"WALLACE! WHERE ARE YOU!?!?!?" Kent called out. "No.... It can't be... Kent.
He's over here...," Sain said in sadness. "Why do you sound so sa---" Kent
was cut off when he saw Wallace. Harken quickly ran over to see what had
happened. "Harken, what can you tell us about his death?" Sain asked,
knowing that Harken was a master of finding the cause of a death. "He was
killed by an archer of some sort and from where the arrow is and how he
landed, I would say the archer was probably somewhere out there in the
plains where the grass is tall." "But Harken, they could have dragged him
there. I can see signs of a possible dragging all over the place." Sain
said with a tone of intelligence. "Nah, if they dragged him there would be
much deeper drag marks, have you forgotten how much Wallace weighs with all
his armor on?" Harken questioned.
"Wallace....is dead?" Lady Lyndis questioned Harken. "Yes, milady. We found him just recently. Kent and Sain have requested for reinforcements. They need our old allies. Particularly Pent, Jaffar, Lord Hector, Canas, Lucius, Erk, and Raven." "Hector's brother is now the Marquess of Ostia. We can't ask for his help. His brother needs him there. But I will send out our messengers for the others. Tell Sain and Kent to be expecting their requests VERY soon, especially Jaffar."
-----Later on...-----
"You requested my help?" "Yes, Jaffar. Thank you for coming," Harken quickly replied. After explaining the situation to Jaffar, Jaffar immediately replied with, "I know who you are fighting." "You... You... How...?" Harken stammered. "I used to be a part of them. They are the Black Fang." "But they CAN'T be! We defeated them!" Harken said in fear. "Not all of them. I have learned recently that there was someone else controlling Nergal. His name is Mirranu. He has legendary skills that far surpass my own. In a fight against Mirranu, I would stand not a chance."
"Say WHAT?!?!?!? It is simply not possible!" Lady Lyn said, trembling in fear. "It's true. Jaffar has just informed us," Sain explained, also in fear. "Lady Lyndis, all I know about this war is that will sure be a long and hard-fought war.
*****
"Lady Lyn, Lucius, Erk, and Raven have arrived. They wish to speak to you." "Tell them that they are most welcome." "I most certainly will."
---Several Minutes Later---
"Lady Lyndis! How have been?" "I have been fine, how about you?" "Very good, thank you. Erk and Raven have been arguing about whether magic could overpower the sword ever since last Thursday. Once they finally drop the subject, one of them brings it back up again!" "Lucius, I have no doubt that you are correct. That sounds just like those two," Lady Lyndis joked.
After explaining the situation, yet again, Kent came running to Lady Lyn's room in panic. "Lady Lyndis! We are under attack! The assassins have entered the castle!" "How?! We closed off all the gates! How else could they have gotten in?!" "They are coming over the North and South walls! There are too many of them! My men can't hold them off much longer!" "Kent, I will come and help you," Raven replied almost instantly. "We're coming also," Lucius and Erk said together. "Very well then, we appreciate all the help we can get." Suddenly out of the shadows came Jaffar's voice, "I'm coming with you."
They swiftly exited the castle and divided up among the two walls. Jaffar and Raven to the North wall while Erk, Lucius, and Kent went to the South. Jaffar wasted no time in executing kill. "You will all learn to fear my name," he said as he finished off his second victim. His third kill was a tough one because the enemy just wouldn't stay down. He finally died after Jaffar hacked away at his head, spraying blood everywhere. Meanwhile, Raven was still trying to get his first kill. No matter what he did, this assassin didn't give up. Finally, Raven just tore his sword into the flesh of his victim's abdomen, which thankfully killed him. "Struggling, are you?" Jaffar asked Raven as he stabbed his blade into the heart of the victim what would be his 19th kill. "Me? Nah, that jerk just didn't know when to give up." "Sure, of course," Jaffar said as he dealt death upon his 23rd victim.
"What's that sound?" Lucius asked Erk after her 9th kill. "Wha--- LUCIUS! THEY ARE TRYING TO BLOW A HOLE IN THE EAST WALL! We must warn Kent quickly!"
But it was too late. The wall was breached, and the enemy was moving into the fortress in massive numbers.
"Wallace....is dead?" Lady Lyndis questioned Harken. "Yes, milady. We found him just recently. Kent and Sain have requested for reinforcements. They need our old allies. Particularly Pent, Jaffar, Lord Hector, Canas, Lucius, Erk, and Raven." "Hector's brother is now the Marquess of Ostia. We can't ask for his help. His brother needs him there. But I will send out our messengers for the others. Tell Sain and Kent to be expecting their requests VERY soon, especially Jaffar."
-----Later on...-----
"You requested my help?" "Yes, Jaffar. Thank you for coming," Harken quickly replied. After explaining the situation to Jaffar, Jaffar immediately replied with, "I know who you are fighting." "You... You... How...?" Harken stammered. "I used to be a part of them. They are the Black Fang." "But they CAN'T be! We defeated them!" Harken said in fear. "Not all of them. I have learned recently that there was someone else controlling Nergal. His name is Mirranu. He has legendary skills that far surpass my own. In a fight against Mirranu, I would stand not a chance."
"Say WHAT?!?!?!? It is simply not possible!" Lady Lyn said, trembling in fear. "It's true. Jaffar has just informed us," Sain explained, also in fear. "Lady Lyndis, all I know about this war is that will sure be a long and hard-fought war.
*****
"Lady Lyn, Lucius, Erk, and Raven have arrived. They wish to speak to you." "Tell them that they are most welcome." "I most certainly will."
---Several Minutes Later---
"Lady Lyndis! How have been?" "I have been fine, how about you?" "Very good, thank you. Erk and Raven have been arguing about whether magic could overpower the sword ever since last Thursday. Once they finally drop the subject, one of them brings it back up again!" "Lucius, I have no doubt that you are correct. That sounds just like those two," Lady Lyndis joked.
After explaining the situation, yet again, Kent came running to Lady Lyn's room in panic. "Lady Lyndis! We are under attack! The assassins have entered the castle!" "How?! We closed off all the gates! How else could they have gotten in?!" "They are coming over the North and South walls! There are too many of them! My men can't hold them off much longer!" "Kent, I will come and help you," Raven replied almost instantly. "We're coming also," Lucius and Erk said together. "Very well then, we appreciate all the help we can get." Suddenly out of the shadows came Jaffar's voice, "I'm coming with you."
They swiftly exited the castle and divided up among the two walls. Jaffar and Raven to the North wall while Erk, Lucius, and Kent went to the South. Jaffar wasted no time in executing kill. "You will all learn to fear my name," he said as he finished off his second victim. His third kill was a tough one because the enemy just wouldn't stay down. He finally died after Jaffar hacked away at his head, spraying blood everywhere. Meanwhile, Raven was still trying to get his first kill. No matter what he did, this assassin didn't give up. Finally, Raven just tore his sword into the flesh of his victim's abdomen, which thankfully killed him. "Struggling, are you?" Jaffar asked Raven as he stabbed his blade into the heart of the victim what would be his 19th kill. "Me? Nah, that jerk just didn't know when to give up." "Sure, of course," Jaffar said as he dealt death upon his 23rd victim.
"What's that sound?" Lucius asked Erk after her 9th kill. "Wha--- LUCIUS! THEY ARE TRYING TO BLOW A HOLE IN THE EAST WALL! We must warn Kent quickly!"
But it was too late. The wall was breached, and the enemy was moving into the fortress in massive numbers.