War Of The Gods

The First Piece

I raced back to the camp to get Lyali and leave to find the legendary weapon, I managed to stay out of sight by jumping through buildings and hiding under bodies, I searched for hours but couldn’t find him anywhere, I was just about to give up hope when I found a set of paw prints heading south out of the camp, I followed the paw prints over the hills and dunes and across the sandy valley, I finally got to the last paw print but noticed he wasn’t here, thinking that the sand has engulfed the prints in sand I looked around trying to find any sign of life, I wandered around in the scorching sun for hours when I decided to make my way back to the last paw print and to my surprise I found that the paw print was replaced with human foot prints and a big line beside the feet marks “crap, Lyali must of gone unconscious and someone has picked him up”.

The footsteps lead me to a castle surrounded by sparkling blue water, without a second thought I ran straight for the water, jumping in the water and splashing it in my face I felt rejuvenated, I then started drinking the water not realising that it is a moat and most likely something lives in it. After splashing around for what seemed like hours I climbed out and headed towards the gate hoping that whoever has Lyali is friendly, as I got closer to the castle gates I looked down at the water and noticed what used to be lovely blue water has now turned a dull red. I picked up the pace running over the bridge and through the castle gates, once in the castle the streets were littered with dead bodies, the buildings were ripped down and set on fire and blood painted the roads and walls, every were I looked I could see death, unnecessary killings, woman, children, farmers even babies were killed and spread across the floor like a possum on a car tire.

The further I walked the bigger the pile of dead bodies grew; it got so bad that I had to climb up and over them just to get past, however the battle hadn’t ended, the sound of metal clashing and cries of pain could be heard coming from a building up ahead, I raced up ahead jumping over bodies and sliding under fallen poles, as I got closer to the castle the sounds of people being slaughtered got louder and louder. I got to the large door and found that two guards had been cut open and the door smashed in, I poked in my head through the smashed open door and looked to my left, “no one there its empty” I whispered to myself, I looked to my right “it’s all clear”. I slipped my way into the empty hallway looking to my left then to my right deciding which way would be the best, thinking that right would be the best way to go I headed right down to the end then left, the higher and higher I got the more my heart raced. I finally got to the top floor and my heart felt like it was going to rip out of my body, I turned down a small hallway then into a large room that was at the end of the hallway, climbing over the pile of dead guards there was a group of dark elves slashing down the last of the guards before cornering a healer and the king, a couple of them pinned the healer against the wall, while the other four surrounded the king drawing their blades they placed the point against his throat. As the dark elves moved around the king I could see something lying down on the medical bed, when the dark elves stopped moving I was able to see who was sitting on the bed “LYALI” I whispered to myself, the dark elf closest to Lyali turned his head and placed the flat part of the blade on Lyali’s body, he turned his head back to the king and smiled, he raised his sword and placed the tip of the blade on Lyali’s head he lifted the bladed and was about to lunge the blade into Lyali’s head when the king pleaded him to stop. I didn’t want to wait any longer, I drew my long-sword and dagger, as I entered the room I threw my dagger into the dark elves head running towards the king I raised the sword above my head and swinging it around slicing the heads off the two dark elves that stood in front of the healer, I ducked narrowly missing the blade from the dark elf I spun around on the balls of my feet and lunged the sword through his stomach, I stepped past the fallen elf and slammed my fist in the face of the elf closest to me, I wrapped my fingers around his neck and with a single twist I broke his neck, while the elf fell I picked up his sword and be-headed the other, after making sure that the king is alright I checked on Lyali.