"The Dark Lord shall rise again through the fiery hell that he came from." said a cloaked figure with a low muffled voice. "He shall rise again, and rule all of the land that was once his. All shall be helpless to the power of the Dark Lord, as he rises from the fiery hell that he came from."
The figure burst into flames as he said this. He had a menacing look, even though he had a hood over his face. In his left hand he gripped a sword that had ancient markings on it. He took a step closer, walking slowly and carefully. He was slowly breathing, making a hissing sound each time he exhaled. He slowly wrapped his right hand around the hilt of his sword, raising it high into the air. He swung the blade down.
Trotting at a fast pace racing through the dense forest, five varders were ontop of black mare horses. They each wielded swords, gripping them tightly preparing to fight. They were racing to get to Mrae Fortifur, a small city that had someone they were looking for. They had to be careful by not getting seen at all, for no one can know what they were up up to. The Dark Lord wanted no one to notice that he had taken someone of great importance.
The varders came to a sudden stop as they came to a great wall. They couldn't go through the main gate, so they had to find another way around. The leader of the varders climbed off his horse, walking slowly to the wall before him. He sheathed his sword, extending his hand to feel the wall. Nothing was unusual about the wall, or so it appeared. He was searching for a weak point in the wall, making another way to get in.
The other four watched what he was doing silently, not daring to ask a question to him. He was their leader, and they would do what ever he asked of them. The leader motioned for one of the other varders to come by his side. The varder got off his horse, making his way to his master. He bowed deeply to him, and then stood back up again. He too sheathed his sword.
"What do you see here?" he hissed at the varder.
"Only a wall." he hissed back.
"Not just a wall. See right here." he pointed to a particular section of the wall. "This here is a weak spot.."
The varder took out a knife, and jabbed it into a crack in the wall. He began to try to pry out a loose brick, trying to get to the other side of the wall. The other four varders watched what he was doing with great interest. The leader did this until he got enough bricks out for them to fit through. They left their horses where they were. Each of the five varders unsheathed their swords as they walked through the market.
Passerby ran in terror as they saw the varders stepping into the market. People who ran the shops closed up, and ran through back doors. Guards of Mrae Fortifur walked up to them with swords drawn in hand. The varders stopped in front of them, lunging at the guards with their swords. The guards didn't stand a chance against the minions of the Dark Lord. Within a few minutes, the five of them killed twenty guards.
They kept on walking through the village, trying to find where the person they were looking for lived. They burned the houses they walked past, seeing that the houses had either women and kids, or they were just empty. More guards of Mrae Fortifur tried to stop them, but they weren't having any luck. Everyone that came up to them either gut fatally injured, or died.
"You got to get out of here." said an old man to his grandson. "The varders are here to get you."
"I am going to stay here and help fight the varders off." he said grabbing his sword from the wall. "I will not see Mrae Fortifur be taken by five varders."
"Seth listen to me." said his grandfather sternly. "These varders are after you."
Seth looked awestrucken by what he had just said. The scabbard dropped from his hands, and made a loud clunk on the floor. Fear was in Seth's eyes as he stared at his grandfather in disbelief. He could not see why the varders wanted him. And how did his grandfather know this? Too many things needed to be answered, and only had so little time. He felt nauseous all over, as he tried to pick up the scabbard he dropped.
"Why are the varders after me?" asked Seth confused. "I mean, they could be after dozens of other people."
"It is such a long story to tell you Seth, but I have not the time to tell you." he said gravely to him. "You must leave now."
Seth grabbed the scabbard, bowing to his grandfather showing that he respects his wishes. He grabbed some of the things he would need to bring with him, and ran out the back door of their house. Outside was his horse, Gwer, a white stallion, tied to a tree, grazing in the grass. He walked over to him, stroking him lightly. He untied Gwer, and mounted him, riding out of the yard.
The varders saw him race out of the yard, and started to chase him.. They had stolen horses from a near by stable, and were now using it to get to Seth. The leader's sword began to glow a reddish colour, which made them go even faster than they were before. They couldn't let him out of their sight for a second. They were slowly gaining on him, and Seth did not even realize that they were after him.
"It's him." whispered the leader hoarsely. "Get him!" he shouted.
A young female was running the streets with a bow in hand. She had heard the commotion and decided that she had to help the people of Mrae Fortifur escape safely. She saw Seth race past her, riding his horse Gwer, and noticed that five figures were closely behind him. She took an arrow out of her quiver, aiming it at the leader of the varder. She released the arrow, watching it go towards its mark.
The leader of the varders noticed that the arrow was coming towards him. He raised his sword, and knocked the arrow away from him. He gazed at the young woman with anger in his eyes. He halted the other varders, and he climbed off of his horse. He wore heavy black armour, and was heavily equipped with weapons. At his side he had two swords, one of them was already in his hand. He wrapped his hand around the other sword unsheathing it.
The varder walked slowly towards the young woman, having both swords in hand. The woman looked petrified as the varder came closer to her. She quickly took another arrow out, shooting it at the varder. The arrow hit him in the arm, but that didn't stop him. He pulled the arrow out of his arm, as he kept on walking towards her. The varder bled what looked like blood the colour of black. He didn't seem to notice that he was bleeding, but he just kept on walking.
She gave up on the attempt of trying to shoot him. She started to go for her sword when she realized that the varder was upon her. She tried to pull out her sword, but it wouldn't come out of its scabbard. The varder lifted his sword into the air, getting ready to kill her. He swiftly swung it, but it didn't hit her. A man had blocked the blow from the varder. The man had brown hair, and brown eyes. He did not wear any protective armour or any type of special gear.
"You dare try to stop me human?" hissed the varder angrily. "Do you know who I am?"
"Leave now." he said, his voice was dangerously low.
"I am Lord Basar, lord of the varders." he hissed at him. "Servant to the Dark Lord."
"Why does your lordship come to our city?" he asked Basar.
"I do not answer to a human." he said lunging at the man.
The man held up his sword to block the varder's assault. He quickly spun around, taking the hilt of his sword, and hitting the varder in the gut with it. He then took his leg, swung it around in a quick motion, tripping him. He held his sword to the varder's throat. He put one foot on his chest. The other varders lept off their horses, unsheathing their swords.
The woman was able to unsheathe her sword, preparing to help the man out. Two of the varders went after her, and the other two went after the man. The woman was a nave at sword fighitng, barely able to defend herself. The man had to let Basar up, since the other varders were upon him. He was having a better time with the two then the woman was.
Lord Basar got up from the ground, picking up both of his swords. He ignored the man and the woman, as he went over to his horse. He mounted him, and rode off to try to catch up with Seth. He had lost a great deal of time stopping to try to get revenge on that woman. That was probably just luck too. She could not fight well with a sword, so she probably just got lucky with the bow. He glanced at his wound, noticing that it had healed.