CHAPTER 17: THE SLAIGHTER

CHAPTER 17: THE SLAUGHTER.

Linurk said and the warriors fought hard against the Dare wolves and thier number dwindled, but the cost were high. Warriors began to fall, they were slaughtered by the dare wolves.

Time passed everyone of them exhausted,

Linurk became weak and tired as he thrusted his spear forward and stabbed a dare wolf head killing it instantly.

*PANTING*PANTING*PANTING*

He struggled to control his heavy breathing, he stopped and finally seized the moment to look around. He is shocked to see the chaos, the slaughter and his lips curved into a devilish grin seeing the bodies of multiple Dare wolves littered all over the place.

The broad smile on his face was enough to add to his motivation to continue. He turned his head slowly, seeing the bodies of multiple dare wolves increasing his excitement and lighting the burning flame. The smile on his face dropped as something caught his attention, in the mist of bodies laid the head of a very familiar face. One with orange hair, his face bloodied almost beyond recognition.

"Klenis" He said,

Tears slowly began to form under his eye lids as they slowly flowed down his cheeks and he stood in shock. He didn't know what to feel, sadness from seeing his friend depart in such a brutal way or the fact he was a true warrior who fought hard to the very end.

His blood boiled in anger and fury, he clenched the spare in his hand tightly. He turned around seeing dismantled bodies of some fallen warriors scattered all over the place in between few wolves carcass. The scent of blood, death flowed into his nostrils.

Only a hand full of them left, the plan was never to win from the beginning. It wad to fight and give thier people as much time as they needed to get as far away as possible from thier location.

His heart was in pain watching his friends, his family fall.

"Augghhh" A familiar voice was heard, from behind.

He turned his head to see the clan leader, with a spear in his hand and with claw marks all over his body.

4 wolves stood before the clan chief and one after the other each of them unleashed thier skill

"Tackle"

The first one launched forward like a bullet. The old timer was skillful, spinning his spear and blocking it, reducing its effect on him. The skill tackle is a direct hit, reducing damage substained by the user and stunning its victim.

The second one launched at him, spinning in mid air as it went for the clan chief. Just like with the first, he spinned the spear in front of him. He blocked the dare wolf with the spear avoiding direct impact with it. But he wasn't as lucky as with the first one,he blocked and the force pushed him backwards.

"Uuhhhhhggggg"

He was bearly holding his ground in his weak state. Then the third one launched at him with the same skill, "Tackle". The clan chief manages to spin his spear and blocked the assault.

The attack forced him backwards once more and he fell on one knee stunned by the attack. His hands felt weak, he was unable to move them as he was dazed. The clan chief is currently under the after effect of "Tackle".

"My hands...........feel so heavy" He said inwardly as he struggled.

His vision was furggy, another effect of tackle. The forth wolf got closer and closer to him, growling, making its way to the Clan chief.

He was tired, panting hard, trying to catch his breath but could not move his hands or limbs and his vision was blurry. He watched as some kind of 4 legged shaded looking creature crept closer to him, hearing the growls he began to panic.

The old timer struggled hard but its hands couldn't move and the image of his daughter came to his mind. He stopped resisiting and ready to embrace death, knowing his daughter is somewhere far from her, in safe hands far from her.

The wolf jumped at him, going for the kill. Then,

Linurk swoops in, he thrusts his spear forward stabbing the wolf suspended in mid air and fell to the ground dead. He stood his ground to defend the clan chief,

The other 3 furiously charged at him. Linurk stood his ground, he slashed at the first wolf and it fell to the ground.

The second one leaped at him, raising its large paw with claws towards him. He moved the spear, blocking the dare wolves. Just as it was about to take a bite of him, he twisted his spear pinning its paw against his hand and twisting its paw.

*RARGH*RARGH*It barked in pain.

He didn't waste a second of his advantage, he brought out a rock which was sharpened to be as sharp as a dagger and was designed with a wooden handle (Arjurds latest design). With a swift move, he slith its throat and it fell to the ground dead.

Linurk stood panting hard, catching his breath as he stared at the dead creature beside his feet.

"I'm done" He said, tired.

But it was too soon to call a quit, the last one of the 3 leaped at him from the side. It's claws out, jaws wide open revealing sets of dagger like teeth's. Linurk was out of steam, he turned his head to his left seeing the incoming wolf. It was high up in the air at the height and capable of separating Linurk's head from his body.

He watched as it came for him, his eyes widened in shock, in that distance it was about to get him. A spear came flying in, it struck the wolf piercing through its neck, and the force from the spear pushed to the ground, dead.

Linkurk was shocked, he turned his head following the direction where the spear came from, seeing the clan chief Radjar on his feet. The effect of tackle has worn off and he was back on his feet and back to his senses.

"Ive got your back" The old clan chief said, struggling to catch his breath.

Linurk eyes widened in shock as it finally dawned on him,

"We've been fighting on our own the whole time instead of working together to cover each other's back" Linurk said,

He immediately turned and his gaze fell on the remaining warriors. They were seven in numbers plus he and the clan chief making 9.

"Warriors!!!" Linurk yelled getting thier attention.

"Fight together!!!" He yelled,

Just like that, the warriors banded together to fight lile a team. They came together, watching each other's back as they fought in unison and they started to hold their ground.

But unknown to them, it will be my downfall.

Author note: Thanks to those who read this far and I Have just one thing to say on this chapter.

"Who says teamwork solves everything"