Postby Heaven's Cloud » Sun Nov 23, 2003 12:17 pm
-Chapter III-
The Sorcerer was ready to camp for the night. They all got out their night clothes and their pipes. The sorcerer started to doze off, for he hasn't slept for 2 nights, and he was tired. The dwarf sharpened his axe, and Alex just curled up in his blanket that his mother had made him, and fell to sleep. They were all tired, they had traveled a long, very long, trail, and now they were ready to stop and rest.
Morning broke, and the sun came up. The Sorcerer awoke 3 hours ago, and Alex just got up. The dwarf still lay there, sleeping. His axe had been sharpened. The Sorcerer had to get him up, so he did. The journey started off again.
They all walked at an equal pace when something that was very unfamiliar caught all of their eyes. The thing was an orc, and orc that traveled alone. It was a fierce one, covered in Chain Mail armour, which had been worn through a battle. He was going to attack them, when the dwarf got out his sharpened axe. The dwarf went after him as fast as his fury feet could take him. The orc pulled out a sword with haste, and went for the dwarfs head.
A Battle had begun. The dwarf came up to the orc with an upward slash, the orc went down on it with a downward slash, clinging the two weapons together. They swung around, and slashed at each other, never once getting hit. Blocking with loud screeches were made that shook the earth. The dwarf finally found his advantage, and went for the feet.
The orc leaped upward and went down. The dwaf had missed, but this dwarf was very clever, he went for the head, and the orc had no where to block, he was stunned at how fast the dwarf went. The orc ducked with skill. The dwarf backened with awe. He could not believe at how skilled the orc was. The Sorcerer was amazed how skilled the orc was as well. But he dare not enter the fight, he was trying to see how good the dwarf was at fighting.
The dwarf went back in to fight, and he was ready this time. A swing to the ribs would do it, he though. The orc blocked it and went for a swing at the chest. The dwarf leaped to the side, dodging it with haste. He was very skillful in speed as well. He then took his axe and went for the orcs legs again. He swept a cut in the orcs leg, and the orc let out a loud screaming type yell. The orc then went for the kill to the dwarf.
The dwarf quickly took out the shield from behind his back. He forgot that he had brought it with him. He was glad that he found it though. The sword hit the shield. The shield was a very powerful thing, a metal one that wouldn't bust, even if a mace hit it. The dwarf then went in and hit the orc with the side of the axe, not the blade, knocking the orc to the ground.
The dwarf then went in for a kill. He went for the chest, but the orc rolled over to the side with great speed, and got up and hit the dwarf in the chest. The dwarf felt a stun, but his scale armour kept him good. He then slashed the orc in the chest, and the orc fell down, dead. Finally the battle was over, and the dwarf was very glad. He went down on a knee catching his breath.
"Bravo! my friend, great fight!" said the Sorcerer with strong feeling.
'Yes indeed." agreed Alex.
"Much appreciation to you." said the dwarf.
The dwar fgot up and the two gave him a pat on the back. They went back on the trail, just waiting and wanting a rest point. The dwarf had showed his skill, and the Sorcerer was amazed. The dwarf had a little pride in his victory. So they stopped at a town. They all went to where they wanted to go. The dwarf to the weapon shop, Alex to the book store, and the Sorcerer to the information center. Everyone stared at them for a little bit, but they got over it. This was a town that didn't really know about the Black Sorcerer.
The Sorcerer found information about where the book that the quest was for. The man asked him "Why do you want to know?"
"That's personally my business." replied the Sorcerer.
So the Sorcerer gathered up the two and went on. They walked all the way down the village with people staring at them, but when they came to the forest there was not a person to be found. All that was heard were the chirpings of the birds and the croakings of the frogs. But for the most part this forest was empty.
"So it begins" - Theodon, King of Rohan