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“Maybe we should go get a wizard?” The little hin asked.
Byrun shook his head. “Just give me a few minutes to think on this.” After waiting a few seconds for a quick witted reply and hearing none, he focused on the task at hand.
You know this. White light that burns the night, shield us from its hateful sight.
The noble sighs while lifting his eyes upward.
Of course! Selune!
“Miss Ria, what if I covered the monument with my cloak?” Byrun turns his gaze to his newly found traveling companion.
The hin simply shrugs. “Beats running all over the place asking snarky wizards for help.”
Byrun unclasps his cloak and covers the stone pedestal. Ria opens her mouth as if to comment until the ground began to emit a soft purple light. Slight tremors began to rumble around the dock.
“Well that did something!” The Halfling quipped.
Byrun looked around the area. He took his ring, that shed light, off and put it his pouch. “Let’s get these lamps out and see what happens.”
As the lamps went out, the purple glow grew brighter and the tremors intensified. Suddenly an outline of a portal appeared. Purple, gray, and black swirls began to form within its core. Byrun wasn’t quite sure, but he thought he saw some sort of mass move toward him from the portal. This thought was interrupted when a sling bullet buzzed by his head.
“Are you going to look at that or hit it?”
Byrun followed the bullet to a gray mass; noticing it in enough time to dodge its attack and draw his sword. He took a solid swing at the creature, and but he did not feel any resistance. His sword passed through the creature without harming it. As Byrun caught himself, he felt a cold, numbing pain hit his leg as the creature struck him.
“You better watch it, m’lord!” Ria quickly reloaded her sling and took another shot. “I can’t hit these things. They keep shifting!”
Byrun focused his sight on the creature, watching its movements.
“Sometimes boy, you need a little luck! Skill won’t get you everything.”
He took a deep breath and slashed at the creature. The first attempt was another miss, but the second landed a decent hit. The creature didn’t make any noise; it just trembled and oozed gray and black wisps of smoke.
“I hit it, Miss Ria! You have to just keep at!” Byrun felt another chill surge up his leg. While he was busy with one shadow creature, another had slipped out of the portal and snuck up on him.
Byrun positioned himself so he could face both of his attackers. Hoping his shield would be of some help in this battle. The creatures seemed focused on the noble, which allowed the halfling to land two solid blows with her sling. The already injured mass shook violently and dissipated in a puff of gray smoke.
“Ha! One up on you already!” Ria grinned proudly at the warrior as she reloaded her sling.
Byrun shook his head. He attacked once and as the creature attempted to counter, he moved and took a swing that found its mark. This time, the creature seemed to meld into the surrounding shadows, leaving no remains.
The two stood there within the glow of the portal, unsure of what to do next. Byrun was about to raise the question when a dark, robed figure stepped forth. The being was humanoid in appearance, but thanks to the lack of decent light, neither Byrun nor the hin could make out any details.
As the creature spoke, gray smoke oozed from its mouth. “Are you going to leave my Master to his domain or shall I make the two of you sacrifices.”
At the last word, Ria piped up. “Sacrifices? Hit it! Hit it! Hit it now!” With that, the halfling let loose a sling bullet.
In what appeared to be one motion, the being deflected the bullet away and came around and hit Byrun in the breast plate. He could hear the armor give way as he felt the pain shoot through his body, knocking him back and to the ground.
“This is good armor, Lord Van Hellstrom. Are you sure you don’t want it? It’s heavy, but will protect you better than that beat up plate you’re wearing now.”
He barely got his thoughts together when he felt a crushing blow on his left arm. Again the armor buckled a little, but it protected his arm from being crushed or broken. The being lifted its foot again when a sling bullet pelted it in the side of the head. As it turned toward the offender, Byrun ran the hilt of his katana into the being’s ankle. He fell back several steps, allowing Byrun to get to his feet. The creature came again, only this time Byrun adjusted quickly and his blade found its way through its right shoulder. The limb separated from its body, but quickly evaporated into gray smoke before it could hit the ground. With the creature now stunned, Byrun made the killing blow across its torso. It, like the limb, trembled and vanished.
Byrun dropped to his knee, catching his breath. He felt a small hand pat what was left of his beaten arm plates.
“You look pretty banged up? You going to be alright?”
Byrun nodded at the hin. As he stood up they both noticed the portal was gone and on the ground, in its place, was a strange glowing rune. The two stared at it as dawn approached and it began to fade.
Byrun took a deep breath as the sun rose over the mountains. “We really need to find a wizard.”
Byrun shook his head. “Just give me a few minutes to think on this.” After waiting a few seconds for a quick witted reply and hearing none, he focused on the task at hand.
You know this. White light that burns the night, shield us from its hateful sight.
The noble sighs while lifting his eyes upward.
Of course! Selune!
“Miss Ria, what if I covered the monument with my cloak?” Byrun turns his gaze to his newly found traveling companion.
The hin simply shrugs. “Beats running all over the place asking snarky wizards for help.”
Byrun unclasps his cloak and covers the stone pedestal. Ria opens her mouth as if to comment until the ground began to emit a soft purple light. Slight tremors began to rumble around the dock.
“Well that did something!” The Halfling quipped.
Byrun looked around the area. He took his ring, that shed light, off and put it his pouch. “Let’s get these lamps out and see what happens.”
As the lamps went out, the purple glow grew brighter and the tremors intensified. Suddenly an outline of a portal appeared. Purple, gray, and black swirls began to form within its core. Byrun wasn’t quite sure, but he thought he saw some sort of mass move toward him from the portal. This thought was interrupted when a sling bullet buzzed by his head.
“Are you going to look at that or hit it?”
Byrun followed the bullet to a gray mass; noticing it in enough time to dodge its attack and draw his sword. He took a solid swing at the creature, and but he did not feel any resistance. His sword passed through the creature without harming it. As Byrun caught himself, he felt a cold, numbing pain hit his leg as the creature struck him.
“You better watch it, m’lord!” Ria quickly reloaded her sling and took another shot. “I can’t hit these things. They keep shifting!”
Byrun focused his sight on the creature, watching its movements.
“Sometimes boy, you need a little luck! Skill won’t get you everything.”
He took a deep breath and slashed at the creature. The first attempt was another miss, but the second landed a decent hit. The creature didn’t make any noise; it just trembled and oozed gray and black wisps of smoke.
“I hit it, Miss Ria! You have to just keep at!” Byrun felt another chill surge up his leg. While he was busy with one shadow creature, another had slipped out of the portal and snuck up on him.
Byrun positioned himself so he could face both of his attackers. Hoping his shield would be of some help in this battle. The creatures seemed focused on the noble, which allowed the halfling to land two solid blows with her sling. The already injured mass shook violently and dissipated in a puff of gray smoke.
“Ha! One up on you already!” Ria grinned proudly at the warrior as she reloaded her sling.
Byrun shook his head. He attacked once and as the creature attempted to counter, he moved and took a swing that found its mark. This time, the creature seemed to meld into the surrounding shadows, leaving no remains.
The two stood there within the glow of the portal, unsure of what to do next. Byrun was about to raise the question when a dark, robed figure stepped forth. The being was humanoid in appearance, but thanks to the lack of decent light, neither Byrun nor the hin could make out any details.
As the creature spoke, gray smoke oozed from its mouth. “Are you going to leave my Master to his domain or shall I make the two of you sacrifices.”
At the last word, Ria piped up. “Sacrifices? Hit it! Hit it! Hit it now!” With that, the halfling let loose a sling bullet.
In what appeared to be one motion, the being deflected the bullet away and came around and hit Byrun in the breast plate. He could hear the armor give way as he felt the pain shoot through his body, knocking him back and to the ground.
“This is good armor, Lord Van Hellstrom. Are you sure you don’t want it? It’s heavy, but will protect you better than that beat up plate you’re wearing now.”
He barely got his thoughts together when he felt a crushing blow on his left arm. Again the armor buckled a little, but it protected his arm from being crushed or broken. The being lifted its foot again when a sling bullet pelted it in the side of the head. As it turned toward the offender, Byrun ran the hilt of his katana into the being’s ankle. He fell back several steps, allowing Byrun to get to his feet. The creature came again, only this time Byrun adjusted quickly and his blade found its way through its right shoulder. The limb separated from its body, but quickly evaporated into gray smoke before it could hit the ground. With the creature now stunned, Byrun made the killing blow across its torso. It, like the limb, trembled and vanished.
Byrun dropped to his knee, catching his breath. He felt a small hand pat what was left of his beaten arm plates.
“You look pretty banged up? You going to be alright?”
Byrun nodded at the hin. As he stood up they both noticed the portal was gone and on the ground, in its place, was a strange glowing rune. The two stared at it as dawn approached and it began to fade.
Byrun took a deep breath as the sun rose over the mountains. “We really need to find a wizard.”