Fire Emblem Divide

[Pretzel Heart]

❀ Naira Regenbogen ❀

❀ Location: Fort Castellum; back of Legion 111th Battalion
❀ With: None, atm

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Amongst figures both proud and strong, courageous and bold, fierce and driven...there was one who stared at the scene unfolding around her with naive, wide eyes; barely managing to clutch a collection of staves alongside a very worn looking stuffed animal; seeming to vibrate with a mixture of fear, excitement, nerves, and awe.

Here it was. The moment of her first battle.

Naira might have been terrified if her brain had the ability to spark between synapses long enough for her to connect the fragility of her tiny, ill-prepared body to her current situation. A healer with very little experience past formal schooling, no knowledge of combat, and, most damaging of all...no real desire to fight. She had only ended up in the Legion because, well, she didn't have much elsewhere to go. It wasn't as if returning to Glypheim wasn't an option, but... ...as much as she hated to admit it, she wasn't ready. Not without her Papa. And so the Battalion had more or less adopted her; they were her family now.

Which meant that, to support them, she would have to fight.

As if to provide dramatic tension to her zinging thoughts, the low, determined beat of a drum began to sound from the patch of gloom right next to her. The solemn cadence seemed to echo throughout her entire body, serving to make Naira even more jittery, and she almost sparkled with nervous energy.

Was she really ready? Was the girl who had cried and fled from the Aurhalz Knights really capable of fighting in a full-fledged battle?

Yes she was! Now was scarcely the time to lose heart! After all, she was a proven fighter, a survivor! And now she wasn't all alone, but surrounded by all her lovely friends~! Like...uhm...Really Tall Flirty Guy, and...well...Flying Gals 1 and 2...and, those swell guys...Bow Boy and Bow Girl...their leader...what was her name again...?

Well, maybe she really couldn't call any of them her "friends." At least...not yet.

"You're right, Pipa! That isn't true! We have the Light of Glypheim here! Everything will be okay, it has to..."

She was very thankful she had at least worked up the courage to speak to Dali the previous night. Maybe, over time, she could find it in herself to get to know the rest, too. Maybe her next target should be Bow Boy? He was also hanging back, perhaps surveying the scene. Well...actually, he was kind of intimidating looking, so maybe not. Though secretly she thought he made a rather pretty pair with the Troubadour she had seen back at camp. They were both elves weren't they...? Such a pairing would certainly be ~electrifying~ --

A resounding roar from their fearsome leader snapped Naira back into the moment, causing her to nearly fling away Pipa in alarm. Regaining herself, she clutched the doll so closely to her chest that its usually lopsided eyes bulged out even more, looking like squashed tomatoes. A scary man with very white hair had snapped at her earlier, scolding her for bringing a toy onto the battlefield. And...well, even if she didn't think she'd be able to stand here in front of the looming fortress without her best friend, the scary man probably had a point. It was true that she wasn't a child anymore. And she had been through more traumatizing incidents than most adults.

Then again...with the arrival of the Monolith, and the splitting of once unified nations into scattered, bloodthirsty factions...

The world was a different place. Everyone had had to grow up fast.

Surely there must be a way...if only I could...if could just talk to them, wouldn't they agree this fighting is senseless?

As she pondered she began to wander, and before she really knew what she was doing, she was pleasantly making her way down what in moments was about to become a blood-seeped battlefield. The jaunty ditty of the drum - now quite forgotten to be a war tune - continued to thrum in her head, and there was even a little skip to every step.

"Oh! Uhm...pardon me."

She had been so distracted that she had bumped into an iron-clad woman. Curtsying politely and scrambling to pick up the staves she had dropped in the encounter, Naira was about to say more when a glittering stone reflecting the sparse hues of sunlight that filtered, every once in a while, through the dark and foreboding clouds, caused her to dash into some nearby trees. Her bird brain had completely gotten off track from the...issue at hand.

"Wow! These gold sparkles almost look like electricity, don't they, Pipa? Maybe inside there's an energy orb! I'm sure if I brought it home, Mama would find some way to extract it-- What? What do you mean, pay attention?"

Oh, right.
War.

[Naira moves to D22]

S SirBlazeALot​

 

[hosaki]

Ari flicked an errant strand of hair out of his eyes and sized up the opposing army with a look of cool indifference. The Alliance or the Legion, it didn’t really matter either way. In the end, he’d followed the hunter’s path: if there’s anything to be got, the wiser man lies low and waits for the best time to strike. Of course, most of the boneheaded Maltians hadn’t heard of that principle. They liked battles to be straightforward and bloody. All of this infighting must be secretly pleasing to that country which had routinely pitted its own citizens against one another.

Strange, that this thought gave him no pain in spite of his own history with the Maltian arenas. Or rather upon further consideration, it wasn't so strange after all. He'd never considered himself one of the Blue Queen's subjects, nor had he ever attached the name Malth to the frozen landscape he'd crossed innumerable times in his childhood. No wonder he felt no stab of guilt for betraying that far northern country, nor any hesitance in facing those who pledged allegiance beneath its flag. He glanced to his left, noting the tenseness of some and the barely contained exhilaration of others. As if sensing this atmosphere and desiring to feed it further, the war drummer began a low beat in the distance. The woman next to him whom the rest had designated as their commander drew to the lonely call, lunging into the troops' midst with a roar of encouragement. Ari alone remained, hidden from the enemy by a line of forest.

Strange, that nothing stirred within his breast and his breathing remained the same as ever. Where the thrill of the battle had failed, the thrill of the hunt should have surely succeeded, but even a glimpse of his potential targets through the trees did not excite Ari's hunting instinct. Still, his lack of feeling on the battlefield wasn't a big deal, he reasoned. If there was one good thing to be had out of this, it was the fact that he would be able to play with Hazel more when it was over. The others would have less objections to his activities if they were high on the elation of victory. Ari adjusted the bow slung around his shoulder and darted forward into the open field.

[Ari moves to I25]
[Turn end]

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[Pretzel Heart]

❆ Veilvel Maria Ealisaid ❆

❆ Location: Fort Castellum; back of Legion 111th Battalion
❆ With: None, atm

In the beginning Veilvel was content with his position in the back, sitting proudly upon his wyvern with the air of a man surveying his domain. He had spent many wakeless hours these past few nights pouring over plans with the battalion's lead tacticians, and to see the pieces falling into place now was not unlike gazing upon an elaborate board of chess. Of course, it had been quite the scurry once intel had warned them that the seemingly simple issue of taking the fort would likely escalate into a skirmish. But he was satisfied with the solutions they had conceived.

The only issue was their commander. Laguz were naturally strong, sure, but sometimes they let it get to their head. Veilvel hadn't been in the battalion long enough to tell if S`Zura were one of those types, though the few times he had glimpsed her interacting with the others, he hadn't seen much by which to be impressed. A hothead in power was dangerous. In truth, though, it wasn't as if any mortal could have been possibly good enough to act as a fitting leader in his eyes.

And thus he felt nothing at the laguz's growl, nor the beat of the drum coming from somewhere nearby. Battle was no place for such trivialities.

What he did feel was a rush of annoyance when the other two fliers - Fynola and Iona - had sped on ahead. Iona...well, she was surprisingly proficient at her duties, and despite his better judgement, Veilvel would be lying if he said a part of him didn't trust she'd perform well. Fynola was another matter. He was yet wary of the former military woman, and it didn't sit well with him to be in view of her gryphon's tail.

Not one to be outdone, Veilvel pressed his own mount forward, feeling a small rush of invigoration at the sensation of Patrium's cold, dead wind on his face. The others still had a fair head start, but it couldn't be helped. If only wyverns were faster creatures! If only Pretz hadn't given him a name that started with the letter V! Wait...what?

In any case, what they lacked in speed they'd make up for with Calfuray's hardy scales and Veilvel's practiced axe. No mere bird could ever contend with that.

As they glided over the destined field of battle, the rider couldn't help but look down upon the ragtag group that would soon enough become their opponents. It had been a quiet start, with neither group seeming to much want to acknowledge the other. In truth, from his point so high up in the sky, the blurred mess of each faction's faces weren't so different from one another.

But obviously, to think such would be to believe in an idealistic lie.

It didn't matter to him from whence the Alliance had come. As his single gold oculus roved over the group, all he could see was one thing: Malth. Maltian biggotry. Maltian ego. Maltian stupidity. His long, icy fingers trailed over the groove where, many years ago, his other eye had been. Just one more reminder of the inevitable result of that foolishness.

As the fingers left his face, they revealed a small smile that had grown there. Like cracks in a glacier, all the more uncanny to appear in a place it shouldn't exist.

"I suppose it's become our responsibility to teach those imbeciles a lesson."

With the motions of one well-practiced, Veivel reached his calloused hands into a pouch at his side, retrieving a cloth and a small vial of a nefariously purple liquid. An impenetrably stern expression on his face, he carefully dripped lilac tendrils onto the edge of his blade, pausing for just a moment to watch gravity take its course to coat the metal in dark violaceous hues before properly spreading the toxin. It had been a long while since he had last used such a thing, and a reluctant portion of his heart, steeped in learned Maltian pride, wasn't thrilled to repeat the practice. But this was war, these were tactics. Anything to gain an edge. It wouldn't be his fault if his opponent hadn't thought of it, or couldn't defend themselves.

Contrary to its single, prideful syllable, strength was a dirty business.

Hoisting the axe back to his side, Veilvel used his free hand to stroke the silvery fur lining Calfuray's neck, whispering near the dragon's ear.

"Do not disappoint me."

As if in response, the wyvern gave a small toss of his head. Of course, Veilvel had little to worry in that regard. Calfuray had never failed him before. And for battle, they both were ready.

[Veilvel applies Fear Toxin to Hand Axe]
[Fear Toxin 3 ➛ 2]
[Veilvel moves to C22]

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[SirBlazeALot]

TURN 1
Phase
New Foreigners
Purple guys move at the end of each team's phase >:]

[Bonewalker 1 appeared on A16]
[Bonewalker 2 appeared on Z16]
[Gargoyle 3 appeared on A22]
[Gargoyle 4 appeared on Z22]
[Mauthe Dog 5 appeared on A25]
[Mauthe Dog 6 appeared on Z25]
[Gold Mogall 7 appeared on A28]
[Gold Mogall 8 appeared on Z28]
[Zombie 9 appeared on A19]
[Zombie 10 appeared on Z19]

@Chromquistador Truthblade Hachi Machi DoctorDiggles CallmeMyth ChazGhost Jellyon Count Gensokyo Misuteeku IG42
theplasticdemon Horror Petite Rouge InsaneAsylum Necromantic Pretzel Heart theunderwolf Creek KageYuuki @ZephyrTD hosaki​

 

[SirBlazeALot]

TURN 2
Phase
Alliance of Fire
Slot A starts on July 29th Saturday at 12:00pm and ends on August 1st Tuesday at 11:59pm.
Remember to tag me when ya post :3
@Chromquistador Truthblade Hachi Machi DoctorDiggles CallmeMyth ChazGhost Jellyon Count Gensokyo Misuteeku IG42​

 

[CallmeMyth]

The sound of a loud roar tore across the battlefield, and Nayu's eyes focused on the large panther Laguz who was the Legion of Stone's commander. Their army had began to march, making their way toward the fort. The two armies would soon clash, but Nayu had no intentions of allowing them within the garrison's walls without a fight. Their forces were highly mobile, and Nayu knew they would have to act fast if they wanted to gain the upper ground. The Alliance could not afford to allow their enemies inside the fort. They would have a hard time defeating them if their army managed to defend themselves within the fortifications of the stronghold.

Just then, a horrific sight caught Nayu's attention. From behind their army, a hoard of monsters appeared from the earth. "What in Naga's name?!" She spoke, her voice laden with disbelief. The Alliance already had the soldiers of the Legion to contend with, and now they had to deal with dreaded creatures spawned from the Monolith as well. Nayu knew they should have expected this, given their proximity to the obelisk.

"Keep moving! We must make it to the doors! Cut down the monsters if you have to!" She commanded her army, ensuring that they remained in formation and didn't panic as they continued to advance toward the fort. She then spread her wings and lifted herself from the ground with a mighty push, before flying closer to the doors in an attempt to catch up with two of the Legion's soldiers that had nearly made it to the gate on their winged mounts.

[Nayu moves to R22]

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[ChazGhost]

Rex
Location: V26>U23
"Hahaha make fun of the bald guy..." Rex said as Quetzal passed by him and asked him if he changed his hair. Then he heard Nayu shout something. He turned to see... Well to see hell come to life really. "What the hell..." Rex said shaking a little as he ran forward hoping to get to the castle before the demons got him.
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[Rex moves to U23]
DoctorDiggles
Vlad
Location W24>Y22
Vlad could smell the demons as the arrived. He new he would need to get them out of the way if they were to properly take the castle and avoided unneeded harm to his comrades. With this in mind his eyes darted to the Gargoyle with the bow. Then at high speeds he charged at gargoyle. Before the gargoyle could respond Vlad tackled it to the ground. Vlad then proceeded sink his teeth into the gargoyle's neck. With a tight hold Vlad began lifting up the gargoyle as he started drinking some of its blood. He then dropped the gargoyle at decent height and let go. The gargoyle then fell to the ground quickly and just before he hit the ground Vlad dived down claw first onto him mid air. The gargoyle was dead before it even hit the ground...
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[Vlad moves to Y22]
[Vlad attacks Gargoyle(4) and does a 110 damage]
[Vlad obtained Gargoyle Horn]
S SirBlazeALot

 

[IG42]

Zane
X25 > V22
Watching the Legion push forward Zane grimaced to himself, he wasn't very comfortable with the idea of fighting them but the way he saw it the Monolith couldn't be allowed to grow while they tried to get it under a microscope.

As if to prove his point New Foreigners chose that moment to appear flanking both armies. Glaring at the monstrosities Zane thought of his half-sister and her family who had failed to escape the doomed nation and felt the familiar fury that had driven him to join the Alliance, when he first heard the news he had levelled a small forest before he calmed down.

Placing himself between the Alliance forces and the nearer group of monsters Zane pulled out his dragonstone and triggered his transformation shrouding himself in purple smoke. "Come on you filthy dastards."

[Zane moves to V22]

S SirBlazeALot

 

[Hachi Machi]

Lloyd
Location: S25 to S20

While waiting for additional orders from Nayu, Lloyd kept his eyes fastened to the Legion of Stone. Compared to their army, they were advancing quickly to the doors in a less congested conduct. In his mind, he thought it wise to attack now, while the enemy was focused on the doors. However, his thoughts were interrupted when several army members shouted, "Monsters to our right flank!" Fortunately, Lloyd was placed in the army's left flank, meaning he wouldn't have to deal with the monsters. Still, he fretted over his other comrades. He couldn't leave them alone to their fates, and so he prepared himself to head towards the monsters.

Before heading to help the others, Nayu's orders rang in his ears: "Keep moving! We must make it to the doors! Cut down the monsters if you have to!" Now, he had no choice but to head north. If he broke formation, he would only hinder his commander's plans. He grinded his teeth and followed her commands by heading north. While traveling to the doors, he passed by several trees, and a long stretch of open plains. At his new position, he witnessed Nayu in her draconic form. He hoped to communicate with the commander, but he decided against it, believing it unwise to add useless chatter to the commander.

Since Lloyd was ahead of everyone else, he held back from advancing further in order to wait for the others to catch up. Despite the enemy's current advantage being their close position to the door, he trusted that his comrades would pull through and devise a strategy sound enough to deal with their disadvantage. If they lost this war, the Legion of Stone could potentially gain a castle to strengthen their fortifications and travel network. Yet he didn't let those thoughts consume him. He brought out his iron sword once again, readying himself for a hidden attack from monsters, or the enemy.

[Lloyd Moves to S20]

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[Misuteeku]

Pandora
Location: X28 > U23

It felt rather uncomfortable, to be riding on the mount. It was like sitting down, but having the seat move fast at an odd pace. When the rider spoke, Pandora shook her head. "No it's just that they sent a novice, which is me, to the battlefield. I don't have enough stamina to keep up with everyone." Pandora said. It was true, since she was terrible with keeping up with people ever since she was a child. Maybe she should train in horseback riding. "What do you- woah!" She had the hold onto Sami since there wasn't anything she couldn't hold on to.

DoctorDiggles

[Pandora is still rescued by Sami]

 

[Truthblade]

Korvalt
Location: Q26

Korvalt looked to his right and saw strange creatures had showed up in the distance. He couldn’t quite make out what they were, but they were definitely not normal. Nayu commanded the everyone to keep pressing on towards the gate. After taking a quick glance at Kayo, Korvalt ran forward as fast as he was able to. As he raced towards a few trees, he also went past the commander, who he also glanced at as he stopped at the tree to rest a bit before he tired.
[Korvalt moved to Q21]

S SirBlazeALot
( Mentioned: Count Gensokyo , CallmeMyth )

 

[Count Gensokyo]

Near Kayo, he heard her say a lengthy prayer, while Lothric remained silent to which Lloyd assumed the fighter was steeling his nerves. Once she finished her prayer, Lloyd spoke, "A touching prayer, Kayo. Anyways, I got your back for now, so watch my back too?" When he finished his statement, he unsheathed an iron sword out of his scabbard, now prepared to deal with any nearby enemies.

Kayo nodded affirmatively to the swordsman.

"I will do everything in my power to make sure that the enemy doesn't lay a finger on you," the four-legged beast spoke. "We will all survive this."

Kayo looked onward, staring at the distant walls of the fortress. Suddenly, she could hear a great commotion from the rear of their ranks. Behind them, demons had begun to rise from the earth. Kayo's eyes widened in surprise. Despite their close proximity to the Monolith, she had never truly encountered one of the black demons with her own eyes until now. She turned her head to the myrmidon, her voice calm and hushed.

"Stay close to Commander Nayu and me," Kayo said as she ran ahead to the leader of their army.

"Stand fast, Nayu. The enemy will be closing in soon..." Kayo warned as she kept an eye on the western front.

[Nayu moves to R21.]
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[DoctorDiggles]

Sami
Location: U23 > Y23
Sami exhaled sharply. "A novice huh?" She took a quick look behind her at the girl. The archer took note of the girl's staves and understood completely why the higher ups had sent her onto the field. "Our battalion is short on healers." Almost as if the archer read the vampire's mind she said "You should learn to ride so you can get around faster. I can teach you if you're willing to learn but you had better not waste my time!"

Just then there was a commotion to the right. Sami turned her head and saw them. The New Foreigners. The beasts that had only been a legend and a distant nightmare to all throughout Terrunum. They were her true enemy. They were destined to fall before her. The Commander's orders were only muffled as the rest of the world went silent and Sami's eyes focused on the monstrosities.

She turned the reigns and rushed forward. Sami drew her bow as the bat flew overhead to tackle the winged creature. "Fall before the Alliance of Fire dark fiends!" Sami roared as she sat up straight in Pandora's arms. She pulled back her bowstring almost smacking Pandora in the face with her elbow in the process. She reached Vlad just as he dropped a dead gargoyle from the sky. "Prepare yourself foul creature! The day of your reckoning is upon you! No more will you and your kind triumph over Terrunum and her people!" Sami released the arrow and watched it soar through the air before thudding into the skull of the Mauthe Dog. A direct hit.

Going off of pure adrenaline as the creature teetered back and forth Sami fired another arrow. It landing directly beside the other in the already dead creature's skull. Breathing heavily as the beast collapsed she roared "Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!" triumphantly. Sami noticed a glimmer on the floor where the creature's corpse laid. "Here novice. Hold onto this." Sami passed a Chest Key to Pandora before trotting over to the Mauthe Dog and retrieving a Red Gem. She hopped down from her deer and lifted up the gem into the light. "What do we have here? This might be worth something!" Sami pocketed the gem and hopped back on her deer. She rode back to the bat. "I've got your back if you've got mine!" She drew another arrow and trotted up to the Vlad.

[Sami (11) moved to Y23]
[Sami (11) attacks Mauthe Dog (6). Critical hit. 135 damage]
[Sami (11) traded a Chest Key to Pandora]
[Sami (11) picked up a Red Gem]
[Sami (11) partnered up with Vlad (12)]

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Quetzal
Location: V25 > U21
Quetzal giggled maniacally at Rex's sarcastic response. "No really darling! I think the overgrown infant look really works for you!" She gave her backhanded compliment just before Rex started to run away. However she became frustrated as he became distracted by whatever Nayu was saying. Quetzal had grown used to tuning the overzealous dragon out. When she looked to where Rex was looking she realized why he had directed his attention away from her before running off. She raised a clawed hand to her face and giggled at Rex's expense. "What's the matter baby? Afraid of a little hellspawn?" Quetzal teased as he advanced.

Ironically she outpaced him again and continued forward. This was her first time seeing the Monolith's atrocities in person. But she was not afraid of them. Instead she was intrigued and awed. "They're every bit as grotesque as I imagined!" She said as if she were commenting on a cute baby. Though she was interested she had no desire to get close to them. Her allies could do that for her and she could study them from afar. She watched with excitement as Vlad and Sami engaged in battle.

[Quetzal (9) moved to U21]

ChazGhost S SirBlazeALot

Elta
Location: R24 > S22

[Elta(2) moved to S22]
[Elta (2) used "Just Keep Swimming" on Nayu (1)]

S SirBlazeALot Jellyon CallmeMyth

Lothric
Location: T25 > S21

[Lothric (6) moved to S21]

S SirBlazeALot Jellyon

Melnax
Location: U24 > T20

[Melnax (7) moved to T20]

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[CallmeMyth]

As Nayu stood observing the battlefield from her current position, she spotted Kayo as the Laguz woman approached her from the side. She offered her words of warning regarding the monsters that approached them from the East, and Nayu nodded in response. "Thank you, Kayo. I have no intentions of wavering here. The Legion flees before us toward the stronghold, but rest assured we will meet them with the full brunt of our army before they breach the garrison's doors. Although the monsters are attacking us from the flank, our soldiers have been dispatching them quickly." She spoke. "Now, go tear your claws into some of these Legion curs!" She told her, giving the female Laguz words of encouragement as she smiled at her slyly through her maw of sharp fangs. She peered toward the right half of her army, watching as her soldiers slaughtered the fiends that had been spawned from the Monolith.

Nayu prepared to spearhead the army toward the gate, and the army's maestro came running across the battlefield toward her as he played a revitalizing melody once more. Spreading her wings, Nayu launched herself back into the air once again, flying even closer to the keep's doors while keeping her eyes focused on the two winged units in front of her. She landed among a patch of trees, waiting for the knights to attempt to pass through the gate. As the battle intensified, Nayu started to feel her true draconic nature growing stronger, and she began to feel the urge to claw into something's hide. I dare you to approach those doors. She snarled to herself in her inner monologue.

[Elta performed "Just keep Swimming on Nayu]
[Nayu moved to Q17]

S SirBlazeALot
Count Gensokyo ​

 

[SirBlazeALot]

TURN 2
Phase
New Foreigners
Purple guys move at the end of each team's phase >:]

[Bonewalker 1 moves to E15]
[Bonewalker 1 attacks Iona with an Iron Lance for 22.5 damage!]
[Bonewalker 1 strips Iona's armor!]
theunderwolf

[Bonewalker 2 moves to U16]
[Bonewalker 2 equips an Iron Lance]

[Gargoyle 3 moves to E18]
[Gargoyle 3 attacks Fynola with Cupid's Bow but misses!]
theplasticdemon

[Mauthe Dog 5 moves to D24]
[Mauthe Dog 5 attacks Reva twice for a miss on the first hit and no damage on the second!]
Horror @ZephyrTD

[Gold Mogall 7 moves to F26]
[Gold Mogall 7 attacks Mazelle but misses!]
Petite Rouge

[Gold Mogall 8 moves to T24]
[Gold Mogall 8 attacks Rex but misses!]
ChazGhost

[Zombie 9 moves to D21]
[Zombie 9 attacks Naira but Veilvel blocks the attack!]
Pretzel Heart

[Zombie 10 moves to T19]
[Zombie 10 attacks Melnax but misses!]
DoctorDiggles
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[SirBlazeALot]

TURN 2
Phase
Legion of Stone
Slot B starts on Wednesday August 2nd at 12:00am and ends on Saturday August 5th at 11:59am. (About an hour late on this =_=)
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[theplasticdemon]

A green manakete sped up ahead, that much she gathered from Barin's growls and Fyn's peripheral. An Alliance leader, perhaps. Flying atop Barin, she wiped sweat off of her brow with one arm, staying steady on the gryphon with the other. They had barely dodged the flying monster, a creature that Fynola had never seen with skin that she could only describe as stony.

A gargoyle.

It appeared to have the capabilities of a fellow sky warrior, able to wield weapons just like any other soldier. The way the gargoyle acted, Fynola swore that its eyes glinted as soon as it detected her. As if she was the best desired prey for his twisted hunt. This was unlike any other beast encountered in the wilds of Terrunum. Although Fynola had never been outside of Malth before the war, it was clear that average beasts did not act this way. There was a certain bloodthirsty drive to the creature, even Barin could sense it. Her mount's nose flared just moments before the monster attacked, nearly saving her life by flying higher in the air to evade the attack.

The war drummer was seated comfortably as she flew beside the Thunder Warrior. Fynola had seen her fly greater lengths than she had ever hoped to dream of. Fyn knew from her own limits and Barin's that as close as she could get to the fort, the manakete was faster. Though, not without Iona she wasn't. The monster's head will have to wait.

"I hope you're alright!" Fynola flew next to the woman, leaving the monster behind. "I don't think I'll be able to make it to the entrance, but I am sure you will make good use of this." She tossed the door keys to the woman riding beside her before speeding up ahead as far as she could to the entrance of Fort Castellum. She landed close to the walls of the fort, dropping off the War Drummer.

"Ready yourself for the enemy. They are coming closer." The Gryphon Rider held her reins tightly, her rapier in her hands.

[ Fynola moves to F16 ]
[ Fynola trades door key with Iona ]
[ Fynola moves to J15 ]
[ Fynola drops off Whimsey at J14 ]

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[InsaneAsylum]

As Dali moved towards the fort, she caught sight of multiple monsters approaching from the West. They already wreaking havoc and attacking her allies! There was a zombie attacking Naira, but luckily a fellow on a dragon defended her. Now it was Dali's turn.

Dali sprinted towards the zombie, dragonstone in hand. Mid-stride, a white glow enveloped her. Out of the light, a dragon with sickly pale scales and ominous orange eyes appeared. Dali's zombie ivory dragon form! She landed on all fours, and stretched her wings before releasing a blast of Light Breath on the zombie. Nothing remained of the zombie after being hit with the Holy breath of an Ivory Dragon.

[Dali(5) moves to F21]
[Dali(5) attacks Zombie(9) and deals 70 damage!]
[End Turn]

S SirBlazeALot

 

[Petite Rouge]

Mazelle began making her way towards Fort Castellum when suddenly a flash of thunder magic bursted right next to her. Mazelle managed to leap away before she was hit. A monster. She could feel the darkness radiating from it. With her bronze lance held tightly, Mazelle charged the Mogall. The point of her lance sunk deep into its flesh. Mazelle swiftly pulled her lance out, and heard the mogall fall to the ground with a thump. "D-did I kill it? I didn't think my first foe would be a monster..." Mazelle happiness soon faded. The appearance of the monsters reminding her of the desolate state her homeland of Patrium was in.

[Mazelle(9) moves to G26]
[Mazelle(9) attacks Gold Mogall(7) and deals 50 damage.]
[Mazelle picked up Mogall Tendril(1)]
[End Turn]

S SirBlazeALot

 

[Creek]

Afi could only stare in shock as he saw horrible monsters appear from each side, attacking both armies. Were those the New Foreigners? They were abhorrent! Oh god they were all definitely going to die. There was no way he was going near those things. Clutching his spear even more tightly, he tried his best to focus on the task at hand and plan his next move. If he let himself get stage fright right now, he was dead. Dragging his eyes from their place locked on the terrors, he scanned the area. The first thing he noticed other than the creatures coming from both sides was that a manakete flew ahead, racing to the gates with the advantage of its wings. Could that be the enemy leader? It had to be strong if it was, and difficult to deal with. Unfortunately, any way he looked at it, it seemed inevitable that he would eventually cross its path. But maybe he could help the others deal with it once he reached it? It didn't matter right now, though; Afi was still quite a distance from the gates. Nothing could be done but keep advancing for now. As a result, he eventually opted to just move to the next group of trees up ahead.

[ Afi moves to K19 ]
[ Turn Ends ]

S SirBlazeALot

 

[theunderwolf]

"Agh Storm's blood-filled gut!" Iona swore in her native language as a skeleton burst out of the ground and charged her. Despite her fancy flying she couldn't avoid being surprised at the sudden new arrival. It's spear shore through her armor, giving her a nasty gash across the chest and revealing her smallclothes. Thank Naga she had chosen modest ones for fighting... Of course she was now bleeding badly but shae seemed relatively unhurt so she didn't worry about it much. Of course the only thing that made it worse was having keys thrown in her face, "Give these to the lass wit'a chains..." She muttered as she tossed them to said grey lass and flew over to the door, dropping Emilia off.
[Iona trades keys to Emilia}
[Moves to M14]
[drops Emilia at N14]
S SirBlazeALot
Necromantic

 

[hosaki]

It had been a foolish idea, choosing to carry two bows with him instead of the usual one. Every step he took was hindered by the jostling of the long bow strapped onto his back. Yet such was the life of the prepared soldier, and Ari knew he would have to get used to it. A horse would have been nice, but the truth was that he had no training with a bow on horseback and was much more comfortable moving on foot. Fort Castellum loomed ahead, silent as a morgue. As if it aware of its presence in Ari's thoughts, the fortress appeared to choose this moment to cast an ominous shadow over their ranks. Ari looked up to see a dark cloud passing overhead. A strong wind started up, bringing with it a chill unlike any the man had ever experienced before.

Something was wrong. His ears picked up on the faraway howls of things inhuman and unnatural -- demons. He immediately moved to nock an arrow into his trusty hunting bow, his body instinctively crouching into a position that wouldn't be as visible amidst the tall grass. Within moments, a large dog bore down upon them from their left, its eyes red and crusty. Spittle flew as it fell to gnawing and clawing at a nearby woman clad in armor. Upon recognizing the shape of this demon, Ari hesitated. It wouldn't be right to compare Hazel to this monstrosity before him, yet he couldn't help but pick up on her similarities with the other when she'd limped into camp with rheumy eyes and matted fur, and fought tooth and nail to be treated despite her severe illness. Still, it was but an instant. Ari moved to give the woman aid; if anything, he would be the one to put this creature out of its misery.

[Ari(3) moves to F24]
[Ari equips Huntsman's Bow]
[Ari(3) attacks Mauthe Dog(5) and misses]
[End Turn]

S SirBlazeALot

 

[Pretzel Heart]

❀ Naira Regenbogen ❀

❀ Location: Forest outside Fort Castellum
❀ With: Veil, Dali, Kore ha Zombie Desu Ka (now deceased, may its body finally rest in pieces)
Fighting with weapons or fighting with words?

Still kneeling in the dirt, the tiny Shrine Maiden's gaze had eventually become lost upon their would-be foes. Much like her own allies, they were moving steadily towards the fort, and it seemed as if an altercation would be inevitable. As her wide, blue eyes strained themselves to take in as much of the Alliance's actions as possible, her brain and heart began a battle of their own- a pure wish to communicate with others and befriend all humankind struggling against the choked feeling of panic as she had fled from Aurhalz, screams falling on deaf ears, eyes closed as father and daughter had pushed through endless days and nights past hunger, past fatigue, past hope--

So enraptured was she with events eastern and past, that she scarcely noticed the New Foreigners' approach from the left.

"Watch out!"

Glimmering with dim confusion, the girl looked up towards the sound of the voice to see the scary man who had yelled at her earlier, now perched upon a long, white wyvern. For a moment the image reminded her of the ancient Komodan stories she used to listen to long ago...instantly filling her with a mixture of euphoria and pain.

Slowly she turned her head to see what he was referring to. It was a creature unlike any she had ever faced, with rotting skin the color of bruises and gangrene.

"Don't worry, I'm sure he didn't mean any harm," she said plainly, standing up to wipe any remaining crumbles of dirt off her wide skirt.

"Didn't mean any-- can you even hear the stupidity coming out of your mouth?"

For a moment Naira was shocked at the scary man's rudeness. That was simply no way to speak to a lady! But she had been taught to return disrespect with civility, and so kept a calm tone.

"Even if he's one of Grima's children, Naga wouldn't want us to fight. We have to show compassion to our enemy, only then will we be able to access the Ultimate Blockpulse of Love!"

The man just hovered above her on his mount, looking down with a mixture of incredulity, and scorn.

"Your Naga is long dead. The sooner you stop believing in fairy tales, the sooner you'll stop being dead weight yourself."

Biting her lip, the girl ignored the less savory implication of the rider's speech. She wasn't one to back off easily from her beliefs, going so far as to throw her arms before the zombie.

"Compassion is no fairy tale! We don't know anything about these creatures! How can we understand the Monolith if we don't take the time to understand them!?"

The white haired, white skinned man was thoughtful for a moment, but just as he was about to open his mouth again, a gust of searing bright light shot past them. With a terrible shriek, the zombie was instantly extinguished.

A look of betrayal as if she'd just been slapped streaked across Naira's face, until she recognized the source of the attack.

"The Light of Glypheim! She really was looking out for us, Pipa."

The girl picked up her plushy, hugging it to her chest. That was when she saw the gargoyle up ahead. She'd show them! Naga's blessing was one of infinite love...fighting the Alliance, fighting these monsters...it was all meaningless, if they didn't at least try to take the route of peace--

However, by the time she got over to where the creature was flying, she was already out of breath and had quite forgotten her original goal. Something...something about Naga?

"This place certainly could use a little brightening up."

She smiled to herself, setting down her armful of staves and undoing the zipper at Pipa's back. Inside the plushy rested some of her greatest treasures: idols made of Komodan wood. The idols her father may have very well traded his life for.

"There you go. Spread Naga's love, and Naga's light," she whispered, setting down the silent statue as her fingers brushed its well-sanded sides with a prayer. The wood began to take on an ethereal glow, and her frazzled mind already began to feel a small sense of relief.​

[Naira moves to D19]
[Naira activates Healing Idol]

❆ Veilvel Maria Ealisaid ❆

❆ Location: Nearing Fort Castellum
❆ With: Some crazy idiot girl and Gargoyle-Chan
You had one job

Unfortunately, it seemed as if the first blood his axe would feel this day would not be of the Alliance.

Veilvel's eyes narrowed at the sudden appearance of the New Foreigners, though from his vantage point high in the sky he could at least take comfort in seeing that both armies were being attacked. Still, to finally see the unearthly spawn that had been the cause of so much panic and change, it did have an unsettling effect. What manner of beast were these creatures? Who had sent them? How had they been created?

All questions of intrigue that the Alliance would silence in a solemn execution, wiping away all evidence of the mystery with their dangerous Emblem.

They're nothing. I can just ignore them.

While the battalion had assumed the fort was far enough away from the Monolith that they would be able to take it before any demons could appear, the possibility had not gone unthought of by their tacticians. But even so, the Wyvern Rider's true objective was clear.

Veil had been about to disregard the peculiar creatures and soar on ahead when a toss of Calfuray's head alerted him to some movement from his blind spot. One of the monsters - a zombie, by the look of it - was about to attack a little girl.

Plunging down, Calf's claws were able to shield her, just in time. But before Veil could command the child to leave at once, he realized she was the same girl he had yelled at before. A member of their very own army.

And instead of being thankful for his help, which had wasted more valuable time that he should be using to catch up to the Maltian woman, she decided to pick a pointless fight.

While Veil wanted little more than to cut down her senseless, illogical blabbering about Naga and love, this was simply not the time. Besides, before he could even get a word in edgewise, she was already running off.

This is why we shouldn't let children fight alongside men. He thought sourly to himself, pushing on ahead. She was headed straight towards a gargoyle, and was probably going to get herself killed.

Not wanting to waste his freshly-applied toxin, Veil neatly switched out his axe before bringing it down upon the beast's head--- or, at least, attempted to. The damned creature swerved out of his reach at the last second. Sucking in a breath of frustration, the Wyvern Rider circled back around to try again, but to no avail.

Damn it all!

He was simply not used to fighting these strange creatures.

[Veilvel equips Halberd]
[Veilvel moves to D18]
[Veilvel Partners Up with Naira]
[Veilvel attacks Gargoyle 3 but misses]

[Reva moves to E24]
[Reva Partners Up with Ari]
[Reva attacks Mauthe Dog 5 but misses]

Horror hosaki S SirBlazeALot​

 

[KageYuuki]

S'Zura Felothi
Seeing the... creatures rising from the ground, the panther bore her fangs. While she had been partially expecting them, considering just where the armies were locked in battle, S'Zura had still hoped they wouldn't appear so soon. Already the monstrosities were wrecking havoc throughout the entire battlefield, spilling the blood of the unit she'd been entrusted with.

"Dammit..." In her primal form, her voice seemed to take a more ethereal sound. Running between Ari and Charme, she crouched down and snarled at the nearby creatures. She may have been given command, but she'd be damned if she stood back and did nothing.

[S'Zura moves to G24]
[S'Zura used Tip the Scales]
[Reva had been buffed]
[Ari has been buffed]
[Charme has been buffed]

S SirBlazeALot @ZephyrTD hosaki @Horror

 

[Pretzel Heart]

[Emilia Partners Up with Iona]
[Emilia unlocks door]
[Doorkey removed from Inventory]

[Whimsey moves to K14]
[Whimsey uses Mend on Iona, healing +70]

[Charme moves to J21 and waits]

​

S SirBlazeALot Necromantic @ZephyrTD​