When They Align

[Zane]

Sinead stood over the gate, watching the raiders. He already knew the outcome of this battle, the Book reveals all to those learned enough to read it. "Segari, Today would be a good day to die, but I'm expecting someone today. Join me on the front lines will you?" today he altered his usual greeting before a battle, he was hiding something.

He strode down the steps to the gate and walked up to the front line, where the raider leader was waiting from him. "Welcome Perseus Rohken, I heard that you were looking for me, Want to negotiate the terms of your surrender." Sinead addressed the Bandit.
"How do you know my name?"
The saint raised his eyebrows at the man, "I am the Bearer Saint of Cleara Verdad, there is little that I don't know. And I know that if you choose to fight today that many of you will die and that these walls will not be breached."
The raider smiled wickedly, "We shall see about that." He then rode back to his soldiers.

Sinead turned and shouted up to the Rinata when he was out of earshot, "Rina! Take the archers and go to the other gate, this attack is a feint, let no one through do you hear me?" With that he turned to face the now approaching line of raiders, "To Glory!" he shouted and the force behind him shouted it back. "For Honor!" once again the force behind him echoed it with a mighty roar. He drew one of of his short swords, spinning it round his person several times before thrusting it in the air. "To Victory!" and the gathered force let out a mighty war cry and started banging their shields to their weapons.

OOC: Battle starts next round

[Dreamwolf]

Rin did not nod, nor did she call out an affirmative. Sinead knew she would simply do as told. She led the archers to the gate and lined them up in two rows. The first row was comprised of the very best archers, the second row was made up of those with experience in hunting animals, though not as efficient a the first row, they would none the less kill many.

Rin herself drew her two dagger letting the borrowed bow hang from her back, ready for use buty not immediately useful. When the Raiders found their true intent exposed they at first hesitated, then charged forward...into a hail of steel tipped arrows.

[GoblinFae]

The great giant of a man bowed his head in deference to his commander, young though he may be. Segari had never questioned him before on the field of battle, he would not start now, even as suspicion of the woman by the temple and intrigue at Sinead's cryptic words begged him to do otherwise. The different greeting had given him pause but not enough to stop him from continuing after the Bearer Saint. If anything it fueled him forward.

In lumbering strides, he arrived beside his commander upon the battlefield and stood silently, but fiercely behind the man. An elbow to Sansi and a pointed look at Sinead's back was the only communication he sent to the other woman. Their unspoken agreement, one that all the Saints shared to protect each other, was being evoked.

Segari had no doubt in the book's words revealed to no one but Sinead. Nor did he doubt the man's art on the battlefield, on the contrary he had seen it many a time and respected it greatly. Nonetheless, his personal suspicions weighed down heavily upon his shoulders like a great mantle, one that he could not throw off and so gave to Sansi to share. Perhaps later he would explain but for now it would have to be enough. He knew she would understand. She always did.

His own voice thundered out upon the field akin to a hammer on the anvil with the war cry of the Cleara Verdad. A battleaxe firmly gripped within his hands, he waited for Sinead's signal that would send them all tearing through the enemy.

[Winters-Feather]

Sansi exchanged a pointed glance with Segari and nodded once. Something was off with Sinead's greeting, but Sansi did not dare to ask now.
The book, she mused. It told him of strange tidings and had grip on his mind. Sansi just hoped that whatever it was, it would not interfere with the clarity of his mind.  All she and the other Saints could do was protect their young leader, and fight. Sansi's grip tightened on her weapons as the battle cry rang out in the air. She did not bang her shield to intimidate or to draw courage. Instead, the tall elf maiden squared her shoulders and threw her head back proudly. Let them come and try to bend her shield and break her sword. The shield maiden muttered a prayer under her breath as she took her stance.
"My voice is at your command," she said to Sinead, not once taking her attention off from the man named Perseus Rohken. Let them come.

A breeze from the north passed. Sansi could pick up the scent of iron and sweat, soon to be joined with blood. She lifted her voice to join the others, the light catching on her blade. She steadied herself as Rohken raised his arms to give a signal to his men, who were ready to charge...

[Zane]

The raiders were getting close, though some were hesitant conflict was still eminent. Sinead looked to his fellow Saints. "We cleave though the front line and advance relentlessly, we have to demoralized them at all costs. If we fail to do so, the city will fall in five days." With that he pulled another short sword, duel wielding was his specialty, and charged the line. Deflecting a lance then thrusting forward with a lunge, his razor sharp blade met little resistance as it plunged into thin leather armor and flesh. Sinead did not stop there, using the momentum he gain he spun, slashing out at those that surrounded him, two more raiders fell one partially decapitated the other clutching a deep gash on his shoulder. Nothing demoralized an army like the pain ridden moans of an ally.

Sinead continued his bloodpath, using the two swords to maximize efficiency. Someone with a warhammer stuck one blade, kconking from his hands, without even thinking about it, he pulled the third of his short sword and ended the man with the warhammer, there was little that could stop Sinead when he had this much momentum. 

[Dreamwolf]

Rinata cut forward, slicing with her daggers. Half of her force had stayed t the gate, armed with bows for long ranged attack, the other half came forward with her, cutting men down with their swords. Rin stepped up into the air, kicking a man in the face so hard the toe of her boot poked out from the back of his skull. He blades made short work of the men on either side of her. She landed with barely a noise and kept the attack moving. She was surrounded on all sides, yet she did not lose her advantage. Her speed and skill made her a nearly impossible target to the men armed with heavy swords and axes, and those that could keep up with her met their end to her daggers.

She felt a cold slice on her forearm, some lucky bandit had scored a mark on her. She cut deep into his throat, a satisfied smile coming to her lips. Rinata enjoyed battle, it was a test of her skills and she loved a challenge. Letting out a laugh she further unnerved the enemy. Her ears twitched with excitement, her tail thrashed back and forth. The fact she wasn't human made the men wary enough, but the smile and the laugh, both of which continued as she fought, were demonic in the eyes of her challengers.

[GoblinFae]

A thundering of metal breaking on metal was the resulting sound of all who went up against the great giant of a man. His axe cleaved whole groupings of men out of his path with the ease of swatting a harmless fly aside.

Men broke against his being like waves upon cliffs, able to touch but do no more harm than that, for each blow to his person rebounded tenfold against the man who had dared strike him. Segari was a mountain that could not be brought to its knees.

He roared out his anger at the cowardly attack upon the peaceful village, striking fear into the hearts of many as he mowed through the scattering lines, a watchful eye kept out for his own fellows around him on the blooding field.

From what he could tell the others were fine for now and so he continued on his own warpath. The first sign of trouble he would be there but he would not dare interfere a moment sooner. They were all capable warriors. It was an insult to the others' skills if he defended them needlessly.

[Winters-Feather]

OOC: FORGIVE ME FOR MY LATENESS shan't happen again any time soon i hope..
IC:

The city will fall.
Well, that wasn't surprising news. Sansi grunted in reply. She knew very well what as stake. If they had to 'cleave through the front line,' as Sinead said, then so be it.
"I am with you," she said, quietly.
The raiders approached in a deafening roar. Sansi, who had been as still as a rock, sprang to life. Sansi twirled and slashed, springing to life as she fought the enemy. Her long hair whipped out behind her, a blur of white as she sliced a man's throat, red blood tainting the cloth on her clothes. She paid no attention to her friends, not now. She moved with skill and grace, the rhythm of battle another to dance to. Sansi smiled as a man's blade got stuck on her shield. She pushed him backwards and moved on, leaving the helpless man to the mercy of those who came behind her. The shield maiden continued to push her way through the ranks by the side of  the Saints.

Her eyes shone with blood lust as steel clashed against steel. These raiders fought well; it was clear that they had seen battle many times before.
No more, Sansi thought as she ran her sword through under the man's arm. Suddenlly, she heard the wails of men and turned her attention towards a giant of a man who was missing an ear. He was brandishing a morning star with one hand and wielded a sword with another. He knocked down soldiers who tried to brake the distance. those that successed only were brutally run through. Sansi grimaced as she watched a man she barely knew, but knew none the less, fall by his hand. The brude turned towards Sinead, but Sansi let out a sharp whistle, drawing his attention towards her. Sansi smirked.
This one's mine, she thought, charging for him.
Shivers ran down her spine as he swung, his arm powerful.
He's fast.

Sansi bolted out of the morning star,  but then she quickly blocked the man's blade with hers, its point inches away from her face. He wickledly smiled as he watched her effort. Sansi tried again to break through his defenses, but he blocked her attack and retaliated, swinging the weapon towards her. Sansi had no choice but to use her shield. As it clashed against it, Sansi found herself being thrown backwards, something cracking. She cried out as she rolled towards him, slashing viciously at his calves. It was enough for the man to hesitate as he tried to deliever a death blow. It was enough: in one swift movement, Sansi stabbed him through the chest.
"What's your name?" she hissed between labored breath.
He made a face, but did not resist her question.
"Esfen."
"Die well," Sansi solemnly said.
May Aiden have mercy...

Sansi examined her left arm. It hung limp at her side. She didn't feel it now, though she had difficulty moving it freely.
No doubt I'll feel it soon.
Suddenlly, a blast of fire bursted through the ranks.
"Mages!" the elf shouted, her eyes scanning the field. Three stood in the back in black cloaks, their voices drowned out by the cries of the dying as they raised their hands towards the heavens.

[Zane]

Sinead did not need to be told about the mages, he just watched at one of them turned a valiant warrior into salt. The Saint's Grimace turned to something more of rage. "Vengeance is mine, saith Lord Aiden, and by the hands of the faithful it shall be fulfilled." Sheathing his swords, he ran at the man in front of his, leaping up and steeping onto his shield, up and over the man he was onto the shoulder of the man behind him. he proceeded to to use the rouge army like stepping stones, going right after the mages.

One gasped and shot lightning at him, Sinead just snagged the pure energy and impaled it into a rouge behind him. Pulling his sword free and slicing at the mage in one clean movement, the mage fell into two pieces. The other two mages fell not long after, only then did he look up to see what they were conjuring. A black pentagram was circling in the sky. "Damn it all." He waved at Segari and pointed up. "Kill it!" Whatever came through that portal, the mountain of Cleara Verdad stood against it.

[Dreamwolf]

Rin actually stopped and stared as the black pentacle formed. "Great."


Returning to the battle Rinata made short work of the two men men who sought to take advantage of her temporary distraction. One looked down at his hand as the fingers slid away and fell to the ground, the other fell with his own short sword in his gut.

Turning to the men she commanded she spoke above the roar of battle. "What ever comes through that portal, do not break from your positions, do not flee, for we will have victory this day!"

((its a blah post but my muse phone is getting bad reception...))

[GoblinFae]

Segari did not hesitate. The moment he was given the order, he turned his sights to the pentagram and tightened his grip on his battleaxe before plunging further into the throng of fighters. He did not let fear rule him as he muscled his way through the throngs, not even bothering to eye the massive creature tearing its way through the portal ahead of him.

If he had he might have noticed the beasts dripping fangs and ragged horns before he was suddenly eye to eye with them. The red-eyed monstrosity bared its teeth and snarled at him, appearing hungry enough to devour him whole.

For one brief moment the giant of a man was forced to gather his wits about him. Yet, in less than a second his mighty battleaxe was swinging down onto the snout of the massive demon-beast. There was a thunderous clang as it embedded deep within the skull of the creature.

The breastplate saint let out a howl of victory seconds before the beast's massive had shot out and swatted him aside like a bothersome fly. Man and demon were sent flying as the armor of Aiden worked its magic and sent the demon flying twice as far as the creature had sent Segari.

The man landed with a pain-filled grunt in a small crater of dust created by the impact of his body. This was certainly unexpected. It was not often that something he intended to kill persisted after the killing blow. Struggling to sit up, Segari nodded off to Sansi.

"You're up," he rasped, silently cursing the lost of his weapon of choice as he pulled himself to his feet again. He had a feeling this was not even close to over yet.

[Winters-Feather]

Sansi nodded at Segari's words, panting as she looked at the vortexs forming in the sky. A black symbol formed as it began to open, like an infestation in the sky. Whatever darkness that split out of that needed to be stopped, and now.
It's too late, she thought, a sickening feeling squirming within her as she watched the mages fell by Sinead's blade.
"Yeah," she breathed. She looked at the man square in the eye.
"Cover me."

The Helm Saint took in a deep breath and began to sing.  Her notes were in a tongue centuries older than Common,  the words gentle yet powerful, with the sense of the beautiful, yet dangerous, sensation of tall waterfalls beating against rocks. It was a hymn she had learned long, long  ago, prayers to ward off evil, a prayer of strength and courage. Though the shield maiden was generally soft spoken, her sweet, strong words were louder than all cries and words exchanged in the battle field. They became almost seductive and alluring.
Turn back, Sansi thought, hoping her hymn would reverse the portal or sway whatever monsters that were to come out of it hearts. I can try.

Meanwhile, many of the opposing men were being swayed, as if in a trance.  Some broke down, and a few even tried to run away. However, many fought on, fearful and confused. Sansi paid them no mind. This song wasn't theirs.

[Zane]

While Sansi's magic forced the portal closed, another demon forced it's way out. This demon was more humanoid that the one that came before it and gunned straight for Sinead, who was busily engaging himself with the Raiders at the back of the of the advancing party. His black clothes were chanching to more violet hues as more and more blood stained his shirt, none of which was his. The raiders backed away as the demon approached, somewhere from the crowd the word "Archfiend" was heard. Sinead looked the hellspawn in it's dead eyes. "Wanna dance? Let's dance."

~~~~~

Vann stood atop the wall, looking over the battle. "So much for these saint. once Juggernaut shows up and their unable to compete." She chuckled to herself as the of these so called elite warriors were very much occupied with the beast. But where was their leader? Her eyes wandered towards the rear of the fight. where the was quite the commotion. "An Archfiend?!" She formed her own armor around her, there was no way that any of these people could kill that thing, and the Saint that was engaging it was wearing almost no armor save for the Gilded gauntlets. "The fool has a death wish". But oddly enough the Saint was winning, and he fought like no man of this era. Who the hell was he?
She had to meet him.

[Dreamwolf]

Rin would cursed if she'd been able to spare the breath. She sliced through another swordsman, barely even looking at him, her gaze on the demons that had come from the portal. The men around her on both sides began casting furtive glances as the word 'archfiend' came through the lines.

"Not something I'd like to fight myself." The words were a hiss. Turning back to the battle at hand she thumped a man on the head, hard, and stepped into the air over him. Almost as if she were dancing on the wind she moved and flowed cutting men down and pushing them back. The other saints would have to deal with the demons, if she left now the back gate would be overwhelmed.

[GoblinFae]

Ribs groaning beneath his heavy armor, Segari forced himself back to his feet to fall into line behind his fellow Saint, Sansi. He knew that when all this was over he was going to paying big time for his pigheadedness. For now though he had his "family" to protect and defend.

His axe once more swung in its great arc's cleaving heads left and right as he kept his back to Sansi's, trusting her to protect his as he was doing hers. With the roar of battle in his ears, he was oblivious to darkness forming in the sky above. Little did he know, this battle had only just begun.