Well I'm back with another chapter, sorry sorry sorry I know this took forever but writers block and all that luckily since I couldnt come up with anything I ended getting ideas and some plans for the next 3 or so chapters so they'll come much much quicker.

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Lire didn't know what was going on, she came with Elesis and Arme to the orc temple so she could fight the orc lord and now there's an intelligent orc blocking their way. The orc was staring down Elesis and Arme but then turned to Lire.

"You're an elven child," the orc stated, "I can only assume you are one of the survivors of our attack on the forest 10 years ago. Allow me to apologize, for what little it is worth, I was opposed to the idea of attacking your forest from the very beginning but I was not strong enough to prevent it."

"An orc wants to apologize to me?" Lire questioned angrily, "Did you actually think I'd accept such a thing, I don't want your damned apology, I want your leader's head!" Elesis and Arme were surprised hearing Lire talk like that.

The orc laughed at Lire, "I see, so you won't except my apology, then allow me to make my own type of amends." The orc smashes his hammer on the ground and the door behind him opens. "The lord is just beyond here, I will not stop you but if I could I would like to ask a favor."

"What the hell do you want?" Lire spat angrily.

"Plain and simple I want you to kill the lord," The orc said seriously, "I simply ask that you do not lose."

"Why the hell would an orc ask for that?" Lire asked cautiously.

"I don't like the orcs mindset," The orc told her, "it's as simple as that." Lire walked slowly towards the door, making sure to keep her eyes on the orc. The door slammed shut immediately after she walked through. The orc sighed, "Well now that she's gone, we can finally start our match."

"Why?," Elesis asked, "after everything you just said why do you still want to fight? Why don't you come with us instead?"

"I am a monster," the orc explained, "I would love to come with you girls and fight alongside you but, no matter how long we fight together, you humans would one day turn on me."

"I don't turn on my allies," Elesis stated, insulted.

"Maybe not," The orc said monotonely, "But can you say the same for every single human that you fight alongside, can you promise me that one of your allies wouldn't stab me in the back."

"No, we can't," Arme inserted, turning to Elesis, "Think about it, Elesis, no offence to him but there would be many troops who would leave if we brought back an orc and we may even lose Kanavan as an ally, do you really want to take that risk?"

"Damn."

The orc sighed, "yes not only would I be in danger but I would cause undue troubles for anyone who accepts me. I don't want either of those."

"I'm glad I got the chance to speak with you," Elesis told him, "I thought that all monsters were evil before I met you, but you've shown me that anyone, regardless of who they are or what they are can be good."

"Agano," he replied, "That is the name I have given myself, if I am to die here I ask that you not forget me, I don't want to be remember as just another nameless brute."

"Elesis."

"Arme."

"I will not forget you." Agano laid down his hammer and walked over to the wall. He threw his fist through the wall and pulled out a large sword made of sharpened bones. "It sickens me to fight using the bones of other beings but I had nothing else." Agano sighed and took a fighting position, Elesis and Arme took their fighting positions as well.


Lire walked cautiously through the hallway. The walls were decorated with weapons on makeshift display shelves. "He must display the weapons of people he kills, twisted bastard. The hallway was long and the wall was decorated with,axes, swords, lances, staves and a large number of bows, Lire felt her heartbeat quicken. Lire finally reached the end of the hall to find a large room with a throne at the back, sitting on the throne was a giant orc with black hair down to his shoulders and pulled up in a ponytail above his head.

"Who are you?" he asked menacingly.

"I'm Lire, from Eryuel island," Lire responded slowly

"Eryuel island?" The orc asked, "oh, that's right you elves fled there when we destroyed you." Lire's rage intensified. "You weaklings couldn't even defend yourselves, it was so fun watching you all die under my foot."

"Damn you to hell!" Lire screamed viciously.

"Oh, how scary," The orc mocked, "Why don't I show you something before you die. look behind me, this is a special wall where I only keep the weapons taken from elves."

Lire looked up and her heart caught in her throat. A red battle axe was on one of the shelves, on another was a black one and also a thin bow made from interwoven branches. "Those are the weapons my family used," Lire managed to stutter out, tears in her eyes. The orc lord laughed. "Bastard, you damned bastard, I always tried to believe that somewhere, somehow they were still alive. But I can't delude myself like that now that I've seen the proof with my own eyes. I'm going to kill you, you Bastard!

"You, Can, Try." The orc lord taunted, slowly.


Arme was watching Elesis and Agano grind their swords together, waiting for an opportunity to launch a spell. "Dammit," Arme thought"Agano is making sure that Elesis is always the one facing me, he's a lot smarter than other orcs. Arme tried to circle the two swordfighters in an attempt to get a clean shot at Agano but Agano circled with her making sure she could never hit him.

"Your good," Agano told Elesis, "Even I underestimated your strength and I always overestimate everyone."

"You overestimate everyone?" Elesis asked as they parted and smashed into each other again, "You seem like the type who could gauge anyone's strength properly."

"I have a slight problem which always makes me think that my opponents are stronger than they actually are."

"A problem?" Elesis asked as she broke away from Agano and created distance between them.

"That problem is the same thing that makes me so much stronger than other orcs."

"Doesn't sound like a problem to me," Elesis replied.

"It may make me stronger but it also prevents me from living freely."

"Just what is it?"

"I may tell you, if you can beat me."

"I have a feeling that it won't be so easy."

"I will be sure to make it difficult, and don't think for a moment that I do not realize what you are doing." Agano spun around slamming the hilt of the sword in Arme's stomach, knocking her out. "I refuse to lose!"

Elesis charged him again and swung her sword down hard. "I'm sorry Agano, but I have to fight you with all my strength because I don't want to lose here either."

"I would expect no less," Agano said calmly as he applied more power to his blade pushing Elesis to the ground. Agano walked towards Elesis, raising his blade. "I expected more from you. I thought you would've lasted longer than that.

"I guess I lose," Elesis said solemnly as she struggled to her feet, "Agano, do you mind telling me where your power comes from?"

"I suppose you deserve that," Agano decided without dropping his sword. "My power does not stem from the hatred and agression that the other orcs get their power from. My power stems from fear, the fear of death. I am always scared for my life, I don't want my life to end and that is where my power comes from. I have this power only for the sake of protecting my own life. Not for justice, not to protect others, simply so I can live."

"I see," Elesis stated simply, "So that is why your power was so much larger than that of the other orc we fought."

"Tell me, Elesis, where does your power come from."

"My power," Elesis zoned out and went deep into thought, "I just want to be stronger, I don't, or didn't, want to lose, that's all."

"A weak power to be sure, not quite as weak as the other orcs but no match for myself. I shall finish this in one blow, Elesis."

"Yeah, thanks." Agano lifted his sword above his head and began to swing down.

"Firebolt!" A fireball came flying across the room and hit Agano square in the back. Agano grimaced and turned around to see Arme standing and panting heavily. Agano looked completely unfazed, "Quickly Elesis grab your sword!" Elesis rolled across the ground grabbing her sword and getting back into fighting position.

"Arme!" Elesis screamed across the room, "I have no chance of overpowering him and if I try to hold him still again he'll just circle like last time."

"Don't worry Elesis, I have a plan just go back to trying to overpower him, you'll win this time."

"Oh really," Agano spat sounding very cocky, "Well then I'll just have to test this new power which she has miraculously attained."

"I'm trusting you Arme, I better not end up in pieces after this."

Elesis and Agano started grinding their swords together again and, once again, Agano began overpowering Elesis.

"Let's see if he can still handle you after this," Arme said very calmly, "Athena's sword!"

Energy began swirling around elesis taking the shape of a pair of crossed swords which etched themselves into her forehead. Suddenly the power struggle turned and Agano was the one being pushed back. Elesis continued applying more and more of her newfound strength as Agano applied as much strength as he could. The two opposing forces became so much that Agano's sword cracked under the pressure and fell to pieces. Agano let out a low, calm laugh.

"As I predicted," he stated sadly, "I lose."

"You knew we were going to win," Elesis queried, completely lost.

"Of course, it's just like you said, I'm the type who can guage my opponents strength perfectly, if I had fought either of you one-on-one, I would not have lost."

"So you fought us, knowing you would lose?" Arme asked.

"Indeed, I decided a long time ago that no matter what I would fight. I decided that even though I could predict a battle's outcome I would not just lie down and die. I would give my opponent a battle which would ensure that they never forget me."

"Leave," Elesis commanded while pointing to the door, "Go, I won't kill you."

"If you let me go then I may come back to haunt you one day."

"Then we'll fight again and, if we do, I promise I will strike you down."

Agano stood up and walked towards the door. He stopped in the doorway, turned around and, without a single word. punched the wall opening the door to the orc lord. He then silently turned and left.

Arme collapsed. Elesis knelt down next to her, "Arme what's wrong?"

"Don't worry to much, it hurt when I got hit in the stomach and that last spell takes a lot out of me."

"Yeah I would assume, that extra strength was incredible."

Arme sighed, "Just let me rest for awhile, then we can go help Lire, ok?"


Lire was crouching on one of the shelves lining the walls of the throne room. The orc lord stood in the center waiting for Lire to make a move. Lire was panting heavily as she notched an arrow and faced the orc lord.

"Tell me something," Lire screamed to him, "Why did you attack the elven forest? what good did that bring you?"

"What good," The orc lord laughed, "Simple enjoyment, of course." all sadness disappeared from Lire's face and was replaced with rage. She jumped from the shelf and charged toward the orc lord, jumped above his head and smashed her heel into his skull. The orc lord jumped back while rubbing his head and letting Lire fall to the ground. "You have respectable strength, for an elf."

"Bastard, I hope you've made your peace with the gods!" Lire yelled to him as she quickly fired an arrow into his arm. The orc lord reached up and pulled the arrow out without the slightest hint of pain. Lire quickly notched and fired 4 arrows, one after another, each one embedding itself in one of the orc lord's limbs. The orc lord flexed and all the arrows flew out of him, barely missing Lire as they flew by.

"Are you done yet?" the orc lord asked mockingly, "Then it's my turn." the orc lord raised him hammer above his head and smashed it into the ground. The ground began to shake though not as violently as it had when the other orcs had caused their quakes. the quake intensified around lire as groups of sharp stones flew out of the ground. Lire jumped back to avoid them but as she landed another group flew up from the ground knocking her to her feet and causing her to drop her bow. The orc lord jumped forward and smashed his hammer down crushing Lire's bow.

"No, my bow." Lire stood up. She looked up at the orc lord who was looming over her, his hammer at the ready.

"You lose," the orc snarled, "You should have known that someone like you could never defeat me. The humans were foolish to send you here and now I will have to leave my temple and destroy their little city." The orc lord laughs hysterically.

"No you bastard! I won't allow that!"

The orc lord laughed again, "It's amusing that you actually think you have the ability to stop me." The orc lord stopped laughing and looked forward, but Lire was gone. "What the hell, where did you go!" the orc lord screamed as he looked around the entire room. From one of the shelves up above an arrow came flying down and embedded itself in the orc lords face, just to the right of his left eye. The orc lord grabbed his face and keeled back in pain. He looked up and saw Lire standing on the shelf holding a blue and purple bow. Lire jumped from the shelf and fired another arrow hitting the orc lord's left cheek. the orc lord was enraged, he turned and smashed the floor shooting up groups of sharp stones again.

"Don't you ever do anything new?" Lire sneered as she dropped the bow and jumped up to a new shelf. After the rocks stopped coming, she jumped back down to the ground grabbing a bow made of polished black steel. She notched and fired another arrow which hit the orc lord's stomach. The orc lord quickly swung his hammer at Lire, who dropped the bow and jumped over the hammer, pushed off the wall and landed on the other side of the orc lord. She quickly knelt down and grabbed a small, white bow. She jumped to the side avoiding another hammer swing and notched two arrows. As soon as the orc lord spotted her she let the arrows loose each one embedding itself in one of the orc lord's eyes. The orc lord grabbed his face and reeled back in pain. Lire, once again, dropped the bow and ran to a pile of rubble in the corner of the room and started digging through it.

"Yes I finally found what I was looking for!" Lire pulled the bow made of interwoven branches out of the pile of rubble. "It's time you disappeared! this bow belonged to my mother, who you killed! now I'll end your life with it!" Lire aimed the bow at the orc lord, who was flailing around in pain, and notched her last arrow. "I'll destroy you! no matter what!" The bow began to glow with a great energy. The light coming from the bow grew brighter and brighter as Lire pulled the bowstring back farther. The orc lord flailed around holding his hands over his eyes. Lire released the arrow and a large stream of energy flew from the bow and collided with the orc lord`s neck, searing his disgusting, green flesh. After the energy dissipated, the orc lord fell to the ground, motionless. Lire walked over to the orc lord and looked over his body. arrows littered his body including one in each eye and there was no arrow in his neck just a large hole. "That's what happens to anyone who messes with my happiness, you bastard."

"Lire, that was amazing!" Lire turned to see Arme and Elesis running towards.

"What was that, how did you do it," Elesis asked very interested in what she just saw.

"I don't really know," Lire admitted, "all I know is that I grabbed this bow, which used to belong to my mother, and it just happened."

"So it was probably an enchanted weapon," Arme suggested.

"Yes," Lire agreed, "that's the most likely conclusion."

"Can I ask something," Elesis butted in, "Why do we always start talking about useless stuff when we should be getting back to the knightmaster and telling her that we completed our mission." The girls all laughed. Before leaving, Lire dug through the rubble pulling out the axes used by her father and brother. She laid them out next to each other, folded her hands and chanted a short prayer. Afterwards the girls left the temple and headed back to the wall.


The knights at the wall explained how they had been fighting a losing battle against the orc army and if the girls had taken a moment longer to kill the orc lord, they would probably be dead. The knights took the girls back to Serdin castle where there was a great feast waiting in celebration of the destruction of one of the kingdoms greatest adversaries. Elesis, Arme and Lire sat at the end of the table along with the knightmaster and the young Queen of Serdin.

"An intelligent orc? Is that really possible?" As Elesis and Arme told the knightmaster about Agano, Lire spoke to the queen.

"I'm sorry we sent you to the orc temple." The queen apologized.

"Don't worry about it," Lire reassured her, "I only managed to find peace with myself because of it and I found this as well." Lire held up her mother's bow.

"Lire it's beautiful."

"It belonged to my mother, I only managed to survive thanks to this."

The festivities went on for hours. Slowly the knights peeled off one by one and headed back to their barracks. Just as the girls were getting ready to leave a soldier came rushing into the ballroom.

"Knightmaster! Come quick please, the town is under attack!"

"Elesis, Lire, Arme, With me! You, go and get the knights, they've retired to the barracks!" Aurora rushed out the door and the girls followed.


Aurora, Elesis, Lire and Arme arrived in the town at the foot of the castle to see everything falling apart. The citizens were running frantically to the castle.

"What happened here?" Aurora asked an old woman as she ran by them.

"The town was attacked, there was only one, a young boy. He was wearing white clothes, had silver hair and a dagger in each hand." As soon as she had finished the old lady resumed her mad dash to the castle.

"Girls stay together, don't get seperated and search the city." Aurora split off from the girls and continued to search on her own. The girls scoured the city looking for the attacker but could find no one.

"Where the hell could he have gone?" Elesis asked clearly upset.

"I'm more concerned with who has enough power to cause this much destruction," Lire inserted.

"Has to be a goon of Kaze'aze's," Arme insisted.

"Agreed, but where the hell could he have gone," Elesis asked.

"Hi there little girls," a woman's voice mocked them from behind. The girls spun around quickly but no one was behind them, "No no I'm over here." the girls spun again but no one was there. The voice giggled as a young silver haired boy jumped down in front of them. "I'm right here," although he was a boy his voice was clearly that of a woman.

"Who are you," Lire demanded.

"Oh I'm sure you know my name, just think about for a little while."

Arme drew back looking scared, "A-are you Kaze'aze."

The boy giggles and clapped his hands, "Yes, yes she got it."

"I thought Kaze'aze was a woman," Elesis claimed, bewildered.

"She's probably possesed him," Lire told her.

Kaze'aze giggled again, "Right again, little girl." Elesis drew her sword and took a fighting stance. Kaze'aze laughed hysterically. "Are you really sure you want to fight me, daughter of Eiau." Elesis was speechless. "Oh did I bring up some painful memories," Kaze'aze giggled again, "I have to say it was oh so enjoyable watching him bleed on the ground. Why I still remember the exact moment that my attack pierc-"

"Kaze'aze stop," Aurora jumped down blocking Kaze'aze's path to the girls.

"Well well, I haven't seen you in some time Kat-a-leen." Kaze'aze mocked, stretching out each syllable in Kateleen.

"Don't call me that! I threw that name away years ago!" Aurora was enraged, which, the girls thought, was very out of character for her.

"Oh Kataleen, don't you like me anymore," Kaze'aze said, blowing her a kiss.

"I never liked you."

"Tell me, do you really think Faren would be happy knowing you've chosen to live your life like this. I thought you made a promise with him."

"Shut up dammit!" Aurora yelled as tears formed in her eyes. "You're not worthy to let his name escape your lips!" Aurora dropped to her knees, sobbing.

"Oh my, it seems I struck a nerve, Kataleen," Kaze'aze walked over and placed her foot on the top of Aurora's head. "I still remember, so vividly, the last time you were under my boot like this." Kaze'aze laughed hysterically. "Do memories of that man really bring you such pain, I know how you can be with him again, but I'm not nice enough to take your life for you."Kaze'aze removed her foot from Aurora's head and looked at the girls. "The only reason I'm here, Kataleen, is to examine the heroes you have chosen. Elesis charged Kaze'aze but Kaze'aze deflected the sword with her knife and kicked Elesis' stomach hard, dropping her to the ground. Arme turned and tried to run away but Kaze'aze appeared in front of her, grabbed her by the neck and threw her into a crumbling building. Lastly she appeared in front of Lire, who was frozen with fear, and ran the tip of her knife along Lire's throat.

"I must say, Kataleen, you have very bad taste in heroes, not that I was expecting much considering the last hero you chose was Faren." Aurora jumped up, enraged, and charged Kaze'aze with her sword drawn. Kaze'aze caught Aurora's blade with her knife. "Goodbye Kataleen, your heroes aren't even worth killing, though I may be back for you one day." Kaze'aze disappeared without a sound. Shortly after the knights arrived. They took Elesis and Arme back to the barracks as Lire went to speak to Aurora.

"Lire, I can't do this anymore. Tomorrow morning, bring Elesis and Arme to the throne room. I think it's time you learned the truth... about yourselves."


Show of hands who here absolutely despises writers block because I can say that I do as well now. Well anyways you can expect the next few chapters much faster because I managed to plan them out a bit while I was trying to write this.

All that's left to say is review because I really would like to know what the people reading this think.