It was a dark and stormy night (Or maybe just stormy, as the Azure Knight has lost track of time) when the Night Lurkers attacked. They came en masses, catching nearly everyone off guard. The guardsmen fought back as best they could as everyone else ran for safety. But there were simply too many Night Lurkers attacking too quickly to save everyone. People would die. [b]"AND THEY SHALL PAY!"[/b] The Azure Knight leaped into action. With her sword drawn, she attacked the nearest Lurker, catching it by surprise. Her massive sword combined with the speed of her attack enabled her to puncture through the monster's armored plates, and using skillful foot movements she threw her entire body's strength into forcing her blade out, while also slashing the giant insect in half. But that was merely one beast. Before the monsters had time to turn to face her, she had already descended upon another, forcing it's armored plate upwards to expose it's softer flesh, where she stabbed the Azure Light into. that was two. Jumping off the dead monster the Azure Knight readied herself against another group of Night Lurkers, and they put their attention onto her. Unlike the first two, she no longer had the element of surprise to kill them easily. But she was not worried; she had faced worse odds. and backing her up was some of the local guardsmen from the near by barracks, as well as the sentries posted on the top of the buildings. While they were busy in their own way, they would assist the Azure Knight but occasionally distracting one of the Night Lurkers, or finishing it off when she couldn't for some reason.

The Azure Knight and the local guardsmen worked together to eliminate the Night Lurkers in their way. She stood behind the guardsmen shield wall, and using the reach provided by her sword, stabbed in between the gaps of the shield at the Night Lurkers. When one of the beasts managed to break the formation, the Azure Knight was quick to kill them and allow the guardsmen to reform their shield wall, as they continued their path of slaughter. The Night Lurkers may be superior against a guardsmen, but the combined forces of the guards was able to fend off even some of the more massive Night Lurkers. The Azure Knight helped when she could as well, and the guards did not as her to leave; she was not dressed as some peasant caught in the danger, but as an actual knight ready to fight. Her help was appreciated. The Azure Knight stayed with a group of guardsmen, twenty in total, as they made their way to a tavern called the Farmer's Daughter; the captain of the guardsmen had orders to escort some noble who was last seen heading towards the tavern. While the Azure Knight herself would have liked to save more innocents, the captain of the guard was quick to remind her that she was just a lone knight; she lacked the manpower to save everyone. But if they could escort the noble to safety, they could than focus on saving the rest of the city. The Azure Knight still didn't like it, but he had a point.

The group managed to clear a path towards the Farmer's Daughter, and while many were battered and bloodied, a few of them dead, most of them were still ready to fight, the Azure Knight included. her armor was soaked in blood, both her own and the Night Lurkers, and her armor was damaged and scarred. Though slowly healing, one could see where a Night Lurker tried to bite her arm off, but only managed to puncture through her forearm instead of ripping it off. She had picked up one of the guardsmen tower shield and now joined the shield wall blocking the Night Lurkers while stabbing them in the head. As they fought off the monsters around the tavern, the captain of the guardsmen took her and a few other guards into the Tavern, and told her who they were looking for. The Azure Knight was the first to enter the Tavern as many were beginning to leave, shouting out the name of the noble she was sent to look for. [b]"Lord Haklo Desol! Where are you?!"[/b]