It Begins

[Morgoth Animus]

Morgoth looked around, taking in the view. He was leaned up against a tree along side the road. Birds chirpped in the background, and the leaves were relatively green. He brought his eyes back to the book he was reading. I had hopped finding trouble would be easier.

"HELP! Bandits!" A voice cried out. Morgoth turned his head at the sound. A man was running from the south, out of breath. "HELP! Bandits are attacking my family!" He seemed to catch sight of Morgoth, because he began to run toward him. "Please sir, you have to help! My family...."

Finally, Morgoth thought, snapping his book shut. "Mortin, Kade it's time," Morgoth said. Mortin got up from the ground nearby and put his helmet on. Kade crashed out of the bushes, zipping up his pants. The man seemed to think this was a hold up, so Morgoth eased his fears. "Of course we'll help," He got up and put his book in it's bag. "Where are they?"

"Oh, thank you sir!" the man said gratefully. "They're just up the road. The bandits are attacking my family and some fellow villagers. We were traveling to a safer location."

Morgoth stared at him a moment before racing off in the direction mentioned. The others followed, drawling their weapons. They traveled for about a minute before they saw anyone. There were archers in the trees. A few people were fighting some swordsman and axemen. One man was grabbing a woman in an unsightly manner.

"Uck," Morgoth said, making a distasteful noise. "Mortin."

"Got it," Mortin said, a fire in his eyes. He charged the man, running into him and causing him to fly to the ground.

"Kade," Morgoth looked at him, and Kade had a look of horror in his eyes. "Uhhh, do whatever it is you do. I'll take the archers."

[Morgoth Animus]

That man is so annoying, Morgoth thought as he took out his Flux. He thinks he's so much cooler than me. He rolled his eyes. Better take out both archers at once. He flipped open his tome and began to chant. Two orbs appeared at eye level, and shrank into their center point.

"Morgoth, behind you!" Kade called out, taking down a swordsman. He made a move toward Morgoth. No time, Morgoth thought. With a swipe of his left hand he sent the two marbles at their targets. Witht the same motion he brought his hand to his side, palm facing backward, and made an upward motion with his fingers.

"Arghk!" The axman cried out as purple blobs shot from the ground behind Morgoth. Morgoth's knees gave out, causing the wounded, flying axeman to barley miss him as he flew overhead.

Morgoth trembled as he brought himself to one knee. I overdid it. I didn't have enough time to do the spell correctly. The axeman groaned and began to get up, but was met by Mortin, who slammed his ax into the man's back.

"What're you laying on the ground for? We've work to do," Mortin grinned as he said this. "Kade can't take the rest by himself. He's all talk and no fight." He reached out a hand to Morgoth.

[Morgoth Animus]

Morgoth took Mortins hand and was hoisted to his feet. Kade was fighting off two swordsmen. One had backed off and was making his way in from behind. Morgoth touched the tome strapped to his leg and chanted a few words. He pointed at the area between the swordsman and Kade. A faint purply-blackness apeared in the air. The swordsman stopped before coliding with the strange magic.

Good, he took the bait, Morgoth thought. He turned to nod at Mortin, but the tank of a man was gone. He turned back just in time to see him tackle the cacious swordsman. Wow, Morgoth thought, I know Mortin has been in many fights, but to realize what I was doing....

Kade cut down the other bandit. There was a chip in his shield and he had a cut on his forehead. Mortin was wrestling witht the last guy. Morgoth looked around for the archers, but didn't see them. Did I get them? Either that or they've escaped. He looked around the battlefield as Mortin hog-tied his prey and began to question it.

[Morgoth Animus]

Morgoth made his way over to Mortin. "Anything useful?"

"Not so far. You guys check on the villagers," Mortin said, turning back to his captive. Morgoth went over to the villagers. They were grouped together, a few sitting on the ground. It looked like they had been gathered together.

"Uhh..." Morgoth began, clearing his throat. "Are you guys ok? What happened, are any of you hurt?"

"We're fine," one of the men said, standing. "Thank you for saving us. There was to many and most of us aren't skilled fighters." Morgoth wasn't sure how to take this. He'd never been thanked for anything.

"Who are you guys? That was amazing!" A little boy said, peeking from behind the mans leg.

"We're the Balrogs of Morgoth," Kade said, coming up from behind. Morgoth tried not to roll his eyes. The Demons of Morgoth? Isn't that a bit presump- "We're a freelance Mercenary group who's gonna save Lycia. We'll slay anything in our path, monsters, demons, bandits, you name it."

Morgoth was speechless. He knew he should never of trusted these guys with the publicity. "Uh, well, er, yes.... I'm Morgoth. Where are you headed? Perhaps we could acompany you to your desination."

"WHO IS YOUR LEADER?" Someone yelled. There was some crying and what sounded like someone bashing someones face in. Morgoth turned to see Mortin ruffing up the bandit. "DON'T GIVE ME THAT! THESE WERE INOCCENT PEOPLE!" Smack.

"Mortin!" Morgoth called out, moving toward the huge man. He didn't know what he'd do once he got there, but he was sure something would happen. The man seemed to snap back to reality.

"Oh, um, sorry," Mortin said, grinning akwardly. "We were... just having a friendly conversation."

"Just tie him up for now," Morgoth said, relieved the man hadn't lost it. "We need to check on-"

"Hey Morgoth, we found another one hidding in a potato sack," Kade called out. Why me? Morgoth thought. I guess I asked for this. He made his way over to check it out.

[Tearus]

This was happening a bit to often. You deserve this. How? You weren't paying enough attention, you can't let this Laus predicament cloud your vision. Is there a chance your father could have died recently? Well, no- So, is there a chance the reason you survived kept you from dieing with him? No. Don't tell me how to handle my mental condensation. Tearus. Yes? I love you. Okay me. Tearus writhed about inside a sack the bandits had kindly allowed him to stay in. He'd simply been walking through the forest, and then, suddenly, in a sack that smelled like potatoes. Lovely. Maybe if he wiggled about more, someone would find him annoying enough to let him out.

Wiggle.

[Morgoth Animus]

Morgoth made his way over to the small crowd. They were all standing around a moving potato sack. Kade was just standing there like a bump on a log.

"Well don't just stand there, open it," Morgoth said, bowing his head and rubbing his forehead. Kade grabbed the top of the sack and un-did the rope. A blue haired guy rolled out. Wait a second...

"Aren't you Tearus?" Morgoth questioned. He vaguely remembered the thief from before. "What are you doing here?"

Kade looked at Morgoth, surprised that he knew the guy. Boy, he sure knows some strange people. Why on earth is this guy in a potato sack anyways?

[Tearus]

Tearus rolled out of the sack. At the end of his rollings, he was on his feet. The dark gentleman from the group with that Aaron man, what was his name? Morty. That was right. Well, he seemed to know Tearus' name. Tearus cheerily said, "Hello Morty! Yes that'd be me. Tearus Martell at your service sir!" He bowed, and noticed a crowd had gathered. He quickly flipped into a handstand, and then back onto his feet, producing three small rubber balls from his sleeves as his feet hit the ground, he dropped two of them, and stumbled a bit.

Damn, he needed to work on that. He looked about, "I see you've taken care of all the bandits around here. Nasty men they were, the worst kind of evil."

[Morgoth Animus]

Morty! Morgoth frowned, resisting the urge to be angry. And he called me sir.... "Nice to see you again Tearus," Morgoth said. "I'd prefer you called me Mor-"

"Nice to meet you Tearus," Kade said. "Welcome to the team. What is it you do? What are you capabilities? To be a proper team we must-"

"Don't you think you should of asked that before you made him part of the team?" Morgoth questioned Kade. He was getting a little snappy, Kade and Mortin asked him to run this show yet Kade was always trying to take charge. "Anyways, I would prefer Morgo-"

"Hey, I got some information from that guy while you were talking," Mortin said from behind. Morgoth seethed. But, trying to be good for the people, he turned to Mortin without anger. This must be what other leaders have to deal with.


OoC: Feel free to talk to Kade or Mortin. Just tell me if I'm leaving you out or anything, I'll try not to but with three people it gets crazy. Hopefully we'll get more people soon.

[Sakura]

"Excuse me Mr." spoke a young novice as he tugged on the pants leg of Kade. From the crowd emerged the sixteen year old Sakura.

"Yes " spoke Kade as he turned around to look at the young boy.

"Is it true you guys fight bandits and monsters" spoke Sakura. "I wanted to know if you all accepted new recruiters. I know I am green, but I would like to accompany you all. I could use the battle experience. I even have my own sword, but I have to warn you though I kind of get lost a lot on my own.."

[Morgoth Animus]

"Of course!" Kade said, smiling at the boy. "New people are always welcome. I'm Kade, and who are you?"

Morgoth put his head in his hands again. Where do these people keep coming from?! he thought, trying to keep calm. While the help is welcome, i wasn't expecting it to just apear out of nowhere. "Yes, you can join," Morgoth said. He couldn't really say no after Kade had gone and let him in already. "Uhh... how about everyone new that's joining our little group come stand by Mortin. I'm Morgoth by the way, incase you didn't catch that."

Morgoth sighed. This is all getting to crazy. I need to get control of the situation. He turned to address the vilagers. "Uh, um, ahem, Excuse me," Morgoth called out. "We're having some technical difficulties if you would give us a second. It seems most of you have made it out unscathed, but if you need anything just tell us." He turned on his heel and strode over to where the bandit was tied up. Kade and Mortin followed.

OoC: Hope this helps Tearus

[Sakura]

"Right" spoke Sakura as rushed over to Mortin was. He was quite surprise they let him join so easily. It took him two days of begging before the merchant would let him travel with their caravan when he made the trip to Ilia.

Sakura looked around for a moment taking in the sight of everything around him. He noticed the joyful smiles and faces of the grateful people. This is what he wanted thought Sakura. To be acknowledged and loved by others. If he could gain love and respected maybe he could gain that thing as well. Sakura hoped that Kade spoke true when he said there would be fight. To Sakura battle meant strength and strength meant respect. He learned a lot from Rath while he was in Ilia despite the short time he meet the man, and Rath had strength that was for sure.

As Morgoth moved toward the bandit Sakura followed behind Mortin. It is best to follow orders thought Sakura as he walked behind the burly man. He noticed they were headed toward a bandit that was tied up. Sakura began to think to himself and meditate on Rath words. “Why did they tie him up” spoke Sakura out loud. "They should have just killed him out right. There is no use keeping a bandit alive." Sakura had developed a bad habit of talking out loud to himself after the long journey to Ilia. Curiosity was a strong force indeed. The lust for knowledge overcame Sakura original disposition and he began to speak to Mortin in front of him.

"Hay Mr." spoke Sakura with a puzzled expression. "What are going to do with him? Mr. Rath told me you should kill Bandits out right. They have no honor and they have no code. Bandits can't be trusted even when giving information."

[Tearus]

Tearus coughed when Morty was saying his name. He went to stand by the man with the name similar to Morty. There was another young man here now, with pink hair and dark skin. Then all of a sudden, they were all headed to an apparently previously captured man. The pink haired man said something that made Tearus almost trip. He spoke trying to keep emotion out of his voice, "There is no need to kill when there's no need. Taking an evil life is still taking a life, which is his biggest fault, and killing a man in cold blood is not honor."

Tearus caught up to Morty. A gust of wind blew his cloak back, and he couldn't grab it in time. The thief drew it back around himself, bumping the top of his sword hilt as he passed it. It was odd to talk of avoiding killing with the curved Asi on his belt.

[Sakura]

Sakura meditated on Tearus words for only a moment and then responded in full. "A bandit has no honor, nor do they have a code in which they guide their lives. They kill for pride of their arm and greed of their purse. They are ruthless monsters that slay innocent men, and sell their wives off as slaves. They even kill children."

Sakura mind wondered for a moment back to a caravan he saw on the road to Ilia. He remembered the faces of the dead and the horrible expressions that adore the rotting corpses. He vividly remembered the maggots feasting on the flesh of the dead. He remembered the unspeakable horror bandits left on those who travel the road. Worst of all was a young boy no older than the age of fourteen. The boy was about the same age he was when he started his two year journey. The face of the young boy haunted him and filled him with rage every time he saw a bandit.

"Bandits" spoke Sakura. The painful emotions could be heard in the young sixteen year old voice as he continued his sentence. "They all should just die." With that line Sakura speed up to meet Morty. He wanted to see the fate of the brigand with his own eyes be it salvation or execution. He personaly desired the latter of the two.

[Morgoth Animus]

"Ok," Morogth said, trying to stay calm. "No, we won't be killing the bandit. Now, let's indroduce ourselves. I'm Morgoth, that's Kade, and that's Mortin." He pointed to each respectively. "And we're...." He trailed off, taking in a deep breath. "The Balrogs of Morgoth." He sort of mumbled it.

"No, you have to say it like this," Kade interjected. Morgoth sighed. "WE'RE THE BALROGS OF MORGOTH!" He said it with some pzazz and showiness. "For Glory!"

"For Honor!" Mortin said. The was a moment of silence and he nudged Morgoth.

"For peace," Morgoth said, rolling his eyes. "Anyways, our goal for the moment is to help reunite the pillaged and plundered Lycia or at least make it less chaotic. It could change, it could fail, etc. Now, what are your names and how are you going to help? Believe me, I'd rather not be doing this at the moment but I'd like to know who I'm dealing with."

[Sakura]

"Right I guess I will go first" spoke Sakura. "I am Sakura of the city of Tania. I have decided to take up the blade and fight for gold and honor. I am sixteen years old and as you all can see I have pink hair. My mother is Clair and she is a tailor. I have recently traveled to Ilia and returned to my home of Lycia. Also I like Pegasus and I hate bandits. I plan to aid the group with my blade. Also I make a mean potato stew."

After finishing talking Sakura stepped back leaving room for anyone else to speak.