The Fall of Brackenbone by Roy Huff

Author:Roy Huff [Huff, Roy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy, Epic, Teen & Young Adult, Historical Fiction, Ancient, Ancient Civilizations, Science Fiction, Time Travel
Amazon: B00WWO1CC2
Published: 2015-04-29T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Advancing Armies

Meanwhile, in The Valley of Darkness, Ewan led his contingent of followers beyond the concave cliffs and to the mountain ridge, heading in the direction of the advancing armies in the lands ahead.

For several days they traveled tens of miles along the top of the treacherous mountains and icy cliffs. Finally, they came upon a massing army, one possessed by a dark force.

Smoke flowed and billowed through every orifice of each individual soldier’s grim faculty. The army had long given itself over to the malevolence that now drove their every move, like a parasite.

They were animated by the souls of Them.

An overpowering stench of rotting eggs emanated from every orifice that leaked the essence of Them. The more dedicated and experienced soldiers only had the form of smoke. The others still had rotting flesh that oozed with sores and decaying skin.

Ewan and a few of his followers broke away from the rest of the mountain dwellers and headed towards the leader of the soldiers of Them.

“What brings you here, Ewan?” the leader, Bonespeed, belched up in fits and starts of billowing smoke.

Bonespeed’s physical form was the ever-changing smoke and vapor that occupied the fine set of armor that adorned it.

“I see my name precedes me,” Ewan replied.

“Don’t get too full of yourself, mountain dweller,” Bonespeed said.

“I have information.”

“What kind of information?” Bonespeed’s head almost fell off his shoulders. He had to reposition it with care, using the flimsy armor to hold it in place.

“The only kind that matters. Now, what is it worth to you?”

“That depends on what it is,” the soldier asked.

“I can assure you that you want to know this. It has to do with The Keepers and the Alarians.”

“Ah… do tell.”

“First, I want your assurance that you will help us when the time arises,” Ewan said. “You understand… we need protection from the new threat, and in return we will give you whatever information you need.”

“We are always happy to accept your help… if it suits our interests. Just be sure you don’t betray us. If you do, you won’t live long enough to regret it.”

Ewan looked past Bonespeed’s shifting face in front of him and gazed at the multitude of soldiers behind Bonespeed. They had the presence of doom and an air of uncertainty, yet their sickness and despair gave Ewan comfort.

The infantry had grown by miles just in the fragment of time Ewan had spent talking with Bonespeed. The battle axes, clubs, and longswords wielded by the soldiers had grown too numerous to count, and it assured Ewan of Bonespeed’s ability to carry out his threat.

Ewan retreated and ordered his followers to begin their long journey back home. Bonespeed stood on high ground, above all the souls in the army below him. He turned to face his followers, raised his metal sword high, and screamed a defiant roar that echoed down the rows of creature soldiers. They copied the gesture and hoisted their weapons high above them, chanting the names of the realms surrounding Everville.

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