Event || Esdham Under Fire

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Characters: Anyone.
Where: Republic of Esdham
When: From the 15th to the 18th of January
Summary: Event log for the Esdham Under Fire event. Feel free to start your thread and put in the header where your character is, when and what they are doing. refer to the OOC Post for details and plotting.
Warning: Battles, possible death and war horror.

Aqures Ixen
The Army Attacked
Transport from Aqures Ixen
The Coliseum on Fire
Rescuing the Civilians
Protecting the Airport and Mognet Office
The Bevelle
Attack on the Presidential Palace (Boss Battle)
Misc.

Comments

[mysterical]

[Tear looks up from where she's healing a particularly nasty cut on a small child to see the blond haired young man. After using Cure a second time and seeing the skin finally knit back together enough for the bleeding to stop and the child's mother to run with him to safety, Tear stands and gives the other Hero her attention.]

The only safe place right now is the barracks for the army. [She points a hand in the direction to the north.] It's the fortification made of stone. You can't miss it.

But avoid taking the mains thoroughfares. They're under attack right now.

[She sees that most of the people she'd been escorting have all fled by now.]

Do you need some help getting your group there?

[zodiac_brave]

[Ramza looks toward his group, who look shaken and in need of guidance. He has never been to Esdham before, and he doesn't know if they are up to providing him directions. It cannot be easy for them to navigate the burning city, to look upon their home's destruction with and find the most logical route.]

If you can be spared, we welcome your assistance, Lady.

[He motions for the citizens following him to fall in line behind the soldier. He plans to place himself at the rear and guard their backs as they make their way.]

[mysterical]

[Tear looks around at the burning ruins, wishing that she had some of Jade's powers as a Black Mage to use right then and there. Water would be a useful skill to have, but she'd gotten so much usage out of her healing spells too. So, it was really a mixed bag.]

I can certainly show you and your people towards the barracks.

[She holds out her hand for him to shake.]

Tear Grants, Hero of Light, evidently.

[zodiac_brave]

[Ramza takes her hand it gives it a firm shake.]

Ramza, another so-called Hero.

[The sounds of soldiers approaching from behind draws Ramza's attention away from the introductions. His little group shrinks back, but they have enough wits about them to keep quiet.]

Let us make haste from here. [He speaks in a whisper, not wanting to alert the oncoming soldiers of their whereabouts if he can avoid it.]

[mysterical]

[She shakes his hand back with a firm grip of her own, but the sound of approaching enemies has her attention.]

Of course. [Her voice is a stage whisper before she turns to their largish group of civilians. She's had some experience dodging enemies on a busy field, though Natalia had more.] Follow closely. Pick up your children and elderly. We cannot afford to let anyone fall behind here.

[zodiac_brave]

[Ramza corrals the group together behind Tear, making certain that any person needing assistance has someone offering it. Each child finds its way into a pair of arms, though Ramza keeps his own hands free but for his blade.]

Quickly now, no need to look behind. Keep going forward. [He urges them quietly but firmly. It is clear the soldiers are getting closer, and they cannot afford to stop and gawk. As they move, Ramza keeps an eye out for somewhere defensible, in case they must engage the enemy.]

[mysterical]

[They'll never make it to the barracks before the enemy soldiers reach them. There's no way to travel half the city with civilians at a hard march. No, she looks around for a defensible position for just the two of them to work from.

She spots a house with a heavy door and high windows.]

Everyone, this way, quickly. [She leads them to the building and is surprised that the front door opens with only a little maneuvering. That's something she'll have to fix.] Get inside and be as quiet as you can.

[zodiac_brave]

[Ramza pulls the door shut as the last of the civilians file through. He would like to find a way to lock it, but there is no time for that. The soldiers that had followed their group to the city finally show themselves.

It is a small scouting party, at least. Just two imperial warriors guarding their imperial black mage. With the marching he can hear on the main streets, and the confidence of the enemies as they approach, Ramza is willing to bet they have reinforcements nearby.

He steps forward, sword held before him.]

Do you wish to surrender, soldiers of the Empire? You have no cause to march here. We'll not hinder you if you leave peaceably...but if you bear arms against us, you will regret it.

[mysterical]

[When the door shuts and Razma is not one of the group, Tear sighs heavily before pulling two of the men in the group aside.]

I'm going out there. Pull that big armoire in front of the door and get the children and elderly somewhere hidden. Try to be as quiet as possible while Razma and I are outside. [They start to protest but she puts her foot down, literally.] Just do it.

[She then slips out the door and accesses the situation. The other Hero is outnumbered and approaching footsteps tell her that it won't be long before there are three times as many coming. She has to help before this idiot gets himself killed.

Good thing she can heal as well, right?]

They don't look smart enough to surrender or leave. They want a fight, Razma.

[zodiac_brave]

[When Tear comes back out to join him, Ramza almost tells her to go back and find a back door to lead their charges on to safety. But he holds his tongue, if only so he does not lead the soldiers to the people inside.]

Very well. A fight they shall have, then.

[He charges toward the nearer of the two soldiers, slashing with his blade. The lady Tear will have to deal with the other, should he advance, but Ramza trusts that, if she enlisted in the military, she must be able to hold her own. ]