Erak's End

by T2T

Erak is popular, but still has enemies. A highly skilled assassin using an enchanted knife forces Erak into a wandering state, devastating the country. Alyss, Evalyn, Will, Halt and Horace travel to Skandia for the funeral. Meanwhile Alyss discovers the secret to wandering and finds a way to save Erak from the horrible fate of eternal wandering.

5. Chapter 5

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The assassin was clearly unsurprised that they were here. He knew that assassinating the oberjarl would make enemies, and he didn't trust the smugglers to keep their mouth shut. He raised his sword and dashed forward. He slashed at Horace but had his strike blocked. He lept back to his original position. He pulled out a knife and chucked it at Will. Will ducked out and pulled out his saxe knife. Evalyn whipped several stones at the assassin but they were all avoided. Halt was shooting his arrows at unimaginable speed. But the assassin either dodged the arrows or deflected them with a knife of his own. He raised his hand to reveal a small crossbow attached to his glove. He fired several bolts but they all missed. Horace ran forward and slashed his sword in an upward slice and it cut the assassin's hood. The assassin slashed his knife in dangerous lightning fast patterns knocking Horace backwards with each strike. He performed an upward slash. Leaving Horace exposed to a kick in the ribs knocking him down. Halt and Will were shooting arrows at him but they were all avoided. When Halt shot his last arrow he pulled out his Saxe knife. Will and Halt ran at the assassin at the same time. They synchronized patterns of their knife forcing the assassin to pull out his second sword. Will and Halt stabbed at the same time, but the assassin leaped over them. When they turned around he stabbed them both in the side. They fell over clutching their wound trying to control the bleeding. He stole the strikers from Halt and through them at Evalyn and Alyss. They both fell over unconscious. Horace got up and saw the assassin pulling out the enchanted knife. He began to aim, Horace ran up to a full sprint and tackled the assassin. They entered a battle of strength trying to pull the knife away from the other. Horace jerked the knife away put was slugged in the gut and let go. The assassin got up and threw the knife at Horace. Horace lept out of the way just in time. The assassin pulled out the rest of his throwing knives. He aimed the first knife at Horace. But as soon as he raised the knife he felt a sharp pain in his chest. He looked down to see a sharp stone poking out his chest. He fell over and died. The others began to get up and saw the knife poking out of the sand. Will crawled over and picked up the knife.

"Mission accomplished." Will said grinning,