Scepticus’s eyes opened. How Long had he been out for? One thing is for sure. He overslept. Some people had entered the cave and were deep inside it. Scepticus could sense the aura of 10 things which appeared to be dead but were still moving. “Undead…” Scepticus murmured to himself.
Scepticus moved along the cave cautiously until he noticed another presence. This one was alive and moving and further behind the undead. As Scepticus got closer and closer to the aura he sensed an aura which made him feel like he was about to die. But he was used to it. He has had near death experiences and even experienced death itself.
Suddenly, one of the auras started moving. Then it charged straight at Scepticus. Scepticus readied his fist and and as soon as the zombie was within his vision he struck. The zombie was obliterated but Scepticus felt his hand burning. It appeared to be acidic. “Why does everything like acid?! First the spiders, now zombies” complained Scepticus.
Scepticus reached out to a rock and picked it up. “Dumb acid.. Making me resort to using a rock..”. While Scepticus was complaining to himself and another zombie charged at him. He just bashed its skull. But it didn’t break. Suddenly the zombie doubled in size.
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“It was covered up using Illusion magic!? And a hog zombie of all things. Damn my luck is shit..” chastised Scepticus. Scepticus then gets punched in the stomach and sent crashing into a wall. Scepticus coughed up blood. He then noticed a black card which was on the floor. As soon as his blood hit the card, it lit up.
He noticed the card showed what appeared to be stats. “Strength:50, Stamina:50, Health:35, Agility:35, Magic:40,” he read to himself. “Wait, magic 40? How could I have forgotten? I am a bloody magic swordsman” he remembered. Scepticus then started chanting “Fire magic: Flame of Ignis”.
It started out as a small spark but as soon as it hit the zombie, it was completely on fire. But then the zombie started charging towards him. “ SHIT I forgot undead don’t feel pain. As Scepticus braced for impact, he noticed something.
If he was not hallucinating the flame was becoming black. It started from the legs and suddenly burst out and turned entirely black burning the zombie instantly. Scepticus then said “Hell’s pyre. The evolution of fire that burns all..”.
Scepticus noticed that his wounds were healing quite a bit faster than a normal human. After leaning on the wall for 15 minutes he was already fully healed. “Not as fast as my demonic healing, but I will take it”. Scepticus then reached out to pick up the black card from earlier.
Then he said “ This item, whatever it is, saved my life. It is worthy of becoming a part of my yet to be built treasure trove”. Scepticus then walked further and further into the darkness, ready for whatever challenged him next.