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THE FALL OF ABRIA, Chapter 4This story may contain adult content. |
| Written by jake | |
| Friday, 06 June 2008 | |
MELKON AND MERIAL WATCHED THE BALL, AND TOOK GREAT JOY AS THE CHILDREN DANCED. THEY WERE ALL DRESSED IN FANCY AND MARVELOUS CLOTHES. AND THE THRONE ROOM HAD BEEN DECORATED RATHER BRILLIANTELY. YOUNG CULTER WAS ON THE DANCE FLOOR, WOEING MANY YOUNG LADIES. MELKON SPOTTED A YOUNG GIRL, WHO WAS ALONE, BALLED UP IN A CORNER. HE WALKED OVER TO HER. SHE STOOD UP IMMEDIATELY, AND GAVE A POLITE CURTSEY. " MAY I HAVE THIS DANCE?", MELKON ASKED. " YES YOU MAY, MY LORD..." SHE SAID WITH A GIGGLE. THEY WENT OUT INTO THE DANCE FLOOR, AND SHE SEEMED TO FLOW WITH HIS SKILLED GUIDANCE. MERIAL WATCHED, AND STARED LOVINGLY AT HER GOODLY HUSBAND. FROM A BEND IN THE HALLWAY, WICH ALSO LEAD INTO THE THRONE RROM, MERIAL SAW HRUNTAG. SHE WHISTLED AND HE STOPPED, SHE PULLED ONTO THE DANCE FLOOR, MUCH TO HIS IRRIATATION, BUT HE QUICKLY GREW TO ENJOY HIMSELF. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> STARS FILLED THE NIGHT, AND THE GUARDS ATOP THE TOWERS KEPT A CAUTIOUS EYE ON THE SKY, A BLACK CLOUD WAS COMING IN, TOWARDS THE CITY, AND IT STRETCHED AS FAR AS THE EYE COULD SEE, BOTH FAR AND WIDE. THEY COULD FEEL THE UNNATURAL WIND IT BROUGHT, BUT THE WIND ACTUALY SEEMED TO BE GOING TOWARDS IT. THEY COULD HEAR A STEADY THUNDER, OR, NO, IT WAS THE MARCH OF A HORD OF SOLDIERS. THE LEAD GUARD COULD SEE A FIGURE, WHO LOOKED LIKE AN ANT FROM THEIR VIEW, DRAPED IN A BLACK CLOAK, THAT FLUTTERED SPOOKILY IN THE STRANGE WIND. " RING THE BELL!", THE LEAD GUARD SHOUTED AS THE HORD APPROACHED. A GUARD RUSHED TO THE BELL, BUT AN ARROW STRUCK HIM IN THE BACK OF HIS HEAD. THEN TWO OTHER GUARDS RUSHED FOR IT, BUT ARROWS QUICKLY HALTED THEM AS WELL. THE LEAD GUARD LOOKED TO HIS DEAD FELLOWS, EYES WIDE WITH HORROR. THE BLACK CLOUD MOVED OVER THE CITY, BLOCKING THE LIGHT OF THE MOON AND STARS COMPLETELY. THE LEAD GUARD WAS THE ONLY ONE LEFT, AND HE RAN FOR THE BELL, ZIP! AN ARROW CAUGHT HIM IN HIS BACK, BUT HE PRESSED FORWARD. ZIP!ZIP! AN ARROW IN HIS THIGH, AND AN ARROW IN HIS SHOULDER. HE PRESSED ON, STAGGERING. HE PULLED AT THE BELL, AND IT WENT DONG!DONG!DONG!. GUARDS AND SOILDIERS WITHIN THE CITY BEGAN TO RUSH TO THE GATES, AT THE READY. THE LEAD GUARD RELAXED A SMALL BIT, SITTING ON THE STONE FLOOR OF THE TOWER, UNTIL A A BEAST LANDED ON THE TOWERS RAIL. IT WAS A BEAST AS TALL AS A SHORT MAN, HUNCHED OVER, WITH BLACK, SCALY SKIN. IT HAD A SKELETAL FACE, WITH EYES THAT BURNED WITH FIRE. IT WAS SKELETALY THIN, WITH A SWEEPING, FORKED TAIL, AND LEATHERY WINGS. IT HAD SMALL, CURVED HORNS ON TOP OF ITS BALD HEAD. IT WAS A LYPHAX, A BEAST FROM THE WASTE LANDS OF HELL-KI. IT GROWLED, AND SPRUNG ON THE GUARD, CLAMPING IT SHORT MAUL ON THE POOR MAN'S NECK. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< RIKKIESH GAVE A BONE CHILLING LAUGH, THE SMALL FORCE OF HIS ARMY THAT HE CHOSE TO TAKE KERIN, STOPPING A FEW YARDS BEHIND THEIR FEARED LEADER. HE HAD ONLY BROUGHT FIVE THOUSAND SOLDIERS WITH HIM, NO REAL FRACTION OF HIS VAST ARMY OF AT LEAST A MILLION SOLDIERS AND BEASTS. SEVERAL LYPHAX'S FLEW OVER THE ARMY, IN WATCH. RIKKIESH HELD HIS HAND OUT, IN A FIST, WICH WAS A SIGN FOR HIS ARMY TO REMAIN STILL AND QUITE. THEY DID JUST THAT, AND HE HELD HIS HAND OUT TOWARDS THE SKY. FOR A MOMENT NOTHING HAPPENED, BUT THEN, LIKE FALLING BOULDERS, BALLS OF FIRE SHOT FROM THE SKY, RAINING DOWN ON THE CITY. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> THE BALL WENT ON IN THE PALACE, MELKON HAD NOT HEARD THE KNEWS OF THE APPROACHING ARMY. HRUNTAG HAD RUSHED TO THE LIBRARY, FOR UNKNOWN PURPOSES. ........................................................................................................................................... HRUNTAG LOOKED OUT IN INTEREST AT THE CITY, MANY FIRES BURNING, AS THE BALLS OF FLAME RAINED DOWN. HE WAS IIN THE LIBRARY, LOOKING FROM A GLASS WINDOW. A SCHOLAR WAS WITH HIM, APPARENTELY UNAWARE OF THE CHAOS OUTSIDE THE PALACE. A GURAD STOOD AT THE DOOR OF THE LIBRARY, AS HRUNTAG HAD COMMANDED HIM TO DO SO. HRUNTAG WISHED THE DAMNED SCHOLAR WOULD LEAVE. HE COULD NOT ENTER HIS PRIVATE CHAMBER WITH ALL OF HIS DARK OBJECTS AND SUCH IN THE PRESENCE OF SOMEONE ELSE. HE HAD KEPT IT A WELL HIDDEN SECRETE. SUDDENLY, A GREAT BALL OF FIRE SHOT THROUGH THE WALL, LEAVING A LARGE HOLE, AND KILLING THE SCHOLAR. " THAT WAS LUCKY...", HRUNTAG WHISPERED UNDER HIS BREATH. THE GUARD SCRAMBLED AWAY, TO TELL THE KING OF THE ENSUING CHAOS. Copyright 2008 jake |
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