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nSulane rode her Manta over the south wall of Glory city. She was stunned at how big the city had grown and how strong its defense was. One guild would have no chance of staging any sort of coup. She brought up her wall defense menu.

nAllied Command: South Wall Defense

nSharl

nBanzi

nJun Li

nWind

nPon

nSemmi

nGypsy

nTess

nWylie

nLock in this Defense?

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"Yes.

" Sulane liked the class breakdown, three healers, three tanks and three dps. After locking down the South wall defense, the wall couldn't be breached until all of them were dead or had retreated from the wall.

nShe turned her manta back toward the north wall. She had elected to put the elite from Resolute there, the rest of her guild was entrenched in makeshift bunkers outside of the walls. Their job was to slow down progress and create havoc with the invading force. More then anything, she wanted to see what her new allies were made of. She had tried to inspect the Temple defense but Shae ran her off.

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/Allied Commander: Sulane: The hoard is gathering, be ready! The first few waves will be the hardest.

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/Inferno: Jun Li: Let's use the Inferno chat for local comm so we stay off the allied channel.

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/Inferno: Sharl: Shields Up!

nAllied Shield Wall x3

nAll damage is now routed through the shield wall.

nPon inhaled deeply and then let it out, his mana pool was almost double what it normally was. Given the existence of the Fire Palace and now the Scorched Earth Temple, on Glory Island, Fire Mages ruled.

"Time to burn **.

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nAll nine of them jumped when the cannon to the left of them fired, a second and a half later the right one caused the same reaction. There were smiles all around at their own reaction. They fired every three seconds, which meant every 1.5 seconds since they were alternating. They watched the hoard slam into the entrenched guilds, their allies did a surprisingly good job of limiting the numbers that were able to pass by.

nNearly a hundred from the Terran faction made it through the lines, the firing cannons shortened their range and continued to weed them down as they sprinted toward the wall carrying long ladders and ropes.

nA flying creature unstealthed right above the battlefield.

nCarpet Bomb

nThe entire area was blanketed with small explosions. Fey dipped her wings and then banked back toward the temple.

nSharl squinted at the Drake.

"Was Nix flying?'

nPon shook his head.

"It was just Fey. Bastard's using his companion to sop up some extra kills. Shameless.

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nWind laughed at the old man's posturing,

"now's your chance.

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nPon stood behind Banzi and raised his hands, they instantly burst into flames.

nVolcanic Tribute

nA wide swath of land the size of a soccer field burst into flames, screams of agony and the smell of burnt flesh filled the air. The old man laughed maniacally and shouted at the charging crowd.

"Welcome to Glory Island Shitheads!

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nFour ladders started to go up at once, a moment later they burst into flames. A gold armored knight managed to scamper up the ladder and make it to the wall.

nBalefire

nA white flash of flame took the knight through his visored helm, he fell lifelessly to the ground below.

nWind frowned at the fire mage.

"Hey... don't be so selfish, we want to get a few hits in.

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nSemmi nodded in agreement before stealthing, Wind smiled at the spot where she had been standing and followed suit.

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"Damn stealth classes,

" Pon muttered under his breath.

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/Inferno: Jun Li: First wave and we only experienced light contact.

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/Inferno: Sharl: Really light.

nOver the next half hour, three more waves of fighters charged the South Wall, only to be wiped out by Allied defense. Finally, on the fifth wave, a dozen Terrans made it on the wall.

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"COME ON!

" Sharl met the charge of a group of four heavily armored Assailants, Banzi moved with her while Jun Li hung back with the clerics.

nFire Field

nPon has cast Fire Field, all nearby enemies receive a fire counter that deals light damage every thirty seconds.

nThe entire area around them burst into flames, the low-level AE didn't bother the armored fighters but it exposed a stealthed fighter moving toward the healers.

nNatures Sanctuary

nWylie has cast Natures Sanctuary and all nearby allies are healed for half of their existing health.

nDivine Armor

nTess has cast Divine Armor on Sharl. Divine armor continually heals ten percent of target health every 30 seconds for three minutes.

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"Bree!

" Jun Li moved to intercept the swordsman, her silver blade flashing out to parry his.

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"You bitch! That's my blade.

" Bree ignored the target and attacked with multiple slashes, driving Jun Li back a step.

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/Inferno: Pon: Should we help her?

nBackstab

nSemmi has landed a critical strike on Bree.

nBackstab

nWind has landed a critical strike on Bree.

nJun Li leaped in and removed Bree's head with a casual swipe of the silver sword.

"This is my sword now bitch!

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/Inferno: Wind: Bree is a guy right?

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/Inferno: Semmi: Aye, a very pretty one.

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/Inferno: Nix: Bree is there? Do you need help?

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/Inferno: Jun Li: Why would we need help?

nSharl slammed her shield upwards into the chin of one of the attacks, her spear flashed instantly and opened up his throat, spraying her nearby teammates with blood.

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/Inferno: Semmi: Oh god... that's not coming out.

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/Inferno: Tess: Kinda gross hun.

nThe tank laughed and used her shield again to stun an opponent before running him through with her spear. She kicked him off the wall a moment later.

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"That's my son's sword you have there Inferno bitch!

" A handsome middle-aged man in leather armor walked carefree down the wall toward them.

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/Inferno: Semmi: Bugger... It's Calyph.

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/Inferno: Jun Li: We are going to need that help Nix. He'll wipe us all.

nThe slender man stood ramrod straight, every movement seemed impossibly graceful.

"I gave that sword to my son, whom you should never have touched.

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/Inferno: Jun Li: I'll hold him off as long as I can. Finish the rest of this group!

nJun Li circled Calyph warily, suddenly jumping in with her sword. He casually went to block it with his blade but was forced to leap back and defend her shield strike.

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"Very nice feint. You have potential.

" Caliph smiled at Jun Li,

"hand me the sword and come with me. I will be your master!

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"Sure...

" Jun Li leaped forward again, attacking quickly both high and low before landing a kick that spun the man slightly.

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"Who taught you the sword young lady?

" Calyph stopped retreating and moved forward, his blade flashing faster than the eye could follow. A moment later Jun Li screamed and the silver sword fell onto the wall along with her hand.

nGo no further

nGypsy has cast root and bound Calyph in place.

nBanzi grabbed Jun Li and pulled her back toward the group, she grabbed the silver sword before he did so.

nJun Li pried her own fingers loose from the sword and switched it to her left hand.

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/Inferno: Jun Li: We're in trouble here Nix, this guy can take us all.

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/Inferno: Nix: Don't worry, help is coming.

nDisclaimer: In Colonial, the non-fatal loss of limbs cannot be healed by normal means. You can be fully healed, but the missing limb won't be returned unless you are rezzed or restored by game events.

nThe root wore off and Calyph advanced on the group. All three clerics tried in vain to reroot him.

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"Should you really be picking on the younger generation?

" A slurred voice spoke from behind Calyph. An old man in bare feet and greasy gray hair stared at the immaculate swordsman.

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"Whoever you are, you'd be best served by not interfering with me.

" Calyph's smooth voice held all the arrogance of a Swordmaster.

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"I was looking for the master who sometimes helps me resolve issues like this one. Have you seen Baiter?

" The speaker held a half-empty bottle of wine in one hand and a sword in the other.

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"I haven't seen any Master Baiter, please die without speaking further.

" Calyph moved forward and flashed his blade quickly, he immediately jumped backward in retreat, a deep gash opened on his cheek.

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/Inferno: Semmi: Oh god... Did that old man just make a masturbation joke?

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/Inferno: Nix: I'm sure she did.

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/Inferno: Pon: The f*ck you say? She?

nChiba finished off the bottle and tossed it to one side.

"Come then, pretend master.

" She flashed toward the shocked swordsman and attacked.

nCalyph stopped the first two slashes but was run through the chest when he tried to retreat. He collapsed to his knees in shock.

"Who are you?

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nChiba shrugged and picked up the blade Calyph had dropped.

"You blocked two of my attacks, so in your honor, I will keep this blade.

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/Inferno: Jun Li: I didn't even see the attack.

nChiba turned back toward the group as Calyph's critically hit body vanished. She stared at Wind for a moment.

"Are you Pon? Nix said you would take good care of me.

" The old woman licked her lips suggestively.

nWind shook his head and pointed to the Fire Mage.

"He's Pon.

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nChiba wrinkled her nose,

"the old ugly guy?

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nBoth of Pon's hands glowed with fire.

"You're an old ugly guy!

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nChiba sighed unhappily.

"Fine, after we finish this mission I'll shag you properly. It's obvious you've never had a woman as hot as me.

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nWind turned away to hide his laughter, he wasn't alone.

"Please take good care of Pon.

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nJun Li put the silver sword away and hoisted her shield in her hand.

"Looks like I'm all defense now, let's get ready for the next wave!

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