371B.C.

i meet an old friend

        As the weeks pass I was becoming stronger and faster and more fell by my blade.

         We had moved out of the camp and We had now moved to a wide chasm. I sat down and started sharpinig my sword blade.

     I heard two horses  one was the captain and the other was allaculmos.

    I ran out to greet my old friend. Know I'm straight for the record but, try almost dying everyday for a week with no friends .

      We did a Spartan greeting were grab the others forearm as if your shaking his hand. "Brutus why are there so few men," he asked

know but, we fight in a few hours be ready, I replied. "Brutus",he asked. "Ya".

     "Well things are getting bad in Sparta, king leinitus has gone to the hot gates (they were a natrul boundry out side spart) with 300 men".

    "Why", I asked. "Well the tail is there are thousands f Persians coming that way "

      allaculmos said. "What other news", I ask. "Well there are a lot off government problems. But that's for cowards". The conch horn sonded and captain yelled "PREPARE

     YOURSELVES "The chasm we were in was to narrow for a phalanx so i looked at allaculmos. He dropped his shield and threw his spear hitting one the many Persians. I cursed under my breath.

      I drew my sword and trotted toward the army with my fellow Spartans. Allaculmos signaled me. I dropp to my knees and angled the shield. Allaculmos ran at my and kicked of my shield. This launched him about 6 feet in the air. He smacked a persian with his shield and stabbed another. Then i came too one had a double sided battle axe

     he swung at me, I leaned back. A searing pain was in my chest, he had cut me. The next blow came he was hieving the axe down towards my head. I side stepped and and swung my sword. My blade sliced a red smile in his throat. 

     Two came at me this time one tried to flank me so i kickd behind his knees. He tumbld to the sand but the other thrusted a spear at my chest.

       I blockd with my shield, braking his spear and i then stabbed his gut. The other was now back up and he stabbed at my knee I stepped over the blade strike and slammed into him with my shield. He dropped to the dirt and i slit his throat. The persians were backing up now so we Spartans advanced.

    We were now on an open plain. The persians fighting again. Another persian ran at me with a club. He swung it at my head and i chopped it in half. Then i slammed my sword hilt into his face and stabbed him over and over. There were barly any pesians left,

     they dropped there weapons and begged for us to spare them. Captain called allaculmos. Ready your spear boy as he did i watched as captain and Allaculmos killed those remaining Persians.

   When we went back to camp i walked by Allaculmos. He had a troubled expression on his face. "How was your first fight," I asked. "It was horrible," he replied. "Why," i ask.

"Because i hate all this death. Its sickening and how can a person do that to another". I looked at him in disbelief.

    "You were killing them to" I said. "Because i had to". He walked off leaving me to my thoughts. I pulled my helmet off and examined the now dented and scratched bronze. The plume was uneven now.

      But it had saved my life. I walked around for a while before the sun dippd below the horizon. "GET OFF ME", someone yelled. Captain had allaculmos and said, this one trid to kill me, my heart stopped

      Allaculmos couldn't have! He kicked Allaculmos to the ground and drew his sword "NOOO!" I yelled runnig to save my old friend