[899.1] – Y03.199.1 – Twilight Days I
“They’re fightin’,” Copper said, his eyes squinting as he tried to watch the specks in the distance.
“Why’s he fightin’ foh? He just got married!” Jack said, shaking his head, letting out the kind of disappointed sigh Julia used against him.
“She’s fightin’ too,” Ginny said.
“Yeah, but she’s not a Priest,” Copper said.
“Priests fight,” Ginny replied.
“Yeah, but ‘e’s…”
“He’s a Priest of Lady Arya,” the girl said, tapping her forehead with her index and middle fingers in a botched attempt of the Lady of War’s holy gesture.
The boys tapped their foreheads the sa way, relenting to Ginny’s words. He was a Priest of War, after all. They squinted further to check the fights of their Managers, and them.
Them.
‘Where’s all the fire?’ Alex thought, expecting a flash of fire any mont now.
No fire ca, but the figures, like ants on the horizon, could feel blood splatter against them.
“Blood after a wedding?” Amira tutted, using the new blade she had been gifted. She barely had to slice the air and the blade struck deep upon her will. It was a strange sensation to strike true at one’s will, even if she could only do so three tis per day.
No.
It was crazy enough she could do so once per day, never mind thrice.
“The sign of a long marriage, and our lost innocence,” Dunes joked, distracting her from her ridiculous thought. ‘It’s dangerous to make such jokes when she wields such a blade.’
‘What?’ rl thought, barely holding her shield as she watched a greater shield cut down the bear before her. The wall known as Nobby swung his axe and the bear lay dead. It was truly that simple when it ca to Nobby.
rl gasped as the bear tore against Nobby’s chest with a mighty claw, and Nobby’s arm raised slowly, far too slowly, before swinging down to completely slice the creature’s arm clean off. The bear howled in pain, and a swing silenced it forever.
rl had heard again and again about Nobby’s adventures. She had heard how he had co first place in the tournant, but against those who had yet to turn eighteen, it was just a playground for boys and girls. He had fought hydras too, but hydras were… sothing. They were within her imagination and her imagination was wild, but she understood the unknown was more dangerous than the familiar. With how easily they had dispatched so many hydras, perhaps they were truly weaker than she had expected.
She knew how strong bears were, however. A single bear could slaughter three or four villages with ease. Yet, Nobby stood. Even as two or three bears ca to cut him down, their great claws which could kill her with a single swipe, rely pet away at Nobby’s skin, which seed almost as strong as iron.
“Jurot,” a voice called through the air, taking rl’s thoughts for a mont. “Can I use my smites?”
“Yes,” ca the other voice, equally as terrifying as the first.
Whereas Amira and Dunes fought with so semblance of modesty, still understanding the threats of the bears, there were two who seed to enjoy the oncoming horde of beasts.
Attack - Wraith (Flanking)
D20 11 = 17 (6)
Hit!
Mana: 25 -> 24
Ability: Divine Smite
2D6 2D6 9 = 17 (1, 3)(2, 2)
17 damage!
Attack - Wraith (Flanking)
D20 11 = 18 (7)
Hit!
Mana: 24 -> 23
Ability: Divine Smite
2D6 2D6 9 = 17 (1, 1)(1, 5)
17 damage!
Onward Soar: 1 -> 0
Attack - Wraith (Flanking)
D20 11 = 30 (19)
Hit!
Mana: 23 -> 22
Ability: Divine Smite
4D6 4D6 9 = 36 (2, 3, 3, 3)(1, 3, 6, 6)
36 damage!
Attack - Wraith (Flanking)
D20 11 = 31 (20)
Hit!
Mana: 22 -> 21
Ability: Divine Smite
4D6 4D6 9 = 28 (1, 1, 1, 3)(4, 4, 4, 5)
28 damage!
Mana: 21 -> 20
Spell: Shield
Magic Save
D20 6 = 17 (11)
Pass!
Defence: 15 -> 20
Health: 91 -> 81
Like a hot knife through butter, but more akin to cold axe through bear, the beasts fell one by one to Adam’s axe. Adam raised his shield to block a bear’s mighty paw, willing forth his magics to protect himself, though the might of the beast pressed him back.
‘Damn, it’s really scary to fight without my armour,’ Adam thought, leading with his shield, no longer quite as reckless as when he was within his puthral, though the others did not view him quite the sa.
Adam could feel sothing slipping away from him as he willed his magic forward, almost as though his magic drew away to an unseen void. ‘What was that?’
rl clutched her spear, remaining behind the wall known as Nobby, while skilful weapons brought death to the bears, even the Priest, who should not have stepped forward, was swinging his blade with great might and skill.
Victory!
XP Gained: 500
XP: 200 -> 700
‘That much XP?’ Adam thought.
Mana: 16
HP: 69
‘Nice,’ he thought, glancing down towards the rest of his attire which had taken quite a battering thanks to the bears. He glanced aside to see rl was safe and sound within her chain armour and shield, though it was no doubt Nobby’s presence which had kept her safe.
“You fought well,” Jurot said, nodding his head to rl, whose spear would peek through from behind Nobby to strike a bear.
“I am not quite as strong as you all,” she admitted, glancing to Amira, who wiped her magical blade, the blade sparkling like the night sky. Then her eyes snapped to Dunes’ blade, the heavy dwarven blade which had sliced through the bears with ease, though the Priest remained behind.
“You fought well without magical weapons, or magic,” Jurot said, his eyes glancing to the side towards Adam. “Did you cast a spell?”
“I cast Shield to protect , but I felt sothing weird.”
“Casting magic this month is dangerous,” Dunes said, glancing up towards the late afternoon sky. “Even I hesitate to pray during this month.”
“Yeah…” He cleared his throat and glanced towards rl. “So what do you think of our Nobby? Isn’t he strong?”
“I can’t deny it. Watching you all, I understand why we villagers remain within our village.”
“It’s not a big deal,” Adam said, waving his hand almost dismissively. “Just find soone crazy to make you an Expert in a year, and you’ll be almost as strong, especially if you wield Greater Enhanced weapons.”
“You make it sound as though it’s so easy.”
“Well…” Adam glanced to the rest of his companions. “You’re the only one who hasn’t done it here.”
rl narrowed her eyes towards Adam, who smirked slightly. The half elf had at least worn his helt, though he revealed the large grin on his face for her.
“Alright, let’s go get everyone to bring the bodies back.”
“How will we split the bears?”
“We’ll split it…” Adam thought for a long mont. “We’ll split it into three. One for the business. One for us as a group. One for the village.”
rl furrowed her brows towards Adam, wondering why he chose to split it that way. ‘That doesn’t make any sense.’
Chief rl held up her hands at the approaching group, her heart beating quickly. “That was quick!”
“There were only about twelve of them,” Adam said, shrugging his shoulders as if it was any less impressive.
“Oh look at you all, you’re all torn up,” the Chief said, before ushering them to sit so they could be fixed up.
Adam reached up to his chest, before he was stopped by Jurot’s hand on his shoulder. “Oh. Right.”
The Chief glanced up towards her granddaughter who had gone out to fight and had co back with nary a hair out of place. She raised her brows expectantly.
The young rl let out a long sigh and bowed her head. ‘Nobby’s far too strong to let him go. He’ll make a good protector for the village.’
“Executive Adam, about the marriage between Nobby and rl…” The Chief smiled towards Adam.
“Why are you asking when you’ve got a needle so close to my heart?” Adam replied playfully, certain they wouldn’t actually try to kill him. “Like I said, I’m not going to force you.”
“When can they marry?”
“What?”
“I think it would be best if it was sooner rather than later, I’m too old!”
Adam smiled wide. “Not a day over twenty five, I’m sure.”
“Oh you!” Chief rl smiled wider.
“Nobby, what do you think? Do you want to get married?”
Nobby flushed a deep red. “Okay.”
“What do you an okay? Do you want to get married or not?”
Nobby’s cheeks turned red. “Yes.”
“rl?”
The younger rl nodded.
“Don’t just nod, I want to hear an affirmative. This is important. You’ll be getting married, and hopefully lots of children. This is the person you’ll be wanting to spend your life with. Don’t just nod.”
“Yes.”
“There we go.”
“I will inform Nobby of our customs,” Chief rl said. “He must marry over the river. He should bring a gift too.”
“What kind of gift?”
“A gift of so worth.”
Adam thought for a long mont. ‘He has so magical items. He should probably gift that.’
“Daddy!” called a tiny voice which wished to tackle her father, while her older siblings and younger twin also charged towards their father.
Adam let out a satisfied sigh. ‘I shouldn’t have held back.’
The marriage arc amplifies!
Of course we get a little cao from our favourite troublemaker too.
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