Chapter Thirty - 03015 Minutes Ago:
"AAHH!" The young woman screamed and jumped away from Pit, who had Skulked up toward her back.
"Yeah, he's pretty sneaky," Felix chuckled to himself, before wincing at the sudden movement.
Status Condition: Strained Shoulder (Minor)
Status Condition: Bleeding (Major)
Health: 74/470
Shit.
Felix reached into his pack and pulled out a few sprigs of yarrow, chewing them down quickly. He watched as his Health jumped up, tick after tick, and reached for more. But he was out. All he had left in his bag was his side knife, his enchanted rope, a bunch of loose papers, and that bulky cigar box. He suddenly noticed a large hole in the bottom of the bag. He frowned as he remembered the Arcid's rough handling of the satchel.
Double shit. All my herbs...
His Health steadied out at around 70%.
Guess that'll have to do, for now.
With a grunt, he hopped over the giant's corpse and made his way over to the young woman. He swung his arms, trying to loosen the tightness in his shoulder. Lazy had hit him pretty hard back there, if it weren't for Armored Skin he'd have probably lost the arm. Idly, Felix pulled up his notifications editing it mentally until it only contained the max gains.
Armored Skin is level 14!
Pain Resistance is level 27!
Corrosive Strike is level 15!
Shadow Whip is level 11!
Acid Stream is level 22!
Influence of the Wisp is level 21!
Physical Conditioning is level 18!
Unarmed Mastery is level 24!
Acting is level 5!
Make An Entrance is level 3!
+5 STR
+2 END
+10 VIT
+2 AGL
New Skill Learned!
Blunt Weapon Mastery , level 1!
Swords and fists are good and all, but why use those when you could be using a big fuck-off mace? Skill Level increases proficiency.
Blunt Weapon Mastery is level 3!
What a haul. Maybe clearing out all the Risi won't be such a bad--
"Step back, creature!"
Felix looked up to find the young woman and Pit circling one another, the tenku warbling confusedly while the woman held a long knife in a strange grip."You!" She oriented on him, suddenly including Felix in her defensive gestures. "Who are you?"
Taken aback, Felix said the wittiest thing he could manage.
"Uhh-"
"No, it matters little now," she brushed the question off. "Help dispatch this foul chimera!" She whirled back toward Pit, who had tried walking over to Felix and who now cowered under her glare, his primaries dragging on the ground.
"Hey, no don't do that," Felix raised his hands and stepped up to the lady, keen to explain. "Pit is a-"
"YAH!" With a panicked cry, she spun and planted the knife directly into his chest. Or she tried to. Felix watched her move as if underwater, his Perception catching her attack before it even started. That she was attacking him was a surprise, but honestly Felix was more preoccupied with the advent of blue and gold shimmers at the corners of his vision. His mind...tingled, warm like his legs after a short run, primed almost. With an almost casual motion, he lifted his bare hand and awkwardly deflected the woman's knife, dislodging it from her grip to clatter to the stones below.
New Skill Learned!
Parry (Common), level 1!
Sometimes dodging doesn't work, or is too slow, or hell you don't want to. Now you've got options! Accuracy and speed increases with Skill Level.
The shimmers of light dissipated, like turning off a switch.
What the hell?
"Oh blind gods! I am--I did not mean--" The woman (girl, really) stammered, gripping her wrist as she stepped backward. A sudden angry screech made her jump, leaping nearly a foot off the ground somehow.
"The monster! It attacks!"
Felix was annoyed. He looked at the young woman and frowned; she had landed a bit away from the both of them. "What's your name?"
"Vess...Vessilia Dayne, Tin Rank Guilder." Felix chewed on the inside of his cheek in thought.
"Vessilia, my name is...Felix Nevarre, and this is my friend, Pit." He stressed the word, and gestured to the small tenku who took the moment to sidle up to his companion. The young woman's face pinched in confusion even as she bent down to retrieve her blade.
"Your friend? A chimera?" She seemed baffled. Felix couldn't figure out why. Sure Pit was a little aggressive at times, but he was basically a puppy. "Why? They are abominations, and highly dangerous."
Pit sat down and groomed his left wing, adjusting feathers with his beak. Vessilia flinched, her knife going up again as she eyed the tenku warily. Felix shook his head.