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But as a whole half of a minute passed, his life would soon be extinguished. His hands dropped down onto the floor, smacking the stone in a heavy thud. The door into the prison quickly pulled open, a surge of Lumbridge knights helmed by Adil came flying in. His green eyes then gazed upon Telvern, who was standing up out of his chair. His arms swung open, he was sort of in a battle stance.

All the knights seemed shocked by the scene. Adil gulped nervously, seeing that the mighty Talon Beast's fangs latching onto Lanius' flesh. And all of the blood that was splattered across the cell. Telvern appeared frantic, almost frightened. Adil quickly rushed to Telvern, "Telvern," the soldier named with alert. "what has happened!?"

Telvern appeared shaken. "O-oh, well..." he stuttered, trying to compose himself as an act. "I-I was just interrogating him, just routine questions. A-and suddenly, he attempted to escape! To break free from his cell! I... I had to kill him or else I think he would've done the same to me!"

Adil shook his head, acknowledging the situation. "I see," replied Adil, understanding his words. "Did you manage to get anything out of him?"

"N-no, not at all." answered Telvern. "He was being very quiet when then I asked him about Balor. That's when he started to attempt to break free."

"All right," said the soldier. "Um, how about you head back to your room? We'll clean this up."

Telvern shook his head. "Okay," he understood. He then turned towards his Talon Beast. Feeling the brown eyes burning into the back of its head, the beast then pulled itself away from its victim and looked up at Telvern. "Come, my beast."
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Comprehending its command, the beast then turned around and walked beside its master. Telvern then began to leave the room, walking out the door with his Talon Beast. As he walked by the knights, he seemed rather confident that his display was indeed realistic enough to be believed. He smiled, the shine of his glasses concealed his eyes.

On the path to the castle and town beside the River Lum, the two from Governanti came close to the town. The town was ravaged by the attack just a day ago. Elena and Raphael can see the town just before them. Lumbridge was but a shadow of its former self, houses and buildings of all kind were left into piles of ashes and memories.

The archer had not seen the destruction of the town yet, so she was devastated to see the loss of the home she knew for so long. Her eyes were widened by its appearance, her breath stolen. "I can't believe it..." she muttered.

"I know," agreed Raphael, looking outward towards the ruined town as well. "it's a devastating blow to the Resistance. But I think -- no, I know -- we can rebuild."

Elena's face seemed to be gripped with anger. As her eyes gazed upon the city she loved, her hatred towards the sibling that caused it all just grew. "Yeah," she stated, but then her angered face fell down. She drew in air and then let it out in a sigh. "I just hope everything goes out all right."

Raphael's left hand reached up and latched itself onto Elena's right shoulder. She seemed surprised, her eyebrows and eyes rose up. She looked over at Raphael who was looking back at her. He wore a smile, making her feel a little bit more at ease. "We're doing this together," stated Raphael with confidence and trust, shaking his head up and down once. "so I'm positive everything will go fine."
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Elena let out a light smirk, absorbing Raphael's words and holding them to her heart. She shook her head, agreeing with the young leader. The two then stared forward, mentally and physically prepared for what may come their way. They then boldly walked forward, their hands clenching onto the other's.

Their feet beat down upon the cobblestone pathway, stepping down a long stretch of road that was not too far from home. Just minutes away from there, apprehension began to seep into her heart through cracks in the walls of her confidence. But she knew she had to face whatever would come her way. Finally, they had arrived within the town of Lumbridge.

The River Lum was the only life that twinkled in this land. Everything and everyone was so dead and soulless. They wore no emotions on their faces, they appeared much like mindless zombies aimlessly wandering the streets. The city was a mixed lot, some houses still somewhat stood while other houses were literally burnt down to the bone.

The foundations of homes and businesses were like gravestones, so hopelessly and sorrowfully reminding all of the events that had occurred. Rubble laid all around the area, burnt up portraits of families were where they should not be. And the dead still lined the streets as soldiers still had to tend to the wounded.

Bands of black feathered birds fought over the corpses, the strongest picked them clean. Wherever one would look, a broken body would lay with soulless eyes. Blood ruled the streets like its a king, the rancid combination of burnt away flesh and rotting carcasses its queen. Some of the bodies had even been stripped of all things valuable, leaving them with but tattered clothing.

The people who lived were completely numb, standing amongst the ruins of the places they loved. But then, the spark that relit the flames of the anger and hatred blew in from the north. She along with their leader walked to them, side-by-side. It was enough to bring them back to life.
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Her appearance caught the many glares and curses of those around. They all literally stopped what they were doing and just stared with complete and utter malice. She truly felt like she had walked into a foreign world, which had lost all of its color. The world around her felt gray and full of a hatred that stung the very air around her.

As the two were walking the streets, a woman then suddenly bolted towards Elena. "It's your fault!" the woman blamed off the top of her lungs. She stood in front of the archer, lashing her index finger at her. Her face was all red and her eyes were pink from crying so much. Even now she still was crying. She seemed so completely distraught. "It's all your fault!!"

Raphael shook his head. "It's not her fault," he stated. "it's—"

"Yes, it is!" the woman in ragged clothing stated, interrupting Raphael. "If she hadn't come here... If she hadn't... If she hadn't come here... my... my boys..."

Elena's eyes went down, she became saddened by this display. She reached her hand out and it latched onto the woman's shoulder. "I'm sor—" Elena attempted to apologize.

"Get off me!" the woman shouted, smacking away Elena's hand of support. The woman then quickly grabbed onto Elena's arms. "Give them back...! Give them back to me...! Give me my... Eadmund... and Leofric... back to me..." As she spoke, her voice steadily fractured into pieces. Once she finished her words, she slowly slid down onto the ground. She fell to her knees before the princess, covering her face with her hands and began to cry hysterically.

Her suffering speared the air, coming out was a wail that would make anyone cry on the inside. And all Elena could do was just stare down at the woman. A tear then rolled down her face, her face had fallen into a pit of sorrow, she felt very morose. "I am so sorry..." she mumbled softly, saying the only thing she could say.
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Raphael's heart wretched as well, his face was darkened just like Elena's. But he knew that they had to continued. He began to walk away from the woman. This caused Elena to follow just behind him. They were tangled in a bush of roses, the thorns of resentment swiped across their skin and poked at their sides.

The two then stood at the gates into the Castle of Lumbridge. Two knights that guarded the way barred it once they saw Elena approach. Raphael quickly looked up at the knights. "Excuse us," politely said Raphael.

The knights shook their heads. "I'm afraid that's something we can't do, Master Raphael." stated the knight to the left.

Raphael looked over at the knight that just spoke. "And why not?" the young leader asked, his voice started to become tense.

"You know why," he answered.

"Move out of the way," angrily replied Raphael, who stared at the knight dead in his face. "I'm not going to tell you again."

A group of people then began to surround the two, civilians and soldiers alike. The knight to the left shook his head. "I'm sorry, sire, we won't." he responded. "Not until you get rid of her."

Angered by the disobedience of his knight, Raphael's temper had reached its simmer. Raphael shook his head. "Blame yourself for this," he said to the knight. As quick as the sound of machine gun's fire, Raphael hopped slightly off of the ground and quickly launched his right leg upwards. His shin slammed against the right side of the knight's head, sending a ruthless roundhouse kick to the knight's head.

The heavy landing sent the knight straight to the ground. Raphael landed back down onto the ground but only to be greeted by a spear's blade pointed at his throat. Raphael's purple irises gazed back at the black, hard eyes of the knight who pointed his spear at him. Raphael seemed surprised by this but it didn't let the feeling appear on his face.
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Indeed, the young leader was quite angry. His purple eyes began a sharp glare towards the knight. The knight's teeth were fastened together, he too was very anger. "You had better kill her... right now!" the knight demanded. "Or... I swear I will kill you!"

Raphael's face did not sway at all. He was completely calm and composed, but still very furious. His eyes dug deep into the heart of the knight he was staring at. Elena took a step forward. She was about to say something but then the knight's eyes glared over at her. The amount of hatred and ire in them was enough to send the archer backwards. "It's all your fault!" the knight roared with an intense rancor, his eyes began to flood with water. "Why did you even need to come here!?"

"I came here because I wanted to stop oppression on humans." she calmly stated. "And to fix this land... to make a peaceful world."

"What's the point of a peaceful world if you lose everything to get it!?" he questioned. "If it weren't for you... my... my darling Carola... my darling Carola would still be here!"

"It's not Elena's fault," stated Raphael, attempting rather greatly to control himself. "It's my fault... I should've known that the Imperial Kingdom would plan an attack on us."

One of the people in the crowd pointed their finger at Elena. "Balor cited her as his reason for coming here!" shouted an elder man. "If it weren't for her, we would still have our homes and our lives!"

The crowd seemed to come into agreement with the old man who just spoke. "Kill her!" shouted another from the crowd. Another thing that the crowd agreed with, they began to chant the two words spoke just a moment ago. This made Elena quite sad, guilty that perhaps she truly was the reason for this attack.
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Raphael quickly latched his hands around the rod of the spear that pointed towards his throat. Pulling the man closer to him, he then quickly threw the man downwards as he held onto the spear. His armoured body slammed against the ground in a furious pattern of clicks. The young leader quickly yanked the spear out of the soldier's hands just as he felt the pain of the hit.

Everyone paused at this display, hearing the knight's crash upon the ground. Raphael's purple irises glared at each and every single person in the crowd. "That is enough ," Raphael spoke with indignation quaking from his voice. "Gods discriminate against us because they hate us. They blame us for everything and never accept that something could be caused by their own inaction."

Raphael stepped over the knight and walked into the center of the space the crowd gathered around. "Sounds familiar, doesn't it?" asked Raphael as he spoke to the crowd. "Literally what you're doing at this very moment is exactly how the gods treat us. You are all becoming the very thing that you despise. What would Master Malik think about us at this moment?"

The knight that Raphael threw down stood onto his knees and glared at Raphael's back. "I don't care anymore..." spoke the man. "All of my family is gone and now my wife is dead. What else is there to live for?!"

"You can fight for change," said Raphael to the knight. He then turned his head towards the knight, his sympathetic purple irises gazed down upon the knight. "you can fight for a future for and with all of us. You may think you don't have a family, but your family is right here."

"That's garbage!" shouted a knight from the back. "We can't have a family with... that god here!"
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"Then why the hell are you here?!" shouted Raphael, his eyes glaring back towards the crowd. "Master Malik taught me a lot of things. He told me that revenge and hatred are illusions to drive us after we've lost something that we simply cannot hope to regain. Are you all really so weak that you allow yourselves to be controlled by an illusion!?"

Raphael then pointing his right index finger, the tip of his finger scrolled across the very body of the crowd. "You've all clearly forgotten the purpose of the Resistance." thought Raphael, suggesting to them that they have lost their way. "We aren't out to stage some mass genocide, we're here fighting to right wrongs; to grasp the equality that we deserve. If you want to kill all the gods who have wronged you, then go and good luck to you. But as a rebellion fighting against a different race, we need to acknowledge that not all of them are the same."

Raphael's left hand then spanned out from his body, pointing out towards Elena. "Some of them are actually kindhearted people who care about us. Some of them are actually willing to stand beside us and fight for the change that we so desire. And I know Elena is one of those people." confidently stated Raphael. "But it's clear that all of you are too blinded by your hatred to see this!"

One of the woman in the crowd stepped forward and swung her left index finger at Raphael. "What the hell would you know!?" angrily shouted the woman. "You were pampered by them! You sat next to the previous king as a member of his counsel!"
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Raphael's eyes glared over at the woman. ""What the hell would I know!?"" quoted Raphael, infuriation hung on his tongue. "You think I don't understand the pain of losing someone I love!? Balor ordered my father to be killed, you fool! And yes, I hate Balor just as much as the rest of you! But that doesn't mean I'm going to let my judgment be blinded by it! That's why... I'm going to stop him to fix this world, not to satisfy some empty need like vengeance!"

""Empty need"?" questioned a familiar yet so alien voice from behind Raphael. He quickly realized that that voice was from his comrade, the one he was defending with everything in him. Elena's eyes dug into Raphael's face, shooting daggers at him like a circus act. Raphael seemed bewildered, he took a step back as her keen-edged eyes continued their performance. "What could you possibly know about the subject?"

A taut sweat dripped down from his forehead. Once again, this out-of-character response came before him. "E-Elena..." he muttered her name. "I-I k-know—"

"Speak with an unfaltering tongue, human." she interrupted, once again taking Raphael back. "Would you say that it is unjust for us to kill those who have done harm to the lives we so wish to protect?"

The young leader pulled himself together, fixing himself up for the on-the-spot questions that he must answer. Raphael shook his head. "Murder is never right," he believed, answering his comrade. "even us. The murder of all these people, this war between us and Governanti -- it's all wrong!"

Elena closed her eyes, smiling with intrigue. Her arms became crossed. "How amusing," she thought. She reopened her eyes, focusing them on the crowd surrounding the two. The crowd gasped and were shocked by her sudden change of direction. Some even cowered. "Listen well, humans. You may loathe the gods as much as you do, that of which I can understand. But if you so much as even think about killing me, and well... you'll regret it later."
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After finishing her words, the young archer began walking away from Raphael and the crowd. She strolled casually through the gates into the castle, catching the glares of those she passed. The knights stepped aside, unable to stand in her way or even speak after the threat she just made. Her intimidating stance and eyes were enough to make people back off.

Raphael followed right behind her, unable to understand what exactly made her go off like that. He walked by her side as she and him approached the double doors into the castle. "Elena," he named softly in a whisper. "what exactly was that?"

A question mark rose in her head. She turned towards Raphael, her left eyebrow up like the arms of a tree. Raphael could immediately notice a change in her face, her eyes alone signaled this. "What was what?" the archer asked, having the lack of information at her disposal.

Even her tone of voice was far less tense and harsh than what it was just a moment ago. "That, just now!" he loudly whispered. "You were trading words with me about justifiable murder... and then, you threatened the people and the knights!"

Elena's eyes widened slightly, being given this piece of knowledge. "Wait, I did what...!?" she gasped. She then sighed, frustrated and perhaps a little saddened by the whole thing. "...I guess it happened again."

Raphael's face grew with question. ""It happened again"?" Raphael asked, quoting the archer.

Elena shook her head. "Yes," she confirmed. "Lately, I've kind of been blacking out. Things will happen, but I don't quite remember exactly what went on. Even now, something that happened just a moment ago... I can't even remember it."

"That's... a bit weird," he thought. "When you spoke up, you sounded and even looked like a totally different person. Even though your voice and appearance were your own, it felt as though I were talking to a complete stranger."
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