Sentenced to Death

[Cal Soulshadow]

Dimman had spent two days in Strongholt Prison, having survived the tortures of Captain Duo. Once a good Maul Knight, he had inexplicably deserted and joined forces with those baby-murdering bastards in Cove. Three times he was give the chance to repent and return to the Army of Kaldor; three times he refused. The only recourse left to the Kaldorians now was to execute the traitor.

After being given his last rites by Foxy, and an ale, as his last request, he was taken upstairs to the new guillotine.
Cal was a little dubious of this newfangled device; she couldn't see what was wrong with an old fashioned firing squad, or even an axe, but was assured it was a quick and clean way to end a life.
An initial test worked, but a second test was performed once Dimman was upon the scaffold, and as sod's law had it, the blade jammed. A footsoldier was sent to fetch oil, while Dimman shivered on the platform.



Once the blade was oiled and ready, Dimman was asked for his last words.



As he kneed beneath the great blade, a great many footsteps sounded on the stone steps of the prison. Covians!

Dimman was hastily bundled into Duo's office, while the Kaldorians grouped at the top of the stairs.
The battle was fierce, but the Covians were too many for the Kaldorians to handle this time. Dimman would live to see another day.