Snippet #17428

The sound of Elegost's armor clanging together echoed through the dark night as he led the army to the top of a large hill. His black cape fluttered in the wind and Ebony snorted as she sensed that a battle was about to begin. The knights, horsemen and archers around the prince of Tonstria all kept silent as they finally reached the hill, peering down at their enemy. Zadonia was weak. They had endured countless battles with Tonstria and had held there own extremely well, but now the odds were against them.

"This shouldn't last long." said a voice next to Elegost. It was Faros, the general of the prince's army. He was Elegost's right hand man and forever loyal to the house of Tonstria.

"We shouldn't underestimate them. That's cost us several battles in the past." said Elegost, resting a hand on the hilt of his sword, the ruby on it shining in the moonlight.

Suddenly, Elegost could hear the men shout their war cries as they begun their charge. The prince had seen many battles before, but the war cries of the warriors below sent a shiver up his spine. They were desperate. So desperate that they were going to make this victory as difficult as possible for Elegost to take, and he knew it.

"Orders?" asked Faros.

"Send them a volley." answered the prince.

Faros nodded, unsheathed his sword and gave his archers the command. Immediately, arrows were fired into the air simultaneously as the massive horde of enemy knights charged towards them. Several fell beneath the pounding of arrows, but it wasn't big enough to make even a dent in the ranks. As they continued up to the hill, Elegost gave the command to send in his knights. They all roared with anger as they unsheathed their weapons and charged down the hill, smashing into enemy horsemen. Just then, something strange and remarkable happened that Elegost did not intend. A single enemy knight broke forth from his group and charged the ranks alone!

"Brave," Elegost smirked, "but very foolish. I knew they were desperate, but that is absurd."

Elegost continued to watch on in disappointment as the single knight headed toward a group of warriors waiting for him. He hated seeing men, even enemies, be overrun helplessly. However, this knight seemed to be unstoppable. He charged into the crowd as quick as lightening, somehow pushing through successfully! The prince looked on in awe as his warriors fell to the ground all around the lone knight, who then continued to push forward.

"The man wants to die." Elegost said amazed. "He dares to charge my own ranks alone, look at him!"

"If I didn't know better, I'd say you admire him." said Faros smiling.

"I've never seen someone like him before. He fights like a one man army. However, I cannot allow it to continue. Keep control of the archers and cover me."

Elegost kicked Ebony's side, pushing her forward into the battle. He came alongside his own men who were under attack and ran across a horde of enemy knights. They all fell as he swung his broadsword with several quick strokes, then pressed on after the knight who had charged his ranks alone. The warrior was still fighting when Elegost caught up to him and swung his sword. The blow hit the knight's back, causing him to fall off his steed and onto the ground. The knights surrounding him raised there weapons to finish him off but Elegost raised a hand, "He's mine!"

The young 19 year old slid off his horse and walked over to his enemy, sword and shield in hand just in case the warrior wasn't done causing chaos. "Never before has anyone charged my ranks alone and caused so much damage as you, Zadonia knight. It saddens me that you are my enemy. Such a warrior as you does not deserve defeat." Elegost said with a sad tone, preparing to deliver the final blow.