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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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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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