The Bandit Leader took a step forward, "So what do ya say?" He said with a smirk, "Mind handing the Bear corpse over? The women as extra, and we'll let you men be on your way."
He said this while his pects were bouncing, some sort of intimidating gesture.
Zaphira scoffed, "Look at this tough guy." She said while smirking, "Big doofus thinks he can intimidate us."
Daemon looked around, "Hm...almost 20 of you." He said, "That's a lot. You guys jerk each other off at this hour of the night?"
"Ha, good one." Zaphira chuckled
The bandits yelled at him, clashing their weapons in an intimidating way, throwing insults at the group.
Lydia raised her sword, "What do we do?" she whispered to Azael
"Stay calm." Azael said, "We must not lose composure."
Invidia shrugged as she looked at Daemon, "I can handle a couple at a time." She said, "You?"
"All of them, actually." Daemon said as he patted dust off his shoulder-pads, "Hey buddy, you good with that axe?"
"Good?" The leader said, "I'm the best!!!"
He raised his Greataxe in the air as he stomped the ground, cracking the ground as he was engulfed in a fiery orange aura of Fury. Veins began to pop on his forehead as she eyes became filled with nothing but bloodlust.
The entire group realized what this meant; He entered a Rage mode. The Bandit Leader was a Barbarian warrior.
Zaphira rolled her eyes, "Barbarian as a Bandit leader." She said, "How original."
"MEN!!" The Tiefling Barbarian bellowed, "KILL THE TWO ASSHOLES AND KEEP THE WOMEN ALIVE!! I SHALL HAVE THEM TONIGHT."
Daemon pointed behind them, where there was a group of bandits, "Zaphira, deal with those." He said, "Invidia, take the left. Lydia, handle any stragglers that get past me. Azael, bless us."
Azael stomped his foot on the ground and waved his hand outwards as Zaphira turned around and walked past them.
"Bless"
They were engulfed in another aura of Blessed light, enhancing their physical abilities.
"I only have enough mana for that Bless." Azael said, "I need to conserve my power for fighting abilities and healing."
"Good enough," Daemon said
Invidia took aim at several Bandits that suddenly lunged forward, firing off multiple arrows, hitting them dead on the head, dropping them dead instantly.
"Hmph." She said as she continued firing off arrows at the bandits
Daemon saw as several bandits charged at him, "Oh you're ready to go, huh?" He said, "It doesn't matter, now does it?"
In an instant, the Warrior lunged past them, swinging his sword hard.
"Cleave"
With that attack, several of the bandits that had rushed forward had been cleaved in half, blood exploding violently as Daemon proceeded to parry multiple blades from more bandits.
The Bandit Leader glared at this, "YOU BASTARD!!" He said as he stomped his foot, "I SHALL HAVE YOUR HEAD!!"
"RAGE: HEART DRUMMING"
Daemon knew what this was, the Bandit Leader was in Rage, meaning that he can use Fury to speed the beating of his heart, adding more power to his physical prowess. It needs a bit of time for it to take full effect, 30 seconds at most. But by the time it's done, the Barbarian would be ridiculously powerful.
"Hm." Daemon said as he easily cut down several bandits down
On the rear, Zaphira was firing off multiple blue flame projectiles at several bandits that were getting hit and dropped with ease.
"Hoho!" She laughed as she dodged flails and maces, "That was close!"
She pointed her rapier at a random yellow-skinned Tiefling bandit and discharged a thunderbolt at his face, dropping him on the ground.
"Hehe, that's what you get!" She said with a smirk, "Invidia! Catch these!"
"Thunderwave!"
She waved her rapier, unleashing a wave of lightning that hit several bandits, shocking them and flinging them up into the wind.
Invidia saw this and crouched down, taking aim at them, "Hmph, this is nothing." She said
"Repeating Shot!"
In a split second, she fired off multiple enchanted arrows, hitting the bandits dead on the head, killing them.
"Haha!" Zaphira laughed
Azael turned around and saw that there was too many on Zaphira and Invidia's fronts, "I will aid them." Azael told Lydia, "Aid Daemon, Lydia!"
He took off in a sprint, lunging at the nearest bandits, punching them in the chest and sending them flying.
"O-Okay!" Lydia said as she saw two bandits making their way towards her
"Make sure she doesn't die!" one of them said
"Hehe! This one looks good~" the other said
Lydia parried their attacks and countered with swift and precise cuts to their arms and midsection, dropping them.
She dodged a massive hammer swinging down at her, "Ah!" She exclaimed as she saw a massive human man give her a glare
"I'll eat you alive, girl!!" He bellowed
Lydia composed herself, "D-Don't make me hurt you....."
"Are you a child?" the bandit said, "Do you know where you are? This is no place for soft girlies like you! I shall bash your head in and eat your innards!!!"
The man lunged at her, swinging the hammer at her head.
Lydia ducked underneath, feeling the pressure of the swing on her hair. In an instant, she lunged past the bandit and swung her sword at his stomach, cutting him down.
The bandit dropped down in pain, "Aghhh!!!" he shouted in pain
Lydia straightened up as she fixed her glasses, "Uhm..." She said as she felt a strange sensation, "W-What's this feeling?"
Daemon took notice of this as he effortlessly dodged many weapons and swung his greatsword around, cutting down several bandits at once.
"Hm..." He said as he looked over at Lydia, "She's beginning to get into it...huh? The zone....."
While this happened, Invidia and Azael were fighting off several bandits as they all let out war cries. The Ranger had drawn her dagger, a sharp blade with a golden hilt, and was swiftly cutting them down. They were within melee-range, making the usage of a bow quite redundant.
Azael was swiftly kicking and punching bandits, sending them flying away with ease. A fierce look of concentration on his face as he deflected hammers and maces with his light-engulfed arms.
Zaphira was firing off blue flames at her foes and setting the ground ablaze, zoning them away with relative ease. All while wearing a wicked grin on her face, she was having quite the fun.
Several more bandits then rushed at Lydia who easily dodged their attacks and countered with her own, swift swings of her sword, almost gracefully, a recognizable contrast from Daemon's simple and rugged swings.
The bandits fell down as blood splattered; the young fighter cut them down but didn't kill them. The wounds were deep enough to provide damage, but not lethal damage that would end them. As they writhed in pain, Lydia straightened up, a strange sensation filling her body.
"Why..." She said softly
"Eyes up, Lydia!" Daemon called as more Bandits rushed over to her
"How many are there?!" She exclaimed as she jumped away from more swings, "Stop it!"
"Hehe!" one of them yelled, "We'll definitely get you!"
Lydia then lunged past them, so quickly that they didn't see her movement, swinging her sword multiple times. They then collapsed almost immediately as they clutched their wounds.
"Hm.....She's not bad....she's quickly cutting them down but missing their vitals...." Daemon thought to himself as he finished cutting down his bunch of bandits, "Gentle....merciful....unlike me, huh? This girl has potential....She needs confidence, though."
"YOU USELESS PIECES OF SCUM!!" The Bandit Leader bellowed as he watched the last of his bandits get obliterated by the group, "WORTHLESS, I SHALL DO EVERYTHING MYSELF!!!"
"His Heart Drumming sure did take a while, huh?" Daemon said as the Barbarian lunged at him, "Oh."
"RAHHHH!!!" The Tiefling Bandit bellowed as he swung his greataxe at Daemon
Daemon merely raised his greatsword and blocked the Greataxe with ease, causing a shockwave in the process.
"Hey." Daemon said as the Bandit Leader struggled to push forward, "Your Rage needs a bit of work....not a bad amount of Fury, though."
"WHAT?" The Tiefling Barbarian said, "HOW?"
Lydia widened her eyes, "Whoa!" She said, "Strong!"
Zaphira, who was cleaning blood off her rapier by using a Bandit's shirt, smirked, "Hoho!" She said, "Of course Daemon is that strong!"
Invida, who was plucking arrows from bandit corpses, merely scoffed, "Pathetic Bandit." She said, "Thinking he can stand a chance against us."
Azael placed his hands in a prayer gesture, "Hm...." He said simply
Daemon smiled as he pushed the Barbarian away and readied his sword, "Hey, here comes another one." He said
"ANOTHER WHAT?" The Tiefling said
"You know." Daemon smirked
The Tiefling then noticed the Fury being channeled in Daemon's blade and widened his eyes, "W-WAIT!" He started
"Cleave"
Daemon swung his sword horizontally, cleaving the Tiefling in half with ease, blood exploding outwards and violently as the top half of the bandit crashed on the floor hard while the lower half momentarily stayed standing before collapsing as well.
Lydia looked away, not wanting to see such a violent sight, "Oh..." She said softly
"Ha!" Zaphira laughed, "Asshole. That's what he gets, fucking rapist."
"Serves him right." Invidia said, "He got what he deserved. Shall we finish the rest off?"
Daemon straightened up, "No need." He said, "We're not animals."
"Let them live and tell the story of what happened here."