Chapter 8

The army surrounded the troares and made a barrier. The porares set up spirit sigils inside the circle surrounding the troares. They did this so that the troares couldn't get away. The army moved in and attacked. The orcs made an electromagnetic shield wall. The elves shot their bows made of dead zone steel. The arrows pierced the troares's shields and rended their armor. The orcs swarmed them and were decimated but they killed 5 troares and then retreated. The elves shot more arrows and killed 10 troares. The iskanshoos moved in and surrounded the remaining 15. The goblins ran in and stole their weapons as the swung and ran out. The dwarves moved in and the iskanshoos lifted their shields and let them into the circle. The humans used the iskanshoos as springboards as they had trained to do so and they ended the last 15 with the help of the dwarves knocking out their knees. Then more troares swarmed out of the mountain and the army retreated behind Crastros, the spirit of vengeance, He was also the oldest of the spirits.

He charged the troares and swung his swords with a fury to rival a volcanic eruption. He was the only one of the porares who had kept the same weapons as when he landed on Sharnem. The troares tried to injure him but their swords melted as they got close to him. He was cloaked in his vengeful fire and it consumed everything. He was outnumbered 5000000 to 1. He fought like a demon and everyone had a stark realization that there was a reason he was the spirit of vengeance. Crastros fought and fought for 90 days and 90 nights without food, water, and rest. He killed all of the troares warriors. Then he moved into the mountain and killed all who resided there. This included women, children, and animals. He found the eldest of the troares the same one as when he died.

Crastros grabbed him by the collar and dragged him to the top of the mountain and threw him off the mountain. The army of Sharnem had moved back even further and made camp. They saw him on the peak and saw him throw the eldest troares. They saw the troares hit the ground and get up. They knew he was powerful enough to challenge Crastros. For he had survived being thrown of a mountain 30000 feet high and then landed on his head. The iskanshoos made a shield wall to protect the camp.

Crastros flew down the mountain and struck the troares and the shockwave blew the iskanshoos back 50 feet. The army retreated behind the iskanshoos as they put their shield wall back up. They had no idea that Crastros succumbed to his rage and thirst for vengeance. He struck the troares again and again. Crastros beat him down over and over again. Until Crastros put his swords through him and decapitated him. He went and grabbed a spear from one of the fallen warriors. He then put the troares head on a pike and stuck the pike into the ground and then collapsed. Crastros and the army of Sharnem had won.

They cleaned up the bodies and carried Crastros to the spirit of light. They laid his unconscious body down. The spirit of light said that now the threat was over they could live in peace Crastros awoke there would be a new threat the heroes of Sharnem would have to face and until such a time the people of Sharnem would have to stay united or the work of the spirit of vengeance would be undone.

"If his work is undone he will awaken and be the Scourge of Sharnem and destroy the Continent",explained Veronia.