An Icy Attack

[Jordan Hielo]

A simple day of hunting, that's all it was. He would go hunting, he would catch something, and go home. Make food, make supplies for his store. And that was all. And all he brought was his bow and quiver full of arrows. Sadly he should have brought his swords, because he ran into a little trouble.

A simple but large group of bandits had thought Jordan easy prey. They had managed to cut him off and take his bow and quiver without giving him a chance. The elemental pursed his lips. The air was cold and crisp, the ground littered with snow. Jordan was comfortable, as comfortable as you could be while getting robbed.

"Where's your money?!" One of them yelled at him. Jordan rolled his eyes and sighed, "I don't have any on me alright? I was just going hunting." "Bull shit, give us everything you have or we'll kill you!" another spoke, with a slightly shaky voice. Not from being scared, not at all, but from the cold.

"Go on, search him!" the leader yelled. Two of them ran up to Jordan. With no struggle, he let the men search him. One of them managed to touch the back of his hand, and they jumped back. "Fuck, he's freezing!"

"Oh you think I'm cold now? Lets see how you handle my other form then," Jordan smirked, glowing blue as he changed into his ice form. The men backed off, and everyone circling him readied their swords and bows. Jordan, on the other hand, was relaxed. With a shrug, he spoke louder, "Dare you guys. Just back off, I don't have anything."

It wasn't that Jordan was strong enough to take them all on, it was that they were in his element. Still, they raised their bows, ready to shoot, as snow circled around Jordan's hands, ready to fight.

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Delliks quickly threw his body up against the back of the nearest tree.
Bandits. Those disgusting creatures just frustrated him.
He looked around the tree and watched until he could no longer make an arguement about it breaking his oath.
Delliks ran out from behind the tree drawing his blade as he did so.
The tip of his sword came out of one of the bandit's chests and Delliks grabbed his body and used it as a sheild. He kept his blade in to use as a handle.

[Jordan Hielo]

Jordan turned to look at the impaled bandit, then smirked.

"Thanks stranger!" he stated. Some of the bandits scowled, others drew their bows and released. Quickly Jordan threw up a wall of ice in front of him, blocking the arrows. The ones aimed at Delliks hit the body.

"Idiots! Attack them! Kill them! I'm sure they'll have some goods on them!" the bandit's leader smirked. Jordan only pursed his lips. "Seriously, I don't have anything!"

He shook his head, looking at Delliks. "Well, let's try not to get killed," Jordan smiled cheekily, two of the bandits running at him with swords. Jordan created two ice shards in his hand, just longer than a dagger, and ducked under one blow, blocking the other with the shards. Three more bandits went towards Delliks, swords raised, determined to kill.

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Delliks slid his blade out of the bandit's body and blood spilled from the wound. He pushed it forward at the three and it ran into one. The other continued to charge at Delliks who all the while still had his calm and composed face.
He blocked a swing of the blade while the other bandit ha put his sword away and drew a bow.
Delliks hit the bandit's elbow with a open palm uppercut and used that window to chuck his sword at the swordsman, well now archer. It spun in the air and inserted itself into his skull just as he released an arrow.
It soared the air and cut the side of his jacket, the thick leather protecting him from injury.
He turned to the other and side stepped his several vicious swings of his sword before seeing an opening. He flipped his helmet down and over his eyes so he could no longer see. He quickly kicked the man in the knee and as he fell caught him by the neck. One twist and it broke. Delliks had grabbed the attention of another archer in the tree and he launched an arrow at the un-suspection Delliks.

[Jordan Hielo]

Jordan trapped one of the bandit's feet in ice, the other moving too much for him to do so. The shards weren't as good as he hoped, but they were protecting him.

Despite the boy being a peace maker, he knew it was his life or theirs. He plunged the ice into one of the man's chests, and he collapsed onto the ground. The other, with his feet firmly on the ground from ice, created a ball of fire in his hand, and threw it at Jordan.

Jordan was flung back slightly, landing a few feet away from Delliks. He looked over to him as he was sprawled out on his back. At least the man seemed to be doing good. But Jordan watched as an archer drew his bow at the man. Knowing he couldn't put up a shield, Jordan placed his hand on the ground. Ice layered the ground as he did, and suddenly the ice moved quickly for Delliks, slipping right under him, attempting to make him slip and fall.

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Delliks fell face first into the snow. His face immediately felt the bitter cold rom the snow an ice in the ground . He looked up and blew the snow off his face an saw the arrow inches from his head and in the ground. He rolled over and smiled figuring at first he was lucky but then realizing this man covered in ice was probably the reason for his survival. "Thanks," He nodded before sitting up and watching as the archer began to grab for another arrow. The unarmed Delliks patted up a snowball and chuckled it at him, hitting the already off balance bandit in the face and he at first flailed his arms trying to maintain balance before he fell out of the tree.

Now that he had time, Delliks, careful not to get up too fast an end up slipping back down, got to his feet.

[Jordan Hielo]

Jordan broke out in laughter at the man throwing a snowball at the bandit. But he turned to see a fire ball flying towards him once more.

He rolled to the side, barely missing it, before creating a thin shard of ice in his hand. It was long, and sharp. Jordan got to his feet and threw it at the stumbling archer, before turning around and releasing the ice footed man from his hold.

Before he got the change to attack Jordan, the boy brought some spikes of ice up from the ground, impaling the man. Some more men came after Jordan, about five, and he scowled. God damn bandits.

The elemental readied himself, another two shards of ice in his hand. The bandit leader had a very angry, bitter expression on his face as he watched.

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The ice spike did its job, the archer stumbled around holding the wound his his stomach trying to stop the blood from escaping but failing. There was no need to look at the bandit who was impaled, it was over for him.
Delliks smiled, "I hope it is that slick everywhere." he said truthfully to himself but aloud just because he could.
He ran towards the left most bandit and dove on his knees and slide underneath the horizontal slash. He stopped near his blade embedded in the bandit's skull and turned slice the man's foot clean off. He quickly got to his leg while the bandit screamed in pain. He pulled him up by the hair as he had fallen and almost chopped his head off, it was still attached by a bit.
Another one of the bandits engaged Delliks, leaving three for Jordan.

[Jordan Hielo]

One bandit lunged for the man, another began creeping up behind him. At this Jordan lunged at the man coming towards him, tackling him to the floor. The one trying to creep up behind him, wielding a sword, stabbed downward at Jordan. The man quickly grabbed the man underneath him and flipped him on top of him. The sword went through the man's chest, stabbing Jordan slightly, but not enough to really hurt. To sting.

Jordan threw the body to the side, and stabbed the person above him with one of the ice shards. He collapsed. Suddenly, an arrow lodged itself right through Jordan's shoulder, where the ice was a bit too thin. He yelled out in pain, turning in frustration at the last bandit he was facing.

"Fuck you," he muttered, sending spikes flying towards him. He collapsed, dead almost instantly. He pulled the arrow out of his shoulder, biting back the pain, and throwing the arrow to the ground. He then looked up at the bandit leader that was red in the face with rage. Jordan took a step forward as the leader headed towards him.

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Delliks sat back and began to clean his blade, if The man wanted it he would help, but otherwise he felt it was his battle.

[Jordan Hielo]

Jordan slowly created some sword-like ice in both hands, long enough to be a short sword. The bandit leader was slightly heavy, clearly built up. Tall. And looked like he could crush Jordan in an instant. He wielded a longsword and a shield, making Jordan feel slightly tense.

The bandit gave the first blow, swinging his sword to slash at Jordan's chest. The sword hit one of his ice swords hard, sending a slight crack through it. The elemental clenched his teeth together and lunged, attempting to stab the burly man. Too late, as the bandit had thrust his shield up, shattering the ice easily. Jordan ducked down as the bandit attempted to slice his head off his shoulders, and Jordan used his time to creating another ice sword.

The bandit then raised his sword high and dropped it down to hit Jordan on the head. The man raised the ice swords up, and the real sword collided with them. Jordan pushed up, the bandit pushed down, and the ice began to crack. Soon, the ice swords split in two, and the bandit smirked, taking this time to raise the sword up again for a devastating blow. The ice elemental had other plans, placing his hand quickly over the bandit's heart. Ice shot out of his back where his heart was, and the bandit stopped, wide eyed.

The sword dropped to the ground behind the bandit, and Jordan removed his hand from the man's chest. About to move back, and the bandit dropped. Right on top of Jordan. Jordan was never one to be strong physically, so this both startled him and hurt him. He felt for sure he would be crushed under the weight without the ice on his body.

"C-Can you get him off of me?" he called out to Delliks, realizing the man was still there. He had thought for sure the man had left.

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Delliks chuckled, "A bit too big of a gut on him for ya eh?" he walked over and after several hard kicks and Jordan pushing, the man rolled over and off of Jordan.
Looking around at the bodies he felt as though he should hurry them, but the ground would be hard as rock and in this weather, it would be terrible. The howl of a wolf reinforced these ideas.

Delliks offered a hand to the man, "I don't think pick very good friends ." he smirked.

[Jordan Hielo]

"Apparently not!" Jordan laughed, taking the man's hand and standing up. He brushed himself off, then turned to the man with a grin.

"I didn't even have anything on me, that's the thing. I mean really now," he shrugged it off before adding, "I'm Jordan Hielo. And yourself?"

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Delliks looked his blade over carefully, once he but it back into it's sheath it would stay for awhile. The metal was bright in the winter sun and the white all around seemed to give it even more of a shine.
He sheathed it. "Delliks. A group of bandit always has a camp, if you want to leave here with something you could try and search it out. Should be close by, especially given the weather. These guys wouldn't travel far in the cold." he sniffed as his nose was beginning to run from the cold.

[Jordan Hielo]

"Sounds interesting..." Jordan grinned, nodding, the ice from his body seeming to disappear slowly. Reverting back to his usual form. "You're welcome to join me. I mean, I'd have a shit ton of a harder time if you weren't there."

Jordan looked around and grinned wider, spotting his bow and quiver. He quickly jogged over and grabbed them, before turning to Delliks invitingly. "Also, a pleasure to meet you, and I thank you for helping me," the elemental bowed slightly, now completely in his normal form.

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Delliks chuckled returning the bow, "I am afraid you may have a much harder time if I was to join you." he said as he rose out of the bow. "But I will tag along anyway, just incase..." there was always the chance that he would be needed, a captured or enslaved lass, a tortured village boy, he had seen things like that.

[Jordan Hielo]

"There will probably be a few at the camp, guarding it. Let's just hope there are only two or three," Jordan nodded, turning and making his way through the forest, and talking to Delliks as he walked. "So where are ya from?"

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Delliks nodded in agreence, a few would definetly be there to guard the camp. As they walked the snow crunched under them and soon enough footprints could be seen, most nearly the old ones from the bandits. "A kingdom on Florendova, Core. And you?" the cold was sort of killing his normally upbeat and outgoing mood.

[Jordan Hielo]

"Island of Matelle. I lived in Hielo," he replied, making his way through the snow. The temperature was relaxing to him, so much that he wanted to take his coat off and roll in the snow. Alas, that would be weird.

They passed stakes in the ground, leading them towards the camp. Jordan followed them.

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Delliks always had the mind to know all this sort of stuff, but he sort of hated geography so although he had heard of those at some point in time, he had forgotten, "Oh yes, yes...." he said nodding, "What is that place like again?" he smiled cheekily.

As they neared the camp Delliks figured he should inform the boy, "Have you ever been to one of these?" he asked.