Characters: in order of appearance
Reks Syph hatake - Reks Taius Drayer (Warrior in Wrath)
Sara Queen Ranger - Sara Gornia (Leader of the Elite Rangers )
General_100 - Taiga Haru (Former Elite Rangers Elder, New Chief of Timekeepers)
A lone Tenno - Hayden Tenno (Wrath Elder, the Iced Tea Viking)
Kaleigh Ice Queen - Kaleigh Reizia ( WrathWarrior)
Natsgu - Natsgu Terrin (The Konung of Eliberinar)
Redrumlive - Kai (Wrath Warlord)
Towers - Elias Torund (Wrath Elder)
The Spy - Maius Corval (true identity hidden for obvious reasons)
Robseandy - Robseandy Garith (Wrath Warrior )
Blasted Ass - Baiza Bakudan (Wrath Ranker)
Rangergrad - Tobias Eiden (Elite Ranger Warlord)
(more to come, character not introduced yet will be introduced in the next chapter)
Cain Taylor - Cain Taylor (Wrath Warlord)
Cooky Hussain - (Wrath Ranker )
Juggernutts - (Wrath Warrior)
Legends of Eliberinar
Book one: Wrath
Chapter 2: A Knife in the Dark, Betrayal
A few days had passed since the meeting in the grand hall and operations continued as normal. Hayden Tenno had assigned Kaleigh and Reks to go to a Resource town near the outskirts. They were to be part of an escort force sending resources back to the Capital. Joining them on this mission were two of Kai's Warriors Robseandy Garith and Baiza Bakudan.
Robseandy was tall, dark and what the ladies would say, handsome. Robseandy was also rich, it was a bit confusing to anyone who didn't know him why he had join the clans military, he could be living comfortably with how rich he was. It was only when you got to know Robseandy that you learned that his family had been brutally slaughtered in the Clan war. Robseandy fought to avenge his family, when he came to the clan he was angry, and full of rage, Kai took him under his wing and trained him to focus that rage into skills that were beneficial to the clans ultimate goal. Unlike Kai, Robseandy was a bit more of a quiet person, but in battle he was a warrior almost as feared as Kai.
Now Baiza, a slender Viking who had a love of making things explode, had joined simply because he wanted to make people explode, and such things are often frowned upon unless you're fighting in a war. Baiza was brilliant when it came to explosives, he had designed an explosive round that could be used with the catapults, the result of course was a gaping crater left in the ground where the explosive round hit.
Kaleigh's reasons for joining were oddly enough for the sake of glory and adventure, she was much like Reks in that she wanted an adventure. Oddly enough Kaleigh and Reks came from the same village, they hadn't met much until after joining the Wrath clan. She would always talk about how she wanted to see new sights, and that every mission that took them to a place she hadn't been before was an excitement for her.
The journey to the Resource town of teilvad was not a difficult one, but did take a couple days to finish. Upon arrival they searched the resources for any treachery, there was no telling what Sara Gornia would do next. The caravan passed inspection and within a few shorts hours they were on their way back to the Capital. Baiza seemed fidgety and clearly displeased with the fact that we hadn't stayed long enough to watch the miners blow open a new part to the mine, "This is such a waste of my time and talents! I want to see something explode!" he complained. Robseandy glanced at his comrade and shook his head, "Oh come now Baiza, you'll get your chance soon enough, Sara will get what's coming to her and you'll get to use those explosives of yours on her armies." This seemed to excite Baiza and appeased him for the time as he fantasized about watching his foes explode into a million pieces in front of him.
The group stopped for the night in a meadow, in the morning they'd finish the journey to the capital. Kaleigh prepared dinner for the group as they sat around the campfire. Reks secretly wished that Hayden Tenno was there as well, but understood that with him being as high ranked as he was, other duties were required of him. Reks looked to Kaleigh, looking to start a conversation, "How long do you think it'll be until the fighting actually starts?" It was Robseandy who spoke first to answer, "Could be really soon, the Konung is tired of the Rangers attacks, he's been patient but as we all know, patience has its limits." Reks looked into the heart of the fire, watching it dance around the burning wood. He believed that everything had a spirit, even the flames that danced before him. The fire that danced told a story, a foreshadowing of events to come. In its wild dance he could see burning villages, the screams of thousands, and the marching of an army. The fire told a story of the coming war before it had even come to pass, it made him a little uncomfortable.
The following day the group rose early and continued the journey back to the capital. It was almost nightfall by the time they arrived. everything was quiet in the capital that night, but something seemed off, it felt like danger was in the air. It wasn't long after they arrived that the warning bells were rung, something was happening in the core of the capital. They rushed quickly to the Capital building to find a group of warriors fighting. The fighters were cloaked in black and bore no markings of another clan, though they could guess that they were Rangers. They joined the fray, axes and swords clashing in the Capital city walls.
Once the fighting ended a warrior who was left alive was brought before the Konung Natsgu Terrin, Someone was going to pay for this treachery, everyone pretty much already knew who was behind it. The cloak was removed from the warrior to expose one of the Elite Ranger Warlords, Tobias Eiden. He spat at the feet of the Konung, as he was shoved to the ground. He was beaten and bloody but still very much in the spirit to fight. "How dare you come into the capital with this treacherous act you cowardly dog!" Kai spat out in anger, the Viking was furious that they could stoop so low as something like this, although to be fair Mauis Corval did warn them about this. "All hail the glorious Konung, who sits on his golden throne while his people suffer and does nothing to stop it, you don't deserve to be Konung!" Tobias Eiden spat, blood occasionally spurting from his mouth.
The Konung stood and raised his hand to silence the angry clansmen, "You mistake my non-action for weakness, when truly it was to spare your clan from extinction. For this clear act of war the Elite Rangers will burn, that much is certain, Sara will not be given any more chances." He looked to the pitiful warrior before him, "He is yours to do with as you please Kai, Punish him in any way you see fit, tomorrow we march into Ranger lands and burn everything in our path!" Tobias' eyes filled with horror as he realized what laid before him. A wicked grin appeared upon Kai's face as he hauled Tobias Eiden away . It was certain that the Viking was going to rip him limb from limb before finally allowing him to die.
Morning came far quicker than expected Reks woke to the sounds of the other clansmen donning their war gear and preparing to march into battle. In the Capital square Tobias Eiden's head sat on a pike, the warlord had a grim face, that told clearly how much pain and agony he suffered before finally being allowed to die. The horns of war were sounded and the army began to march out of the Capital. Reks quickly found Hayden Tenno after donning his own gear and marched out under his command. The Konung was tired of the Rangers treachery and now they would most certainly burn for it. A shiver ran down Reks' spine as he recalled the vision he had seen in the fire, soon he'd be surrounded by the flames and screams of those who dared to defy the powerful Konung Natsgu Terrin.
To Be Continued...