Who;
doesnotbrood and
painhelpsWhat; What should have been a routine delivery turns deadly...and weird.
Where; A side street that cuts close to the Forest
When; Tuesday, Late Afternoon (Pre-event)
Rating; PG-13 for violence
Status; Closed;;ongoing
It should have just been a routine delivery. It should have been a simple drop-off and collect, but it wasn't. He heard something rustling in the underbrush and his sword was from its sheath in an instant. His large emerald eyes darted to the left, where the rustling originated, but he saw nothing there, heard no movement save for his own. Still, his keen elvhen ears noted something: it was quiet. There were no sounds of miscellaneous wildlife in the trees, nothing.
It was as though everything was waiting. Something was near. He had only a second's warning, a faint glint of eyeshine directly in front of him. He streamed will into his lyrium tattoos as the creature lunged, passing directly through him and landing with to a skidding halt. It was the first time he'd ever successfully pulled off a full body phase, though and he lost his concentration.
He didn't have time to recover as the beast turned, coming at him again, even as the underbrush came alive with more of the beasts. "Venhedhis..."