Cryptic Asunder [Ver. 3 outdated]

7: Battleground

AN: A quick warning, there is violence in this chapter

Crevsa- The Mayor of a city or village. When the crevsa of the area dies and there is no successor the village or city is considered discontinued.  

Ousada- A wolf-bear creature that is larger in size than a cujom. On its hinds it stands about 12 feet and weighs over 1600-1900 pounds.

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Chapter seven: Battleground

Dawn slowly approaches as most of the village stands at the main entrance. I had all the elderly and young pack up and leave last night since they won't be able to fight. I included Crevsa* Vielm, Arikon's father, but the rest of us stayed for the battle. I also sent out a messenger bird to both Elana and Eriken around noon before we got into the details of our battle strategy yesterday. I don't know if they even care, but it's still a striving to live through this. Even if Vensen slaughters us, there's no way he'll be able to take on two armies, no one is that powerful.

I can see the beams of light reaching out into the sky and everyone's body stiffens. The intensity increases as we wait for our enemy's arrival with each passing moment. The sun reaches further into the sky, but still, no one comes down the path from the east. My dagger is already unsheathed as I peer through the woods for a familiar figure.

Finally, in the still silence, we hear light footsteps from the path.

Everyone focuses in on the noise and we see a tall man in a black kimono from a distance.

That's him, that's Vensen! We can't attack just yet, though, he's still not close enough.

He walks up closer to us in his bare feet as we wait anxiously for him to approach us. Vensen stops at a distance from us, but I can now make out that stupid grin on his face. He doesn't seem to be stumbled by our appearance, not that we're much in the first place. Still, though, that smile of his ignites a fire of hatred inside of me. I can't wait for that grey and boney face of his to show fear, after what he's done so far.

Before another thought passes my mind, he projects a few words over to me, "Hello there Vila, what a wonderful morning this is!"

A flash of something catches the corner of my eye and before I comprehend it, one of the villagers next to me is sliced in half.

Was that- how did he!?

"You're supposed to answer your elders child," Vensen calls back to me like nothing happened.

The locals are stunned by what just happened and begin to quiver.

Keeping my courage, I answer him back, "Y-yes-It is a nice today."

He takes a few steps closer, and then continues his conversation as he walks on, "I wish that every day would start like this; don't you dear?"

Another flash flows just outside of my vision and I hear the ripping of flesh as warm blood splashes onto my backside. The small hairs all over my body stand on end as I'm reminded of how dangerous this person can be.

Maybe we should have run away...

"You mean with slaughtering people!?" I exclaim as I take a few steps closer towards him myself and gain a tighter grip on my pommel. "I'm not gonna let you get away with this, Vensen!"

He laughs at me as he keeps walking closer to us casually. "You won't let me get away with this!? My dear child, I've already done this plenty of times!" Vensen stops no more than a few yards from us with his grin wide and full of sharp fangs.