Chapter One Continued
*7*As Bonfyr Verboo cursed his existence, as Earthstar wept as he reminisced about his wife that he may never see again, Eternal Fire held his breath and kept his pace steady, approaching the Shades. The wolves, feral as they appeared did not lunge for Eternal Fire as he approached, rather they sat back on their haunches and waited for a word from their masters, the blood-caked ghosts that eyed Eternal Fire with a look of undisguised interest. *8* Eternal Fire stopped, a few feet away from the Shades, less then a foot from the wolves. He glanced at the wolf nearest to him and noted the blood still dripping from its jaws, Eternal Fire shivered slightly then steeled himself, remembering who or rather what was in the clearing with him. *9* One of the shades leaned in close to the lead shade, his mouth unmoving but thick unintelligible sounds were heard, Eternal Fire stood, taking great care to keep himself from trembling, lest these creatures jump him for his movements. The lead Shade straightened up and spoke in a tongue foreign to Eternal Fire, Eternal Fire shrugged, deciding that an uncaring appearance would serve him well with these creatures that were so well known for their blood-lust. *10* The lead shade tried again speaking in the basic trade language of Elgea "Why have you...come here"?. Eternal Fire started to utter excuses for walking in what was presumably the Shades hunting grounds, but then he stopped and remembered that if these Shades were the remains of Orks of old, hasty apologies would leave just enough time for him to intake a last breath. *11* Eternal Fire looked squarely at the lead Shade "I came here to fight, well you have at it Greenskin, or will you stand and sputter!?". The lead shade gazed at Eternal Fire in amazement, no doubt expecting him to fall head over heels asking for pardons for trespassing on His land, The Shade looked at the other shades and then His gaze fell upon his wolves, a slight smile fell over his face. "A fight you shall have.."
Edited by Subatoi - 08 Jun 2012 at 15:19