Cows, Mages, Skeletons and other people
A small rest was all that could be accomplished before noises in the distance weren't very pleasant, bringing Octharg to leave the peaceful spot he had hoped to stay at for much longer.
The next location to visit was Shimmering Grove with a stop off at a nearby farm to see if there is any work, or any supplies. While running along the land, there was a sudden slowdown and then stop in his speed, to allow a change in direction as there were some cows eating some grass. It was a nice opportunity to grab some additional meat in case Octharg would need to cook it on the campfire when resting.
"Yummy meat for me. They will go well for my next meal!" he smiled and laughed about before pulling the flames out.
"Now mighty cows, how you will feel this burn before you pass on and allow me the juicy meat off your bones. Die inferior beast!" Octharg said in an evil voice while burning the cows.
It was a quick and only slightly painful death for them as the power was great and even managed to knock one of them into the air, showing the force that can be applied to the magical might of our villain.
Upon getting close to the farm nearby to where the cows were and before it got dark, there was a strange feeling about this one, but none the less he went to explore it.
As Octharg got to the farm and started looking around, there was a sudden pain in his back. It was an ambush!
A mage had come out to slaughter him like others before that were there to visit and the surprise attack was successful with the lower level Octharg was out, making him weaker than this mage.
So after being revived and coming straight back to the farm, he managed to catch the mage by surprise this time and ensured the lightning would fry this fool to mess with Octharg The Destroyer.
"How dare you sneak attack me and not fight a fair fight, how do you like being shot in the back so you die once you turn around, must feel bad as I would know." said Octharg after a quick grunt of displeased anger.
A short break to heal up with an hour nap and he was good to go again. By this time it was getting dark so it was off to explore before running into any dungeons or ruins.
Some of the landscape nearby included higher up hill parts and after the previous ambush, Octharg decided to use his detect life spell to see if anyone was nearby, which there was a few up on a hill. To make it easier, summoning the ghost wolf would be ideal and rushing up with a staff of flames to burn them would be the best strategy here.
That went down well because of the extra damage from the staff and the wolf causing even more damage while absorbing some of the enemy attacks. It wasn't long before the enemies were all killed and the loot was up for taking.
This night had been a rough one for our villain after having to be revived from that earlier death and not getting a proper rest at the river campsite. Soaking in the beauty of the moon was a nice sigh of relief for a quick moment before continuing on.
After looking around at a couple of dead spots with nothing there, only small spots though, it was a nearby house which had caught his eye. It was run down and broken but there were Fleshless Lost Ones which are skeletons, pretty easy to kill with magic being cast on them, multiple of them were around this house too.
"This better be all there is here, I need to get in a good sleep so I won't make any mistakes tomorrow and can focus on my growth since today has been all over the place."
A short time later and those few skeletons were defeated so Octharg could check the house out. Even though it was run down and broken, a bed was available still in the bedroom which had a roof and was not completely ruined yet. Perfect to just setup some nearby defence spells and fall down onto the bed, passing out until ready to wake up in the morning.
This was part 3 in a series accompanying Octharg The Destroyer on his journey to regain his lost power and become the destroyer he once was.
Stay tuned for part 4 and see what befalls our villain.
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