This is a fictionalized biography of Sproo's adventures in GoKrida, recounting some early history of Blue Twin Land from the point of view of Sproo's minor souls.
Chapter 6: LordGarion and the Second War
1. Our friend Zog had spake to Sproo, warning him that LordGarion and Eclipse, a great spirit who had taken some small residence at the Gate, were planning to take over the whole of the forests of Blue Twin, leaving only themselves and their tribes to occupy it.
2. So Sproo did come to us and warn us of this unholy alliance and we begged him to protect us.
3. Thus Sproo selected a number of our best warriors and head to LordGarion's lands.
4 The battle between them raged for many days and nights, with Sproo using guile to avoid being trapped by LordGarion's superior numbers.
5. At first we engaged LordGarion's forces directly, and the two cast many terrible magicks at one another, so that the sparks lit the night sky.
6. Yet LordGarion held the advantage, for we were on his lands and he had the strength of numbers.
7. So Sproo called unto us, "Retreat! We must run if we are to survive!" and we did run.
8. LordGarion gave pursuit but soon found that our smaller force easily outran his army, so did he settle many of them into the village he was at and resumed the chase.
9. And Sproo commanded us, "Dig, my warriors! Build us bunkers for safety that his men will not find us ready targets when they arrive." And so we dug.
10. And LordGarion and his men came upon us and once again the magicks of him and Sproo made the night into day.
11. And once again Sproo called unto us, "Retreat! We must run if we are to survive!" but this time he did direct us deeper into LordGarion's lands.
12. "What madness is this?" we asked, "We shall surely perish if we run that direction. Let us run toward our own lands instead!"
13. And Sproo spake to us, "As you love me and have faith in me, trust in me as your commander, for I will lead us unto victory." So as we did love him and had faith in him, we placed our trust in his command and ran toward the depths of LordGarion's land.
14. Then the cry went up from behind as LordGarion's men began to give chase and we cried "Woe is unto us!" but Sproo smiled in a most dangerous way.
15. So we ran, but just before we would have entered LordGarion's village, Sproo called to us, "Now halt! Each of us, quickly to the ground and into the trees! Let no sound escape, no sight of you be seen!" And we did as he commanded.
16. As we hid, we watched LordGarion's army run past in hot pursuit. Not seeing us on the path they redoubled their efforts, and we were sore-afraid as they ran by, lest they find us in our hiding places and fall upon us and kill us.
17. Yet they did not, and so they ran past us, so close that we could have reached out and touched them, had we dared.
18. And once they were past, Sproo lept from his hiding place with a laugh and began to chant, and the yellow sparks flew from his hands, killing many of LordGarion's men from behind.
19. When LordGarion reached the village and found us not there and his men's rear flank destroyed, great was his anger, and his rage blinded him to how his army was now smaller than our own, having settled many to match our speed and then having many more destroyed by Sproo's cunning.
20. So once more Sproo commanded us to dig bunkers, and once more LordGarion and his men came to attack, and once more yellow sparks flew between Sproo and LordGarion.
21. Yet this time Sproo did not call for a retreat.
22. This time, we stood our ground with Sproo, and when the magicks were expended we turned to hand to hand combat.
23. And in the end, we were victorious, and LordGarion lay vanquished.
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