The ride into the city was tense and quiet. They were set with the same pair that drove them to the city the first time. Upon exiting the fort all the carriages went down different paths so the city Guard doesn't get suspicious of a line of carts all coming from one road. There were six carts in total for a total of thirty eight fighters, including Brand and the ten steel soldiers, inside the walls. There were around five hundred total soldiers taking part in the siege. The goal is to sneak into the city, then sneak to the gate controls and keep the gates down. Every group has a horn to signal the troops waiting on the outside. As Jason mentally goes over the plan his group enters the city. Commander Hail told him that he would not have reinforcements due to the amount of attackers Jason carries with him.
"Alright." The boy, whose name is Mikail, says when the cart parks in an alley a few streets away from the gatehouse. "Are you lot ready?" The group nods. "Good follow me." The boy jumps out of the cart and pulls out two bandoliers and a belt all stuffed full of daggers. As the boy puts them on he says "I'm a Magnetagist. You lot aren't the only ones with abilities." The driver pulls out a massive double bladed axe. Then the boy runs down the alley and the rest follow.
After an hour, and a few close calls the group finally make it to the gate house entrance. "Right. Now when we enter we have to kill what ever Peacekeepers are in there. But we need to do it quickly and quietly." The boy says.
"Got it."Jason and Blake both say as both create suits of armor around themselves. Jason creates his custom sword and shield and Blake creates a warhammer. George creates his bow. Trinity hardens. And Lillian draws her knives. With the group ready Mikail kicks open the door and sends four daggers flying. Each one finds it mark in the unprotected neck of the men. The rest of the group enters with the driver last.
"Jason. Create your soldiers. Hornal will bar the door." Mikail gives out orders like a natural.
As the group of now seventeen make their way up the flights of stairs leading to the gate system the prepare for the battle to come. When the reach the top Blake seals off one path with a wall of metal. Jason seals off another with his solidified shadow. With only two paths to guard the group feels a bit better. Looking out over the plain that surrounds the outside of the building they wait for the other teams to signal. After ten more minutes one sounds to the left. The western gate has been taken. Then Mikail blows into the horn at his side signaling that the northern gate has been taken. After another ten minutes the third horn sounds. But it blows twice signaling that they are losing the gatehouse.
"Brand. Can you go help on the eastern gatehouse? They need reinforcements." Jason says.
"With pleasure my liege." Brand says bowing. Then he walks up to Blake's metal wall. "Do you mind?" Then walks through as Blake opens it up.
"Cocky asshat." Blake says.
"Steel soldiers. I need five of you in each stairwell." Jason calls out.
As the Steel Soldiers move into position two arrows come flying from Jason's shadow wall hitting Lillian in the shoulder and in the thigh. As she screams out in pain Hornals shape changes to a turtle like humanoid and he jumps in front of the next hail of arrows as everyone else gets ready to fight. Jason drops his wall jumps around Hornal and releases Sun Fire from both hands with a rage filled yell incinerating the group of five archers and melting parts of the wall.
"Lillian are you ok?" Jason shouts out.
"Yeah I'm fine. Are you able to heal me?" She says.
As Jason walks over more arrows fly between him and Lillian. "George shoot back at them!" Jason says to George. Jason gets to Lillian and narrowly dodged another arrow. Looking around George hasn't moved and is staring at the spreading pools of blood. "George!" Jason slaps him with a shadow hand. "Snap out of it man. Distract them while I heal her."
"Oh uh.... right." George says nocking an arrow.
As Jason heals her the arrows work their way out. They look like regular broad heads but the are glowing blue. Within a minute Lillians wounds are healed. Now the Steel soldiers are locked in combat on the stairs. There is a constant banging on the Ashard wall that Blake created. Trinity and Blake are fighting a few non-ranged combatants. George is trying to hold off a group of archers with Mikail launching daggers at them as well.
"What do you say we get in this fight?" Jason asks Lillian.
"I've been wanting to hurt someone." She says with a surprisingly evil smile. She stands and her mist comes out and coalesces into a giant Japanese Oni. Standing at about eight feet tall this red skinned behemoth charges forward with its dual clubs wreaking havoc on the incoming Peacekeepers. There are men flying off of the wall in every direction.
Hornal gives her a look then claps three times. "Guh ahah!" The tongueless man says.
Jason starts to feel his connection with some of his steel soldiers disappear as a massive figure emerges from the stairwell nearest Blake's wall. Seeing that the others are locked in combat still Jason has no choice but to face this beast on his own. Jason creates his armor and weapons and readies himself for a fight.
"You will not die here boy. You will be made an example of." The hulking figure bellows out.
"Well your half right." Jason says. "Now die!" Jason shouts as he pushes off with explosive force. He swings his sword at the mans leg realizing that that is the thinnest part of this man. He hits but it doesn't seem to do anything. The figure laughs and punches Jason in the stomach sending him flying.
"I cannot die. For I am already dead. So are most of my fellow soldiers." The brute says picking Jason up and throwing him. Jason hits the wall with a loud crack. The impact making him lose focus on keeping up his shadow armor and weapons.
Touching his head Jason feels the blood seeping out and down his face. "You know I am really fucking sick of zombies." Jason says standing up and lighting his hands on fire.