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Paragon of Destruction 149 The Eve of Battle

"I think we're getting close," Stoneheart said, looking at the six dead men on the ground in front of them.

They had already spent the better part of two weeks in search of the army, and although they had come across several scouting parties, there was little sign of the main force.

The region was hilly and densely forested, and the terrain made it far harder to find the army than they had anticipated. In such an environment, they could have easily passed within a mile of their enemies without ever noticing.

Initially, they had thought they could simply capture a few scouts and wring information from those, but the scouts fought with an almost religious fervor, choosing death over capture. And when they finally caught one alive, the man bit off his tongue before they could make him speak.

After that, they had stopped trying to capture their enemies alive.

Still, even if the scouts they found would not talk, they knew they were getting closer. Just in the past two days, they had encountered three scouting parties, and come across the tracks of several others.

Arran took a few moments to search the dead scouts' belongings, and soon, a smile formed on his face.

"We've got them," he said.

Stoneheart gave him a puzzled look. "What makes you say so?"

Arran triumphantly held up a piece of fresh flatbread.

At once, Stoneheart's eyes went wide with excitement. "So they're less than a day away! We've got them!"

Arran gave the tall novice a satisfied nod. Until now, all the scouts they'd killed had carried only stale supplies. That these new ones had fresh supplies meant they had only just left their camp — probably earlier that morning.

"So what do we do now?" Stoneheart asked. "Try to follow their tracks back to the camp?"

"That won't work. Neither of us is any good at tracking," Arran said with a shake of his head. "Give me a moment."

He quickly spotted what looked to be the tallest tree near them, then clambered up it, the climb posing little challenge to his unnaturally strong and dexterous body.

Near the top of the tree, he could see over most of the canopy, and he soon spotted what he needed: a tall hill in the distance.

He made his way down again, then turned to Stoneheart. "Follow me. I know how to find them."

In the dense forest it took them well over an hour just to reach the hill, and then another one to reach its peak. Arran didn't mind — he already knew that their enemy could no longer escape them.

"Now what?" Stoneheart asked when they finally were atop the hill, hidden among the brush at its peak.

While they could see for miles around from the position, all that was visible was the thick canopy of the surrounding forest. Of the army, there was no sign.

"Now we wait," Arran replied. "They'll make camp when evening begins to fall, and when they do, we'll be able to spot the smoke of their campfires."


He was reasonably confident that the plan should work. An army of thousands would move slowly, and from what he had seen of their enemies so far, he thought they would not have the discipline to hide their fires.

The wait took several hours, and as evening began to fall, Arran started to feel some worry. Despite his prediction, there had still not been any sign of smoke anywhere in the distance, and it wouldn't be long before dusk fell and the sky became too dark.

"There!" Stoneheart said, just as Arran was starting to think he had made a mistake. "Look!"

Arran did as the novice said, and with some effort, he could make out a thin plume of smoke about ten miles from their position. Although he wasn't certain the smoke came from the army, another small plume of smoke soon appeared, and then another.

They had found the army.

Stoneheart gave Arran a glance. "Think we should go take a look?"

Arran nodded. "We'll have to scout the terrain and find out their numbers before we take action. Only one way to do that."

They set off immediately, making use of the light that remained to make their way toward their enemies as quickly as they could. Excited from finally finding their enemies, their progress was rapid, and they traversed most of the distance in less than an hour.

As they came closer to the camp, they were forced to move more carefully. There were guards posted in the area surrounding the camp, and neither of them had any great skill at stealth. Still, with the darkness concealing them and Arran's Shadowsight revealing any nearby guards, they managed to pass unnoticed.

Finally, they reached a spot on a thickly forested hillside that overlooked their enemies' camp, just a few hundred paces away from it.

Although Arran had known their enemies numbered in the thousands, now that he could actually see them he still felt some shock. The camp was filled with hundreds of small fires, each surrounded by at least a dozen soldiers, with many more soldiers walking between them.

Suddenly, Arran began to feel some doubt about his ability to take them on. Even if his reason told him the numbers would make no difference, his eyes had trouble believing it.

"There's so many of them," Stoneheart whispered, mirroring Arran's thoughts.

"Have you spotted their leader yet?" Arran asked in a low voice, suppressing any anxiety he felt.

"No," Stoneheart replied. "But look, something seems to be happening at the center of the camp."

With a look, Arran saw that Stoneheart was right. At the center of the camp, on a small mound of earth, a group of soldiers was stacking wood for what looked to be a pyre.

"Let's wait and see what happens," Arran said.

They waited patiently, watching as most of the soldiers ate while the others continued to build the pyre. When they finally finished, they set fire to it, and within moments the fire spread completely through the heap of wood, blazing dozens of feet into the sky.

A few moments later, the soldiers abandoned their campfires, gathering in a wide circle around the fire. It was clear that something was about to happen, though Arran had no idea what.

After a few minutes, a tall, bald man with paper-white skin stepped through the mass of soldiers, the crowd parting widely as he passed. Finally, he came to a stop in front of the fire, then turned to face the others.

"That's him!" Stoneheart hissed. "The mage!"

Arran nodded, already having figured out that this would be the army's leader - the so-called 'Lord of Bones.'

The bald man spread his arms wide, then spoke.

"The Blood God has blessed us with strength!"

The man's deep voice sounded through the camp like a thunderclap, and Arran knew he must be using some kind of magic to amplify it.

"The Blood God has blessed us, but we have squandered his blessing!" the mage continued. "Tonight, we will present offerings in penance, and ask him to renew his blessing!"

Arran had a sinking feeling, as he knew what was about to happen.

"Bring forth the offerings!"

A group of soldiers appeared, dragging a dozen prisoners with them, bound and blindfolded. At once, Arran's hand shot toward Stoneheart's shoulder, preventing the novice from attacking right then.

"We can't let them do it!" Stoneheart said, his voice louder than it should be. "They're going to burn them!"

"We can't attack now," Arran replied. "If we do, we'll both die. Now come with me."

If they attacked the army head-on, the soldiers would overwhelm Stoneheart, while the mage would be free to attack Arran. To win, they needed to split the mage from his soldiers, then have Stoneheart occupy the leader while Arran slaughtered the men.

Stoneheart let Arran guide him away, albeit reluctantly. As they moved through the woods, screams sounded in the distance, and they knew their enemies' offerings had begun.

When they were half a mile away from the camp Arran stopped, then turned to face Stoneheart.

"Listen," he said as he began to take his armor from his void bags. "We'll only get one chance at this, and we need to move quickly."

"What do we do?" Stoneheart asked, a coldly murderous look on his face.

"Take this," Arran said, handing Stoneheart his Duskcloak. "There's a hill about a mile back. I want you to hide up there. The enemy mage will go there not long after the battle begins, and when he does, I want you to burn his face off. But don't reveal yourself before he gets involved, no matter what."

Stoneheart frowned. "How do you know he'll be there?"

"Leave that to me." Arran did not bother to explain. There simply wasn't enough time to detail the plan that was forming in his mind.

"All right," Stoneheart said after a brief pause. Then, he took a look at the stack of armor Arran had taken from his bag. "What's with the armor?"

It was a question Arran had expected. He knew mages normally eschewed armor, preferring the speed and mobility that would normally be more useful against other mages. Yet this was not a normal battle, and if all went well, Arran would not be facing mages.

"I'm fighting an army," Arran replied. "I don't want some lucky asshole shooting an arrow through my throat while I kill those bastards."

It was the truth, but not the entire truth. The armor would help protect him, but it would also hide his identity. And despite Snowcloud's words, Arran still feared that one of the other factions was involved.

"Now hurry," he said. "I want to attack while they're all gathered together."

Stoneheart gave him a nod. "Good luck," he said, then quickly set off, his tall figure soon fading in the shadows of the forest.

As Arran began to put on his armor, a cold determination took hold of him. Whatever Blood God his enemies had wanted to appease, tonight, no gods could save them.

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Chapter 419 – Into Harm's Way (1)
Chapter 418 – Final Preparations
Chapter 417 – Breakthrough
Chapter 416 – A Simple Task
Chapter 415 A Path Forward
Chapter 414 The Strength of Bloodlines
413 Fruits of a Poisonous Tree
412 The Citadel
411 Assassin
410 The Ruiner's Temple
409 Bloodlines
408 The Master's Bloodline
407 The Archon's Summons
406 Arrival
405 Confrontation
404 Suppression
403 Into The Desolation
402 The Dangers Ahead
401 An Invitation
400 The Oath
399 An Unwelcome Gues
398 Enlightenmen
397 The Wolfsblood Army
396 Decisions
395 Reunion
394 The Missing Piece
393 Finding Enemies
392 Master of Shadow
391 Comprehension
390 Knight's Watch
Chapter 389 - The Knight's Apprentice
Chapter 388 - An Imperial Knight
Chapter 387 - An Old Friend
386 A New Plan
Chapter 385 - Newcomers
Chapter 384 - Reaver's End
Chapter 383 - A Sea Of Shadow
Chapter 382 - A Questionable Shelter
Chapter 381 - A Storm Of Blood
380 The Road To Sacrifice
379 A Quiet Departure
378 What Lurks In The Bligh
Chapter 377 - Words of Warning
Chapter 376 - Facing A Knight, Again
Chapter 375 - A Duel
Chapter 374 - Challenge
Chapter 373 - An Unwelcome Invitation
Chapter 372 - A New Journey
Chapter 371 - Delivery
Chapter 370 - Breakthrough
Chapter 369 - Preparations
368 An Exchange
Chapter 367 - Broken Company
Chapter 366 - Settling Debts
Chapter 365 - A Debt
Chapter 364 - The Road Back
Chapter 363 - A Foundation
Chapter 362 - Sleepless Nights
Chapter 361 - Citizenship
Chapter 360 - Rannoc's Orders
Chapter 359 - The Desolation
Chapter 358 - Revelations
Chapter 357 - An Offer
Chapter 356 - The Strength Of Lords
Chapter 355 - Outrage
Chapter 354 - Lord Rannoc
Chapter 353 - A Knight's Power
Chapter 352 - Defending The Gate
Chapter 351 - Breaching The Defenses
Chapter 350 - Prison Break
Chapter 349 - Prison
Chapter 348 - A Lord's Mercy
Chapter 347 - A Small Disturbance
Chapter 346 - Down Below
Chapter 345 - Provocation
Chapter 344 - Unwelcome Company
Chapter 343 - A New Tool
Chapter 342 - Weapons And Training
Chapter 341 - Studying Strategy
Chapter 340 - A Warm Welcome
Chapter 339 - The Blood Ruin
Chapter 338 - Three Monsters
Chapter 337 - Battle
Chapter 336 - Diggers
Chapter 335 - Into Darkness
Chapter 334 - What Lurks Below
Chapter 333 - To The Mines
Chapter 332 - Lord Kadun
Chapter 331 - The Spoils Of Battle
330 A Taste Of Battle
329 Battle Approaches
328 Imperial Politics
327 A New Deal
326 Arrival
325 The Wolfsblood Company
324 A City Of Tents
323 The Fate Of Refugees
322 Advice
321 Into The Imperium
320 The Border
319 Leaving The Borderlands
318 A Steward's Aid
317 The City Of Esran
316 The Road To Esran
315 Preparation
314 Studying The Forms
313 The Fores
312 Searching The Battlefield
311 A Choice
310 A Knight Of The Imperium
309 Suffering
308 Into The Battlefield
307 Facing A Hunter
306 Thieves And Robbers
305 Pills
Chapter 304
Chapter 303
Chapter 302
Chapter 301
Chapter 300
299 Into The Ligh
298 Departure
297 Waiting For A Sign
296 Hidden Treasure
295 Homecoming
294 To Leave A Dying World
293 A Small Bribe
292 A Fitting Weapon
291 Shards of Living Shadow
290 Amid The Ruins
289 The Shadow Realm
288 Darkness
287 A Step Into Shadow
286 Trash And Treasure
285 The Mines
284 Karanos
283 The Hidden City
282 The Caves Of Amydon
281 A Break
280 The Final Stretch
279 A New Foundation
278 A Quiet Place
277 The Fall Of Amydon
276 Amydon
275 Hunter
Chapter 274
Chapter 273
Chapter 272
Chapter 271
Chapter 270
Chapter 269
Chapter 268
267 Brightblade's Orders
266 A Small Wager
265 Brightblade's Fortress
264 Effor
263 Festivities
262 Gifts
261 An Heir's Estate
260 Treasures
259 The Matriarch's Plans
258 Aftermath
257 A Fight To The Death
256 The Duel
255 The Dueling Grounds
254 Brightblade's Challenge
253 Offending an Elder
252 Facing the Elders
251 A Fruitless Search
250 Questionable Plans
249 Questions of Power
248 After The Battle
247 Ambush
246 Shields
245 A Brief Respite
244 Destruction Essence
243 Effor
242 The First Day of Training
241 A Final Night of Res
240 Brightblade's Background
239 A Palace of One's Own
238 An Agreemen
237 Reunion
236 A New Teacher
235 A Small Bit of Talen
234 The House of Seals
233 Shadow and Swords
232 A Step Into Shadow
231 The House of Shadows
230 Brightblade's Vow
229 Form and Function
228 Forms
227 A New Teacher
226 To the House of Flames
225 Return to the House of Swords
224 Snowcloud's Departure
223 Snowcloud's Potions
222 Reunion
221 Recovery
220 Insigh
219 A New Approach
218 Hidden Estate
217 The Road Ahead
216 Training Days
215 The Thousand Cuts
214 Bad Teacher
213 Show of Power
212 A Small Demonstration
211 Unreasonable Demands
210 A Change for the Worse
209 Houses of the Ninth Valley
208 An Invitation
207 Alder's Farm
206 Into the Valley
205 A Long Journey
204 A New Path
203 The Patriarch's Summons
202 The Patriarch
201 Barrier
200 The Patriarch's Palace
199 The Valley's Gate
198 Toward the Valley
197 The Iron Mountain Camp
196 A Final Deception
195 The Edge of Victory
194 The Way Back
193 Hunter
192 Facing a Master
191 Setting the Trap
190 The Road to Uvar
189 A New Plan
188 Iron Mountain Adepts
187 Unexpected Allies
186 The Way Back
185 Dragon's Ruin
184 Dragon's Fligh
183 Escape Plan
182 Leaving the Blood Pool
181 Blood Battle
180 Blood Crisis
179 Dragon's Blood
178 The Best Way to Kill a Dragon...
177 To Fight a Dragon 4
176 To Fight a Dragon 3
175 To Fight a Dragon 2
174 To Fight a Dragon 1
173 The Eve of Battle
172 Plan of Attack
171 The Enemy Appears
170 The Dragon's Lair
169 Unexpected News
168 Dumber Than Rocks
167 Chasing Dragons
166 Journey to the Dragon Lands
165 About Dragons
164 Spirit Crystals
163 Fear
162 Enemies
161 A Long Wai
160 Into the Ruins
159 Parting Ways
158 Eidaran Ruins
157 Hiding the Evidence
156 Leaving the Castle
155 The Next Mission
154 Riverbend
153 Hunting the Survivors
152 Novices
151 Fighting an Army
150 Bai
149 The Eve of Battle
148 A Decision
147 The Dragon's Proposal
146 At The Castle
145 Weakness
144 Tempered
143 The Tempering, Take Two
142 Destruction Realm
141 The Tempering
140 The Dragon
139 Titan
138 Danger Illustrated
137 Contac
136 Forced March
135 Trus
134 Control
133 Bloodlus
132 Preparing for Battle
131 Stoneheart's Misfortune
130 A Familiar Face
129 Smooth Travels
128 Injuries
127 Leaving Goldhaven
126 Rapid Training
125 Windfall
124 Picking Treasures
123 Truth Be Told
122 The Power of Lies
121 Troublesome Treasures
120 The Golden Hall
119 Ingredients
118 The Formula
117 Lord Sevaril
116 Goldhaven
115 Exchanging Knowledge
114 A Debt Repaid
113 Blood Magic
112 Assault on the Fortress
111 Fighting Dirty
110 The Deserters' Fortress
109 The Bracele
108 Exposed
107 Shadowsigh
106 Fighting Blind
105 Blindsided
104 Crystals
103 First Steps
102 Answers
101 Questions
100 Running
99 Urgent Matters
98 Oathbound
97 The Valley
96 Snowcloud
95 Defeated
94 The Tournament Continues
93 The Tournament Begins
92 Before the Tournamen
91 Darkfire's Decision
90 Unexpected News
89 Zehava
88 Stonehear
87 Stoneheart's Army
86 Searching for Answers
85 Amaya
84 Lunch with the Governor
83 An Unexpected Invitation
82 The Victor's Spoils
81 The Arenas of Hillfor
80 New Techniques
79 Judgmen
78 A New Arrival
77 Darkfire's Ordeal
76 Leaving the City
75 Governor Eddarin
74 The Gray-Robed Lady
73 The Shadowblood Novice
72 Tournamen
71 A Small Figh
70 Darkfire
69 The Border City
68 The Story So Far
67 The Edge of the Empire
66 Leaving the Stronghold
65 Birds and Dragons
64 Facing the Archmage
63 Resistance
62 Assaulting the Prison
61 A Change of Plans
60 A Clear Path
59 The Prisoners
58 Prison Break
57 A Way to Escape
56 Windblade
55 Panurge's Punishmen
54 The Old Man and the Trickster
53 Words of Chaos
52 Looting Treasures
51 Senecio
50 The Bandit Fortress
49 Wounds of Battle
48 Ambush
47 Leaving Silvermere
46 Saying Goodbye
45 Lord Jiang's Gifts
44 Newfound Power
43 Breaking the Seals
42 Revelations
41 Duel
40 The Magistrate
39 The Starmetal Sword
38 Faster, Higher, Stronger
37 Feast of Treasures
36 Body Refinemen
35 Continued Training
34 Training with Lord Jiang
33 The Estate
32 The Price of Power
31 Lord Jiang
30 Power Overwhelming
29 Stormleaf's Gif
28 Unlikely Companions
27 Dinner with Enemies
26 Redwater
25 The Journey Ahead
24 Master Zhao's Treasures
23 A Difficult Choice
22 Memories of Murder
21 Disguises
20 Aftermath
19 The True Face of Magic
18 Preparing for Battle
17 An Unexpected Arrival
16 The Valley
15 Drunken Masters
14 A Breath of Wind
13 Opening a Realm
12 The Wind Realm
11 Stages of Magic
10 Windsong
9 Master Firehear
8 A Taste of Magic
7 The Black Pill
6 A Harsh Lesson
5 On The Road
4 Magic
3 The Blue Angel
2 Master Zhao
1 The Academy
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