Rainoric and a small entourage of Hussars, bodyguards and servants rode on Dust Horses up the mountain of Eleutherius' Villa. Sakura, Paruru and Takamina are wearing their Yukatas while Hayato was wearing his decorative Hussar armor. Sakura was sitting back behind Rainoric as she was assigned to him through the entrance hall. She was wearing a blue Kimono decorated with autumn leaves. She also has Kanzashi hair accesory complementing her party dress. To anyone not knowing what kind of position she was at the moment, one can be deceived to think she isnt a slave to the son of the most feared Warlord in Auriga.

They arrived at the entrance of the Villa and their was a greeter and several mercenary guards there. Sakura and Rainoric went down, she held his hand and walked to the greeter together.

"Prince Rainoric Eadwulf, Guild Leader Jiraduveja told me that you are coming. You honor my master even more with both of your prescence at the same time. Your , she wears very elegantly." He said

"She is my slave servant and nothing more." Rainoric said

"No I am not." Sakura lets go of Rainoric's arm.

"You are what I say you are!" Rainoric shouted suddenly getting the attention of some guards and guest. Realising he is ruining the plan, he apologized.

"Dont make an of yourself Gimaelic." Churi communicated with a radio headphone communicator hidden in Rainoric's helmet/head. She, Osgar and Ulrich were up on the roof ready to infiltrate. Cloaked in a Sebharii hiding cloak that gives them the epitome of stealth in all forms of detection.

"You know, Birdie, I starting to hate having a piece of metal that talks to me on my ear." Osgar said taking away the earpiece and smashing it on the ground.

"You idiot! How are we going to talk to each other?" Churi whispered angrily.

"You do realise Rainoric assigned me to be leader not you and your birdie to boss me around."

"Me...noise....bad...Grrr..." Ulrich also grabbed his earpiece and smashed with his shoes.

"Even Ulrich agrees with me. Now since I have experience in stealth you follow me." Osgar crossed his arms.

"Fine!" Churi said reluctantly. She with her lockpicking intuition, unlocked the window. The stealth team went in to find something to accuse Eleutherius of treason with. Passing by exotic Aurigan works of arts and random stuff that filthy rich people could expend their Ducats at. They then arrived at Eleutherius' bedroom. Churi lockpicked the door and went in.....

"Now lets find....." Churi had her spine tingle and go cold.

"By Wodan, the hell happened hear?" Osgar saw the grisly scene.

Their were several mercenary guards lying dead with their corpses chopped like wood. Disciplining herself, Churi continued on their mission and tossed the furniture and torn papers around to find something of use. Osgar looked around the room, blood desecrated the once beautiful walls of paintings and statues in awe of the gruesome bloodshed. Ulrich however was smelling the dead guys, he recoiled in revolt over smelling something off.

"Wrraagggh! Rot Stauben! Schwarz Stauben! Death and Life.....got them...ALL" Ulrich said

"Red and Black Stauben?" Osgar turned to Ulrich and investigated himself the bodies. Sensing the Dust residue left overed, his eyes widened when he realises what happened to them.

"Samhane Haligtide...But your not supposed to be real." Osgar whispered in fear. His hands were shaking as he stood up. Churi noticed him suddenly become scared and despite their differences in ideals and all asked.

"Who is Samhane?" She asked...

"A Mad scientist....obsessed with blood life and death....2 polar opposites of creation yet so important to it....She see's.....only sinners....she kills those who sinned the most gravest....No im probably just jumping to conclu.... S**T." Osgar looks to a painting of Eleutherius whose face was covered with a symbol of scary scratches and brushstrokes. Osgar gulped as he now knows what he, Ulrich and his frenemy Churi are dealing with.

"I think your going to say 'We need to find evidence fast and get the hell out of here.' "  Churi guessed

Osgar nodded. He turned to Ulrich.

"Ulrich! quit playing with the dead and sniff something out fast!"

Ulrich began to sniff and snuff with his mouth until he was able to get a whiff of something of interest. Ulrich went to a book shelf and examined the books by smelling them. When he sniffed a book called 'The Cultist: Heretics against Dust', he pulled the book. The book was actually a switch that made a compartment near the bed reveal itself. The secret compartment had a safe with 3 locks securing it.

"Bingo! Now we are getting somewhere. Now lets open her up shall we?" Churi said. She brought out a lockpicking tool kit and began to lockpick the safe......

-----------------------(Meanwhile at the party)-----------------------

"So I heard that your kind eat a sea creature with tentacles sometimes alive! How on Auriga did you kill them?" Said a Vanoran Noble to Sakura

"Well, we call them Octopuses, and their not that big to start with." Sakura ate a Takoyaki ball that the host Eleutherius provided. The Vanoran Nobles were more inquisitive about her planet and Japan than the Drunken Raider's patrons. Sakura would also receive complements of her Yukata also.

"Hey Sakura-tan! Your friend over there has been very quiet during this whole time. Is she scared of me?" A Hurnan* dignitary asked

"Well she's very socially awkward, she is usually a Loner."  Sakura replied

"How about you introduce me to her? Its not fun to be alone in a party." The Hurnan replied.

Sakura and the Hurnan walked to Paruru who was sitting down idly drinking very slowly. Paruru looked up at the Hurnan and was immediately jumped herself off of the chair.

"Ehh! Sakura what is that ugly thing?" She asked

"I am the Hurnan consul of Vanoran and believe it or not snow-skin being called 'ugly' is a complement." The Hurnan replied.

"But look at you! Your green, large headed and you have a face only a mother would love.....Are you going to scare me?"  Paruru asked sarcastically.

The Hurnan moved on Paruru's face and screamed at her. His breath smelled like dead fish, garlic and someones underwear all rolled in one whiff of someone's air. Paruru reacted by punching him in the face with a Salty (Pun!) Uppercut. The punch got the attention of all the people in the party and are now staring right at Paruru as she is now the center of everyone's attention.

"He..He...Ha HA HA HA! Rainoric you really made these snow-skins Gimaelics, this kitty here got claws! I thought you Japanese wont survive a week in Gimael." The Hurnan Consul laughed

"Indeed, that's why I brought them with me on my travels they grew some balls to fight back among all of the other ones my Father has taken." Rainoric shouted from the other side of the room. He then received some commendations from the Vanorans after he what he said.

Paruru siletly went back to her chair and continued drinking. As she stared to the wavy and drippy water, heavy footsteps approaching was heard by her. It was her little falcon of a brother, Hayato.

"Ane, I finished training and  Leofric let me go here to see you. How are you?" Hayato asked

Paruru sighed in sadness and stares at her cup for a little while longer and then she spoke.

"I miss some of my friends back in Earth especially Yuihan and Akimoto sensei....I wonder how they are doing."

"I dont know Ane, but Im doing so well being a Hussar. I learned how to Joust, fight and speak some Gimaelic. I joined them for you Ane, dont you know that? Ever since I saw you collapsed at that Bar Fight back in Guaita, I swore that I would protect you and all of our friends from those who wish to bring us down when we cant defend ourselves." Hayato said

"That what comforts and worries me Hayato.... Your becoming ONE OF THEM." Paruru said...giving a worried face to Hayato and patting his head. Hayato closed his eyes as he indulges on being rubbed in the head like a cat. They both cried tears of mixed emotions, fear, joy, comfort, and worry.

"The Family member whose fellow kin goes of for War. An understadable psychological scenario." Eslek suddenly surprises them from out of nowhere.

"Im just worried, dont you Broken Lords worry for your friends  and family too Especially if their a 'Yamanin'?" Paruru asked.

"Yes and No, It is true that we are capable of empathy but we have trouble feeling it." Eslek said

"Why?" Paruru asked

"When your race are millenia's years old and you were once of flesh. You can lose your feelings quite often."

"Once of Flesh? You mean you werent always ghosts wrapped around in armor and clothes?" Hayato asked

"Yes we were all different once. I fought, ate, loved, and looked like every other living being. But our world changed when the Endless came. An ancient advanced alien race that gave us a purporse in this universe. Arbiters of Justice and instruments of war. To make us more efficient in battle, we gave up our flesh to be turned into Dust-enhanced and binded beings. We were unstoppable, Beings of Dust that couldnt feel no pain, fear and ruthlessly effiicient in war. We were a scourge against those who dared oppose our masters. We went to the places that no fleshed one dare go. Scorching volcanoes, treacherous blizzards and hostile jungles. But then the Endless each other. They began to fight over resources and past glories. The Virtuals and the Concrete, We sided with the Virtuals alongside the Drakken while the others of flesh sided with the concrete. The Yamanin who sided with the Concrete lost and were near extinction. When the Virtuals dissapeared from us, the Broken Lords were left to administer what was left of the planet. As borders were drawn and allegiances were made 2 factions of opposing ideologies emerged, The Ghogthals and the Salians. The Ghogthals believed that the Yamanins are weak and needed to be given help by their rulers. But the Salians disagreed saying that the Yamanin need to learn to solve their own problems and be free to make mistakes so that they can make up for it. Things took a toll for the worse when Gimael's first High King Merovich led a rebellion for Gimaelic independance from the Ghogths. Gimael won but their is still a rift between the Salians and Ghogthals." Eslek lectured

(To learn more of the Endless search this: http://endlessspace.wikia.com/wiki/Endless )

"Salians? Who are they?" Paruru asked

"Broken Lords who rule over Gimael, their influence on how they developed Gimael from a wasteland of divided tribes into a unified nation of as in your human tongue would call it, 'Spartan'. Rainoric and Wulfgar are Salians where Rainoric is a grandson of Merovich." Eslek held his 2 hands and did the quoted sign.

"Well you do know how to communicate well with us now Eslek. And Spartans, I remember reading of them in school once. I Greek nation state focused solely at one purpose: War." Hayato said.

"War is such a scary term where we came from. We were once a nation of warriors, Samurai's who fought bravely for our Emperor until we were humiliated by the world." Paruru lamented.

"'A nation who thinks she is above all of creation is on a road to its demise.' I believe your next words are 'Hiroshima and Nagasaki'." Eslek quoted his philosphical studies

"Yes atmoic bombs, terrifying weapon of mass destruction that destroys everything in its path. When they hit our soil we surrendered, we then try to forget our actions in the war but it only angered some people." Paruru continued

"I have heard of the affects of this 'Nuclear Radiation'. Thou terrifying it maybe, it doesnt match the Power of a Weaponized Whited Dust bomb."

"What is that how can it be worse that being burnt to ashes or dying of cancer." Hayato asked

"White Dust is represents the one of the four fundamentals of creation. White representing all that is in the mind. To summarize everything so you Yamanins can understand is that White Dust is arguably the most powerful and undeniably unpredictable of the 4 Dusts." Eslek said.

Paruru started to get a headache after absorbing so much knowledge about Auriga.

"Ahh! No more for now please leave me and brother alone." Paruru said saltily. Eslek left leaving the 2 Shimazaki siblings alone. Hayato held his sister's head as Paruru rubbed off the strain she got being in such a large social event.

"Hayato, im sorry if I was being rude to our masters. Im just getting tired and im still recovering from my asthma attack."

"Its ok Ane. Im sorry too, I thought I would have worried you alot since im now a Anstrutrione, a retainer just like Leofric." Hayato reassured humbily.

"You do also realise your by definition a 'freeman'. I mean you earned it by passing that exam a few months ago." Paruru said

"Are you being Jealous of me since im now no longer technically a slave like you, Sakura and Takamina are?"

"No, I just miss my old life where I would get to dress nicely with my clothes and act for movies and TV and all *sigh*."

"You do realise the last time you were in a TV show you died in the first episode right?" Hayato mentioned

Paruru slapped her brother and grinned teasingly at him.

"Damare! It was the Baka Scriptwritter who made me do it." Paruru said

Unbeknowst to the siblings Eslek was still overhearing their conversation from afar.

------------------------(MEANWHILE AGAIN UPSTAIRS IN THE PRIVATE QUARTERS)--------------------

"And Voila! Unlocked!" Churi said with a great breath triumph. She wiped of the sweat from her forehead and opened the vault. After about 20 long minutes of tinkering, listening and just down right frustration the heist team finally unlocked an important looking vault. Churi opened it to reveal what contents lie beneath the steel box prison.

"You know, I could break through the lock with some Dryder* acid which would have saved us.... Oh....Bingo...as you Earthlings call it." Osgar saw a letter tube with the all too familiar and sinister seal of the Cultist of the Eternal End.

"Yea! Yea! Ulrich can kill Eleuther now!" Ulrich said clapping his hands and shaking up a happy dance in celebration.

"Not yet Ulrich, we need to give this to Belisarius so he may present it as evidence as proof of guilt. Once Eleutherius is found guilty of treason against the Aurigans. And then I will let you do whatever you want to do with him. Right now we need to go outside so that I can call Papipo to send the letter to Belisarius." Churi said grabbing the tube from Osgar's hand.

"Oy! I found it! I hold it." Osgar objected

"But I was able to open the vault to obtain it. You just keep arguing with me and pretend to know everything." Churi said

"Well I warned you that Samhane Haligtide is on the loose and she maybe here right now trying to murder by Wodan who!" Osgar shouted

Churi walked away with the letter tube in hand. She moved her hand behind her to make a 'Talk to the Hand' gesture. Ulrich followed her by her right side like a guard dog.

"Japanisch Fotze" Osgar cussed.

"I heard that! I know what that means!" Churi said

Osgar could only grumble to the thought that Churi got the last laugh as he continued on with their mission.

The team climbed up back to the roof of the Villa and Churi began to signal her pet Dust Falcon.

"Che...cheep....che...cheep" Churi signaled Papipo with her expert knowledge on all things aviary.

"You sound like a tetike who's begging to hear the dinner bell." Osgar teased.

"Ossy! Let Chu call...friend...Me want to sleep soon...." Ulrich defended Churi

"Oh now your in the side of the weaklings! And to think your the favorite son of the Great Wolf himself Leth--" Osgar answered back to Ulrich but was interrupted by a voice from below most likely from the ground.

"Ave! Osgar the Spear of Gimael is that you up there? Did ya piss* yourself to the point of climbing up me boss's Villa" Do Sebharii's can climb houses now? You Gimaelics sure are tough. How about you come with me to the cookery with me and my mates?" Said a merc guard. Boy, for a powerful politician of Vanoran, the flagship of Democracy in all of Auriga, Eleutherius hired some very sloopy security details.

"Distract them, I still need to wait for Papipo to come. I can see him approaching." Churi whispered

"A'righty then meet by the cookery on the Villa's basement when your done." Osgar said as he began to climb back down.

Osgar descended down to the stone blocks to the merc guards down below. The guards took him down to the cookery where several other guards were drinking and smoking and listening to some very beatful music from Earth. Overall they are all having a ball of a time down there. The chefs had already cooked all of the food for the evening and gave space for the guards who also wanted to join in the party.

(Warning M Section!)

"Osgar Daguth of Gimael! A bloody honor to have a war hero drink with us tonight me boys!" Said a drunken merc. He gave him a cup of wine and mead mixed together in which Osgar without a thought drank in one great swoop down his throat. The combined affects of 2 alcholic beverages mixed in one cup has captured and now hijack Osgar's pleasure centers in his brain.

"Eh! Gimme some of that smokes you got there." Osgar grabbed 3 wraps of blunt on the table. He lit them up and inhaled all 3 at the same time. The 3 blunts were used up in the Spearmaster's large gasp of air. Osgar could now feel that his entire world is slowing down, his vision became blurry and random colors and imaginative figures were spurring around his now hijack mind.

"What did I just smoked?" Osgar asked

"From what some Earthling Rogue I got it from, a drug called 'Crack'." The merc said

"I JUST SMOKED CRACK!" Osgar uncontrollably shouted to the other mercs who were in the room.

The mercs applauded at Osgar for trying some of their 'party favors' back. Osgar began to take off his helmet and chainmail shirt and began to dance uncontrollable to the music that was being played in the cookery.

"Its called Dubstep from what some of the Earthling slaves told me." Said another merc

"I bloody love dubstep to bits and bobs!" Osgar began to do some crazy gymnastic moves like backflipping everytime Skrillex would 'drop it' much to the amazement of the party hardened guards. Just as Osgar's night could get any wackier, a song was played on the Sony stereo.

"Yeah

La Freak

La Freak

Ya, ya, ya, let's go!

[Chorus:]
I'm laid-back, I'm feeling this, tonight's the night and I just wanna let it go
Hit the play back, I know your feeling this, c'mon baby, let's get ridiculous!

C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon baby, let's get ridiculous (oh-ohh-oh!)
C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon baby, let's get ridiculous (oh-ohh-oh!)
C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon baby, let's get ridiculous (oh-ohh-oh!)
C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon baby, let's get ridiculous (oh-ohh-oh!)   " The stereo blasted its song.

"By Wodan! I love this bloody song! And uh!" Osgar's eyes began to be opened almost to the point that a person might think he cant blink. He highered the volume of the music so he can feel its vibe. Osgar began to to dance wildly as no other Gimaelic has danced before. Hip-ing, Shoulder locking and foot pumping were just a short list of the dance moves that he done.

But as Osgar's mind was fully entranced by 'Lets Get Ridiculous' by Redfoo. A sinister red and black shadow began to blanken the room. A sinister laughter was heard as mercs were suddenly being butchered by an invisible hand.

"Nee....Naze tadaina anatadesu?" A demonic 2 faced voice was heard. The merc guards could only scream for their lives as they were cut down. But their screams were drowned by Osgar's enhanced dancing music. Osgar being ignorant of what is going on behind him continued to dance with glee. As the red and black shadow slashed the last guard, her form became wholly visible again. She smiled as she looked on to her bloody mess or masterpiece of assassination if you were her.

As she looked at her work Osgar turned around to see the assassin woman. The Assassin woman also turned her face to see Osgar.

"Hey! Sweet roll? What'cha doing here in a place like this? Wanna ride with my spear? And have get a taste of Gimaelic steel?" Osgar said still under the influence of the drugs and ignorant to see that all of his fellow party goers were dead. He leaned over a weak looking support beam as he tried to give a suave appearance.

(Rena Matsui/Gekikara/Samhane Haligtide as seen by Osgar's Drug trip)

The woman approached Osgar with seemingly calm look and faced him mere inches away from his face.

"I dont know Northman. Can you handle a little spiciness in your life?" The woman teased with a smile.

"Yatta as the Earth humans call it. What's yer name miss?" Osgar asked

Just as the woman was about to say her name Churi walked into the room with Ulrich.

"What the hell is going on here?!" She shouted as she looked on to the grisly scene before her. Just as Churi could react, the pillar that Osgar was leaning on suddenly gave in and collapsed with some of the debric knocking down Churi and scathing Ulrich.

"Got to go Ice man, maybe next time we meet?" The assassin woman winked.

"But at least let me know yer name?" Osgar stood up and followed the woman. Ulrich quickly got up from the smoke and rubble and pulled out Churi safely so that she can recover. The Young Wolf then gave chase to stop the assassin woman from killing anymore people and to save his friend.

"Come baby! I love good girls who ain' afraid to go bad." Osgar let his hands forward trying to grab the woman.

"Then come and get me slowpoke... Ha ha ha...." The woman laughed as she dashed her way through the hall leading to the ball room where the main party is underway. 

---------------------------------(Meanwhile in the Ballroom)---------------------------

"Minami or as your friends calle you Takamina right?" Jiraduveja asked. He sipped a glass of wine like a human despite the fact he is a Drakken or dragon man.

"Yes and I used to be manager before I came here...against my will." Takamina replied with a fake smile.

"A woman manager? Are you trying to make dumb of me? You got to be lying." Jira's eyebrows flicked up.

"Oh I am speaking the truth Ryu no Otoko. I would often go around the theater I work in to help my friends. I would comfort them, encourage them and lend a shoulder to them. I felt like I gave up on my dreams since I never really planned to be a leader. But now I feel so much alive being so. A lot of people even call me 'the Soul'." Takamina told.

"A boss, a woman boss who calls her workers friends. A fascinating tale of leadership." Jiraduveja praised, he toasted his golden cup to the air. Takamina could only smile at the dragon mass as she gave him a hug.

"Thanks for understanding me. Jira-san" She spoke in an accent.

After she let go of Jira a loud trumpet blast was heard as all eyes were set on the host Eleutherius who was sitting by a table that is ontop of an elevated pedestal. Eleutherius stood up to announce:

"I knew I would attract my enemies into my own house. May the Eternal End...." Just as he was about to say more words that could seal the fate of everyone in the room, the door opened. Out came a black and red hooded woman with a bow whose arrows were shaped like an axe's edge was being drawn.

"Just say 'What'!" She said

"What the hell is goi......Uuuukkkk" Eleutherius barely uttered a word as an arrow struck his neck decapitating him instantly. Then suddenly a half Osgar who seemed to be under the control of drugs snuck up behind the robed hitwoman.

"Come baby! Think of all the angry revenge romping we can....Oooommmpphhh.......What a woman!" Osgar was punched in the stomach by the woman knocking him down on the ground.

"You can look but you cant touch yet...He he..." The woman teased before turning around to see that she is now surrounded by guards.

"Kill the Deathseeker and everyone here!" said one of the mercs in the room.

The Deathseeker drew her scythe and with refelexes of an agile ninja, blocked the bolts that were being shot at her. She blinked forward to slash dash as many of the mercs as she could. Some of the mercs began to shoot at the party guests. Rainoric grabbed a table and used it as a shield for him and Sakura. Wulfgar used his gargantuan frame to protect the guests from the bolts.

A trio of mercs had their eyes and crosshairs at Jiraduveja and Takamina and aimed their crossbows at them. Takamina jumped towards Jira and pushed him to the ground, narrowingly avoiding death by being swiss cheesed by bolts of Dust-infused arrows. The mercs were then quickly cut down by the deathseeker.

Just as things could escalate even more, Ulrich appeared with his sword and axe unsheathed. He smelt the blood being spilt and he began to lose himself just as Osgar lost himself 15 minutes ago. Only for Ulrich, it was his Tetike blood that has gotten him all revved up and ready to kill. Rainoric noticed his friend whom he knew when he the Young Wolf was just a cub had entered the scene and due to his low intelligence had not understand what was going on.

"Ulrich! Das gvardiya predal nas! Tote sie alle! Avay! Avay!" Rainoric pulled out his sword 'Ulfberth' to join in the fight.

"Fight! Fight! Fight! WODA zeuge mich!" Ulrich's veins changed color from gray and bluish to Black and purple. His eyes changed from his oceanic blue to a thunderous yellow. He began to howl and scream, then after some taunting and praying to the War God, he charged head first to battle with his master and a battle ready Wulfgar joining him.

Sakura and Paruru ran with Hayato for safety. Hayato drawing his Katana was now ready to face his first real battle though he took care that his priority right now is getting his sister and her friends the hell out of there. Hayato, Sakura and Paruru were just about to reach the exit when a guard stood on their path.

"Die Disbeliever!" said the guard raising his sword ready to drop it on Paruru.

"No!" Hayato who's Katana was lighter than the guard's broadsword slashed the man on his abdomen. His guts came were ripped open and he fell down bleeding. Hayato's eyes became shell shocked as he just tooken someone's life. He stood still amongst the chaos for a moment until his sister grabbed him by his hand.

"We need to get to get out now Ototo." Paruru said with sweat and anxiety surrounding her usually calm face.

The 3 friends regained their will to push forward and rushed to the door. Sakura looked back to see her master/friend Rainoric in worry.

"Rainoric!" She shouted

"Go! I can handle it! Get to Belisarius! He should be waiting below the moutain near the gate!" Rainoric replied while parrying attacks with his sword.

Sakura then closed the door of the ballroom and ran outside the Villa. Hayato was helping his big sister get on top of his Dust Horse and then helped Sakura up too. Hayato then climbed up his mount and sped off. Unknown to them, Takamina was still inside.....

(Back to the Ballroom)

Takamina covered her ears as the sounds of battle raged through out the ballroom. Men were screaming and shouting at eachother. Blood was being spilled. And furniture was being destroyed. Jira was also taking cover with her. The Drakken saw that the Japanese girl who saved his life mere moments ago was now hiding for her life.

"Your not quite used to fighting arent you?" Jira asked

"Japan is a peaceful country to begin with. Plus the closest thing we have to a fight is a bar fight that usually ends with both men on the ground or in Jail." Takamina said holding her head down.

"We need to get out of here. The doors are locked and if we stay here any longer, those crossbows might get lucky with us."

Jira spotted a window several meters away from them. Jira tugged Takamina's arm to get her to stand up and they made a break for it for the window. Another guard was also blocking their way between them and escape.

"Die you greedy taxlord!" Said the guard.

Jiraduveja arms began to glow yellow and the Drakken ed his arm forward releasing Yellow Dust. His magical gesture created a force great enough to force push the guard off the window he was infront of creating a hole that Jira and Takamina can escape too.

"Dont look! Were getting out of here!" Jira grabbed Takamina and Takamina hugged the Drakken's waist. Yellow Dust restraints suddenly wrapped her to the dragon man as Jira jumped out of the window.

Takamina took heed of Jira's words and didnt look. From what she felt with her other senses, she felt like she was falling down like she was bungee jumping. Then she felt gravity push her body up and then suddenly she felt as light as air. Takamina opened her eyes to see that she was flying with Jira.

"Eh!! We're flying?!? Kore wa hontōni okotte iru nodeshou ka?" A shocked Takamina shouted. For the first time in her life she was doing something similar that she would normally see other AKB girls do in AKBINGO. Only instead of Bungee Jumping, eating insect larvae or spicy food, getting powder and cream pies smashed into their faces and doing a crazy batsu from the 'Punishment Dodgeball' game, She was Dragon riding, and she is most likely the first Earthling to do so.

"Quite down over there! I can concentrate if your noisy." Jira said flapping his wings to give him more in the open airspace.

Takamina could only just admire the view that she got of Vanoran at night. She could see that the port city was just like any other city at night with lights lighting up almost every window. She could see the Merchant's guild bulding with its Mosaic tile's giving the city a bright feeling even at night. Jira took much detail into his workplace so that all men from all corners of Auriga could know that in that building seats the one of the most powerful merchants in Auriga and highlighted Vanoran's prestige and power to the world and beyond.

Jira spotted that they are now near Belisarius who was just racing the twilight streets on his horse with several of his men beind him. Jira landed on Belisarius path and the Dust wrappings dissipated and Takamina was set free. Beliarius' Dust Horse swayed back to a full stop as he and his other Tagmata's stopped too.
 

"Jira! I got the letter! The cultists are going to attack tonight! Where is Rainoric and Akane? I need some Gimaelic Warriors and I hope my Falconrist is alright. I just decoded the letter she sent to me." Belisarius said with broken coherence as he was under stress and was he looked like he just woke up from his sleep.

"Rainoric is still in the Villa with Ulrich, Osgar and Wulfgar. Hayato escaped with his mount, Sakura and his sister. I dont know where Akane is Magister." Jira bent his knee and apologized.

"Damnit just my damn luck. Here take my ring. Rally the Antesignani and Skutatoi*. I will get to Rainoric. Go now!"  Belisarius barked orders as he rode off to rescue his Gimaelic friends.

Jiraduveja and Takamina got to their feet and ran through Vanoran, they reached a crossroads with the Merchant's guild building direction sign pointing to one direction and the battlement district pointing to the other.

"If the Cultists are going to attack tonight we need every able bodied men to be ready to fight. I will go rally my mercenary guard. You go to the barracks at the battlement district and rally the army. Here take my necklace and Belisarius' ring so the garrison will know I sent you and tell the commander to meet Belisarius at Eleutherius Villa's entrance. Go! The lives of every Vanoran is at stake right now." Jiraduveja ordered as he ran to his building.

Takamina, now with the borrowed authority of a General and a Guild leader ran to the battlement district. When she reached the steel gates of the barracks she banged the door.

"Let me in please!" She shouted.

A peeking window opened and a pair of eyes stared at Takamina.

"Hey! Lady its way past curfew! Get back to your house and.... Is that Theuderic's necklace and Belisarius' ring?" a Gatekeeper asked

"They sent me to tell you that the Cultist are attacking." Takamina cried

"Cultists? Where?"

"I dont know but Belisarius told me that we need to meet him at the gates of Eleutherius mansion."

"So Eleutherius is working with those heretics. Get in. Aetius! Alarm we got Cultists on the horizon!" The Gatekeeper opened the gate and Takamina went in.

"Gatekeeper! The alarm has been sabatoged!" Aetius voice was heard from above.

"What! The Cultist must have done it. What do we do?" The Gatekeeper said

"So Eleutherius is working with those heretics. Get in. Aetius! Alarm we got Cultists on the horizon!" The Gatekeeper opened the gate and Takamina went in.

"Gatekeeper! The alarm has been sabatoged!" Aetius voice was heard from above.

"What! The Cultist must have done it. What do we do?" The Gatekeeper asked Takamina

Takamina looked on to see if theirs anything she can use to wake up the soldiers who were sleeping. She then saw a familiar looking device being lain aside a table. It had handle and a trigger on one part of the machine. The next part had a conical shape that reminded her of horns back home. It was a megaphone. Takamina grabbed the megaphone and turned it on. She then ran to the nearest barracks and shouted with an amplified voice.

"The Cultist are attacking! The Cultist are attacking!"

The Vanoran soldiers got up from their beds still being dazed for being suddenly woken up in the middle of the night.

"Woman! What's going on?" Said one of them.

"Cultist are attacking Vanoran and we need to meet with Belisarius near Eleutherius Villa now! Get up and get armed now." Takamina ordered as if she was still back on Earth directing AKB. The soldiers stood up from there and began to dress up and arm themselves.

Takamina then moved from barracks to barracks alerting all of the Skutatoi and getting ready for battle. The soldiers began to rally up in a disciplined formation at the courtyard.

"Get armed now here go go go!" The Gatekeeper started to hand over some of the weapons to the soldiers.

"Gatekeeper! I heard noise and a thousand footsteps and my Antesignani are still not knowing whats going on. Why is a lady inside my Fort?" A man wearing gold colored scaled lorica appeared infront of Takamina. His helmet was similar in design to Belisarius but it looked like it had more steel being put onto it. The man was also escorted by other men who were dressed differently than the regular soldiers Takamina alerted.

"Belisarius and Jiraduveja sent me to tell you that the Cultists are attacking Vanoran. Go get your armor and weapons and meet me down at the courtyard." Takamina with a weak breath told the commander. Her body was pushed to the vary limit after constant shouting and running around the Battlement district.

But the Commander grabbed Minami by her shirt

"How do I know your not some Cultist spy deceiving us and sending us to a trap?" He asked loudly with a grumpy tone that would come from a man who lacked sleep.

"Because if I was a Cultist I wouldnt dare be here." Takamina tried to persuade.

"Take her away! She's a spy! Kill her!" The Commander ordered. 2 men grabbed Takamina from her arms and wrestled her to the ground. One of them pulled out a knife and was placed it near .

Takamina knew if she does'nt think fast, She will die, Vanoran will fall to the Cultists and she will never see Japan again. Takamina steeled her will as she refuses to die in another planet. She yelled with the last of her energy.

"TE HETA HADA WODA!" Takamina cried

The guards were about to cut when they heard the famous Gimaelic Battlecry. No Cultists would there say those words since it is praising the very god they are trying to fight. They let go of her and helped her stand up. The Commander's eyes were in shock as he almost blew it.  He trembled a bit until he regained his disciplined composure.

"Antesignani adepto arma et Ludo ad atrium. Statim!" The commander told his men.

Takamina now no longer in the grasps of death and shameful failure, ran to the courtyard where and army was now being formed. Their were soldiers carrying spears, swords, bows, axes and even some were carrying guns from her planet. Then the men shouted to her

"Auxilia Palatina parati!"

"Skutatoi Comitatensis parati!"

"Sagitarii parati!"

"Ignis Legio parait!"

"Praeventores parati!"

"Antesignani parati et ordines. What is Belisarius order's?" The Commander now armed head to toe with heavy body armor.

(Vanoran Legionaires Photos made by me)

"To Eleutherius' Villa immediately Vanorans." Takamina rallied the soldiers

"Yes madam. Legio forward sons of Vanoran!" Ordered the Commander who raised his sword up in the air marched forward with the other Legionaries. Takamina now led a 10000 strong army of brave Vanorans who heeded the call to defend their homeland.

-------------------------(Meanwhile back in the mansion)---------------------------

Rainoric ed 'Ulfberth' at a guard. The man spat out blood that landed on Rainoric's beautiful Gimaelic Royal helmet/head. The Broken Lord was in a fight of his life as he endured slashes, stabs and crossbow shots all over his body. It would have normally killed a man but of course Broken Lords cant feel pain. Rainoric regrouped with Wulfgar and Ulrich who were backing each other up.

"Why the hell is Osgar not wearing his armor and why does he look like he drank too much ale?" Rainoric asked

"Osgar.....is not....Osgar.....He ate.....bad food......makes head sick.....Osgar no fight.  Churi.....Akane.....head smashed......still...sleeping" Ulrich replied slashing another bad guy with his axe.

"At least Otsy is playing dead but Churi 's been knocked down? Damn just why?" Wulfgar said hacking his battleaxe at another enemy.

"Osgar....accident....hurt Churi....Osgar ate....bad food...remem...ber?"

The Gimaelic Warlord prince and his 2 remaining bodyguards soon find themselves the only men left in the room except for the Deathseeker lady. Rainoric pointed his sword at the assassin threateningly as he spoke:

"Deathseeker! Long way from your monastery aren't ya? State your intentions or I will not hesitate to kill you!"

The Deathseeker turned around, underneath the hood was a mask. The assassin's 2 hands slowly and creepily removed it, with her hands and a orange colored ring starting to glow red menacingly as she slowly pulled the mask down,  revealing the face of a young looking Japanese woman that reminds Rainoric of the other Japanes people back in Gimael. Only difference though was that her eyes were red as Blood.

Blood Dust...... The Vicar of Life of one of the 4 fundamental's of creation......Red Dust.....

"Nee....Okotteru Gimaelic?" She said in a Demonic voice of 2 sould combined in one unholy abomination of a morphed body.

(Author's Note)

Hurnan: An Orc (basically) from Auriga

Antesignani: Elite Vanoran soldiers that are Versatile and adaptable in Battle. Equipped with Gimaelic Steel armor and shields (By yours truly)

Skutatoi: Regular Vanoran soldiers, your battle proven and ready grunt. Wears regular Aurigan armor armed with a sword, axe or spear for combat