Guild Wars 2

Note: Content might not follow exactly the events from the actual game itself. This story features Tarnished Coast guild Legacy of Liberation (LoL). Please contact XxBulletproofxX if you would like to join the guild.

We all thought that the city was impregnable. Nobody took her seriously at her seemingly idle threats. Until this happened. Lion Arch was going about their business as usual when Scarlet’s ship dropped from the sky, sprawling forth all kinds of minions that quickly overwhelmed the security within. As a result, the five races banded together their finest to deal with the threat. But there wasn’t enough time to prepare: the guild leader was away on a dungeon exhibition with the elite team that mainly consisted Drakan and a few others. We couldn’t hope to retake the city without them.

“Captain Magnus,” I said. “Legacy of Liberation reporting in. I’m standing in as second-in-command as the leader is not available.”

“Very well. Your name is Shinta, right?”

“Yes. But sir, how do you intend to retake the city with only a few hundred men at your disposal?”

“We won’t. Our main focus is civilian evacuation. Get your men and be ready to fight.”

“How long do we have?”

“I don’t know. Here,” he passed me the Whispers communication device. “Follow my orders. I don’t want you dying on me. By the way, where is your armor?”

“I don’t need armor,” I replied, dropping my hand to the gunblade stowed at the holster. “I’ve got a weapon and that’s all I need.”

“Whatever suits you. Now go, the citizens are waiting to be rescued.”

Civilian retrieval wasn’t going to be a very easy task. Those armed with projectile weapons had to be sure not to accidentally shoot them down. I passed on the instruction to the people that were under my command. Among those were S-ranked fighters like Stargazer, Icabel, Kimiko and El Liong.

“Here is the plan. Take two other men with you,” I said to the S-rankers. “I will be bringing Mealrie and Kyakusen along.”

“They’re not very reliable,” Icabel protested.

“It’s okay. They listen to me. Now, hurry up before we die from the choking gas.”
The guild dispersed almost automatically a few seconds that followed the order. Before I could brief Kyakusen on the operation, she jumped away. By the time I opened my mouth, she was nowhere to be found.

“That woman sure wants to have it her way,” I said.

“That’s big sis for you,” Mealrie said. “Time is running though.”

I tilted my head slightly, evading a shot that would otherwise be a headshot. I pulled out my gunblade the moment we were facing a horde of Aetherblade enemies. Mealrie tumbled forward, tapping her temples and set ablaze one of them. I dived into the crowd, dodging all their arrows before exploding them with a spin slash.

Despite dealing devastating damage, not all were killed by the explosion. For that, Kyakusen sprung from her hiding, stabbing them where they least expected it.

“Took you long enough to come,” I said, wiping the blood off my face.

“That’s how you thank me, eh?” she said, sheathing her daggers with an intense killer stare right back at me.

“Always happy you can help.”

A small circular device rolled onto my feet. I glanced at it, spotting a string thay was lit which burned towards its body. I kicked it but it detonated close enough to send me flying high into the air. I somersaulted back, landing on my feet as I watched spots of blood fall off my head.

“Shinta!” Mealrie cried.

I turned around just on time to block an incoming roundhouse slash that drove me to my knees. The Aetherblade charr laughed triumphantly as he threatened to overwhelm me with his strength. I pulled out my pistol, firing multiple shots at the torso just as he managed to break the clash to leave a shallow cut on my shoulder. Mealrie bounced in, punishing them with an earthquake-like spell that left them to bleed. I struggled back up to my feet, watching the enemy surround us massively.

“How are we supposed to rescue the citizens with this many on our backs?” I asked.

“We’ll just have to keep fighting,” Kyakusen said. “Shift the focus. Sword and shield.”

Under that instruction, Mealrie blazed forward, attracting their attention with the flashiest spells she could churn out. While most of her attacks were not fatal, it was good enough a decoy for Kyakusen and myself to go in for the kill. It worked for a moment. But the immense pressure from the enemy was too much for Mealrie to handle in the first place. She was in no position to be the defender as her initial primary role was to be a backline magician.

She collapsed from exhaustion, having sustained more damage than her body could possibly take. In that vulnerable stand, one of them threw their axes. I slid in between, timing my swing to deflect the projectile.

“Kyakusen, throw a smoke bomb. We’re withdrawing,” I said after shooting down yet another one that stood in my way.

She followed without hesitation. As I pulled Mealrie up, an agonizing scream escaped from her mouth. I put in a thick coin in between her teeth. The concealment would be useless if someone made noise.

“Stargazer, Kimiko, Icabel, El Liong,” my voice quivered under increasing pressure as Kyakusen rushed to stem the endless bloodflow on Mealrie. “We need medical assistance! Do you copy?!”

“I heard you,” Kimiko said. “But our hands are full.”

“kitten . Stargazer? Icabel? El Liong?”

There was no response. They probably were facing the same situation as I was. If that was the case, then there was no way to get Mealrie out of immediate danger.

“Shinta, leave Mealrie to me,” Kyakusen said.

“But…”

“Focus on your mission. I’ll take care of her.”

I swallowed the lump that was forming on my throat. “Alright.”

“Don’t die on us, you got me?”

I raised a thumbs up, re-equipping myself as I walked back into the battlefield. It didn’t really feel like the end was near, having faced an endless horde to fight alone before. Maybe that was how my luck was. I got into my stance and just as I was about to exchange blows with the combined forces of Aetherblade and molten Dredge clan, a loud explosion disrupted the flow.

“Heh,” a familiar voice said. “You got yourself beaten pretty hard there.”

“Drakan?” I asked, turning around to see him and his team called ‘Care Package’. The guild leader, Bullet, towered over him from behind.

“You do realize that there’s a stench, right?” Bullet asked.

“Got me,” I said. “I wasn’t paying attention. Stargazer is located at Plaza. We haven’t been in contact since deployment.”

“Got it. Drakan, assist Shinta. I will take care of the rest of the guild.”

“Looks fun!” Drakan sprung forward, slicing a Dredge into half mercilessly as he entered into a frenzy of attacks. His squad followed him quietly, killing the hordes as if they were squashing ants. I joined in the massacre, watching them fall quickly and effortlessly. It stunk of death with so many corpses piled up on the human fortress that Drakan and his team erected. As much excitement Drakan had to this event, the miasma became so thick that it was nauseating.

“Shinta, Drakan,” Bullet said over the communicator device. “We need to withdraw.”

“But I was just getting started!” Drakan shouted. “Anyway, who trained all these lousy fighters?”

“We’re not here to retake the city, Drakan,” I said. “I’ll help extract the injured from the city in the meantime. Bullet, how is Stargazer and the rest?”

“They’re just as badly bashed up as you are. Not to worry though, the reinforcements have arrived.”

“A little bit later and we would have died.”

“Hmph,” Bullet grunted. “At least you know how to plan to ensure their survival. Now hurry up and bail out of this place.”

“Roger,” I took flight to Fort Mariner. That was where I last saw Kyakusen treating Mealrie’s grievous wound.

By the time I arrived, the defence led by Captain Magnus was decimated by the molten Dredge. They defeated the remaining guardians with little struggle. Kyakusen was surrounded, blood all over her body and her breath haggard.

I charged at the enemies but they scattered away upon my approach, shooting out several poison darts and random projectiles at me. I evaded some but took the rest. I ignored the increasing dizziness, shooting them down with whatever techniques that were suitable.

“Any news?” Kyakusen asked.

“We’re getting out of here. Get Mealrie now,” I said.

“About time,” she replied, stabbing one more of those oversized rats on the stomachs.

“Hey sir,” an Asura Lionguard beckoned. “You can just use the waypoint to get out you know.”

“Will you be able to lead us there?”

“Not without so many enemies on our backs. But I can help hold them off.”

“Good. That’s all I need to know. What’s your name?”

“Makiyuki,” he said, pulling down his golden helmet as he went into the thick of battle. “At your service.”

I joined hands with both Kyakusen and Mealrie as I chanted a spell under my breath. A blueish magic circle formed on the ground, the pressure around us getting more intense before we disappeared altogether. The next thing I knew was that we were just a few steps away from escaping the city.

“You’re late,” Bullet said, supporting Stargazer by his shoulder who appeared to be knocked unconscious.

“They got Mealrie,” Icabel said darkly.

“She’ll be okay,” Kyakusen rebuttled. “I prevented a massive blood loss by using a health serum. Anyway, is it me or is the air quality getting worse?"

“It is,” I said.

“Hah,” Bullet said. “It ain’t a big deal. It’s just a bit stinky, that’s all. But Captain Magnus told me to evacuate everyone when the air gets too thick of that poison.”

“Oh. Okay. Then let’s go.”

We stepped out of Lion’s Arch, leaving behind a war that would continue regardless of what we did. But for now, a little bit of rest would be a good idea.