be taken down so easily!" He looked to her frantically, but nodded, and she quickly headed up a large tree. She was a good 25 or so feet off of the ground now, and she quickly but cautiously made her way among the interlaced branches. She soon spotted the company, with Father ache in their midst, and She drew her crossbow and fired, hitting the ground mere inches from Father Rache. She was ready, knowing full well the potention fo those surrounding him, and her small chances against them. Hopefully, they would underestimate her enough to allow her to take advantage of it  

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Father Rache trembled with anger "What is the meaning of this folly? Your leader Jinmaru hold her captive and makes me accompany you people in exchange for her freedom, and now you are accusing me of having her set up a trap? So this was Jinmaru's plan then, to have you people take me into the woods and kil me?"

Sister Apathie aimed her crossbow at Father Rache. "You, all of you, don't move! Make another move, and I shall send my bolt through his heart, and you shall never recieive your precious relic that you are suppose to bring back. And then your boss will be angry with you." This wasn't too bad, luck seemed to be her way, for the moment, at least, they thought they were surrounded. "Not thatit will matter, though it seems a waste for us all to kill such beautiful and strong men such as yourselves."

Tiska could hear what was going on in the distance, and quickly and quietly crawled out of his hiding hole. With a whisper, he clutched his rosary, and attempted the prayer, just as the Sister had "Oh Mother of holy spirit, Ren Eva, grant me the purest of your power, protect us and guide us to where we must be!" His focus was Trace, and he was surrounded by a white orb. He reappeared in the armoury of the temple, and he stumbled to his knees, as he had used up much power in chanting the spell. At least, though, he had successfully cast it. He knew Trace must still be in the temple, undoubtedly fighting still. He gathered his courage together, and remember, despite his nature, he did possess the power of an Orc Elder General. e was shunned from his people because he was suppose to succeed his father, but his nature was not befitting of orcs and their beastly ways. He stood up, knowing he couldn't just sit around, and approached a nice shining red set of Ancient Orcish armor, held up on a stand, obviously for decoration. He reluctantly touched it. Smooth, metallic and warm to the touch. He lifted it carefully from the stand and tried on the pieces. They fit perfectly, as if they were made for him. "Alright, Tiska, you do it now!" He quickly ran out of the room, grabbing some vials of holy water, and placing them on his belt. Another was held in his left hand, and his right was extended. He ran through the entry hall and down the corridor. He reached Sister's room to find Jinmaru gone and the others tending to wounds "Sir Trace, Sister has gone off on her own! I worry for her!" He ran over to the men "She said for Tiska to help you, so Tiska helps. I found armor too, I will fight for Sister Apathie!"  

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Tiska pointed to the forest due east of the hills where the temple was located. "This is where we were, the forest where it always is dark. The tower is 3 days through the forest, I think Sister will go by herself to stop Rache" He looked up at Trace "I will fight too, protect Sister, protect sacred peace. Stop evil bad people, I will not lose!"

Sister Apathie quickly loaded her grappling bolt and fired it through the branches. She swung down, landing a good 35 feet ahead of the others. She ran ahead, dropping caltrops everywhere to hinder their progress, as weel as making decoy aroma markers to throw off her scent and confuse their noses. If their sense of smell was as good as it appeared to be, the trap would be more than effective at confusing their sense of smell. She kept running, casting a Hallucination Tread spell on her. Now three images of her appeared a good 10 feet behind her and on each side, while she herself was cloaked. They all moved in opposite directions ahead. Each image shared her aura as well as her scent, look, and sound. The would last as long as she kept moving, until she stopped for a rest. And she knew she could make it to the tower. She had to, for the sake of Tisak as well as the church  

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Sister Apathie continued to move on foot, all night, sometimes slowing to a walk, but never stopping. She was bent on reaching the tower and retreiving the Parilis Bible before the others. She eventually came to a clearing as the day had begun, and it opened out to reveal a vast tower of stone, large, and beaten. A small shack was nearby, but she disregarded it and went straight for the tower, a small leaf still hanging from her hair from the woods. She quickly made her way up the large staircase, and entered the tower. A sealed door immidiately blocked her way, and the strong ancient magics binding the tower made it impossible for anything to get in or out of it except through this door. She observed the seal, and read the ancient writings.
Only thou who is of purest motherly blood may carve the way to the sacred tome
She thought a bit, then took her finger and traced the figure in the center of the door, as if she were caressing a cheek. She nerself knew not how she had figured this out, but nonetheless, the seal clicked, and the door opened. She entered, and stepped onto what appeared to be a large gondola, which immidiately began to move up.

Tiska had fallen asleep shortly after arrival, and had woken up as morning had come round. He stepped outside to see Sister apathie run into the tower, and with a sudden resolve, he ran in after her. He came to stop at the sealed door, as it had shut as soon as she had entered.  

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Sister Apathie recieved the message just as she reached the altar that held the Parilis Bible. She sent him back "Do not worry, I am returning this very moment with the Parilis bible. No one can enter unless I let them in, that includes Jinmaru"