Thread: Aspirations (Candira x Shake)

What a day it was to be alive, the sky up above was the brightest of blues, the hills down below a luscious green, the air so fresh and filled with spring that it would make the gnarliest of men smile. It was on this day in the plains surrounding the village of Thul, that Kael found himself laying down on one of the many grassy hills. The man looking at the blue sky up above while he enjoyed his peaceful morning. In nothing more then a long sleeved blue shirt and white pants he could feel the soft grass beneath his feet. It was only two hours after the sun had rose over the horizon and Kael had been there the whole time, his tent maybe fifty or so feet on the other side of the hill with the other Lion's tents. But Kael was here to do more then appreciate the morning, his mind was wondering, recalling the events from a few days before. It was a simple assignment, a noble was fighting a losing battle. In a desperate plea he hired the Lion Brigand to bolster his castle's defenses and evacuate the villagers and citizens that had taken shelter inside of it's walls. This was no easy ordeal seeing how the enemy forces had been trying to siege the castle for three days, but somehow Kael had gotten his men into the castle. The means for his entry would be the means for everyone's escape, there being a well in the back of the castle grounds that ran straight down into an underground cavern of water. For the last two days the Lions had dug and set up ladders for people to easily escape with. And so through the well people started to escape. However there was still the issue of the defenses, and unfortunately the enemy had breached the gates half way through the evacuation. So the Lions would fight with the Nobles soldiers to repel the enemy, and surprisingly they did, actually pushing their forces back outside the gates to keep the battle from swarming in. What Kael kept revisiting though was a single soldier that fought at the front lines, a man wielding a two handed long sword. At first he meant nothing, but when he started to cut down soldier after soldier one after the other, this mercenary started to become very interesting. There was a Lion that went by the name Baozu, a large man who swung a two handed axe with such strength that he beheaded men on the battlefield. He was new to the Lions and definitely showed signs of being an ex-raider. But he had his uses, and standing in front of the gates he laughed at the enemies attempts at entering. COME ON THEN!? WHO THINK'S THEY CAN TAKE ON THE FIFTY MAN KILLER BAOZU!?!? Baozu shouted through his metal grated helmet, turning and cleaving a man in the stomach. The mercenary that caught Kael's eye would step up and start to swing, matching Baozu's strength swing for swing. Their weapons clashing, Baozu starting to lose sight of the man's sword as he swung harder and faster. And with a sudden move the man swung hard, his sword cracking Baozu's axe blade. The man pulled back, only to pivot and swing again right for Baozu's head. The time it took for the mercenary to pivot gave Baozu the chance he needed and he quickly swung, bringing the axe against the man's helmet. However the axe head would break apart, knocking the mercenary's helmet off, even drawing a little blood. Unfortunately for Baozu he would meet the mercenary's sword with the side of his head. After Baozu was slain the tide of battle quickly shifted and the enemy started to storm the castle again. Kael had seen enough and ordered a full retreat, their objective met by evacuating everyone. That mercenary still intrigued Kael, to see a man so recklessly risk his life for the killing blow... Was it luck that Baozu's axe broke? Or did this man plan it out or react to the weapon? How could he, there was no more then four seconds from the strike to the finishing blow. A man that would gambles with his life like that truly held interest in Kael's eyes. Kael smirking and wondered if they would cross paths again, if they would cross swords. Back at camp soldiers were starting to wake up, the smell of breakfast lofting around the tents. Another heaping serving of porridge, bread, and some pig for the mighty Lions! Poe of course was the first one in line, standing there in nothing but his underwear complete with his very one extra large bowl. The man could be asleep standing there waiting for food, but one thing was for sure and that was that he would be the first to eat. Garland was up, looking over a map of the surrounding areas in the planning tent which was in fact his own tent and Kael was no where to be found again. Jaren and Biso more then likely still snoozing the day away.