Ch 3 Hells Aftermath

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A child screaming Papa Papa comes out of an abandoned building filled with bullet holes fixed into the half-ruined walls that hold its structure. The dust from the Aftermath of the town is thick. A unit of soldiers approaches the young child. One soldier reaches out to pick up the kid.

☆☆☆BOOM☆☆☆

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Cassandra-----One in the window!!!

Toney----- Squad to the east!!!

Charley-----Sniper to the west!!!

Cassandra----- Get him behind cover before he bleeds out!

Perry----I'm all out of gauze!

Charley----- Anyone got eyes on squad B they were supposed to be here!!☆$%DING

Marco-----Medic!!!

Toney----- He is dead their both dead!

Franko-----Where did they all come from!?!

Willis-----it was a fucking kid man a kid!

Winston----Shut up and shoot damit!

Cassandra----- R-P-G!!!

☆☆☆BOOM☆☆☆

Willis----- Can Someone help me find my arm?

Winston---- Fuck Willis is in bad shape! Toney calls in artillery!!!

Franko----- Willis were gonna get you patched up buddy just hold tight! Perry gets over here!!! Perry?!?

Cassandra----- He's dead!!!

Toney----- I got 3 KIA one Critical requesting ETA till boots on the ground!

Marco---- Request for fire support damit!!!

Winston---- Willis... Willis, what the hell are you doing?

Willis---- Timeout is my arm over?!?

☆☆☆RATATATA-TATTA☆☆☆

Winston---- They got Willis!!!

Toney----- That's It You Basterds wanna go!!! Welcome to the gun show Assholes!!!

Franko----- Toney no!

Winston---- Cass We need To Be Oscar Mike back to Rally point Foxtrot or were done!!!

Cassandra----- We got orders from Barrett!!!

Winston---- We lost Comms our Medic and half our squad Cass!!! FUCK Berrett!!!

Marco---- Gyes they have a tank!!!

Franko----- Two 6 platoons Pulling up in half-tracks!

Winston---- Cass!!!

Cassandra----- Marko where's that tank!

Winston---- Cass!!!

Marco----- South East from our position two klicks!!! Do we engage???

Cassandra----- Um!!

Winston---- Cass!!!

Franko----- Those platoons are setting up shop on the 6th story windows!!!

Winston---- Cass This position is lost!!! we lost Perry, Charley, Willis, Toney, and the Captain!!!

Cassandra-----... Fall back!!!

Winston---- You Heard the lady!!! Franko sends a gift to those windows!!! Marco lay down smoke!!! I will lay down covering fire and some of the bag mines!!!

Cassandra----- Winston look out!!!

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At the crack of dawn In a somber village, Arthur wakes up to start the day! As he goes downstairs he realizes that Figal is already awake!

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Arthur----- Good morning Figal! What are you doing?

Figal----- Working on some spells. What about ya?

Arthur----- Just woke up can you teach me some magic!

Figal----- Shure however you should tell me about your dreams last night?

Arthur----- I was dreaming about the moments after I died...

Figal----- Ah Post Death Recollection.

Arthur----- I was killed by a kid with a bomb on him. The team I was with were overwhelmed with the situation.

Figal----- I see and what happened next!

Arthur----- They were killed one by one...

Figal--- Did any of them survive?

Arthur----- Don't know... I died before then!

Figal----- Did you now... Hmm... well no point in worrying!

Arthur----- If I didn't...

Figal----- ENOUGH!!!! Calm down... its over!!! If you don't... Just calm down.

Arthur----- Hay Figal... Why was I brought here?.. to this world?

Figal----- Ah a good question!!! Some circles believe it is so yall can defeat the scourge of this world! Other circles believe that it is so you can keep order in the world of man! there are many theories, to be honest.

Arthur----- What do you believe?

Final----- I reckon Yer here to get man to rally against the lich. Not to fight it on our own. Adam borns tend to die just as easy as humans however their only mark up is the gifts given to them by some other being.

Arthur____ How do you suppose I'm to bring people together to fight their worst enemy.... if they didn't like the Lich they would have already rallied against them.

Figial_____ You've been in this world how long and your already set on settling? Twenty years ago there was such a group that rallied against the Lich. In fact, I know many of the people that were in that group.

Adam____So did they die?

Figial______ Corse not well most of them. The large party raided the lich castle. The battle lasted three days! Their leader was a magic user who was very powerful and her beauty... Well, many that went against her in battle wouldn't lift their swords till it was too late. Deadly like a viper that women!

Arthur_____ Ok so what exactly happened? Did you all cut and run or what?

Figial_____ Follow me and ial show you!

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Following Figial around the house, Arthur keeps in his mind the wonder of how both sides could still be alive if the fight was over. As they walk Figial leads them outside past a row of beautiful cherry blossom's and past a tool shed to a dirt road. Following the dirt road to a row of warehouses. As the two approach, the magnitude of the buildings becomes apparent. Finally, Figal puts his hand on the door to the first shed and opens it. Standing just inside the light is a statue of a beautiful woman made in what appears crystal clear glass.

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Figial____ help me open the windows would yea?

Arthur___ did you make that? ~Opening a window~

Figial_____ This will take forever.... What is that spell again... Oh, spertis-otalm windolte!

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At this very moment, a great wind burst into the room blowing open every window and sweeping out all evidence of dust. With every window open suddenly revealed is hundreds of glass sculptures of people all in different poses some as if truly afraid some as in pain some confident and defiant.

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