The two armies crashed against each other, each trying to get the upper hand, the large human army led by count Lyethis II was armed mainly with sharp wooden stakes, the men were in a tight formation, with many units each consisting of a thousand men, one drummer and one standard bearer, each unit had a different armor and a different standard, most consisted of holly simbles in a awfully vein hope that it would frighten off the vampires, they seemed very clean orderly and shiny, all like knights in shining armor, but all units had one similarity, they were extremely well trained.
The vampire army was armed with knives, (in the main) or just plain very sharp nails or fast fly fist's (each more deadly then the sharpest sword in a puny humans hand.) The vampires were spread out and fighting on there own, they were badly outnumbered(and completely out manned. ) They were led by the lady Khimaria, an Egyptian vampire with many a millennial of survival under here belt. The vampires wore no armor but relied on lightning fast reflex's and swift regeneration to heal any wounds they would suffer. Four horsemen sat next the Khimaria. there steeds had vampire blood within them, these were the generals each in blood red tunics, and large gore shaded lances, the metal that capped the ends was un unnatural red which came from being cooled in blood instead of water, they were using to reek havoc upon the humans.
The plains of Ghaal, were the vampires had inhabited for a very long time had been raided in secrete at dusk that would go down in the legends that all vampires were abolished. This had been the human's first great mistake, they should have attacked at dawn and watched the vampires fry in the sunlight, but now they were encapsulated in a bloody battle, and after three hours of warfare only two vampires had died, and over twenty thousand humans had met a bloody demise, including at least three generals, the human army was greatly lacking in moral, the vampires were greatly angry for being invaded, as for the last century they had been living of the blood of cows and only four vampires had been added for there ranks( the two that had died were half of those who were only a century old, and still wielding a far greater power then humans they were not anything like as strong as a full vampire.) But this anger just caused the vampires to fight on harder, after around six hours the vampires were tiring, and quite a few had been killed by drinking the blood of dieing humans(blood of dieing animals taste’s like sour milk and can be deeply poisoning, but it can give some of the energy of blood.)
After a further five hours dawn was approaching and only five six vampires were left these were the five generals and one other, fighting valiantly against the hoard of men, who weren’t living long enough to tire from the Frey, with dawn fast approaching, the vampires fled to there catacombs.
"Milady'." Said a large vampire with rippling muscles and dark hair yelled” ill hold them off you hide with the other four."
"Why thank you." Said Khimaria grimly "we will meet again, you wont be forgotten vampires will be the scourge of the earth once more with you sacrifice, they ran inside leaving the one vampire outside facing the hoard waiting to kill him
"who wants to face me" yelled the vampire with his rough deep voice calmly, like he wasn't as sure as everyone that he was going to die "come-on" he yelled loader this time "someone must be willing to face me" yet no-one wanted to make the first move, after what seemed like an eternity the vampire surged encouragingly and drew out his dagger and through it towards the heart of a unlucky victim "now i am unarmed surely someone can kill me" as he was saying this a young man charged towards him, the vampire took to strides and punched the man in the nose hard enough to send the cartilage flying into the unfortunate lads brain.
"He should have used to protect himself." Said the vampire grinning, but his grin was short lived as the whole army moved in to avenge there fallen comrade, the vampire died with a smile on his face
Count Lyethis was dressed in his most valuable finestery for he was on his way for a appointment with king William I. he wore a green tunic, a shiny golden breastplate that wouldn’t stop a blunt skewer from piercing his heart but it did look quite impressive as a glint of gold shone out from his broad chest, he had shiny leather shoes and shiney spiked gauntlets, in fact he was, it is safe to assume shiny.
In the centre of London a great estate lay, with a garden many miles long, it housed the king as castles were not widely used in those days. Lyethis walked passed two armed guards protecting the vast gate that was the one way in and out, he nodded his head respectfully, and they did likewise knowing that he had access to the estate at all times.
Inside was divided into three great rooms, the main hall, and two bedrooms, all cooking and other quarters were elsewhere so that the king was on his own or with his wife during most stages of the day. It was the hall that Lyethis had his meeting with the king.
“What news do you bring me of the…” “The kings eyes turned a bit shifty and his voice lowered a tone because what he was talking of was a great secrete. “The vampire campaigns.”
“I bring great news my lord.” Said Lyethis. “Let’s just say, they are no longer a threat.”
“Then my good friend I believe that it is time for your retirement.” Smiled the king.
A grin spread from Lyethis’ mouth: finally he would not have to fight any more and he could set up a family
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“Can you pass the salt please?” Said Laura politely looking across the table to Sammy. She was at Sammy’s house tucking into a nice piece of roast beef.
Sammy through the salt across the, it slid easily across the well varnished table. Laura smiled, and tried to pull of the top of the dark wood container that held the salt. “Twist it dear twist.” Said Sammy’s mum Anne, Laura smiled again, studying the features of her friends mum, she was old, but she had a certain elegance, her hair was grey but it was kept up in a tight knot, she also wore expensive smelling perfume (she had started to do so since she broke up with Sammy’s dad) and she was very tall, she had a muscular build for a woman. Sammy was of a similar build but had lovely chocolate brown hair that Laura envied (Sammy couldn’t seem to see why, she kept saying that if she was anything like here mum then it would all fall out soon, ever the pessimist), she was fourteen, a year older then Laura, but they had been great friends for a long time.
Laura could not have been more different to Anne and Sammy, she had fair hair and pale skin, she was short skinny and not to muscular but as they say opposites attract, and Laura and Sammy had been friends since the first time they met.
There had been a long silence after Laura had asked for the salt, no-one was talking and they finished the meal in silence.
“When did your mum say you were to be back today?” Asked Sammy’s mum.
“She said around 7:30.” Said Laura “what’s the time now?”
“Well its 7:45 so if I were you then I would politely ask for a life.” Joked Anne
“Nah ill be fine.” Said Laura “I don’t want to be any trouble. Anyway I go down busy streets, ill never be alone”
“Well ok dear.” Anne sounded uncomfortable “but will you ring me when you get home so I know you are ok?”
“Sure.” Shrugged Laura, then departed
Five deep voices yawned in unison. Five celestial figures floated up. As if mirroring each other they all made there way through a network of dark catacombs, out to the surface. The exit was concreted over, but the figures floated through. The five figures all saw the night sky for the first time in one thousand years, then floated off on there own paths.
Khimaria took a rout down a dark alley, a cliché that she had never heard of. There were brown rock buildings, which she had seen before in visions, she took a closer look, the walls seemed crumbly, but the substance they were made of was far lighter then any stone she had ever seen.
As she got out the alley she found herself on a gravely surface (tarmac) a car rolled past, but she dismissed this as pure magic and continued along on her quest to find a host.
Laura walked swiftly down Rosen lane, it was long and winded around a bit, it was downhill, and she often ran down it on her way home from Sammy’s house.
She came to a main road, that was usually very busy, but it was a dark clear winter’s night and people seemed to sense in there subconscious the air of change around them and went to there homes. Being slightly well off, at this time Laura’s parents were sitting in front of a fire getting anxious about Laura’s were a bout’s.
Khimaria sat at the corner of her main road, it wasn’t busy enough for her to be conspicuous when she possessed someone, nor was it abandoned so that no-one would come down it. A car went fast its engine roaring loudly and scaring Khimaria, its headlights bore into Khimaria, its headlights on maximum shine and the driver staring right at her as if the driver saw her (which was impossible) and knew that she was a thing of the night.
After the car passed there was a long gap of people passing by. Khimaria began the think that vampire’s had risen again, and the humans had gone to hide in there little homes at night, but she soon dismissed this theory, as homes would be little protection if a creature of the night was trying to gain access. That made her think however, she thought of herself as a creature of the night, and not as just a vampire, but there might be other types of creatures to make the humans afraid of the dark. She had often summoned a werewolf, they as far as she knew had not been wiped out like the vampires, maybe the humans houses had silver protective symbols.
She soon dismissed this theory too, werewolf’s had a extremely strong odder, Khimaria with her heightened vampire sense of smell would have been able to pick up on this quickly like a bee to honey.
So evidently this road was just getting a bit more deserted then it was before.
After a long time a young girl came passed, she radiated a strong aura, of one with a strong force of will, and an equally keen intellect. Khimaria did however have a interesting dilemma, the girl was only thirteen (she thought) and that was a bit young for her liking’s but her alternatives were to wait on this crumbly stoneoid wall, waiting for another person slightly older with an equal frame of mind. No she wasn’t foolish, and nor did she want to stay here any longer, she would make here move.
As Laura walked down the few streets to her house she felt like she was being followed, she kept looking over her shoulders and frightening Khimaria, although in retrospect Khimaria snorted it was impossible. At first Laura wasn’t worried; but as she kept going on her path everything was beginning to seem so deserted, it made her slightly nervous.
Khimaria just followed floating along at the same rate as Laura, no faster no slower, waiting for the time she felt was right, they passed a dark bus stop with people under it, Laura seemed to relax a bit and walk slower, allowing Khimaria to make the detailed observation that her pase was quite fast before. Laura turned down the first left after the bus stop into a short road, and she kept her slow walking speed
“this is my chance.” Grinned Khimaria in a way only one thousand year old corpses who have just found out they are going to take on a good body can do.
Doubling the speed that both her and Laura had been traveling at Khimaria swiftly overtook Laura and took her body, Laura and Khimaria collapsed as one, and then Khimaria took over, controlling Laura towards her base, the Laura part of mind was unconscious.
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The spirits
Khimaria[taken by me]: Khimaria was often represented in paintings as a old hag with green skin, this is false, she looked very young, and the green skin represented how one of her powerful spells went wrong and her blood turned to strong acid, she soon found a thirst for blood after the spell, and started drinking, she was the first vampire, if you take her spirit then you will have the ability to cast spells (which you learn of later) and if you cut yourself your blood with burn away nearly anything.
Yuri: Yuri was a creature of the night, he had long hair and nails, and he was legendarily fast, he was skilled with most weapons but he liked spears, short swords/ knives and just bare hands, he was a great assassin, by taking him on my character becomes very fast, agile, and good at jumping and using fists and nails as weapons.
Xzaar: Xzaar was known as the human vampire, he is the only vampire with good surviving records, in a time long past he was a knight, very good a jousting, when he became a vampire he went into denial for a long time, testing himself against the sun for as long as possible, and slowly tanning, he can pass for human very well now, but he is still a great vampire, if you take this spirit on then you have the ability to be very good at talking people into things, and you can also survive sunlight for an extended period of time.
Zechariahs: recorded as the greatest fencer to ever live in life, in death zachairias became very good with weapons, he trained for a very long time against lesser vampires, and even in friendly matches many were doomed, if you take on his spirit you become very good with weapons, you don’t need just one, also items in you surroundings such as a pipe can become a deadly weapon in your hands.
Airy: Airy was Known as the healer has a human, she traveled the land healing the wounded and occasionally bringing the dead unharmed back into life, she brought these powers with her into death, and saved many vampires life’s, if you take Airy's spirit then you will regenerate from your wounds at a great speed and you will be able to heal those around you (with difficulty).
Name: Laura
Age:13
Appearance: pale, thin and relatively athletic, Laura looks fairly sickly(with her skin tone being so pale. She wears a plain black hoodie and blue jeans, around her neck she has a talisman with a dragon curled around a cross, the dragons eyes are bright red and look like rubies (there is a slightly better description near the beginning of the post
Weapon: two sets of claws, with an intricate design running up the far left and right prong of a dragon, and in the center prong is a vine, it fits between Laura’s fingers perfectly
Spirit: Khimaria
Other-
The base was a dimmed cave with huge stone walls, and lots of books, desks and many other stuff you might find in a classroom. Laura stirred and Khimaria let her gain consciousness, she might as well get slightly used to sharing a body, not that she would remember much of her past life.
"Were am i" moaned a very sleapy Laura, she was lieing on a stone flore with a five pronged star, on each of the prongs lay a sleaping figure. Instinctively she decided to let them sleep, why she would never know.
"I have to get home." She thought "Were is home"
She blacked out again. Khimaria had caused this, she didn'nt want the girl thinking these things untill the other spirits hosts were awake, it would be much easyer to explain then
similar to say Hunting the Gurtha Maten. people make there chars(there can be humans or weak vampires... maybe even werewolf's if we run out of spirits). The chars get made on a different board when i think every things OK, the vampires start plotting someones demise and of coarse taking over the world 😛
my game works like this. after 30 people have signed up for BR i will issue them with 1 random weapon and and they can use it any way they see fit, people may feel free to make alliences as they see fit, but there can only be one winner unless they are successful in escaping the island if they manage they will be an automatic winner but a failed attempt will result in sudden death...
On the map people can not move further then 1 square every 10 mins and for the 1st hour of play there will be no killing permitted, after 3 weeks of play if there is no winner, everyone loses,
Here is the map i will be using, it is the offical map from the film