Soren blocked his opponent’s blade with his sword and swiped at the girl. Out of the corner of his eye, Soren noticed Kai and Talyn fighting Edge and Rowan but losing. The Templar slashed at Embur and kicked her to the ground before she could fight back then rushed to his companions’ aid. He launched a series of wild strikes at Rowan who in turn blocked and parried with his sword’s wider blade. Kai, who had stumbled but regained her footing, now easily fought Embur alongside Talyn. Soren, who was at the edge of the melee, panted for breath. A loud shout from behind him alerted him of an attack. Soren whirled around and pulled his sword up in front of him, blocking Embur’s sudden attack. “Why must you do this?” Embur cried, parrying his counter-attack. Soren scowled disdainfully and struck at her again. “Why shouldn’t I? You are a threat.” The girl snorted in disbelief but said no more as she launched a series of strikes at him. Soren had to hand it to her, she was a decent fighter, but decent wouldn’t be enough. Her inevitable defeat was nearing. Meanwhile, a little ways away, Rowan battled Talyn. He swung his wide sword at the younger blademaster in a vertical arc, but the latter parried just in time. Talyn retaliated with quick kick, knocking Rowan to the icy ground. He attempted to end the fight, bringing his sword downwards toward his opponent, but Rowan rolled out of the way. He knocked Talyn unconscious with a swift blow from the butt of his sword. He then noticed that Embur battled Soren alone and wasn’t doing to well. She had fallen and Soren was advancing towards her. Rowan yanked out his blaster and fired several shots at Soren, after taking careful aim. He didn’t miss. Soren suddenly felt a sharp, searing pain shoot up and down his back. He gave an agonized scream and sank to his knees. Embur quickly got back to her feet and saw Rowan several yards away with a blaster. She had no time to wait and thank him though, Embur grabbed her sword and moved toward Soren, who was on his knees, clearly in pain and bleeding from multiple blaster wounds in his side and back.
She swung at him but his arm shot up and yanked the sword from her grasp. Soren shoved her to the ground with magic as he rose to his feet. He reached out and telekinetically called his sword to his hand, igniting the blade. Soren walked towards Embur, who had propped herself up on her elbows and edged backwards, in no position to regain her footing. Soren swung his sword at Embur, putting all his strength into it. . . . . .and found himself unable to, as if there was an invisible wall between him and the girl. She had thrown her arm up in front of her in defense, summoning a magic barrier. Embur held it there as she got to her feet and grabbed her sword, then released the shield and attacked. Meanwhile, as Soren and Embur fought, Kaike and Rowan had successfully knocked the two Templars unconscious, one having been hit with a bolt from Kaike’s N1H-7C4 blaster. Now, Kaike was yelling at Edge who was getting frustrated. “Take the shot, Edge!” She ordered, pointing at the duelling Embur and Soren. “He’s right there, Master Sharpshooter!” The werecat growled in anger, “Well, I can’t just go shooting into the sunrise! I don’t want to hit Embur and with those two moving around I can’t get a clear shot on him!” “We only have so much time!” Kaike shouted, “Hurry up and find a way to hit him!” “It’s not that simple, Kaike!” Edge snarled, “5HT-88 blasters are nicknamed ‘Stormblaster’ for a reason! It deals a lot of damage to the target, more than just a single bolt, so if I miss by a hair, I’ll hit both of them! Why do you think this thing could blow through Deathknight armor back in the war? It’s not a sniper rifle! It’s a Stormblaster!” “If you hurt Embur, I swear--” Rowan began threateningly. “I won’t!” Edge hissed indignantly, “Why do think Kaike’s yelling at me? I’m not being reckless like her!” “I’m not reckless! And why in the galaxy did you have to bring a Stormblaster?!” Kaike yelled back. “Because its powerful!” The werecat yowled. Soren ignored his mother’s and her companion’s bickering as he skilfully blocked and attacked with his glowing sword.
Embur wore look of gritty determination and frustration as she attacked again and again and struggled to counter his in time. Her training had prepared her for a duel like this but only barely. With a wordless shout, Soren brought his sword down in a powerful, overhand strike. He hoped to end the fight in doing so. Embur staggered backwards to avoid his attack, stumbling over the rough, snowy ground. She regained balance, having narrowly avoided his strike, and aimed a strong blow at him with the hilt end of her sword. The blow caught Soren in the side on the blaster wounds as he sprung at her, knocking him backwards. Soren gasped for breath as he stumbled backwards, having completely lost balance. He steadied himself against the tree behind him and glared at Embur, who stood a few feet away. “Now, Edge!” Kaike shouted, some fifteen feet away. “Now’s your chance!” “Right!” Edge nodded. He took aim and pulled the trigger. Soren heard them beforehand and turned, heart-pounding, as he saw the werecat shoot. “No!” He shouted but it was too late. His shout was followed with a agonized scream. Pounding white-hot force ripped through his armor, burning into his skin, and throwing him several feet back. Soren was slammed against the massive tree behind him, the force of it knocking the breath out of his lungs. Burning pain pulsed through his chest, accompanied by a fierce anger brought by his inability to stop the blast. Soren felt darkness encroaching upon his mind as he neared unconsciousness from the agony caused by the wound. He forced himself to his feet, teeth clenched tightly against the pain. Soren turned his sword back on and ran toward Embur and her companions. The group was leaving in the direction of their starship and did not hear his approach. All but one anyways. Edge’s ear swivelled around and the werecat whirled around just as Soren brought his sword down towards Embur. “Embur, look out!” Edge cried.
Embur turned quickly and voiced a cry of surprise and fear. She tripped over a jutting tree root in her moment of panic and fell to the fluffy snow. Rowan was at her side immediately and helped her to her feet. Kaike quickly fired her blaster at Soren, stopping his attempt at attacking Embur again. The impact of her shot sent Soren sprawling to the ground. The stinging pain from the blaster’s bolt burned with a fiery agony, along with the other wounds he’d received. He pushed himself up, rage filling him as he watched them leave. “Noooooo!” He shouted furiously. Kai and Talyn, having regained consciousness, rushed to his side and helped him to his feet. Soren was blind with anger and pushed them away once he was on his feet again. Agony pounded through his body, causing him to nearly collapse, and he would have, if it weren’t for Kai and Talyn. Both Templars grabbed one of his arms and held him back, stopping him from trying to follow their opponents as well as keeping him on his feet. “Let me go! I command you to let me go!” Soren shouted, struggling against them. All his movement caused his wounds to sting excruciatingly, bringing him further anger. “Soren,” Talyn addressed firmly, “You are not going to go charging through a freezing forest in your condition, out-numbered.” Soren ignored him with an unintelligible growl and continued fighting their hold on him. He was determined to stop Embur, despite the powerful pain his wounds brought. Soren struggled anyways, even though he could barely see straight from the agonizing pain. “He’s right,” Kai nodded her head. “We need to get you back to the base now, your wound from that Stormblaster could easily be fatal if we don’t.”
“I can’t let her get away!” He protested. Soren still fought to free himself, though his struggling grew weaker as his pain intensified. “Not after all we’ve gone through to find them. Master Tesheik will be furious.” Talyn shook his head, “We’ll find them again, but you’re more important, we can’t have you die.” As the adrenaline and intense anger wore off, Soren’s already agonizing wounds burned with a far stronger pain. He stopped fighting as he felt himself nearing unconsciousness, much to his frustration. “Indeed,” He murmured weakly. * * *
OK, I hope that all gets through moderation alright. Oh, also, quick descriptions for the characters: Embur has violet eyes and dark brown hair, which she wears in a braid, and slightly tanned skin. I posted a picture of her a couple weeks ago. Soren Crow has snow-white hair, violet eyes and a light skin-tone. He wears black and dark gray armor, tunic, pants and tall boots. Kaike (Keyh-kay) Grimblade, Soren's mother, has long white hair, violet eyes and light skin. She dresses in a military uniform of one kind or another that I have to decide on still. Rowan Kael has amber eyes, crimson (Kai) hair and a dark brown skin-tone. He wears dark pants and a dark gray pilot's jacket of some kind. Mrrur Hrisk (nicknamed Edge) is a werecat* with cobalt blue fur, green eyes and more sass than all my other characters combined. He wears a jacket like Rowan as well as dark blue pants and a long, cloak-like bright blue scarf
*werecat is a nickname for a species of aliens from the planets Tandalire and Ateria, they are called the Aterians or the Tandairians, depending on their home-planet, but are often nicknamed werecats. They are generally about half as tall as humans and look like cats with human proportians who walk on two legs.
Yes, they got through moderation! All but one anyways. Oh, and one more thing, readers, the plasma swords used in this chapter are basically traditional swords but the blade glows, is made of magical laser-y plasma-y stuff and can be turned on or off at any given time.
“I can’t let her get away!” He protested. Soren still fought to free himself, though his struggling grew weaker as his pain intensified. “Not after all we’ve gone through to find them. Master Tesheik will be furious.” Talyn shook his head, “We’ll find them again, but you’re more important, we can’t have you die.” As the adrenaline and intense anger wore off, Soren’s already agonizing wounds burned with a far stronger pain. He stopped fighting as he felt himself nearing unconsciousness, much to his frustration. “Indeed,” He murmured weakly. * * *
OK, I hope that all gets through moderation alright. Oh, also, quick descriptions for the characters: Embur has violet eyes and dark brown hair, which she wears in a braid, and slightly tanned skin. I posted a picture of her a couple weeks ago. Soren Crow has snow-white hair, violet eyes and a light skin-tone. He wears black and dark gray armor, tunic, pants and tall boots. Kaike (Keyh-kay) Grimblade, Soren's mother, has long white hair, violet eyes and light skin. She dresses in a military uniform of one kind or another that I have to decide on still. Rowan Kael has amber eyes, crimson (Kai) hair and a dark brown skin-tone. He wears dark pants and a dark gray pilot's jacket of some kind. Mrrur Hrisk (nicknamed Edge) is a werecat* with cobalt blue fur, green eyes and more sass than all my other characters combined. He wears a jacket like Rowan as well as dark blue pants and a long, cloak-like bright blue scarf
*werecat is a nickname for a species of aliens from the planets Tandalire and Ateria, they are called the Aterians or the Tandairians, depending on their home-planet, but are often nicknamed werecats. They are generally about half as tall as humans and look like cats with human proportians who walk on two legs.
OOOOOOOOHHHHHH OoO
I can definitely see why the Gallery mods would never let those pass. xD
This is fantastic! I feel like I'm reading something that was published, professional editors and all! The action plays out vividly, and I like the dialogue!
“I can’t let her get away!” He protested. Soren still fought to free himself, though his struggling grew weaker as his pain intensified. “Not after all we’ve gone through to find them. Master Tesheik will be furious.” Talyn shook his head, “We’ll find them again, but you’re more important, we can’t have you die.” As the adrenaline and intense anger wore off, Soren’s already agonizing wounds burned with a far stronger pain. He stopped fighting as he felt himself nearing unconsciousness, much to his frustration. “Indeed,” He murmured weakly. * * *
OK, I hope that all gets through moderation alright. Oh, also, quick descriptions for the characters: Embur has violet eyes and dark brown hair, which she wears in a braid, and slightly tanned skin. I posted a picture of her a couple weeks ago. Soren Crow has snow-white hair, violet eyes and a light skin-tone. He wears black and dark gray armor, tunic, pants and tall boots. Kaike (Keyh-kay) Grimblade, Soren's mother, has long white hair, violet eyes and light skin. She dresses in a military uniform of one kind or another that I have to decide on still. Rowan Kael has amber eyes, crimson (Kai) hair and a dark brown skin-tone. He wears dark pants and a dark gray pilot's jacket of some kind. Mrrur Hrisk (nicknamed Edge) is a werecat* with cobalt blue fur, green eyes and more sass than all my other characters combined. He wears a jacket like Rowan as well as dark blue pants and a long, cloak-like bright blue scarf
*werecat is a nickname for a species of aliens from the planets Tandalire and Ateria, they are called the Aterians or the Tandairians, depending on their home-planet, but are often nicknamed werecats. They are generally about half as tall as humans and look like cats with human proportians who walk on two legs.
OOOOOOOOHHHHHH OoO
I can definitely see why the Gallery mods would never let those pass. xD
This is fantastic! I feel like I'm reading something that was published, professional editors and all! The action plays out vividly, and I like the dialogue!
OvO
Yeah, I'd love to see what they'd say if I tried. xD
Ohh, thank you! Wow, really? Thanks, I am so glad you like it, because you're writing's awesome, so that means a lot from you. ^.^
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I like to write fantasy, science fantasy and the occasional fan-fiction. How long have you been writing? 
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I hope everything goes well for you with that and learning martial arts. (Same. XD)