[center][h3]Terauchi Temple[/h3][/center]
[center][b]PRE-EMPTIVE STRIKE[/b][/center]
[center]~ [@Hammerman], [@Rezod92], [@Crowvette], [@Nakushita], [@Restalaan] (GRI & SKA), [@AzureKnight] (ATS & HIN) ~[/center]

[quote=Io]"[b][color=thistle]For your speed.[/color][/b]"[/quote]

"[color=indianred]I'm plenty fast already, but thanks.[/color]" Kazenosuke was amused at the Lich.

It was not long before the first Varjan Brigand was at the gateless entrance of Terauchi Temple. He hurled a throwing axe at the defenders, hitting a samurai warrior square in the face and drawing first blood and first kill.

The low walls of the temple proved to be of little impediment to the attacking Varjans who climbed over it. Some of the more capable ones cleared the wall with a single leap. All the while, artillery fire continued to bounce off the protective dome that [u]Io[/u] put over the whole temple. "Slay every Varjan who steps foot inside the temple!" Takeshi was the first to counter-charge the invaders, with Kikyo and the others following.

The small Shizuyaman line soon met the numerically-superior Varjan force. Takeshi and his peers, however, were a cut above the other Shizuyaman warriors. Kikyo was swift, fast enough to both evade a Varjan's attack and counter-attacking before the Varjan even realized he missed. Kazenosuke's blade spun, deflecting any attacks swung at him and covering his attackers with multiple deep cuts. Yurine may be old but she still swung her axe with enough force to rend a Varjan Warrior's thick armor, opening them up first with a strong leg sweep.

Despite their skill, the Varjans were still gaining ground. One of them was doing well for herself, carving and tearing apart the Shizuyamans who challenged her. [url=https://i.imgur.com/UvN0CTu.jpg]She was pale-skinned, black hair that barely hung on her head. Her armor was red, which was now redder with the blood of Shizuyamans splattered on it[/url]. She wielded a bloody arming sword and a tower shield that had a decaying, limbless corpse of a samurai nailed on its front.

After pulling her blade from her latest kill, she saw the monsters of the taskforce that stayed in this side and let out a crazed shout, "[color=ed1c24]HAARAAAAAAAGHHHH![/color]", before charging them. It felt as if she didn't realize she was attacking monsters, her vision too clouded with mindless rage.

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[center][h3]Varjan Ship[/h3][/center]
[center][b]LOST AT SEA[/b][/center]
[center]~ [@Enkryption], [@The Irish Tree] (LIL), [@AzureKnight] (SHI) ~[/center]

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