Digging Up Old Bones Part 1

A fully armored man rides on a fox-moose, he carries an axe and holds a fiery torch. The man's armor is made of dark grey metal, and his armor comes with a helmet that conceals his face.

The rider scurries beside a home. The knight pulls his reigns up and gets his creature to kick a window open before throwing his torch inside. The house catches fire and is consumed. 

A couple of days later, officials gather in the City Hall. Kubala is among the staff and is taking notes. An older gentleman with straight white hair, yellow skin, thin eyebrows, and pearly white teeth is talking. Administrator: "The home of the owner of Bright Tech's home was burned down. Do we know who is behind these attacks? "

A large man blurts, "It was probably just a lunatic, these attacks don't make any sense." Proceeding chatter vibrates through the room.

Kubala raises her hand, "There is a group called the Reclamation Order that opposes new technological advantages. Similar to what Zerrel's Disciples of Justice believe except they are a lot less extreme, and they are not hypocrites. In the past, we couldn't link any violent actions to them."

The administrator presses his hand against his chin, "Do you know how large this organization might be?"

Kubala: "No sir, but I suspect it has dozens of members, and it might be growing. I last read about them around two years ago."

The official exclaims, "Then our forces are obviously missing their PRIORITIES. If we are to stay efficient, we must know of our enemies before they act. Since you have a hunch, I want you to send one of your resources to handle this task."

Kubala: "No worries sir, I have a proxy that will be perfect for this job." The next day, Kanna Foloki looks over an information packet in a lobby with Yoki and Ron. 

Kanna: "I'll scout it out, I move faster alone."

Yoki interjects, "But we're a team now, we should go together. Maybe we could be a scout force!" 

Kanna yawns, "Uh, well, I'm used to doing things alone. I guess I could compromise. Maybe it can be me and Ron this time. Next time it can be me and you Yoki. That way he can learn more about being a scout. I'll team him what to look out for, how to be observant, and when to run. Since he's with me, the option to fight is always on the table."

Ron pumps his fist, "YEAH!! You heard that Yoki, I get to go with Kanna first!" Yoki rolls her eyes. The next morning, Kanna sprints and Ron struggles to keep up with her, "Kanna slow down." 

Kanna: "I am slowing down considerably for you; you need to speed up." Kanna crouches and signals for Ron to do the same; he obeys. The woman gets her binoculars and scans the area. She notices three knights. Two of them have swords and one has a spear. 

The knight in the center is a squad leader, you can tell by his black cape. One brown skinned overweight balding man is crouched down and the squad leader holds his brand alongside his neck, "You will pay for your treachery, the cursed animal-free vehicles you helped make threaten our entire way of life." 

The squad leader swivels his weapon but is blasted in his chest by a strong rod of dark orange and gold flames. The discharge knocks the man seven feet back. The swordsman and spear warrior reveal shields that are strapped on their backs and enter defensive stances. 

Kanna rolls into action and Ron keeps his space but draws his bow. The scout kicks a fire brick at the swordsman, but he blocks it without difficulty and storms after her. The spear warrior likewise blocks three arrows from Ron and rushes at him. The sword and shield fighter lunges his blade at Kanna who hops over it and skips left. 

The trooper swings right but the ex-31st soldier throws her body behind him and back kicks a flame into his naval. The spear warrior closes the distance on Ron and thrusts his spear at his left shoulder. Ron retracts his bow and swiftly parries the hit with his combat knife. 

Ron runs at the spear soldier as he looks to counter up close, but he is dropped by a shield push. Ron rises again and the man shoves his skewer at him. Ron spins right then switches to his bow and bolts an arrow in the man's left eye visor.

The knight scowls, "Ahhh!!" The man kneels for a second, rips the bow out with blood gushing out, and proceeds to step at him. A terrified Ron fires another two arrows, but the soldier knocks both down. Ron shoots a third arrow that the fighter blocks with his shield. The knight sprints at Ron with his shield held up.

As the man shoves his shield Ron slips behind him and thuds him twice with his knife but it does no damage. The fighter rear elbows Ron and puts him down before twirling his blade and slashing at him while he's down. Ron rolls left and Kanna hurls a fireball in the man's chest. 

Kanna helps her friend up. Ron: "Wow, these guys are tough."

Kanna: "Not tough enough, we have a job to do either way. And we will lay our lives down if necessary."

Ron: "Wait, wait, what? That's the expectation? I didn't see that in the job description." Kanna signals for him to follow, Ron hesitates but follows suit. Kanna notices a large building with four guards, two are archers and two have swords. The structure is made of stone and is shaped like a bagel with a ceiling missing over the center. 

Kanna communicates, "I'll go for the two on the bottom, you deal with the archers."

Ron gobbles, "Sure." Ron rises with a grappling hook and grabs one of the knight archers from behind before tossing him off the structure. The other archer sees him and shoots an arrow. Ron rolls at him then shoots from the ground in the man's right eye silt. The archer falls off the platform. 

One of the knights hears the ball but is blown back by a spurt of orange-gold fire. The other warrior pulls his shield out. Kanna reveals herself and kicks a flame at his head. The man raises his buckler and intercepts the boom. Kanna right low kicks a flame whip into the man's legs which neutralizes him, "ugh!!"

Ron kneels and looks down the center of the building. He notices a meeting taking place. Chief Major knight Molan stands in solid gold armor. He has a grey sword and seems to be around six feet tall. Molan takes his helmet off for the meeting. He has fair skin, a brown beard, brown wavy hair, brown eyes, a long nose, and wide lips.

Molan: "Soon we will make an example out of this city. Their industrial practices have been an abomination and scourge to the old man's way of working. These machines will do away with what makes humanity pure. It is up to us to SHARE our discontent.

Molan taps his sword against the ground, the others do the same before pointing them in the air, "Destroy the factories!! Make the city bleed!" 

Molan adds, "The factories will get their justice soon enough, but first we need to hit the politicians, the ones who lobby for this. We will march down city hall in our bold armor. We will make them REMEMBER!!" Four swordsmen, a mace soldier, and two axe warriors huddle around him.

Kanna steps inside the unroofed area, "That's some plan." The knights draw their weapons. Kanna: "Hey, hey relax. Mr. Boss Man I have a proposal, you and me fight. If I win your boys here stand down and pack it up."

Molan: "And if I-WIN, I'll add your head to my statement. I will toss it straight to the City Hall and ALL will know that I slayed Kanna Foloki."

Kanna grins, "Deal!" The guards make way for the two to fight. Molan puts on his helmet and rushes at her. Kanna left kicks a fireball at his head. The soldier blocks the flame and zips at her with a horizontal spinning slash. Kanna flips over him.

Molan diagonally swipes at her neck, but Kanna ducks and pivots left. The chief major hacks right at her but Kanna lunges over the attack and kicks Molan in his face. Molan backs up, readjusts, and cuts down at her.

Kanna weaves left then springs at Molan before kicking him in his torso and kicking a fire square at his head. Molan crouches under the shot then dashes at Kanna with a dazzling right swing. Kanna spirals over the hit then swoops down and nails the leader with a flying knee against wear his nose would be if not covered by armor.

Molan silently recovers and cuts vertically at her. Kanna zooms past the strike and drops him with a right head kick. Molan loses grip of his weapon, and it flings to the ground. Kanna: "Well, looks like I win!"

One of the swordsmen runs at her anyway. Kanna turns and extends both of her hands before popping a fire rectangle into her attacker. The three swordsmen, two axe warriors, and mace trooper descend upon her. Kanna quickly punches a fireball into one of the axmen. 

The mace soldier swats his weapon at her but Kanna ducks. Two swordsmen lunge at her back an instant after. Kanna leaps in the air and spins. The men follow at her as they look to follow up with another attack. As soon as they do, Kanna swishes a whirl of fire around herself and allows the descending sunlight that lays on her to further amplify her power.

The strong blast overwhelms all of the soldiers. Two swordsmen are incinerated, the mace trooper is slain, and the axman's head explodes. The remaining swords man still gets up; Ron pelts him in the back with an arrow. The warrior looks back in confusion before Kanna finishes him with a fire orb toss.

Kanna signals for Ron to come down and meet her. The archer does so by using a rope. Kanna: "Let's explore this building." The area is abandoned. The duo manages to search through papers and find some plans on the group's intentions to raid the city.

Ron: "Looks like they are hitting it as early as tomorrow morning, we have to get back to the City Hall and tell the officials."

Kanna: "They won't be prepared for a strike like this, we'll have to muster what we have and fill the gap for them."