Suddenly a large fist pummelled through the window like it was made of, well glass. Shocking us who were stood out in the open complementing each other's work. "So what do we have here, a couple of love birds chirping away while the world ends around them?" the thug who knocked the window down shouted as he stepped through the now nonexistent window, crushing the shards of glass under his huge frame. I quickly snapped to my senses and stepped in front of GildedRose to protect her from the thugs," Do you have any buffs?" I asked so that only she could hear while I watched the group of thugs file into the room. "I do, Strength Boost and Speed Boost are the only ones I can use in you. When do you want me to cast them?" she asked with a suddenly stern face as she faced the thugs. "When I charge you cast them on me, okay?" I said while readjusting my feet, ready to pounce at the men in front of me "Okay." she replied."Do you have any attack spells?" I asked as I couldn't confidently take on all three by myself even with the buffs. "I have debuff magic, Lower Strength, Lower Speed and Mana Drain I don't know if I can cast them all simultaneously." she said with a worried tone. "It's okay if there's a delay but I will need all of them if I'm going to end this quickly." I said back to reassure her. She nodded and I stood up straight to confront the men who were now all standing about three meters away from us.
There where only three people standing in front of us one was a large man with a bald head while the other two were regular looking teens, nothing special except for the equipment they were holding. One gripped a shiny blue long sword while the other held a staff with a small white gem implanted in the upper shaft. The one to the left was a mage while the other was a warrior, the mage had to be dealt with first as he held a sense of unpredictability whereas the other two would more than likely use brute force instead.
"What can i do for you gentlemen?" I said to them while gripping my blade tightly in my hand. "We are hunting for some pray and it seems that you unlucky folks just seem to have crossed our paths, I'm sorry its nothing personal." the bald man explained while shrugging his shoulders with a huge grin on his face. I took this opportunity to run at the mage, I activated Stealth and dissappeared from sight the three men looked shocked at the sight but GildedRose instantly casted the strength and speed buffs in me. She concentrated for a few seconds and then released a second wave of spells, this time it was the debuff. A green shroud enveloped the three men just as the mage lost his head. It took a mere two strokes of my blade to kill the mage, one each to the front and back of his neck respectively.
The older man looked at the scene with shock when I suddenly appeared out of thin air but he quickly gained his composure and pulled a large shield from a hole that appeared to his hand when he willed it. I looked at the spectacle with intrigue before rushing at him activating Ultimate Stealth as I did. He tried to concentrate as to try and see where I went but he couldn't see me so he just held his shield and ran forward bashing aside the shelving units as he went. I jumped aside to get out of his way and he crashed into the wall of the store. I took the opportunity to attack him from behind, I activated Triple Strike and stabbed into his back and through his chest. A yellow marker popped up with a red lightning sign in it but I didn't know what it meant so I withdrew my blade and stepped a few paces back just in case he was still alive. He sat in the rubble of the wall blood seeping from the wound in his chest and breathed his last breath.
I turned to face the final opponent only to find that he was already on his knees begging for his life. I said I would spare him as long as he took off all of his gear and answered some of my questions, he complied. The black hole that the shield was pulled from was an inventory we all had one, all we had to do was will it to open and pull the object we wished out from the hole, it drained 1 mana for every 5 seconds it was open. I then asked what level they all were and he said him and the mage were level one while the 'boss' as he called him was level two. 'Wow' I thought to myself, I just couldn't believe that they had grown so quickly from just killing a few civilians.
I picked up the equipment that the warrior had left at my feet then I spoke to him. "What is your HP at the minute?" I asked him. "My Max HP is 1200 as I added the stat point I got from levelling up into VIT but my HP right now is only at 800" he replied quickly confused with the question. "Okay you can leave now" I said to him. He smiled in relief as he stood up and walked towards the gaping hole in the wall where the window used to be. As he stepped out into the sun he felt a sudden pain in his chest leading him to look down and be astonished. I had activated my Guided Throwing skill and thrown his own sword through his chest as he was walking away. He fell to his knees and died where he stood.
Suddenly all three of the bodies burst into golden smoke and entered mine and GildedRose's bodies. We simultaneously got notifications that we had gained EXP and leveled up, It was a great feeling. I then got another message which made me quite happy,
[You have gained an achievement!
You have defeated someone of a higher rank than you without taking damage. This completes all prerequisites for the {C'mon Bigboi} badge, it is awarded. As a reward you will be gifted 1x lvl 10 item box, 500 EXP and 1000 vis (you may except rewards in the mail menu)]
[You have gained an achievement!
You have defeated another player in cold blood. This completes all prerequisites for the {PlayerKiller} badge, it is awarded. As a reward you will be gifted 1x lvl 10 item box, 500 EXP and 1000 vis (you may except rewards in the mail menu)]
He smiled in joy as he read the notices in front of him. He turned towards GildedRose only to be met with yet another hug. "Oh my god, you were so amazing taking out those goons as if it was nothing. Look at you you don't even have a scratch on you!" she exclaimed while stepping back and looking at him in admiration.
"You weren't so bad yourself, without your buffs and debuffs I don't think I could've made it out without getting wounded also. Well done." he said while patting her on the shoulder. She looked at him stunned for a moment then turned her face away as it turned as red as the roses she took her name from. She suddenly stuck out her hand and said" I am Rose, nice to meet you". I took her hand and shook it "Zeke and the pleasure is mine" I replied whilst shaking her hand vigorously.