Rune Seaker 3: Rise to Kings

[Salfos Iga Ninja Assassin]

Rikimaru and The DHSS waited near the rear exit and prepared to sneak in the back and head for the headquarters of the OMEGA. they saw Raven's ships come in.

"Raven not a true leader....he doesnt go into battle first like a true leader...o well..." Rikimaru sighed under his breathe.

The group waited for Raven's signal that they broke into the caverns so that they can sneak in.  

[Joa-Boo]

A_Shadow_Within

Salfos' group took photos. and were as well amazed by the dragons, for they havent seen dragons. they finished with the dragon and its young. getting ready for the next spot.

"we need small dragon that live in packs, a small solitary dragon, and large dragon that lives in a pack."

"Very well sir. We will take you to the next spot. This will show you the strong connection between many of these beasts. The great Hydra and all of its young, They are a massive group of Dragons that all live together. The little ones are at least half a century old." The Dragoon leading the way said before turning up a different path and leading through another set of gates that where guarded heavily by the dragoons. Another 8 jumped down to help protect you.

"Hope you don't mind photographer. The Hydra is a very dangerous dragon and we will need to protect you."  

[Joa-Boo]

Roots and rocks grow deeper thin
Stained blood red by a melody
Songs of war and battle cries
Tremendously sore into the wind

This sort stand and will not be moved
Fierce and angry with cold beaten eyes
Rugged torn battered and depraved
They hold there ground against the old

Fire burning
Cold freezing
Water drowning
Shocking skies
This dirt path leads to no understanding
When only anarchy prevails


“CHARGE”

The sound came instant with a loud burst of fire. All around shells and ground tossed toward their destination. Trebuchets launch from miles away hard solid truth that the Dark hand was here. The huge pieces of earth crashed against the wall but it stood still. Foot soldiers advanced their march but waited idly by as the wall continued to be beaten. Hundreds of evil creatures, plagued by their own kind chanted monstrously at the gates to the cavern in anxious roars.

“BRING IN THE BATTLEING RAMS!” Epocolypse yelled over the crowds of soldiers. His whip cracked in the dust as he called for a more deliberate attention. From behind the first lines a long solid pole made from the bones and tombs of the Omega Alliance members killed in the last battle. It was huge and could only be carried if at least 20 men where under it and crawling. It moved slowly for the wall and once it was close enough, launched into a sprint. The ram crashed into the wall causing a small dent in it’s center. At this point it was only a ballistics battle to get in, but once that wall fell it would be only chaos. More and more trebuchets continued their on slaughter as huge orks, and bile demons loaded them up with massive broken pieces of rock. Mean while the wall was being hammered by the battling ram.


From the other side it didn’t look good. The dents kept getting bigger and bigger even though the wall was protected by very strong magic. Toru ordered that all of the torrents be manned and set up once they did break through the wall that they could thin the on coming lines of soldiers. On the ground however she had many of her knights and Celestral solders line up along ground until they covered the entire width of the cavern hall. It wasn’t to long, only about 50 yards wide but the main entrance hall was steep to an angle of 15 degrees. As they lined up it would be defending knights with their large shields up front, spearmen behind them and once their was a large enough break the militia would cut through and slaughter what was left. Archers where all to be lined up in the back and aimed high to support with range fire.

Everything Toru had planned was put into action quickly and efficiently. Every second the wall got closer to crumbling. Back in the main base was all of the higher generals and many of their stronger personal guard. Vossler and his champion Pegasus knights also waited back there for a good chance to run forward and surprise the dark hand.


In a matter of hours the wall broke down with a dent giving away at the bottom, only just big enough for most people to fit through. The trebuchets where ordered off and the lines charged forward with the wind behind them. The fronts met at an extreme speed with a crash resulting. It was a clustered stalemate on foot. The torrents managed to pick off many of the lagging lines and gave time for the sword soldiers to step in and fight each side off.  

[Van Dossel]

Joa-Boo

The man on top the horse reared it to face the oncoming chaos with his scythe dangling out front and scratching against the ground. His enormous hood dripped over his line of sight but he still managed to target a flying ant and take it out of the air with a quick slash of his scythe. It blurred through the air and met it’s mark as two halves crashed to the ground with a puddle of blood separating them. He shuffled himself on the horse and then took off with a kick into the battle, his scythe raised high and his fearless horse ragging forward.

The other 8 Dark Hand soldiers trailed behind him and filled in the missing targets that he didn’t take out. The team was good, even though it all operated around the horse man’s decisions.

The three that fell in behind him and the other 8 took behind Atias. They hid for protection because they where to weak at the moment to fight. There were still more teams lost within the caves of the Collective but they still haven’t made it to the lair yet.

As more buggers showed up, the cramp lair awaiting you was filling with fire ants. They were almost ready to send a wave of walking explosives at you.

Salin slashed left and right with his spear cutting holes into any ant lions dumb enough to get near him. Needles hit the ground next to him causing Salin to dance around avoiding the posionous needles from above, "Atias! Helix! Where is our cover fire!" Salin shouted as he put his spear tip into the face of another ant lion.

"We are trying! Theres to many of them!" Atias said as he shot bolts of lightning into a cluster of buggers on the ceiling. They fell to the ground dead with loud thumps. He shot more lightning bolts killing more and more clusters at they swarmed in.  

[Salfos Iga Ninja Assassin]

"very well then let us see the hydra." Salfos and his group were lead to the massive hydra. this creature was a sight beyond anything. Salfos couldnt describe what he saw.  

[Salfos Iga Ninja Assassin]

Rikimaru spotted the signal from Raven that his armies have begun their attack. and so the Team went in the back door and began to walk down the path toward the OMEGA heads. They were poised to stike and were ready for anything and he knew that they weren't ready for him coming in this way. What a glorious day for them to die.  

[Joa-Boo]

A_Shadow_Within

"very well then let us see the hydra." Salfos and his group were lead to the massive hydra. this creature was a sight beyond anything. Salfos couldnt describe what he saw.

The Dragoons bring you into the lair. All 8 of them surround you and the other two. The giant dragon with all of its many heads sits in the middle as many smaller ones run around. It was amazing to watch all of the dragons flourish in their own atmosphere. There were so many, and it was very beautiful. The Dragoons saluted again and then waited.  

[Deidrice]

Aveleon comes upon what is to be joa-boo's frotress.
"so this is what took me so long to find?" she asks herself staring at the building.
being a sage she couldn't believe she hadn't noticed this before.  

[Joa-Boo]

((to Salin))

The waves died down to nothing and the cold middle lax know as the eye of the storm took effect. It was quiet, very quiet, yet the sounds in the distance held evidence to the blood to come. Chatter, as though hundreds of small pinchers where being clamped together with great speed with the only sound. As the left over groups of Dark hand members met up and caught there breath, the man on the horse remounted and brought himself to the front. His long scythe rested blade up against his shoulder. The others waited around him and again more smalltime-nameless units joined the final rank to the queens lair.

They all seemed to wait, almost for time itself to just say go. They where only a bunch of little groups, no one had the authority to start such a fight. Everyone was afraid too.  

[Joa-Boo]

A_Shadow_Within

Rikimaru spotted the signal from Raven that his armies have begun their attack. and so the Team went in the back door and began to walk down the path toward the OMEGA heads. They were poised to stike and were ready for anything and he knew that they weren't ready for him coming in this way. What a glorious day for them to die.

Around the back there was little to no defense. Although the way to the Omega Alliances base was not direct you would be there and not have to use much energy. Once there Vossler and his crew moved in groups on their mounts and moved and heavily defensive manors. Each group was 8 men thick and stalked the grounds as though waiting for their chance to act.

Toru was still in her quarters, meditating and readying her next few courses of action to deploy against the Dark Hand. At the moment the Omega Alliance was holding a great advantage and their lines took little casualties. The dark hand had many to spare and has lost many along with it.



“Archers, move in with the next line. Hold small battalions of 12 and leave openings for more soldiers to break through. We need some air cover to slow down their defense. Anything to split them.” Epocolypse cried out as he passed the cave entrance.

The Trebuchets behind him where still working on taking down the rest of the wall so they could move in more siege units to the cave hall but until then, only a few soldiers could run in at a time, continuing the slaughter.

Just like Epocolypse asked the archers moved in and rained their arrows down upon the Omega Alliances first lines. They fell with ease not expecting the attack. The torrent towers made quick to prevent this from happening again but all it did was give a chance for the confused front lines to be met with a forward line of Dark Hand solders.  

[Joa-Boo]

Hikari Harada

Aveleon comes upon what is to be joa-boo's frotress.
"so this is what took me so long to find?" she asks herself staring at the building.
being a sage she couldn't believe she hadn't noticed this before.

In front of you grew a massive dark-gothic looking castle. It stretched into the sky with it's long towers and walls breaking the horizon. Uknown to you most of the actual fortress layed within the ground, and none of which was open to you. The door was closed locked and garded. You would probably be killed on sight for no reason except for you shouldn't be there.  

[Van Dossel]

Joa-Boo

((to Salin))

The waves died down to nothing and the cold middle lax know as the eye of the storm took effect. It was quiet, very quiet, yet the sounds in the distance held evidence to the blood to come. Chatter, as though hundreds of small pinchers where being clamped together with great speed with the only sound. As the left over groups of Dark hand members met up and caught there breath, the man on the horse remounted and brought himself to the front. His long scythe rested blade up against his shoulder. The others waited around him and again more smalltime-nameless units joined the final rank to the queens lair.

They all seemed to wait, almost for time itself to just say go. They where only a bunch of little groups, no one had the authority to start such a fight. Everyone was afraid too.

Salin and his group where up at the front and watched as rank upon rank of ant lions stood shoulder to shoulder just through the doorway in the lair. Tooge cleared his throat and stepped forward," I'm am messenger from Dark Hand Command. We would like to negotaite a truce between the DH and the Collective so no more of our numbers need die!"  

[Joa-Boo]

"NO....we have nothing to discuss. Leave my hills and you will not all die." Clare said using the ant lions voice. She was loud and clear as though right there speaking. Her voice was magnified as every ant lion spoke at once, saying the same thing, her words.

"Leave now and leave me alone, I don't want to take part in anything you have to offer."  

[Deidrice]

Aveleon stepped forward towards the gate, she noticed the gaurds but proceeded towards it anyway.
{{sorry so short}}  

[Joa-Boo]

Hikari Harada

Aveleon stepped forward towards the gate, she noticed the gaurds but proceeded towards it anyway.
{{sorry so short}}

A man stopped you on sight with another 5 behind him. they had you at gun point, as well as a few other sharp objects ready to be slung.

"You should not be here. you are on the property of the Dark Hand. If you would like to join there are forms and recruitors back in town. We cannot let you go any further then this."