The Enchanted World of Shaniah and Seth

The Battle

Chapter Seventeen

The full moon shines above, hundreds of flickering stars scattered all over the skies, the wind blew gently on the grass.
The night birds have gone with their songs and hoots have ceased long ago, and chirping of the cicadas silenced.
Replaced by the noise from both army.
The first arrow have been drawn and first blood was spilled.
The first man was the mage controlling some of the imps. And there was sudden uproar,the screeching imps and the moaning of the dead and shouting of the thieves and robbers grew louder as they rushed towards the enemy lines.
Those that were infront were being pushed by those from behind.Many of them fell in the pot holes and ditches dug by the defending army.
It slowed the advance. The robbers and thieves not seeing those infront let loose of their arrows.
It all fell short from the lines of the first defenders.
The next wave was able to rush past the holes and ditches and coming slowly to the defenders yet the defenders just yell and roar and stayed in their lines, waiting for the approaching enemies,until the rushing enemies reached the markers ,the signal that the enemy is within shooting distance for the archers.
Dhugal atop his steed gave the command. And volley after volley of arrows rained on the enemy.
They knew that unless this dead army was shot in the head that their arrows are useless but it is also a strategy for them to make the enemy believe that they are actually advancing and winning.
The archers withdrew 50 paces behind the infantrymen,Their arrows have done its purpose.They have at least downed hundreds of those dead men most of which were once their companions or family members.

The enemy have reached the trenches were spikes were placed facing the enemy. And once more this slowed the advance,
These area is still safe from the arrows of the enemy .
Dhugal led the charge of the cavalry, With his singing sword waving over his head. They met the invaders and hacked away precisely taking or splitting their heads in two. But the rushing army soon tumbled the spikes and was over the trenches.
The cavalry retreated posting just infront of the archers. Their tactical maneuvers are working exactly as planned.With just a little or minimal lost to their troops .
Now the enemies have clashed with the infantry their shields protect them from the mindless hacking of swords staff and axe from the enemy yet. They stood their grounds until the third wave of the army of the dead rushed and fiercely broke these defenses.
Haggarts tall hulking figure could be seen hammering away the enemies with his mighty maze. Giving the shield bears time to retreat behind the cavalry and then falling back inline. Now the fourth and final wave have crossed the trenches too. Closely followed by the first wave of the thieves and robbers archers.Thinking that their arrows may hit the enemy now they shot ahead hitting mostly the dead.