Punchcraft: War of the Five Armies
Summer
Frozen lakes, North Mountains
The frozen lakes were a massive cluster of lakes, Snowmen usually traveled across the lakes that would usually lead to a skirmish with the Mountain men. The lakes were in the outskirts of the North Mountains. Max, Noah, and Dorian were nearing the end of the lakes. Much to Dorian's approval, he hated the cold. Max still couldn't comprehend why he hated the cold and lived in the coldest place of Punchcraft, but then again, Mages were odd.
Max, Dorian, and Noah had just stepped in a frozen lake. The lake was large and big. "So, Dorian, why are we going to the East?" Noah asked, he wasn't the biggest fan of magic. "Well, with the Darkness suddenly swarming the Overworld, we're going to need knowledge and assistance. We're visiting the Mages." Max raised an eyebrow as he looked at Dorian. "The Mages?" Max questioned "We would have to travel the forest of the unknown, though." Dorian ignored his question as he stared at his reflection in the frozen lake, he was a narcissist.
Max had short dark-brown hair with light brown eyes. He had a scar in his elbow and in his knew. He was 5'6 feet tall, he was thin and fit. He had a dagger concealed in his shin and his sword was slung across his back. Max was wearing leather armor that would warm him in the cold weather.
Dorian was a blond man with sea-blue eyes. He was thin and tall. Dorian did not have any scars unlike Max; he was using his staff as a walking stick. Dorian was 6'1 feet tall, it was hard looking for such a big size of leather armor.
Noah was walking behind the duo. He had short dark-brown hair but longer than Max's and coffee-brown eyes. He was 5'4 feet tall, he was thin and fit, but not very tall. He had a large quiver and a marksman's bow; several arrows were inside his quiver. He was wearing leather armor like the rest.
The ground began to tremble, the trio halted as they scanned the area. About five enormous creatures rose out of the freezing snow and loomed over the trio of humans. They were Snowmen. The Snowmen were bulky and tall, they were about seven feet tall and weighed 800 pounds, the Snowmen were made of snow but covered in ice armor.
"Why are the men of the mountain traveling away from their home?" questioned one of the Snowmen, Dorian walked forward to the one that asked his question.
"We are travelling to the East, we are seeking assistance of the Mages in a crisis the men of the mountain are having."
"What crisis is that?"
Before Dorian could answer, a duo of portals materialized between the Snowmen and the Mountain Men. Black skeletons with blades were the first wave to pour out of the portals; they were swiftly followed by pale Skeletons with bows and arrows. The pale Skeletons took aim and fired a barrage of flaming arrows, the arrows penetrated the leader of the Snowmen group, and he kneeled in pain as he slowly began melting. The Snowman slammed down a fist on the Skeletons, eliminating about two of them; he raised his other hand and began firing snowballs out of his palm.
The skeletons were knocked back as they were buried in snowballs, Noah assisted the Snowmen while Dorian and Max combated the wither skeletons. Dorian hurled a sphere of flames that knocked back and scorched one of the wither Skeletons; Max slammed his sword down on its head. Another Wither Skeleton marched towards Max, the Skeleton hurled a punch that slightly staggered Max, the Skeleton prepared to slay the human when it was consumed in a storm of miniature fireballs. Max glanced at Dorian who grinned, that was the second time he had saved him in a day.
One of the Snowmen collapsed in the middle of the frozen lake. Cracks commenced expanding through the frozen lake, and the weight of the humans, the Skeletons and the Snowmen wasn't helping. One of the pale Skeletons fired an arrow that soared through the air and wheezed right past Noah's leather helmet. Dorian counter-attack by firing a trio of fireballs that eliminated the Skeleton, Noah yelled a 'thanks.' Dorian nodded as he continued scorching his enemies.
Max shoved his sword under a Wither Skeleton's chin and pulled back, the Skeleton let out a snarl as it collapsed. One of the portals dematerialized. "Hell yeah!" shouted Noah. One of the Snowmen let out a roar that boomed through the Frozen Lakes, the Snowman slammed both of his fists in a group of Skeletons. Completely annihilating the group, unfortunately, there were still several more skeletons than the Snowmen and the humans combined. Dorian knew this,
"You know Max," Dorian commenced a conversation "why don't we take advantage of this and get out of here before we perish?" Max glanced at a Snowman collapsing and melting as it was surrounded by pale Skeletons. "We have to seal the portals before more Minions of the Darkness pour out," Max answered "plus, it gives us bonus points with the Snowmen." Noah let out a sigh. "You know, honor and all that isn't everything, I rather be alive than die." Noah supported Dorian's point. Only two of the Snowmen were left, it was five against fifteen. Max froze in the middle of the battle; he had to choose between saving his friend or helping the Snowmen.
Suddenly, the lake's cracks expanded and the blocks of ice began to crack apart. Dorian and Noah sprinted to the other side of the lake, abandoning Max and the Snowmen. Max whirled around to see the Snowmen back to back combating the Skeletons, they would not last. He let out a sigh, he had to choose, run like a coward to fight another day or stay back with the Snowmen and assist them in killing the Skeleton threat. He glanced at his friends yelling at him to come to them, then at the Snowmen as they were being slashed at and showered in arrows. That's when Max made his choice.
Will Max go to his friends? Will he save the Snowmen? You choose!