Azurine turned to Milo and scowled. "An absent mother and an absent father, Maddox was all I had Milo!" she cried, frustrated at the situation. "I can't let my mages die down there if what you say is true!" she said as she looked towards the balefire that lit up the afternoon sky. She could beat that elemental. It would be nothing. She turned towards Lunelra who was still standing in the room with her and tilted her head to the side. "Fae still have enough strength to call an ancient elemental. I underestimated them" she said before she turned towards the door to go outside.<br/><br/>"Why the Fae? What have they done to deserve such a fate?" Lunelra asked now learning that Azurine was behind the mages stonewalling them into death camps and weakening the race.<br/><br/>Azurine stopped for a moment before turning back towards Lunelra. She honestly didn't know why Maddox wanted the Fae extinct. In fact, she had never asked the reason either thus she could not give Lunelra the answer to her question. "I was just following orders" she replied as she walked out into the gardens with Milo close behind her.<br/><br/>She turned to Milo and brushed a strand of hair from his face, tucking it behind his ear gently. "Milo, I have to go," she said as she looked at him, her emerald eyes shining brightly.<br/>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br/>The undead fighting the undead with an ancient elemental ripping mages apart. The carnage was a sight to behold as those in close proximity to the balefire choked on the poisonous flames. One of many horrible ways to die down there in the Outer City. The undead commander signaled for the second wave of undead to approach as his hollowed eyes bore down on Zion who was still on the battlefield. He drew his massive swords from his back and marched towards him. He was going to take him out himself if he had to. Zion could not be allowed to live.<br/>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br/>Maddox saw the solar flare and light that was pointed in his direction. He heard the cry of the old tongue and growled. "Using what I taught you against me. How dare you!" he hissed as he made his way to his tower. His twin demons were waiting for him when he arrived. He shot angered bolts in their direction once he noticed Azurine was not present. "You come to me empty-handed?" he snarled.<br/><br/>"There is a barrier around Morhauser's mansion. We cannot penetrate it" Sunkai explained.<br/><br/>"And that is where she went?" he asked, now starting to put the pieces of this massive puzzle together. "Morhauser is more than a tradesman. I should have guessed" he said as he crossed his arms in front of him. "I need her back here now! Return to the mansion and snatch her the moment she leaves!" he ordered as he pointed to the door.  The twin demons bowed in acknowledgment and left quickly.<br/><br/>Maddox returned to the window and observed the chaos below. His hands gripping the window sill tight enough to start to crack the stone. Mirielle entered the room in a panic. "My lord, the Outer City walls have been breached!" she cried. Maddox growled once more, annoyed that she was even in his presence at this time.<br/><br/>"Don't you think I can see that?!" he snapped as he pointed to the carnage.<br/><br/>"What are we to do? It won't be long before this reaches the castle gates if that is what they are after" she asked, backing away slightly from his temper.<br/><br/>"Bolster the Inner City for that will be the next target. If you have allies, I suggest you bring them to the fight for this will not be over soon" he suggested as he glared at the white light that shown from every one of his churches below. "Neema" he hissed under his breath as he brushed past Mirielle, heading for his magick room where his grimoire was held.<br/><br/>Mirielle left the room to gather her commanders to give the order to bolster the Inner City with more Imperial soldiers. The rest of the mages that were not already in the fight in the Outer City gathered at the wall to cast a powerful barrier spell that glowed an eerie green once it was in full effect. The soldiers evacuated the Inner City to the castle gates so that they could take residence without the worry of the elite in their way.<br/><br/>"Where's Oscar?" Mirielle asked once all was said and done. One of the commanders looked at her and shook his head.<br/><br/>"No one has seen him your highness" he replied, unsure of what else to say.<br/><br/>Mirielle wrinkled her nose in annoyance, wondering where he had wandered off to at a time like this when he should have been the one leading the troops to this battle.