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A few ico rebel scraglers appeared into the clearing that Ashen Rahman was in. They stopped and backed up considerably at the sight of the valheru. They drew swords but did not lunge in for combat. The valheru stood his ground and began to chuckle.

What are you running from you maggots.

We are the ico rebels, we are waging a war with the ico clan, we need to get away from here or we will die, we need to gather our forces, if you do not let me through then i will have to go through you

Again the cold harsh laugh of the Valheru came around and the ico rebels were dumbfounded

You may run me through, but i have come back once from the dead there is nothing to say that i wont do it again

Lime green energy sparkled through the slits in his helmet as he walked closer to soldiers

I will strike a deal with you, tell me where the battle is and i will not slaughter your men

The soldier thought hard and looked to the Valheru, He then nodded to a fellow sodier and pointed behind them.

About a mile in that direction

His voice wavered and he split instantly with his small patrol past Ashen Rahman. The valheru then left his horse and continued on to where he was instructed... it was time for a blood fest

As Ashen Rahman entered the battle field the stench of blood filled his nostrils. He laughed but was saddened at the same time, the battle was over and his blood lust had not yet been fufilled. He started to talk to josh in hos subconcious,

Ahh doesnt that smell good efling... blood. The very life essence itself. Sadly i cannot indulge in it, the battle is over.

The valheru walked around with the presence that was granted to him. He looked around and he could see bodies for miles, he was suprised at the mass carnage that ensued between the humans... death had a field day.

Soon anger set in and Ashen Rahman cursed in an ancient tounge, he trudged back and forth anger coursing through his veins. The he stood still and let out a bellowing cry, energy flurried around him and withing seconds things were calm again. The valheru had to let off some energy.

The Leader smiled. The Ico were clearly slaughtering the rebels. Yet something fishy was going on. The Engineer didn't seem to be affected in the slightest. "He's probably hiding something from me. He thinks that he can beat me? With his pathetic army of rebels...trained by me?" The Leader sat down into his chair and holded his arms on the table, peering at the map before him. He was alone in his study. No one bothered him. They didn't want to. The price was death.

The rebels were the only thing between him and the domination of southern Japan. "Once they're gone, it's over." He eyed a red dot that denoted Yokohama. The Leader's eyes moved from the Ico Rebel base to his own. It fell upon the X that marked the Prison of Despair. He stood up and swiveled around to face black curtains. He pulled them aside to admire the grandiose view of the prison.

The towers of the prison peered at him from below. "I'm glad we chose to place it there. They'll have no idea what hit them." Already he could feel the energy inside the depths of the prison. But he would have no clue to as how much potential he actually carried.

Meanwhile, the Architect sat at a round table with his top elite spies. "What news have you brought this time?" he asked. A shiver shook them all.
"Uh...sir?" one meekly replied.
"Yes?"
"We snuck into the heart of the prison."
"Excellent." He closed his eyes in deep concentration. "And what did you find?"
The spy looked around to his colleagues. Another one piped up. "We heard...growling."
That brought the Architect back into reality. He leaned closer to them. "Are you absolutely sure about this?" Everyone nodded. "Is that all?"
"We also heard people screaming. We could only guess that they were orders. There was also faint chanting..."
"There is vile magic at work here." The grave remark brought the utmost attention. "Double your cautions. We cannot afford to make another mistake. Evidently, the Ico are working on something. Whatever it is, it must be a dark, dark secret. We need to be brave and to have courage. Without these, we have no hope. Even though they are slaughtering us, they are not good-hearted. They are demons, working for the devil."

Everyone stood up and bowed low to him. As they proceeded to turn around he held up his hand. "Always believe." They walked out the great doors and shut them without further notice. The Architect was left in silence. He closed his eyes. "We'll get through this."

Soon after uttering the ancinet words, he had around 4 wounded elven servents, his words had enchanted them and they were at his will. one of them was from the ico clan and ashen rahman didnt see the need for more than three servants. He snapped the elfs head back and removed his mask, he then bit straight into the elfs neck and ripped out his adams apple. A sigh of relief came from the valheru as his servants looked onwards blood smothered his mouth and he was now drooling. He put his mask on again and asked one of the servants what was happening. The ma responded with the story so far it was ico vs ico rebels. He vowed that the ico clan were up to no good. The valheru stood and listened, then replied.

take me to your base, i want to speak with your leader

The elf nodded and lead the company towards the ico rebels base

A rebel popped out of the ground, seeminly from nowhere, and walked into a one-room cottage, carrying a huge brown bag. The rebel walked to a bookcase and pulled one of the books, causing it to revolve around, revealing an entrance. He quickly slipped through as the bookcase revolved back. The rebel was now in a small, rocky tunnel. He headed on his way to deliver the explosives he stole from the Ico base.

The Architect stood up from the circle table and turned around to face a clear window. "What kind of person would have fragile glass on the windows of his fortress?" He took out a dagger and sliced the window as hard as he could. He couldn't even make a small dent. "Good, good, good." He replaced the dagger back in his cloak. It was then that he noticed a group of people heading his way.

She glanced down, a bit troubled, then began to walk away.