>>6105477Gideon’s men begin moving in closer, surrounding you on all sides. With Adeline’s support, you were not too worried about any harm coming to the more lightly armored allies in your party. The woman excelled at defense, and would keep them safe. With nothing to hold you back, you were free to fight offensively, and go all out on these fools. You meet the trio of soldiers in front of you, axe in hand. Your weapon exudes raw power, and radiating with a pulsing blue, you strike the ground in front of your enemies. (25, 94, 78. 2 Hits, 1 Miss)
>Crest of Indech: 2/3You’re a little off center with your attack. That’s not too surprising. You are drunk after all. Still, your drunk and a normal person’s drunk are two entirely different matters. Two of the soldiers are sent flying back screaming, taking the full effect of your attack. The middle soldier narrowly avoids the colossal strike, eyes wide at what he had just seen. With a gulp, he stabs at you with his spear. (Tristain: 43/48)
You hardly even notice that you’ve been stabbed. Grabbing onto the spear so that the man cannot get away, you swing your axe downward, cleaving the poor sap’s shoulder off. As he falls to the ground, writhing in pain, his two comrades jump back to their feet. They spring their spears forward in a panic. You definitely notice now that you’ve been stabbed now. (33/48)
Fortunately, you are made of sterner stuff than most men. WIth a grin, you eliminate all of them with a single swing of your axe, and the trio of soldiers fall to the ground in a bloody heap of limbs.
>30xp gained! (30/100)“What the fuck?!” Gideon roars at the top of his lungs. “You have a Crest?! Who are you supposed to be?! What’s your name?!”
“A Crest?!” Cassius’ eyes open wide. Both foes that he had faced were reduced to piles of gore on the ground. With Adeline providing cover, it was a simple thing for the sorcerer to dispatch of his enemies, who possessed little resistance against magic. On the opposite side, his Phantom was holding off the other two soldiers. While it looked as though it were ready to fade away from this world at any moment, the enemies it faced were sufficiently wounded. “You never mentioned you possessed a Crest, Lord Tristain!”
“Tristain?” Gideon exclaims. “I don’t know who you are, but Crest or not you’re only human. Archers, fan out! Armor Knights, move forward and bring me his head!”
Gideon’s armor knights begin lumbering forward, hammers in hand. While those won’t deal too much effective damage to you, they would spell trouble for Adeline if they made contact with her armor. She had been slightly injured in the fighting, but was still looking strong. As for May…where did she go? The thief girl was nowhere to be seen. Did she run out on you? No matter. You had bigger issues. Those archers were now in range and ready to turn you into a pincushion.
