Ambushers took their steps back after seeing Commander Eiga rising with his orange eyes glowing. They had no desire to get anywhere close to him. But Eiga had another thought. He ran at five of them just with the trust on his sword which he gripped by both of his hands. Eiga leaped and kept himself in the air till …
Chapter 60
Those soldiers took the impact of the vicious apex by their chests and got planted on the wall of carriage where they took their last breath from blood leaking mouths.Wave of arrows came again, targeting those who had bows with them.This was their plan. Commander Eiga realized.End of the realization brought anger in him. He couldn’t stop himself from drawing …
Chapter 59
Arrows whipping through the air had laid down some unwarned soldiers by the time Commander Eiga ducked his way out of the carriage.“Hey! Let me help!” Shinji was screaming. But Eiga had no plan on freeing Shinji.He locked the door and gyrated towards the soldiers despite of Shinji’s brutal thumping on the floor. Eiga saw arrows planted in chests of …
Chapter 58
Guards outside the room had just been hearing the sound of shackles hit the wall along with the yells of the captured man. They were commanded to overlook anything happening inside the room but hours of same turmoil tweaked their obedience of the given command. A soldier clubbed the metal door with his hand wrapped around steel glove, “Don’t make …
Chapter 57
Days later,Commander Eiga pulled the last bit of meat from a sheep rib and tossed it in the fire. The generosity of the carpenter to give them some of his cattle had been killing their hunger for some days. One goat was still alive which was grazing on greenest grass it had ever seen.“Slaughter this for evening.” Commander Eiga said …
Chapter 56
Horses neighed in the cold of midnight at Hilcastle. Light from torches and lanterns were making steams leaving from their noses visible.“They have been standing here for hours!” the stable man said at the crowd gathered outside the gate. In the while he was stroking a horse, hoping at least one beast will stop emptying its lungs.“Horses will begin sweating …
Chapter 55
Shinji saw Fujimoto, naked, fighting soldiers with a sword. His windmilling sword was ready to slice everyone willing to raid around his range. Few guards had already got the taste of sword. Blood was spilling out from wherever the sharpness had blessed them.The men wrapped in armor were scared of the man who had nothing to protect himself.Corpse of …
Chapter 54
Counselor Padoreigu got past the guards who were taking out the remaining things out of the laboratory which had had not melted to a blob. He handed over the keys to a janitor and marched for the High Table room from the passage layered by ashes. By the time had had made it to the stairs, his end of the …
Chapter 53
Fujimoto had no other alternative than sweating while being tied to a wall by shackles. He had been loud for last few days so the doctor had taken his liberty to speak. A piece of cloth was tied so firm on his lips that he couldn’t feel his lips. Pumping out a bit of voice had been impossible last night. …
Chapter 52
People inside the room didn’t waste any time from getting out of the danger. They lead themselves to the exit through the flames from the narrow passage. Commander Padoreigu came out from the flames at last. He locked the door tight and bellowed at the guards, “Bring water in here.” “It would be too late.” Genzou caught his armor, “Many …