Rook dropped before the imposing figure before him. His four panions were in various states of disarray, while the sed oldest member of his group, was currently being choked out by their target, a woman who was defiheir age.
Rook gathered whatever strength he could to force himself forward, before sinking his teeth against the woman’s leg, but fouhick trousers formed quite the prote against his teeth. He should have thought twice against trying to jump someone who wore full , and carried a bde at her side.
While four of them clubbed the woman, their nimblest would try to snatch her purse, and they would flee. Yet, somehow, she had mao defeat all five of them.
The woman’s lips curled up into a wry smile, and she began to cackle with ughter at the five of them.
Fming Hyena drew his sword, the faint wisp of smoke floating through the air. He began to shake slightly, before the sounds of cag filled the arena.
Adam held up Strong Shield, and gripped Wraith tighter. ‘Whoa! Damn! Sheesh!’ Adam inhaled deeply to try and calm himself from the fright.
Fming Hyena tio cackle before it turo howling ughter, and, with his bde drawn, he leapt forward to fight.
Battle OrderD20 + 1 = 10 (9)
Fighting Spirit: 3 -> 2
Attack - WraithD20 + 10 = 15 (5)D20 + 10 = 16 (6)Miss!
Attack - WraithD20 + 10 = 13 (3)D20 + 10 = 17 (7)Miss!
Onward Soar: 1 -> 0
Attack - WraithD20 + 10 = 12 (12)D20 + 10 = 29 (19)Critical hit!Mana: 21 -> 20Ability: Divine Smite4D6 + 4D6 + 9 = 39 (1, 2, 3, 6)(1, 5, 6, 6)39 damage!
Attack - WraithD20 + 10 = 11 (1)D20 + 10 = 15 (5)Miss!
The ughter unnerved Adam, who, while trying to focus himself with his Fighting Spirit, was uo nd a blow as he dodged the fming bde, and then caught it with his axe, trying to gather himself. He inhaled deeply and urged himself to act, ducked under a fming swing, before nding a heavy blow, his divine magic fshing white hot as he forced Fming Hyena back.
Adam had expected a moment of respite after striking his oppo so dearly, but he heard the words to a spell, and watched as the shadow of a fming sword approached the side of his head.
His heart stopped for a moment, and in that split sed, as the shaking sword reached towards his neck, he plucked a Threat of Fate.
Omen: 7, 11 -> 7
The thread shot outwards towards the beautiful woman standing but ten steps away from him, the scales within her hands bang, f whatever Fate had in stored to dissipate into the ether. However, the thread darted past her, but froze in the air, as though realising the mistake it had made, before it was swallowing by the scales.
“…”
Fming Hyena’s ughter stopped, as his bde vibrated against Adam’s pauldron harmlessly. ‘What?’ He knew, with every fibre of his being, that he had mao strike Adam’s neck. He had called forth his magic, his bde ready to smite, not just with thunder, but with divine magic too, as much damage as he could muster, which would have killed any normal Expert.
Adam inhaled.
Fighting Spirit: 2 -> 1
Attack - WraithD20 + 10 = 16 (6)D20 + 10 = 16 (6)Miss!
Attack - WraithD20 + 10 = 28 (18)D20 + 10 = 29 (19)Critical hit!Mana: 20 -> 19Ability: Divine Smite4D6 + 4D6 + 9 = 29 (1, 2, 3, 4)(1, 1, 3, 5)29 damage!
Health: 78 -> 54
Wraith struck the air as the Aswadian Guardian stepped back, managing to deflect the blow with his fming sword, while Adam charged towards him, with axe in hand. Adam’s axe mao strike against his oppo’s chest, followed moments ter by an explosion of sound.
Adam stepped back, feeling the heat against his side, the divine magic, the fire from the sword, and the thunderous force having rocked through his body, causing his side to pulse. ‘This guy is no ughing matter.’
Fming Hyena tio cackle, before he stepped forward to meet Adam again, swinging his bde across his palm, then spinning as he leapt into the fray, swinging his bde sideways.
Fighting Spirit: 1 -> 0Health: 54 -> 59
Attack - WraithD20 + 10 = 20 (10)D20 + 10 = 28 (18)Hit!2D6 + 2D6 + 9 = 19 (1, 4)(2, 3)19 damage!
Adam focused on the spin of the bde, and though it came diagonally, threatening to strike his knee, Adam leapt up into the air, finding that the blow was a feint, and the sword quickly pointed upwards to skewer him. Adam shifted himself so the shield was below him, sparks flying across the red shield as Adam’s axe mao nd against the Aswadian’s shoulder, fshing white hot.
Adam dropped on top of the Fming Hyena, whose ughter gave way to silence as he fell unscious.
‘What a scary guy!’
Victory!XP Gained: +600XP: 11 000 -> 11 600
A Guardian quickly teo the Aswadian as Adam took his p of victory, showing off the dark mark against his puthral pte from the fming bde.
“What a fantastic bde it was!” Adam shouted. “I’m sure it was made by the such a great enter! I’m sure it was well worth the price too!” Adam waved his axe through the air. “It was no maty axe, though!”
The crowd tio cheer and shout, while the thundering of hooves began to echo across the arena as a dozen mounted knights began to ride into the arena through the main gates, cirg around the area, even weaving through themselves around Adam, as he quickly retreated away from the creatures and to the wall.
“Oof!” Adam grunted as he bumped into a guard. “Sorry about that.”
“e with me,” the arena guard said.
‘What did I do this time?’
“You again,” the arena owner said, with an accusatory toake a seat.”
Adam go Fming Hyena, who sat with his helmet at his feet, and the magical bde at his side. Adam sat beside him, noting the two Guardians who had fhe arena owner previously, as well as the two guards behind him and the oppo he had just beaten, and was no doubt at only oh.
“We have some suspis that there may have been some funny business,” Lay said. “There was a blow which should have cut your head nearly off, a he merely rested his swainst your shoulder.”
“Oh, that,” Adam said, slowly nodding his head. “That’s just one of my abilities.”
“One of your abilities?”
“Yeah, my magic.” Adam smiled ily.
“What kind of magic was it?” Fming Hyena asked.
“The ability to see into the future, a accly?” Adam replied, as though he was uain. “I shifted Fate to assisted me.”
“You don’t look like a Diviner.”
“I don’t look like I beat you either, but here we are.”
Fming Hyena nodded.
Adam could see Fming Hyena’s face more clearly now. The Aswadian was a handsome fellow, save for the numerous cuts across his fad his neck. ‘Damn.’
“Staring is rude,” Fming Hyena said.
“Sorry.” Adam looked away towards the arena owner, and after seeing the piergs, he looked at the desk between them.
“We will firm such matters through magic again,” she said. “Do not resist.”
“Sure.”
Adam felt the invasive magi through him, feeling a slight tingle in his brain and his throat.
“Did you cheat?”
“No,” the pair replied.
“Did you fight with all you could?” Lay asked, wanting to be thh with her iigation.
“Yes,” Fming Hyena said.
“…” Adam cleared his throat. “I mean… I haven’t used something during the eouro its full extent.”
“What is it?”
“My brother’s shield has yet to roar, and I have something simir which I haven’t decided to use yet,” Adam admitted.
“So you have been holding back?” Fming Hyena asked.
“Yes.”
“In all yhts?”
“Yes.”
The Aswadian blinked.
“You may leave, Rook,” Lay said.
Rook, the man known as Fming Hyena, picked up his helmet, and stepped away. ‘He held back? Even against me? What a crazy Half Elf.’ Rook was iop ten, and his strength retty close with the top three stro sted to win, from the pair of nobles who were favourites to win, to Bde. He was only slightly weaker than even his leader, who would have stepped down, not to win, for the sake of the nobles.
Lay stared at Adam. ‘In all my time, have I seen anyone as monstrous as him at his age? There’s his brother too, the damn Iyrman, and those other three Iyrmen.’ She thought of the Devilkin Iyrman, who would have been able to pce if she had pte mail.
“You know,” Adam began, clearing his throat, gng between the guards. “If you’re pnning on…” Adam paused. ‘No, I shouldn’t say it so openly.’ “I’m sure my brother is waiting for me.”
The threat hung in the air for a short while.
“Who are you?” Lay asked.
Adam could still feel the tingle in his mind and his throat. “I’m Adam.”
“What are you?”
Adam thought for a short moment how to respond. He reached up to his amulet, feeling the ridges of the gem, trag the symbol. “One could say I’m favoured by Lord Sozain.”
Lay narrowed her eyes slightly. “I have heard the Iyr is chosen by Death.”
“So he said.”
“Who?”
“Lord Sozain.”
“He has said so?”
“Yes.”
“To you?”
“That’s right.”
Lay remained silent for a long while. All his words were no doubt thinly veiled threats towards her. Then she saw the realisation on Adam’s face, and he squirmed before them before coughing into his fist awkwardly.
“I just realised it sounded like I kept threatening you,” Adam said, gng to the side awkwardly. “I didn’t mean to after the first one.”
‘What a crazy bastard!’
Tfw you kept actally threatening the arena owner.
