"Hiyaa!" The roars of many warriors reverberate through the snowy forest, imprinting every mark of their journey. Horses cry with every tug of the reins as their figures zap like guardians to a rescue.
*DING!* *DING!* *DING!*
The chimes of disaster ring in the direction of drifting smoke.
"Move! Hurry!" my father, leading the group, points his sword towards the smoke and speeds up.
"NEIGHH!!" The horses ram through obstacles from nature, branch after branch cutting through their skin.
Wearing a black fur coat over my basic armour, I effortlessly guide my horse through the labyrinth of nature.
"We will move ahead, follow me!" I shout.
"Yes sir!" My squad mates, except Aeon, say in unison.
We deviate from the path and head for a longer route. Abscission cobwebs of branching trees and sharp shrubs rub past, blasting away our galloping wind.
"The village ahead!" Issac shouts.
Our venture takes us to the back of a village being attacked where a hole splits in the wall.
Gnolls, half-dog and half-man monsters with hunched backs and piercing claws, draped in equipment pillaged by past victims sprint effortlessly on snow, every strike the power of a cannon. Their physique overpowers the defenders in every aspect and ruthlessly massacre the locals.
"ARGH!!"
A man sacrifices his body to get one hit through a gnoll with his spear but to no avail. The gnoll smiles and retrieves its sword from the man and pulls out the spear. The terrifying regeneration pulsates through its skin and closes up the wound.
"D-Damn..." He drops with blood staining the white ground. "What are you...doing, run!"
In actuality, a boy is hiding behind the man, crying and trembling.
The gnoll enjoys its prey struggle and raises its weapon.
*BOOM!!*
Not a millisecond to process, an instant death dawns on the arrogant gnoll, smashed to red pieces by Issac's axe. His aura glows brightly and sizzles the snow.
"Hey hey! Stay with me!" Issac takes out a small bottle of blue liquid and pours it on the wound.
"Hm?! This..."
The wound does not heal completely but the blood stops leaking.
"T-Thank you so much! But why use it on-"
"Don't worry, my leader has a large supply," Issac says and turns his body, swinging his axe across two gnolls and blasting their body to smithereens.
Behind the sea of invading gnolls, two devastating force delete their way through and leave a swarm of red bodies. Mina and I easily rip our way through with basic swordsmanship providing no escape.
"CHARGE! LEAVE NONE ALIVE!" the horn of warcry echoes.
The main body of knights arrives at the village, taking care of the gnolls from the front.
Sandwiched between two overwhelming tsunamis, the remaining gnolls attempt to flee. The chief gnoll commands its subordinate to form a wall of meat shield as it escapes into the forest. However, my father rams through the pack with a dazzling aura and slams down his sword.
"RARRHHH!!"
The chief gnoll cries out in fear as it raises its staff. The sword cuts right through and tears it into two.
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A Background Character's Fate
Fantasy"In war, commoners are the victims in victory or defeat." Struck by poverty amidst a long and devastating war, an ordinary mercenary dies among the countless corpses on a snowy battlefield. Yet by a stroke of luck, he regressed to his younger self...
