Rise

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Crimson eyes scanned the area laid out before them. Buildings lay in ruin and the bodies of the innocent littered the ground. He had allowed himself to be caught in the enemies illusionary magic. The consequence for his foolish actions was the destruction of an entire city and most of its population along with it. A failure and a betrayer was what he now was, failing to protect those he had sworn to protect and a betrayer of those who believed in him , loved him, his family.

Pain was every where possibly present in her body, with every struggling breath new white hot pain exploded in her body each spasm of pain worse that the last. She struggled to move but to no avail, her body was shutting down on her in its exhausted attempts to mend her mangled body. With the last of her rapidly depleting energy she clasped the her treasured locket to her heat and allowed herself to be effulged in the darkness.

The Vatican, Cardinal Scoria office



Tres has there been any form of communication from Albion yet?!

No confirmed communications fro Albion to the Vatican reported. Very well Tres for now you are dismissed. Affirmative I shall wait for my next decided course of action.

With a sigh Catherina focused her attention to the nigh sky visible through the large bay window in her office, she allowed her thoughts to wander. She hoped every thing was well in Albion but with no communication from any of her agents posted there or from the queen in over 17 hours she had every right to worry. In addition to the climatic battle that was raging there she had a horrible feeling some thing had gone horribly wrong.

In all the years since establishing the Ax Catherina had never had the absolute feeling of dread as she did now Able always communicated with her and she felt it her instincts screamed that disaster had been brought upon Albion and her precious AX team, her delicate family.

Back to Albion, the Ghetto



Deep underground the AX teammates were struggling to come to terms with what had just transpired above ground mere hours ago. The Rosencreutz Orden had obliterated the once majestic country of Albion and nearly all of it inhabitants. Save for the few hundred they managed to gather in the Ghetto hundreds of thousands of people perished.

Leon and Father De Watteau along with what was left of the Albion Royal guard tried to calm the restless crowd of refugees while the Professor tried to establish a line of communication to the Vatican. Father Able Kinghtroad on the other hand stood in the shadows consumed by his inner turmoil.

She had gone to try and reason with Cain, try to find some way to stop the bloodshed but to no avail. He had arrived a fraction to late, she looked into his eyes one last time as Cain ruthlessly impaled her on his spear, her eyes went wide with shock and as Cain pulled his spear from her body she uttered on last “ Father” as the life drained from her eyes and she slumped to the ground dead, the deep scarlet of her blood pooling at his feet broke the shock sell on him as he fell to the ground and let loose a horrible soul shattering scream.

Just as his beloved Lilith, Able had failed to protect Esther and watched as she was killed by Cain.

Above Ground in the middle of the destruction



Lucrecia, his unresolved emotions surrounding her had brought upon the possible death of one of the people who he held dearest. She was light in the darkness of battle a vibrant soul who strived to protect others even if it meant her demise. She like him was no stranger to battle or redemption. He was trying to redeem himself for failing o save his beloved and their son, while she was redeeming herself for all the lives she took in the during her days as a n elite solider for a corrupt military.

Now she lay in his arms barley clinging to life, her body broken ad bloody. He moved her grimy blood soaked hair from her face and longed to see her open her beautiful amethyst eyes, to know that she was safe and he would do all he could to protect and save her. In reality he knew her eyes would not open and because he knew so little about how her body worked it was up o her body to heal itself if it could. If possible he would protect her until she had either succumbed to death or has stared to fight it he owed her that much..

A uncertain future



In the middle of a ruined Kingdom a man struggles to write his wrongs and keep his partner alive. While another man struggles with himself and try’s to understand why everything around him is falling apart. Members of the AX are rapidly at work to send word for help. The family of the two stranded warriors are trying to figure out where they are oblivious to the fact that another loved one may soon perish as a result of battle.

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Hope it wasn’t too confusing.

Till next time…….