Evolution: Conqueror - Chapter 127

“everything is gone my Chief” a two meter Orc guard says to the Orc leading their group of twenty.

This very Orc has been the source of Black moon’s wrath, Kharag Greyeye, Chief of the Greyeye clan and supreme leader of the Greyeye fortress.

A few hours ago, he had left this hideout to gather more resources for the mage, Paximus and information on the Black moon clan’s alleged alliance with the Shammob.

Luckily for him, he found that their chief was injured and his children were already at each other’s throats, preparing for a ‘trial of fate’ ceremony.

‘Destroying the black moon clan would several steps easier’, so he thought but… Reality slapped him in the face once again.

Kharag looked at the head of his most trusted warrior hanging on a pike, it was mounted at the very center of the hideout and two outposts. This situation, for some reason made him much more angrier than he needed to be as he gnashed his teeth repeatedly.

perhaps it was the words written in blood at the feet of the mounted head or the fact that the mage and the other things in the base were missing.

it said, “Your move…”

That was an insult to one such as Kharag, who prided himself in his intellect.

“the scrolls… everything that has been…”He began to yell but seemed to have felt something as he abruptly grabbed a close by orc and pulled to himself.

Sui! sui! sui!…

the sound of something tearing through the air accompanied by the painful cry of a dying Orc spread across the afternoon air.

“Uaaak!!…” several bolts stuck out of the unfortunate Orc as Kharag glared from behind him.

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Moz’s POV

Some minutes earlier,

‘Would the Greyeye Chief really return before night fall?’ I wondered silently as I observed the surrounding.

Earlier I was asked to probe some secrets from the Greyeye Chief because I had mentioned him being able to spot me in stealth, so Torug said after some thought…

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“Drive-by?” I asked in confusion, where does he get these strange words from, for some reason I was staring at his head

‘will I see it if I opened it?’ with that thought, I couldn’t help but facepalm myself. perhaps I was too used to seeing his actions and I forget that he can die like everyone else, no one is immortal right?… I’ll protect you for…

“Moz…Moz? can you hear me?” Torug asked me with raised eyebrows.

“Yes?” I answered with slight difficulty while trying to clear my head.

He wiped his forehead while asking in confusion, “is there anything on my forehead? you have been staring at it for a while now”.

“No…kuhum” I responded with a small cough before saying, “What is a drive-by?”.

“okay!!” he says with a grin and begins his explanation…

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“Ugh!” I g.r.o.a.n.e.d while covering my eyes, ‘Stupid’.

A smile crept up my face when I remembered his excited face… until the thought of his ‘ceremony of souls’ with Nazu tonight.

“No need to think too much Moz, Always try to be like this lake.” Torug’s voice rang in my head once again as I imagined the black moon lake, Unconsciously, I touched the bone earring he gave me.

‘right, he said he would be watching’ I muttered…

grrr….!

‘hmm?’ I looked in the direction my wolf was growling at and there they were.

Several Orcs dashed into the main spot while Kharag stayed behind with his other people and began staring at the ground just like my Chief said he would.

“everything is gone my Chief” one of the Orcs returned with a shout.

‘he looks angry…no, it’s not time yet’ I decided to approach slowly but there was still no movement from Kharag.

as I got closer, he became distracted and spoke, “the scrolls…”

“everything that has been…”

Sui! Sui! Sui!…

All seven bolts were released in succession, but too bad He used one his people’s body to block the attacks.

‘It would have been great if he just died ugh’ I thought while feeling conflicted about leaving just like that.

“Leave immediately after your shot, no matter the outcome… it’s already our victory if you get to shoot” Torug’s words replayed in my head before I left decisively.

Like he advised, I pulled myself and my wolf into the ‘shadow world’ only for a spear to pass through my c.h.e.s.t from behind.

I looked behind in shock and found his Greyeye glowing on his livid face as I rode further away.

“Aaaaaargh!!! I’ll kill you!!, I’ll kill all of you!!!” A roar came from behind as his scrambled around in confusion, from beginning to end, he was the only one that saw everything, I had only been out of stealth for a few seconds like Torug had predicted and that was when I released my shots.

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A group of heavily armored Orcs were riding under the setting sun with varying degrees of tiredness showing on their face.

At the lead was a female Orc with flaming red hair and a thick black cloak, this was the only female general under the king of Degr, the one called ‘Mad general’ also known as the ‘one eyed Haran’.

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Haran’s POV,

My body sways with the movement of My Calcuv Beast, a lazy and understated rocking motion. It’s times like this I wish I had brought some fruits to enjoy as a pass time. I turned to my side and The orc by my side has quite forgotten what one can see in peripheral vision and his eyes are walking from my hair line to my feet and back up again. In short, he is staring and there seems no end to his fascination. The only time his gaze breaks is when I turn my head his way and he hurriedly looks at surrounding scenery with an immersive gaze, too bad I can’t ever give him what he d.e.s.i.r.es…

Wanug has been like this since ‘his death and my child went missing.

When war breaks out, Wanug is the Orc you want next to you. He feels the shockwave and stays on his feet. Whatever he had to do disappears and he refocuses on what needs to be done. He’ll cover every angle and stay right there until you can breathe, walk and talk at the same time. Then he stands back and lets you get back on with your life, never mentioning the crisis again and not wanting to discuss it further.

Unfortunately, besides fighting… he’s not very bright, just like most of the other Orcs everywhere.

In fact, the main reason he came this time was because he expects a fight.

Wanug suspects it and believes to be a trap but I feel otherwise, even though all reason points to it being a trap.

‘well, we’re almost there anyway…’ I muttered lost in thought as I eyed the setting sun.

‘He had better have a good explanation for bringing me this far away from Degr.’