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The soldiers and wood detail drew their weapons; closing ranks to face off with the Zenith. One, presumably their officer, a woman with short brown hair and pale blue eyes, barely into adulthood, stepped forward. Her good mail, sword and the thickness of her blue cloak suggested a minor noble's daughter, perhaps a young woman seeking to make her mark and fortune in this war. | The soldiers and wood detail drew their weapons; closing ranks to face off with the Zenith. One, presumably their officer, a woman with short brown hair and pale blue eyes, barely into adulthood, stepped forward. Her good mail, sword and the thickness of her blue cloak suggested a minor noble's daughter, perhaps a young woman seeking to make her mark and fortune in this war. | ||
− | "Anathema, this land is claimed by King Seftarian by Right of Warfare! You trespass on the King's domain! Begone, or... or we shall remove you!" The young officer's voice betrayed a slight quaver of fear. It was one thing for man to march against man; quite another to face a demon. The soldiers | + | "Anathema, this land is claimed by King Seftarian by Right of Warfare! You trespass on the King's domain! Begone, or... or we shall remove you!" The young officer's voice betrayed a slight quaver of fear. It was one thing for man to march against man; quite another to face a demon. The soldiers felt their leader's fear but they were also resolute. The Immaculate doctrine taught them that the Anathema were contrary to all that was good and proper. This knowledge bred fear and terror, but could also steel their resolve in the face of the inevitable. As misguided as their bravery was, it was nonetheless admirable. The soldiers gripped their weapons, held in check by their officer as they awaited the Anathema's reaction... |
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“Lady Arcadia!” Two soldiers moved to support their stricken commander, while a third drew his blade to defend his captain from the unseen threat. In this defensive posture, they retreated behind the wall of guardsmen now advancing on Copper Jaguar. | “Lady Arcadia!” Two soldiers moved to support their stricken commander, while a third drew his blade to defend his captain from the unseen threat. In this defensive posture, they retreated behind the wall of guardsmen now advancing on Copper Jaguar. | ||
− | Shrouded by darkness and Essence, Little Ghost Wing had crept along outside the nimbus of the firelight, unseen and unheard by soldiers focused on the spectacle being provided by the Ardelethian. Yet, when the time came for him to make his throw, the young Nexian thief could not bring himself to slay such a lovely young woman, seemingly so full of promise. Rather, he altered his aim to incapacitate, and his aim was true. The young officer, though gravely wounded, would yet possibly survive this encounter. Not so the | + | Shrouded by darkness and Essence, Little Ghost Wing had crept along outside the nimbus of the firelight, unseen and unheard by soldiers focused on the spectacle being provided by the Ardelethian. Yet, when the time came for him to make his throw, the young Nexian thief could not bring himself to slay such a lovely young woman, seemingly so full of promise. Rather, he altered his aim to incapacitate, and his aim was true. The young officer, though gravely wounded, would yet possibly survive this encounter. Not so the members of her guard charging towards his Solar brother. |
− | A | + | A hailstorm of blades rained down on the guardsman, their preternaturally sharp blades flickering in the firelight as they pierced mail, bone, and flesh. Amid the confusion, several of the remaining score of soldiers, noting the direction from which the blades had originated, turned to face this new threat, momentarily forgetting the one already before them. |
Copper Jaguar surged forward with a feline grace, Arclight leaving contrails of Essence as it struck with celerity impossible to follow with mortal eyes. A coruscant aura shone around him, manifesting in the form of a great cat slashing and tearing with claws of solar flame. Within the span of an instant, half a score of men lay dead at his feet. He turned to the few that remained. | Copper Jaguar surged forward with a feline grace, Arclight leaving contrails of Essence as it struck with celerity impossible to follow with mortal eyes. A coruscant aura shone around him, manifesting in the form of a great cat slashing and tearing with claws of solar flame. Within the span of an instant, half a score of men lay dead at his feet. He turned to the few that remained. | ||
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Little Ghost Wing stepped forward from the shadows and into the light provided by the flaring of the Zenith’s white-gold anima. “They’ll be coming soon,” the Night Caste reminded him. | Little Ghost Wing stepped forward from the shadows and into the light provided by the flaring of the Zenith’s white-gold anima. “They’ll be coming soon,” the Night Caste reminded him. | ||
− | “Yes, they will,” responded the Ardelethian, striking out for the hilltop where his horse was tethered | + | “Yes, they will,” responded the Ardelethian, striking out for the hilltop where his horse was tethered. “Those camped below will begin to wonder what is happening when I leave the masking radiance of this fire. My anima will draw the attention of both the Seftarians and the Aelysians. Johr will pull back into a more defensible posture out of fear of further attack, while Mithric will draw courage from the fact that another of his kind has come to his aid. Perhaps he will be able to take some sort of advantage from the disruption we have caused.” |
Copper Jaguar swung up into his saddle, and then reached down to pull the Nexian up behind him. “Now, if I am correct, Johr will be very particular of whom he sends in pursuit. Infantry will not be able to overcome a horseman with a lead start. Cavalry will be slow going due to the darkness, a problem we do not share!” | Copper Jaguar swung up into his saddle, and then reached down to pull the Nexian up behind him. “Now, if I am correct, Johr will be very particular of whom he sends in pursuit. Infantry will not be able to overcome a horseman with a lead start. Cavalry will be slow going due to the darkness, a problem we do not share!” | ||
− | He smiled a mirthless grin. | + | He smiled a mirthless grin. “No, it will be a pair of the Dynasts that pursue us, I would wager. Only they would be able to effectively do so in these conditions. Yet Johr will not countenance the complete absence of his Terrestrial allies, in fear of an outright attack on the camp. Nor would he allow the sorceress to do so, for she has already expended much Essence this day, and her magics will surely be desired in tomorrow’s assault on Mithric’s Keep.” |
‘It is a good plan,’ the Zenith said to himself, spurring his horse forward into the night. | ‘It is a good plan,’ the Zenith said to himself, spurring his horse forward into the night. | ||
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