Kyari growled off a string of curses, each one worse than the last (and even some he didn't know he knew); most seemed to be about 'Stupid Gray' and even a few about the unknown Assassin. Finally, deciding that moaning about it wasn't going to help him, he pushed himself to his knees and started rummaging about in his pockets.
It took him a few moments to find what he was looking for, an item that would recall him to Morroc by opening up a one person warp. Grinning he was, for the first time in the last few minutes, happy with what he was doing. Using the Butterfly Wings he was instantly enveloped in a white light, everything brighter than usual for a few moments before he disappeared.
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Gray ran through the portal, instantly recognising his surroundings as those of Morroc's Pyramid. Taking a look around he waited a few moments for his brother, when he failed to see him he was left with two choices.
"So… Do I go on and try to figure out what this Assassin is up to, fulfilling my mission as a warrior of god and protector or do I look for my brother… Sorry bro." With a sincere frown he ran down one of the hallways of the Pyramid, knowing roughly the way to the next floor. He couldn't see the Assassin but knew what sort of skills they had so he kept a tight grip on both the hilt of his sword and his shield.
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Looking around him quickly Kyari could see people running around the streets of Morroc, what could be considered innocent bystanders trying to seek refuge in their homes or one of the larger buildings while the warriors, archers, swordsman, mages, thieves and even a few acolytes made their way to the walls that surrounded the desert town. Standing slowly Kyari reached out and stopped one of the people running to his walls and, to his horror, she turned to face him.
"Oh it's you again!" The Hunter he had knocked over earlier glared at him, pulling her arm free.
"Yeah…" Shaking his head he looked at her. "Listen; tell me what's going on here. I didn't mean to knock you over and I'm sorry I did but that was then and this is now!"
She stared at him for a few moments then nodded
slowly.
"I accept your apology. There are undead and other
creatures outside of Morroc, everyone that can fight is going to the
wall to try and keep them away from the inside of the city."
He nodded slightly, pulling his Flamberge free from its sheath and motioned for her to lead the way. They both ran off towards a stairway that ran alongside the wall and lead up on top of it.
To his left and right Kyari could see Archers firing at the army of creatures that were moving towards them, when he turned to see the city he could see swordsman waiting for any undead that decided to raise from the floor there and around the walls he could see a mixture of mage and acolytes.
He saw the woman pulling a fire
arrow from her sheath, its enchanted tip lighting the immediate area,
then heard her voice loudly.
"Arrow Shower!" She fired that
one arrow into the air and he saw a circle appear where it had
reached the top of its arc but instead of the single arrow falling
back down more than he could count dropped out of the sky. She
grinned at him when she saw him watching and went to picking off
individual targets.
Kyari didn't have any long range weapons
but he did have one thing, his shield.
"Shield Boomerang!"
Two jets, previously hidden by the shield, activated as he spoke;
launching the shield off of his arm and in an arc through the
creatures and back to him.
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Nite watched the Crusader quietly, leaning against a wall and hidden by more than just his dark outfit. He could see that the Crusader was looking for something, or perhaps someone, and didn't want to find out if it was him. Sliding across the wall he made his way towards the next portal and the last level down he needed to reach and stepped away from the wall, his spells deactivating. He thought that the few seconds between his spell failing and him stepping through the portal wouldn't give him away but the Crusader saw and gave chase.
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Gray stepped through the portal to the second lowest level of the Pyramid and looked around quickly. It wasn't going to be easy locating this Assassin, he had already shown he could hide better than Gray could seek and with the added bonus of some high-ish monsters he wasn't sure how much he liked the idea.
Walking quietly, well as quietly as he could in his heavy armour and metal Greaves, he started searching around the Pyramid. Maze might have been a better name for it, especially when you were looking for someone that didn't wish to be found.
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Kyari wasn't doing much good up here but the people around him were, Archers and Hunters firing arrow upon arrow into the never ending supply of fodder and the Mages summoning the very elements to try and stop the creatures from advancing.
He felt the wall beneath him shake and he turned quickly, trying to figure out why. A Minorous had smashed its hammer into the city wall, trying to break through, and Kyari could see several Mages outside; trying to fight with wands but not doing very well.
He nudged his new found comrade, the female Hunter, and pointed at the 3 Mages then ran forwards and leaped off of the wall. His full weight slammed into the back of a Requiem, probably hurting him more than the monster, he pushed himself instantly to his feet and slammed the shield into the creatures and turned to put himself between the Mages and the creatures.
"Grand Cross!" Shoving his sword into the floor with one hand he pushed the Mages out of the way with his shield, letting the monsters charge at him for a moment before the golden cross appeared on the floor. There was silence for a few seconds before he dropped to one knee, the undead creatures around him falling further to the floor. Pushing himself up he herded the Mages towards the gate, keeping himself and his sword between them and the never ending supply of monsters.
Arrows flew past his head and body, always hitting a monster, and he nodded at the Hunter in thanks. Before he could say anything about the door being closed a portal opened up behind him and the Mages stepped through, appearing above him and slightly to the right. Pulling his sword free from a Matyr, a dog like creature, he followed them.
Knowing that a portal would still be active he stood in front of it, his shield fixed to the wall beneath him, and waited with his sword ready. The Hunter came running over and crouched down on one knee, firing to the side of his shield at another Minorous.
"Name's Cassidy." She said between arrows.
"Kyari." He nodded slightly while slicing through the torso of a Requiem and kicking its body off of the wall. "Gray better do something about this..." His mutter was definitely inaudible and he carried fighting despite the futility of it.
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Gray walked into something or somebody, falling to the floor and looking around quickly to see what it was. For a few moments he thought he had finally discovered the Assassin but, when the person revealed himself, he found himself face to face with a young Thief.
"I was sent to check out what was going on around here, the Thieves guild got a message from Morroc; it's under attack." The Thief talked so quickly Gray wasn't sure if should say anything, or even if he could. "They are defending it well, a Crusader even jumped into the monsters to help out a few Mages that had got on the wrong size of a Minorous, there is a Hunter taking anything down that gets close and,"
"Woah, go back a bit. Crusader?" Gray knew immediately that it was his brother, nobody else would be crazy enough to plunge into an army of monsters and almost nobody else would be lucky enough to walk away from it. "Can you get back to the Thieves guild, or to Morroc, and get him down here. There is an Assassin that is creeping around waking up the undead and enraging them."
The Thief nodded and ran back towards the warp, using a pair of Butterfly Wings to disappear to Gray didn't know where. He had already killed more than his fair share of monsters today and he wasn't sure how much longer he could walk around until he ran into something he may not have the energy to finish himself.
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Nite stared at the Thief as he disappeared, knowing that if he was going to do this he needed to do it now. Jogging away from the Crusader he opened a small package and started the ritual he had been instructed to do before reading the spell. Flames leapt around him in a Pentagram and a thick purple smoke left the flames. Osiris rose more than half way across the chamber and walked towards the smoke. As it stepped into the circle it grew a lot larger, its arm now half the size of a person. Its eyes became blood red and it screamed a loud guttural noise.
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Gray turned to where he guessed the sound had come from and walked towards it, slightly slower than he had been searching before. Whatever had made that sound must be huge and he didn't want to turn the corner and walk into Baphomet. He turned the corner slowly and walked into the bandaged leg of Osiris, his eyes widening slightly and for a moment he was frozen in place. Only a short moment as, as soon as he figured out what it was, he sliced at it with his Flamberge, keeping his shield raised and ready.
Osiris stared at Gray for a moment then lashed out with one hand, knocking the Crusader several feet backwards and into a wall. It walked forwards slowly, not used to the size he currently was, and raised a massive hand; ready to squash Gray against the wall.
"Charge Arrow!" A golden streak knocked into Osiris's hand, knocking it slightly to the side and forcing him to smash the wall instead of the relieved Crusader.
"Heal!" A green glow enveloped Gray as he stood quickly, looking around and spotting Cassidy and Kyari. "Always getting yourself into trouble brother." He grinned though and glared at the huge Osiris.
--
Nite stepped out from the shadows, walking right in front of Osiris and staring at the Trio for a few moments before shaking his head.
"My mission has finished, I do not have time for you." Walking right past the dumbstruck 3 he disappeared.
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"Why that idiotic, stupid, horrible Assassin is going down!" Kyari turned to follow him but was brought back to his sense by the loud war cry of Osiris as it swiped at all 3 of them.
"Shield Reflect!" 3 blades separated themselves from the bottom of Gray's shield and stuck into the floor with a loud 'thunk', a golden aura enveloped him and when Osiris tried squashing him between its hand and the floor it got knocked back instead.
Not letting
the opening his brother had made go to waste Kyari summoned the last
of his magical energy.
"Shield Boomerang!" The jets
underneath the shield activated once again as the shield propelled
itself the several feet to Osiris and slammed into its chest,
knocking it back slightly, before returning to him.
"Blitz Beat!" A hawk flew out from the shadows, slicing Osiris's chest while pecking at its face. Arrows imbedded themselves in the monster as Cassidy fired repeatedly.
"Gray." Kyari grinned slightly before charging forwards, dropping his shield and making a crossing motion with his sword. Where the sword hade moved a silvery object was left behind and upon looking to his left he saw the same from Gray, both of the crosses launched themselves the few inches between the Crusaders and Osiris before they both leaped forwards and shoved Flamberge's into him. They hung onto their swords as arrows flew over their heads and into the chest of Osiris until it fell to the floor, completely lifeless… again.
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Kyari, Gray and Cassidy walked out of the Pyramids, supporting each other and all covered in bruises. The fight in and definitely the fight out. Osiris hadn't been a pushover either, with the adrenaline pumping through their veins they hadn't noticed the pain he had inflicted upon him.
A great cheer almost made them fall over, the citizens of Morroc and those that had helped him defend it surrounded the entrance to the pyramid and were cheering. The same Thief that had found Gray and later told Kyari and Cassidy about the Crusader wanting their help had told the mixed group of people that they would be out soon and everyone wanted to welcome the heroes that had stopped what seemed to be the never-ending supply of creatures.
That night a party was held in honor of the hero trio and also for those that had risked their lives to defend Morroc from danger. But unknown to the happy partygoers this was just the beginning. The tip of an iceberg that would eventually crush Rune-Midgart one way or another.