"Look at that. Two beautiful females just waiting for the big bad wolves. It's interesting that milady Yvonna didn't even hear about the plan, because the Sunshine lord really ordered to kill you, milady Yvonna.", a tall almost 2 meter big Elf said, walking out from the shadows of a tree. He smiled and seemed happy. His face was shown, but the rest was covered. He had a big scar running through his entire face.
" Why did he send you? You are Karler the Vice-General of the Sunshine troops, right?", Silvana was shocked and nervous now. She knew what kind of reputation he had. He was know for rape, murder and torturing for fun. The only reason he wasn't killed or thrown out of the military is that he never failed a mission.
" Look at you miss Silvana. Knowing who I am. You should have spread your legs in front of the Sunshine lord, but now that he knows that you gave birth to a crossbreed, everything changed. He wants you dead, because before he wanted me to catch you, for him. He was so enraged that some beast fucked you that he lost all interest. Even your daughter will die tonight. ", Karler said, loving every moment of the shocked and fearful faces the two gave him.
" What did he say? No it can't be. Schajana should be in safety with her own kind. Didn't they allow crossbreeds? Nobody knew about her. How did they find out about her?", Silvana thoughts wandered around, becoming terrified. She left her daughter in the Goblin village, because she, as a high priestess can't have a husband let alone a child. It would be against the rules. Even worse that it was a crossbreed . They would kill both of them instantly, if someone knew.
But before Silvana or Yvonna could react, arrows started to rain on the two. Karler give the order to aim at their arms and legs. He didn't want to kill them.
Rosch saw everything and was prepared, as he accelerated faster than usual. He heard Karler say something that would make him go berserker in an instant.
Rosch blocked almost all eight arrows. Only one hit him in the shoulder protecting Yvonna, who was stunned by that small creature.
Both of them wanted to say something, but they couldn't, as Rosch looked at Karler hateful.
"What did you say about tonight?", Roschar's voice got cold and rapsy. The females behind him were getting chilly, not only because of the voice. No, Roschar's muscles started to expand, while his aura become pressuring.
"Nothing much. While we are hunting you guys down, the Moonshine family will be exterminated tonight as well, but even more importantly, you are really weird. The Sunshine lord said I could have fun with you, but to think that it could even become thrilling.", Karler said, expecting a good fight after feeling his aura. Karler was talking about secrets, as if nothing would happen afterwards. His record of never failing gave him this confidence.
" You bastards will die fast. I don't have time for you guys. ", Rosch suddenly said, accelerating again. He didn't have time for that, knowing that his family is in danger. Arrows were flying at Rosch, but he dodged everything. He came closer and attacked Karler with both arms and a kick, extending his bone blades on all three limps.
But to his surprise, everything was blocked. His surprise attack didn't work.
"Do you think that we wouldn't recognize a Nightwalker, when he attacked in front of all the people inside the Sunshine estate." Karler said happily, blocking the attacks of Rosch with two swords strengthened by magic and his own left leg, which was just a long bulky lump of mithril, the same material his swords were made from.
Silvana and Yvonna didn't know Rosch, but didn't wait and started to flee. For them it was their only chance, they believed.
"Fuck, stay close. I can't protect you two, if you run to far.", Rosch shouted, while feeling how four of the eight Elves, that are hiding in the treetops, suddenly moved.
Karler and Rosch started to exchange blows, but what shocked Rosch was that it seemed as if Karler didn't take it seriously and only defended.
" That is what Gorker meant. There are beings outside the village, that may be physically not as gifted as I am, but they have experience or other skills that I have to take into account. He gives me the same feeling, Gorker gives me. Always one step ahead of me.", Rosch thought to himself, while getting restless.
He doesn't have time. They fought for a minute already and the two females are never fast enough to run from the four elven soldiers.
" Remember Rosch, veterans are always prepared. The only way to kill or hurt someone experienced in a Mano-a-Mano is to surprise them.", Rosch remembered Gorkers words. He fought him so often, but only hurt him once.
"Good, seems like there is no other way.", Rosch said to himself convincing him that it needs to be done.
The more attacks Karler blocked, the happier he got. He loved the uneasiness that come up on Roschar's face. And finally a mistake.
Rosch swung to hard and missed his target, dropping on his knee.
Karler sneered, because he hadn't had enough fun, but remembered that there were two females he could still play with, as he dodged completely behind Rosch to kill him. His thrust was aimed at Roschar's neck, which should kill him instantly, but what happened was that Rosch suddenly jumped back touching the stomach of Karler with his back. Since Rosch was small and fast Karler missed him, only cutting his ear a bit.
Rosch on the other hand placed his palm on his own stomach and suddenly extended one of his bone blades piercing himself and Karler's lower abdomen. It was such a shock that nobody moved or did something, as Rosch already sprinted away towards the two females.
"FUCK, THAT PIECE OF SHIT IS GOOD. Guys get the fuck here and help me. I am bleeding like a pig." Karler sounded happy, as he woke up from the shock of being hit and called his still shocked subordinates. They instantly reacted and went down to give first aid.
Rosch on the other hand bleeded to much. He didn't have time like Karler to patch himself up. He dashed forward jumping from tree to tree. His magical power tried to stop the bleeding, but the amount of magic he poured into his legs for greater speed was much more insane.
Rosch saw the first Elven soldier after a minute of rushing forward. He was the slowest it seemed and Rosch didn't even let his opponent realize what happened. Like a blur, someone passed the elven soldier and as he tried to look to his side, everything started to rotate. The Elven soldier was confused, but couldn't react because everything went black after two or three seconds.
Rosch cut the Elven soldiers head of. It was the Nightwalker's speciality, tracking down his enemies. It wasn't their only strength points. Trackingwas one, but many did assassination just as good.
What followed were three almost identical kills, but by the last one Rosch was a tad to late. The Elven soldier was able to fire an arrow at Silvanas, piercing her leg.
"AHHHH shit, Yvonna run. I am done for, but I will hold them up.", Silvana said bravely, trying to protect the only child of her best dead friend, Lydiana. When Yvonna parents were still alive, interactions between the two noble families were common. And the first daughter of Milisiana was Silvana's best friend. She was the only person to even know that Silvana was capurted and had a child in secret.
Yvonna cried and didn't want to. For her it was to much. She only had bad experiences, since losing her parents and the only one helping her inside the Sunshine family was grandpa sun and Silvana, but even she felt that Silvana was the only one who was genuinely interested in her or cared for her. She never wanted to doubt her grandpa sun, but even she felt that his gaze had some disgust in it when he looked at her, even though he laughed or smiled most of the time with her, trying to act differently.
Yvonna didn't run trying to drag Silvana further, but it seemed futile. The silhouette was coming down from the treetops jumping in front of them.
Both were shocked, because they didn't believe Rosch to stand in front of them and their mouths opened even wider, as a body of an elven soldier crashed down right behind him.
"Please don't kill her. I don't mind dying, but not her.", Silvana started to plead, which surprised Rosch. She truly was kindhearted.
"Patch me up, fast. Or the three of us will die together today. I only could hurt Karler or how that person was called. I couldn't take his life.", Rosch said a bit wobbly on his feet.
The two females looked surprised and didn't know, if what he said was true, but if they died by his hand it would be better than dying by Karler's hand.
" Quick let me heal you.", Silvana said, hoping for the best. She was much more experienced than Schajana and even Rosch could see it. A wound that Schajana had to heal for 20 or even 30 minutes were done by her in 5. She was probably even faster than the soldiers trying first aid on Karler.
Rosch looked amazed and thanked Silvana with a touch on her ass.
"What the fuck was that for?", She suddenly squealed with a high-pitched voice.
Rosch was surprised, too, as he apologized saying it was out of habit. He really just did it on habit, since he always touches Schajana after getting healed.
Silvana couldn't do much, since she didn't know if berating him was a smart move.
Rosch stood up and took some strong looking vines and started to bind them around Yvonna and Silvana. Both of them weren't to fond about being bondaged, but Rosch wasn't finished.
He suddenly went on all his fours.
"Listen females. You might be in an uncomfortable situation for some time, probably till we make it back into Treetops City. You will sit on my back and I will bind you really hard and firm on my back. I am faster on all fours and carrying you both is only possible like this, too. ", Rosch said calmly starting to bound them on his back. They just looked at him in wonder.
For a male to do something for strangers was weird. But letting someone ride you, even if they were family it would be disrespectful to the male. Even more for a Nightwalker, who are prideful and arrogant. To let someone ride someone else on the back like a mount could hurt almost anyone's pride, but he didn't even care about such a thing. They both of them were really touched.
Rosch fixated them and dashed forward. He was low on magic and a bit wobbly on his legs, but he clenched his jaw together and went for it.
Meanwhile at the Moonshine estate.
"Sir, I am back. It is true, something isn't right. The Sunshine lord is secretly calling his soldiers into his mansion.", a guard reported. He was the same one Vilcet gave orders to, when they talked to Rosch and his group, as they arrived.
"So it is true. He probably had something to do with Lunara's disappearance and now that she is back and we got our grandchild back, he doesn't have anything to threaten us with anymore. Lumen, start our preparations. I want them done before it gets dark." Vilcet ordered, while sighing and looking outside a window in his working room.