i started my way out of the crummy town i started in since i went through the portal near jacob's house. my legs and hands were trembling with this crappy weapon and shield they gave me to fend for my life. but the only way to get back home was to venture through.. getting stronger by killing these monsters..
i was in the blood moor. i see zombies, porcupines and these midget devil worshipers with cardboard sword cut-outs. is this some kind of joke? i could sense that they truly were evil, but they were just standing around for the most part. i started slaying these monsters as i worked my way towards the den of evil as akara had asked me. this seemed pathetic. i don't have time to waste to be fighting zombies that take beatings but don't attack back -- i must skip ahead!
i pass the den of evil and pass the archer who told me to turn back, but i didn't listen. i found what they call a way point in the cold plains, and just after i claimed it, more devil worshipers and some hunters, equipped with a
real sword and shield started to surround me. OMG. i--i howled in fear. to my amazement, my howl scared them off and they ran in the opposite direction for a moment, which gave me time to wail away and slay a few of them. i kept doing this until i was able to slay all of these evil bastards.
i could not believe it. i survived! that was terrifying! i had never been in a fight before, yet here i was killing evil creatures! my heart was beating out of my chest and i booked it, back to the blood moor. i know now that i must work my way through these quests that are given to me so i can become stronger before progressing through these lands.
i advance to the den of evil which is not so bad now that i know this howl tactic. i know it sounds like i am a pansy for howling to get the edge on these monsters, but you get surrounded by evil and see how brave you are!!!!
these monsters have been dropping equipment, which i am surely going to use, as the townsfolk only gave me the small shield & axe. most of the stuff dropping look pretty dumpy. one of these monsters dropped a pair of gloves that i picked up and put on. it's the first pair i've found that don't have holes in the fingers. this will help not get blisters from all the axe swinging.
this was disturbing -- i worked my way to the end of the den and found a blue zombie. this must be the leader zombie. he was a lot stronger than the normal zombies i had encountered. i howled. nothing happened and he continued swinging his cold undead arms at me. i can't believe i was being bitch slapped by a zombie! i remembered these glowing red health potions that were given to me before leaving town, and i quickly drank one while in combat. the liquid made me feel more alive, and i was able to continue swinging my pathetic butter knife of an axe at this champion zombie. from the movies, i knew you go for the head when fighting a zombie, and that's what i was doing. after what seemed like 100 swings, my blunt weapon finally dug into the zombies neck, and was beheaded! this was the last monster in the den of evil, and i had finished my first quest given to me. i heard a cling on the ground as the head fell, and a shiny amulet rolled on the ground towards my feet. i bent down and grabbed it, wiped the blood off the chain and decided to wear it as an inspiration to continue forward.
