again,” Lusam replied.
“Your enchantment allowed her arrows to pass through the agents’ shields?” Renn asked with a look of astonishment on his face.
“No, I don’t think so, or at least I don’t know why it should have.” Renn was about to say something else, but his words were cut short when he gasped loudly.
“Quick, help me stand up, lad,” he said desperately. Lusam was about to argue with him until he saw Renn’s sword had started to glow with its eerie blue light.
“Oh, Gods!” Lusam said out loud, visions of Netherworld creatures springing into his mind. Neither he nor Renn were currently in a fit state to battle any Netherworld creature the Empire agents may have summoned.
“Come on, lad, move!” Renn said, attempting to stand up alone, and failing miserably.
“You can’t stand on that leg, Renn, and you certainly can’t fight on it!”
“Stop arguing, and help me up, will you?” Renn replied angrily. Lusam did as he asked, supporting Renn’s left side so he could hop towards the cave entrance. Renn’s sword was now glowing very brightly, and sounds of battle from outside the cave reached them within. Lusam was terrified something bad would happen to Neala or Alexia whilst they moved so slowly towards the sounds of battle outside.
When they reached the cave entrance, what they saw outside shocked them both. Neala was engaged in battle with an Empire agent, her daggers moving incredibly fast as she dodged in and out of range. She scored hit after hit on her target, but no matter how much damage she caused, the agent kept advancing on her.
Lusam could see another agent emerging from the darkness further down the path, and he was heading straight for Alexia. Alexia hadn’t noticed the approaching agent yet, as she was busy retrieving her bow from where she had been on lookout duty. Lusam didn’t waste any time warning her, instead he sent a fireball in the direction of the oncoming agent. He fully expected the fireball to harmlessly impact on the agent’s shield, but instead it exploded on his chest, fully engulfing him in flames. Lusam couldn’t believe his eyes as he watched the fire-engulfed agent continue walking towards Alexia without showing any signs of pain whatsoever. Then realisation struck him like a thunderbolt; they weren’t actually alive, they were undead minions, just like the ones Renn had described, and that was why Renn’s sword was glowing.
Instinctively he knew the flaming undead-agent would not stop advancing on Alexia, and the fire would likely cause her far more problems than the undead-agent would have done by itself. He saw Alexia had already reached her bow and replaced her quiver, but the creature was closing fast. Lusam concentrated hard and sent out a pulse of force towards the approaching undead-agent. It struck the undead-agent with such force that it blasted it clean over the edge of the path and into darkened night sky beyond. It flew like a flaming meteor through the dark night sky, falling thousands of feet to the valley floor below, ending in a shower of sparks.
Alexia looked towards Lusam and nodded her thanks, then drew back her bow in one fluid motion and released an arrow in the direction of Neala. Lusam held his breath as the arrow cut through the night sky, glowing brighter as it got closer to the undead creature. With a thud, the arrow ended its flight, now embedded deep in the skull of the undead-agent Neala had just been battling with. The undead-agent instantly ceased moving, and collapsed to the floor in front of Neala.
Lusam remembered that he was still supporting Renn by his side, and when he turned to see what Renn wanted to do next, he saw the look of complete astonishment on his face.
“Are you okay?” Lusam asked. Renn simply nodded his head, whilst remaining slack-jawed at the scene now unfolding before him. Neala had now dropped back to the base of the rockslide, knowing her weapons to be ineffective against the
“Your enchantment allowed her arrows to pass through the agents’ shields?” Renn asked with a look of astonishment on his face.
“No, I don’t think so, or at least I don’t know why it should have.” Renn was about to say something else, but his words were cut short when he gasped loudly.
“Quick, help me stand up, lad,” he said desperately. Lusam was about to argue with him until he saw Renn’s sword had started to glow with its eerie blue light.
“Oh, Gods!” Lusam said out loud, visions of Netherworld creatures springing into his mind. Neither he nor Renn were currently in a fit state to battle any Netherworld creature the Empire agents may have summoned.
“Come on, lad, move!” Renn said, attempting to stand up alone, and failing miserably.
“You can’t stand on that leg, Renn, and you certainly can’t fight on it!”
“Stop arguing, and help me up, will you?” Renn replied angrily. Lusam did as he asked, supporting Renn’s left side so he could hop towards the cave entrance. Renn’s sword was now glowing very brightly, and sounds of battle from outside the cave reached them within. Lusam was terrified something bad would happen to Neala or Alexia whilst they moved so slowly towards the sounds of battle outside.
When they reached the cave entrance, what they saw outside shocked them both. Neala was engaged in battle with an Empire agent, her daggers moving incredibly fast as she dodged in and out of range. She scored hit after hit on her target, but no matter how much damage she caused, the agent kept advancing on her.
Lusam could see another agent emerging from the darkness further down the path, and he was heading straight for Alexia. Alexia hadn’t noticed the approaching agent yet, as she was busy retrieving her bow from where she had been on lookout duty. Lusam didn’t waste any time warning her, instead he sent a fireball in the direction of the oncoming agent. He fully expected the fireball to harmlessly impact on the agent’s shield, but instead it exploded on his chest, fully engulfing him in flames. Lusam couldn’t believe his eyes as he watched the fire-engulfed agent continue walking towards Alexia without showing any signs of pain whatsoever. Then realisation struck him like a thunderbolt; they weren’t actually alive, they were undead minions, just like the ones Renn had described, and that was why Renn’s sword was glowing.
Instinctively he knew the flaming undead-agent would not stop advancing on Alexia, and the fire would likely cause her far more problems than the undead-agent would have done by itself. He saw Alexia had already reached her bow and replaced her quiver, but the creature was closing fast. Lusam concentrated hard and sent out a pulse of force towards the approaching undead-agent. It struck the undead-agent with such force that it blasted it clean over the edge of the path and into darkened night sky beyond. It flew like a flaming meteor through the dark night sky, falling thousands of feet to the valley floor below, ending in a shower of sparks.
Alexia looked towards Lusam and nodded her thanks, then drew back her bow in one fluid motion and released an arrow in the direction of Neala. Lusam held his breath as the arrow cut through the night sky, glowing brighter as it got closer to the undead creature. With a thud, the arrow ended its flight, now embedded deep in the skull of the undead-agent Neala had just been battling with. The undead-agent instantly ceased moving, and collapsed to the floor in front of Neala.
Lusam remembered that he was still supporting Renn by his side, and when he turned to see what Renn wanted to do next, he saw the look of complete astonishment on his face.
“Are you okay?” Lusam asked. Renn simply nodded his head, whilst remaining slack-jawed at the scene now unfolding before him. Neala had now dropped back to the base of the rockslide, knowing her weapons to be ineffective against the
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