World Without Song

Chapter 2: Waging war alone

Arioch and Ara became inseparable after that incident three months ago. Arioch's investigations and reports to the Goddess have mostly stagnated as Yhidawach is still the most likely suspect.

"That's it." Ara suddenly spoke while they were eating in her quarters.

"What is it sir Ara?"

"We are going to find Yhidawach."

"Why so suddenly?"

"Are you kidding me? Those bastards sitting on their thrones aren't making use of him properly... And now that we have the most information on the fiends and Archfiends, I think it's for the best if we get that information to him."

"Surely you don't mean to send sir Yhidawach into battles against those monsters alone?"

"That is exactly what I intend to do. Once we're done eating I'm talking to the chief of intelligence and getting a nice long list from him. Then I'm gonna track that crazy bastard down and hand it over."

"And then what?"

"We wait for Yhidawach to kill them all. It's autumn right now... I'm pretty sure he can pull it off by the end of the year."

"That sounds impossible."

"Ugh... You're right... Still I think we should give him that list. If anyone can carry out missions like that, it's him."

"I wonder what sir Yhidawach is doing now?"

"What else... killing."

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Yhidawach wandered around the Crowned Men territory, before he had realized it, he made it all the way to the Sunken Abbey.

He checked it for Adversaries and found nothing. The bloodstains from twenty years ago weren't even cleaned up.

That woman next to Ara... She looks like the woman painted on the walls of this temple... Arioch.

Yhidawach didn't really care to note any other details however and quickly left in search of enemies to slay.

As he left the Sunken Abbey he saw an Adversary, in plate armor, walking around with seemingly no destination.

He ran and jumped towards the monster, swinging his sword down while still in the air. The Adversary blocked it with its giant sword.

It was actually much bigger up close, but Yhidawach didn't pay too much attention to it. He knew that he would kill this creature, so there was no need to waste time thinking about details like size.

"Who dares attack the great fiend Savagant?" The adversary spoke and gave his name, then he looked over his enemy. "Belderion's successor?!"

Yhidawach did not retort, instead he rushed back towards the hulking armored mass of black flesh and thrust his sword at him.

Savagant used the size of his blade like a shield and was still pushed back.

"Amazing. To think that a mere human can grow to be this powerful... You are a dangerous man, Yhidawach... It will be my pleasure to end your story here and now."

Yhidawach continued his attacks, only a few grunts escaped his mouth.

The right shoulder

The left thigh

The right side of the hip

The neck

Yhidawach marked these spots as targets and followed the lines in his head precisely.