War on Empyria [NSFW, Anthro, all species allowed.]

they reached the inner chamber where the priest was busily fussing over an altar, two ecclesiastic guards holding a stag down on his knees, more importantly however was the floating crystal above the altar, no doubt stephan’s current prison.
 
Oreo quietly slunk off to deal with the guards as needed, the priest was Shyanne’s.
 
Priest: “by the light’s sacred grace, let this spirit be bound, may he suffer mortality, and a thousand deaths for his treachery.”
 
it was up to shyanne how to approach this, when the priest croaked the guards would follow.

she quietly approached as normal, and with a resounding CRACK the priests head was blown to pieces, blood spattering all around to the left of the priest, the right side of his head charred and blackened.

@Jinx  
the guards released the stag and made to grab their weapons, only for two bangs to ring out as they joined the priest in hell.
 
the crystal at the same time took on cracks.
 
Oreo: “hey, bambi, grab the gem and run with us or you find out exactly what they planned for you when they get their act together!”
 
the stag was quick to comply, as even with double trying to mitigate the noise heard the death of a head priest and the failing of a celestial trap gem were noticable.

@Cerebrate  
Double, take these grenades, rally the eccelsia together, then throw them into the group. Each one has a kill radius of 40 feet. Be discreet about it, act as if you are hurt by it. In the chaos you can escape.
 
Oreo, grab stephan and lets get out of here.
 
after a moment shyanne stopped
 
hand me back those grenades and hold the door. I need to make a shaped charge to blow this wall.

@Jinx  
they barred the door and did as instructed, waiting for her to be ready.
 
Double: “is the plan for me to rally and blow them still on, darling?”

That ones on you. I have to use both grenades in this charge.
 
she secured it to the wall
 
Take cover!

@Jinx  
they all do just that.

@Cerebrate  
with a massive boom the wall was vaporized, a hole big enough for them to escape through made

@Jinx  
double: “good luck darlings, i have a different task among these sheeps so this wolf isn’t coming.”
 
Oreo: “on your mark ma’am.”

Double. You need to look wounded, at least. As if you fought us.
 
the used pistols had been dropped where theyd been used at, to sell the story.

@Jinx  
he quickly made the necessary adjustments.
 
“now go darling.”

@Cerebrate  
Ill see you again.
 
with that she and the others ran, making for a bale portal opened by shyanne

@Cerebrate  
Unferstood then. Thank you.
 
Come on guys

@Jinx  
in the following days, the story of the ecclesia became abundantly clear, that the machinists had aligned with the Cabal, it didn’t help the alliance that Stephan had originally been the driving force behind forming it.
 
On Teslania’s streets no one cried for the alliance, the ecclesiasts were notoriously bad friends even when it was still peaceful.
 
the stag they ahd freed had in the meantime been posessed and largely supplanted by the former archangel, he had been a slave bought from uruk.
 
Stephan: “had i known it would end like this i would have conscripted the mechanists to help me take the heavens out of that cosmic miscarriage’s hands.”

@NyantaStarhunt  
they fall back into step.

@Cerebrate  
Shyanne: i think this actually bodes well for both nations. If the teslatics can overcome their dislike of the cabals customs a great empire could be formed, with lady grimm at its head.

@Jinx  
(shyanne knows grimm is in fact the boss?)
 
Stephan: “the teslatics have a strong stomach… can’t really think of anyone too naive to get offended, the ecclesia hates you on principle.”

@Cerebrate  
he leads them through ona steady path looking out for the baddies

@Cerebrate  
(One of the few that knows her name, but not WHAT or who)
 
I think we should do everything in our power to secure the alliance between us then. I hear the cabal has some very dangerous old tech. Just rumors ive heard though.

@Jinx  
“aren’t you already working for Eudora’s little sleeper cell?… nevermind that though, if you can get me through to MAtt i can probably convince him. he’s probably right pissed at them anyways, the attack and the slander ought to do it.”

@NyantaStarhunt  
a small green glow had gotten in front of the group, moving like it wanted to guide them, and sure enough following it seemed to get them around the more dangerous patrols.
 
Midnight: “a wisp, but what is one doing this far from yggdrassil?”

@Cerebrate  
Im in a lot more places than most of you realize.
 
Ill do my best to help get the ball rolling.

@Cerebrate  
he meows out softly… well the forest was recently this far out…or at least closer midnight.
 
Thank you little light

@Jinx  
Eudora: “is that so? you doing a side job?”
 
 
@NyantaStarhunt  
finally they pass by the last fields and are in the hilside leading towards the teslatic city, somewhere here would be the artillerist camp.
 
the wisp floats over to some shrubbery and disappears, the bush uprooting the next moment and walking over.
 
Drassil: “not a word about my size, and if i even suspect i hear a chuckle someone is getting the thorns.”
 
Midnight: “oh, right, the plantfolk do that.”

@Cerebrate  
Not currently. More like i know people.