The King's Legacy

Fera was stricken when she heard that there were twenty in the council; as her father had taught her everything about his kingdom, his rule, his legacy. Still, she was thankful Ylf picked up on it. Before she could think , however, as the mace struck the "20th" She had drawn her father's -her own- sword instinctively. As the events unfolded in front of her, she felt herself tremble for a very short moment. Before regaining her even composition. At first she had asked herself; and silently others why this was all happening so fast. As his daughter, The king kept Fera notified - but protected. Partially shielded from what lay outside. On his death bed he had given her fair warning. She knew things were grave, but this exceeded her expectations. Drawing in a deep breath, Fera loosened her grip on the sword's handle and eyed the door.
I will be brave, father. I promise. I won't let you down.

Turning then, Fera gaze Dante a cool glance; locking her eyes onto his until they both drifted apart. As Niki spoke, Fera diverted her attention to the woman. Her manner was tense, and when Ylf spoke to her it was specified why. This was but another event Fera had only learned about by way of mouth and pen, occurring a few hundred years before her time. After Teri gave her input, Fera stepped forward. Lifting the sword with one hand, it caught the light, reflecting once in a wide circle of flickering light around the domed room.

" Perhaps..."

Her eyes followed the length of the sword before lowering it slowly, honorably, and sliding it into it's sheath over her left shoulder.

" A deception would be appropriate? "

Gazing at the warlock, Fera nodded slightly.

" I'm sure I'm not the only one who's realised by now what a weapon we have here. Lady Niki, you have the tools to hold Uruk in the middle of us all. "

With that being said, she gave Ylf a questioning look, and gazed around the room, giving it a once over, not sure if she should go on or not. It seemed if anyone was around, it would be the Paladin that would know it.

Ylf lowered his head as Feraith spoke, after having nodded his approval to Teri. She had stated the obvious, that Niki were but a shadow of her past warlock mentor. However, this reason alone could be that Uruk abandoned her and thus' she got weakened. Even though Niki's mentor was defeated by Uruk himself and not the Arch Demon, Teri was partly right. Ylf knew Niki had powers, but she was no fool. She would never try translocate herself to the outer regions of the siege.

"A deceptive action has its advantages, Lady Feraith. However, it comes with a great risk. Niki has the power to distract Uruk, but he has the power to destroy her. He slaughtered Niki's former without being nearby and I for one am not willing to make that risk again. Niki is powerful and we need hear"
Ylf spoke with a blank gaze, looking at everyone and no one specific.

Mordo got up from his chair and put his hands towards the table.
"I say we cut the throat! You said that the demons are held active by the arch demon. The arch demons are held active by Hamor.
If we take Hamor down, the demon invasion all over the world will fall!"

Ylf shook his head and looked towards Mordo
"Hamor is far far away. And even if we would reach him, it would not be certain that we would be able to fight him of. Remember that he has the blessing of Uruk. His power exceeds all of us. And yet, even if we would reach him and be able to take him down, the siege of Aggenda would have breached our walls a long time earlier. We need to stop the siege before we can stop Hamor, or our kingdom falls"

Mordo frowned. He knew the man was right but did not like admitting it. Mordo was silenced by his own thoughts, as he with embaressment sat back down again. He would just let the rest of the group lead the discussion from now on.

"My lady Feraith, with all due respect. Uruk does not intervene in our current actions. The battle down on Earth is not something he care of right now. He is battleing the Gods themselves and unless we travel trough the ether, we are out of his reach. I recommend a swift but fatal blow against the siege. Go for the head of Nefir"

He lowered his head in respect for the woman. She was first in command and all the others could do was nothing but give suggestion. She alone had words powerful enough to be considered orders. As he waited for Feraith's response to what they should do, he held his head low in respect. He hoped that maybe would someone else take part of the discussion. There were many options and even though he believed in his, it may not have be the right one.

niki kept her silence throughout the meeting, knowing that, soon enough, that they will be in battle and this meeting long in the past..the words meant nothing, they were irrelevant..but niki had patience and was willing to wait a while longer, if only to put thee past even further behind her..

(will post soon. Sorry, school starting where I am and things be hectic.)

With his head bowed, "I agree with Ylf, My Lady," Yrke said. "We should deal him a crushing blow before he expects us to do a thing. That way, we have the element of surprise on our side. I can see no way Uruk can do battle with the gods and with at the same time and pull a victory out of it."

(School always comes first 🙂 But please try to post as soon as possible)

The leader of the council nodded at Yrke. He was pleased to see the man both attending at the meeting and speaking.

"For the time being, you will be going the ten of you alone. I know you can do it and we need our troops in defense. As soon as this meeting is over, I will continue to try gather allied all over the world, like I have been for the past ten days. An old friend of yours might very well arrive sometime soon"
The leader of the council smirked as he turned to the group. He looked out trough the window for a brief moment and sighed. He could see the battle, even though the outer walls was out of sight. If nothing was done soon, the outer walls would be breached and Nefir's forces would be inside the magical barrier. Their greatest protection against the dark magic that the Arch Demons mastered.

"Time is of the essence. Let us brief this up. Is there anyone that wishes to add anything? Would Feraith be so kind and give us your orders? We are yours truely to be commanded. Before we dismiss the meeting, is there any specific orders to the council? Any final words in front of the council and all soldiers together? Anything you wish to talk about before we walk seperate ways?"

The leader of the council was kinda embaressed. He did not find pleasure in putting so much pressure upon the young warrior princess. Her father had just died and she was already highest in command, with the weight of the world upon her shoulders. He knew time was of the essence, but could not help to feel guilt when he gave her such a load to carry.

"Anyone else wishes to add anything? Teri? Myra? Dante? Aevil?"
He looked trough the room. He hoped, but did not expect for an answer.

(Welcome to action, Ordained 😄)

Teri thought for a moment before replying to Ylf, "Only that I'd be ever grateful to use the incredible accuracy, blessed unto me by Thuk, for Princess Feraith whenever she may need it."

Myra stood, hands clasped behind her back. Until now, she'd remained silent through most of the main body of the meeting, but no-one had yet pointed out the one thing that had occurred to her during the talks. Her dark eyes glanced from Ylf to Feraith, and then to the council before looking back to the Princess.

"I agree with the plan, but I must point out, My lady..." Myra cleared her throat. "...That we cannot hope to have the element of surprise. It would be arrogant to assume that Hamor would not expect us to launch a swift attack to the command-structure of the enemy. I am also certain he is aware of our existence and prowess... even ones like Mordo and myself, who work against being known of, have generated more than a few myths and legends amongst the people of the land through some of our more... prominent deeds."

She glanced towards the crushed body of the Spy who'd infiltrated the council. "That was one spy, my Lady. They managed to get a spy into our sacred Council. Who knows where else they have insurgents that are watching our every move and battle-plan?"

"Hamor is not stupid, My Lady... otherwise, Uruk would never have put him in command. At the moment, I think we'd have to assume that every single plan we make is compromised... in other words, if we want to attack the leaders behind the siege, we will have to expect a pitched battle."

She looked away for a moment, pausing to think. "In other words, My Lady, I feel the only time we can truly surprise our enemy will be on the battlefield, once the fighting has begun..."

Dante listened to them all, but said nothing. He did not know what to add, for most things had been said already. Most knew what he thought anyway, for he had always been neutral. He did what the group decided, and he was fine with that. He adapted after situations the way they were, and he had the power to do so.

As Ylf noded, then spoke to her, Fera listened intently, cocking her head just a bit. A slight, embarassed smile slid across he dainty lips and she looked down for a moment, and closed her eyes. Raising her head again she spoke.

" You're right. I should have fought that one through far more before speaking. "

Gazing at Niki then she bowed her head apologetically.

" I'm sorry for my rash asessment. "

When Mordo spoke, Fera looked up and eyes him. Going straight for Hamor was a thought that had crossed her mind; but she held her tongue for that one. She was young and inexperienced compared the the rest of the group. She had seen battle before, and she had given the virginity of her blade when her kingdom was under seige; But never had she experienced anything like this before. That in mind, she listened contentedly as Ylf spoke on. She took a moment to gaze at Mordo, smiling at him kindly as he stared at the rest with a seemingly annoyed expression. Turning her line of sight then to Myra, Fera nodded in a sullen agreement.

" Thats very true. I shouldn't have overlooked such steadfast details. For that I apologise. "

She bowed her head and gazed at everyone in the room. That being done she turned as the council spoke, and made eye contact with Ylf.

" Time is slipping by quickly. I say we act immediatly; We will withdraw and do away with Nefir. "

"it is irrelevant" niki replied.."we should leave quickly"

"Then lets go. Lets bring Nefir down! Strategies can be discussed on the way, as we have no time to lose"
Ylf grabbed his mace and put it over his back. Mordo nodded approvingly as he got up from his seat and bowed before Feraith. He waited for someone else to make an action, and as Ylf walked out of the chamber, Mordo followed.
The councilman raised his hand quickly
"Wait. Remember that you can safely travel the ether inside the walls of Aggenda. You can be translocated to the outer walls from here"
Ylf stopped by the entrance, turrning towards the councilman with a nod. Aggenda was huge, and walking would take them maybe over a day to reach the outer walls if they moved at normal rate.
"Niki, will you have the honor?"
Ylf turned to the warlock, who was one of the few that could actually translocate the entire group quickly enough.

niki sighed.."this is going to cost me" she muttered, raising her hands which were now glowing a deep black...after muttering strange incantations for 5 minuts straight, she suddenly clapped her hands, completely the starting phase...what appeared to be a hole appeared on the table, and one by one, the other 9 were sucked in, niki's power being the only thing that prevented the councilmen from the same force...
the warlock finally dropped her hands, and she too was sucked in, the hole closing behind her..what appeared to be an eternity later the hole reopened just outside the outer walls, and everyone was violently thrown out..niki, knowing what was coming, was the only one to land on her feet...
the spell has drained her, however, and she was barely standing.."well.....that wasnt too bad" she said with relief...then just as she finished her sentance, she collapsed..

Tanya stood, examining her surroundings. She suddenly heard something and quickly pulled out her bow and an arrow, pointing the armed weapon away from the wall and saying, "Everyone, I don't think we're alone here."

((revival ftw 😂 ))
niki lay unconcious on the ground, forcing everyone to have to fight while protecting her at the same time..

Tanya glanced at Niki for a fraction of a second and asked, "Would someone please wake her up?" Then Tanya suddenly heard voices in the distance, coming from the forest, and they were getting closer. She was right, they weren't alone here.