The goblins start to charge in. Reflexively Zack blocks the goblin's strike with his shield. The spear sticking through the shield. Zack strikes the spear with his sword cutting through it.

Zack kicks the goblin away, "I'm done with the grunts. " Fight me your self coward."

He looks at the hobgoblin with malice and furrowed brows.

Ginaoe spits on the ground, "Don't you worry I will."

The hobgoblin charges Zack they clash, sparks flying as their swords meet. The hobgoblin grabs Zack's arm and head-buts Zack making him flinch in pain.

Ginaoe hops back for a feint strike.

Zack thinks to himself "Oh good he is backing off."

Letting his guard down for a moment as his head is pounding.

Ginaoe lowers his sword, he then lunges forward attempting to stab Zack in the stomach.

From the left Gorgyle jumps in between using his two daggers to deter the blade to the ground. Immediately then swinging on the hobgoblin. Slicing his arm as the hobgoblin tries to evade.

Ginaoe touches the fresh wound wiping the blood off, "Your good work well with each other."

Gorgyle runs towards him unleashing a flurry of attacks slicing at him with ferocity. He turns quickly nodding to Zack.

Zack starts to chant in the background clenching his pendant, holding his sword in the air.

It starts to glow yellow and the blue streak in the middle pulsating once more. Zack sticks his glowing sword toward his foe. "This is the blade that will cause your end! His death will be avenged. What you took from me will seem pale in comparison to what you will feel."

The light in his blade starts to flicker.

Gorgyle seeing this attempts to reel his friend back in "Zack keep a level head, this isn't just some monster, he is intelligent and skilled. We will not win so easily."

Ginaoe grins "You won't be winning at all."

The hobgoblin's sidesteps seemingly fade out of reality for one second.

Gorgyle hair on his arms stands on end. He ducks purely on reflex. He feels a gust of wind over his head. He looks and the blade swinging over his head is wrapped in what seems to be wind, Like a vortex.

It careens about fifteen feet, slicing a tree in half.

Gorgyle spins around putting his guard up.

Ginaoe lifts his sword still surrounded by a vortex of wind. "you see what I mean." He huffs arrogantly.

Zack takes this opportunity to run up from behind blindly swinging his sword.

The hobgoblin slides to the right slicing Zack's arm. Causing him to drop his sword.

The men are finished loading the wagon. The hooded figure smirks as he boards the wagon.

"Ignore those fools Ginoae, let's not waste our time any more than we already have.

Ginoae lets out a roar, and the remaining goblins come between Ginoae and the party.

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Zack picks up his sword with the other hand.

"You're not going anywhere, you die here!" He said with great anger.

Ginoae smiles turns around and walks to the wagon.

"Get back here you bastard" Zack spits while screaming, and then Collapsing to his knees he

The remaining goblins start cackling surrounding the two.

"Zack get up we're not done," Gorgyle says readying himself.

The one goblin jumps in the air swinging a short sword at Zack's head.

Gorgyle deflects the blade kicking the goblin in the chest. An audible crack is heard.

Gorgyle zips over while the goblin is still airborne, raising his daggers and plunging the blades into the goblin slamming it to the ground.

The other two are closing on Zack.

"Damnit I'm not gonna make it," Gorgyle thinks as he stands up.

One stabs Zack in the shoulder with a dagger and starts to laugh. It stops when it realized Zack did not move. Not even a sound. The goblin stands there still holding the dagger perplexed.

Zack grabs the goblin by the throat and starts to squeeze harder and harder.

The goblins scratching at his arm causing gashes and blood to start leaking from his arm.

The grip only gets stronger as Zack looks up with eyes black speaking in a tongue gargoyle can't understand.

Zack keeps squeezing until the neck completely breaks. He throws the goblin on the ground. He pauses and then looks at the other goblin while pulling the dagger out. "Is this yours?? No no, it was his I would return it, however, he won't take it now.

The goblin is petrified, skating profusely barely able to stand. He sprints trying to escape,

fruitless how ever as Gorgyle throws a dagger hitting the goblin in the head for the kill.

Zack collapses to the ground, all the adrenaline leaving at once as if someone snap their finger.

Gargoyle checks his pulse and then looks to the bridge.

Belle along with Gremmely, and the troops descend what's left of the bridge. Smoke covered the top half where the explosion landed. Bodies scattered up

And down the bridge.

"What happened here recruit?" said a grim Gremmley.

"A lot has happened I'll give you a report Zack might need medical. I'm gonna go investigate what they were after in that cave." Gorgyle then walked off not caring for a reply.

He steps over to the case peeking around the corner to see if anyone remained. It was empty, there seemed to be old wooden rickety beams supporting the roof. There were a few tables along the side with what looked to be a topography kit. There were a few chests that were open in the corner. To the right, there was a bookshelf almost all but two books thrown off covering the floor in front of it.

Gargoyle first looks in the two chests. Inside there were a few jewels but nothing else of value. Admittedly if there were the ones who cause all this trouble would have already taken them he thought. He continues his search by the bookshelf.

He sees the two books left on the shelf and is perplexed. Why only these two are left up here he wondered. He went to grab one and it moved but would come off. The bookshelf then split in half, and the wall behind started to as well. Moving away from the center, a doorway appeared.

"Umm, gremmely sir you might want to see this" Gorgyle yelled quite insistently.

"What is this place?" Gremmley asked as he walked in seeing Gorgyle in front of the doorway.

"I don't know but we should head down there."

Gorgyle said admittedly pretty excited to see what was down there.

The two start to walk down the stairs carefully. It's dark and musty, the smell of damp grass from below.

The two make it down the flight of stairs and are met with a Torch-lit hallway. They proceed forward looking at their surroundings searching for traps and anyone who would do them harm.

"Now be very careful Grammarly there could be traps anywhere." However, As soon as he finishes that sentence.

"Click"

He turns around seeing Gremmley whose face is in an I did that didn't I expression.

"Really man," Gorgyle says palming his face.

Slots on the walls open up and spears shot out piercing the other side.

Gorgyle jolts as he ducks and weaves the spears.

"Gremmley" he shouts whipping around to see if he is okay.

Gremmely is standing there with two spears in each arm.

"Yeah I am okay" he brushes down his arm snapping off the spears and continues down the hallway.

Gorgyle is stunned at how he just took the spears and seemingly isn't harmed.

"You coming to recruit?" He says cockily walking by.

They find another door that seems to be locked. It's an older-looking door that cracks from the center in a spiderweb-like pattern.

"Hold on Gremmely sir I might be able to pick the lock," Gorgyle said as he is search his bag for his trusty lock pick.

"No need" Gremmely then boots the door open, it falling with an echoing thud.

Inside is a dark room. They both have dark vision so they can see a bit in there.

They squint and can make out an outline of some kind of structure. They cautiously approach. They arrive in front of it, there are markings all around. Etchings in a language neither can speak.

Gorgyle is examining the structure thoroughly, "is it some kind of altar or shrine?

"I'm not sure this isn't my kind of thing, I just punch stuff," Gremmely exclaimed stumped by it all.

"It's the place of kingdoms protection used to reside" a voice from behind boldly said.

Their heads snap in the direction of the voice.

There's eyes twinge as a bright blue light approaches. They adjust and look to see who it is.

" commander is that you sir," said a half-blind Gremmely.

"Yes, and what your reading, nay attempting to read is the angelic tongue." the commander's wings flap open as he said this almost like flicking one's wrist outwards.

"Quite the find you got here. I always hear rumors the old king's tomb was around here somewhere. You will come to the palace and report it to his majesty at once." the commander spoke sternly like he was not pleased with the situation at all.

Gorgyle retorts " his majesty?? What would he want with me?? Can't you just tell him??"

The commander's voice booms "YOU WILL REPORT TO HIS MAJESTY DIRECTLY!!"

Without another word, they exit the cave the whole party waiting for them, well almost the whole party.