Marijn's Life part 2

[marijn]

“Get going sir, You’re scaring the kids“


“Yosh... Time to ask for this job” I walked trough the door and walked up the stair. Up there i could only see a portal, a few chairs with table and a bookcase. “God damn mages with their portals... I hate those things...” I sighed quietly and stepped trough the portal, As i felt my body breaking off and being build up in a split off a second i felt the dizzyness turning up. I arrived at the other side off the portal and nearly collapsed. One off the mages within the tower walked up to me and helped me up “Are you oke sir?” I nodded slightly “Uhgg... Yeah i’ll be fine... Im here for the job as cleaner...” The mage nodded quickly as he said “Ahh, Alright come on, come on then follow me.” The man walked off towards one off the many doors and openend it. Inside the was a small room with a desk and with two chairs, A bookcase with way to many books stuffed into it and a large alliance flag hanging from the wall. The man walked to the other side off the desk and sat down... “Sit down sir.” I took place in the chair infront off him. “So tell me, Do you have any expirience in cleaning things?” I scratched the back off my head “Well... I do got some expirience from when i was little, I used t-” The mage quickly said in the middle off my sentence “You accept the cleaning terms?” “uhmm... I dont know them but... Yeah sure i do...” The mage smiled from ear to ear. “Great, Come now sign this and you can immediatly start working!” I signed my name on the blue line and looked at the man. “Come now, Get cleaning then!” I nodded slightly and stood up before walking out the door. I though to myself ‘Hmm, Now where do i get the cleaning things...’ I walked up to one off the nearby mages and asked to him “Uhmm, Excuse me... Do you know where i can get the cleaning supplies... Im the new Janator... My name is M-” The mage let out a snort “I dont need to know, And it’s at the back off this hall to the right, Not the left... The right.” I walked to the end off the wal and opend the door to the left. I looked around the room as i saw a wall with douzens off huge teleport circles. I closed the door and open the right door. I looked inside the small closet with four diffent brooms, Dusters, Buckets and mops. I sighed softly and grapped one off the brooms.

Four days later i quit my job... It was boring and dusting aint my kind of bread.. And those annoying rude mages... Anyway... Here i was sitting at the fountain in the Cathedral Square again. I looked around the Square and saw one off the druids lying on his back being petted on his belly by a girl. I let out a loud annoyed sigh and mumbled in myself “Where am i going to find a reasonable job...” I stood up my armor clacking against each other, I walked towards the Orphanage and knocked on the door. After a few seconds the door was opened by a woman at middle age, She looked at me with a unsure look on her face. “uhmm... Yes can i help you?” A few off the kids moved behind her curious who knocked on the door. The looked at the man in large brown armor covered in a few blood stains. “Yes... Im looking for a job... Do you pherhaps have a open spot?” The woman looked at the kids behind her and said to me “Get going sir, You’re scaring the kids.” She closed the door and i sighed softly. I walked away from the Orphanage towards the canals as two guards in full plate armor aproached me. “You sir, You seem strong right!” The other guards gave a quick nod and i raised my eyebrow. “Uhmm... Can i help you two guards?” One off them smiled “You most certainly can, We are in need off new recruits for the Shields, And we could use strong man like you sir” the other guard imediatly repeated the last half “Like you sir! Are you interested?” I scratched the back off my head and shruged “Im in need off a job so... Yes i’ll come with you.” One off the guards smiled widely, Alright come with us sir” “With us sir!, We’re going to the Command Center.” The other guard nodded “Aye, The Command Center, Or as people like to call it the CC. But that is the Blazing Shield headquarters, it’s over at the old town.” We walked from the Cathedral Square trough the Dwarven District and moved into the old town. ‘Meh, I guess being a guard is way better then cleaning’ i though. I smirked widely as we arrived.


“Welcome... Private Silverstorm“


I walked into the Command Center and saw a few off the guards taking someone down the stairs. I shruged slightly and looked at the two guards that were escorting me. One off the two said to a woman in full plate “Ma’am darkbane, We got you a new recruit!” She turned around to us and took off her helmet. She had quite long red hair twisted into a pony tail. She looked at me and i smiled abit nevoursly “Hmmpf, Another one... Alright take a seat at the table, I’ll be with you in a moment.” I walked towards the table and sat down on one off the six chairs that were standing around it, I looked around the room and noticed two bookcases full with files and books. Darkbane came back with a few papers in her hand and she took place on the other side off the table. She raised her eyebrow slowly and said “Alright, State your full name”. “Marijn.. uhmm ma’am”. She sighed softly “Last name aswell!” i scratched the back of my head and said “I dont got a last name ma’am... I never knew it”. “Well... You will need a last name if you wish to join. Seeing we adress everyone with their last names”. She walked up to the window and sighed softly “Alright, I’ve made up your new last name... It will be Silverstorm alright?” I shruged “Why not?” “Darkbane moved back to her char and scribbled something down on the papers “Alright, Place of orgins?” I smiled slightly, I was born in Stormwind, But i grew up in Loch modan by my tra-” “Alright alright, Dont need you’re whole life story...” She scrabled something down again. “Any combat expirience?” I rubbed my chin for a moment. “Hmm, Plenty, I’ve served in the Northerend army... Faught against hordes, Scourges, Just name it...” “What’s youre main reason for wanting to join the regiment?” I rubbed my chin once again “I want to protect stormwind from the horde scum and im quite broke...” She scrabled something down again. “So... Do you got anything your good in?” “well.. Im good in fighting... I can also heal slightly” She nodded and said “You know you can be hurt, Seriousl injured or even killed, And you’ll have to obey every single command.” I nodded slowly “I know, And i accept that” She scrabled something on the papers again then shoved it infront off me with a pot off inkt and a feather “Sign on the blue line”. I carefully read the paper first and then signed the paper. She took the signed paper and peered at it for a moment. “Alright, Welcome private Silverstorm, Youre new infantry number is 23756. Remember it well, It will aslo be on your badge once we make then, Now get your ass outisde... Go go go... Double time maggot!” I rushed outside to the courtyard. I looked around while softly mumbling under my breath “Man... What a annoying bitch...”

After about thirty minutes she finnaly walked outside with a small box in her hands. She stopped infront off me and looked at me. “Get changed” I raised a eyebrow and opend the box, In it a clean blue tabard with the yellow lines and the golden lion, There was also a small shield and a sword in it. A few plate pieces aswell. I grapped the box and wanted to walk away but darkbane stopped me “Where are you going?” “Uhmm... Inside to change” She grinned from ear to ear. “Like hell you are, Change here right now private!” I sighed and started unclipping my still not cleaned plate armor. After alot off strugeling i stood there in nothing but my undies. I sighed and mumbled some curse word’s again. “Shut it private!” Darkbane laughed and walked away into the command center giving me time to change. After alot off strugeling i got my white plate pants on, My blue plate boots and the white Chest piece, I pulled the tabard over the plate and pulled on my gloves, I put my shoulderpads on my shoulders and locked them with the clip. I sighed slightly off all the over weight then my normal armor. I picked up the helmet and placed it on my head then grapped the sword and shield and placed them in the holders on my back, In the box was also a Golden badge with the shield logo, my name, rank and number on it. I placed the badge on my tabard, Right on my chest. Kainna walked out with another box “Alright now your set... Let the fun begin, Private”.


“Commander Falrock Thilliath“


“At attention!” I quickly stiffed up and stood in attention on my place. “Good atleast you got that command right... Right face!” I quickly turn left before noticing i went the wrong way. “You think you’re funny private, Moving the wrong way... Or are you just brain dead! Now give me twenty!” i mumbled something before dropping onto the ground in full plate armor and starting to do the push up under the weight. After about fiftheen i dropped to the ground breathing heavily and sweating like a waterfall. “You didnt do twenty, Now get the fuck back up and do it again!” I coughed as i got back up for the push ups “Ma’am, yes ma’am!” I huffed and puffed as i did the push ups reaching twelve and drpping to the ground in pain of all the new weight off the armor. “Get back up private, What are you... A pussy!? Now do it again with a damn smile!” I got back up and yelled “Ma’am, yes ma’am!” After a while i finished the twenty push ups and slowly got back onto my feet. “Well, Was that so hard private?” I spit on the ground and said “Ma’am, Like you know how heavy it is ma’am...” She sighed softly and dropped onto the ground starting to do push ups on one hand easily, I was amazed how she did it with one hand in full plate seeing i was nearly crushed. She got back up and looked at me a little sweat drup dripping down from her brow. It was nearly dark already we’ve been going at it for certainly three of four hours. “Now, Right face!” I turned my way to the right. “About turn!” I turned to the right making a 90 degrees turn. She walked away to the other side off the courtyard and yelled “Fall in!” I quickly ran to her place and took my place infront off her. “Private, Look at you your exhausted, We’ll call it for today i want you to report at tomorrows training around the six clock bells, Ohh and... Get a damn haircut maggot... You look like a girl... Dismissed!” I moved my hand to my head and gave her a salute.

I walked into the Command Center and looked around curiously, I walked up to one off the guards and looked on his badge , it said: ‘Private Khendran Ironhand, Infantry 70582’ “Yosh, You’re Khendren Ironhand i take?” He smiled “Yes that’s me mister Silverstorm, How can i help you?” I scratched the back off my helmet and said “Well, Im new only joined the regiment today... So i was wondering... How is it in the shields?” He rubbed his chin and said “Well... If your in for sometime it gets better, And you’ll get used to the yelling of darkbane, She’s just abit... Ahh like i know... Just abit weird. Anyway glad to have you Silverstorm... Where you from?” I smiled “Im from Thelsamar, You know in Loch modan”. Khendran nodded “That’s east from Dun morogh right?” Now it was my time to give a quick nod. “That’s pretty far from here, So what brings you to the Shields then?” “Hmm, I want to protect Stormwind city from those horde babarians... Also im broke.” He laughed quickly “Heey, he pay aint that bad so fair enough.” I walked off to stairs when i saw a guard walk down, He was wearing the full plate blue white armor except his helmet, He was wearing a small eye patch. I walked up to him and checked his name plate as he stared at me, It said “Commander Falrock Thilliath, Infantry ““... Wait Commander?! I looked up from his badge as he raised an eyebrow... “What the heck are you doing private?” I took a few steps back and made a weird salute looking move “Sir, Uhmm, Didnt know it was you, sir!” He walked up to me and said “Ahh, You must be the new recruit huh, What’s your name?” I swallowed slightly “S-Sir, Private Marijn Silverstorm, Well to be fair it aint my real last name becouse i dont have one an-” He raised his eyebrow “Uhmm, Sir, Marijn Silverstorm, Sir!” He walked around me like he was checking me “You think your fit to be a guard private?” I made a quick nod “S-Sir, Yes sir!” he sighed softly and mumbled something in the trance off ‘What’s wrong with those new recruits...’ before walking off out the door. I looked at Khendran and he shruged as in saying, You brought it on yourself. I sighes softly and smiled then walked up the stairs thinking by myself “Well, This day wasnt that bad... I guess... Cant wait till wat the next day brings...”


“Name, Rank, Number!“


I walked from the Inn in the trade district towards the Old town as i saw two Blazing Shield guards run after someone, One off the guards seemed familair, I was quite sure that was Khendran... I mumbles to myself “Man.. They’re going at it at this hour?”. I heard the bell ring six hours, “Ohh man, Wasnt i supposed to be there by now?” I quickly jogged towards the command center and entered the courtyard trough the gate, I quickly spotted Darkbane yelling to some privates that started to do push ups. She looked around and nearly yelled at me “Get your ass into plate private, We dont have all day!” I jogged inside and up the stairs then grabbed my box with stuff, I quickly took off my cloths and started dressing in plate, A few moments later i grapped my sword and shield and places them in the holders in my bag, I walked outside and sighed, Again getting used to the weight off the full armor. I blinked a few times as the sunlight reached my eyes and i walked towards the yelling woman out on the courtyard “Ma’am, Private Silverstorm reporting for duty, Ma’am!” She looked at me and said “Get in the line and do thirty push ups!” I nodded and walked to the line before falling to the ground and starting to do push ups. A few moments later i stood up and formed a line with the other privates. Darkbane walked up to the private next to me and screamed “Name, Number, Rank!” The privates blinked and almost immediatly yelled “Ma’am, Drenar Windblase, Infantry 93298, Private, Ma’am!” She walked infront off me and i took a quick look to her badge ‘Corporal Kainna darkbane, Infantry number 66691’. I quickly looked back up into her angry looking face “Name, Rank, Number!” I swallowed and yelled “Ma’am, Marijn Silverstorm, Private” I quickly went trough some numbers in my head... What’s my number, number, number. “Infantry 23756, Ma’am!” “Next time i dont want any stuttering private!” She moved on and yelled “Rank, Rank, Number, Rank, Number, Rank, Name, Name, Rank, Number, Name!” I raised my eyebrow under my helmet and though ‘What... So many... I only had three...’ “Ma’am, Private, Private, Infantry 70582, Private, Infantry 70582, Kherndran Ironhand, Khendran Ironhand, Private, Infantry 70582, Khendran Ironhand, Ma’am!” I peered at Khendran out off my eye corners without tunring my head... ‘Damn... Impressive’ i though.

I sliced my sword into the training dummy’s sword and avoided the back swinging shield on the training dummy, After i hit the dummy i marched back to the end off the line and got ready to charge again, Khendran charged the dummy and swang his sword against the shield and blocking the incoming sword with his shield, He aswell marched to the back off the line, As it was my turn again i charged to the dummy and slashed my sword towards the shield and slashed off wood from the top off, I imediatly hold up my shield and took the blow before marching back, After we did this for about four times Kainna Darkbane yellow “FALL IN!” All off the six privates marched to their place infront off her forming a line. “Alright, Everyone go inside and grap your Rifles and guns and come back outside!” The privates started to walk up and i walked towards darkbane “Excuse me ma’am?” She looked at me “What?” I scratched the back off my helmet “Well, I dont have a rifle or gun yet...” She nodded slighty “Alright, Come with me...” She walked off into the Command Center and i walked after her. Inside she grapped a box and took out a rifle with a small brown sack. “In this bag are your bullets, You’ll only get this bag for some while so use them carefull, I take you used a gun before?” I nodded slightly, “Used to hunt abit at my training” She pushed the rifle and sack into my hands. “Let’s see how you do... Private” She walked out and i sighed softly walking after her. “Uhmm ma’am?” she looked around “What?” “Uhmm, When will i get my handcuffs and keys to the cell downstairs?” She raised an eyebrow “Why is it in a hurry?” I switched my rifle betweens hands “Uhmm, No ma’am...” “You’ll get them next week private, We need to make some first, Now then... Get youre lazy ass moving to the courtyard private!!” I quickly moved out the door and i could hear a annoyed sigh behind me.


“Relax Brother...“


*Multiple gunshots* It’s already starting to be evening and the air was covered in pieces off gun powder the air was light by the powder burning up at each shot, ‘Alright... Tis Shoot, Clean, Reload, Shoot’ i though by myself. The voice of darkbane reached over the sound off the bullets taking flight and crashing into the targets “READY!” I quickly cleaned the gun and put some gun powder in. “RELOAD!” I jammed a bullet into the rifle i a soft click was heard “AIM!” I moved the rifle up to chest hight and pointed it towards the target dummy. “FIRE!” I pushed the trigger along with the five private’s next to me, I felt the bullet being blast away by a cloud of fireand powder burning up. The sounds was reminding me off the day i lost both my parents... The familair sound off gunshots, Only this time no screaming people or clashing off weapons. “Alright, stop firing... STOP FIRING!” Once the firing stopped you could hear one off the bullets crash into the dummy, After that a moment off complete silence before it being interupted by Kainna’s voice “Alright, Good job privates, Now take some time to clean your rifle before putting it back, Make sure it’s nice and shiny... And after your done you can report back outside here on the courtyard in twenty minutes!” We moved to our hands to our heads and gave the Sergeant a salute before we all said “Ma’am, yes ma’am!” I walked inside and placed myself down on one off the chairs and grapped a small white towel, I soaked it in some water and started cleaning my rifle off all the gun powder, Inside and outside... Up and down... As far as there is a up and down. I looked to the other privates that were also cleaning their rifles, They we’re talking to each other, I took a quick look on their badges ‘Private Daniel Bubbleheart, Infantry 46732’, He had about medium short hair, Light brown and he was looking some how just lame... and ‘Teddy Bubbleheart, Infantry 46733’ She was pretty short, Long dark blond hair and blue eyes, She was covered in a cloth white robe and a blue tabard with the famous yellow lion on it... Both Bubblehearts... They must have been brother or sister... Or married... “So... I beleive we havent met, Have we?” The bubblehearts looked at me “Ohh yeah... I guess we havent met yet, My name is Teddy Bubbleheart, And this is my brother Daniel Bubbleheart” Daniel gave a quick nod to me “I see, My name is Marijn Silverstorm, Pleasure to meet you Bubblehearts.” I looked at the cloth Daniel was using to clean his gun and scratched the back off my helmet. “You do know you’re cleaning your gun with the cape off Seargeant Blackheart... Daniel looked at his rifle and the cape he was using to clean... His face turned from the lame face into a paniced expression. “Ohh my goood... What do i do? What do i do?” “Relax brother... We’ll figure out how to fix it... Ohh dear... Why didnt you notice idiot!” I smirked at the two and stood up “Good luck you two.” I walked to the gunrack and placed my rifle in it, I walked outside and looked around, It was already dark and the clocktower over at the Cathedral could be heard, Eight bells... I walked up to Khendran who was already standing ready infront off togheter with Windblase. I walked up to them and joined the line. Sergeant Darkbane walked up to us and said “Alright you three, Go ahead on patrol infront of us, Go trough the Trade district, Then the mage quarter and the Park, Skip the harbour and go trough the Cathedral District, You’ll meet us up there and we’ll patrol the harbor all togheter, Then we’ll head back to the Command Center and you are free to go off duty, Now dimissed!” The three of us walked towards the gate when the two Bubblehearts came up to us, “Wait up, Wait up!!!” We looked around and saw the running to us “We... We were told to join up with you three and join your patrol...” I raised my eyebrow and looked at the others. “Darkbane told you to join up with us?” They both gave a quick synchronous nod. “She told us to patrol the normal route except the harbour, She’ll come with a few other guards to meet us at the Cathedral to patrol the harbour.... But i think it’s something more then patrolling... But ohh well, Shall we go then?” We all made a weird gesture and moved out the gate, I looked around the place and shrugged “Seems like a quiet evening to me.”


“This should work...“


We walked trough the mage quarter and past the Mage Tower, I looked up it and sighed at my last job, This was way better... Well for now... I looked around and a girl came running up to us “Please, You got to help us... A spell went wrong... There was a misplaced stone and instead of summoning a succubus we got a whole army of imps on the loose, Please guards... Go in there and stop those tiny creeps!” I nodded slightly, “Come on guy’s, Let’s go up!” We charped up the big ramp and arrived on the top, We walked into the tower and arrived infront off the portal. I sighed deeply before stepping trough the portal, Being followed by the other privates. I nearly vomited by the transportation but managed to keep it in, Inside the overwheling scent of something burning, Meat or flesh... I looked around and saw a few off the buggers launching balls of fire at one off the mages, Who was surounded by a small barrier of frost. I moved my hands to my back and grapped my sword and shield out off their holders. One off the imps jumped around the corner and looked at us, His hands started to catch fire and i hold up my shield, Quickly after i could feel the heat off the ball of fire hitting my shield. I charged towards the little basterd and slashed my sword right trough his tiny body. I looked behind me as the other privates charged to other rooms, I could feel the heat in the tower. I moved to one off the doors and slowly opened it. I quickly scanned the room and saw a dreanei girl in a corner, She was holding a book and was try to keep the imps at bay. They started to grap on to the book, Leaving the girl nothing to defend. I quickly stormed in just as the imps jumped onto the girl, They looked at the in plate covered man rushing in with weapons ready. I charged at the imps and imediatly i received the heat off the fireballs scourging a piece off my tabard and hitting my plate and shield. I ran to two off the imps and sliced them in half with one strike before receiving another off the deadly flame balls against my hand, I felt the glove heating up, Burning me, I quickly took cover behind one off the bookshelfs and grapped my belt flesk, I opened it and tossed some of the water over it, it quickly started to cooldown and i looked to the imps. ‘this should work...’

I charged the imps and quickly saw a opening trough the rain off fireballs. I dashed trough the opening and opened the belt flask, I tossed the water towards the imps, The imps got soaked in the water, As did the girl. The flames on the little imps body’s douzed and i grinned, I walked to the imps and pierced my sword trough one off the three remaining imps. I grapped the other two remaining imps in my hands and walked to one off the bookcases, I grapped a glass jar and placed them tossed them inside off it. I closed the jar and stabbed two breathing holed into it, Then poured a little off the remaining water inside. The imps started to scream at me as i placed the jar back in the bookcase. I walked to the girl who was kind off in shock and kneeled down next to her and smiled. “Come on miss, Get up”. I gave her a hand and helped her standing up. She looked at me and nearly started crying “T...Those imps... They... They... Killed my husband!” She pointed to the corner at the other end off the room, A scorched body was lying there still burning slightly. “Come miss, Let’s get you out...” I softly grapped her hand and walked towards the door, Draging her with me. She looked back at the corner to the once great husband. I walked out the door and imediatly saw a ball of flame fly right past my face, I looked at the direction the fireball came and lifted my shield. The imp started to catch fire as i embraced myself for a hit, After a while a peered over my shield in the imps direction. The imp was frozen in a block of ice. I sighed slightly and excorted the girl to the portal. I walked her trough the portal and felt once again sick off the monocules in my body shifting to a other location. We walked down the stairs as the girl started sobbing. I fold my arm around her as we walked down, Once down i placed her at a few other people who were being questioned by two off the privates, They most likely saved them and escorted them out like this girl... But ohh well... Time to get back there...


“We had a -tiny- problem...“


We surounded the last remaining threat in the building, Khendran was blocking my right and the two bubblehearts were covering the left... The giant imp had no one left to go. I could feel the heat as i saw the fires starting to burn across his body, I quickly yelled “Shields up!!” We all raised our shields and the girl teddy moved behind her brother, as i felt the flames being blast across my shield, I felt it heating up. It was starting to burn. Once the flames stopped i moved my hot shield away i peered at the giant imp before i could even take a step forward the two bubbleheart shot towards the beast. The guy Daniel stabbed his sword into the imps body, Slicing it open before taking his distance again. The girl called teddy danced abit around the target stabbing it multiple times from all kind off angles and direction. She jumped ontop it and set her self off with a kick in the face to abit more safe direction. The imps blood goozed out it’s wounds as it paniced and started to heat up, The flames covered his body again and i raised my shield slightly before noticing the imp falling onto the ground in a pool off his own blood. I sighed slightly and looked at the other privates who were clearly releaved aswell.

We walked out the mage tower and i checked how i looked, Badly burnt tabard... Half molten shield... Bloodied armor... ‘Could be worse’ i though by myself, I looked at the bubbleheart, Daniel had a large wound at his right eye carefully bandaged by Teddy. The girl had a few burn marks across her face and arms, Where the cloths of her robe were burnt. I looked at khendran who had his tabard burned for the half aswell. I noticed me looking and raised an eyebrow. We skipped trough the park quickly and arrived at the Cathedral Square. People peered at us and whispered things to one another seeing the burnt halfly burned guards. I noticed Darkbane and about ten other guards standing with her, Even Commander Falrock. We walked up to them as they looked up at us, Imediatly the voice off kainna sounded “What happend to you!?” I swallowed slightly and said “We had to help with a -tiny- problem ma’am... at the mage tower... ma’am”. She sighed slightly “Alright go back to the armory and get yourself some clean tabards then come back here, Double time!” I moved my hand to my head before marching away with the others following me.

We walked with seventeen man towards the harbour. People curiously looked out their windows and around the corner to see what was going on duo the sound off clatering plate. We walked down the stairs into the open field off the harbour, I looked around the harbour, I saw a few siege tanks and one or two balista’s, I wondered if they were ever being used. My thinking was interupted when our group stopped infront off another group. I peered at the group, There were atleast fiftheen off them, Multiple guys in the background were carying giants swords... They kind off reminded me off Burono, the tall shady figures... I looked at Sergeant Darkbane and Sergeant Blackheart who were eyeing at the othergroup. I then peered at the Commander and raised an eyebrow, He was wearing his full blue with white plate and his eye patch. He had his hand resting on his hilt while was looking calmly to the other group. He said with a nearly unclear expression “Ahh, So the last remaining survivers of the Band of the Red Hand showed up...” A man dressed in black plate walked forward out the group, He was carrying two large blades on his waist “What did you want, Commander?” The commander walked forward abit aswell and Sergeant Darkbane escorted him on the right side, And Blackheart on the left. “I take you came here for the offer Leander?” The man in black armor nodded “Yes, The offer sounded very... Tempting... So i guess seeing you showed up we’ll finnally be forgiven for what we did?” The Commander laughed abit in himself “Ohh no, Your not forgiven for what you did.... Instead, We’ve come to finish the task Leander.” He raised his hands screaming “Noo, Noo!” The commander yelled after that “Shields, Attack!”


“Stay back Shields!“


The Commander drew his sword in a instant and shot towards the other group followed by the two sergeants. I peered at the other from our group who drew their sword and shield and charged after the commander. I doubted my actions for a moment before charging with the group, I could hear a loud scream and looked forward, The Commander reached the other group. He sliced his sword trough one off the Red Hands and imediatlly pierced his sword into another one, One off the bigger enemies took his chances and charged behind falrock his axe high above his head ready to send it down to slice trough our leader. In only a short moment Darkbane jumped onto the giant and pierced her sword into it’s arm, The giant let out a scream and tried to grab the soldier hanging onto his arm but before he could reach her Blackheart apeared and sliced his sword trough the giants leg, As the giant lost balance Kainna used the chance to rip out his sword and climb up his arm to pierce her sword into the giants neck, The giant let out a hard scream in pain before he fell towards the ground. I stopped looking at them once i placed myself into the combat zone. I raised my shield to a already incoming blow and blocked it, I rotated myself and pierced my sword into his stomach. As i did i faced him right in the face, He seemed desperate, As he looked down when i took my sword out off his stomach. He dropped to his knees and coughed before falling onto the ground. I looked back up and saw the two Bubblehearts fighting two off the giants. They brought down one off them with a combantion off cutting off both his legs before delivering the finishing blow. The other giant took his chance while the two were delivering the finishing blow and send his giant sword trough the side off teddy’s body. I raised my shield and blocked another attack and rotated myself again to sliced trough his gut. I quickly looked back towards the two Bubblehearts as i saw that the lifeless body off teddy was lying on the ground with Daniel next to it sobbing. The other giant layed cut up on the ground by a few off the other privates. I looked around, There where only me, Khendran, the two sergeants, The commander. Two corporals, Bubbleheart and two other privates who i didnt reconise from here. I looked to the around and saw that Leander was all the way at the back surounded by three off his guards, Also a few more enemies fighting.

A few moments later the commander charged towards the three guards surounding Leander, He lifted his shield and bashed it against the most right one and his sword into the middle one, The right one fell to the ground unconcious and he swang his shield to the middle one knocking him on the ground. The left one crossed his swords in fear and took a few steps back. A small smile could be seen on falrocks face as he dashed to the right off the remaining guard. He bashed his shield into it’s side and knocked the guard out with the back off his hilt. Leander moved to the back off the wall with his small curvy sword raised next to his shield “Stay back shields!” The commander walked a few feet infront off the cowardice man, Just out off whacking range. The two sergeants took place just behind him forming a nice triangle formation. “Shields line up behind me!” I quickly ran next to darkbane and took place in the line. “Grap your rifles!” I raised my eyebrow slightly and grapped my rifle hanging from my back. “Ready yourself!” I grabbed the sack off bullets and places one into the rifle. The commander slowly walked away to the side off the line. “AIM!” at that command all the rifles came up and aimed towards Leander. The man cowered in his place his his shield still up. “Time to give this man the excecution for what we came here!” I could see the man infront off us shivering in his place. “FIRE!!!” I pressed the trigger at the command and a cloud off fire shot off the bullet towards the man. The bullets pierced trough his shield and armor and into his flesh. One or two bullets hit the wall and the man fell to the ground. Slowly a pool off blood surounded him. The commander walked infront off us and looked at the excecuted man, “Good job shields, Now take care off the wounded and take the others prisoner.”


“You might make it somewhere someday“


I wiped some blood with a coth off my armor and tabard and looked to the other side off the room where daniel was sitting. He was constantly wiping his sword with the same cloth and the same side and angle. Over and over again, Constantly repeating his action while blindly staring into nothingness. I looked around the room and saw khendran cleaning his sword while staring towards the door, He let out a sigh and dragged his stuff before walking outside. I shruged and looked back at Daniel who was still repeating his blind actions. Darkbane came barging into the room and looked around, She raised her eyebrow at Daniel and looked at me. “What’s wrong with him?” I stood up and said “His sister died in the battle against the Red Hand...” While i said that Daniel let out a soft moan before continueing scrobbing his sword. “Hmm... None the matter, I want both off you to report outside the courtyard with clean armor in fiftheen minutes!” I moved my hand to my head “Ma’am, yes ma’am!” She walked out the room and i raised my eyebrow. I walked over to Daniel i put my hand on his shoulder and said “Come on mate... You can mourn her death in a moment when we’re done...” He sighed deep “A-Alright”...

Fiftheen minutes later we walked outside and joined the line with Khendran, The two sergenats and Drenar Windblase. After a few minutes off standing there the commander walked out the Command center, He stopped infront off us and yelled “At attention!” I quickly snapped my legs together and pushed my tired body to attention. The commander walked past us all and walked back to his place. “Darkbane, Go get some radio’s and Blackheart, Go get some handcuffs...” The both yelled “Sir, yes sir!” before running into the command center. “Well now privates... I take it’s been a long fucking day for you all.... And i heard off the mages from the mage tower what you did there... You took action without a superior... That could be taken highly for all off you!” He walked closed to us and stared us in the face “Even tho that... You did a good job, At both the Mage tower aswell as the fight in the harbour...” He walked up to Daniel as he looked up “Ahh yes, I heard about how your sister got pierced in two... And how you managed not to save her...” Daniel was about to say something but managed to keep it down. Darkbane came walking out togheter with Blackheart. The placed the two boxes in front off the commander and took place next to him. He grapped 2 handcuffs and a radio from the two boxes and walked infront off Daniel, He hold out the three items to Daniel as he mumbles somthing under his breath while taking it. “Get inside and go off-duty boy...” Daniel moved his hand to his head and mumbled something in trance of “Sir, Yes sir”. He took out another two handcuffs and a radio and walked infront off me holding them out “Good job private, You might make it somewhere someday...” I took the handcuffs and quickly attached them to my belt before moving my hand up to my head and making a salute to the commander. He continued the same procedures to Khendran and Drenar. Once we all got out new quipment he said “Now, Go with Darkbane on patrol all of you.” We all yelled “Sir, Yes sir!” before moving along with sergeant darkbane. Once we came back after a long boring patrol were nothing happend i unplated myself and went off-duty. I walked towards the Cathedral as i walked right into someone while i was peering into the canals. I scratched the back off my head and apolagized, The man was mumbling some curse words before walking on. I shrugged and walked to the cathedral square. Once i arrived i looked around, It was already evening and it was quiet. I saw down on one off the benches and sighed softly, I looked at my right arm wich was bandaged... I didnt even notice i got hurt in the fight till they saw blood dripping out my armor. A woman softly sat down next to me “So mister, What happend to your arm?” I looked back surprised and smiled “Got into a small fight... Nothing a round off booze cant fix right?” She smiled and gave a polite nod “You’ll have to do that on youre own mister” There she walked off.... Well... Up to the bar then i though by myself.


“I-Wh-What’s happening?“


I woke up and rubbed my eyes. I slowly looked around the room... “The trade district Inn...” I rememberd how i drank to much and end up spending all my spare money on some ladies... I sighed deeply and peered at the door. Outside i could hear the Cathedral clock, “Ding... Ding... twelve times after each other. I slowly rubbed my eye again before realizing i was late “Twelve! I should have been at work at ten!” I quickly grabbed my cloths and put them on before grabbing my backpack and running down the stairs. I charged out the door and ran over the trade district while people made a weird face at me. I jumped from one side off the canal onto the bridge nearly falling into the water and dashed to the old town, I took my right just to hear Blackheart say “Dimissed!” While the others were walking away Blackheart focused his attention on me “Private, Where the fuck were you?” I scratched the back off my head before saying “Well... I... Uhmm... Oveslept sir...” he let out a deep sigh “Alright, Alright... It can happen to anyone... Then march twenty rounds in the courtyard, After that i want fifhty push ups, Then fifthy sit-ups... Then you’ll go inside. Put on all youre armor, Walk outside, Do the same things that you did without armor, Then put back on youre normal cloths, Do it again, And put youre armor back on again, And do it another last time. After that i want you to take another private and go on patrol, And i dont want to see you taking breaks! Now, IS THAT CLEAR PRIVATE?!” I swallowed and yellow “Sir, Yes sir!” He walked inside and dragged a chair outside onto the courtyard, I already started running while he genlty sat down. He walked inside again and came out with a nice ice cold drink and sat down, He peered at me while i started doing the push ups. After a few minutes i started doing the the sits ups with a sigh. While he was happily drinking his cold lovely drink i was starving for a drink while doing the sit ups. After i did the sit-ups i stood up and jogged into the Command Center. While i jogged my way up the stairs i saw darkbane eating a sandwich at the table. I sighed before starting my gear swapping, After i few moments i jogged outside and started my procedure over again, This time in full armor, While i finished my jogging and started at my push ups Blackheart walked inside. I shurged as far as i could while doing full plated push ups and continue’d.

“Silverstorm, Inside now!” I stopped doing sit-ups and jogged inside, I saw Blackheart bend over sergeant darkbane, And i hear a hard snapping sound, Like someone broke a twig in half. I peered at the two sergeants while darkbane let out a loud scream. Was Blackheart hurting kainna? I moved to the two as khendran came running in “I heard a scream, What’s happening?” I shrugged slighlty while i heard another loud snap followed by another painfull scream off Darkbane. “Keep it together Kainna” Blackheart said. Darkbane winches in pain as she speaked “I-Wh-What’s happening?” Blackheart looked around, “Privates stay with her, I’ll find out what’s doing this. I walked towards Darkbane as i Heard another loud snap before a painfull scream. “khendran, Go get some water and painkillers!” i yelled. he quickly ran upstairs. I could suddenly feel a large preasure building up at my arm, The preasure kept growing larger and larger, I made a painfull face as i heard a loud snap. Suprisingly it wasnt my arm breaking but it was darkbane’s. I could see her arm bending while her bone breached a way trough her flesh, She let out a long and hard scream. I waved my arm abit and noticed it didnt break... I peered around the room as Khendran ran down the stairs with a bottle off water and a small first aid kit. He placed them on the table and peered and kainna’s arm where her bone was sticking trough. “What’s happening??” I shrugged and picked up one off the painkillers before hearing Khendran screaming, He was staring at his arm while it bended like darkbane’s arm before letting out a loud snap. Khendran paniced and ran around the room abit before stumbling over a chair and crashing into the wall. Khendran fell on the ground unconsious and i peered back at darkbane who was gasping for air. ‘This is not good, Not good, not good at all’ I though bymyself.


“What are you doing private?“


Blackheart quickly walked trough the door and spotted khendran fainted on the ground, Darkbane fainted in her chair, A few off her bones sticking out her skin. Me bussy treating kainna’s wounds. I looked around and saw blackheart with his radio in his hands. “I already told medic dayblase to get here” I nodded quickly and looked back at darkbane who was covered in a badly laid bandage over her wounds. I walked towards Khendran before hearing a loud dark voice, But it wasnt coming from outside... But more like inside my head. “Shield, Walk down the stairs and into the cell.” I could only hear the dark voice while my body started moving on his own. My body walked down the stairs and grapped the key chain hanging from my belt. I tried to stop but my body kept moving. “Good, Now release the male gnome to your right.” My body walked towards the gnome and i held up my key. Suddenly i felt a hard hit on my helmet and i snapped out off the dark voice’s control. I quickly looked around and faced the Commander in the face. “What are you doing private? Get up and help out with this mess.” I nodded quickly and walked out the door, I could see Falrock crack his fists as i closed the door behind him. I walked up the stairs and saw a woman treating darkbane while Blackheart was poking the unconcious Khendran. “Ma’am Dayblase?” She looked around “Yes?” I scratched the back my helmet and said “What happend to her?” She shruged “Im not quite sure... Her bones are shattered from the inside without any fight marks” I walked over to her “Is there anything i can do to he-” Before i could finish with what i was saying the loud voice off the Commander interupted me “Everyone who isnt a medic, And aint injured report outside NOW!” I sighed slighty and walked outside and saw i line off two people infront off the Commander, While i walked to the line i quickly took a peek on their badges “Private Coen Thunder, Infantry 17392” and “Corporal David Luverian” I joined the line with the two and the Commander yelled “RIGHT FACE!” I quickly turned right as we now formed a line with me in front, Then Luverian and then Coen. The Commander walked infront off me and yelled “On me, Prepare to march!!” He waited a few seconds “~~Marcch!!~~”.

We arrived at one off the homes in Goldshire after a long jog. The Commander gently knocked on the door while we stood in a line next to him. After a while off not ansering the command lifted his heavy plated boot and kicked in the door. The commander told us on the way here that he beat the information from the gnome in the cells about the man who was doing all that to darkbane and Khendran. We quickly ran into the room “Clear!” Then we jogged up the stairs “Clear!” the commander sighed “Where the hell is that basterd... Did the gnome give a wrong adress?” I walked down the stairs and stopped. “This sounds quite hallow” I walked to the side off the stairs and inspected the wood. I gave a quick kick against it as i hit right trough the wood, I pulled my leg out and peered trough it, A stair leading downstairs... I knew it. “Sir, You might want to check this out, Sir!” David walked up to me and peered at the hole, “You demolished the stairs, What’s wrong with you?!” I smiled “No, Sir... I mean check trough the hole.” He peered trough the hole i made and saw the stairs. He moved his hand trough the hole and dragged the lever opening the door. “Commander, We have a lead!” The commander walked down and eyed the door, “Perfect, Let’s go!” He walked into the staircase and started walking down, The heavy armor making loud noiced while walking. I followed after him and after me David and Coen. The further we walked down, The darker it got, Untill we didnt see anything and we kept moving down just by instinct. I sniffed abit, It stank... Like rotting corpses. I heard a soft sound and a Commander grunting. “I hit a wall...” I could hear a soft snicker behind me and figured it was Coen. After about ten minutes off walking down in pure darkness i grapped my belt flask and noticed it was frozen solid. I raised my eyebrow “My water is frozen?” i could hear a ‘ssst’ infront off me as we kept walking down the seemingly endless staircase.


“Beg for a quick death, Bitch!“


We finnaly arrived at a hall, We walked down the hall and arrived into a dark damp chamber, Surpisingly... Chilly, My best get was that it was minus 10 degrees. Or colder. I scanned the chamber, Everywhere on the walls were hanging corpses, And a corpse in full plated blue, white armor with a decayed tabard that showed a soft yellow lion. “Corporal Martin Goldwell... So here’s where he went...” We could find serveral other soldiers in the room, All long dead. “The missing gold squad” david sighed. “let’s get this basterd once and for all...” We walked out the chamber into a hallway thay ended up in a round room, It was dark and still cold and in the middle i could make up a shady figure. As we got abit closer i could see that the shady figure was wearing a long black dress, A faint kind of aura surounded him, As we got closer we got into defensive style but the figure didnt move at all, It looked to be in kind off trance. While we got closer we could see it was a female human, With long black hair till around her waist. She slowly said clearly still in trance “Listen to me, Walk downstairs and release the gnome”.

The commander walked closer to her and grapped his handcuffs from his belt. He slowly placed them across the woman’s wrists before locking them with a click.”Hmm, That was easy...” The girls eyes suddenly opened letting out a red glow as i could feel the room suddenly heating up. I could hear a low evil laugh before feeling a hard push back, I stepped a few steps back and peered towards the girl. A large red circle apeared underneath her as i could see the Commander being launched into a wall. The handcuffs she was wearing started to catch flame before she teared the metal cuffs apart. She peered at us and let out another evil laugh and said with a low dark voice “So... The insects came to me...” She held her hand up in the direction off Coen, The boy lifted his shield and sword and got ready for a attack. She grinned and a large red circle was slowly apearing underneath Coen. He dashed forward out the circle towards the woman and lifted his sword, She had her hand still up and pointed in his direction, The red circle from before disapreared as a circle surounded her hand letting out a faint glow before letting out a red blast towards his direction. Coen who got hit off guard got the blast full into him before being launched back a few feet. Coen landed on the ground coughing and screaming as another red circle apreared under him, The circle’s edge’s started burning before the man started burning and screaming. I gasped at the man who was rolling around on the ground in fire. I looked back at the woman and saw the Commander standing right behind her before slicing his sword trough her still help up hand. The woman screamed as her arm was cut off. Falrock quickly aimed a elbow right into her face and i swear i could hear something crack. He moved his feet behind her leg and pushed her back with his arm making her trip over his feet and fall to the ground. She moved up her other arm in defence as falrock grinned before swinging his sword, Cutting off the other hand, She shrieked and paniced. The Commander Mercylessly pierced his sword down into her leg and grinned, The woman screamed in pain as Falrock said “Beg for a quick death bitch!” she made some painfull noices as she tried to crawl away. Thilliath grinned and pierced his sword into her leg another time so she’d be pierced to the ground. He grapped a small dagger and kneeled down before the woman before stabbing his sword into her other leg. He quickly stoof up again and stamped his plated boot onto the dagger, Letting it pierce further into her flesh, She kept screaming and screaming and i look towards the direction of Coen, David already hasted himself to him and was treating him. I peered back at the Commander as he happily continue’d stabbing the woman. He stopped the stabbing and grapped his gun from his belt. He aimed it at her gut and pulled the trigger, The woman screamed another time as the bullet pierced trough her flesh, Falrock quickly reloaded and grinned before aiming it in her face. He pulled the trigger as the bullet blasted out the gun right into her forehead.


“Alright then...“


“How’s the private doing?” Coen who was badly burnt coughed slighty “Well, He aint dead...” I peered at the Commander who was wiping blood off his armor with a piece off cloth. I looked over at the corpse off the girl who was just a moment ago brutally slaughterd by the Commander... I kneeled down at her lifeless body and rememberd how she broke every bone in darkbane’s body... “Serves you right bitch...” I stood back up and walked towards the others who were bussy getting Coen Thunder onto a self made brancare off cloths, Nothing to stable but we had to carry him up those endless stairs some way... I peered around the room for a last time and we started our long walk up the stairs.

We walked out the house and rested for a moment “God those stairs are long....” i sighed. “We will have a group come back here to search for anything and to retreive the corpses off the Golden Squad so we can give them a proper burial...” said the Commander. David who was bussy wiping some sweat from his forehead sighed deeply. “Who was that woman?” i shruged “Whoever that girl was... She’s dead now... And im happy about it after seeing what she did to Khendran and ma’am Darkbane...” The Commander nodded slightly “It’s better that she left this place once and for all... Anyway, You two carry him back to the Command Center, Im going to handle a few things back here.” I nodded “Sir, yes sir!”

We arrived back at the Command Center and called a medic on our radio, Shortly after medic Vanja Dayblase walked into the room and took Coen over as we dragged him upstairs. “How is ma’am Darkbane, She was in quite the bad... Shape...” Vanja smiled “She’s oke Silverstorm... I gave him some painkillers and brought her to the inn, I take my best guess she’s at sleep now, You might want to consider bringing her something nice, Im sure she’ll appreciate a visit in that shape”. I smiled “Will do miss Dayblase” I walked down the stairs and say Daniel sitting on one off the chairs around the table. I walked towards his chair and said “Heey Bubble... Didn’t you take some time off mate?” Daniel sighed “I did... But i cant stand the the emptyness off my room...” i shruged slightly “Come mate, Let’s head for a quick patrol and drop you off at the Cathedral, Im sure there are plenty off people that want to be with you.” Daniel sighed softly and stood up. “alright then...” I smiled and walked off with Daniel following me.

I walked up at the Cathedral Square and walked up to one off the benches, Daniel still loudly sighing sat down and i walked off. I went to the one off the sides beside the Cathedral entrance and leaned against the wall. I peered at a girl who was talking to someone before walking towards Daniel ‘Hmm... He might be more populair then i though’. The girl happily took place next to the sad man and started talking to him. Daniel let out a sad smile to the girl as she kept talking. She moved abit closer to him and i smiled to myself. ‘guess he doesnt need my help anymore’. While i was peering at the girl she quickly moved her and into one off Daniels pockets while he wasnt paying attention and took out a small sack, Most likely with the few coins i gave him earlier to get some drinks. She quickly jammed it into her own pocket before smiling brightly and continueing talking. I raised my eyebrow under my helmet and continue’d looking. The girl happily continue’d searching every one off his pockets while the sad man wasn’t paying attention. After she finished searching all his pockets she stood up and made a nice bow to him before walking away to her friend. She and her friend started moving away from the Cathedral Square to the west, to the canals. I quickly walked after the two but as they entered the gate between the canal and Cathedral Square they started running. I quickly ran after the two and peered in what direction they went, I looked to the right wich lead to the Harbour and the left wich lead to the bridge running to the park. I decided to go towards the harbour and ran off in what i didnt know... Was the wrong direction...


“How bout that shiny badge off yer?“


I climbed atop the stairs leading back up from the harbour to the city. I sighed deeply reaslising i just failed to catch the two girls that did it. Step by step i walked higher granting me full vision off the harbour and all labourers who were working their asses off to make siege tanks, Towers and ships. I walked to the fountain and took off my helmet, I slowly grabbed some water in my hand and splashed it in my face feeling the cold water on my skin. I wiped my face dry again and placed my helmet back on onto my head. I walked up the small stairs leading to the final top off the street and peered around, A mother and her daughter walked by and started the long climb down the stairs. I also spotted someone dressed in full brown leather pieces, A fine linen white mask covering the most off his face, Only his dark brown eyes and firm eyebrows were being shown between the white mask and his black hairs. I looked abit closer and i spotted two small daggers around the size off a large kitchen knife were hanging from his belt, one on each side. I could also spot a large crossbow covering the his back and a few dark red bolts haning around his chest. Under the shadows off his cap a dark green skin showed, To green for him to be a human but a goblin, It was fair enough duo his small size. Yet he was abit larger then the average goblin. He slowly looked after the woman and kid and his eyes let out no emotion at all. He slowly started to walk after the two one off his hands resting on the grip off the slightly curving dagger. I took my best guess he was about rob the people atleast so i quickly moved after them. Once i arrived at the first step leading down i peered down. The goblin had already moved quickly down the stairs towards the two. I reached with my hand to the grib off my sword and slowly pulled it out his sheeth untill it was out for a half. I nearly started running to the goblin down the stairs while carefully watching him. There he went. The golbin drew one off his daggers out one off the sheeths and started yelling at the mother and daughter who quickly started screaming and walking back off the stairs, The mother stumbled over her own feet and fell down leading into a chain reaction off falling down a few stairs. The kid ran after her mother and kneeled behind her. Her eyes only seemed desprate as the gobling walked to them with a dagger resting in his right hand.

“Give me all yo-” I send my hand in a fist down towards the goblin as he easily dodged it he quickly rotated for a half and bashed his fist with the dagger hardly into my back, I gasped and fell to the ground, I looked up and saw the goblin make a weird move moving his hand past his other dagger and grapping it in a instant before charging towards me with his dagger towards my neck, I moved up my shield and felt the dagger scraping over my shield as a second blow landed on my shield and pushed it away, Before i knew it i could feel a sharp point in my neck the goblin stood before my one his dagger as my wrist ready to slice it and the other one piercing slightly into my neck, Just not enough to pierce the flesh. I quickly looked around for something or somewhat and noticed the mother and girl both ran away up the stairs. The goblin breathed slowly before saying with a dark and low voice “Hand over yer shiny’s if ye wanna live man” I swallowed slightly “Do i look like i have anything on me?” He grinned “How bout that shiny badge off yer?” I frowned slightly and said “Ahh, You arrived!” the goblin looked around to find nothing and a moved my shield hand abit away before launching a hard metal fist towards his temple. The goblin reacted quickly and jumped away his dagger slightly cutting my neck letting it spill hot red blood. I quickly stood up and grapped my dagger from my belt. Leaving me standing with a small metal shield and a sharp tiny dagger. The goblin peered at me with not a single bit off hate nor enjoyment in his eyes. He suddenly took a step forward and charged to me with his daggers in front. I again could feel the dagger scraping my shield and i took the other blow with my dagger, I could see a few sparks flying off as the dagger made a awfull noice sratching each other. For one moment i stood there eye in eye with the in leather covered goblin, Him not giving the slightest faint by the situation. He slowly rose a eyebrow.