Chapter 8.4. Siege of Slother.
Lilith stood atop Slother’s western wall, gaze fixed upon vast expanse of blackened earth, stretching out before her. In the distance, a sea of torches bobbed and weaved like fireflies, trapped within swirling vortex, as fomorian army drew ever closer to demon stronghold.
– By gods, – minotaur Kragor muttered beside her, thick fingers tightening around hilt of massive axe, slung across burly back: – They number in thousands at least.
Lilith nodded grimly, counting ranks upon ranks marching beneath banners, bearing unfamiliar sigils.
– Aye, – she agreed quietly – mind racing as she tried to calculate odds, stacked against defenders: – And that’s just what we can see.
As if to punctuate her words, distant roar echoed across plain – followed swiftly by answering cries rising up from fomorian lines. Lilith’s keen ears could make out battle cries in tongue, she did not recognize, but meaning was clear enough regardless.
– They
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