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[h2][center][color=fff200]Saef Harken
Catacombs-Angel Area[/color][/center][/h2]

[i]They were getting away[/i]

The urge to chase after the fleeing pair was strong. Strong enough that Saef stared down the tunnel the pair had vanished into for several seconds. His eyes glowed faintly through the tinted visor, unused magical power begging to be unleashed. To smite the demons that had invaded his home. He didn't though. The red mist seeping in through the ceiling prevented that. Eventually he bowed his head and swallowed his bloodlust. The unused energy draining back into his wellspring of power. The vengeful paladin was gone, the Captain in his place.

[color=fff200]"Let's double time it people, back to the staging area. This looks like the work of that #### vampire. And grab the bodies of the dead as well. They may revive naturally but I don't want to leave any of our gear behind for someone to find."[/color]

The slightly battered company moved quickly. They had sixteen outright dead and slightly more wounded. Well, they had been wounded. Farris's warcry had healed most of them right up. Nanite patches were slapped onto those that were left or had received wounds afterwards. While the medics were busy others gathered the fallen bodies of their comrades. If any bees had been left behind no one paid them any attention. They were harmless without others to open suit breaches.

In less than a minute they were moving back to the portal that had brought them to the graveyard. Only this time they were moving through the tunnels that filled the lower reaches of the battlefield. The rush of quantum particles and the occasional clank of metal on metal was all that could be heard for several minutes as the group made its way through the twisting tunnels. It took longer than the straight dash aboveground but not massively so.

Eventually Saef called for a stop. The corrosive vampire mist was floating down from the exit ahead. Namely a large mausoleum that lay very close to the portal. It's presence here meant that the vast majority of the aboveground battlefield was likely covered.

[color=fff200]"Farris."[/color] He said turning to the senior warrior. [color=fff200]"I would have your advice if you would give it. I can purify and secure the area around the portal before my men and I fly above the mists and continue the fight from the air. Assuming that most if not all of the battlefield is covered in blood roses, do you believe this fight is worth continuing?"[/color]