Exile Chapter 43 Draft 4

I've finished draft 4 of Exile Chapter 43 and it can be downloaded at the bottom of this page

Going back to the three act play story format this chapter is the end of act two. The bad guy wins. Things are not looking so hot for our heroes right now, and there doesn't seem like there's much hope. Mal has triumphed over his inner emo, but now Silmera's been taken prisoner and he's got to fight his way through sixty thousand Samirreh and Ven to get her back, not to mention the fact that there's still the matter of his destiny to be considered. And time is running out, there's only a day and a half to go before the Samirreh force their way into Avalon and make it impossible for him to do what he needs to do. At this point in the story, he's looking at some pretty bad odds and there doesn't seem like there's much he can do to overcome them. He's even had to do what he swore he'd never do again just to get to Nothengard in time.

But there is still hope, no matter how small it might be. Aaron is gathering his army, and Mal has made a deal with the Dark God to get him to them before his time runs out. Now begins act three. The heroes regroup, and throw themselves at the villains with all they have left.