Age of Heroes (Age of Heroes Chronicles)

Chapter 216: The rats shows themselves (3)

'CHARGE DOWN BAKO, AND ATTACK!!' Daimon shouted his order to charge down from his hilltop and begin to roll up the army.

Instead, Bako sat still on the hill, on horseback, just looking calmly at the battle, scanning the situated troops.

Wait? Azrael looked toward that direction on the hill and he could sense a possible ally in the making

'Look at the winds' Silas words suddenly emerges on my mind. The wind that Silas is referring to is the wind of change

'ARROWS!' Azrael yelled

FIRE! He orders the archers to fire a volley shot toward Bako

He ordered the shots fired at Bako force to see what they would do. Their eyes meet and Bako at the hilltop smiles.

Azrael nodded as he began understanding why Bako did not attack

Lord Bako, realizing the time had come to make a decision, threw in his lot with me. He makes a wise decision. Azrael thought to himself.

Now, that Bako could not threaten him, there is a lot of stratagem he could pursue.

Bako must have been scanning the battlefield, looking for anyone he would find to be the winner of this battle.

And he had put his bet on Azrael

Lord Bako then shouted

'Charge down!'

His men did charge down the hill, but into Lazar force.

Unfortunately, unprepared to deal the attackers, a severe blow is inflicted on Lord Daimon splintered division, and the turncoats of many men made an impression in their charge, making many more of Lord Daimon troops flee or trample under the weight of Bako charge.

But Bako by going down the hills, they were now exposed to yet another small force on that flank commanded by Kael Verim.

A determined attack could have supported Lazar and turned the flank who is trying to help Lord Daimon, but Kael decided to defect to Azrael army, no doubt following his brother.

Azrael couldn't believe his luck. With this new surge of tropes, Azrael charge and began chasing Aleister, with many path opened to him.

Finally outnumbered, Lazar had little choice but to retreat.

That opened Lord Daimon right flank. With his right flank destroyed and his center being pushed back, Daimon decided to make a run for it, the coward he is.

Lord Daimon army collapsed, running aimlessly only to be slash into two by the large glaive of Lord Mila or trampled by Lord Zardon cavalry and Azrael see an opening to go and end Daimon wretched life.

A traitor to the throne and one of the lords that conspire for the war. It is only right that he, the King of Arakath will end that traitor life.

Azrael is determined to take Daimon head.

'YOU TRAITOR!' Azrael yelled and as Lord Daimon saw Azrael blade near him, he yelled with pale face, fright in his eyes and with a slash, his head flew up in the air and his army collapsed behind him

Lord Mila regrouped his army and quickly take chase on Lord Aleister and the Orc King.

Azrael grabbed Lord Daimon head and he hold it up high showing that their commander has been dispatched.

Azrael then threw Lord Daimon head on his path and his horse trampled it and the sound of the crushed skull can be heard again as Daimon eyes bulging out from his head, and his ears excrete yellowy fluid mix with blood red.

With this the battle is won.

Silas is there in the battlefield after the battle has been won. Azrael look at him again and remembered Silas plan when he enters his tent a few week ago.

To draw the rats Silas, have to seeor more accurately need to see several moves ahead. Silas knew that conspiracy if let to be fostered the danger and the severity of such problem will be harder for him to handle, so Silas let him trick Aleister.

Silas let Lord Aleister know what Azrael plan. The plan was to rid of him. That is the fake plan

Silas let Aleister decide the time and place of his revolt, one that is not that hard to deduce.

So by goading Aleister to rebellion, Silas has think of everything to make sure that Aleister rebellion will come to no fruition.

He watches the people Aleister make contact with, and noted who is loyal and who is not. He laid bait for the rat and the rat that Aleister is, he bit it.

And now knowing who are his enemies and his allies Azrael easily persuade the other nobles to fight for him.

A monarch should never launch an army out of anger; a leader should never start a war out of wrath Silas once said to him.

The result is today victory

Sighing Azrael began moving to the battlefield to see what has happened, and what is left in the battlefield.

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NEAR THE BATTLEFIELD

AZRAEL MOURNSTAR

There is a jumble of limbs and skin around the battlefield. The other troops that did not die surrender and lay down their weapon.

Lord Mila with his swift chasing has managed to capture Gruk Vor and Aleister Crow. They are transported into Azrael tent in chains.

The fragment of corpses filled the landscape of the sand, the yellow sand become a surface of red.

Azrael armor is crusted with blood of traitors. Everything around him smells of death, leads to death or inspires it.

Ghoulish faces all around him looking at him with their cold dead eyes, their blood is still warm. If war erupts with the humankind, then this scene would be the norm.

Azrael strengthened his resolve.

He looks at this one dead soldier, a deep stain around his mouth and lips, his eyes were wide with shock he presumed.

His body was wide open with wide gash of cut, his intestines jutted out and the smell is nauseating.

They are still his people, and his subjects. Azrael look at this with sympathy in his heart

He kneels down in the battlefield, reached out and gently pulled his eyelids over those misty eyes, and how he wishes that it didn't come to this.

Looking at the battlefield all he can see. are people dying. His people. And because of what? To incite another war?

Azrael hold his fist tightly determined to know the real truth.

The mastermind of this conspiracy will get his retribution' he vowed.

And with that he jumped to his horse and rides to his tent, to hear the truth.

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