Caravan

[*Selebius]

The Hobgoblin in charge, a muscular female adresses the archers first.

"Stay sharp, keep your eyes open. I don't like this scene. You two...", she gestures at the two Hobgoblins closest to her. "..search the corpses. And you...", she turns to talk to a Hobgoblin to her right "... go back to the barracks and find old One Tooth. He needs to know about this. Tell him their flesh was ripped from their bones."

The last one she adressed salutes and walks towards the door, two troopers sheat their swords and lean their shields to a nearby wall, then start to search through armour parts and bones while their commander looks on.

[*Midnight]

Seeing her plan fail Emila curses inwardly she has her undead assualt the two goblins inspecting the bodies and on her bat wings she flies at the goblin retreating to the barracks trying to cut him off.

[*Selebius]

The two Hobgoblins who were searching the corpses were taken completely by surprise.

They are not able to defend themselves falling to their undead attackers' claws easily.

The archers are surprised as well, unsure how to react to that enemy that appeared right in their midst- holding their arrows in fear to not accidently shoot their companions.

Emila finds it easy to block the door for the messenger if she wants to- the commander starting to yell commands, trying to rally their troops.

[*Selebius]

In the meanwhile someone is knocking at the door of Charles's office. It is one of Charles more trusted helpers, the man unusually nervous.

"Sir? There are two... somethings who want that job as a mercenary. I thought it is safer to not them in here. Please take a look."

[*Midnight]

Without hesitation she orders the skeletons to butcher the two Hobgoblins searching the bodies and then to charge the archers whilst she shifts forms in an attempt to kill the goblin that was sent to the barracks hoping she can kill them before their commander can restore order and shift the balance back in their favour.

[*Selebius]

The archers find their arrows rather useless against the charging undead and they realize too late that their former companions have not lost all their skills in combat. Emmy can dispatch the messenger quickly as he was not prepared to face the vampire.

The the three remaining Hobgoblins stand back to back, their leader's eyes fixing on Emila- and the Vampire feels that this one understands her nature.

[*Darkrob]

Charles would tell the assistant to show the visitors into his office

[*Selebius]

Posted by Midnight
She gives the mental command for the archers of her own group to draw their bows and take aim at the two goblins that flank their leader and with another spell she reanimates the aecond patrol. When she speaks she is addressing the woman in charge.

"You're going to die now. There is no way you can stop that. You can however chose what happens after. You can fight and become an animate pile of bones bound to my will, or you can retain your identity and your position of command and become something more. Just put down your weapon and surrender to me."

The woman hesitates for a moment.... looks in the empty eye sockets of her former friends and allies and perhaps sees her future in the red flickering light.

"I will continue to fight?", she says to Emila but the trooper to her right turns to face her, hissing a poisonous "Traitor" as he lifts his sword- only to have his throat ripped out by the woman's shield spike while the other one is shot down by the archers.

She looks down at the hobgoblin who slowly sinks to his knees, several arrows wedged in his armour but a few penetrated his rings. Looking into Emila's eyes she thrusts her blade down, straight into the man's neck from behind.

"I accept then."

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Before the man opens the door again Charles already hears raised voices, some people... disagreeing about something in both abyssal and infernal but the sounds stop as the door is opened.

"Here they are Sir... and another one."

When they enter Charles sees that the creatures cannot be more different:

The first is a tall woman, her female attributes overshadowed by her muscles. She wears armour made of hides and leather with metal rings sewn on them, on each thigh a punching dagger is sheated and on her back she carries two large sickles. Her eyes lack visible pupils, glowing in an eerie yellow.
Of course she is touched by the planes, her barbed tail and cloven hoof like feet giving her away.

The next is an insectlike six limbed creature- unblinking red eyes fixing on Charles and he feels this creature is used to many forms of violence. It carries a trident on its back, bows a bit to be able to pass through the door.

The last is a small fat, stout humanoid but where its body is covered with heavy rolls of fat its face is almost skull like, yellowish skin drawn tightly over bones. A sword and a knife on its belt, a bow is carried on its back, the creature dressed in dark, smooth somehow wet looking leathers.

The smell of brimstone fills the room and as this last creature meets Charles' eyes he hears a faint sound as if bones or dice are thrown- and somehow he thinks his fate has just changed a tiny bit.

((edit: Charles might recognize the creatures as one tiefling and two Yugoloths- a Mezzoloth and a Corruptor of Fate ))

[*Midnight]

Emila steps closer her fangs bare but this time her gestures are slow and deliberate, an embrace and a kiss.

"Don't struggle the pain won't last for long."

She drains the womans blood savouring two full meals in a day before alicing her iwb wrist with a silvered blade pressing it to the fresh corpses lips.

[*Selebius]

Of course the Hobgoblin is afraid- the creatures fear of death not easily surpressed.

Her blood is rich, strong and Emila feels surprisingly refreshed- she was an excellet prey in life and will be a good servant in death.

She slumps down to the ground if not supported and Emila knows it will take some time for her new servant to return to.. unlife.