SweetSpearGirl Returns
Chapter 5
Full Of Eastern Promise
Cast of Characters
- SweetSpearGirl, the Incredible Amazon
- Euyfura, the Sarcastic Sidekick
TAKE HEED AND BEAR WITNESS TO THE TRUTHS THAT LIE HEREIN, FOR THEY ARE THE LAST LEGACY OF THE HORADRIM...
The first thing SweetSpearGirl did on arriving back home in Lut Gholein was make sure no-one had broken into her apartment. The second thing she did was to stop by Fara's establishment and replace her trident with a Spetum of the Bat (higher damage and 5 mana steal). OK, so she'd only need it for 2/3rds of a level, but but what the hell.
Next stop: Radament's Fun House. (On her way down into the Sewers, she made it clear to Greiz in no uncertain terms that if he attenpted to 'comfort' Atma, and upset her any further, he'd have the business end of a Spetum of the Bat rammed right up his fundament...)
Burning Dead and their Archer companions were SweetSpearGirl and Euyfura's first encounters below the surface, followed closely by Dried Corpses which gave the zon her first opportunity to test the mana steal on her weapon. Unlike most mercs, Euyfura deftly avoided the Dried Corpses' expiring poison clouds, too, but as she put it, "I'm not just another merc, am I?"
"No you're not," SweetSpearGirl grinned. "I wonder if Kashya realised way back when, that I was depriving her of her finest."
"Yeah, well, I'd rather tag along with you anyway," the Rogue smirked. "You're more fun."
An El rune dropped from one of the beasties Euyfura shot, but aside from that, the only thing worthy of remark on level 1 was SweetSpearGirl's level-up.
Nearby was the second sewer entrance, which the duo took back to town for coffee and to equip Bloodthief. SweetSpearGirl's maximum damage soared, although she traded her mana leech for 11 life steal.
A few more Burning Dead Archers later, they found the steps down to level 2, which consisted of more Burning Dead Archers plus some Sand Raiders. A rare Amulet turned out to be a slight improvement over SweetSpearGirl's existing one.
Shortly after discovering the waypoint they met Star Call (fire enchanted), who did his best to blow SweetSpearGirl to hell and back on dying, but just couldn't.
"You have to feel sorry for 'em don't you?" the SpearGirl said.
"Uhhh - No!" Euyfura retorted.
"Oh. Guess not." SweetSpearGirl smirked, chasing off after a Sand Raider and finding the stairs down to level 3.
Down on level 3 they ran into Burning Dead Mages lobbing fireballs, along with the usual bevy of Dried Corpses and such. SweetSpearGirl levelled to 18 courtesy of one of Euyfura's arrows, spending a skill point in Penetrate and five stat points in Dex.
"The Joy of Dex," she smirked. Euyfura just rolled her eyes and fired another volley.
They rounded a corner and ran smack into a bunch of Horrors and Mages led by Radament himself. SweetSpearGirl grabbed her Rogue by the arm and pulled her back to draw off the big mummy's minions, picking them off one by one. In fact, by the time they even saw the big bastard, all that was left around him were a couple of Burning Dead Mages, a Dried Corpse or two, and lots of gold.
"We live - Again!" he sneered.
"You die - Again!" SweetSpearGirl snarled, laying into him.
And in fact, he did... dropping a Book of Skill.
His golden chest revealed what an enthused Cain swore was "the Lost Horadric Scroll!"; Atma found the taste of vengeance to her liking, and Jheryn told SweetSpearGirl what she'd already figured out long ago - that the Dark Wanderer was Diablo...
It was evening in the Jewel City of the Desert, and after a while sitting and thinking near the harbour, and a drink or two at Atma's, SweetSpearGirl and Euyfura returned to their apartment and crashed.