Both Alex and Kyssee headed into the woods, hoping to find anything that could lead them towards the monster. It had apparently been sighted on the western side of the village forests.
"How good are you with that bow?" Alex asked Kyssee.
Kyssee flicked the string, testing it. "In my village, I was one of the top hunters with a bow, although I do have to get used to the balance of this one."
"Well, just do so quickly." Alex said.
"No need for the coldness." Kyssee said. "Don't worry, I got this."
The pair continued heading deeper into the forest until arriving in a small clearing. It was mostly normal; however, the pair started smelling something completely foul.
"Ugh, what is that?" Kyssee uttered these words while gripping her nose with her fingers.
Alex walked over and checked behind a bush where the smell was strongest. There was a rotting dear carcass behind it. Most of it had been eaten, but that wasn't all; there were several decayed animals and bones laid all over the ground.
"Seems we found it's feeding ground." Alex said, covering his nose.
"Well, good news; we know where it will show up. Now it's just a waiting game." Alex stated. "We'll hide in the large tree there until it shows up."
"Do we have to?" Kyssee asked sadly.
"Yeah, this is better than searching these woods all day." Alex said.
"Ugh..."
Alex smirked "You know, you could always head back to the village."
"No...I'll deal with it." Kyssee said.
After a few hours of waiting in the tree, they both eventually got used to the smell, or at least as well as they could. Soon night fell onto the forest, and a half moon was up in the sky.
"When will it show up?" Kyssee asked, yawning.
"Soon." Alex stated.
"Well, how soo-"
*Roars*
"That soon." Alex said.
The tree's rustled as a giant figure revealed itself in the clearing. The figure was 14 feet tall, carrying three dead deer in its arms.
"That's a-"
"That's a giant ogre." Alex said.
"So what's the plan?" Kyssee asked.
"You will shoot for it's eyes; I'll take out the legs. Once we impair it, we kill it." Alex said.
"Sounds easy enough." Kyssee said.
"Ready....go."
Alex jumped down from the tree and ran towards the ogres legs while Kyssee drew back her first arrow and missed just barely but still got the ogre's attention. Alex jumped and used his sword to cut into the ogre's leg, causing it to scream in pain.
Kyssee drew back her second arrow, this time hitting but not where she wanted it to; it hit the side of the ogre's head, causing it to graze it. Alex, seeing this, used his lighting to hit the ogre in the chest, causing burn marks to appear.
"C'mon, Kyssee...I got it's attention."
Kyssee drew her third arrow, this time hitting it's mark, hitting the ogre directly in the left eye, causing it to scream in pain before a fire erupted in the hole where his eye was. Alex took advantage of this and sliced the ogre's achilles causing it to drop on all fours.
"Now!" Alex and Kyssee both jumped up; Kyssee aimed her bow at the ogre's head while Alex drew lightning through his sword, both unleashing a magic attack directly on the ogre's head, completely destroying it and killing the ogre.
"We did it!" Kyssee yelled out in glee.
"Yeah. Good work." Alex said taking a quick breath.
"You actually complimented me!?" Kyssee said with joy.
"Well, your aim was terrible starting out, but you got yourself together. I'm impressed." Alex said with a quick laugh.
"Huh..." Kyssee said, shocked.
"What?" Alex asked.
"I've never seen you laugh. It was nice." Kyssee said with a smile.
"Yeah. Yeah. Let's just head back now." Alex said.
"Right!" Kyssee said happily.
The two returned to the village and turned in the request, receiving the gold bounty.
Kyssee smiled before tapping Alex on his shoulder. "Hey, so I have an idea."
"Yeah?" Alex responded.
"How about...we go out to dinner?" Kyssee said with a slight blush.
"Sure, I guess.
"Yes!" Kyssee cheered.
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