borninnovember-Yep. Reality really slapped him in the face, didn't it?
merendinoemiliano-Thanks!
"And that's what I think is wrong with Jim," Claire finished.
Blinky rubbed his stony chin with one hand, the other three placed on his hips. "I see. We will-" his long ears twitched. His eyes flicked to the left. "Did you hear that, Claire?" he asked, a note of urgency in his voice.
Claire stopped walking and strained her ears, but she couldn't hear a thing. Then again, she didn't have super hearing like trolls did.
She shook her head morosely. "Sorry, I don't-" Then she heard it. A twig snapped. Then another. And another.
And it was getting closer.
She backed away from the line of trees, Blinky following her example. "It could be nothing," she said half-heartedly. "There's, um, lots of wildlife in the forest, you know, so-"
"Golem!" a troll shrieked.
Claire gasped and whirled to the troll, only to see her boyfriend punched through the air by a faceless creature made from rock. It really was a golem.
"Jim!" she cried, and started towards him.
A hand pulled her back. "What?" she hissed, spinning to Blinky. He said nothing; he only patted her arm aimlessly as he stared up at something in horror.
Claire followed his line of sight and gulped. Not one, but two golems made from stone lurked in front of them.
Crashes from behind caused them to whirl around. Five golems approached the trolls from the right, and two stalked out of the forest on the left. They were surrounded.
"Run," Claire whispered.
Screams flooded the forest as the trolls went into a panic. Some tried to barrel past the golems, only to be knocked back. A few leaped over the golems and ran into the forest, waving their arms madly. One even started digging a hole in the ground to hide himself. The rest of the trolls stood there, frozen with fear.
How were they going to get out of this?
Jim coughed weakly on the forest floor. The armor had protected him for the most part, but that punch had knocked the wind out of him. And what had hit him? Was it really a-a golem?
He blinked and saw two large fists slamming down. Jim gasped and rolled to the side, just missing the fists as they smashed into the ground. And it was a golem that dumbly turned to face him. Great.
Jim summoned his Eclipse sword and swung it at the golem, chopping its arm off. The thing made a groaning noise and threw a punch. Jim nimbly dodged it and leaped into the air. His sword flickered from existence as he called his glaives. He threw the tiny blades, and they whizzed into the golem's back. It collapsed to the ground.
Jim landed on its back and punched his hand through the solid rock. His four fingers closed around the small totem. He yanked it out and crushed it. Jim leapt off the golem as it crumbled to tiny stones beneath him.
Now that he had a chance to breathe, Jim took the time to take in the situation. And oh, man. It was not going well. Almost ten golems had surrounded the trolls and were kicking and punching them, keeping the terrified trolls at bay. And Claire. Claire and Blinky stood alone in front of a golem, barely dodging its swinging fists.
Jim growled. He would not allow them to get hurt. "Merlin!" he yelled. "We have to-" he stopped when he saw the wizard lying on the ground. He ran over to him and checked for any injuries. He had a nasty bump on the back of the head, but otherwise, he seemed fine. A golem must've snuck up on him when Jim was busy fighting.
He shook the wizard. "Merlin! You gotta wake up! There's too many of them!"
Merlin muttered, "Hisirdoux, stop shouting."
Jim frowned. Who the heck was Hisirdoux? It didn't matter. He had to protect his trolls. "Looks like I'm on my own," he groaned.
"Not quite," a voice rasped behind him.
Jim stood up and turned to the voice, which belonged to a purple changeling. "Nomura," he sighed in relief.
She looked down at Merlin and rolled her eyes. "The old fool is out already? Typical." She unsheathed her dual-scimitars. "I'll take the ones on the right. You save your loved ones, Little Gynt." With that, she flung herself into the air proceeded to stab a golem in the chest.
Jim bared his fangs as he charged into battle. No one-and he meant no one-was going to hurt Claire.
Claire panted as she barely dodged a stone foot. "I-I don't know how much longer I can keep this up." She somersaulted to the side. "If I had my shadow staff, I could take this thing out like it was nothing!"
"Yes, well, no point dwelling on that," Blinky shouted back as he ducked to avoid another golem's fist. "We have more important things to worry about. Like not losing our heads, for one!"
A guttural roar punctured the air. Claire stared wide-eyed as Jim literally threw himself into the golem. The creature crashed through several trees before coming to a halt. Jim turned to the golem attacking Blinky. He roared again as he ripped its arm off swung it at the golem's head. He beat the golem over the head with its arm over and over, until it stumbled back.
Jim grinned ferociously. He had it now. He stabbed Eclipse through its chest and felt the totem crack. The golem crumbled.
He sprinted to the other golem, which had started to rise. Jim ripped its head off and slammed it through its chest. The totem was crushed against the tree, and the golem collapsed. He resisted the urge to roar in triumph and instead looked to the other side of the party of trolls.
Nomura had taken care of the golems neatly. He watched as she flipped the last totem through the air and sliced it with her scimitar. All the golems were gone.
Jim almost felt disappointed. That rush of adrenaline had felt so good. He wanted more. He wanted-
He started as Claire hugged him tightly. "You're amazing," she gushed as she pecked him lightly on the lips. "Thank you."
"Well done, Master Jim," Blinky beamed as he strode to Jim. "A battle well fought, indeed."
"Thanks, Blinky," Jim panted. He was still hurt from the Eternal Night battle, and this fight hadn't done his body any favors. One question pressed his mind, though, making him forget about his pain. "But where did those golems come from? Angor Rot's dead."
"He is, but others can create golems." Blinky's eyes scanned the forest. "I only wish I knew who would send such creatures after us…"
Meanwhile, a drone hummed in the distance, silently watching the Trollhunter and his friends.
Hehe, did you all like the Hisirdoux reference? I just had to put it in there since I'm so in love with the precious boy! Anyways, I'm so sorry I'm late! Had a crazy week. (And I may also have been reading Angor Reborn…it's so good! I would highly suggest reading it if you want more canon Troll Jimbo!)