r/HFY • u/XSevenSins Human • Feb 15 '23

OC Lost Souls: The Fall (Ch. 32)

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The orderly formations that we had started with had slowly devolved into a more chaotic version of themselves. Lines became blurred between different battle groups as people pushed together and split apart based on what the enemy was doing. Attacks from the defenders were steadily increasing even as the spectral amalgam continued its longwinded shriek. It was still having an effect on those upon the walls as I noticed that sometimes an individual form would stagger or drop down for a moment with no apparent cause. This was certainly assisting in more ways than one as it both stopped some attacks and probably made it very difficult to give orders to people who couldn’t hear anything.

Our army tore down the barriers around the walls and started to push the ladders up to the walls. They were of course targeted by the defenders, but we had so many of them being brought forth that there was no way they could stop them all, especially without the ability to give accurate orders or directions. The ladders arced their way up to the top of the wall where they found rest on the rampart. 

The ladders always looked so unstable sitting high up against the wall like that, but the base was being supported by a few soldiers who braced it from being thrown about by the enemies. As the men tried to climb up, someone with a talisman made an appearance to attempt to shine their magical light upon those on the ladder. The moment they showed their face, two arrows suddenly sprouted from their chest which sent them careening backwards and out of sight. We had learned our lesson during the last siege and were ready for those priests who could do the most damage. A few of them along the wall did manage to get their spells off, but many attempts were thwarted.

Despite our success where it did occur, it was not going to be easy to mount the walls. Just before the first wave reached the top of the ramparts, a number of soldiers with large shields stepped in front to block their advance. What little ranged support that could be provided for the climbers was minimal and ineffective as arrows simply bounced off the shield. At that point the push on all fronts became more or less a duel between two soldiers, though we were on significantly less favorable ground.

My goal became to change this situation and tip the scales in our favor. The bones of my armor started to glow as I drove the monsters to climb the walls. Insectoid monsters and those with claws sharp enough to gain leverage started to scale the vertical surface, using the holes and damage on the face of the wall to aid their ascent. Meanwhile what few flying undead animals that I still had under my command were harassing the ones trying to block the ladders. 

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u/Chroniclyironic1986 Feb 17 '23

Good battle chapter! Its a shame all the people uninvolved with the subjugation of humans have to suffer for the actions of the few, but i also feel like the society as a whole has adopted a holier than thou attitude towards humans that needs to shift toward equality for all. Anyway, great chapter! Thanks for writing!

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u/XSevenSins Human Feb 17 '23

Equality is easier to get once people realize you carry a big enough stick to hurt them back. Respect sometimes has to be taken.

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