Shiny Crystals

"Faster, yer dogs, move yer feet!" growled Olaf as men of the Second Company hastened to load a dozen wagons with chests full of Shiny Crystals. Lined up and ready to move, the supply train waited as the loading continued.


"Hurry," a rescue knight urged, "the skeleton hordes are coming again led by General Aritos. Our men are holding them off but we must leave soon." The squad of rescue knights hurried back into the ruins of Castilla Relic. Once inside, the squad reinforced the rest of the company. 50 Rescue Knights armed with Elite Black Dragons and Serpent Rifles loaded their weapons and hunkered down behind pillars and fallen stones, readying themselves for the next assault. And then it came.
Hundreds of skeleton warriors emerged from the dark corridors that lined the walls charging at the line of knights that guard the entrance to the cavern. "Hold," Romina ordered, "let them come closer. We are low on ammunition so make every shot count!"
200m apart..
150m ...
100m. "Fire!"
A deadly volley impacted the first ranks of the horde and shattered bones. At close range, many of the shots simply went through and right into the second and third ranks. The knights fired volley after volley, crushing the momentum of the horde's charge.
80m. Over two hundred skeleton warriors covered the floor, their corpses piled high and obstructed the movement of the following warriors. Then a towering presence entered the chamber. General Aritos was huge. His large bulk towered over three metres and his roar thundered across the cavern. Covering the distance in but a few leaps, he crashed into the ranks of the knights.
"Swords!" Romina ordered. Twenty of the knights lined up beside her and raised their Altairs. "Honor and Glory!" they whispered and charged the General...
The sounds of battle urging the men, Olaf finally finished the loading the wagons and led the supply train safely away. Another 50 chests of shiny crystals raided from the Relics! A worthy prize indeed!