"This was way too easy," Brian said, tossing a intricately designed sword hilt in the air.
"Well, I have no problems with an easy quest," Sid stated.
"It just seems weird that we found a powerful god artifact in an antique shop."
"It is a little weird." The duo sat outside a small coffee shop in Pennsylvania. After a day of driving the map led them to a small antique shop where they found their artifact.
"What do you think this thing does?" Brian asked.
"I don't know, but don't think about trying to find out," Sid warned.
"Oh come on, like I would do that."
"Yeah, you would."
"Perhaps." After a moment of silence Sid spoke.
"Do you smell that?"
"Yeah, did you fart?"
"No, it smells like rotting meat."
"It does, what is that?" Brian said holding his nose.
"Duck!" Sid yelled, as he tackled Brian, green sludge flew over head landing where Brian previously sat. The goo began to corrode the chair at an alarming rate.
"What was that?" Brian asked. Sid pointed across the road. On the sidewalk was a tall humanoid figure, his arms fell to his knees and his pale green skin blistered with many sores. He had a large under bite, and tufts of grayish hair decorated his body. "Damn, that thing is ugly."
The creature's throat swelled rapidly, and spat another acid projectile.
"Heads up!" Sid shouted as he rolled out of way if goop.
"Where's our gear?"
"In the van." The creature's throat bulged again, and another sludge bomb shot from his mouth. This time the acid landed on the white van parked in the lot. It began to dissolve the van.
"Shit, it just destroyed our stuff," Brian cursed.
"Lets get out of here." The pair took off running down the sidewalk. The creature crossed the street and pursued with inhuman speed, running on his knuckles like an ape.
"We should split up," Brian suggested.
"Good idea." Sid took a sharp right, sprinting across the street causing cars to come to a screeching halt. Brian also took a sharp turn in the opposite direction, running down an alley. The creature didn't even falter as it continued after Brian. Brian ducked to avoid another acid bomb. He was so focused on his chaser that he didn't see the aluminum trash can in his path. With a crash, Brian collided with the container. He tumbled to the ground, sword hilt in hand. As Brian tried to scramble to his feet, something delivered a blow to his side which sent him sprawling. Brian landed on his back with the beast standing before him.
"What do you want?" Brian screamed at the creature. The beast just stared blankly back at Brian. "Do you want this?" Brian asked gesturing to the hilt. The creature remained motionless. "Dammit!" Brian cursed in frustration as he smashed the hilt against the cement. As the pommel of the hilt touched the pavement, a cement blade erupted from the cross guard. "Wow!" The sword was perfectly balanced, the blade seemed unnaturally light. The beast was startled by the sudden motion, and his throat swelled and a goo bomb shot from his rotten mouth. Brian held up the blade to block the acid. Brian expected the sword to be dissolved, but as the sludge hit the stone, it simply absorbed it.
"Oh, its go time," Brian said as he pushed of the ground and into a stabbing lunge, aiming for the beast's middle. Surprised, the creature sprung to the side, the blade grazing one of his ribs. Brian spun on his heel for another assault, but the monster began to howl in agony. Where the blade grazed him a gray sludge was eating away at his pale, green flesh. Brian watched as the goop spread over the creature, dissolving everything until all that was left was a gray puddle. Brian walked up to the puddle and crouched next to it, as he dipped the cement blade into the puddle the sword sucked up all the liquid.
"Brian, you ok?" Brian turned to see Sid standing at the entrance to the alleyway.
"Dude, you gotta' see this."