Post by marijn on Apr 13, 2011 22:21:39 GMT
“Hell no, Ironhand...“
I blocked the incoming trowing knife with my shield and looked around, Where the hell was he? Suddenly a blackcloud apeared and the goblin shot forwards from it in my direction. I blocked two off the incoming strikes and parry’d the dagger out his hand. I charged forward to the goblin and sliced my sword upwards just past his fast slicing with the point off my sword trough the white linnen mask the man was wearing, He made a backflip and trow a small ball on the ground, I peered at it as it exploded and a bright light blinded me. I stumbled backward and wiped my eyes a few times, As i finnally got my sight back i saw the area was surrounded by a thick smoke restraining my airway making me cough a few times. I quickly grapped a small innen cloth and hold it onto my eyes, I wiped the smoke away and looked around. I suddenly reaslised that if i fell abit further i would have stumbled right to my grave. The dagger plus the goblin both disapeared again. I wiped my eyes another time and looked around for any sight off the goblin. Nowhere to be found. I sighed slightly before beginning my way up the stairs again.
I walked up to the Cathedral Square the plate around my armor making clatering noices while hitting each other. I took a quick look around the Square i spotted an old lady, A man and a waman sitting with each other under a tree, Most likey a couple. I peered closer seeing it was Daniel. It seemed that Daniel was taking it easy and was finnaly not thinking about the loss off his sister. I smiled by myself and turned to the Northern gate. I yawned slighty and started my walk back to the Command Center.
“Private Silverstorm” said Khendran, “I kind off require youre aid...” i sighed sadly “What is it now Ironhand...” He smiled slightly “Can you take over my shift? I got this date with a really cute girl and i-” I put my hand up to silence him “Hell no Ironhand, I just got attacked by some crazy goblin... Stopped a robbery, Failed to catch two girls that ran off with some money and i am bloody tired so im gonna sit around here till my shift ends... And i will not take over youre crappy shift so you can have fun with some girl!” Ironhand sighed deeply and walked to the door “Fine, I though you were my friend, But i guess i was wrong...” He walked outside as i sighed thinking ‘Man, Such long days...’
About thirty minutes later the Commander barched into the Command Center with three people stalking him and asking questions “You three, For fuck sake go away... What happend is purely classified and im in no mood to talk with you lot about it, Now off you go!” The tree walked away and Thilliath sat down on the most left chair. I peered at him “Are they still going on about what happend this morning?” The commander sighed “Yeah, They want to know what happend to Darkbane” I scratched the back off my helmet “Speaking of wich, How is she? I avent seen her since the excident.” The commander shruged “She’s fine, I beleive she’s resting at the local inn at the trade district, Anyway dont you have something to do private?” I imidiatly stood up “Uhmm, Sir yes, Sir!” I jogged outside. Pherhaps I should make something for her... Pherhaps some bread, I mean i could pass by her room and give her something in good will. I mean after all she must be in shock after what happend to her, And even mean people deserve something... Right? Or pherhaps some soup? I know how to make steamed chicken soup from back when i was being trained... I suppose i could do that. I looked up and smiled brightly, Time to cook some chicken. I bounced into somewhere dressed in full leather his face covered in shadows, But to busy thinking i didnt realise it was the goblin from earlier, I apoligized and walked on. The goblin stared after me grinning under his mask. The goblin walked into the Command Center and disapeared into a black cloud. He stepped over the railing and arrived down the stairs, Infront off the door leading to the cells. He grinned and grapped a small key from his belt.
“You came here... With soup?“
I walked towards the inn with two small bowls carefully wrapped in so the heat nor water off the Steamed Chicken soup wouldnt leave the bowl. I smiled slightly to myself pherhaps she’ll stop being so mean like this. I walked into the Inn and spotted Khendran and a probablly new guy sitting at the fireplace. “Excuse me miss, Where can i find the room of Kainna, Darkbane?” At the same moment i mentioned the name Khendran and the other guy who was dressed in leather clothing with blue and dark yellow stripes over his armor, Also nicely covered with a spotless tabard showing the yellow lion and the blue background. I smiled at them “Yosh ironhand, And who are you?” The guy in leather smiled slightly “Private Ricmond Critchley, Infantry 45999, Uhmm sir!” I smirked slightly “Alright Critchley, When did you join the shields?” He moved his fingers over his mustach, “This morning, And what’s youre name, Sir?” I smiled again “Relax no need to sir, Im private Marijn Silverstorm, Infantry number 23756, Anyway i was bout to bring some soup to darkbane, I figured she could use some company” A wide smirk apeared around khendrans face “Really, Sounds like someone’s in love with the sergeant...” I sighed slightly “Shut up Ironhand, And heey, it’s always nice to have someone that likes you in higher places, You should try it.” I smiled brightly and walked up the stairs.
I knocked on the door three times, In a small rythm before hearing darkbane yell “Come in, The door’s open!” I slowly opened the door and peered around the room, The room was surprisngly dark duo the closed curtains, Darkbane was lying in bed wrapped in a thick blanket, To be fair it was quite cold here. “Silverstorm, What the hell are you doing here?” I smiled and took off my helmet placing it on one off the tables. “Uhmm, yes... Well... I figured i should check up with you, See how you are after what happend.” She coughed slightly “Well, Im not to well as you can see i cant move a inch and it’s boring and depressing just laying here, And to think i’ll have to lay a week here... Well it would have been longer if not for that fancy light crap.” I scratched the back off my head and kept smiling “Uhmm... Yeah... Well i brought some soup for you, It’s Steamed chicken soup... I made it my self..” She rose a eyebrow “You came here with soup?” i nodded slightly “You do know this wont get you a promotion or anything right?” i nodded slightly “I know, I know... I came here in good will.” i opened one off the small bowls and carefully wrapped it out releasing a hot damp. “It’s still warm, Not hot but atleast not cold” I slowly held out the bowl to kainna and smiled. She looked at me and rose her eyerow again “How you think im gonna eat that, I can hardly move, let alone hold a damn bowl with soup” I sighed “Alright, I’ll feed it to you.” She made a weird sound followed by “Wh-What, Youre not gonna feed me private!” I smirked wider. “Come, I’ll help you” i helped her up abit and held the bowl at her mouth “Open youre mouth abit” She shook her head “Ohh hell no you’re not feeding me”. I sighed slightly “Just open youre mouth and drink before it gets cold.” She slowly opened her mouth abit as i slowly poured some off the soup down.
I drank the last off my soup and placed it on the wooden desk, I looked over at darkbane as she fell asleep again. I stood up and slowly walked tot he door, I grapped my helmet and placed it ontop off my head. I sliped out off the door and closed it, Well that went better then i though it would. I walked down the stairs and spotted Khendran and the new guy ricmond. Only they were talking to another guard i didnt knew. I guessed he was off the shields duo the blue silver armor and tabard, He was wearing his helmet only showing a small part off his face, He had a small mustach and a trustworthy face, I walked up to them and took a quick look on his badge “Private John Redmont, Infantry 94823” I smiled and said “Another new one? Im Private Silverstorm.” John smiled faintly back and announced his name. “Wanna go for a patrol you three, Need to stretch my legs” Khendran and ricmond nodded “Sure, John you stay at watch here make sure no one bothers darkbane.
“Wasnt there something better?“
We stood in two lines behind each other, About sixteen people at my best guess, Plus the two sergeants the two corporals and the commander. The loud voice off thilliath orderd silence before saying “Shields, I have let you gather here even from youre patrols and missions to tell you about the upcomming event, We will march all the way to the Western Plaguelands to join there with the Holy Lightbringers, The Dwarfs of the rifle Squad, Bloodwind and Discples of Light. We will be setting up our camp at the abandoned keep off Scholomance. There we will stay for a few days while we’re fighting our way to cleanse Andorhal from the scourge once and for all. More details will be given later on, For now prepare for the march.” i took a quick look between the lines and to where the commander was standing. A long blond girl with abit smiling face walked out the command center as falrock loud voice sounded again “Ohh right, While we’re at it, Let me introduce you to all new private’s, Come on up and fall in infront off me!” A few people walked up from the line and formed a new line togheter with the blond woman. “Alright, About turn!” The whole line quickly turned around facing us “Let me start to the right, This man here is Private Ricmond Critchley, Next to him covered in full plate Private John Redmond, And next to that man is Private Beolard Kratchel with his nice mustach, Next to him private Walth Trace, Private Lunivor Berch and last but not least next to him our newest member who just joined, Private Ceridwynne Ashley.” I peered shortly at them before they started walking back to their own lines. “Now, You’re all dismissed!” a loud group off voices said ‘Sir, yes sir!’ before starting to walk back to their own work or going off duty if they had a long night shift. I walked into Command Center and spotted the new recruits infront off the Commander who was most likely giving them a new mission... Or just a new patrol route. I walked towards them and smiled, The commander rose his eyebrow and peered at me with the one eye that wasnt behind a eyepatch. “What is it Silverstorm, You wanna join their training?” I smiled faintly “Sir, I think i’d be delightfull to join their training, Sir!” He sighed slightly and continue’d his story before i interupted him.
Me and the new recruits walked towards the Dwarven District. I scraped my throut and said “Alright, We are to follow this route stop at the Cathedral, Stand guard there for seventy minutes before another group will take over for us, Then we’ll have to go trough the harbour look iff the engineers and ship people are doing what they are supposed to be doing, Then climb back up enter the park, Take a break for five minutes, Move to the Mage Quarter walk around abit enter the mage tower to see if anything new happend at the mages, Pass trough the Trade District and see if anyone’s in need of help and then continue back into the Old Town and walk to the Command Center.” Ceridwynne looked at me “Really? I mean that’s quite alot.... I mean i joined today and i get send onto this giant route... Wasnt there anything better?” i shruged “It’s best to just follow orders Ashley, Otherwise it will just be something worse.” I smiled slightly at the group as we walked out off the Dwarven District and passed over the bridge leading to the Cathedral “Besides, It’s a good look of all the stuff you’ll have to do over time.” Beolard sighed slightly “I guess that’s true.” I looked over my shoulder at Beolard and smiled “That’s the spirit Kratchel” Ricmond who had been silent started to whistle a annoying song with the catch phrase off a old bar song. John who was walking next to him smacked him on the back off his head and said quickly “Stop it.” Ricmond sighed loudly “Really Silverstorm, Seventy minutes?” I nodded slightly as we walked up the stairs off the Cathedral I positioned myself left off the door to the Cathedral with John on my right, Ceridwynne and Ricmond too place on the right outer wing and Beolard, Walth and Lunivor took place at the left side. I peered towards the Cathedral and grabed my belt flask before taking a small sip. The water had a ironish flavour duo the belt flask so it tasted awefull, But it was better then nothing, And now to stand here for seventy minutes without doing anything... Deep inside a sighed deeply.
“I’ll tell you about that later, Alright?“
I slamed the door open as i heard a soft squick out the dark room, I peered around the dark room before hearing a soft but angry voice “Ohh Silverstorm.... It’s you”. I smiled brightly and opened the curtain. I peered towards the bed and saw darkbane being blinded by the light outside. “Really, Silverstorm, You march in here without any respect and open the damn curtain blinding me?” I walked over to her and smiled “Relax Darkbane i came here to tell you you’re ready to leave the here, The recovery off youre bones went faster then expected, So you can take the bandages off and finnaly go outside again” She slowly got up as her blanket fell off the bed. As she wasnt wearing anything i quickly looked away and tossed her one off the shirts hanging from a chair. She slowly pulled it over her head and grapped a pair off pants out he closet, I looked around and smiled, “I suggest you take a nice hot bath here before leaving becouse the Commander already asked for you to go on another mission, Wich involves blackrock orcs.” she nodded slightly “I see...” I nodded slightly “ohh right, And we’re going on a campaign to the Western Plaguelands but i’ll tell you about that later, Alright?” She nodded slightly as i walked out the door.
“Pff... I cant beleive i had to go with you...” I smiled as darkbane hung tired over her horse, Sighing loudly. “I mean, With such a numb skull as you... Who knows nothing but a perfect life...” I rose my eyebrow and opened my mouth to say something but I ignored it. We just rode out off Elwynn Forest and entered Redridge mountains. We passed a guard who was talking to a shady looking figure about kobalds. We stopped at a wooden pole in the ground with a sign pointing towards Lakeshire. We followed the path on our horses and passes the still in the making bridge and to the left of us Lakeshire. Yet the path we followed didnt lead into Lakeshire we went up hill towards the burning steppes.
A few moments later we heard a loud yell, A paniced yell, The yeller sounded frightend. We quickly send our horses in the direction off the scream. Once we arrived I spotted a caravan with a woman and two men with raisen weapon in their hands, Well... Depends what you call weapons, One had a shovel and the other one had a broom, Obviously not fighter but merchants. They stood against five well build orcs, Three off them had a large battle axe with two sharp sides and the other one had a sword and shield and the last one had two large maces with spikes. We jumped off our horses and i drew my sword and shield, and charged to the orcs with my shield infront off me and sword held high. The orcs looked up from the three merchants to see what all the sound off armor clattering against each other was. One off the orcs slowly looked up as i jumped towards him bashing my sword far into his skull. The other orcs gasped in surprise as woman covered in full place slashed her sword trough one off the orcs legs, The orc fell on the ground in pain. And the orc i hit was death the second i penetrated his skull. I pulled my sword out and lifted my shield in defence to the orcs. The three remaining orcs, not sure what just happend, charges us with their giant weapons aiming at the two off us. I dodged the incoming axe as it crashed into the ground next to me and noticed just to late another blow off one off the spiked maces and i got hit right in my stomach, I fell back and coughed up some blood. Luckily the armor took most off the hit. I looked up and saw one off the orcs standing over me and in the background darkbane slicing off a hand from the orc with the battle axe, before delivering the final blow. She blocked the incoming sword and rotated around it slicing her sword into the orcs neck. I looked back up and saw the orc raising both maces. I winked for a second and in that second darkbane stabbed her sword right trough the orcs heart, It felt like it went slow-motion as the orc let his maces fall onto the ground. I got showered in orc blood before kainna pushed the dead orc away. I smiled slightly at darkbane as she helped me back up, I peered at the caravan just in time to see two arrows pierce right trough the man with the shovel and sending his body lifeless to the ground.
“And, What did we confirm?“
I felt the metal point scraping past my shield and saw he arrow drop onto the ground. I looked up and saw two orcs standing on a mountain. They layed a arrow on their boys and pulled the string back, i quickly took cover behind my shield again and felt the metal points off the arrow scratching past my shield.The other arrow landed right into the arm off the man with the broom. “Darkbane we have to” I looked around and saw kainna was already gone. “Did... Did she ran away?” I looked back up at the mountain were the orc were standing and saw them fire arrows the other way before seeing a figure jump up the mountain and bring one the the orcs down. The figure slowly stood up and pulled the sword out the orc. The figure grapped the other orc and pushed it off the mountain. I looked closer and saw it was darkbane that brought the two orcs down. The orc who had stumbled down the mountain tries to stumble away but darkbane quickly jumped off aswell and slided with the mountain side down. I ran to Darkbane and the orc as i saw kainna put her handcuffs back “Why aren’t you arresting him ma’am?” She looked at the orc and then back at me. “Come now Silverstorm, This orc woudnt even make the way back to Lakeshire, Let alone Stormwind...” I slowly nodded “Let’s leave him here...” This time it was Kainna that nodded. We walked back to the caravan as the woman was sobbing and trying to bandage one off the two man. “Let’s help her out a bit”.
We started on our way back as i asked “So, Why are we going back again?” She looked at me and said “We confirmed what we came here to confirm so we’re going back.” I scratched the back off my helmet “And what did we confirm?” “That the orcs are here and incredebly dangerous.” I nodded slightly and made a weird move with my hands to indicate i got it. “So... Ma’am, Why dont you tell me abit about yourself?” She rose a eyebrow under her helmet “Why do you care Silverstorm?” I shruged “No particular reason to be honost, Just interested.” she sighed slightly “Fine, I’ll tell you... When i was young my mother always wanted me to be a priest even tho i didnt want to my mother forced me to become one, Yet i always lived in harmony together with my parents and my older brother. However in a war.... My father had gone missing, Persumingly dead. And my mother disapeared aswell... Becouse both our parents were gone we got taken in by a paladin, And he trained us. Yet when the plague started to spread my brother Forlant went out to fight the scourge yet i was sent to Stormwind instead... I continue’d my studies there as a paladin in the Stormwind Cathedral. Yet i didnt really make any progress they said. But to be honost I was always far more interested in learning how to use a sword then to control the light... When i met up with my brother Forlant my trainer sent me away to join the army, This is how i ended up in the Shields.” I nodded slightly “Yet shortly after i heard my brother Forlant left and joined the Crimson Flames, And back then i used to have a boy friend...” She, A boy friends, Really? “When i was on a patrol I met someone sitting by the moonwell in the Park... He was carrying my by friends sword, Claiming he had killed him, I faught him but he managed to escape, From that day on i knew i could never love again...I almost took my own life those days.” I though a small moment before saying anything. “Sad story, ma’am.” she grinned slightly “What about you Silverstorm?” I smiled slightly “My mother, Faughter, Big sister and lil brother died when i was four at the big Horde invasion at Stormwind. But, I was taken in by the man whom saved my life, And he also became my trainer in the ways of the Paladin. A long time later my girlfriend killed him and nearly me aswell, Later on I found my girlfriend dead and I went to Northerend. Yet after a few weeks I went back to Stormwind and joined the shields and from there you know what I did.” She nodded silently and i peered back forward, I could see Goldshire in the late evening, The last drips of sunshines shining onto the small town. I looked back to my right and saw Kainna yawning deeply before leaning over on the neck of her horse. I looked at my brown horse who was barely keeping up with the other horse and frowned. I should really get my own horse when this is done...
“You didnt say there were this many!“
I walked outside the gates off Stormwind with Ceridwynn on my right and Walth on my left. “So.... Silverstorm, Where are we going?” walth said, I looked over my shoulder and smiled “We are to take care off a bunch off kobalds, They’ve been bugging the people in Goldshire for a while now and seeing we’ve had people to share we are helping the people to get rid off them.” I looked towards the town with had a few people awaiting us. We walked into Goldshire as they greeted us, The old man acompany’d by a younger lady walked forward to us “Ahh, Welcome guards, It’s a real life saver you’re gonna take care off this pesty matter.” Ceridwynn smiled gently at the old man “A good day to you aswell kind sir, It’s our duty to help out, So dont worry.” I scratched the back off my helmet “Uhmm, Yes.. So could you show us their camp old man?” The old man was about to say something before the girl interupted him “Come now, My old man wont go to that dangerous camp, I’ll show you.” I smiled “Guess that’ll do.”
The girl pointed to the otherside off the shallow river, There was a small camp with trashy tents and a bunch off garbage. “There it is!” we crossed the river as the girl went back to the town. Slowly we moved closer to the camp carefully inspecting the terain, Alot of garbage, painintgs and cloths. However the camp was empty, Disbandoned. As we walked into the camp we spotted two girls blindfolded and tied to pole, Obviously abused by the kobals. Their cloths were ragged and they had multiple cuts and bruises all over them. I walked to them as Ceridwynn and Walth continue’d to search the terain, Once they were done they came to me and helped me untie the girls. The girls struggled abit untill i released their blindfolds showing we werent one off the kobolds. The girls eyes looked at us before looking behind us, I followed her eyes as a entire group of kobals just surounded us, I quickly drew my weapon and faced towards the kobals. I looked around the crowd off angry kobalds there were about to attack “Say Marijn” Ceridwynn said “You didnt say there were this many!” I let out a nerous laugh “Yeah, I didnt expect that there would be around twenty off them!”
One off the Kobolds charged forwards in my direction holding a small pocket knife, Mosty likely stolen from the citizens of Goldshire. I parry’d the incoming knife with my sword and bashed my shield into his face sending him back a few feet. I looked to my other side and saw that the other kobols decided to charge in aswell, Ceridwynn moved her hands trough the air as the air got chilly, One of the kobolds stopped moving as a small layer off ice surounded him. I looked back infront off me as another kobal charged to me I rotated myself around his body and slammed my shield in the back off his head knocking him out cold on the ground. I looked back up as another Kobold swing his axe towards me, I blocked it using my shield and hit the kobold in the back off his neck with the bold side of my sword. I looked around at the other two and saw walth mercilessly slaying one after each other. One off the kobolds jumped up behind him as he only rotated the top half of his body and sliced the kobolds neck of, I looked back at Ceridwynn how she shot ice shards at the monsters. I looked back before feeling a strong hit again my head from a hammer. I fell down on the ground on shacked my head. A bigger Kobold had slammer me to the floor while others started to suround me. Ceridwynn moved her hand up and down to the right and left creating a circle before shooting off another three ice shards into a kobold, The shard mercilessly shot trough his cheek trough his arm and into his hart, She looked around to see how the other two were doing, She saw Walth being driven back towards the pole with the two girls and me being slammed to the ground. She breathed in and out and closed her eyes as she let the magic flow trough her body her musceles being moved by the magic made a weird sight, A small patch of ice started to cover the mud she was standing on as she kept moving her arms in patern and circles, She opened her eyes again letting out a soft blue glow as the chill surounded her hands, She clapped her hands togheter and opened them in the direction off the kobolds, As she opened her hands a large spiral of cold wind and ice blasted out towards the monsters. The monsters were being slowed down by the ice before being stopped as their body’s started to freeze. There feet were frozen to the ground as they struggles to get out off the coldness. Ceridwynn clapped her hand tight as the storm stopped before moving them over her head and clapping them out off each other pointing her hands to the ground, The patch off ice she was standing on grew as everywhere above us large ice shards were being luanched down. I looked up at the overwelding magic as one off the shards pierced trough one off the monsters. Everywhere around me the kobolds were being pierec by the deadly shards, It didnt take long before only the large kobold remained as Ceridwynn stopped her spell, Such strong magic i have never seen.
“That awfull bitch behind you!?“
I looked around, Everywhere kobold corpses pierced by deadly ice shards. Even the ones I knocked out. At the two girls there had been not one Ice Shard. The big one, still standing pulled three off the cold deadly shards out off his body and let out a loud roar, He peered at each off us before deciding to set in a charge, As he charged he looked towards Ceridwynn as he set out his deadly course towards her. He stamped past me towards her, Ceridwynn who was to late to figure out what was happening just stood there frozen solid, The Kobold got closer untill he was only a feet away from her. I could see walth’s sword pierce into the kobold before pushing it away from out mage. “Piss off ugly mugg” The kobold screamed and set in another charge as i got up, Only this time towards Walth. Walth lifted his shield and charged the beast aswell, Once they colided Walth got pushed back but managed to quickly rotate past the kobold and slice his sword past the back off the monsters knee. The Kobold slammed into the ground and grapped his knee trying to stop the bleeding.
Walth pointed his sword towards the Kobold and I guess the monster knew what would happen if he did something wrong. “Why did you attack us” Walth said. The kobold mumbled something before saying “Iuklok ... You... Bleushc.. no take Candle!” I raised my eyebrow, “We no take candle?” I heard a dark laugh from the forest around us, I quickly looked up and peered around and saw Ceridwynn and Walth do the same “What was that” Ceri said. “Come now, Did you really think Kobold were able to get you here and trap you?” I kept looking around while saying “Who the hell are you?” We could hear a loud laugh again before a black figure apeared out off now where. “You know who i am... Dont you?” I scratched my helmet “No i dont...” The dark loud voice laughed shortly again “Not you bloody idiot, What could i possibly need with a low life like you? Ohh no, Im after someone way more importent, Walth Trace.” I looked over my shoulder at Walth as he said “I figured this was you’re doing Miranda, What do you want?” The dark figure walked out into the light off the sun showing the real shape. She had long black hair in a pony tail and a prettu cute face, Absolutely not what i would have though. She was wearing some kind of swimsuit covered with black ropes and patches hanging from her shoulders to he legs. She was walking on elegant black high heels and i could spot a whip hanging from one off the three belt she was wearing over each other. I could only imagine what kind off weird person this could be. “Come now, You know what im after Walth, Or should i saw Waldo...” Walth imediatly yelled as she said that “Never call me that again! I was a diffrent person back then!” she grinned wickedly and said “It doesnt matter Waldo... You’re time has come anyway, Becouse now is the time to pay for the deaths off all youre friends and family... And for what, That awfull bitch behind you!?” I looked behind me to Ceridwynn as she seemed just as confused as i was. Walth stepped forward “You have no idea what happend Miranda, So shut youre trap and get out off here!” She grinned again “No, I’ll finish what i started Waldo, Right... Now.”
She vanished in thin air before apearing a feet away from Walth, or how she called him Waldo, she quickly grapped her knife from outside her shoulder pad and stabbed it into Walth’s arm right trough the thick layer of plate. Walth moved his fist up and delivered a deadly upper cut to the girl, She girl stepped back abit and Walth bashed his shield into her stomach. He stepped in and grapped her cloths to refrain her from falling down and bashed his other fist full into the girls face before letting go of Miranda. She fell into the ground as a small stream of blood oozed out her broken nose. She grapped the whip and whipped towards Walth face. His helmet got hit right off his head as he took a few steps back, The girl quickly got up and stretched the whip in her hand. She regained her balance and shot forward to Walth and lashed out, He held up his hand infront off his face and the whipe lashed past the armored glove. “Miranda stop this... I dont want to hurt you!” she groaned “It’s to late for that Waldo!” the girl lashed out with her whip again and Walth held up his sword letting the whip lash around it getting stuck, As it got stuck Walth pulled his sword away making Miranda drop her whip. In a angry rage Miranda charged forward to Walth grapping another hidden dagger from her shoes. Walth held his sword up in hope Miranda would stop her charge but instead she just walked into it. The long sword penetrating her flesh and guts and shooting out trough the back. Pherhaps she didnt see the sword... Miranda dropped her small dagger before letting out a cough, spilling blood over Walth. Walth who didnt expect her to run blindy into his sword stood there frozen solid as Miranda leaned against him, The sword still stuck in her stomach. Walth shaked abit and said with a sad voice “M-m..Miranda.... y-you...” Miranda let out a loud cough again before looking up to Walth, two little streams off blood oozing out her moth. “I-i-i.... Will... a-always... lo...” she breathed her final breath after those words.
“I... Decided to kill them all...“
“I think you owe us an explenation Walth... Or should i say Waldo, Huh?” ceridwynn said. I peered at Walth and then at the corpse of Miranda that was being covered by a small blanket. I still cant beleive she just walked into his sword... Walth who was sitting against a tree looking depressed sighed and looked up towards the angry mage. “It all started when we joined the guild Oblivion’s Strength, Remember?” Ceridwynn nodded slightly “Well, Our long stay there didnt end as i hoped it would, I really liked them alot, and they liked me, That’s why they asked me to join their special club no one knew about... Yet to join that special club i... I had to kill you and bring them you’re head... But i just coudnt do it...” Walth looked back up and saw Ceridwynn’s face turned pala “Why me?” Walth scratched his chin “Becouse you were the most dear to me... But i coudnt so i betrayed them... They said that they would do it themself but i coudnt let that happen... So I... I... I decided to kill them all... My dearest friends were to be dead, I remember my sword cutting trough their flesh like butter... The same sword that ended Miranda’s life... Yet I never wanted this to happen I swear...” Ceridwynn swallowed for a second “Why didnt you tell me, I mean you told me the guild disbandoned... And why did she call you Waldo?” Walth smiled slightly “I didnt want to let you feel like you had the death of a whole guild on you... And about the Waldo thing... Their leader made it up, As a new name for me once i past there test...”
Suddenly a man came walking out off the bushed saying “Ahh, Miranda did it all work out?” He stopped and looked around toward us “I uhmm, Im searching for a girl, Have you seen her?” He peered to the ground and most likelly spotted her “Wha-...Mi...M...Miranda!? Did you....Wha...YOU!” He faced Walth and instantly drew his sword that was till them hanging from his belt. He also had one shoulderpad hanging onto his shoulder and scrapped pants, It fitted with the black ragged shirt he had on. He now stood there with his sword drawn face to face with Walth. “Who are you!” said Walth, The man infront off him said “Im Kees Asher, But that doesnt concern you, Well... Now it does cause i’ll get you for what you did to her!” Walth blinked “Kees... As in the former guild leader of Oblivion’s Strength?” Kees rose a eyebrow “Dont tell me you’re Walth?” Walth nodded slightly. Asher charged towards Walth screaming with his sword held up high. Walth rose his shield and felt felt the sword clash into his shield. Walth stepped to the side making Kees lose his balance and fall in front off him, in his way down Walth send his sword down with the blunt side first, The sword crashed into Asher’s back as he fell down on the ground. He quickly struggled to get up and pulled Walth’s feet from under him sending him down to the ground. Asher got up and moved his sword above Walth ready to deliver the finishing blow. Walth who had no defence at the moment watched the man in fear as he got ready for the strike. A few moment later he still stood the same only he had a small layer of frost around a few places, I quickly charged Kees and tackled him while Walth got up. Kees got his movement back as Ceridwynn stopped her cast and he started to strugle to get me in full plate off him, yet the strugle quickly stopped as Kees drew his gun and placed it right in my face, If he would shoot it would end my life instantly. He whispered me to get up as i did after that he pushed me away to the other two of my group and pointed his gun at us. “It’s really time to end this... isnt it?” I slowly moved my hand to my belt in order to grap my gun i specially got for this mission but before i could reach it i hear Kees pull the trigger and after that a loud bang, He shot his gun but at who, Ceridwynn, Walth? Pherhaps he’s gonna end Ceridwynn’s life to get even on Walth... Or just Walth becouse he’s his enemy... All in the split second the thaughts rushed in my head before i could feel the bullet piercing trough my armor and into my arm, I could feel the hot metal bullet reach into my bone before being stopped. I let out a painfull groan and looked at my arm, The hot blood oozing out my found and past my arm down into my glove. “Dont even dare to grap you’re gun becouse the next shot will KILL you!”
“I was a real... Hero...“
He pointed his gun at us while i was wondering what he would do, I could feel the blood dripping out my glove and into the short grass. I should take care off his wound before i lose to much blood... He slowly squized his finger on the trigger getting ready to shoot Walth as i saw a figure move trough the shadows and towards Kees. The figure apeared behind the man and smashed it’s fist into kees face, Asher quickly turned around as i saw another figure charge up to him and hitting his head from behind and the other figure aiming another hit into his face. While they were hitting Kees they moved into the light as i could see it were the two girls that were tied to the pole by the kobolds “This is for using us as bait you basterd!” one off the girls gave him a uppercut as the other one grapped his gun out off his hand. She pointed his gun towards his leg and yelled “This is for what those nasty kobolds did to us!” she pulled the trigger shooting a fresh bullet into the man’s leg. Kees shouted in pain and bashed his fist into one of the girls stomach. The girl imidiatly fell to the ground and the man grapped the gun and placed the barrel against her temple before looking at us. I had grapped my gun with my left arm the one that wasnt injured and pointed it at him. “If you even think about shooting me i’ll kill this girl!” I peered at the situation and knew that if i would miss i would kill the girl or else he would. I pressed the trigger and withing the second the bullet shot out off the gun towards the two. The bullet shot right into Kees his right eye before penetrating his brain. He fell back onto the ground as the girl ran away screaming. I sighed deeply and fell onto my knees, I had done it... I had saved the girls life... I was a real... Hero... I fell onto the ground and saw Ceridwynn run to me and kneel down beside me... She must want to congratiolate me... I started losing my sight as I could hear the tone off Ceridwynn’s voice yet not being able to tell what she just said. My sight went black but it doesnt matter... Im a hero...
Marijn pulled the trigger and the bullet shot out off the gun right into Kees his face and he dropped backwards onto the ground. Ceridwynn peered at Marijn as he fell onto his knee’s and dropped his gun he stared infront off him as he collapsed onto the ground. He had a faint smile on his face like usual and Ceridwynn kneeled next to him “Marijn, Snap out of it!” he soflty mumbled something before passing out. “Walth get over here, He lost to much blood he fainted!” Walth stumbled over the Ceri and sat down next to the passed out Marijn. He unclipped Marijn’s shoulder pad and took off the armor covering his arm piece by piece. The arm was covered in blood once they saw it. Ceridwynn grapped a small knife and started to poke it into the wound untill she got out the bullet. Walth placed his hands firmly over the wound and closed his eyes. A small light apeared around his hands as the wound started to close. “He lot alot off blood we have to get him to one off the medics.” Ceridwynn nodded slightly “Yeah... But how are we going to explain the situation... That we were in a criminal guild... That you killed them all and that they shot Marijn in revenge for you... And how we killed a girl!?” Walth moved his hands away from the wound and peered closely at the results “I have no idea Ceri... Yet we’ll do it togheter... Alright?” Ceridwynn smiled slightly and nodded. “And how about the to girls?” she pointed towards where one off the girls was helping the other one that got hit in the stomach. Walth stood up and walked towards the girls “What are you’re names?” the girls quickly got up and the one with the blond hair said “M-My name is R-Ruby... And t-this is my s-sister P-Pearl.” Pearl nodded slightly. “Do you both live in Goldshire?” Walth asked. The girl nodded “Y-yes... W-we got kidnapped when w-we walked down the road to g-get some l-lumber.... T-they took us and t-tied us t-to the p-pole... Those a-awefull kobols hit us and abused us...” Walth nodded again “I see we’ll bring you back to the town and we’ll ask our commander to send some forces to Goldshire and make sure this wont happen again...” Ceridwynn and Walth lifted up Marijn and started dragging him down towards Goldshire, “Remind me we have to go back once we made sure Marijn’s oke, And pick up both off them.”
“Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left“
“Alright listen up shields! Everyone got their backpack!?” I quickly felt my back and felt the ridiculous heavy back pack and mumbled along with the rest off the crowd in trance of ‘Sir, yes sir’ “Good, Then fall in infront of me!” He moved to the side of the gate “Left face! Prepare to march!” I took a deep breath and breathed out again “~MARCH!~” The people in the front already started marching and the line of heavily plated man started to move forward. We passed trough the dwarven district and i noticed people hanging out their windows looking at the noice of the marching soldiers. I heard mumbling from inside the houses and thugs with big smiles on their faces. We marched trough the Trade District and i noticed allot of people waving us out and wishing us the best of luck and others wished us hell and like. There we went, we marched out Stormwind and followed the road all the way past the Eastvale Logging camp and into the Red Ridge mountains. We passed the bridge over Lake Everstill and passed Lakeshire while some off the residents stared at the large group of soldiers coming by. And so we went up the way and into the Burning Steppes. We passed trough the Dreadmaul Rock and faught of a few ogre’s... However duo those ogre’s we lost one comrade. We walked trough one off the ogre caves wich led straight into the badlands but we got ambushed... By big... fat... monsters... We walked out the cave and into the wastelands of the Badlands. In the distance i spotted the horde camp Kargath. I remember keeping a eye on it with my trainer in my youth... We moved past Apocryphan’s rest past the Angor Fortress and into the Loch Modan my former home place... We marched right into Thelsamar and took a small rest there.
I looked around the place and noticed how it didnt change a thing then when i used to live here. I walked to my former home and noticed a family of dwarves now lived here. One of them noticed me and gave me a quick nod before continueing with whatever he was doing. I walked down the road and down the slope towards the Loch. I sat down by the water and silently peered into it thinking about all that had happend here. “Taking a chill pill are we?” I looked over my shoulder and saw John Redmond coming down the slope with a big sloppy smile printed on his face. I placed my regular smile back on aswell and nodded. “Aye, this place is perfect to forget about everything for awhile... I used to come here alot when i was a kid.” John sat next to me “You used to live nearby or something that you came here alot?” I nodded slightly and added “I used to live here with my trainer for a long time...” John trew a rock into the water and smiled “Ahh so alot of pleasent and less pleasent memory’s to go around here eh?” I smirked abit and after a few moments i stood up “Come John, I think we’re about to get going” John nodded slightly and stood up aswell. I took a last look at The Loch and saw the sun reflecting into the water, It was about 3 o’clock.
Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, And so on and so on... The same sequence over and over again... Right, Left, Again and again... A endless parody with each other, Right, Left. The heavy lifting from the full plated armor and heavy backpack aren’t making this any easier. Right, Left. Infact this march is horrible... We’ve been marching for hours now and it’s almost dark. I took a good look around, The Arathi Highlands... Such a huge place, Covered in grass with enough lions to make us feel safe... I peered into the distance and saw our stopping point for today the Refuge Pointe, It wasnt all to much but it was atleast better then sleeping out in the open. And this bloody annoying song we had to keep singing... Like it would keep our spirits up.. All it could do was scare away wild life and lure the ravaging hordes to our location. Just a little longer and we atleast woudnt have to keep on marching. I looked to the side, Mountains. I could spot a dark figure moving across the mountain. A animinal... Or pherhaps a horde... Whatever it was it didnt dare to attack a whole group of well armed men, Cant blame his tho... “Shields! We’re here our new and super delux stop, The Refuge Pointe!” I peered infront of me and saw a lousy fortress.
I blocked the incoming trowing knife with my shield and looked around, Where the hell was he? Suddenly a blackcloud apeared and the goblin shot forwards from it in my direction. I blocked two off the incoming strikes and parry’d the dagger out his hand. I charged forward to the goblin and sliced my sword upwards just past his fast slicing with the point off my sword trough the white linnen mask the man was wearing, He made a backflip and trow a small ball on the ground, I peered at it as it exploded and a bright light blinded me. I stumbled backward and wiped my eyes a few times, As i finnally got my sight back i saw the area was surrounded by a thick smoke restraining my airway making me cough a few times. I quickly grapped a small innen cloth and hold it onto my eyes, I wiped the smoke away and looked around. I suddenly reaslised that if i fell abit further i would have stumbled right to my grave. The dagger plus the goblin both disapeared again. I wiped my eyes another time and looked around for any sight off the goblin. Nowhere to be found. I sighed slightly before beginning my way up the stairs again.
I walked up to the Cathedral Square the plate around my armor making clatering noices while hitting each other. I took a quick look around the Square i spotted an old lady, A man and a waman sitting with each other under a tree, Most likey a couple. I peered closer seeing it was Daniel. It seemed that Daniel was taking it easy and was finnaly not thinking about the loss off his sister. I smiled by myself and turned to the Northern gate. I yawned slighty and started my walk back to the Command Center.
“Private Silverstorm” said Khendran, “I kind off require youre aid...” i sighed sadly “What is it now Ironhand...” He smiled slightly “Can you take over my shift? I got this date with a really cute girl and i-” I put my hand up to silence him “Hell no Ironhand, I just got attacked by some crazy goblin... Stopped a robbery, Failed to catch two girls that ran off with some money and i am bloody tired so im gonna sit around here till my shift ends... And i will not take over youre crappy shift so you can have fun with some girl!” Ironhand sighed deeply and walked to the door “Fine, I though you were my friend, But i guess i was wrong...” He walked outside as i sighed thinking ‘Man, Such long days...’
About thirty minutes later the Commander barched into the Command Center with three people stalking him and asking questions “You three, For fuck sake go away... What happend is purely classified and im in no mood to talk with you lot about it, Now off you go!” The tree walked away and Thilliath sat down on the most left chair. I peered at him “Are they still going on about what happend this morning?” The commander sighed “Yeah, They want to know what happend to Darkbane” I scratched the back off my helmet “Speaking of wich, How is she? I avent seen her since the excident.” The commander shruged “She’s fine, I beleive she’s resting at the local inn at the trade district, Anyway dont you have something to do private?” I imidiatly stood up “Uhmm, Sir yes, Sir!” I jogged outside. Pherhaps I should make something for her... Pherhaps some bread, I mean i could pass by her room and give her something in good will. I mean after all she must be in shock after what happend to her, And even mean people deserve something... Right? Or pherhaps some soup? I know how to make steamed chicken soup from back when i was being trained... I suppose i could do that. I looked up and smiled brightly, Time to cook some chicken. I bounced into somewhere dressed in full leather his face covered in shadows, But to busy thinking i didnt realise it was the goblin from earlier, I apoligized and walked on. The goblin stared after me grinning under his mask. The goblin walked into the Command Center and disapeared into a black cloud. He stepped over the railing and arrived down the stairs, Infront off the door leading to the cells. He grinned and grapped a small key from his belt.
“You came here... With soup?“
I walked towards the inn with two small bowls carefully wrapped in so the heat nor water off the Steamed Chicken soup wouldnt leave the bowl. I smiled slightly to myself pherhaps she’ll stop being so mean like this. I walked into the Inn and spotted Khendran and a probablly new guy sitting at the fireplace. “Excuse me miss, Where can i find the room of Kainna, Darkbane?” At the same moment i mentioned the name Khendran and the other guy who was dressed in leather clothing with blue and dark yellow stripes over his armor, Also nicely covered with a spotless tabard showing the yellow lion and the blue background. I smiled at them “Yosh ironhand, And who are you?” The guy in leather smiled slightly “Private Ricmond Critchley, Infantry 45999, Uhmm sir!” I smirked slightly “Alright Critchley, When did you join the shields?” He moved his fingers over his mustach, “This morning, And what’s youre name, Sir?” I smiled again “Relax no need to sir, Im private Marijn Silverstorm, Infantry number 23756, Anyway i was bout to bring some soup to darkbane, I figured she could use some company” A wide smirk apeared around khendrans face “Really, Sounds like someone’s in love with the sergeant...” I sighed slightly “Shut up Ironhand, And heey, it’s always nice to have someone that likes you in higher places, You should try it.” I smiled brightly and walked up the stairs.
I knocked on the door three times, In a small rythm before hearing darkbane yell “Come in, The door’s open!” I slowly opened the door and peered around the room, The room was surprisngly dark duo the closed curtains, Darkbane was lying in bed wrapped in a thick blanket, To be fair it was quite cold here. “Silverstorm, What the hell are you doing here?” I smiled and took off my helmet placing it on one off the tables. “Uhmm, yes... Well... I figured i should check up with you, See how you are after what happend.” She coughed slightly “Well, Im not to well as you can see i cant move a inch and it’s boring and depressing just laying here, And to think i’ll have to lay a week here... Well it would have been longer if not for that fancy light crap.” I scratched the back off my head and kept smiling “Uhmm... Yeah... Well i brought some soup for you, It’s Steamed chicken soup... I made it my self..” She rose a eyebrow “You came here with soup?” i nodded slightly “You do know this wont get you a promotion or anything right?” i nodded slightly “I know, I know... I came here in good will.” i opened one off the small bowls and carefully wrapped it out releasing a hot damp. “It’s still warm, Not hot but atleast not cold” I slowly held out the bowl to kainna and smiled. She looked at me and rose her eyerow again “How you think im gonna eat that, I can hardly move, let alone hold a damn bowl with soup” I sighed “Alright, I’ll feed it to you.” She made a weird sound followed by “Wh-What, Youre not gonna feed me private!” I smirked wider. “Come, I’ll help you” i helped her up abit and held the bowl at her mouth “Open youre mouth abit” She shook her head “Ohh hell no you’re not feeding me”. I sighed slightly “Just open youre mouth and drink before it gets cold.” She slowly opened her mouth abit as i slowly poured some off the soup down.
I drank the last off my soup and placed it on the wooden desk, I looked over at darkbane as she fell asleep again. I stood up and slowly walked tot he door, I grapped my helmet and placed it ontop off my head. I sliped out off the door and closed it, Well that went better then i though it would. I walked down the stairs and spotted Khendran and the new guy ricmond. Only they were talking to another guard i didnt knew. I guessed he was off the shields duo the blue silver armor and tabard, He was wearing his helmet only showing a small part off his face, He had a small mustach and a trustworthy face, I walked up to them and took a quick look on his badge “Private John Redmont, Infantry 94823” I smiled and said “Another new one? Im Private Silverstorm.” John smiled faintly back and announced his name. “Wanna go for a patrol you three, Need to stretch my legs” Khendran and ricmond nodded “Sure, John you stay at watch here make sure no one bothers darkbane.
“Wasnt there something better?“
We stood in two lines behind each other, About sixteen people at my best guess, Plus the two sergeants the two corporals and the commander. The loud voice off thilliath orderd silence before saying “Shields, I have let you gather here even from youre patrols and missions to tell you about the upcomming event, We will march all the way to the Western Plaguelands to join there with the Holy Lightbringers, The Dwarfs of the rifle Squad, Bloodwind and Discples of Light. We will be setting up our camp at the abandoned keep off Scholomance. There we will stay for a few days while we’re fighting our way to cleanse Andorhal from the scourge once and for all. More details will be given later on, For now prepare for the march.” i took a quick look between the lines and to where the commander was standing. A long blond girl with abit smiling face walked out the command center as falrock loud voice sounded again “Ohh right, While we’re at it, Let me introduce you to all new private’s, Come on up and fall in infront off me!” A few people walked up from the line and formed a new line togheter with the blond woman. “Alright, About turn!” The whole line quickly turned around facing us “Let me start to the right, This man here is Private Ricmond Critchley, Next to him covered in full plate Private John Redmond, And next to that man is Private Beolard Kratchel with his nice mustach, Next to him private Walth Trace, Private Lunivor Berch and last but not least next to him our newest member who just joined, Private Ceridwynne Ashley.” I peered shortly at them before they started walking back to their own lines. “Now, You’re all dismissed!” a loud group off voices said ‘Sir, yes sir!’ before starting to walk back to their own work or going off duty if they had a long night shift. I walked into Command Center and spotted the new recruits infront off the Commander who was most likely giving them a new mission... Or just a new patrol route. I walked towards them and smiled, The commander rose his eyebrow and peered at me with the one eye that wasnt behind a eyepatch. “What is it Silverstorm, You wanna join their training?” I smiled faintly “Sir, I think i’d be delightfull to join their training, Sir!” He sighed slightly and continue’d his story before i interupted him.
Me and the new recruits walked towards the Dwarven District. I scraped my throut and said “Alright, We are to follow this route stop at the Cathedral, Stand guard there for seventy minutes before another group will take over for us, Then we’ll have to go trough the harbour look iff the engineers and ship people are doing what they are supposed to be doing, Then climb back up enter the park, Take a break for five minutes, Move to the Mage Quarter walk around abit enter the mage tower to see if anything new happend at the mages, Pass trough the Trade District and see if anyone’s in need of help and then continue back into the Old Town and walk to the Command Center.” Ceridwynne looked at me “Really? I mean that’s quite alot.... I mean i joined today and i get send onto this giant route... Wasnt there anything better?” i shruged “It’s best to just follow orders Ashley, Otherwise it will just be something worse.” I smiled slightly at the group as we walked out off the Dwarven District and passed over the bridge leading to the Cathedral “Besides, It’s a good look of all the stuff you’ll have to do over time.” Beolard sighed slightly “I guess that’s true.” I looked over my shoulder at Beolard and smiled “That’s the spirit Kratchel” Ricmond who had been silent started to whistle a annoying song with the catch phrase off a old bar song. John who was walking next to him smacked him on the back off his head and said quickly “Stop it.” Ricmond sighed loudly “Really Silverstorm, Seventy minutes?” I nodded slightly as we walked up the stairs off the Cathedral I positioned myself left off the door to the Cathedral with John on my right, Ceridwynne and Ricmond too place on the right outer wing and Beolard, Walth and Lunivor took place at the left side. I peered towards the Cathedral and grabed my belt flask before taking a small sip. The water had a ironish flavour duo the belt flask so it tasted awefull, But it was better then nothing, And now to stand here for seventy minutes without doing anything... Deep inside a sighed deeply.
“I’ll tell you about that later, Alright?“
I slamed the door open as i heard a soft squick out the dark room, I peered around the dark room before hearing a soft but angry voice “Ohh Silverstorm.... It’s you”. I smiled brightly and opened the curtain. I peered towards the bed and saw darkbane being blinded by the light outside. “Really, Silverstorm, You march in here without any respect and open the damn curtain blinding me?” I walked over to her and smiled “Relax Darkbane i came here to tell you you’re ready to leave the here, The recovery off youre bones went faster then expected, So you can take the bandages off and finnaly go outside again” She slowly got up as her blanket fell off the bed. As she wasnt wearing anything i quickly looked away and tossed her one off the shirts hanging from a chair. She slowly pulled it over her head and grapped a pair off pants out he closet, I looked around and smiled, “I suggest you take a nice hot bath here before leaving becouse the Commander already asked for you to go on another mission, Wich involves blackrock orcs.” she nodded slightly “I see...” I nodded slightly “ohh right, And we’re going on a campaign to the Western Plaguelands but i’ll tell you about that later, Alright?” She nodded slightly as i walked out the door.
“Pff... I cant beleive i had to go with you...” I smiled as darkbane hung tired over her horse, Sighing loudly. “I mean, With such a numb skull as you... Who knows nothing but a perfect life...” I rose my eyebrow and opened my mouth to say something but I ignored it. We just rode out off Elwynn Forest and entered Redridge mountains. We passed a guard who was talking to a shady looking figure about kobalds. We stopped at a wooden pole in the ground with a sign pointing towards Lakeshire. We followed the path on our horses and passes the still in the making bridge and to the left of us Lakeshire. Yet the path we followed didnt lead into Lakeshire we went up hill towards the burning steppes.
A few moments later we heard a loud yell, A paniced yell, The yeller sounded frightend. We quickly send our horses in the direction off the scream. Once we arrived I spotted a caravan with a woman and two men with raisen weapon in their hands, Well... Depends what you call weapons, One had a shovel and the other one had a broom, Obviously not fighter but merchants. They stood against five well build orcs, Three off them had a large battle axe with two sharp sides and the other one had a sword and shield and the last one had two large maces with spikes. We jumped off our horses and i drew my sword and shield, and charged to the orcs with my shield infront off me and sword held high. The orcs looked up from the three merchants to see what all the sound off armor clattering against each other was. One off the orcs slowly looked up as i jumped towards him bashing my sword far into his skull. The other orcs gasped in surprise as woman covered in full place slashed her sword trough one off the orcs legs, The orc fell on the ground in pain. And the orc i hit was death the second i penetrated his skull. I pulled my sword out and lifted my shield in defence to the orcs. The three remaining orcs, not sure what just happend, charges us with their giant weapons aiming at the two off us. I dodged the incoming axe as it crashed into the ground next to me and noticed just to late another blow off one off the spiked maces and i got hit right in my stomach, I fell back and coughed up some blood. Luckily the armor took most off the hit. I looked up and saw one off the orcs standing over me and in the background darkbane slicing off a hand from the orc with the battle axe, before delivering the final blow. She blocked the incoming sword and rotated around it slicing her sword into the orcs neck. I looked back up and saw the orc raising both maces. I winked for a second and in that second darkbane stabbed her sword right trough the orcs heart, It felt like it went slow-motion as the orc let his maces fall onto the ground. I got showered in orc blood before kainna pushed the dead orc away. I smiled slightly at darkbane as she helped me back up, I peered at the caravan just in time to see two arrows pierce right trough the man with the shovel and sending his body lifeless to the ground.
“And, What did we confirm?“
I felt the metal point scraping past my shield and saw he arrow drop onto the ground. I looked up and saw two orcs standing on a mountain. They layed a arrow on their boys and pulled the string back, i quickly took cover behind my shield again and felt the metal points off the arrow scratching past my shield.The other arrow landed right into the arm off the man with the broom. “Darkbane we have to” I looked around and saw kainna was already gone. “Did... Did she ran away?” I looked back up at the mountain were the orc were standing and saw them fire arrows the other way before seeing a figure jump up the mountain and bring one the the orcs down. The figure slowly stood up and pulled the sword out the orc. The figure grapped the other orc and pushed it off the mountain. I looked closer and saw it was darkbane that brought the two orcs down. The orc who had stumbled down the mountain tries to stumble away but darkbane quickly jumped off aswell and slided with the mountain side down. I ran to Darkbane and the orc as i saw kainna put her handcuffs back “Why aren’t you arresting him ma’am?” She looked at the orc and then back at me. “Come now Silverstorm, This orc woudnt even make the way back to Lakeshire, Let alone Stormwind...” I slowly nodded “Let’s leave him here...” This time it was Kainna that nodded. We walked back to the caravan as the woman was sobbing and trying to bandage one off the two man. “Let’s help her out a bit”.
We started on our way back as i asked “So, Why are we going back again?” She looked at me and said “We confirmed what we came here to confirm so we’re going back.” I scratched the back off my helmet “And what did we confirm?” “That the orcs are here and incredebly dangerous.” I nodded slightly and made a weird move with my hands to indicate i got it. “So... Ma’am, Why dont you tell me abit about yourself?” She rose a eyebrow under her helmet “Why do you care Silverstorm?” I shruged “No particular reason to be honost, Just interested.” she sighed slightly “Fine, I’ll tell you... When i was young my mother always wanted me to be a priest even tho i didnt want to my mother forced me to become one, Yet i always lived in harmony together with my parents and my older brother. However in a war.... My father had gone missing, Persumingly dead. And my mother disapeared aswell... Becouse both our parents were gone we got taken in by a paladin, And he trained us. Yet when the plague started to spread my brother Forlant went out to fight the scourge yet i was sent to Stormwind instead... I continue’d my studies there as a paladin in the Stormwind Cathedral. Yet i didnt really make any progress they said. But to be honost I was always far more interested in learning how to use a sword then to control the light... When i met up with my brother Forlant my trainer sent me away to join the army, This is how i ended up in the Shields.” I nodded slightly “Yet shortly after i heard my brother Forlant left and joined the Crimson Flames, And back then i used to have a boy friend...” She, A boy friends, Really? “When i was on a patrol I met someone sitting by the moonwell in the Park... He was carrying my by friends sword, Claiming he had killed him, I faught him but he managed to escape, From that day on i knew i could never love again...I almost took my own life those days.” I though a small moment before saying anything. “Sad story, ma’am.” she grinned slightly “What about you Silverstorm?” I smiled slightly “My mother, Faughter, Big sister and lil brother died when i was four at the big Horde invasion at Stormwind. But, I was taken in by the man whom saved my life, And he also became my trainer in the ways of the Paladin. A long time later my girlfriend killed him and nearly me aswell, Later on I found my girlfriend dead and I went to Northerend. Yet after a few weeks I went back to Stormwind and joined the shields and from there you know what I did.” She nodded silently and i peered back forward, I could see Goldshire in the late evening, The last drips of sunshines shining onto the small town. I looked back to my right and saw Kainna yawning deeply before leaning over on the neck of her horse. I looked at my brown horse who was barely keeping up with the other horse and frowned. I should really get my own horse when this is done...
“You didnt say there were this many!“
I walked outside the gates off Stormwind with Ceridwynn on my right and Walth on my left. “So.... Silverstorm, Where are we going?” walth said, I looked over my shoulder and smiled “We are to take care off a bunch off kobalds, They’ve been bugging the people in Goldshire for a while now and seeing we’ve had people to share we are helping the people to get rid off them.” I looked towards the town with had a few people awaiting us. We walked into Goldshire as they greeted us, The old man acompany’d by a younger lady walked forward to us “Ahh, Welcome guards, It’s a real life saver you’re gonna take care off this pesty matter.” Ceridwynn smiled gently at the old man “A good day to you aswell kind sir, It’s our duty to help out, So dont worry.” I scratched the back off my helmet “Uhmm, Yes.. So could you show us their camp old man?” The old man was about to say something before the girl interupted him “Come now, My old man wont go to that dangerous camp, I’ll show you.” I smiled “Guess that’ll do.”
The girl pointed to the otherside off the shallow river, There was a small camp with trashy tents and a bunch off garbage. “There it is!” we crossed the river as the girl went back to the town. Slowly we moved closer to the camp carefully inspecting the terain, Alot of garbage, painintgs and cloths. However the camp was empty, Disbandoned. As we walked into the camp we spotted two girls blindfolded and tied to pole, Obviously abused by the kobals. Their cloths were ragged and they had multiple cuts and bruises all over them. I walked to them as Ceridwynn and Walth continue’d to search the terain, Once they were done they came to me and helped me untie the girls. The girls struggled abit untill i released their blindfolds showing we werent one off the kobolds. The girls eyes looked at us before looking behind us, I followed her eyes as a entire group of kobals just surounded us, I quickly drew my weapon and faced towards the kobals. I looked around the crowd off angry kobalds there were about to attack “Say Marijn” Ceridwynn said “You didnt say there were this many!” I let out a nerous laugh “Yeah, I didnt expect that there would be around twenty off them!”
One off the Kobolds charged forwards in my direction holding a small pocket knife, Mosty likely stolen from the citizens of Goldshire. I parry’d the incoming knife with my sword and bashed my shield into his face sending him back a few feet. I looked to my other side and saw that the other kobols decided to charge in aswell, Ceridwynn moved her hands trough the air as the air got chilly, One of the kobolds stopped moving as a small layer off ice surounded him. I looked back infront off me as another kobal charged to me I rotated myself around his body and slammed my shield in the back off his head knocking him out cold on the ground. I looked back up as another Kobold swing his axe towards me, I blocked it using my shield and hit the kobold in the back off his neck with the bold side of my sword. I looked around at the other two and saw walth mercilessly slaying one after each other. One off the kobolds jumped up behind him as he only rotated the top half of his body and sliced the kobolds neck of, I looked back at Ceridwynn how she shot ice shards at the monsters. I looked back before feeling a strong hit again my head from a hammer. I fell down on the ground on shacked my head. A bigger Kobold had slammer me to the floor while others started to suround me. Ceridwynn moved her hand up and down to the right and left creating a circle before shooting off another three ice shards into a kobold, The shard mercilessly shot trough his cheek trough his arm and into his hart, She looked around to see how the other two were doing, She saw Walth being driven back towards the pole with the two girls and me being slammed to the ground. She breathed in and out and closed her eyes as she let the magic flow trough her body her musceles being moved by the magic made a weird sight, A small patch of ice started to cover the mud she was standing on as she kept moving her arms in patern and circles, She opened her eyes again letting out a soft blue glow as the chill surounded her hands, She clapped her hands togheter and opened them in the direction off the kobolds, As she opened her hands a large spiral of cold wind and ice blasted out towards the monsters. The monsters were being slowed down by the ice before being stopped as their body’s started to freeze. There feet were frozen to the ground as they struggles to get out off the coldness. Ceridwynn clapped her hand tight as the storm stopped before moving them over her head and clapping them out off each other pointing her hands to the ground, The patch off ice she was standing on grew as everywhere above us large ice shards were being luanched down. I looked up at the overwelding magic as one off the shards pierced trough one off the monsters. Everywhere around me the kobolds were being pierec by the deadly shards, It didnt take long before only the large kobold remained as Ceridwynn stopped her spell, Such strong magic i have never seen.
“That awfull bitch behind you!?“
I looked around, Everywhere kobold corpses pierced by deadly ice shards. Even the ones I knocked out. At the two girls there had been not one Ice Shard. The big one, still standing pulled three off the cold deadly shards out off his body and let out a loud roar, He peered at each off us before deciding to set in a charge, As he charged he looked towards Ceridwynn as he set out his deadly course towards her. He stamped past me towards her, Ceridwynn who was to late to figure out what was happening just stood there frozen solid, The Kobold got closer untill he was only a feet away from her. I could see walth’s sword pierce into the kobold before pushing it away from out mage. “Piss off ugly mugg” The kobold screamed and set in another charge as i got up, Only this time towards Walth. Walth lifted his shield and charged the beast aswell, Once they colided Walth got pushed back but managed to quickly rotate past the kobold and slice his sword past the back off the monsters knee. The Kobold slammed into the ground and grapped his knee trying to stop the bleeding.
Walth pointed his sword towards the Kobold and I guess the monster knew what would happen if he did something wrong. “Why did you attack us” Walth said. The kobold mumbled something before saying “Iuklok ... You... Bleushc.. no take Candle!” I raised my eyebrow, “We no take candle?” I heard a dark laugh from the forest around us, I quickly looked up and peered around and saw Ceridwynn and Walth do the same “What was that” Ceri said. “Come now, Did you really think Kobold were able to get you here and trap you?” I kept looking around while saying “Who the hell are you?” We could hear a loud laugh again before a black figure apeared out off now where. “You know who i am... Dont you?” I scratched my helmet “No i dont...” The dark loud voice laughed shortly again “Not you bloody idiot, What could i possibly need with a low life like you? Ohh no, Im after someone way more importent, Walth Trace.” I looked over my shoulder at Walth as he said “I figured this was you’re doing Miranda, What do you want?” The dark figure walked out into the light off the sun showing the real shape. She had long black hair in a pony tail and a prettu cute face, Absolutely not what i would have though. She was wearing some kind of swimsuit covered with black ropes and patches hanging from her shoulders to he legs. She was walking on elegant black high heels and i could spot a whip hanging from one off the three belt she was wearing over each other. I could only imagine what kind off weird person this could be. “Come now, You know what im after Walth, Or should i saw Waldo...” Walth imediatly yelled as she said that “Never call me that again! I was a diffrent person back then!” she grinned wickedly and said “It doesnt matter Waldo... You’re time has come anyway, Becouse now is the time to pay for the deaths off all youre friends and family... And for what, That awfull bitch behind you!?” I looked behind me to Ceridwynn as she seemed just as confused as i was. Walth stepped forward “You have no idea what happend Miranda, So shut youre trap and get out off here!” She grinned again “No, I’ll finish what i started Waldo, Right... Now.”
She vanished in thin air before apearing a feet away from Walth, or how she called him Waldo, she quickly grapped her knife from outside her shoulder pad and stabbed it into Walth’s arm right trough the thick layer of plate. Walth moved his fist up and delivered a deadly upper cut to the girl, She girl stepped back abit and Walth bashed his shield into her stomach. He stepped in and grapped her cloths to refrain her from falling down and bashed his other fist full into the girls face before letting go of Miranda. She fell into the ground as a small stream of blood oozed out her broken nose. She grapped the whip and whipped towards Walth face. His helmet got hit right off his head as he took a few steps back, The girl quickly got up and stretched the whip in her hand. She regained her balance and shot forward to Walth and lashed out, He held up his hand infront off his face and the whipe lashed past the armored glove. “Miranda stop this... I dont want to hurt you!” she groaned “It’s to late for that Waldo!” the girl lashed out with her whip again and Walth held up his sword letting the whip lash around it getting stuck, As it got stuck Walth pulled his sword away making Miranda drop her whip. In a angry rage Miranda charged forward to Walth grapping another hidden dagger from her shoes. Walth held his sword up in hope Miranda would stop her charge but instead she just walked into it. The long sword penetrating her flesh and guts and shooting out trough the back. Pherhaps she didnt see the sword... Miranda dropped her small dagger before letting out a cough, spilling blood over Walth. Walth who didnt expect her to run blindy into his sword stood there frozen solid as Miranda leaned against him, The sword still stuck in her stomach. Walth shaked abit and said with a sad voice “M-m..Miranda.... y-you...” Miranda let out a loud cough again before looking up to Walth, two little streams off blood oozing out her moth. “I-i-i.... Will... a-always... lo...” she breathed her final breath after those words.
“I... Decided to kill them all...“
“I think you owe us an explenation Walth... Or should i say Waldo, Huh?” ceridwynn said. I peered at Walth and then at the corpse of Miranda that was being covered by a small blanket. I still cant beleive she just walked into his sword... Walth who was sitting against a tree looking depressed sighed and looked up towards the angry mage. “It all started when we joined the guild Oblivion’s Strength, Remember?” Ceridwynn nodded slightly “Well, Our long stay there didnt end as i hoped it would, I really liked them alot, and they liked me, That’s why they asked me to join their special club no one knew about... Yet to join that special club i... I had to kill you and bring them you’re head... But i just coudnt do it...” Walth looked back up and saw Ceridwynn’s face turned pala “Why me?” Walth scratched his chin “Becouse you were the most dear to me... But i coudnt so i betrayed them... They said that they would do it themself but i coudnt let that happen... So I... I... I decided to kill them all... My dearest friends were to be dead, I remember my sword cutting trough their flesh like butter... The same sword that ended Miranda’s life... Yet I never wanted this to happen I swear...” Ceridwynn swallowed for a second “Why didnt you tell me, I mean you told me the guild disbandoned... And why did she call you Waldo?” Walth smiled slightly “I didnt want to let you feel like you had the death of a whole guild on you... And about the Waldo thing... Their leader made it up, As a new name for me once i past there test...”
Suddenly a man came walking out off the bushed saying “Ahh, Miranda did it all work out?” He stopped and looked around toward us “I uhmm, Im searching for a girl, Have you seen her?” He peered to the ground and most likelly spotted her “Wha-...Mi...M...Miranda!? Did you....Wha...YOU!” He faced Walth and instantly drew his sword that was till them hanging from his belt. He also had one shoulderpad hanging onto his shoulder and scrapped pants, It fitted with the black ragged shirt he had on. He now stood there with his sword drawn face to face with Walth. “Who are you!” said Walth, The man infront off him said “Im Kees Asher, But that doesnt concern you, Well... Now it does cause i’ll get you for what you did to her!” Walth blinked “Kees... As in the former guild leader of Oblivion’s Strength?” Kees rose a eyebrow “Dont tell me you’re Walth?” Walth nodded slightly. Asher charged towards Walth screaming with his sword held up high. Walth rose his shield and felt felt the sword clash into his shield. Walth stepped to the side making Kees lose his balance and fall in front off him, in his way down Walth send his sword down with the blunt side first, The sword crashed into Asher’s back as he fell down on the ground. He quickly struggled to get up and pulled Walth’s feet from under him sending him down to the ground. Asher got up and moved his sword above Walth ready to deliver the finishing blow. Walth who had no defence at the moment watched the man in fear as he got ready for the strike. A few moment later he still stood the same only he had a small layer of frost around a few places, I quickly charged Kees and tackled him while Walth got up. Kees got his movement back as Ceridwynn stopped her cast and he started to strugle to get me in full plate off him, yet the strugle quickly stopped as Kees drew his gun and placed it right in my face, If he would shoot it would end my life instantly. He whispered me to get up as i did after that he pushed me away to the other two of my group and pointed his gun at us. “It’s really time to end this... isnt it?” I slowly moved my hand to my belt in order to grap my gun i specially got for this mission but before i could reach it i hear Kees pull the trigger and after that a loud bang, He shot his gun but at who, Ceridwynn, Walth? Pherhaps he’s gonna end Ceridwynn’s life to get even on Walth... Or just Walth becouse he’s his enemy... All in the split second the thaughts rushed in my head before i could feel the bullet piercing trough my armor and into my arm, I could feel the hot metal bullet reach into my bone before being stopped. I let out a painfull groan and looked at my arm, The hot blood oozing out my found and past my arm down into my glove. “Dont even dare to grap you’re gun becouse the next shot will KILL you!”
“I was a real... Hero...“
He pointed his gun at us while i was wondering what he would do, I could feel the blood dripping out my glove and into the short grass. I should take care off his wound before i lose to much blood... He slowly squized his finger on the trigger getting ready to shoot Walth as i saw a figure move trough the shadows and towards Kees. The figure apeared behind the man and smashed it’s fist into kees face, Asher quickly turned around as i saw another figure charge up to him and hitting his head from behind and the other figure aiming another hit into his face. While they were hitting Kees they moved into the light as i could see it were the two girls that were tied to the pole by the kobolds “This is for using us as bait you basterd!” one off the girls gave him a uppercut as the other one grapped his gun out off his hand. She pointed his gun towards his leg and yelled “This is for what those nasty kobolds did to us!” she pulled the trigger shooting a fresh bullet into the man’s leg. Kees shouted in pain and bashed his fist into one of the girls stomach. The girl imidiatly fell to the ground and the man grapped the gun and placed the barrel against her temple before looking at us. I had grapped my gun with my left arm the one that wasnt injured and pointed it at him. “If you even think about shooting me i’ll kill this girl!” I peered at the situation and knew that if i would miss i would kill the girl or else he would. I pressed the trigger and withing the second the bullet shot out off the gun towards the two. The bullet shot right into Kees his right eye before penetrating his brain. He fell back onto the ground as the girl ran away screaming. I sighed deeply and fell onto my knees, I had done it... I had saved the girls life... I was a real... Hero... I fell onto the ground and saw Ceridwynn run to me and kneel down beside me... She must want to congratiolate me... I started losing my sight as I could hear the tone off Ceridwynn’s voice yet not being able to tell what she just said. My sight went black but it doesnt matter... Im a hero...
Marijn pulled the trigger and the bullet shot out off the gun right into Kees his face and he dropped backwards onto the ground. Ceridwynn peered at Marijn as he fell onto his knee’s and dropped his gun he stared infront off him as he collapsed onto the ground. He had a faint smile on his face like usual and Ceridwynn kneeled next to him “Marijn, Snap out of it!” he soflty mumbled something before passing out. “Walth get over here, He lost to much blood he fainted!” Walth stumbled over the Ceri and sat down next to the passed out Marijn. He unclipped Marijn’s shoulder pad and took off the armor covering his arm piece by piece. The arm was covered in blood once they saw it. Ceridwynn grapped a small knife and started to poke it into the wound untill she got out the bullet. Walth placed his hands firmly over the wound and closed his eyes. A small light apeared around his hands as the wound started to close. “He lot alot off blood we have to get him to one off the medics.” Ceridwynn nodded slightly “Yeah... But how are we going to explain the situation... That we were in a criminal guild... That you killed them all and that they shot Marijn in revenge for you... And how we killed a girl!?” Walth moved his hands away from the wound and peered closely at the results “I have no idea Ceri... Yet we’ll do it togheter... Alright?” Ceridwynn smiled slightly and nodded. “And how about the to girls?” she pointed towards where one off the girls was helping the other one that got hit in the stomach. Walth stood up and walked towards the girls “What are you’re names?” the girls quickly got up and the one with the blond hair said “M-My name is R-Ruby... And t-this is my s-sister P-Pearl.” Pearl nodded slightly. “Do you both live in Goldshire?” Walth asked. The girl nodded “Y-yes... W-we got kidnapped when w-we walked down the road to g-get some l-lumber.... T-they took us and t-tied us t-to the p-pole... Those a-awefull kobols hit us and abused us...” Walth nodded again “I see we’ll bring you back to the town and we’ll ask our commander to send some forces to Goldshire and make sure this wont happen again...” Ceridwynn and Walth lifted up Marijn and started dragging him down towards Goldshire, “Remind me we have to go back once we made sure Marijn’s oke, And pick up both off them.”
“Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left“
“Alright listen up shields! Everyone got their backpack!?” I quickly felt my back and felt the ridiculous heavy back pack and mumbled along with the rest off the crowd in trance of ‘Sir, yes sir’ “Good, Then fall in infront of me!” He moved to the side of the gate “Left face! Prepare to march!” I took a deep breath and breathed out again “~MARCH!~” The people in the front already started marching and the line of heavily plated man started to move forward. We passed trough the dwarven district and i noticed people hanging out their windows looking at the noice of the marching soldiers. I heard mumbling from inside the houses and thugs with big smiles on their faces. We marched trough the Trade District and i noticed allot of people waving us out and wishing us the best of luck and others wished us hell and like. There we went, we marched out Stormwind and followed the road all the way past the Eastvale Logging camp and into the Red Ridge mountains. We passed the bridge over Lake Everstill and passed Lakeshire while some off the residents stared at the large group of soldiers coming by. And so we went up the way and into the Burning Steppes. We passed trough the Dreadmaul Rock and faught of a few ogre’s... However duo those ogre’s we lost one comrade. We walked trough one off the ogre caves wich led straight into the badlands but we got ambushed... By big... fat... monsters... We walked out the cave and into the wastelands of the Badlands. In the distance i spotted the horde camp Kargath. I remember keeping a eye on it with my trainer in my youth... We moved past Apocryphan’s rest past the Angor Fortress and into the Loch Modan my former home place... We marched right into Thelsamar and took a small rest there.
I looked around the place and noticed how it didnt change a thing then when i used to live here. I walked to my former home and noticed a family of dwarves now lived here. One of them noticed me and gave me a quick nod before continueing with whatever he was doing. I walked down the road and down the slope towards the Loch. I sat down by the water and silently peered into it thinking about all that had happend here. “Taking a chill pill are we?” I looked over my shoulder and saw John Redmond coming down the slope with a big sloppy smile printed on his face. I placed my regular smile back on aswell and nodded. “Aye, this place is perfect to forget about everything for awhile... I used to come here alot when i was a kid.” John sat next to me “You used to live nearby or something that you came here alot?” I nodded slightly and added “I used to live here with my trainer for a long time...” John trew a rock into the water and smiled “Ahh so alot of pleasent and less pleasent memory’s to go around here eh?” I smirked abit and after a few moments i stood up “Come John, I think we’re about to get going” John nodded slightly and stood up aswell. I took a last look at The Loch and saw the sun reflecting into the water, It was about 3 o’clock.
Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, And so on and so on... The same sequence over and over again... Right, Left, Again and again... A endless parody with each other, Right, Left. The heavy lifting from the full plated armor and heavy backpack aren’t making this any easier. Right, Left. Infact this march is horrible... We’ve been marching for hours now and it’s almost dark. I took a good look around, The Arathi Highlands... Such a huge place, Covered in grass with enough lions to make us feel safe... I peered into the distance and saw our stopping point for today the Refuge Pointe, It wasnt all to much but it was atleast better then sleeping out in the open. And this bloody annoying song we had to keep singing... Like it would keep our spirits up.. All it could do was scare away wild life and lure the ravaging hordes to our location. Just a little longer and we atleast woudnt have to keep on marching. I looked to the side, Mountains. I could spot a dark figure moving across the mountain. A animinal... Or pherhaps a horde... Whatever it was it didnt dare to attack a whole group of well armed men, Cant blame his tho... “Shields! We’re here our new and super delux stop, The Refuge Pointe!” I peered infront of me and saw a lousy fortress.