What's up everyone!!! First off, as a author, I am flattered by so many of the reviews I got for ONLY the prologue and 1st chapter. I no I was lagging with this chapter and plz excuse me. I had basketball season and then tennis season and when I got home, I just didn't have the energy to continue. But now, Both seasons r over and that means more chapters! Alright, this is Chapter 2 for the Warcraft 3: Invasion of Lorderon Story….FINALLY
Chapter 2
Saturos swore. He could believe he allowed this to happen to him. Just moments ago, a net came from the trees and surrounded Saturos. Shocked, Saturos did not move to dodge it. But now that senses back to him, Saturos would not make another mistake. His capturers came in sight. They were forest trolls, once allies of the Horde and now savage beasts that are native to the forests of Lorderon ( hint, hint ; ).
Their were six of them. One was a muscular looking troll that really stood out from the rest. It had many skulls of different races attached to it's belt and had a huge axe on it's back. Four of them were much smaller than their leader. Scrawnier and not very decorated, these four were probably the big one's lackey. Two of them, by the looks of it, were probably shadow priests and the last one was definitely the one who threw the net. The only thing the group had in common was that they all carried small axes in each one of their hand.
Probably, the trolls thought that the numbers they had would overcome Saturos. The warrior laughed at the thought.
The probable leader of the group took the laugh as a insult.
" What, dirty orc? You laugh at your own death, hm? You dare laugh at the mighty Ziros, the greatest troll ever? Filthy orc, Ziros will teach you not to laugh at him!"
Ziros turned to the rest of his group. " Stupid helpers! Go over and bring the filthy orc to Ziros." Then the leader turned to Saturos and sneered. " Orc meat is hard but juicy."
Two of the smaller trolls came to Saturos and was going to drag the old orc to their leader.
No more. With that thought in mind, Saturos took a handful of the net in each hand and tore the net. The trolls that were supposed to present him to their leader stepped back a little, hesitant to take another step forward.
Saturos roared at all of them, giving them his ritual war cry.
" Puny old orc! Your screams do not scare Ziros!" The leader yelled.
" I warned you." Saturos growled. " And now you will pay for not listening."
The orc drew forth a enormous sword from his sheath. The sword itself was impressive looking, being almost as big and tall as Saturos. It was clearly taken care of very well, although it had a aura telling individuals that the sword itself had killed many people. Saturos stood in a attack position, almost as if daring the trolls to attack.
" Ha! Stupid orc, once Ziros kills you, Ziros will keep your sword as a remainder of the who the greatest troll is!" To his lackeys. " Attack!"
Screeching like monkeys, the four smaller trolls charged right at Saturos. Saturos
V- stepped around the first one. The troll fell over. The second and third trolls attacked with fury, trying to strike at Saturos. The old orc blocked all of their attacks and jumped over the third troll and stabbed it from the back. Gasping for air, the troll fell to the ground.
The second troll ran back a little and began throwing axes at Saturos. Quickly, Saturos hid behind a rock. The fourth troll jumped over the rock, hoping to met Saturos unprepared. That was not to be so. The only thing the poor troll met was the end of Saturos blade. After the bombardment of axes stopped. Saturos ran toward the final small troll, roaring.
But a small flick of light… Saturos immediately turned, only to see a fireball heading directly toward him. Smoke surrounded the area. Ziros, grinned with satisfaction.
" Look whose dead now, filthy orc! Ziros laughs at your dead corpses! Ha ha haha!"
Suddenly, Saturos jumped out of the smog and landed right in front of the shadow priest.
Slash.
The shadow priest was cut in half. Enraged, Ziros yelled and charged forth. Ziros struck each axe with brute force that the rest lacked. Still, pure strength against skill was no match. The small troll that Saturos tripped over in the beginning came to help.
Saturos grabbed the smaller trolled. It yelped with surprise. Saturos used the small troll as a shield to absorb the leader's blows.
Slash. Swish. Slash.
The smaller troll died in an instant. Saturos saw the last shadow priest casting a spell. The orc immediately jumped over the shadow priest and decapitated the shadow priest.
Thud…Thud.
Saturos relaxed and let the leader process what just happened. A look of disbelief covered his face. He could not believe a single orc took out a whole group of trolls.
Saturos stabbed the earth with his sword. " I'll give you a chance to live, troll. You can either run away or face the same fate as your friends." Saturos almost felt sorry for the troll. Their was no way trolls could beat a Blademaster, no matter how many.
Ziros' nostrils flared. " no one makes fun of Ziros!!!!!" With that the troll charged straight at Saturos. Saturos lifted his sword from the ground and got ready. The leader troll tried to slash Saturos sideways, aiming for the head, but the Blademaster was too quick and ducked, only to stab the troll right in the stomach.
Ziros, eyes opened in shock, fell to the ground. Saturos took a moment to look at the massacre. He then put his sword back into the sheath. He calmly walked around the bodies. He heard a small whimper. Turning to the source of the sound, Saturos saw the fourth troll on the ground, whimpering. Saturos walked toward him. He bent down to take a good look at the troll.
" do you want to live?"
The small troll just nodded.
Saturos tilted his head toward the forest. " Go now before I change my mind."
The troll ran as quickly as his little feet would take him, not even looking back.
Saturos took a deep breath of air and slowly began to calm himself. He had to control the bloodlust that thrived inside him. He almost allowed himself to lose his composure, allowing his lust for battle take over. If it did, things could've been a lot…messier.
" Well, Saturos, I see you haven't lost your touch."
Saturos turned to see who it was. Immediately, Saturos bowed before the War Chief, Thrall.
" Please, Saturos, stand."
Saturos obeyed.
" Well, my old friend, you impressed me there." Thrall complimented.
Saturos shook his head in disgust. " I shouldn't have been captured in the first place."
Thrall chuckled. " No, my friend, I mean, I was impressed at how you let that troll live."
Saturos was silent in the beginning. Then he replied, " I almost lost control of myself."
Thrall nodded. He saw it in Saturos blood. " Yes, you ALMOST did. But you didn't. That's what counts."
Silence brew up between the two orc. Thrall cleared his throat.
" Head to the human castle. I need you there."
Saturos stiffened at the command. " Why the HUMAN's camp, my War Chief?"
Thrall sighed. " We need to meet with some of the leaders of the humans there."
Saturos bowed. " Yes, War chief." With that Saturos disappeared into the forest.
Thrall stood still for a moment, staring at a tree. He then shouted, " I can sense you, Jaina. You can come out now."
A cloaked figure came forth from the trees. The figure took off it's hood, only to be Jaina Proudmoore, leader of the human resistance. She flipped her hair back. Jaina shook her head.
" I'm sorry Thrall for spying."
" No Jaina, it's alright."
Thrall turned to Jaina. " Are the rest there at the castle?"
Jaina nodded. " Yes." Silence brewed up . " So, Saturos doesn't like us, does he?"
Thrall frowned. " Unfortunately, no. It's one of the things he resents that I commanded him to put up with. I'm not even sure why he hates your race so much."
Jaina sighed. " Don't worry. There are many people in my race who hate your kind."
" It will become a problem."
" I know." Jaina agreed. " But I don't know what to do about it."
" There is no time for this worry. I have important information to tell at the meeting. I'll meet you there, Jaina." Thrall turned to leave.
" Wait, Thrall." Thrall turned to see Jaina walking toward him. " I'll come with you."
OK! That's it for Chapter 2! I hope you guys like it! Chapter 3 is coming out very soon, so hold on.
PS In case you guys didn't get my hint, the orcs and the humans are already in Lorderon. I thought it would be boring to have to tell about their boat trip to Lorderon so I decided to skip it.=)
LATERZ
