[b][u] Lord Barkers estate [/u][/b] Sibbi walked among the burning ruins of Lord Barkers former manor. He had been through every door in this accursed place and slaughtered everyone he had seen... But he had not found the bastard anywhere. From behind him came a quick "Ahem" as someone feigned clearing their throat, and Sibbi spun to find himself staring at a posh looking man of around thirty with blonde hair. His wore a finely trimmed, white suit with the Mark of Orfai hanging around a chain from his neck "Well, no other family can boast a pyre so grand" He said with a small smile, but Sibbi merely glared at him "I wouldn't bother looking for Timothy Barker, Sibbi, he isn't here anymore. But don't worry, he met a painful end on the tip of a Templars blade. Somewhat poetic, isn't it?" "I wanted to be the one to put my blade through his chest." Sibbi said with a small growl "I know, but I smelt a chance and I took it. Besides, are you not content? You've done more in a might than most do in their life time, and you're still but a boy. A boy who needs to look out the window" Orfai said with a small smile, and Sibbi glanced to the shattered window on his left. In the distance, he could see approaching Templars. "If I was you, I would pay some serious mind to running. These ones won't be so easy to kill" Orfai faded away, and Sibbi turned, dashing through the halls of the collapsing manor The fires raged, licking his uniform, but Brother Captain Thime was unfazed, his uniform protecting him from the fires for now. Behind him entered two other Templars, veterans of the Order, a single vicious looking wolf in tow. The right hand one knelt a moment, tracing his hands along the ashes "It certainly originated from a magical source..." He said as he took some from the floor and held it to the canine, which moved forwards and sniffed it "Find" No sooner than having said those words, the wolf turned, its nose to the floor for a few moments before it burst into a sprint, barking as it did. The three templars dashed as fast as they could, trying to keep up with the beast as it raced through the house. Sibbi heard barks carried through the halls as he ran, and less than a minute later the wolf was upon him. It pounced him, knocking him to the floor, and dug its teeth deep into his shoulder. He yelled out in pain, and shook viciously as he tried to get it off, but the wolf kept its grip on him, growling. Footsteps approached as the wolves masters arrived "Good boy, Vigilance, Good boy. Bring" One of the Templars said, and Sibbi felt himself being pulled along the floor by the growling wolf, until the beast dropped him at the feet of the three templars, saliva dripping from its maw as it returned to its masters side. Sibbi groaned as he felt himself turned over by the foot of who he assumed to be the Templars leader "Doesn't look like much, does he?" The Templar said as he peered down "Indeed not brother Thime" One responded "A mere child should not have a mastery of this level..." Another replied, before being cut off by the Wolfs master "Brother Vigilance does not lie, this is the boy responsible" "Enough, both of you. It must be a gift, from one of the Princes. We take him back to the Abbey. We shall learn who's been speaking with him in the dark, what profane rituals he has been performing... Did anyone else hear that?" Brother Thime said, stopping mid sentence and peering around "I... Yes... How queer." Vigilance's master said, but the other templar shook his head quickly "The fire must be playing tricks on us" He began, but brother Thine cut him off "No... That was... On alert brothers, the enemy is nearby" Brother Thime declared as he drew his sword and took on a defensive pose. From Sibbi's position on the floor, it looked as though Brother Thime was in an heroic pose... Only to seem so very unheroic when a section of the roof collapsed down and crushed him. "Divine... This place is falling apart! We should get out of here... Vigilance, kill" The handler ordered, the shock still evident in his voice as he jumped back from Brother Thime crushed body, and the wolf approached Sibbi. It broke into a bolt and jumped into the air, pouncing towards him... But it never landed. Instead, Vigilance gave a yelp as he was sent back twenty feet by a scaly green fist. smashing against the wall and falling down into the searing flames. One of the Templars cursed again, and backed away from Sibbi. Into his view came a hulking ogre, which scratched its head as it stepped past him and towards the templars. "We are routed!" The Templar yelled as he turned to run, but he was stopped by the others hand "You are a templar of the Order, you do not know fear!" Vigilance master spat, and then took a step forwards "Besides... It killed vigilance" "Are you insane? Have you been drinking Misyra's piss?! We aren't prepared to take on an orge! We need more men, better equipme..." He was cut off prematurely, as was his life, by a part of a wall that the ogre had tossed at him. The final templar turned and darted forwards, swinging his blade. It left a cut along the ogres chest, but all that did was enrage him more. The Ogre lashed out, but the Templar rolled to the side, avoiding its blow before stabbing the ogre through its elbow. The blade scratched along the bone, and again did nothing but make the ogre yell again and turn, flailing its fists. Again the Templar dodged, and this time jumped into the air, grabbing it by the head and, with all his might, shoving the blade through the ogres eye! At least, he tried to do so. The blade got stuck in the thick bone of the Ogres eye socket, and the Templar was left holding on, dangling over the ogres shoulder. Before he had a chance to let go, the orge bashed its shoulder against the wall, turning the Templar into a red splatter. The ogre turned towards Sibbi and tilted its head as it looked at him. It stomped forwards and took the boy from the ground with one hand, tossing him over his shoulder and jumped through one of the shattered windows, falling to the ground and bounding off into the night