final stands

two months had gone by sense the "fire wizard" had destroyed Sulfur village and now Kiran had finally settled down and started again their supplies and troop transfers that had lead to the incident.

unknowingly to them Assasson and his roughty band had made 4,000 barrels of pure explosive fun and decided to booby trap all the main roads.

the trap was complicated, they didn't want to put all the barrels down at once so they put 50 each kill zone. They had made the trap so that only a number bigger than 300 could set it off by placing 4 small wires down at a distance where only if they had a certain amount of men walking on all of four at the same time it would send them to kingdom come.

After their setup the crew spent some time in a ruined fort, they had nothing to do so they drank a lot and laughed got into fights and enjoyed their time.

the fort they had occupied was big enough for a small guard of 40 but they made due with filling it full of supplies.

the fort was on top a mountain it was decent and in it's prime maybe even pretty, now it was ruined mostly as it crumbled here and their. The Court yard only was 100 feet in diameter and the keep not much bigger, the prize attraction being the fresh water well that allowed the crew to drink without travel.

but on an eventful night the sound of panic could be heard running towards them

"Assasson!" Johnathan had come running with great speed, it seemed like Gazelle would grow jealous if he had gone faster, he ran to the front gate calling out and soon everyone was out to meet him.

"what's wrong?" Assasson saw him slouching after he stopped.

with his final breath Johnathan pointed to the tries and fell saying.

"the Kiran are here."

as he said this three arrows flung themselves into Peter's leg and injured someone else and soon the whole lot of them dragged Johnathan in while preparing for a fight.

soon arrows where hitting here and there it was annoying so Assasson got on the wall while taking cover behind the battlement. He calmly nocked an arrow on his bow and waited for their rain to end before he popped up and seeing a figure in the dark let it loose with great accuracy, the tables turned for that man as the arrow went deep into his eye forcing a scream from him.

then Assasson took cover for the next rain, he continued the process for a bit before a ladder fell onto the wall he drew his dagger as did everyone else with their weapons and the first person to show his face got his by over four different weapons, then three more ladders appeared and men were running on the walls fighting to the death. The night went by like this and soon the sun peaked out to reveal Assasson, Peter and three others standing on a pile of dead bodies the night was won but their presence was known.

"What do we do Assasson?" Peter spoke up

"I really don't know?" Assasson had answered with a look of sadness

as he thought though an idea rose up and he decided to give out his plans as time was short.

"they know we are here boys!" as he yelled this everyones faces had a look of panic on them

"so we said let them come to us and now they have! we will trap the whole perimeter of the castle with explosives and when they rush us in the future we will blow them all to hell!"

***

four nights before the last snow and Assasson had kept his promises to Phansesis, the whole Kiran Kingdom had been loosing men on the sides of the main roads and now had rallied a scale assault force of 14,000 infantry to find the supposed Purtain army in the old fort, they had lost too many soldiers on the main roads and only two armies and one supply wagon had showed up in the end.

The scene had made Kiran believe Phansesis pushed down before the winter sent in, soon they were marching their best towards a supposed 10,000 strong army, though in reality it was 5.

Assasson knew they would only come at night so he made dummies on the walls, he tied a rope to them all and when the arrows fired he would pull them back to give off the look of hiding people. The big bang extra bonus was each dummy had gunpowder in him.

soon the Kiran army pushed slowly towards the walls with ladders in hand and with one great yell the whole lot off them shot arrows and there ladders on the wall.

Assasson stood in the middle of the keeps banquet area with a fuse and when the cries of the enemy army settled down he lit it, in a few seconds sounds could be heard everywhere.

*Boom* *Boom* *Boom* *Boom, Boom*

it was uncanny and all the explosions could be heard for miles around as the whole castle shook Assasson prepared for the enemy to enter his castle.

*Creeeek*

the door on the keep opens and soon men where rushing in weapons drawn.

3 men and Peter waiting for them swung wildly at them and the Assasson shot arrows into the army.

soon one of the men fell backwards holding his side while gasping for breath.

then Peter fell backwards and looked at the newly severed arm that fell off his right side.

then Assasson lit the final rude as the enemy broke through and with a great explosion Assasson blacked out.

***

it had been a few minutes and Assasson woke up he wasn't dead but he was missing his pinky on the right hand and scratches and wounds on his body threatening to become major if not treated soon.

he looked around and saw Peter still alive crawling slowly towards him with one arm, he stood up quickly and tried to help his friend.

Assasson's tone was fearful and tears welled up in his eyes as he cried "Oh God! Peter your going to be alright man it's fine just stay still I will fix this!"

Peter shook his head

"Ya know I didn't think I would die young. *cough* I always thought that me and you would be sitting *coooough* out in some village *cough cough* telling our boys about the good old days. *cough cough*"

Assasson turned him over to see that a large piece of stone was sticking in his stomach on the right side, and by the sounds of it petero lounge was crushed.

"It's gonna be fine! don't give up!" Assasson had always pulled through but now seeing his best friend dying he had nothing he could do but cry.

"look... *cough coooough* Assasson if it makes you feel better Sahara wasn't kissing me I kissed h.... er! *cough cough cough* ... I was jealous an.. I made a bad ca *cough* a bad call please go back and marry her man.... she loves y.... uuu....."

Peter's eyes glazed over and his face relaxed he looked peaceful like it had been painful, but looking elsewhere showed otherwise as blood had leaked out his mouth Assasson knew it was over.

Assasson stood up and walked towards the Lauderdale fort he knew he had done good, but his mind and soul felt crushed.

(poem, Raven's cry a battle song)

though the stars shin from far above

who's the the God to show this love.

we lost our souls to the sound of crying

to leave our bodies now all dying.

this is the Ravens song

coming to sing all wrong.