Fire Knight by Alex Itsios

Author:Alex Itsios [Itsios, Alex]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-03-01T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 4

I continued my trek by the end of the day when I reached another village. I was anxious about who or what I might encounter. I saw another one or two familiar faces of those who traveled around our region, which calmed me a little. I asked about the world beyond and the Knights of the Fate of Elysium. Unfortunately, they could tell me little more than I already heard, though they did offer to spread the word. I kept going, expecting that at some point I would reach Trebaspole.

The next day, as I was traveling west towards the city, the land turned to a plain meadow. A soft breeze was rustling the grass and flowers gently. There, I followed a narrow hunting path, till it chocked with weeds. Out of the brush, suddenly charged a band of creatures I have never yet seen before. They yelled and shrieked as they charged.

Goblins, my NCI told me. Immediately, my interface changed into battle mode, and above each creature I could see their Threat Levels, HP and other stats. They were levels 2 and 3, and not deemed dangerous, but still there were 5 of them. Goblins were said to raid villages, but they were usually dealt with by the militia. As a blacksmith’s apprentice, I had never been called upon to fight such creatures.

Before I could think more, the band of the smallish green creatures were upon me with their crude swords and axes. I didn’t know what to do, other than dismount from my now whinnying horse and pull out my own blade, pick the fighting mode and order my sword ablaze. The color of blue and purple swirled together around my sword. Once the goblins attacked, I swung my sword at them, which resulted in the creatures being pushed back a few steps.

They charged back at me, and I tried to swing my sword at them, block their attacks and figure out how to take advantage of the situation, the fire the sword created. I managed to get it to create some gouts of flame, but that only stopped the attack momentarily.

Thanks for nothing, Flesh Tree! I swore.

The goblins surrounded me, and I decided to attack the one that was closest. I swung my fire sword and performed a horizontal, clean cut that disconnected the goblin’s head from its shoulders. My NCI informed me that I had achieved a Critical Hit of 24 points.

Momentarily, the goblins retreated, fearing that I was some kind of seasoned knight. Soon, however, they attacked again, this time aiming for my neck. I ducked under the blow of the first and countered back with a piercing strike to the second. The goblin parried in time and returned back to its position. The strongest of the goblins, having a Threat Level 3, pulled a dagger from its sheath and advanced me with a series of attacks that I barely managed to avoid. If it wasn’t for the sturdiness of my armor, I would have received some deep cuts.

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