The Blackest Death (IC, Open)

[Kyraina]

Joseph was rowing his small life boat back to Iraklion with the Blaze of a Teutonic ship burning behind him. Joseph sit there in the boat rowing back towards shore. ~I wish i could catch a break and didnt have to kill all my brothers in arms just because they got infected, i wish we had a cure for this.~, Joseph thought to himself. Joseph's boat hit land hard and Joseph almost flipped his boat over trying to keep from falling out. Joseph climbed out of his boat and shook his head and grabbed his sword and started walking towards the nearest city.

[Erryeah]

Maurice Manin
Age: 16
Occupation: Hunter/ has knowledge of blacksmithing and carpentry also

Maurice had been watching the conversation between the 2 people for a while, his assault had been stopped because the female had proven herself human. He listened for a bit but began to become bored until the female addressed him and insulted him calling him a "Screaming codfish". Maurice didn't like to be insulted he had been made fun of for a long time by the other kids when he was younger. Maurice's fear was now turning into anger and he looked at the female with eyes that looked dead and a snarl that was like that of an animal.

"Excuse me for a moment, Lorant." Lilith could feel a sinister gaze at her back building up an intent of harm when she slowly clutched her two daggers before turning around to face Maurice, the one who yelled out irrational cries of valor that sounded more like a madman's folly, with the expression of a scorned mother chastising her children. This was a talent she inherited from Eva, the nun. "Be still child or I shall feed upon your flesh myself and save those walking corpses the trouble by giving them the scraps." Of course it was mostly a taunt but only the part about her eating his flesh.

[Kazarogkai]

Maurice Manin
Age: 16
Occupation: Hunter/ has knowledge of blacksmithing and carpentry also

Maurice had been watching the conversation between the 2 people for a while, his assault had been stopped because the female had proven herself human. He listened for a bit but began to become bored until the female addressed him and insulted him calling him a "Screaming codfish". Maurice didn't like to be insulted he had been made fun of for a long time by the other kids when he was younger. Maurice's fear was now turning into anger and he looked at the female with eyes that looked dead and a snarl that was like that of an animal.

"Excuse me for a moment, Lorant." Lilith could feel a sinister gaze at her back building up an intent of harm when she slowly clutched her two daggers before turning around to face Maurice, the one who yelled out irrational cries of valor that sounded more like a madman's folly, with the expression of a scorned mother chastising her children. This was a talent she inherited from Eva, the nun. "Be still child or I shall feed upon your flesh myself and save those walking corpses the trouble by giving them the scraps." Of course it was mostly a taunt but only the part about her eating his flesh.

Maurice Manin
Age: 16
Occupation: Hunter/ has knowledge of blacksmithing and carpentry also

Maurice looked at the woman he despised and simply snarled then smiled with his teeth baring "eat me will you? well we will see about that will we." After that Maurice Got his bearded axe licked it and stared at the woman while blood came from his mouth. Maurice barred his bloody teeth at her in a maniacal grin, but suddenly and quickly walked away downstairs. When he was there he sat down in a stool and sharpened his bearded axe letting terribly evil thoughts run through his mind.

[Verghast]

"Now we ride to the out post." Said John. Then he made his horse charge and cut down a few creatures on the way out. Then dark coulds started to loom over head. "Well this fits the situtation." Chuckled John. Then we he reached the edge of the port city, he waited for his allies. The rain was pouring by this point and John could see the outpost not far from where they were. It was almost covered in clouds.

"That it, Templar? I don't see anyone moving," asked Nikolai as he rode up next to John. "I suggest we hurry," added the mercenary as he looked at the clouds overhead.
He was tired and his body ached from being jostled around on the horse's back for so long in his heavy armor. Sometimes, he wondered why he still lived this stressful, uncomfortable life. For a moment he even wished he'd been caught up in the outbreak of whatever was causing this apocalypse so he didn't have to deal with it now, but fate had deemed it appropriate to torture him. Now he had a responsibility to simply continue fighting until he could no longer even move.

[Videssos]

Celian D'Arestide

Celian glanced down the street. Iraklion appeared to have a sizeable quantity of undead, though a number of them had been cut down by some survivors that had passed this way previously. He saw a fortified tower, one that he sensed was occupied by living beings.

Gesturing for the five Templars under his command to follow, Celian advanced towards the bastion. Several walking corpses shambled towards him. He blurred forward; shimmering blade unsheathed in an instant. The unliving plague victims were cut to ribbons in a blur. Body parts and heads tumbled in a welter of corrupted flesh and blood. The Templar saw that there was more than one way to enter the building. I usually prefer to go the direct route, he thought, eyeing a locked door at the base of the tower.

Celian and his men headed towards the door, wary of the possible receptions they might recieve.

[Kyraina]

Celian D'Arestide

Celian glanced down the street. Iraklion appeared to have a sizeable quantity of undead, though a number of them had been cut down by some survivors that had passed this way previously. He saw a fortified tower, one that he sensed was occupied by living beings.

Gesturing for the five Templars under his command to follow, Celian advanced towards the bastion. Several walking corpses shambled towards him. He blurred forward; shimmering blade unsheathed in an instant. The unliving plague victims were cut to ribbons in a blur. Body parts and heads tumbled in a welter of corrupted flesh and blood. The Templar saw that there was more than one way to enter the building. I usually prefer to go the direct route, he thought, eyeing a locked door at the base of the tower.

Celian and his men headed towards the door, wary of the possible receptions they might recieve.

Joseph stumbled into Iraklion with his sword and surcoat bloody from fighting undead. Joseph shook his head and saw a group of knights down the street and then looks behind him and sees several undead coming towards him. Joseph muttered under his breath as he saw there was to many for him to take on alone, so Joseph took off down the street towards the group of 6 knights. Joseph saw that they wore white surcoats with red crosses on em and Joseph swore again as he ran towards em. Joseph shouted "Templars help me out here," as he got close to him. Joseph looked down and saw somehow the white around the black cross of the Teutonic Knights had stay visible.

[Vaklor]

Francesco made his way throughout the city, killing any dead he came across. A lot of the city was now reduced to smoking rubble and ruins, a sore sight for the only home he ever knew. But he would rebuild. He came to the outskirts and saw a few more of the creatures come at him. He knocked them back with his shield, sliced the neck of one of them, and stabbed into the skull of the other. It was all so bloody. He continued onward to reach his parent's house.

[Erryeah]

Lilith had a way of pissing people off. She was very good at it in fact. After going on so many missions ordained by the Papacy, she had gained the talent because if anyone did so happen to form a relationship with her they would be irrevocably heartbroken when they found out their dearest Lilith disappeared. Eva was a nun and thus could not hold such conventions so, Lilith also did it as a precautionary measure for her. It would be very strange if someone were to track her down to the priory and spill the heart of love onto a nun that had no recollection of the previous events whatsoever. But, Lilith knew that this time was the last time before she would be held back by Eva after the mission was successful. Habits have always been hard to break.

Maurice sneered back at her with much blooded discontent. He had split his tongue open by hard licking his axe. Hmm...will have to watch that one. Might have to kill someone much sooner than desired but, when it starts...chaos will ensue. She thought to herself, preparing for the worst if push come to shove.

Lilith then began to here the cling and clang of battle from the courtyard from whence she had just climbed the rope into the window. It seems there are others that seek the same refuge as I for the night. I wonder the standing of these new arrivals. She looked out of the window at an angle as to not disclose her position and could see heavily armored soldiers below. "Templar!" she said in a hushed tone of surprise. Apparently the Papacy is in complete disarray to have sent so many. Perhaps, these men are as skilled as I in slaying abominations. If not, then they shall be. I shall share what I know to them the best I can because I must. Even I cannot deal with this crises alone.

[Videssos]

Celian D'Arestide

Celian turned his gaze towards the Teutonic knight who'd asked for help. A number of undead were dragging themselves toward the man. A perfunctory glance at three other Templars nearby-the two others remaining near the tower's door, and they moved towards the group of plague victims. Celian stabbed his sword down into a muddy gap between several cobblestones, and drew his crossbow in one fluid motion. He took a quarrel, aimed; and fired at the head of the nearest unliving corpse.
It punctured the left eye socket, before ripping through the skull. At the angle he'd aimed it at, Celian saw that the quarrel went down, through the brain stem. Thus severed- apart from some atrophied muscle and skin, the head fell slack, and the corpse collapsed in a sickening crunch.

The Templar then re-sheathed his crossbow, and pulled the blade out of the ground. He advanced towards the Teutonic knight, along with the three Templars that he had commanded to follow him. "It would appear; that you need some help, am I right?" He asked drily, even as he plunged past the German knight and sliced another corpse's head clean off in a spray of thickened blood and foul fluids.

[New Roman Empire]

"Now we ride to the out post." Said John. Then he made his horse charge and cut down a few creatures on the way out. Then dark coulds started to loom over head. "Well this fits the situtation." Chuckled John. Then we he reached the edge of the port city, he waited for his allies. The rain was pouring by this point and John could see the outpost not far from where they were. It was almost covered in clouds.

"That it, Templar? I don't see anyone moving," asked Nikolai as he rode up next to John. "I suggest we hurry," added the mercenary as he looked at the clouds overhead.
He was tired and his body ached from being jostled around on the horse's back for so long in his heavy armor. Sometimes, he wondered why he still lived this stressful, uncomfortable life. For a moment he even wished he'd been caught up in the outbreak of whatever was causing this apocalypse so he didn't have to deal with it now, but fate had deemed it appropriate to torture him. Now he had a responsibility to simply continue fighting until he could no longer even move.

"I know you are sore, but the outpost is not very far. I bet only a 25 minutes at the most." Said John. Then he made his horse go into a gallop. "But yes, I agree with you. We will search the templar quarters for zombies and clear them out if we do and we can get a full night rest." Said John. He was eager to get excaliber out of the hands of those zombies who knows what they would do with it. Then he noticed the fog was starting to lift.

[Lancearc]

"That it, Templar? I don't see anyone moving," asked Nikolai as he rode up next to John. "I suggest we hurry," added the mercenary as he looked at the clouds overhead.
He was tired and his body ached from being jostled around on the horse's back for so long in his heavy armor. Sometimes, he wondered why he still lived this stressful, uncomfortable life. For a moment he even wished he'd been caught up in the outbreak of whatever was causing this apocalypse so he didn't have to deal with it now, but fate had deemed it appropriate to torture him. Now he had a responsibility to simply continue fighting until he could no longer even move.

"I know you are sore, but the outpost is not very far. I bet only a 25 minutes at the most." Said John. Then he made his horse go into a gallop. "But yes, I agree with you. We will search the templar quarters for zombies and clear them out if we do and we can get a full night rest." Said John. He was eager to get excaliber out of the hands of those zombies who knows what they would do with it. Then he noticed the fog was starting to lift.

"Well at least this damned mist is beginning to clear, that makes this much easier for killing those things." Zakaria said as he galloped along beside the Templar Knight, keeping pace with the knight's horse as they made their slow way towards wherever the Templar Knight said that the Templar Outpost was positioned.

[New Roman Empire]

"Yeah." Then John went silent for the rest of the ride til they arrived at the gate. "As you can see, the gate has been breach by somthing huge." Said John. Then he walked though the 8 feet tall hole. When he walked in he drew his sword. Their were zombies and a few templars still alive fighting them off. A massive one was walking towards John. "Guys, get in here!" Yelled John. Then he rolled to dodge the creatures attack. Then John stabed the creature in the leg. The leg was still half on there. The creature made a chuckling sound and John looked up with confusion. Then the creature hit him and sent him fling to the wall behind him.

[Kyraina]

Celian D'Arestide

Celian turned his gaze towards the Teutonic knight who'd asked for help. A number of undead were dragging themselves toward the man. A perfunctory glance at three other Templars nearby-the two others remaining near the tower's door, and they moved towards the group of plague victims. Celian stabbed his sword down into a muddy gap between several cobblestones, and drew his crossbow in one fluid motion. He took a quarrel, aimed; and fired at the head of the nearest unliving corpse.
It punctured the left eye socket, before ripping through the skull. At the angle he'd aimed it at, Celian saw that the quarrel went down, through the brain stem. Thus severed- apart from some atrophied muscle and skin, the head fell slack, and the corpse collapsed in a sickening crunch.

The Templar then re-sheathed his crossbow, and pulled the blade out of the ground. He advanced towards the Teutonic knight, along with the three Templars that he had commanded to follow him. "It would appear; that you need some help, am I right?" He asked drily, even as he plunged past the German knight and sliced another corpse's head clean off in a spray of thickened blood and foul fluids.

Joseph said "Yes i do need some help," as he turned around and sliced off the head of one of the infected, Joseph then shield bashed another infected and cut his head off. Joseph then said to the Templar coldly "I'm surprised to see a temeplar here and not in the only lands fighting a war with the suppose infidels."

[Videssos]

Celian D'Arestide

Celian turned his gaze towards the Teutonic knight who'd asked for help. A number of undead were dragging themselves toward the man. A perfunctory glance at three other Templars nearby-the two others remaining near the tower's door, and they moved towards the group of plague victims. Celian stabbed his sword down into a muddy gap between several cobblestones, and drew his crossbow in one fluid motion. He took a quarrel, aimed; and fired at the head of the nearest unliving corpse.
It punctured the left eye socket, before ripping through the skull. At the angle he'd aimed it at, Celian saw that the quarrel went down, through the brain stem. Thus severed- apart from some atrophied muscle and skin, the head fell slack, and the corpse collapsed in a sickening crunch.

The Templar then re-sheathed his crossbow, and pulled the blade out of the ground. He advanced towards the Teutonic knight, along with the three Templars that he had commanded to follow him. "It would appear; that you need some help, am I right?" He asked drily, even as he plunged past the German knight and sliced another corpse's head clean off in a spray of thickened blood and foul fluids.

Joseph said "Yes i do need some help," as he turned around and sliced off the head of one of the infected, Joseph then shield bashed another infected and cut his head off. Joseph then said to the Templar coldly "I'm surprised to see a Templar here and not in the only lands fighting a war with the suppose infidels."

Celian sighed, whilst darting forward and ramming his sword into the throat of a walking corpse, twisting sideways at the last instant; ripping the head from the shoulders of yet another zombie.
"Despite our best efforts; the crusader kingdoms fell to the Saracens. This was not due to any lack of effort on the part of the holy orders. You see; we had too little support. The Christian powers did not keep enough troops in the kingdom of Jerusalem to help us last against the Muslims. They left us, thinking the crusades lost causes, and thinking that we could fight Islam's hosts innumerable with our ever dwindling supply of levies and knights.
Thus, it was only a matter of time, and even with my valiant defence of Acre, the city's fall was merely postponed by a few years, at most."

He kicked out the legs from underneath another undead, whilst angling his blade so that it smashed through the victim's skull.

Three of the Templars behind Celian proceeded to attack the remaining infected, Mace, Axe and sword crushing, ripping and smashing the corpses that still stood till none remained.

[Russian-German Empire]

"ALLAHU AKBAR"Metaliso screamed as he charged in,slicing several of the undead's heads off as he then pulled his dagger out,throwing it at another one,hitting it square in the forehead as he then kicked it to the ground,robes covered in blood as he then looked up and seen the BIG one,gulping as he then ran to the Templar he had met on the ship,back to his as he fended off more undead."You Christians always cause me trouble with your mad plans,haha! So? How are we going to take the big guy down? Got any cannons or guns?"He laughed,trying to make the current situation more enjoyable to his party.