melodiesoflife | Event || Esdham Under Fire

Event || Esdham Under Fire

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.

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Terra was already feeling tired as she cast water and blizzard at the flame. She found that blizzard worked better because the fire didn't immediately extinguish it as she casts. Her green hair reflected in the soft light of the fire as she looked over at the warrior. There wasn't anything she could do to help and he didn't really look as if he needed it but she knew that the smallest weakness could turn the tides of war.

"Take this." Her soft voice rang over the chaos as she held out a potion for the silvered haired soldier. She was comfortable even amiss the chaos of the fires and mages set to burn the city to it's ground.

Terra focused on his hair for a moment, the sliver gleam ringing through her clouded memory.

Water did cause significantly more steam when used to combat a fire of his magnitude, but sometimes even ice magic might cause the inferno to violently spit back as well. Either way, they needed all the magic-users that were available to have any chance in keeping the spread at bay.

Sephiroth had taken to a knee, the latest wave of enemies dispatched having caused a lull in his activity which only drew his growing lethargy back into the foreground of his consciousness. How long had he been fighting for now? Truth be told, he had lost track of even which day it was. Beneath his armor, it seemed that even muscles he hadn't known existed had learned how to throb almost painfully. It wouldn't be long til the next attack...he needed to get back on his feet...

A small voice to his side turned his helmeted head to follow it and he spotted the potion before having the arm lead it up to Terra. The embers of the fire all around cast a strange glint through her green hair - a color that wasn't common at all where he was from.

"Thanks-" He managed to grunt, finally lifting the Dragon-styled faceplate up enough to take the potion, uncork it and swallow it back in two thristy gulps. The heat of the battle, not to mention the fires, shone in the sweat his face nearly dripped with. His eyes gleamed more noticeably in the gloom than they would usually, as he looked again to Terra as the cool, soothing rush of a potion swept through him.

"-keep alert. The waves of them are getting more frequent."

"Right."

She wanted to ask more but this wasn't the time for such questions. Her mind raced filled with thoughts of war and death as she turned back towards the fire. Her arms stretched out in front of her as she continued to cast. She knew that she should keep her thoughts clear and her mind on the task at hand but she couldn't stop her mind from wandering and her heart from wavering.

In the past, Terra had been the one to start fires like this and she wondered if she was on the wrong side of the war. How did you know who was good and who was bad when everyone was killing each other?

Her eyes glanced back at Sephiroth, relieved that he seemed to regain his strength. There were still black mages around them and though his words were sound advice Terra couldn't keep track of everyone. The black mages spotted Terra through the gleam of the fire and watched her efforts as she put out the flames. Their faces contorted into a snarl as they focused their next attack on her.

The empty potion bottle was discarded off to the side with a throw that would place it out of the way as Sephiroth got back to his feet, flipping the faceplate back down as he did so and then he flicked the overly long plume of his silver hair away back over an armored shoulder. He didn't like how it felt as if the various rivets in his armor were stiffening up with use but clearly there were more pressing concerns ahead.

Such as the black mages nearby who were drawn in by Terra's casting. Renewing his grip around the hilt of his long sword Sephiroth charged towards the nearest of them, unleashing a three-chained flurry of attacks, the first of which came with a Magic Break.

"Look out!" He yelled back in case Terra didn't see them in time. Hopefully the Magic Break struck one of them with would lessen the power of their next attack at Terra but there was no way he could strike at all of them in time.

Terra turned at his shout watching as the bright flames sailed towards her frozen form. There was no time for her to move from the flames path. She instinctively held out her arms and casting blizzard to shield herself from the heat that threatened to consume her. The ice appeared for a second meeting the harsh spell and exploding in the air in front of Terra. She was thrown backwards, her back slamming against the hard ground while both spells dissipated into the air.

Her vision swam as she tried to regain focus, her hand resting on her forehead while her eyes inspected the clouded sky. The thought of war quickly brought her to her senses.

She slowly rose from the ground searching for the silvered haired warrior who charged one of the pair. In battle anything can happen in an instant and she didn't know how many seconds have past since the blast.

While Terra was stunned, Sephiroth managed to finish off two of the mages without so much of an issue. His Break abilities granted as part of the warrior job were great for both decreasing the strength and defense of his target but it wasn't as if he could cast it to all of them at once. It was testament to how well he had settled in with his jobs, even if his armor were starting to look worse for wear and more of his silver hair was getting singed.

By the time he got to the third mage, however, a wave of warriors had swept in, in order to block his path. The mage itself had turned and began to cast again but this time in the direction of a section of the building that hadn't yet caught ablaze.

Sephiroth did not have the time, now having to fight three warriors at once, nor could he afford to split his focus in order to see if Terra were OK or not. The sounds of metal singing, connecting with and chipping at edges and being deflected off armor created a terrible music on top of the background of crackling flames.

Terra couldn’t let the city burn. It might have seemed like a futile effort on her part feeling weaker than she ever has in the past but she wanted to protect this place. To protect all the memories that it held within the safe of its walls. Her eyes shifted into a determined stare as she cast towards the third mage.

Thunder cracked in the sky above him before shooting down at his exposed form. Her resolve felt weak but she didn’t want to give up. She slowly rose from the ground letting the spell fizzle in the air before checking to see if the mage was still standing. Her steps were light as she moved closer tapping into new skills as she moved. Flames appeared in her hand and the familiar sensation of her mage flooded through her. Her voice was quiet as she cast sending a fira spell towards the mage. While the lighting spell had done little damage fire finished the job. His body fell charred to the ground as she turned to face the soldiers attacking the silver haired man.

He had already taken out a few of them when she casts the same spell towards one of the soldiers. She was unsure of herself but the magic she felt was comfortable and easy for her to control. It felt as if she switched sides but at least she knew that she could still start fires.

Terra continued to cast backing up Sephiroth as he attacked with his steel.

Having to deal with three warriors most certainly tested Sephiroth's waning focus to the point where he didn't dare look anywhere else but the slashing blades going on all around him. Didn't dare to try to extend his spacial awareness beyond the parameters of his own stance. The silver-topped warrior was already tiring after over a day-straight of fighting with little to no real rest.

As one fell, another two joined the group. Then as another fell, another came to replace him. Sephiroth kept going even as his arms burned with the effort, and a hot throbbing rod of pain seemed to be growing throughout his posture. He hissed in a sharp intake of breath as a lucky -if powerful- downward slash connected with his shoulder plate loudly and a moment later the armor cracked and fell away. Quickly, he readjusted his tactic to take into account the weak spot that was opened; keeping the blades met up over his head while he spread his stance to-

A well placed fireball smacked that particular offender back and Sephiroth took his chance to retreat a step and slash long horizontally across the middle of the line of soldiers facing him. They hadn't been expecting that, neither had it been really a tactical move but all three remaining buckled before him. A strong kick to the head of one of them delivered the final killing blow.

"-Ngh." He grunted but fought to swallow it, chancing to glance then back at Terra as that wave were finished. Suddenly the state of the inferno in this section of the building caught his attention.

"Lets get some of these fires out. I'll-" He paused to swallow that sick feeling creeping up his throat instead of spitting it out. "-I'll cover you."

Terra’s arms feel to her side once her spell had hit the soldier. Her gaze flicked between the silvered haired warrior and the burning building. She used to be able to cure but that ability had been taken from her the moment she awoke in this new world. Her heart sank as she turned towards the fire throwing spells at its blaze while turning away from the soldier.

"Okay."

He didn’t look like he was holding up well but he had said to keep working and that was what she was going to do. Her focus stayed on the roaring flame as she stifled it praying that the man behind her would be able to stay safe in his fight.

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