As Eredeti readied himself once more to finish this clearly underestimated and bothersome task as he glared at the final 3 bandits before him. As Eredeti met the three's gazes he felt something was wrong as alarm bells started to ring off in his head once more as he quickly jolted his head to the left.
*whoosh*
Eredeti dodged just in time as he saw an arrow flying past his head and hitting a wall jamming into it. Eredeti looked at the exact location the arrow was shot from however as he looked he only saw the remnants of a shadow. These cowardly acts started to enrage Eredeti even further however he still had a clear head and refocused on the group of 3 intermediate fighters, one carried a shield and a sword while another one had a mace and a shield while the final one had a long sword that he carried with both hands. Eredeti looked over them amused 'Oohhh this will be plenty of fun' Eredeti thought as a grin appeared on his face.
The 3 bandits couldn't see Eredeti's face however they could feel that he was clearly provoking them and to further prove their point the man raised his hand and signaled for them to rush towards them. Although it proved somewhat effective as the bandits were agitated however they weren't foolish enough to let their emotions hinder their judgement. As they all readied themselves in a assertive stance with equal distance in between them that would allow for more aggressive moves easier. As one of the bandits said "his arrogance will get him killed today" The man with the sword and shield said with a smirk.
Eredeti on the other hand was looking at them with a face full of excitement as his eyes started to once more shine an orange hue. However before he could continue forward he heard a voice whisper to him 'Devour their souls!' the voice commanded out of reflex Eredeti jumped back confusing the three men as they all bore a viscous smile. "well lookie here it seems the little rat is afraid now!" The man with a long sword said. "Hahahha well isn't that a sight to see a kingdoms dog dare's to break in here and challenge all of us alone and now he's getting cold feet?! Ridiculous!" The one with a mace and shield replied. "Both of you shut up and lets finish this already I have some where to be unlike you 2" The man with a sword and shield said
The 2 cocky bandits looked on in surprised but scoffed it off and continued to mock Eredeti who at the moment was wondering where that voice was coming from. 'Dammit I can't be thinking about this right now!' Eredeti shouted to himself in his head. As Eredeti looked at the 2 cocky bandits who were full of openings walking towards him nonchalantly as the one in the back looked more ready than the 2 leading. Eredeti didn't miss this chance and immediately went in for a kill as he aimed his sword towards the large man with the long sword.
*Clang
Eredeti made contact but with something unexpected instead of the mans neck he hit a short sword which made him turn to his right as he witnessed the tall mans fearful expression and a figure clad in a black cape with a mask over his face that looked like a demons face with a pure black face and red eyes and teeth. Once Eredeti was able to react he kicked the tall mans chest in which made him slide a few meters away as he slashed the figure clocked in darkness away. The bandit with a shield and sword looked towards the man now on the floor getting himself back up. "You idiots! Don't you know a cornered dog is always going to be more fierce!"
Once Eredeti made contact with the ground he quickly dashed towards the shocked man with the mace as he mad a slash to his side but right when he made contact he had to jump back once more as a short sword came flying towards him.
*clash
Eredeti immediately blocked making the 2 blades clash with sparks as Eredeti stared deep into the eyes of the masked figure. "Your a strong one aren't you?" The masked person said with a feminine voice as Eredeti stared at the figure in shock, not because the voice of the woman but because the strength behind the blade which made Eredeti struggle ever so slightly. 'Damn this is going to be more of a problem than I thought! At this point the reward is seeming more lacking than the problems!' Eredeti thought to himself. Eredeti slashed his sword once more as hard as he could which made the masked woman forced to jump back as she once again faded into darkness. When the woman observed the situation she shouted while still in the shadows which made her voice sound horse and without a direction to pinpoint "You fools! what are you doing?! get back up and fend off this intruder!' She said.
Once her voice fell the large man stood up once again and responded "Yes boss!" which made Eredeti confused. 'Shouldn't the boss look more like that big dude in armor? Unless! Dammit! this was a trap wasn't it?!' Eredeti thought to himself as he glared at the 3 men before him which made them shudder even the woman in the shadows had a cold chill sent down her spine. "So this was all a trap to begin with wasn't it?!" Eredeti shouted. Once the 3 men heard him they all had a sinister grin on their face as the one with the sword responded "And what if it was? Although we expected a group of lower ranked knights I guess a single higher ranked one is worth more isn't it?". Once the man said those words Eredeti sent mana to his legs once more and dashed at the man making him flinch and raise his shield in an attempt to block as Eredeti swung from below and made his shield fly into the air as his entire body fell back from the impact.
Eredeti went in for the final strike by slashing his sword down to the mans head however danger bells rang in his head once more, however he ignored it and decided to finish the 3 in front of him first and leave the annoying one for last. As he made the slash downwards the woman in dark revealed herself and stabbed straight towards Eredeti's abdomen expecting him to dodge however Eredeti didn't move a single step and went all in for finishing the swordsman as she thought to herself 'How foolish'. Once the blade made contact with the mans neck the woman had her short sword stab into Eredeti's flesh however she wasn't expecting this much resistance as it felt like stabbing through a piece of tough leather although possible it did prove to have some difficulties getting to any vital places however Eredeti already finished his kill and immediately reacted to the pain and striking towards her position making the woman once more have to withdraw. As Eredeti looked at his stomach which was now bleeding quite much with a 5 inch deep gash which made him grab onto his stomach.
As the woman smirked at Eredeti's wound in the darkness however she sensed something was off as Eredeti looked to not have much concern for the wound. As Eredeti had a smirk on his face which concerned the woman as he pushed mana towards the wound feeling a similar cool calming feeling entering into the wound.
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Self Healing lvl 2
Passive Effect- As long as your SP isn't 0 and your hunger and hydration is normal your body will heal fast than normal 50% faster
Active Affect- Can subconsciously activate this skill it vastly increases the healing speed but takes up stamina and mana can heal all wounds to at least 50 percent with current level
Mana Cost- 100
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As Eredeti focused the healing more on his wound rather than his whole body thus making it much more effective however as he was activating his skill he heard the voice once more 'Kill those weaklings!' the voice screamed in his head which made him grab his head in frustration as he eyes flickered a orange hue. "Shut up!" Eredeti screamed this caught the glances of the the last 2 remaining bandits who glowed with killing intent as he felt the last of the souls nearby enter him along with the newly deceased bandit commander. As the 2 bandits along with the lady in the shadows looked at Eredeti in confusion she noticed this was a chance as she whispered to them "Go! Now!" however Eredeti wasn't letting his guard down as when he saw the 2 of them rushing him he glared at them and inputted mana into his blade and swung it towards them making a crescent black shape fly towards them. Remembering what the unknown substance did to those who were hit by it they both put up a type of defensive barrier covering their bodies as the one with the mace shook slightly being pushed a few inches into the ground. As the larger one with the long sword seemed to be unaffected.
Once Eredeti saw this he started to get more enraged as he looked at them once more as he charged once more to meet their attacks.