Vae Victis

At being ignored by his opponent and seeing vaas controlled by evil, Kazas snapped. He threw away his shield, seeing how that, with a curved sword, it would be impractical to use. Flames spread across his body, enveloping him. However... These flames were not kazas's usual red and orange fire. This fire was white. Not knowing what this meant for himself, he attacked the wall of ice, and started to burn through it. A few seconds after he started, he had burned through the ice. " a stronger fire than ever before.... I'll use it well." He rushed toward vaas's controlled body and rammed into him, sending both to the ground. They both got back up, with the end result being kazas's sword pushed against the controlled vaas's neck. " listen here... I'm starting to figure out what you are... And let me tell you.... My fire burns hotter and brighter than any you'd find in Tartarus.... You will fear and respect me, as well as giving winter complete control of the scythe, and letting vaas completely have his body back. Lest you suffer the worst death you have ever realized. I will burn all of you evil spirits so badly, your entire EXISTENCE will be erased. You've caused pain to vaas for too long. You will leave him be.... Or else." Kazas, with his claw, summoned white fire, and grabbed the handle of vaas's scythe. He could hear the screams of the evil spirits that controlled vaas, as well as something... Cheering him on. Winter? And her fellow villagers? " Now.... Are you windigo? Or something else?!?"

Kazas felt the coming of a snow storm. " wha... Snow...?? In this reigion? That's very unlikely.... This snow isn't natural... It's artificially made by magic! Very well... I'll counter the cold by using my fire." Kazas's flame started to engulf him, keeping him safe from the fury of ice. He hurried and tried to track down the source of the ill begotten snow. he heard a voice, telling him to turn back. but he would not heed this warning, as he was much to stubborn and unconcerned with isle threats of inclemate weather. Eventually, Kazas found the source. And who else should he expected? It was vaas. " vaas! What the hell are you doing out there? Get back to the main camp! It's freezing out here!" Kazas had looked more closely at the pony. He was encasing himself with ice. " vaas! This is your doing, then?!? Why? Why is it that every chance you are given, you always seem to want to prove me wrong in my trusting of you!?!? I've given so much life energy to you, and to see it all thrown away..... Vaas! Was I wrong in wanting to save you?!?" Kazas drew his sword, the fire around him growing hotter and more furious. The cold chill of death would not have him today.

We didn't. We were just waiting for more posts. I've been trying to get the TBB's to post for awhile over Xbox live... They're too busy with school XD. End of course always sucks. By the way, where'd thunder knight go? He does control four of the main characters after all...

Kazas, after a time, woke up, light headed. He had indeed survived and had absorbed simorgh into his own being. Kazas was no longer the host of the Phoenix lord, but he had taken the mantle of the Phoenix lord. He and simorgh were now one being, with Kazas being in control, augmented by the firery soul of his Phoenix companion. Kazas had a very melancholy look upon his face. He had sacrificed his best friend to obtain his power. " thank you simorgh... Though gone in consciousness, you are always with me in soul." He had noticed that something was different. His claws were sharper... Ashen gray feathers had became pure white... And had an almost.., glowing quality. He now had complete control over the power of the pheonix lord. Though the sacrifice was great, he would not let it be in vain. Kazas looked at his sword, only to see that it had changed as Kazas did... It was no longer a straight blades sword made of ebony of gold. It had taken a curved form, and took a silver color. Inscribed on its blade was old griffoc language. Kazas looked upon the blade, and read aloud. " when darkness arises, cut through with the light it despises" " very well simorgh... Your last wish shall be realized." Kazas walked back to the main camp, and took a sitting position near the edge of it. The others could notice that he had changed. However... There was something distant sending chills down his spine... Vaas... He had to find vaas! For whatever reason, he felt like he had to do it. He left almost as quickly as he arrived, choosing to go back to where he found vaas in the first place... Evil swarmed around, and it seemed as though it was leading Kazas to vaas.

Very well then PD. as you have willed it, so it shall be. Lets see what kind of surprise you have for us all this time

That's how I feel. This is fun and it would suck to lose it. I ll post soon after you've done yours. Lets keep it breathing

Yeah everyone did kinda disappear. I'm always on standby. But the festivities of Mother's Day probably explains the lack of posts

I've recently been listening to.... Questionable music ( I'm a metalhead) like old pop by people many have never heard before ( ex: fire; a song by scooter)

Upon hearing vaas's threat, Kazas's face became serious. " look, I'm you're friend, and I'm trying to help you. Don't push away those who care about you... It'll make for a miserable existence. What you don't realize is that what you consider your weakness is actually your strength... More over, it is your control factor... The thing that keeps you sane and holds your psyche together. You must learn this... Then you control your power. You've lived with despair for too long. It's time you had hope.... Regardless of what you think, you would be able to come live with us. Anyone chasing would give up, because anyone who lives with us is considered one of us. We protect our own... And I would pity the imbecile who would charge into a village of 500+ angry, armed griffons. As for your secret, it's safe with me. Don't worry about anyone else finding out about it. And as for raze.... Just don't talk to him. If he starts anything, I'll finish it. No need stain our hands with our comrade's blood." Kazas put his claw on vaas's shoulder " besides, if things go well... Diego will come as well. I've been watching over his family for years, you know. But... In all seriousness... The one whom you treasure most has bequeathed me with a new mission, and I'm swearing an oath to fulfill it. I'm never going to give up on you. Not in this lifetime. This is all I wanted to know... Now do whatever you please... There is a matter that simorgh and I must talk about.... But remember this vaas.... The pain you feel lets you know that you are no monster. As long as you hold on to what is most dear.... You will be you. Always remember this... And always remember that Diego and I have your back." With this, Kazas took his leave of vaas. He wondered into the woods, far from the main camp. When he thought he was far enough, he spoke to simorgh. " simorgh.... There must be something I can do to become more powerful to protect my newfound friends... Anything would suffice. Simorgh... Tell me what I can do." " there is one way to become stronger.... Permanently join your spirit with mine... And power unrivaled shall be yours... However... With this... You shall assume the mantle of the pheonix lord... And I shall mix with your spirit... Ceasing to exist... Yet making you strong..."' " simorgh..,, is there no other way?" '" no Kazas.... This is the only way.., impale yourself upon your sword.., and I shall mix in with your soul.., you will no longer require the sword to summon fire... And your life energy wil be increased 100 fold." " but simorgh.... I'll lose you...." "' such is the fate of a creature that swears undying loyalty to its master. Kazas! Taketh the soul of a pheonix lord! And discover power you never knew existed!" Kazas unbuckled his armor. He shed a tear, and then raised his sword to his chest. He then impaled himself upon it, and simorgh's soul mixed with his own. With the last of his might, he pulled the sword out once the transfer was done. He fell flat backed on the ground, the scar on his chest sealed and cauterized once more. Conciousness fades, and Kazas feels the power slowly sync with his body.

" thanks vaas. I really appreciate this. Lets have the talk" Kazas said, putting his back up to the tree. Vaas showed no intentions of harm, that much was clear. " yes... Your beloved did speak to me. I was given one task from her... She said thanks for keeping you alive... And to keep you safe... Not that you actually need my guardianship. You're a great fighter. But I had actually picked up the scythe twice. The second time... I didn't get such a welcoming messege from the others trapped in that scythe... I'm just worried that they are malevolent and if they truly desire to control you..." Kazas lit up a smoke with his sword. This time, simorgh said nothing to protest this. "I've been wanting to talk to you about this for awhile, actually... I was hoping we would eventually have this talk, friend. And by the way, thanks for not killing raze when you could have done it so easily. Same goes for me. Things would've gone to hell in a hand basket. I'm glad that you came to your senses or we'd be dead" Kazas offered vaas a cig. " now... Is there something you wanted to tell me?"

" got it. Stakes that protect the village. Citizens are carefree.... Cult starts bringing life back to the lifeless... Got it. It's all here. And as for you, don't attack strangers on the road. They might just be too hot for you to handle ( PUN!). I'll release you. Then get out of my sight." Kazas unchained the pony. He got up and trotted away from the main camp in shame. Kazas looked around and noticed vaas was gone. " ah shit..... Where'd he go? He left his scythe. Dammit... I'm starting to wonder if this is truly due to bad spirits... Or his own accord." Kazas grabbed the scythe and started to look for vaas. The scythe, after awhile, began exerting a malice infested aura. It spoke to Kazas. '" foolish bird.... let us be.... Leave us and our master alone... We curse that DAMN LIGHT!!!"' Kazas replied " silence. I'm delivering you back to you're master. I've no need of a weapon that can only beckon death"' The aura from the weapon was gone, and Kazas wondered on, finding tracks and a small trail of blood. " dammit! Again?!? Really?!?" Kazas followed the trails until he found vaas in a critical condition. He ran to vaas, scythe in hand. " dammit vaas! You're wounds still haven't fully healed? Guess i must be running low on life energy..." He sat the scythe next to vaas. He started up his fire, and started to transfer life energy to vaas yet again. " vaas... How many times will I have to bring you back? After this, don't move for a while." After awhile, the transfer was complete, and vaas was left unscathed, with all cuts, including the slit on his throat " are you trying to die? Vaas, you're going to end up destroying yourself. I brought you back your weapon. Take it." Kazas left the weapon in front of vaas, and started to limp back to camp. He looked back and said something to vaas. " you got people that care about you, ya know... Don't take it for granted."

Kazas, after awhile, got up and withdrew his writing supplies. He pulled out a ciggerette and lit it with his sword. The entire group witnessed the sword call out to Kazas. " okay.... So you have a sword with the power of a pheonix lord that can bring salvation or destruction at your whims, and you use it AS A DAMN LIGHTER SO YOU CAN SMOKE?!?!? Kazas..... If I still had a physical body... I'd slap you in the back of the head. '" " hey, easy! I don't have a lighter. Calm down simorgh. It's not that big of a deal. Besides you're a pheonix! You love smoke and fire!" Kazas took a puff of his cig. " hey since everyone's busy and I'm done helping to set up camp, I'm going to get that captured pony I mentioned. I'll be back" Kazas then went his own way, back tracking the path up until the bandit raid. He found the emerald pony, still knocked out. ' there you are... It's about time I got to you' Kazas picked up the limp, unconcious pony, and started back towards the camp. 1 hour later -------------------------------------- Kazas reappeared in the camp with the pony slung over his shoulder, still trapped in his weighted chain. He laid the pony on his back. " this everyone, is the catch of the day. This is where we will get our information from. Ahh how convienient. He's waking up now... Raze, got anything you wanna ask him?" Ooc: ( twisted, you deicide what information we get from this pony.)

Kazas was slightly repulsed by the idea. " look... I can see your point. But that would just piss him off even more. If we can't learn to trust each other, then we might as well die in vain without the mission being completed. Let a man be without his problems for a while. He did just offer his life to you... And in a roundabout way, you took it. I don't know what set him off, but I think that damn daemon lord had something to do with it. We should hunt him..., not our own... If he does do anything stupid, I realize I'm fully responsible and I'll gladly accept death as reprecutions for my actions.,, but I still believe he's got good in him. And you know me, I never give up on a soldier." Kazas pulled out a journal, a quill, and ink and sat on a stump in the camp. He called to raze. " by the way, how's your aura? Had it spoken to you yet? I wouldn't know because only you can see whatever it is. Just wondering. As for the others, give them time to recover. They'll hold up just fine." Kazas then started to write about the days events in his journal, while keeping an eye on everyone in the camp. " no casualties... Yet. Good."

" I agree. Diego, lets go. I'll carry vaas. The daemon seems to be gone from his body..." Kazas took vaas's sleeping body and slung him over his shoulder to carry him. " jester, and all of the others that aren't hurt, I have a favor to ask. Before we were attacked by the large group of bandits, I was serving rear guard for the group. I was attacked by two ponies. One I slew, and the other, I left trapped in my weighted chain, tangled by the legs. I hit him hard enough that he should still be out. If you don't mind... Could you retrieve this pony for me? I have my hands full at the moment. He may very well have useful information for us. Can you do this for me? Diego and I will watch over the injured. This pony may have useful information for us." Kazas spoke to Diego. " hey, do you think you can help me with the unconcious? We need to set up camp. Lets get our tents ready, as well as theirs." Kazas laid vaas's body on the ground, his head propped up by a tree, and started to pitch the tents. He then remembered vaas's scythe. " dammit..." Kazas mumbled. " better get that thing back." " Diego, I'll be back shortly. There is something I must retrieve." Kazas went back to the area of previous engagement and found vaas's scythe. He picked it up, and felt a surge of sadness and grief. " is this always what vaas feels....?" He heard a female voice. Soft. It reminded him of snow for some reason. It spoke one phrase to Kazas, then no aura eminated from the scythe. .'" Thank you for saving vaas. Keep him safe.'" Kazas felt shocked. Was this winter? Or someone else? Either way, it saddened Kazas, but he was going to bring the weapon back to vaas. He returned to the camp, putting the scythe near vaas's tent. Kazas continued setting up camp. When he was done, he and Diego laid seer, rose, and vaas in their respective tents.

Kazas looked at vaas's trembling form. He was losing blood very fast. If Kazas didn't act, vaas would die. Kazas looked at raze, then at vaas. Kazas deicided. " sorry raze... But I'm not going to let him die." Kazas's flames took control of his body, he grabbed vaas's throat, and cauterized the slit. Kazas then put his other claw on vaas's forheaf, and began the transfer of life energy again. He talked to vaas. " even if you were the devil... I'd still forgive you. You're my friend and Diego's as well. After this, it's deicided. You're living with Diego and I, provided he wants to go to be with his family. No choice." Kazas smiled. When the transfer was done, Kazas stood, and limped between vaas and raze, who had looked at Kazas with disgust. " sorry raze... I just can't let him die... Stand down... He's offered his life and payed the price. If you want him..... Then come for him... But I won't make it easy if you do. I protect my friends until the end! Vaas... I never betrayed you... I was only worried. Now... Raze, make your choice. Take a defenseless life and listen to your bloodlust again, or walk the path of a master of his own mind and walk away?" ( sorry I have a guilty concious. Can't let PD go to early. That would be mean XD)

Kazas was stupefied at what he was seeing. Diego heard Kazas mumble . " the flame of death... Vs my flame of life... Not today..." Kazas had to do something. Anything. He deicided the best course of action would be through Diego's magic. " Diego... Look I know you are fond of vaas but I need your help. He's going off the deep end and I need your help to stop it... This is getting out of hand. I gotta get that damn scythe away from him and destroy that evil object for good. I need you to pinpoint vaas and walk up to him.., get close, and knock him out. I want no harm to come to him. This should dispell the daemon and the darkness without bringing harm to him or anyone else.., please Diego, you're the only one we can count on at this point. Ooc: ( c'mon PD stop already! I'm itching to get to the village, my brother. That's what this story is about, right?) Kazas was nervous. His sword arm was engulfed in flames, but he stood motionless, as one wrong move could send rose to an early grave. Kazas started to yell in order to distract vaas and keep him busy. " vaas! How could you! Using a pony's loved one like that... How would you feel if you were in this situation with winter, you fool! Think of what youre doing! You are no better than those who judge you! Those who intentionally give themselves to darkness and daemons have no excuse for why they are judged! You intentionally hurt people! Stop this instant and come out like a man!" Kazas said with a smirk " unless you're a total pussy like I thought "

Ooc: ( kinda feel like my last couple of posts were ignored...) Kazas woke up due to Diego's healing magic. He used his sword as a cane to get up. He yelled at raze. " I'm not an old man, I'm 33! I'm in the best shape of my life! I ain't old until I'm seventy!" He limped toward Diego. " without your help, there's no doubt that we would probably be 3 warriors pushing up daisies. I thank you Diego. Chaos magic really is the most useful of all" Kazas said with w friendly smile. Kazas then turned and faced vaas with a determined look on his face. " vaas! I do not wish your death! I never have and I never will! I'm trying to help you, don't you see that?!? Your letting yourself be controlled against your will. Please vaas, I'm begging! Forsake your current path and walk with us! You don't have to tread alone! I only did what I had to do to try and protect raze and seer from you killing them! This is not the way, vaas! Forsake that that wretched daemon lord and be at peace. Winter does not want this! I heard her cries as we fought!! Could you not hear them as well?!? She still loves you and hates that you suffer! Destroy bloodthrister so she can be free!" With this, Kazas turned his back on vaas. And said one final thing. " vaas... Don't make me do something I don't want to do. You're still my friend... And I don't give up on a solider so easily. Free seer and do the right thing. Raze! I know you want to kill him with all of your heart, but leave him be... He has things to think on." Kazas's scar eminated a warm glow from where his sword was plunged. The spirit of the sword was resonating with his own. Kazas put a claw to his scar and held it for a while. The wound was sealed, but did require physical medical attention. He would live to fight another day. He went over to his armor and shield, and put them back on. The fight wasn't over yet. Kazas was ready to go again. " come out resh! Fight me you cowering spirit! I know you are there!"

( twisted, read the post above ya bro. Kazas took care of the daemon lord, but now he's severely injured XD. He also healed you with both his and simorgh's power. You might just have the power of fire ) Kazas was unconcious and flashbacks went through his mind as dreams. Kazas dreamed of the war and the toll that it took on the griffon empire years ago. He dreamt of all the people he had slain and of the little griffon of whom he left fatherless... Kazas quaked in his unconcious state. He then proceeded to dream of his wife and his soon to be hatched. He stopped quaking and smiled. He then remembered the last words that his wife told him. '" come back safe, Kazas.... I love you'" Dreaming this, Kazas snapped back to reality. The scar on his chest ached. Kazas hadn't the energy to get up. " gahhhhh...., this is bad.... Taya wouldn't forgive me if I died here.... Somebody..., help me out here"' Kazas saw what raze had done to vaas. It was evident. Vaas was dead. He said to himself, " and after all of this.... I still would have tried to save you... I guess this is for the best... Be at peace.... Friend." Kazas saw shadow seer regaining conciousness. She walked over to Kazas and stood over him. He said " are you.... Okay?.... Did I.... Do good against the daemon?...." Kazas didn't hear a response. His conciousness faded once more.

" damn it.... Daemon lord and vaas..... I have no choice...." With this, Kazas took his sword and plunged it into his own chest. Kazas coughed blood but laughed. " consider this an honor.... You're worthy enough to make me go primal AND use my full power." Kazas had a crooked, malicious smile on his face. He knew what this power wrought, and had chosen this moment to use it. Kazas's slashed eye opened, and both began to glow with a golden glow. He slowly pulled the sword out of his chest. The sword's aura was now his own. This technique, he had only used once before. Kazas began to transform. His claws grew in size and sharpness, with fire to boot. His lion like hind legs became that of a pheonix, enhancing killing power. The flames were the most intense they had ever been, with kazas's light piercing through the darkness and destroying all barriers made by dark magic. Kazas spoke and two voices were heard. " we both knew it would come to this... Didn't we? However, I have something to fight for... You have nothing. Now... Lets see who is mightier! Death, or life?!?" With this, Kazas took flight. With surprising speed, he maneuvered behind the two vaas clones, and ripped them in half with his claw. He charged the real vaas, and entered into a sword lock with him. " you... Are... Not... Vaas!!!!" Kazas broke through vaas's defense, and stuck his claw in vaas's gut. Vaas writhed in pain, and soon fell unconscious. Before he did, Kazas said one thing to him " your fate is deicided later. Now don't go anywhere. I'll see you soon" Kazas laughed as he said this. Kazas then turned to the daemon lord, resh, and pointed his sword at him. " you who treads the path of darkness.... Be destroyed be the holy flame!" Kazas formed a golden flame in his hand and held his sword to it. The sword now shined golden. He flew at resh and impaled him with the sword, causing him to reel back. Resh was consumed in holy light from his wound, and vanished in smoke. Whether he was killed or sent back to Tartarus,Kazas was unsure. He turned to raze, who was trapped and bleeding. Kazas banished the cage with light, and put his burning claw on raze's forehead. He began transferring not only his own life energy, but simorgh's as well. Raze's wounds eventually healed, and Kazas was left limping. Kazas then impaled him self in the same place before, and the fire went back into the sword, along with simorgh's spirit. When he pulled it out, the wound was sealed and cauterized. Kazas looked at raze, and smiled. " heh... You make.... The choice.... Now raze." Kazas then fell flat faced unto the ground. Unless he reiceived intense aid, he was done for. Vaas was in intense pain, as the flames in his stomach would not let up.

" so you're a daemon lord? Pffff. Pathetic wretch. Begone from seer and and my sight!" Kazas knew that if he at least knocked seer out, the daemon lord would have to force itself from seer's body and would have to fight in true form. Kazas readied himself, but both resh and Kazas were surprised when the sword called out to the daemon lord. " resh! You filthy soul of Tartarus... You have shown yourself once again in an attempt to ravage the world... I remember when we fought 2000 years ago... Oh how the times have changed... You were sent to your first improsonment in Tartarus, and I was left half dead from the battle. I had to seal myself within this sword to survive. The warrior you see before you now is the new wielder of my power... At his hands, he can bring forth salvation, or destruction at his whims... He has had many years of battle experience and is hardened. However, you are weakend from not being in the physical world for so long! This time... You will be reduced to ashes, daemon! Kazas... Defeat resh. Fight with all of your might! Do not spare him out of kindness. There is no redemption for him! Now make your family proud!" With this, Kazas unbuckled his armor and revealed a glowing scar on his chest, along with the flames enveloping him. He was getting ready to use his true power. Kazas charged at the possessed pony. Seer, slow from resh's awakening, tried to slash at Kazas, but Kazas rolled under it. He was behind seer and quickly brought the hilt of the sword to the back of seer's skull, knocking the pony out. Kazas then stepped twenty feet away from seer. " Come out now resh! There's no cowering behind a mortal's flesh any longer! I'll finish what simorgh started 2000 years ago! The daemon touched should've done away with you the century before!!! Now it's my job!" Ooc: ( backstory. It makes things awesome.)

" very well then! Live your life with hatred! I tried to help you, yet you simply refuse and live only to pity yourself! I'm tired of it. Stop this immediately!" Just then Kazas saw that vaas had split into three seperate entities. " damn... I gotta get in there and help raze!" Kazas tries charging in, but was repulsed by vaas's spirits. " so you wanna play hard to get..,. No problem!" Simorgh's fire began to form around Kazas and his sword. After the transformation was complete, he started to strike at the spirit shield, but to no avail. " it's not... Working!!! Dammit I need to get in there! I'll give it my all in one strike!" Kazas ditched his shield in order to use both hands for searing agony. He raised his sword for a two handed vertical strike, and slashed downward with all of his might. He heard the spirits scream, and light eminated from the scar he made in the spirit barrier. He immediately jumped into the dueling area before it was sealed off again. Kazas's flames were getting hotter and stronger by the second. Kazas saw raze getting ganged up on by raze. Kazas came from behind and stabbed one of the vaas clones through the back, burned the clone until it was nothing but ash. Kazas then took his place beside raze. " 1 on 3 seems hardly fair... Now 2 on 2 is better! I somehow knew it would come to this.... Vaas! Ready yourself! The time for penance is over!" Kazas took a two handed sword stance, and the flames grew ever more intense. " now... Lets get this over with!"

Kazas had been with raze and the others up to the event of the duel between raze and vaas. He watched the duel carefully, trying to deicide who would win in the end. Kazas said one final thing to vaas. " vaas! This is your last chance! Desist at once and you may be forgiven of your transgressions, or die with not only your life being in vain, but the lives of everyone you had ever taken into that weapon will be in vain as well. Don't be a fool. Look at yourself! You are undeserving of your weapon because you let the evilness of it consume you! Throw it away and become yourself again! You're not a murderer!" At these words, vaas was infuriated beyond belief. He seemed to be even worse off than he originally was. It seemed as though vaas almost wanted to forget raze and charge at Kazas. Kazas yelled once more at vaas. " do not prove to me that my giving you my own life energy was all for naught, idiot! You will end up being your own slayer at the end of this day, all because you were stubborn to a fault!" Kazas keep hold of his sword tightly and gauged his will power to use the flames, should the need arise.

Kazas was lagging behind the others to serve as a rear flank guard so no sneak attacks could be pulled from the back. He marched on, keeping vigilant of anything that moved. Kazas constantly had his claw on his sword's hilt, always ready for a preemptive strike, should one happen. Kazas took a water flask from his waist and took a swig as he thought about raze's duel. He smiled to himself and contemplated. ' that was a hell of a duel. Raze, you're gonna go far kid.... Now where the hell is vaas? I don't like him being out of my sights, now that he has a possibility of being.... Something else. He worries me. Maybe I should go and find him.....' But Kazas couldn't simply abandon rear guard and leave it unchecked. He had his duty to make sure everyone stayed safe from sneak attacks. He looked over his shoulder and saw two ponies coming from behind. He turned his front to meet them. " good day, friends. I'm Kazas. I'm on important business here regarding the nearby village. Do you mind if I ask questions?" One pulled out dual knives and the other pulled out a longsword. Kazas sighed. " so it's gonna be like that.... Very well. You will answer my questions, regardless of if you're willing or not." The pony with the longsword charged in. He swung with a vertical overhead slash, hoping to cut Kazas in two. Kazas, obviously more experienced, stepped to the left and blocked the sword strike, sending the assailant reeling forward. Kazas then ran behind him and ducked under a horizontal slash. Kazas then slashed his stomach with his sword, and sent the attacker back. Kazas turned his back to the longsword user and faced the knife pony. Still talking to the big pony, he said. " you don't even know you are already dead." The longsword user, holding his guts inside, scoffed. " ha, yeah right. You're full of shi-.... Gah my stomach... What the hell?!?!? Help me! I'm on fire!!!!!" He burst into flames, screaming in agony and writhed on the ground until a charred corpse remained. Kazas was still eyeing the knife pony, a emerald green, velvet maned pony. He looked no more than 20. " you.. You killed my brother..., you bastard!!!" He charged Kazas, but to no avail. Kazas side stepped, and when that pony turned to bring his knife through kazas's face, he was met with his face being bashed in with the shield. " da... Damn it! I won't forget this!" He yelled as he got up and ran away. Kazas unhooked his ball and chain. " you're not getting away from me!" Kazas yelled. He then swung it at the pony's legs and entangled him, tripping him. Kazas ran up and knocked him out with his shield. " like I said..... I have questions..... Be prepared for when you wake up." Kazas then started to drag the unconscious bandit with him, until he heard a war horn ahead. " damn.... Oh well. Stay here. I'll be back." Kazas then rushed to where raze was, and saw that he and the two white ponies were being surrounded. He rushed in to help. Kazas parried and slashed through multiple opponents to get to the surrounded group. He eventually joined them. " well this is a fine mess... Raze, let's show em what we can do!"