User blog:Psychomantis108/Daggerfall: Chapter 12 - The Hunt

(Sorry this chapter is so criminally short, I had a major headache when writing it. :<)

“Run!”

Both the Breton and the Bosmer ducked down and darted forwards, into the darkness of the tunnel, passing under a portcullis. Dodger was tempter to look around and attempt to potshot the hulking horror as it marched towards the but quickly found that she wouldn’t be able to sprint and shoot at the same time.

She scowled and just continued onward as the large, fleshy abomination, stomped on after them as they continued on through the two intersections to the West. Agatha couldn’t help but get the impression that their luck would run out eventually as would this tunnel and when that happened, they’d be backed against a wall, forced to fight this thing in a tight space.

It was then that she noticed a door, to the North and quickly picked up the pace even faster, ignoring the burning in her legs as she threw herself into it and held it open for her companion before forcing it shut.

“Woah man…” Dodger winced, stumbling backward as she readied an arrow.

“What the hell is that thing!?” She gasped, quickly looking back over to the Breton, with a stern glare, though she found herself ignored as Agatha stepped forward.

“Some sort of…” She paused, trying to think of a word as she readied her staff, jumping out of her skin as the large creature hit the door, causing it to rattle with a loud thud.

“Some sort of Flesh creature… I dunno! Does it matter?”

“Can we kill it?” The Bosmer asked, quickly glancing over to her Mage friend with a furrowed brow as Agatha sighed, quickly shrugging.

“Dunno but if we’re making a stand, best make it here, where there’s space to fight!” She insisted, readying her staff with a firm glare as the door flew off of its hinges and flew across the room, the large flesh creature quickly ducked down and staggered inside, dragging its large, metallic prosthetic left arm across the floor, making a horrendous screeching sound and kicking up a dozen or so sparks as it slowly moved towards them.

Though the Grotto was the biggest area they’d been in thus far, they didn’t exactly have tons of room, they would have to make do as best they can….