I was absolutely seething. At first, I thought Jai was pretty cool. Now, not so much.
("Those... bastards…!") [Solace]
I wanted nothing more, but to chase them down and beat them into the ground. Unfortunately, I had other matters to deal with.
("Calm yourself, Solace. We have more pressing matters.") [Solace]
I immediately popped into reality, floating near the monster's face.
("Get your filthy hands off her! |Ashen Arrow|!") [Solace]
I fired not once, not twice, but twenty arrows at the demon. They struck the arm that held Fina, making it look like a porcupine on one side.
The demon roared in agony, releasing Fina from it's grip.
("Fina!") [Solace]
Judging from the way she was falling, Fina was unconscious. The |Paralyze| was probably more potent than I thought.
("How do I soften the fall?!") [Solace]
Reacting quickly, I thought of a solution.
("|Earthen Shield|!") [Solace]
I conjured a rock shield underneath her, but with a little twist.
("Please work…!") [Solace]
Fina hit the shield, crumbling from the impact.
("It worked…!") [Solace]
The experiment was a success. By adding multiple holes within, and designing it so it would crumble while absorbing shock helped Fina take less damage from the fall.
("Phew… Now, onto the main issue.") [Solace]
I turned towards the panic stricken demon, who recovered quickly and glared at me with it's three glowy eyes.
("...Ooh it looks pissed.") [Solace]
There were a few things I could do. One, defend Fina by fighting it while staying near her. Two, draw its attention away and leave Fina to rest while I fight it. Three, kill it here and now.
I addressed the problems one by one. The first would probably put Fina in more danger, so that one is out. The second one would leave Fina alone, but I had no clue if there were any other monsters that lurked. That left me with the last one.
("I guess it's do or die.") [Solace]
I rushed towards the demon, or rather, flew clumsily since I never tried speeding up before. Luckily, it worked for me.
I buzzed around the demon's face like a fly, causing it to slap itself accidentally whenever it tried to swat me.
("Good. I've got it's attention.") [Solace]
Then there was the next problem. How do I kill it?
("Spirit Guide, show me my skills.") [Solace]
"Response: Accessing skill page." [Spirit Guide]
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Skills: |Mystic Tongue Lv. 5| |Analyze Lv. 1| |Appraisal Resistance Lv. 1| |Liquid Bullet Lv. 3| |Ashen Arrow Lv. 5| |Flame Cannon Lv. 2| |Wind Edge Lv. 3| |Cleanse Lv. 1| |Kindle Lv. 1| |Night Vision Lv. 1| |Earthen Shield Lv. 1| |Reinforce Lv. 1| |Paralyze Lv. 1|
Unique Skill: N/A
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After sifting through my skills, I noticed the lack of offensive ones.
("I only have four skills I can use to kill it…? I could've sworn I had more.") [Solace]
I glanced at the arm I riddled with arrows, but they seemed to have fallen out. Judging from how deep the wound seemed to be, and the amount of weird purple blood, it didn't look like a lot of damage.
("So poking isn't going to cut it. Wait, speaking of cut… |Wind Edge|!") [Solace]
I launched invisible blades at the demon's chest, causing it to flinch in pain. Blood seeped out of its wounds, but it really wasn't much.
("Really? All that for like, a centimeters worth of damage into its skin?") [Solace]
I was running out of ideas. Just as I was trying to come up with new ones, I momentarily forgot that I was trying to dodge its swats and got hit.
("Urgh!") [Solace]
I flew across the cavern, slamming into a rock wall.
("Damn, that hurts!") [Solace]
That was when I was blinded by rage. Launching myself like a bullet, I slammed my entire body into the demon's stomach.
The demon let out a strange cry, falling to its knees from pain.
("Hold up, that worked?! What are my stats right now?!") [Solace]
"Response: Accessing status." [Spirit Guide]
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Health: 1360/1500
Mana: 640/820
Strength: 350
Agility: 224
Intelligence: 108
Willpower: 140
Status: Enraged
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My mind was blown. My stats were nowhere near that amount before I was kind of pissed. Things were finally looking up for me.
("There might be a chance I can win this…!") [Solace]
I darted around the cavern, slamming against the demon whenever I thought I had enough momentum.
("Take this! And that!") [Solace]
I was beating the living hell out of it. So much so that it would fall back to its knees whenever it tried to stand.
After receiving such a thrashing, it reached for its axe.
("Uh oh.") [Solace]
"Gun dor ma funix!" [Demon]
("It can talk?!") [Solace]
The demon raised its axe before striking the ground, leaving a crack on the ground and a shockwave that stopped my assault.
("Woah!") [Solace]
I spun through the air, having to take a moment to right myself.
("Whew, that was something- Oh my god!") [Solace]
I found myself face to face with the demon, scaring myself shitless.
"Tu mor finishe est" [Demon]
("Uh… What?") [Solace]
"Translation: You're dinner, little fairy." [Spirit Guide]