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Chapter 90: The Emperor's Soldiers
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2020-11-16 21:37:54Iridescent scales reflected the morning sun and a snakelike figure emerged from the darkness of the trees. She shielded her eyes briefly from the sun before slithering and coming to the courtyard where the outlaws were. She stared at the small group of people who stood in front of the tunnel entrance to protect the other outlaws who were trying to escape.
Eldion gasped upon seeing Verna emerge from between the trees. Wen bit her lower lip as she tried to think what they should do. She knew that the ancient temple would be overrun by the imperial soldiers, but she did not know that it could happen so soon. Shaan was not with Verna and Wen feared for the worst. Verna’s face looked fierce, but Wen could tell from her sad eyes that there was something immensely wrong.
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Verna snarled and rose to her maximum height before lunging forward towards Enzir. She almost hit the former governor with her clawlike hands, but Enzir was quick to jump backwards while hurtling a bolt of energy towards Verna.The snake creature screeched and was pushed backward by the strength of the energy bolt. She shook her head as if dazed, but otherwise seemed unharmed. She scanned the area for Enzir who was quick to dart away to safety. Verna saw Enzir running towards the crumbling walls of the ancient city and slithered towards him at full speed.The giant reached the first line of outlaws who were throwing rocks at him using slings. The giant shielded his face from the onslaught of falling rocks and then took another step forward. The g
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Casser realized that he would not be able to get through the gap in time and stopped struggling as he reached for his long knife that was dangling from his belt. It felt awkward as he used his left hand to pull his weapon while his dominant right hand was being pulled by Wen and Eldion.“Stop it!” shouted Casser at Wen and Eldion who did not understand why Casser told them to stop. Then, they saw through the gap that the soldier was almost on top of Casser and his evil intent reflected on his face.Casser struggled to get his long knife free. In his haste, the long knife slipped from his hand and slid to the floor towards the approaching soldier. The soldier was caught unawares and slipped when he stepped on the round handle of Casser’s blade. There was a loud thud and Casser looked the collapsed form of the soldier. Then, just from behind the soldier stood Remuel holding his own long knife. He had saved Casser from the attacking soldier.“Cass
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