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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Knightfall" data-source="post: 279096" data-attributes="member: 2012">The Citadel of LightThe Hunting Princess arrived with her children and Seraph to find Jalivier’s Citadel empty except for the God of Oaths and Contracts.“Truce, where is everyone?”The scholar god looked up from his desk.  “They have gone to meet Hiisi’s army of fiends massing near the Oceanus’s edge in Lunia.”“Already.  Damn it Truce, why wasn’t I informed of this.”“I am not the God of Messengers, Hansa - besides why don’t you ask your mother why.”Hansa looked at his mother.  She looked away in shame at what she had done.  “Mother?”Tears welled up in the goddess’s eyes.  “I’ve lost a husband and my eldest godson, did you expect me to just stand idly by while my last remaining godson runs off to war with his grandfather?”“I don’t believe it, you asked grandfather to leave me behind.  How could you do that?”“I- I’m sorry.”Seraph stepped between the two looking at his cousin.  “Let it go Hansa.  There’s nothing you can do about it now.  We must go to Harqual at once and deal with Deltum and Enduma.  Only we two can stop them now.”“Hmm, what’s this you say?”  Truce looked up from his writing.Hansa slammed his hands down on Truce’s desk.  “Deltum and Enduma are causing havoc on Harqual.  There are tornadoes and volcanic eruptions everywhere.  The mortals, our friends, are dying Truce.  If you spent more time fighting and less time looking at scrolls you might feel something for the pain they are going through.”“Hansa!”  Hela was shocked by her brother’s word.  “It is not your place to say such things.  Truce cares just as much as the rest of us.”Truce had his head down with his arms over his head.  Hansa’s words had hurt him.  “How was I suppose to know that?”  Truce was still very young and he sounded like he was weeping.Hansa’s heart sunk.  “I’m sorry cousin.  Hela’s right, you care just as much as the rest of us.  I am a fool.”Truce looked up at his cousin, smiling with tears in his eyes.  “It’s alright cousin, you simply care more than most.  You are truly our grandfather’s grandson.  I on the other hand-”“Enough.”  Seraph couldn’t stand much more of this.  “Hansa you are not a fool and Truce you are not a coward.  As we speak, mortals are dying.  I am going to Harqual, alone if I must.”Seraph walked away from the rest, one thought on his mind – the twin dark Gods.  Hansa stepped in behind his uncle looking at his mother the whole way.“Be careful.”“I will mother, do not worry so.  It’s just the dark twins.  They may be evil but they're babies at heart.”“I’m coming with you.” Everyone was shocked to see Truce get up from his desk and walk to where his cousin was standing.  Truce never left his desk.“Truce, you don’t have to do this.”  Hansa was genuinely worried about his scholarly cousin.“Don’t worry about me Hansa. I’m not going to fight.  But I am going to help.  The mortals that are suffering could use my help.  I can heal those that need it.  I can easy the minds of those I can’t.  Ensuring them that they will find rest in Hade's Underworld.”“Very well,” Hansa was still not sure but if anything did happen, Truce would know to shift back to the Outer Planes immediately.“I’m coming too.” Larea's heart sank at her daughter’s words.  “Hela, no I won’t let you.”“Mother, I am a complete goddess now!  I don’t need your permission and Truce will need my help.  I am going, period.”The Huntress backed away in horror, the thought of losing both her remaining children too much to bear, shifting away without a word.“Hela, for once I agree with mother.  This is not a good idea.”“You can’t protect me from the universe Hansa.  Anon is gone, there was nothing you could do to save him.”Hansa remembered it well.  Amand had surprised them, attacking from out of nowhere.  No honor, no remorse.  Hansa had tried to warn his older brother but Amand cut his elder brother down before he could speak.  Amand had just stood there laughing at him.  Then he shifted away when Hansa challenged him, laughing.  He could still hear it.“Alright, but stay safe.”“Excuse me, mortals are dying, mortals are dying!”  Seraph was not a patient god.  His heritage made sure of that.  Quick to react and even quicker to temper, some said that Seraph was the Beastlands' incarnate.The four barbarian gods shifted to the World of Kulan to meet their fate.The Savanna of the RainRel’s realm in the Beastlands was like ordered chaos surrounded by untamed wilderness.  Rakasta, both living and petitioners, moved from camp to camp, hunting antelope and even wilder game.  It was always thus, except for today.  No, today Rel’s people mourned the loss of his beautiful daughter into the hands of Xuar.The Seelie Court had come to Rel’s realm the instant Titania and Oberon had learned the horrible news.  Damh told Rel what had happened, that Puck had tried to stop the Xuar from taking Euphoria.Rel looked at Puck. Still battered and bruised, the little Sylvan had taken an awful beating.  He looked terrible, but Rel could see that it was his heart that was hurting the most.  They all felt this way; Euphoria had brought them all great joy.  The pixies and sprites were weeping uncontrollably.“There was nothing you could have done Puck.  Xuar is very strong.”Both Titania and Oberon were dressed all in black, and the Seelie Court would have depressed a fiend in its current state.  Rel was devastated. First Nessus, then Thorn and now this.  All his godchildren were gone. “Oh by the Old Gods, how am I going to tell Ramara?”“She may still be alive Rel, you must not lose hope!”  Damh knew that the chances were slim, but he had refused to believe his beloved was dead.  “We must tell Cronn, he’ll figure a way to get her back.  I refuse to give up and neither should you.”Rel admired Damh’s strength of heart.  But then, Damh hadn’t watched Mussin rot away Rel’s two godsons before his very eyes.  But he refused to show weakness, as his people watched - he must remain dignified.“Yes, there is always hope. Word has come to me that Cronn has gone to the shores of Oceanus in Lunia.  Hiisi has acted quicker than we thought he would.  You must go and tell him of this great tragedy.  I must go to Arborea and tell Ramara.”Without another word Rel shifted to Ramara’s realm too tell her of their daughter’s fate.</blockquote>

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