Pfft. Being attacked by the Victors will be nothing, at least compared to Ferghus' curse and some more unfortunate events that will happen to him in the near future.
The Victors, The Hallowed Hundred, whatever rebellion Aztoc can muster, and whomever else wants to join Vestec's Crusade against the 'Mighty One' Heathens.
She smiled at her sister. "So do I Hazumi. So do I. Now I need to go. Things to see. People to save. Time to catch up on." With that The Last Gatekeeper turned into her Angel and flew out the window, heading towards Kenan. She hadn't seen the gambling city in a couple hundred years, and was curious to see if anything had changed or if it remained the same corrupt cesspit it had always been. She had almost been tempted to let Judas take the city, to purge it of all it's corruption. But there would have been too much death, to many innocents slaughtered. So she had helped the city resist the invasion. With herself, several Angels and demons, and some of the Casino owners working together, they managed to beat back the attempt to take the city. And then they had started pressing the attack, which eventually lead to her death. I was screwed no matter what I did, wasn't I? Lose and Judas kills me, win and I had to sacrifice myself to bring a measure of balance to the world. Luciana smirked. The price of being 'The keeper of the Balance' Glancing down over the landscape, as she finally (after hours of unnecessary stops and sight seeings)drew near the outskirts of Kenan Luciana suddenly brought herself to a halt in mid air.
There was a torn and ruin path heading down a slanted cliff. What's more, it looked fairly fresh. Her curiosity getting the better of her, Luciana flew down to where the end of the path of the wreck was. There, surrounded by the corpses of Chimeras, was one of the owners who helped her defend the city 200 years ago. Luciana landed gently, looking around for any sign of survivors. "What happened here?" She asked aloud. A few short steps lead her to Darius who was, amazingly, still alive. "You lucky son of a gun." Luciana said as she picked the fox up and took off. She'd heal him later, in a place she knew was safe. This was too open, and the corpses were too likely to have friends wondering who killed them all and left their rib bone behind.
Vestec returned to the island he had created, so long ago in the world's life, and set down Viscardi's body. Drawing the soul from his cloak he returned it to the former Northern Lord's body. Viscardi woke up with a gurgling gasp, shooting straight into a sitting position. Before he could ask the obvious questions, Vestec spoke. "You're the only mortal to get this gift, so don't waste it. Try not to die again. Roxan will be visiting here soon, so I suggest you use Vistoc to make the place liveable and look better. Also, you'll have company soon enough, and something to occupy your time and worthy of your effort. Chaos never rests my boy, and now I have to go. Lots of things to do!" With that, Vestec left. he wasn't kidding. He had a lot of things to do.
Vestec visited Zerabil first. He had promised Roxan he would need a guide, and to need a guide Zerabil would have to be corrupted. The god of chaos appeared before the old man tsking in a disappointed manner. "The mighty Zerabil, defender of humans. Your god has abandoned you. You're nothing more than a weak old man. Why, I wonder? You haven't failed. The dragon God's sudden awakening and return was no fault of yours. Truth be told I suspect none of the Gods expected the Dragon God to awaken. Nonetheless, Vowzra seems to blame you for that. You've been cast aside like a piece of trash, Vowzra claiming Fate has forced his hand." Vestec giggled, reaching out to gently touch the old man's head. "Fate. Fate is what he uses to excuse everything. He'll even use it to explain what happens next, forgotten Zerabil. Not all the Gods have abandoned you." He corrupted the hero, restoring his youth and immortality. The God of Chaos didn't mistreat his heroes.
"Go find your Victors. Lead them once more. They still obey all Godly commands right? I have a mission for them." It was a simple thing to project his voice into the minds of the Victors and the Hallowed Hundred. "Victors! Hallowed Hundred! I have decided to deliver mercy unto the world of mortals once more...for a price. In the far north there is an Empire, Garakai. It's chieftain has revoked the Gods, insulting them and claiming a false god, his 'Mighty One', as the true ruler. You will gather your forces, and any willing to fight with you, to wipe his and his ilk from the face of the earth. For the duration of your campaign, The monsters of your nightmares will not return in the night. I will ensure the Cimex do not strike while you are gone." If Vestec had had a mouth, he would have smiled. "Go, and let Zerabil guide you." With that, he turned his attention back to Zerabil. "Do not waste my gift, Zerabil. After you've laid waste to the North, I expect to see a slaughter the Cimex will never recover from." Then the God of Chaos left.
True to his word, Vestec lifted the eternal darkness from the world. As soon as the light of the sun touched them, the monsters were destroyed. They would not return every night as they had been, as long as the Victors and the Hallowed Hundred campaigned against Garakai. It was almost as if they had never existed. Turning his attention to the Cimex, Vestec cursed them with eternal discord. Infighting, arguing, mishaps. Anything and everything that could ruin the harmony the race had happened. They would not be organized enough to launch a raid, much less a full scale invasion with three armies.
Before the God of Chaos could make his next stop, that defiant hero Invidia, his attention was drawn by the screaming pain of a dragon. Vestec looked to see Astarte...'taming' his gift to her. Vestec giggled as the dragon tried to escape, only to have it's wings crushed. "That was a mistake, 'Lizzy'. Might as well give in now, though I must say it is entertaining to see you fight." Vestec said aloud to no one but himself, giggling once more. That's when the Dragon God arrived, baring his fangs at the Goddess of Magic. Briefly Vestec flashed red again, but resisted letting Violence have his way. "Not yet...not yet..first we'll talk." With a gesture he created an Avatar in front of Invidia. He still intended to talk to the Outsider, after all. But he couldn't do it in person, unfortunately.
Vestec appeared next to Astarte, nodding cheerfully at her. "I couldn't help but notice the Dragon God messing with things that don't belong to him anymore!" He turned his attention to the Dragon God. "I don't think you know how to mind your own business. The dragon was never yours. He was mine. Born from dragons who followed me, Lizzy doesn't even know who you are. I gave him as a gift to the beautiful Goddess of Magic and Summoning, the Mother of Wi, Astarte. He's hers now."
1 might spent cursing the Cimex with Discord
1 might spent creating an avatar to chat with Invidia
Eternal Night ended
Viscardi returned to life
Victors and Hallowed Hundred ordered to attack and eradicate Garakai and it's leader
Zerabil corrupted
Vestec is currently standing beside Astarte, talking to Sauranoth.
Edit: Also, I am assuming that the biotic barrier Voira is a bubble, or just half a bubble facing the enemy, and blocking the enemy's bullets. I don't believe we'll be able to shoot through it from our side unless she drops it, but you should be able to just walk through it.
It's a wall but half a bubble works too. :p
And no, I don't think you can shoot through it either.
Ah yes, I forgot to address that. It is true the graduation date is 17. If you don't meet that criteria than you will simply graduate later compared to others. So Cam will graduate after another 4 years where as Omar maybe held back 3 years. Another option is you can show one of your characters hasn't arrived to Innocence yet if the age gap is too much, though that would leave you with only one character to control.
While I say class, again its not per say a school. There is no succession, there is no softmore, highschool, O levels, A levels etc. Its simply a harsh training environment with various lessons and continuous drills to make you the best soldier you can be.
So uh, how long are people allowed to be held back before they're given up on?
Maeve will be 23 at the time of this prologue, and Kiara will be 24...It okay for them to have both been held back that long? XD
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