Wyvern's Claw Village, lost in time. (open)

[Lisa Aurora]

"Meet me at the south of the village, then we will begin our trip to Death Village." Lisa walked out holding the lance tightl in her right hand. Avoiding hitting anything that would make an loud noises, she made her way to the south of the village to where she had collapsed. She saw the imprint that her armor had left as well as a burnt mark. She crossed her arms as she had her lance now stabbed into the ground waiting for everyone to show up.

[Victor Crowley]

As Lisa was waiting for Yashi and Orc. to meet up with her, Victor had shut the gates of Wyvern's Claw Villages gate from the outside. He had wounds from a few undead villagers who were armored with axes and swords. It wasn't he couldn't handle since they weren't trained as well as many foes he encountered along the way. The mercenary would walk up the road a bit and climbed a tree to look into the village. To his amazment, the undead had lit a fire big enough to be seen from Littlerock. Around the fire was a Giant pentagram that the fire sat right in the middle of. 'This has become the Village of the damned and will need to be cleaned fast of the filth in it. But how do you kill something that can't really be killed by iron or steel? Silver?" He smiled as it was a poor joke on his behalf in his mind. He would sit up in the tree until Lisa and the others would show up. And when they did, he would climb down and would greet them.

[Orcleous]

It was not long before the two joined her at the gate. Yashi stood in the front as Orcleous hanged in the back. “Ready when you are”, spoke Orcleous. However I will remind you that facing 97 zombies is not a smart idea. I suggest we uses stealth to our advantage. “

“I doubt the necromancer has 97 zombies”, spoke Yashi. “Besides even if he does we just simply have to take him out. Not hard when you have three people attacking at once”, spoke Yashi.

It was not long before the trio arrived at the village. Orcleous took extra effort to remain unseen, but his efforts proved pointless as no zombies seemed to be guarding the road. As they arrived the noice moved to hide behind a tree and take a look at the gate.

“It seems someone closed the gate”, spoke Yashi.

“I wonder who”, spoke Orcleous. then out of nowhere a loud thump caught the novice attention. Orcleous quickly turned and drew his sword only to be wacked in the head by Yashi. “What was that fore”, he asked.

“Pointing a weapon at an injured man”, she spoke as the young novice got a good look at Victor.

[Lisa Aurora]

Victor looked over the Novice, seeing him armed was a plus. Seeing a Bishop was even better. Lisa stepped up to Victor and gave him a hug. Stepping back, she'd look at the gate seeing it was closed and asked, "I'm guessing that's your work Victor?"

Nodding his head, he'd look at the bishop again and would say to her, "No need to worry about these scrapes, I can still hold my own in combat and if need to, can defend for a bit. THe undead inside has numbers, but I got skill....until you lock horns with the Necromancer. I was lucky enough that I kept on my toes." Leaning against a tree, he picked up out of his bag a few wild berries and ate a few. "THe best way in, is going around to the beach side at the eastern part of the village. From what I've seen, they all are around the massive Circle star symbol with the fire in the middle of the Village. It take a bit of traveling, but the element of surprise will be with us as well as the shadows. What do you guys think?" Victor would cross his arms while waiting for an answer.

Nodding her head, Lisa would then say. "I'm with you Victor no matter what you chose to do. The shadows will work to our favor. Yashi, what do you think?" Victor's eyes would widen as he would then say. "Your hair looks like gum..." Before he could finish, lisa placed her hand over his mouth and gave him a glare. Nodding his head knowing, 'wrong place, wrong time.'

[Orcleous]

“I agree with you as well”, spoke Orcleous. “Stealth is the greatest weapon of all.”

“Well I guess I am already outvoted before I could even vote”, spoke Yashi. However “, spoke the maiden as she raised her staff and healed Victor. “I would rather have you at your full than go as you are. Since you know the way you should lead”, spoke Yashi. “I will cover the rear in case something sneaks up on us. Orcleous”, she spoke but the boy was already gone.

Not wanting to be overshadowed by Yashi, Orcleous already began to move toward the sea side of the village. Stealth was his specialty, or rather the thing he wanted to be his specialty. No better way to improve it than to test it in a life or death situation.

[Lisa Aurora]

As Orcleous moved on ahead of Victor, his eyes watched ahead as the boreds began to creek and gave out from under the novice's feet. Before he could even hit the water, he felt he was being held onto by one arm. WHen he looked up, he saw Victor holding onto the back of Orcleous's clothing keeping him from hitting the water. Lifting him up, he gently swung a few times and threw him across the way since the walk way was now in tatters. Grabbing lisa, next, he swung her and threw her across as well. Her Lance piercing into the wood that didn't give out and slowly lifted herself up. Victor looked over at Yashi and said, "I'm sorry for doing this, but there is no other way." Grabbing her gently, he threw her across final. Once everyone helped the Bishop up, victor backed up a bit, then bolted. As his right foot hit the last board on his side, he jumped across the opening over the water and landed next to the group.

WIth Victor now Leading the group, they were right behind the pub since it had it's own dock to the sea for imported ale and food. Lisa kept her eyes open and her lance ahead of her. With everone leaning against the building, she lifted herself up to look through the window. Her eyes went wide as she covered her now wide open jaw. Inside the circle was a few people that were traders tied and or even nailed to planks of wood that was stood up. She quickly lowered herself down so she didn't see no more. A loud female scream was heard coming from near the massive fire.

[Orcleous]

Embarrassed Orcleous followed behind Victor. He was trying to show off his skill as a sneak, but instead failed and nearly got himself killed. To make it worse he almost died to a cliff, not even a zombie. Orcleous heard the screams and knew something was wrong. From Lisa expression he could tell that something shocking was on the other side. “We need to help those people”, spoke Yashi. “However we do not know where the necromancer is”, she spoke.

“I could”, spoke Orcleous, but he was cut off by the maiden.

“You can sit your bottom right there”, spoke Yashi. “You already almost got yourself killed earlier rushing off alone.” Orcleous bit his lip. Who did she think she is, he asked himself in his mind. What my mother. I don’t have to listen to her. As Yashi turned her back Orcleous moved around the building. It was not a hard task, or at least in his mind. All he had to do was get in and unite somebody who was not nailed down, and get out. The necromancer would reveal him or herself in order to investigate and then they would have its location. Orcleous looked around first for a perfect target. He spotted a young maiden with light blue hair. She was tied to a plank of wood near the edge of the circle. A perfect spot in Orcleous mind. The young boy moved through the shadows and edged his way to the maiden. He came up from behind her trying to use the plank as cover if anyone was looking. He cut the ropes and allowed her to fall into the dirt.

[Lisa Aurora]

As Orcleous snuck around the group of Undead, out of the corner of his left eye would see the reason for the screaming. One of the females were disembowed. But most of her organs were missing. Only blood splattered around the body and wood. He made it to the young female with blue hair, she was barely awake. When he cut her down, her body hit hard on the ground below her. Slowly standing up, she would smile at him and try to take off. As she figure was now gone, Orcleous could feel something was different. s if something was either watching him or was right over him. Looking back, he'd see a young female standing there looking down at him. A scowl was over her face as she leaned down to him whispering in his ear. "Blood for blood, a body for a body." He was now surrounded of the undead.

Lisa looked over into the window and saw what was going on, "crap....We better move now since our young friend is now trapped amongest them." She grabbed her lance from it leaning against the pub and started to make her way towards them in the shadows as well. But that would be haulted as well as she looked and saw Victor simply charging in slamming his body into two of them yelling at the young boy, "RUN!" Standing up, he'd cleave the two heads with one swing. If the boy wasn't to move fast enough or none at all, he'd grab the novice's arm and throw him across the way. Lisa would sigh and charge in as well and impaled one of the archer like undead and swung the lance with the body at the end towards the fire. When she stopped the swing, the body slid off and went full force into the fire.

[Orcleous]

“oh crap”, spoke Orcleous as he stared up the figure. Today was not his day. Not only did he fail to sneak in the first time, but now he got caught. On the upside they found the necromancer, but on the down side he was about to die. With the timing of an angle victor rushed in and saved the day. He destroyed two of the monsters and even threw the lad to safety. “Twice now”, spoke Orcleous.

“Get down”, a voice ran out as a burst of brilliant light cut through the darkness and vaporized two more zombies. For a moment the darkness was dispelled as Yashi stepped forward with her tome in hand.

“Yashi”, spoke Orcleous who was then smacked on the side of the head with a healing staff. “Ouch what was that for”, asked the novice.

“For nearly getting yourself killed and revealing the group to the necromancer.”

“Hay I made the necromancer show herself”, spoke Orcleous. “You should be thanking me.” He was rewarded with another whack from the staff.

“You nearly died you idiot”, shouted Yashi.

“Who do you think you are”, spoke Orcleous annoyed by the constant staff whacking. “You are not my mom”, shouted Orcleous as he rushed in and stabbed one of the monsters in the heart. The beast simply stared at the boy and smacked him away with his powerful claws. The claws ripped through the black cloak and revealed the crimson armor Orcleous was wearing underneath.

“You fool they are zombies”, spoke Yashi as she blasted the beast into oblivion. “You need to aim for the head”, she spoke as she raised the staff and healed the young novice. Orcleous sat there for a moment and allowed the magic to do its work. Shame began to build up in his chest as he was once again helped by another.

[Victor Crowley]

Victor was not in the best of moods. Hopping every so often to avoid getting hit b the undead. He'd look up and see the Necromancer lifting up her hand aiming it at him. Just in time, he swung his sword infront of him with the side of it aiming at her. A blast of fire hit the sword at full force making him slide a foot or two. The blade smoked heavily as he lowered it. A devilish grin was over his face as he charged in again. This time, the undead moved infront of him using themselves as a shield to protect their master, the young necromancer. His sword cleaved into the rotting flesh with limbs and heads falling to the sides and the bodies collapsing to the ground. Lisa was lunging at the heads and trying to stay out of range of their claws. But the group would begin to hear the sound of arrows every now and then hitting the ground.

"Great...undead archers..." An arrow skimmed Victor's shoulder as he was half way through the horde. He wasn't going to let anything get in his way. Taking a few steps back, he'd shoulder bash through the rest and would see that the Necromancer had disappeared. She was gone, no signs of her anywhere. So the blood shed kept up.

For an hour and a half, One third of the undead was killed off. The rest stopped attacking and ran off towards where the cemetary was. Day light was beginning to cut through the darkness with the sun slowly rising towards the east. Stabbing his sword into the ground, he'd hunch over and let out a sigh. Blood had covered his arms as his body was covered with cuts and even a bite wound to his bicep. "It seems to me that we won this round for now. Better rest for the moment before we decide our next choice of action."

[Orcleous]

Unscathed, Orcleous could hardly believe it. There she was with her back turned toward an old building Yashi stood. There was not even a single scratch on her. He was not sure if it was because she was a bishop and slaying the undead came natural to her, or the fact that most of the zombies seemed to be aiming for him, but Yashi got out of it without a lick. Orcleous however was covered from head to toe with claw marks. His black robe nearly destroyed, and crimson armor covered with deep scratches.

“That was exhilarating”, spoke Yashi as she walked up to Victor with her staff ready.

“Speak for yourself”, spoke Orcleous. “I almost died like twelve times over”.

“And who fault was that”, spoke Yashi as she finish healing Victor. She was already moving on to Lisal. “You’re the one who kept rushing out trying to prove yourself.”

“Whatever”, spoke Orcleous. He was tired and exhausted and wanted no part in an argument right now. “So what is our next move”, asked the novice. “Are we going to just wait till nightfall and attack again, or are we going to go after here.”

[Victor Crowley]

Pulling his sword out of the ground, he'd walk up to the novice putting his sword on his right shoulder and would say to him. "Before there is any action to be done. I want to know why you got such a death wish or the reason why you think you gotta prove yourself to everyone?" The Mercenary was standing right infront of the young Novice. Taking his sword, he'd impale the massive Iron sword into the ground again waiting for an answer. He could feel that lisa was watching him as Victor's face showed that he was beyond pissed off right now.

"When your with a group, you work with them. YOu don't go off and try to prove yourself. Like you said, you almost died twelve times because of you rushing the arrow. You need to take it slow and steady. And if you want to get mad at me for telling you something, then so be it. Just remember I didn't have to risk my kneck to save you when you were circled upon by the undead waiting to making a meal out of you."

Once and If he got an explanation from Orcleous, Victor would speak up again. "Since they ran from the sun light, it might mean that they are either afraid of it and must hide or it hurts them and they Hide. Reguardless, we are still standing which is a plus in my books. Rest up everyone, we won't be waiting til nightfall. I say we go in after them to where they hide and press the fight onto them. Where they hide will get somewhat cramped, so watch where you swing, blast or lunge. Because you may hit an allie and not want to."

[Orcleous]

As Victor spoke Orcleous looked up at Yashi and then turned his eyes back to the ground. “I have my reasons”, spoke the novice as he got off the ground. “My actions have endangered your life and for that I am sorry, but I have to prove that I exist. One truly has not lived till another attempts to take their life, and in that moment that person knows what life truly is. These were the words spoken to me by a man who was strong. I admired and hated that man, but ultimately I wanted to be like him. No risk no reward”, spoke Orcleous.

“That man sounds like a fool to me”, spoke Yashi. “However we have more pressing matters to settle. I think it is safe to atsum that our enemy fled to the graveyard. That is where the remaining zombies fled too.”

“Well to the grave yard then”, spoke Orcleous as he turned toward their destination.

“Not a chance”, shouted Yashi as she whacked him with the staff again. “You are going to be in the rear this time, and there will be no back talk”, spoke the maiden.

[Victor Crowley]

Victor would listen patiently. Once the young swordsman before him was done speaking, he would chirp in on the subject before changing it. "Some odd words coming from a father, but what do I know? My father trained me day and night barely letting me rest. And Yashi, stop whacking him. We need him calm before battle, not mad so he could endanger the group again. He keeps his calm, he can be a good swordsman one day. I'll take point, Lisa; you stick with Orcleous, make sure out rear isnt over run if we need to make a mad dash back. Yashi, you stay in the middle so you can heal if we need it." Before anyone could make any words, he started to move out. But he made a short stop. His current sword had a massive crack going down the middle of it ready to break at any minuet. Dropping it, he'd go to the black smith's shop and would pick up a new sword. Getting a feel for it, he'd have to get use to it having a bit more weight in the pummel of the sword. While there, he picked up a buckler ( a small round shield) Having it strapped to his forarm, he would still be able to attack with both hands. Nodding his head, he started their march to the grave yard.

Once their, the group would see a massive tomb standing up taller then a church. Victor was amazed that they couldn't see this before. His eyes would look at the doors and seen that they were still Open. "Were in such a haste to retreat that they didn't bother closing the doors. Well, it's either now or never. To whom that doesn't want to go in there, we as a group won't hold you as a coward if you decide to run now. For this will be your only chance before we go into the lair of the monster."

[Lisa Aurora]

Lisa just simply watched as Yashi and Victor talked down to Orcleous. 'They do have a point that he could have gotten the group killed, but he was trying to help in his Own way.' She thought to herself. Letting out another sigh, she would follow Victor's plan with everyone moving into postion as they moved out. Lisa walked along side of the novice with her lance all but skimming the soft soil underneath their feet. Taking in a deep breath and slowly letting it out, it may be a while before she can smell fresh air as they kept moving to there final destination.

"I know you were doing what you thought was best for the group. You got to see it this way. Victor up there, he usually tries to get a plan before rushing in. 'You rush in, you might as well be ready to die first.' is what he use to say to me. And Yashi, I don't know her that well, but it seems that she cares for you. So be nicer to her since she healed you. After this Orcleous, why don't you apologize to her for the snapping you've done towards her? Just think that over." The rest of the way, she went quiet until she saw the building that they had to go into. She would let out a gentle long whistle as she eyed up the place. "If they didn't go up it, they might as well have went down into the ground. Maybe it has a basement to it." Walking to the one side of the door, she'd prepare herself to go inside the place with everyone.