Post by Tadakatsu Honda on Oct 15, 2005 19:50:23 GMT
[shadow=white,left,800]Orc Rebellion[/shadow]
Tadakatsu Marched at his brigades head. The 400 Lancers had been cut down to just 150, for the cells of Hell were narrow. The other 250 have been left at the gates, and have been arrayed so that no one could leave Hell without them knowing.
Not that any would....
Tadakatsu had his spear strapped to his back, and walked cooly, looking in dark corners to see any sign of life. He would call forth the men waiting if the rebel's had gained any advantage, and was not afraid of losing any men in this campaign for his lord.
Now, the Orcs had killed the guards that were watching them, so the entire prison now belonged in their hands. This would normally cause panic, but they were Orcs, and had no leadership ability whatsoever. They did, however, have axes, that the guards would have been carrying, and therefore were extremely deadly. These orcs were prisoners, and in the Underworld, to become a prisoner, usually meant you did something horrible.
These particular orcs were Murderers.....
Tadakatsu felt no worry though. His elite brigade would easily take the spoils of this battle, and divide it amongst themselves. Tadakatsu would take the actual reward, and use it to retrofit his unit.
Yes, This would be an easy battle...
Tadakatsu's unit stood in three lines of 50, walking somberly toward the wardens office, and to the key's to the cells. The unit reached the doorway, and Honda told them to take up circular formation. They crowded the door with spears, and Tadakatsu stood, a small dagger gripped in his hand. He stood to the right of the door, and pulled, the door coming open onto him, causing him to grunt as it slammed into him. A grunt rushed out of the door, and was immedialty Skewered upon the lance wall. It squeled one last time, and died, limp, hanging from three spears which caught it in the shoulder, his lung and maybe heart, and leg. The men retreated, and allowed more the crowd in their spots, removed the dead orc, searched him quickly, told Honda, and then got back in formation. Tadakatsu himself took up his spear, and then jabbed it into the darkness of the room. A rumaging was heard, but no death squeel. Tadakatsu focused for a moment, and called forth the lightning from his hand. It lit the entire room, causing a candle to catch fire. The room had 4 more orcs inside, one with a crossbow.
It fired....
The bolt flew toward Honda, but Honda made no move. The bolt struck home into his arm, and he grunted, and then charged into the room. 10 men followed him, and they cornered the orcs, having only slaughtered the crossbow wielding one.
His blood ran free upon the stones of the prison...
The lancer that was their linguist was brought fourth, and said that the Orc's had released most of the prisoners, and that the keys were in the west wing. As soon as they had gotten this knowledge, the order was given.
Their bodies were irrecognizable afterwards....
Tadakatsu led the charge out, the ranks forming up again. They made their way toward the west wing with little conflict. Any that got in their way were slain, and their bodies cast aside like so many broken toys....
Their spirits shall haunt this place forever....
