An Elven Ranger Born by Seth Halsell

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Levas and Filien were fighting side by side as the goblins attacked the Nemeir's wagon. Filien's wife Vicila had jumped off the horse pulling her and her husband's wagon of merchandise and had grabbed a sword from the back of the wagon. She was a younger elf then the Fel'uns just like Filien. She had long straight red hair and light brown eyes. She was fighting at the very rear of the wagon as the two males tried to protect the wagon's side. Vicila struck at one of the two goblins she was fighting. She aimed for the goblin's right shoulder but it stepped to the left and avoided the blow. The goblin quickly counter attacked with his club and swung to hit her left rib cage. She stepped back avoiding the blow. Vicila saw her opportunity and took it. She took a step forward and made a stab at the goblin as it brought its club around and buried the sword right into its chest. Vicila's relief was short lived however as she struggled for a moment to pull her sword from the goblin's chest. "Filien help me!" she called to her husband as she turned her head to him and Levas. The other goblin who was with the one that had been stabbed by Vicila had waited patiently for an opportunity to strike and as Vicila turned her head to call on her lover he saw his chance. The goblin stepped in and swung his battle axe right into Vicila's leg severing it right above her right knee. Vicila screamed in pain as she lost her balance and fell to the ground. She hit the ground hard and was dazzled a moment from the impact. She felt a very sharp pain as she opened her eyes and blood started to fill her throat. She saw the goblin who had chopped off her leg standing over her with a dagger plunged right into her throat when she hit the ground. As she felt her life quickly leave her body all noise and sounds of battle started to cease to exist as everything started to fade to black.
Filien watched in horror as the goblin with the battle axe swung at his wife and took her leg off. Filien scram "Vicila!" as she fell to the ground hitting it hard. He felt totally helpless as he watched the goblin take a dagger from a sheath hanging on its belt and plugged it right into her neck. Filien felt his heart fall to the very ground as he saw the goblin end the life of his beloved. Filien became enraged and focused his attention on the goblin he was fighting. Filien took a swing at the goblin he was battling with his curved sword toward its right side. The goblin blocked the blow with a small shield it was carrying but stumbled slightly forward as it became off balanced from the blow. Filien made an inner draw slash with all his might from the back of the off balanced goblin. The slash dug right into the goblin's lower back cutting it open and killing the goblin instantly. With murder in his eyes Filien ran toward the back of his wagon picking up a throwing axe he found on one of the dead goblins. He saw the goblin that had stabbed his wife dead climb on the back of his wagon as it started to loot the things from it. The goblin did not notice him approaching when Filien took the throwing axe and flung it right at him.