It shouldn't have been like this, of that Tosh was sure. The weather back to normal, tigers and the wild cats gone, she'd forgotten that there were still predators out there. It wasn't even that she'd been very far from her hut, Tosh had found a little clearing only a few minutes walk away. It seemed safe enough, it had been safe enough every other time she'd come here.
She'd been surprised when the boar had burst out from the bushes, even more surprised when it didn't just turn around upon seeing them. It hadn't though, It had seemed mad almost, pawing at the ground and charging toward them. Tosh had scooped up Jackson and jumped away, not sure what she would do without any weapon. She didn't even realise that she'd screamed.
I wasn't exactly running at top speed due to my injured leg, but it didn't take me long to see where the screaming was coming from. There was a small woman holding what looked to be an infant in her arms, backing away from some creature charging towards them.
An infant? Hell's bells, talk about being in the right place at the right time.
The creature looked like it had some kind of pig face, but there are any number of demons that look like that; apparently it's a popular form of ugly. I fished my blasting rod out of my pocket and pointed it at the thing, grateful that I had use of my fire magic back. "Forzare!" I bellowed.
Nothing happened. Well, nothing except the thing turned and looked at me. I guess stopping it charging was at least some temporary solution.
She hadn't expected a man to appear out of the woods, but then, nothing should have surprised her at this point. That he screamed at the beast and pointed a stick at it and shouted in what sounded like latin made it seem even more surreal.
The boar turned, and while she'd hate to say she acted only to save herself and Jackson, Tosh started moving in the other direction. She moved slowly, telling herself it was the sensible thing to not attract the animal's attention, and not because she was shaking.
I looked down at my blasting rod, wondering if Mab had damaged it in some way. I shoved it into the pocket of mydu ster, keeping an eye on the boar. Apparently it had decided that I, while interesting, was not as tasty as a baby, so it had taken off after the woman again.
I ran towards it, concentrating to channel all of my energy and holding out my bare hand, yelling another spell. Again, nothing. And this time, I realized that it felt wrong. It was like the magic just... wasn't there
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She'd been surprised when the boar had burst out from the bushes, even more surprised when it didn't just turn around upon seeing them. It hadn't though, It had seemed mad almost, pawing at the ground and charging toward them. Tosh had scooped up Jackson and jumped away, not sure what she would do without any weapon. She didn't even realise that she'd screamed.
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An infant? Hell's bells, talk about being in the right place at the right time.
The creature looked like it had some kind of pig face, but there are any number of demons that look like that; apparently it's a popular form of ugly. I fished my blasting rod out of my pocket and pointed it at the thing, grateful that I had use of my fire magic back. "Forzare!" I bellowed.
Nothing happened. Well, nothing except the thing turned and looked at me. I guess stopping it charging was at least some temporary solution.
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The boar turned, and while she'd hate to say she acted only to save herself and Jackson, Tosh started moving in the other direction. She moved slowly, telling herself it was the sensible thing to not attract the animal's attention, and not because she was shaking.
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I ran towards it, concentrating to channel all of my energy and holding out my bare hand, yelling another spell. Again, nothing. And this time, I realized that it felt wrong. It was like the magic just... wasn't there ( ... )
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