title: The Iliad Book XXII: The Death of Hector
author: Lisa Jarnot
description: Lisa Jarnot is the author of NIGHT SCENES (Flood Editions, 2008), THE ILIAD BOOK XXII: THE DEATH OF HECTOR (Book Thug, 2007), REPTILE HOUSE (Book Thug, 2006), BLACK DOG SONGS (Flood Editions, 2003), THE EIGHTFOLD PATH (A+Bend Press, 2000), and SOME OTHER KIND OF MISSION (Burning Deck, 1996). She lives in New York City and is the owner and operator of Catskill Organics Farm.
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  _A battle of brothers…_
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  Iaido was gone.
  
  
  
  
  
  Achilles was gone.
  
  
  
  
  
  At this very moment, there was no
  
  
  conscious thought. The individual known as Iaido to his friends and Achilles
  to
  
  
  his enemies was nothing more than the living embodiment of his swords. He
  
  
  leaped and rolled, blocked and countered, attacked and defended all without
  
  
  thought.
  
  
  
  
  
  Each of the three warriors had their
  
  
  own advantages and disadvantages in this battle. The point was to capitalize
  on
  
  
  their strengths while minimizing their weakness. In this aspect, Iaido had
  
  
  several advantages over his brothers since he was wielding two katanas which
  
  
  gave him plenty of flexibility in his attacks. Granted, Aeneas was also using
  
  
  two weapons but a gladius was best used up close. Hector was using a single
  
  
  katana but seemed to be able to manipulate the surrounding shadows into a
  
  
  shield.
  
  
  
  
  
  Iaido’s foremost weakness had nothing
  
  
  to do with himself; it had to do with the General. That was th