”Shitty gear” Kenzo cursed as part of his rusty armor grazed him as he tried to adjust it. As he retreated from the ambush in Joya, he took whatever he could scrape from a dead soldier lying around. Unfortunately, he’d have to save to buy some proper equipment. However, he had just struck a deal with the owner of the villa. In return for helping them kill the hungry wolves, he’d be paid in Jewels, Fiore’s currency. A simple guarding mission. [color=#33cccc]”Not sure how conversion rates work here though”[color] thought the warrior as he focused his senses to the surroundings. From what the owner of the villa had told him, there were 5 wolves that roamed in the pack. He’d need some help if he was to finish with this quickly. As he supervised the progress of the barricade, he approached two men who adjusted the strings in their bows. ”Can you hit with those?” he asked coldly. Without muttering a word, both men nodded. They were a pair of seasoned hunters that had stumbled upon the villa through their journey. Apparently recruited to help with the protection of the place as well. With a small on his face, Kenzo followed as he turned towards the empty fields. ”Just make sure you take out one each. I’ll get the other two.” Almost as if perfectly timed, howls could be heard in the distance as he finished his remark. ”Let’s go.”
The wolves approached fast. Something about them was not right either. They seemed to permeate the same weird energy that was lingering in the air. Whatever it was, those wolves were not normal. Without a care, the beasts charged towards the garrisoned villa. They ran in a straight line, as if almost possessed by something, not minding their surroundings. ”Better for us, I guess.” As he muttered the words to himself, he made a signal to both hunters to shoot at the wolves. In unison, the release of two strings swooshed in the air as the arrows traveled directly to their targets. In an instant, two wolves fell to the ground, being stopped in their tracks. Unphased, the remaining three beasts charged in a straight line at Kenzo, one behind the other. Gathering strength in his feet, the mercenary lunged forward with his shield at the front. As the animal at the front jumped for his attack, his snout was destroyed by the impact with Kenzo’s buckler. Without wasting a single second, the blue haired swordsman slashed his sword in an open motion and cut the second wolf’s body. The impact was strong, however. Even if the man could boast of having superior strength to most people, the impact threw him back a step. As he regained his composure, he tried to draw his blade off the second wolf’s corpse. Unfortunately, the rust in the sword had been caught by the carcass of the dead animal. ”Fuck.” The fangs of the beast caught Kenzo in the right side of his waist, crushing the defective armor and digging into his skin. Letting go of the stuck sword in his left hand, Kenzo twisted his waist and delivered a powerful punch directly to the wolf’s head. He could feel as part of its bones snapped.
As he caught his breath and saw to his injury, he noticed the red glow in the dead beasts’ eyes slowly disappear. ”Something’s going on here.” As he muttered the words to himself, he decided he’d travel to Crocus to gather more information. But that would be after he cashed his reward. As he walked back to the villa, he took one more glance at the bleeding wound. It was not deep, but it still had to be treated. ”This is gonna sting tomorrow…”
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[1409/1000] Done!