"Sagitta, Inflammarae, Radius! Fire Bolt!" a Female Wizard chanted and an Arrow of Flame emerges and struck down a goblin. The Wizard wears a typical outfit for a wizard including dark robes that open in the chest arena giving a view of her impress bust, a cloak, a pair of glasses and a pointed large hat. She grinned at seeing her attack kill one of the goblins.
"That one down!" she declared with a smirk, "Sagitta, Inflammarae-" her chant was cut short and she gasp at seeing more rush at her and the Priestess beside her, a beautiful young woman with long blond hair and blue eyes. She is wearing a robe and wielding a golden staff. The goblins dog rushing her and grab her arms and legs pushing the young magic user onto the ground before taking her staff from her.
"Give that back!" she shouted, the goblin look at her for a moment.
"That staff is not for the likes of you!" she yell, it kept looking at her then raised it in the air about to snapped it when..
''O earth mother abounding in mercy, grant your sacred light to we who are lost in darkness!'' Priestess chanted ring out blinding them with a sudden burst of white light so bright was almost burning to the eyes!
"Now your chance, get away!" Priestess shouted, Wizard understanding kicking the goblins off and jump to her feet, the goblin that had her staff vision cleared up just in time for it to see Wizard glaring down at him. Grabbing her staff, the air left it lungs as her slammed her foot into it gut sending it flying into a wall.
"Thanks! You really save me!" Wizard said as she went to Priestess side and both now wildly winging their staff at the goblins whose vision had cleared up.
"Your welcome but their not giving us enough time to cast anymore spells! We need to fall back and find-" 'BAAAM' a sharp burst of pain cut her off as something hard crashed into her head sending the girl into the ground, "Priestess!" Wizard cried as a large now bloody rock roll across the ground with one goblin grinning at his clean shot.
"Hang on we're coming!" a voice yelled suddenly the last two of their teammates rush back into the fray.
"YAAAAAHH!" the young warrior roar cutting down the one that tried to stab her from behind and swinging wildly causing the others to back away last they get cut. He wore pants and a long sleeve short with a breastplate and gloves with had numerous bandages on his face.
"Oh no! No! She hurt! We need to stop the bleeding!" Fighter exclaimed kneeling down to two the blond haired girl whose blood flowed far to freely from her head wound, she is a young woman with long black hair tied into a waist-length ponytail. She is dressed in pants and robes that prioritize ease of movement while her sturdy boots.
Picking up a dagger one of the goblins drop when she kick them off her Wizard cut a strip of cloth off of her cloak.
"The Priestess was right, we should have brough some damn potions!" Wizard grunted wrapping Priestess head wound, (If she were awake she could have juat healed herself but she was hit pretty hard so that ain't happening.) Wizard though grimmly as Fighter stood on her feet.
"I'm going to help, if you see an opening cast a spell or two! Other wise stay here and look after her!" Fighter said.
"How dare you! You damn rats!" young warrior shouted swing wildly and hitting nothing with some of the goblins even seeming to laugh at him.
"Hang on, I'll help you figh- YIKES" Fighter who had been rushing forward had to jump back as she almost got cut.
"Stop swinging that thing around! I can't get close to fight with you!" Fighter yell having to back away, "I got these guys! Just look after them these two! These bastards are mine!" young warrior shouted back finally cutting the arm off of one then stabbing another through the gut only to gasp in pain as just before his sword went into it's stomach it stab him in the leg!
Grunting he push it off of him he quickly pulled out the dagger with a yelp of pain as one tried to creep up from his left, only to get punch into the cave wall head first by an annoyed Fighter.
"STOP TRYING TO PLAY THE HERO AND LET ME HELP YOU!" Fighter shouted trying to get closer but his wild swings kept her back lest she get cut by her own teammate.
"Don't worry it just caught me off guard, these guys are nothing! Just stay there I'll protect you all" Warrior roared, seeing one coming from his left he swing back his sword to strike 'KLING' only for it to hit the cave wall and bounces out of his hand! Seeing the opening the goblins rushing at the young warrior forcing him to the ground!
"GAAAAAAHHHHHH!" screams of pain filled cave and The Fighter could only watch in horror as they hacked and chop him to death with his bloody screams filling her ears! Fighter had to push back her tears as she knew if she let them fall they would truly be lost.
"Take her and run!" Fighter order clutching her fist as Wizard look on in horror.
"Hang on, I can't just leave you here! We went on this quest together so lets finish it together!" Wizard yelled, Fighter look at the goblins eyes them and gulp.
"This quest is already a failure, if we sticks around here any longer we'll all die! Now take her and run!" Fighter order, she then growled in angry wondering what had they done for the mission to go so wrong, rushing forward kicking one in the neck and snapping it!
(I'm sorry Warrior I couldn't save you but I will protect them!) Fighter thought firmly kicking another so hard she take it head off, (Father, please watch over me!) She thought punching one in the head so hard to skull cracked! Hearing heavy foot steps behind her she spin around with a spinning ax kick only for it and her to be stop in her tracks by a large green hand. Fighters eyes widen at the size of the green monster that tower over all other goblins and over her! The Fighter didn't know much about goblins but she knew enough to know this one was to big to be normal.
"Owww!" she wench as it started to twist her foot, Wizard seeing the girl was in trouble jump to her feet.
"Sagitta, Inflammarae, Radius!" pausing it attack on Fighter the large goblin turn towards the chanting on for it eyes to widen at seeing a flaming glow, "FIRE BOLT!" a blazing shot of fire shot out and rammed the arm holding Fighter! Forcing it to let her got and roaring in pain as it drop to it knees and tried to pat on the fire. Fighter drop to the ground rubbing her sore ankle, it wasn't broken or twisted but she she would need to ice it down at some point as it had almost been dislocated.
"Are you okay!? I-" Wizard started but stop when the big goblin looking monster turn to her glaring in fury, taking a step back as it stood up snarling at her, Wizard whimpered as she turn on her heels and ran with the beast of a goblin charging after.
"Nooooo! Wait-" "Kakakakkakak!" Fighter wasn't giving any time to worry for Wizard as four goblins surrounded her, she was stun scared for a moment fearing keeping her in place and at the mecryof the goblins, that is until she also take note of the three creeping towards Priestess. Any fear she had vanish the need to protect take it place, the goblins found themselves surprise when Fighter stood up, growling in angry at her not just staying down and letting them have their way with her, a goblin pull out a dagger ready to attack 'POP' the other goblins found themselves stun when the girl kick it head clean off it shoulders.
Fighter wench as she had kick with her sore feet and the pain made her think it had taken more damage then she thought, seeing them unmoving Fighter take that opening to race past them. The three goblins reach Priestess and giggle as them move to start ripping off her clothing when they heard rapid foots steps rush toward them, one turn around in time to see. Fighter leap at it with a flying kick, her boot impacted in it chest tearing it top body off and sending it cashing into the wall in a bloody mess!
Being cowards by nature the other two back away and joined the other three so they completely out number her. Fighter now standing over Priestess, huffing and gasping for air as she glared hatefully at the goblins, her leg was now killing her from her landing, her childhood was dead, the Wizard had ran off with a monster after her and the Priestess had her head busted open. This mission couldn't get any worse and she had to wonder where everything had went wrong.
"How... how... did... this... happen...?" Fighter gasped for her breath as the goblins arounded her being much more caution after seeing her attack, it was at this point she take notice of something odd with their weapons. Her father once told her that when facing weapon users study their weapons as best as she could as any small detail could save her life in battle or avoid certain dangers said weapon pose, such as the magic type, others hidden armments and most of all... poison.
Fighter was still new to the game of adventering, that much was clear to her now but that gray slime or goo on the chipped and rusted blades was sending all kinds of warning bells to her head, all of which was telling her it be best to not get any type of cuts by those.
"Why... did this happen...?" Fighter whispered her vistion starting to bur as her angry raise, balling her fist until her knuckles turn white, "WHY! DID! THIS! HAPPEN!" she roared as the goblins launch themselves at her! Begaining a brutle battle to the death.
Further down the cave Wizard ran as the large monster continue to give chase, even without turning she knew it was gaining! Her lungs started to burn as her legs began to hurt. She had sent so much time training her mind to cast spells that she never bother training her body. A choice she was quickly starting to regrat plus her dress was making it hard to run, Tripping over a stone Wizard hit the ground hard with a cry.
"Damn it! Can't I catch a break!" Wizard cried in frustration turning over to get to her feet only to gasp as the monster chasing her stomp up to the girl with a sicking grin at it down prey fearing the worst Wizard had tears flowind down as cheeks and a badder releasing itself with out and peeing her as it reach out to her 'RATTLE' a soft clinging of metal cause it to pause.
Still shaking Wizard surprised herself at noticing the dim glow of fire in the distances that grow brighter as the carry of the torch it was lit upon slowly march closer to them. Turning to the aproching figure the monster like goblin snarled at having someone interrupt it revenge. Seeing it attention take from her Wizard saw this as a chance to attack.
"Sagitta, Inflammarae-" however her whispering quickly caught it attention remainbering her attack it reared it arm back and "Eeekk!" Wizard cried as she was smacked her across her face hitting the ground nearly knocking her out. With the girl out of it for the moment it roared an rush at the armored man who paused in his tracks as the monster came charging at him bring it fist up, the armored waited until the last moment when it swung it fist trying to hit him the man simply side stepped it watching as the monsters fist crush into the wall!
"Aaaagggghhhh!" whelling in pain as it break nearly all the bones in it hand, "GAK!?" it gasped choking on blood and air as a sword was shoved into it neck from the armored man before dropping to knees trying to stop the bleeding with it busted hand and fuiling about until it finally stop moving, dead. "That one."
At the front cave entrance a beatin and batter girl exited walking slowly covered in cuts and bruises while carrying a smaller girl on her back who was unconscious. Fighter's eye's looked dead to the world as she made her way to the wood line with Priestess and the girls staff hanging from her waist and a slight limp in her step, stoping for a moment to cast one last look at the cave, her childhood friend was dead... and the Wizard was most likely as well... a complete failure of a Quest... her father world be so disappointed if he saw her now. Turning away with tears falling down she face kept moving hoping that the gods hadn't completely abandon her and gave the Wizard a quick end. However she needed to focus and get the Priestess and herself somewhere safe... after all the girl was the only one she had left and Fighter would be damned if she let her die as well.
Wizard could only stare up in fear at the mencing figure standing before her only for her eyes to widen even more at the shiny tag hanging from his neck, (Silver Rank!?) she thought amazed as he said nothing and merely kept glaring down at her.
"Who... who are you...?" Wizard whispered, looking around her for a moment as if searching for something he sheath his blade before staring down at the girl once more... "Goblin Slayer."
To Be Continue.
