Regrouping

Sun and Smiling met up on the street as they walked towards the hotel. "How was your walk about?" Sun nodded. "Quite fruitful. Found some new spells, cultivation technique, and this" she unsheathed a long wakizashi with a red blade. She spun it in her hand and seemed to enjoy looking at it. "Made from the sinew of a Fire Giant's heart. Along with Tokl'metal cost a lot but worth it. Smith called it the Red Crescent" Smiling arched an eyebrow. "What's it do?" He asked holding out a hand. He had started to look at weapons differently after making his own which now become a hobby for him. He studied the crimson metal and saw the folds in it. He could see the chi flowing from the tip to the hilt. The guard was a swirling serpent wrapping around itself. He looked at the pommel it had a snake baring fangs etched on it. The wrapping was black and leather. He felt the weight of it. Granted he had enhance strength, but he could see how it felt light. He handed it back "Smith said creates cuts that slowly burn away to ask. Sharpening hex in the sheath. That piqued Smiling's interest, "Really? Hmmm….thats an idea?" He became lost in thought as he pulled out a book writing down notes as they walked. "What are you writing?" She asked curious. "Oh me and Red learned the art of Mythical Forging. It's become a somewhat a hobby now. I very much enjoyed it. Even carry my own forge here in my pocket with all my tools" he patted his chest. "Where? Your heart?" She said sarcastically. He laughed, "Right you haven't seen my ability yet" he then knelt down picking up a rock. He held it in the center of his hand. With a spark it enlarged to boulder size. He easily held it one handed and easily. Sun Demon jumped back in surprise and chuckled. The rock then shrank back to its original size. He dropped it to the ground. 

He kept walking and Sun shook away her surprise and followed. "That was fun! So basically you're not joking when you say you carry forge?" He nodded back at her question. "So what did you find our mission wise?" He asked. "This city is pretty bleak. Not much else to know. The people hate their lives here and seem to want change" she said nonchalantly. She could relate to this greatly. Smiling Demon nodded, "Same seems the people are desperate as well. Took care of a few thieves trying to rob me. After beating them I ask them what they're stealing for. Seems just to feed their families the king raised taxes after the purge. Which seems to be a point of contention for everyone I've spoken to" Sun nodded at that as well.. "Same" Smiling sighed. "Wonder what Red found out?" They approached the hotel and headed to Red Demon's room. They knocked and heard "Enter" on the other side. They walked in and found Red Demon balancing on one arm shirtless and still wearing his right mask upon his face. He was covered with tattoos and sweat upon his skin. Seeing him do a flip to his feet facing sent a shudder through Sun Demon she couldn't explain. She felt her cheeks blush as she looked away to compose herself. 

She turned back after a moment and was able to look at him half naked. He was rubbing himself down with the towel as he eyed followed and then she shook her head. 'What the hell is happening right now?' She was so lost in thought she didn't notice both were looking at her. "What?" She said looking back in confusion. "Did you find anything out there?" Red asked, looking at her with a concerned look. "No. No, I heard the same stuff that Smiling did. "Although our information is similar I did find that the people who are discontent with the military feel they corrupt the masses" this bit seemed to make Red shrug. "Yeah well they aren't the only thing that corrupts here. Their arena is rigged for Bedlam Cultivation. The very air is poisoned to make people crazed. They cheered for people like them to be slaughtered and rejoiced in it. So I went under the arena magic circle in the center of a lake of blood with Chaos Worms writhing in it like a bath. It's grotesque and we should move plans further" he looked troubled. Smiling seemed to notice this shift in him, "What's really troubling you?" Red seemed to pause at this question and stared. 

"I've been warned that my use of the Bedlam element would drive me to go to lengths like the king to achieve their goals. I worry this is my future down the road" Red put on a shirt and put on his belt. "Well you got us so I'll stop you before that happens" Smiling said with a reassuring tone. "Thanks" he kept his back to the two as he got dressed. "What's a chaos worm?" Smiling asked. "A creature unknown to me as well. So I sought out a hunter to ask. Seems like the people you met he also suffered from the king and is the last hunter in the city. I hired him for his services to eradicate the worms for us. Now we focus on bringing the ghost out" Sun Demon interrupted, "Which one are you wanting to target then?" Red thought for a moment. "Blood Sword. We eliminate them, we also protect Brick so we do some good there" Sun nodded. 'He acts like a cold individual but he has a good heart' she looked away from him. "We go tonight we go in loud and strong" Smiling chuckled at this. "Finally!" He said with a satisfied tone. 

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Blood Sword soldiers stood in their hall in a loud discussion. "What are we supposed to do now! Our commander is dead and we can't tell the king!" One yelled. "We need to get a new leader or we need to bail like we were promised" another shouted. "Doesn't matter if the Murder Train is dead we leave we go out blind and unprepared" the room fell silent in thought. All hundred men seemed to be thinking of a way out of this. "Isn't it obvious?" One man stood up tall and with a mohawk. He had a black and white uniform with the Red Cross. "What's obvious Franz?" One man asked, annoyed. "We bail and take the base of the Murder Train. We have the location and we know where to go. Supplies just sitting there waiting. We could resupply there and then go our separate ways. Or we start a new war band" Franz words seemed to hit logically to all who smiled big. "Yeah! Let's go with Franz's plan" more shouted in agreement. "Alright prepare and we head out immediately" all men agreed and began to empty the hall. They entered the courtyard and could see the gate in the distance. 

All the men were all breaking off into small groups and were in discussions of their own. They didn't notice the three individuals approaching the gate. It exploded with a large fire blast sending it flying into a building. This broke all conversations. All at once they looked at the gate. They all unsheathed their blades upon their belts. They then saw three individuals in demon masks. They all had glowing eyes and staring auras. They then sprinted towards the Blood Sword soldiers and began cutting them down. 

Smiling was coated in metal as he barreled into a large group and began throwing them about. He pulled out his scythe and began slashing all the men in half. It spun around and impaled one guy with a hard thrust of the scythe. 

Sun Demon surged her rage through her body and began moving with her light step with a flash. She cut all men down with one swipe of her spear. She stopped as she impaled a man and then kicked him towards another. She spun about stabbed into a soldier's chest. She jerked the spear free slashed through another's eyes blinding him. She then finished him off with multiple stabs. 

Red Demon had weapons floating all around him as he didn't lift a finger to kill all around him. He engaged some with his own sword but he made short work of them. He kept walking as swords flew out from his position killing multiple people at once. He then created a bolt of lightning and then threw it towards buildings. They exploded in a fireball as he continued destroying the district with more bolts. The buildings erupted in flames and traveled across the wind catching the barracks on fire. All the men of Blood Sword were cut down mercilessly as the three demons continued their attack. All that could be heard is explosions and screams.