<Storyteller> The camp has finally settled now, as everyone has cut out a niche for
themselves, still Renegade, Heretic, and Legionnaire do not mix, as they hole up
into each others company
<Storyteller> The day is still and quiet, the sun is cold and gray, despair has come
and seemingly attached itself to everything, and everyone.
<Storyteller> Patrols march to and fro, carving out a safe perimiter between them
and the spectres.
<Storyteller> The Cohort has spilt up, with Remy and William attending to the
despirited, Angelo and Hans joining up with the patrols.
* IronJohn suggusts checking on the boat
* Daniel stands apart from everyone, content to watch the camp from a distance,
trusting that Shadow will alert him of any strangeness
<Storyteller> The two of you stand watching the rest
<IronJohn> "Well lad, I am gonna go check on the ship, care to join me?"
<Daniel> "Sometimes I wonder why I bother. And other times I wonder how could I
not."
* Daniel shrugs, and sighs. "Sure."
<Storyteller> The two of you make your way to the Ulysses
<IronJohn> "What's got you so down?"
<Storyteller> Walking past a few Heretics huddled together on their knees praying
<Storyteller> {IJ-He's weak...he has no guts for this...}
<Daniel> "I don't know. I hope it's nothing. But...there are times when I feel
alone. Shadow helps, of course, but still...there's no one like me to talk to.
No common ground; nothing."
<Storyteller> {DC-Good question...why do you bother? We will win in the end. Finally
realizing that aren't you?}
<IronJohn> "Tis a tough world on this side lad."
<Daniel> "I miss my friends. I miss people I loved."
<IronJohn> "Yes I know lad, I know."
<Daniel> His eyes harden, staring out from an ashen-white face in defiance. "I miss
being able to exact revenge."
<Storyteller> The Ulysses comes into view, several of the crew hang from ropes
working on the sides
<IronJohn> "Revenge?"
<Daniel> "Aye. I owe someone a blade slid carefully into their stomach."
* Simon walks down the plank and smiles
<IronJohn> "Revenge can be carried out from this side Lad, one just has to learn
the art."
<Simon> "Welcome aboard Captian. Hello Daniel."
* Daniel frowns, and nods curtly to Simon.
<IronJohn> "Ay."
<Simon> "We are almost finished with the repairs, captian. She should be Tempest
worthy ina few days."
* Simon leans forward
<IronJohn> "Excellent."
<Simon> "I had Friday and some of the men go around and capture materials in the
Tempest."
<Simon> "We're a little low on weaponry, but once we head out, we should be fine."
* Simon walks back up the planks
<Simon> "Captian on deck!"
<Storyteller> The crew stop what they are doing and stand at the ready
* IronJohn salutes
<IronJohn> "At ease men!"
* Daniel smiles grimly
<Storyteller> The men stand at ease
<Daniel> "Like clockwork..."
<Friday> "Good afternoon, Captian."
<IronJohn> "Afternoon Friday."
* Friday hands IronJohn the repair logs
* IronJohn looks them over
<Friday> "It's all there, captian."
<IronJohn> "Excellent work."
<Friday> "Thank you sir."
<Friday> "Brianna is in her cabin, sir. She hasn't come out in awhile."
* IronJohn hands the logs back
<Friday> "I tried to talk to her, but she sent me away."
<IronJohn> "Thank you Friday."
* Friday nods and puts the logs away
<Daniel> "Wonderful. I'm not the only one that's out of sorts today."
<Storyteller> The ship rocks back and forth
* Remy heads towards the ship too
<Storyteller> You reach the ship and find IronJohn and Daniel on deck
* William wanders around the camp, offering his services cleansing souls
<Remy> "Standin' 'round isn't gonna get us outta this mess."
* Stivers walks up to William
* Stivers bows his head
* Remy raises his hand to Daniel
<Stivers> "I could not help but notice the cross you wear..."
* William nods
<Stivers> "You are not dressed like a Legionnaire, perhaps you have...other
allegiences?"
* Daniel fixes Remy with a brief stare before waving back halfheartedly
<William> "My only allegience is to the Lord."
* Stivers nods
* IronJohn watches them
* Remy climbs on board, and strides towards Daniel and John.
<Remy> "Howdy, men. How're y'all holding up?"
<Storyteller> The crew nod at Remy but continue to labor
<Stivers> "As I thought, you are a man of faith. A man of higher principle."
* Daniel turns away and gazes at Shadow, as if the barghest was the only one that
understood him
<Storyteller> Shadow looks up questioningly
* Daniel sighs and looks down. "No one..."
* William smiles kindly
<Storyteller> {DC-I understand you....}
<Daniel> (I doubt that. I really do. No one can, and no one does.)
* Remy leans lazily against the railing, raises a looking glass to his eye, and
tries to spot the spectre vessals
* IronJohn joins Remy
<Remy> "Aww...shit."
* IronJohn looks
* Remy hands John the looking glass, and points out to sea, towards a large cloud
of mist
* Daniel looks over at Remy's exclamation
* IronJohn looks
<Daniel> "More good news, it seems."
* William looks at Stivers
* Stivers looks back
<IronJohn> "Ready the Ship!"
* Simon runs up to the captian
<Simon> "What's going on?"
<IronJohn> "Look..."
* Simon looks
* IronJohn points to the cloud
<Simon> "Jesus..."
<Remy> "Looks like we got us some trouble on the horizon."
<Simon> "John, we aren't ready...one of those ships hits us, and we are done for!
We don't even have weapons yet!"
* Simon looks at the crowd
<IronJohn> "Damnit!"
<Simon> "Oh my god..."
<Simon> "Do they know?"
<IronJohn> "Us caught with our pants down."
<IronJohn> "They do now."
<Daniel> "We're not lost yet."
* Brianna walks up on deck
* Brianna walks over to the group
<Brianna> "What is happening?"
* Daniel fixes Brianna with a grim, yet bemused look
<Remy> "Trouble, Bri."
<Storyteller> Suddenly other people in the crowd begin to notice this mist, and they
begin to panic
<Daniel> "I believe the expression is 'the shit has hit the fan'."
<Storyteller> Most however hang their heads, weary of fighting
* Brianna looks to what everyone is looking at
<Brianna> "Oh no.."
<Brianna> "We have to warn Ahuru!"
<Remy> "Where's Ahuru?"
<Brianna> "He is with the Anacerons!"
* Brianna runs off the ship to the makeshift council building
<William> "Do you require my assistance?"
<Remy> "An' where are they??"
<Daniel> "Then let's get moving. We have no time to dally."
* Remy rushes towards the building
* Daniel runs after Brianna as fast as he can
<Storyteller> Stivers shakes his head, "We will discuss this..at a later time."
* William nods, "As you wish."
* William looks out to sea
* Brianna reaches the building, and before you can enter, the other Anacerons rush
out
<Remy> "We got trouble."
* Deter looks at his soldiers
<Remy> "'bout a mile long's worth."
<Storyteller> "It'll kill us all," Brianna says, "There is no hope..."
* Daniel snaps a sharp look at Brianna
<Daniel> "There is always hope."
* Remy takes Brianna's hand
<Remy> "We always got hope, chere."
<Remy> "We been through worse than this."
<Storyteller> LadyAnne walks out, "Look at that."
<Storyteller> "The men, have no fight in them..." she says
<Deter> "I won't let them die like this..."
<Remy> "Then we give them fight."
<Deter> "Weary and tired..."
<IronJohn> "They have fight in them, they just don't know it."
* Deter runs up the firescape and begins to shout.
<Deter> "Citizens!! Citizens of New York!"
<Deter> "We have walked a hard road to here, fought and kicked the entire way. All
for what?"
<Deter> "Look at you...you despair, but look who stands next to you, Renegade,
Heretic, Legionnaire. You stand as one!"
<Deter> "You stand as brothers and sisters with one common ground between you," he
motions towards the city.
<Deter> "This city. That in itself is our greatest victory!"
<Deter> "No matter how many die today, no matter how many fall they will not take
that away from us!"
<Deter> "Today we fight, and today we make our final stand!"
* Daniel heads to the edge of the docks and watches the mist roll in, drawing
Nocturne and smiling grimly
<Deter> "Not because the Hierarchy tells you to, not because it is your duty. But
because this is our home, and untill the last man standing slowly fades, this
will still be our home. And we will be goddamned if anyone is going to take it
from us!!!"
<Deter> "Who's with me??!"
* Remy cheers, and fires a shot into the air
<Remy> "I'm wit' you!!!!!"
<IronJohn> "Ay!"
* Daniel stands away from everyone, entranced by the mists, ignoring the commotion
* Remy grins crookedly at Deter, and tips his white fedora to him
<Storyteller> The crowd begins to cheer and draw their weapons, many of them rush
the docks to meet the oncomming mist
* Daniel mutters softly "Death before dishonour."
* William draws his sword and holds it over his head
<Daniel> "Beauty is life."
<Storyteller> Ahuru walks over to the weeping Brianna and comforts her
* William forms a pair of Angelic wings
<Daniel> "Never forget a debt."
<Daniel> "Love conquers all."
* Remy touches Brianna's shoulder
<Deter> "Have you brought your weapons?!"
<IronJohn> "Ay."
<Storyteller> The crowd cheers, "I have brought my weapon!"
<Storyteller> The familiar cry
<Remy> "Bri. Trust me, cher, it'll be alright. I ain't come this far to lose any
of 'dis cohort, and I ain't gonna lose this city, either."
<Deter> "What is your weapon?!"
* Daniel turns around at the sound of the familiar cry, a shudder running through
him
* Remy says loudly
<Remy> "Hope."
<Storyteller> There is a deafening roar, "ME!!!! I HAVE BROUGHT MY WEAPON MY WEAPON
IS ME!!!"
* Daniel winces
* Deter gets off the firescape and walks through the crowd
<Storyteller> One of the crowd stops him, "But what shall we do?"
* William looks out toward the approaching force
* Daniel turns his back to the crowd and looks over at the approaching mists
<Storyteller> The crowd silences
* Deter turns to them all
<Deter> "There is only one standing order for today...kill em' all!"
* Remy hugs Brianna closely, and whispers 'Trust me, cher. We gonna win this one.'
* Deter makes his way to front of the docks and pulls his gladius
* William whispers a prayer
* Daniel holds his sword lightly in one hand, and quietly recites the Seelie Code
to himself
<Daniel> "Death before dishonour..."
<Storyteller> Mconnel picks up his bagpipes and begins to play
<Daniel> "Beauty is life..."
<Daniel> "Never forget a debt..."
<Storyteller> Soon the entire Scottish troops are singing
* Daniel looks up and stares down the mists with defiance. "Love conquers all."
<Storyteller> Amazing Grace fills the air as the mist creeps cloer and closer
<Storyteller> 50ft, 40 ft, 30ft
* Daniel holds his sword at the ready
<Storyteller> Suddenly Mconnel stops playing and falls to the ground
<Storyteller> He sits up and shakes his head a confused look on his face
<Storyteller> 20ft
* Remy raises Brianna's chin with his finger. "So don't you quit on me, you hear?"
<Daniel> "Death before dishonour."
* William lifts off
<Storyteller> The mist as quick as it had come now dissapates
* Daniel looks puzzled
<Daniel> "What the hell?"
* William stares in shock, spinning around for a birds eye view of the entire area,
sword ready
<Storyteller> And there in it's wake are fifty ships all packed with soldiers, and
each of those fifty ships upon it's mast a banner emblazoned with the gold and
white emblem...of the Dark Kingdom of Amenti.
<Storyteller> The crowd is silent
* Daniel stares in disbelief at the ships
<Storyteller> The soldiers aboard the ships open their mouths in unison and music
pours forth
* IronJohn looks
<Storyteller> "Amazing grace...how sweet the sound.."
<Storyteller> The reaction of the crowd varies as some fall to their knees and pray
to a god who has stayed his hand
* Daniel turns away and stalks off, Shadow trailing behind him
* Remy just smiles and looks Briana in the eye. "See? We always got hope."
<Storyteller> "That saved a wretch..like me!"
* William lands lightly, sheathing his sword
<Storyteller> But most begin to cheer and run aboard the ships greeting their new
found brothers in arms
* William crosses himself and whispers "Thank you Lord."
<Storyteller> "I once was lost..."
<Storyteller> Others weep in relief that they will live another day
* Daniel heads to the fringes of the crowd and beyond, seeking solitude
<Storyteller> Deter leans against the pier and looks to Ahuru, "Whatever you
want..it's yours.."
<Storyteller> "But now I'm found..."
<Ahuru> "Yes, Brianna...there is always...hope."
<Ahuru> This concludes Chapter three
