Into the shadow: Chapter two
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Birthday in two hours lol, and another chapter.
Enjoy everyone, this is one of my longest story's, longer than tails of a wolf. So I'll be posting for a good long while. :3
Chapter Two: A Battle and an Escape
As Jay looked across the plain, he saw a group of about ten warriors and archers from the clan of shadows. The clan of shadows was a group of about two thousand skilled warriors, rangers, and two mages. Some of the last mages in the world sided with the clan of shadow.
When Jay saw them, he was stuck between two decisions. Save Will, or to warn the camp. He had decided the camp was more important than any one person. Even a mage like Will. But someone else saw the incoming threat and sounded the alarm. This gave Jay the chance to help Will. He ran out onto the field, straight for Will. When he got to him, they started back to the camp as fast as possible. In their mad dash, they noticed the arrows coming down all around them. Jay turned and saw about five arrows coming straight for them and before he could react, Will's arm shot out. The arrows turned and flew black at the archers that fired them. Jay didn't have time to see if they met their target as they ran, faster now, back to the camp.
By the time they got back to camp, they were both about ready to collapse from fatigue. Soro ran up to them.
"What's happening!?" she cried.
"They have found us." Will said simply, "and now we either fight or run and that's up to Brom and Oramis."
we must run. Oramis said appearing beside Jay. this is just a scouting party sent after Will, there main force will be about a mile behind them.
"Jay!" Brom called. "Get a team to hold them off! I'll try to summon a portal out of here!"
"Yes, Brom, I'll get Kentis, Tyran, and Cfett."
"Good." Oramis said. "they are good men, go now."
As he left to look for his team, he quickly found Kentis the archer running from the edge of the camp. Kentis was tall and inn his mid twenty's with medium brown hair and bright green eyes. He was a strange fellow, and was good friends with Tyran and had a takes a liking to Jay when they first met.
Kentis! Jay called seeing his friend. Kentis ran to him. whats going on? he asked, the hole cape is in panic!
they have found us after all this time, they have found us. so what are we going to do about it? Kentis asked. follow me, By the way, have you seen Cfett or Tyran anywhere?"
"They were both over at the mess hall last time I saw them." Kentis remembered.
"good lets go.
They found Cfett and Tyran putting on their armor. Tyran was slightly taller than Kentis, with long, blond hair and brown eyes. He was very "furry" as Kentis put it and was also in his med twenty's. Cfett was the tallest, with jet black hair and lightning blue eyes that seemed to pierce your thoughts he was a bit older than Jay at nineteen. Jay spoke.
"I need you two for a mission."
dose it have anything to do with the scouting party? Cfett asked.
"Why yes it dose. Me, you, Tyran and Kentis are to hold them off long enough for Brom to make a portal out of here." Jay said simply. so get your armor and a weapon and lets get going.
Tyran and Cfett both but on heavy suites of chain mail with the sing of the forgotten, a flying bird, on the front were as Kentis get some dark hard leather armor favored by rangers. Jay just grabbed a long, gray cloak with hood that left his face in shadow and a yew staff.
is everyone ready? Jay asked. They all nodded. then lets go.
As Jay and his team advanced on the scouting party Jay manipulated light so it shone in the enemy eyes while they all got into position. As they got ready to attack he herd Tyran and Cfett muttering to etch other. five gold coin says that ill have more kills than you by the time this is over. your on Tyran. Jay gave them the signal to attack and Kentis started shooting at random targets. As the enemy turned to find the source of the arrows, Tyran and Cfett snuck around them and attacked. Then Jay created a fire in the middle of the enemies. As the fight started everything seemed to be going well. he herd Cfett and Tyran shouting at etch other I'm at three, what are you at Tyran! just got two! Jay chuckled at this. Jay herd a sound behind him and turned, a huge man was not 3 feet away and was raising his sword to strike. Jay has no choice, he didn't have time to use magic. Quicker than a snake he pulled out a small dagger made out of a red steel. There was a flash of red light and two cuts appeared on the mans neck. The man fell dead at Jays feet. He looked over and saw Kentis staring in amazement at him, he quickly his the dagger under his cloak.
I hope Brom gets done with the portal soon, Jay thought as he manipulated a fireball from the fire at an oncoming warrior, effectively frying him. All the magic he was using made him tired, and his friends didn't look much better. Jay thought he was going to collapse from fatigue when he heard Brom, telepathically telling him that the portal was ready.
"Back to the camp!", Jay called, "Retreat!"
As they ran back to the camp, Jay looked back. An arrow was heading straight for Tyran and it was too late to stop it.
"No!" he cried as the arrow hit Tyran in the back, drawing cheers from the oncoming soldiers. He knew he didn't have time to get Tyran to safety, and he couldn't do it on his own, but he had to try. He ran back to Tyran and started dragging him back to the camp. He didn't notice Kentis and Cfett helping him until he was halfway back to camp. His mind was racing, trying to find a way to save Tyran.
"Almost there", he suddenly found himself saying.
They made it back to the camp with the enemy right behind them, and they ran for the portal.
Brom was waiting by the portal, right by the picnic table, for them. He was yelling, "Run! I can only hold the portal open for a little while longer!"
As they ran, they saw the portal starting to shrink in size.
"Go!", Jay yelled at Brom, "we can't make it through, but we will find you!"
Brom glanced fleetingly in their direction and jumped through the portal. It was shrinking... shrinking... gone.
"Great." Cfett muttered. "We're stranded, Tyran is dead, and we're surrounded by an army of shadow."
"I think I can make a portal." Jay said "but I don't know where they went so I can't go there."
Making portals to distant locations took a while to do. However, making portals to locations closer took a few seconds at most, if the mage did not break concentration.
"Well, just about anywhere is better than here at the moment." Kentis said.
At that moment, arrows started to fall all around them, and the distance that they missed was not at all reassuring.
"Make a damn portal!" Cfett yelled at Jay.
Jay closed his eyes and concentrated on a place, a place he had been before. It came to his mind, and instantly, there was a bright glow. He opened his eyes, and a portal appeared in front of them.
"Get in!" Jay yelled as they all ran through as the portal shut behind them.
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