Thread: Sacred Army: Part I

Something clicked. "He's trying to destroy all the columns! The ceiling could come down on us!"

"Impossible," Lilith spat, examining the unbloodied blade of her scimitar. Had she really missed his heart? The vampire appeared to be on the retreat now, and she would have none of it. Backflipping off the wall, she kicked a cloud of dust and sand into the air before emerging alarmingly quickly behind her foe, stabbing once again at his heart - though this time from behind and veering off point slightly at the last second anticipating an attempted dodge.

"That's not true. You have no reason to let us live once you have the ring. And you haven't exactly been truthful in the past. So make your knight stop. Now." Vincent said. "If either of you move, the ring's gone."

OOC: @Plumbum

Originally Posted by Plumbum

Okay, I'm back, what'd I miss?

The Sacred Army has broken up into two teams:

Originally Posted by Tye Taylors

"So first thing is first" Tye looked around to everybody. "I'm splitting all of you into two fire-teams, these teams have been completely randomized and will be switched every mission" He smiled. "Team 1: Vincent, Tad, Ame, Destiny, and Seraeus. Team 2: Ahmal, Nero, Sid, Lillith, and Myself."

Our team (Team 2) was dispatched to a remote location in Iraq to hunt down a clan of dangerous vampires:

Originally Posted by Master Mew

"Sounds like we'll be getting to know each other quite well," Lilith said, looking at Ahmal.

"Forgive me," she continued, turning back to Tye, "but you haven't yet divulged where you're sending us."

Originally Posted by Tye Taylors

"I was getting to that" Tye laughed. "Team 2 You will be headed to a system of desert mountains in northern Iraq, weird place to hunt Vampires...but apparently they have some concerns about this specific cult. Team 1: You will all be to some ruins in the jungle of Brazil, unexplored by anyone before, they think it may be home to some sort of artifact?" Tye looked to the group. "Any questions?"

Originally Posted by Master Mew

"A strange place to hunt vampires indeed..." Lilith mused quietly. Vampires in her homeland? The world was certainly becoming a stranger place by the minute.

"By 'vampire,' what do you mean?" she asked, vampire legends were many and diverse, what precisely might they be facing?

Originally Posted by Tye Taylors

Tye looked at Lillith, "Not quite sure, command has said that they are very civilized...but monsters none the less, preying on the weak, the innocent" He sighed.

Originally Posted by Garuru

"Oh! Vampires! I've never seen them, but I've heard so much about them. Yeah, I'd like to know what type of vampires these are. Are they immortal? Do they turn into bats? Do they get burned by daylight? I mean, I guess it's kind of important for me to know, as I'll be eating them. I mean, uh, not like that! I'll just take a bite out of one, that's already dead. Unless you need me to eat them, I mean? That just sounds weird though."

Originally Posted by Master Mew

Lilith shot a disturbed look at Seraeus, "Remind me again why you would eat a vampire?" She looked sufficiently unsettled.

Originally Posted by Garuru

"Um. So I can gain its power, or turn into one. I mean, it's how I get stronger, pretty much. Like, if vampires have infinite blood like I hear they do sometimes, well, that'd be a cool thing to have yourself, right? but if they burn in daylight, that'd suck. Well I guess I'll just have to find out when we get there."

He then kept quiet, embarrassed over his social faux pas.

Originally Posted by BlazeMaster

"Vampires," Ahmal said, sipping his tea. He had never drunk tea before but it was quite nice. Maybe the indidels did have some good ideas. "At least the scenery will be good. I'm more Saudi, but I spent a few years in Iraq back in my days with the Jihadists. What next?"

Team 2 is now on location in Iraq, and has been assailed by two hooded figures - vampires, though the group doesn't technically know it yet:

Originally Posted by Tye Taylors

Tye now found himself in the rocky terrain of Northern Iraq, he stood on top of a large rock. Surveying the area, he relayed the groups position down to them at the base of the rock. "Guys, it looks like are best bet is a big crag in the wall about a half-mile hike up the mountain. Tye said as he slid down the side of the rock, back into the group. "Ready to get going? We just have a little more to walk" He said as he began to walk up the narrow mountain trail.

Originally Posted by BlazeMaster

Ahmal fitted a silver arrow into his bow. He didn't know whether the Vampires would feel it any differently, but he felt more comfortable with the arrow knocked.

"Wouldn't it just be easier to throw a bomb in and let the cave collapse?" he asked Tye in front of him. So far the American had shown himself to be an efficient leader. He loved to feel the heat on his back again, the whole place reminded him of home.

Originally Posted by Tye Taylors

"We can't be sure that way" Tye commented, looking over his shoulder to Ahmal. "If the Master Vampire survives, he could start a whole new brood of vampires"

Originally Posted by BlazeMaster

"OK, then, if you insist. Do you want me to lead the way? I'm probably lighter than all of you and I can test the ground to see how strong it is," Ahmal replied.

Originally Posted by Tye Taylors

Tye turned to Ahmal "Sounds like a good idea" The group had gotten to a gorge, the path had towering walls on both sides.

Originally Posted by BlazeMaster

Ahmal slung his bow over his arm, and started climbing the gorge, water trickled underneath him and he saw a waterfall in the distance. He saw a bat flying out of the waterfall and ducked underneath it. The creature was gone before he could shoot it.

"Strange behaviour for a bat..." he said to Tye and the others.

Originally Posted by Tye Taylors

"We're not climbing the gorge!" Tye called after Ahmal as he continued walking with the group down the trail.

Originally Posted by BlazeMaster

"Shame, because I just saw a bat flying out from a waterfall in broad daylight. I'd say that climbing this is a good idea," he yelled down to Tye.

Originally Posted by Tye Taylors

"Our info says that it is closer to the top" Tye yelled up. "Ahmal, down now please" He called.

Originally Posted by BlazeMaster

Ahmal jumped down from the gorge onto the path.

"If you insist. Let's go," he said before stalking up the mountain.

Originally Posted by Master Mew

Lilith squinted painfully in the bright middle-eastern sun, straining to look up the cliffside for Ahmal's bat. It was evident she had spent too long away from the desert, she was beginning to sunburn.

"We are sure that's not the spot?" she inquired of Tye, "I should hope you have trustworthy sources."

Originally Posted by Tye Taylors

As the group walked through the gorge, two shadowy figures watched them, both hooded. "I hate this sun...but the queen is right...not many would look for vampires out here" You could only see the lower half of his face, which revealed a smirk. The other spoke up, "And the ones that do come through make great meals" He slowly ran his tongue over his fangs.

Originally Posted by Master Mew

As they progressed through the gorge, Lilith tensed suddenly - not altering her pace, she murmured quietly (her accent only thickened by her nerves), "We are being watched."

Originally Posted by Tye Taylors

The two vampires dropped down from the gorge, one behind the group and one in front. "Hello travelers, what are you doing out here alone?" The pair said in perfect unison. They were beneath hoods, you couldn't see the pale skin or their faces. As long as they didn't open their mouth and bare their fangs, you would have thought they were human if you'd never seen a vampire before.
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Tye was obviously unnerved, he could tell there was something...off about these two. "That is none of your concern" he stated plainly, standing his ground from the front vampire.

Originally Posted by Master Mew

Lilith instinctively drew her scimitar as she heard the rustling of robes, two hooded men dropping down on either side of them. Turning her back against Tye's, she pointed her sword at the throat of the assailant who had appeared behind them, while Tye conversed with the one in front.

"Five is hardly 'alone,'" she replied tersely, "In fact, our numbers are greaters than yours." She now slowly crept toward the hooded figure, keeping her sword positioned between them, "You greet us as if we were anticipated guests..." She now circled the hooded figure, as a lioness circles stronger prey, looking for an opening... "Show yourself!" She lunged forward, flicking her wrist as her scimitar's edge slipped across the seam of the man's hood.

Originally Posted by BlazeMaster

Ahmal loosed an arrow at one of the etheral figures before drawing his own scimitar. He gave a battle cry before charging into the fray.

Originally Posted by Tye Taylors

The vampires were extremely fast, the first one ducked under Lillith's sword and it grabbed hold of her, trying to use it's super strength to throw her into the gorge wall, he easily dodged the arrow. The second, took Tye by surprise, he jumped on top of him and began to beat his chest with it's claws.
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Normally a leather jacket would rip and Tye would be impaled right now, however his enchanted jacket worked like steel armor. "Damn Vampires" He remarked before kicking the beast off of him. Drawing his M1911s, he unleashed a silver bullets into the target, the silver burnt the vampires flesh, dropping him to one knee.

Originally Posted by Master Mew

A look of unrivaled rage crossed Lilith's countenance as the vampire ducked under her blade and attempted to hurl her into the cliff-face. As she connected with the rock wall she kicked off, flipping swiftly over the vampire's head and landing behind him, slashing at the back of his neck before swiftly, almost instantly, leg-sweeping under him and rolling around in front, stabbing straight at his heart.

He was fast, no doubt, but faster than her? She would put him through his paces and find out.

Originally Posted by Tye Taylors

The vampire was fast enough to dodge the first attack from Lillith, the second though got him right in the chest. He howled in pain as he fell to his knee, the sword in his chest. He looked up almost instantly, into the woman's face. "You missed" The vampire gasped, pulling out a capsule he quickly swallowed it. He pulled off the blade and regenerated the gash in his chest. The vampire darted back, "Blood capsules...for quick healing"

Originally Posted by Master Mew

"Impossible," Lilith spat, examining the unbloodied blade of her scimitar. Had she really missed his heart? The vampire appeared to be on the retreat now, and she would have none of it. Backflipping off the wall, she kicked a cloud of dust and sand into the air before emerging alarmingly quickly behind her foe, stabbing once again at his heart - though this time from behind and veering off point slightly at the last second anticipating an attempted dodge.

...And now... we're all caught up!

Sorry for all the quotes, guys.

OOC: Huh. When I asked about vampires, I totally mixed the teams up. I kinda thought I'd be killing vampires. Haha.

OOC: Yeah... We're fighting The Black Knight and Morgan le Fay apparently.

"Knight, Stop!" Morgan yelled at him, just as he was about to take out the 3rd column. "I doubt you could destroy it...Ayther infused artifacts are hardly ever that fragile" She sighed. "However, if you destroy the ring the world is doomed" Her gaze shot through Vincent like a laser. "Please, I'm telling the truth...to be honest, we only want it for...security because the same way you are going to 'save' the world you are also going to start it's destruction. It's a double edged sword really"
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"What do you mean?" Destiny asked, confused.
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The Vampire got stabbed through the heart, he collapsed to the ground as she retracted her blade. He burst into dust as he hit the ground. The other vampire took the bullets, as he sat on one knee, in sheer pain.
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Tye walked up and swung down his silver sword, the blade cleaved off the head of the vampire as it collapsed and burst into dust. "Well looks like we are getting close" he laughed uneasily. "So if you couldn't tell...that whole sunlight on vampires thing...not true, as long as they've fed within 24 hours they can walk during the day. You kinda know these things, being a paladin" Tye laughed in a more regular tone.

"And so you're trying to kill us?"

"Well you see...I said your world, as you know it" Morgan explained. "A realm of darkness, that's what's going to replace it" She cackled evilly. "So it's job security, while we could wait to stop you until you unleash the evil...we could just unleash it ourselves"

"Why? I mean, wouldn't it be kind of hard to see." Ame seemed genuinely puzzled by the concept.

"Metaphorical darkness you idiot" Morgan facepalmed. "A world where people like me, make loyal subjects and slaves out of people like you" She smirked.

What Ame was going to rebuke with would be lost to the annals of time forever, or at least until someone questioned her on her opinion of a 'Metaphorical World of Darkness.

"Slaves? Lady, you have no idea how bad an idea that would be to try." Ame said with a hiss.

"Why? Because your scaly, unwanted race is sooo accepted by society right now" Morgan scoffed. "We will have the power to do it...if only you knew" She laughed. "Now please, hand over the ring and accept the new world order" Morgan had a seriousness in her voice, "If you destroy it now, there is almost no stopping it...the world will be destroyed rather than enslaved"

"There's always a third option, and anyways it's better to die on your feet to live on your knees." Roared Ame as she lunged at the sorceress, breathing Black Fire. If they were somehow able to ward her off, they could you know keep the ring and not destroy it. And figure out what the hell it actually did.

"Fascinating," Lilith mused, sifting through the vampire-dust with her scimitar for a moment before sheathing it. "When they first confronted us, they spoke with one voice. Do vampire clans operate through a form of hive-mind? At any rate, I think it's safe to say they know we're coming now, if they didn't already."

"Lead on," she said, turning to Tye, "We've little time to waste."