by Basileus_Ioannis » Sat Apr 30, 2016 3:58 am
Teena'los was sweating profusely. She could barely see the enemy, and there were cannon fire and sorcery going off all over the place. She turned, and realized Paqu was no longer in sight. But before she could call out for him, she tripped and fell onto the jungle floor. "Pa...OOF!" That proved fortuitous, as suddenly the cruel glint of a short sword landed in the dirt right next to her face!
"Ye a'e p'etty quick, Sa'gh bitch," hissed the Black Sun, pulling his sword out of the dirt. "O' did ye jest t'ip and fall? Heh." He reached down with one hand and gripped her hair, yanking her head up and backwards painfully.
Gritting her teeth, she looked up into the gloating face of her assailant. He was grinning ear to ear, his other arm hauled back to stab her in the throat with his sword. She fumbled for her crossbow, which was underneath her when she fell. Her deft fingers could tell it was still cocked, and the bolt did not fall out of the trough. No way in Hel could I raise it up in time to avoid his sword stroke...is this how I'm going to die? Not having claimed a single enemy in this battle, just having my throat cut out like a haledri in a slaughterhouse?
Suddenly the Black Sun shuddered as a blued sword blade protruded from his chest. It was Vila'nel the Fallen Legionnaire. Wordlessly, she yanked her weapon out of the enemy. Blood spurted out of his wound, spraying on the stunned Raider's face, as the enemy hissed in pain and turned towards the source of the offending backstab.
Teena'los jerked the crossbow out from under her, and without aiming, she squeezed the trigger. The weapon fired at point blank range with a *CLACK*, the bolt catching the Black Sun under his jaw and protruding out the top of his head. He let out an "U'ck," blood pouring out of his neck wound and his open mouth. His eyes rolled back in their sockets, as he released his grip on her hair.
The sniper stood up as the Black Sun fell away lifelessly, recocking her crossbow quickly. "Thanks for saving my ass, Vila'nel!" she said, "Sharess, that was too close!"
"Get your shit together, Raider," said the black-clad commando curtly. Pointing towards the largest tree to be seen, the Fallen said, "A Sharess-damned sniper should be on overwatch...down on the ground in fucking melee combat, you're gonna get yourself killed, and a dead sniper is a fucking useless sniper." She quickly clapped a hand on Teena'los' shoulder, then bolted away into the foliage.