[Celestial Arms 2 | Solo] Becoming Destiny -- Part 6

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[attr="class","nameBox"]Saber
Level 90 -- Assassin

[attr="class","statBox"]Words: [872]

Tags: [Solo]

Skills Used: [N/A]

Notes: [Invading the Port]

[attr="class","titleBox"]This broken glass is all I've got left!

[attr="class","textBox"] Saber’s eyes opened up and he coughed hard as life returned to his body. Water surrounded him as he lay at the bottom of the small pond and his lungs burned, begging for air. He needed to move, now. With a hard kick, Saber shoved himself off the pond’s bottom and kicked his feet hard, locking up his throat and nostrils as he kept the water from pouring into his body. Even as his muscles ached and his mind started to fade, the Assassin pushed himself towards the water’s edge. He neared it and just as he was about to lose consciousness and drown, he burst from his watery grave and grabbed at the edge of the water hole. He pulled himself closed and coughed up while taking in air, spitting the water he couldn’t keep out all over the edge of the pond. He gagged and coughed harshly, spitting up mucus as well. He dug his fingers into the ground and slowly steadied his breathing.

“Shit…” Saber’s mind came back from its survival mode and he pulled himself from the water and up onto the ground. As he did so, he gathered his thoughts and recovered the strength he had lost. His body continued to ache and he continued to spit but he wasn’t dead, all was not lost. Saber checked to his left and then to his right, scanning the zone around him to confirm his fears. The colors of the space and the walls of the buildings behind him, yes it was all familiar. It was all the same as the vision. Saber had been teleported back to Lonsdale and if the sun was correctly positioned, then he didn’t have much time to waste. The Assassin had mere minutes to get back to the city and warn them. If nothing else, he had to at least warn the guards. They would think he was mad but once the portal opened, they would know.

Pushing himself off the floor, Saber gathered his strength and began to run again. He left the dead body of the tarantula behind, its splattered corpse rotting in the hot sun, and headed around the wall of the city. He followed the white-washed barrier and curved around the land until, about two hundred meters off, he sighting an entrance. Several merchants were traveling into the city and a few were leaving, Guards were also positioned by the gates. They sighting the Assassin and immediately they took defensive positions. As Saber closed in on the gate, the guards shouted at the merchants and told them to move clear. Saber narrowed his eyes and checked their colors, as colors seemed to be a serious thing here; they were red. Shit.

“You! Halt! What business do you have here?!” Saber stopped as he was called out to and checked the guard posts. Up above in the towers, men aimed down at him with arrows. The men at street level held shields and were heavily armored. These men were ready for a fight, and Saber was still recovering. Even still, he needed to get through.

“I am here for the Fountain! There’s not time! Let me through or I will make a path! I have been sent by Noble Articus!” In an attempt to throw off the Guards, Saber made his voice as demanding as possible and even used the name of the man he had encountered during a prior vision. The Guards were baited for a few moments and looked at one another, but they did not yield. Instead, Saber’s words had the opposite effect. They became more defensive.

“You lie! Noble Articus’s men left hours ago!” Crap, Saber hadn’t thought about that. If that were the case, then who were the people are the fountain?! Were they not the scouts? Wait, no… The scouts went to the Fairy Gate… which meant...!

“Out of my way!” Saber drew his swords and advanced, charging forward into the guards. The ones from above fired their arrows, but the Assassin nimbly avoided them. Blood pulsed through his body and his eyes narrowed before opening, giving him a wide view of the area around him. Saber darted forward and into the faces of the lower guards in front of him. They prepared to defend themselves and readied their shields, but Saber didn’t attack. Instead he vaulted over them and flipped over their heads, landing behind them.

“Signal for the evacuation of the city.” Saber ordered before sprinting away from the guards and into the city. Arrows came down on him once more, but he swiftly dispatched of them with his blades. The guards turned to look but before they could fire again, the Assassin elevated himself to the rooftops and headed towards the Blue District.

“Evacuate the city! The monster is coming!” Saber shouted again as he fled the scene, leaving the Guards in a frenzy. They shouted out towards their comrades, ordering for the Assassin’s seizure and began to signal to the district that an intruder had invaded their walls. However, just as the city began to move and many guards appeared in an attempt to capture the unknown Elf, the fountain quaked. Saber narrowed his eyes.

“SHIT! THIS IS SUCH CRAP!”

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[Saber]

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[attr="class","nameBox"]Saber
Level 90 -- Assassin

[attr="class","statBox"]Words: [559]

Tags: [Solo]

Skills Used: [N/A]

Notes: [Engaging the Enemy]

[attr="class","titleBox"]This broken glass is all I've got left!

[attr="class","textBox"] As Saber advanced, he spotted his destination in the distance. The marker was the portal as it ripped open the space above the fountain. Saber could see it, and he could see them. Out from the portal Saber could see the hive of bees emerge and at the base of the fountain, he could see the three figures moving to intercept it. The bees, as expected, cared little for the three brave warriors and simply spread through the entire city. Seeing this, Saber elevated himself to the top of the church. In his vision, the city had used the church’s bell as the evacuation signal. Thus, before even the inhabitants themselves could ring it, Saber quickly made his way to the bell and grabbed onto its rope. With a heavy yank, he pulled the bell and the resounding noise throbbed through his entire body and then out into the city. Guards and people all around looked up to the bell as it rang. Saber rang it a few more times before another person appeared from the actual door.

“What are you doing?! Who are you?!” He shouted, but Saber did not answer him at first. He continued to ring the bell until the man finally approached. Saber took the rope and shoved it into the man’s hands, forcing him to take it. Once he did, Saber turned back and then pointed towards the portal.

“Lonsdale has come under siege. Everyone needs to leave, now!” Upon seeing the cluster of bees attacking the blue district, the man understood and nodded. He gripped onto the rope and began to tug on it, continuing to sound off the bell as Saber jumped out of the tower and descended back to the buildings below. Guards changed their thoughts about engaging the new face in the city and instead, focused on the inhabitants. People fled their homes and gathered up whatever belongings they could. A wave of Persons of the Earth appeared from their homes and all of them headed for either the gates or the port. Saber moved in the opposite direction and as he closed in on the blue district, he yanked his twin daggers free from their hilts. The Assassin hurdled the Blue District’s wall and landed on the upper walkway of that wall. His appearance frightened some of the guards and they all turned their weapons on him; Saber sneered.

“You have bigger problems than an Elf! Incoming!” Saber pointed towards the fountain, as well as towards a mass of bees. The Assassin twirled his swords and ran to the left, moving passed a few guards as they repositioned to engage the buzzing threat. Saber didn’t let them have any fun though and once bees were in range, he jumped into the air and began his own attack. The bees were close together and with a well-placed jump, Saber shot through the middle and slashed at them all. His daggers cut through their bodies like butter and two heavy kicks got the remaining bees’ attention. As the Assassin returned to the ground, he twirled around and slashed at the remaining creatures that dared survive. He let out a rumble and twirled his two daggers before sprinting over to the interior of the wall. The Guards watched as the Elf jumped down to the buildings and headed straight for the Fountain.

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[Saber]

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[attr="class","nameBox"]Saber
Level 90 -- Assassin

[attr="class","statBox"]Words: [524]

Tags: [Solo]

Skills Used: [Assassinate]

Notes: [Into the Fray]

[attr="class","titleBox"]This broken glass is all I've got left!

[attr="class","textBox"] Saber advanced across the rooftops quickly, engaging as many bees as he could without giving up too much time as he did so. When possible, Saber saved a life but if it was too far or too risky, he turned his eyes away even though it pained him. Sacrifices needed to be made for success and if he wished to save the entire city, he could not save every individual. That was the price he had to pay. With the battle already started at the fountain, Saber needed to reach his destination as soon as he could or he would fail. Failure was not an option. His feet stomped loudly and heavily across the buildings as he exchanged stealth for speed, and his body flew through the air as he moved. He was closing fast and as he did, the three other beings slowly came into view again. He could see them now from where he was and if the Cleric was worth any merit, Saber was probably in his view as well because of the angle. Saber was approaching the fountain from its back right, putting him at the weak point of the hive. Due to that as well as his moving on the tops of the buildings, he would clearly be in the view of the distant mage.

“Here we go… Time to turn the tides!” The Assassin twirled his daggers into a reverse grip and then shoved them into their sheathes on his waist, his hands moving over the hilts of his larger short swords once the smaller blades were locked in. The short swords were much longer and far more powerful than any weapon he could ever hold right now and in this situation, Saber needed every bit of strength he could muster. The city of Lonsdale would collapse if he didn’t. With that in mind, the Assassin yanked the two black swords free and his eyes glazed over as he called for something else. His heart pulsed and the Assassin reached into his own core, grabbing hold of the beast inside of him. His call was answered with a rumble and as Saber lunged from one building to the next, his vision blurred slightly. His head throbbed and he felt a heavy presence invade his mind.

“Your wish shall be granted…” Saber felt his body heat up and power filled his bones. He gripped his blades tightly and all of his weariness faded in an instant. His mind cleared and his vision focused in on the target. Saber could fight now with everything he had, and he was going to. This city was going to be standing at the end of today and no matter what, Saber would end this battle! As he stepped across the final building, the Fountain was just beneath him. He twirled his swords and leapt into the air. The Cleric spotted the new arrival to the fight and swiftly cast a power reinforcement spell, increasing Saber’s strength. A moment after he was buffed and once he was only a few feet from the cluster of bees, Saber keyed one of his primary skills; Assassinate!

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[Saber]

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[attr="class","nameBox"]Saber
Level 90 -- Assassin

[attr="class","statBox"]Words: [597]

Tags: [Solo]

Skills Used:

Notes: [Whittling Their Numbers]

[attr="class","titleBox"]This broken glass is all I've got left!

[attr="class","textBox"] Saber slashed through the horde of hornets and blood splattered out from the multiple wounds he lodged open. Within those wounds, a blue stain pulsed within the bodies. Seconds later, the designated bees exploded into nothing but a mess of blood and flesh. Saber twirled his swords and turned about on his heels, slicing several more bees out of the sky followed by another group with one additional snap. The three brave warriors stared at the new arrival as Saber quickly began to dispatch of the bees, his body moving like an elegant flower through the battlefield. His hands twisted and worked without stopping, cutting through the mass of hornets like a machine. He mixed in several skills like Deadly Dance, Accel Dance, Quick Draw, Fatal Ambush, and even used his throwing knives marked with explosive sigils for wide-area damage. With his appearance, the skies began to clutter with carnage, but he could not do it alone.

“Don’t just look at me! Fight! Fight for your city!” Saber shouted out to the others as he skipped backwards, giving his mana some time to recharge. He had blown through a lot of it but the horde was becoming more manageable. As the bees appeared, they were dropping and Saber had cut down a lot of their numbers with his rapid attacks and high damage output. Yet if he continued, he would wipe out his own mana bar quicker than it could recharge. The others, however, did not sit back on their heels and let the newcomer steal all of the fun. The red warrior, Randal, charged into the fray with a level head and took on the brunt of the bees’ attacks, pulling many of them towards him. Laura protected Saber as the Assassin recovered while ensuring that Elton also remained safe. Elton enhanced and reinforced Saber’s body and his weapons, increasing his mana’s recharge rate, his damage output, his speed, and his health with a mixture of spells and buffs. Saber’s haste in removing the main threat and by whittling down the numbers also allowed for some of the guards to be freed.

Suddenly, out from the streets many guards came to the fight and began to engage the mass as well, but many of them perished almost instantly. The bees were strong, far stronger than normal warriors could manage. Even Saber was feeling the effects as he checked his health bar; poison and consistent stings were whittling him down slowly. Elton was a strong support though and the spells that he cast kept death at bay. Saber could fight with everything he had with that kind of cushion, and he did. Using his blades, the Assassin tore through the flesh and small bodies of the hundreds of bees. However, the more he killed, the less he felt comfortable. The Portal was not closing and the bees were still coming. There was almost no stopping them, as if the end was inevitable.

Saber grit his teeth and squeezed his swords, skipping backwards a few paces to evaluate the field. Elton supported from the rear and was having no issues fending off attacks from the hive. Laura was protecting Randal, who was doing a brilliant job of keeping attention on him. Guards who could aid were doing so now from a distance and their arrows rained down on the battlefield until they too were engaged by bees. Saber narrowed his eyes and quickly continued, heading straight towards the portal as well as the herd of bees right in front of it. There had to be a trick! Somewhere!

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[Saber]

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[attr="class","nameBox"]Saber
Level 90 -- Assassin

[attr="class","statBox"]Words: [884]

Tags: [Solo]

Skills Used: [Many]

Notes: [My Brian is Dying like this Hive mind.]

[attr="class","titleBox"]This broken glass is all I've got left!

[attr="class","textBox"] The Assassin twirled his swords and dashed straight for the massive collective of bees at the center of everything, his blades and body swirling and twisting as he advanced without any intention of being stopped. Bodies of bees dropped out of the sky all around him and his blades were stained with their blood as they carved a path. Splotches of the liquid drenched his cloak and his scarf became even more tattered than it already was as the bees continued their own assault. As Saber pressed, Elton provided his own support. He encased the Assassin in a green glow and healed as much of the Elf’s health as possible with one of his stronger skills. Then, he followed with several smaller healing spells to increase Saber’s health further as the Assassin’s blades drew close to their objective.

Then, Saber jumped into the air and came down on the core with a ferocious spinning slash, cutting the main body of the bees in half. His two black weapons spliced the core of the collective and dozens of bees jumped apart from one another, leaving an empty space in the middle of the air where Saber’s blades had cut. Six bodies fell into a small pile, but that was the end. After the core had fallen, the remaining creatures began to frenzy. They attacked without any sort of coordination and their team work fell apart. Saber moved quickly away from the center of the bee cloud and threw an explosive sigil on a knife into the zone, striking a bee and causing it to explode violently. With Saber out of the core, Guards attacked with their bows and began to clear the skies with their ranged attacks. Elton used his magic to wipe out any escapees and Laura killed the stragglers with Randal. As the others mopped up, Saber knelt down and took in a few deep breaths to collect his mind and his body.

The bees had spread all through the city but slowly, as more and more guards appeared by the portal, they were being taken care of. The number of guards and soldiers was not high but it was better than zero. That was all Saber could ask for as their strength and abilities were far more important than most others would have though. Even so, Saber had worn himself out. He knelt down at the back of the fight and breathed heavily, slowly getting his body back under control. It didn’t take long for him to stand again, but his body still felt off. The air was different and it made Saber uneasy.

“You.” From Saber right, a man called out to him and caught the Assassin’s attention. Saber turned to look and saw that it was Elton. The Cleric narrowed his eyes on the Elf and approached confidently, as if Saber was of no threat. Good, at least someone understood that Saber wasn’t here to end the world.

“Who are you?” Elton asked calmly. Saber narrowed his eyes and glanced to his left; Laura and Randal were busy kicking at the bodies. They wouldn’t hear him.

“I have been sent by the Trickster because of your bravery.” Saber looked back at Elton and nodded, pointing at the Cleric’s left hand. The Cleric glanced down at the limb for just a moment before looking back up at Saber, a thin smile crossing his face. It seemed like he understood.

“I see. So she has not truly abandoned us then…” Elton muttered and Saber nodded, glancing up at the sky for a moment. No, the Trickster had not abandoned their home city. They simply had no other way to fight for it. By sending Saber back in time, they could do something they regretted not doing before and with Elton’s aid, the Trickster was prepared. They had sent not just any Adventurer into the past, but they had sent back Saber.

At that moment, Saber felt a pulse in his waist. He sheathed one of his blades and quickly reached into his back pocket. Out from within, he pull forth the Pebble of Philosophy; it was glowing extremely brightly and a light warmth spread across Saber’s body once more. The reaction put Saber on edge and he squeezed his hand around the pebble. Elton looked down at the object and seemed to prepare to question it, but before he could, the voice of Randal echoed out. Saber glanced over towards the man as he called for attention and then looked up towards the portal; it still hadn’t closed. Why? Hadn’t they already destroyed the Genius?

“Look out!” Saber’s eyes opened as the portal continued to react. The darkness was not done with them and instead, gave birth to yet another monster. Saber and the others looked on, watching as another horde of flying demons emerged from the portal. This time, they were much bigger and far stronger than before. A collection of large, oversized black hornets hovered in a well-organized formation and a red sort of orb floated within the black cloud. The hornets fluttered together their wings flapping in a loud unison.

“Submit… Surrender… Despairrrrrr…”

“By the Gods…” Saber cursed, tucking the Pebble back into his pouch and drawing his sword once more. It looks like he wasn’t done just yet.

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[Saber]

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[attr="class","nameBox"]Saber
Level 90 -- Assassin

[attr="class","statBox"]Words: [726]

Tags: [Solo]

Skills Used: [Yes]

Notes: [This is some terrible **** right here]

[attr="class","titleBox"]This broken glass is all I've got left!

[attr="class","textBox"] “Guards! Laura! Randal!” Elton shouted out for the attention of all that had gathered as he cast a small spell on the collection of bugs before them. The Hornets seemed to not react hastily at first, and thus no one attacked them either. Their black and intimidating bodies dared the surrounding bodies to strike them, but none took up the offer at first. Saber considered attacking, but he hesitated. If they were like Brachyura, then they would be difficult to fight.

“The collective is weak to fire! Use range and use flame to bring them all down!” Elton summoned forth a mighty ball of flame by his staff and then fired it into the collective hive. Several hornets were struck with the fire and it spread rapidly, dropping many of the large bodies with ease. The hornets reacted as expected and began to fan out and headed towards the surrounding forces, their stingers ready to strike. However, the Guards learned from their leadership and bathed their weapons in flames, using wax and coals to light their arrows and swords on fire. When the hornets closed in on them, they engaged on equal terms and with ferocity that they had lost in the prior fight. Saber did the same and used explosive sigils to engage the hive, launching his throwing knives at the red core as he closed in on the collective.

Due to their strictness with the physical world, Laura and Randal fought with their normal tactics, but also worked to cover Elton. The mage continued to lob massive fireballs at the hornet collective and burned through the large amount of bugs at a rapid rate. All around the oversized creatures, Guards fired their flaming arrows into the group and dealt high amounts of damage as they did so. Saber barreled through the battlefield, slicing and hacking his way through in order to defend as many warriors as possible. As he moved, the explosive sigils Saber launched at the core blasted it apart and very quickly, the Genius realized its mistake. The being rumbled and roared loudly, his body pulsing with power as it cast several debuffs on the entire group around it, killing off several guards with its vicious poison. Even so, Saber continued to press.

Then, the battlefield changed. The hornet collective shifted and compressed itself into a much smaller grouping but several of the hornets bonded with one another and grew in size. Elton’s eyes narrowed and he shouted out the effect caused by the binding and ordered for the guards to attack multiple bugs at once. The mage increased the amount of wide-area spells he cast and splattered the collective with his power. The Guards used shattering arrows that would splinter when used and some even pulled out bags of gunpowder. They attached fuses to the small gunpower bags, lit said fuses, and then threw them at the collective much like grenades. Saber pulled out his own grenades, once again reacting to the ingenuity of the Landers. His grenades, however, performed a lot better and slowly, the horde of Hornets began to whittle away. Saber was attacked and several guards were lost as the battle persisted, but steadily the hornets lost their edge.

Saber used the buffs Elton had given him to his advantage and avoided the ranged attacks from the collective with relative ease, but once again, time was against the Assassin. As the hive’s health neared the critical point, a massive radius spread out from the Hive’s location. The only beings within that radius were Saber, Randal, and Laura so they were able to quickly escape as the attack keyed. Randal didn’t get out in time and his body was shredded by a sudden attack by the hornets. He dropped onto his knees and then his chest as the hornets ravished him for several seconds. Quickly, Elton shifted to heal the fallen warrior but he was heavily wounded. It would not be easy.

“It is almost dead! Keep it up!” Saber shouted, launching three grenades across the space and into the collective’s side. The trio blasted apart a number of hornets and attracted a high number of the little creatures. Seeing such, Saber launched a throwing knife into the core of the attack group. It ignited almost instantly upon impact with one of the small bees and the group vanished.

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[attr="class","nameBox"]Saber
Level 90 -- Assassin

[attr="class","statBox"]Words: [730]

Tags: [Solo]

Skills Used: [Lots, again.]

Notes: [CA 2 Done kthnx]

[attr="class","titleBox"]This broken glass is all I've got left!

[attr="class","textBox"] “Clear!” Elton called out with a loud battle cry and the three in the center of the fight listened well to the warning. The mage raised his staff and chanted for the strength of the heavens, causing the clouds above to swirl in the shape of a massive thunderstorm. The sky began to turn, rotating faster and faster as lightning snapped and popped within the dark clouds. Saber braced himself and moved back further as he recognized the spell being cast. The hornets attack fiercely, killing off several more guards as they fought for their own survival now but the more they fought and the more that died, the more the red core was left exposed. Saber focused on this weakness as did many of the archers surrounding the zone. Then, finally, Elton’s spell finished its preparations. From above, a massive meteor screeched down and slammed down right on top of the Hive, crushing it beneath the massive weight.

Saber crouched down and used his cloak to protect himself as dust, debris, and carnage was kicked up into the air surrounding the zone. Guards took cover behind their shields and the walls of the city, Elton stood firm as he watched his spell take effect, Laura hid behind a building, and Randal used his shield as his own wall. Fire and heat washed up like a howl and even the oxygen Saber inhaled burned. As the gust of wind died down, he finally lowered his cloak and stood up. The meteor dug into the ground and beneath it, the red core was pinned with dozens of Hornet bodies scattered around. A few were still alive, still twitching, but none were actively flying any longer. Saber used his interface and checked the status of the Hive; it was barely alive and it seemed to be burning. Soon, it would die.

“Is that it…?” Randal called out as he also returned to his feet. Saber didn’t answer the question and walked up cautiously towards the hive. The remaining guards, a handful of men and women, stood among the bodies of their fallen brethren and looked on as the Assassin approached the dying monster. Quietly, Saber knelt down beside the core and accessed his interface. His body glowed for a moment as the Adventurer switch to Alchemist and then his right hand was illuminated. Saber shoved his hand into the hive and dug directly into its core, his hand closing around the Hive’s inner workings. Once he had a firm hold, his hand pulsed with power. Saber grasped the object firmly and then yanked it free. The Hive’s remaining bar of health depleted and the remaining life force coming from the hornets dissipated. Saber pulled out the Soul of Praesepe Hive and swiftly cast it away into the abyss. Once the soul was safe, Saber stood back up and turned to face the three brave warriors he had initially come to defend. Elton walked forward first, planting his staff firmly into the ground.

“You came from another time, didn’t you?” Elton asked, as if he already knew the answer. Saber smirked beneath his scarf and then looked to the guards and to the other two alongside Elton. He considered keeping it secret, but they deserved to know. So, Saber reached into his back pocket and pulled out the Pebble of Philosophy.

“I was sent back in time by someone I know of as the Trickster. I was investigating beings like the one we just fought and their connection to this Pebble. It is known as the Pebble of Philosophy and it contains the memories of civilizations that existed long before mine… Many of those memories belonged to you all.” Saber closed his hand around the Pebble and then tucked it back into his pouch. After he did so, Saber also sheathed his two swords.

“My name is Saber, and I am an Adventurer. I am not the only one and soon I have a feeling you all will meet many more.”

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And with that, the battle for Lonsdale (Lune) drew to a close. The Hive mind thing of doom was vanquished and the port city was saved because one man, sitting behind a computer, sacrificed his sleep in order to write about some assassin saving the day. The End. (For now because Celestial Arms Three comes out tomorrow or in like a week).

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