Outnumbered but not outmanned

"Shield Wall now ! - shouting as lout as possible I am preparing for enemy attack.

I feel the tremble of earth, I hear the sound of thousand man marching, I see the human wave moving to us.

However unlike most of my soldiers I am completely calm. I have seen similar scene before and survived. I just need to survive again.

With loud roar human wave smashes against our shields. They managed to push as back few steps but my platoon still holds the line. We just need to hold on for a little longer when enemy inertia boost will be over. Finally, I can feel that enemy push is getting weaker. I started to blowing a whistle giving command to start attacking enemies. Its time for carnage begin.

"Ready! Now!" - I give command and with first liners perform shield bash. Enemy backs off providing chance to strike. Short lunge with a spear and enemy falls down while I get ready to hit next enemy. Another shield bash and lunge, one more dead enemy added on my tab. I was able to repeat that few times until my spear get stuck in enemy and I had change places with soldier behind me.

If things go like this for longer we have good chance to win this battle. However seems my luck today was pretty bad as other platoons on our flanks started falling back. If it goes like this our shield wall will be of no use and we just get encircled. When I wanted to order to step back with them enemy send small detachment of cavalry that pierced through our flanks.

" Circle formation! Hurry up maggots! " - shit seems I am going to fight encircled by enemies. I was able to drill my platoon good enough and they were able to complete circle formation just in time.

" Lets slaughter them and show them who are true warriors! " - I roared out and killed enemy armed with bludgeon with quick hit of my sword. Few spears stuck into my shield and they tried to push me over but I was able to hold up. But that give another enemy footman with war hammer chance to get closer and start breaking down my shield. My arm was getting numb and large cracks started appearing in my shield. If its keep going like this I will be pierced by their spears.

So when enemy was pulling his hand back in preparation for another strike I dropped the shield and shortened distance with hammer wielder. He couldn't hit with his weapon while my short sword allowed to cut him right in the neck. But instead of letting him fall down I used him as meat shield. I just pushed in with him as my protection and was able to get those damned spearmen.

Dead body of their comrade made them fall down and I just leaped forward right into the breach in enemy lines. Quick hit and one falls down with cut throat. Another strike and and my sword deepens into stomach of nearest spearmen. Dodging hit from another enemy and hitting him back with a hilt of a sword. Such quick and cruel death made enemy fall back providing me some space. I tried to grab war hammer of footman that almost destroyed my shield but even after death that bastard didn't let his weapon go so I had to cut off his arm and keep fighting with hammer still in hands of its owner.

Next moment I was trying to remember all lessons and spars I had with elf as I was unleashing true havoc on enemies. Whirlwind of blood and gore, quick sword attacks aimed for tendons and blood vessels accompanied by bone cracking hammer smashes. Short trust and sword gets through enemy's mouth and reaches his brain. Long swing of a hammer and another footman falls down with broken ribs.

But enemies didn't let me just butcher them and started fighting back. One lucky bastard was able to hit me right on my head with bludgeon. Thanks to helmet he failed to cruck open my skull but I my eyesight started to become blurry. Still I was able to continue fighting and killed him smacking him with hammer right in a face.

One moment I tried to parry enemy attack but my sword broke in half and axe left a long bloody slash on my chest. My attempt to hit back using hammer was easily dodged and well aimed hit from another enemy footman got it out of hand. Footman was coming closer to me planning to kill but Brand of Eternal Warrior burned bright within my soul and I decided that even if I am going to die I still must try to take as many enemies with me.

" Hahaha you will be perfect slaves in my after life!!!" - with loud roar I leaped towards footman. He hesitated for few seconds but this was his last mistake as I was able to punch him right in his throat breaking trachea. Then I was looking for the bastard that disarmed me before and run towards him. I just knocked him down and started smacking his head right into the ground until I saw helmet next to me and started to hit him with it.

Such sight of primal rage made others freeze and nobody intervened till I turned his head into bloody pulp. I felt extremely tired and started to fall down. I saw how enemy footman raised his leg and my last thought before he knocked me out was that I was an idiot that left my platoon alone. I hope they will make it trough this battle.