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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Knightfall" data-source="post: 279132" data-attributes="member: 2012">Rogue vs. AssassinKuil had discovered Hiisi’s information network that kept the Lord of Darkness one step ahead on the battlefield in Lunia, as well as certain ambushes he had set up against the members of the pantheon.  This is why Aegir had not shown up for the battle.  A strike force of aquatic humanoid mercenaries had pinned down the Sea God’s forces in another region of the great river Oceanus.  None of them had been able to reach the shores of Lunia.Of course, Kuil knew that the Lord of Darkness would never have taken on such responsibilities himself.  The most logical choice for such skulduggery was Vespin, the God of Thieves and Assassins.  Tracking the Assassin God and his followers had not been easy.  Vespin was good at what he did, but Kuil was better.  After all, he was the God of Rogues and Illusion.He had found one of the dark god’s Avatars skulking around Ramara’s realm, obviously intending to go after the Goddess of Love.  Vespin had probably thought that the news of the death of Euphoria would make her vulnerable.  He had not expected to find the Hunting Princess there and had stayed his hand, waiting for the Goddess of the Wilderness to leave.That’s when Kuil had grabbed the Assassin God from behind and shifted both of them to his realm in Elysium.  One there, he put his dagger, Shadowstealer, through the Assassin God’s Avatar.  Vespin flashed out of existence and Kuil was sure that the dark god wouldn’t risk losing his last remaining Avatar by shifting back to face him again.But Vespin was mad, real mad.  He came back, spitting every blood oath and vile curse known.  “I’m going to eat your godsoul!”“You always were a fool Vespin,” the two gods had always opposed each other and competed for the same worshippers, except for assassins.  Kuil didn’t accept assassins into his flock, considering them unpleasant mortals that didn’t understand the finesse of being truly stylish.  Of course, Vespin had no such morality and relished each kill one of his assassins performed.  “You’ll never stand a chance against me in my realm.”“We shall see!”Vespin lunged at Kuil with bloodlust in his pitted eyes.  Kuil dodged him easily slapping the Assassin God with the flat of Shadowstealer.  Several of Kuil’s followers gathered around to watch the two gods duel.  They remained quiet in respect for their god and many were mentally taking notes.Kuil was enjoying himself, as Vespin fumed and raged.  The Rogue God knew that he could take Vespin without trying but toyed with him, like a cat playing with a mouse.  Twice more did Vespin feel the flat of Shadowstealer, once against his back the other along his face.Only when Vespin threatened a group of Kuil’s followers that had strayed to close to the fight did Kuil move in and destroy the Assassin God’s final Avatar with a flourish.  Vespin screamed as Shadowstealer penetrated his back, sending the dark one to nothingness.Kuil sheathed Shadowstealer and turned towards his flock of followers that had gathered to witness the destruction of the Assassin God.  “And that, my friends, is finesse.”Hiisi Arrives at LuniaJaeger waded through the battling armies of fiends and celestials with one goal - find the Lord of Darkness.  At times he became embroiled in localised fighting, aiding celestials that were being hard pressed by Hiisi’s dark horde.  ‘Where is he?’  This was the question that plagued Jaeger, as he fought his way across the battlefield.Jaeger was overwhelmed by the carnage being wrought by the fiends.  They claimed more and more celestials as the battle progressed.  Only when things seemed lost did help arrive.  Elves!  Thousands of elves poured over the battlefield from every direction and Jaeger knew that Corellon had come.Seraph, it had to be because of him.  He was Corellon’s son as much as he was Cronn’s.“Seraph,” Jaeger already missed his elven brother.  “I will avenge you my brother and I will see you again soon, in oblivion."Then the rage took Jaeger and he charged into the fiend army with celestials and elves following in his stead.  He decimated the evil hordes, pushing them back further and further, driving them against the shore of Oceanus.  Dozens of fiends were destroyed by the purity of Oceanus’s waters while Jaeger fought one against dozens of tanar’ri.  The celestials and elves cheered as he destroyed several key tanar’ri commanders by throwing himself against them, taking the fiends deep into the pure waters with him.The young god burst out of the water holding Honorbound high in the air roaring in defiance.  The sight of this untamed barbarian god destroying their commanders sent the fiends into retreat mode and they started to leave the battlefield.It was then that another wave of fiends appeared from the Abyss.  Lead by the Lord of Darkness himself.“Hiisi!”  It was all Jaeger could say before the dark hordes pressed anew and he was forced to retreat against the onslaught.  The fiends came in the thousands and all seemed lost as Hiisi played his final card in the gamble to destroy the Pantheon of the North.  All thoughts of challenging Hiisi left Jaeger’s mind as he tried to survive.On the other side of Lunia, the pantheon gods were in shock as the new wave of fiends destroyed all but the most powerful of the celestials and elves.  Jalivier knew the day was lost without some sort of miracle.  The fiends were too many and his forces were being decimated.  His thoughts turned to Cronn and he knew that the Great Father had been right.  The celestials would die for Jalivier but if he'd fallen, they would not have fought for Cronn.  Maybe for Inanna but not for his father.“I must not fall,” Jalivier spoke the words to himself and no one else.  The thought of dying without seeing his wife Immotion, the Goddess of Magic, again made him all the more determined.  “I will see you again my love, I swear.”Jalivier knew that Immotion fought her own battle, as she sat in her realm, the Soul of Magic.  She fought to keep her dark brother’s magic off the battlefield.  Xuar was the God of Necromancy, as well as Jealousy and would have used his powers to raise the fallen as undead under his command.  However, Immotion had known that her dark brother would try such sacrilege and she had dedicated herself to keeping her brother’s power at bay.  It was difficult but not impossible.  Xuar and Immotion had about the same power level but Immotion had more access to a variety of magic.  It was working; Xuar couldn’t gain access to the dead.“Hope, it is all we ever need.”  Jalivier rallied the remainder of his troops and pressed forward into the chaos.</blockquote>

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