13 Lich Tree Cave (2)

We moved slowly and I faced my back against the group because I wanted to make sure no one was attacked from behind, you never know.

The rest didn't mind, and let me be.

It was gloomy here, and we heard it sometimes wailing.

Suddenly we heard weird noises coming closer to us.

And soon we saw them, skeletons, blood-colored skeletons, they looked at us like we were the preys, while their fingers started to grow longer with blood red claws.

Mesla: Fuck, we have bad luck, I was hoping that the squirrels had raided this place.

James: Get ready, I don't want anyone getting wounds from them, we can't cure them.

When I saw those skeletons I was shocked at the beginning but I managed to calm myself fast down, and the longer time went on, the more excited I became.

I don't know why I felt thrilled, but I hope it will save me.

When the blood skeleton claws were fully extended, they charged at us, I saw four skeletons.

Mesla but himself in position, and suddenly swung, from the swing I felt a large colorless wind wave rushing at skeletons.

When the wind wave collided, the skeletons fell to the ground, and James and Mesla were already there to attack them. They attacked hastily skeleton blood hearts, the fight ended, as fast it began.

Suddenly I heard a sound from behind because I was focused on the front, because of the fight, I forgot to lookout dangers from behind. Evets who was with me screamed, I saw bone inside his left ribs.

Ains: Shit, its upper stage one, they can throw their bones as a spear.

James: Are you alright?

When James asked, Ains was already next to Evets, Evets was still standing, but we couldn't see the light in his eyes.

Mesla ordered: Miklakla, make an earth wall.

Because of that order, Miklakla rushed past us and put his hand on the ground, but suddenly his head was pierced.

When I watched Miklakla die, I didn't feel anything, but I felt something coming at me, I raised my sword, and I deflected something, I hastily rushed past Ains and took Evets as a shield, I kept holding him, and moving on in this cave.

Ains: Fuck Chris, what are you doing?

I looked at him and said: I will guard our backs, you guys rush and make the front safe, we can't defeat that blood skeleton right now.

James looked at me and nodded, and shouted: Let's go!

Mesla took Ains' hand and consoled him: We can later bury, mourn and drink, but calm down for now.

I used Evets body to block around twenty bones spears before it ended, I didn't hear anything more while hastily moving on, in cave path.

Mesla, James and Ains defeated quite several skeletons while I defended our back, and I found out Ains is a Metal element.

After the rush, we found ourselves next to a wooden door.

Mesla: Finally, we are here.

I asked: He actually lives?

James: Not like a normal human, but they like to make doors for rooms, and they're locked as well, but this one is a wooden door for our luck.

I got confused, but I decided not to ask anything more because I saw Mesla checking carefully door, and Ains was angry at me.

As Mesla took his time, James asked me: How did you block the first arrow?

Me: I felt it, but it was a close call, that's why I grabbed...

Before I could finish Ains charged at me, but James knocked him out with the back of his sword.

I asked: What's wrong with him?

James: Best friend, but I even find it a bit weird, he usually is far calmer and collective if something big happened in our past trips.

Mesla: He attacked you? Weird, let's search his body, maybe he was poisoned by something.

After a bit of time, we didn't find anything.

I said: Now what?

Mesla: Well the door didn't have any hidden spells. Let James drag him, just in case I don't want him to charge at you again.

James: I will take him, don't worry Chris, I would have done the same, sometimes you have to use what you can.

I nodded at James: I remembered a bad memory, from my past, because of the last few words from James.

It happened when I was ready to go home from school.

I was happy because no one bothered me, but after I put my jacket on and went outside from the wardrobe, and when I reached a bit further away from the school, moving my usual path home, I met a bully who often shouts and annoys me at school mentally.

But he wasn't strong enough to beat me alone, because of that he was usually with others.

Today he was alone, but that didn't make me happy because I saw brass knuckles on both his hands. And he was only three meters away from me because he waited for me behind a tree.

And when he saw me, he charged at me and tried to hit my face. I tried to avoid, but it still grazed my face, I wasn't fast enough with my school bag, which weighs around fifteen kilos.

Because of that, I relaxed my shoulders to slide the bag down on the ground.

I was happy because I succeeded, and my speed got faster, and I hit back as well, unitly he stumbled because of my bag. I was so happy that I laughed, I started hitting his head harshly with my legs like there was no tomorrow.

He didn't get up after a while, but cried in pain, and screamed that he would kill me. I looked at him, like he was a fool, and took his brass knuckles. I started beating him again.

I beat him until he fainted, and then took him, and throw him nearby dumpster.

In our country dumpsters are in different colors, green for random stuff, yellow for plastic and glass, blue for paper and brown for food. I threw him into a brown one.