The halberd struck Coralzane hard, slicing into his chest plate.  Instantly, he reared back, tripping over the second cot, and landing on the dusty sandstone floor below.  His scythe bounced upon hitting the floor, and slid behind him, out of reach.<br/><br/>"FOOL!" Coralzane shouted at the top of his mechanical lungs.  If had his scythe with him, the traitor would already be incapacitated.  Coralzane rubbed his metal jaw plate, straightening it's dents.  Slowly he rose, grabbing his weapon from the floor.  With a sigh, and a shiver, he brought himself back to reality.  He had been bested by a Lowerbreed, a Lowerbreed Feral.  That just would not do, not if he wanted any respect back in her domain.  His cloak slid silently to the floor beneath him, revealing his perfect metal body, and his whirring wings.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">Fine</span>, he thought.<span style="font-style: italic">If she want's to play that way... so will I.</span><br/><br/>Coralzane shot himself through the window, and out over the busy streets.  At first no one spotted him, but a young Feral pup happened to look his way by accident, drawing the eyes of all other's with it's high pitched bark.  Various Feral began to spot him, shouting and running in fear.  Others simple looked on, knowing the fate at hand.  At first, his flight was smooth.  Even through the chaos, he could see the Feral's distinct pattern dashing through the crowd, the traitor on it's heels.  He began to lower himself, preparing for the drop point.  In the rush, he began to laugh, hysterically almost.  It wasn't like his kind to do so, but he was different.  He not only killed for her, but for himself.<br/><br/>"Fear me Feral beasts!" Coralzane ascended once more, the screams of the citizens filled the air like flies.  It was one of the most exhilarating days he had ever experienced, a mad dash through the city after a Feral, while spreading fear through it's kind.  Relishing the moment, Coralzane stopped to watch the chaos.  Few Feral made any attempt to knock him from the skies, and those who did failed in their attempt.  Spears and stones whirled past him, and once or twice Coralzane would have to avoid being hit.  The slice in his chest-plate was mar enough, he did not need more than that.  With one last chuckle, Coralzane summoned much of his energy into the palm of his hand.  A glowing ball of intense radiation appeared, electricity swirling around it like a blanket.<br/><br/>"Die Feral beast!" Coralzane fired the beam into the crowd in the direction of the Feral girl.  With any luck, he would kill the traitor too.  The wave of power knocked passerbys down, killing those within close enough radius.  Those who scrambled to their feet in time were sorry to see a second wave, this one of electricity.  Once the chain of lightning cut through each and everyone Feral it could, it finished by zapping a nearby granary.  The building seemed fine at first, but as the moment went on, the grain began to simmer in the heat, before catching aflame.  He had done well.  Screams of sorrow filled the air, as children and adults alike ran for cover, carrying the corpses of their loved ones with them.<br/><br/>The shot had taken it's toll on Coralzane's energy reserves, bringing him to the floor in exhaustion.  Taking a deep breath, Coralzane staggered forward, surveying the ruin.  Ahead, the granary's silo began to topple, spilling it's flaming grain all over the roads.  The grain provided a convenient fire wall to block oncoming Feral guards.  The Rehnos that the guards rode on, reared back launching the guards to the floor with a loud thud.<br/><br/>Coralzane approached the spot of impact, throwing corpses aside in search for the Feral girl.  He smiled, she must've died as there was no way she could've made it out of that alive.  Yet, he did not find her body, bringing thoughts of doubt to his mind.<br/><br/>"Hey there, you scrap bucket!" came a voice behind him.  In anger, Coralzane turned, expecting to see the Feral girl triumphant, and alive.  What he did see, however was another Feral, also female.  This creature had a longbow, aimed directly at him.<br/><br/>"What?  Are you going to shoot me with a wooden arrow?  Is that it?  As it turns out I am made of metal, fool!" Coralzane cackled evilly.  This was one dumb creature.<br/><br/>***********************************<br/><br/><br/>Cerosene had been riding her Rehno towards the inn, to see how her friends from the night before had fared, when all of a sudden, the land behind her exploded, sending both her and her Rehno to the ground.  The Rehno fell on her leg, pinning her in place.  No matter how much she tried, Cerosene could not get back up.  She watched the grain silo she helped fill burn in the street ahead of her, filling her with a renewed hatred for the attacker.  But, where was he?  Cerosene did not see him until he landed.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">Oh no.</span><br/><br/>It was a Highbreed.  But why had it come?  Cerosene, with one final push, was able to free herself.  She pulled her bow from the Rehno's side, filling it with three separate arrows at the same time.  She scramble to get behind the beast, s it clawed through the corpses on the ground below.<br/><br/>"Hey there, you scrap bucket!"  she shouted, rather overconfidently for someone in that position.<br/>The Highbreed turned, eying her evilly.<br/><br/>"What?  Are you going to shoot me with a wooden arrow?  Is that it?  As it turns out I am made of metal, fool!"<br/><br/>Cerosene's bow faltered.  He was right, her arrows meant nothing to his hard shell.  Cerosene was about to run, when the noticed a faint glimmer on the beast's chest piece.  Some sort of oil like liquid was beginning to drip from a wound in it's armor.  A wound.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">TWANG</span><br/><br/>The arrows cut through the air, sticking to the Highbreed's body.  He had managed to stop one with his arm, and another missed, but the third had hit home.  Cerosene smiled in triumph, perhaps she had actually killed it.  The Highbreed stared at the arrow butt sicking out from the crack in his armor.  Because of it, fuel and pieces of his body rushed forward, spilling onto the ground.<br/><br/>******************************<br/><br/><br/>"Die mongrel!" Shouted Coralzane, pulling his scythe from the floor.  Although he wouldn't believe it, he was actually losing.  The liquid that had escaped his carapace was the fuel that powered his extra-powerful attacks.  Without it he would die.  With a surge of energy, Coralzane rushed the beast, swinging his scythe in an arc towards her.  The Feral pranced from side to side, avoiding the swings.  Coralzane ran at her again, backing her behind her toppled mount.  Coralzane dodged, as two more arrows whizzed past him.  As he approached the Rehno, he noticed something in the Feral's eyes.<br/><br/>Worry.<br/><br/>He sat quizzically for a moment before realizing her concern was for the animal and not herself.  Selfless, but foolish as Coralzane liked to say.<br/><br/>"Do you like animals girl?" He spoke.  The Feral's eyes widened, her jaw set in place.<br/>"This is between me and you.  Leave her out of it."  The Feral spoke in a monotone, fire raging in it's eyes.<br/><br/>"Hm.. interesting," spoke Coralzane.  He turned as if to leave, before spinning around once more, turning his scythe horizontally in the motion.  Before the Feral could respond, Coralzane had impaled the Rehno,pulling his blade all the way from it's stomach straight through it's skull and back out again.<br/><br/>"No!" She called, leaping onto Coralzane in a rushed flurry.  The peace loving, fun, Cerosene was gone now.  Only hate remained.  She held his neck as if to choke him, but it made no difference.  He, sensing the moment, grabbed her's and threw her off of him.  She made no move to get up, as tears streamed down her face in waves.  Coralzane picked her up into the air by her neck, and placed his scythe's blade under her chin.<br/><br/>"Good bye mongrel," He growled.<br/><br/>"F*** you, rust bucket," she whispered.<br/><br/><br/>The body slipped through his grasp, falling to the floor in a pool of it's own blood.  The deed was done, but in doing so he lost track of the Traitor and Celris.  From every window and doorway, he could see Feral creatures watching the slaughter, many sobbed in disappointment, or hid their faces in shame.  Flames flickered on every street, and now two other wooden huts had caught fire.  With one last look of pride, he flew into the air over the city, looking for the two.<br/><br/>((((LONG POST.....>.>)))))