The crew of the Nomad had a few days off, and they decided to go into town for some well-deserved R and R. Bryn and set Dermott ahead to scout out what the little town had to offer. The crew arrived and found the town to be very pleasant. The people were very hospitable.
A storm of clouds appear in front of the village and everyone wonders what it is. And from the smoke a man appeared, a large man, with big burly muscles, long hair and a heavy beard. He had brown hair and brown eyes. He rode in on a horse, a brown horse, and in left hand he held a steel hammer.
"I am Goth, bow before me or feel my wrath!" he announced
"Not today" Sinbad said
"Who are you?"
"I am Sinbad."
"Well you can be the first to feel my wrath!" he jumps down from his horse and swings his hammer in the air and sends it crashing into the ground.
The ground rumbles from the impact of the hammer, sending people flying in some places. Sinbad grabs onto something to maintain his balance.
"I can see how this is going to be now" Sinbad
Doubar and Rongar tried to attack Goth, but he threw them flying back. Firouz helped them up. Sinbad engaged in a sword fight with Goth. He ducked when Goth tried to hit him with the hammer. He kicked Goth in the stomach and pushed him to the ground. Goth pounded the ground again with his hammer and the vibrations sent Sinbad back a bit.
"Bryn, how about something?" Sinbad said
"I'll try" Bryn concentrated a bit and felt a cold breeze go buy her. Soon a hurricane was blowing strong and picks Goth up and sends him somewhere far.
"He won't be back for a while" Sinbad
"I hope so" Bryn said
The crew walked to a local tavern where the owner greeted them.
"Thank you, for getting rid of that barbarian." The owner said
"Do you know who that was?" Sinbad asked
"That was Goth the Invader, he's been terrorizing the local villages in the area. He thinks he should be the supreme ruler because of that hammer of his"
"What's so special about his hammer?"
"I don't know, it's got some magical powers"
"Well, thanks to Bryn he won't be back for a while." Sinbad pats Bryn on her shoulder
"Thank you all. Here, drinks are on the house" owner pours them drinks
The crew drink to their victory while Bryn stares out into space. Dermott flies in and perches down near her. She looks at him and smiles.
"Having fun?" Bryn asked
Dermott chirped a bit and flew off.
"Something wrong?" Sinbad asked as he sat next to her.
"Nothing, just thinking"
"Anything you'd like to share?"
"No, just thinking"
The afternoon passed with wine and talk and soon nightfall came. The crew retired to their quarters while Bryn stayed a while. She was walking around the small village and walked onto the grass. She kneeled down and touched a spot in the grass and magically a flower bloomed. Bryn was taken back by this. She touched the flower and it seemed real. She touched another spot in the grass and another flower bloomed before her eyes. She was shocked that she was doing it. She spend the rest of the night touching spots in the grass.
In the morning the villagers gathered around a certain spot, while Sinbad and his crew enter the area.
"What's going on here?" Sinbad asked
The crew made their way past the people and saw that there was a vibrant garden of flowers the villagers were staring at.
"These flowers are beautiful" Sinbad said
"Yes, but they weren't here yesterday" villager says
"Then who did this?" Sinbad asked
"I don't know, no one knows"
Suddenly the ground starts rumbling, and everyone looks around. And in a large cloud of smoke, Goth the Invader appears again waving his hammer in the air.
"I've come for you!" Goth points to Bryn
"You know you weren't invited" Sinbad
Goth gets off his horse, Firouz and Rongar run off and get something. Doubar and Sinbad stand side by side. Bryn holds her sword and prepares for the worst. Goth smiles and slams his hammer onto the ground. The ground rumbles more, and Goth laughs.
Firouz and Rongar return with the bazooka that he had build. They aim it at Goth and fire it at him. It sends Goth flying back, but he gets up. Angrier than before he slams his hammer into the ground harder, and the ground starts splitting. Bryn tried to create another hurricane, but the ground slips from under her. Everyone's running around in chaos, while Sinbad is trying to reach Bryn. She's hanging on the edge and losing her grip. Doubar goes after Goth who laughs even more. They have a slight sword fight, Goth knocks Doubar's sword out of his hands, but the Firouz and Rongar shoot the bazooka at him again, giving Doubar time to escape. Sinbad reaches for Bryn's hand but it seems just out of his reach.
"Bryn! Hold on!" Sinbad said leaning in more
"Sinbad! I don't think I can hold on anymore!" Bryn
"Bryn!" Sinbad says
Goth laughs more, and slams the hammer into the ground again, and Bryn falls.
"NO!" Sinbad yelled out as he tried to grasp her, and watched her fall into the darkness.
"You!" Sinbad said with anger in his eyes
"Bring it on little man!" Goth said
But then the ground under Goth rises up and surrounds him. The ground morphs into a flower bud and blooms, with Bryn inside
"Bryn!" Sinbad said
"YOU!" Goth yelled at Bryn
"Me" she jump kicked him to the ground.
The hammer falls and they both jump to get it. They struggle, pushing the other one down to reach the hammer. Sinbad still on the other side, thinks of a way to reach the other side. Goth finally smacks Bryn across her face, and plunges for the hammer, but fails. The earth swallows it. Sinbad using a long pole, runs, jumps and lands on the other side. He holds his sword up to Goth's neck.
"You should think again about hitting a lady" Sinbad said
"Lucky for you, I'm no lady" Bryn says holding the hammer
Goth kicks the sword from Sinbad and runs away.
"Well, who would have thought the invader would have run away?" Sinbad
On the Nomad, Bryn and Sinbad are talking.
"Seems like your powers have improved." Sinbad says
"Seems so"
"That was some magic"
"I didn't know what happened. I felt this power go through me. It's like it could sense what I was feeling. I had control over my powers"
"You did didn't you?"
"Yes, it was a good feeling, to have some control"
"How long will it last?"
"Hopefully a while"
"Hopefully"
Till Next time!