3rd Person POV:
Deep in the forest, the guards moved fast as they searched through the wide area.
They suddenly stopped when they saw a figure in the distance.
"Halt!" the guard leader said. "Prepare for battle. A monster is approaching."
The guards quickly drew their swords, ready for combat as the figure slowly came closer.
The guard leader narrowed his eyes.
"Wait, that is..."
He recognized it.
It was the same skeleton that had earlier carried Azrael's father to safety.
That skeleton was now returning to Azrael after finishing its mission.
The skeleton stopped.
The guards stayed alert, watching every movement it made.
Then a man sitting on its back spoke.
"Please help a kid. Just continue straight. He is fighting the Goblin Chief by himself," the man said.
The guards froze for a moment.
A kid fighting a Goblin Chief alone.
The guard leader tightened his grip on his sword.
"Understood," he said.
The skeleton continued moving toward the watchtower.
The guards stayed alert but did not attack.
"The last person in the forest is a kid," the guard leader said. "We move fast. We save him now."
They rushed deeper into the forest.
Azrael POV:
"Let's see. Summoning the Goblin Chief will cost five slots," Azrael said.
//====
Summon Goblin Chief?
Yes or No
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Azrael pressed Yes.
A skeleton form of the Goblin Chief rose from the ground.
//====
System Notice:
You summoned a Goblin Chief skeleton named
"Chief of the Warriors"
Summoned Troops: 15
Max: 20
The Goblin Chief soul has been deducted from your inventory
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The Goblin Chief skeleton stared at Azrael.
Then it knelt.
All other skeletons followed.
"Stand up," Azrael commanded.
They obeyed.
Azrael looked around.
There were too many. If villagers saw this, it would cause panic.
He opened the system again.
//====
Unsummon troops in action?
Yes or No
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He pressed Yes.
//====
Note: One skeleton is still doing a task. Unsummon it too?
Yes or No
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"Ah… that one is still carrying the man," Azrael thought.
He pressed No.
Immediately, only the idle skeletons near Azrael vanished.
The skeleton that had carried Azrael's father earlier also vanished in a distance.
//====
System Notice:
Troops successfully unsummoned
Goblin Chief soul returned to inventory x1
Goblin souls returned to inventory x10
Inventory:
Goblin Chief soul: 1
Goblin souls: 43
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"Whoa, they are gone," Azrael said.
"Can I summon them again?"
//====
Would you like to summon troops?
Choose:
Goblin Chief soul x1
Goblin souls x43
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"Oh, I can summon them again with no cooldown," Azrael said. As he did not continue to resummon them again.
Then he felt something approaching.
"Hello, anyone there?" a voice called.
Azrael went to check and saw guards.
"Hello, sir. It's me," Azrael called.
"Don't move, where's the goblin chief? Were you the kid who go attacked by goblin village?" the guard asked.
"Yes Sir. How is my father?" Azrael asked. But the guard did not answer directly and asked again.
"Where is it now?, the Goblin chief?" tensed and weapons drawn out along with other guards.
"It suddenly ran away with the other goblins." Azrael replied with a lie
"If that is true, then there might be something or a much powerful monster nearby. We need to leave this area quickly," the guard said.
"Let's go. It is not safe here," another guard added.
Azrael stayed silent.
Then a system notification appeared.
//====
System Notice:
Skeleton successfully carried out your orders
Do you wish to unsummon them?
Yes or No
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He pressed Yes.
//====
System Notice:
Goblin souls returned to your inventory x1
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Azrael and the guards left the forest without further suspicion.
3rd Person POV:
The skeleton that had carried Azrael's father earlier arrived at the watchtower after completing its mission.
The little girl saw it and immediately ran forward.
She recognized it.
The skeleton gently placed Azrael's father on the ground.
He was unconscious but safe.
The skeleton paused for a moment.
Then it vanished completely.
A guard quickly took over and helped the injured man.
After a while, Azrael father still worries refuses to go inside and decided fo wait for his son to comeback.
"Sir, please come inside. You still have wounds and need treatment," Elise said.
"No, I need to see my son first," Azrael's father said.
Elise pointed ahead. "Sir, your son is there."
Azrael's father rushed forward and hugged Azrael tightly.
"Thank you for saving us back there, my brave son," he said.
"My son is a real hero!" he added.
The little girl quietly left without saying anything.
After a moment, Azrael asked, "Are you okay now, Father?"
"I'm fine… I'm more worried about you," his father replied.
"But where are the others? The man and the little girl?" Azrael asked.
"The man is being treated. The girl was here earlier… but she already left," his father said.
Azrael nodded.
"We should go inside. Your wounds need treatment," he said.
His father agreed.
After treatment, his father fell asleep.
Azrael stayed for a moment, then looked around the quiet room.
It was finally over for now.
I'm glad that we're finally safe
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