Zombie Dawn

[Old Dwarf]

Death & The City

Cassius Decius stood on the wall in the pale light of the false dawn,looking out over the great ragged Horde before his City.It was unnerving they were silent as death,which they were.By Jupiter if they would just sound a horn or a war cry,anything but this awful Silence!

The Governor allowed himself a moment of self pity,
only 3 months from an honorable retirement back in Roma & now
THIS-his 15th Legion shattered &
his City now under siege.Could the City Garrison
& the remains of the 15th Legion hold out until reinforcements arrived?

Brainnnnnnnnnnnnsssssss.... the soul chilling hiss from
a thousand dead throats made Cassius realize there was something worst than Silence!!His attention snapped back to the Gotha,whose witch hags had now unleashed the shambling Horde toward the City walls.The City Garrison responded with the call of the
battle horns summoning the garrison,the attack had started!!

Cassius left the wall,passing City guardsmen hurrying to
stations.Reaching his personal guard he sent a Centurion to find the Emperor's Niece & escort her to the Palace.Another twist of fate,to be hosting a member of the Imperial family at a time like this-the damn girl was causing him to divert troops urgently needed for the walls.

Oh well,no sense troubling over what had to be done
& with that Governor Cassius Decius, Proctor of Noricum
Ripense & Lord of Tarso set off to his Palace to direct
the defense. And behind the departing Governor the City of Tarso held its breath for the coming attack!The Dead had came to Claim the Living!.