<div class="floatright">(http://i.imgur.com/ljYAgW2.jpg)</div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Rolls</div><div class="spoiler_body">oll Result: Vergil1989 rolled: 5d6<br/>Comment: Body+Swordswoman<br/>Result: 6, 3, 4, 3, 3 + 3 successes = 6 total.  One down, five to go....okay.<br/><br/>Roll Result: Vergil1989 rolled: 5d6<br/>Comment: Body+Swordswoman<br/>Result: 5, 1, 4, 6, 3 = 4 + 3 more = 7.  Nice.  ;D</div></div><br/>Wanting to slap herself for having forgotten that aspect of the soul fruit as Shugar finished her spell, Zerxel didn't take off just yet as she nodded her understanding.<strong>"Alright, pick them up and store them for now then, we'll sort it out later.  For now, do what you can to help us take that damned thing down, Shugar!"</strong>She told the bugbear before running after Bo just as she threw her spear.  The dwarven spearwoman's warning was well received because what she remembered of the powerful golem said pretty much what Bo had already said, but it never hurt to hear it again especially now that they were facing one themselves for the first time.  The same applied to Shugar's reminder that the soul fruits couldn't simply be spammed and used on the spot, save for a small, but still useful, boost of power at the cost of some lust and possible corruption, but Zerxel doubted they'd have to worry about the latter so much for the moment since they were only on the first level.  That meant that the chances of someone having taken any significant amount of corruption were pretty low, that wasn't to say it hadn't happened, just that it was unlikely.  But none of that mattered in that moment though because they had an immediate problem on their hands in the form of a highly resistant, dangerously strong, clay golem that had their damned key, and Zerxel wasn't about to leave the courtyard without it if she could help it.<br/><br/>Starting off slow, she gave Bo a chance to throw her spear a second time before she came in on the heels of her friend's attack, her freshly enchanted blades leading as she swung them out to her sides like the wings of a predatory bird.<strong>"You want a piece of us, come on!"</strong>She shouted in challenge, hoping to get the golem's undivided attention.  By forcing its attention on her, it gave Bo and her imp more room to breathe and keep themselves safe, but at the same time, she became the primary target, a bad place to be for a rogue she knew.  Still, that was just how Zerxel was as she nimbly slid under the golem's right fist as it swung at her head, her right-hand blade biting deep into the creature's undamaged side on her way past as she got her feet just as quickly before slashing against the golem's back.  Having left her mark, Zerxel sprung back out of reach, planning to use hit and run tactics as was her bread and butter as a rogue and a competent swordswoman.  As such, she did her best to stay two steps ahead of the golem as it flailed and stomped its feet about before she found her opening when it swung hard and fast, but telegraphed its attack to such an extent that it was like reading an open book.  A little too easy in her opinion, so she waded in with an eye open for some kind of counter attack, but wade in she did as her blades danced before her in an ever-changing dance of steel.  Even the smallest swarm of bugs could bring down the biggest of opponents, and she planned to kill this thing with bug bites if that's what it took.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">OOC + music</div><div class="spoiler_body">Okay, changed the plan slightly since I forgot you can't spam the soul fruit to get the trapped contestants lol.  For now I just want Shugar to hold onto them until they can sort out who's trapped in which and decide from there.  As for the golem though, I think that should be good for at least another victory in our favor, but we'll see what you roll for the second round, but the first one turned out well.  ;D<br/><br/>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJDyv-YVPgw<br/><br/>And that's what I had playing in the background when I was writing this post lol.  Hope it's alright if I included it.  Anyway, see ya, and as a quick side note, I loved the explanation you gave for the soul fruit.  Still wanted to punch Xara's face in though lol.</div></div>