The ground shook with the weight of heavy machines. From every direction they could hear the sound of the Draugr engines, its metallic thunder bouncing from wall to wall of the mountain pass adding to the terror. To them it was like standing in an Iron beast and hearing its heart beat from all sides. Smoke from the previous battle is still in the air. Not only the smoke but the smell also the smell of burned flesh and wood Brynhild grew restless "Let them come," she snarled. "I'll cut them down, one after another."
Vidar held her arm he trys to tame this her before she do any thing crazy because that is well within her power. Vidar's face loomed close, where the mixture of blood and ash has given his face a very interesting covering. "Brynhild you are strong but weak but that is an entire army over there we can hold for a while but we will eventually fall" He says calmly "It will be a slaughter if we stand."
They could here the echo if the Draugr engine coming closer the sound have increased then Brynhild asked him "What are we going to do now given that we are surrounded? " Vider looked around his left hand has been cut deep into the bone, the cloth he used to cover the wound have been soakwd in blood. He definitely needed medical care and fast.
"Therein lies the problem, we can't outrun them in the open. They'll run us down before we've gone a mile."
Styrker points to the cliffs that rise above them and says
"There's another way. There is a tunnel build in that direction they were build even before the kingdom fell. The Draugr won't expect The Escape Through the Pass
The ground shook with the weight of heavy machines. From every direction they could hear the sound of the Draugr engines, its metallic thunder bouncing from wall to wall of the mountain pass adding to the terror. The feeling was so vivid it was like standing inside the chest of some vast, iron beast, hearing its heart beat from all sides. Smoke from the battle was still up in the air, not only the smoke but the smell also, that of burned flesh and oil.
Brynhild stood there, fist tight. Her body as restless as always."Let them come," she snarled. "I'll cut them down, one after another."
Vidar held her arm he trys to tame this beast before she and group 13 lose the berserker. Vidar's face loomed close, where the mixture of blood and ash has given his face a very interesting covering. "Brynhild you are strong but weak but that is an entire army over there we can hold for a while but we will eventually fall." His voice was like stone grinding against stone. "It will be a slaughter if we stand."
The echo of the engines rolled closer, multiplied. "But what are we going to do we are surrounded" they Brynhild asks.
Vidar limped forward, clutching his satchel to his chest. His sleeve have been torn to the bone, and blood has soaked through cloth he used to stop the bleeding he really need medical care and fast but he is not getting it here in the pass that is for sure. He looked at the pass behind them, His voice was hoarse. "Therein lies the problem, we can't outrun them in the open. Not on the flats. They'll run us down before we've gone a mile."
Styrkar lifted his spear, pointing to the cliffs that rise above them and says. "There's another way. There are old tunnels here that where build before the kingdom fell. Mining shafts. The Draugr won't expect us to vanish into the rock."
The survivors fell in line, leaning on each other where they had to. There morale have been broken, by the slaughter of the refugees and their comrades and also by the fact that that have seen to a full extent how intelligent and powerful the Draugr actually are, because many of them actually don't know or have forgotten. And while the can hear the noise of the Draugrs engine roar silence exists between them.
The entrance to the mine eas no more than a crack on the cliff's face, covered partly by boulders. It smelt of damp stone and rust. Styrkar pulled aside a splintered timber beam, and one by one they slipped into the dark.
Inside the tunnel the air changed instantly it was thick, wet, suffocating. Mineral slime sloped out of the walls. Their boots sank in mud. Brynhild forced herself to steady her breathing, her eyes adjusting to the faint light of the torches.
Every little scrape of sound echoed too loudly. Somewhere far behind, they can here the sound of Draugr engine, the Draugr scouts are already sniffing after them.
"Stay close," Styrkar growled. "This way runs deep. We'll circle the ridge and come out past their encirclement."
That was when Rúna spoke up. Her movement is different from the rest it was smooth, balanced, and very precise even though the terrain shifted under her feet it is as if her movement is mechanical. Her pale eyes glimmered faintly in the torchlight. This is because- as ironic as it may sound- Rúna is not human she is a machine although not as complicated as the Draugr that chases them but not very different.
"Wait" she say"we'll never make it blind,"Her voice was soft.. "They'll hunt us by heat and resonance. Their scouts will sweep the tunnels even before the bulk comes."
"I've studied them. Their sensors, their behavior. I know the way they search. Let me guide you through without tripping their nets."
Styrkar considers this and then finally says "Okay Rúna lead the way"
Rúna inclined her head slightly, a motion almost too graceful to be human. "Then follow me."