Swords sang beneath the gray, hopeless skies as the sounds of battle raged in the Cemetery of the Damned.
"Hold the line! We need to buy more time!"
Thrad's party was able to come to the vanguard cohort's aid just in time — before the trio fell into direr-than-preferred straits.
With the assistance of sixteen Damnedlings, the situation began to reverse.
The Egress Army began to push the twelve enemies back.
Had it not been for the three Accursed Soulcatchers holding the rather clumsy ranks of the enemy together, the wraiths would have been overwhelmed.
Like so, the battle continued to rage.
The Damnedlings were winning for now.
However, it didn't seem like the favorable situation would last for long.
Hisses of more wraiths sounded in the distance, heralding the arrival of enemy reinforcements.
Once the enemy's numbers grew to more than what they could handle, Daru and the others would have to retreat again.
