[attr="class","textie"]Five minutes before Laciel found herself being attacked, a man in a black cloak appeared in a flash of fiery light a block away. The Phoenix's Knight, Ruin. Why he was here was anyone's guess- normally he'd be in Texas, guarding the Phoenix. But today was different, today he had a mission. That mission was now very time critical.[break][break]

Ruin was to be collecting an asset, one highly sought after. Maria wanted it as a way to fortify her troops in a way that Ruin could not; by preserving their lives. Ruin was after a healer, but he needed to act quickly, because he had been told that soon, she would be pursued by another party. So he made his way into Sentinel Hill, getting odd looks from people who saw him, this very tall man toting a huge sword slung over the width of his shoulders. Turning a corner five minutes later, Ruin saw his target was in a dire situation.[break][break]

Ruin counted four attackers. It was five, but Laciel had managed to take out one of the men. This would be easy enough. Entering the alley at a walking pace, Ruin threw his leg in a hard kick, catching one of the men in the cheek, smashing his skull into the wall of the building. The man's sudden scream, and the bone-crushing sound caused by its head as it impacted with the wall brought on the attention of the three other men. Ruin acted quickly, bringing down his sword in a massive swing, cleaving the next man in half with a diagonal slash. Ruin looked to the other two men, and while one began firing arrows, the other panicked and began to run away. Most of the arrows bounced off of Ruin's armor, and he advanced on the man. Using his sword like a huge log, to slam the man into the opposing wall from where his friend's corpse lay. That just left the last man. Ruin was fast, closing the distance in moments, knocking the man down and bringing his sword down into the man's back, impaling him into the ground.[break][break]

Ruin then turned to Laciel. She was injured, and arrow wounds were severe if left untreated. Without a word, he knelt beside her, taking out a knife. "Stay still," He whispered, taking hold of her pants and ripping a hole around where the arrows had entered her legs. He furrowed his brows, but he had dealt with worse. Gently as he could, he used the knife to widen the wound on her left leg. He twisted the shaft of the arrow, lightly, and it didn't move at all. "Great." He sighed, putting down the knife. He put his hands as close to the arrowhead as possible, then pulled fiercely. The arrow suddenly came dislodged with a spurt of blood, but it was out. Ruin quickly wrapped the wound with a torn piece of his cloak, and began working on the next arrow. This one was easier, as it had not lodged into her bone, and soon it too was wrapped, and safe.[break][break]

Ruin sighed. "There you go," he said, then picked her up. "I'm Ruin. The Phoenix wants you for your abilities in life magic." He stood up, looking to her. "In return for saving you, will you come with me?" he asked in a monotone voice.[break]

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[attr="class","textie"]Ruin nodded, starting to walk. He picked up the sword, pulling it out of the now dead henchman laying there in a pool of his own blood. Ruin left the alley, partially covered in blood just as Laciel was. "I know your name. The Phoenix knows about you. That's why I'm here, anyways," he said, in response to her introduction. [break][break]

"You are mostly needed to heal the wounded troops." Ruin was currently headed back to where the Phoenix had teleported him in. Soon, they would be back in Maria's castle, and Ruin and Laciel were both inside a bedroom. "These will be your quarters. You should probably rest, and heal up." He laid her down.[break]

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