Unguarded Guardians (IC) Part 2

[Zender_Solarheart]

Victor's been keeping the house guarded this whole time, aiding with the packing just enough so he could keep an eye open while doing so. When he checks again, the soldiers that stood with Dethorac to the last have vanished - most likely Mex's fiery handiwork - and Dethorac has been brought down...by Sierra...ohhh shit. "Errr...Captain Sort, you might want to heal a little faster...because we have something worse than Dethorac on our hands now..." The simple tone in which he says that is a bad sign. For the first time in years, he's truly worried...Victor never gets worried about a fight...

Shoving his worries aside for now, though, Victor marches out to face Sierra with the others, hoping that if they all stand their ground together, they might have a chance. "And here I thought this would be easy..." he says forebodingly, walking out to face his foe as if he were marching straight up to a heroic last stand. He then unsheathes Mjolnir, raises it skyward, and bellows out:

"I am Victor! Victor Stein! The Sword that Cleaves Thunder!!"

He cuts the introduction short there, swinging his sword downward to point ahead of him, straight at Sierra. "I know not what deal you made with Dethorac, nor what may have occurred between you and Sort in the past. However, you sought harm upon Nyx...and as such, I have neither pity nor mercy for you. Draw your blade, sorceress!!" Some might think him practically suicidal just for saying that, but Victor's never been the type to just run away like a coward. He is a guardian, freelance or otherwise, and guardians do not flee.

[Sortaix]

Ride of your life:

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Sierra just laughed as the group got ready to fight her, and Kaz now regained her ability to move.
"Awww...you kids look so cute all mad and ready to fight. I now some people that are just going to love having you all as pets, assuming when we take your blood, we don't need all of it."
Sierra then summoned magic to her hands, black magic that pulsed with power.
Now, don't move, this won't hurt too much.
She extended her hands and several projectiles shot forth, each aimed for the group, but before they reached them a wall of light hit the ground in front of them, with a crash. The necro blasts hitting the barrier and not the team, Sort yelled out to her, as he was standing in the door.
"And you still suck at magic, almost as bad as your actual sucking."
Sort then blasted her with a blast of light magic, as he leaned his head back and howled once more, this time his howl was responded to by two horse whinnies. Two pegasi now flew down to land beside him, each one saddled up and ready.
"Alright! everyone mount up! You as well Lilia, like it or not, you're in this with us now."
Everyone then got on the winged horses, Dax, Kaz and Mex on one horse, while Vic, Nyx and Lilia got on the other horse. Sort stood on the ground the barrier of light holding Sierra back as she ranted and yelled out various profanities at Sort and the rest as the Pegasi got ready to fly away. Sort then crouched down as his back began to glow with light magic, before two large dove wings materialized.
He then took off and up as the Pegasi took off after him. The group now soaring up and into the sky.

[MiscChaos]

Lilia was lost in the sequence of events that follow after she prepares to fight. The magic bits, she gets. Before today, she'd never seen necromancer or light magic, but she can get what went on with them. It's the damn winged horses that throw her. It's the idea that she's stuck with these guys that somewhat displeases her. It's Sortaix growing fucking wings that make her finally go "What the fuck is going on!?!"

She turns to the light-winged Sortaix and says, "OK, I need answers like yesterday. What the hell did I just get dragged into!?"

[daxtinator396]

Dax reluctantly got on the winged horse as it showed up after Sort's rescue of well... all of them. He suddenly felt much better about it as Kaz joined him on the horse. She could move know and he didn't have to defend her quite as furiously. Which was good as he made the painful spikes disappear so he wouldn't maim the poor horse as it flew them away from the retched woman of evil behind them. He looked back at Kaz and said," We'll get her yet don't worry. She won't be shooting any gay purple necromantic magic when we finish with her!" He said with a fierce determination.

[Icaelus]

"Charred to a crisp."
Mex grinned, starting towards Dethorac, another fireball blazing to life in her hand. Kaz was quicker and was nearly upon the moron when suddenly a blast of magic smashed into her, knocking her back into Dax.
"Kaz!"
Mex spun, an elven woman coming into view. Probably that bitch ex-girlfriend of Sort's... She watched Sierra absorb Dethorac's soul. Hmph. One less to take care off. But that had been her kill. She didn't appreciate that bitch just coming in like that.
A growl rose in her throat and Mex stepped forward, the fireball in her hand exploding in size.
"Hey, bitch. You always this loud? No wonder Sort dumped you."
Mex smiled wickedly as she hurled her fireball at the same exact moment Sierra launched her necromancy. Both exploded upon the wall of light that was undoubtedly Sort's. Sort yelled out an insult and then added injury to that, blasting his ex-girlfriend from hell with a bolt of light. Sort then gave a howl, the whinny of horses responding to his call. Two winged horses, pegasi landed beside Sort.
"Bleh! You suck!"
Mex stuck her tongue out at Sierra, rushing to one of the pegasi and pulling herself up. Behind her, Dax and Kaz mounted up and the beast took off, it's feathered wings beating mightily..

[napsii]

"HURFDEGLERBLE!" blurted out Kaz as bolts of gay-purple-necro-darkness-magic blasted out toward her. Her body was still stiff and it was a challenge to move. She thought she'd get asploded, but then Sort appeared to save the day. TA-DA! And Dax was being pretty nice too. She rolled to her feet and compelled Tide back into her hand, the staff seeming to share in her surprise for Sort's intervention. Wowzers, he totes saved them! Again! Although she would have liked to stay and bonk Sort's Ex-GF on the head for being a jerkess, the winged silhouette of two pegasi caught her attention like keys being jingled in front of her face.

"Ooo." she admired the animals dumbly as they glided to a stop nearby. Man, she wanted a pegasus! They were totes cool.

"WEEEE! I CALL FRONT SEAT!" she squealed, winding up and lunging for one of the pegasi with energy only she could possess. Almost immediately, she butted ahead of the other two so she was at the very front, where her view of the surroundings was not obstructured. She gave a "wee" again as the winged horse bounded into the sky, leaving the jerkess and her dumb-faced friends in the dust quicker than she could say "wowzers".

"WHAT A JERKESS." she commentated loudly over the rushing wind back to Dax. Despite being on a flying horse, she had some strange poise. Glancing sideways, too, she did spy Sort... flying? Aw, man, she wanted to fly too! But she couldn't really make wings outta water. Well, actually, a good water mage probs could, but it defs would be pointless.

"Hay, Sort-chan. Where we' goin'?" she questioned loudly.

[Zender_Solarheart]

Victor is about to shove those mocking words back down Sierra's throat, and hit her with a descending Raizangeki while he was at it...

...when suddenly, Sort comes in to shield them from her blasts, and spirit them all away on pegasi. Victor's read of such creatures - blessed winged horses, the name itself being derived from a foreign land's mythology, and bearing a unicorn's horn in certain fictional works - but he never expected them to be real. The shock alone is enough to make him forget that Sort essentially deprived him of a true warrior's battle...and when he remembers, he simultaneously realizes that it would likely be a losing battle, given how powerful Sierra appeared to be.

Hearing Dax's note about crushing Sierra in due time, Victor pipes up: "You won't be alone on that. When her time comes, my blade shall be there, as well." After the threats that bitch made against Nyx, he's not about to just let her off so easy. He's normally merciful to women, but in Sierra's case, he'll gladly make an exception...then again, that wretch is basically a woman in anatomy alone.

[Sortaix]

Ride of your life:

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Sort turned around quickly as he and the pegasi took off into the sky to answer Lilias question to him.
"Short version, You are special and the necros want to drain your blood, because of it, and drain it all the way."
Sort and the Pegasi then made their way up, where they leveled out. Sort then pointed to the south and looked to the winged horses.
Listen , just keep 'em chasing you till midnight, then all is well. I can keep Sierra and her minions busy till then, just keep moving and don't stop"
The horses each bowed their heads in response only to draw back almost doing an aerial form of a jump. Sort looked down to see a draconic skeleton flying up to meet them, with a scantily clad Elven woman riding it. Sort then summoned a spear of light in his hands and armor over his body, before diving down to meet his adversary. The Pegasi then headed due south with all haste, they kept close to each other, and just as things seemed okay. Two forms began chasing them. Kaz would recognize them as air elemental daemons. The Pegasi continue on, but the elementals are beginning to close in.

[MiscChaos]

Lilia's face drops as she's told that the necromancers want her blood. And not in the sense that she's used to, like full on vampire drain you dry crap. "I'd better get a long version soon!" she says back. They're chillin' with Sortaix doubling back and handling his jealous ex when two... things pop up. "Anyone got any idea what those are?" she asks, blasting back a bolt of lightning in an attempt to slow them down.

[Zender_Solarheart]

Victor looks back at the flying daemons on Lilia's cue, and huffs with annoyance. "Whatever they are, if their heart beats, then I can kill them!" he taunts at the enemies, while firing a pair of Shippu Taiho blasts, one for each target. It's partially to shake them off, but also to judge how well they handle electric attacks. After all, that's pretty much the only means of ranged combat he has...

[daxtinator396]

Dax groans in irritation as he felt absolutely useless at range here in the sky were the nice earthy ground was so far away and with it and projectiles he could form. He wasn't about to boomerang toss Rampart unwilling to risk losing it to gravity and never seeing him again. So he sat and stewed angrily as he looked at the oncoming things grumpily his sword arm ready in case they got close enough for him to do some up close damage and shine like a diamond as he sometimes could in direct combat. He shouted to the others,"I'm out of this one guys. I have no means to attack whatever is coming up on us."

[napsii]

"Whuh-- BLOOD!? Seriously!? That's like, the best they could come up with! Serious. I knew necros were dumb and all but I didn't think they'd be goofy as like, vampires! BLEH!" remarked Kaz, rather loudly. Well, it didn't change much. She knew they were trying to make her bite the dust or something far less pleasant. So she'd just have to bust them up.

"Weeeeeee!" she squealed as the pegasus picked up speed. With Tide tucked across her lap, she was free to stretch her arms out like a bird, letting the rushing wind make her feel like she was levitating as the winged horse pitched and turned. She squinted down at Sort, who was flying off to meet his Ex-GF.

Jeez, I wonder why they broke up! They seem like.. super duper mad! she wondered, then spotting two Air Elementals beginning to tail them. Yuh-oh!

In fact, now that I'm thinkin' bout it, this is TOTES WACKY! Wasn't I trying to get back home 'er somethin'? Durf. I fergaht. she said, raising her hand. It swirled with blue energy.

"They're like, Air Elementals. I recognize them from a book!" she explained. Kaz was pretty sure that was the only book she'd read in five years. Well, in any case, she quickly blasted off a blooming wall of water toward the dum-dum Air Elementals. At this altitude, it was easy to bring the expanding curtain of water to a freeze, creating a giant plate of ice that'd probably crash right into their faces just behind the others' attacks.

[Sortaix]

Dancing with the Angels:

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Kaz's attack was quite successful as the elementals saw the water wall, but were not expecting it to freeze over, as they crashed into it and lost some of their altitude, before falling all the way down. The group was not safe however, as now several black figures were chasing after them, draco-liches and a few of them had necromancers riding on them. The pegasi looked around them as the necros were approaching from several directions. As their enemies drew in closer the dove from earlier flew up alongside one Pegasus and shouted for the companions to hear.
"All of you, Hold on tight!"
The dove then dive bombed straight down in a corkscrew maneuver, as the sun itself shone brighter and brighter, before the light itself shot forth as spears, skewering several of the pursuers, most of them bursting into flames. Several brightly colored figures could be glimpsed, flying into battle with the approaching necromancic fighters.
As the Pegasi got low enough altitude, they flew just above the road, the trees on either side allowing little room for error. Then as if tempting the Fates themselves, the winged horses then began to fly in between the trees moving over and under each other as they flew from right to left, before abruptly turning left once they found an area of the road, that the canopy of the trees covered their maneuvers from view.
The horses continued on for not much longer before landing in a small area of the forest covered by trees, but giving the group enough room to dismount.
The little guardian dove from before flew in shortly afterward, just as the group was dismounting and contently landed upon a small tree branch just above the group.
"Well, I don't believe your enemies are still following you, so you guys are safe, at least for the moment."

[Angel_Slayer_Alcatraz]

(Sorry for my extended absence from the forum I had family business to take care of)
Nyx had been oddly quiet for quite so time and found this an excellent time to distance herself from the group and clean her sword
"Yukari...I am doomed to your fate as you were to the one before you..."
She muttered to herself under her breath
She sat on the ground silently

[Zender_Solarheart]

Victor dismounts, and notices Nyx heading over to a secluded spot, away from everyone else. His initial thought is to follow her, but decides against it; after all they've been through today, she deserves some time to herself. Instead, he turns to the guardian dove, and tries to get some answers.

"Pardon me, but just what's so special about all of us, anyway? If the Necromancers want us dead that badly, I think we have a right to know why."

A fair request, in Victor's mind. As a freelance guard, he's not used to being hunted...and by his reckoning, there's not really anything he's done in the past that would warrant such "special" attention from the whole of Necro-kind...

[daxtinator396]

Dax stepped off his horse shakily as he fell to the ground happily and just lay there on the ground,"Damn... never again. I hate being up where there is no earth to touch! I felt helpless... " He said angrily not liking being put in such a situation but at least he was here on the ground and could be more useful in battle.

[Sortaix]

Destinies Revealed:

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In response to Victors inquiry, the talking dove looked down at him and stretched her wings before answering him.
"The Necromancers don't want to kill you, they just want to drain you of some of your blood. Your blood contains your elemental powers as well as the blessings you have all received, but believe me, they aren't nice enough to kill you. I wasn't supposed to reveal your destiny to you, but our enemies are quite good at messing up plans. To put it simply, you remember the ancient order of Paladins that were centered in the Gold City called 'Kelenmabre'? The order that kept the necromancers and their ilk at bay for the past seven hundred years, was not just light element warriors like Sortaix. We had warriors from every element, the gods themselves gave us our power, Minerva, goddess of light, Thor god of Storm, Ifrit god of fire, Poseidon god of water, and Gaia goddess of earth. This order was built to protect the people of our world, only to be destroyed by the very same people it was built to protect, twenty years ago."
The bird then gave a sad sigh, as she flew down to rest upon Dax's shield.
"Sortaix is the last of us, the only one of our blood to still be alive. He represents the element of light, you on the other hand, represent the other elements. You have each been chosen by the gods to be the leaders in this war to come, to lead the people as they rise up against enemies and pathetic rulers alike. The same nobility that claims to help the people, yet demands their gold in unlawful taxes, and takes their food as 'tribute'. You all have been chosen to end all of it. Kelenmabre was destroyed by the Elven, Human, and Furr nations, because we spoke against the cruelty of much of the nobility, so they convinced the people to turn on us, their greatest protectors. The gods allowed this to happen, for they knew without us to stop them, the Necromancers and their minions would reassert their presence in the world and inflict horrors upon the population. This was the punishment of the gods for destroying...us. Also, by doing this the people would see the horrors they were protected from for all these years and when the new elemental champions rose to lead them, they would not hesitate to follow you, even if you demanded the heads of their so called 'nobles".
She said spitting out the word with severe hatred.
"But, to be able to do this, you have a connection with the gods, that will allow them to channel their powers into you. To do this, you must go to the ruins of Kelenmabre, and open the blood seal. Sort, being the last of us, is the only one that can. Behind that door is the library where all the knowledge of the gods lies, and all you need to know to fight this tide of darkness. But, how can a library hold the knowledge of the gods you ask? The answer is that it cannot, in the library is a place that allows the gods to enter into this realm and they will train you personally, however it is your blood that will open the portals. That is why the Necromancers are after you, you threaten all they work to achieve, and you also carry within your veins, the only way they have to assault the heavens themselves and allow their dark master to challenge the gods.
The bird then flew up to hover over Victor as she looked into his eyes.
"If our enemies gain your blood and open the portals in the library, no body or soul will be safe from them and their twisted horrors. They will defile everyone and everything, their ultimate goal is to help their dark master, the daemon of death, 'Sheldon' conquer and enslave the gods themselves."

[Angel_Slayer_Alcatraz]

Nyx Looks over and begins laughing hysterically
"Sheldon?!......The evil demons name is.....Sheldon?!?!?! WOW THAT HIS HILARIOUS BWAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAA"
She only stop because she ran out of breath

[MiscChaos]

Lilia has to restrain a snort herself, realizing this is a "serious business" atmosphere and laughing would completely throw that out the window.

'Sheldon. Pft. That's rich!' she thinks to herself though. At this point she finally hops off the pegasus, her desire to know more overwhelming her desire to stay on the freaking flying horse! The corkscrews, the dime turns from earlier, everything those things did made her seriously consider capturing one and taking it for herself. The only reason she doesn't is because she knows it's a generally bad idea to piss off the gods and stealing their stuff might just do that.

"So which way are we going from here?" she says, voice still holding a little mirth from the whole Sheldon thing. "I assume we're gonna want to make the fastest path possible to these ruins to minimize the chance of necroes getting our blood." The "let people destroy us to teach them a lesson" thing doesn't sit well with her, but, well, she ain't them so she couldn't care less what they did in the past. Just as long as they don't expect her to do anything like it in the future, she's cool.

[daxtinator396]

Dax watches the little talking bird as she flutters about and explains to them the situation. It looked to be quite dire and much deeper than he had expected. He couldn't believe it... in his veins flowed the blood of his Lady Gaia herself! He held up a hand and stared at it in wonder making the bird flutter over to hover in front of Victor. He listened to her continued monologue enraptured. All of this came down to them! He didn't know what to think but the name of the lord of evil wasn't quite as... evil as he was expecting. It actually made him want to giggle like a school girl at the ridiculousness of it all but he held back knowing this was a time of solemnity. He asked awed as she finished speaking,"So the blood of the gods flows through our veins? Lady Gaia is a part of me? And she is to be one of our teachers? How soon can we be there?" He asked excitedly anxious to get started.