Aeqitras Sunrider had lived a normal childhood in the safehaven that was Silvermoon City. Her mom and her spent most the time together as her father was off fighting the many dangers facing the Blood Elves and there new allies, the Horde. Her father was a well known Paladin, a soldier of the elusive faction of Blood Knights.
Aeqitras praised her father and hoped to one day be a hero like him but she had always doubted herself. Then one morning she awake to the sound of horns blowing and her mother rushing into her bedroom.
"Aeqitras my love get up we have to leave now"
"Whats wrong mom" She asked as she was yanked out of her bed her mother having a death grip on her arm. Aeqitras planted her bare feet into the ground and her mother turned glarring green eyes on her.
"Tras now is not the time to disobey me young lady. For the Sunwell my love we have to flee" The gleam in her normally calm mothers eyes and the horror on her face was enough the make the younger blood elf run after her mother. As they existed there home in Falconwing Square the wall exploded infront of their eyes. Aeqitras screamed and grabbed ahold of her mothers long robes. Before her eyes a group of hundreds apon hundreds of walking skelotons and what the young blood elf could only describe as decaying flesh hanging from their bones, can through the viel of smoke. A shiver ran down her spine but she saw as blood elf after blood elf fell. As her mother pulled her away from the oncoming group, Aeqitras glanced back and her eyes landed on a paladin as he sliced through ghoul after ghoul heading towards her and her mother.
"Mama" she yelled causing her mother to look back at her "Its Daddy"
Her mother looked back and cried.
"Thank the Sunwell, Levireas" she screamed. Before he could reach them a demon appeared before him clad in black armor ordained in skulls and white fur.
Her Dad froze raising his sword to slash at the demon intent on protecting his family to the end. Aeqitras watched as the black figure raised his hand and caught her fathers sword in his hand effortlessly breaking it in half. His hand then wrapped around the Paladin's neck lifting him clean off his feet and her mother screamed and tried run towards her husband but Aeqitras grabbed her hand.
"Mama no"
A loud snap was heard and she looked over and watched as the demon dropped her father to the ground. Something in her mother snapped and she ran at the demon screaming he turned and in a matter of moments her mother was impaled on his sword. Blood spashed back and hit her daughter on the face causing a horrified cry to escape her. With the last amount of strength in her body, Aeqitras's mother turned her eyes to her daughter.
"Run, my love, run"
Aeqitras felt frozen in time watching as if slow motion the demon remove his sword from her mothers chest and drop her to the ground. She felt eyes on her and lifted her tear drenched glowing green eyes and they locked with a pair of glowing azure eyes of the demon man. Fear gripped the young elf and she turned on her feet and ran.
Aeqitras Sunrider awoke covered in a layer of cold sweat. She pushed her long golden red hair out of her face and consintrated on slowing her breathing. Thirty years had gone past since that fateful morning she had lost both her mother and father to what she knows now to be the scourge. She stood up and walked out of her room in the Filthy Animal in Dalaran. She glanced around as several other Horde members walked around her but normally no body was up this time of night. She sighed and walked out onto Krasus Landing. As she leaned agianst the wall her eyes lifting skyward and Aeqitras pulled a cigarartte out of her pocket. She puffed lightly on it as her mind wondered to her dream again. When she was just alittle girl after the monsters had attacked her home she ran to a place called Fairbreeze Village. Only then did she find out that what had attacked a nearly destroy Silvermoon and murdered her parents had been deamed, The Scourge. The demon himself was their King, The Lich King. Over that year she had studied up on everything to do with the scourge, and their King. In her time of Studies she ment a young man named Vranesh.
...Flashback...
Aeqitras sat with her back agianst one of the many shelves that streched across the library. One of the few books about the Scourge held in her hands. She sighed as she layed the book aside and looked over her shoulder out the window. "Hello ma'am are you alright"
She looked up and saw a young male blood elf dressed in exquisite plate armor that labeled him a hero of Silvermoon. She smiled and bowed her head.
"Im fine sir just doing abit of reading"
The male bent down and retreaved the book she had left forgotten on the ground.
"Kel'thuzad and the Forming of the Scourge" He read his black eyebrow raising as his eyes lifted to the female before him. "This is some advanced reading for someone as young as you"
Aeqitras squared her shoulders a challange coming into her eyes and she stood facing the male.
"I, sir, am no child" she snapped as she snatched the book from his hands. A chuckle emitted from the mouth of the male and Aeqitras glarred at him.
"Whats your name Ma'am" he asked. She turning angry green eyes on him but repliad.
"Aeqitras, Aeqitras Sunrider"
"Sunrider ehhh" the male repliad as he leaned agianst one of the shelves "Did your father happen to be named Levireas Sunrider"
Her head snapped around her eyes locking to his.
"How do you know my Dad"
"I worked with him, your Dad was a brave man Aeqitras"
"Who are you" she asked "My name is Vranesh ma'am"
He laughed as her eyes widened. She slide down the wall and he sat down next to her. For several hours they talked about scourge, Alliance, and the war in itself. Till Vranesh turned to her and smirked.
"What" she asked "Aeqitras have you ever thought you might be a Blood Knight"
She through her head back and laughed.
"Yeah, right"
"No Im serious come to the arching grounds tomorrow morning just trust me"
...End Flashback...
Aeqitras smirked as she stood up from her spot on the Landing and streched. If Vranesh hadent talked her into going and finding out she was a Blood Knight like her father.
She wouldnt be standing were she was. So many years later. She would never have accomplished what she has. She sighed as she walked into The Eventide and sat down on the edge of the fountian. Unlike the rest of her race Aeqitras held no hard feelings toward Alliance members. In her mind the most deadly and dangerous enemy is not the stray Human or Night Elf she passes. The Scourge, she growled to herself. As long as the Alliance were attacking Horde towns and the Horde retaliate this war will never stop. Her mind slipped to her best friend, Veritras Dawnrunner.
...Flashback...
After the initital training on Sunstrider Isle, Aeqitras ventured throughout Eversong till she made her way into the Ghostlands. Aeqitras pulled the worn shield up more on her shoulder as she walked around the bend leading to the growing town of Tranquillian. She stopped in her tracks terror on her face when all she could make out was fire and smoke. Aeqitras ran toward the city finding a few Silvermoon Guardians and civialians standing in a circle whispering. She could only make out a few words at a time.
"Human..."
"Alliance..."
"Night Elves..."
As Aeqitras approached the inn which was one of the few remaining buildings to servive the fire her eyes landed on a blood elf that looked her age. She was sitting with her back agianst the wall next to the door. Her arms wrapped around her legs as tears poured from her eyes. What shocked the young Paladin more was the black lion that lifted its head and growled at her approached. Aeqitras footing failed her as the other blood elf looked up. The lion calmed when the blood elf layed her hand on his head.
"What" the other elf snapped causing the Paladin to fall back a step or two.
"Sorry... I didnt... I mean..." Aeqitras sighed "You seemed upset and I was woundering why"
"Look around you Paladin the Alliance raided this whole place destroying it, my parents my family slaughtered"
Aeqitras sighed as she leaned agianst the wall a few feet from the other elf.
"I know what your going through Hunter, I too have been left alone by fate" Aeqitras looked over at her "Scourge and the demon himself killed my family"
The hunter pulled herself up.
"Im sorry Paladin"
"Aeqitras Sunrider"
"Veritras Dawnrunner"
...End Flashback...
Aeqitras and Veritras had trained together throughout the years. Lately the two have hardly seen eachother. Veritras was stationed in Wintergrasp fighting back wave after wave of Alliance trying to beat the Horde from the land. Aeqitras, on the other hand, was in Icecrown most of the time having been stationed at the Argent Vandergaurd. Highlord Tirion Fordring had taken a imidite liking to her and she had taken to the Highlord quiet quickly. She got up from the fountian in the middle of the Eventide and walked back toward the Filthy Animal. Grabbing her armor she strapped her shield to her back and her sword at her waist. Aeqitras walked onto Krasus Landing once more that night and purchesed a wyvern ride to Crusader's Pinniacle. After a short flight she desmounted and her eyes fell on the Highlord immeditally.
He was standing starring out over Icecrown his arms across his chest and Ashbringer strung on his back. "Light Priase you Aeqitras"
"Im honored by your presence great Aeqitras"
She waved off the comants and approached the Highlord standing by his side starring out at the destruction. Blueish green eyes fell upon Aeqitras a smircked turning on his face.
"Aeqitras welcome back"
"Thank you Highlord and how have you been"
He shrugged his shoulders and ran his hand through his crisp blonde hair. "Can't complain things could be going so much worst"
She nodded and looked back out feeling the Highlords eyes on her she glanced back at him.
"Highlord"
"Lets walk Aeqitras there is something we need to descuse"
She turned on her heels and followed the Highlord down the winding burning trail leading toward the Vanderguard. As they walked Aeqitras studyed the Highlord as he seemed deep in thought..
Tirion Fordring had been a rock to her for years always solid always there. Now she didnt like how he would look at her and frown.
"Tirion" she said grabbing his arm forcing him to look at her "Whats wrong"
He sighed and layed his plated hand over hers.
"As you know you dont become a full fledged Argent member for another week or so correct"
"Yes... so" she asked.
"Hellscream has contacted me to relay to you a message"
Anger welled in the Paladin light starting to radiat from her, her eyes glowing a brighter green with her anger.
"What... Hellscream... screw Hellscream" She fumed looking up into the amusmsed face of the Highlord.
"Light guard you Aeqitras"
She huffed and turned her back on him crossing her arms.
"Tirion I dont care what battleground he wants me at. I dont care what city he wante me to attack. I dont care at all about his little war with the Alliance"
HIs hand fell on her shoulder turning her toward him. "Its not about one faction or another my dear its about getting into the Citedal"
Aeqitras's anger fled and she looked up into the face of the Highlord. He smiled at her and laying his hand on the swell of her back he led her to walk agian. His hand remained there and to Aeqitras's surprise he seemed worried. Tirion never worried about her, he always said she could take care of herself.
"Tirion" she asked after they walked for a few minutes and the highlord remained quiet. He looked over at her and smiled.
" Under the stairwell leading to the door of the citedal theres a opening in the wall. You should be able to fly striaght into it without causing any problems. The only thing you have to lookout for are the gargoyle gaurds. After you get there a orc with give you orders for awhile. After that report to Hellscream"
Aeqitras nodded and smiled at him. She pulled a small whistle from her pocket with the Wyrmwerst seal on it.
"Thank you Highlord"
He nodded as she blew the whistle and a large red dragon landed by her bowing its wing for her to climb on. He held up his hand suddenly stalling her from leaving. Her glowing green eyes locked with his blueish green one. He reached up and his hand layed agianst her plate covered thigh.
"Becareful Aeqitras please"
"Of course I will Highlord"
The dragon flew away leaving Highlord Tirion Fordring starring at the back of the blood elven paladin hes come to care for greatly. He sighed and headed back toward the Pinniacle.
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