Well, here goes nothing. If people like this one I may do some Shadows of Underntide and Hordes of the Underdark later on, so consider that before you post flames.

Darkness and Light, Into the Chaos!

A group of five approach their destination of Cyan Keep. One, a wererat, sniffs the air and shakes his head. "No good. There's too many of them for us to fight! Let's run! We go back, we stay alive!" he called over the storm.

"We're not going back, Trip." The azer to his left replied, rolling his eyes.

A rakshata spoke up next. "You led us this far, I agree with Calabast that it's pointless to turn away."

A human-looking woman spoke up next. "Let's calm down a second. How many are there?"

Trip's response was quick, as per usual of the wererat, "Hundreds! Thousands! Orcs, Trolls, maybe some goblins!"

Calabast rolled his eyes again. "Trip has a tendency to exaggerate, you know."

"But he is right, there's a good chance there are too many for us all to make it out of this alive, Saber."

Saber looked to the fifth of their group, a nymph with burn scars all over her body. "Kaidala, you've been rather quiet. Do you agree with Calabast and Jaboli, or Trip?"

Kaidala shrugged. "I'll go with whatever you say, Saber. Would you rather fight or flee?"

"Of course that's your answer." Jaboli muttered with a mischievous grin.

"I say we fight. We came this far, and it's too late to turn back." Saber replied. "Let's move out."

"This is bad idea, we just want to voice our opinion." Trip huffed, following the rest toward the keep.

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The five saw that Trip's words weren't too far off. There were a lot of monsters in front of them. "Shall we?" Saber asked, grinning like a madwoman.

"Let's." Calabast replied, hefting his own hammer.

"We will chew out your eyeballs!" Trip shouted, running for the closest goblin, Jaboli hot on his heels with a spell on her tongue. Kaidala transformed into her panther form before pouncing on an orc coming behind Saber.

"Your blood shall spill!" Saber cackled, swinging her greatsword and slicing a gobbling in half before turning her attention to the troll next to it and cutting through it as well. I love this! the battle-crazed woman thought before feeling a dagger cut her arm. She turned her attention to a goblin retreating before he was sliced as well. Turning her attention to her wrist, she watched as the wound closed. Vamipric regeneration is so handy in situations like this.

Jaboli casted a cone of cold, taking out a batch of orcs before turning her attention to trolls approaching on her flank. The rakshata drew her blade and prepared to strike when a pair of claws appeared through one of the troll's stomach. It fell to reveal Trip with (what she assumed to be) a smile on his lips.

Meanwhile with Kaidala, the transformed nymph was being overwhelmed by the sheer amount of orcs around her as she took another swipe with her claws. A greatsword cut through three and the panther finished off the other two before turning to see Saber looking concerned despite her battle-high. "You okay?" she asked. Kaidala gave a nod and the adrenaline returned to the greatsword-wielding fighter.

A few more seconds and the group was together at the gate. A masked man stood with what Saber assumed to be the man's vanguard of orcs. "Welcome Saber Maria Bloodfang and friends." The Masked Man hissed out.

"How do you know my true name?" Saber demanded. That was a well kept secret known only to her little band of misfits.

"I know many things, Maria. Including why you came here. You will fail, of that I am sure." The Masked Man replied.

"A lot of people have said that, just before I take off their heads." the fighter replied, placing her weapon on her shoulder. "Remove your mask. I want to see your face when I kill you."

"On the contrary, it is you who will die!" The Masked Man replied. Everyone took up their combat stances, but everything suddenly went black.

Well, that's the first chapter. What do you guys think? Interesting enough to continue or should I hold off on this for now? Did I do okay on my battle scene? I'm always unsure of those, even when I rewrite them multiple times