Njuko sits up his hands moving along the loud drums of head. Their is a steel plate with a sliced fruit. A distant rumbling shakes the store. Sounds of fighting playing in the wind. The Raknori are strong it takes two, three guardsman working together to take one on.
The gate is holding, it is a solid piece of stone covered in enhancements. Several of the Raknori have much bigger and tougher carapaces. Those are as tall as a Male Tanok and probably just as strong if not stronger. The bright red of their shell making the iridescent green underneath pop.
Like the guards head who fell from the wall landing flat on the ground. The catapults have been continuesly firing from the other side of the river for an hour. Forces are moving in mobilized groups. The city defense force is made up of city guards, the army and Rank D to B Hunters involved in the main force.
Njuko moves to Grid who is helping another hunter, once done the hunter is given orders.
"Please report to Commander Tau, he is in the south helping with supply runs. Njuko come you've been sleeping for long enough." Grid waves him over the man looks like how did before his eyes bright, brow furrowed.
"Here take this to the to message to the Commander Myr. She is at the Pavillion organizing the main defense force. It is very important you only hand it to her." Njuko nods takes the sealed piece of paper.
"I should have this done in ten minutes, where is the weapon you made for me." Njuko asks all he sees is the bracelet on his arm. The number of weapons in the store have not lessened but at least half are different. It also looks to him that some hunters are treated differently.
" You are wearing it already, that weapon of yours is a Root Power Weapon. All you need to do is think about it and it should appear. Most people name their weapon and that makes it easier to command." Grid says gesturing to Njuko to give it a try. Impilo appears in his hand the short spear terribly well balanced.
A few people in the store flash with jealously at the weapon. They mutters to each other intentions and temptations saturating the air. Grid then says.
"As a rank G Hunter, you are only allowed to fight in self defense. I am making you a messenger." Grid pulls out a bronze pendent, handing it to him. It is shaped like the head of a Weeping Death. A lizard with large fin like skin that extendends all around its head. It uses that skin flap to amplify its calls carried messages over long distances.
Grid continues "This is pendant will allow you into the commands tent make sure to wear it on the collar of your neck. This is a military operation if you have no identification in command camps. They will arrest you and only after this battle will be released. Remember fight in defense only if you fail your mission. Their will consequences for you that you will rather not face."
Njuko nods, he knows how to be disciplined, he has been on a battle field before thou only as a Shade. Putting it on and making his way towards the door.
[Item acquired]
Messenger Pendant
Descprition: A pendant that is given to members of the messenger core. It is made from a metamaterial to prevent forgery.
Properties: A heavily enchanted pendant grants the rider skill.
Rider: can mount any tamed mount
Creator: Themba
As he is coming out, a flutter of wings gets his attention about a hundred Raknorki are dropping off thin shelled Raknori, these have more of the green iridescent Carapace. The have long sword like shells on the one arm. Luckily only a few fall around him.
The soldiers move to attack immediately, Njuko and few others moves to assist. Njuko is bumped by a thin solider, who says with a high voice.
"Don't you have a mission to complete, or do think being a hunter makes so special that you don't need to follow orders." Her voice, is filled with anger.
"No I just thought I could help a little." Njuko says honestly. Picking himself of the ground. He is only dusty the roads in the city are from crushed stone.
"You were helping by doing your mission now you are putting lives at risk of those who need to receive what news you hold." She says to him, Njuko apologizes.
She has already moved towards the battle between the soldiers and the Raknori. She bumps into another hunter as she does starting the same conversation she just had.
Njuko looking at his map, heads towards the pavilion. His main mission tab his been updated. His Quest tab is also glowing but when he peaks there is only a black king bar.
[Deliver Message to Commander Myr]
Commander is located at the pavilion deliver the message from Commander Grid.
Reward:????
He makes his way towards the pavilion, he hears the scream of a little girl. She is probably five or six. Her mother's life less body lies next to her. The blood pooling, some of dripping off a sword Carapace moving towards the little girl. 'your mission your breaking it already.'
Njuko thinks to himself, he knows what he should do, which is continue with the mission. The girl life doesn't out way the information he might hold which could save the city. Or even just more people. The back of his mind including Ọya's sending which wants him to save the girl. He lifts his hand launching a Lightning bolt, it travels through the rune, then the bracelet final shooting out his fingers as beam of white light, it snaps towards the monster.
It turns towards Njuko, who is running at it, there are maybe several feet apart so it doesn't take him long to under its raised blade. Then a second lightning shoot goes off, Njuko had not shoot it intentionally he was actually preparing another shoot. The second bolt only traveled from bracelet and was several streams of lightning that connect into one.
Njuko and the Raknori are surprised by the sudden second lightning. The Raknori thou is even more agitated. It cries out at Njuko.
"Destoryer, your kind will be wiped from the face of the planet." It moves to him swinging its blade at his vitals. Njuko leans back the Raknori missing his neck. The girls cries growing louder as if his presence made her brave enough to use all her lung power. 'what the hell should I do. My mission if only I knew how important my message is. I could better decide.'
She cries it is very loud, the small Aardeling surrounded by blood. Njuko moves narrowly escaping the heart swing of the Raknori. Its not faster than him but it is precise. It had stopped it sword swing and used Njuko's movement to close the gap to the heart since he has to stand back up in order to roll.
However Njuko is faster than it fast enough to react in time and narrowly escape being pierced in the heart. The Raknori says spilling acid from its mouth. "We going to kill everyone in this town if you don't stop us."
Njuko thinks about the taught, how simple it would be for him to fall for it but at the back of head the reminder from that solider naws at him.
He picks up the girls, running towards the mission area. He says to her holding her as tightly as possible. "I am here, to help its okay now."
The words seems to soothe her into sobbing instead of crying out loud. The Raknori is following close behind. It is very agile able to turn as Njuko does who is using substreets and alleyways instead of the main road where most of the Raknori had been dropped. Screams of slaughter around every other corner as those who hid in their home are pulled out by.
The Raknori behind yelling at Njuko, "Fight me! Let me end you destroyer. You shouldn't be allowed to exist. You are dooming the world." The mad ramblings continue as the Raknori chases him through the substreets. Whenever the Raknori gets close Njuko turns being not as wide helps in the alley where the Raknori has to use the walls to stop enough to make the turn.
The little girl in his eventually starts to shiver, she is crying. The deep unbelievablely painful memory that can only be expressed through tears and wailing so somber is makes Njuko heart feel like someone is squeezing it.
The chase lasts until the pavilion comes into sight. There is about fifty solider all heavily armed and some even on horse. Thou the horse in the Seed world here look a taller and don't have stripes like those back home. Njuko slides into the camp child in hand and saying.
"I have a meesanger for commander Myr," one man with a bald head and long bushy side burns says.
"Take him to the command area, Xhaka and Musa follow me. We have a head to retrieve." Two equally unique looking men bring out lances and follow baldy to fight the Raknori that is following.
It tries to weave around them dodging rather than attacking saying, "Destroyer get back here..." The shaft of Lance strikes the Raknori in the stomach. Then a direct hit in the back, it has no choice now but to defend itself from the men attacking it.
The fights continues like its shouts as Njuko moves towards the table where a a young raven skinned black haired golden eye goddess stands in front of him.