Bell Room was behind me. Full of chimes, creepers and cultist crap. No loot worth singing about, so I moved on. Always up, always deeper. Pilgrims’ Perch is a real mess—crumbling ledges, howling wind, and more god-botherers than brains. But I kept going. One step, one stab at a time. The caves were damp and dark—my kind of place. I could hear the rocks groan under their own weight. “Don’t worry, mates,” I muttered, “you ain’t carryin’ me.” A few beasts tried to say otherwise. Too slow. Too loud. Too dead.
Then I saw him—blocking the path like he owned it. A bloody colossus. Big boy. Muscles like temple pillars, temper like a kicked mule. “Right,” I said. “Let’s dance, tallboy.” He swung like a catapult, but I was already gone. Left, right, roll, stab. My daggers kissed his ankles more times than a grateful pilgrim kisses a shrine. Big things fall harder—and he did, eventually. Flat on his back, like a statue that finally got tired of pretending.
Inside the cave behind him? Oh, just The Sacred Resonance of Tenacity—bit of a mouthful for someone who couldn’t even block properly. Looked impressive, sure. Glowing, chanting, floating around like his robe did the thinking. But he couldn’t catch me. Nobody can. A few more mutts and a pack of crossbow twats tried their luck after that. I left ‘em bleeding and twitching. Their aim was trash. Mine wasn’t.
Then I hit it: Path of Devotion. Lovely name. Less lovely welcome. Up there, past some shrines and shortcuts, I met him—this big, shiny Paladin, still clinging to some forgotten vow. Couldn’t tell if he was dead, dreaming, or just pissed. Either way, he wanted me gone. It was a proper scrap. He hit like a sermon and moved like he’d been trained by guilt itself. But I’m not here to repent. I’m here to win. And after a few jabs to the ribs and a cheeky backstab, he finally knelt. I didn’t mock him. Didn’t smile. Just nodded.
“Rest now, shiny lad. You done your time.” And me? I moved on. There’s always something worse up ahead. And lucky me—I live for it.
All the adventures of the man with the mullet and black moustache: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQRPy70pDgKVpPuDonXqpLBxKiV0yCb1H
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