Deathsong Chronicles - Nocturne 8

Krasin crashed through the undergrowth, being pursued by a hungry, eight-eyed, six-legged monstrosity. It's claws alone were as long as his axe, as were it's fangs.

He spotted a boulder on the verge of falling down from a cliff. He bent down while running, and scooped up a pebble. Taking careful aim, Krasin flung the pebble with unerring accuracy.

The boulder came down, and he got past it just in time. A mere second later, the boulder crushed the creature flat. Pieces of gore splattered into the immediate surroundings.

Krasin pushed on.
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Aria frowned as the trembling messenger finished telling him the informations he gleaned.

Scouts sent out to the pesky Alliance. This would make his task a little harder. With a casual flick, he vaporised the messenger, then called a guard.

"Get Hellram. I have a special task for him." hissed Aria.
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The demon general called Hellram arrived in his master's chambers, and kneeled low.

"Hellram...I want you to take an armada of our swiftest fighters." the demon lord paused, surveying the massive, horned figure clad in ebony-bronze armor. "Take an armada of fighters, and hunt down these orc scouts, heading to the Alliance."

Hellram bowed low, and declared:"They shall be slain." With that, he departed.
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Endless sent his legions of demons at the defenders' lines. The initial wave utterly shattered the lines, but reformed as Soroga and the others with him led the counterattack.

Soroga himself dodged and weaved around the demons, taking on several scores every second. Not one blade touched him, one warhammer strike him, but every of his slashes was a deathblow.

So powerful was he that he began to become the prime focus of the demons' assault. The unseen hand of Endless guided the strongest of demons against him, and more and more swarmed him until he was lost from view.

Just as it seemed that he would fall, Soroga gave a mighty roar, and azure wings sprouted out from his back. He pushed up and out of the horde, and dove back into the fray.

Midnight-blue flames gushed out from his mouth, as he transformed into a human-dragon creature. A hybrid human-dragon revealed himself for what he was.

He casted a dust spell to blind the demons, then plunged through them like a gryphon through fresh meat. He slashed, burned and clawed every demon within reach, then blasted all away with a spell and the strong winds caused by his wings.

Then, the lines of demons parted, and out strode the massive Endless. With an ear-splitting shriek, he lunged at Soroga. Ruby darted out from the battle, and joined Soroga in his epic combat.

Demons, humans, elves, dwarves and more fled the awesome might of the combatants as they clashed. The heavens twisted, the thunder roared.

Eventually, Endless retreated, bringing his claws together to cast a teleporting spell. Ruby was still standing, his armor rent from countless blows, and Soroga was barely breathing.

Emily joined Ruby as he carried Soroga away from the heat of the battle.

"Tis some bad wounds he has suffered..." muttered Jennifer as the duo brought Soroga into the command tent. The three immediately set to healing him, calling up magical forces older than the world.
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Hellram grunted as he gutted an orc scout in the torso. He grinned. More than a score were already slain, and the rest were about to be slain too.

Using a scrying sphere, he searched for the next target.