| The Xerilian War: Part Two |
07:06:15 Sep 15th 07 - Duke Gaius Septim II:
This is the second part of the Xerilian War, I did it with Epyon.
| You (8/30/2007 3:20:13 PM) |
Fort Roderick has fallen to one of the many armies of the Xerilian Empire. Colonel Epyon and Private Septim are the only survivors. They managed to find shelter in a small cave about thirty miles away. There Salius and Epyon rest...
Salius sat sadly inside the small cave he had managed to find. A small fire flickered in the back and Epyon layed down in the side of the room. Salius wondered if any of the soldiers had survived, Fort Rockerick was one of the most well defended forts in all of the Serillian Empire, if it fell then Seril City wouldn't be far behind it. Salius saw a movement in the corner of his eye, he turned to see Epyon rising from the floor.
"It's about time you woke up", said Salius. |
| Lord Epyon [Ritz] (8/30/2007 4:12:13 PM) |
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Epyon slowly lifted himself up and into a sitting position. He blinked a few times,
then looked around the room. He spotted Salius.
"I cant believe they burned Fort Roderick. This is a heavy blow dealt to us Serillians.
I dont know what we are going to do now..." Epyon said.
He stood up and stretched.
"How long was I asleep, anyway?" |
| You (8/30/2007 4:17:56 PM) |
| "About five hours, I have been thinking, Fort Roderick has fallen, Seril City won't be far behind it, so our next course of action should be to take head to Seril City, see what they're status is and report the taking of Fort Roderick" |
| Lord Epyon [Ritz] (8/30/2007 4:23:37 PM) |
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Epyon thought about what Salius had just said for a brief moment.
"You're right. We need to let them know about this. Its a shame that they had to
act so ruthlessly in slaughtering our soldiers! Let us go forth to Seril City. We
shall take revenge on those Xerillians whether it be defending Seril City or attacking
cities of their own!" Epyon said, with anger in his voice.
Epyon walked over to the edge of the cave and noticed that it was raining. He picked
up his sword, placed it in its sheath, and put his quiver on his back.
"Shall we be going then?" he said to Salius. |
| You (8/30/2007 4:38:21 PM) |
Salius arose and stretched.
"Yes sir!"
Salius buckles Quicksilver and puts out the fire, he then follows Colonel Epyon from the cave. They walk for many days until reaching their destination, Seril City. Upon arriving they see two Xerilian soldiers outside and many piles of corpses, Salius saw that one was his mother. Salius had to fight hard to keep his rage at bay, it climbed like lava bursting out of a volcano, it eventually passed.
"We...we need to get out of here. Get a disguise, you're a well known Colonel and hero of the Serillian War and I'm the son of a famous General, for one thing I look like him, we need to", said Salius as he walked off, Epyon followed. Eventually they reached a clothing store and saw the shopkeep.
"What do YOU want?", he asked angrily.
"Two pairs of gloves, two hooded robes, two pairs of leather boots, and two sacks", said Salius as he pulled out some coins.
"Fine", said the shopkeep as he walked into the back and came back with the orders.
"Hey! Wait a minute! Those are Serillian insignias on your shirts, you're soldiers! Oh thank god! Are you alone?", asked the shopkeep.
"Yes we are, Fort Roderick has fallen and we are the only survivors. Where is the Emperor at right now?", asked Salius.
"He is in hiding with the resistance, not many know where there HQ is but it is a known fact that he is safe", said the shopkeep.
"Thank the gods. Here is some extra gold", said Salius as he dropped the gold on the counter, he took the orders and walked away.
"Stop! I know where the resistance is. They're located in the old house of General Gaius Septim. They are using it as a base now", said the shopkeep, "Now go!", he whispered as he shooed Salius and Epyon from the store. Outside Salius and Epyon put on their robes and approached the gates.
"Names?", asked the guard.
"My name is Logan Carolias, this is Verdelet Xerilos. We both live here", said Salius.
"Wait, show me your face!", ordered the guard.
Salius and Epyon threw back their hoods.
"Oh, I thought you were somebody else, go ahead", said the guard.
Salius and Epyon walked to Salius's shack and sat down in it.
"We go to the HQ tonight, get some rest", said Epyon as he layed down in the corner. Salius layed down in the opposite corner. |
| Lord Epyon [Ritz] (8/30/2007 6:48:33 PM) |
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Epyon fell asleep for a few hours. He had a dream where he thought he saw
thousands of soldiers lined up in front of them, all of them holding spears,pointed
directly at him. He was surrounded, he thought they were about to attack.
But then, he woke up. I fuzzy dream that he wished to know more about, but
he could do nothing about it.
Epyon sat up and saw Salius sleeping in the corner. He got up and shook Salius,
waking him up.
"Come on, its time to go to HQ" Epyon said.
The two of them departed for HQ... |
| You (8/30/2007 7:08:42 PM) |
Salius got up and checked to see if his sword was still there, he then departed to his father's house with Epyon where the resistance was meant to be. Salius looked around and knocked on the door. He heard voices inside and a peephole opened.
"Who are you?", asked the man.
"Salius Gaius Septim, son of General Gaius Septim, I have come to join your cause", said Salius.
"Who's your friend then?"
"Colonel Epyon, a friend of General Gaius Septim", said Salius.
"Come in, gimme your weapons", said the man as he opened the door and reached his hand out, Salius gave him Quicksilver and a dagger he had in his shoe, Epyon gave him his blade and his bow. The man let them in. Salius saw that the house was the way it was before, the man led them into the basement and into a dark corner of it where he pulled a torch, the wall moved in and opened and a dark corridor opened before them. The man led them down it until they reached a door, he knocked five times in an interesting pattern and a man opened the door.
"Ahhhhhhh, Bartimaeus, who are they?", asked the man at the door.
"Salius Septim II he says, the other one is Colonel Epyon", said the man called Bartimaeus.
"Ahhhh, the son of the great hero Gaius Septim, and another hero in person, welcome Epyon, you may remember me as Leo", said the man called Leo.
Epyon looked like his face was frozen.
"L-Leo?", said Epyon bewildered.
"Yes, come in, I'll explain", said Leo as he let them in.
Once inside Leo sat down with Epyon and Salius.
"I was an Agent of the Emperor, when the war started I was sent to watch the fort and see if it was in suitable hands, when my mission was finished the Emperor called me back and my death was staged. I went on a few more missions and retired. Now that Seril City is under Xerilian control I am leading the resistance. We also have Trowa, Viola, and several ex-soldiers", said Leo.
Both Salius and Epyon looked dumbstruck.
"My mother is dead! I saw her corpse myself!", said Salius.
"We staged your mother's death when they came for her at her house", said Leo.
Trowa and Viola walked out into the room.
"Hi dad", said Trowa.
"Hi Salius", said Viola.
"Mother, I'm so glad your alright!", said Salius.
"Trowa, I'm so glad your alright!", said Epyon. |
| Lord Epyon [Ritz] (8/30/2007 8:43:09 PM) |
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Epyon couldnt believe his eyes. Not only was his son safe and Salius's mother
alright, but his friend Leo, whom he thought he saw die with his own eyes, was
alive and well.
"Its good to see you're doing well, son" Epyon said to Trowa.
He then turned to Viola.
"It's been a while since we've seen each other" Epyon said. He looked down and
saw a sword sheathed at her side. "The last time I saw you with a sword was
during the war against Cerillia. You fought valiantly!"
"It's good to see you too, Epyon" she replied. "I am glad that you and Salius are
alright."
Epyon turned to Leo.
"I-I dont understand... I saw you killed with my own dies." Epyon said.
Leo began to laugh.
"The thing about staging someone's death is that it creates the illusion that
its really that person dieing." Leo noticed a somber look on Epyon's face. "Im
sorry that I couldnt tell you sooner..."
Epyon brightened the expression on his face.
"Im glad you're alright." he said. "Now that our reunion is over.. shall we get
down to business?" |
| You (8/30/2007 9:03:29 PM) |
"Of course we will", said Leo as he walked over to the wall, where a large map hung.
"This is Seril City, we need to create as much propoganda as we can, we also need to assassinate several officers in their ranks. Viola, Bartimaeus, Trowa, you can take care of the propoganda. Epyon, Salius, and I will be in charge of the assassinations. We also have about twenty men working around the city to recruit more men. A Xerilian officer by the name of Colonel Erillius Quelius, he was the one in charge of killing General Gaius Septim, he is staying at the Black Mare Inn, he should have little security, any questions?"
"Yes...when do we start", asked Epyon.
A few hours later...
Epyon, Salius, and Leo stood outside the Black Mare Inn, their target sat inside eating dinner. He soon got up, paid his bill, and went upstairs. Salius turned to Leo.
"I want to take care of this on my own, he killed my father after all", said Salius.
"Go ahead, we will be here for backup if you need us", said Leo.
Salius took off his sword and handed it to Epyon as he walked over to the alleyway beside the building. Two guards stood in front of the Inn and one stood in the alleyway. Salius walked past him and the guard didn't even take a glance at him. Salius turned around and put his hand over his mouth, Salius then drew a dagger from his belt and stabbed the man in the back. The man yelled but it could not be heard through Salius's hand. The man fell to the floor and Salius dragged him over to a nearby garbage container, he threw him in and buried him in garbage to hid him. Salius then shut the lid and walked to the corner, he knocked once on the wall and a guard looked over.
"You go check it out", said one.
"No, you do it!", said the other.
"DO IT!", yelled the first as the second ran over to the alleyway. He walked down into it and saw nothing, but a hand grabbed his mouth and a blade cut through his throat. Salius dragged the body over to the same container and hid it in it. Salius then walked back over to the wall and knocked again.
"Hey...Fredicus? Are you alright!?", yelled the guard as he ran over. Salius stabbed him in the throat as he turned the corner and pulled him into the alleyway, he hid his body in the garbage can and sheathed his dagger, he walked into the tavern and approached the innkeep.
"I'll take a room", said Salius.
"Ten gold for room three", said the innkeep scruffily.
"Fine", said Salius as he paid the man and took his key, he walked upstairs and over to room two where he heard snoring, he picked the lock and peeked inside, he picked the right room as he saw the man laying in bed. Salius grabbed his dagger and stabbed it deep into the man's heart. The man let out a scream but was muffled by a pillow. The man soon stopped screaming and Salius walked out, shut the door, and returned to Leo and Epyon. The innkeep looked at him.
"Don't you want the room?"
"I'm fine, it was sort of dirty", said Salius.
"I get tha' a lot, no refunds!", said the innkeep.
"Fine, goodbye", said Salius as he leaved, he saw Epyon and Leo standing in the same place.
"Not bad, not bad at all", said Leo.
"Nope, let's go", said Epyon as they walked off towards HQ. |
| Lord Epyon [Ritz] (8/30/2007 9:51:27 PM) |
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Epyon and the others returned to the HQ. The made hast, as they did not want
anyone to notice that they were acting suspicious.They opened the door to what
was once Gaius Septim's home.
"What are our next plans?" Epyon said, sitting down in a chair at the table.
"Glad you asked!" said Leo. "We have been successful in murdering one general
so far thanks to Salius, now we must move on to the others."
"We should get some sleep first" Viola said. "There's no use in working this late
at night."
"You're right Viola, I'm exhausted." Epyon said, as he went to the empy guest room
and collapsed on the bed, soon drifting off into a sound sleep.
Epyon was awakened the next morning. He heard screaming coming from
downstairs. It souned like Viola... |
| Lord Epyon [Ritz] (8/30/2007 9:51:27 PM) |
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Epyon and the others returned to the HQ. The made hast, as they did not want
anyone to notice that they were acting suspicious.They opened the door to what
was once Gaius Septim's home.
"What are our next plans?" Epyon said, sitting down in a chair at the table.
"Glad you asked!" said Leo. "We have been successful in murdering one general
so far thanks to Salius, now we must move on to the others."
"We should get some sleep first" Viola said. "There's no use in working this late
at night."
"You're right Viola, I'm exhausted." Epyon said, as he went to the empy guest room
and collapsed on the bed, soon drifting off into a sound sleep.
Epyon was awakened the next morning. He heard screaming coming from
downstairs. It souned like Viola... |
| You (8/30/2007 10:32:34 PM) |
Epyon grabbed his blade ran downstairs to see Viola dueling two Xerilian soldiers, she blocked one blow and parried another. Salius ran down with his blade and started dueling one. Epyon unsheathed his sword and ran into battle, dueling a soldier with a big mustache. Salius killed one and Viola stabbed the other, and ten more men ran in. Salius readied himself in the Septim technique as Bartimaeus ran into the room with a cutlass. He attacked one and soon the fight was all over the base. Salius dueled two at once, Epyon dueled a large man that must've been the captain, Viola dueled another soldier, and Bartimaeus dueled a skinny man with two blades. Leo and fifteen other resistance soldiers soon arrived through the front door and the battle was over in minutes. Leo looked at the mess.
"What the hell happened?", asked Leo.
"They broke down the door and attacked, not sure who would have tipped them off", said Viola.
Bartimaeus grabbed an enemy who was still alive and kicked him in the chest.
"Who'd you learn this from...WHO?!", he demanded.
"Some shopkeep, not sure, ran a clothing store", said the soldier.
"Anything else to say that would keep you alive?", asked Bartimaeus.
"No, please don't kill me!", said the soldier.
Bartimaeus pulled out a dagger and slit his throat. Leo faced the resistance.
"Clear out, this place is no longer safe", said Leo as he walked down into the secret resistance HQ. A few minutes later Leo, Bartimaeus, Viola, Trowa, Salius, and the other resistance soldiers left Gaius's old house. Leo led them to an old abandoned house and walked inside. They walked down deep into the cellar and knocked on the wall, the wall opened up and a man stood there.
"Leo? Been a while!", said the man.
"Ahhhhh, it has, these are the resistance of Base G", said Leo.
"Ahhhhh, none of 'em are tratiors, are they?", asked the man.
"No, these are the most loyal soldiers in the resistance", said Leo.
"Well...c'mon in!", said the man as he let them all in. The actual base was much different than the scruffy house, lavish rugs sat on the floor and many rooms were inside. Salius looked at Leo.
"What is this place?", asked Salius.
"This is the main resistance base", said Leo as they walked down a long hallway. At the end Leo opened the door into a large throne room where a man sat on a large throne. Leo walked forward and Salius, Epyon, Viola, and Bartimaeus walked with him, they reached the throne where Leo kneeled and everybody else followed. The man looked at them all.
"Greetings, Salius, Viola, and Epyon, I am Emperor Verdelet Serillius", said the Emperor.
Salius had never seen the Emperor in person, his father had, but he hadn't.
"Well...you all can speak, I want a report", said Emperor.
"My lord, the Xerilians have discovered Base-G, we came here", said Leo.
"Leo, you are quite an able swordfighter, as are you Epyon, and I have heard stories of you Salius", said the Emperor, "It must have been a pretty strong force to take Base-G, but it is of no concern. Our plans are still in motion. You killed the Colonel, right Salius?", asked the Emperor.
"Yes my lord, he was stabbed in the heart as he slept", said Salius.
"Good good, our next target is a little harder, a General named General Coller Relius", said the Emperor.
"Relius? As in General Relius of the Zarrockian War?", asked Salius.
"No, he was executed. His son has become a well respected General among his people though, but he has inherited his father's brutality, he must be taken out", said the Emperor.
"Yes my lord", said Leo.
"Good, now be off...oh, and Epyon", said the Emperor.
"Yes?", asked Epyon.
"I believe this is yours", said the Emperor as he handed an old ring to Epyon.
"What is it?", asked Epyon.
"It belonged to your father, Darilus Remus, when he died it was taken from him by General Relius. General Xarxes took it from him and gave it to me. I didn't know who it belonged to until Gaius told me of your lineage a few years ago, I never got the chance to give it to you until now", said the Emperor.
"Thank you my lord", said Epyon.
"Your welcome", said the Emperor.
Epyon walked off after Salius, Leo, Bartimaeus, and Viola. Leo gave Bartimaeus, Salius, Viola, and Epyon each a room and went off to his room. |
| Lord Epyon [Ritz] (8/31/2007 10:56:54 PM) |
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As Epyon drifting off into sleep, he thought about the danger that lurked ahead.
He would be fighting along his former companions: Leo and Viola. He had fought
against the Cerillians with both Leo and Viola and he, or so he thought, saw them
dead with his very own eyes. As fate has it, they both were alive and well and
"dieing" had been part of their plan all along. He also would be fighting with his
good friend Gaius's son Salius and his own son, Trowa. He knew that Gaius would
have taught his son how to wield a sword, and he had seen proof of this while
training in Fort Roderick. He had also seen it when Base-G had been invaded and
Salius helped to defeat the oncoming attack. As for Trowa, Epyon had taught him
much of what he knew about how to use a sword. However, he was sure that Leo
would have been an excellent teacher and was excited to see what his son could
do in battle.
With his mind full of thoughts, Epyon soon fell asleep.
When he woke up, he got out of bed, changed into some regular clothes (he was
cautious not to where anything that showed he was a Serillian, such as his army
uniform) and walked down the hallway. As he walked, he peered into the nearby
rooms and noticed that everyone else was still sleeping. So he decided to go outside
and take a walk to gather his thoughts together.
He was walking along a path and came to a river. He sat on the edge, just like he
had when he was in the army with Gaius. Fighting an entire empire with a few
elite soldiers was a hard concept to grasp. Epyon sat there and thought over the
situation... |
| You (8/31/2007 11:03:44 PM) |
| Salius awoke in the early hours of dawn and got dressed in a dark green collared shirt, a pair of dark brown linen pants, and a brown jacket. He attached the dagger to his forearm and put a coat on over it. He then walked out of his room and over to the mess hall where he finally had something besides stew, a loaf of bread and some steak. He sat upon the wooden bench and ate his food, when finished he washed his plate and climbed up out a ladder and opened up a trapdoor above, it came out into a well, he climbed out of the disguised well and shut the grate trap door. He then started walking around the city, listening to any rumors as to General Relius's location. He heard a man say that he saw him taking a walk, Salius soon tracked him down and began to stalk him... |
| Lord Epyon [Ritz] (9/1/2007 9:52:57 AM) |
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Soon, as Epyon was starring up at the sky, he heard footsteps. He looked behind him on the path and saw a man in an army uniform with a sword at his side. He quickly turned his head away, he didnt want to be caught looking at him. He had a sword and was most likely a Xerillian. If a Xerilan caught you looking at him "in a weird way" hey would order you to be arrested. As Epyon watched the man continue walking out of the corner of his eye, he noticed Salius sneeking behind the man, hiding for a brief moment behind certain objects such as trees. Epyon sensed that something was wrong, so he quietly snuck over to the tree that Salius was stationed behind.
"Whats wrong?" Epyon said... |
| You (9/1/2007 10:06:57 AM) |
"That's General Relius's son, General Relius II. The Emperor ordered us to kill him and I plan on doing it", said Salius as he continued following the General. Soon the General entered a small tavern where he had a drink. After a while he went into the bathroom, Salius followed. Salius walked in and heards a noise coming from one of the stalls, he looked underneath it to see the shoes of General Relius. Salius took off his coat, drew the dagger from his sleeve, and kicked open the door, the General looked up in horror.
"Serillian scu-", those were his last words as Salius stabbed him in the throat, Relius fell to the ground making gurgling noises and Salius kicked him onto his back. Salius stabbed him again and again in the chest and quickly put the body back in the stall. Salius washed his hands and arms in a trough of water, tried his best to get the blood off his pants but due to them being brown it didn't make much difference, he then put his coat on over his blood stained shirt and left the bathroom. Nobody gave him a glance as he walked out to where Epyon was standing.
"Lets go"
Salius and Epyon walked back to the HQ, carefull not to draw attention to themselves. They soon reached HQ and walked up to the door. The peephole opened and then the door opened to reveal Leo.
"Salius, Epyon, come in!", he said as they both entered. They sat down at a table.
"I killed General Relius", said Salius.
"Nobody saw the murder, right?", asked Leo.
"No, I did it in an empty bathroom", said Salius.
"Good good, I will tell you of our next course of action tonight, do what you want until then, but I wouldn't go back into the city if I were you", said Leo as he got up and walked away. Salius turned to Epyon.
"I gotta change, I got blood all over me"
"That's fine", said Epyon
Salius got up and went to his room. |
| Lord Epyon [Ritz] (9/2/2007 10:05:35 AM) |
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Epyon was exhausted, so he went to his room, changed into more comfortable
clothes, then he jumped into bed and soon drifted off into sleep. He woke up
the next morning, changed into a navy blue shirt and black pants, got some
cereal, then went over to the table where Leo was sitting and began to eat.
"You're up awfully early" Epyon said to Leo.
"We're at war here. I'm surprised you can sleep so easily" Leo replied.
"Any word on what we'll do next?" Epyon asked.
"Yes, we need to act quickly. The Xerilians are catching on to us. I'll wait until
the others arrive, then I will inform you of our plan" Leo said. |
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07:07:03 Sep 15th 07 - Duke Gaius Septim II:
| You (9/2/2007 10:16:37 AM) |
Salius got up early and ate some potatoes and bread. He then went and talked with Leo about their next course of action.
"We're running out of food, take this gold and buy about fifteen bags of potatoes and around twenty loaves of bread", said Leo.
"Yes sir", said Salius as he took the gold from Leo's hand and headed up through the well ladder. He got out and walked around the block to a general store where he ordered the food, he the bread and potatoes in sepperate sacks as he lifted them up and hurried over to the well, he made sure nobody was looking as he dropped the bread down. Salius then went around to the main entrance to avoid splattering the potatoes. Upon arriving he saw that Epyon was awake and talking with Leo so he put the potatoes in the food storage along with the bread and sat down next to them.
"So what is our next mission sir?", asked Salius.
"Well, you and other members of the resistance has taken care of most of the important Xerilian officers. In a few days we are going to strike the final blow, we are going to take back the Serillian Compound. The resistance has about fifty members so it's going to require very careful planning, but if we can do it our allies will be able to enter the city and help defend in the Xerilians' counter attack, does it sound like a good plan?", asked Leo. |
| Lord Epyon [Ritz] (9/2/2007 10:32:22 AM) |
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"I'll follow whatever orders you give" Epyon said.
"Good. We need to start getting our gear ready. Start sharpening your blades,
polishing your armor and shields, and start sharpening your arrows. Simple
adjustments to our armor and weapons such as these could help us gain a slight
edge over the enemy." Leo said.
Epyon saluted, then went to get his armor,sword and arrows. He took them to a
room in the eastern part of their hideout. There, he was able to buff out some dings
and dents in his armor. He also was able to sharpen his blade and his arrows, just
as Leo had asked.
After a bit of sharpening, Leo came into the room. His hands were behind his back.
"Whats behind your back?" Epyon said.
"I noticed that you were without a shield" Leo said, moving his hands from behind
his back revealing a beautifully crafted shield with the insignia of the Serrillian
army.
Epyon smiled as he took the shield.
"I'll use it well" Epyon said, as he watched Leo leave the room. |
| You (9/2/2007 10:57:07 AM) |
Salius rose from the chair.
"Sounds like a good plan sir, I havn't used armor in years, I might need a bit of practice, see you guys later", said Salius as he walked away. He went into his bedroom and put on his armor, he then buckled his sword. He picked up his shield and looked at it. It was mithril like his sword. Salius then walked out and over to Bartimaeus's room. He knocked twice and Bartimaeus answered.
"I was wondering if you wanted to practice with me", said Salius.
"Ummm...I guess so, meet me in the training room in ten minutes.
Ten minutes later Salius was in the training room with Bartimaeus. They both used wooden training swords as they fenced, Bartimaeus chopped downwards and Salius moved the shield up to block, Bartimaeus slashed below Salius's knees and Salius jumped over the blade and slashed at Bartimaeus, but Bartimaeus had raised his shield and blocked. The duel went on for a long time and didn't stop until Bartimaeus's wooden sword broke.
"You're pretty good", said Salius.
"Fifteen years in the Serillian Legion is pretty good training", said Bartimaeus.
Bartimaeus finished picking up the pieces of the broken wooden sword and got up.
"Well, it was good training with you, goodbye", said Bartimaeus.
"Bye", said Salius as he walked out of the room, he went to his room where he grabbed his bow and arrows and went over to the armory. He started working on them...
Over the next few days Leo, Bartimaeus, Salius, Viola, and Epyon worked on their weapons, skills, and armor, and the revolt came.
Salius, Leo, Epyon, Viola, and Bartimaeus walked up, fully armed and ready, to the Emperor's throne room, upon arriving they saw him in gold and black armor with a golden sword hanging at his side, he turned to the group.
"Today is the day of days, the day we take Seril City back from the enemies!", said the Emperor.
"Emperor, you aren't planning on fighting...are you?", asked Leo.
"Of course I do! I'm not one to grow fat on a throne while others die!", said the Emperor.
"Alright sir, the other resistance members are going to meet us at the compound gates", said Leo.
"Lead the way!", said the Emperor.
They went up out of the entrance and walked through the city, the citizens recognised the Emperor and gathered whatever weapons they could to fight the Xerilians. Soon they arrived at the gates of the Xerilian Compound and were followed by about five hundred peasants armed with pitchforks, hatchets, and knives. Other resistance soldiers were also there. The Emperor stood in front of them all.
"Today we take what is ours by right! Today we fight back at those Xerilians for killing our families and burning our farms! TODAY WE FIGHT!", yelled the Emperor.
The peasants and soldiers roared and started at the gate, trying to take it down. A Xerilian soldier walked up to the gates.
"Ummm...citizens! Go back to your homes if you uhhh...want to be spared!"
The peasants kept attacking the gates, Salius prepared himself for the battle of a lifetime. |
| Lord Epyon [Ritz] (9/2/2007 10:12:29 PM) |
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Epyon readied his bow. He knew this was going to be a tough battle, but he had
fought in worse. He was experienced now, and his previous battles prepared him
well for this upcoming one. Epyon looked over at Salius who had his sword drawn.
Salius looked back. They both nodded, and Epyon shot an arrow, piercing through
an enemy soldier's chest.
The battle had begun..
Epyon fired another arrow, striking a soldier in the neck. Enemy archers began
returning the fire. Epyon shot another arrow. It cut straight through an arrow
shot by an enemy soldier and landed in a soldiers throat. Epyon continued firing,
making sure that each arrow he shot made contact with enemy flesh... |
| You (9/2/2007 10:20:54 PM) |
Salius drew two daggers and threw them at enemie*beep*ting one in the neck and the other in the arm. An arrow zoomed down and hit Salius in the left leg. Salius kept on going, throwing dagger after dagger until none were left...then the gates were forced open by the peasants and the resistance soldiers and peasants poured in. Salius saw an officer barking orders on top of the walls and picked up a dead soldier's bow, he saw no arrows and then saw a dead medical officer at his feet. Salius grabbed the kit he had and pulled out a pair of pliers, he ripped out the arrow and pain roared through his leg.
"ARRRGGGHHHHH!!!", screamed Salius, but that didn't stop him, he grabbed the bow and fired the arrow at the officer, hitting him in the throat, he fell off the gate and onto the ground below, Salius grabbed a mage's staff and used it to hold himself up as he marched through the gate with the sword in his other hand. |
| Lord Epyon [Ritz] (9/2/2007 10:27:26 PM) |
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Epyon drew his sword from its sheath and his shield from his back. He charged into
battle. He thrust his sword forward, stabbing a soldier in the stomach. He swung
his shield left, knocking a few soldiers onto the ground. He sliced their throats
then spun around, his sword outreached. He sliced through many soldiers, then
he saw the gates open. He noticed Salius limping through with a staff held in one
hand and his sword in the other. Epyon thought that Salius might need help, so
he fought his way through some enemy soldiers, making his way towards Salius.
Epyon was behind Salius. Epyon looked left and saw a soldier fire an arrow towards
Salius. Salius turned around. Epyon slice his sword forward, cutting through the
arrow in midair, timing it perfectly.
"Looks like you could use some help" Epyon said. |
| You (9/2/2007 10:50:00 PM) |
"Nah, I'm fine...just...a flesh wound", said Salius through his teeth. He tripped a soldier with his staff and stabbed him on the ground, he then struck another in the chest and cut off his head.
"Don't worry...about me...", said Salius as he knocked a soldier over the head.
Thirty yards away the Emperor stood with Leo and Bartimaes, fighting through hordes of soldiers, Salius limped over to them, tripping and stabbing several soldiers along the way. Leo saw him, Epyon followed.
"Salius! Epyon! Protect the Emperor!:, said Leo.
"I can protect myself!", said the Emperor as he cut a soldier's arm off, he stabbed a soldier through the heart and cut another's head off.
Leo, Epyon, and Bartimaeus surrounded the Emperor, fighting off several soldiers before they saw Viola approach and offer her help as well, together they fought through the mob of soldiers... |
| Lord Epyon [Ritz] (9/2/2007 11:51:14 PM) |
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As Epyon was fighting off the surrounding troops, he noticed that several of them
were falling, even though he, nor Salius, nor the other four were attacking them.
Epyon looked over to his right and saw a guardtower. At the top of it stood Trowa.
Trowa had a full quiver on his back. The guardtower was used by the Xerillians as
a line of defense for archers. In other words, it had thousands of arrows stockpiled
in it. Trowa was firing at the enemies surrounding the rest of the group. Once he
saw that they had it under control, he turned to the rest of the troops and started
firing rapidly. He wasnt going to run out of arrows anytime soon, but he made sure
each arrow was worth the shot with deadly speed and acute accuracy.
With Trowa killing soldiers mercilessly with his deadly arrows and Epyon and the
others killing soldiers left and right with their ground combat, the resistance looked
like it good very well win the battle.
Just when Epyon started to think that they were going to win this, Xerillian reinforcements arrived... |
| You (9/3/2007 8:10:19 AM) |
Salius turned to see Xerilians marching in, shields in front of them. Salius turned to the others whom had horrified looks on their faces, Salius suddenly had an idea.
"Get up in the towers, now!", he yelled.
The Emperor and his resistance soldiers ran into Trowa's tower, locked the door, and barricaded it as best they could. They ran up the spiral staircase and up to Trowa.
"Alright soldiers! Grab some arrows and start firing!", ordered Salius as he picked up a quiver of arrows, he crouched down and fired one, it hit a soldier in the neck, he shot another, it hit a soldier in the eye. When the soldiers reached the door they worked hard on getting it in and Salius ran downstairs, he ran up a few minutes later with a happy look on his face. When the Xerilians broke through the barricade screams and moans could be heard, Viola, Trowa, the Emperor, Epyon, Bartimaeus, Leo, Salius, and the other resistance soldiers ran downstairs to see that Salius had set a trap, about thirty blades had been tied to the wall with the trigger being the door opening, as soon as it had opened the blades had sprung from the walls and into the enemies. Some enemies were still alive, about twenty, so the resistance started finishing them off... |
| Lord Epyon [Ritz] (9/4/2007 5:57:51 PM) |
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Epyon grabbed a soldier by his collar, then stabbed his sword through the man's
chest. He threw the now dead soldier to the ground, turned around, then stabbed
his sword through another soldier's stomach. The rest of the resistance was
fighting just as well. They could taste victory.
Just then, Epyon smelled something strange.
He turned to Salius who had just sliced off the last soldier's head.
"Is that... is that smoke?!" Epyon said in confusion.
Each of the resistance members turned towards the entrance of the tower. A man
in a Xeriliian general's uniform stood there with a smirk on his face. Epyon jolted
towards the door only to have it slammed in his face. Suddenly, the walls surrounding
them were spewing smoke and beginning to turn a charcoal black. The tower that
they were in was lit on fire from the outside, and if they didnt get out soon, it surely
would crumble with each of them still inside... |
| You (9/4/2007 6:24:48 PM) |
Salius looked around, not an exit was in sight, hope seemed loss when a heavy crashing came to the door, everybody looked at it strangely when suddenly the door burst open and large group of people stood there, the Emperor and the resistance ran out just as the building started to collapse.
"Who are you people?", asked Salius.
"I am an ex-soldier by the name of Janus Topal, I met your father once, in a mess hall", said Topal.
"Where did the Xerilians go?", asked Leo.
"They retreated when I rallied the peasants", said Topal.
"Well I guess we owe you our lives, thank you, Janus Topal", said the Emperor.
"You're welcome Emperor, I guess we have taken the city, you had better get things under control", said Topal.
"Yes we should, Emperor, what are your orders?", asked Leo.
"Send messengers to our allies, tell them to come, an even bigger battle is before us", said the Emperor. |
| Lord Epyon [Ritz] (9/4/2007 6:41:37 PM) |
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Epyon looked over at the emperor.
"Just what sort of 'plans' do you have in mind for us?" he said with a grin.
"Hahaha... you are pretty eager, arent you?" the emperor said with a chuckle. "You
will find out soon enough. For now, we should get some rest."
Epyon and the rest of the crew said goodbye to the emperor as he set off to do
royal things. You know, the type of stuff emperors do. Epyon and the rest headed
to a nearby in. They each received a different room. Epyon went to the eating area
of the inn and got three loaves of bread and some water. Fighting so much had
made him hungry! After he finished eating, he went to his room where he passed
out on the bed due to exhaustion. |
| You (9/4/2007 7:06:17 PM) |
Salius and Viola returned to Gaius's house, it's door was off it's hinges and a few parts of the wall had a few holes in it, but it was still an ok looking place. Salius went over to a bath house and had a bath, cleaning all the grime and much from him, he then got out, got redressed, and went up to the house where he fixed the door. He then noticed that the house and been robbed of all it's food (As it was the only thing the house had in plain sight) so Salius went to the general store and bought two loaves of bread and two sacks of potatoes. Salius then walked back to the Gaius's house and had dinner, after that he went to bed.
He woke up and got dressed in a brown jacket, a dark green shirt, and brown trousers. He then buckled his sword to his belt and put on his shoes, he then walked downstairs to see his mother making some breakfast. Salius helped her, sniffed the food, and ate it. Afterwards he looked up.
"I am going to see if the Emperor has any jobs for me to do", said Salius.
"Alright, I think I'm going to rest for a while", said Viola.
Salius walked over to the palace and inside to see a steward standing there.
"Name?", he asked.
"Salius Septim II", said Salius.
"Ahhh...Emperor Serillius has asked me to send you to the Serillian Compound, the allied forces arrived early this morning and Emperor Serillius wants to make all commanding members of the resistance commanding officers", said the steward.
"Alright, thank you", said Salius as he walked out, he walked back to his house and grabbed his military uniform (Which hadn't been worn in a long while) and walked over to the Serillian Compound. A large mob of soldiers stood in front of Emperor Serillius, Epyon, Leo, Bartimaeus, and Topal were already there, Salius took his position at the end of the line of soldiers. Emperor Verdelet Serillius walked down the line to Epyon.
"Colonel Epyon, veteren of the Serillian-Cerillian War, I award you the rank of General", said the Emperor as he saluted Epyon. The Emperor approached Leo.
"Agent Leonardo Syllius, veteren of the Serillian-Cerillian War, I award you the rank of General", said the Emperor as he saluted Leo. The Emperor approached Bartimaeus.
"Bartimaeus Farilor, soldier of the resistance, I award you the rank of Colonel", said the Emperor as he saluted, he approached Salius.
"Private Salius Septim II, soldier of the resistance, I award you the rank of Colonel", said the Emperor as he saluted Salius.
"All of you should be extremely proud of your achievements, but the Xerilian Army approaches, over fifty thousand soldiers are in it, we have about ten thousand soldiers, we have survived these odds before, so lets do it again! The enemies attack tonight, be prepared", said Emperor Serillius before walking into the compound... |
| Lord Epyon [Ritz] (9/9/2007 6:19:13 PM) |
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Epyon walked into the compound. He had never been more nervous in his entire
life. Not only were the odds against him, but he had just been rewarded with
the position of General, and he did not want to disappoint the emperor. He also
hadnt fought in the nighttime too often. The few times he had, he was on the
side with more soldiers, so he was not as worried. But this time...
Epyon went to his room and lay down on the bed. He had a lot on his mind. He
was, for once in his life, doubting himself and his own capabilities. He didnt know
why he felt this way all of a sudden, but it just wasnt like him, and he needed
to sort things out before the battle begun. After about an hour of trying to get
some rest, Epyon got up from his bed. He walked over to his desk, grabbed his
blade, and went down to the armory. He began to polish and sharpen it. He
looked into the shimmering silver blade and saw his reflection in it. Once he had
decided that his blade couldnt get any sharper, he returned to his room. He sat
on the edge of his bed, starring at his sword. He had killed many lives with this
sword. And for what? He was fighting in the name of his country, wasnt that good
enough? But once again, Epyon began to have doubts.
Just then, Epyon heard the siren. The Xerillians were attacking. Epyon quickly
put on his armor, strapped his sword to his belt, slung his shield around his back
and ran outside into the middle of the compound where he met with the rest
of the resistance soldiers. They all watched and prepared themselves as they
saw the thousands of Xerillian soldiers charge from the horizon on horseback.
For the very first time in his life, Epyon believed that he was going to die.... |
| You (9/9/2007 10:52:22 PM) |
Colonel Salius Septim II left the compound and walked down to his house, he sat down and layed in his bed. He didn't feel bad about killing, he had grown accustomed to it. Salius soon drifted off to sleep and woke up a few hours later, he noticed it was nightime and put on his armor, he then ate a bit of food and Viola walked down.
"Ahhhh, Salius, Xerilians will soon be attacking, are you ready?", asked Viola.
"I am", said Salius.
Suddenly the alarms rang.
"Looks like the action is starting", said Viola.
"Yes it is, bye mother", said Salius as he ran from the room, he soon arrived at the compound and saw that Leo was shouting orders at soldiers, Epyon stood beside him with a very scared look on his face, this scared Salius as he saw Epyon as a brave soldier, he could never imagine him scared, Salius took his position and awaited orders... |
| Lord Epyon [Ritz] (9/14/2007 10:16:41 PM) |
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Epyon embraced an oncoming soldier. He parried the blow and slashed across
the soldier's armor. He swung his blade around, knocking the swords out of the
surrounding soldier's hands. He swung around again, slicing their throats. Just
then, a rain of arrows came towards Epyon and the rest of the resistance. Epyon
held his shield high, blocking the arrows. But suddenly, a strong force had struck
his shield, causing him to fall to the ground. Epyon looked up to see a man with
a broadsword standing in front of him. The man raised the broadsword, about ready
to strike... |
| You (9/14/2007 10:24:53 PM) |
Another blade blocked it, Leo stood there, he raised his blade high and the man stumbled backwards. Leo then stabbed him in the chest.
"Get up!", he yelled.
Salius blocked a blow with his sword and stabbed a man in the neck.
"Where the hell do all these guys come from?", Salius asked himself as he chopped a man's head off.
Bartimaeus swung his sword around and slashed the necks of three men. He then blocked two blows and slashed three men's insides out at the stomach. He looked over at the Emperor whom was surrounded by many soldiers, Bartimaeus ran over to help.
Topal stood next to the Emperor using a staff to block some blows, he then tripped a soldier and brought the staff down upon his head, cracking his skull. He saw Bartimaeus approach.
"Bartimaeus, help me defend the Emperor!", yelled Topal.
Bartimaeus joined in and helped deflect as many blows as possible from the Emperor. Topal then jabbed a man in the guy at smacked him in the face with the back end of the staff. |
| Lord Epyon [Ritz] (9/14/2007 10:31:20 PM) |
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Epyon got up, saw the fighting over near then emperor, and decided to run over
to help. He noticed Salius do the same. Epyon stood near the emperor, fighting
to defend his very life. Arrows were blocked, swords were parried, and throats
were slit. All looked well for the resistance. Just as Epyon began to get his hopes
up, he was struck in the stomach with an arrow. He fell to his knees, grabbing
the arrow, gasping for air. Just then, Epyon was stabbed in the arm by an enemy's
spear. He feel backwards onto the ground. Everything went black... |
| You (9/14/2007 11:04:04 PM) |
Salius saw the enemy hit Epyon and stabbed the enemy in the chest, he ran over and deflected many blows to his friend before managing to drag him away. Salius looked at the arm and saw that it had cleaved right down to the bone. Salius ripped a piece of cloth from Epyon's shirt and tied it around the wound. Salius then dragged the body further away from the fighting and layed it down as if it were dead, Salius then returned to fighting...
Leo deflected a blow and taunted an enemy. He then stabbed the enemy in the neck. He stopped a blow to Bartimaeus and turned to see Salius approaching.
"What's wrong!?", asked Leo.
"Epyon's injured!", said Salius as he chopped a large part of an enemy's neck off. Salius ran closer, "He'll be fine!"
The Emperor stopped a blow and deflected another, another then found his chest, it went deep into his stomach. He looked up at his assailent to see that it was a soldier with a brown beard and a look of fear on his face, the Emperor looked him and the eyes and a tear rolled down the cheek of the soldier who had stabbed him. The Emperor fell to the ground and Leo turned to him, Leo knelt on the ground next to him.
"Emperor", said Leo.
"Do...Do not call me that, call me...call me father", said the Emperor.
"Father?", asked Leo, now unaware of the fighting around him.
"I...I met your mother...in the...streets...", the Emperor spit out some blood, "It was...not true love...infatuation...but you...are my son...I hid you from...the council...could not let it be told of...your heritage...I am sorry I couldn't...be a better...father", and with that Emperor Verdelet Serillius's eyes closed, and his soul left the mortal plane.
Salius stood transfixed, he had heard every word.
"Leo...sorry", said Salius.
Leo got up with a look of rage in his eyes.
"FIGHT FOR THE EMPEROR!!! FIGHT FOR VERDELET!!!", yelled Leo.
The Serillians noticed the dead Emperor and suddenly fought faster and better, as if they all had the souls of heroes in them. The battle was over within ten minutes and Leo stood before them.
"We have won a war, but lost an Emperor", said Leo.
"He had no heirs! What are we to do?!", yelled a soldier.
"But he did, in his dieing breath he declared me his heir", said Leo.
"What proof do you have!?", yelled a soldier.
"I have the proof of my men", said Leo calmly.
"I heard them!", yelled Salius.
"As did I", yelled Topal.
"I did as well", said Bartimaeus.
Every soldier before Leo knelt to their new Emperor, Emperor Leonardo Serillius.
Salius brought Epyon to a field medic who patched him up, they then attended the coronation of Leo the next day. A few days later Xerilia surrendered, the Serillians had won once again. At the funeral of Verdelet Serillius many attended, and Viola walked up to Salius.
"Your father, he would have been proud", said Viola to Salius.
Salius, Bartimaeus, and Topal were made Generals under Leo, Epyon retired from the Serillian Army, and Trowa went back to the farm with his father. All was once again well in the Serillian Empire.
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07:14:18 Sep 15th 07 - Lord Epyon:
wow....
we write a LOT
:) :)
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07:15:24 Sep 15th 07 - Duke Gaius Septim II:
Not as long as the last one o_O
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10:45:32 Sep 25th 07 - Mr. Dalek Emporer:
neat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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