- Job:
- Job Title: The Shrouded Stalker
Rank: D
Player Requirements: 500 Word Requirement. Must have completed The Unusual Weed first.
Job Requirements: Return to the Herbalist and hear what she has to say, as well as deal with the stalker.
Job Location: Beanstalk Village
Job Description: You have received a letter from the Herbalist, stating that she needs you to come immediately as she has done some research, and needs a wizard’s opinion on the matter. On the way to Beanstalk village you may or may not notice a figure cloaked in black, following you in the shadows. If you choose to assault him he will flee. If you catch up to him, he will defend himself. If you leave him be he will continue to follow you unseen. Along the way, you also notice one or two of those weeds you helped the herbalist collect not too long ago.
Once you reach the village the herbalist leads you into her home and begins to explain the plant. She tells you that it grows it's roots through literally anything, breaking down the physical material in order to spread. Once it has spread a good deal, it's roots sprout to the surface and begin to form into a new plant. While she explains this, the stalker will be listening through the walls. You must either kill, or arrest the stalker before this job can be completed. In the end, she decides to send this information to a friend of hers who is a scientist and a wizard, in order to get more information.
After killing or arresting him, you can check him for anything he has on him. If you do, you will discover a used match, and a silver coin with a skull on one side, and a hand on the other. Upon hearing about the stalker and your killing him, Herbalist will give you the jewel
Enemies:
Weak: The cloaked stalker carries no weapon and attempts to take you down with hand to hand combat. With each successful hit, he deals up to half your rank in damage. It takes three rank D hits to kill him.
Normal: The cloaked stalker wields a deadly dagger and appears to be proficiently skilled with the weapon, dealing up to your rank in damage. To kill him requires five rank D hits to kill him. Note that he is rather agile and evasive.
Strong: The cloaked stalker wields a black rapier designed to kill and is very fast, agile, evasive and precise with his blows. He can deal up to x2 of your rank in damage with each strike. It takes seven rank D attacks to kill him, if you can land a hit on him at all that is.
Reward: 1,000 Jewel
It was sweet hearing the herbalist speak of her work in such a passionate way but Sarisha found it difficult to keep her attention focused on the conversation. The world of plants was not one that she was all that interested in but she at least looked as though she could understand what was being said. The mage had promised to return and had stuck to her pledge although she secretly hoped that there would be no need for gardening this time. She had her fill of that for the time being and even blasting the plants to nothing but limp weeds would not satiate her today. It had been a while since her last violent job and the Goddess was beginning to feel the thirst for chaos once more. She had to be satiated from time to time, not just for her sake but for Valara's too.
A noise from outside the house caused Sarisha's head to snap to her left and the herbalist stopped mid word but Sarisha motioned for her to continue and so she duly did. The mage stood up and crept up to the window, her Slayer enhanced hearing just about making out something from the other side of the window. With a smile, she activated her magic and evaporated in to what seemed like nothing, causing the herbalist to yelp in fright. In reality, she simply became molecules of water, slipped through the gap in the open window and then re emerged outside, resulting in her appearing behind a shadow like figure who had been spying all along.
His reaction time was excellent and he quickly spun on his heel and lashed out with a rapier, which caught Sarisha on the cheek, causing her to bleed. The reaction was instant and the effect of blood always had the same effect on her, whether it be hers or someone else's. Her pupils dilated and a sickening smile crossed her face. He had made a mistake. As he attacked again, the mage dodged the blow and drove her knee in to his stomach, causing him to recoil and leave himself open to one of Sarisha'a newest abilities, it looked like just another punch but it contained a great deal of her magical power as well as her physical. "Valara's Might," was its name and it certainly lived up to it here, catching the stalker hard in the side of the head, viciously snapping his head to the left due to the force of it. She then followed it up by surrounding her fists with water and moving in to strike with a powerful left, right combination of punches, causing blood to spurt from his face too, enhancing Sarisha's strength.
He managed to roll out of the way before she could continue her barrage and compose himself although he looked staggered already. He started to circle and then dashed forwards but his strike missed again as the Deity managed to turn her head in time, causing him to lose balance and leaving himself open to an uppercut that the mage swiftly delivered, knocking his head back and forcing him to stagger backwards. She then began to spin in a circle and caused a cyclone to erupt from beneath him, sending him up in to the air, trapped in its grip. He was hers now and used the opportunity to combine that ability with another. As the cyclone ended, he started to fall, only to be scalded as Sarisha unleashed a geyser of water, which he was unable to do anything about.
He fell to the ground, bloody, burned and confused, unsure of where he was. All he could do was try and crawl away but Sarisha was having none of it. She raised her hand and fired a net of water, which captured him, immobilising him the moment it struck. He rolled around, trying to escape his bonds but to no avail. The mage was not yet finished and created a whip of water, which she soon cracked across his back, resulting in him crying out in pain.
"Sarisha! He's had enough," the herbalist barked, rushing to the mage's side, "He can provide us with...."
Sarisha paid no heed and started to inhale, before unleashing a powerful stream of water from her mouth which he was unable to dodge because of the net. The attack hit him with its full force and he rolled around no more. His life was over.
Walking over to the body, Sarisha swiftly searched him and discovered an odd assortment of items, which she swiftly passed over to the herbalist, who was still shocked by what she had just witnessed. Never the less, she paid the mage what she was owed. Feeling that she was to involved now to back out, Sarisha agreed to return once more if she was needed, an offer which the herbalist accepted, even if she was starting to have reservations.
With their business concluded once again, Sarisha took to the trail once more, her Godly partner with her as always.
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