Deathsong Chronicles - Tacet 2

Storm clouds gather as Endless mobilized his armies to the Alliance's base. The demon lord himself was confident in their victory, seeing that he had a million million troops, warlocks and other demons with him.

Seeing the first wave of humans approaching them quickly, Endless bared his fangs in a feral grin, then gave the signal to charge.

The clash of the two forces was audible, and screams and roars rent the air. Blood tainted the ground and the blades of both side, both crimson and ebony life fluids.

Krasin stood at the forefront of the alliance alongside Soroga and Ruby, the orc seeming as powerful as the legendary soul warriors he fought with. He fought with the passion of a demon, the strength of an orc and the fury of a pure beast, cutting a bloody swathe through the ranks of demons like a blade through grass.

Such was his awesome fury that he became the prime focus of the demons. So many crowded and swarmed around him until he was barely seen.

Just as it seemed that he was about to fall, Ruby flashed by, cutting open most demons in the vicinity. Krasin grunted in thanks, and continued slaying the hellish creatures.

Endless watched the orc with crimson orbs, and turned away, slowly walking amongst his fleeing warriors. Let them think they would win now.
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The orcs made an alternate course to circumvent Aria's fort, to assault the demon horde from the rear. And when they came upon the enemy, they were fleeing from something. And so they became sandwiched by both orc and human forces.

The orcs, wraiths, trolls, ogres and more assailed the demons like a tidal wave crashing upon the seacoast, overwhelming the first ranks of demons.

Endless glared at the new attackers, and raised a clawed hand, muttering words not fit for the human tongue. A group of the trolls melted, their fur sloughing off, flesh sizzling, bones turning into oil in their bodies. The trolls roared in agony, and ended up as puddles of flesh, oil and furry bits.

Not satisfied, Endless turned his terrible gaze to another group of ogres, and was going to repeat the process, when-

An armored form crashed into him, staggering and disrupting the demon's concentration. Twisting in fury, he turned to the focus of his ire, a massive orc wielding a broadaxe larger than one of his lesser demons.

Summoning a shadow broadsword, Endless parried one hit, then struck with astonishing speed. The orc chieftain's head would have been cut down, if not for a mithryl sword blocking the strike.

Ruby and Soroga had come back to even the score, this time permanently.

Endless hissed and shot a bolt of arcane magic at the two, who simultaneously dodged aside and sliced through the demon's torso.

Looking down at his torso, he did not see any wound there. Grinning, he turned to the two warriors and the orc chieftain, but stopped short at the sight of the ebony blood on the Soul Warriors' blades.

He fell apart in four pieces, gaping in astonishment and fury.

The alliance cheered at the fall of the demon general, and the remaining demons fled to Aria's stronghold.

"We have them now! The moment is at hand! Forward!" shouted Soroga. The soldiers eagerly pursued the demons, cutting down any within reach. Mages from the back fired bolts and cast other spells to whittle down the demons.

Each foot of retreat was bought with more blood.

It seemed that victory was assured, when a terrible shriek rent the air apart.

All turned to the spot where the shreds of Endless were, to see a plume of darkness coalesce from the pieces. It rose higher and higher, at the same time thickening into dark purple-ish black.

Endless rose out of the smoke, more terrifying and more-

"Ugh. That's hideous."

Endless turned his baleful gaze to Ruby, who uttered that sentence. "I will rend you limb from limb!" shrieked Endless. "I will take your heart and shrivel it!"

"Oh. So you want a piece of me. Literally. Well...come and get it...if you can!" retorted Ruby as he dashed to Endless, who brandished his glowing dark sword.