399 My Only Family (Part 2)

The mace swung into the bars with a loud, reverberant clang, which snapped Frey back to reality. He rolled left of the second swing and turned around to come face to face with a giant goblin; It was tall, beefy, and snarling. It was the goblins' leader.

As Frey tried to stand and face his opponent, his knees buckled. He cursed. The goblin leader swung again, and Frey's vision was snapped to the side with a dull crack. Dazed, and with blood flowing from his broken nose like a waterfall, he stared at Gwen's cage to stay conscious.

The leader relentlessly bashed away only to be deflected by Frey's shield, each blow sending shivers down his arm. Amidst the barrage, he leaned his back against the cage and propped himself up. "Back off!" he spat. He launched the light crystal into the leader's face, creating a bright flash as its energy released at once.