Just as I am about to head home I notice movement at the edge of the jungle. As I expected, it is the general, what I wasn't expecting is that he has another army. Then again, the undead have had plenty of time to send more of their number through the gate.

This attack will be a lot harder for the humans to deal with since they won't have a break. They also won't get a chance to clean up the bodies so the ramp is still there. So I decide to stick around and watch to see if the avatar or the general gets involved.

The darkness poses no problems for me with my eyes, but it does for the humans. They light torches all along the wall, but that doesn't give them much help. The undead attack this time is much more effective, due to the general's control.

Almost as soon as the attack begins the undead reach the top of the wall. As I watch the fighting on the wall I notice that the undead are stronger than they were before. This could be because its is now night time, or it could be an ability of the general.

If the general can buff the undead, that is something I need to be careful of. Especially if it is a buff that can stack, meaning the more generals around the stronger the undead get. The undead finally manage to push the humans back and get a foothold on the wall.

As soon as they do, the human's casualties increase rapidly, which all turn into undead. Even these new undead are stronger than the ones from earlier, so it is a buff. The death knights that reach the top of the wall are killing a lot of the human soldiers.

On average the humans lose ten to fifteen soldiers to kill each death knight. Then they lose a few more in dealing with the new undead created from their fallen comrades. If the humans didn't have spellcasters backing up the soldiers they would be losing even more.

Even though their losses have increased greatly the humans are still managing to hold on. The avatar still isn't helping them, he just stands there watching the fighting. It is making me curious, how can a god of war stand to watch and not join in?

If it was me down there I probably would have joined in from the very beginning. Of course that is probably because I am far more interested in keeping my people alive. The avatar probably sees the humans as ants or something like that.

The general is also staying at the back of the undead, looks like I won't get to see either of them fight. Even just watching the fight from afar makes me itch to rush down and join in. However, if I did either the general or the avatar would come after me, maybe both!

From the way the undead are fighting and the fact that the general is staying back, I am guessing this is just a probe. If they were serious about taking the town they would be fighting differently. Maybe the avatar has realized this and that is why he is staying out of the fighting.

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After all, if it is going to be a war instead of a battle, then keeping a trump card is important. There is a lot more strategy involved in a long term conflict, especially open war. That is something I have no real experience with and why I want to find a tactician.

Right now my best candidate if I can't find my own is going to be to borrow Alexa. I am fairly confident that Mercy will allow me to borrow her, if Mercy herself doesn't join the war. That is going to depend a lot on what ends up happening with the empire.

It depends on if we end up going to war with them and how much damage the war causes. If her kingdom takes a lot of damage then she probably won't be able to help against the demons. I am fairly sure that the actions of the empire are caused by the demons, but I can't prove it.

As I am thinking about the empire and what I need to do, the battle below ends. All of the undead, except the general, have been destroyed by the humans. The general watches for a minute more before retreating into the jungle.

Once the general leaves the avatar also turns and leaves while the humans start cleaning up. Since there is nothing else to see here, I turn and fly towards the clearing. I want to see what the undead are going to do if I can before I head back to the elves.

Of course, I stay nice and high so that the chances of being spotted are lower. The last thing I want is the maker pulling me out of the sky or trying to shoot me down. When I fly over the clearing I have trouble believing what my eyes are showing me.

The clearing has gotten bigger, the undead have torn down the trees around the gate. Those trees are now piled around the edges of the clearing to form crude barricades. The gate is still open, but I can see several of the giants, they are the ones pulling up the trees.

I also spot three of the generals moving around the clearing, but no sign of the maker. It looks like she is waiting to come through the gate until after the clearing is fortified. Either that or she is waiting for all the undead that spread around the island to return.

Whatever the case may be, it looks like she is fully committed to moving to this island. Meaning she should keep the humans distracted for quite a while at least. In the end, it doesn't really matter too much which side wins, as long as they stay out of my hair.

Now that I know the maker is committed, I turn and fly back across the mountains. By the time I return to the elven camp it is the middle of the night and everyone is asleep. So, I land and meditate until the sun comes up, then I have breakfast with Nala and Albion.

Just as we start eating Brightfire joins us, it's like she knows when I open the food pouch. Of course, I don't turn her away, I feed her as well as Silverstream and Stillwater. They show up a few minutes behind Brightfire, but their hungry looks tell me it is no coincidence.

"How did the loading go yesterday?"

Stillwater says "It is done, we can leave today if you are ready."

"Yeah, I am ready."

Brightfire says "Then we should leave, before the humans find us."

"No rush. We don't need to worry about the humans."

Silverstream says "Why not? What did you do?"

"Let's just say they have something else keeping them busy."

Brightfire says "Like we are going to buy that! Come on, spill!"

The three of them badger me until I finally give in and tell them about the maker. When I am done speaking the three of them just sit there staring at me. You would think that by now they would be used to this kind of thing and wouldn't be so surprised.