Necron: The Legend Of Rezar DeathWind

Lenore was very confused, how did a diplomatic mission to go see the Kitsunes turn out into a full blown altercation with them, and even worse is the fact that Gynaika is saying their enemies aren't the Kitsunes, but rather the NPCS that seemed to have hijacked their bodies, and to that end, Lenore called Bullshit! She's lived a couple of lives herself in Elysium, at least those that she could remember, and she knows for a fact that there are no such things as NPCS. They had AI's that took the place of gods, or some really intelligent monsters but…. come to think of it; weren't AI's Just NPCS too.

She was confused, this whole thing was giving her a headache and honestly she didn't want to think too much about it as it all sounded so weird and not within the bounds of what she would consider normal. Even when Rezar came to the entrance of the dungeon with ten skeletons in tow, it still didn't give her enough clarity to make heads or tails of what the fuck was going on here. She would try to be calm and listen to what Priest have to say, and ignored the fact that there was an unconscious and armless Kitsune sleeping in her fucking Tent!

"Hey Old Man! Speak! You too Foxy, what the fuck is going on here?" Rezar asked as he barged into the clearing in front of the dungeon's entrance, which in this case was an ancient temple almost completely swallowed by moss, vines, and the trunks and boughs of the trees that had grown around, on top and within its old architecture. Lenore furrowed her eyebrows at the way Rezar was speaking, he only ever called Priest Old Man when he was angry of dead serious, this leader of her's had absolutely no fear. So she had no idea what he sounded like when he was afraid.

"Rezar, remember I told you that there are so many secrets within Elysium that have been forgotten to time, meticulously and specifically wiped from memories and records by manipulation of Elysium itself in a bid to bring balance and continue to foster its growth and expansion. One of those secrets are the NPCS, and believe me they are a bad news even worse than vampires and the Necron itself."

Lenore blanched at that, she's heard the stories behind the legend of their village's name, it was a bloody story that's for sure, and one that according to Priest only a handful of people in the whole of Elysium knew. And from those stories, she knew those were dark times for Elysium, really dark times that the horrors of it ever existing had been meticulously wiped away with nary a trace to be found, and now he was saying that this was something worse' she couldn't help the shudder that tingled and went up and down her spine.

"The NPCS in Elysium are parasitic, they can be anything from a Symbiote to a virus to bacteria, basically the kind of things you can't easily see or touch. Elysium is more than just the planet you see, there's the underworld where all sorts of demons and undead live and roam, many of which are actually living and alive. But such a knowledge is kept really guarded as knowing there's a place where death class users thrived and live would definitely shake the foundations of this world." Lenore watched as Rezar's eyes widened in surprise, she was shocked too.

If what Priest said was true, then there were more than enough Death class users in Elysium to make sure everyone else died for real and permanently. It didn't make sense, for Lenore Elysium has always been something that was stable, this world, this reality and all its wonders were reliable, it's the people you had to watch out for, but now she's learning that Elysium was more than the sum of what everyone else knew about it. And such a discovery was downright terrifying.

"Just like the underworld the NPCS have a separate dimension of their own, with real bodies just like everyone else. Twice before, in times now lost to history and scrubbed clean in much the same way you would clean a computer's database, the NPCS had invaded. Taking over the bodies of millions of people and leaving a trail of destruction as fathers killed children and mothers drowned their babies.

They spread quite rapidly and it was discovered that the longer one of them spent in an area, the more likely for a rip in dimensions to open and send more of them coming through. And given how much we've seen, I reckon that the NPCS have been here for a while…. We need to find a way to get them off the bodies of the Kitsune's, because frankly speaking we're in luck as this group of NPCS have normal bodies, even if they're just tiny squids. We can find them and dislodge them, and then completely destroy them to free the village. If not…. I'm afraid we will have no choice but to exterminate each and every person in the village, human and NPCS alike." Priest said, as the new addition to their group, a Kitsune called Kari shuddered in fear at the suggestion. Lenore watched as Rezar opened his mouth to ask.

"Is there a reason why we can't just kill everything and be done with it! It would be much easier and it is more guaranteed to put an end to them." he said as he folded his hands, ignoring the panicked looked on the face of the Kitsune with yellowish gold fur.

"Please I'm Pleading with you, even if you can't save them, please leave them alone, we're not always controlled by these NPCS, they only act when they're threatened and are just contented to watch. The rest of family is back there, my father! Please I'm begging you, have mercy on them."

She was bowing now, but she might have well as just been air in front of Rezar as he didn't even twitch. Rezar wasn't heartless, he was just Pragmatic, and would rather deal with this in a way that had the least amount of losses on him, if any at all. He was putting his people first, or his self. But in this case that was the same thing, and Lenore actually agreed with his sentiment, they owed these people nothing.

"If we kill them all, we lose a valuable ally in our stance against the Goblin King, and better yet this would be a chance to conquer a territory, servitude in return for your help, would work more to your favor and Necron village will grow into a town with their help. they would be an important unit in your army Rezar. Sure we would have to extend ourselves a bit, but I know we can win, and when we do, you will have an asset unlike another. You would have fully consolidated your territory before the fight with the goblin King."

" Won't the territory still be there even after they're dead, if territory is what we are after then we don't need the people in it do we?" Rezar asked with an impassive voice, causing even more panic to be etched onto the face of the Kitsune.

"And this is where we will have another lesson 'Lord Rezar' so lend me your ear and your heart." Priest said to Rezar as he raised an eyebrow in return, but still sat up straight to listen to what the clergy man had to say.

"A territory, regardless of what name, what resources, what treasures it has, is completely worthless without the prime factor that makes it what it is. It's not about the place, nothing about the place makes it valuable My King. It's the people that make the territory, it is them that gives it value. So ultimately the true treasure of a territory is not in what resource it has to offer, but in what kind of people is has to offer. Do you understand what I'm trying to say?" Priest asked Rezar who still looked impassive.

Rezar didn't say anything as he got up to his feet and started walking towards his recently summoned undead. His voice floated over, hard as steel and with an edge that gave no room for arguments or questions. Filled with a power that made Lenore feel like she was not just looking at man but a King in every sense of the word.

"Get ready all of you, we break camp in an hour so make sure you have a plan of approach and attack. I'm, making no promises Foxy, but I will keep the slaughter to a minimum. But know this and know this well, if any of my people or too much of my undead begin to fall, then ill wipe this clan of Kitsunes off the face of Elysium! Consequences be DAMNED!"