Undead War.
Nova, Genji and Rexxar had begun their search for Hana. She had been missing for way to long and Nova wanted to find her as quickly as possible. Genji had jumped on to a rock and looked over the area to see if there was any sign of his friend. Rexxar was using something that had Hana's smell on it, to see if he or his beasts could track her sent. And Nova was using her powers to scan for any minds in the area besides her comrades. If she could pick up Hana's thoughts, she has a chance of finding her. But so far non of them had any luck. Genji could not see her anywhere, Rexxar had not picked up any sents and Nova did not detect any thoughts that were not her own.
Nova was growing more frustrated by the minute "Come on. Where the hell did she run of to?".
Genji jumped down "I can't see her anywhere".
"And I am not picking up any sent that matches her" Rexxar said.
"And I can not pick up her thoughts. Damn it! She should not be this hard to track. She was never trained to shake of followers!".
"Calm yourself, Nova. If you lose focus now, we'll never find her" Rexxar said..
"I will calm down after I know Hana is safe and unhurt. Until then, I will not stop until we find her" Nova declared as she continued walking. Genji and Rexxar shared a look before following their leader.
"This is why I never bothered finding a mate" Rexxar said, sounding tired.
"Love is a double edged sword. It can be a source of great strength, but also great suffering... I learned that from experience" Genji said, his tone making it clear he was far from moving on from what happened to Sonya.
"Sonya was a powerful warrior, and a good friend. We all miss her" Rexxar said.
"She was more than an ally or friend to me... I loved her... more than I've ever loved anyone. And when the time comes, I will kill the one who took her from me. But first, I want to make sure Hana is safe. I do not want to lose her too" Genji declared.
Rexxar put a hand on Genji's shoulder "When the day for your revenge comes. I will be more than willing to help you. I too want to make that fiend pay for what he did".
Genji gave him a thankful look "Then I welcome your aid".
With that they continued on. But unknown to them. They where heading in to a deadly territory. Rexxar could sense it. There was demons nearby. But no demons he was familiar with.
They where heading towards the home of one of the Lords of Hell.
Azmodan, the Lord of Sin, is one of the four Lesser Evils which make up the seven Great Evils and was born from one of the seven heads of the great dragon Tathamet. After the events of the Sin War, Azmodan, together with Belial, banished the Three to Sanctuary when they realized the Three were planning to break the pact Hell had made with Heaven. This began the time known as the Dark Exile. Shortly thereafter, a civil war broke out between the two Lesser Evils, which Azmodan quickly won. He has ruled Hell for the last 300 years to this day. He is also the ruler of the Realm of Sin in the Burning Hells.
He even tried to invade Sanctuary. The reason is because he seeks the Black Soulstone, with which he intends to become The Prime Evil. But he was ultimately defeated and sealed away. But now he is free again and is once more plotting another horrendous plan to achieve his goal. And when it comes to his home, nothing happens there without him knowing about it.
So when he learned that 3 intruders where on their way, it did make him happy. Hiding in the shadows while waiting for the right time to strike is boring, in fact it's down right tedious. So 3 unknowing victims entering his domain is a welcoming surprise.
"Minions. We are about to have guests. Let's give them a warm welcoming by giving them what they lust for the most. And then they will suffer the pain of their own sins" Azmodan spoke in a dark and sinister tone.
With his words, the demons under his control began to mobilize. All eager to greet the guests that where approaching. Our heroes where about to know how it feels to have your own sins trying to kill you. And Azmodan would enjoy every moment of it.
Meanwhile, back in the village, Jack and his team where getting ready for the next Undead wave. Jack was checking his weapon, wanting to make sure it was at 100% before the battle start. Tychus was doing the same with his Mini-Gun while Jaina and Li-Ming where brushing up on their spells, they would need to be as ready as they could get if they where to hold of the Undead forces.
"Alright Jaina. You are our expert on these undead. What are we to expect?" Jack asked.
"Well there are multiple types of undead. But there are 4 types that we are most likely to face. The first ones are skeletons that has been brought back by the undead magic" Jaina began "The second ones are what you would call, simple zombies. They are reanimated corpses who have not yet completed the transition into the "true" undeath form of ghouls. They lack a lot of the intelligence their risen comrades do. Zombies, due to their lack of intelligence and their numbers, are often used as fodder in the front lines of the Scourge.".
"And what about these Ghouls?" Tychus asked.
"Ghouls are undead acting as the shock troops for the Scourge. These lumbering, rotting corpses were once innocent townsfolk who have made the final transition into true undeath. Ghouls have great stamina and revel in combat with living beings. Ghouls are ravenous cannibals who can replenish their health by devouring the flesh of fallen warriors, friend and foe alike" Jaina began to explain, remembering everything she learned about those creatures "But even they pale compared to the Abominations".
"And what's the deal with those things?" Li-Ming asked.
"Abominations are twisted, mutilated undead creatures comprised of multiple dead limbs and body parts from many different corpses. They are enormous warriors, scarred by loose stitchings and putrid, open sores. They love to carve flesh and tear their enemies apart. The slow-moving and dull-witted abominations constantly drip blood and smell like disease-ridden slaughterhouses. They carry large cleavers into combat and wield various sickle-bladed hooks on their disproportionate limbs. Abominations outwardly appear strangely joyful due to their absent-minded expressions and mannerisms, though this is most likely due to their low level of mental capacity. Like their undead cousins, abominations lust for flesh and are known to eat not only the living but the dead as well" Jaina explained.
"Those descriptions perfectly matches the monster me and Valeera fought" Jack remembered "Not eager to face them again. But we need to help these people".
"So what's the plan Chief?" Tychus asked.
"Tychus, you and me will be on the front line. We will help the warriors fend of the undead" Jack answered.
"Hell, I like the sound of that" Tychus said with a smirk.
"Jaina, you and Li-Ming are in charge of protecting the civilians in case any undead makes it past us" Jack told the two magic users.
Jaina nodded her head, but Li-Ming did not look happy with this plan "Wait, you want your most powerful players on the back line? Forget that, I take the enemies head on. Just because I'm a lady, doesn't mean I need to be protected".
Jack stood up and towered over the young mage "This has nothing to do with you being a woman. And you are the one who will be doing the protecting. Our first priority is to make sure the people makes it out of here safely. And it would be smart of you to remember that fact. Do I make myself clear?".
Li-Ming actually shrunk back from that "Fine, I will keep them safe".
"Good" Jack said before a howling sound was heard "Looks like it's go time".
"Hell, it's about time" Tychus said as he picked up his Mini-gun.
They headed outside and saw the undead where approaching. There were a lot of zombies and Jack spotted those Ghouls that Jaina spoke about. The Ghouls have the appearance of a bent, twisted humanoid figure. Much of their flesh has rotted away, exposing a fair amount of bone and twisting facial features until they are unrecognizable as human. As undeath progresses in a victim, it twists and corrupts the body, growing fangs and claws. The ghoul is the final stage of the process of undeath.
"Jaina, Li-Ming, get to the people. Tychus, with me!" Jack ordered before everyone hurried to do their parts
And the battle had begin.
Jack got ready for a horde of zombies. He hoped all those zombie movies that Lena liked to watch where not just bullshit. As the zombies rushed him, Jack raised his weapon and shot several of them in the head. It worked, and the zombies went down. But many more where coming. Jack did his best to keep his distance from them, but when one managed to get close, he smacked it away with his weapon. One grabbed him from behind, only for Jack to elbow it in the face before Judo throwing it in to another.
As more zombies approached, Jack gunned down several of them until they got to close for him to aim right. So he had to resort to close combat. Normally, close combat against zombies would be considered suicide. Luckily for Jack, he was no normal man. When a zombie went to attack him, he punched it hard enough to knock it's jaw clean of, before he kicked it away. When another zombie attacked him from behind, Jack threw it down and crushed it's head with back of his weapon.
He then quickly gut up and uppercut another zombie, making it fly back. He kicked a zombie in the leg, hard enough to break it before smashing it's head with his weapon. He rolled away from the zombies to get some distance so he could aim his weapon again. He shot several of the zombies in the legs, making them fall and forced to crawl. Now that they were no longer a serious threat, Jack could move on to the bigger threats.
He hurried to help the others, only for a Ghoul to come charging at him, giving him no time to aim his weapon. But when it was close enough, Jack hit it with his weapon before punching it in the face and followed up with a push kick that made the Ghoul fall down, giving Jack the opening he needed to finish it of with his a shot to the head.
Meanwhile, Tychus was having blast as he was massacring the approaching undead with his his Mini-Gun. A Ghoul managed to get close, but Tychus easily backhanded with his armored fist with enough force to fracture it's skull. He then kicked down a zombie and crushed it's head under his foot. He effortlessly swats away more undead before noticing more approaching. He then raised his Mini-Gun, and starts firing, slaughtering the advancing horde of undead. One Ghoul jumped on top of him, but he simply grabbed it and threw it in to the ground. As more undead attacked swarmed him, he spun around, using his Mini-Gun and used it as a club to bash several of the undead away before back handing another Ghoul and punched a zombie hard enough to shatter it's skull. When a Ghoul tried to attack him head on, Tychus raised his Mini-Gun and brought it down on the Ghoul's head with enough force to crush it.
He then continued to gun down the undead until his Mini-Gun ran out of ammo "Shit in my hat! Fine, knuckles it is then!".
He dropped his now dead weight weapon and readied his fists. He hit a Ghoul with a powerful left hook, before hitting a second on in the chest with his right fist. He then grabbed a zombie by the head and crushed it with his armored hand, before tossing the body in to another zombie. A Ghoul scratched at his armor, only for Tychus to raise both his fists and smashed it like a bug. Several undead tried to swarm him but her threw them of him. But before he could continue his fun, several missiles hit the undead horde, destroying several of them.
"Tychus! There are to many! We need to pull back!" Jack ordered.
"Just when it was getting good" Tychus sighed before picking up his still empty Mini-Gun and followed Jack.
But then they saw an Abomination rush towards them. But before they could do anything, a glowing Ice ball was sent in to the air, it then exploded, sending a barrage of ice shards that impaled the abomination in several placed, killing it. Jack and Tychus looked and saw Jaina and Li-Ming combining their powers to sent more ice shards that killed the undead.
"Jack, the people are safe and our way out of here has arrived. We can leave now" Jaina said.
"Perfect timing. Let's move!" Jack shouted as they hurried to get on board the evacuation ships.
As they lifted out, several battle ships dropped bombs on the town to kill has many undead as possible and keep them from following. Everyone where relived to be out of there. But many lost their homes that day. But losing their home was a small prize to pay for their survival. All they could do was to hope that they could rebuild when this is all over.
But despite all that. This could be considered a victory.
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