The Will to Fight: Conclusion

[voidtreckermods]

The battles rage loud and ferocious at the gates of the city and off in the ruined wastelands of Erda, and on the walls a struggle of a different kind occurs. The team who stayed behind at the towers are small but determined as they move stoically across the walls to right the stones that have become misaligned, even as their friends battle not too far away.

The city begins to hum. It's a quiet hum, not loud enough to be heard out where the others are fighting but it vibrates even through stone. The recovering monks assure them that it is done, the wards are back up and no demon will be able to enter the city.

Eventually the battle is won, all three battles. The demons fought back and killed, a major blow to their gate system that will keep them back for hopefully a long time. Those waiting in the caverns return to the city and by the time they get there the illusions are gone. Everyone can see the world for what it really is.

But despite the ruins of their world the people are relieved, the adrenaline of the fight coursing through their veins and the mood is one of hope. They will build again, their people will survive.

All Voidtreckers please return to the Voidtrecker Express. Departure will be in a few hours

It has landed not too far from the city, cloaked to make it unnoticeable to the citizens, for all the good that does. No one has been particularly subtle this last week. People can begin regrouping, packing up the camp and getting any wounded not already healed to the train.

However roughly half an hour later another message appears on their SCA.

Passenger Persephone has requested we remain on system System #86525656412355 for an additional day to further assist the people of Erda. The Voidtrecker Express will depart on the morning of Day Fifteen of the month of Kazoo.

The train remains where it is, so the voidtreckers can use its facilities. There is definitely a lot that can be done to assist those of this world and the citizens will welcome any helping hands.

After an extra day they finally depart, returning to the void once more.

(OOC Note: Once the wards are up any characters who are demonic in nature will not be able to enter the city either!)

Comments

[nutkrusher]

"Yeah," Cassie says. "Could've fucked us up in a bad way if it'd affected more than just a couple of us."

[renegadeprince]

"Hm," If it had, it would had gotten behind the Red Team's lines, would had surrounded them, stopped them from taking down the gate, and then had them go after the city without any resistance. It's a good thing the demon invaders weren't that smart...

Realizing he had been more or less ignoring her and caught up in his own head trying to work out what he would had done if that had happened, Vegeta looked to Cassie a moment before adding, "Good to see you got out of it in one piece." That was right, right? She was Trunks' woman after all, Vegeta guesses he should be nice to her. Or something.

[nutkrusher]

"Yeah, I'm pretty good at doing that," Cassie says. "And making sure the people I don't want to don't."

[renegadeprince]

That last part finally got that constant annoyed and angry look off Vegeta's face, an exhale of amusement at her confidence as he smirked a little at that. He can appreciate that confidence.

"You better have been working on that god fighting aura of yours, I want a rematch with it again."

[nutkrusher]

"Been training every day," Cassie says. "I'm always ready to throw down."

[renegadeprince]

"Good." Vegeta threw back with a smirk. "Once everything has settled back down again after this, I expect another training session to see if you can retain that form for longer and without it affecting you as much afterwards."

[nutkrusher]

"I've been working on pushing my limits since I got here," Cassie says. "'S'one of my favorite things about this train. I'm not sure I even know what they are anymore. Makes me excited."

[renegadeprince]

That is something Vegeta can understand and agree with. To have an unknown limit, unsure of where it could go to was exhilarating, to go beyond all barriers that had been placed on you by others and told you couldn't break past them. There was a heavy satisfaction in proving them wrong.

"As long as you continue to want that, I can continue to push you. Just don't complain if it's too much." It's mostly talk. Mostly. Vegeta has no intentions on causing her injury beyond that of sparring, he's not wanting to push her body to a breaking point from it having more energy than it could withstand, but the only way to improve on that was to keep pushing the line until it moved. And he's curious to see just how far she can go with this.

[nutkrusher]

"Sure won't," Cassie says. "I'd be more likely to complain if you went easy on me."

[renegadeprince]

"Good." That's the kind of attitude he liked to hear.

"I'll see you in the training gym once everything has recovered then." As he can imagine others would want to get some down time after this all. Hell, Vegeta would as well, at least enough to get a good meal and some rest before he went back to training.