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Walking along the path, Ion realized he was in a familiar area, one that brough back painful memories as he looked over to the small castle surrounded by large wall up on the cliffside. \"Lockvain\" Ion muttered continuing to set his sights on the slave prison camp, a place he was once enslaved in for the better part of a year in his early adult Hunter days, normally these sort of encampments as well as slavery, were illegal in Norland, though with Ion's father, the previous Overseer missing, the Norland Elected Council turned a blind eye to these slave encampments springing up, getting paid off by the warden slavers who ran them as it became a lucrative business. With Ion now expected to take the Overseer's throne, there was something holding him back from accepting that responsibility at the moment, something that drove him to take this solo journey of discovery before taking the throne, was eradicating these places from his land that answer? Something was driving him this way, something was driving him here of all places, he had to close the chapter of this part of his life, not just for himself, but also for the one he failed to save all the way back then, if he was going to take the throne, then these places will have to be gone from Norland, all of them, starting with Lockvain. Determined Ion made his way over to the main gates, hood over his head as to hide his identity, guards noticed his approach as Ion was not doing this stealthily, he was going to tackle this head on. \"Halt! Trespassing on these grounds is forbidden, surrender and you can...\" One of the guards shouted at Ion as he approached but unfazed, Ion shot a bolt of lightning straight at them, instantly landing a killing blow. With one guard down, the others at the front gate rushed in to engage Ion, only for half a dozen of them to be instantly taken out powerful erratic bolts, with the others being cut down in short order as Ion drew his blade. Alarms went off inside the grounds beyond the wall as more guards prepared defensive positions just beyond the main gate as it's bars glowed an azure hue before exploding inwards from a lightning strike as a shadowy hooded figure stood in the doorway as the smoke and dust cleared. Ion gazed upon the old grounds where he was once hostage, the pillars still stood on the stones that strung up the troublesome slaves, there were a few of them chained up there now as he walked over to one of them, ignoring the volley of guards that were ahead, like they meant nothing to him. \"Who do you think you are? Marching in here killing my men and trying to steal my slaves, do you know who you are dealing with?\" someone shouted out as they stood atop one of the balconies in the central building, it was a voice Ion knew all too well, \"well, are you going to answer?\" Placing a hand on the tortured slave, Ion softly spoke to them that they would be freed soon, as he then turned his attention towards the one up top the balcony, \"who am I? Ion started to speak as he started walking towards the formation of guards, 'I am surprised you don't remember, after all it is one of your largest failures\" Ion continued to speak as he continued to slowly make his way forward, \"maybe this will jog your memory\" Ion spoke once more as he stopped just a few meters in front of the formation, looking up at the one on the balcony as he pulled down his hood, \"I am the Azure Skye.\" \n\n\"You!\" the man on the balcony yelled, \"you should of never come back here, your folly will be your downfall\" the man on the balcony continued as he signaled the guards on the ground, \"men, I don't care how badly he is beaten but I want him captured alive, so I can land the killing blow myself, the one who brings him to me I will double your wage.\" With that the guards charged in but Ion just easily and effortlessly cut down all the ones who approached, the untuned fodder were easy pickings as Ion was now, unlike the last time. The next wave used a little more strategy, trying to ensnare him but Ion could see right through their moves, he wasn't considered one of the most skilled Hunters for nothing, quickly and skillfully, Ion took out the ones that encircled him in short order, hoping that would leave the rest stunned so he could focus on their leader but the promise of more coin was too much as the others tried to quickly overwhelm him, with more reinforcements coming in from the other gates as the alarms continued ringing. Soon the shear amount of guards was becoming problematic, even as skilled as he was, Ion had his limits and they were becoming reached, he could of just lightning speed away, as he would have been no good to anyone imprisoned in the camp if he were worn down and captured but something deep down inside of him, this feeling, a feeling for blood started creeping over. It was something he felt before, going back to childhood when he made his first kill, like something inside of him was trying to awaken, like something inside of him was trying to show him what he was capable of, something inside of him trying to show he was capable of eliminating this encampment. Ion had learned to control that feeling, even as it intensified as the years went on but in the last few years, it was only growing more powerful, like it wanted to burst out and awaken. This was another reason why he left on this solo journey, this also had to be figured out before he could move on with the next chapter of his life, the feeling reached it's peak when he was finally able to kill Virgil, the one who took so much from him, more then what Lockvain did, to now where it has almost full festered. Ion going alone was to make sure he would not harm the ones he cared about as he work it through, maybe another reason why he felt being called to this place was to feel this peak again, as Lockvain was his next Virgil. Though it was not like there wasn't anything that could of stopped him from doing so, Flint, his friend from childhood who passed away all those years ago, his soul had bonded to Ion's during the first incident with Virgil, keeping Ion alive and grounded to this world as Flint stated \"your are not ready yet\" at the time, not knowing what that meant back then, Ion was sure now this feeling had something to do with it, but Flint was not letting on, the solo journey was also to get more answers out of him, as it would just be the two of them alone in this body.\n\nBut that had to wait for now, as this feeling compelled Ion to continue fighting, despite the risks to his own being, his body felt tired but his spirit was still going strong, as it was pushed along by that uncontrollable force and if anything thing were to go wrong, Flint had a knack to take over and protect Ion, but in the last few days and since really the journey started he had been quite distant, could he rely on him this time? That sudden thought stuttered Ion as in the brief moment of pause, one of the guards had been able to get a slash in on his side, cutting him open. Ion held his hand over the now gaping hole in the side of his gut as he could feel his intestines starting to slip out, limping back to his feet, Ion deflected the next sword attack from the guard with his mechanical arm, but it was a ploy as the man who was on the balcony had jumped down to join the frey, seeing his men getting slaughtered by Ion's attacks, he had to take it upon himself to end the Azure Skye. Out the corner of his eye, Ion caught the glimpse of the leader emerge from behind the deflected guard, with his body exhausted, Ion could not dodge the surprise attack as the leader thrusted a dagger straight into Ion's chest, with it getting caught about halfway into Ion's rib structure. 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Kneeling down, Ion was panting from exhaustion the fight had been dragging on, "maybe this wasn't such a great idea to take on myself" Ion though as he recomposed himself, "no matter, their numbers are down to over half, lets finish this quickly" his thoughts continued as attacked in once more, taking out a few more guards along the way, thinking about what lead him to this situation. Walking along the path, Ion realized he was in a familiar area, one that brough back painful memories as he looked over to the small castle surrounded by large wall up on the cliffside. "Lockvain" Ion muttered continuing to set his sights on the slave prison camp, a place he was once enslaved in for the better part of a year in his early adult Hunter days, normally these sort of encampments as well as slavery, were illegal in Norland, though with Ion's father, the previous Overseer missing, the Norland Elected Council turned a blind eye to these slave encampments springing up, getting paid off by the warden slavers who ran them as it became a lucrative business. With Ion now expected to take the Overseer's throne, there was something holding him back from accepting that responsibility at the moment, something that drove him to take this solo journey of discovery before taking the throne, was eradicating these places from his land that answer? Something was driving him this way, something was driving him here of all places, he had to close the chapter of this part of his life, not just for himself, but also for the one he failed to save all the way back then, if he was going to take the throne, then these places will have to be gone from Norland, all of them, starting with Lockvain. Determined Ion made his way over to the main gates, hood over his head as to hide his identity, guards noticed his approach as Ion was not doing this stealthily, he was going to tackle this head on. "Halt! Trespassing on these grounds is forbidden, surrender and you can..." One of the guards shouted at Ion as he approached but unfazed, Ion shot a bolt of lightning straight at them, instantly landing a killing blow. With one guard down, the others at the front gate rushed in to engage Ion, only for half a dozen of them to be instantly taken out powerful erratic bolts, with the others being cut down in short order as Ion drew his blade. Alarms went off inside the grounds beyond the wall as more guards prepared defensive positions just beyond the main gate as it's bars glowed an azure hue before exploding inwards from a lightning strike as a shadowy hooded figure stood in the doorway as the smoke and dust cleared. Ion gazed upon the old grounds where he was once hostage, the pillars still stood on the stones that strung up the troublesome slaves, there were a few of them chained up there now as he walked over to one of them, ignoring the volley of guards that were ahead, like they meant nothing to him. "Who do you think you are? Marching in here killing my men and trying to steal my slaves, do you know who you are dealing with?" someone shouted out as they stood atop one of the balconies in the central building, it was a voice Ion knew all too well, "well, are you going to answer?" Placing a hand on the tortured slave, Ion softly spoke to them that they would be freed soon, as he then turned his attention towards the one up top the balcony, "who am I? Ion started to speak as he started walking towards the formation of guards, 'I am surprised you don't remember, after all it is one of your largest failures" Ion continued to speak as he continued to slowly make his way forward, "maybe this will jog your memory" Ion spoke once more as he stopped just a few meters in front of the formation, looking up at the one on the balcony as he pulled down his hood, "I am the Azure Skye."
"You!" the man on the balcony yelled, "you should of never come back here, your folly will be your downfall" the man on the balcony continued as he signaled the guards on the ground, "men, I don't care how badly he is beaten but I want him captured alive, so I can land the killing blow myself, the one who brings him to me I will double your wage." With that the guards charged in but Ion just easily and effortlessly cut down all the ones who approached, the untuned fodder were easy pickings as Ion was now, unlike the last time. The next wave used a little more strategy, trying to ensnare him but Ion could see right through their moves, he wasn't considered one of the most skilled Hunters for nothing, quickly and skillfully, Ion took out the ones that encircled him in short order, hoping that would leave the rest stunned so he could focus on their leader but the promise of more coin was too much as the others tried to quickly overwhelm him, with more reinforcements coming in from the other gates as the alarms continued ringing. Soon the shear amount of guards was becoming problematic, even as skilled as he was, Ion had his limits and they were becoming reached, he could of just lightning speed away, as he would have been no good to anyone imprisoned in the camp if he were worn down and captured but something deep down inside of him, this feeling, a feeling for blood started creeping over. It was something he felt before, going back to childhood when he made his first kill, like something inside of him was trying to awaken, like something inside of him was trying to show him what he was capable of, something inside of him trying to show he was capable of eliminating this encampment. Ion had learned to control that feeling, even as it intensified as the years went on but in the last few years, it was only growing more powerful, like it wanted to burst out and awaken. This was another reason why he left on this solo journey, this also had to be figured out before he could move on with the next chapter of his life, the feeling reached it's peak when he was finally able to kill Virgil, the one who took so much from him, more then what Lockvain did, to now where it has almost full festered. Ion going alone was to make sure he would not harm the ones he cared about as he work it through, maybe another reason why he felt being called to this place was to feel this peak again, as Lockvain was his next Virgil. Though it was not like there wasn't anything that could of stopped him from doing so, Flint, his friend from childhood who passed away all those years ago, his soul had bonded to Ion's during the first incident with Virgil, keeping Ion alive and grounded to this world as Flint stated "your are not ready yet" at the time, not knowing what that meant back then, Ion was sure now this feeling had something to do with it, but Flint was not letting on, the solo journey was also to get more answers out of him, as it would just be the two of them alone in this body.
But that had to wait for now, as this feeling compelled Ion to continue fighting, despite the risks to his own being, his body felt tired but his spirit was still going strong, as it was pushed along by that uncontrollable force and if anything thing were to go wrong, Flint had a knack to take over and protect Ion, but in the last few days and since really the journey started he had been quite distant, could he rely on him this time? That sudden thought stuttered Ion as in the brief moment of pause, one of the guards had been able to get a slash in on his side, cutting him open. Ion held his hand over the now gaping hole in the side of his gut as he could feel his intestines starting to slip out, limping back to his feet, Ion deflected the next sword attack from the guard with his mechanical arm, but it was a ploy as the man who was on the balcony had jumped down to join the frey, seeing his men getting slaughtered by Ion's attacks, he had to take it upon himself to end the Azure Skye. Out the corner of his eye, Ion caught the glimpse of the leader emerge from behind the deflected guard, with his body exhausted, Ion could not dodge the surprise attack as the leader thrusted a dagger straight into Ion's chest, with it getting caught about halfway into Ion's rib structure. Paralyzed by the sudden sharp pain in his chest, Ion could only watch as the leader's hand slipped off the handle of the dagger protruding out of his chest as it got stuck, only to do a high kick at the handle to force it all the way in. The blade snapped Ion's sternum as the dagger plunged straight into his heart, making him fall backwards almost in an instant, with him landing hard on the ground, his heart started beating at a rapid rate from the trauma it had received as warm thick blood stared vigorously bleeding out from around the impaled dagger. More and more blood flowed out with each beat of his heart as Ion struggled to hold on, he placed a shaky hand on his chest, clutching it as the pain intensified, blood was now starting to pour from his mouth and nose as he was suffocating, his eyes rolled back as his mind started to go blank, his body now convulsing as the trauma was now felt all throughout, his breathing waned as his heart rate rapidly dropped as more and more blood poured out from his body. His movements started to cease as his body went limp, going cold as the seconds ticked by, the light left his eyes as Ion just laid still with no movements what so ever, as the remaining guards gathered around with the leader triumphantly kneeling over top.
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