Kyline rested on a rock as she watched Möbius fight the last two remaining Vrykul. The other nine Vrykul were sprawled on the bloody ground. Kyline flinched as pain coursed through her abdomen. Aftershock of the punch Kyline reasoned in her head. The healer previously warned that there may be some residual pain and not to strain too much.
"Taking long enough Möbius? Seems like years in the engineering shop have not done you any favours in battle."
"I'll have you know that I am…" Möbius stopped so he could parry one of the Vrykul's attacks. He then dodged the second's low kick, "quite able to handle myself in battle. Thank…" avoided another attack "You very much."
Kyline laughed wishing she could help him, but she has used up her supply of magic reserves again. Even if she could help, Möbius' pride would not let her for his twin great swords have not tasted battle in quite some time.
Kyline watched the battle appreciating Möbius's attacking style. His swordsmanship is rusty but the slower hard hitting attacks work wonders to dispatch many Vrykul. Being small in stature he makes up for that by quick movements and well placed attacks that brings his opponents to his level. Kyline watched Möbius force one Vrykul on his knees with well-placed attacks to the Vrykul's hamstrings. He jumped high to avoid an attack by the second Vrykul, and quickly beheaded the first with a cross cut of both swords. Kyline flinched as the last Vrykul swung low hitting Möbius in the stomach launching him away from the victim of his blue swords. Injured by the attack Möbius got up slower than usual. He faced the Vrykul standing on only one leg.
"Don't bother exhausting yourself Kyline for this will be a quick death for the Vrykul." Möbius said obviously angered from his injury.
He then crouched low and launched into a charge moving quickly with pure strength toward the Vrykul, both swords pointed forward. Kyline noticed that the Vrykul readied for a low attack. Möbius feinted then jumped as high as he could despite the harmed leg and stabbed the Vrykul in the stomach before the Vrykul could react. With that attack the Vrykul would not be able to move from pain and would die a slow death. Möbius sparing the Vrykul he stabbed with one of the swords into its chest.
"See that was nothing!" Möbius said as he limped over to Kyline.
"Well that concludes this problem for now." Kyline said, "Dealing with two raids of Vrykul is quite a feat for us. I feel like a mercenary though."
"You already passed the written part of your vindicatorship. Just have to prove your valour in the field." Möbius said as he sat down next to Kyline on the rock.
"I guess." Kyline said reluctantly. "But killing Omadera seems very wrong to me."
"She betrayed you and your people. Not to mention misusing the power the Naaru gave her." Möbius said, "Now that she is a death knight still with those powers, she is too strong something is going to happen if she is not dealt with. I am also sure this is a test of your will to follow orders."
"I have proved that many times in battle."
"Not to this extent. If you become Vindicator you will be lead raids and eventually a part of the revenge against the burning legion."
"Yes you're right. I have to trust in what Maraad and the council have decided. Despite the fact it is against Prophet Velen's wishes." Kyline said resigning to reason. "Do you need that wound healed?"
"Yes please. It doesn't seem to be broken but a sprained ankle it seems and possibly a torn ligament."
Kyline laughed "I see you have been working on your first aid. I will say that you should not self-diagnose for that seems to be a fracture in your calf."
"Well first aid is very handy," Möbius said sternly "but seems like I should stick with my specialty. Learning the parts of a machine is easier than the gnome body."
"That is where having magic is handy, I just recognize the injury with the help of the light." Kyline said smiling. She put her hands over Möbius' fracture. With enough magical power to summon the light, her hands warmed quickly as a yellow light flowed from her hands sealing the fractured bone.
"That is just cheating Draenei!" Möbius said peeved.
"It was part of my training. I have told you that before Gnome." Kyline replied.
"Come we should get back to camp before more Vrykul come." Möbius said as he got up and tested his leg.
Kyline nodded and got up from the rock she was sitting on. She started walking out of Jotunheim towards the mountains where they set up camp. She walked into the crevice of a small mountain that indicated their camp. The only things in the crevice were a couple bed rolls and the remains of the fire Möbius and Kyline lit the previous night. Feeling safe enough from any intruders Kyline rekindled the fire with no objection from Möbius.
"So tomorrow we will go back to the Skybreaker and figure out our plan on how to deal with Omadera."
"Mmph" Kyline replied after she shoved some bread and warmed cheese in her mouth.
"Did not take you very long to eat." Möbius laughed.
Kyline finished her bite and said "Well I see it did not take long for you to get out your tools."
Möbius looked down at his hands in horror seemingly surprised that his tools made it into his hands. As he looked up to Kyline he smiled and shrugged. "To be fair I am working on a little project for the Archeology society. They found some artifacts that resembled the properties of one of my inventions. So of course they would ask the smartest and best engineer they know."
"Oh yes of course!" Kyline said sarcastically. She then shoved another mouthful of warmed up cheese on bread.
Möbius stopped his tinkering and looked down the mountain and then towards the sky. Without a word he went back to his work. Kyline questioned his peculiar behaviour but she got little of an answer except for he had a feeling they were being watched. Kyline in respond to that put down her supper and closed her eyes focusing on her senses.
"I do not smell nor hear anything abnormal." Kyline said.
"If only we had some sort of hunter with us." Möbius said, "Unless you have some special spell that I have never been aware of…"
Kyline shook her head "We need to take watch tonight it seems."
"I agree I will take first watch." Möbius said.
"You sure?" Kyline said concerned for even with the healing he needed rest.
"Yeah my leg is fine and it is not like I will be walking on it." Möbius said persistently.
"Very well I shall get some sleep after I finish eating."
Kyline resumed eating her supper but paying attention to her surroundings. She could sense nothing, for not even her instincts demonstrate danger. She assumes it is some wolf or roaming elemental that got curious by the flames.
"Wake me within 4 hours!" Kyline said to Möbius who was working on the artifact.
"Yeah yeah." He replied distractedly.
She runs as fast as her little legs can carry her as Maraad leads her though the halls of Tempest Keep. They run to the North. She sees many bodies of both Draenei and Sin'dorei alike with a mixture of red and blue blood on the floor.
"Come little one we have no time to waste!"
She looks up to Maraad with the not yet dried tears still upon her cheeks.
"Why isn't Momma coming?"
Maraad stops abruptly almost making Kyline fall. He bends down to her height. At this angle Kyline can see Maraad's face is splattered with Sin'dorei blood.
"Child, your mother won't be coming with us but we have to leave this place."
"I don't want to go without momma." She replies as fresh tears fall down her face. She sees a flash of the Sin'dorei sword stuck in her mother's stomach.
"I know but she will be looking over you." Maraad says somberly and picks up Kyline.
He continues running until they reach the satellite Exodar of Tempest Keep. Maraad puts Kyline down next to another child a little older than her. Kyline looks upon her recognizing her immediately.
"Omadera please watch Kyline as we make preparations to leave."
Omadera nods to Maraad then faces Kyline attempting to sooth her younger peer. Kyline calms down enough to look upon the angular face of Omadera. Within those soft eyes Kyline knew that she could trust Omadera.
Her rounded nose twitches. Then for a split second Kyline saw Omadera's friendly eyes goes angry and turn from the brilliant blue to icy white and her face looks hallowed out. Then her face went back to normal.
Omadera then slaps Kyline and her face flashed to the hallowed look and icy glowing eyes. They then flashed to normal again.
"Kyline, Omadera fasten yourself we are travelling." Maraad says.
Kyline touched her face where Omadera slapped her surprised how much it hurt.
"Get up!" Kyline heard. She then felt the sting of a hard hit upon her cheek. She winced in pain and spit out blood where her teeth cut into her cheek. She felt her arms were bound behind her by a slimy, grotesque cloth.
The first thing she saw was cold, emotionless, icy white eyes. Those eyes belonged to a hallowed undead looking face that resembled who Kyline used to know was Omadera. Instead of her skin being a brilliant blue it once was it was a blueish gray. Just looking upon her reminded Kyline of the long dead Draenei she once saw upon Draenor.
"Finally you fool!" Omadera said. "Your little friend put up a good fight but seems to not be as good as a fighter as I previously thought."
Kyline looked upon her old friend with a pained expression on her face. What happened to this person? Omadera used to be kind, balanced and the perfect healer. Now looking upon Omadera's face there is no hint of emotion, no compassion. Just a ruthless killer. Möbius was prime example next to her bound to a chair. He was in bad shape obviously recently in a fight and lost badly. Blood was dripping from many shallow wounds and the previously healed fracture was fractured again as indicated by the large swelling popping out of his greaves.
"Oh don't give me that look child!" Omadera said harshly with an echo that Kyline missed before. "I did what I had to do. I have no regrets!"
"No regrets really? Abandoning everything you know for revenge! You are DEAD! An abomination!" Kyline bursted emotions arising from Omadera's treachery.
Omadera sighed, turned away then unexpectedly hit Kyline with such force breaking her nose and giving her whiplash.
"How dare you lecture me?" Omadera asked calmly. "You have a rage that burns as strongly as an orc warrior."
"Yet I deal with it! I don't abandon the light and become the opposite; an abomination of the Lich King!"
Omadera let out a long sigh again "Your misunderstanding would make the ancestor's stir in their grave. But that is beside the point, for you were going to kill me! How difficult would that task be with you like this?" Omadera chuckled coldly at her dark humor.
"That is the only reason you beat up my best friend and hold us in Icecrown Citadel? Even as a Death Knight your strategy could use some work. No wonder Maraad asked me and not a Vindicator!"
This was not the Omadera that Kyline knew she was an evil abomination only bent on serving the Lich King and her own goal of wiping out the dwarf race.
Omadera kicked Kyline hard enough in the stomach to make the chair slide along the floor until it hit a pillar. After that Kyline had problems breathing and safely assumed she had a couple cracked ribs.
"Now that should shut you up, maggot!" Omadera said.
"You are a disgrace!" Kyline wheezed.
"Ha! That matters to me not all that matters to me now is wiping out the alliance!"
Kyline after hearing Omadera's declaration, understood why the Council decided to take action. If she was indeed a part of such large goals, the Draenei would be blamed especially if news popped up that Maraad has been spying on Omadera. Kyline does have some reservations of whether action was needed to be taken. Omadera is one person with little authority, unless she was just a pawn on the chessboard of a brewing war.
"That makes no sense why the whole alliance?" Kyline replied hoping to wean some more information.
Omadera suspiciously looked at Kyline, gave a grotesque toothy grin and walked out of the room. As the Death Knight walked out, two more of her kind walked in one a Tauren and the other a Goblin. With the same glowing icy eyes they looked upon Kyline smirking they took up their guard duty.
Kyline felt a sharp pain at the back of her head. Everything then went black.