"Project: Spiral" - Chapter 6 (part 3b)

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Chapter 6 fork:  Merciless Monster

Vector steps ahead of the other two and says, “Let me handle this.  Heal!”  The goblin leader’s leg wound closes up, though he is still hurt.

Phyr shouts, “No,” then steps in front of him and blasts the goblin almost point-blank.  The adventurers all get 50 XP from the battle, now that combat is finally over.

Pannych and Vector scream, “Phyr, what the fuck,” in unison.

“Enough of this!  If I can’t even kill some fuckin’ goblins in peace, then what’s the damn point?!”  The others are dumbfounded, but eventually shake it off and decide to carry on.  Dale tops them all up with his healing ray and recharges his gear as they walk back in to loot and move on.  Dale retrieves his trap detector and keeps it to hand, but it just says NO TRAP DETECTED the whole time they’re looking around.

Back in the fort’s courtyard, they head to the armory first, just as full dark is settling in.  Phyr sustains a Flame spell in his hand to see by, and they spot a barrel full of old torches near the door.  He lights three and passes two to the others, and they look around.

The armory has a few human weapons, but all are either broken or in a state of extreme disrepair.  It is, however, packed with goblin weapons - they are clearly functional, as their recently-healed wounds attest, but also handmade and of no use to the adventurers.

They next search each of the front guard towers, but find nothing of use in either of them.  Then they hit the stables and find nothing except rotting hay and old riding tack.

The barracks, on the other hand, are full of dry rations and fresh fruit.

“Lot of food here,” Pannych remarks.

“Yeah, about enough to feed fifty goblins for a couple weeks, I’d bet,” Vector quips.

They find another barrel of torches and set them up in sconces along the walls, then gather food for a meal.  They eat in silence, for the most part, saying nothing of consequence in the palpable tension. Pannych and Vector feel like they are missing out on something; Phyr is simply bitter that there seems to be no guilt-free combat in this world, and calculates the experience points needed to level up - just 23 to go for him.

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