NABC Chapter 31: Chapter IV: Extermination (part 1)
Chapter 31: Chapter IV: Extermination (part 1)
Chapter 31: Chapter IV: Extermination (part 1)
As the group entered the cavern they were hit with a rather disgusting smell, a mix of blood excrement and whatever else could be felt even at the entrance.
'This will certainly fuck with our morale the longer we go on' Thought Reyvin as he focused on getting used to the smell by forcing himself to breathe through his nose.
Thorgrim, leading the group from the front raised his hand for everyone to stop as they reached a passage, turned to the mages, and whispered "Anyone of you able to see what is in front?"
Bor whispered back "We could send our wolves but they would be spotted quickly" with Brienne nodding along.
Reyvin quickly added "I can send my hawk forward, he is smaller and far less noticeable" Thorgrim nodded at him and the elf quickly summoned Scorch and sent him forward. They waited in silence for a good minute before the bird returned and unsummoned itself.
"There is a large cavern filled to the brim with Falmer ahead of us, they seem to be busy eating in one large group, we could ambush them but we must be quiet, they have good hearing" Reyvin explained what the bird saw.
The old guard nodded and asked "Can anyone of you mages get close? All of us are in heavy armor and an ambush would fail before it even begins."
The twins shook their heads, they were terrible at being quiet and they knew it. He turned to Reyvin with a hopeful look with the latter sighing "I can probably get off a good initial attack, but you all need to rush in quickly after it begins or I am fucked"
The Nord nodded and assured him "We won't leave you out to dry young man, on my honor"
Reyvin prepared himself mentally and headed toward the chamber, quickly turning to the guards and whispering "You saw nothing" and casting a levitation.
Everyone gawked at him as he flew up into the air and entered the large cave section, quickly reaching the ceiling he cast a wind-ward and stoneflesh combo, and prepared a fireball in each hand.
Using his third eye to detect the trace of Magicka all creatures possessed he counted about forty of the goblinoid fuckers sitting around a fire and grumbling something in an unintelligible language.
One of the more ornately dressed Falmer seemed to sense something but it was already too late as two large fireballs detonated into the group, disintegrating a couple of unfortunate targets, but killing far fewer of the fallen elves than Reyvin had hoped.
As soon as they heard the noise the Nords charged through the passage, still keeping a robust formation, the twin mages started casting ice shards and shooting the more important- looking Falmer.
A couple of arrows headed for Reyvin who was preparing another fireball, thankfully his foresight saved him as the wind-ward spell simply flung the arrows to his side.
I decapitate one of them and dodge a spear strike, predicting it with my new bloodline ability 'please don't tell me Dagoth was a secret Uchiha for fucks sake' I think jokingly as I dodge another strike and repay the little fucker with a stab through the eye.
The Falmer reorganize themselves and chose to simply throw themselves at me, the familiars of my friends launch themselves into the pile to delay them and I retreat, realizing that my
work was done.
The now back-in-formation Nord guardsmen charge into the enemy line and start slaughtering the distracted Falmer, this fight lasts for seconds only.
(General pov)
Everyone gives a tired cheer as they butcher the last fallen snow elf.
Before people can celebrate further Reyvin immediately speaks up "Everyone check if you got even the slightest cut, the poison they use is fast acting and will kill or paralyze you."
Everyone listens to him without question, which actually surprises the young Dunmer.
Thorgrim, followed by Thorfinn joins him and the old Nord asks "Why do you look so surprised eh? What you did to that bug rider is worthy of a song!" Followed by a cheer from everyone, even the twins.
Thorfinn looked at him for a couple of seconds before offering his hand and saying "You saved my life today, I will remember it"
Reyvin while still taking the offered warrior's handshake shakes his head "You'd do the same for me, there are no debts among comrades" and the Nords cheer once more with Reyvin wincing internally from his cringeworthy words.
They all take a rest while bandaging wounds and applying antidote, the mages focus on recharging their Magicka, which is far faster than it would normally be without the use of
Arcane Ascension.
Due to Scorch being able to come back quickly, it is decided that they would prolong their rest until he regenerates, the scouting will be necessary if there is more of the same waiting for them.
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