Sekali, "The Sister City"
Chapter 80
Blades rang out, lighting up the darkness with an ever-constant display of showering sparks, as they contested against one another. Vapors of darkness arose from beneath the bridge, invading the air with a dread that Sekali did not heed.
In silence, he landed well-placed strikes against an unbeatable foe. Frustration fed only into his sword arm, fear gave him the strength of a score of well-trained warriors, and an increasing, ever-burning hatred gave him the will to conquer. He felt that familiar rush of energy add to his own, and knew Aria was lending what strength she could to him as he battled on.
In the energy of his hate and bloodlust, Sekali increased his assault, an unreal energy coursing through his entire being. All the hatred of his eternal soul shattered death’s defenses, destroying its weapon of destruction. All the sorrow of losing Mahkaia welled up within him, all his sorrow, regret, remorse for his lost wife surging like too many waters rising up against the dam, and broke forth into one moment of total fury. Its energy swept through his enemy as he slashed into it, in a rushing fury, drowning its defenses.
Sekali knew only revenge and hate, bloodlust of the Sardakk! Down he beat upon his falling enemy; down to the stone, into the ruin of its darkened existence, his sword blazing like the blinding sun as he struck down the cause of his accursed life.
“Mahkaia!” He screamed in fury as he smote his terrible foe to pieces, cutting through blackened robes and bone fiercely.
Soon his enemy lay shattered and broken upon the bridge about him. With one last stroke of his blade, he focused all his might upon the blade of death, smiting it. It shattered as his blade impacted the steel. He screamed in fury and rage, a spark of regret beginning to fan itself to life within him.
Below, Sekali could hear the overwhelming sighs of a multitude of the slain within the river. It filled the entire expanse of the mountain while Sekali’s companions stood afar off and covered their ears in fear and pain . . . screaming.