1.
Within the walls of the Citadel
The battle had moved to
inside the walls; with the gates breached when the Egyptian battering ram
smashing the iron rungs off the timber. Part of the walls had collapsed and the
Egyptian army still outnumbered the combined forces of Asgard by three to one.
The standing wounded in the Hall of Warriors are getting to their feet to
joined their friends at the walls. Odin stands next to Hval as both of them
battled the advancing Egyptian army.
"Have at thee, you
heathen." Odin swing his scepter named by him as Thrudstok like a mace on
the Egyptian warrior. The blow cracked the head gear and the fragile skull
beneath it.
"A good blow, my old
friend." Hval praised the aging leader of Asgard. His icy surfaced body
shows a number of cracks but he still prevail in the fight. "We must test
our strength once gain after this war. I always relish a good fight with
you."
"If you men would shut
up and fight more, we might just win the war." Geraldine swing her staff
and dropped five more Egyptian warriors. She feel the tiredness in her limbs
but she has to continue on the fight. From the corner of her eyes, she can see
the other one named Clawler have transformed into the other personality of his,
and using the claws to repel the advancing warriors. The Windingo body was
laced with cuts but it held its ground to protect its mistress. Not far from
Clawler was Kruger standing there with his sword held high in his hands. The
sword blade dripped off the blood stains on it as Kruger looked at the Egyptian
leader, Tis Amur holding the double scimitar.
"You fight well,
Crusader." They had been fighting over three bout and came out almost
equal. "Not many have lasted this long of a fight with me."
Kruger looked at the Egyptian
who had suffered a bad gash on his right thigh and right forearm while he
himself have a bleeding cut at his back and left forearm. Kruger hold up his
sword and approached the Egyptian.
"Let us end it
now." Kruger swing the blade from the right side which was deflected by
the scimitar, but Tis had his right hand holding the other scimitar swinging
from the top. Kruger side stepped and used his body to body slammed the other.
As they were falling down, Kruger took another swing to move his body away
while attacking the Egyptian. The movement worked falling Kruger onto the right
arm of Tis while his heavier sword cut into the Egyptian right armpit. The
force of the sword sliced through the muscles and bones to severed the right
arm.
Kruger rolled off the
Egyptian body to get up a distance away. The Egyptian warrior got up and
staggered on his feet while looking at his severed limb. It was then Kruger
thrust his sword into the Egyptian torso with the sword.
"Urghh!" Tis Amur
could not sound out his displeasures as the blood spurts up to his mouth from
the deadly thrust. He then fell backwards when Kruger used his leg to pushed
the dead body off the sword.
Ras Amur in his rage to find
Miles had pursue the Crusader to the doorway of the Hall of Gods. He saw Miles
standing there firing the crossbow and Ras picked up a javelin to throw at
Miles. It caught Miles attention and the Crusader glared at the Egyptian.
"Fight me ...." Ras
Amur held up his sickle sword to challenge Miles. The later did not even raised
up the bow but fired from the waist level. The bolt pierced Tas' heart and
killed him.
"Fool! I am not a
swordsman and yet he challenge me." Miles muttered to himself and then
continued to looked for targets to shoot.
The final shrill of horn was
heard. It was time hold the last bastion; the halls themselves. All the
surviving warriors ran for the three halls and barricade themselves inside.
Odin was the last to entered the Hall of Gods and then faced his warriors.
"We would fight here and
die gloriously." The weary warriors cheered the aging leader. "Hval,
do me a favor. If I fall, behead me."
The Frost Giant smiled at
him; "It would be my pleasure."
The attack never came as the
Egyptians are retreating. There was loud sounds that can be heard from the
plains. It was the sound of gunfire.
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