Voyage of Mysteries

Chapter Sixty Six: All Devoured

The Chaldean leader who was riding the black horse spoke in a deep voice, "Burn everyone..."

"You..." he pointed at another Chaldean. "Find a way to make sure that kid never gets back up."

"Yes Chief!" the Chaldean nodded without any complaint even though he knew that no one would survive being hit by a poisoned arrow much less falling into a pit. It was a custom for them to burn down everything after raiding a place.

The other Chaldeans nodded and immediately lit up torches and began burning everything in the village.

The Chaldean took the torch and walked up to the pit where Cassio had fallen. He looked into it and saw that it was very dark inside. Slowly he threw the torch into it and walked away.

"Let's move before the military comes!" the Chaldean leader said as he pulled the reins. "We don't want them to get to us."

The Chaldeans nodded and immediately sheathed their scythes and ran, following the Chaldean leader who was riding on his horse. There was a stampede which caused dus