Chapter 5 Bounty Hunter
After about a week of walking, we finally reached a town.
"You want to get the items or do you want me to?" I asked Brad, knowing that we were low on items after that bandit raid.
"You get the items. I will be at the tavern to get some information on any jobs near by. I will meet you at the city gates in a half an hour. Ok?" I nodded my head and headed to the item store. I entered the store and told the clerk what I needed. While she was getting the items, I looked around the shop. There were what seemed to be hundreds of potions and other exotic items. I then saw a small round black ball in a glass container on one of the lower shelves.
'What is this?' I thought to myself as I took a closer look.
"Sir, your items are ready." I heard the woman say behind the counter. I went up to the counter and paid her. I took the items and put them in pouches around my belt.
"Anything else, sir?" She asked.
"Yes, what is that item over there?" I asked pointing to the black ball I was looking at. She went over, took the item out of the case, and placed it on the counter.
"This, Sir, is a smoke ball. It creates a smoke covering when thrown down. Useful in escapes." She said. Thinking that we may need to escape again if we come into more bandits. I bought it and headed to the city gates where Brad was waiting.
"Find anything useful?" I asked.
"The small village, Seles, has been taken over by thieves, bandits, and other rogues. It may be possible to get some money if we get rid of them." I nodded, signaling that I agreed with him, and we headed out of town. About a mile out of town, I heard a howl. I turned to see if he heard it too. He nodded and took out his rapier. I too took my sword out, getting ready for anything. Then, as if it came out of nowhere, this huge black dog with glowing blood red eyes. Then, from out of the shadows, two other dogs joined it, one having black eyes, the other having orange.
"I didn't know dogs grew this big around here." I said.
"That is because these dogs were made from magic." A voice said behind us. We turned to see a guy that must have been at least 7 feet tall. His right arm was covered with armor, and he had many pouches around his belt. He had a net on the right side of the belt and just had cloth around his feet, which I guessed he used for shoes. He had a scar that went from one cheek to the other, crossing his nose, which I guess was broken a few times. He wore a chain mail that had small ringlets, and had a big black beard.
"Well, can you and your dogs move please? We have some where to go." Brad asked, not putting away his rapier.
"We can not leave until you give us what we want." He said.
"Well, what do you want?" I asked, gripping my sword.
"We want those jewels that you have acquired."
"What if we can't give them to you?" I asked, knowing what he was going to say.
"That is to bad then. We must kill you now." He then moved his right arm and this blade appeared from under the armor.
"Which one you want?" I asked Brad under my breath.
"I will take the dogs." He answered.
"Are you ready to die?" He asked.
"First, I like to know who you are."
"They call us Bounty Hunter. Now get ready to die!" He then charged us. He did a downward slash but I blocked it with my blade. I then went in for a Burning Star combo, but he blocked all of my hits. Not thinking that it was possible, I went in for another one. Yet again, he blocked all of my hits. I then tried to get behind him, but he slammed me into the ground. He then planted his sword into my side. I screamed with pain. I then went in for a slash, but he backed up before I could hit him. I held my side with the cut as I held my sword weakly.
"This is where you die." He then moved slowly toward me. I was looking for a way out. I then felt a round object in one of my pouches. I took it out.
"What can I ball do?"
"It can do this." I then threw it at his chest and smoke covered him. I then ran over to Brad to see how he was doing. I saw that he was cornered.
"Cover your eyes!" I yelled as I threw a spectral flash at the dogs' feet. He uncovered his eyes and started to run to the forest after me.
"We can't out run them." I yelled to him as we ran.
"We have to find shelter." I then noticed a building of some sort in the middle of the forest.
"Lets head there."
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FlamingHero626: Its getting good isn't. First the jewel, now this guy. Who knows what will happen next? Well, I do, but I am the author. Please review
After about a week of walking, we finally reached a town.
"You want to get the items or do you want me to?" I asked Brad, knowing that we were low on items after that bandit raid.
"You get the items. I will be at the tavern to get some information on any jobs near by. I will meet you at the city gates in a half an hour. Ok?" I nodded my head and headed to the item store. I entered the store and told the clerk what I needed. While she was getting the items, I looked around the shop. There were what seemed to be hundreds of potions and other exotic items. I then saw a small round black ball in a glass container on one of the lower shelves.
'What is this?' I thought to myself as I took a closer look.
"Sir, your items are ready." I heard the woman say behind the counter. I went up to the counter and paid her. I took the items and put them in pouches around my belt.
"Anything else, sir?" She asked.
"Yes, what is that item over there?" I asked pointing to the black ball I was looking at. She went over, took the item out of the case, and placed it on the counter.
"This, Sir, is a smoke ball. It creates a smoke covering when thrown down. Useful in escapes." She said. Thinking that we may need to escape again if we come into more bandits. I bought it and headed to the city gates where Brad was waiting.
"Find anything useful?" I asked.
"The small village, Seles, has been taken over by thieves, bandits, and other rogues. It may be possible to get some money if we get rid of them." I nodded, signaling that I agreed with him, and we headed out of town. About a mile out of town, I heard a howl. I turned to see if he heard it too. He nodded and took out his rapier. I too took my sword out, getting ready for anything. Then, as if it came out of nowhere, this huge black dog with glowing blood red eyes. Then, from out of the shadows, two other dogs joined it, one having black eyes, the other having orange.
"I didn't know dogs grew this big around here." I said.
"That is because these dogs were made from magic." A voice said behind us. We turned to see a guy that must have been at least 7 feet tall. His right arm was covered with armor, and he had many pouches around his belt. He had a net on the right side of the belt and just had cloth around his feet, which I guessed he used for shoes. He had a scar that went from one cheek to the other, crossing his nose, which I guess was broken a few times. He wore a chain mail that had small ringlets, and had a big black beard.
"Well, can you and your dogs move please? We have some where to go." Brad asked, not putting away his rapier.
"We can not leave until you give us what we want." He said.
"Well, what do you want?" I asked, gripping my sword.
"We want those jewels that you have acquired."
"What if we can't give them to you?" I asked, knowing what he was going to say.
"That is to bad then. We must kill you now." He then moved his right arm and this blade appeared from under the armor.
"Which one you want?" I asked Brad under my breath.
"I will take the dogs." He answered.
"Are you ready to die?" He asked.
"First, I like to know who you are."
"They call us Bounty Hunter. Now get ready to die!" He then charged us. He did a downward slash but I blocked it with my blade. I then went in for a Burning Star combo, but he blocked all of my hits. Not thinking that it was possible, I went in for another one. Yet again, he blocked all of my hits. I then tried to get behind him, but he slammed me into the ground. He then planted his sword into my side. I screamed with pain. I then went in for a slash, but he backed up before I could hit him. I held my side with the cut as I held my sword weakly.
"This is where you die." He then moved slowly toward me. I was looking for a way out. I then felt a round object in one of my pouches. I took it out.
"What can I ball do?"
"It can do this." I then threw it at his chest and smoke covered him. I then ran over to Brad to see how he was doing. I saw that he was cornered.
"Cover your eyes!" I yelled as I threw a spectral flash at the dogs' feet. He uncovered his eyes and started to run to the forest after me.
"We can't out run them." I yelled to him as we ran.
"We have to find shelter." I then noticed a building of some sort in the middle of the forest.
"Lets head there."
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FlamingHero626: Its getting good isn't. First the jewel, now this guy. Who knows what will happen next? Well, I do, but I am the author. Please review