The body of the snake sits in its own blood, the light of day fading. Tau sits next to Diana who is holding onto the frail Gcina.
She has these bruises all over her body and that are shaped like the scales of the snake. Tau moves her hair rubbing her ear, there is a small pulse. He then says, "We did it we beat the monster, please don't..."
Tau couldn't bring himself to say the last word it seized his throat, twisted his heart and stayed they there a giant unmoving rock in his throat. Making it difficult to swallow. A frown on his face. All their wet with tears.
Gcina moves her arm, the pain making her jerk as she does it. Tau grabs her hands licking the back of it. She says "Guy's I'm sorry, I guess trying to rush things is why this happened."
Diana says "no it my fault, I should have listened to you I brought that thing here with my stupid comments."
Gcina looks at Diana with her one good, "No, I was just trying to make a bad joke. Those kind of coincidences are only happen to people in stories."
Diana smiles at little totally believing Gcina, Palesa asks, "what can we do to help to make you feel there must be something."
Gcina says, "Not always sometimes you must accept the truth." she struggled to say that as she is trying to convince herself.
Tau clinches his jaw, pushes the rock to one side and saying in a strained voice. "I don't know how to do this without you, I won't just let you die tell me what to do. You know that I will do anything for you."
She smiles unable to laugh as it hurts to much she tries to hold it back. She is so happy she knew that she choose correctly. 'He is made of the right stuff.' She thinks to herself.
Diana runs her hand across the Gcina bodies, her eyes puffy and full of tears. Gcina breathing slows abit more. She is really struggling the tears that flow from Gcina makes the rest of the group cry. Especially Diana, her and Gcina have been friends their whole lives.
The slumber atmosphere getting more real as Gcina breathes only a tiny. Gasping at the bit of life she has.
Diana whisper her head low, "Please don't leave." She wiping allover Gcina. Diana is going touches her friend who body is going cold, the last breath she takes breaking her heart. She roars loudly her hair flaring as she is eneveloped by magical energy and so is Gcina.
Diana creates a pool of light that slowly heals Gcina's wounds. The color return to Gcina's skin the green coming alive. The young goblin takes a deep breathe. They all hug each other.
Palesa asking, "What just happened?"
Diana is still crying with joy. Tau is also amazed, to him all of them have some kind of magic to them. Gcina did shoot a fire ball and then Palesa controlled the snake with an ice attack and now Diana has healing. 'I wonder what my magic will be?' Tau thinks to himself.
He asks Gcina, "Are you really okay?" She nods rubbing each of them loving. She smiles saying.
"We did it guys a real Goblin Mob, I'm so glad you decided Diana." The others look at her confused.
Palesa says, "something showed up earlier in vision asking if I wanted to join a mob." Tau hadn't received a choice but he did feel stronger than before.
Diana asks, "What is a Gobo mob?" poor Diana said that while sniffling a lot. The girl's face lighting up she really is affected by the almost death of Gcina. Even Tau is not sure he wants to let walk ahead. They couldn't waste time.
Gcina says, "We have to leave here as sson as possible. Tau please take the monster core and the fangs from that snake," Gcina took the fang from when he broke it off and used some her dress to tie it to the tip of the spear. Tau looks at his stick nearly prodding the end wihh his finger.
"Do that and you will die for real forever." Gcina says as the mob moves out. Diana tugs on Gcina and says.
"You didn't answer my question." Diana looks at Gcina, the smell coming from Gcina isnt annoyance but she is not pleased at the question.
Palesa quickly changing the subject, "What about our abilities do you know anything?" Gcina nods and says.
"When you awaken a talent you need to use it ten times before it becomes a proper useable skill. Its important that we train as much as possible to get these skills."
Tau says, "I don't have an ability yet so I can't do anything. How do I get one?"
Gcina says following his lead through a some bushes, "Your the muscle you ability is to be strong, haha." she said it to him like being strong is the same as being stupid. At that memt Tau didn't mind she is teasing him. He just glad she is laughing.
"So if we use it ten times, we get a skill then what do just use the one skill." Asks Palesa who listening closely to everything Gcina said she wants a chance to explore her power and recreate that feeling from before.
Gcina says, "No if you do that you unlock the skill then we have to use the skill alot the. After a certiam level you will get a evolution path and those very important we will talk about it when we get there. Also Tau please don't use points you get once we are a level ten mob the bonuses are much more expensive and require all ten points. "
Tau thinks he did see that he has one point, he then says" So I'm saving my point for a super amazing skill right that will make super powerful. "
Gcina says," Yes exactly if you get the right bonus we can rulers in this world. "
" I'm not sure if I can use my skill again, Im not even sure how I did it the first time." says Diana who is holding onto Gcina as they travel through the forest. So far everything is normal even with the light falling it doesn't affect their vision much they can all see just as well as before.
"Its like breathing eventually you won't even have to think about. But I a trick I know is to left up your and hand and try squeeze without it closing it." says Gcina.
Palesa says, "But I used my ability when I threw a fist."
"That's normal too think of it as a muscle in body I'm simply showing how to exercise it. The how you comes later and is completely up to you. Its just that everyone see the system. So it's easier to use term like skills and levels." Gcina says.
They come across a small stream of water Dian and Palesa rush in to drink. Tau enjoys the veiw of the girls bending over he chuckles to himself. Gcina shuffles herself into his arm and they just stand their watching over the two.
Gcina says "Are you going to have a drink?"
Tau responds with a "Suddenly I'm not so thirsty, I think I will enjoy company a while longer."
She blushes moving her behind her ear, then says, "Its really important you save those points no matter what. My plan is make us the strongest goblin horde ever and that takes work." she licks the side of his face affectionately and then says "I heard everything you said you are really brave. I hope you meant everything you said." Her eyes and scent are mixed she looks calm and loving but the scent is one of death, no murder or the threat that she will kill him which is odd.
He breathes her in. Tau thinks, 'I'm really lucky she bumped into me.' then he says," I said it so I meant."
Gcina smiles and says "Good we are depending on you." Tau finds this odd since its clear she is the one in charge of the little mob. They were brought together by her and they all follow her.
The girls comeback with some sort of root. Gcina nearly jumps up and gestures for them to hand it over. It's is a root she never thought would exist in this world. Even other worlds with magic don't always have power.
"On certain worlds like ours, plants can absorb mana and become very potent cleanses or boosters." Gcina say squeezing the tip of the root as a shiny liquid is expelled.
She hand the root to Tau, and says "Smell this and keep a nose out for it in future. don't eat it yet. I want to make sure you all have the scent these plants are important for use we can plant this one since it's from a plant with many seeds."
Tau grabs it sniffing at her, then he is engulf in bliss that goes to his stomach. He is really hunger all of a sudden and the root is what he wants to eat. Gcina quickly grabs it from and says.
" Dumb Goblin! " Tau had almost been about to take a bite out of the flower of the root where all the Seeds are located...