War Cries

Weโ€™re heroes. The hundred men who defeated a thousand orcs.

They fought like lions roaring war cries.

Ambushed in fog.

Mired in mud.

We slaughtered them to the last.

After, I learned what they were crying in orcish.

โ€œMercyโ€.

Iโ€™m no hero.

Iโ€™m a butcher.


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