Vengeance Of A Ranger Chapter 4:A Quest For Knowledge
A week of hard travel has brought me before the gates of Silverymoon in my search for knowledge. With winter on my heels, I left Iirith in his fortress with a few animal watchers to hopefully keep me informed of his actions but I have never been so far from my "eyes". The distance that separates me from my homeland is a cold aching numbness in my heart. The memories of those innocents slaughtered then resurrected to serve the force that took their lives and souls lights a fire in my heart...
I have spent the night in Silverymoon, resting before returning to do what I can to stem this tide of evil. I have alerted the proper authorities and have replaced my lost weapon with an enchanted katana, created for battles against the undead. I have retained previous equipment with only minor repairs made. When sunrise arrives, I depart this fair city to continue my search for justice...
The road welcomes me as one of her own until a group of gnolls attack me. A vicious halberd swing is all the warning I received of their hostile intent. Rolling backwards and underneath the blow, I draw my blades. A cold fire burns in the blade that I have come to call "Reaper" as it bites deep into the gnoll's inside thigh. The gnoll howls in rage as my non-magical blade crosses his jugular vein, halting his cries. The movement of air behind me forces me into a sidelong dodge as another Gnoll strikes the ground upon which I had slain one of it's kin. Blood spills once more on this dusty road as the second Gnoll feels my blade. The sweeping strikes with Reaper, the curving lines in gnollish flesh, the drops of blood in the dust all come from one movement. The leading gnoll now stood before me, his chainmail armour and gleaming halberd marked him as superior to those who had already fallen to my blades. A guttural growl issued forth from his lips warned me of my coming death. Reaper parried his halberd while my left blade forced it further away from me. Pivoting on the spot I spun Reaper in to strike hard at my open foe, the fine edge of its blade biting into chain links, severing them apart. The gnoll swung its vicious halberd back towards me as I tried to dart back out with its range. The blade glanced across my bracers, scoring a shallow line in the leather. The back swing with the weapon was caught between my blades as I kicked out at my opponent, catching it in its midriff. Although the blow held little force it struck just below the rib cage, expelling the remaining air from its lungs. A sudden separation of my blades caused the gnoll to overbalance and stumbles. My right and left hands worked in concert to pass through the gnoll's throat in opposite directions. The severed head dropped to the road as the body fell limp. I drew my cloak up over my head as I walked away from the grizzly scene...
Authors Notes: Sorry for the long break between chapters but I've been busy recovering from knee surgery and have been spending a lot of time with my girlfriend. I hope those who enjoyed previous chapters will enjoy this one and I thank you once more for you support
A week of hard travel has brought me before the gates of Silverymoon in my search for knowledge. With winter on my heels, I left Iirith in his fortress with a few animal watchers to hopefully keep me informed of his actions but I have never been so far from my "eyes". The distance that separates me from my homeland is a cold aching numbness in my heart. The memories of those innocents slaughtered then resurrected to serve the force that took their lives and souls lights a fire in my heart...
I have spent the night in Silverymoon, resting before returning to do what I can to stem this tide of evil. I have alerted the proper authorities and have replaced my lost weapon with an enchanted katana, created for battles against the undead. I have retained previous equipment with only minor repairs made. When sunrise arrives, I depart this fair city to continue my search for justice...
The road welcomes me as one of her own until a group of gnolls attack me. A vicious halberd swing is all the warning I received of their hostile intent. Rolling backwards and underneath the blow, I draw my blades. A cold fire burns in the blade that I have come to call "Reaper" as it bites deep into the gnoll's inside thigh. The gnoll howls in rage as my non-magical blade crosses his jugular vein, halting his cries. The movement of air behind me forces me into a sidelong dodge as another Gnoll strikes the ground upon which I had slain one of it's kin. Blood spills once more on this dusty road as the second Gnoll feels my blade. The sweeping strikes with Reaper, the curving lines in gnollish flesh, the drops of blood in the dust all come from one movement. The leading gnoll now stood before me, his chainmail armour and gleaming halberd marked him as superior to those who had already fallen to my blades. A guttural growl issued forth from his lips warned me of my coming death. Reaper parried his halberd while my left blade forced it further away from me. Pivoting on the spot I spun Reaper in to strike hard at my open foe, the fine edge of its blade biting into chain links, severing them apart. The gnoll swung its vicious halberd back towards me as I tried to dart back out with its range. The blade glanced across my bracers, scoring a shallow line in the leather. The back swing with the weapon was caught between my blades as I kicked out at my opponent, catching it in its midriff. Although the blow held little force it struck just below the rib cage, expelling the remaining air from its lungs. A sudden separation of my blades caused the gnoll to overbalance and stumbles. My right and left hands worked in concert to pass through the gnoll's throat in opposite directions. The severed head dropped to the road as the body fell limp. I drew my cloak up over my head as I walked away from the grizzly scene...
Authors Notes: Sorry for the long break between chapters but I've been busy recovering from knee surgery and have been spending a lot of time with my girlfriend. I hope those who enjoyed previous chapters will enjoy this one and I thank you once more for you support