knightsoflegend | andres ♔ but life is for living

WHO || Everyone
WHAT || With Andres Isle reclaimed, the Knights deal with the aftermath of their battle to save its people
WHERE || Andres Isle, and various
WHEN || September 20th, 2014 - October 20th, 2014 [backdated]
HOW || Actionspam

When the sun rises on Andres Isle the next morning, and the smoke and rubble clears, it is impossible to call the battle anything less than a victory, in terms of freeing the people from Sarandis' hateful regime.

But all victories come with their costs.

Sir Zatara's team easily accomplished their goal, shutting down the power station that allowed Sir Trinall's team to wrest control of Isle communications, although Emma Swan was grievously injured in the process and Faye Chamberlain found herself facing an unexpected temptation when she got her hands on Jordan Reeves' genie bottle. Sir Wellington and Carpenter led an assault on the prison base, that succeeded in freeing all of the captured Shadowkind and putting a halt to the hideous experimentation going on there - at the cost of Sir Maxwell Briggard's life. (And Nathan Young's... but he got better. Twice.) Even Myrilandel's familiar, Amaranth, was found, but when Lan turned violent on a bank of computers in a fit of hatred for the machines and all they represented, a targeting system was activated that released all the mind-controlled Shadowkind hybrids from the facility, on a dread path of destruction for the castle, ready to kill anything in their path.

Meanwhile, Sir O'Rourke's team had managed to locate the love potion that Dimitris Sarandis was using to control Kat Samcelot's behavior, and made it impossible for the next dose to be administered on time. Sir Hathaway's team likewise made it into the castle, after following a set of clues that indicated Sir Elena Gilbert and the doppelganger Kyp had killed a guard and stolen their identity, heading into the palace proper. Eavesdropping within its walls, they learned that the Prime Minister had been shot, and that the woman responsible was being held in a tower. This, however, proved to be a cruel trick of Dimitris' ally, the powerful psion known as the Mind Master. Forcing Elena to shapeshift into Dimitris, she mentally dominated Elena, and made her sit outside the empty tower cell, where Rose, Will, and Dean found her. Having been approached by Kyp, who had been separated from Elena and feared for her life, a grudging alliance was formed, and the doppelganger approached "Dimitris" alone. Despite her attempt to drop hints to her real identity, the situation escalated - until the Mind Master made Elena wrest Kyp's gun from him, and shoot him right between the eyes.

In the meantime, Sir Yassin's team had blown an entrance for Prince Marcus Andres to lead his group into the castle through the tunnels below it. Dimitris had, however, expected something like this, and filled the tunnels with all manner of monster and creation designed to stop them. With exceptional teamwork, they bypassed all threats and made it within, where they were shocked to discover the real Chad Becksworth was in fact a prisoner here, and that Draken Crombe, leader of the Church of the Lord's Humanity had been impersonating him with the aid of the Mind Master, for access to NOVA Records' resources, for years. They also discovered the bones of former Dragon's Claw Sir Ellison, Tia's father, and helped lay his spirit to final rest.

Knights around the Island struggled to halt the hybrid creatures from charging into the palace and ruining the internal team's chance to save Kat and Thomas and stop Dimitris. Wynn led his own team to hold the line between the forest and the castle, but the brutal creatures they faced were overwhelming, and even with back-up arriving, creatures broke through. Wynn sent Sir La Krail and Francesca, whose team had secured the guardhouse, to stop several driders who had passed, while he chased down a chemical golem that crashed right through the palace doors.

Dimitris had already sprung his trap, however, sealing Marcus and friends in a room below the palace pumped with poisonous gas, while he asked Kat Samcelot for her hand in marriage on a screen for them to watch. At that moment, however, the love potion wore off, and she stabbed him in the dick, and helped free the others below. Myri teleported several of the Knights up to the main floor to save Kat, who faced the guards alone and weaponless, but the arrival of the chemical golem provided enough of a distraction for Dimitris to make a break for the throne room.

Elsewhere on the Isle, Sir Koraith's team had been gathering allies among the Shadow Village, to face an attack that they had been warned about, by soldiers seeking the location of Rocket, who had escaped the Shadow prison after attempting to assassinate the Prime Minister. Koraith led those who could not fight towards the boats, while the others remained to hold the line and take out not only the soldiers, but also the clockwork creations called nimblewrights, robots whose construction Failboat had learned was based on some kind of demonic creature held in Dimitris' basement. The battle was brutal, and Sir Riddick fell to the clockwork soldiers' assault. The fate of Sir Jaina Solo and a Shadowkind villager named Indra Crestrage remains unknown, as they were also grievously injured in the assault.

Sir Edain's team had secured various boats to transport villagers off the Isle, but also discovered a sinister shack where body parts were created up for export to Japan. In the battle that followed to hold the docks, Hook lost his entire arm, but managed to hold onto his life.

Back in the palace, several Knights joined Wynn in taking down the chemical golem, as Marcus and company moved to confront Dimitris and the Mind Master in the throne room. The Prime Minister was unrepentant for his crimes, and revealed that after capturing Kat, he had had the Dragon's Claw Thomas Bancroft killed, dumping his body off a balcony for them to see. Enraged, Kat ran to attack Dimitris, and was nearly killed by his bodyguard, Asha, but Fred Jr. intervened, sacrificing himself to save her. Des murdered Asha instantly, while the Mind Master teleported herself and Dimitris away, leaving the guards willing to surrender, and the Knights frustrated by the hollow victory.

A search of the Isle revealed no trace of where the two had gone, but it also meant that Andres was free of Sarandis' influence. Sir Banks' team had managed to gather all the wealthy human elite of the Island together inside a country club under the guise of a gas leak, and when Emma Frost appealed to the humanity of Sergeant Alastair Stone, a local police officer, he assisted them in routing out potential supporters of Dimitris, and separating them from the others, so that they might be shown the truth about what had been happening on the Island, right underneath their noses, in the form of a video of the prison laboratory provided by Logan and Nathan.

Most of the natives were shocked by what they saw, but had already been distrustful of Sarandis' true motives. Hearing that the true heir to the throne had returned has given the people of Andres a real sense of hope that things can change, but the road will not be an easy one.

Rather than pull out and head home the next day, Wynn has asked as many Knights as possible to remain and help with reconstruction. There are families to reunite, injured to tend to, homes to rebuild, a palace to remodel, and much more. This post is for things following directly in the aftermath of the Battle for Andres, especially for things happening on the Island itself. More posts will go up in the near future to backdate less immediate events. Characters are free to go back and forth to the castle as they please, but also have accommodations provided in the city or palace on Andres Isle.

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[ francesca doesn't come around for the poker, but she does track him down shortly after the re-building attempts begin, just to check on how he's holding up.

she's grinning fondly as she comes up behind him, stopping a comfortable distance away. ] I take it you held your own, with all the courage and integrity of a proper knight?

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[He spins at the sound of her voice, a grin quickly forming.]

Hey! You're here! [He sort of missed her question due to his excitement. Give him a second. He'll figure it out. First, though? Hug time.]

[ yes, hugs would be good. she doesn't even hesitate at the suggestion, wrapping her arms around his shoulders, and squeezing tightly. physical contact is always a nice surprise, especially now that she's single again. ] Where else would you expect me to be?

Well, here but with people more- y'now... important, I guess. [He pulls back and gives her a lopsided sort of smile.]

Well, that's hardly fair. [ she's still grinning, as well, her tone clearly teasing ] It's not as if you'd come to seek me out yet, either.

[ her smile softens as she takes a moment to properly consider him ] I think you believe me more important than is deserved.

Have you met you? [Seasoned older knight who is actually a ninja. Hello???] It's just been a crazy few days. I actually got to fight, though. Knocked it out of the park, thanks to you.

[no literally]

Oh? [ she arches an eyebrow, her expression a combination of curiosity and pride ] Can't say I expected any less, but please, do share.

It was something big and poisonous. Koraith had it handled at first but it went after him and I just-

[He mimes swinging the bat and makes a clucking noise with his tongue in time with the action to indicate knocking something with said bat.]

[ she looks greatly amused at the thought of him bashing a beast with a baseball bat. and still proud. always proud. ] An excellent opportunity to show your mentor what you're truly made of, then.

He had a funny way of showing his appreciation. [Stiles knows it wasn't intentional. It's still funny,, though. And he's not at all done making a big deal about it because he's a little shit.]

He tried to hit the thing and missed. Got me instead. At least I hope that's what happened. Otherwise, Koraith is secretly out to kill me and I may need to go into the squire protection program.

[ that look on his face djkalfdj;as

well, her own expression is caught somewhere between concerned and amused, because koraith is twice the size of stiles, and then some, so she can't imagine that didn't hurt. but his face. ] Are you alright?

Yeah, he healed me right after. It wasn't that big of a deal. [It was a like 25% of his hp. It was kind of a big deal.]

[ she nods, expecting no less from koraith ] So, it appears that baseball bat of yours seems to be treating you well.

Yep. Definitely got the job done here. My excellent training did wonders too. So thanks for keeping me alive.

[ she smirks, tickled by his easygoingness ] Anytime.

Wynn's suggested that any squires who volunteered to come fight on the island be promoted to full Knight status upon our return. Between his recommendation and your performance in battle beside your mentor, I'd say there's a considerable chance you'll officially be one of us very soon.

Wow... Gonna be a hell of a lot of parties at the castle when we get back.

[Give him a second and he'll realize that she said HE would get promoted.]

Wait, really? Man, I hope it's not just because he sliced me once.

I assure you, that ranks among the least of your qualifications. [ she continues to smile warmly in his direction, doling out the compliments like they're going out of style. she can't help it. she just likes him so much. ]

Aww shucks. [He mimes kicking a rock with his shoe. Actually there are probably rocks so he actually kicks a rock with his shoe.]

Well, if he really does promote me, you're so invited to the party.

I wouldn't miss it for the world. [ her grin widens, and she reaches out to squeeze his arm, once, before letting her hand fall back to her side ] Besides, I never turn down a reason to buy a new dress.

Happy to help. [How does he get such awesome attractive friends? It's crazy.] If there's dancing I'll save you one.

[And adorably low cha check of 5 makes that just come out like the nervous, excitable teenager he is.]

[ he's too cute, and while reassuring, her naturally inviting smile probably does little to ease his nerves ] Oh, there's always dancing at these things, and believe me, I'll hold you to it.

[ she considers him fondly for a moment longer, finally looking away to acknowledge the work he was doing before she interrupted ] Though I suppose I should also inform my own squires of their promotion, and let you get back to work.

[Still grinning like an idiot, he just nods.]

Sounds good. I'll see you around. Take it easy, Francesca.

andres ♔ but life is for living

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