Will Of One King
Clang!
Gabriel paced back under a heavy blow, drawing his sword back below his waist with both hands tightly gripping the handle, he stomped forward, eyes tracking the thrusting blackened blade that wanted to claim his life! He ducked under the whistling blade, right boot skidding as he slid, his boot drew left spinning him as he seamlessly appeared behind the thrusting death knight, its own ire glimmering as its head had managed to barely tilt enough for the undead to see over its shoulder. Time seamingly slowed as Gabriel drew his sword up from the waist, twisting to its edged front!
Blade swiping across with built momentum, cutting leathery tendons and mana threads with terrible ease! The Death Knight toppled its thrusting blade slamming into the cobbled stone street as the undead's knuckles planted against the street, catching itself as its left side caved!
Sir Gabriel slid his right boot up, knee rising before applied force sent him lunging forward! His left boot stomped as his sword swiveled so the blade pointed down! He had boosted himself in the air driving the blade up before slamming it down towards the glinting light within the death knight!
CLANG!
He spat out his breath as he skidded across the street rolling! The second Death knight had driven him back with its mightiest swing, causing him to redirect his killing blow into a poor defense!
The strength, on top of his already free falling body had sent him flying! He managed to right himself, inhaling swiftly before his eyes glinted, already kneeling he drove his blade up and right, catching the ends of a blade and parrying it! Helurched himself forward with an unyielding willpower, vigor filling every cell of his body!
Zink! Clang!
Duth watched in awe as a single man moved in what he believed was impossible for the mortal body, the vigor of each strike, swift cunning of his movements and the uncanny accuracy of his judgement truly told Duth that this man was forged in the hellish flames of purpose!
Every move calculated and each strike planned at stunning speeds! This man must've been pushing himself to his utmost limits! Nearly cutting down a Death knight!
He glanced at other battles between knights, aside from a few who could barely fight off one let alone two. The remaining seemed to be clashing with his dead. Clearly this knight was the strongest here!
Duth commanded another knight to join the fray and bring that knight down! Whilst he casted nine fiery wisp which beamed against the fighting knights! Three alone peppered a single knight allowing a death knight to kill him on the spot! Whilst another six, killed three others!
His mana ticked up, so he wasn't stingy, but he needed to keep some in case the enemy drew near or even managed to damage him. Thankfully the archers seemed to keep back, notched arrows prepared! However there seemed to be a disruption around them. He could see their souls, but a distortion seemed to warp his vision near the lower ends of their bodies, where the arrows remained notched. He noted his undead troops, which had lost no more than a few dozen!
'Hmm.. Oh?' He felt his earth sense trembling, looking behind him to see a loose war band of charging guardsmen!
Pfft, they dare try to attack him on two fronts?
Mp: 84/155
Mp: 34/155
Mp: 6/155
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Rogers had routed the men, watching the battle from afar. When he saw the Lich recede he had a feeling the creature was low on mana. So his troops pushed quietly using the sounds of battle to cover their entrance!
However before they could reach within 16 meters of the fight, a glint had caught them. "CHARGE" his troops lunged forward, closing the distance swiftly. He had to give his allies an opening, or at least clear the path a bit!
In a way he did get the liches attention, not to mention when said lich had to redirect at least a company of dead to the back! Yet he watched as red wisp dotted the background before vanishing, 7 soldiers around him fell like flies their bodies falling whilst red threads seared through their helms and heads!
Whilst the ground ahead churned as ribs pierced over a dozen men! Flames bursting from the corpses as Rogers slammed into a skeleton! He hacked at it, ignoring the tearful pain that came from its sharpened fingers!
Yet he couldn't ignore the double digits of undead rising around him! "Shit man, i aint cut out for this! Fucking stay dead you maggot brained empty headed shits!" He cut down the skeleton whilst a recently fallen soldier rose with a growl! 'Fuck!' He shoved the undead away as he whistled! "Push!"
The lines pressed together, aside from a few hotspots they managed to push the dead a few steps, but the dead pushed back! Whilst the knight edged closer even when the Death knights tries to steer the battle away!
Everyone was drawing too close and the speed of raising dead wasnt fast enough to level out the fallen forces. So he inhaled before grasping his left arm!
Mp: 15/155
Crack!
Duth exhaled as his arm snapped! He tossed aside the arm, watching his health drop!
He balled up his fist and punched his chest cracking almost all of his ribs! His Hp dropped below 50%, just moments before over half the knights were within killing range.
If he could grin he would. "Goottt.. You" he hissed!
[Souls Wrath]!
!BOOM¡
Troops and knights alike were thrown back, some dying in the spot, others hitting the ground and dying! Whilst a few bloodied knights managed to survive! A powerful glinting shockwave had hit each one like a freight train, their orifices pissing blood, bones shaking, souls that are much closer to untethering from their body!
Gabriel paced away from the 3 knights moving in on him! "FALL BACK!!" He roared parrying blows as he was forced on the defensive, he now kept all 3 at bay, with a few close calls. But it would be enough! Both fronts fell back in opposite directions, if Duth allowed his forces to chase it could prove to be deadly. So he commanded his troops to form up instead!
He will determine the course of action in due time, well. That time was this instant, as the archers raised their bows and Duth understood what was wisping from them!
Runes!