The O'seths

[Nikkii O'seth]

" So be it.." Keyra shoved Phelan off of her and sped up to catch Nikkii. Nikkii looked back at them but continued on. They was at the first guard outpost of Neriak, fortunately the U'dedne had control of the posts today. This made things a bit easier and explained the use of the mercenaries. Nikkii picked up the pace as the walked into the coachman's area.

"We should be fine till we get to the church, the last thing he would want is open conflict on the streets of Neriak."

They moved into the heart of Neriak many of the people reconized Nikkii and gasped at her appearance. She ignored most of the comment til the church was in full view. Nikkii clenched her fists and stepped forward of the group. Keyra unsheathed her weapons.

" Lets keep the causualties to a minimum, no sence in killing my house off."

[Nikkii O'seth]

Before anyone could respond Nikkii started barking orders.

" Loveless you Aduan and Keyra will keep any hostile gaurds busy. Phelan you and Kalysta will look for Naldany."

" Lady Nikkii where will you be going?"

" I am going after my Daughter and will handle my Father."

[Nikkii O'seth]

Nikkii stormed into the church bumping into anyone that stood in her way, several of the people looked at her with a glare as she went past.

" Nikkii slow down... " Nikkii ignored Kalysta's comment and desended down into the chamber area. Nikkii stopped at her room and went inside. She stripped away her torn dress and put her battle armor on. Keyra covered Loveless's eyes as she dressed.

" Why are you still here go look for Naldany..... she should be in her chambers."

Kalysta started off and Phelan quickly followed her. He tried to put his hand on her shoulder and she jerked it away from him. Keyra, Adaun and Loveless stood outside Nikkii's door until she came out. Without a word Nikkii started toward the main ceremony chamber.

" Kalysta .... I know I hurt you... but please."

Kalysta shrugged him off.

" Aren't we close to her room yet?"

Phelan sighed and nodded his head. Soon they could hear the screams of a woman..... Naldany. Nikkii continued through the church asking everyon she passes where the grand Denouncer was. Soon they came face to face with the churches elite guard.

[Nikkii O'seth]

" As I said before my'lady never dull with your company."

Loveless's comment went unnoticed as Darlena joined the the three guardsmen. She had the souleater drawn while the zweihander bloodsucker rested on her back. Keyra smiled at the notion of getting to cross swords with the red-headed lycanthrope when she was a hunter. Adaun drew her blade and stood next to Nikkii. Keyra and Loveless formed up on the other side of her.

" My daughter is mine to deal with please Adaun ...... Keyra...... Loveless be careful with these guards, they are not the pushovers we have faced, any mistake will prove fatal."

" Lady Nikkii why don't I take her on ?" Keyra asked.

" You couldn't defeat Kyrinn, and he held back on you. She is not going to withhold anything ...... and it was her I'm sure that defeated Kyrinn so easily."

Darlena raised her hand and pointed towards Adaun and Keyra, The guards immediately sprang into action. The first to clash was Keyra and her opponent, his attack was crushing testing the strength of the metal used to forge her weapons. Next would be Adaun, almost at the same time Keyra was attacked. She parried the strike but was rammed into the wall by the the man.

" My I forgot what you looked like struggling....... tell me did you improve any since the last time we were ... bonded? You screamed alot when I forced myself on you when you wandered Neriak."

He removed his helmet and kissed Adaun.


Loveless dodged his adversary and pressed the attack on him. Darlena's eyes flashed red and a cold smile came over her. Nikkii advanced towards her without fear, Darlena attacked Nikkii full force. Nikkii Had Darlena outcasted in armor and power but Darlena had brute strength over her mother As she went to the offensive on Nikkii. Nikkii blocked most of her attack with her shield and managed to land a few shots in with her mace. Darlena noticed she wasn't doing very much harm on Nikkii so she stepped up her efforts hitting Nikkii with several strikes pain touch and her deadly grasp.

Her attacks wounded Nikkii temporarly before a blue light surrounded her and she was healed again. Nikkii also realised that she would have to try harder so the fight would not drag out much longer, or she might have to really injure Darlena. Nikkii casted both her strongest brands on Darlena as she started to attack again. Her attacks was reflected back apon her with added force, nearly making her black out as she rose to her knees. The necklace on her neck glowed brightly catching Nikkii's attention.

" Darlena....... let me remove the necklace from you."

Darlena stayed still as Nikkii approached then when Nikkii was close enough Darlena muttered a chant and an orange glow surrounded them both as Darlena casted her spell three times. The surprise attack caught Nikkii off guard and severely crippled her again for the moment. Darlena rose to her feet and drew back her sword to finish Nikkii off. The brand cuased Darlena to stumble back from the effect allowing Nikkii to heal herself once more. Nikkii grabbed the swords blade with her shield hand and struck Darlena several times with her mace. Darlena fell back against the wall and slumped down her armor cracked and breaking apart. Nikkii snatched the necklace from Darlena's neck and healed her as Darlena fell unconcious.

" Rest child I'll need your help to deal with you grandfather."

Phelan rushed as he herd he wife's screams. A couple priests was at her door and they fled as they saw Phelan run up with his swords drawn. He kicked the door to the room open and saw more priests around Naldany chanting a spell that had her engulfed in a dark orb. She looked now as if she was nearing the full term of her pregnacy. Like before most of the preist fled at the sight of Phelan.He grabbed one of them before he could escape.


" My' lord please I was doing as told please don't hurt me."

Phelan spit in discust at the priest. But there attention was turned as Naldany had stopped her scream and was standing up her sword drawn and looking back at Phelan. Her sword collected magic particals as she brought it across to slash at Phelan. A tear fell from her eye as she swung her sword releasing the particles that made multiple small cuts on Phelan and the priest.

[Phelan]

Phelan saw her raise the sword and knew what would happen if he didn't attack her, but he couldnt' force himself to lift his swords. His shoulders slumpped with each blow delivered, he didnt' even try to stop the attacks. Multiple strikes left Phelans chest exposed with angry redlines that were starting to ooze out his blood. Phelan settled himself with the fact that he couldnt' hurt her, he tried half heartedly to doge the attacks as the came, but still he took punishment.

Phelans head spun and felt as if it were floating. He looked into her eyes as the world began to fade.

[adaun]

Adauns stomach heaved in disgust. Tears welled to her eyes and anger flashed across her face. She slammed the man in the face with her gauntlet repeatedily, making him stagger backwards. She pummled away at the man with abandon, the sound of metal pounding metal resonated in the chamber.

The man fled under the barrage and got his sword up and forced Adaun back waving it wildly in front of himself. He struggled to wipe the blood from his face while he waved his sword awkwardly in front of him. Adaun laughed as she struck at his face with her sword, her sword cut through the soft skin of his forhead and tore through his right eye as she made her cut. The man screamed falling to the floor. Adaun stepped on his forarm and drove her sword through his gauntletted hand pinning it to the floor.

" You will know the meaning of pain for violating me, I will be back for you, you just wait right here. " Adaun said with a voice of death it self. She picked up his sword and drove it through his right shoulder pinning him squarely to the floor. She drew her sword free and moved forward to help who ever needed it.

[Patryas]

As the assassin neared the house of O’seth, he could see that his master was right. There were a few people running from the house, with what looked like terror on their faces. He crept closer so he could hear the guards.

“We must find reinforcements to help us. I think they are here to kill the Grand Denouncer!” Go and find help!” one guard barked at the other, and he ran off.

At this, the assassin noticed his master standing across the street. Patryas has heard the guard yelling orders. The silent master looked at him for approval. Patryas nodded, telling him to proceed.

Patryas smiled as his assassin disappeared into the shadows.

“Lady Nikki has come home. She will make a much better leader for the O’seth’s than that old rotting fool,” Patryas thought to himself. “I will see if anymore assistance is needed.”<br>
The assassin leapt from rooftop to rooftop in pursuit of the guard sent to find help. He had only been gone for a few moments. There! He spotted him. The guard was frantic. He didn’t notice the dark shadow drop down behind him. He stopped. Something was not quite right. In one fluid motion the assassin brought his dagger across the back of the guard's ankles and then pulled him into the shadows to finish the job. He then held his hand over the guard’s mouth as he tried to scream for help and brought his dagger across his throat and then stabbed him twice in his chest, to finish the job. He then removed all indications of the guard’s connections with the house of O’seth and left the body in the shadows.

The assassin then hurried back to the O’seth’s. As he neared the house, he spotted the guard that had sent the other for help. He quietly crept up behind and disposed of this guard as well. Blood now soaked his tunic, but he ignored the mess. He then got onto the rooftop and peered into various windows to see what was going on and how he could help.

[Nikkii O'seth]

Naldany Kept her distance from Phelan as she made another strike ready. Kalysta came into the room unnoticed by Naldany. As she brought the sword up, Kalysta grabbed her arm and shook the sword free. The priest quicked healed Phelan sacrificing the last of he life to make amense to him. Naldany couldn't overpower Kalysta as she tried to free her hand from her in hopes of casting a spell. Suddenly Naldany stopped and fell to her knees and started clutching her stomach. Kalysta looked her over and looked to Phelan as he focused.


" She's in labor Phelan....... you child is about to be born, but how has this been done so quickly?"


Nikkii took a few deep breaths as she saw that the others should be ok without her help. She kissed Darlena on the head and left her laying there as she went to the Denouncer's chambers. Keyra smiled as she cut the guard a couple times, poisoning him, as he turned a sickly shade of green as it did it's work.

" Quickly tell me........ is the poison painfull?" Keyra asked him as he fell to the floor.

He looked at her with rage in his heart as he died slowly. Loveless had alreadydispatched his as he propped himself against the wall smiling at the guard Adaun left pinned to the floor. Nikkii made it to the Denouncers chamber and pushed his door open. He sat in his chair looking directly at Nikkii with an icy cold glare.

"You wasn't suppose to be here... you have ruined alot of my plans this day, my child. At any momnet Naldany will give birth to the avatar's host. I can't have you stop me now...... Nikkii."

" You are not even living, your words mean nothing. I will kill you and I will be the head of the O'seth house. You time ended centuries ago."

Nikkii casted a weaken undead spell apon the denouncer followed by the brands. He smiled at Nikkii as he stood and took off his robe. He took his full vampire appearance as he leaped at Nikkii slashing at her with his long claws. She kept her distancefrom him as she casted blast after blast of her anti-undead spells. The denouncer finally got close enough to land a few powerful hits to Nikkii that sent her flying into the wall. Keyra could hear the fight from the hallway.

" I think Lady' Nikkii is in trouble... I can smell her blood in the air."

[Patryas]

Bodies were now beginning to appear everywhere, left in the wake of the silent master. Any guard he came across that tried to stop Lady Nikki and her companions was ended in quick and bloody means. As he came to the roof of the church, he strained his ears to hear above the sounds of battle. He spotted Phelan in one window with his supposed wife, along with another female dark elf. It looked as if Phelan might need protection in his present state. But does he dare expose himself to him, after clear instructions from his master?

His master would understand if he helped Phelan.

He leapt in the window and moved towards the pregnant woman. He noticed that he had scared the other female, and she looked as if she was readying a spell meant for him. He put his hands up in a friendly manner.

“Please, I am here to help. I will watch over these two. The Grand Denouncer needs to die this night. Go and help your friends,” the silent master told the female delf, in his dark and scratchy voice.

He stood and waited for the woman’s reaction.

[Phelan]

Phelan shook the haze from his head. His gaze focused on this unknown assailant, he poised his swords for a charge, not knowing who he was but if he moved toward either woman Phelan would kill him. Phelan advance cautiosoulsy toward Kal and Naldany.

"Who are you and what business is this of yours? Speak fast your life depends upon it. " Phelan said with his blue eyes boring into the dark elf

[adaun]

Adaun heard the denouncers voice and then blast after blast coming from the chamber ahead. Adaun rushed toward the noise. She shouldered the door at full force, the door swung open and fell from the hinges. Lady Nikkii was slummped agaisnt the wall and the Denoucer was advancing rapidly upon her. Adaun leveled her sword and charged forward with a cry. The Denouncer turned and smiled as the sword sank into his thick lifeless skin.

[Nikkii O'seth]

Nikkii rose to her feet and wiped the blood from her mouth as the denouner faced Adaun.

" You stupid street urchin... how dare you attack me."

He backhanded her away from him and pulled the sword from him. Keyra jumped in right behind her in a blinding fury. Some oh her attacks hit but he grabbed her hands and threw her across the room. Nikkii blasted him again and he turned his attention back to her striking her again.

" You are no match for me ... I will kill you all."

[Patryas]

“I am a friend, Phelan of Seladria. I have been sent from my master to help you. Let me help you. Your friends need you. I will protect your wife,” the assassin said now facing Phelan.

He made no move towards the woman. If he angered Phelan, his master would be greatly upset. He removed his veil so Phelan could see his face. As Phelan stood there ready to strike, a guard had listened in at the door and burst in, charging for Kalysta. The silent master pulled a dagger from his belt and let it fly at the guard.

Phelan, not seeing the guard coming into the room, slashed at the assassin, knocking him down. The dagger hit its mark and plunged into the guard’s neck, and the body crumpled to the ground. Phelan turned and saw the guard dead on the floor, and turned back to regard the delf he had injured.

[Phelan]

Phelan sheathed his swords and offered the delf a hand back up.

"I may have misjudged you...who is your master?" Phelan asked as helped the man to his feet.

[Patryas]

As the silent master covered his face with his veil,
he gazed into Phelan's eyes.

"My master will have the honor of your company soon. But first we must keep to the task at hand. You must help kill the Denouncer," the assassin replied.

He bent over and picked up Naldany and placed her on the bed He then put a pillow behind her head and covered her with the blanket. Ignoring his new injury, he then recovered his dagger from the dead guard's throat and drug the body into the hall and threw any weapons on the floor out the window. He pulled some herbs from his belt and mixed it with some water and helped Naldany drink it. Kalysta and Phelan just stared as he worked.

"It will help with the pain, for now. She is going to need more than my protection. I can ward off this room while I find a mid-wife. Do you stay with her, or do you fight?" he asked Kalysta and Phelan, trying to disguise his hideous voice.