last of his gear.
“You are more than welcome to keep me entertained,” Brenda added with a bit of fire in her voice.
“I don’t think that would be good for my health,” Bren said, doing his best not to look at Faye whose face was pinched in anger.
As soon as they had everything packed on their horses, they carried on riding as fast as they could without risking damage to the horses. Bren had ridden horses since was a child, but the constant riding at such a fast pace had still left him sore.
The small group tried to keep up their spirits by talking about each other, but there was little to be said. Less than four hours after they had left their camp, Cass called them to a halt by holding his arm up in the air. “Something is coming,” Cass said quietly where his voice would carry on the wind.
No sooner had Cass spoken the words than a large sound like a thunder clap rang through the air, causing Bren’s horse to jump. By the time Bren got his horse under control, two Brotherhood soldiers had already made their way to where he was. Without thinking, Bren let out a stream of fire from his hand that engulfed both men. As the acidic aroma of burnt hair and flesh filled the air along with the screams of the burning men, Bren turned to search out more enemies.
Unlike the past few times where only a dozen or less soldiers had attacked, this time there were nearly three times as many. Did they think that the extra numbers would increase their chances of winning? Bren didn’t know the answer to the question, and didn’t have the time to think about it as more soldiers began to approach him.
Ignoring their burning comrades, the Brotherhood soldiers approached Bren without showing any fear for his powers.
Bren’s first thought was to turn his magic on the advancing men, but he quickly decided against it as his hand clenched his sword. The magic he had pulled in earlier still coursed through his body and Bren opened himself up for more. As the magic surged through him, Bren found that he could hear and feel everything around him. The sound of the soldier’s footsteps on the soft grass, their ragged breaths as they moved toward him, and their frantically beating hearts.
Though Bren’s back was turned to him, as soon as the first soldier neared, Bren’s sword arm flashed, cutting the man’s arms off at the wrists. Before the man could fall to his knees and scream, Bren’s sword flashed again severing the man’s head from his shoulders.
As the head rolled to the ground, Bren jumped off his horse landing right between two of the Brotherhood soldiers. He had never felt so strong before in his life, it was as if he knew nothing could touch him as long as he had his magic.
The sound of a sword cutting through the air caught his attention, and Bren ducked slightly to let the blade pass harmlessly overhead. Laughing Bren flipped his sword around and stabbed it behind him, impaling the would-be assassin though the heart.
Two more soldiers moved to meet him head on, which Bren found curious. He could see everything about the men. He could tell that the men were afraid of him though they hid it well; only their aura betrayed them. Bren could see the slight swirling of red just as the one on the left prepared to attack. Stepping to the side the second before the blade began to fall, Bren was easily able to dodge the attack. With each passing moment, Bren was enjoying the fight more and more. Bren dodged the blades, always moving the second before the men attacked making it seem like he was dancing. From the distance, Brent felt something cutting through the wind. Sticking out his hand Bren plucked an arrow from the air as if he was simply picking a leaf out of a tree. Looking at the arrow, Bren let himself follow its path back to where it had been loosed and gently let the arrow float off his hand then it shot forward. Bren didn’t have to watch the arrow’s flight to know it had found its mark. Even though it was far away, Bren could still hear the man’s screams as death claimed him.
Getting bored with the game, Bren let his sword flash twice, ending the event and the other two soldier’s lives as well.