Origin ARS (Origin A.R.S. Book 2) by Scottie Futch Page B

head!
    “The hell?” asked Scott, stunned at what he had seen. He was barely able to lean out of the way when the other goblin tried to strike him in the shoulder. Instead of hitting the sorcerer, however, the attack missed and slammed into its companion with great force. The unfortunate goblin’s head exploded in a shower of meaty frozen splinters.
    The surprised monster who had launched the attack open his eyes wide then made a startled cry. “Skeeshna, no!”
    It turned to look at Scott accusingly and the sorcerer shrugged. “You did it.”
    Scott almost felt bad for the thing, but he decided that it did not matter. According to Rhea, monsters respawned after a period of time passed. The goblins that he had defeated would all live again, maybe not in this mine specifically, but somewhere. Though, he had already defeated at least eight or nine Skeeshna’s in this place. It was possible that he had killed the same goblin more than once in the last few days. Everything respawned eventually, even the people. Though, with humans and similar beings the respawn was through rebirth as a child. They ended up living new lives, and did not remember much if anything from their former lives.
    It screamed at the man once more, but its scream was cut short by a strong kick to its stomach. It doubled over in pain, but its agony would not last for long. A brutal uppercut rammed Scott’s rat fang gauntlet upward with enough force that he completely penetrated through the bottom of its jaw and up through its eye.
    “Seriously?” Scott frowned at the dying monster and shook his fist. He was stuck! What a disgusting development.
    “Damn it, just die already!” snapped the man while trying to free his hand. The goblin complied with his desire after a short time passed. He made a mental note to not do that again if he could help it. Getting his weapon stuck inside his opponent seemed like a good way to get killed during a protracted battle.
    Three of the four goblins were now dead, but the goblin he had stabbed earlier in the battle still jerked and spasmed on the floor. It bled heavily from its brutal wounds, but it had not quite died yet. Scott elected to end its suffering via a hard kick to its face. He was a kind hearted soul and did not want to see anything suffer. The sound of snapping bones echoed down the corridor when he repeated his merciful kick.
    The music changed back to its normal score and he eagerly awaited the results. These goblins seemed to be a little stronger than what he had found outside and in the entrance areas of the mine.
     
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    Victory!
     
    You have defeated a squad of goblins!
     
    +384 EXP
    +320 Fayth
    +4 Ability Points
     
    Item(s) Acquired:
     
    Rusty Machete X 2
    Torn Leather Vest X 3
    Tatter Boots X2
    Goblin Soul [ Rare ]
     
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    “Nice! Wait... I acquired a goblin’s soul?” Scott looked at his inventory screen to see what that was supposed to be. His eyes lit up.
    “No way...” He pulled his new skill ring from his inventory and then looked at it until he could see its basic information.
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    Goblin’s Soul
     
    This lore ring allows the wearer to develop the ability to summon goblins as minions.
     
    EXP: 0/2400
     
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    “I can use this to summon goblins?” That was cool, but he put it back into his inventory for now. He wanted to gain a few levels while he still had the bonus in effect. He would try and learn more about the goblin summoning ring later.
    “I wonder if every monster can be summoned.” He was not a summoner by trade, but the ability to call extra help might be nice.
    Scott checked his health then frowned. The short fights he had faced earlier combined with this goblin battle had whittled away quite a bit of his health. “I should probably go rest.”
    The sorcerer made his way back toward the mine entrance. Along the way he ran across common threats in the mine, a few rats and a lone goblin. Once he reached the surface he