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"Sooo has anyone else noticed?"
"Yea it's pretty hard to miss."
"What are you two talking about ?" Sarah asked curiously walking up to Garrett and Vanessa.
"We're discussing how John seems to be damn near kissing the ground Christopher walks on..." Vanessa answered. The three of them could only gaze in wonder as the ex Lieutenant under Dalton ran about packing everything up from their camp and even was doing everyone else's work for them. It had been Two days since he arrived. Despite his rough appearance and gruff voice not only had he been a perfect gentlemen to the ladies, and got along with everyone. Except Braum... Fuck that guy... at least that was John's current views. Christopher's enemies were his enemies. On top of getting along with everyone in the group, he had been a huge help. Packing, unpacking, meal time, getting water. Almost all of the work was being carried out by him.
"You know John you can rel
'Wait wait wait! I must have just misheard him that's all.'"Now Chris, did you just say three different women... You-." Chris let out a long sigh ' Saw this coming.'"Yes I mean I am trying to get a gift for three different women. Not just one. Not just Elise although she is one of the three." He tried to state it As plainly as possible.'Oh my god. I mean Elise is a given, but does that mean he's interested in Vanessa and myself!?' Sarah's face began turning a bright red as her imagination began to roam.Chris wasn't sure which part exactly but he could tell some things were being misinterpreted here, but decided to just ignore it."So Ahem. So Elise is one of them, so two others.." Christopher nod his head. " Do you have any ideas what you wish to get these girls?""I was thinking An earing for Elise, and perhaps a ring and necklace for the other two"'A ring!? Oh my god could it be he is intending to follow through with his words
As Christopher and Thomas were approaching the rest of their group John and Vanessa saw them first and ran over to them."Chris! Braum kept insisting you and Thomas left!""Sir, Something has happened. I thin-" Chris held up his hand but did not slow his pace."It's ok I got it.""Chirs!" Sarah called out happily. In front of him the group seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.Christopher came to a stop with his arms crossed. "Well seems our little party has grown....A lot." Behind Sarah and the rest sat twenty Imperial Knights on horseback with Braum in the lead. Their armor all bearing the same family crest as him. 'Personal troops huh.'With just a glance anyone could tell these were no common soldiers. They all wore plate armor and carried themselves as abled veterans. One of the men spurred his horse forward and looked down at Christopher with contempt."So you're Christopher? I sent some men to find you. By any chance did yo
The Knight captain turned just in time to see the eyes of the one he thought was nothing but a useless coward and a blade cutting into his neck. 'What a fool I was' The eyes as cold as death himself.The men standing next to their captain were covered in the spray of his blood. There was no scream no resistance. In the blink of an eye the man they obeyed and looked up to was gone. His head flew through the air a look of horror Stuck to his face forever. Although being seasoned veterans their reaction was just a moment to slow. Christopher ignited Hate and was already mid swing with it. The black arch cut through the air and Then hit the men in front of it. There was a moment of resistance then it immediately split them in two.'Ooh enchanted armor.'"To ar-" a Knight began yelling but was cut off mid scream by a sword piercing through him, John stood behind him and pulled his sword free of him and began to engage the man next to him in combat.
"Ha" Thomas Half laughed in disbelief. Sarah, and Vanessa could only open and close their mouths."See he's a monster! All he want's is the death of you and the empire!""I've never hid the fact that I hate you Imperials. But I'll say this much I hate Albrael and it's Royal family far more then I could ever hate the Empire. The empire didn't betray their people on a Whim. Robert I would pay to kill for his betrayal.'His betrayal? Could he be talking about The Black Guard'"Wait I thought The Black Guard Betrayed their king?" Garrett asked."Yea? Just where did you hear that from? Ever hear the saying history is written by the victor? This case is a prime example of such a situation. I don't know if It was because people were so happy the war finally came to an end, or if humanity has always just not cared so long as they themselves remained unaffected. Either way Almost no one questioned what happened. Of course there was also others that we
"You sons of bit-" His words cut off Braum stood there wide eyed. A familiar taste filled his mouth. Granted it had been a while since he had last taste it. But the scent was unmistakable. He felt Warmth washing over his body."Wha- BRAUM!" The Princess? Braum looked over at her. She had a horrified look on her face. There was almost no color to her. Tears were flowing even harder then they previously had been. She was Staring at Christopher. 'What could the bastard have done this time.' Braum began to turn towards him, he had to admit the excitement at the thought of yelling at him had a wonderful sound to it. It would definitely cheer him up after witnessing the failure of his family's men."What did you do this ti-" Halfway through the turn Braum felt drunk for some reason, he began to fall over but was swiftly caught. "Ah thank you." He regretted the words immediately after saying them, for the one that caught him was Christopher and he would not
The thundering of over one thousand men approaching could be heard off in the distance. From the sounds of how fast they were moving. It was quite clear they seemed to know their location and who exactly was with them. Everyone quickly got aboard the wagon, Each person there was aware everything that has happened would need to be set aside until a later time. Their current situation far outweighed Braum's death. To make matters worse if Halbert sent his cavalry ahead of his infantry they would definitely catch up to them soon. Their wagon was being pulled by two horses sure but they had quite a few people plus supply's on it. There would be no way to outrun them."Well everyone I think one of our worse case scenarios just happened." Thomas called over his shoulder as he whipped the horses trying to get as much speed out of them as possible. If they had been in the territory of Helenfel it would be a different story, but they were still a ways off with no means to
Christopher watched as his friends disappeared behind a hill. ' Gotta admit it's nice having people who actually care around.' Once he was certain they kept going he turned to face the three hundred knights that were getting closer with each passing moment. " Now what the hell am I going to do about this." He sighedTaking a deep breath he looked around.. Beautiful, the view was simply breath taking. They had been moving further north for some time, doing so has brought them into view of the Ademos Mountains lush green lands leading up to the snowy peaks offered the beauty of the north for lovers of all seasons. The sun although setting was a wonder to behold as it began to set lower behind the mountains. A nice strong summer breeze blowing from the mountains bearing the warmth of the last rays of sun light and the cool beauty of the frosty mountain tops.'Ah a good place to die." Christopher took in a deep breath inhaling the fresh air. It was something he never
The moment Christopher's hand wreathed in flames slammed into the ground a daisy chain of explosions echoed outward from the point of impact. Anyone who was unfortunate enough to be nearby was instantly erased from the world almost as if they had never existed. The few that left any proof that they had once been, was around the lines of a finger or some sort of small organ strewn about."AAAAH!" cries could be heard all around. Of course there had been survivors as well but none of them were able to escape the blast unscathed. Flames surged forward from the point of origin which many of the soldiers had taken directly to the face. Agonizing cries resonated around through the mist and smoke. The armor given to them that both brought them pride and defended them against the attacks of their enemies had now become a curse. The plate armor got super heated fusing it to their skin peeling off their armor now was essentially peeling off their own skin.This could have been t