8th Slate Continued
The Barracks of Flamebanner was a storm of activity as Kol delivered the last pieces of equipment and the Warriors rushed to rearm while Kanet and Argonnek decided on the best way to tackle a Bronze Colossus with only 5 Warriors.
As Kigok stepped out of the ammo room with a load of sharp iron bolts sticking out of her quiver she watched Derek and Sable picking out their own gear.
Ever since Kanet ordered the weapons reforged Sable had been the only one armed as she still weilded Hawkfrost's axe Flamequill. In addition she had claimed the buckler Chasmshield which was now strapped to her back. As Sable quietly polished her axe Derek was strapping his new twin blades into place along with a shield bearing the symbol of Flamebanner.
All 3 Warriors looked up from their work as their Leader and Deputy came in. Argonnek seemed quite happy to have a crossbow in her hands again and had already prepared plenty of her special bolts. Kanet looked positively deadly with so many weapons either hanging from his belt or strapped to his armor.
"We've come up with a plan." Kanet said. "This creature will never know what hit him."
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Giant sword in hand, Liwa tramped through the woods surrounding the Dwarves puny fortress, crushing dozens of trees with every step. The thought briefly crossed Argonnek's mind that it was a good thing the Elves weren't here as they would surely find a way to blame all the destruction on Thunderclan.
"Now!" Kanet shouted as the colossal invader paused beside the outer walls. Almost instantly a trio of bolts shot from the trees, exploding against the beast's bronze hide with little effect as Kanet rushed out, pulling his hammer free as he ran and leaping onto a metal foot. The blow of the hammer proved as ineffective as Argonnek's crossbow fire.
Looking down, Liwa shook his foot casually, flinging the Thunderclan Leader into the branches of the tree where the Marksmen were stationed. They spent several minutes untangling his limbs from the trees as the remaining Warriors made their move.
Derek ran out of the shadows of the wall with Sable. As the pair neared Liwa's left leg they drew weapons and attacked. Derek's swords merely bounced off leaving little more then scratches in the shiny bronze. Sable found more luck as Flamequill bit deeply into the creature's big toe.
A metallic screech erupted from Liwa's mouth as the pain took him by surprise. His own weapon proved useless amid the trees and the only thing a swing accomplished was tearing a few feet of the wall apart. Dropping the unusable weapon the Colossus instead began trying to step on the pests at his feet.
Kanet and the Marksmen barely managed to leap out of their perch before a metal foot crushed it into toothpicks. "Derek! You know what to do!" Kanet yelled over the monster's screams of fury.
Nodding to show he'd heard the Decapitator stepped out into the open and started taunting the beast. Mind clouded by fury, Liwa took the bait and as soon as his arm came down Derek stabbed a sword into it and rode the arm back up, hanging on for dear life as the arm swung around wildly.
Finally the Dwarf was able to swing over to the colossus's shoulder and drawing his second sword, prepared to make his greatest decapitation ever. Liwa was not as dumb as he looked though and before he could strike he was shaken off. Luckily it seemed Armok had no interest in a Dwarf pancake and the Warrior's fall was abruptly stopped when he sank a long dagger into the bronze leg.
The invader's next move was quick and effective as it brought it's foot down on Sable, crushing her beneath it's weight.
The remaining four soldiers were frozen by shock as the gigantic beast turned it's attention on them. Another scream erupted from Liwa as a hole was broken in his foot and Sable climbed out. Furious at the puny creature's attempt to mock his greatness by surviving Liwa scooped the Dwarf up in his hands, intending to finish her permanently.
A small amused smile took it's place on Sable's face as she closed her eyes. Seconds passed and Flamequill began to give off a slight glow which intensified until the blade of the axe burst into flames, burning white hot. A final scream of pure agony was cut off as Liwa's hands and arms began to melt. The axe's magic quickly spread and before long rivers of molten bronze were running down the Colossus's face. The legs were the last part of the beast to be effected but once they went the molten remains of Liwa Savagecalled sank to the ground.
Derek and Kigok rushed over and helped their friend free herself from the mass of metal. As soon as she was clear her eyes popped open and she sank to the ground, while the flames around her axe died to nothing.
After taking a few minutes to recover her strength she looked over at Derek with a grin. "You're falling behind." She said. "You may hold the kill record but now you're the only Senior Warrior who hasn't brought down a Megabeast."
"Next time." Derek said returning the Warrior's grin.
"Good luck with that. There can't be too many beasts like that left in the world and those that are seem more likely to hide then come here looking for death." With a laugh she turned and headed for the gates. Behind her the remains of Liwa cooled into a perfectly detailed likeness of a Dwarf with axe at the ready...
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Sable got that kill. The other 4 got nowhere but as soon as Sable finished her drink and showed up Liwa died. I also have decided Sable will be getting the bronze statue as a trophy. Other trophies will be given out as well. We do have 2 Titans that have died here after all.
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