Electromantic Treatise IV
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| “ | Just like other military treatises of that era, Isiphont's Strategikon is dedicated to examining countless Axonian military victories. The Electromancy Circle, however, became interested in it for a whole other reason - the text contains a few surprisingly detailed descriptions of certain long-forgotten magical rituals... | „ |
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...which led Farinicles' army right into the trap prepared by treacherous barbarians.##Surrounded from two sides by steep walls of the gorge and exhausted after the long march, the Axonian army couldn't even gather into their usual fighting formation. All the while, the Ohirian archers were free to pelt them with arrows from the cliffs above.
Falling back to the narrow mountain pass would likely result in massive casualties and panicked retreat. Pushing forward wasn't an option either - the well-rested soldiers of the wicked Ardanar had already taken defensive positions, ready to meet the Axonians.
Farinicles' gloomy musings were interrupted by the soft voice of one of his mages. Upon hearing what his impromptu advisor had to say, the commander noticeably cheered up and gave an order to prepare a ritual circle.
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An hour later, everything was ready. "Tonitribos! Tonitribos!" - the chanting of the Axonian mages was followed by a blinding flash of lighting, which erupted towards the skies from the center of the drawn circle. A few moments later, the heavens opened up, and for the first time in many centuries a deluge of rain poured down upon the arid ravine.
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The tempest had almost reached its full force by then: dark, impenetrable clouds blocked out the scorching desert sun, turning day into night. Deafening thunder and flashes of lightning were growing more and more intense as they creeped towards the barbarian armies...
At last, the heavenly circle converged upon the Ohirians - thus began the great annihilation, for the elements know no mercy. Lightning strikes pulverized stone and split the cliffs, burying the nomads under falling debris and corpses of their dead archers. And even many Axonians trembled in fear, afraid that they might too become victims to the ongoing carnage...
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When the spell finally dissipated and the sky cleared up from the storm clouds, Farinicles glanced at the now empty path and sent a signal for the army to advance - after all, the road ahead was mostly void of enemies...
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