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Post by wulfie13 on May 21, 2013 20:07:02 GMT
After a minute or two, the figures disappeared into the castle walls. Almost immediately after, the drawbridge began to rise.
Sheik looked over to the West, and saw the sun setting. "We need to start moving. Now."
Before either of the pair could respond, he began running across the field.
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Post by Echo on May 21, 2013 22:58:45 GMT
Jessica looked an Nabarl, mildly concerned, then followed Sheik at a run, constantly looking around for signs of danger.
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Post by wulfie13 on May 22, 2013 9:33:38 GMT
Nabarl followed Sheik, easily keeping up with the boy.
Just as the group passed over the bridge to the main section of the field, the Drawbridge fully closed. An ominous howl echoed around the field, and the Earth around them began to rumble slightly.
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Post by Echo on May 22, 2013 9:44:59 GMT
Jessica wobbled, but maintained her balance. What the hell was going on? That howl didn't sound good. Why was the ground shaking? Was this normal?
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Post by wulfie13 on May 26, 2013 22:00:04 GMT
After a few seconds, a small group of skeletons rose from the ground. Mostly they seemed the size of children. However, at the head of the group, one stood much taller than the rest, wielding a blood stained scimitar, and a worn shield, with tattered armour.
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Post by Echo on May 26, 2013 22:37:44 GMT
Jessica stopped in her tracks. She'd been given a long dagger for this quest. That was it. They hadn't said anything about skeletons! She span, half-panicking, trying to get her bearings. How many were around her? A dozen maybe? Did they intend to attack? That bigger one certainly looked like it did. Fight or flight? Fight or flight? Jessica drew her blade.
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Post by wulfie13 on May 26, 2013 22:42:14 GMT
Nabarl sighed.
"Of course things aren't going to be straight forward..." Nabarl thought to himself, as Sheik dodged behind Nabarl, away from the skeletons. "They sent you here, after all..."
Nabarl quickly assembled his scythe, and drew a couple of the smaller skeletons away from the pack.
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Post by Echo on May 26, 2013 23:01:47 GMT
Jessica took on a couple of the smaller ones at a time, fighting hard and dispatching them with relative ease. Her mildly increased speed and strength no doubt helped a great deal.
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Post by wulfie13 on May 26, 2013 23:07:28 GMT
Nabarl swung the scythe in sweeping arcs, taking down the smaller ones three or four at a time, but there was always another wave ready to take the fallen ones' places.
At one point, Nabarl's scythe swung down and caught in the dirt. The larger skeleton leapt in, slashing at his face. Using his lightness, he manged to drop and roll away beneath him, and the skeleton leapt away again, but by that time, Nabarl had been swamped again.
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Post by Echo on May 26, 2013 23:11:49 GMT
Jessica sliced her way through the smaller ones when she saw Nabarl drop. She vaulted over one, span around another and lifted her blade above her head just in time to clash with the scimitar as the large one brought it down in an attempt to kill Nabarl. It looked at her, and she could have sworn there was a vaguely puzzled expression in its eye sockets.
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