A Mystery Unleashed- Playground 36

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[ooc: The question is... What happened to the large area of effect fireball Anthanes cast before York tackled him?]

Konrad got up from the gate, bored at how long the evil attackers could take. He levitated up to the walls and saw a scuffle between Anthanes and another man. Jumping and levitating he made his way to a metre away from the fighting pair.

"How interesting..." he mumbled, drawing his sword.

OOC: Sorry about the fireball thing I'm not thinking clearly at the moment...and I didn't think about the fireball...perhaps it's not a good idea for me to RP while I'm on my pain medication...

IC:York saw the explosion behind him, he'd been unaware the mage had casted a fireball behind him. He'd been lucky to dodge it, since Arcyakt hadn't shown up and he couldn't fight the mage he used the ruby to go back to his troops, among the middle of them where nobody would be stupid enough to attack alone.

OOC: I'll be off now...I can't RP well at the moment.

[ooc: *Points to tiny script under your previous post*]

"And then he calls me a coward..." Anthanes got up, dusting himself off, and gave a nod to Konrad as the cliffracer soared down, landing infront of Anthanes.

OOC: It needs to be done....

IC: Konrad nodded back, spinning his sword then sheathing it. "So what is this thign then?" he asked, motioning to the cliffracer.

"This, my friend, is a cliffracer. Which is also good as an airborne mount assuming you can control them. Need transport back into the city?" The half dunmer smirked.

Sel walked around for a few minutes, and couldn't find anything but constructs to fight, and he avoided them.

Tired of looking, he levitated back to Ald'ruhn.

He found Serene talking to Fenris.

"So...what's the plan, exactly?" Sel asked. He had heard Fenris tell Serene to heal, and he didn't know how exactly that would go over, so he changed the subject a bit.

OOC: READ KONRAD'S FANFIC!!!

Konrad stepped back a pace. "Uh...no thanks. Itdoesn't look safe, I'd rather ride a construct." he said, now levitating slightly.

"Tata..." he said as he floated back into the city.

Anthanes hopped onto the Cliffracer, smirking as he flew past Konrad. The cliffracer soared down behind the city walls, let out a loud "SHKREE", and it dropped off it's rider near Fenris then flew off into the wild.

OOC: Please do not fill this thread with sole "OOC-messages"

Serene nodded at Fenris.

"Ok, I have quite a few fortification-spells at hand " she said..I´ll be watching where to cast them, and you may also help by pointing out those who are in need.

OOC: There is only one sole OOC message. Now there is two.

Yes! because I deleted at least two!! -minque

"Let them blunder into our defenses and butcher them," Fenris said simply. "I have a few things up my sleeve that i'm not going to divulge just yet. Ruins the surprise."

Anthanes smirked. "We'll win, and some of us might even retain all their limbs."

...Now, I hope me... and Anara... are amongst those...

Sel smiled. "Right, but from the reports we have heard, the constructs will just revive after hitting our defenses, and then we won't have them anymore."

He wasn't trying to sound pessimistic, just giving another viewpoint.

"Hrm... I think Arcyakt's the one that repairs them. So we just need to keep him occupied..." The battlemage idly stroked his two rings.

The sylph walked magestically around the city, looking for herself at the defenses, since the others had ignroed her presence and left.

she approached the discussion between fenris, sel, and anthanes.

"They can't be repaired if you damage them enough."she commented then added, "we can keep the mage busy if you desire, he is currently not happy with vivec."

OOC: where'd you get that from?

IC:

"Couldn't he just teleport away to revive the constructs?" Sel asked. considering the amount of times he had seen Arcyakt teleport, that was what was likely to happen.

"Exactly. The soldiers can keep the constructs at bay and Arcyakt busy reviving them. We take down Arcyakt," Fenris said. "Shame that sword of Jonacin's isn't a spear. Coulda had a nice blitz with that and some high powered leviation. Come down on the honoured user like a bat out of oblivion and skewer 'im."

"Of course, with it as a sword, the shame can be accomplished. Just replace skewer with 'cut in two frozen chunks of flesh'."

"Well i'm done sureying the situation here, do know that vivec is always welcoming should this place fall."

with the she turned and walked back to the mage's guild, and had the guild guide take her to vivec.

Anthanes sighed. He was fastly developing a hatred for sylphs ever since meeting the race.

Otik shrugged,
well atleast we will have a fall back city, but were will will we go after that?

Otik then started to climp up onto the wall and found the highest place so that he could get a good sight of the battle field when the time came.


(ooc: pst, Minque, don't care if you "hear" this )

Osano stepped out from the ranks of his army and approached Shakur. "There will be no peaceful negotiations in this battle. I serve under Arcyakt, I take orders from him. I do not know exactly why he wants to take over this place, and I do not care. I just don't want to be on the business end of his attacks....Actually I do have a proposition, surrender yourselves or die. A town like this will not stand up to my army, it will be crushed," Osano said. He payed careful attention not to give away the fact that York was going to attack also. It seemed to Osano that no one had noticed him.

Shakur was amazed. A high ranking officer with the knowledge of a Grunt and the war words of a dieing Orc. "I see, well, I'll send message of your words, but before that, would you care for some peaceful chatter? No one likes to go into war without a nice intelligent talk. Plus it gets the brain running. How aout it brother?" Shakur talked to Osano as if they were best friends, for he had been told to embrace the enemy as a brother by his father, for that was the way of the Ir Shin and ancient Irshinki.

"Why not? You know you offered me a sparring match back up on the mountain and we never even started it. But from the gates of Ald'ruhn it might look like we were really fighting...." Osano said to Shakur.


OOC: knowledge of a grunt?!?! hes not that dumb

well atleast we will have a fall back city, but were will will we go after that?

Who´s thoughts were that? Serene looked around...Otik was there looking very thoughtful. what did he mean by that?

Fallback city? No way Ald´ruhn should fall, not her, and Sel´s hometown, Azura forbid that.....

She saw some soldiers looking very tired and worn out so she cast a fortificatopn spell at them:

"Ryck upp er och piggna till" she chanted pointing at the chosen soldiers with her left hand. A bluish light emerged from her fingertips and engulfed the soldiers..

Konrad landed from his levitataion beside Serene, watching her fortify some soldiers.

What the hell could they be tired from? Probably having a bit of fun with a stupid wench. (serne's story..angrification!)

Konrad pondered, then sat on the castle wall.

OOC: he means about the war

IC: "Well, a fight right now isn't as the good wolf would do. Also, there are men and women who would want to kill you so much more than I do, so I just wanted a talk. So I ask once again, would you like to talk? maybe exchange riddles?" Shakur wasn't stalling as it may have seemed, he really did want to have a friendly chat.

Osano shrugged and turned and ordered his soldiers to widen out a bit while saying, " Wouldn't mind a little conversation. But as for riddles... 'fraid I'm fresh out of them. Why don't you start?" Arcyakt, the battle is starting soon, did you want to oversee it?

"That's good, I love intelligent conversation for it shows exactly what kind of person the opponent is. Anyways, Where exactly do you hail from Osano?" Shakur was happy to hear that Osano would talk, it showed that Osano was intelligent in combat, not just a strategical Grunt.

"Don't know exactly where I was born but..." Come to think of it where was I raised? Perhaps the mage's magic is getting to my memory? Osano thought of the first city that came to mind, "uh Vivec. The outskirts of Vivec. Where do you come from?"



OOC: lol forgot to give osano a hometown i think....

"I myself am a former resident of Sentinel, capitol of Hammerfell. By the way, I once paced though the outskirts of Vivec, nice place. It really shows the beuty of Vvardenfel doesn't it?" Shakur knew that if he kept asking questions, he would know more and more.

Osano grew inwardly angry but he hid it. He thought that Shakur knew he was lying; but his plan would backfire, Osano had been to Vivec a few times and knew the countryside there. "Yes it is nice out there, a bit wet for my tastes though....Say Shakur, why do you defend this town? You are certainly a wise man--more so than myself-- if you leave this place you will be spared."


OOC: i'm gone for a few minutes.

"Well, I could answer you directly, but as a wise man I now that wouldn't help your mind grow. So let me give you a question to ponder. Why does the Wolf defend his kin from the Bear when he could easily escape? Think of that while I consult the men and tell them your demands and when I come back I would like an answer" Shakur levitated away using his ring, and landed on top of the gate. Shakur was happy, he now knew more of his enemy, and if he had a full day to talk, he would have been able to crush his thoughts of war. "My brothers, sisters, friends and foe, they claim that we will surrender, or we will be slaughtered. What do you all say to that?".

OOC: can someone answer as the many, many soldiers? I don't really want to control all of their thoughts.

Serene looked annoyed at Konrad after sensing his thoughts about a wench....she did not like the insulting word at all.

She did not reveal anything though

(ooc sure thing Red.)

Soldiers

One battled scarred veteran heard the worrior's statment and growled back " 'ell no!! I've spent my life here and don't feel like giving it up with out a fight!"

There were murmers of agreement rippled in the crowd and others started to call out and soon the whole army was siked(sp) and rearing for battle.


(OOC is that good enough red?)

OOC: That was great.

IC: "Then we'll show em' what a million swords entering their stupid metal hides! I'll be back on this wall in just a minute, and when I come back, I want to hear you chanting this citiies name until the Lords in Oblivion hear it! For Ald-Ruhn! For Tamriel!"Shakur yelled and then levitated to Osano. "Ahh Osano, have you thought of my question and came up with an answer?".

Osano rubbed his chin, "To answer such a riddle would be impossible. It's like asking why a mother cares for her children...But it does not matter why the wolf protects it's kin from the bear, rather who will win. So there is no answer, but I see your point and I will honor your decision. If you fall in battle, die in honor and have no regrets," Osano extended a hand, "Good luck."

OOC: u didnt have to do that red....kinda forgot where i was going with it...

OOC: Awwwww.

IC: Konrad watched the eager fighters with interest.

They are too passionate. They will become too erratic, and will die too soon. I'm not pleased.

He stared at the m all as he walked along the wall, wondering how each of them was going to die.

He slowly walked down the steps from the wall, pulling open the gates and walking through them.

Ryan a "guard" near the mages, wondered when osano would attack, so he could finally get some blod on his axe...the last thing it had bitten into was a machines and oil just staines the metel.

York sat in the middle of his army safe from any intruders. From the city came the confident yells of the soldiers inside...

They sound sure of themselves...either they know something we don't or they're just overconfident...likely the second.

York moved to the front of the army just behind a few lines of soldiers. He hated mages more than anything else, he also wondered how their boy inside was doing.

Stupid mages...why can't they be like everyone else? Can't just fight with a good sturdy blade....

He stood there looking at Osano, he'd been left looking like a fool by an enemy, and it was clear that he wasn't happy about it. York carefully moved up the side of the hill so he wouldn't be noticed, he was looking for Selenil or the archer from Sadrith Mora but was carefully avoiding the mages.

Anthanes went to stand with the mages, selflessly taking control of them. He looked at Ryan, smirking. "You might be better off on the front lines."

OOC: Sorry Shogun, if you want I can edit it and then you can edit your post. Actually, I think that would be best. I'll edit mine.

Shakur levitated back to the gate and sat down on the gate to meditate. He went deep into his own thoughts, deeper than the seventh lay, down into the depths of his self concious. Deep down where dreams were created. Only one thought lay, Heldvild, his wife. He could here her, and as he focused, he could see her and feel her emotions. She was walking, making her way to vivec. She was acompanied by three Guars, Wayad and Lauren, Shakur's cousins that lived in Balmora. The Guars were covered in sacks and bags, each almost bulging with valuables. Shakur finished thinking, and focused in on the voices of the soldiers and mages. "This is our day" was yelled by a young Orc, and "Ald'Ruhn will never fall!" was screamed by a Dunmer.

red: i edited me last post


Osano used his ruby and teleported himself to York's position and said to him, "Attack the weakpoint in the wall now. I will start the siege on the main gate shortly. It's your sole priority to get that gate open! Don't run off and do something else OK?!" Osano went back to his army and listened to the distant shouts of the men within the town. He advanced his troops closer to the walls in order to get everyone's attention on his army. But he did not attack yet. This is your cue, Ryan.



OOC: The siege, IT HAS BEGUN!!!!!

im at school tomarow so kiln or dantrag (as arcyakt) can move my army if the rp advances that far

Otik was sitting on his building when the great army advanced and then stopped.

Why aren't they attacking? what are they waiting for?

Otik looked around and notched his bow, ready for any sudden moves.

The sylph left the mage's guil in vivec and went to find Megil. he was busy discussing with officers possible tactics in the coming battle. The sylph let oyut a soft cough and Megil turned around to greet her.

"Ah good to see you Eáránë, what news do you bring."

"your friends guard the other city, but they are greatly outnumbered and their defenses are far from strong. only by the will of a god, if even that, will hold them through this day. The only help we can offer them is to keep the mage from leaving this place"

Megil stood there in thought for a few moments than nodded, "yes i think we can do at least that for them"

He turned back to the commander's that were in front of him.
"Well fellows, we know what to do now"

Fenris frowned. "Alright, you guys know what do," he said, turning to the mages nearest him. They summoned Winged Twilights who, as instructed, picked up several large burlap bags that were, of all things corked tightly, and looked as if filled to burst. The Twilights swooped towards the construct army and loosed the bags.

Naturally, the constructs swung at the bags. Not intellegent enough on their own to realize that wasn't a good idea, and too controlled to scatter.

Fenris' voice echoed across the battlefeild as the bags ripped open, the contained shouts loosed, crushing more than a few contructs flat, and damaging many more. It wasn't much of a impact. There were lots of Constructs. Perhaps thousands.

"I love being a tongue," Fenris said with a grin. "So many inventive things to do."

Unfortunatly, those were the only bags of Thu'um Fenris had filled. It didn't matter though. They had inflicted enough damage for the time being. The twilights began picking their own targets and going at them with claw and fang. Fenris knew Daedra could always be re-summoned if they died. That was the plan. Drive the enemy into rushing at the gates by making it apparent they couldn't stay outside. Then crush them.

Shakur shook Osano's hand before Osano used his ruby to transport. Where could that ruby take you? To your fellow generals? To Arcyakt? Shakur levitated back to the wall. "The minute they are in perfect range, fire down on them! We will not give them time to advance! Ald'Ruhn will not fall! Tamriel will not fall! Nirn willl not fall! And for the love of the Nine, the Yokuda or anyone else you may believe in, we will not fall!" Shakur was well spoken and was used to rallying soldiers. This was the day that the fate Vvardenfel was decided.

"well then Shakur, that sounds fun. Can't wait to join the pary." Otik said with a grin.

The Mages and Archers eagerly complied, preparing for battle. The priests, being more support-roles and healers moved about, fortifying the men with increased stats, and such.