Beyond Souls

Chapter 2 – Tactics

OST: Forest Dreams

Lily is back to home:

- Phew… Finally, I'm back!

Doceo appears and kiss her:

- Hi love! Ho was there today?

- Look, Pamela was very feverish. I and Doc. Luke were taking care of her. Apparently I'll have to appeal to the Butterfly Honey. The Doc. Luke left her rested, taking some pills. Lily answered.

- Hope she be better!

Drago appears and hugs Lily, who gives a kiss in his cheek:

- Hehe… Hi Drago, you behave well today?

Drago shakes his head positively and go at Doceo's direction.

- Are you going to somewhere? Lily asks.

- Yes, I noticed Drago needs to learn something new of the life, you know?! Doceo answered.

- Really? He still too young and… too cute. Hehehe!

Drago do an angry face with pouting and almost crying.

- Hahahaha! I was making fun of you son! You don't need be with this angry face… that I love so much! Said Lily while squeezing Drago's cheeks and speaking with that voice when the people talk with babies.

Drago and Doceo exit from the house. They go to an open area, with trees on the sides and with a bit of firewood spread on the floor.

- Will Drago, it's getting dark, the birds are going to sleep and in afternoon like this… Well, I thing you already know what I want to say, right?

Drago shakes his head negatively with a smile in the face and Doceo falls back. (Comedy tiiiiime… no!)

- Really? So forget. Well, talking serious, I will teach you about some humanity tactics.

The souls of them begin to resound and a fight begins:

In the area, some grids appear indicating the tactic that Doceo tell.

OST: It's Just a Tactical Fight!

Doceo is 6 movements ahead.

- You know what is this white heart in your front? It's your soul, the greatest will of your being! Once it been hit, you lost health points.

- You have six commands: Move, Fight, Act, Spell, Mercy and Item. At the moment, you have three Movement Points.

Drago moves three steps forward.

- Very well, but you used all your movement points. Do you know what happen now? The grid area become dark, Doceo quickly attacks Drago: - You are struck!

Drago quickly dodges and run to the side.

- Very well! Doceo smile. – You are beginning to learn! When the area becomes dark, you can run freely, but not all fight will be so. In some fights, you will be limited to a strict area, becoming harder to dodge the enemy's hits. Now, back to your place and I will back to mine.

Drago return to his last position.

- Well, the basic movement you've learned. Now, let's attack. In this moment, you can't attack me directly, because you aren't near sufficiently to do it, but you can use some magic.

Drago prepares the magic Fireball and shots toward Doceo, who dodges.

- Didn't you think I'm going to stand there to take a hit, right? Well, every time you use a magic, you spend you magic points, and your movement points also. That's the same when you attack normally.

Drago moves two steps forward.

- My turn. The area become dark again, Doceo pulls out his wooden axe and attacks Drago, who dodge well, but taken a hit at the last movement losing some health points. – You were well, but learn one thing: Many times when you get too close, the enemies can do a surprise attack that will require a lot of your reflexes. Therefore, caution to approaches near the enemy when your movement points are low.

Drago shakes his head positively and the grid appears again. They return to their positions.

- Well, let's learn about item usage. When your life is low, you can use some items, for example: take this sandwich.

Drago takes the sandwich and eats, recovering the lost health points.

- That's great, I didn't have to explain! The same works for magic, furthermore, you can equip items when desire. Even so, you spend a movement point doing it. Well, let's to act. Are you prepared?

Drago shakes his head positively.

- Ok! Well, not everyone wants to fight, so you can try something more friendly, like a conversation. To do it, you need stay in an area near from enemy. Some other actions will require different areas. Finally we have mercy. Once an enemy show that don't want fight, you can spare them finishing the battle in pacific methods. You can also, try to flee the battle, but depending of enemy, it will be hard. Hehe!

Drago understands everything, and then he spares Doceo, finishing the battle. The grid disappears.

- You learned well boy, I forget to tell something: There is something called , it's your Power Level and the that it's your Magic Level. Its increases some specific points of your strength, but I don't advise you increase this points.

Doceo do a sad face and turns back.

- Well, you are the only who have to decide this, right? Hehe!... Let's back to home, it's already dark.

OST: Forest Dreams

Drago and Doceo return to their home and Lily welcome them with the dinner ready.

- Man! You're late!

- Really, it just took some minutes.

- Minutes? I've cleaned the house, did the dinner, cleaned the sink, made the chocolates, packed Pamela's medicines… … …

Lily was so competent or that two spend the afternoon practicing?

Everyone eats and goes to their bedrooms. Drago collapses in his bed because his tiredness of practice and begin to dream with that creature again. The red rose with eyes in its center, this time its ocular veins were pulsation intensely:

OST: His Worst Friend

- How sweet… So you're learning to fight like a little man? That's so cute! Hahahaha.

Intimidated, Drago began to tremble and almost cry.

- Awwn, gonna cry? You aren't so different from him, crybaby! Hahaha!

Drago fight the tears and do a serious expression.

- That's it! I have something to tell, that one your father didn't told you: Power Level… Every time when will kill a human, you get Power Experience ( ) and with a certain amount of , your will be increased. The same occurs with the Magic Level ( ). You increase it getting by killing monsters. The Power Level increases your strength, defense and health points. The Magic Level increases your magic damage, magic points, negative status resistance and in some cases, your movement points.

Drago don't understand about the negative status resistance.

- Looks like your father didn't explain everything that's necessary! Negative status is for example, poisoning, electrified, burned etc. Understand now?

Drago understands, but still serious.

- This expression… You aren't a common monster! You have something, which I know what is, but I want to see what you do with it! You might not like him completely. I have this and many other answers, but you must come to me. So, this time, you….

(light flash)

Drago awaked frightened. He looks at his hands questioning about what to do.