As the sun began to rise, Kurlock moved ahead of his men to see the city up close.
He has seen the city once before, but he never managed to enter the city. He hardly breached the gate the last time he was here.
He could see the marks left by his men a couple weeks back on the walls of the heart of Taselak. Some sections of the walls were still damaged while some sections were repaired, although poorly.
When the day was bright enough for him to be able to see all the Tasels on the walls, Kurlock drew his mighty Toe Smasher on his pony's back.
"Attack!"
With his order, horn blowers and archers signaled the attack. Archers from both sides started to exchange arrows between them.
"Your holiness. We need to move back. We are too ahead of everyone. We don't have enough men to breach the city yet."
"This is time for Kurlock to shine! Start putting siege engines against the walls! Kurlock will charge ahead! Tell others to follow! Kurlock shall be the first one to enter the city!"
"No, your holiness! That is too dangerous!"
"Pah! There is no Tasel strong enough to kill Kurlock in a single combat! Kurlock shall crush all their toes for the Wyvern and the Griffin before the faithfuls arrive! No more talking! Follow Kurlock!"
As Kurlock climbed the walls, Tasel archers began to focus on him. Some Tasels realized who was in the front and quickly focused their attacks on Kurlock.
Kurlock's men tried to protect him by climbing faster but there were way too many Tasels waiting for them at the top of the walls. As his men were pushed back from the walls, Kurlock was stuck on the ladder. Kurlock shouted his men to move forward but the fight on the walls were too fierece for his men to move forward. While Kurlock and his men were stuck on the ladder, Aeneas' men began to chop the ladder with their axes. Kurlock quickly pushed his men out of his way to stop Tasels from chopping the ladder but as he was about to get on the wall, a long spear appeared before him and pierced his heart, pushing him off the walls.
Kurlock fell to the ground from the walls which caused Kurlock to die momentarily. But soon Kurlock could feel the Wyvern and the Griffin giving him strength to get up once more. Kurlock could hear their whispers telling him to rise and fight once more, just like his first day as the Wyvern Incarnate.
However, unlike the last time he died, there were more than one person wishing him dead. As he got up, the gate of Taselak opened. Through the gate, all the remaining cavalries Taselak had poured out. Before Kurlock could react, another spear pierced his body. Followed by the spear, cavalries of Taselak slashed, pierced, and smashed Kurlock until he was no longer recognizable. Even the Wyvern and the Griffin could not make Kurlock rise for the third time when there was no body to raise.
When Sandals arrived at the spot where Kurlock was shredded, they found nothing but a pool of blood and his toe smasher.
