It was hopeless.
Ludo hadn't helped at all. The Evergreen had abandoned him. Noah had attacked him, treating him no different than the Voidshade Ursur, and that betrayal hurt almost worse than being hit by the bear's abyssal roar.
But that purple energy cascading over him hurt a fucking lot. The courier had never been hit so hard in his life, and the despair that swallowed him down felt like the end of the world. Or at least, the end of his world as he felt himself knocked back, trying to protect his face with his arms but without any energy to do more than that. Ice crawled under his ribs and over his heart and coated the back of his throat and he had never wanted to just lay down in the snow and stop fighting the way he did now.
Was this how it ended? With roar and then a whimper?
But there was a sudden wash of warmth through his body easing some of the pain, and Tal blinked his eyes open to see a familiar back standing between him and the bear. He blinked again and then coughed, drawing in ragged, gasping breath as a modicum of self-preservation forced its way through the black depression that had claimed him.
He didn't even try to stand up. He just scrambled back behind the battle line and activated his Ring, trying to stay alive and pull himself together in spite of the full-body throb of bruised bones and the taste of blood on the back of his tongue.
Tal backs up behind Sah and Noah and activates his Ring of Mending!
Type: Grey | Style: Defensive | Level: Mastered
Rockhide Vest | An armoured vest flecked in black and white and lined with cool, fur-like material. This item blocks physical damage. Requires a 2 post cool-down between uses.
Type: Grey | Style: Defensive | Level: Upgraded
Hands off! | Silver striping covers the Rockhide Vest. When successfully struck in melee combat it deals lightning damage at half the wearer's damage stat.
Type: Light | Style: Other | Level: Mastered
Ring of Mending | A silver ring imprinted with gold, as if it has been kissed. Capable of delivering Mastered Healing to one target of the wearer's choosing.
Ludo hadn't helped at all. The Evergreen had abandoned him. Noah had attacked him, treating him no different than the Voidshade Ursur, and that betrayal hurt almost worse than being hit by the bear's abyssal roar.
But that purple energy cascading over him hurt a fucking lot. The courier had never been hit so hard in his life, and the despair that swallowed him down felt like the end of the world. Or at least, the end of his world as he felt himself knocked back, trying to protect his face with his arms but without any energy to do more than that. Ice crawled under his ribs and over his heart and coated the back of his throat and he had never wanted to just lay down in the snow and stop fighting the way he did now.
Was this how it ended? With roar and then a whimper?
But there was a sudden wash of warmth through his body easing some of the pain, and Tal blinked his eyes open to see a familiar back standing between him and the bear. He blinked again and then coughed, drawing in ragged, gasping breath as a modicum of self-preservation forced its way through the black depression that had claimed him.
He didn't even try to stand up. He just scrambled back behind the battle line and activated his Ring, trying to stay alive and pull himself together in spite of the full-body throb of bruised bones and the taste of blood on the back of his tongue.
Tal backs up behind Sah and Noah and activates his Ring of Mending!
Type: Grey | Style: Defensive | Level: Mastered
Rockhide Vest | An armoured vest flecked in black and white and lined with cool, fur-like material. This item blocks physical damage. Requires a 2 post cool-down between uses.
Type: Grey | Style: Defensive | Level: Upgraded
Hands off! | Silver striping covers the Rockhide Vest. When successfully struck in melee combat it deals lightning damage at half the wearer's damage stat.
Type: Light | Style: Other | Level: Mastered
Ring of Mending | A silver ring imprinted with gold, as if it has been kissed. Capable of delivering Mastered Healing to one target of the wearer's choosing.
