Prompt : Exactly 100 words (not more, not less) flash fiction. Take us right into the middle of the action.
Her fingers closed around the haft as the door burst open and two armoured men charged into the room. The biggest of them, armoured head to toe in steel, kicked the splintered shards of the door aside and strode towards Gretcha. She swung the axe up in a half circle and caught him on the side of the head, but it bounced off his helm with a clang. With one move, he swiped the axe aside and thrust his blade through her chest. He jerked his sword and pulled it free leaving Gretcha to fall, blood gurgling from her lips.