City of IF

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This story is set in a world similar to the 19th century. The country is called Cassia, which is an imperilistic nation that is constantly at war with someone and usually winning. Captain John Taggert is the main character. He's tall, slim, and has greying hair. He has recently refused to carry out orders to burn down a city, and so he's been discharged. His father, a general, probably helped make the sentencing fairly mild, but nonetheless, he'll never be in the military again.

And so, the former captain decides to use his military knowledge and begins 'Slaying'. Slaying is a profession that has become necessary to life in this world. Because of reckless war-faring, the world has become swarmed with the undead, and terrible things are happening everywhere. Zombies, ghosts, vampires, werewolves and many unnatural beings have been a constant threat to humanity. Cities have built large walls and armed many soldiers for sheer survival. 'Slayers' are people who are hired to kill the undead. The Captain decides it is a better cause to kill the restless dead than to make more dead, and goes to the city of Tiersley to start.

With him is former Private Gregory Manning. Manning deserted his post to join the Captain, and though Captain Taggert would rather he didn't, it is too late for him to go back. And so they both get slayer licenses (illegally through the black market), and join a small crew comprised of mostly ex-military, called 'The Warders'.

The Warders are good fighters, but there is too few of them. A much larger and more ruthless gang called 'The Skulls' have dominated the slaying in Tiersley, forcing most of the other gangs to join or move out... or die. A gang called 'The Crossbones' pose the largest threat, and constant rivalry between the gangs threatens the peace, but distracts the Skulls attention away from the Warders.

Nonetheless, the Warders are forced to slay at night using a secret passage through the wall to avoid the Skulls. It is far more dangerous, and the undead are inherently stronger at night, but they have no choice. Additionally, a slayer named Stanimir, who is strong and dangerous, has shown hostility towards the Captain, and was possibly seen killing a fellow Warder.

Other important characters: 'The Admiral' James Haymen, leader of the Warders. Traeker, the dead slayer that might have been killed by Stanimir. Cyril, a well-informed barmaid. 'Savage' Hal, leader of the slayer group 'The Gravediggers', who threatened to turn Manning into the M.E.'s (Military Enforcers). Amaken Collier, moneylender whose brother works with the Skulls who might offer a money loan.


And that's all you need to know to read Chapter Ten.

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Watch out! A lot of has happened and reading this will tell you about sudden events that occurred in Part Two!


After a gruesome fight starting in the middle of the night and proceeding into the following day, the Warders have faced tenacious undead and strange events. Casualties were claimed in the ruins of eastern Tiersley, with sudden swarms of zombies. Furthermore, after losing men, ammunition, and sleep, they're forced to entreat the help of the city guard to get back in the city. With ropes and covering fire from the guards, most of the Warders make it back, but a nasty surprise is waiting for them, compliments of Stanimir.

Lieutenant Tamanee, an old nemesis of Haymen, immediately arrests the Warders for "endangerment". In other words, the guards were distracted and the city was put at risk. He releases everyone except Haymen himself. In 'the Admiral's" absence, Stanimir immediately tries to take over, but Captain Taggert refuses to let it happen. He challenges Stanimir and in the duel he is slain. Manning immediately shoots Stanimir and other Warders draw their swords and finish him, but as they gather around Taggert in his last moments, Stanimir disappears.

Manning tries to finalize justice, but it seems Stanimir, or whatever he has become, has escaped....

And now you can read PART THREE

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If you want to dig deep and know a lot about the story, read the chapters, but if you want to join NOW this is all you need to know:

Gregory Manning is a deserter of the Cassian Army. He's now the hesitant leader of a group of fighters called "The Warders", who fight the undead in the city of Tiersley. Tiersley has been under attack for a while, but the city walls protect a large portion of it, and the fighters (called Slayers), sneak out and kill a few zombies from time to time.

Unfortunately, the Warders are not the strongest group of Slayers in Tiersley, and the other groups don't like to share, especially the Crossbones and the Skulls, both of them with nasty reputations. It's forced them to slay at night, which has proven to be disastrously dangerous. The Warders have already gone through two leaders; hopefully third times the charm.