Frel sneered at Lurk, the sneer quickly turned into a loud yell!
"Chop this gob!!!!"
Frel leaped behind the many goblins that rushed past him, their eyes mad with blood lust as they threw themselves at Lurk & Co. Lurk guessed there to be around 20 goblins, as he at the same time quickly checked through some of the new options in the menu, he was thankful the menu worked fast in his mind as he readied him self.
Most of the goblins launched themselves at Lurk, the first one slammed a club down onto Lurk who parried it just barely with his shield, as he used his shield hand to point at a goblin coming up behind the first one.
["Wind bullet!"]
[Wind Magic] Raised to 2.5
[Shield] Raised to 0.6
The goblins chest was punctured by the small air bubble and then it burst open from the sudden release of the air inside its body. It left Lurk opened to a assault though, as a goblin threw it self at him, claws first and grabbed onto his body throwing its full weight into him.
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But the force was not enough, Lurk still stood firmly on the ground as the goblin tried, with no success to get Lurk onto the ground. Lurk had managed just before the goblins attacked, to buy one of the new Elite skills he thought would help the most in this situation.
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[Ogre Pure Power]
Activate, cost mana while in use!
+50 STR
"Release the physical restrictions on the body and unleash the ogres power!"
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Another goblin tacked into Lurks legs but it was like hitting a wall, it did not move with the amount of force the goblin used on it. His strength was beefed up from 15 to 72 due to his strength boost he got from Sala, Goblins surrounded Lurk and one of the club wielding ones slammed a club down onto Lurks shoulder causing his body to cry out in pain down its left side.
[Toughness] Raised to 1.9
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Vorm received a goblin that tackled him, it seemed like he was out of action instantly and the goblins ignored him, as if that one goblin was enough to restrain Vorm, their greedy eyes on Sala instead. But infact Vorm had managed to hide a fact, that the goblin that tackled him had received a dagger up its throat into its skull. He rolled quickly out of the goblins corpse and sliced the leg of one of the rear guard goblins, it sprawled down onto the ground with him.
Sala had recovered from the stunning slam into the ground from the Gnoll and slammed a fist into the head of a oncoming goblin sending its sharp teeth flying into the air, ducking under another goblins club she sent a fist straight up into its jaw that made a sickening crunch. But a goblin grabbled onto her leg and sent her down onto the ground, the goblins cheering and yelling as she got clawed and punched by two others.
Aurk handled himself a bit better, he stabbed a goblin straight into its chest, sending it slumping down onto the ground dead past him, he dodged a goblins club strike grabbing onto its arm and twisting it around til a crunch and screech came from it, stealing its club he blocked another goblins hit, but not the last goblin that stabbed him in his crippled arm he used to block it with.
Frel having leaped behind all the goblins, pulled out a small vial he held in his glove, crushing it onto his sword, the sword got a sickening green tint to it as he began to move towards Lurk keeping a goblin between him and Lurk at all times.
It was looking dire early on into the fight, Despite suffering casualties in gruesome manner the goblins were all riled up in their blood lust, nothing would stop them now till their enemy was dead or caught suffering and being tortured to shreds. Lurk stomped his foot down onto the goblin that was trying and failing to hold onto him, its neck giving a satisfying crunch and was left at a odd angle. Lurk then help up a hand tightening it into a fist and yelled out loudly!
["Holy Aura!"]
[Holy Magic] Raised to 3.2
[Brawling] Raised to 0.8
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[Holy Aura]
Activate, cost mana while in use!
Allies receive 20% Stats
Enemies receiver -20% Stats
Light heal spell cast one all friends once (only usable one time per aura per battle)
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The goblins blood lust was suddenly shaken, as Lurk suddenly had a spiked halo rune glowing behind his head. Bathing friend and foe in its holy glow, the goblins still rushed at Lurk but they had lost a lot of mirth and were beginning to doubt their strength. Lurk received a slice from a knife he tried to block with the goblin holding onto him still but failed. Lurk gritting his teeth as he slammed the shield onto the neck of the goblin holding him, it sprawled off him like a rag doll from the sudden force applied to it.
[Toughness] Raised to 2.0
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[Shield] Raised to 0.8
He was still swarmed by goblins, with plenty of targets to pick from, he made a throwing motion and yelled out "[Wind Spear!]" impaling two goblins that spun from the force of the spear going through them.
[Wind Magic] Raised to 2,7
Vorm managed to Slice another goblin in the back of its foot sending it down on the ground with him, the last thing it saw was Vorms dagger going into its throat. Sala was struggling as the goblin that grabbed her leg was struck between her legs, its grin and red eyes spelling out its intent clearly.
Unfortunately she grabbed onto the goblin tightening her legs, causing the goblin to deeply regret its position making it gasp for air as a few of its ribs cracked. She sent a fist flying into its face and shook her arm free from another goblin that had managed to grab onto her. Luckily most of the goblins at her were resigning to only using fist since they thought she was incapacitated.
Aurk had seen Frel was moving straight for Lurk, his eyes also noticing the green tint on the blade! Aurk knew that tint, the last time it was used it caused a human soldier to claw at his own face in pain and anguish unable to do anything but suffer for a hour til death took him, the goblins waiting and laughing at him as he suffered. Aurk slammed his club into the skull of a goblin trying to push through to get at Frel, but he was stuck fighting two more goblins.
Lurk pulled out one of his daggers stabbing one of the goblins in the chest, letting go of the dagger as it was stuck, he spun around slamming his shield into the face of a goblin, seeing Frel right behind it as Frel leaped forward with his short sword and dagger, Lurk blocked the two strikes with the shield but was then utterly shocked by what happened next.
[Dagger] Raised to 0.7
[Shield] Raised to 1.0
"[Slice!]"
Frel called out a skill and suddenly his speed increased and his hands moved fast cutting at Lurk several times. The wounds caused by the short sword struck onto his right arm, felt like fire was poured into the wounds. Lurk rolled back just in time before Frel managed to drive his sword into Lurks chest.
[Toughness] Raised to 2.2
[Poison Resist] Learned!
Pain assaulted Lurks brain as he rolled back, instantly casting spells he readied himself to face Frel again. He was being poisoned!
["Lesser Status Clear!"]
["Heal!"]
[Holy magic] Raised to 3.4
Lurk still could feel the pain, though not as horrible as before, but it was still there in his arm building up again. His spell was not strong enough to completely remove it!.
[Poison Resist] Raised to 0.4
A sick grin was on Frel as he saw Lurk begin to sweat and breathe hard and drop the dagger he had drawn as his fingers twitched.
"Gegegege! You should beg for me to kill you now!.. You will never survive that poison! it will cause your body to spasm from the pain for hours until it finally kills you!"
Frel taunted Lurk knowing he was dead from that assault. He moved in to stab Lurk again, but just then a dead goblin came flying past Frel, followed closely by Aurk who hacked down onto Frels sword, disarming him. Aurk swung out his club at Frel but he dodged it.
"Gegege! How quickly you turn Aurk!, Is this gob so much stronger you think?! look at him now, he is doomed!"
["Lesser Status Clear!"]
[Holy Magic] Raised to 3.5
Lurk gritted his teeth managing to cast another spell but it was still not removing the poison completely, his body began trembling from the pain his arm was in, Aurk looked to Lurk and then stared daggers at Frel.
[Poison Resist] Raised to 0.6
"Bwhaha! still got some grit in you! I thought I broke you after I took your wolf pelt and snapped your arm! Gegegegege!"
Frel grinned sadistically, a few goblins that were focused on Lurk had joined beside Frel against Aurk. Now seeing Lurk was suffering from poison unable to act.
Vorm and Sala struggling to get the last couple of goblins down, Vorm once more now properly restrained, Sala being clawed fiercely by the goblins around her.
"Bow now and I will promise not to cripple your other arm gegege!"
Frel taunted Aurk, Aurk gritting his teeth tightly, he was still no match for Frel. If he launched an attack, Frel would utilize the other goblins to get in a fast strike, just like he did against Lurk. But he did not bow.
"I was fearful of you for so long, But Lurk freed me!" Aurk launched his way forward aiming straight for one of the goblins he knew would become a shield, stabbing it in the neck, getting ready to block Frel's assault.
But he did not have to block any assault as suddenly out of nowhere Lurk managed to cast a spell quickly followed by another.
["Lessen Pain!"]
["Tempest Disk!"]
[Holy Magic] Raised to 3,7
[Wind Magic] Raised to 2,9
[Poison Resist] Raised to 0.8
Lurk's shaking stopped just as he cast his spell lessen pain, combined with the lesser status clear it made him stable and able to properly aim again, he could not focus before on any of his range spells due to it and it took monstrous effort to cast the other spells. He threw out a disk that spun past the dead goblin that Aurk had just cut down, right at Frel who panicked seeing the spinning disk slide underneath his vision beneath him. He fell onto the ground trying to figure out what just happened.
The answer lay before his eyes as his legs flopped down onto the ground near him, Frel made a inhuman(goblin) shriek that turned into gurgles as his mouth flooded with black blood.
Instantly the goblins blood lust faded, the remaining goblins panicked and fled screaming away from the battlefield that was covered in dark blood and goblin corpses. Sala and Vorm got up after they had managed to just barely hang on, they stumbled over to Lurk and Aurk that were standing over Frel's pitiful body that had been severed just at the belt by the tempest disk.
Lurk bent over grabbing onto Frels neck, lifting him up and ripping his wolf pelt off him. He grabbed hard onto Frels neck with one hand, while he handed the wolf pelt to Aurk. Tighenting the grip as Frel choked and died as Lurk held him.
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[Poison Resist] Raised to 1
"..Huff....I believe... That wolf pelt is yours Aurk..." Lurk said through gritted teeth" to Aurk as he steadied himself, his golden halo fading out from behind him. Aurk looked to Lurk shocked, he did not understand. Lurk had killed Frel, his power was without questioned stronger than himself. The pelt was not his to claim.
Lurk noticed Aurks shock but simply grinned after casting a few last spells.
"[Lessen Pain] [Lesser Status Clear] [Light Regeneration]. Hey. Cough he stole it from you to begin with!. Plus it would look better on you gegegek!"
[Holy Magic] Raised to 3,9
Lurk then grabbed Aurks sword and sliced his own arm off above where Frel had hit him with his poisonous blade.
Lurk then slumped down onto the ground unconscious.
"""Lurk!!""" (Aurk, Sala, Vorm)