EDIT: Yay, level 15.
EDIT2: Yay, silver whistle!

Hello everyone reading this,

I've made another story, of which I'm quite content. I've been experimenting with describing fights, as read in my previous story-newspost, and I think this one worked out pretty well.

The story is about a mission the main character and his close(st) friend will have to complete. All names have been altered to prevent possible spoilers, except for 'Viktor', since he'll only have a role in this part of the story.

Chris is the team's leader, Jonah is the friend, CAD is the main character. The story has been revised once, and I don't think I'll be revising it further, because no patience.

'You're going to assassinate the leader of a rebellious tribe, located in one of the thick forests in the surrounding area.' Chris had called Jonah and I to his office for a mission briefing. 'One of their scouts has... discovered out lovely fence, and actually managed to get back to his base alive.' Oh yeah, the damn thing's got electricity running through it I thought.
'Of course, we heightened the amount of voltage, in order to prevent such tedious trifles.' Jonah and I looked at each other and shrugged. 'Now that scout's leader, being the good leader he is, is willing to get revenge on the people who managed to humiliate one of his men so much. Very commendable, but also very stupid.'
'Will killing him be enough to stop a potential attack?' Jonah asked.
'I'm quite sure it will. If we're lucky, they will even disband after losing their boss.'
'Okay then, where are we going and who's our target exactly?' I asked.
'You'll be going north-east of here, forty-two kilometres, to be precise. Your target goes by the name "Victor the Slaughterer". I know, I laughed at it too, the first time I heard the man's name. Don't underestimate him though. He hasn't gotten that nickname for nothing. He's a big guy, about two metres tall, impressive beard and all, fights with battleaxes. Watch out for those, by the way. Detached limbs or heads are pretty tough to reattach.'
'How difficult will it to get in?´
´That depends. I'm sure you'll come up with a brilliant strategy.'
'Yes...?' 'That's all the advice we're getting then?' Jonah asked.
'Indeed. You two need to be tested somehow. I will give you this: please keep any... expertises in mind when you decide to strike. You have one week to complete your mission. Good luck.'

We decided to head out immediately to the destined location. The encampment was cleverly hidden in a thick patch of trees. Any building was camouflaged, and everyone was keeping as silent as possible. 'We gotta keep quiet here. These guys will even notice a pinecone dropping here.' I whispered. 'What's the plan?' 'You are going to make a fine camp first, while I'll be mapping the surrounding area. Make a place to sleep, preferably rainproof and get us something we can eat raw. I'll be back at let's say... dusk, okay?' 'Fair enough. See you soon.'

I left and proceeded to circle around the camp. I first sorted out the differences in height, with a hill on the northern side reaching at least two meters above the camp. Secondly, I drew the wall, well... palisade, and then climbed into a tree and made a rough sketch of the buildings.
I saw a few woodcutters dumping logs at a fletcher's workshop, a tunnel leading to either a mine, a smithy, or both. I heard a muffled cling coming out of it, but I saw no smoke escaping anywhere, so I had my doubts about the exact use of the tunnel. The last building present looked like some sort of mustering or town hall, with someone who very well matched our description of sir "Slaughterer". He was sitting in front of the building, talking to one of the warriors. I thought about killing him on the spot, but before I could make up my mind, he stood up and walked inside.
The last thing I did before heading back to Jonah, was count the number of men present, or those I could see. I could make up at least fifty persons, with all different tasks. It all seemed like a village.

Jonah had gathered a few berries that looked edible (at least he said so: Jonah had tasted some before picking them), and there was also a boar lying on the ground. 'Are we gonna eat that... raw?' I asked. 'No need.' Jonah grinned and showed me a small, jute bag. He opened it and a pile of coals was visible within. 'We can build a fire that barely gives off smoke with this. Chris gave them to me once.' 'Nice.'

After heating the coals and making sure that no smoke was visible, we started digging in. We started with the boar and decided that the berries would serve as dessert. It was in no way as good as Pyle's cooking, but it still tasted good. 'Not bad, Jonah. How'd you find this?' 'Well, I had just gathered all of the berries, when this little guy came walking by. He didn't appear to be very friendly, since he came charging at me as soon as he saw me, so I killed him. Then I remembered that the coals were still in my bag, so I figured I'd put them to good use.'
'Pure luck, nothing more huh?'
'Hey! I beat him myself!'
'I wouldn't be surprised if he ran into a tree, knocking himself unconscious, with you finishing him off then.' Jonah let out a laugh. 'Well, what useful work have you done then?' I showed him the map I drew. He whistled. 'Nice work, pretty detailed too. Have you seen anything inside the base?'
I told about the people, the buildings, and of course that Viktor was indeed present.
'In that case, we'll strike tomorrow.' Jonah said.
'How about tonight?'
'What?'
'You heard me, tonight.'
'Why?'
'Why not.'
He sighed. 'There's no way I'm gonna win this argument, huh?'
'You got that right. Besides, attacking at night has its advantages.'
'Fine. What are you planning to do?'
'I have brought some fine explosives. You are going to plant them at tactical locations, while I'll be making good use of the commotion it causes and I'll get to Viktor in no-time!' Jonah looked at the map I was furiously pointing at, and back to me.
'Wow. Just wow.'
'What?'
'Nothing. It's genius.'
'Have you found a flaw? In that case, please do tell. I know it's only our lives on the line here, but it doesn't hurt to tell.'
'Don't you think they'll figure out in like... ten seconds that it's but a distraction? You said they were quite... alert concerning their surroundings.'
'Oh please, I've survived an attacks from entire armies. This won't be a challenge.' (no exaggeration there)
'Fine. I'll go with your plan, but you'd better deliver. Where would you like the explosives planted?'

I pointed at several places in the wall, which -with a bit of luck- would make the palisade collapse in one go, plus damage any close buildings. Jonah nodded and took the map with him.
'You may decide when you want to detonate them. I'll be ready any moment. Also, if they come after you... run.'
'You don't need to tell me that twice, though you'd better watch out too.'
'Of course. See you later.'

I walked off, still hearing Jonah mutter 'This is never gonna work. He's insane.'
I went to the hill on the north side of the camp and waited there. Even if the wall didn't collapse, I'd still be able to get inside. All sources of light were out, except a faint light coming from the mustering hall. Even the clinging sound from the tunnel had stopped, meaning that everyone was gathered in one place. Good.

I placed my bag on the ground and grabbed my swords out of them. Their scabbards were reflecting the faint light, giving them an appealing look. I slowly slid one out of its container, which made that oh-so-familiar sound. It was a sensation for my ears, not having it heard in such a long time. I couldn't enjoy it for too long though, since a huge bang knocked me back into the real world. In a millisecond, the sky lit up brightly, and wood splinters were flying around my ears. I saw people running out of the hall, yelling orders and drawing weapons. I jumped down and sneaked to the back of the hall. The building was built about one meter from the wall, which was still intact, so it was easy for me to find a window in the back. It was just above the wall, making it a pretty tactic place to shoot from, though now it was used as an advantage for the enemy.
I climbed up and got in within ten seconds.
I looked around me and saw that I was standing in a bedroom. Since there was only one bed placed inside, I supposed it was Viktor's. Nobody was there, so I opened a door, leading to a corridor. It had no further doors, and led to a stairway, which I took downstairs. There was someone standing directly under the stairs, so I took him out with a blow from my sheath. He fell to the floor with a slight moan.
I went further, checking every room for my target. I found nothing but empty, uninteresting rooms, but a the single last room, I heard two voices talk.
'Chief, we've found the attacker, though we haven't been able to catch him yet. Apparently, he's using a strange weapon. None of the men has seen it before. Most of them have injuries on their limbs, but none serious.' Heh, Jonah's still too soft, though he is fighting back here.
'It appears they have decided to strike first then.' A much lower voice said. 'You go help the others, Edward. I'll come later.'
A moment later, the door opened and a man stepped outside. I quickly went into one of the empty rooms, and when I didn't hear his footsteps, I went to the room from where I heard the voices. When I stepped in, I saw a surprisingly large, bearded man sitting in a chair. He looked up to me and said nothing. 'Viktor the Slaughter, I presume?' 'I never liked that nickname, though I am indeed the one you're looking for. I suppose I was right with who was striking first, eh?' 'I guess. Are you aware of why I'm here?' He stood up and raised his voice. 'You come here in the middle of the night, you destroy my home, and injured my men. I can't just let that slip. I don't care why you're here, you are going to pay with your life.' I nodded. 'It's why I'm here for, actually. It's business. Nothing personal.' Viktor grabbed a battleaxe and a buckler laying beside him. I grabbed my swords. 'It's sad to see that such young people are holding swords already.' 'I'm not as young as you'd think, sir.' Viktor sniffed. 'At least you've been thaught your manners.' And without further warning he attacked.

Viktor was surprisingly fast. He actually threw his buckler at the beginning of the battle at my head. I blocked it with the scabbards of both my swords, but he saw the opening already and charged. The main raised his weapon and immediately threw it down. I tried blocking, but he threw me to the wall with ease. It appeared I had to rely on my speed in this fight.

Viktor raised his weapon on his left side, willing to make a backhand attack. I saw it and ducked. I heard wood cracking behind me and saw that he smacked straight through the wood, leaving a hole in the wall. I quickly acted and dashed to his left side, unsheathed one of my swords and slashed at his side. He quickly jumped back, making me only leave a small cut.
'You're surprisingly nimble for such a big guy.' Viktor only grunted and made another attack.
He grabbed his weapon with both hands and brought it down. I rolled to my right and stood up quickly. It appeared that I didn't need to dodge, since the attack was a feint. He only reached for his shield and ran at me again.
With his shield back, it was a lot harder for me to hit. His left side was now pretty much impenetrable, and he was dodging attacks like crazy. I couldn't really do anything else than to resort on pushing him back, or attacking his other limbs.
Though after a while of just slashing and bashing at each other, I managed to leave a nasty wound on him. He had just brought his axe down again, and I slashed at him with my right sword, making him block with his shield. Now that both of his arms were busy, I immediately stabbed with my left sword. It went in around his lower left ribs, after which he kicked me away. By the amount of blood visible at the tip, the sword must have gone in at least a centimetre or five. Content I continued the attack, to be punished by a smack on the left shoulder with his axe. This attack did definitely hit, and hard. I felt the axe reach my bone before falling to the right. Unable to lift my arm anymore, I continued fighting. I dropped my left sword and charged at him. I dodged the incoming attack and stabbed his right arm around the wrist. It went perfectly between his cubit and radius, though it wasn't enough to encourage him to drop his weapon. I jumped, placed my feet on his stomach, and let myself fly backwards. After I felt contact with the ground, I rolled back and stood up again.

Viktor was bleeding pretty much everywhere, but he was still standing. I, on the other hand, had only a few minor wounds, but couldn't use my left arm anymore. I decided to end it with a last attack, dashing at him zigzagging to confuse him. It worked, since his attack missed me by a hair, leaving his right side completely open. I jumped in immediately, and stabbed him upwards from the side up, hoping to pierce at least several organs, and possibly his lung. It worked, since he was coughing up blood. He dropped his shield, but he regained his senses after that pretty quickly. He grabbed my at my neck and threw me across the room. I dropped my sword in the process, leaving me completely unarmed.
Viktor grinned and said 'At least you're coming with me.' He raised his axe. I was preparing to roll away, but as soon as I thought he was going to strike, I heard three bangs. Victor proceeded to turn around, but didn't make it. He crashed to the ground and died on the spot.
'There, there. This wasn't going to be a challenge right, Mr. I-survived-army-attacks?' Jonah appeared behind Viktor, smiling at my bloody mess.
'Oh please, you wouldn't have lasted a second fighting this guy. Still, thanks for saving me, Jonah.'
'Yeah, it isn't over yet. You see, there are still pissed off guys outside looking for me, well us, and I may have caused a small forest fire with your explosives.'
'My god. That's just great.'
I got up, sheathed my swords and started walking outside.
'Can you really walk?'
'I'm fine, but I'm not really able to fight at a hundred percent right now. I suggest we take the backdoor. They have one, right?'
'I don't think so. Any ideas?'
Then I realized that there was still a certain tunnel where we could hide.
'How about we try that...' I pointed to the tunnel '...over there.'
'Are you sure?'
'We don't have any alternatives.' I said and looked around. The whole forest around us was ablaze. The starry sky wasn't visible anymore, because there was too much smoke, and the few people left around us were too busy running around to notice us.
'We can at least hide from the fire there, let's go.'

END OF STORY, TO BE CONTINUED

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