Downfall of the Gods by Gordon Brewer

Author:Gordon Brewer
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: sword and sorcery, dark fantasy, fantasy book, fantasy novel, epic fantasy book, monster battles, sword book
Publisher: Thorn Bishop Press

Chapter 7: Route to the Sky Realm

The fighting broke out when the militia of Ynyover stumbled upon the rear guard of the Aberffraw warriors. Instantly, men in blue tunics attacked other fighters in blue, creating a melee of yelling people and screaming animals. The slaves, still tied to the ossanes of their captors, their plight suddenly became even more horrific. The battling warriors ran over those unable to move out of the way, while Aberffraw fighters attempted to distance themselves from those attacking them using the slaves as human shields. Sword blows and spears flung against unarmed men, women, and children sent bodies to the ground where ossanes stomped and tripped.

Brihar's men arrived soon after the fighting started and his men instinctively joined the battle. Seeing the plight of the slaves, many who came from Esterblud, the fearless leader called for his fighters to cut away the ropes binding the people to the ossanes of the enemy. Soon, prisoners who still survived scrambled away from the savage brawl.

Urith and his group reached the clash just after Brihar's men. The confused mass of bloody fighting by warriors wearing the different colors of tunics and armor made it difficult to understand who to help. Then, the Clovel Destroyer caught a glimpse of a familiar silver helmet in the distance. Quickly throwing on his own black helmet and sliding his injured arm into the Shield of Skool, the man galloped off at full speed to his target. The warrior clamped his teeth, forced use his injured arm to control his mount while he pulled out his sword. His ossane jumped several bodies in his path, and he could not avoid running over a wounded warrior in a blue tunic. He wasn't sure if it was a Ynyover ally or one of the enemy fighters. But his focus remained on the last of his mortal enemies.

Lyncus didn't see the big opponent charging full speed at his small group of men. Surprised by the immediate frenzy of the fighting they stumbled into, the leader of the Aberffraw tried to regroup his fighters. He yelled for his men to press forward, attempting to exploit the inexperience of the Ynyover militia. However, the swirl of confusion and lack of warriors forced his thin line to fall back. Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, Lyncus saw the Esterblud. Urith charged full speed into the small group of men around their leader.

The Clovel Sword whipped through the air, slicing through the metal breastplate of one man. As the man slid off his mount without a sound, Urith’s follow through swing cut into another man’s thigh as he passed. He didn’t hear the man’s screams. The big warrior tried to pull his sword up in time, but his mount ran right into the ossane that Lyncus rode. The headlong impact sent both men and animals falling to the grassy knoll.

Just before his mount struck the ground, Urith let loose of the reins and tumbled from his squealing ossane. Using the momentum, the warrior quickly rolled to his feet, next to a mounted Aberffraw.

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