Master Mage by D.W. Jackson

Author:D.W. Jackson
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: fantasy, magic, dragon, die, saga, wizard, mage, cheap

CHAPTER XIV

Thad stood in the tower, waiting for the attack to start. It had already been more than an hour since the forces had looked ready to move, yet they still held back.

Thad didn’t know why, but he felt relieved when the army started its march. The number of soldiers that now moved toward Digger’s Fort was far beyond anything they had faced yet; they were at least ten thousand strong. With good walls and a healthy force, they might have been able to hold them at bay, but they had neither.

The boulders from the siege weapons rained down upon them almost as a signal that the battle had truly started. Thad saved his energy, only knocking aside the stones that threatened him or the tower on which he stood.

Each time one of the boulders struck one of the few defenders that had elected to stay back, Thad felt a pang of guilt run through his body.

You don’t plan to stay until your death, do you?

Thad looked at the oncoming force and shuddered. “No,” he replied sorrowfully. “I will stay for as long as I can. I don’t want to collapse the tunnels on anyone trying to get through.”

I still think it’s foolish, but I can see it’s pointless to try and dissuade you. Just try not to get yourself killed.

Pulling one of his rings from a pouch, Thad slipped it on his finger and activated it, putting a strong shield up. Once he was shielded, Thad raised his staff and sent a bolt of energy arcing across the ground below, striking a line of soldiers carrying small ladders.

Bending down, Thad picked up a discarded bow most likely dropped by one of the fleeing or dead soldiers. Pulling an arrow from one of the hanging quivers, Thad pulled back and fired. His aim was true, and the arrow cut through the air, striking a Rane soldier who was climbing up the steep embankment in the chest.

Thad continued to fire arrow after arrow until the quiver was empty. Looking around, Thad spotted another quiver, but before he could move toward it, a boulder came crashing into the base of the tower. Thad jumped, using his magic to guide him safely to what was left of the ramparts of the nearby wall.

As Thad got to his feet, the blade of a Rane sword came narrowly close to his throat before being stopped by his shield. Ignoring the sword, Thad struck out with his staff, sending a bolt of energy straight into the soldier. Turning around, Thad dropped the bow and drew his sword.

The enemy was coming over the wall in increasing numbers with each passing moment. Looking around at the beat and battered wall as more soldiers climbed onto the battlements, Thad knew it was time for him to leave.

Jumping from the wall, Thad let his magic carry him down as he rushed toward the tunnel leading west toward Lady Emeriss’s estate. No more than three strides into his escape, three Rane soldiers cut him off.

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