With heart I slam down my massive gladuis right on the head of a fallen monster, only because it was heavily slowed. The sword being as big as I am, and almost as heavy lifts me into the air. I let go landing on my feet. I reach back with one arm pulling it up and throwing it at a awakened monster. It hits the monster right in the chest injuring it quite a bit. In its pain it reals back taking a arrow to the eye killing it. I fail almost taking another hit. I lash out punching a awakened beast in the head sending it flying back. I scramble over grabbing my sword. I glance at the crimson banners that sway in the wind. I swing down the large gladuis on the beasts head. I pant heavily after killing it. I'm not tired but...
"This sucks!"
A arrow streaks past hitting a monster in the eye.
"Well isn't that unfortunate. Because you joined the valor army, idiot!"
A man drops out of the trees stabbing a beast in the eye. Archie is such a dick. He's almost 30 shouldn't he be more mature? He isn't thats for sure. Madeleine let's another arrow loose with a scoff
"You did as well I would kindly like to point out"
A vine slams down on a monster
"Pay attention you all"
Holly of elder wood keeps a calm composed tone even when this situation is some really bullshit
"Good grief"
I pick up my sword preparing to attack once more. Their all pretty annoying I must admit but their strong and pretty good at what they do.
With Sun I land on a fallen monster grabbing onto its horn i swing myself around its head stabbing it in the eye. I kick off of its head landing onto a tree. I jump to another close by tree almost being eaten by the tree itself. I swing down stabbing into the neck of a corrupted beast, I drag the sword across its neck cutting it open. I look around at the fighting around me. I took on a new identity and now I am part of one of the royal legions under silent stalker. I'm one of the special units to deal with bigger threats, Ascended Atum, dormant ability is based around scouting, Awakened ability heightened senses and Ascended ability body manipulation. Simple, all things I can pretty easily fake. I jump down landing on someone's shoulders and I jump off their shoulders slitting the throat of the a corrupted demon. This will be annoying. I work sometimes in the hollows but its rare enough.
With storm I narrow my eyes watching the supply cart from the hollows. The cloud barrier opens up, but not around the people. Finally make my appearance walking slowly to the carts. I glance at the group
"How long do you all think you can stay loyal? In this useless war"
I scoff as the carts seem to fall into a hole, the fake mimic
"They think their war is worth all of these people. Useless thats all this is."
I laugh
"Do remember who disagreed with starting this war. Because it isn't either of the great clans. It was only one saint."
I look away disappearing just as the carts fully disappear and the sky barrier closes. I appear back at my citadel, the military camp. I dump out the cart and I start stocking everything. It won't just be me here soon so I'll have to prepare.
With beast I sit down across a figure in a long yellow robe, a long crown under it and a pure white mask that contrasts with the stark black under it.
"Well?"
The masked figure tilts her head
"Well? Your the one who called this meeting saint heat seeker"
She lifts her hand, it has a long glove on it or at least I think its a glove, the yellow robe moving along with it.
"Doesn't the midnight actors guild need a saint?"
She chuckles the sound is incredibly creepy for some reason.
"For most saints i would not accept help, or anything else really. The thing is your quite the unique saint. Now what's your offer?"
I lean forward resting my head on the back of my hands
"You want my help? Well I want yours. I want you to help me harass both of the great clans. Make the public lose confidence in them."
She untilts her head with a soft hum.
"Not that you would not do it anyways."
She crosses her legs and she starts tapping her fingers on the table
"I have to agree with that assessment. Out of all actors on this stage, your plot line is the most interesting. So the guild will back you, or... is it you backing us? Either way, that is surely too interesting to pass up on"
The midnight actors guild, this is its leader, and it's 'main actor' their small but many of it's members are ascended. Without a saint no doubt they'll eventually die out though. They follow the belief, in a almost cult like fashion, that reality is a stage and everyone on it are actors. They try to make the play as entertaining as possible for whatever spectators there are. Not much is known about them, but their backing is quite the useful thing as their quite the incredible strike force. I stand up putting a hand out.
"Well, would the midnight actors like to join my citadels"
She laughs lifting her hand to seemingly cover her mouth.
"Of course we would"
She stands slowly taking my hand. She summons a dagger, I tense as she stabs our hands together.
"With this blood spilled may our pact be strong"
I nod
"May it never break"
With Heart I sit leaning on my sword with a eye mask on nodding off. Someone pushes my sword causing me to fall off of it. I hear snickering as I lift my eye mask
"Archie you asshole!"
I grab my sword as I get up. He ducks to the side almost being whacked.
"Get back here Archie!"
He keeps laughing as he runs
"Maybe you shouldn't have been sleeping out in the open idiot!"
As he tries to run past Madeleine she puts her foot out tripping him causing him to almost fall. Problem is his time resets a second back and he jumps over her foot.
"Hah! Can't catch me!"
Vines suddenly lift us both up and holly almost seems to almost glare at us
"Both of you need to stop with these shenanigans. Get some rest i mean it"
With sun I sit in the med tent holding my arm out as its healed it doesn't feel particularly nice but its fine. I feel many many eyes on me from the other soldiers. I must feel like some impossible goal some hero. Being part of the special unit i have a kind of special quality. I doubt it will stick for too much longer with how this war will no doubt go. Or maybe that quality will be amplified over the course of this war.