Testing The Waters
The outskirts of Farevie were just as active, if not more than the day. Yes, night had fallen, its streets bustling with people getting home, men and women going for the nearest bars or their favorites, kids and their parents having a fun night out at the local taverns, shows and nightly stalls. It was a cool night, giving even the homeless, bandits and thieves a good night.
Yet this night was so very different, some felt it. Those mildly attuned to the world. An omen, or the taste of one. Was coming, and it didn't wait for those who felt it to think otherwise.
The good thing, or rather the dismissal of the omen came down to a few factors. The outskirts patrols, checkpoints and scouts, then the Adventurer guild. If Garlen was small, then Farevie was naturally major. Given the awful amount of quests regarding nearly every task outside the city.
Guard that group, escort this cart, clear these bandits, this man is wanted, hey there are giant spiders over there. Discover a new cave in the area, genocide a small race of monsters, pick mushrooms, scout this, investigate that, ect.
The adventurers from starter to veteran were active in the outskirts. With only a quarter of the guild active at night when it came to a fighting force and the rest easily wake-able if need be.. They would probably wake up if something major occured..
All was well, except the checkpoints.
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The guardsmen here were minding their own business talking as a shift change was likely on its way. That was until a set of crimson eyes swayed back and forth as it approached.
"Whoa! What is that?"
"Probably another wizard trying to approach us and look cool.. Really getting tired of that." We know you have mana damnit! Your still very stabbable you little-
The man's inner monologue stopped.
"W-wait, T..tha.. UNDEAD!"
The guardman roared, unsheathing his blade as he called to ring the bell!
The archerman in the tower bolted for the bell! He fell after two whistling bolts struck him. Throwing him off the tower to land before his fellows. "Yeir! Shit, Jues run and warn the patrols! You lot! On me!"
The checkpoint now alerted move to stop the undead. A dozen men drawing blades, rising sheilds. Yet they felt the ground tremble, the red hue of flaming eyes gone..
BOOM!
Mahel crashed down crushing three men before huffing out in a distorted rumble. "Skulls for our king, blood for his red carpet!"
He flicked his wrist wicked blade slashing down! Cutting a man in two! Behind Mahel, his three brothers burst past leaping over the current, landing and bursting into the city!
Mahel would do the same, he had lessened them. Only eight remained.. Enough! He stomped making the ground tremble lightly, bursting after his brothers!
Adilen and the king stood side by side. "I will take half and you take half. No if, ands, or buts." Adilen nodded.
Duth swiped his hand, four [Mana Bolt]'s blossoming out, Duth's eyes gleamed. The bolts zipped out, taking four guardsmen off their feet!
The sudden drop to barely a handful scared the guardsmen. "We need to fall- Argh guuree"
Adilen seemingly appeared before them, blade swishing through them like wet paper!
[EXP 2000+]
Mm.. Good, Duth followed the carnage that began to erupt ahead. He expected a massacre, though what he got was barely the start of one and end of one.
Mahel, Ghiel, Jelu, and Xerl were surrounded by dead bodies, but guardsmen and nearby Adventurers had engaged them in heated combat!
"What.." Duth was surprised, he thought this would be like Garlen, easy to enter and get exp! How could he be so.. Ha..
'To me!' All four Death Knights disengaged to the humans surprise! They swiftly followed, a novice mage in the back casting out mana missiles!
They raced in, but shattered before a barrier!
"Magic user! Spellblades front! Guardsmen back them up. Novice get support!
"Yes sir!"
"Spell blades!"
Duth conjured twenty bolts of mana, firing them against the formation taking shape! Two men stepped forward, their blades glowering! Armor shifting with runic glints!
Rah! Shink! Zink! Bang!
One of the men threw himself at the spells, slashing one spell out fo the sky! Swatting another before flipping forward, kicking three more into shards! His friend shattered four under expert swordsmanship! Stepping back as he drew in air stabbing three more out of the air. Eight bolts flew past striking down four guardsmen before the final bolts were intercepted by two more Spell Blades!
'WHAT?! How did they?.. Huh?!'
Duth conjured four barriers, just in time for archers to draw their bows and fire; most of the arrows bounced off, but a few struck the barrier like a boulder! Two barriers shattered swiftly! Followed by a third, soon the fourth!
Duth let his final fall, twenty more bolts fizzing into reality, however they were fired alongside the Death Knights charge!
The spell blades frowned, they lowered themselves! Arua rising from them, they shot off, clashing with spell and knight alike! Shattering half of the bolts before sliding to clash with the knights!
Ten struck home bringing men down. Duth inhaled! The ring on his finger was shining faintly! [Fireball]!
The spell fired up, arcing over the spell blades! Their dismay was immense! Yet reinforcements have been flooding in since the beginning of the fight! So..
A barruer speung up, but dissipated after being struck, the spell detonated! Its range reaching down, taking a few unfortunates before passing away.
'The spellblades are powerful sire, we are having a hard time holding them-'
'Fall back, we shall retreat from here!'
The Knights tried to disengage again, but the spell blades wouldn't allow that! Duth casted many spells, draining his mana swiftly.
He set forth four barriers, casting twenty bolts of mana and the rest went to his other preparations!
The death knights parried blows, shields forminh to protect them! They all shot back at once!
"Oh no you dont!"
A man followed his equipment surging with mana!
He stomped when he felt it!
Bones burst from the ground! He shattered one but another struck his armor denting its enchanted edge, he gritted his teetha nd jumped off the final speeding towards him, he landed just at the worst time possible.
[Bone Trap Has Upgraded]
[Bone trap Lvl 10] - [Skull Trap Lvl 1]
Eh?
The ground burst as a jaw shadowed his upper half!
Crunch!
"Guh! Ahhh arhhh ahhhh HELP AHHH! GURRE HEE.."
Bones jutted up, denting twice, before five of them pierced him, killing the spell blade!
[EXP 1500+]
Ho!
To make matters worse at least five men in that time were struck and pelted by mana bolts!
Though he only sneered at them, not even noticing the rising dead around them! Every killed man rose! Even the dead spell blade, who turned on everyone. With a growling roar! Zombies!
Duth and his death knights made their escape as the zombies engaged their living counterparts!
They each gained levels.
[Mahel Lvl 33]
[Ghiel Lvl 32]
[Jelu Lvl 32]
[Xerl Lvl 32]
[Adilen Lvl 24]
Not enough.. Only the new one got four levels.. But wait, how about Duth?
Good question
[Lich system]
Name: Duth
Lv[20] - Exp 720/5100
[Stats]
Hp: 249/249
Mp: 335/335
SP: 25
SM: 3400
Skills: Mana Bolt[Lv.4], Raise Horde[Lv.3], Group Harvest[Lv.4], Skull trap[Lv.1], Souls wrath[Lv.3], and Barrier[Lv.7]
One.. Level.. One..
He felt cheated, but learned something today. His army, it won't be enough for an invasion.. They needed to use a different but equally deadly tatic.
And he had the perfect plan.
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I thought no one was joining my discord due to not wanting to.. it could be that.. but i realize now that i am missing something from the announcement.. the damned server itself! after the / there is nothing! how dare you past self?!
So lets fix that https://discord.gg/vBSb4m5cwr is the full link. Now if not this, try after the /The Lich System. it should.. work hopefully.. there is like two people in here, a bread Cultist.. dont ask, and a cat with knowledge of the software.