《Malheur aux vaincus - Short stories》Une journée de routine en garnison au bout du monde connu
Advertisement
Les hommes valeureux constituent la meilleure tour de défense d'une cité, Alcée de Mytilène Une journée de routine en garnison au bout du monde connu Le soleil au ponant éclairait de ses derniers feux cette journée sanglante. Une nouvelle page de gloire pourrait être gravée sur notre aigle, si le lendemain elle était encore entre nos mains, ce dont nous doutions fort.
Les tribus du septentrion avaient déferlé sans répit sur l'oppidum dès le petit matin. Au mépris le plus total de la mort, des myriades de barbares peinturlurés de signes cabalistiques se jetèrent sous nos pieux, galvanisés par les chants de guerre. Pris au dépourvu, incapables de contenir une telle marée humaine, les hommes étaient tétanisés devant cet ennemi implacable. Devant leurs figures inhumaines et leur témérité folle, associées à leur nombre, même les plus intrépides doutaient. Toutefois, malgré le désespoir qui menaçait, leur discipline, fruit d'un entraînement continuel, leur permit de contenir vaille que vaille le premier assaut. Pour chaque soldat qui tombait, dix adversaires trépassaient. Le flot humain, s'il ne se tarissait qu'à peine au fil des heures, encourageait les défenseurs. Se ressaisissant après ce mince succès, le moral des troupes changea : les solides fortifications qui avaient permis de résister ne leur feraient pas défaut, si tant est qu'ils puissent continuer à tout faire pour les tenir.
C'est à cet instant que la deuxième vague s'élança, voyant l'échec de la première. En effet, ces féroces combattants respectaient une coutume tribale séculaire : seuls les plus jeunes guerriers, encore guère expérimentés, participaient aux premières passes d'armes, ce qui permettait de les écrémer. Ainsi, des combattants dans la force de l'âge, l'honneur de leur peuple, entrèrent dans la bataille alors que les cohortes engagées sur le rempart guerroyaient sans répit depuis l'aube. Soumis à une pression intolérable, le front commença à plier, certaines poches de barbares prenaient durablement pied sur les murs d'enceinte. Galvanisés par leur réussite, ils trépignaient, littéralement pris de transe pour atteindre les fantassins hagards qui commençaient à se débander.
Advertisement
Face à une défaite qui s’annonçait inévitable, nous prîmes la décision d’enflammer nos palissades avant qu’elles ne tombent aux mains de l’ennemi, les pertes subies étant tellement importantes que le dernier bastion du fort, seule construction de briques suffirait amplement pour les survivants, en espérant que ceux-ci ne périraient pas étouffés par la fumée d'enfer que produisaient nos défenses en feu. Nous avions tenu tout le jour, seule l’arrivée d’autres garnisons du dispositif défensif romain pouvait désormais nous sauver, ce que notre feu de joie devait en outre hâter, tel était le mince espoir auquel nous nous raccrochions. Sinon, nous aurions toujours la possibilité de rejoindre Pluton accompagnés du plus grand nombre possible d'ennemis, un bûcher funéraire aussi fastueux ne pouvant que le ravir.
Advertisement
- In Serial70 Chapters
The Core: The First Guest (Book 1 of 3)
Book two starts here: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/46417/the-core-the-hive-daughter-book-2-of-3 --- Kevin was just a normal 10 year old kid until he saw a woman vanish right before his eyes. This made Kevin just a little bit different. He paid more attention to people now. Little did he know that this little difference would kill him the next time he encountered another alien about to return home. It would tear him apart, cell by cell, until he was unmade. His mind being transported away. So distantly far away there is a race that advanced to the point where they built dyson spheres to house their civilizations. In their continual expansion, they seeded galaxies with pods and connection satellites. Over time they upgraded their dyson spheres into matryoshka brain Cores. Imagine a computer powered by a star. Citizens of Cores no longer age once they upload their minds into the virtual living system of the Core. While they didn’t age, most still choose to cycle through life and death though at a different scale of time compared to our lives. Citizens can visit other planets and live there as if they were on a "vacation". Mercury is Earth’s hub connected to the closest Core and Earth is a remote vacation spot for wealthy citizens. When the main character was 10 he witnessed a citizen returning to the Core. The story continues 10 odd years later when he again witnesses a similar situation unfolding and manages to touch the person returning to the Core. This causes him to be swept up in the transfer as well and for his mind to join as a "Guest" user of the Core. As a Guest he has limited powers, a starting balance of zero cr or Citizen credits, and no idea how he can get home. He is the first human to ever become a Guest of a Core. Where money itself is the highest form of their science. --- Progress update: Progress update: COMPLETE Stories:✦The Core: The First Guest (The Core: Book 1 of 3) ✦The Core: The Hive Daughter (The Core: Book 2 of 3) The Core: The Hive Daughter (Book 2 of 3) | Royal Road Stories in PROGRESS:✦The Core: The Dark Enemy (The Core: Book 3 of 3)PROJECTED Stories and Series: ★The Radiative Zone Series: The Girl with Powers (3 book series) ✶The Convective Zone Series: Into the Game (3 book series) This series is a work in progress. Major editing will be done after each book is complete, so there will be typos and parts that need further explanation. Please, please feel free to point out any of these things. I will attempt to keep readers apprised of all changes and big updates.
8 298 - In Serial33 Chapters
Nightfallers (LitRPG)
A group of outcast children become assassins within a high-stakes online game. Caught in the middle of a savage war between three schools for gifted children, they find themselves pawns in a bet between billionaires. A bet where they must win the competition at any cost, or lose their home and their friends—but first they need to overcome their own limitations and fears.Updates each week, with occasional bonus chapters.
8 185 - In Serial52 Chapters
Technically Abroad
This is the story about Victor who is Technically Abroad and how he is adjusting to this one simple fact. Going to college is a hard time for a lot of people. You just became an adult in society’s eyes, but people still treat you like a kid. A year ago you might have had to ask for permission to use the bathroom, but now you can vote, legally buy most things and work, marry, etc. Even if some people still treat you like a kid. So in the simplest non-spoilery terms, this story is about Victor finding himself in a world that isn’t his, with a lot of rules that weren’t given to him upon arrival. Instead, he has to take the cards he was dealt and do the best that he can, even though he never asked to be part of this game that turned into his life. He has to just hope he can live up to his name. This story will be one that can be found in its entirety here, but thanks to multiple people asking the story to be put here it will be, albeit with a delay compared to the main site. Discord is here if you wish to join the community in a more direct fashion. I'd love to talk with more people who read the story. Also if you wish to aid in the series getting noticed please visit here and give it a boost. Every vote is greatly appreciated.
8 109 - In Serial145 Chapters
Emerald
"Too bad your color is red, you'd look great in green."A Draco Malfoy fanfiction. Based off the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling.18 + mature audience.
8 181 - In Serial6 Chapters
The dragon prince episode 4:bloodthirsty what if ?
What if callum told his Aunt Amaya about rayla what would she do would she believe callum or would her hate for the dragons and the people of xadia make her attack rayla (this is my first time making a fan fiction speak your mind love it hate it think it could be better I just like knowing that you read my fan fiction and sorry for the long winded rant) ps. LOTS OF RAYLLAM more fan fiction on it's way I hope *gulp* enjoy :)
8 149 - In Serial103 Chapters
7 Dragons and Princess
A world where power is everything,a story about half breed and princess .not a journey to see the vast world but also a journey to change the world.
8 194

