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gripping his halberd. His
hair was pale, almost silver, and he suffered a bloody gash on his
cheekbone.
    Staring at the enemy, he spoke with his
smooth voice, “Erik, the fields of Somber Petalia will be our
grave, Tally being our deathbed. But before we die, we have to kill
that man! He’s the spirit that drives the balorian army and the
reason why the miaflorians flee. If we manage to stop him, the
balorian morale will plummet.”
    “What about the cliff?”
    “We already tried that. He’s big, but not
stupid. If we could manage to wound him so that he can stop
fighting…”
    “Prepare to receive death,” shouted the
oversized man. “I, Sebastien ‘The Beast’, shall deliver it!” He
darted toward the miaflorians and dropped the axe, almost slicing
their bodies. They separated and surrounded the giant on his front
and back. Ivan aimed for the head with his halberd, but Sebastien
blocked. Erik hurried to cut him from behind, but met with his
rising foot. The kick took him to the ground. When he returned to
his feet, he saw his friend on a vicious deadlock with Sebastien.
The giant pushed down with both arms, but Ivan kept strong, hoping
that the edge of the axe would not split his halberd. Erik picked
up a loose rock from the decorated floor and threw it at the giant.
He hit him on the tender spot right behind the ear. Sebastien
lowered his head with a grunt and stepped back, swinging his axe
wildly. Erik dashed around and rejoined Ivan.
    “Let’s try it again,” he told him, “The only
thing he can do from behind is a kick. If I can dodge it, I can get
to him.” Ivan agreed with a nod. The balorian soldiers stayed back
and cursed at the miaflorians, urging Sebastien to finish it.
    “Playtime’s over,” shouted the Beast, “This
ends now!” He hurried toward the men and thrust his axe like a
spear. Erik and Ivan dodged, but when they tried to go forth with
the plan, the enormous soldier wouldn’t let them. He would hack and
jab so to keep them together. Finally, he brought the long weapon
to his side and swung a brutal horizontal slash. Erik rolled under
the blade while Ivan jumped over it, his chest facing the sky. It
was a sight that the balorian soldiers never expected to see; Erik
on the ground, Ivan in the air, and the axe passing right in
between.
    When Ivan fell on the ground, Erik heard him
scream in pain. He landed flat on his back, hurting it on the
flagged floor. Erik got up as fast as he could to aid him, but it
was too late. He had to see how the axe fell directly on his
friend’s throat, and how the body trembled as it lost its life.
    “Ivan, no!”
    The axe had stabbed deep, getting lodged
between the flags. Erik dashed to Sebastien, fueled with that same
rage he had warned Raymond so much about. He pointed his blade to
the balorian’s torso and lunged forward. The giant quickly pulled
the axe out of the ground and with the same momentum swung it to
Erik’s head. Erik had to dive in and lower his body in order to
avoid the blade. By doing this he did not strike Sebastien’s torso,
but instead drove the sword deep between the joints of his ankle.
The giant made a horrible howl that left the balorian soldiers
scatterbrained. Erik left the blade jammed in to make the wound
tear as his enemy fell. He then jumped to his feet and ran directly
towards the west of the plaza, where the cliff was. The soldiers
remained stunned as they saw the great Sebastien struggling to get
up. They stayed that way until a commander wearing a multiple
horned helmet shrieked, “Don’t just stand there! Kill him!”
    The archers in the enemy ranks quickly
stretched their bows and launched their arrows. Erik switched his
shield to his right arm, blocking the barrage. The soldiers
sprinted behind him, as the edge of the cliff drew nearer.
    He chose to jump over the cliff instead of
retreating out the village, for his enemies were many and would
have eventually caught him. He could’ve stayed right