Eternal
Orders or not, it would be foolish to not take advantage of the situation. You’re going to support Alison’s decision to advance and if there are repercussions then you’ll take the responsibility. Alison seems relieved that you’ve listened to her and goes to make preparations.
“Alison, before you leave, you were also right about me getting distracted. I’m sorry I haven’t been keeping my mind on what’s really important lately.” You say.
“Well, I’m just glad you’re starting to come to your senses. However, I suppose in the scheme of things, there was no major harm done. You’re not the first guy to think with his dick and abuse his power. Congratulations, you’re true Empire officer after all!” Alison laughs and leaves.
You don’t laugh because you were supposed to be better than that. When you think about it, you weren’t even the aggressor when you started your involvement. Hell, Alison was probably right about that too. Eldolith was manipulating you from the start. For all you know she was planted here by Mistress for that reason. For what exact purpose you’re not sure, but the best thing you can do is to put a stop to it right now.
When Eldolith arrives in your tent, you’re packing up some supplies.
“Good, right on time. We’re going to move out soon. You can go join your merc band and stay there, its over.”
“What?”
“You heard me. Figured you’d be happy about it.”
Eldolith isn’t.
“Are you fucking kidding me? After all the nasty vile degrading shit I did, you’re just tossing me aside like a common whore?!”
“Well you did behave like one. And please don’t act like there wasn’t some sort of motive of your own. I rotated the raids. You got what you wanted as well, hope it was worth it.”
Eldolith doesn’t answer she’s too mad to speak. Instead she just storms out of the tent, which gives you a little chuckle.
“Sheesh, if I’d known that would piss her off so severely I would’ve done that a week ago.” You remark to yourself
The battalion soon moves into the previously occupied gnoll territory and indeed it is as the scouts have been saying. The gnolls have completely pulled out or at least that have from the immediate area. There are probably still some attempting to hold the border territory and they are definitely still going to be beyond the border so defense is still a top priority.
As for the Felkan communities, there isn’t too much left. The gnolls didn’t leave too many people alive. Your army makes the best of what settlements you do find in adequate condition. The Felkans offer no resistance; in fact they don’t show much emotion at all. Its like most are numb from whatever terror the gnolls caused.
After a couple weeks go by scouts begin sighting gnolls lurking about on the outskirts of your perimeters. Not wishing to linger about like you have before, you and Alison agree to just move in and eliminate the rest of them.
The initial assault is fairly successful, but then you are caught off guard and you curse yourself for not being more careful. The gnolls have been luring you into a false sense of superiority.
The gnolls have been breeding and training a large group of wyverns within a small mountain in the area. They’ve also been bringing reinforcements from beyond the Felkan borders. You’re taken off guard enough that you actually have to fall back before you’re completely overrun.
It is during the chaos of one of these retreats that revenge is finally enacted.
After doing battle with a small band of gnolls, you get separated from the main Empire battalion. You never do get a chance to meet up with them again, you do however bump into a group of svelk. You don’t even have time to react before you’re riddled with svelk crossbow bolts. You collapse to the ground, bloodied and dying.
In typical svelk fashion Eldolith shows up now that you’re in no condition to do anything to her.
“My mother isn’t going to like this, but I don’t give a shit. Besides, you were starting to get cozy with that blonde monkey again, which made this whole stupid idea of hers pointless.”
Mother? Could Eldolith’s mother be Mistress?
Eldolith crouches near your body and whispers in your ear.
“My only regret is that you’re not going to experience the pain you fucking deserve. Don’t worry though, you will be quite a sight when they find your body though.”
With this final threat in your mind, you die of your wounds.
The svelk carry your body all the way back to Empire occupied territory where Eldolith does work to it personally. Then she orders it left so that Empire soldiers can find it before leaving the area with her group completely.
Members of Alison’s battalion find it and assume that perhaps the gnolls got a hold of you, but when Alison sees that your body has been practically flayed, your genitals have been cut off and stuffed in your mouth along with your own dagger shoved up your rectum, she knows it was most likely Eldolith.
Alison decides the blame the gnolls anyway. Mainly because it rallies the troops to fight harder and partly because while she had no love for Eldolith, she understands why she did it.
“Alison, before you leave, you were also right about me getting distracted. I’m sorry I haven’t been keeping my mind on what’s really important lately.” You say.
“Well, I’m just glad you’re starting to come to your senses. However, I suppose in the scheme of things, there was no major harm done. You’re not the first guy to think with his dick and abuse his power. Congratulations, you’re true Empire officer after all!” Alison laughs and leaves.
You don’t laugh because you were supposed to be better than that. When you think about it, you weren’t even the aggressor when you started your involvement. Hell, Alison was probably right about that too. Eldolith was manipulating you from the start. For all you know she was planted here by Mistress for that reason. For what exact purpose you’re not sure, but the best thing you can do is to put a stop to it right now.
When Eldolith arrives in your tent, you’re packing up some supplies.
“Good, right on time. We’re going to move out soon. You can go join your merc band and stay there, its over.”
“What?”
“You heard me. Figured you’d be happy about it.”
Eldolith isn’t.
“Are you fucking kidding me? After all the nasty vile degrading shit I did, you’re just tossing me aside like a common whore?!”
“Well you did behave like one. And please don’t act like there wasn’t some sort of motive of your own. I rotated the raids. You got what you wanted as well, hope it was worth it.”
Eldolith doesn’t answer she’s too mad to speak. Instead she just storms out of the tent, which gives you a little chuckle.
“Sheesh, if I’d known that would piss her off so severely I would’ve done that a week ago.” You remark to yourself
The battalion soon moves into the previously occupied gnoll territory and indeed it is as the scouts have been saying. The gnolls have completely pulled out or at least that have from the immediate area. There are probably still some attempting to hold the border territory and they are definitely still going to be beyond the border so defense is still a top priority.
As for the Felkan communities, there isn’t too much left. The gnolls didn’t leave too many people alive. Your army makes the best of what settlements you do find in adequate condition. The Felkans offer no resistance; in fact they don’t show much emotion at all. Its like most are numb from whatever terror the gnolls caused.
After a couple weeks go by scouts begin sighting gnolls lurking about on the outskirts of your perimeters. Not wishing to linger about like you have before, you and Alison agree to just move in and eliminate the rest of them.
The initial assault is fairly successful, but then you are caught off guard and you curse yourself for not being more careful. The gnolls have been luring you into a false sense of superiority.
The gnolls have been breeding and training a large group of wyverns within a small mountain in the area. They’ve also been bringing reinforcements from beyond the Felkan borders. You’re taken off guard enough that you actually have to fall back before you’re completely overrun.
It is during the chaos of one of these retreats that revenge is finally enacted.
After doing battle with a small band of gnolls, you get separated from the main Empire battalion. You never do get a chance to meet up with them again, you do however bump into a group of svelk. You don’t even have time to react before you’re riddled with svelk crossbow bolts. You collapse to the ground, bloodied and dying.
In typical svelk fashion Eldolith shows up now that you’re in no condition to do anything to her.
“My mother isn’t going to like this, but I don’t give a shit. Besides, you were starting to get cozy with that blonde monkey again, which made this whole stupid idea of hers pointless.”
Mother? Could Eldolith’s mother be Mistress?
Eldolith crouches near your body and whispers in your ear.
“My only regret is that you’re not going to experience the pain you fucking deserve. Don’t worry though, you will be quite a sight when they find your body though.”
With this final threat in your mind, you die of your wounds.
The svelk carry your body all the way back to Empire occupied territory where Eldolith does work to it personally. Then she orders it left so that Empire soldiers can find it before leaving the area with her group completely.
Members of Alison’s battalion find it and assume that perhaps the gnolls got a hold of you, but when Alison sees that your body has been practically flayed, your genitals have been cut off and stuffed in your mouth along with your own dagger shoved up your rectum, she knows it was most likely Eldolith.
Alison decides the blame the gnolls anyway. Mainly because it rallies the troops to fight harder and partly because while she had no love for Eldolith, she understands why she did it.
