No place like Home (Bailey/Leon)

[Leon]

They would remain blades drawn as they passed not trusting their words or actions currently. Once passed they would begin running towards 64.

With that out of the way they would reach the gates once more. Armed with spear and sword they would be met by the defenders.

"Should we just arrest you this time to prepare for an execution?"

One would say pointing at the group.

[Blake Oleander]

"Such an attempt would be unwise. We seek the Elders and to speak before a gathering of the people."

[Leon]

The guard who spoke earlier would draw his blade and spit on the ground as he approached.

"You dare?"

Others began drawing weapons and pulling arrows from quivers.

[Blake Oleander]

"You dare claim the right to decide on the Elder's behalf?"

He would quirk an eyebrow, his eyes shifting to the others drawing their blades. Counting them.

[Leon]

The guy would growl. Blake would count three blades and four bows.

"You wanna make this public, fine. Been looking to rinse my blade in the blood of your filth."

Brill's hand moved to his blade and gripped the sheath hard.

The guy didn't see it however and waved everyone to head inside.

"Hear ye' hear ye'! The exiled have come before us to beg for death before our Elders!"

A few warriors would move to gather what was required. Elders, warriors, and people.

[Blake Oleander]

"Stay calm. They have not had the veil lifted yet. These are still our brothers and sisters."

He'd speak in a low tone, following the guards inside, his own hands still away from his blades. He wasn't here to murder his own people.

[Leon]

Brill began grinding his teeth and Said moved to console him. It wouldn't take very long before everyone was gathered. The Elders had a full escort of warriors however. The female snapping at people immediately.

"Why are they not shackled?! Arrest them immediately!"

Warriors would move to remove Blake and company's swords from them and put them in chains.

[Blake Oleander]

This time Blake would draw his blade when the warriors approached them.

"No. We are no longer listening to you, and we will show everyone the truth of your lies. We know what you are."

He'd furrow his brows, his blade drawn and held defensively, but he'd not strike.

"And we know that's the real reason you fear us. Because you know that we are just like you."

[Leon]

The others would pull their weapons as well ready to defend themselves.

"Blasphemy! Herecy!"

She would groan and yell at the group. While the male said nothing, simply stared.

"We saw it. We saw it with our own eyes, the elders wielding fire!"

Brill would say, hatred and anger in his voice.

"You have no proof."

The male would finally say. The advancing warriors would halt in a stand off with the four.

[Blake Oleander]

"You have a group going to Territory 64 right now where they will confirm that three of the Elders are dead and buried. Far from here, they ventured after us to try and silence us. I felt the hold of the Elder's power on my body."

He'd stare down the remaining Elders.

"Ask yourself why the Elders would sneak off into the night after us. Why they would confront us rather than send you to do so. It would be an honor to kill freaks like us would it not? But they wanted it by their own hands to make sure the truth could not get out, and because they knew that only someone with abilities like ours could defeat us."

He'd take a step forward.

"Offer us another explanation. Or confess your lies to the people here and now."

[Leon]

Many people seemed heavily in thought over this, and very confused. It made sense, and three elders were missing. The woman would turn red in the face pointing at Blake.

"How dare they accuse us of such a thing!"

The man would shake his head.

"It is highly unlikely they used Qi. We have been treating and trading with territories since you were sent to Cabal to learn of ways to defeat and kill Qi users. We have come across new equipment and battle items to use. As for your assassinations, it was to honor your service. Public execution would of been demoralizing to your brothers and sisters who knew you and trusted you. They would no doubt feel safer, better knowing you were alive out there, thinking of them."

[Blake Oleander]

"I don't believe you. When they thought us helpless they talked. The Eldest among you admitted to being a Qi user himself. He spoke of how simple we were as a people, how fear of Qi users kept us in line and would make us do whatever they wanted. Even kill their own children."

Blake would not advance, but he would not back down.

"If you had technology that could do to us what the Elders had done, then why have none of the warriors here used them on us when we didn't give them our weapons? When we blocked their paths when we drew them now. Because they can't."

[Leon]

That made his eye brow twitch.

"Our regular problems are not with Qi users in these times. We have obtained only a very few specialized pieces of equipment. Our recourses are currently focused on 64 and our water supply."

Brill would growl, however Sai would raise his hand awaiting permission to say something. When the Elders made a noise about how strange that was Said simply stated.

"64 is no more, the water is for the people."

However Sai would vanish from his spot, a small plume of smoke where his feet had once been where now he stood his long curved blade holding up the chins of both Elders.

"I do not share Blake's sentiments. You will tell the truth. Now."

Everyone was just kind of stunned, unable to move really from the shock. The woman went to yell something, but the male Elder threw his chin back reaching up and grabbing the blade faster than Sai could react, the male would push it towards Sai slitting the female Elders throat before kicking her at Sai, where they would collide and go flying into a near by building, smashing through the wall.

"Kill them now, or die where you stand!"

The Elders eyes would turn white as he puffed out his chest with his arms at his sides.

Boss Battle!

Kenneth Shamin
Territory 63 Elder

Elder Shamin would begin levitating as the warriors backed off. Sai would pull himself from his hole in the building.

Atk: 80
Def: ?
Spd: 80
Per: ?
Eng: ?

[Blake Oleander]

"Get the children and civilians away from the battle."

Blake snapped at the warriors as they stood dumbfounded. His arm twisting and bulging as it became monstrous. His shirt exploding with the sudden growth as his clawed hand gripped the blade. He'd dash at the Elder hoping to cause an opening for the others if his own blade did not find purchase.

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Qi use 1/14

Monsterous Claw - His right arm morphs and cracks into a monstrous claw that adds 3/4 of his energy to his attack stats while the transformation is +8 Def while active

Attack 68
New Defense 48

[Leon]

The street seemed to clear almost instantly, and the others had been waiting for this chance, as Blake attacked the other three did too, Sai did his vanishing thing again, Jake transformed one of his arms to hold his Zweihander with one hand as he went for the left side of the Elder, and Brill transformed both arms to go for the right side. Sai striking the back of his neck, Blake's his chest and the other two each arm, however they did not penetrate skin.

"Hahaha!"

An explosion of energy would throw the lot of them away from his form in every direction, dirt and debris flying into the air. (DMG: 80)

"Try again."

He would wave them on with a hand.

"Why do you think you trained with blades and arrows? Haha."

Atk: 80
Def: ?
Spd: 80
Per: ?
Eng: 80