Fiora pauses only for a second before jerking Illarion to his feet and
drawing out a magical staff made especially for this type of situation.
"Änderung," she muttered and a long sharp blade appeared on the end of her
staff. Fiora gave it an experimental twirl and grinned wickedly. "What is
that thing!?!" Illarion growled as he reached for his bone-handled semitar.
Fiora whirled her staff through the air and lobbed off a few of the
skeletons' heads. "This is known as a gilgav, they use em allot where my
fri- where someone I know lives," the gilgav decapitated a dozen skeletons,
but there were still too many to handle.br
Illarion focused his mind for battle, and then he slashed out with his semitar, hacking off 15 of the skeleton's heads. Still cutting down skeletons, he grabbed his boomerang and threw it. The boomerang swept round in a circle, separating 30 skulls from spinal cords before returning to his hand. Illarion hooked his boomerang into his belt, then grabbed out a handful of shrieken. He threw the shrieken, momentarily stunning several more skeletons, but that moment was enough. He swung his semitar round, slashing the heads off the skeletons that where stunned. He glanced over at the ninja, to see how she was doing...br
Fiora decided to "change" her staff again. She brought her staff out horizontally in front of her and shouted "Änderung!" The staff glowed blue for a moment and separated in the middle. Fiora was now holding two ninja swords; one was silver with a red gem in the hilt, the other gold with a blue gem. Fiora became a living whirlwind storming through the skeletons and lobbing of heads with a wild fury. There was only one problem, this technique was very tiring...br
A skeleton was trying to sneak up behind Illarion. Bad idea he thought, before he snapped the skeleton's head off. He then grabbed the fallen skeleton's battle-ax and swung it around wildly, hacking apart skeletons. He paused and reached for some more shrieken. "Great!" He muttered, "I'm outa shrieken!"br
A panting Fiora appeared by Illarion's elbow and shoved a bag at him. "Here, take my shrieken, I don't need them," she turned and cut another skeleton down. Whipping her brow she gathered up a reserve of strength and ran yelling into another cluster of skeletons. She brought her kill count up to about 80 and leapt back to catch her breath. Just then a skeleton came up behind her and plunged a knife into her shoulder. The pain was blinding, but Fiora managed to bodily destroy the offending skeleton. She gathered her last shreds of strength and blasted at least half of the remaining skeletons to kingdom come before sinking to her knees.br
Illarion noticed and ran over to help the ninja. "Man, this girl is still fighting even though she's on her knees, and can only use one arm, "He muttered. He started to cut down more skeletons, but it was pointless, there were too many. Then, he had an idea. He took his handmade explosives, some leftover bombs, and his last powder keg. Then he attached them together, and lit the fuse. Illarion tossed the explosive, grabbed the ninja by the arm, flung her behind a boulder, and leapt after her. The explosion was huge, but there were still ten more skeletons left. "Dang," he hissed, how could there possibly be any more of these guys?!? Suddenly there was a screeching sound, and the earth began to shake a little. "Great!" Illarion yelled," why did he have to come here when I'm in the middle of a battle?!" There was the sound of crunching bones, then silence.br
"What the heck was that," Fiora groaned touching her shoulder experimentally. Illarion glanced at her, "What was what?" he asked nonchalantly. Fiora glared at him. "You know exactly what I mean. What's the thing that is on the other side of this rock?" He got up and turned his back on Fiora. "Oh, that thing. Well, it's a giant spider called bluefen." Fiora leapt to her feet. "What!?! You're joking right?" she grabbed Illarion by the shirt and spun him around to face her. Just at that moment 'bluefen' came around the rockbr
"You idiot!" Illarion screamed. The gigantic spider leapt on Fiora and prepared to sink its rather large fangs into her neck. "Give him something to eat, quickly!" Illarion shouted frantically.br
"Just kill it will you!?! I don't carry food on me I forage!" Fiora thundered. She punched the spider in one of its eyes and struggled to reach the dagger she kept in her belt.br "Here, give him this" Illarion shouted, tossing her an apple. Then he started talking to the spider, "hey, uh, Bluefen she wasn't trying to hurt me and, uh, if you get off of her she won't hurt you either," he said. Bluefen didn't seem to care, so Illarion quickly added, "and she'll give you an apple." Fiora grumbled and stopped trying to reach the dagger. br Fiora hastily offered the apple to the spider and he snatched it from her grasp, leaving a present behind. "Your spider just drooled all over me," Fiora ground her teeth, "give me one good reason not to strangle you." She whipped her on the grass beside her and stood up now the spider had gotten off her. She walked menacingly toward Illarion.br "Hey, um, let's not be too hasty here. You're injured we should go to Klay and get a healer," Illarion said hurriedly. Bluefen bent down and Illarion leapt onto his back. "Fine," Fiora said curtly and turned to leave. "Hey, I think you should come with us," Illarion hauled Fiora onto Bluefen. So I can keep an eye on her. After all she is out to kill me. Before he had more time to think his arm was twisted behind his back. "Don't touch me," Fiora said icily," and you may survive this trip. She released his arm and he straitened up. br "Whatever, oh yeah, I have one more thing to do. Yik yik yik Kiyee!," he cried suddenly. There was an answering cry, Yik yik yik Kiyee! Fiora scanned the surrounding forest suspiciously, "What sort of creature have you befriended this time?" br Illarion didn't answer, and suddenly there was a rustling sound coming from the tall grass to Illarion's left. Suddenly a ball of fur shot from the grass and snuggled in Fiora's lap. For an instant a smile spread across her face, then it was gone. "What on earth is this hunk of fat and fur?" She asked dryly. Illarion gripped Nadya around the middle. "She is not fat," he then proceeded to shake Nadya vigorously. A dozen of Fiora's small knives and a handful of coins fell out of 'the hunk of fat and fur'. br "How amusing," Fiora said wryly," a thief. At least she's good at it." Nadya whimpered and Illarion gave her back to Fiora. Then they began the trip to Klay.
Illarion focused his mind for battle, and then he slashed out with his semitar, hacking off 15 of the skeleton's heads. Still cutting down skeletons, he grabbed his boomerang and threw it. The boomerang swept round in a circle, separating 30 skulls from spinal cords before returning to his hand. Illarion hooked his boomerang into his belt, then grabbed out a handful of shrieken. He threw the shrieken, momentarily stunning several more skeletons, but that moment was enough. He swung his semitar round, slashing the heads off the skeletons that where stunned. He glanced over at the ninja, to see how she was doing...br
Fiora decided to "change" her staff again. She brought her staff out horizontally in front of her and shouted "Änderung!" The staff glowed blue for a moment and separated in the middle. Fiora was now holding two ninja swords; one was silver with a red gem in the hilt, the other gold with a blue gem. Fiora became a living whirlwind storming through the skeletons and lobbing of heads with a wild fury. There was only one problem, this technique was very tiring...br
A skeleton was trying to sneak up behind Illarion. Bad idea he thought, before he snapped the skeleton's head off. He then grabbed the fallen skeleton's battle-ax and swung it around wildly, hacking apart skeletons. He paused and reached for some more shrieken. "Great!" He muttered, "I'm outa shrieken!"br
A panting Fiora appeared by Illarion's elbow and shoved a bag at him. "Here, take my shrieken, I don't need them," she turned and cut another skeleton down. Whipping her brow she gathered up a reserve of strength and ran yelling into another cluster of skeletons. She brought her kill count up to about 80 and leapt back to catch her breath. Just then a skeleton came up behind her and plunged a knife into her shoulder. The pain was blinding, but Fiora managed to bodily destroy the offending skeleton. She gathered her last shreds of strength and blasted at least half of the remaining skeletons to kingdom come before sinking to her knees.br
Illarion noticed and ran over to help the ninja. "Man, this girl is still fighting even though she's on her knees, and can only use one arm, "He muttered. He started to cut down more skeletons, but it was pointless, there were too many. Then, he had an idea. He took his handmade explosives, some leftover bombs, and his last powder keg. Then he attached them together, and lit the fuse. Illarion tossed the explosive, grabbed the ninja by the arm, flung her behind a boulder, and leapt after her. The explosion was huge, but there were still ten more skeletons left. "Dang," he hissed, how could there possibly be any more of these guys?!? Suddenly there was a screeching sound, and the earth began to shake a little. "Great!" Illarion yelled," why did he have to come here when I'm in the middle of a battle?!" There was the sound of crunching bones, then silence.br
"What the heck was that," Fiora groaned touching her shoulder experimentally. Illarion glanced at her, "What was what?" he asked nonchalantly. Fiora glared at him. "You know exactly what I mean. What's the thing that is on the other side of this rock?" He got up and turned his back on Fiora. "Oh, that thing. Well, it's a giant spider called bluefen." Fiora leapt to her feet. "What!?! You're joking right?" she grabbed Illarion by the shirt and spun him around to face her. Just at that moment 'bluefen' came around the rockbr
"You idiot!" Illarion screamed. The gigantic spider leapt on Fiora and prepared to sink its rather large fangs into her neck. "Give him something to eat, quickly!" Illarion shouted frantically.br
"Just kill it will you!?! I don't carry food on me I forage!" Fiora thundered. She punched the spider in one of its eyes and struggled to reach the dagger she kept in her belt.br "Here, give him this" Illarion shouted, tossing her an apple. Then he started talking to the spider, "hey, uh, Bluefen she wasn't trying to hurt me and, uh, if you get off of her she won't hurt you either," he said. Bluefen didn't seem to care, so Illarion quickly added, "and she'll give you an apple." Fiora grumbled and stopped trying to reach the dagger. br Fiora hastily offered the apple to the spider and he snatched it from her grasp, leaving a present behind. "Your spider just drooled all over me," Fiora ground her teeth, "give me one good reason not to strangle you." She whipped her on the grass beside her and stood up now the spider had gotten off her. She walked menacingly toward Illarion.br "Hey, um, let's not be too hasty here. You're injured we should go to Klay and get a healer," Illarion said hurriedly. Bluefen bent down and Illarion leapt onto his back. "Fine," Fiora said curtly and turned to leave. "Hey, I think you should come with us," Illarion hauled Fiora onto Bluefen. So I can keep an eye on her. After all she is out to kill me. Before he had more time to think his arm was twisted behind his back. "Don't touch me," Fiora said icily," and you may survive this trip. She released his arm and he straitened up. br "Whatever, oh yeah, I have one more thing to do. Yik yik yik Kiyee!," he cried suddenly. There was an answering cry, Yik yik yik Kiyee! Fiora scanned the surrounding forest suspiciously, "What sort of creature have you befriended this time?" br Illarion didn't answer, and suddenly there was a rustling sound coming from the tall grass to Illarion's left. Suddenly a ball of fur shot from the grass and snuggled in Fiora's lap. For an instant a smile spread across her face, then it was gone. "What on earth is this hunk of fat and fur?" She asked dryly. Illarion gripped Nadya around the middle. "She is not fat," he then proceeded to shake Nadya vigorously. A dozen of Fiora's small knives and a handful of coins fell out of 'the hunk of fat and fur'. br "How amusing," Fiora said wryly," a thief. At least she's good at it." Nadya whimpered and Illarion gave her back to Fiora. Then they began the trip to Klay.
