[color=0072bc][h3]Ardur The Mighty Hipixie[/h3][/color]  [color=92278f] Food? > Lots of Food /// Adventuring day 5 // Morning / Location - Small burrow > just outside the burrow [/color]

Ardur didn’t hesitate with his strike from above. The deer was suffering now and its noises could attract more dangerous things. Finishing it quickly was the preferable choice. He felt his strike hit home and with a satisfying if not unnerving pop and crunch the Deer stiffened for a moment with its final death throws before going still. 

The high pixie rolled off to the side of the beast into a crouch with the force of his momentum. It was obvious now that he could let his guard down, as the animal was clearly dead. Mother slime and Steve were quick to claim their prize, with Steve taking a front leg and mother slime a back one. Ardur began to make his way up to the charred carcass of the beetle from the night before and drug its exoskeleton back down from the burrow and to the deer. 

[color=ed1c24]"If you need a blade let me know. I can make myself sharp but not like a razor."[/color] Asura said while trying to take the deer’s head off. 

He paused for a moment, taking a breather to look at their kill and then all of them quietly. He was glad he stayed with Asura, a man of few words that simply acted instead of talked with no hint of treachery in his words or actions. He liked that about him, for now it seemed they had similar goals, to be stronger and survive what more could one ask for? Then there was Mother Slime, he remembered saving her a few times now. The lovable oaf of the group who was a much-needed comic relief with the stress of this new world and new surroundings. Then the ever-adorable Steve, always willing to help without ever sensing that she didn’t want too. A good friend indeed, like a dog with more personality.

With a content sigh Ardur looked to Asura with a smile and stepped up to him, [color=92278f]“well if you don’t mind trying to cut the legs off for these two will help them eat faster. I do want some of the ligaments from the other two legs to try to get this beetle armor working. But if you get the head I call dibs on the heart.”[/color] Still smiling Ardur knelt town and touched the slime casting [u]Minor Healing I[/u] on him. He was slammed against the tree earlier.

Stepping back to the beetle and tearing one of its mandibles free with some difficulty, the high pixie began diligently scraping the belly of the deer from the ribcage down towards its hip with the mandible until it cut open the skin. He then began to pull the intestines and organs out of the beast the wet hot smell of what he could only describe as strong wet dog made him grimace for a moment but he pushed on. Pulling out what looked like the liver and cutting it free from the chest cavity and tossing it toward Asura, [color=92278f]“I think that’s the liver. Plenty of nutrients there.”[/color] He never found a taste for liver, it was always too dry and the texture was almost pasty with a strong iron taste. 

Finally, he found what he was looking for, an organ nestled between the lungs towards its chest. The heart was bigger than his hand and he could barely reach it as he cut it free with the mandible. Pulling his hands out of the beast, his arms stained red past his elbows. Ardur looked at the heart in his hands and turned away from the others taking a few steps into the sunlight. Taking a moment to drink some of the blood from the heart and trying not to gag because of the warmth. It was not the first time he drank the blood of another creature in this world but it was still weird. 

Stretching his arms toward the sky, blood dripping down his arms, he spoke, [color=92278f]“An offering to those that helped us. To those who we met and are now gone, to those who made us stronger and survive, to those that watch over us, I praise. For the protector, who helped us defend our home from the unknown. For the king, who helped us lead and work together. For the mother, who has rewarded us with a fine gift. I praise you and offer this sacrifice. The heart of the beast, may you take its strength and let it join you to find peace.”[/color] With this, he focused on his hands and cast [u]Fireball I[/u] without the intention of letting it fly but simply to burn the offering in a sort of ritual sacrifice.

[@Zeroth]
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[b]Level:[/b] 6
[b]Steve Level:[/b] 3

[b]Health:[/b] 100%
[b]Mana:[/b] 90%
[b]Stamina:[/b] 99%

[b]Buffs[/b]: 

[b]Debuffs[/b]: 

[b]Inventory:[/b] 

[b]Clothes:[/b] N/A

[b]Weapons:[/b] N/A

[b]Current Party:[/b] Asura, Mother Slime, Steve, and himself.

[b]Magic/Skills:[/b] Shield II, Lesser Flight III, Minor Heal III, Physical Conditioning I, Fire Resistance I, Taming I, Fireball I, Stronger II, Crafting I, Muffle I, Inspire I, Guidance I, Spell chant I, Use light equipment, Meditation I, Point Strike I,

[b]Kills for current level: 1x bowhorn Deer [/b] 

[b]Other:[/b] 
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