Dragon Nest Family

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Nabiha: Banged up and Bruised

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Sheathing his blade back onto his back, Nabiha released a small smile as he turned to face his comrade, "Ready to get going?"

"Of course," his comrade smiled sweetly, "otherwise we wouldn't be able to accomplish what we came here for."

"Then let's get going!" he exclaimed as he turned and dashed towards the two switches, turning them on in a split second, "come on Sanju! The dungeon is not going to finish itself."

With a small giggle, Sanju calmly followed the excited Swordsman, her blonde hair flowing in an nonexistent wind as she performed several cartwheels and flips, her longbow easily gripped in her hands.

Releasing a small whistle of awe at her performance, Nabiha quickly unsheathed his blade from his back and continued to dash through the dungeon, eventually coming to a slow recognition as he sighted something familiar. Smirking, Nabiha pulled his sword back before performing a downward slash upon the Brethen, completing the combo with several more slashes. Before he can finish off the monsters though, several arrows of light streamed past his face, hitting the Brethen straight on, finishing them off.

"Hey," Nabiha pouted as he turned to face his friend who only giggled in response.

"Glorify in your victory later," Sanju winked, "otherwise, others will get your kill."

"...Fine," Nabiha attempted to keep a straight face however, a smirk formed onto his face, revealing his reaction to the situation, "So.." he turned around and pointed to the right, "Want to go this way?" then he pointed to the left, "or that way?"

Sheathing her bow onto her back, Sanju slowly made her way beside her comrade, "...what's on the right side?"

"A treasure chest," Nabiha shrugged, "nothing much though."

"Is is gold?"

"Sadly, no."

"...then we'll take the left."

Releasing a grin, Nabiha nodded as he prepared his sword in his hand, "alright then, see ya there!"

With that, he dashed off again, swerving tightly to the left in order to make the turn. Then, without even a single pause, Nabiha reached out one hand and pressed his hand against the blue stone, causing it to glow softly. Skidding to a stop, Nabiha turned and slashed downwards, hitting the first goblin that had been summoned by the stone.

"Come on!" he yelled as he dash forward and performed a sword combo before he jumped up into the air and slammed his weapon upon the ground, causing a shock wave to hit the remaining goblins.

Satisfied, Nabiha attempted to turn his attention towards the orcs, confident enough that he could kill them all before his elf partner could catch up. However, his confidence faltered when he suddenly found himself flying and landing painfully back onto the ground, unable to react fast enough to jump back onto his feet. Dazed, Nabiha attempted to stand up, only to find himself flying again. Knowing fully well that he will be unable to handle this foe by himself, Nabiha released a yell.

"Sanju!"

Finally managing to get back onto his feet, Nabiha picked up his sword and made it just in time to parry and counterattack his attacker. Stunning, it, the Swordsman was able to get a good glance at it before his eyes went wide. It was a troll, creatures that has the ability to roll themselves into a ball and spin at high speeds, the spines on their back doubling the damage to the target if hit. Seeing it get back onto its feet, Nabiha attempted to slash at its hide however, reacted too slow. The troll saw his attack coming and easily moved to the side, countering with his attack by knocking Nabiha off his feet with his claw. Feeling his back hit the metal bars painfully, Nabiha fell to the ground in a heap, the world spinning around him. Attempting to push himself back onto his feet, Nabiha once again felt himself flying into the air. But this time, the blue haired Swordsman was able to react fast and flipped himself right side up in mid-air, enabling himself to land on the ground upon his feet. But the troll was waiting and once Nabiha landed back onto his feet, is placed its claws on his shoulders, limiting his movements, before clamping its jaws onto the Swordsman's shoulder. Releasing a painful yell, Nabiha once again called out for his friend.

"Sanju!"

"Nabiha!"

Feeling hope rise in his chest, Nabiha winced as the troll knocked him down to the ground once again, hovering above him as if contemplating to either to play with him longer or to kill him now. Pushing himself painfully onto all fours, Nabiha yelled once again.

"Sanju!"

Making its decision, the troll raised one of its clawed hands, raising it above its head to deliver the finishing blow.

"Sanju!" Nabiha's eyes widen in fear as he scrambled for his blade, only to slowly realize that the attacks earlier had thrown it far off from his reach.

Gulping, Nabiha's aqua eyes looked up as the monster started to bring his claw down.

"As scrania!"

Suddenly, a bright flash of light burst forth and struck against the Troll, causing it to release a painful roar. Seeing his chance, Nabiha leaped up and dashed for his blade, easily scooping his sword back into his hand. Holding the weapon tightly, Nabiha twirled around and with a roar, slashed downwards at the Troll, releasing a whoop of triumph as the Troll fell to the ground unmoving. Slowly releasing a sigh of relief, the blue haired swordsman sheathed his blade only to blink as realization dawned upon him.

"What happened to the other monsters?" He asked as he turned to the Sharpshooter who released a smile as a response.

"I killed them," She replied, "and as such, I must apologize for taking so long. My attack takes a while to charge and the monsters were constantly getting in my way."

Heaving out a tired sigh, Nabiha gave her a wave, "It's nothing to apologize about, it's my fault for being over cocky."

Rubbing the back of his neck, Nabiha continued to speak, "Let's finish through this place so that we can get back to Carderock Pass."

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"What happened?" Khayru screeched as she ran towards Nabiha, the blue haired Swordsman, whom released a small sheepish smile.

"Just...got cornered that's all" Nabiha cringed slightly as the female elf roughly grabbed him by the shoulders.

"Cornered?" Khayru's eyes narrowed as she glared to the person at Nabiha's side, "and why wasn't she aiding you?"

"Calm down Khayru," Nabiha placed himself between Khayru and his party member, "This is Sanju remember, you just met her a couple days ago."

The female elf released her grip off her brother's shoulders, eyebrow raised, "Sanju? You're the Sharpshooter."

"Of course," The blonde elf released a soft smile before she released a small bow, "my apologies for bringing Nabiha back like this but the monsters were getting in my way and my attacks took a while to charge."

Staring at the Sharpshooter, Khayru turned her attention back to Nabiha, releasing a concerned sigh as she did so, "All these bruises and cuts. Whatever you were fighting against Nabiha, it got you good."

"I know right?" Nabiha smiled, "If Sanju wasn't there, I would have been toast."

Releasing a giggle, Khayru nodded, "Perhaps."

She turned her attention towards Sanju, "And as such, I want to thank you for protecting my brother."

"It's nothing to thank me for," Sanju nodded her head once, "but thank you."

"No, I should be thanking you Sanju," Nabiha smiled, "I mean, seriously, if you weren't there, I wouldn't be standing here right?"

Laughing, Sanju nodded, "True."

"And as such, I'm going to help you out!"

Sanju looked up at the blue haired Swordsman in surprise, "Eh?"

"I'm going to help you out here," Nabiha smiled, "we could start now if you want to."

"Oh no you don't," Khayru grabbed Nabiha by the shoulder, "you're not helping anyone until you're fully recovered."

Nabiha pouted, "But Khayru-"

"No buts," Khayru frowned, "I mean look at you, you can't do dungeons in the condition that you're in. You're coming back home and now."

Releasing a sad sigh, Nabiha turned his attention back to the Sharpshooter, "Sorry Sanju."

"It's fine," Sanju smiled, "it's not like as though we'll never see each other again right?"

"Yeah," Nabiha nodded, "Alright then, see ya around."

With that, the blue haired Swordsman and the Acrobat turned and slowly started to make their way back home.

Sanju is my friend's character and she's a Sharpshooter :D

This chapter is actually based off of an actually event in the game XD

We were doing Forest Sanctuary I think and we were doing it on Abyss mode. Sure 2, for two lvl 24's it should be easy but you know, I was still new with the Warrior Dash (my main is a Paladin) and as such, I like using the dash ability. Translation? Running on ahead without my party members and destroying monsters XD

And that's how this happened.

I actually got cornered by a Troll and it kept on knocking me up into the air and biting down on me, no matter how hard I Ariel Evade or Countered. My friend was taking her sweet time catching up and her attacks either took a while to charge or the other monsters were getting in her way XD

So yeah, Nabiha almost got killed and would have died if my friend hadn't been there XD

~Enjoy

-123arcalas