Heroes, Unite Once More! *Plot thread 2.4*

[Yeligar Maelstrom]

*This is open for any and all people wanting to join in the mini arc*

Yeligar was sitting his house, along side the other people who help fend off the mana hounds. He looked over to the other room and checked to see if Isis was awake, but it appeared she wasn't. Yeligar then explained to the people in the room what happened, and then described the attackers.

"There were 5 people attacking Andy and I that I can remember. One was firing arrows, another one was firing large amounts of magic out some cannon looking device, then the 3 which were attacking, there was one that looked like was moving around, one with a spear, then there was a man who was fighting with a magic sword." He said as he lean forward. "Isis was with them, but I don't think she will be that helpful. She knocked her head, and it appears that she has lost her memories."

[Gensayce Zidjiai]

Gensayce was seated at a table with his helmet placed upon it and his spear rested against the side of it. He had his arms crossed against his chest whilst he listened to Yeligar sum up the entire situation. He frowned as he explained Isis and her apparent loss of memory, and couldn't help but speak up.

"It could be a ruse." He warned placing his forearms on the table and leaning forwards. "Does no-one else find it suspicious that the village was attacked and the aggressors retreat, leaving one of their members behind?"

[Aya Dauzi Invargas]

Aya had been playing with a device in his hands for awhile now, and as he heard Gensayce, he simply closed his eyes.

"In a manner of deducing, I think that there's no way this can be a ruse. Let's take the basic facts: One: They did leave her behind- Maybe it was to check on us and make sure the plan was complete. Two: She fought the hounds, and by what Ramirez has told me, she is the reason the mana well stopped surging out those demons. That alone seems a bit opposed to what the rest of her team was trying to accomplish. Finally, Three: She's a healer by what the warlord has stated- why would a team leave behind their healer of all people?"

Aya placed the device which looked like a box of metal in a pouch on his belt, and sighed, "Now let's think of this logically. If you want to catch a band of people, there's no greater insult or greater challenge than to fight them with their own weapons, correct?" He looked to the warlord for approval of this idea- with one catch.

"...Assuming we know where to find them, that is."

[Andy Jammer]

Andy was in his own train of thought, like he had told Xisa there was something that bothered him about that group. He was listening to their irregularities and suddenly a line of thought struck him.

"...they were surprised." he murmured, lifting his head and speaking. "There was something weird about that group, I have been sitting here trying to figure it out and I have something. They were surprised, when I did my attacks they almost didn't know what to do. Like...like they've never seen attacks like that."

[Aya Dauzi Invargas]

Aya thought about Andy's movements and statements as he folded his own arms, "...How surprised were you when you learned you could use moves like your....'shoryuken'..is it?"

He gave him a side glance, in his own mind, two and two put together made four now, and he awaited the room to come to their own conclusions, his hand upon his chakram, running a thumb along the blade.

"Maybe they're not used to having...power. Afterall they have machines that seem to harvest it..."

[Ramirez De Zoro]

"Well that could just mean that they were isolated from the world, like a walled city." Ramirez said, as he enters the building, "They only knew how to protect against attacks similar to their owns. Sorry, I just had to double check on the mana." He stood up looking at his papers, and putting his book away, "As for the devices... it is some advance technology, nothing that I have ever seen. "

[Lamuria Nerat]

Lamria shook his head. "I think I know what Andy and Ayalan are implying..." He sighed, looked at the orange-haired Hero. "Do you Heroes not come from a planet where such technology is commonplace? Where magic is scarce enough that they might never have seen common spellcraft? Are you implying that this new threat comes not from within our beautiful Allorum, but from far Earth?" His eyes traveled around the table to everyone seated there. Of course, he would defer to Andy's judgment - after all, the young man was raised on that strange and alien world, and in his experience... all was possible. He also had come to respect the boy through the tales he'd heard of his prowess and skill.

And, of course, Yeligar Maelstrom. WHo hadn't heard of the prowess of the Squall? One of Crepusculum's finest general, considered by most to be the leader of the Heroes... he was in the company of legends.

His eyes moved to Ayalan. Ever an enigma, that one; he knew next to nothing about his fellow king, save that he was a deadly opponent.

Then... Gensayce. The Ice Wolf. One of the equally-enigmatic, equally-deadly Kishu, the warriors of justice who followed neither king nor crown. Rebels, the stuff that legends were made of.

It was a long and hard process, learning to rule in ways that would make his old Queen proud, but he had learned that the best place to start diplomacy was through examining people. As each person spoke in turn, he examined them, and their reactions to what he himself had proposed.

[Riliath Infernus]

"It matters not where they come from."

Riliath suddenly spoke up, standing behind Gensayce with the bottom of his halberd touching the ground, the point facing upwards towards the roof, nearly grazing against it. Looking around the people stood and seated nearby he took in how larger he was than most physically, it was an attribute that he came in useful in most situations, except when it came to talking and thinking, many assumed his a dullard due to his lust for battle and short-fused temper. The reality was far from it, he was an accomplished military strategist whom had been taught from the highest education by his step-father, although the assumption of his idiocy sometimes allowed him to catch foes off guard.

"We wish to stop these foes, that is all that matters to me. So let us garner what we do know. One, the enemy is definitely from a different society than we, they know not our ways or the local heroes such as Yeligar and Andy, if they attack them with such tenacity and confidence. Two, they clearly have the technology to gather mana together in large quantities. The evidence points towards them being hostile, if they attacked so eagerly, clearly of no scholarly value if their first move was to attack."

He tapped the ground with his large halberd. "But none of that matters. Me and Gensayce vowed to continue that which the Saints left behind, in our leaders eye that is the protection of Allorum and righting the wrongs in the world. These people dare come to our lands and attack? They shall meet violence in turn. We need to focus our attentions on discovering their current location over that which they came from, I highly doubt they returned to Earth however, the mana consumption would be great, and they would struggle to find the resources."

[Gensayce Zidjiai]

Gensayce nodded in agreement with his companion.

"The land is troubled once again, admittedly, we have had a rest and many of us may have grown lax throughout this break. We for certain, have not. Our days have been spent training Kishu troops and promoting friendly relations with the different nations. Both Ghiaccio and Ignis hold a garrison of our troops, with myself and Riliath in charge of each." He frowned in thought for a moment before he spoke up again.

"I only wish that Roxa were here, he has a mind for strategy, both social and militaristic, whereas myself and Riliath here are only useful in battlefield tactics. He would be a true asset in finding the culprits of these attacks." He shook his head "But he is not here, that simply means that me and Riliath must continue this work in his stead, as such, like my companion said, we must devote our efforts to finding these foes as swiftly as possible, we must spare no expense. Those hounds that attacked us were weak, but that is to us. What if they were to attack a wider populous? The damage could be terrible."

[Aya Dauzi Invargas]

Ayalan had listened at this point to his still considered comrades, as he spoke gently, "An enemy with no title is still just an enemy..."

He looked to Lamuria, and stated, "Your wit is as sharp as ever- I feel you are right in stating they are earth-born..." He gently murmured to himself, as if making a few deductions.

"As it stands...based on the claims made here, I would like to ask Ramirez to come with me to study the mechanisms and the machinery and perhaps compare it to what we have in Chalybs if at all possible. He would have full access to the laboratories."

Aya then stood up, "And La-...King Nerat. " He corrected himself, not used to his formalities just yet, "I wish to at some point have a discussion with you- Chalybs needs...some beautification. Wouldn't you agree?" He smiled, and bowed respectfully.

He approached Gensayce and Riliath, and sighed gently, placing his sword in front of them upon the table. He gently whispered, "From the Earth, I may stand still, But I am always watching..."

At this point he turned to the rest of the room, "If I may, the sooner we can find out more about this mechanisms, the better prepared we can be in stopping not only their power, but the two front war of finding the perpetrators and disabling their devices will prove to be most effective in stopping their efforts. I am simply offering all I can at this current time."

Aya didn't mean to be so upfront, but as it was, he still had a follow up report to give to Tuono, as well as an effort to protect Chalybs, and further progress his plans.

[Lamuria Nerat]

A short bow between equals, then a smile. "I look forward to our further conference, King Invargas. Interestingly, I would think that you would be uniquely equipped to study these devices. Chalybs creates the finest weaponcraft in the world - and your land, of them all, has the finest forges and metalworks. I submit that it be Ayalan Invargas who heads the second front of disabling these machines - along with a suitable mage who can study the magickal aspect of their technology." He looked around. "As for tracking the perpetrators, they appear to move incredibly quickly. We must all work together to achieve both goals..."

[Gensayce Zidjiai]

"Myself and Riliath are probably the best riders on Allorum." Gensayce spoke up. "Plus we have the fastest steeds, I estimate we could cover around 200 miles a day with numerous breaks for food and water, double that with less. I propose we handle the forwards scouting force and track our opponents when need be. On top of that, we're more than able warriors so it would be perfectly possible for us to fight our way out of any ambushes that the enemy might set." He looked over his shoulder at Riliath who in turn nodded down at Gensayce.

[Lamuria Nerat]

Lamuria nodded, agreeing with hte assessment; he turned toward Aya, then Yeligar, then Xiza. "Are we all agreed?" he asked, then looked at Andy, de Zoro, and the rest of the group.

[Xïza Tyrmond]

"Yes, but I will not be accompanying you on this mission." Xiza said as he looked at them, "I will return to my kingdom in order to protect it, unless it already has been defiled by these perpetrators. Instead of me, Armor will go in my place. She has been instructed to help you out in any way possible." He stood up, and gave a small bow to Lamuria, and Ayalan, to honor his fellow kings. He turned around, and walked out of the door.

[Ramirez De Zoro]

Ramirez looked at the group after Xiza left, "Well the device might be harder to deactivate than I originally thought. Even with the mana under control, there is no way of reaching the machine. With the amount of mana above it, anything could happen to whatever enters the mana. I tried to see the device had a barrier so I tried to hit it with a sword I found to test that theory, however..." Ramirez held up the sword he was using for that experiment. The hilt and the blade near the hilt looked the same, however the higher up the blade, the more it looked like wood, and ate the tip, it looked like a tree with a few branches, including leaves, and some flowers.
"It transformed it. There's no way to test the device once activated, or with that much mana. So for us to deactivate the machines, we either need to find one non activated or start a massive dilution system."