Feeling the wind rush past me as I shuffled to the side barely avoiding the spear-like limb of the monster stabbing into my previous position, I scrambled to fight back.
[9...Check passed...rolling D8....1]
Seeing the successful cast I was disappointed to see the low damage to the relentless creature that continued to try and spear me through.
Luckily I proved to be faster as I moved at speeds and contorted in ways that would have previously been impossible.
'Damn that was close'
Ducking another swipe from the monster I felt my shirt tear open as I barely dodged a strike that streaked across my back leaving not visible injury.
'Fuck it'
Feeling that this fight was slowly falling out of my favor I decided to cast [Toll The Dead] uncaring for the stamina drain that comes with repeated cast.
[16...Check Failed]
[14...Check Failed]
Seeing the consecutive fails I didn't slow as I slid beneath the monster and continued to cast the spell.
[6...Check passed...rolling D8....5]
[2...Check passed...rolling D8....2]
[3...Check passed...rolling D8....6]
[17...Check Failed]
[9...Check passed...rolling D8....6]
[13...Check Failed]
...
*Screech*
Listening to the monster's wails of pain I did my best to avoid its attempts to crush me as I continued to cast [Toll The Dead].
*BAM*
"AAH"
At some point, the creature decided to slam its body down on top of me something that proved effective, as I found my arm crushed and deformed under its weight causing me to let out a scream as I nearly blacked out from the pain.
'Fuck, fuck fuck it hurts'
Cursing in my mind as the creature lifted it's form from my arm, I couldn't do anything but curse as I watched the monster rear it's hideous face it's chitin cracked and broken allowing for purple flesh to peak through courtesy of [Toll The Dead].
'Shit what do I do'
Cursing as I tried to pick myself up I felt my body forced back onto the ground as the monster gently placed it's claws onto my back cutting into my skin, causing me to to let out a low Groan something that was echoed by the creature joy filled gurgles.
'Come on theirs gotta be something'
Feeling the pain shooting up from my arm and from my back my mind shuffled quickly for a solution eventually settling on the core ability of my class, something that I activated without a single thought.
At first nothing happend
I could still feel the creature claws raking across my back seemingly to taking pleasure in my suffering as it didn't immediately kill me.
'This Fucking creature'
Then my thoughts began to turn an anger that was not originally there now taking the place of my previous panic or fear.
'I HATE IT'
My heart beat sped up, my blood becoming boiling and my thoughts becoming more one track as viens bulged in my neck as enraged roar escaped my throat
It was at this point things became a blur as without thinking I casted [Mage Hand], the spell seemingly changing as the hand now took on a deeper red than usual as it caught the mantis blade that attempted to take another stab at m.
*ROAR*
Letting out another roar I lifted my self from the ground as I slammed my Fist into the creature it's body visibly flinching as the chitin wear I punched cracked.
But I wasn't satisfied
'Again'
Feeling a strength previously absent from my body I sent another attack this one much more vicious as it made the monster chitin crack further.
"JUST DIE ALREADY"
Screaming this I felt my rage boil over as continued to try to pummel the monster that attempted to fight back.
Something I wouldn't allow
It cut at me with its mantis claws but I dodged them and with a powerful pull I broke them off now using them to stab the creature.
It attempted to escape, but soon found its form dragged back by it's legs, which were ripped from its torso and used as weapons to bludgeon it.
Even while it squirmed on the ground resembling more of a worm than it's previous mantis comparison, I continued to pummel it until much to my annoyance it seemed to fade into a smoke like substance which dispersed down the hall.
"COME BACK HERE FUCKER"
Instinctually I understood the creature wasnt dead a d in my rage I began to destroy everything in sight.
*Roar*
With that final roar I blacked out my rage finally dying as the hallway was left in silence.