Anthanes took the bottle, smiling a bit. He offered Anara a chair from a nearby table in (As he thought it) true gentlemanly fashion and only sat down after she did. He then proceeded to drink his flin in the way only an experienced drinker of flin drinks flin.

Ahh Fenris was in charge..hmm that was good news..Serene was pleased but wondered if Jonacin and Sel easily would take orders from him...well they apparently had to anyway

"They actually let you order people around, huh?" Sel said jokingly.

"Seriously though, anything for me to do in all of this?"

He scoffed when Konrad apologized. Normal people don't go from trying to kill someone to apologetic angel in a day.

"Fenris, has it occured to you that this may be the only town left? And we wont be able to leave for supplies once Arcyatk settles into the attack, because only a fool doesn't surround a heavily fortified position, and Arcyatk is no fool. I don't mean to sound like a pessimist, but we have to be prepared for any eventuality"

Anara sat in the seat Anthanes provided. "So, do you think we'll be able to kill this Arcyakt person?" she asked after taking a sip from her flin.


"Not really, i highly doubt that we're the only ones left," Fenris said. "If he surrounds us, we'll escape via Guild Guide. We might even have to leave Morrowind if worse comes to worse, but the rest of Tamriel should be okay."

"But i'd rather we fnd some way to kill Arcyakt."



"Yeah, they knew i had more expierance with this guy than them," Fenris said with a shrug. "I honestly have no idea what you can do other than help fight off the Centurions if they break through the walls."

Anthanes nodded. "Yes. I've been forming a theory about that, actually. It worked with one of his generals. The mages all, at the same time, cast a dispelling spell on him - after protecting themselves against magic ofcourse. This should do away with his protections allowing the warriors to take care of him. And it won't protect him against the more damaging spells of the mages, either." The battlemage took a long sip from his flin.

Fenris, if they break through the walls, retreat or surrender is the only option. we don't have the forces needed to hold them back if we lose the wall

"Damn." Sel said. "huge battles aren't my thing, but I'll help however I can..." he said, thinking of another battle with York - if he came this way.

Anara smiled. "Personally i'd go for the simplistic plan where someone stabs him with a sword, or hits him with a arrow or something. the only defense i know of against that is a sheild spell, and those won't last long, coupled with a dispell on strike enchantment, it'd bring down him defenses," she said.



"What do you sugeest then?" Fenris said. "Mr. Pessimistic Ansei."

York's army waited outside, he walked over the corpses that Arcyakt would eventually reanimate to join the forces. And took the food he needed from the castle.

Where is Arcyakt? He should've been here by now...

He sat in a chair at the top of the keep near a trapdoor thinking of his victory. The dull lifeless constructs lined up below, his mind was bent on finding the two warriors he'd seen, especially the one he'd fought, neither of the men were among the bodies here.

York was sure, he had looked at most of the bodies of the people that died inside the walls of the keep, none were his opponents.

They must have escaped through the Mage's guild.

Doesn't matter though, the other telvanni towns had been destroyed by now...and any surviving towns would follow.

York wondered when his comrades would regroup and where they would fight next...where had all the survivors gone? Many thoughts ran through his head as he stared at the constructs waiting on Arcyakt.

"I suggest we have several contingency plans in place, and should the wall be lost, an organised fighting retreat to the council hall, where guild guides can teleport our forces soewhere safe. We should have them set up a guide spot in there now, while we have time"

Konrad butted in, upon overhearing the conversation. "Somehwere safe you say? Then they shall have to teleport them very far. We cannot run forever you know."

"I myself have no intention of leaving, should it come to that. But Mournhold would be a good choice to go"

Ryan decided to go on a scouting expedition, seeing as it was noon and Osano STILL wasn't awake. When he approached Ald' Ruhn he noticed that it was heavily fortified and would probably be the hardest one yet...

OOC:ryan didn't step on the grenades in the road because he went crosscounty.

Fenris nodded. "Then it shall be done," he said. "As for where, Mournhold is good."

Konrad snorted slightly. "And you think Arcyatk won't follow us to the ends of Tamriel and back? He's overthrowing existance."

Mage

Arcyakt kicked Vivec's lifeless body just to make sure he was dead.

"What an interesting spell battle." Arcyakt muttered. "But you lack imagination."

You may attack when ready. Arcyakt said telepathically to Alton.

He teleported himself to York.

"Sorry I'm late - vivec had to die first." he explained as he resurrected the constructs and the dead.

"When you finish off the rest of the Telvanni towns go to Ald'ruhn - there seems to be some sort of 'ast stand' going on..."

With that, he was gone.

"Yes Arcyakt." York said simply accepting his orders

He held the ruby tight in his hand and teleported back to Arcyakt's castle. There he looked at the Telvanni towns. He had put the undead officers in charge of their own groups, ordered to attack the other Telvanni cities while their attention was turned to Sadrith Mora. All had succeeded in destroying their designated towns.

With one exception, Tel Vos. It was still standing and the troops sent to deal with it had been destroyed. The castle there had been fortified with the best archers, mages, and soldiers money could buy. Aryon loved his castle and had defended it well.

York gathered his forces and took the portal just outside of Tel Vos, with Arcyakt preoccupied, he would have to kill Aryon alone while his forces distracted the men outside and then meet up with the main force outside of Ald Ruhn.

The undead from Sadrith Mora now joined the ranks and the army was huge once again...but they didn't have minds of their own and relied on orders. The army marched up the hill as archers fired at the army and spells of all kinds at them.

York sent them to break the barricades while two mages helped him to levitate into Aryon's home.

OOC:I'm not going to each and every city to destroy it so I picked one to survive.

"Good.." Alton murmered, "The disease should be spreading wonderfuly now."

Several hours ago most of the other army's reported back to Alton with news of victory over the smaller towns. This gave his force an extra ten-thousand men, more then enough to capture Vivec. It would soon be the end.

Alton stepped forward, in front of his lines and turned and looked at their massive numbers, even all of that though did not secure a complete fealing of victory in his mind. "...Vivic is dead.. I can feel it, but there is some other power working too. A god of the sort possibly."
To remind himself of the old days he shouted out verbal commands instead of through the mind, and it was simply, "Foward! March!"

The constructs, undead soldiers, and corrupt humans started their march towards towards the bridges of Vivic, with Alton leading from the front.

Sel stood. "I'm going for a walk." he announced.

Anthanes nodded to Anara. "Hrm...Yes. Coming to think of it, I can provide you with such an enchantment, if you'd like." The half-dunmer smiled slightly.

"You'd do that for me?" Anara asked, somewhat surprised. "Thats rather generous of you."

Megil had heard news of the mage appearing in vivec, but he had more seriour problems to deal with. He was powerwalking to the upper cantons, and then working himself to the upper balconies. Several officers were surrounding him, reporting what the spies had found out. Megil was worried, but he was assured that this army didn't know all that awaited them. He thought back to earlier that morning when the sylphs reported an attempted poisoning of water, the poison never traveled into the hands of the people before the sylphs had issolated it and destroyed it.

"So they come then," he said lookin into the mainland, hearing but not seeing the approaching army.
He turned to the men,

"Vivec shall not fall today, we will destroy this army, you know the tactics. now everybody in position and once the enemy moves in charge out." He turned to the mages, you know what to do if this legion falls."

He stood watching, preparing his mind for the large amount of spell casting that would be involved. Shoeograth, had helped devise some traps and poweful, yet simple spells to dispose of the constructs and the undead.. He taught some mages the simpler of the spells. and others he himslf had cast traps in select areas of the city, in case the enemy penetrated it that far.

All was quiet, the tention high. the quiet breath before the plunge.

Celia sternly pinched Sel's arm. "As long as you do not get hurt, killed, or maimed, you can have your walk. If you do get hurt, killed, or maimed, you will recieve a severe ear-tweaking, m'kay?" Who knows when the mage-man will come?

Celia's face brightened as she faced Fenris. "Mister Nord, is there anything I can do to help? And where is mister Kitty?"

Anthanes nodded with a grin. "Of course not for free. In turn, I want to have a drink with you again assuming we both survive if you would be willing to grant me that honor."

Shakur walked the streets talking to the patroling soldiers and helped orginize some of the volunteers. He could feel the fear coming from some of the soldiers, and he could fully understand their fear. Imagine being told the main cities in your province have been destroyed and you were needed for a posible last stand.

Anara's smile had dimmed slightly at the enchantment not being free, but brightened again when the actual price was mentioned. "Of course," she replied.

Anthanes nodded, obviously satisfied. "It's a deal then. Erm... What weapon do you need to be enchanted, exactly?"

The army crested over the low hills to Vivic, the cantons, namely the Foreign Quarter, were in growing site of Alton. The conscructs line the front row, 40 long by 30 deep, in row of about 5. They were the vanguard, and Alton was even ahead of them. A cold sweat dripped from his forehead, as it always did before battle, the world became narrow, more focused. All sounds but those that were the most usefull seamed to flee from his presence.

Arkyact... Please here me now, grant me one last wish so that I may over come this place. Remeber the deadra of Cyrodil? Perhaps we could call upon their help in distracting those archers on the top tiers?

By his best guess Alton was nearly within firing range of the arrows. An odd calm encomposed him..

Megil saw the army as it peaked over the hill.

He looked on either sdies of him at the archers, then he looked below at the mages.

"Everyone ready your bows and you spells, fightes unsheith your blades, pikemen prepare the barricade on the bridge." he said as he prepared to unleash his own spel.

sheogorath watched from Megil's mind, but he also watched Oblivion, in case anything tried to summon any daedra.

"Ear tweaking? Better not even risk the walk." Sel muttered as he sat down.

OOC: lol I only had Sel say that to start some activity in the thread...




Mage

Actually, Alton, Arcyakt began. Those daedra owed me a favor and granted it - I can't get another. I can come if you want....

Alton looked up and noticed the archers reading their bows. "Right flank! PUSH FOWARD!" As soon as the command was called the constructs raced forward in front of the main force, speedily closing on the bridge.

Hmm, fine then, I need a distraction of the sort though. If those mages have enough time to focus all their spells I will lose a great number of soldiers...

The archers held their arrows knocked.

As the constructs charged, the mages unleashed spells of ice and fire. freezing constructs into place, and melting others into red glowing pools of molten metal.

"Do not aste all your energy yet, Megil said. knowing this was but a sampling of the army.

Alchemists worked non stop withinh the second level of the canton, producing as many potions as they could, of restore Magicka, and Health,

A messenger approached Megil,

"Sir, there appears to be a sickness spreading within the citizens in the cantons."

"What kind of sickness, do we know. I want all those who show symptoms to be isolated, that includes soldiers. send some priests from the temple to deal with this.

Megil knew that somehow the poison had gotten into Vivc, probably from a refugee or something. He also was glad that he had the entire city of vivec seperated hours before the incoming refugees. the army had no contact with the inner cantons, expcept the first few, that had been evacuated of citizens to be used as barracks.

The first of the constructs entered the far end of the bridge and began charging acrossed it,only 70 strong, while the rest of the flank held back a bit.

Good...

"Archers! On me!" Alton led the archers right behind the charging machines...

Mage

Arcyakt smiled - he liked spellcsating....

He teleported himself to Vivec and noticed some frozen constructs and some melted ones...that wouldn't do, wouldn't do at all.

He focused his casting on the mages - indirectly, of course, by casting reflect on every single construct in the city.

Proud of himself, he made his way to stand beside Alton. "What's your plan here?"

"Those mages should soon realize the error of their ways...even a dispel will come back to bite them in the boat."

We have company, seems the commander can't cdo it, so Arcy has come himself Sheogorath warned, You may want to sieze magic

Megil cursed beneath his breath. He did not need arcyakt here. he sent word through messengers telling the mages to sieze. he did not want the command to be said outloud, the enemy couldn't know that he knew.

A few mages, soon found out why the magic had been siezed. not listening they hurtled spells at the constructs, only to see them hurtle back at the caster.

Megil looked at teh water below, he knew there where huge serpentine creatures beneath the surface awaiting his command.

the barricade was holding back the constructs, gashing at them, and tearing some to bits.

a messenger arrived with news that one of the trebuchets was finally built.

"Good, let them suffer as fire falls down on them from above"

"Nice of you to stop by" Alton was slightly distracted as the army was just engauging the defenders on the other side of the bridge.

"This is only fraction of the vanguard, and when the time comes and blitz should be in store." Alton unsheathed his sword, "Now if you excuse me.."

Alton jumped into the front lines, among the spears and the metal blades, and quickly started targeting the infantry commanders.

One man, in the rear was shouting out orders, "Hmm, first target." He managed to mutter before leaping over a man and slicing the backs of his legs. The commander began shouting louder and pointing at Alton as he inched forward, occasionally ending the life of a peasent or warrior as he trudged closer.

At this time the commander drew his own short sword, Alton merely laughed. Charging the man brought up for a high strike, one that would of worked if Alton hadn't grabbed the man by the neck and lift him off the ground.
"Please... have mercy!" The man shouted.

Dark red blood dripped down Alton first as he squeezed, the man squirmed but couldn't get away. Then Alton felt a the weight of a dead man upon his arm.

Numerous contructs followed in behind Alton as he clashed his way inward. So far at least several of the machine groups had made it across the bridge, overwhelming the human, and mer defenders.

Mage

Arcyakt watched as Alton went into battle and sensed far more life around than there should be in Vivec...he looked into the water. Sylphs? Weren't they extinct?

Watch out for sylphs, Alton. Arcyakt warned. They will come from the water. he added, just in case Alton didn't know what a sylph was.

They must have caught on to his reflect ploy - not very much magic was being used.

He looked above to the trebuchet. That couldn't be allowed to stay...

He readied a rather nasty fire spell to burn the wood, but saved it. For when the enemy needed it most.

Ha, I knew it, well how do you think they will deal in their own poisined water?

At once Alton called the 13 Imperial battleships to move forward, they close in around Vivic and took massive fire from above.

Good, go ahead, sink the ships..

Another dead soldier lay on Altons blade, he managed to pick the body up and fling it at the person behind him, possibly killing him.

"Move forward the rest of the Vangaurd!"

5000 more constructs started moving across the bridge...

Shakur kept walking and could hear talking, though not of this plane. For the first time, Shakur could hear the Seven. "This is too risky, power has been taken from his plane and we can't tap the coming, we can't let him do th-" Reinus was interupted by Curse "He will fight, and he will fight without knowledge of the coming. We will watch, we will wait and we will not help him and that is all".

In an instant huge serpents burts from the water, their scales a myraid of colors due to the sun hitting them. They lunged forwards, crushing constructs beneath their scaly bodies, and snapping at others. Even though there weren't but 50 of them, they were holding back the constructs. the machines weapons incapable of breaking through the scales.

there also emerged sylphs in their feminine form. only someone who had encountered a sylph could tell you that the serpents and the women where the same race. And none who had seen this ever lived, with the exception of Anthanes, and Megil.

the sylphs moved fluidly through the defenders, like a silent stream of water, attacking only the constructs with javelins, and swords.

Megil, watched the constructs. Good, let us take them downa sphere of water forming on his palm, and growing larger.

Don't target any of the constructs, instead target the ground, That way when it hits, it is no longer a spell, but water. then it will splash onto the constructs, corroding their chassis and gears. Sheogorath advised Megil.

Megil smiled, madness was indeed brilliant.

He sent the sphere of water crashing in front of the constructs, watching as the after tidal splash, corroded several rows of combatants. those behind ran into the ones that were no longer functioning, grinding them into a fine dust.

OOC: you do know that you're suuposed lose, right? but no matter - Arcyakt will use the same logic with his lightning.

IC:

Arcyakt had a devious plan formulating in his head. He thought about it for a second - what was the best way to do this?

He cracked his knuckles and began the proper movemnts and incantations.

Soon, the water all around Vivec was frozen - the sylphs would no longer be able to move about in the water.

OOC: may i point you to AMU thread 26, page 12. second poast

Alton and a large number of constructs were trapped on the other side of the bridge when the new attack came, "Hmm, clever aren't they?"

"Bring the boats closer!" Alton shouted, and whithin mere seconds he recieved the word that must of the boats were sunk beneath the shadows of the Cantons. Altons eyes lit up, "Good, I sure hope the Sylphs care for the water"

When the ships were damaged far enough they blew up from the inside out, as a powder keg would. But instead of just simply blowing up, they spouted a dark green sticky goo. When this touched the water it sunk right away, right to the bottom of the water, slowly, then much faster, letting off a strong poision the change the water from its normal colour to a much darker, black. That it choked the air out of the water, and whatever it stuck too cause hindered it from moving. It was only the first step in the plan though.

((OOC: Be back in a bit))

OOC: when you are in water, expect to be shocked.

*promptly deletes page 12 of thread 26*

seriously, lose, so we can get this RP overwith. I want a new one.

fine...he'll use a different spell then. It was a better idea anyway.

OOC: why must Vivec fall? it is far more heavily defended than Ald'rhun. it would make more sense that it survive instead of Ald rhun. I think the others should flee to Vivec through the mage's guild. and let the final showdown take place. it makes more sense than ald'ruhn IMHO.

IC:

Megil smiled, he went deep into meditation as hed tried to contact teh spirits of the sylphs.

"break free from your bonds and run again as free as the sea"

Nothing happened for several minutes, then the ground began to shake, and a deathening roar broke ou across the ice, it had begun to crack. the vile poison remaining frozen and sinking to the bottom.

OOC: So...when did ice get the ability to sink?

since poison is not water.

water is rare in that when in a solid state, it is lighter than the liquid state.

Err.. I think not, I don't think you understand my poision (or my ability to spell either)

It rests on the bottom of the sea floor, and then lets off a gas, which is light then water. But see the gas attracts most oxygen molecules and simply rises it out of the water.

Really it just kills everything in the water and its horribly difficult to do away with.. so no, If you get Sylphs I get to poision the water

So if you just froze the water, which I'm not sure if you did (Make your damn post clearer) then in all honesty the compassion is to hot and it'll just melt the ice...

lol arcy froze the water, but alright your poison makes sense, and i'll agree to it. O.o