Stesok had been right. As they moved by torchlight along the Eastern border Gumar and his Warriors found a second squad of blackened skeletal soldiers. Their leader, a Spearmaster spotted the moving flames and met the Dwarves charge head on...
Brushing aside a spear thrust with his shield Gumar dove forward, intending to slice the legs from under the Undead creature. He was unable to break through the thick armor though and was forced to roll out of the way of a Hammerman who had tried to sneak up behind him.
Nearby, Stesok and Soshosh fought back to back against a circle of Wrestlers and Hammermen while Osod Ugog was weaving around his own opponent, striking where he could and trying to find a weakness in the iron plate covering the brittle bones.
The final member of the squad, Otil Kurel, was on the ground bleeding from a wound in his ankle. He was still managing to fight though, beating his attackers back with his shield.
A burst of cruel laughter erupted from the Spearmaster as he smashed Gumar in the face with his free hand and knocked him to the grass with a swing of his weapon. Standing over the stunned Warrior with a Hammer Lord at each side the elite Undead plunged his spear into the Dwarf's neck, ending his futile struggle against Uktang.
Surrounded as they were by enemies, Stesok and Soshosh could do little more then watch as their friend and captain was killed. Things rapidly went downhill from there as a lucky hammer swing smashed Soshosh's shield hand, completely removing 2 fingers and leaving him vulnerable to further attacks.
Much needed backup arrived in the form of Solon and Thob. Stesok's spirits rose further when she saw that Solon was wielding the spear Dimpleleather. Before she could return her attention to the battle though another hammer swung down onto her weapon hand, removing 2 fingers and forcing her to drop her weapon in pain.
That move cost the Dwarf her life as the Undead fell on the now weaponless Dwarf, pummeling her into the ground before turning their eyeless gaze on the unconscious Soshosh.
Thob was the nest to die. His training proved lacking as he dodged one hammer and moved straight into the path of another which sent him crashing to the ground where he was soon beaten to death by iron hammers.
With Dimpleleather clutched in his hands, Solon was pushing a pair of Wtestlers back, though his choice of weapon meant he could do little damage unless he started wrestling them. He kept at it though, swinging the decorated artifact around and occasionally using his shield as a battering ram as well.
Roaring a battle cry he sent the spear punching through the gauntlet of one of the Wrestlers who stumbled back from the force of the blow. The cry broke off abruptly though when Solon went to remove the spear and found it stuck, trapped between metal and bone.
As the second Wrestler approached the Warrior lashed out with his shield, luckily slicing through the unprotected neck and dropping the now lifeless skeleton to the ground. Solon cried out in pain as a flying spear hit him, plunging through both hands. Glancing back along the spear's path he saw the Spearmaster striding towards him, only pausing to take a spear from one of his fallen soldiers.
Unable to fight with his hands trapped, the Dwarf could do little against the attack that sent him into Armok's embrace.
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