Interlude 8
Luna's pov
We have been protecting this Frontier for 3 weeks now, and we have been under constant attacks. Mostly by Shades, but there were two attacks by Corrupted Orcs. That is a big problem, since Corrupted Orcs are a Horde type. Meaning that the first attacks are most likely a test, and they will attack with thousands of them soon.
Right now, I am sitting at my seat close to the door. I am listening to someone getting reprimanded again, this has been the 3rd time, and I believe the last time. The questioning has been happening for a little while now.
Healing people is very important, I knew this fact. But in a frontier that is even more so, since we do not have any extra people around for them to take over. The Healers are vital in keeping up the defenders of the Frontier. Sadly some do not think so.
"How many times do I need to explain to you. Healers are not there for you alone. They do not have the Mana needed to keep your stupid ass alive, and if you keep doing such stupid acts, I will order them to stop healing you," Gralu, the leader of the Frontier said to a young man, who was also a Noble knight.
This Noble knight has been a problem ever since he reached the camp, and that was just two days ago. He follows the enemy to far away, which is causing those with him to overextend. He has been hurt more than any of the other warriors for this reason. His latest mistake almost caused the death of 5 people by his recklessness.
After the Corrupted Orcs attacked, there were some that tried to escape, and this young man chased them into the {Black Fog}. 4 warriors and a Priestess followed him, and they all were ambushed and almost died. They were saved by the Priestess, but she overused her Mana to do so, and we now have one less Healer until she gets better.
The Young man got angry,"You are only saying that since they are Orcs!" he yells at Gralu, and I can see that he was not happy with the stupid answer.
'This young man is a problem.'
Gralu looks at the young man with cold eyes,"This is your last chance, now leave" he said in a cold voice, something that I never heard from him before.
The young man left in anger, and I saw him glare at me when he went through the door.
Gralu's look softened when he looked at me,"What do you think?" he asked me. We have been doing this for a while, ever since I activated my Truth Seeker ability of my [Magic Affinity: Light].
"He was lying to you when he said 'I did not know they would follow me', and 'I did not want anyone to get hurt'" I told him, and saw Gralu take a deep breath, to calm himself down.
"I was afraid of that," he said in a somber tone,"Could you please get Amber here."
I stood up from my seat,"Of course, Gralu," I told him, and left his Office. I leave the building and look around the Frontier.
The frontier changed a lot in the last 3 weeks. Earth mages have made several buildings, and they improved the walls, and since the Beacon of Light's radius is so big. They also made a second wall, and that is used as the first defense line, and if it gets overrun, they can move to the first wall. The walls were also improved. There are several buildings like the barracks, infirmary, bath house, and several others, including the one that I am walking towards.
This building is used as a base for the scouts, and their leader is the woman I am looking for. Amber, a sister of Light just like me, and also an Inquisitor. A promoted Class of Acolyte, and it focuses on scouting and spying, but also torture.
Walking inside, I was greeted with only 2 people, Amber and a man, another scout. They are discussing something, and stopped when they saw me,"Darling, do you need anything?" Amber says in a sweet tone, and it made me smile, since that is the kind of person she is. Cold to anyone that is not me, even to other Sisters she is only warm, but to me, she is very warm, and sweet.
I smile at her,"Yes, Gralu wants you in his office," I tell her, and saw her shoulders drop in sadness,"But after the meeting we can talk," I finished since I don't like seeing her sad.
She perked up at that,"Please lead" Amber said, and she followed me back to Gralu's office.
We entered the office, and Gralu was not alone, another man is there now too. I recognize the man as Malcolm, and he is the Knight captain that is leading the knights that joined us 2 days ago. He is also the captain of the Young man that has been a problem lately.
We entered, and we heard the Knight captain say,"Gralu, I don't want useless people like that in my unit. Just order the Healers to leave him alone, and he will kill himself in his own stupidity. We are in a pinch right now, and we cannot babysit idiots."
In the 2 days that he has joined the Frontier, he had a lot of meeting with Gralu, and I learned that he is a very honorable man, and also very blunt. His reaction to the young man is something I expected.
They saw us enter,"I will tell them," Gralu agreed to Malcolm's suggestion. He looked at us, and I sat back in my seat next to the door.
Gralu starts the meeting with,"Now that Amber is here, we can start the meeting to discuss the Corrupted Orcs. Amber, please report your findings."
"We followed the Orcs tracks back to their camp, and found out that it was a medium camp. They have several Tier 2 and one Tier 3. But their numbers are much lower than we expected." Amber explained her findings.
"Are they amassing somewhere else and are ready to attack us?" Malcolm asked her.
Amber shakes her head,"No, we found a lot of dead Orcs in the camp. We estimate 500-600 dead orcs. After looking at their wounds using [Farsight], we found that they all died from arrows, or short bladed weapons. We also found two dead Tier 2's, and one was a Mage." The last part was said with more seriousness.
Both Malcolm and Gralu were surprised by that,"A Tier 2 Mage! Hahaha, That is good. Very good," Gralu laughed, and had a big smile on his face, and Malcolm looks happy too.
'Why are they so happy about that?'
"That is indeed good. Do you have any information about the ones that did it?" Malcolm asked Amber, and the question made Gralu pay attention too.
"From the wounds we learned that it most likely is the same person, and is specialized in speed. One of our scouts was lucky enough to gain one of the bodies. The body was brought to a scout that has a skill to examine it, and he found several things," Amber explained.
She put down a paper on the desk,"This is the detailed examination done by Adam. He is a Scout that has the [Autopsy] skill and learned a lot from the dead body. It was killed with one slash to the throat, and it was cut using a slightly blunt bone knife. The Corrupted Orc died fast since the slash could not be healed by the {Miasma} at all, and it died almost immediate. The wound was very nicely cut, and that is why we believe it is a person specialized in speed, since it is too clean of a cut for a slightly blunt bone knife."
Amber put another paper on the desk,"This is the report made by the Scout that found the bodies, and also used [Farsight] to scout them. He agrees with Adam. It is the same person, and they are specialized in speed and accuracy. He found that all the ones with arrows in them, died from one arrow in their head, or throat. From this we believed them to be a Tier 2 [Assassin], and this was all but confirmed by the Tier 2 bodies. Both of them were slowly weakened, and killed. Something a [Assassin] is good in."
Amber took a more serious stance,"The strange thing is the Mage. We all know how hard killing a Tier 2 {Corrupted} Mage is, and I never heard of one dying while there are other {Corrupted} around," Amber looked at the faces around, and saw my confusion,"Ah, Luna. Let me explain why that is. Tier 2 {Corrupted} are more connected to the {Black Fog} around them, and inside their body. It makes them much stronger and harder to kill, But Mages are even harder to kill. They can use the {Corruption} to control the other {Corrupted} around them, and can also use the {Black Fog}, that is everywhere, to sense everything around them. Hiding is impossible, and they never leave their camps."
She focused back to Gralu and Malcolm,"At least I thought so, until now. This is the first time that a Tier 2 {Corrupted} Mage died in their camp. We need to find out how that was possible. This could help us immensely in the fight against the {Miasma}."
"I agree, but it will be hard to find out since we cannot scout as fast as the {Corrupted}," Malcolm said.
Gralu nodded,"Correct, and if it is a [Assassin], it will be hard to find them. They are notoriously slippery."
"You are both correct, which is the sad part. But I don't think that the {Corrupted} can find them either. We found several areas, with signs of massacres. This person is a ghost, no traces at all. My scouts and I used everything in the books, and found nothing. If the wounds of the Orcs were not here I would think they got killed by a heart attack," Amber explained her frustrations to them.
"No traces, Not even magical ones?" Gralu asked with bewilderment.
Amber shakes her head,"No traces, even magical ones."
"That has to be a powerful skill," Gralu said after thinking about it for a little. They all nodded at that, even I did,"Now Amber. I want you to find more about this, I also have something else to discuss with you. It is about a possible Traitor," Gralu said.
"I already have people on it, and they confirmed it. I will just need you and the Knight Captain's approval for his interrogation," Amber told them before they can explain who they mean.
"Good, We just discussed it, and you have our approval," Malcolm told her.
After discussing things some more, they all went back to their jobs, and I followed Amber to her room.
'I love my fellow sisters.'
Interlude 8
Luna's pov
We have been protecting this Frontier for 3 weeks now, and we have been under constant attacks. Mostly by Shades, but there were two attacks by Corrupted Orcs. That is a big problem, since Corrupted Orcs are a Horde type. Meaning that the first attacks are most likely a test, and they will attack with thousands of them soon.
Right now, I am sitting at my seat close to the door. I am listening to someone getting reprimanded again, this has been the 3rd time, and I believe the last time. The questioning has been happening for a little while now.
Healing people is very important, I knew this fact. But in a frontier that is even more so, since we do not have any extra people around for them to take over. The Healers are vital in keeping up the defenders of the Frontier. Sadly some do not think so.
"How many times do I need to explain to you. Healers are not there for you alone. They do not have the Mana needed to keep your stupid ass alive, and if you keep doing such stupid acts, I will order them to stop healing you," Gralu, the leader of the Frontier said to a young man, who was also a Noble knight.
This Noble knight has been a problem ever since he reached the camp, and that was just two days ago. He follows the enemy to far away, which is causing those with him to overextend. He has been hurt more than any of the other warriors for this reason. His latest mistake almost caused the death of 5 people by his recklessness.
After the Corrupted Orcs attacked, there were some that tried to escape, and this young man chased them into the {Black Fog}. 4 warriors and a Priestess followed him, and they all were ambushed and almost died. They were saved by the Priestess, but she overused her Mana to do so, and we now have one less Healer until she gets better.
The Young man got angry,"You are only saying that since they are Orcs!" he yells at Gralu, and I can see that he was not happy with the stupid answer.
'This young man is a problem.'
Gralu looks at the young man with cold eyes,"This is your last chance, now leave" he said in a cold voice, something that I never heard from him before.
The young man left in anger, and I saw him glare at me when he went through the door.
Gralu's look softened when he looked at me,"What do you think?" he asked me. We have been doing this for a while, ever since I activated my Truth Seeker ability of my [Magic Affinity: Light].
"He was lying to you when he said 'I did not know they would follow me', and 'I did not want anyone to get hurt'" I told him, and saw Gralu take a deep breath, to calm himself down.
"I was afraid of that," he said in a somber tone,"Could you please get Amber here."
I stood up from my seat,"Of course, Gralu," I told him, and left his Office. I leave the building and look around the Frontier.
The frontier changed a lot in the last 3 weeks. Earth mages have made several buildings, and they improved the walls, and since the Beacon of Light's radius is so big. They also made a second wall, and that is used as the first defense line, and if it gets overrun, they can move to the first wall. The walls were also improved. There are several buildings like the barracks, infirmary, bath house, and several others, including the one that I am walking towards.
This building is used as a base for the scouts, and their leader is the woman I am looking for. Amber, a sister of Light just like me, and also an Inquisitor. A promoted Class of Acolyte, and it focuses on scouting and spying, but also torture.
Walking inside, I was greeted with only 2 people, Amber and a man, another scout. They are discussing something, and stopped when they saw me,"Darling, do you need anything?" Amber says in a sweet tone, and it made me smile, since that is the kind of person she is. Cold to anyone that is not me, even to other Sisters she is only warm, but to me, she is very warm, and sweet.
I smile at her,"Yes, Gralu wants you in his office," I tell her, and saw her shoulders drop in sadness,"But after the meeting we can talk," I finished since I don't like seeing her sad.
She perked up at that,"Please lead" Amber said, and she followed me back to Gralu's office.
We entered the office, and Gralu was not alone, another man is there now too. I recognize the man as Malcolm, and he is the Knight captain that is leading the knights that joined us 2 days ago. He is also the captain of the Young man that has been a problem lately.
We entered, and we heard the Knight captain say,"Gralu, I don't want useless people like that in my unit. Just order the Healers to leave him alone, and he will kill himself in his own stupidity. We are in a pinch right now, and we cannot babysit idiots."
In the 2 days that he has joined the Frontier, he had a lot of meeting with Gralu, and I learned that he is a very honorable man, and also very blunt. His reaction to the young man is something I expected.
They saw us enter,"I will tell them," Gralu agreed to Malcolm's suggestion. He looked at us, and I sat back in my seat next to the door.
Gralu starts the meeting with,"Now that Amber is here, we can start the meeting to discuss the Corrupted Orcs. Amber, please report your findings."
"We followed the Orcs tracks back to their camp, and found out that it was a medium camp. They have several Tier 2 and one Tier 3. But their numbers are much lower than we expected." Amber explained her findings.
"Are they amassing somewhere else and are ready to attack us?" Malcolm asked her.
Amber shakes her head,"No, we found a lot of dead Orcs in the camp. We estimate 500-600 dead orcs. After looking at their wounds using [Farsight], we found that they all died from arrows, or short bladed weapons. We also found two dead Tier 2's, and one was a Mage." The last part was said with more seriousness.
Both Malcolm and Gralu were surprised by that,"A Tier 2 Mage! Hahaha, That is good. Very good," Gralu laughed, and had a big smile on his face, and Malcolm looks happy too.
'Why are they so happy about that?'
"That is indeed good. Do you have any information about the ones that did it?" Malcolm asked Amber, and the question made Gralu pay attention too.
"From the wounds we learned that it most likely is the same person, and is specialized in speed. One of our scouts was lucky enough to gain one of the bodies. The body was brought to a scout that has a skill to examine it, and he found several things," Amber explained.
She put down a paper on the desk,"This is the detailed examination done by Adam. He is a Scout that has the [Autopsy] skill and learned a lot from the dead body. It was killed with one slash to the throat, and it was cut using a slightly blunt bone knife. The Corrupted Orc died fast since the slash could not be healed by the {Miasma} at all, and it died almost immediate. The wound was very nicely cut, and that is why we believe it is a person specialized in speed, since it is too clean of a cut for a slightly blunt bone knife."
Amber put another paper on the desk,"This is the report made by the Scout that found the bodies, and also used [Farsight] to scout them. He agrees with Adam. It is the same person, and they are specialized in speed and accuracy. He found that all the ones with arrows in them, died from one arrow in their head, or throat. From this we believed them to be a Tier 2 [Assassin], and this was all but confirmed by the Tier 2 bodies. Both of them were slowly weakened, and killed. Something a [Assassin] is good in."
Amber took a more serious stance,"The strange thing is the Mage. We all know how hard killing a Tier 2 {Corrupted} Mage is, and I never heard of one dying while there are other {Corrupted} around," Amber looked at the faces around, and saw my confusion,"Ah, Luna. Let me explain why that is. Tier 2 {Corrupted} are more connected to the {Black Fog} around them, and inside their body. It makes them much stronger and harder to kill, But Mages are even harder to kill. They can use the {Corruption} to control the other {Corrupted} around them, and can also use the {Black Fog}, that is everywhere, to sense everything around them. Hiding is impossible, and they never leave their camps."
She focused back to Gralu and Malcolm,"At least I thought so, until now. This is the first time that a Tier 2 {Corrupted} Mage died in their camp. We need to find out how that was possible. This could help us immensely in the fight against the {Miasma}."
"I agree, but it will be hard to find out since we cannot scout as fast as the {Corrupted}," Malcolm said.
Gralu nodded,"Correct, and if it is a [Assassin], it will be hard to find them. They are notoriously slippery."
"You are both correct, which is the sad part. But I don't think that the {Corrupted} can find them either. We found several areas, with signs of massacres. This person is a ghost, no traces at all. My scouts and I used everything in the books, and found nothing. If the wounds of the Orcs were not here I would think they got killed by a heart attack," Amber explained her frustrations to them.
"No traces, Not even magical ones?" Gralu asked with bewilderment.
Amber shakes her head,"No traces, even magical ones."
"That has to be a powerful skill," Gralu said after thinking about it for a little. They all nodded at that, even I did,"Now Amber. I want you to find more about this, I also have something else to discuss with you. It is about a possible Traitor," Gralu said.
"I already have people on it, and they confirmed it. I will just need you and the Knight Captain's approval for his interrogation," Amber told them before they can explain who they mean.
"Good, We just discussed it, and you have our approval," Malcolm told her.
After discussing things some more, they all went back to their jobs, and I followed Amber to her room.
'I love my fellow sisters.'
