>>58623401>Each whisper of my blade gouged deeper into plate and scale, searching for the life beneath, until finally, I tasted the coppery tang of its blood on my steel>The Haxorus roared, a sound of both pain and fury, and finally staggered >It offered a weak, desperate swipe of its heavy tail. I ducked gracefully below the clumsy arc>And there, I saw it. A sliver of exposed, trembling flesh beneath the armored hide>I sheathed myself, a single beat of absolute concentration>Then I snapped out like a bolt of lightning drawn across the dragon's side. A faint pink trail of focused energy traced the path of my cut>A single, perfect, straight-line slice>A moment of deafening stillness. Then the wound split open, a grotesque gash erupting in a sudden spray of scarlet>The Haxorus groaned a final, pitiful sound>It collapsed to the ground in a heap of broken armor and broken pride >I hovered, and with a sharp shing, flicked the red droplets from my blade >I turned to regard my defeated foe. And I waited>Nothing. No thrill from the dance. No joy from the victory. No terror from the imagined danger. I felt nothing>The townsfolk offered no challenge. Their power hesitant, spirits unsure of their own skin>The wilderness beasts offered no challenge. All brawn, no thought. Their strategies are basic, animalistic, and utterly boring>I wanted a true challenge. A partner in the dance >I sheathed myself, my blue eye dimming, and continued my journey>The wandering is mindless, save for one thing. An alluring call, a thrumming vibration of power in the background of reality>It emanated from the great mountain that tears the horizon>Whatever it is, it made my core resonate, my blood boil>Perhaps others of true strength would feel this call as well>Perhaps there I would finally feel alivehttps://rentry.co/larsonkurtSomething a bit different, felt a little stuck and wanted to at least get something posted. Wonder where that Honedge from earlier is going…
