4 Of course its a Hobgoblin, why wouldn't it be
I could see gigantic feet walking towards me with an overly large club in its hand dripping of my own blood. On the cavern floor, either he's red, or it's my blood forming that red hue.
"Ow!" I cried out in pain, now discovering that my right arm is broken or dislocated; either way, it shouldn't be bending in this way. As I struggled to use my left hand to push myself from the ground, I looked up to see a towering grotesque-looking goblin? stepping towards me, I was able to finally get a clear picture of the goblin with his club in his hand; chainmail fastened around his body because of its proportions with streaks of red-painted across it
*Grawwl* *Shriek*
The Hobgoblin growling like a rabid beast, saliva flying out of its mouth, its club swinging wildly, flinging the lifeless bodies of his kind along the walls leaving blood and guts splattered across the walls.
As the Hobgoblin goes for an overhead swing with his club, I barely avoided getting my head crushed in. my ear ringing from the sound of the impact formed a shockwave propelling me a couple of feet backward. The pain from my arm caused me to wince in pain as I continued looking at the Hobgoblin, formulating ideas on how to kill it or flee.
"You know what screw it" as I started to charge the Hobgoblin, as I got closer to the Hobgoblin, it began to wind up a swing as it swung its club towards me, ducked underneath the swing and seeing the gap in the armor I used my left arm to pick up my sword embedded in the ground and used the edge of the blade to slash his unprotected armpit.
*Aaaaawagh*
The Hobgoblin screamed as he dropped his club on the ground while it used his other arm to punch behind him; after witnessing this scene, I quickly fled the area, making my way to the entrance of the Tower. When I finally reached the exit, I leaned against the wall, my eyes filling up with tears. I wiped my tears with the sleeves of my clothes; after a few minutes, I regained my composure and walked out of the Tower. While walking to the Quartermasters HQ, I got these weird stares, making me a little self-conscious.
After walking through the doors of the QM, I quickly made my way to Faelyn and sat down on the empty chair, avoiding the stares I got
"Hello, welcome to the Quartermasters; what can I do for you, holy what happened to you" as she turned around, now realizing what was before her.
"Are you alright? We have an infirmary," Faelyn said, concern in her voice, taking out a cloth and patting my face drenched in blood.
"No, I'm fine ill just take my reward," I replied, avoiding eye contact as I opened my pouch and grabbed 25 goblin crystals.
"You're not fine; you broke a rib and broke your right arm, close your eyes," Faelyn told me as she pressed her palm on my forehead. A couple of seconds later, I felt a warm feeling entering my body, going down to my broken arm and ribs. As I opened my eyes, I saw something magical the wounds on my arm were melding together like what happened to Ryva when she was injured.
"Was tha-"
"Yes, it's one of my abilities. I'm quite gifted in healing magic, Thanks to my Goddess Panaceia" Faelyn said as if she knew what I was going to say.
"Panaceia?" I asked
"Yes, after Lord Apollo returned to the heavens, Panaceia, granddaughter of Apollo, became the founder of the Fármako guild. They are the ones who supply Swiftpoint with these different types of medicines," Faelyn told me.
"So what exactly happened to my favorite newbie adventurer," asked Faelyn as she patted my head.
"A Hobgoblin, I'm pretty sure, came out of nowhere and tossed me around like I was a potato sack," I said, reminiscing what happened to me like 10 minutes ago.
"A Hobgoblin that shouldn't be possible they only appear on the 5th floor," Faelyn said,
"We've never had cases of any Hobgoblin going out of their territory; they usually like to stick to their own area," Faelyn said while looking through the reports.
"Could it have been an Abnormal" I questioned
"Maybe I'll check it out and post a quest for an investigation," Faelyn replied while stamping a paper.
"Uh, is there any way to get new equipment" as I show Faelyn my broken Longsword and tattered armor
" Of course, you can meet with Wayland the Smith. He owns a building in the center of the plaza its called the Wayland Smith" Faelyn replied
"Oh, before I forget, this is a list of Guilds looking for new adventures like you; I also put a star on some of the names. The stars mean that they are guilds that I trust, and here is your reward". Faelyn said as she handed me the paper and a bag.
"I put some extra clothes in the bag," Faelyn said
"Thank you for everything," I said and waved goodbye
I should probably go to the Inn before heading to Wayland the Smith. Ugh, I have to take a bath. I smell like goblin blood
A couple of refreshing minutes later~
As I stepped out of the bath with a towel wrapped around my body, I sat on the bed looking through the bag Faelyn gave me and found the clothes she packed me. It was a white blouse, a navy blue jacket, black leggings, and a navy blue skirt.
After putting on my new clothes, I started to walk to the plaza's center to find myself some new gear. this looks like the place I thought to myself, staring at a three-story building with Wayland smith on the sign in big, bold letters
"Hey Skye over here" someone shouted to my left
as I glimpsed to where someone was calling me; I noticed a figure running towards me, getting more prominent over time
"Ryva, what are you doing here," I asked, seeing Ryva out of breath standing next to me
"Same as you. I'm here to pick up my Katana. my baby broke on me, so I had to come here to get it repaired," Ryva said sadly
"Anyway, let's head in, shall we. to the third floor," Ryva noted, switching to an excited tone
as we got into the elevator Ryva started to explain what each floor does. The first floor is the primary or regular weapons that new adventures can afford, while the 2nd floor is for C-S rank adventures, Who can spend more on their equipment and the third floor is for custom orders.
As we entered the 3rd floor, I was greeted with a desolate room; the only thing that could imply the room was in operation was the employee sitting behind a desk.
"How can I help you today? I'm Grall," asked the employee
"Hi, I'm here to pick up my Katana. It should be under the name Ryva Silver" Ryva said
"Alright, there you are," as he went in the back and came out with a katana and handed it to Ryva
"And what about you, Ms," Grall asked
"Um, I was looking to purchase a longsword and some new armor," I replied
"Great, you're just in luck my friend, Lord Wayland just created a new longsword that I'm sure you'll love, and since your looking for some new armor, how about I put in an order for something that looks like what? you're wearing right now." Grall said
"How much will that cost exactly," I asked
"Well, the longsword is a growthable weapon and with the blade special properties to enhance one's magic obviously you will need a combat magic it'll be around 100 gold coins including the scabbard and the custom armor/clothes it'll be about 30 gold," Grall said
"Uhh," I said, ready to decline the offer.
"I'll pay for it. Besides, it's the least I could do," Ryva said as she handed 130 gold coins to Grall.
"No, I can't accept this," I said, shaking my head.
"Dont worry, if you want to pay me back, you can join me in my Quest tomorrow," Ryva said, giving me no chance to refuse
"Then thank you," I said
"well, here you go, Ms. Skye; it's called Eclipse," Grall said as he handed me the Longsword.
After attaching the Scabbard to my hip, Ryva and I headed down and walked back to my room.
"So I've heard from a little birdie that you are looking for a guild," Ryva asked me.
"Did Fae tell you that?" I asked
"Perhaps, but that's beside the point. I can tell you that you will never find another guild like ours and maybe our brother guild," Ryva said confidently.
"Brother guild," I asked, being curious and all.
"Yup, we have a brother guild. It's because Fūjin-Sama, my God, has a brother called Raijin-Sama, so we are quite close to each other. Tomorrow I'll meet you at the plaza, and ill have you meet Fūjin-Sama," Ryva Told me as she got up to leave.
After Ryva left, I decided to go over the list of guilds
Ebisu is one of the seven gods of fortune.
*Fūjin, the God of wind.
*Raijin-God of lightning and storms
Hachiman, the God of war.
*Athena-Goddess of wisdom
Poseidon-God of the sea
Freya-Goddess of love, fertility, battle, and death.
*Pele- goddess of volcanoes, fire, and lightning
*Maui- Demigod of The Wind And Sea.
Kukulcán – The Feathered Serpent God.
*Gilgamesh- The First Great Hero
after I looked over the list, I finally headed to bed. Before I fell asleep, i decided to look at my status
Status I thought
[Name: Skylar Lochart
Age-21(Ageless)
Strength: B-
Agility: B-
Int/Wis: B
Con: C
Char: D
