The 2nd Crusade was reaching its end with the decisive battle between the forces of Light, Humans, Elves and Dwarfs and the forces of Dark, Orcs, Goblins and Trolls. The forces of Dark were on the losing side.
As soon as the rain of arrows stopped, Elf Captain Elena leads her calvary into the fray and slaughters the goblin 1st company. With a bark of command she leads her calvary on through the orcs. After killing two more orcs she dismounts and comes face to face with the orc captain dressed in gold armor.
"You won't get any mercy from me!" The orc captain declares.
"Such beautiful armor, too bad it's tainted by your green body!" Elf Captain Elena spoke hardily.
"Your head will make a nice addiction to my armor once it's cut from your body and soaked in gold!"
"Alight enough delaying the inevitability!" Elf Captain Elena yells and charges.
The two clash, the orc captain had the upper hand but Elf Captain Elena ducks the orc captain's sword swipe and cuts his arm off and then cuts his head off.
"No!" Cried a voice.
Elf Captain Elena looks and sees an orc dressed in red armor coming at her.
"You killed my brother! You die!"
Elf Captain Elena easily breaks the young orc's sword. "Ha! Is this a joke?!"
"You dare mock me!" The young orc roars.
Elf Captain Elena laughs and slaps him with her sword. "You orcs and goblins die so easily, there was a time when I could consider trolls a challenge but they fall in the same category. What a joke you all are. I'm going take my time and try to enjoy this." She sticks her sword in the young orc's eye and takes it. The young orc cries out in agony. Elf Captain Elena laughs again and was preparing to take other eye but with quick senses she leaps into the air and strikes down three goblins with crossbows and dodges a rock thrown by a troll. After dealing with the troll, she returns to kill the young orc but he was long gone. "Damn!"
The battle rages on and in the end the forces of Light were victorious.
Elf Captain Elena rides proudly with the Elven King and when the elf army returns she is received with great honor and became captain of the black-ops.
Four Years Later
Elena hadn't changed a bit, like all elves she was immortal and was at the peak of beauty that rivaled the elf princess who was now at the age of 18. However, her dedication to her work kept her single.
Elena awakens from her slumber.
"Good morning, ma'am" her chief servant says.
"Ah good morning, Hina."
"Your bath has been prepared and breakfast is in preparations."
Elena nods and proceeds to the bathroom.
"So what's on the agenda today?" The chief servant asks.
"Oh the king wishes to meet me," Elena replies.
"What do you think the meeting is, another promotion?"
"Hardly, another promotion would mean I'll be away from the princess and she wouldn't allow it, she considers me an older sister but it would be nice."
"Well it would not be too long, she's eighteen now, the age of marriage and she's smitten with Prince Gai of Dingin."
"True, married life will keep her busy."
"If I'm not speaking out of place you should consider it too, ma'am."
"Oh I'm much too busy for that, I carry the weight of the kingdom on my shoulders."
After the bath and breakfast, Elena heads out to meet the king.
She arrives at the palace and bows to the elf king.
"You may rise," the elf king said.
"What is thy bidding, your majesty?"
"You are to take a small squad into the town of Plebs and help with some rebuilding, Plebs is a neutral town so it is likely you will encounter former enemies of the Dark, do not let your guard down, even though it is peace time it does not mean old wounds heal easily. I know this is something I should assign standard soldiers but the damage done there along with other small villages were by unknown entities and we need confirmation if they are a dire threat or not. This is a covert operation so civilian clothing is a must, the arrangements have been made now go."
"I will at once, Your Majesty."
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Elf Captain Elena took with her three others, one was a medic Jetkins, another was Gudolu a mage who could heal but his main function was offensive spells, and her best archer Nesa.
"Here we are the town of Plebs," Elf Captain Elena announces.
Nesa looks around. "When the king said this town is neutral he wasn't kidding, a lot of goblins and men that look unsavory."
"Focus team, let's get to the inn."
The four made their way through the town. It wasn't too much destruction which certainly meant their job would be a lot easier which is what Elf Captain Elena wanted all though the sight of the horde of goblins got on her nerves. She wished this was a battlefield so she could just kill them all but if she started attacking it would be an act of war so she would maintain her peace.
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"Ah Plebs Inn, free room and board await us."
The five go head inside and Elf Captain Elena greets the Innkeeper.
"Alright we have our two rooms, one for the he-elves and one for the she-elves and our keys, let's settle in, eat lunch and get to work."
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The four were eating and planing when Elf Captain Elena excuses herself to get a refill of juice. After getting her refill she bumps into someone. "Pardon me," she says but then froze in place, she stood face to face with an enemy from the past. It was the green orc that got away from her. There was no mistaking it; the only difference was the eye patch. It only took the orc a few seconds to recognize the she-elf looking back at him.
"Well, well, this is certainly a surprise. It seems that fate has given me another chance to finish what was started four years ago."
"You don't know how long I waited for this but no hostilities code prevents me from acting."
"Oh so you orcs are trying to be honest now, well that's a new one if it's true."
"My name is Thantor, younger brother of Khantor; remember the name that goes with this face Elf Captain Elena."
"So you know my name, I'm honored."
"Of course, you are infamous among the remaining servants of the Dark but I quit the army. I am freelance"
"Why keep to that code, why not just end your life right here?"
"Ha, you already disgrace me once, it shan't happen again. But there is no reason why you can't draw the blade."
"Nice try but it won't work!"