Ryan
The "Before" years
Spear of New Hope[M:0]
Spear of new hope
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Post by Ryan on Jan 29, 2007 19:42:25 GMT -6
Ryan saw the other cavaliers were leaving with Sir Marcus, so he ran after the pack to join up with them.
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Post by Alexia on Jan 30, 2007 11:37:25 GMT -6
Oddly enough, the bandits had gathered in a line, as though waiting for the Ostian forces to arrive there. After making certain Lumino wouldn't fall off, Alexia approached the line. "What do you want?" she demanded of the bandits, trying to sit as straight in the saddle as she could. Several of the bandits chuckled, but one impressively scarred warrior stepped forth. "Word is yer fightin' a losin' battle against Bern," the warrior drawled, chuckling. Alexia turned back in her saddle, watching as the Bern commanders drew their leader away. "Well, you've been misinformed, it looks as though we just won," she informed the leader, turning back to smile at him. The warrior looked surprised, then peered around the cavalier to the assembled troops. Even though it was mainly the core group, they still looked like the sort who'd have no problems dealing with bandits. One cavalier in peticular looked as though he wanted to rip the faces off every bandit and spit down the gaping hole. A few myrmidons looked about ready to casterate him and his troops. Add on the pissed off nomad in back, and the determined looking cavalier, and it was a group you did not want to mess with. He looked back at his own bedraggled troops. "Err... umm..." "I believe you were going to attack us," informed Alexia, leveling her bloodied sword at the warrior. The veteran looked at the blade, and gulped. "Umm..." "By all means," Marcus spoke, moving forward. "Attack. I haven't gotten to mass slaughter buffoons in quite a while." The warrior looked at the assembled Ostian forces again, which had grown after seeing Bern retreat, then looked back at his own troops. "We'll git you later," he growled. "Just you wait till the boss hears about this!"
With that, the bandits retreated. Alexia turned to look at her friends, and smiled waveringly. "I think we won..." she said, looking at the gathered faces.
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Zeiss
The "Before" years
Mysterious, Sarcastic Shaman[M:-5]
"I herd u liek Lotus Tilez?"
Posts: 256
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Post by Zeiss on Jan 30, 2007 13:36:22 GMT -6
(This takes place only a few minutes after Ryan leaves.)
Zeiss was kneeling before Alan checking if his pulse was stable. 'He'll be alright.' He said to no one in patricular, but as he looked behind him he saw that everyone has riding away. Then he heard a clang before him. handcuffs were put on Alan conconcious body. What do you thiink you're doing!? This battle is over, your commander swore-' Zeiss began but a Bern cavalier interrupted him after looking at the Ostian soldiers that were riding away. 'That maybe so but this man is one of our own military: A deserter and a criminal. We have full right to take him into custody and are you sure that you want to be solmenly responsible for further severing the relationship between Bern and Ostia?' Zeiss made no answer, at the moment there seemed nothing he could do. The Bern host started to leave.
After they were well on their way he thought Stupid son of a b*tch! I should have told them to wait! Or anything! What was I thinking! The others are going to hate me now.
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Dirk Karavalenge
Nomadic Trooper
Mr. Opportunist[M:-25]
A man of very few words
Posts: 224
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Post by Dirk Karavalenge on Jan 30, 2007 14:59:12 GMT -6
"Hmmph, those cowards." said Dirk.
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Ryan
The "Before" years
Spear of New Hope[M:0]
Spear of new hope
Posts: 90
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Post by Ryan on Jan 30, 2007 16:34:45 GMT -6
"Damn I was just about ready to rip off some faces and let majesty here poop all over them" Ryan said as the bandits walked away.
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Lumino
Sage
The Green Flame Damned Wizard DEAD
To fool your enimies, first you must fool your friends.
Posts: 238
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Post by Lumino on Jan 30, 2007 19:03:00 GMT -6
"Thank the gods. The combat has finally ended..."
Listening to the others talk of valorous battle and desiring bloodshed had made him sick, but he'd fought it off. He swung his leg over the saddle of the horse, but got himself tangled in the barding and toppled to the ground quite un-cerimoniously.
"Oof! Gah...never did get the hang of riding horses." He coughed as he got up from the dirt and dusted himself off. "Well, I am glad we won...but..."
His face fell again, he had done it now. He'd betrayed his homeland, and his brother had seen it. He could never go back home again, if he did he would put his whole family in danger.
"I suppose we should celebrate but..." He looked over the fields of the dead. "Is this really anything worth celebrating? I mean, yes it was needed, yes we pushed them back. But the losses...is this really acceptable?"
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Sergey
The "Before" years
Reformed Fighter[M:0]
Posts: 193
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Post by Sergey on Jan 31, 2007 1:33:20 GMT -6
'Those soldiers are dead, whether you accept it or not. We did what we had to do.' Sergey said, he had lost many comrades and had won many fruitless victories back with the mercs.
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Ryan
The "Before" years
Spear of New Hope[M:0]
Spear of new hope
Posts: 90
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Post by Ryan on Jan 31, 2007 5:19:44 GMT -6
"If you feel scared or anything like that by any of this, just tell someone you trust, so we can help you through it, being a little one on the battlefield can be very daunting or scary or even Icky" Ryan tried to comfort the little mage.
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Post by Katara on Jan 31, 2007 17:46:39 GMT -6
"look at it this way Lumino," Katara said, "these soldiers came into battle knowing full well that they may die. If we had lost, Bern would have killed all of the the citizens. The soldiers here died protecting their family. They died knowing their people would be safe. They died happy." She cast her eyes down when she said the last of her speech, remembering her past.
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Lumino
Sage
The Green Flame Damned Wizard DEAD
To fool your enimies, first you must fool your friends.
Posts: 238
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Post by Lumino on Jan 31, 2007 19:52:25 GMT -6
"Happy...How do you do it? I can see that you do care about these people, but how do you put on that mask of composure when you fight? It's like, when we fight we become the devil himself, and then we have to live with what we have done afterwards. The desire to survive over rides all of our inhabitions, and people do inhuman things simply to survive. But after we are done, when we are the ones who have survived...how can you do it? How can you not be overcome with the guilt? In this world...I need to be stronger. I have to be able to wear that mask myself...I need to be able to fight, without fear, without hesitation. I have powers, I can use them to protect...but I am so scared of the power. I can kill people with this power, it's dangerous. If I lose myself to the desire to survive, how can I be sure what I do is right? How can any of us be sure that we are in the right here? We fight for what we think is right, but so do they. Does it really matter who is right? In the end, the result is still the same...death."
He sighed softly and kicked his foot out, kicking up a cloud of dust.
"I guess I'm thinking to hard on this. You saved us, all of you. I need to thank you for helping us, if it wasn't for you, everyone in this town would probably be dead. The soldiers of Bern...deserved what they got..."
He silently prayed that none of them had heard his brother, the Bern cavalier, call to him by name. If they found out he was from Bern, this would get very dangerous, very quickly.
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Ryan
The "Before" years
Spear of New Hope[M:0]
Spear of new hope
Posts: 90
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Post by Ryan on Jan 31, 2007 20:00:56 GMT -6
"No one deserves death. The soldiers we fought today fought only because they were told to, they had no choice in the matter so they did not deserve death" Ryan said to the young mage.
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Lumino
Sage
The Green Flame Damned Wizard DEAD
To fool your enimies, first you must fool your friends.
Posts: 238
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Post by Lumino on Jan 31, 2007 20:13:38 GMT -6
"I don't believe that. Nobody thinks that black and white, they must have believed that what they were doing was right. Maybe they have been lied to, but that doesn't make them the evil ones. The fought for what they though was right, and who are we to say it wasn't? That's what every war is, two sides fighting for what they believe is right... Perception causes all war and strife..."
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Post by Alexia on Jan 31, 2007 20:21:04 GMT -6
Alexia shook her head. Most of the conversation went over her head. "I just fight to protect those who need it," she said, looking at the other companions. "Though I know that causes suffering, one must look at what it prevents. I've seen what 'soldiers' and 'bandits' can do to normal people..." She drifted off, staring after the retreating bandits. Tears rolled down her face, making paths in the blood and grit that entrusted them after the hard battle. "Of course, I'm not their judge," she stated, wiping her arm. "Come on, we can talk inside. We all need some rest." She waved for the rest of her companions to head inward. As soon as they start moving, she'd follow at a slow trot. She knew she'd have to have a mass funeral, and prepare Ostia for the possibility of a second invasion. Bern had retreated, so she'd have to see how Alan was doing...
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Post by jamie on Jan 31, 2007 20:28:51 GMT -6
"How many casualties were there?" Jamie asked to no one in particular.
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Ryan
The "Before" years
Spear of New Hope[M:0]
Spear of new hope
Posts: 90
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Post by Ryan on Jan 31, 2007 20:54:43 GMT -6
"Not as many as Bern, I would say a rough estimate only around 100 or so (OoC: Is that ok?)" Ryan answered the Troubadour then he went to make sure that the female cavalier was okay.
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