Nari-Lanreth

Nari felt the blade of the large sword slash against the side of her face – the tip barely grazing her, and her health bar dropping a single point in response. At the same time her shield came slamming into the woman’s side, releasing the thorns hidden within and slicing across her body – before slithering back and then slamming out into her again in response to the damage Nari herself had taken. Leaping backwards, Nari pushed some distance between herself and her opponent, eyeing the woman carefully in an attempt to determine how best to finish the fight. Letting her glaive drop into th

The ringing of her shield slamming into the woman’s body seemed to echo throughout the room, and Nari had to shake her head as the brunt of the force filtered up through her spine and into her head – something that she assumed would have an effect on her later, at some point. For the time being, she needed to focus on bringing an end to this fight as quickly as possible – and her thorns were definitely doing the trick. Pulling the shield up in front of herself, she braced against it, letting the glaive fall back into the crook of her arm and out of the way of any danger – for herself, an

Nari gave Koga a flippant smile as she wandered towards Nemo, readying herself for what was to come. She still felt some hatred towards the NPC for what he had done to her – but… something about what Koga had said… it made the anger fizzle slightly. Not gone, but definitely receded from where it had once burned extremely hot. As she came closer to the teleport gate, she saw as Nemo moved to block her route. Drawing her sword again, she levelled it along the top of the shield, preparing herself to launch forward and strike the green dragon the moment he had transformed. As the shimmering b

Nari was ready for the woman’s assault, managing to bring her shield up and her blade down in time to slam the sword art’s strike into her body – causing her to seize up and the zweihander to bounce harmlessly off Nari’s defences. She knew immediately this wouldn’t be an easy fight, and that should would need to be extra careful with her energy and assault style. She couldn’t afford to be careless here – it could lead to a deadly disaster for herself. Shrugging off the concern and forcing herself to focus on the fight itself instead, Nari slammed her shield forward, attempting to unleash

‘Ah, crap. Well, it was a good run – I guess this isn’t going to be solved through words. At least I tried, right?” The sarcasm wasn’t lost on her as she shifted slightly – a movement clearly not lose on the woman who was watching her. Nari saw the woman’s arm glide towards the blade at her side, readying for the conflict they both knew was coming. “I uhm…never said that I was bringing a ransom. Just that I was bringing him home.” Nari nodded towards the door behind her, moving her right arm upwards as if to gesture as well – but instead bringing the shield into a better position to defle

The tension remained in the air for a few moments before the woman’s voice suddenly broke the air. It was far harsher than Nari had expected, a cracking, hard tone to it. “I don’t remember inviting anyone else to join us for dinner. Who exactly are you, and how did you get past my men?” Nari knew she had to be careful here, where one wrong word could lead to a very dangerous situation. Glancing at the woman, she decided on a middle ground, telling a portion of the truth and hoping it would appease her – at least for the moment, although she wasn't sure how likely that was to be. “I…

The room beyond the door was not what Nari had expected. Two small windows allowed light in from the outdoors – clearly at street level, and yet large enough to light up the room clearly. Within it she found a large table, food plated and set as if someone was getting prepared to enjoy a meal. On one end of the table sat an open stool, as if a guest was expected to arrive at some point in the next little while. A plate, cup and bowl had been set, as well as the many utensils that would normally be seen in much fancier settings – or at least, Nari assumed as much. On the other end of the t

Nari smiled at Koga as he mentioned waiting a moment. She couldn’t help but tease the man, even if only slightly. “What, are you scared of a wee little green dragon? Would you prefer to kill some more wolves to get comfortable first?” She knew he was being logical – there was no point rushing into another bout of combat if they weren’t properly prepared for it. But at the same time…she just couldn’t resist. And maybe it would make things a bit less…awkward, after what had just occurred. Glancing around, she decided that at the very least she could take a look for any of those nice shiny b

As her final opponent exploded into a shattering of shards, Nari felt her tension release. It had certainly been one of her tougher fights – but at no point had she truly been in trouble. The entire thing had been a major confidence boost – perhaps she was almost strong enough to travel to the front lines. ‘Soon. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves after one successful little fight. Let’s try something truly difficult before we just jump into what has killed many others.’ She couldn’t argue with the logic, which normally would’ve made her annoyed at the voice in her head. But…she was differe

Against all her efforts, the man managed to slip past not just the glaive – although he managed to slam himself against the blade hard as he came through – but also underneath her shield, catching her in the side which likely would’ve been a much more deadly hit if it hadn’t been for her armour. She watched as he continued to bleed from the wound she had inflicted on him, his health bar travelling further down into the red area. She knew that she had this fight almost completed, but didn’t give herself the chance to celebrate quite yet. ‘Never cheer too early, that’s when things turn arou

The first of her opponents exploded into a thousand shards, dissipating throughout the air. She felt a moment of pride as the second figure seemed to hesitate for the briefest of seconds, before determining that he would somehow complete what his opponent had failed to do. Lowering the glaive slightly, Nari prepared herself for the charge she knew was coming, waiting for the moment when he would rush forward in order to attempt to overwhelm her. She held her breath, watching his movements and following with the tip of her glaive, watching for the sign of what she knew was coming. The mome

The two strikes glanced off her, barely registering on her health bar – but frustrating her nonetheless. Sure, it wasn’t putting her in danger, yet. But she needed to end this now – so that she could assure herself that she would be fine. Even a little bit of damage repeated over time could become dangerous, especially when she was in the situation that she was in – outnumbered. A quick glance at the second figure, Nari rushed forward towards the one she had just struck, bringing her shield swinging outwards in an attempt to activate the thorns within it, hoping to quickly dispatch this

Her strike connected with both of the two individuals – actually managing to catch the neck of the secondary individual. She dropped back, trying hard to keep out of the second individual’s reach while she focused on bringing down the first of the two targets. She knew that her life depended on being able to keep the one at bar while bringing down the other, and the focusing her attention on the second target – but felt a spike of adrenaline rush through her body as she realised she was engaging in what would be her first real dangerous combat in quite some time. ‘Steady. Focus on the goa

The bottom of the steps led into a larger room – one that was clearly a storage room for whatever was being kept in an area like this. Unfortunately for Nari, that something wasn’t a collection of col or materials. Instead, what she found were two less than friendly looking men – both brandishing short swords and looks of less than welcoming appearances. The closest one to her – slightly shorter and less physically overwhelming in Nari’s mind – was her first target. Rushing forward, she didn’t give them the chance to react to her presence, instead launching directly into an assault agains

Nari smiled at Bismuth as he landed before her, a look of happiness on his face – obviously impressed with the feat he had just managed to pull off. Nari nodded towards the larger bull nearby that had begun to show signs of agitation at their merciless destruction of what may or may not be her younglings. Grinning a devilish grin towards Bismuth, Nari strode towards the larger boar, tossing the question back over her shoulder as she went. “Feel like taking out Mommy Boar as well, Mr. Fantastic?” Her eyes landed on NIGHT and Koga in the distance, and she felt her enthusiasm flutter for a m

“Alright! Let’s end this!” Nari called out as she slid past Koga, lunging forward with her blade in order to strike at the single wolf that was left standing. She had to admit that she was impressed with the switch – it had worked so smoothly, especially for her first time ever using the maneuver. It was one she would definitely keep in mind for future encounters – at least where she had a party to call upon. Letting her shield drop slightly, she thrust the blade forward, trying to catch the beast straight across its face in a dazzling attempt to end it. At the last second she saw the wo

No immediate shouts, nor running feet greeted her as she strode down the main thorough way. In fact…aside from the open door to the lunch room, she saw no signs of her even having passed through the area. It was almost chilling to her, in a way. Shrugging aside the oddness of it all, she pressed further onwards, passing through the area she had already checked before pulling open more doors. She was quickly coming to the end of the accessible area, and she was starting to wonder if the situation would be that she found her quarry behind the last door – a typical cliché in games like this.

She must’ve fallen asleep – at least for a time. Her eyes snapped open, and she felt a cramping in her arms and legs that told her she’d been here for a little while. Realising the danger she had put herself in, she quickly took in her surroundings – finding herself where she had laid down, with no signs of anyone having come or gone from the location. Only slightly comforted by that notion, she let out a breath of relief before forcing herself to her feet. She collected her glaive, before crossing to the door leading back out to the street she had left behind. Pulling the door open sligh

The shards still sparkling in the air, Nari moved across the open ground towards the cover of a nearby building, pushing through the door and slamming it shut behind her. She knew it was dangerous to trap herself within an area that may not have another escape, but the entire exchange had left her tired and sore – and she knew she wasn’t ready to face another of the guards if they did suddenly appear. Collapsing to the floor, she let her shield come to rest atop her, the glaive laid against a wall – well within reach should she suddenly need it in hand. A smile crossed her face, even as

The violet glow of her strike left a streak through the air as she intercepted the incoming strike, before rebounding and slashing across the chest of the man. His roar of anger seemed to echo in the air, and Nari felt a moment of concern at others being drawn to the noise – not that there was much she could do about it, after all. Determined to end this and escape the area to somewhere she could hide from reinforcements, she pulled her glaive back into the crook of her arm, the blade tilted backwards towards the sky so that it wouldn’t impede her movements in any way. Rushing forwards s

Just as she had expected, the man raised his battle axe in both hands, screaming a challenge as he raced forwards to meet her – running headlong into the tip of the glaive as he did so. Nari felt herself blink – trying to comprehend the level of stupid…but it was beyond her. She let the glaive roll with the impact, allowing the man to roll off the towards her right and carry on past her. Spinning on her feet, she set herself to face him again, bringing the glaive up towards him again. She doubted that the NPC would simply charge in headlong again, but it was better to be prepared for anything.

She let her breath slip out as she saw the man disperse into thousands of shards, the fight leaving her feeling slightly drained. She wondered at those who could do this for hours on end – it was taxing. Stepping forward, she glanced around, making sure that she hadn’t drawn any – movement caught her eye, and she saw another man, this one baring a battle axe in his hands, staring her down. Nari felt a moment of constriction in her heart as she realised she was heading straight from one fight right into another, before accepting that this is what sometimes happened. Lowering her glaive to

This time she rolled perfectly, dodging the outgoing slash – knowing it was coming certainly helped – and rolling through to bring her glaive in against her opponent’s arm. The violet blade connected, and she saw the man stumble as his arm took the brunt of it, his follow up slice slow and uncontrolled – easily dodgeable as Nari danced around him once more. She felt like this instance was going much better than the previous – and knew exactly how she was going to end it. Bringing the shield up before her, she lunged forward, trying to slam it into the body of her opponent as she had done

Nari’s blade sailed through the air, and at the same time she pushed out with her shield – deflecting the sword coming towards her down towards the ground at the same time as her own strike caused the man to stagger in place, the violet coloured blade striking a nerve and forcing him into a frozen posture of what she could only assume was a fair amount of pain. Stepping back – determined to be more careful this time around – she readied her blade against the top of the shield. The shaft sat perfectly in the grove of the shield, providing her the support required for the longer weapon, a positi

The man strode out of the room, an air of confidence around him now. He stopped just out of reach of Nari’s glaive, a slight smile upon his face. Nari felt her body tense up, the weapon still pulled inwards towards herself, held in place by her arm, but ready to drop into place if required. The voice that spoke was not what she was expecting, however. A slight squeak to it, it reminded her of a boy in puberty. An oddly comic addition to a rather serious situation. “I don’t know who you are, an’ I don’t really care to know. You made a mistake coming here, an’ I’m going to teach you a lesso