Age of Heroes (Age of Heroes Chronicles)

Chapter 254: Orc land (1)

THE ORCHISH PLAINS

The battlefield stilled into silence and only the sound of the wind could be heard. There is no longer the sound of howling and the roars of beast.

Only stillness and the sound of the wind. Arial take a deep breath and opens his eyes as he slowly sheathes back his sword into its sheathe.

Taking a deep breath and exhaling it, he felt his energy slowly returning back to his body. His hand and his entire body seems to relaxed now.

He felt the tense body leaning on him and he then ask the woman behind him

'Is there any more monsters?'

'No' Velamina said turning to look at Arial with her sparkling eyes. It almost made him forget the hundreds of hideous monster corpse lay around the area.

Heads of monsters filled the battlefield with their beaten up and smashed bodies. Others were cut into two and some others die without a complete corpse.

two weeks ago, after Arial sent his caravan to one of his trader on the outskirt of the Capital, he and Velamina went to the land of the Orcs.

It is a great adventure. Arial once again experience the wind of adventure. Then they enter the plains.

It is not easy.

There is this some kind of Wolf that has two head that kept attacking them when they enter the plains.

They took the wrong path and got ambushed by this type of monster

It took him and Velamina about half an hour to dispatch them all. It was vast of grassy plains as they looked around, resting under some shades of some tree around it.

From what Velamina told Arial it seems the Orc is like a tribal communities and serve as a military force for the Kingdoms.

As the Kingdom provides them with gold and other resources, they provide the Kingdom with their strong warriors.

'Let us rest.' Arial said and Velamina nodded. It is not that hard to kill the wolf but they attack in large pack and they are good in trying to wear them down

And it's not like he can eat the wolf meat.

Velamina said they are poisoned and many people who eat it will develop some kind of cold before dying.

Fortunately, Arial has already resupplied during his last visit to the capital so he was not that desperate

'The wind is breezy' Velamina said casually. Arial nodded enjoying the wind. Both of them is enjoying the view, Velamina sitting beside him laying her head on Arial shoulder.

They were both leaning their back on the large tree. Arial just let her rest her head on his shoulder as the wind caress them both, slowly and gently

They have been together in many battle since they left the dragon lair.

At first he shrugged when Velamina shows her affection to him but day by day, the loneliness in his heart and the fact that Velamina doesn't give up make Arial waver.

His heart slowly melted under that constant warmth of love she shows him. He felt her tenderness and he felt her heart

This much is fine he said to himself. This much is fine he convinced himself. The first time they hold hands, Arial was trembling. And she just nodded at him.

The sound of the grass and the vast of green in front of them make them feel calm again.

"Want some water?" Velamina said uncorking the flask. She handed it to him and Arial receive it.

He took a sip.

It looks like a peaceful scene, with two lovers looking on the horizon of the expansive plains, enjoying the dancing grass and the smooth wind that relieve them from the heat of the morning sun.

But if anyone could see behind them, it will be like a scene of carnage, filled with the bloodied corpse of the wolf.

'This is like the land of the kobolds' Velamina said.

'They have grassy plains to which they used to train their horses and honed their swordsmanship' Velamina explains.

"Is that so?" he nodded, half listening

"Hmm" Velamina reply coyly

'Where is the nearest clan?' Arial ask.

'A few more miles, hemven'

She said, as she intertwines her hand with Arial. Arial didn't shy away. These days Arial took pleasure in learning the Elveha, the Elven language.

Hemven means human. Then from the distance, a Chares is seen riding towards us.

'Is it him?'

'Yes, it looks like Fera. But honestly I don't know. To me they all look the same, Arial.' Chares is the horse look alike.

That is what Arial decide to treat them. To him, chares is a horse. Just it is bigger. It is bigger than a horse and stronger.

This all started when Arial went to the outskirt of the Capital with Velamina to send their loot after leaving Orgehren and Vighrun.

Fera send a letter to Mikael informing there is a battle between clans and ask for support even though such act is never being done before.

Rarely there is a change in Kings. Especially among the Orcs.

In King of Arakath maybe, but in King of the races, there has always been never a conflict that borders on war.

Mikael and Azrael could hardly interfere when the army backbone is the Orc but they see how important it is for the Orc clans to have stability.

If not, the stability that the new administration just achieve might crumble if this war between clan is not prevented.

Arial hearing this also understand what it means for him.

Arrandy could hardly send its traders or humans to facilitate integration and understanding if there is a war in Anvali.

The reason of the war that the clans have waged is simple.

After the betrayal of Gruk Vor in the conspiracy, many of the clans protested when Koer from the Vor clan is once again elected as the king of Orcs and they began fighting against each other.

Arial volunteered to go and assess the situation.

Mikael who knew that Arial have fought with a dragon and won have no doubt of Arial combat ability and promises that if the situation is resolved Arakath will be grateful for Arial effort for helping an ally.

This is why Arial and Velamina is here.

'You have arrived Fera.'

'Lord Arial, Velamina' he greeted us and he bow slightly though not to me but to Velamina. Behind him a ten soldiers of Orc are waiting his order.

An Aratai. Arial mused.

Arial is joining the Vor clan to protect them from the attack of the other Orc or to find some common ground among the clan if he could resolve this diplomatically but Fera insist that the other clan is asking for war and demand that the Vor clan relinquish the right of the King.

'Anyway Fera, first brought me to the stronghold and then we'll resume our talk.'

'Yes of course' the Orc said and he grunted and one of his subordinate give Arial his horse.

Arial could see that his subordinate is interested in the scenery behind Arial. A painting of blood and carnage.

And Arial only smiles

Arial jump on the horse and Velamina jump on the back, holding tightly at Arial waist. She then pinched his waist and smiles as Arial tap her hand away.

She laughed and he said

Enough of your pranks he said' She nodded as she rested her head on his back. Arial did not show her, but he didn't seem displeased.

'Hold tight' and then they are off, riding to the Orchish Plain.

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