The reinforcements that came for them turned out to be two Battalions of infantry from the 7th Bhurk Regiment. Both were made up almost entirely of wrath Demons, and they marched with heavy shields in a phalanx formation, ideal for preventing hordes of zombies and other lesser undead from getting into their ranks.
They even had specialty shields made, which intrigued Karl.
They had a pin and barrel latching system, with a pin on the left, and a hollow tube on the right, so that when the soldiers were shoulder to shoulder, the large shields could be interlocked to form a defensive wall that the taller Demons could attack over.
That was an advantage that the Wrath Demons had on most other species. With the average soldier standing well over three metres tall, they dwarfed the undead army, and even the vast majority of the Orcish locals.
"Avatar of the Red, it is good to see you again. We were told that there is a Dragon Favoured warrior here, who will draw the undead with their mere presence." The leader of the first battalion to arrive greeted Priestess Delilah.
"Battalion Commander Daleth, I believe that it might be a whole group. Red Priestess Tessa has much favour of the gods on her, and her mount is certainly destined for greatness, despite his racial limits.
But it is the one known as Karl who has far too much destiny swirling around him. The Old Gods favour him." She replied.
The Demon gave Karl an appraising look, and Karl shrugged. "That's what the clerics keep saying. But mostly, I just have incredible luck."
The Totem Ranked Wrath Demon smiled. "That's all the favour that you really need. You still look young, though. Perhaps their favour extends to an increase in your growth rate as well."
Karl nodded. "My class has definite advantages over most when it comes to growth. I grow as my beasts grow, and the separate space skill that I have for them increases their growth rate." "What do you have for beasts? So that I can inform my men." "There is a Blood Destruction Demonic Spider, a Winged Void Badger, a Naga Shaman Queen, a Ghostfire Thunderbird, and the Behemoth that Priestess Tessa is riding is one of my bonded partners as well." Karl offered.
The Demon frowned. "Your luck must be insane to have stumbled across such an interesting variety of beasts."
Karl shook his head. "It's a side effect of my class. It helps them evolve as they obtain new skills and treasures. Hawk, the blue streak up in the sky, used to be a Common Rank Windspeed Hawk."
"You named your Windspeed Hawk 'Hawk'? Why not just call him bird?"
Remi laughed as the Demon clearly judged Karl's lack of naming skills.
{I am fairly sure that Hawk was the only one of us who was named by Karl without any input into his own name. There is actually one more, a Glasswing Butterfly, but she's still in her early growth phase, and won't interact with the outside world.} Remi added.
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