Hey guys! First Diablo fic here. Trust me, it sounds better than it is :D
Note: I'll add an assassin in later chapters if i get feedback so review if you want an assassin or not
Disclaimer: --- i hate writing these.....Diablo belongs to blizzard. If you dont believe me go to hell and check for a blizzard icon on diablo's ass
Marcus, The Warrior
I Breathe deeply as i set foot in the rogue encampment. The demons were gaining in on me fast but luckily for me the rogues at the outskirts of the camp have shot them down. I gave them a nod in gratitude for them saving my life.
I'm not necessarily a Barbarian but i just came from the Northern lands for training as a blacksmith with the father of a friend of mine at Harrogath and apparently he came earlier than i would have expected
"Marcus! There you are!" My friend, Ryzak yelled to me from the center of the rogue camp
"Well, it looks like you made early for a change Ryzak" I said to him before shaking his hand, i havent seen him for a long time
"Don't get used to it, Didn't really expect to come early"
It was then i noticed some more people gathered up the camp fire
"Friends of yours Ryzak?"
"Yes, i met them on my way here. Apparently where all here for the same reason"
"Well well, What awful twist of fate brought all us here together" The necromancer said and stood up. He had white hair like me but longer (A/N: i know warriors dont have white hair but this is what makes this guy so special)
He has a white shirt topped by a black vest. I noticed a dagger and what seemed like a wand made of bone
"Necromancer..." I said with a bitter tone in my voice
"Don't worry buddy, he wont hurt ya, he's a little different than you think" I heard my best friend said to me
"A necromancer? nice?! Dear god help me! The world is ending!" i shouted which made everyone laugh
"Have faith in him, he's better than you think" Someone said, particularly, a Paladin
"I am Brother-Darius, from the High Order of Zakarum" he said
"Pleasure to meet you noble Paladin" i said to him
He wore signature paladin armor and had a targe, a long sword and a full helm covering his face
"Likewise"
"This here is Cheryl, an Amazon" Ryzak said, pointing to a blond woman in leather armor, armed with javelins and a buckler. By the looks of it she was atleast 2 years older than me....probably 23 or 24 and i have to admit she had looks of an angel
"Pleasure to meet you my lady"
Next stood a sorceress and a druid
"My name is Credo and this is my sister, Leandra" The druid said
Like most druids, he had orange hair and armor made of materials i cant even describe. He also had a grey wolf standing beside him
As for the sorceress, she wore what any other sorceress would. Green rags covering her private areas only, showing allot of skin (A/N: Bow chicka bow wow :D ) She also had a Gnarled Staff and an amulet
I shook of the nasty thought and introduced myself
"My name is Marcus, i came from the Northern Highlands here with my friend. I could have arrived earlier but sadly demons covered my path like grass. I heard the news that The Lord of Terror walks the world again and is trying to resurrect his brothers so im here to stop him"
"So are we" The Amazon said
"I dont really care about the world. Im just here to prove a point" The Necromancer talked back
"Shut it Drake"
"Have you met Akara yet?" Darius asked me
"No, i'm afraid not"
"You better go see her. She's the leader of this camp"
"I'm on my way"
I walked to the corner of the camp where who they call Akara resides
--Minutes later after long introductions--
"I must ask a favor from you and your group stranger"
"Anything you ask my lady"
"There is a place of great evil here in the wilderness. Kashya's rogue scouts have informed me that a cave nearby is filled with shadowy creatures from beyond the grave. I fear that these creatures are massing an attack on our encampment. If you are sincere about helping us, find the dark labyrinth and destroy the foul beasts." She told me
"Of course Lady Akara, It would be of great Honor to help" I said
"May the Great Eye watch over you all"
I nodded and i trudged back to the bonfire where the others were laughing. Ryzak must probably told something funny. The Paladin was first to talk to me
"How was it Marcus?"
"She asked us to do her a favor" i replied
"What, give her a sponge bath?" The Necromancer said
"No, She asked us to find a cave in the wilderness. She senses that demons are enmassing for an attack on the camp. We are ordered to kill everything in it before they group up"
"Oh that is just great" The Sorceress said
"If you dont want to come, fine. Any one else want to stay back here?" I asked the others.
"Hey, i didn't say i didn't want to come" She retorted
"Ok then, Everyone get ready. We'll leave in a few minutes" Darius said and continued getting ready, unsheathing his sword, planting it to the ground and began whispering something in foreign language
I felt a surge of energy envelop me and bluish rings formed all around us. As i suspected, its an aura from the Paladin
''WHAT IN THE NAME OF TRAG' OUL IS THIS?! PALADIN! GET THIS OFF ME!" Drake shouted like he was going to die from a little prayer. He maybe a necromancer but he's still human
"I cant Drake, I cant control the power of God. It was his choice to bless all of us" He said
"Its a spell, dimwit. God doesn't exist" Drake blasted back
"Neither does Trag 'Oul"
"TAKE THAT BACK!"
Wow, their like kids bickering over what they believe in
"Thats enough you two" The Sorceress stepped in like a mother breaking up her fighting kids
The Paladin took of his helmet and revealed his face. He was young, maybe as old as me, had brown, medium length hair and a tan skin tone, not that pale and not that dark, just right
I actually saw a small gap in the sorceress' mouth. I could feel an instant attraction
"Forgive me my lady" Darius said to her, she even blushed
Damn, Didn't see that coming
"Break it up you two...We have a quest to do" Ryzak stepped in and i backed him up
"He's right, we dont have time to play around"
They all nodded, gathered their gear and we marched to the camp exit
I heard Ryzak mumble something. I think it was
"Beware foul demons and beasts" Yeah...like that
The first thing i saw was a dead human body, but it wasn't really dead. Hell it was even walking
The Zombie limped straight towards me and i hit my buckler and took a swing at its chest, taking it down easily
I looked at the others who was doing the same thing, killing zombies, but something caught my attention
I brought my shield up to my face, effectively blocking something sharp, pretty much like a quill. Didn't really see this one before
It looked like a porcupine, but a little mutated. Before i even got close to striking distance, the druid's wolf, Twilight was already attacking the creature
"My god, what has Andariel done to these animals?" Credo, who was standing next to me, asked
"I dont know but im here to stop it"
We continued north killing zombies and quill rats until i stumbled upon what looked like a stick embedded to a rock
Curiously, i touched but i heard Darius say
"NO! DO-" *boom*
I felt myself flew a couple of feet backwards
"Ow," I said while a scratched the back of my head. I saw the others run to me
"Are you ok buddy?" Ryzak asked me
"Wow, What a Whallop. Im fine" i stood up and we continued across the bridge
"Hey Darius, What ws that?"
"It was a Fire Shrine, it explodes and sends fireballs at all directions, harmful to everyone"
"Oh, better keep an eye on that one"
"Hey look" Cheryl shouted, it looks like a cave with drawings and various other stuff on its surface
"I think this is the place" she said
"Oh really? what gave it away?" Drake said sarcastically
"If you two are going to get angry against each other, take that anger to the demons inside that cave" i said
One by one we entered the cave, i was last to go in
The cave was pitch black, luckily the sorceress knows how to magically illuminate places, kinda like a miracle
"This place reeks" i heard Drake complain
He rubbed his hands and put them on the ground. Seconds later, something the size of a human formed up, a clay golem
"It'll save us the trouble" He the clapped his hands and the golem ran up to a small demon near it. The golem picked it up like a small rock and began punching it
After the demon got the living daylights literally beaten out of it. It just got up like nothing happened
"What the hell?" Credo said, Twilight began to growl as a fire ball whizzed past Credo, barely missing him
More of the little demons began swarming us and a somewhat bigger version of it appeared in the shadows, it was holding a knife and a staff and it was firing another fireball but towards the sorceress
The sorceress retaliated with a fireball with her own
I swung at an incoming demon and a parried the blow of another and a stabbed it
Both of the demons just stood up and began fighting again
"THE SHAMAN! KILL IT" Darius shouted, he parried the blow of one demon and sliced it in half
Drake acknowledged the order and conjured up a ball of energy in his hand. He shot it at the shaman, the ball literally ate through the shaman effectively killing it
Ryzak simultaneously killed 4 demons with one swing of his massive battle axe
The others seem to be holding their own pretty well except Drake since his golem is doing all the work for him
After that was taken care of, i saw dark energy swirl on a dead body of a demon, causing it to explode, Out came a white human skeleton, Probably the work of Drake because it stood next to him without attacking him. Although everyone drew their weapons
"What is that?" Cheryl askedd the Necromancer
"Its a skeleton, Amazon. What did you think, a puppy?" he replied
We delved deeper into the cave and encounter some more zombies and demons
We found what looked like a dead rogue. I turned the corpse around and i saw that a scimitar was stabbed to her heart. I also found a few potions
"What are these for?" i asked, showing the rest of the party what i found
"Their healing potions, they can recover your wounds if you get hurt" Credo replied
After what i think was an hour of hacking and slashing, We came upon our last zombie
It has a light shade of blue and was walking a little faster than the others
"Last one" i said
The zombie stopped a few feet from us, waved its arms and out came an ice bolt. Wait, What?
I cant believe my eyes! The zombie just casted an ice bolt!
I dodged it and swung my short sword at the zombie
I felt myself freeze up as the zombie punched me, and a bit hotter when it puched me again
"OW!" i yelped
"What the hell is wrong with you?!" i shouted at the zombie, it just moaned
"Mighty God, lend me your power! bless us with your holy light and banish this demon to the burning hells!"
The paladin prayed and later, a glowing white bolt of light appeared on his hands and he threw it at the zombie, effectively dispatching it
The zombie dropped some gold and some items, particularly, a socketed short sword, leather armor, some potions and about 240 gold, which is quite unusual
As the zombie dropped, light came flooding the cave
"The den is cleansed" Darius said
"We should go back to Lady Akara" i said
"Agreed"
"This place still reeks' Drake added
Darius took a scroll from his belt, chanted a few words and a blue portal appeared in front of him
"Where does it lead?" Ryzak asked
"It leads back to the camp dont worry, its safe" Darius replied
He then entered the portal and appeared on the other side. He gestured us to come
We entered one by one and we magically ended up back to the rogue camp
Darius reported to Lady Akara. I plopped down on a log near the bonfire. After the last encounter with that zombie, heat was more welcoming than ever before
Ryzak sat down next to me
"How are you doing my friend? How are things at Harrogath?"
"Everythings fine Ryzak, Oh and your father says hello" i smiled
"Its always good to know, ya know?"
"Yeah, i haven't heard anything from back home myself"
"Hmmm" he grunted
Darius got back and told the news
"Lady Akara said that she would reward us with training on the skill of our choice''
"I suppose i can live with that, Im going to sleep" Drake said and walked away to his tent
"I'll go to, See you all in the morning" i said as i went off to set a tent near the blacksmiths hut
I lied down and shut my eyes, waiting for what happens next
R+R Please!