Ahhh, battle what it does to a man!
by Ragetek
As I slumped down on the broken street
that is part of the ruins of Tharbad, I could faintly hear the echo of the
those who I had incinerated with fireballs a few moments ago. The trim of
my robes have been slowly but surely been singed more and more every battle
I partake in.
"Is this the way you want me to follow Amarthatar?" I mused
to myself.
The silence was broken occassionally by a snake slittering around an old
campsite nearby. Suddenly I heard it, a noise, no a ringing to be more precise.
It became clearer and clearer until it wasn't a ringing but a voice calling
my name. It slowly became a chant rather than a call and then I understood
it.
"Amarthatar needs you! Amarthatar commands the blue flame be unleashed once
more!" It went over and over again.
I knew what was expected of me, so
I rose quickly and unhitched my horse. I quickly lead it out of the ruins
and mounted it as soon as I could. I galloped steadfastly towards the source
of the chant, and eventually descried from afar the Grey Havens. A smile
started playing on my lips, but in this stage of the game I know not if
it's because I truly enjoy the killing of elves, or because I know I serve
Amarthatar well.
As I entered the Grey Havens tower, I noticed the slain
corpse of an elven guard and knew the others were expecting me. When I reached
the top the chanting ceased and came upon two of my brethen; the Turamarth
himself and a faithful follower. The Turamarth stood up slowly, and I knew
he was the one who had been beckoning me, while the other was most likely
standing guard over him.
We didn't need to exchange explanations and after
taking a quick inventory of the weapons of the others, I immediately handed
my sharp longsword to the Taur, knowing I wasn't going to need any weapon
for the situation at hand. I wielded my Holy Doom staff and nodded to my
comrades, as we all kneeled to ask the favour of Amarthatar.
Amarthatar
was listening, for a blue mist descended upon us, and we all quickly forgot
our fatigue and were eager to draw elven blood. Cirdan's deathbell had just
rung.
We burst into the room like Amarthatar's right hand itself, quickly scanning
the room for our targets. The follower busied himself with an elven messenger
who immediately jumped up to defend his lord, and the Turamarth and I focused
on Cirdan.
The battle was over faster than I expected. The messenger fell first, and
then Cirdan, under steady and even blows from the Turamarth, and the merciless
volley of my fireballs eventually succumbed.
As Cirdan's body went limp
and slowly started to bleed to death, the Turamarth left the rest to us,
and the follower kindly acknowledged the glint of battle madness in my eyes.
I quickly grabbed Cirdan's limp body, screamed, "Aglar'ni Amarthatar!" and
a blue flame incinerated his body!!!
Ahhh, battle what it does to a man!
As I rode away from the Grey Havens, a smile played upon my lips, and I
closed my eyes and thanked Amarthatar for giving me the chance to serve
him.
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