Land of Madness by B T Litell

Author:B T Litell [Litell, B T]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781704484150
Published: 2020-03-18T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Maple, oak, and pine trees rose from the ground, their mighty roots gripping the soil as they towered to the sky. Their branches, high above the ground, provided shade and protection from the weather. Rain was something that Vor’Kath had not grown to enjoy, and likely would never grow accustomed to. Water belonged in lakes, rivers, and ponds, not falling from the sky. But that point was moot today, as none of the accursed stuff seemed to be ready to drop. Somewhere high above the trees was a blue sky with some fluffy white clouds floating around. It was disgusting.

Vor’Kath walked through the forest that had been aptly named ‘The Goblin Forest’ toward a cave that sunk deep into the ground. The opening was shallow and rocky. Inside was darkness, an absence of any light. Just the way he preferred. The darkness was much more welcome than any amount of this unnaturally bright sunlight. Perhaps it was natural for this plane of reality. That didn’t mean he had to accept that for what it was. Vor’Kath made his way into the cave, ducking his head under a low-hanging rock formation just inside the entrance.

The smell was overwhelming. Acrid. Caustic. Goblins had always smelled so terribly, even when they were gathered in small quantities. The confines of the cave only compounded the issue of their smell. Hundreds of the little bastards were gathered in the cave. How could something so small smell so bad? But they were free combatants who required no additional training. That was an advantage that might be able to outweigh their smell. Since their spawn goblins had been angry little runts. This had only worsened after they became feral. In-fighting was a serious threat to their existence, but Vor’Kath would get around that. Any goblin who killed another goblin would wish to be drawn and quartered. Audro would prove to be a very useful overload for them. They would need better weapons than they had. Stupid, smelly goblins. They couldn’t figure out how to forge metal if their lives depended on it. And in this case, they very much would.

The sea of goblins stretched as far as Vor’Kath could see. He could see better in the dark than he could in the light of midday, especially in this mortal plane. The army was coming together nicely. He simply needed to pick his target strategically. Very few of the goblins spoke the common language of the continent, having little exposure to humans or Elves and their collective, disgusting speech. Vor’Kath had found two goblins that could speak the common tongue and had immediately made them commanders for his army. They would lead the goblins into battle, willingly or otherwise. This prevented his need for learning the vile language the goblins spoke. They really were crude beasts that served little purpose to the world.

Now that he had a chance to see the start of his army, it was time to consider a target for his army to attack. Erith was out of the question.

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