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Hashart Datton kneels before the Dread Lord Javanador as his voice echoes through the Citadel.
"A weak brother of yours has betrayed The Black Lord" Says Javanador
As the Dread Lord speaks Dattons mind begins to wonder what kind of punishment should be given to such treachery.
"He has crawled into the arms of a Lionhart of Tyr" Javanador voice begins to rise as the anger of such an act trickles from his lips.
"What will you have me do Master" Datton says continuing to kneel to his superior.
"Find them and deliver the Punishment of Bane, you maggot" Javanador Screams out to the Trusted Servant.
"Our agents last saw them going into the Viridale" Javanador points to the large doors. "Now go you maggot"
Datton gathers his shield and morningstar, throws on his cowl and mask and begins exiting the Citadel. Before he leaves pleading mercy to Bane and a blessing to spread the fear of his dark lord. Exiting the Citadel through the complex portal system, Datton gets as close as he can to the forest and walks the rest of the way. He enters the legions encampment avoiding contact with the guards, as they stare down the man dressed all in black. Datton uses a few diplomatic words with the few of them convincing the guards that he is fine wearing the cowl and mask on his face. As the no longer bother the man he makes way into the forest in hopes that he could find something that will give the direction of the betrayer away. As he looks about the forest he realizes it all looks the same. Just then he sees the brushes slightly move, Datton begins to cautiously walk towards the sound. Then out jumps a petite little elf, Datton jumps back taking grip to his morningstar.
"What in the nine Hells?" Datton barks at the elf.
"Did I startle you?" The elf says with a playful smile.
"No I almost attack you, never jump out at a fully armored man" Datton yells at the elf.
Just then strolling down the worn forest path, Datton sees a familiar face.
"Brother Vetris" Datton calls out, as he turns his attention to the elf. Vetris nods to Datton as he returns the welcome.
"Elf, I seek two people, a man and a woman. Both of them would be fully armed perhaps wearing garb of the Trimulitive"
The elf replies with the playful look on his face "I have"
"Well then where is it they went?" Datton snaps back at the elf with a forceful tone
At that the elf begins to give direction to the two Dreaded Brothers, and then the elf disappeared back into the wilds of the forest. As Datton and Vetris fought of a few warbands of goblins, gnolls, and ogres they felt ever closer to a presence good. Both of the men felt Bane giving the direction of the one who betrayed.
As the two approach the aura, they take pause and look up the hill. Standing there is the Lionhart of Tyr and The Betrayer of the Black Hand.
As the Betrayer looked us over he drew his blade and called out "I will not return, let me live out my life in peace with my wife"
"You have two choices Betrayer, kill the Tyrin and join us as brothers once more" Datton says with what looks like a grin under his dark mask.
Datton continues on "Or you can watch us kill her, and you live out your life in the Citadel as a slave"
"No..." The Betrayer calls out with a distressed voice "Run my love, you must run, you bare child"
"I will not leave you" The Lionhart calls out
Vetris in a menacing voice calls out "We will cut the child from you and sacrifice it to the Dark Lord" A ominous grin comes upon his face "You will bleed and watch Bane take his sacrifice"
The Betrayer grabs the girls shoulder and tells her to run once more. The Lionhart heads the advice and sprints towards the deeper forest, the Betrayer lifts his blade and begins to charge the two Dreaded Brothers. Datton and Vetris draw their weapons and ready themselves for the charge. The Betrayer charges at Datton and swings high, Datton throws his shield up you hear the clanging of metal as Datton swings his morningstar from under the incoming attack, but the swing was sloppy. Vetris quickly takes the flanking position and swings his massive greatsword in the opening left by the wreak less charge of the Betrayer, he connects with a vicious blow to his side. As the Betrayer attempts to defend the attacks from both sides. The Betrayer pulls his blade to the side to block an incoming blow from Vetris, Datton hits the Betrayer in the chest with a powerful strike, The Betrayer is knocked back and Vetris delivers a furious blow that seems to remove any life in his veins.
"Well done Brother" Datton says to Vetris as he places his foot on The Betrayers throat.
"As well you Brother" Vetris replies.
As the two stand over the body it begins to quake. The skin of The Betrayer begins to erode away like acid eating away at parchment. Crawling within is a large humanoid with white feathery wings breaking through escaping the skin of the mere mortal.
"You have made a grave mistake" The creatures voice echoes throughout the otherwise quite forest.
Both Vetris and Datton seem amazed by what has just transpired, and quickly raise their weapons. The angelic figure is powerfully built with brilliant topaz eyes, golden skin, and gleaming white wings. The virtuous being holds his massive greatsword at the ready.
"You cannot stop the birth of the child" The creatures voice reverberates through the forrest.
"The child shall die on the altar of Bane, with the Lionhart watching as The Black Lord takes his gift" Vetris says as he Raises his blade for an attack.
The angelic creature advances with speed unseen before, its blade held high swinging at the two Banites. The creatures blade connects with Dattons chest, and he is knock prone. Vetris begins swing vigorously at the angel, Its hide is tough and Vetris blade barley makes a mark on it. Datton quickly tries to recover as he climbs to his feet with a grievous wound on his right shoulder and chest. Datton begins to channel the dive energy provided by Bane, and the wounds quickly disappear. Vetris and the angelic creature seem to be trading blows, the wounds on the Dreaded Brother begin to hinder him. Datton rushes by his side and channels the divine energy to heal Vetris. The angelic creature is relentlessly attacking the two Banites, as they both return the attacks the creature uses its wings as a sort of shield. Vetris then gets a luck sweep of the legs of this massive creature, it falls to its back. The angelic being rises to one knee still defending its self, Datton scores a lucky blow that pushes the wings aside and leaves an opening.
"That child will hunt you this I swear you" The angel proclaims as Vetris delivers a blow that would decapitate the creature, but it just vanishes.
Vetris turns to Datton with a heavy breath "We must find the girl"
