The Orcish Wars Part 4
By Justin Assesltine
This story is dedicated to Binkkey who would not leave me alone until I finished it.
Gawyn Trakand is copyright of Robert Jordan, creator of the Wheel of Time. Places used herein are owned by Verant Inc.
Gawyn shoved Phawn behind a pillar and slid in behind her. Seconds later two Orcs walked by the pillar. Gawyn and Phawn slashed and the Orcs dropped to the ground, lifeless.
"That was close," Gawyn whispered.
"We have to be more careful," Phawn agreed.
The two friends were inside of Castle Crush in the Orcish capital of Crushbone. Outside two armies clashed in a huge battle. The forces of good, led by Lord Myrik of the Lordknights and Lord Kong of the Mysterian Knights, were battling the Orc army.
Gawyn and Phawn had infiltrated the castle in an attempt to kill the Orc leader, Emperor Crush. Without their leader the Orcs would be disorganized and the allied armies might have a chance against the larger Orc army.
"Stay here," Gawyn whispered as he slid around the corner.
He walked slowly down the hall towards the next corner. Soundly a Drow walked around the corner. Gawyn's sword was in his hand in the blink of an eye. He was about to slash at the Dark Elf when he saw who it was.
"Kaene, is that you," Gawyn asked.
"Gawyn it's great to see you," Kaene said as he hugged his friend.
Suddenly Gawyn felt a dagger point pressed against his ribs.
"What the hell. Kaene, what are you doing," Gawyn asked in disbelief.
"Shut up human. Ambassador D'vinn and Emperor Crush have taught me what my true purpose in life is. To help my kin destroy the weakling humans."
Gawyn was about to reply when Kaene punched him in the face. Blood poured down Gawyn's face.
"Enough of your lies human. Guards take him to the dungeon. I will deal with him later."
The guards dragged Gawyn away towards the dungeon.
Meanwhile Phawn listened in horror as Kaene turned on his best friend.
"Gawyn saved me when the Drow captured me. It's time to return the favour," Phawn thought to herself.
Phawn began sneaking down the hall. She continued on down the halls quietly in search of the dungeons.
A whip slashed against Gawyn's back, but he refused to scream.
"Kaene, why are you doing this," Gawyn asked.
"I must obey my master Gawyn, you fool, your pitiful attacks are no match for our forces. The Everknights have fallen to our forces when they saw how powerful we are they decided to join our cause and help us. We are now readying our forces for the final assault on your foolish friends. Help us Gawyn, aid our cause and you will be rewarded with the most powerful weapons and magic and be the most respected of all the Orc and Drows. This is why I came to find you?"
"I will never join you. Kaene, why are you really doing this? Remember that time we were walking through the woods and that Kodiak had attacked you. You were almost dead and only my magic saved you. Remember at Myrik's birthday party when you and I had a little too much ale and we started hitting on Flasarya. I thought Step was gonna kill us. Why would you give this all up? Your true friends care for you. Come back, rejoin us."
Gawyn could see by the look on Kaene's face that he was thinking the matter over.
"Come on Kaene," Gawyn thought, "you must help us."
Kaene was about to say something, but Gawyn never found out what. A huge Orc opened the door.
"Sir Kaene, Emperor Crush requests that you go to the throne room and meet with him. I am to continue with his torture."
"Very well. Goodbye Gawyn," Kaene said as he made his way out of the room.
"Heheh now we shall see what your breaking point is human," the Orc said as he grabbed a spiked chain of the wall.
The Orc walked towards Gawyn with a wicked smile on it's face. Suddenly it stumbled forward. It fell to the ground, and behind it stood Phawn.
"I thought it was my turn to save you," Phawn said with a smile.
Meanwhile, Kaene walked down the halls towards the throne room of the castle. Events played over and over in his mind. The time he had spent with Gawyn and the rest of the Lordknights. Doubts began to appear in his mind. Had Ambassador D'vinn been the one who had really lied to him. Now that he thought about it in all the time he had spent with his human and elvish friends, he had never seen any of the unspeakable acts that D'vinn had told him of being committed.
As he finally arrived outside the throne room, he heard voices coming from inside. Kaene snuck up next to the door and put his ear close to door.
"Ambassador, I want to thank you," said the deep voice of Emperor Crush. "The way you tricked Kaene into thinking that his friends were really his enemies was brilliant. Your fine job has rewarded us with one of the best fighters in our army."
"It was easy m'lord," replied the voice of Ambassador D'vinn.
The voices ceased as they heard the sound of the door opening. Kaene walked through into the room, now knowing the truth and knowing what he must do.
"Ah there you are Kaene. I want you to lead a final attack to defeat the allied armies. You will leave immediately."
"Yes Emperor," Kaene said as he took a few steps towards Crush.
"Well," glared Crush, his dark menacing eyes pierced through Kaene like a knife through butter. "Shouldn't you be off now? I said immediately."
With movement to fast to be seen Kaene's sword flew from it's sheath to find itself embedded in Crush's chest. Just as quickly the sword flew backwards to deflect D'vinn's dagger which was flying at his back.
"Guards, Guards. The Emperor is injured."
Guards poured into the room and surrounded Kaene, but this didn't matter to Kaene. If his death was necessary for his friends to succeed, so be it. His sword slashed left and right parrying the slashes of D'vinn's dagger.
"Guards, get him," D'vinn shouted as he was pushed back by Kaene's blade.
The guards started to move towards Kaene, when a sword pierced through one of their backs. Gawyn's sword slashed through another Orc as Phawn blocked a flying sword with her blade. Blades flashed and the ringing of metal on metal filled the air as Gawyn, Phawn and Kaene fought to stop the Orcs. A sword flew at Phawn only to be intercepted by Gawyn's sword. Phawn slashed out and decapitated the Orc that had swung at her.
Kaene blocked stab after stab from D'vinn as he was pushed back. They moved back, coming ever closer to the window. finally seeing his chance D'vinn lunged at Kaene. Kaene dropped down faster than Gawyn thought possible. D'vinn tried to stop, but it was too late. Kaene kicked upwards and D'vinn was lifted into the air. The evil Drow flew through the window and fell screaming to his bloody death on the rocks over 200 feet below.
Seeing their leaders dead, the remaining Orcs dropped their weapons and ran out the doors. Gawyn checked the pulse off Emperor Crush and found that he was very dead. Reaching into his pocket Gawyn pulled out two pieces of cloth and ran up the stairs to the roof.
Meanwhile outside Myrik and Stepwolf stood back to back, parrying blow after blow. The battle was going badly. Even with the combined might of the Lordknights, Lord of Laws, the Mysterian Knights, and the EverKnights (who had never really joined the orcs), the allies were greatly outnumbered. Another blade flew at Myrik's head and was intercepted by Stepwolf's sword.
"If something doesn't happen soon, we're not gonna win," Stepwolf said as he parried another blow and slashed back severing an Orc's wrist.
Suddenly a sound of disbelief rolled out through the Orc troops. Myrik looked up towards Castle Crush in time to see the flag of Crush disappear onto the roof. Suddenly two more flags raised up. One was a black flag with a red rim bearing the symbol of a fist holding a golden sword.
"That's the symbol of the Asha'Man company," Myrik said as he watched Gawyn's company flag raise up the flag pole.
The second flag was a blue flag bearing the symbols of the four allied guilds, one in each corner. Realizing that now was their chance Lord Kong of the Mysterian Knights led his troops against a group of Orcs. The Orcs, now demoralized, fell quickly under the blades of Lord Kong's troops. Seeing this the allies smashed into the Orc forces with renewed energy.
After only a minute of this pounding the Orcs realized they couldn't win. The current Orc leader gave his unconditional surrender.
Later that day there was party to celebrate their win over the Orc armies. Everyone gathered together to watch as awards and commendations were handed out. Myrik stood at the top of stage and called out, "Gawyn, Phawn and Kaene, thanks to your fearless efforts in stopping Emperor Crush and Ambassador D'vinn I would like to promote you all from Squires to full Knights."
Myrik proceeded to officially knight them, then Gawyn took the stage.
"Together we have defeated the huge Orc army and that proves that we can do anything. I ask you now to keep this alliance together and to not stop just with the Orcs. What about the Goblins, the armies of undead, the Evil Eyes and most importantly the Drow. We cannot stop here I say we continue on and fight until Norrath is cleansed of evil or we are all dead. I ask you now to join us in making Norrath a safe place for our future generations to live."
Thundering applause and cheering roared out from the hundreds of people listening. Once the noise had quieted down Gawyn spoke again.
"There is one last thing I must do before I am finished. Phawn come up here."
Phawn climbed up onto the stage. Gawyn stepped before her and kneeled on one knee.
"We have been through many things together and survived. Ever since I first saw you I knew you were the woman for me. I loved you from the first moment I laid eyes on you. I ask you now something important. Phawn, will you marry me?"
Phawn looked into Gawyn's eyes. Then a smile lit her face. "Yes, Gawyn I will," she said. The most important words of Gawyn's life.
Gawyn grabbed Phawn and kissed her. She would remember that kiss for the rest of her life.
The cheers and clapping started again and when it finally quieted down Gawyn spoke once again.
"Well, it looks like there's gonna be another party then," Gawyn shouted with a mischievous smile on his face.
The cheering started again, louder than before if that was possible.
Gawyn knew now that no matter what happened as long as the woman he loved was by his side, he would never be defeated. Gawyn grabbed Phawn again and kissed her. then he gazed up to the stars and thought of adventures to come and how Phawn would remain by his side through all of them.
By Justin Assesltine
This story is dedicated to Binkkey who would not leave me alone until I finished it.
Gawyn Trakand is copyright of Robert Jordan, creator of the Wheel of Time. Places used herein are owned by Verant Inc.
Gawyn shoved Phawn behind a pillar and slid in behind her. Seconds later two Orcs walked by the pillar. Gawyn and Phawn slashed and the Orcs dropped to the ground, lifeless.
"That was close," Gawyn whispered.
"We have to be more careful," Phawn agreed.
The two friends were inside of Castle Crush in the Orcish capital of Crushbone. Outside two armies clashed in a huge battle. The forces of good, led by Lord Myrik of the Lordknights and Lord Kong of the Mysterian Knights, were battling the Orc army.
Gawyn and Phawn had infiltrated the castle in an attempt to kill the Orc leader, Emperor Crush. Without their leader the Orcs would be disorganized and the allied armies might have a chance against the larger Orc army.
"Stay here," Gawyn whispered as he slid around the corner.
He walked slowly down the hall towards the next corner. Soundly a Drow walked around the corner. Gawyn's sword was in his hand in the blink of an eye. He was about to slash at the Dark Elf when he saw who it was.
"Kaene, is that you," Gawyn asked.
"Gawyn it's great to see you," Kaene said as he hugged his friend.
Suddenly Gawyn felt a dagger point pressed against his ribs.
"What the hell. Kaene, what are you doing," Gawyn asked in disbelief.
"Shut up human. Ambassador D'vinn and Emperor Crush have taught me what my true purpose in life is. To help my kin destroy the weakling humans."
Gawyn was about to reply when Kaene punched him in the face. Blood poured down Gawyn's face.
"Enough of your lies human. Guards take him to the dungeon. I will deal with him later."
The guards dragged Gawyn away towards the dungeon.
Meanwhile Phawn listened in horror as Kaene turned on his best friend.
"Gawyn saved me when the Drow captured me. It's time to return the favour," Phawn thought to herself.
Phawn began sneaking down the hall. She continued on down the halls quietly in search of the dungeons.
A whip slashed against Gawyn's back, but he refused to scream.
"Kaene, why are you doing this," Gawyn asked.
"I must obey my master Gawyn, you fool, your pitiful attacks are no match for our forces. The Everknights have fallen to our forces when they saw how powerful we are they decided to join our cause and help us. We are now readying our forces for the final assault on your foolish friends. Help us Gawyn, aid our cause and you will be rewarded with the most powerful weapons and magic and be the most respected of all the Orc and Drows. This is why I came to find you?"
"I will never join you. Kaene, why are you really doing this? Remember that time we were walking through the woods and that Kodiak had attacked you. You were almost dead and only my magic saved you. Remember at Myrik's birthday party when you and I had a little too much ale and we started hitting on Flasarya. I thought Step was gonna kill us. Why would you give this all up? Your true friends care for you. Come back, rejoin us."
Gawyn could see by the look on Kaene's face that he was thinking the matter over.
"Come on Kaene," Gawyn thought, "you must help us."
Kaene was about to say something, but Gawyn never found out what. A huge Orc opened the door.
"Sir Kaene, Emperor Crush requests that you go to the throne room and meet with him. I am to continue with his torture."
"Very well. Goodbye Gawyn," Kaene said as he made his way out of the room.
"Heheh now we shall see what your breaking point is human," the Orc said as he grabbed a spiked chain of the wall.
The Orc walked towards Gawyn with a wicked smile on it's face. Suddenly it stumbled forward. It fell to the ground, and behind it stood Phawn.
"I thought it was my turn to save you," Phawn said with a smile.
Meanwhile, Kaene walked down the halls towards the throne room of the castle. Events played over and over in his mind. The time he had spent with Gawyn and the rest of the Lordknights. Doubts began to appear in his mind. Had Ambassador D'vinn been the one who had really lied to him. Now that he thought about it in all the time he had spent with his human and elvish friends, he had never seen any of the unspeakable acts that D'vinn had told him of being committed.
As he finally arrived outside the throne room, he heard voices coming from inside. Kaene snuck up next to the door and put his ear close to door.
"Ambassador, I want to thank you," said the deep voice of Emperor Crush. "The way you tricked Kaene into thinking that his friends were really his enemies was brilliant. Your fine job has rewarded us with one of the best fighters in our army."
"It was easy m'lord," replied the voice of Ambassador D'vinn.
The voices ceased as they heard the sound of the door opening. Kaene walked through into the room, now knowing the truth and knowing what he must do.
"Ah there you are Kaene. I want you to lead a final attack to defeat the allied armies. You will leave immediately."
"Yes Emperor," Kaene said as he took a few steps towards Crush.
"Well," glared Crush, his dark menacing eyes pierced through Kaene like a knife through butter. "Shouldn't you be off now? I said immediately."
With movement to fast to be seen Kaene's sword flew from it's sheath to find itself embedded in Crush's chest. Just as quickly the sword flew backwards to deflect D'vinn's dagger which was flying at his back.
"Guards, Guards. The Emperor is injured."
Guards poured into the room and surrounded Kaene, but this didn't matter to Kaene. If his death was necessary for his friends to succeed, so be it. His sword slashed left and right parrying the slashes of D'vinn's dagger.
"Guards, get him," D'vinn shouted as he was pushed back by Kaene's blade.
The guards started to move towards Kaene, when a sword pierced through one of their backs. Gawyn's sword slashed through another Orc as Phawn blocked a flying sword with her blade. Blades flashed and the ringing of metal on metal filled the air as Gawyn, Phawn and Kaene fought to stop the Orcs. A sword flew at Phawn only to be intercepted by Gawyn's sword. Phawn slashed out and decapitated the Orc that had swung at her.
Kaene blocked stab after stab from D'vinn as he was pushed back. They moved back, coming ever closer to the window. finally seeing his chance D'vinn lunged at Kaene. Kaene dropped down faster than Gawyn thought possible. D'vinn tried to stop, but it was too late. Kaene kicked upwards and D'vinn was lifted into the air. The evil Drow flew through the window and fell screaming to his bloody death on the rocks over 200 feet below.
Seeing their leaders dead, the remaining Orcs dropped their weapons and ran out the doors. Gawyn checked the pulse off Emperor Crush and found that he was very dead. Reaching into his pocket Gawyn pulled out two pieces of cloth and ran up the stairs to the roof.
Meanwhile outside Myrik and Stepwolf stood back to back, parrying blow after blow. The battle was going badly. Even with the combined might of the Lordknights, Lord of Laws, the Mysterian Knights, and the EverKnights (who had never really joined the orcs), the allies were greatly outnumbered. Another blade flew at Myrik's head and was intercepted by Stepwolf's sword.
"If something doesn't happen soon, we're not gonna win," Stepwolf said as he parried another blow and slashed back severing an Orc's wrist.
Suddenly a sound of disbelief rolled out through the Orc troops. Myrik looked up towards Castle Crush in time to see the flag of Crush disappear onto the roof. Suddenly two more flags raised up. One was a black flag with a red rim bearing the symbol of a fist holding a golden sword.
"That's the symbol of the Asha'Man company," Myrik said as he watched Gawyn's company flag raise up the flag pole.
The second flag was a blue flag bearing the symbols of the four allied guilds, one in each corner. Realizing that now was their chance Lord Kong of the Mysterian Knights led his troops against a group of Orcs. The Orcs, now demoralized, fell quickly under the blades of Lord Kong's troops. Seeing this the allies smashed into the Orc forces with renewed energy.
After only a minute of this pounding the Orcs realized they couldn't win. The current Orc leader gave his unconditional surrender.
Later that day there was party to celebrate their win over the Orc armies. Everyone gathered together to watch as awards and commendations were handed out. Myrik stood at the top of stage and called out, "Gawyn, Phawn and Kaene, thanks to your fearless efforts in stopping Emperor Crush and Ambassador D'vinn I would like to promote you all from Squires to full Knights."
Myrik proceeded to officially knight them, then Gawyn took the stage.
"Together we have defeated the huge Orc army and that proves that we can do anything. I ask you now to keep this alliance together and to not stop just with the Orcs. What about the Goblins, the armies of undead, the Evil Eyes and most importantly the Drow. We cannot stop here I say we continue on and fight until Norrath is cleansed of evil or we are all dead. I ask you now to join us in making Norrath a safe place for our future generations to live."
Thundering applause and cheering roared out from the hundreds of people listening. Once the noise had quieted down Gawyn spoke again.
"There is one last thing I must do before I am finished. Phawn come up here."
Phawn climbed up onto the stage. Gawyn stepped before her and kneeled on one knee.
"We have been through many things together and survived. Ever since I first saw you I knew you were the woman for me. I loved you from the first moment I laid eyes on you. I ask you now something important. Phawn, will you marry me?"
Phawn looked into Gawyn's eyes. Then a smile lit her face. "Yes, Gawyn I will," she said. The most important words of Gawyn's life.
Gawyn grabbed Phawn and kissed her. She would remember that kiss for the rest of her life.
The cheers and clapping started again and when it finally quieted down Gawyn spoke once again.
"Well, it looks like there's gonna be another party then," Gawyn shouted with a mischievous smile on his face.
The cheering started again, louder than before if that was possible.
Gawyn knew now that no matter what happened as long as the woman he loved was by his side, he would never be defeated. Gawyn grabbed Phawn again and kissed her. then he gazed up to the stars and thought of adventures to come and how Phawn would remain by his side through all of them.