[b]Cease Fire - Lothar Wolff[/b]

Greed, one of the greatest sins of mankind, manifested itself right before Lothar. The darkness just overwhelmed him. Stunned and baffled, Lothar was at awe of this immense presence. How could anything of this magnitude exist on this seemingly mundane world? Then in the deep recesses of his mind came unholy thoughts. The mere aura of the hellspawn was causing Lothar to have strange thoughts. He quickly backed up away from the insectoid and muttered to himself "Dear gods... what have we wrought?" Lothar did not expect a minion of hell to show itself in these holy grounds. In fact, he believed that they were far from the power and influence from any demonkind, but the fact that one just appeared in front of him was just dumbfounding. It appeared that the demonic problem was much bigger than he originally thought.

Lothar then took a look around at the sight before him. It was heartbreaking. Friends were fighting each other over a few pieces of gold. Was this the face of mankind? Is a couple of bright and shiny metals enough to cause brothers to draw arms against each other? The situation almost seemed hopeless. Then Lothar heard the little pixie begin to sing. At first, Lothar become more confused, but as the singing continued he realized what Draza was trying to do. It was so simple and yet so brilliant. Lothar couldn't help but smile. The little pixie had a lot more in her than her appearances let off. Lothar then returned to the situation that was unfolding. Davian had turned coat and was attempting to end the life of Taigyn, who appeared to be barely hanging on to consciousness. Lothar then mustered himself with his shield and sword and began running towards Davian silently. Lothar hoped to catch Davian by surprise and use his shield to bash Davian to cause him to fall or at least stagger back so that there was some distance between Davian and the two leaders. Right now, their safety was top priority after all.

Davian's hammer was raised, about to end the life of the woman who dared interfere as she struggled to rise. Taigyn was still senseless, so finishing her, he could move quickly on to the pest who stole his rightful rule. As he draws to deliver the ending blow, though, a great force collides with the side of his head. Davian goes staggering, weapon flying from his hand and spit and blood flying from his mouth. He stumbles, dazed, as he attempts to regain his focus and find the apparent goliath that just struck him stupid.

Lothar raised his sword and pointed it at Davian. He then said “Do not move. Cease your sedition. You call yourself worthy to lead the Templars when you allow greed to overcome you and blatantly try to kill your brother and sister in the face of a demon?” He then yelled to the Republic soldiers and yelled “Rally men! Apprehend this traitor to the holy cause and protect your leader with your lives. This is a test of faith. Do not forget that you are the warriors of the Holy Order.” 

As his call to arms ring out, as if the voice of a warrior angel was channeling through him, all those in the area, already stirred by the small beacon of Draza's purity, begin to break from Greed's great influence. The demon snarls and howls out his outrage at the mortal champion, before quieting into manic laughter as not only the republic and templar stir, but also the papacy fighters and the betrayers. Freed from the effects, they start to raise to see what they could do. As the papacy begin to charge, they are met with a small force of the allied warriors as they remember the charge forgotten in the madness. However, the two templar turning with Davian remember as well, and begin to close in on Alida and Taigyn. A brave Templar and Republic soldier each intercept their path to defend their leaders. Still, it would seem the voice of Lothar had no affect on Davian, as he levels his shield and sweeps up the weapon of a fall one-time comrade, "I AM THE ONLY ONE FIT TO LEAD THEM, TO RULE RHEINFELD!" Davian cries out in anger.

Lother solemnly responded “Then you are beyond redemption. May the Gods forgive you for raising arms against your brethren. Even if you are fit to lead, a man who plots against his brothers and tries to grab the crown while tainted by their blood is not fit to rule.” Lothar then readied himself and took position between Davian and the two severely injured leaders. Lothar hoped that Davian’s wounded leg would make it difficult to move and advance towards him. This would buy Lothar more time, which was good since a fight of attrition was favorable for Lothar due to Davian’s severe wound. Davian was losing blood quickly, so if he didn't get treatment, then it was very likely that he would pass out from blood-loss. Also, the two leaders would need time to gather their wits as well. Thus, Lothar stood his ground and waited for Davian to initiate combat since time was in some sense on Lothar's side in this battle. Lothar did not want to kill this man, but if he had to then he would. As an aggressor, Davian lost his legitimacy. He could have used reason and diplomacy to bring change to Reinfield, but he decided to use perfidy as a means to an end.