Month: January 2019

With all their might, Morn held on to the leg of the daemon. It was futile, they knew it. If the daemon wanted to run, it could, taking Jade with it. The orc didn’t have time to think about why they cared so much. The giant insect daemon walked towards the pit that it had opened. Jade was shouting and trashing, but the daemon ignored her. She looked from the dark pit back to the daemons face and the mandibles that were holding her. Then, she had an idea. She readied her blade and aimed for one of the four…

Jade blinked, the sensations in her feet were again supplemented by her vision. The glowing letters on the stone slab had lit up the room and it took her time to adjust. The screeching daemon in front of her slashed in her direction with one of its giant legs. The nimble elf dodged the incoming blow. Easy. But she had not expected the ray of light that shot from the daemons face. It hit her on her upper leg and she fell sideways to the floor. She looked down her body and saw a smoldering scorch-mark on the thick leather…

The cave was dark. The three comrades couldn’t see a thing. The elf walked barefooted in front of the others. She could sense movements around her. It didn’t bother Jade that her friends relied on her for direction. But she still felt blind, a handicap that proved its worth to her when she bumped her head into a stalactite. She stopped walking and appealed to her willpower to help her not to shout out in pain. She pressed her hand to her forehead and heard Acantha whisper in her ear. “Is something there? Is it the daemon?” Jade was forming…

Jade sat on the edge of the water inside the cave and took a deep breath. She bend forward and put her face through the waters surface. The icy cold water stung her cheeks. When she came back up the water dripped down her face, wetting her tunic. She felt refreshed. Awake. The others were still sleeping as she washed herself and had breakfast of leftovers from the day before. She left some for Morn, but perhaps they would rather hunt for more. Should she? She shook her head in response to her internal question. No need to take care…