Scro was satisfied. He just cut someone's head off with his great axe and the feeling of blood floating over his axe, made him strong. Strong from the inside. He couldn't be defeated by these dumb peasants.
His only worry was the human captains, if they allied, and marched together to his army, it would end in a very nasty situation.
I must have a second plan, a plan to make an unexpected move. A move South-East. He was marching North now. The human armies would be marching from the west. So he would move away from them. He would think it over later, first eat.
He let a couple of campfires be made. A dead peasant was roasted and some cows too. While eating he thought the whole situation over. The Orcs were happy with him as a leader, they would follow him and trust on his decisions. That was a sure thing. He only had a few archer, they had to give the first strike. A suprise attack. Yes, he would stay here. See if the Humans would come and attack. He sent out one of his scouts at night.
He was planning to set the archers between those high rocks, hundred meters away. They would waite around the corner, in that cave to see the Humans pass, slay them in the back. He would attack them in the front with a couple of men.
What if it didn't succeed? What if they attacked in the back. Or in the back and in the front? He still had a lot to think about.
The scout came back with a message. ''I have spotted a small encampment. With a good two to three hunderd Humans. We can easily slaughter them. If we move now, they are totally suprised.''
''Yes....yes yes yes.....'', Scro wispered. ''We will slay everyone, we must make sure nobody escapes. Do they have horses?''
''Only the captain'' the scout said.
''There must NOT escape any messengers, so IF there are other armies in this area, they will not know that they just lost their ally.''
''ROUND UP SCUM. NOW!'' Scro shouted. ''We're going to have an after-dinnner-party you fools''
The Orcs marched West. When they spotted lights, they moved more silent. Orcs aren't very stealthy, but they atleast try.
When they approached, with only three hundred meters between them and the camp, they charged. Running at their top speed, they ran righ into the camp, shooting flaming arrows in the tents. Some half naked men came out of the tents, with suprised faces.
Scro watched the attack, sometimes cutting somebody who attacked him into pieces. He laughed, this would be the end of these fools. Soon he would rule this whole region.
While burning all the tents, they moved out back to their own camp.
The scout was sent out again that morning. He came back at high speed, telling Scro two Human armies we're moving from South-West towards him.
''Yes, as I expected'', Scro said, ''They try to attack from two sides, they'll be suprised when they see they stand alone in this battle''.
He set the archers in some booshes and behind rocks. He waited. The sun was rising and it should be five hours in the morning he guessed. It was a red sun...it felt much better on his ugly face. Scro, the Master of the Orcs. Ruler of the Boganian Region. He would attack the their city. Slaughter everyone.
Then he heard marching...here they come. The archers stretched their bows, aiming at the Humans. Closer, just a bit. They released their and the men fell. More arrows killed the men. Suprised they looked around, not knowing where the arrows were coming from. They stormed right into Scro's hands and his Orcs. Scro waited untill they were close and jumped up cutting his axe ine verything he saw. He moved quickly and killed them. The Humans did their best, but they were lost. More arrows from the bushes, but now they knew where they came from. Storming into the bushes, cutting the through them they reached the archers. They killed the first line but the second line had drawn their swords, slaying the humans. Sounds of dying men and swords clashing waved through the air.
After a short, but heavy battle, victory was at hand. Scro was victorious and he knew it. Soon the city would fall and he would rule this region.
Scro the Unstoppable.
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