Damned by K R Leikvoll

Author:K R Leikvoll [Leikvoll, K R]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-08-02T22:00:00+00:00

To say the coming weeks were as easy as taking over Diam would be a false account. It was clear how many Zaarians were hiding out in the main cities when waves of their battalions were sent to slow us down. I do not believe they intended on any of their troupes of warriors defeating Duskwraith’s forces, but they were desperate to mitigate the damage before we reached Uxe. It was obvious by how suicidal they fought on the battlefield – some going to extreme lengths to kill as many as they could before they were brought down.

Nevertheless, they fell before my wrath and the skill of my army like they were made of sand. They only managed to bring down a few hundred or so in comparison to the droves committing suicide to stop us. I was not yet talented or gifted in the art of necromancy, so they received their honorable end. It was a shame – they could serve much more use as undead ranks of the Infernal Army, but with Raven so far away, they escaped duty.

It had been months since I departed from my home when our forces made it close enough to Uxe to attempt a siege. I made the decision to have our archers split from the rest of our forces so they could wait for an opportune moment to strike from above. Their absence made it seem like Aresius’ plan to chip away at my numbers was successful.

The air was still cold enough to bite at my skin. The smoke and smell of death were synonymous with each other. My people were broken and exhausted from our recent push forward, but we could not risk stopping so near to Uxe. It was only a matter of time before my demons drew their attention to the west. I knew they were close; I could feel each one of them less than a league from the city.

I did more than any other, forcing myself into the front lines to demolish as much as I could to reduce our losses. Fighting was no longer a frightening brush with death. I moved effortlessly around my opponents, regardless of how many faced me at once. War was more in control of my motions and actions as I fought than I was. I did not mind that, for the further I fell under its sway, the better I performed. By the time I had ordered the trebuchets to begin our assault, the entirety of the southern entrance was littered with the corpses of guards and their armored mounts. They were fearsome beasts, but not compared to the bloodthirsty attacks of Morgan, nor the shrapnel I fired from Misery.

The southern gate was reinforced, still standing after two collisions with boulders. When a female Zaarian with dark curly hair and bright pink eyes peered over the top, I called a cease-fire. I nocked an arrow and prepared to shoot it through her skull, but the sight of Aresius’ sigil on the woman’s bone armor made me hesitate.

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