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Niall had been so far waiting on ambush near the second gate. Their plan had been hatched, and his fellow knights Luna and Fio were at the first gate doing their part. Even now, the owl knight could hear Luna's taunt from his perch, high on a tree's branches as he looked down towards the gate. 

Things quickly turned sour, however. It seemed they had been made... the bandits had a plan of their own. A lot more men poured from the camp than what Niall and his companions had planned - a surprise attack of their own! Niall and his two ambushed Lightsword men watched powerless as who the knight recognized as being Annagan butchered three men without them even being able to react. 

[b][color=Firebrick]"Go. I'll take care of Annagan."[/color][/b] Niall said with a calm yet affirmative tone. 

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He then stepped forward and launched himself forward with his wind magic faster than he did before and immediately landed before two bandits; one on his right and one on his left. To them, it would seem like Niall appeared out of thin air. However, he did not wait for them to recover from their shock. In one fluid movement he kicked one of the men right under the chin and propulsed him into the air while he then pivoted and kicked the other man's legs from beneath him to make him fall. Niall then jumped high up and grabbed his lance like a javelin only to throw it right at the man in the airs still. The deadly weapon launched like an arrow, impaling both men on the ground just as Niall fell back [i]ontop[/i] of his Lance shaft, balancing on it, staring right down at Annagan. 

Looking up, the bandit's chief would see the moon right behind the Owl Knight, with his cape in the wind and although he could not the knight's eyes within the dark holes of his helmet, he probably could feel the intent to kill his stare brought with it. 

[b][color=firebrick]"Annagan. You have killed in cold blood for the last time. There will be no chance of redemption for you, no cell or dungeons for you or slowly die in. Tonight, I will grant you a swift end."[/color][/b]

With one quick step backwards Niall fell back to the ground, grabbing his Lance and easily removing it from the two men, now dead. Last they met, Niall was on the defensive. He was under orders to be stealthy and trying to get out as quickly as possible. This time, he was under different orders; No mercy. 

He launched himself just as fast as moments before towards Annagan, but the man's hammer would find no target this time as Niall was already behind him, thrusting at the large man's side. As the bandit turned, Niall would be elsewhere already thrusting at him. Annagan was after Niall's after image, the Owl Knight using a lot more than his magic than he probably should to put a quick end to this fight and make an example out of the toughest, biggest bandit around. With incredible speed, Niall delivered dozens upon dozens of small cuts all over Annagan's body without giving the large man the semblance of an opportunity to fight back. His sides, thighs, arms, face, legs, tendons - nothing was spared. 

Niall fully intended to end this with a final thrust right into the man's heart, which was his next target.