The Predator's Gambit

The air was thick with the acrid stench of ash and blood, every breath burning my lungs.

My grip tightened on the kobold dagger, its hilt now infused with faintly glowing runes carved into its surface.

Streams of energy flowed through the markings as I focused my Ki into the blade, amplifying its edge with both spirit power and my ki energy.(Heat and my own core mana)

Ahead of me loomed the kobold general his hulking body with oppressive Monster aura that seemed to bend the shadows around him.

Beside him, the Shanam chanted in its guttural, otherworldly voice, the runes on its bone staff pulsing with crimson light.

I exhaled slowly, grounding myself in the moment despite the odds stacked against me.

"I am still calm but now , I guess I am used to it, my body mysterious behind my abnormality i could handle immediately, so Its useless to think about it ".

With that thought I looked at kobold general.

My earlier strikes had wounded the general, his blood dripping onto the forest floor in a steady rhythm.

I could feel it he was dangerous and still alive.

"You think I'm going down that easy" i muttered, my voice low but laced with defiance.

The general snarled, his scarlet eyes narrowing. Without warning, he charged.

His massive axe, adorned with glowing runes, swept toward me in a deadly arc.

I sidestepped, narrowly avoiding the blade as it tore through the air with a resonating humme.

As he overextended, I twisted my body and lashed out with my dagger, aiming for his vulnerable abdomen.

The blade struck true, sinking into his injured side, and a guttural howl of rage erupted from his throat.

Behind him, the Shanam's chanted something that I could not understand but before I could think, A wave of heat flared against my back.

I didn't need to look to know that a spell was coming. Trusting my instincts, I dropped into a low roll just as a fireball screamed past, exploding against a tree and sending splinters in every direction.

Fuck , I have to kill this Shanam he is dangerous, But the general wasn't giving me a chance.

He roared and surged forward, his axe cleaving through the space I'd occupied mere seconds before.

"Persistent bastard". 

I hissed through clenched teeth, evading his relentless assault. But after dodging for sometime, I felt that he got slower as if he loss too much blood, i took it as an opportunity.

My fingers pointed at kobold Shanam, it's my first time using it in real battle.

"Light bullet" (a skill I got from Sprit that have made a contract with me) with a burst my Ki start condensing in light partical , sit this attack its consuming my mana(Ki) , I am loosing my ki top much.

But before I could think something, like an auto aim Bullet condensed with light partical, moved towards the Shanam. The light partical struck at his chest and exploded in a fiery burst, sending the robed kobold sprawling.

"Sit it's strong but too much consuming, and it feels like I can't control my body while using this ability"

"why", sit I will think about it latter". I muttered, 

But before I could finish the Shanam, a bone-chilling howl froze me in place.

Emerging from the shadows, a horde of kobolds charged into the clearing, their crude weapons glinting in the firelight. Fifteen, maybe more.

They formed a loose circle around me, their bloodthirsty grins revealing jagged teeth.

"You've got to be kidding me," I spat, raising my dagger.

Hahh looks like I am about to die here, My lips curled into a feral grin.

"Alright, let's dance"

The first kobold lunged with a spear. I sidestepped and slashed upward, my blade carving through its throat in a single, fluid motion.

Blood sprayed across my arm, but I didn't slow. Another kobold came at me, and I spun low, sweeping its legs before burying my dagger in its chest.

"Thanks to level up not Only My strength have improved but , light heal also helping me to recover a bit of my strength and stamina "

Their attacks came in a relentless wave claws, teeth, and weapons striking from every angle.

My body moved on instinct, a blur of martial precision.

Each parry flowed into a counterstrike, each dodge followed by a lethal thrust.

Suddenly,A spear grazed my arm damm it .

The tide of battle overwhelmed me.

My breaths came ragged, and my arms burned with exertion.

I couldn't keep this up. Then it hit me, the blast runes I'd scattered earlier.

"Now or never with this thought" I start running towards a big tree while I took cover

I started Channeling my Ki, I activated the hidden runes. Those pebbles that I have shattered around the ground.

The ground erupted in a cacophony of explosions, fire and energy ripping through the kobold ranks.

Screams filled the air as their bodies were torn apart, the forest floor slick with blood. When the smoke cleared, I was the last one standing.

" Even though it was a powerful blast, but somehow I managed to survive without getting much injured, thanks to cover"

"As I thought it's Over,But it wasn't over. While I was fighting those Kobolds, Shanam was using a healing spell, damm it now I understand why this basterd was uninjured from our last fight "

The general staggered forward, his armor scorched and body battered but still radiating that oppressive aura.

The Shanam had survived too, its glowing shield cracked but intact.

Pain flared in my side as a dart embedded itself in my flesh, it was Shanam, he is the one who used poision dart.

"Dammit I was care less"

My vision blurred, and a wave of nausea hit me like a hammer.

"Poison," I realized, yanking the dart out. Sit I am still to inexperienced.

My knees buckled as the Shanam began chanting again, its staff glowing brighter.

The general advanced, his axe pulsing with crimson light

. Every step he took echoed like a death knell. I raised my dagger, but my hands trembled, the poison sapping my strength.

"I can't… die here". I thought, desperation clawing at me.

Just as the general's axe descended, a golden portal flared to life behind me, flooding the battlefield with light.

From the portal stepped Shela, her beautifull Blue and dress, and white robe a like polished silver crackling with red runes.

"Teacher Shela" . I croaked, my voice barely audible.

"I never thought that I would be happy after seeing her ".

She didn't look at me, her focus locked on the enemies before her.

"You really can't stay out of trouble, can you?"

With a fluid motion, she raised her hand , a wave of wind exploded outward and forcing the general back.

General looked at her in horror, noy because of the spell but because of the mana that she is imitating.

"I looked at her, this pressure , is this is the power of a GrandMaster (A Rank) mage.

"But before I could think something else"

She Moved her hands towards kobold general,

"Wind blade". With just One spell I sensed a gust of wind moved towards kobold general, before he could resist, his body and flesh shattered and cut into pieces instantly.

"I looked at her in awe , so strong"

But before I could think, The Shanam tried to cast a spell, but Shela was faster. She waved her hand and again a wind Blade moved towards Shanam slicing his throat in one decisive blow.

Aurthor Ok guys thank you for reading 

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