Chapter 27
Gul’dan cheered with the rest of the army as they moved forward across the battlefield, their swords cutting down the remnants of the fleeing goblin host. The army came to a halt a hundred metres from the walls of Gornakhan and watched the last of the goblins flee into the gaping gates.
The gates closed after the last goblin had entered the fortress and the sound of the bolts being drawn echoed across the plains. The King of Varrock raised his head high and walked towards the gates of Gornakhan. As he reached the gate he raised his hand and dealt a heavy blow to the door. A few moments later he raised his hand again and when his hand hit the gate again he called out “May the lord of this fortress come forward and answer for the deaths of the innocents in this war!”
The silence on the plains served only to amplify the king’s command, and the army of the Alliance stood with baited breath, waiting for the response from the enemy. For what seemed like hours to Gul’dan the silence was unbroken by any noise. The longer they stood there the thicker the silence seemed to become, until it was weighing down on every soldier. When Gul’dan felt as if he couldn’t take it any longer a voice rang out from within Gornakhan with terrifying clarity. The voice’s tone was full of menace, but the words were unmistakable. “Never!” the voice echoed across the plains and from within the fortress.
The army of the Alliance prepared for the gates to open again and the forces of darkness to spill forth, but for moments they remained closed. The King of Varrock retreated back to the front lines of the army and called out to the men to ready themselves for battle. The army braced themselves for whatever the enemy may throw at them, but what came next was unexpected by every being on that field.
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16-Sep-2007 16:23:27
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