The Amber Sword

Chapter 83 – Ambush

TL: Tirste is one of the important members of the Unifying Guild and nearly killed Brendel during their first encounter with each other.

================ Tirste’s POV ================

As the beginning of the winter approached, the forest of the Patalone region became empty of life and the trees turned bare, but the creepy atmosphere made it was as though monsters were lurking at each side of the main road.

The sounds of galloping horses could be heard from afar; eleven knights soon appeared and parted the thick milky mist and invaded the silent morning.

In order to maintain a certain speed, the riders allowed their mounts run at a slower pace. Their destination was still a hundred miles away and they had to preserve the stamina of their horses.

All the riders, except one who had a long black robe completely covering him, wore a full set of heavy armor and were armed with swords and crossbows that occasionally peeked out from their cloaks. They were highly alert and their eyes constantly darted around them.

There were wild beasts that still lurked in the forest.

“Over there, watch out!” He roared and pointed into the forest with his sword.

The middle-aged man immediately turned around with his sword ready, only to find that a green light stiking his chest.

[What is this mag–]

His thoughts were cut off and his puzzled expression was forever turned into stone in that instant. Tirste and the other knights watched the commander turn into a statue before their very eyes.

[That crazy monster has once again caught up with me!]

Tirste’s heart raced as he realized the nightmare that was torturing and haunting him, was once again before him.

He wanted to lift the reins and urged his horse to run away, but it was as though his hands were filled with lead and did not listen to his panicked commands.

There seemed to be a gigantic humanoid covered in a full suit of emerald-green armor ‘walking’ out from the forest, but the distance between that monster and the knights was dwindling like magic.

The bizarre attack on their commander and manner of approach confused them.

Were they supposed to take out their swords and rush at it? But how were they supposed to fend off that strange attack when they did not even get a glimpse of how it started? Even if they wanted to form a plan to see if they could take revenge for their commander, they had to at least know what they were facing.

The knights pulled out their swords but did not know whether to attack or retreat.

The monster continued to move towards Tirste. The latter who was a Gold-ranked swordsman uttered a weak voice that was more like a groan:

“You……”

The monster was nearly in attacking range.

One of the knights finally could not handle the pressure, mounted his horse and charged towards the strange humanoid with a brandished sword. But the attack made by the knight was stopped with a single hand. The knight was then flung into the air along with his horse, breaking several pine trees in the process before they smashed onto the ground without further movements.

The sudden display of strength shocked everyone, but the knights finally recovered their senses and also charged towards the emerald monster with naked blades. However, that strange emerald armor that had countless patterns and mottlings suddenly shone and created a barrier around him, stopping the blades from even touching the armor.

It was Damascus Armor, plated armor that was forged with rare metals and infused with extremely potent magic. It defended against magic spells and even isolated physical attacks.

Even when Aouine was at its strongest, there were only a few suits of armor made with the efforts of the royal alchemists, wizards, and blacksmiths. Their numbers were scarce, and the people who owned them were definitely influential.

The knights staggered and tried to guess the identity of the monster. Unfortunately, they did not realize that their time was limited. Tirste had not warned them of what the monster was capable of, and the knights were gradually turned into stone, be it their suits of armor or even Magic Swords.

A few discovered the strange phenomenon and immediately discarded their swords but it was useless. In a few seconds, the knights were completely turned into rock statues.

Tirste felt his sanity crumbling when he saw this situation, but found that he was still able to piece coherent thoughts together even when the emerald monster was before him. He desperately wanted it to be a dream that he could wake up from.

Strangely enough, that monster merely raised his head and merely stared at him through a helmet. He did not speak or attack and simply stood there without moving.

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6 COMMENTS

naosouonight January 5, 2018 @ 7:14 pm

Thanks!

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jusso322 January 5, 2018 @ 7:29 pm

“Nobles are two-faced knaves,” oops

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thatguy572 January 5, 2018 @ 7:34 pm

So Tirste is still in the process of retrieving the Lionheart’s vessel (after getting his team killed and only surviving due to the technicality/chivalry the green knight embodies that prevents it from attacking those who cannot fight), which is a useless hunk of stone as it will only work for those it recognizes (like MC). But the green knight refuses to let go of the duty to safeguard the sword until someone worthy comes, and so is “haunting/following” Tirste and killing hostile entities in its path until he wises up and returns the sword. Quite interesting to see a stubborn man like Tirste try and retrieve an even more stubborn sword that is useless to most (certainly is useless to the guild as they are asshats). The most they can do is deny the asset to others, and only at great cost since I doubt they have someone able to beat the knight.

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Dawnless January 5, 2018 @ 7:38 pm

Thanks for the chapter!

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jfantasybooks January 5, 2018 @ 7:46 pm

Damn.

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Anonymous January 5, 2018 @ 8:12 pm

“As the beginning of the winter approached” -> “As the beginning of winter approached”.

“became empty of life” -> “became devoid of life” sounds better.

“the creepy atmosphere made it was as though monsters” -> “the creepy atmosphere made it seem as though monsters”.

“allowed their mounts run” -> “allowed their mounts to run”.

“river’ had” -> “river had” or “river’s surface had”.

“When they reached toward the bridge across the river” -> “When they reached the bridge that crossed the river”.

“proved they were trained well” -> “proved that they were well-trained” sounds better.

“from foliage” -> “from the foliage”

“but the riders’ reactions were faster than them by firing their crossbows at them” should be “but the riders reacted more quickly and fired their crossbows at them”.

“incredible speed,” should have a period instead of a comma.

“The air filled with iron rust from the blood spatters” should probably be “The air filled with the stench of blood-encrusted iron”. I may be interpreting the sentence’s original intent incorrectly.

“riders’ number” -> “riders’ numbers”.

“they were determined to finish them off, even if they had to suffocate them by piling on them” -> “were determined to finish off their enemies, even if they had to suffocate the riders by piling on them”. “they” and “them” were being used inconsistently in the original sentence.

“Blood and fat rained across the ground and the soldiers who were behind were soaked in them” -> “The soldiers who stood behind their brethren were soaked in the blood and fat that rained across the ground”. In my edit, I presumed that the soldiers were standing behind other soldiers.

“it was somehow turned into a wall” -> “the body parts somehow turned into a wall”.

“rubbing on the bodies’ clothes” is a bit vague. Whose clothes are they using? The corpses’ clothes or their own?

“signaled to the rider with the black robes to indicate it was safe” -> “signaled to the rider with the black robes that it was safe”.

“stiking his chest -> “striking his chest”.

“wanted to lift the reins and urged his horse” -> “wanted to lift the reins and urge his horse”.

“merely raised his head and merely stared at him” -> “merely raised his head and stared at him”.