The Zealot and the Youth (JT, PG13)

[Ruhe Krieger]

Ruhe Krieger a young girl in the cobbled streets of Copenhagen had been sitting in the nice shade of a tree this fine day on a bench. She had been flipping through a book known as, "The Shadow Thieves." It was a certainly interesting book and she could say she partially relates to the main character. This bit of land was still under jurisdiction of the Krieger family and the Quincies living on it. Putting a book marker into the story, she would shut the book and would neatly put it into a small satchel. The girl had looked to the bright sun in her patch of darkness as she stood. "What a beautiful day it is. I think I'll go and have a stroll through town today? I need to return this book anyways." She had talked to herself as it was a bad habit of hers, but she wouldn't notice such a thing. The girl had calmly walked through the streets of Copenhagen as she wandered from the territory she knew as home.

Ruhe's father was the lord of this territory and several quincy families had been taking refuge in his land forming communities. One might think that Ruhe being the daughter of this man would be spoiled and arrogant, but in reality very few may match her humbleness. The neglected child of the Krieger family, and the only one without knowledge nor skill of how to use Quincy powers. She had been trying to learn how by herself but had only learned a single abillity known as Hohle Schneide through her efforts. As such, Ruhe was essentially a normal human being with only a strong spiritual power to say she was different. She was an innocent child and lacked the know how of the world and how it worked. It was her summer vacation as she was enjoying herself through the world of books.

Ruhe Krieger had been walking as she had stopped as she heard a loud howl in the distance. What was that odd noise that pierced the air? Whatever it was, it definately wasn't natural, and she felt a shiver down her spine as she continued to walk down the road to the library. The loud howl had pierced the air yet again as this time the noise was even closer than before. Ruhe had turned and had seen a floating black creature in the sky with a white mask as it had turned it's head to Ruhe's direction. The young thirteen year old child had felt an unnatural fear torwards the creature looking downwards at her as soon, she heard multiple howls now. From down the cobbled road, she had seen several black creatures with white masks and different patterns. As she stared at them, they began to run her general direction.

Ruhe had been terrified. No, to say terrified was an understatement. One had been a large centipede with an abnormally large face and scythes for hands. Another was similar to a spider like creature with incredibly sharp legs which was chinking the sidewalk. The third was the odd floating hollow which was mostly shaped like a sack with a mask which could open at the mouth. The fifth was a shape of a giant eight foot tall giant with a single eye between his mask. She had been running in the wrong direction as she was running farther away from home. To anyone with a skilled energy sensory, they would sense Ruhe Krieger's potent spiritual energy as several more howls had formed. Ruhe had ran as far as she could until eventually she had been too tired to continue. She wasn't the most physical of children. She ended up in a dead end alley.

Realizing she had nowhere to run, she had held out her left hand as she spoke. "Smite the enemy with hollow steel. Hohle Schneide." A blade had materialized in the standard shape of the Quincy cross as the Hollows had been amassing torwards the tasty snack. Ruhe had taken the most crude and pathetic novice sword stance at this moment as Ruhe did not have any combat experience. The young blue haired girl had been more than prepared to defend herself if need be. Ruhe had no idea what those masked creatures wanted, but it seemed from appearence that they were not friendly. May God save her soul from these monsters. The Hollows very simply wanted to devour her for her spiritual pressure, and so they would sprint doubletime as the Hollows were eager to eat the child. She had only been 4,5 and some of these creatures more than doubled her height. The terrified girl had her eyes widened in fear as she would then hold her free hand over the silver cross she wears around her neck. "Mama! Papa! Older Brother! Please save me and take me home." Each time she spoke, it had turned into a more silent and desperate plea for something she knew would never happen. She would have to defend herself from these monstrosities.

She had seen an overly large hollow hand grab the corner of the alley as a large masked face had showed itself. The young girl had widened her eyes and began to shake in fear as she saw the sinister smile. Her blood turned cold as the hollow had taken a single step to show it's full body as it's teeth looked extremely sharp. The young girl began to pray in German as she was backing up further and further away until her back brushed the wall. The hollow had simply stared at her as it enjoyed her feeling of fear and distress. It would get bored eventually, but it enjoyed watching the child look like she was going to cry any moment before eating her. Ruhe had clenched her blade handle tight before she had stood her ground. She tried to shake her fear away. She would live...she didn't want to die. It was then that the hollow had finally gotten bored of watching the quivering brat, and it lurched forwards to devour her with a loud hollow cry.

[Caesar]

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"Fire." the young girl would hear a voice speak right next to her ear as if there was someone standing by her side giving her an order. However if she looked around the young Quincy would find that for the lack of better words she was alone. However if she looked down and observed the shadows created by the sun she would find several shadows fly forward. If she looked up she would find that there were eleven people standing above her. One of them was dressed in a large cloth, hiding everything in darkness as she gazed upwards the other ten were dressed in pressed military white clothing. With their military boots slammed against the airground they have created to sustain themselves. Ten of them had their bows notched and aimed at the hollows that were surrounding her. The moment the phrase "Fire" was uttered these a series of multi-colored arrows rained down before her. Tearing the creatures to shreds leaving nothing behind to disintegrate on their own.

When it was clear that every single hollow in the immediate area were dispatched more came Quincy came to stand around the man in cloth. Ten more to be exact. All bowing before him. "My Lord. The rest of His Holy Army is here to assist you. How may we be of service." One of them said. "Spread the cleansing of your God. Make sure that there are no more of these creatures left and you will have done your duties." When the man spoke it was gentle, and slightly raspy. Showing that this man was old. [smear:FF0000]"And we Say it in His name."[/smear:00FF00] all of the bowing Quincies said in unison. "And it shall be." [smear:FF0000]"Done.[/color] "Done." With that the man in cloth dismissed them and fifteen of the twenty that assembled diapered.

One of the Quincy that remained looked down "You there." his accent thick showing that he was of German descent. "Are you alright? You hold a Hohle Schneide. You must be one of us." Hopping down all of them descended to meet Ruhe. Of the group, the man in cloth appeared to be the oldest. With an orators mask covering his mouth and the upper half of his face showing great age. His eyes peering into hers. The other four appeared to be in their mid twenties. Their uniforms neatly pressed, tucked into their pants and their pants tucked neatly into their boots. All of them had their hairs neatly combed and underneath a military cap. Between the five that was there Ruhe would immediately know that the man in cloth held a greater power than the other four. Even without energy sensory she could feel it. The feeling was not of fear, but of awe. As if she was standing before a Prophet. This man, the man in cloth was Caesar, C, The Cardinal and he was the General for the Vandenreich Religion and Army. "Child." Caesar calmly said. Walking past the four who merely stood there and slowly made his way towards her. "Child of Our God. You are so young to be out in the open without a form of true protection." he gently cooed. Examining everything from her age of appearance down to how strong she was in her energy. "So young. Barely even capable of forming what makes us stand among the rest."

When he stood in front of her, Ruhe would see that in potential power, in height he towered over her. "You are safe child. You are with the Angels of God. With the true shepherds that will guide all souls to the promised land. And we will not let any harm come to the Lamb of our God. Is that correct?" the man said, shifting his body slightly to stare at the other four. [smear=0000]"Yes. My Lord."[/color] they repeated. "Very good. Now. Where were you going child? I can make sure you get there unharmed." the man said, moving aside to let her past. When she walked past Caesar the other Quincies would also move aside. Standing in a way that would make her feel as if she was royalty and that these were her trusted soldiers.

[Ruhe Krieger]

"Fire" Ruhe Krieger had turned her head before seeing several figures that had appeared seemingly from nowhere. The masked beasts that were only moments ago were going to eat her had been vanquished...disintegrated even. Ruhe had recognized the abillity the several figures were using. They had been using the bows of the Quincy Lezt Stil, the power and birthright Ruhe had been denied. The power Ruhe had so sought had been displayed by the Quincy in front of her as more figures had appeared. Ruhe was not only shocked to see such strength but also to see these figures floated in midair. Ruhe was baffled as she was sure she was going to die from the Hollows amassed around her. It seems she had been proven wrong in that regard as her life had been spared. Ruhe's Hohle Schneide had dispursed and shattered before disappearing. This man was respected by his fellow Quincy; called a lord? Was this man of a group of free Quincy like her father? Ruhe most certainly knew she had never met this man anywhere in the community.

He had dismissed his subordinates to go and hunt down more of those masked creatures after speaking of some sort of god. The men had bowed before him and had dispursed as Ruhe had seen the man walk torwards her. He noticed she had a Hohle Schneide and asked her if she was alright. He had even offered to take Ruhe to wherever she needed to go for protection? Ruhe had felt the immense power radiating from the man as she opened her mouth only for silence. She had then spoke as she looked to the man's feet. "I-I'm quite alright sir." She had bowed as she too also had a heavy German accent. "My name is Ruhe Krieger and I owe you my life." She had bowed politely as she even gave a small curtsy to the man whom she mistakened for literal royalty. "I am heading to the library to drop off a book I had been reading." She had shown him the front cover as she was amazed at this marvel of a man. Walking ahead, she had blushed feverishly as she had never had so much attention before...she liked it. She had no idea how to express the feelings she had right now, but had just been too flustered to think clearly.

The town had been rather modernized although many shops and buildings still had that rustic look to it. The buildings were mostly a dull greyish in color. Walking down the sidewalk, she had been a bit worried of the man whom was going to escort her. Turning a corner, there had been a large building to the east with the words "Copenhagen Library" in German. The girl had tightened the grip of the book in her arms. People were driving to work. Children were playing and having fun in parks with the various slides, swings, and other toys. If it wasn't for the hollow attack earlier, this would have been another normal day for Ruhe. Walking forwards, the library was large and had clear glass all around the building so that people may peek inside. It had been large and many teenagers, young adults, and others were walking in and out with the texts of knowledge in their arms. The place had been highly populated and seemed to be very busy.