"Its not the consumers I am worried about" Father said to Nny before facing Allen "I hate to tell ya kid but even if she survived the time you just left she would be dead now anyway-" He stopped when he saw the picture "I see, she died seventy three years ago during the great war." Father started walking in the direction he had indicated before and didn't wait for the others to follow.
"So I guess you are looking for a way back?" Father asked the group "Not an easy task, but it is dangerous to stay here as well, who knows what will come after you" he said it calmly and coldly to the group, he then turned around and point at the horizon and pointed, "In that direction is a place you may be able to hide for a while"
"That black pillar was an entrance to Time while the White ones are exits, they are one way corridors threw time" Father said to the group "Its really simple to understand"
"Hm, understandable, I go by the name of father and the reason I know you would reappear here is a young man many years ago informed me this is where you would arrive" The Man said to Nny "It was hard making sure I was in position ready for you and not something else here instead"
Alastair started running after a bit, the archers finished off the dragon and prepared a another volley to take out Alastair. Just as they were about to fire they were engulfed by flames as the priests followed after Alastair and Vitan, behind them the remaining soldiers followed, ready to fight in what would most likely be their final battle. Alastair passed the archers and came across a Seraphim Knight who was unprepared for the coming attack as Alastair cut his head off and kept running forward, not pausing as he went on a head.
A bunch of Seraphim Archer brought the Dragon down giving Atrox a chance to escape. "I am going after him" Alastair said as the Seraphim forces retreated. Alastair took the armour of some fallen Arian and Seraphim Soldiers. The remaining Arian soldiers surrounded the two, the soldiers muttered at each other "Is anyone going to join me?" Alastair asked the soldiers "Anyone after the chance to hit the heart of these guys?" None of them looked enthusiastic, Alastair guessed this might be a suicide mission if they don't capture him instead.
Alastair looked at his mother for a second, she gave him a quick wink before Alastair looked back at Atrox, he took a deep breath "I dare you to touch a hair on her and if you do I will rip your head off!" Alastair shouted "You are not even worth talking to!" Alastair added as a ball of fire came down on most of Atrox's men, Aria soldier's swarmed around them and the fighting started again as Arian priests ran across the roofs throwing Fire Light Magic down on Atrox's men and healing the Arian soldier's as they needed it, including healing Alastair's arm. Alastair quickly grabbed Twilight Sacrament off the ground and went and helped kill the soldier's holding Vitan who was closer to Alastair then his mother. The Dragon quickly started chasing Atrox down.
Alastair was brought back to his senses after hearing his name, the last thing he remembered was Atrox having him by the neck and then he was standing where he was, he quickly guessed he had broken free and that the black dragon was protecting me "If you kill her then you and your men all dies and Gabriel will kill any survivors, I am guessing you were ordered to bring us to him alive?" Alastair said, he wasn't sure but it was worth bluffing "And besides, I doubt you want to die before you get your precious titles and lands, you as pathetic as always Atrox"
Alastair looked up at the sky in defeat before Atrox lifted up by him by the neck and told him his fight was over. Alastair didn't want to lose, there was much he still had to do. His anger started to grow as he saw Vitan get captured, his instincts started to take control as he head-butted Atrox in the face hard enough for him to lose his grip. Alastair landed on the ground and rolled away from Atrox just as a black Dragon landed on a house above the street and let out a large roar that startled most people. Alastair backed away from the soldiers and gave the dragon room to jump down into the street between Alastair and Atrox, it stared at Atrox like it was about to rip him and his men to pieces.
Alastair blocked instinctively with the shield, the hit dented the shield but what really did it was the kick to the gut that sent Alastair into the ground, when Atrox swung again Alastair blocked with the Shield but the force broke the shield and Alastair's arm. Alastair was left defenceless on the ground as he prepared to block with his sword, he knew that it would fail but he had to try.
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Alastair stood still, he calmed down and waited, at the last moment he dodged Atrox's Hammer and swung his sword, not at Atrox but at his hammer, aiming right where the Handle and Head connected, he hit the connection weakening it but his sword bounced off and hit his horse in the back leg being it and Atrox down. "That was close" Alastair said to himself, he wanted to check on Vitan but knew Atrox would be back up in a sec, he grabbed a shield from a fallen Seraphim soldier that had the dragon peaks symbol on it.
"Not me, but a man who goes by the name of Phantoma, he wanted you to see what awaits the world if it continues down its current path, unfortunately for him opening the pillars destroyed his body and I know of no one else that could use them, except the consumers" The man said to Nny.
An Imperial Soldier was about to stab Vitan from behind when Alastair cut the back of the soldier's neck "Vitan you idiot" Alastair said, it was obvious to Alastair that no matter how good Vitan's sword is and how much potential he has he had zero experience actually fighting in a war "Another wave is in bound, we should retreat" Alastair said to the soldiers, but before anyone could react he arrived.....
"Okay, you three-" The man stopped and looked at Allen "-Four-" He looked to Nny "- have been missing for seventy three years" The man said to them "A lot has happened since then as you can imagine"
"Wait Vitan don't go running off on your own" Alastair yelled after Vitan, his voiced trailed off as Vitan got further and further away "Crap, now I have to go and take care of that idiot, Suri stay here" Alastair said drawing his sword "I will bring Vitan back" he said running after Vitan.
"The reason everything is like this, is because you people have missed some events" An old man said coming out from behind a chunk of ruins "I assume you are Shero, Dante and Nny?" the man asked them as he stood in front of the group, using a walking stick to support himself.
Alastair wondered to himself what to do next, the Police weren’t following procedure, they were shooting first and not even bothering with actual capture and who knew how the four from the tunnel would act when they finally catch up, would they be hostile to the police or would the two team up, he hopped the two groups weren't on the same side or they wouldn't stand a chance. He shook his head to try and focus on what was happening, first they needed to get out of sight and hide for a few hours at least, running through the streets and alleys would only work for so long, then they should find supplies and go into the wilderness and head north to the regroup sight. Alastair stopped in one street that seemed empty for now so he could catch his breath, he wasn’t built for endurance and he was already exhausted from using so much magic earlier, plus his leg was hurting. “Okay so has anyone got any ideas to get us out of our immediate problems?” He asked his group, he didn’t like having to ask others for ideas but if they were going to work together they needed to cooperate and share ideas, he had a feeling some of them probably didn't get along to well.
Only one ship was caught alight, but it was enough. The other ship stopped to rescue the crew allowing the ship to pass. "We did it, good job Suri" Alastair said as the ship entered the port, the crew was also happy but that quickly died down, the stench of corpses could be smelt even at the docks, the sound of fierce battle echoed threw the city. As the ship finished docking and started unloading supplies hundreds of people came running up, some begging for food, others offering everything they had to be taken away, the Arian Soldiers held them back but the atmosphere of desperation was thick.
The Pillar closed after Nny, leaving the city quiet, empty and in ruin. Nny, Allen, Shero and Dante all emerged from a white pillar on a beach. In every direction the ground was black like soot and the vegetation was all dead, the water poisonous to all who drank it, the sky was bright as day but there was no wind, no clouds and no sun, just light from an unknown source. Not far from the beach was the ruins of a city, though most of it was now buried and lost.
