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Chapter 1: Sword Unsheathed

The awakened one sat in the far corner away from the entrance hole. Wondering why it was guarding a hole, the awakened one slumped into a comfortable position.

"Will I ever fight?" The awakened one asked itself.

The awakened on put its sword next to him and started what seemed to be an eternity of watching for it. The endless hour went by without a single sound of disturbance, and the cold, damp floor stayed cold and damp. The cobblestone was the only thing the awakened one could use to keep itself alert, slowly counting all the stones from the bottom to the top.

Fatigue had no effect on the awakened one, but boredom surely did. The life of a skeleton warrior seems to be a very mundane one.

SLAM

*footsteps*

"Hah boys! I told you I would find us a nice tomb sooner or later!"

"Shut it Ulfric, you were just lucky to trip over and find this hole."

"Jorg, I told you there were strange thing happening in the area, it was only a matter of time before I found this!"

"Hey guys... there's a bunch of dead bodies in this room, and they are not old."

"Seems like they weren't lucky."

The tomb raiders started looting the scattered corpses in the room. With only 5 or so corpses, the looting was rather quick. The robbers paid no mind to the awakened one in the corner of the room. But the awakened certainly didn't dismiss them. The awakened one was merely waiting for an opportunity to strike them down.

The awakened one stared at the looters with its empty eye sockets, identifying the weakest link. The one known as Ulfric would be the first to be struck down. The weakest of what seemed to be 3 tomb raiders, one still unarmed.

[I shall execute these foes.]

The tomb raiders finished looting the corpses and moved on to the door.

"Ulfric, this damn door is locked! Pass me the hammer!" Jorg shouted.

The looters were now at the door, and the awakened one could now see their backs turned.

[Now is the time]

The awakened one quietly got up and lunges at Ulfric, plunging its sword straight through Ulfric's neck. Blood trickled down the awakened one's blade, decorating it in a grim pattern. The awakened one then removed its blade from the looter, all in the confines of 5 seconds.

SPLAT

"Ulfric! What the fuck?!" Jorg shouted after spotting the awakened one.

"Shit! You there, handle that skeleton! I will unlock the door!" Jorg shouted to the unamed tomb raider.

The awakened one proceeded to parry the looter's sword, albeit barely. The looter continued his assault with what seemed to be an overhead slash, barely missing the skeleton.

"Shit! This thing isn't an easy target-"

In the midst of the looter's speech, he was stabbed in the chest. The looter May have stopped to make a comment, but the awakened one did not.

Jorg continued using his hammer to try and break the seal of the door, but could not break through. The awakened one closed in on its prey, ready for execution.

"Not so fast!"

"Martial art: Slash!"

A red light followed the hammer, bashing straight into the awakened one. The awakened one was thrown a few meters back, landing on its back.

"A puny skeleton wishes to fight a level 5 fighter?"

The awakened one got back up and clenched its sword to enter into combat yet again. This time the skeleton put all of its power into dodging, while observing its opponent. The martial art was quite intriguing. But the awakened one still couldn't understand.

"Dodge this!"

The awakened one was hit by a crushing slam, breaking half of its rib cage.

"Foolish human..."

The awakened one grasped its sword and lunged at the Jorg, this time much more furiously. Without giving Jorg a moment to defend, the skeleton stabbed him in the right leg and punched the looter in the face.

"AAAAGH!"

With the looter on the floor, the skeleton picked up the hammer that was used against it. Clenching the hammer tightly, the awakened one move closer to the tomb raider, prepared for the killing blow.

"PLEASE... NO! I CAN'T DIE LIKE-"

SPLAT

the hammer dig into the now lifeless body of Jorg. The skeleton then reclaimed its sword and sat back in the corner of the room.

"Day 1: complete."

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