51 Chapter 51 (1/2)
Aerwyn's stood in the ravaged village as the realization that an army was on it's way to Setrhyn manifested itself into a boiling rage within him.
”Erit, have the spiders gather the dead in the square and search the village for survivors. Do it quickly we need to leave.”
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”Yes, master.”
The spiders spent a half hour gathering the bodies and searching for survivors but no living elf was found within the village. Aerwyn didn't see Nyris amongst the dead, nor Semmy. He also noted that there was far too few bodies considering Lyr's population which means it was possible that some had escaped or had been captured. Either way, they would still be alive which meant that they could be saved.
Aerwyn and the undead crossed the river once more and left Lyr, heading towards Ardin at full speed. It would still take them nearly two days to reach Setrhyn and he could only hope the army of humans was slower. Aerwyn couldn't shake his anxiousness so he connected to one of the jakku and looking through the creatures eyes he watched the humans depart from their ships.
It appeared as though they planned to march today, with Setrhyn only twenty five kilometers away they would reach the village long before Aerwyn could. He saw two horses being attached to a massive cannon that looked like it should be too heavy to traverse such terrain even with the added help of horses. Once they began marching he knew he had to do something to slow them down else Setrhyn would fall.
The only thing he could think of was to send his jakku to kill the horses but the humans wouldn't just let the horses die without fighting back. The thought of sending his undead to their death always made him uncomfortable. It was a feeling like trying to hold his breath for too long, the mind's will to live would take over and force him to breathe but he no longer had any choice, he had to act.
Aerwyn quickly switched over to Rorik and sent him a command.
”Run as fast as you can to Setrhyn. I need you to warn Tylin or Master Ferlin that Lyr has been destroyed and an army of nearly two thousand humans will be coming from the west. Tell them i'll be there as soon as i can.”
”..Fine.” Aerwyn's solemn tone didn't leave room for any sass and he immediately switch back to looking through his jakku's eyes. Even if Rorik was a braver barghest he wouldn't cause trouble right now lest the boy decide he was no longer needed.
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Earl Abery rode atop a horse at the front of the marching column. The path to the second dark elf village was dense forest terrain that wasn't suited for an army let alone the cannon that kept getting stuck in mud and vines which only slowed them down further. Despite that, he was still confident in reaching the village by nightfall, his men were strong Abery men that would make do even in the worst circumstances.
Marshal Dolan rode up from the rear and hailed him.
”The scouts spotted orcs mirroring our movements, my lord.”
”How many?” Earl Abery's face displayed a rare concerning expression.
”Only a few, they're keeping their distance for now.”
”Leave them be. If more appear notify me.”
”Yes, my lord. I'll-”
”KRAW!”
Earl Abery turned to look at the commotion and witnessed the flying creatures that had been following them all this time dive into the horses that were pulling the cannon. His men rapidly swarmed the creatures hacking and slashing a few apart as they retreated back into the air. He rode to the rear of the column and checked the situation.
The horses were dead, their bodies full of puncture wounds from the creatures dagger like limbs. Pontus was nearby and rode over to him in a hurry.
”They're undead my lord. I didn't notice it before because they were too far but now i'm certain of it.”
Earl Abery watched the creatures circling far above them before speaking.
”...If they're undead that means there's a necromancer nearby, send the scouts to find him. Give your horses to the cannon, we march on.”
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