Jason starts walking towards the massive brute with his hands ablaze. "I'll make sure there's nothing left for them to resurrect!" He shouts as he shoots his fire out in a more controlled manner. The brute seems largely unfazed by the fire. The cloth covering its chest starts to smolder a bit. Jason releases more fire circling the undead brute not understanding why he isn't ash yet.
The brute pushes through the fire and laughs as he grabs at Jason once more. As Jason dodges back the massive brute reels back grasping at its back. "His armor is the same as those arrows were! Your abilities won't be able to touch him unless you get that armor off of him!" Mikail shouts from beside the door.
"Can you get his helmet off?" Jason yells back.
"If your abilities won't work against the armor what makes you think mine will?" Mikail says launching three more daggers out the door.
The brute, just barely pulling the dagger out of its lower back, turns and faces Mikail. "Your kind are supposed to be extinct boy!" And he rushes Mikail.
Time seems to slow around Jason as he takes in the scene. His friends are fighting a losing battle with Lillians Oni now falling off of the battlements. The enemy archers have George and Mikail pinned for the most part. Trinity, Blake, and Hornal are trying to hold off the incoming Peacekeepers. There are quite a few whose armor was turned to obsidian and are unable to move. Jason can hear the clatter of hooves and cart wheels as the rest of the Creed Militia pass through the gates of Krestain. As he looks back to his friends he sees a blade flash and break through Trinity's obsidian skin.
Jason's muscles tighten as he kicks off at an incredible speed. He shoots by the brute grabbing him by the neck armor and continuing on past Trinity, Blake and Hornal. He swings the brute like a bat sending the frontline fighters flying back and off the wall. A few slammed into the archers giving George and Mikail the chance to take a few down and even the odds a bit. As Jason releases his grip on the brutes now crumpled neck armor and it flies into the half wall and his helmet goes flying off and down to the ground.
The brute stands and grabs a great sword that one of the other Peacekeepers must've dropped on their unexpected flight off the wall. "Impressive boy. It is too bad that you won't live long enough to improve your skills." The brute charges and swings his great sword at Jason. With no time to react Jason is as good as dead.
As the blade descends on the boy who just saved his life, Hornal must repay the debt. He rushes forward changing shape once again. Hornal brings his axe up to stop the blade.
Jason jumps back as the massive minotuar bellows and swings its axe at the brute. Blow after blow hits and sends the brute staggering back. Jason turns to see Hornal missing from the group and his friends fighting against six enemy fighters. All the archers are down now. Jason rushes up behind one of the six and swings a hardlight sword sending cutting the Peacekeeper in half. Another takes a dagger through the visor of his helmet as Mikail rushes past. Two more take arrows to the face curtesy of George and Blake sends a hammer blow to a fifths knee then finishes him with a strike to his head. Lillian kills the sixth with vines created by her mist. Trinity falls and her obsidian skin retracts repealing a large wound on her side. As Jason rushes to her Mikail runs towards Hornal.
"HORNAL NO!" Mikail shouts. The rest of the group turn to see the great sword sticking through Hornals chest. Hornal stumbles then falls to his knees. The brute kicks Hornal in the chest. Hornal catches the brutes foot and falls back pulling the brute with him as he goes off the edge of the wall and into the city of Krestain. "NO!" Mikail shout as he rushes towards the spot where Hornal fell.
Jason turns to Trinity and begins healing her. It takes about five minutes before she is healed and another ten before she can walk. The sounds of war can be heard all throughout the city. The Creed Militia are giving the Peacekeepers one helluva fight. The group walks over to Mikail.
"Let's head down there if he's still alive I can try to heal him." Jason says.
"I'm going down there anyways." Mikail says as he stands and starts heading Thacker towards the gatehouse.
The group makes their way back down collect Jason's three remaining Steel Soldiers and head in the direction of Hornals body. Come to a building with a destroyed roof and the know that's where Hornal and the brute landed. Entering the building the brute is buried under the debris from the ceiling and second floor. Hornal is to the side of the rubble a bit. Mikail rushes over and shouts "H-he's still breathing. Please Jason! Please heal him!" The boy says with tears in his eyes.
Jason rushes over and begins healing Hornal. With his emotions running wild trying to save Hornal, Jason's healing quirk heals Hornals ears and tongue. His other wounds begin closing slowly.
Hornals eyes open and splutters. "Mikail. Come here boy."
"H-Hornal? You can talk again!" Mikail says.
Hornal grins a bit. "It seems the boy is quite the healer. Now let me tell you something. You are just like a son to me. Ever since the day I saved your life you've given me a reason to fight. I know you only stayed with the Creed for me. But listen to me. Live your own life son. Do.." Hornal falls into a fit of coughing as Jason collapses.
"Jason!" All his friends shout and rush to him.
"He's alive just passed out." Lillian says.
Mikail looks back to Hornal now that his coughing fit is over. "Go out and do your own thing son." Hornal says then coughs more and spits out a mouthful of blood. As he recovers his breathing becoming more and more ragged his wounds open back up. "Promise me Mikail! Promise me you will go out and live."
"Don't talk like this." Mikail says "You're going to be fine!" Tears begin forming in his eyes.
"Don't fool yourself son. You've seen death, you know I won't live." Hornal says somberly "I love you son. Oh Gods I'm so happy I got to say that to you!" He says coughing up more blood.
"I-I love you too dad!" Mikail says as Hornal pulls him into a hug.
"Now go and live." Hornal takes a sputtering breath. "Go and live a life that will make me proud." As Hornal says these words he lets out his final breath.