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[ 79] Maalthiir: The Battle of Arkane (Coalition vs Marauders part 4) Day - 6
Fri Jun 1 14:05:26 2001
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The dawn light was barely more that a hint on the horizon when around the makeshift camp soldiers began to prepare themselves for what would come. From across town all was eerily silent, no echoes bounced through the streets from still occupied northern half of Arkane. Nothing that would give hint of the Marauders plans. All around men gathered their arms and armor and began to form into their units. Sub-commanders oversaw the preparation as the unit commanders were receiving their day's orders in the coalition headquarters tent. Soon they were ready and they marched off to with the hopes of ending the siege before dawn of the next day.

Executioner Zaratal took his unit of macemen down a dark alley heading towards Main Street. Their orders were to hold their assigned block from advancing coalition forces. Zaratal nodded towards Sagar and the unit sub-commander motioned one of the young macemen ahead to scout. They watched carefully as he crept towards the end of the block and disappeared around the corner. A few minutes later they heard the all clear signal and set out once again. As they neared the next cross-street a distant thunder could be heard. A thunder that was coming closer, and fast.

The cavalry spurred their horses around the corner and began their charge. Before them the surprised unit of macemen scrambled backwards and sideways in an effort to find sanctuary from the oncoming slaughter and a fortified place to strike at the passing flanks of the mounted unit. Executioner Zaratal found himself pressed into a doorway by two men from his unit. He watched as down the street his men were mowed down, their bodies cut and broken by the hooves of the heavy warhorses after they had been impaled by the wall of lances. Behind him the door gave way and he fell into a deserted shop. The two men with him saluted him briefly and then closed the door. Through the window he watched as they strode out to buy their commander time to flee and report. He rushed up the stairs and onto a small balcony just in time to see Sagar throw his mace at Epyon before he was ridden down. Cursing the coalition forces he climbed up to the rooftop and made his way back towards the Marauder camp.