Feb 10
Into the veil of the night, the young wizard had to reconnaissance that of which hunted them.
With careful steps, the young wizard moved through the night toward the cracking of twigs. He then felt a stone near his left foot as it had parked down from a quiet march forward. He then lifted the stone and tossed it in a westerly direction toward the denser side of the forest. The stone did its job well, creating noises of false escapes. The hunter then revealed itself, trying to chase the noise down. The young wizard then returned to camp.
Alston waited back at camp with the empowered frost and flame sword, ready to fight and doubting himself all at once. The young wizard returned with a slight concern on his face, which Alston had not yet seen in his new friend. They whispered in the dead night.
" It's a shadow mantis, a very large one. Something is strange about it. It does not look natural, nor does it want to hunt for small prey. It must stand at least 6-7 feet high. We have to go for the head. I will distract it with my staff. There is an invocation of light that I will use to draw it near me. It will be fixated on my light for a short moment until it realizes that I am holding the light. In that time, I need for you to do your wild swings on its legs from behind. As the shadow mantis falls, strike the head as hard as you can. Remember, I have invoked your blade with immense power. Trust in yourself and then trust in the blade. There is no time. Ready yourself, Alston."
Alston readied himself with so many questions he wanted to ask the young wizard as well as himself. But the questions never came, nor did he know what to ask. He then saw the young wizard walk forth holding his staff upright. " Luminis Sados." The young wizards staff burn brightly in the night. Like a small sunrise in the dark forest. Alston then heard the nightmarish scamper of the very large shadow mantis. It stood over the young wizard with gleaming yellow eyes as it was in a small trance looking into the light. Alston knew it was time. He gripped the enchanted sword with both hands and closed his eyes. He called courage and bravery from all places, but none of them answered. He then opened his eyes and saw his boys sleeping behind the young wizard. Courage then called, and Alston came in swinging at the legs of the entranced shadow mantis. With war screams or fear screams, Alston swung his blade. The blade gleamed white with frost, then red with fire as Alston swung the blade widely. Burning and shattering the hind legs of the shadow mantis it fell on its side, screeching and unholy voice through the forest. Alston then spun around swinging the blade true through the head of the shadow mantis. The screeching stopped, and black blood poured out of the headless body of the shadow mantis.
With careful steps, the young wizard moved through the night toward the cracking of twigs. He then felt a stone near his left foot as it had parked down from a quiet march forward. He then lifted the stone and tossed it in a westerly direction toward the denser side of the forest. The stone did its job well, creating noises of false escapes. The hunter then revealed itself, trying to chase the noise down. The young wizard then returned to camp.
Alston waited back at camp with the empowered frost and flame sword, ready to fight and doubting himself all at once. The young wizard returned with a slight concern on his face, which Alston had not yet seen in his new friend. They whispered in the dead night.
" It's a shadow mantis, a very large one. Something is strange about it. It does not look natural, nor does it want to hunt for small prey. It must stand at least 6-7 feet high. We have to go for the head. I will distract it with my staff. There is an invocation of light that I will use to draw it near me. It will be fixated on my light for a short moment until it realizes that I am holding the light. In that time, I need for you to do your wild swings on its legs from behind. As the shadow mantis falls, strike the head as hard as you can. Remember, I have invoked your blade with immense power. Trust in yourself and then trust in the blade. There is no time. Ready yourself, Alston."
Alston readied himself with so many questions he wanted to ask the young wizard as well as himself. But the questions never came, nor did he know what to ask. He then saw the young wizard walk forth holding his staff upright. " Luminis Sados." The young wizards staff burn brightly in the night. Like a small sunrise in the dark forest. Alston then heard the nightmarish scamper of the very large shadow mantis. It stood over the young wizard with gleaming yellow eyes as it was in a small trance looking into the light. Alston knew it was time. He gripped the enchanted sword with both hands and closed his eyes. He called courage and bravery from all places, but none of them answered. He then opened his eyes and saw his boys sleeping behind the young wizard. Courage then called, and Alston came in swinging at the legs of the entranced shadow mantis. With war screams or fear screams, Alston swung his blade. The blade gleamed white with frost, then red with fire as Alston swung the blade widely. Burning and shattering the hind legs of the shadow mantis it fell on its side, screeching and unholy voice through the forest. Alston then spun around swinging the blade true through the head of the shadow mantis. The screeching stopped, and black blood poured out of the headless body of the shadow mantis.
