This is the most epic story I have witnessed so far in the game, and probably there won't be a better one.
My mission was to kill the warchiefs, all of the 5 commanders of the orcish army. And, to be honest, the first 4 ones were maybe too easy. None of them could do anything against me, and they all fell quickly.
Then, I got to the last one. I don't even remember his name, but as you'll see, that's not important.
I called him out, and he arrived, with his two bodyguards. One of them was called Sakh, the Fighter; and THAT is a name I'll remember for a long time.
This warchief was smarter than the others, and he would not fall for any trick; I had to fight him in the only way posssible: a sword fight to the death, like I already did with two of the others.
As I jumped down next to him and started fighting, anyway, I noticed it was going worse than the other times. Despite the fact that I was clearly stronger than my opponent, I was losing. Some archer was shooting everything he had at me, never missing a single shot. I soon realized the archer was Sakh; but it was too late. He fired another shot, making me fall on my knees. Another arrow, and I was defeated, killed by some random bodyguard. The worst part, the warchief couldn't even land one shot, I was destroying him.
Thinking about this now, I should have been more cautious, but I was too angry, and I ran straight into the battle again. Nothing changed; i was quickly dispatched by the same guy, Sakh, who even took the time to mock me and challenge me again.
Furious, I decided to find him by himself and ambush him, but even that was not easy: when I found him, he was in the middle of a fight, battling out with some other group of Uruks. I should have waited; let the others do it, then maybe jump in for the killing blow; but I was too furious, and I paid for that. I ran at him from behind and started my attack in the middle of the crowd; but the other orcs quickly started attacking me, giving him time to step back; exactly at the right distance for his arrows. I was taken down, again.
Angry and humiliated, I decided it was enough: "the next time will be the last", I said.
I tracked him down again, stopping only to crash the party where the other bodyguard was: a quick jump was all I needed to do, and the orc was dead, stabbed in the neck. That was too easy, i thought; how did this guy become a bodyguard, especially along with Sakh?
I quickly went back to my main goal; when I found him, Sakh was walking around in a stronghold, doing nothing but harassing other orcs. I was tempted to jump down on him, again; but I hadn't forgotten what happened the previous time, so I followed him around, staying hidden on the roofs.
Then, finally, for the first time in this story, luck was on my side, as Sakh stopped in the perfect spot: next to a Caragor cage, close to a drop. I quickly put together a plan, knowing that this was probably the only time I would have had an occasion like that.
One shot later, the Caragor was free; this scared all the orcs who were close enough to help Sakh, but, more important, it scared HIM. It was his only true weakness. Before he could run away, anyway, another shot pinned him on the ground, leaving him unable to run.
I dropped down next to him; he was too scared to fight back, and anyway he hadn't seen me coming; and nobody was around to help him this time.
I was tempted to have a bit of fun with him, but it was not the right time: he was quickly taken care of, and I ran away. There were no witnesses.
With the bodyguards finally out of the way, I challenged the warchief again. This time, the battle was way easier: without his guards, he was almost pathetic in a real fight. Then, as I was about to deal the killing blow, another captain jumped in, with reinforcements.
He was even weaker than his superior, but his sacrifice gave the warchief just enough time to escape; I chased after him, but he had a good headstart, and arrows would not work on him.
Then, again, I was saved by one thing: luck. He was running away through an orcish camp, and he ran right next to a campfire. I shot a magic arrow at it, and the explosion caught him, stopping him for a while. It was the only thing I needed: I quickly caught up to him, and finally ended the mission. It was the most satisfying victory I ever had since the beginning.
Sakh, I hated you, but I have to admit one thing: you were a tough opponent. You will not be forgotten.
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