“Hyaaa!!!!” Rallen cried, swinging his ax. A shriek filled the air the blade slid through the body of an enormous bat. As the two halves of the body fell they darkened, shattering before they hit the ground.
“Rock make, Blades!” Adan swung his arms across. Two pieces of sharpened stone sprang from the ground, cutting into a charging monster bat.
“Heh.” Vann smirked as he sent a monster flying into the wall. Vito and Ava watched from the side.
“They’re pretty good.” The woman commented.
“Feh…” Vito said irritably. Dashing forward, Vann’s fist slammed into a Snake Monster. The creature shrieked in pain as it was blown backwards, shattering when it collided with the wall. As the black shards evaporated the cave fell silent, the battle over.
Adan relaxed, lowering his arm. The glowing of the beads on his wrist diminishing. He looked around the tunnel. “This dungeon is quite similar to the one we were in yesterday. Except it’s much larger and there are quite a few monsters in here.”
“We’re pretty deep in, so isn’t that natural?” Ava asked.
“I suppose, but this is the first time I’ve seen this many to attack a party at once.” Adan replied.
Everyone flinched when a loud shriek suddenly filled the air. A moment later another bat monster flew out of the dark. Vito quickly drew his sword and cut it in half as it neared them. As the body darkened and shattered the warrior smirked and sheathed his sword.
“Ha!” He said triumphantly.
“Well, I guess you aren’t totally useless.” Vann commented with a deadpan expression.
“What the hell kind of compliment is that!?” Vito exclaimed.
“There’s an exit here.” Adan cut them off before they could start fighting. He pointed towards the end of the tunnel, where a dim orange light could be seen. Putting away their weapons the party headed for the end of the tunnel.
“Woah!” Rallen breathed as they stepped out of the narrow tunnel. Before them was a gain pool of hot lava. Ahead, a withered wooden bridge stretched out across it, attached to an island in the middle of the swirling fire. On the other side of the island was a another bridge leading to a massive door on the other side of the enormous cavern.
“This looks suspicious.” Vann commented, walking across the bridge, Adan following.
“Uh…is this really okay?” Rallen asked, peering over the side of the bridge into the pool of fire.
“Don’t worry. Unless this bridge was programmed to break, the only way you’ll end up in the lava is if you fall in.” Adan paused for a moment before adding, “So watch your step.”
“Wait, what’s that supposed to mean?”
It took a minute for the party to cross the bridge and get to the island. As soon as the last person stepped off the bridge a loud rumbling sound filled the cavern. The island started to shake slightly, waves of fire crashing up onto the sides of the rock.
“The hell!?” Rallen exclaimed. Lava splashed everywhere around the island. Adan fell back slightly, trying to regain his balance.
“Something’s about to happen.” He frowned.
Without warning, something enormous crashed into the center of the island. An explosion rocked the stone back and forth. The smoke it created covered the island, hiding whatever had crashed into it.
“What the?” Vito shouted.
A low growl emitted for inside the cloud of smoke. All the groups eyes widened in surprise. A loud thump was heard, followed by another. Slowly, a massive troll emerged from the smoke, snarling angrily. Ava gasped while Vito gritted his teeth.
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Fables of Fantasy
FantasyVideo Games have been taken to the next level. DIVE software allows players to be completely immersed in the action. Vann and his friends are top level players of the popular game Final Fable. But when he suddenly finds himself trapped in a dungeon...
